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Evening journal., 1911-05-23
WORLDS HENS In
LAYING CONTEST
Spokane Offers Delaware
POuItrymen Chance to Show
PrOduCtiveneSS Of BiddieS

SPOKANE, Wash. May 23.-Prob-
lens of continents interest are to
be solved at the first American Egg
laying Congress in Spokane, beginning
next November and continuing u
months. IL is free and open to world.
Plans are 10 have at least two entries
Of six chickens each from every State
and territory in the Union and prov
ince in Canada. Among other things
this information is sought:
viii 300 chickens support an aver
age family?
What breeds are best for CONNER
cial eggs?
What is the actual cost Of producing
eggs?
What are the prime requisites for
successful egg-culture?
What State. province or territory
produces the best layers?
John c. Lee, a former newspaper
man, now a poultry rancher at Hill
yard. Wash, who originated the con
gress idea, has submitted tentative
plans TO A. c. Ware, chairman Of the
poultry and game committee Of the
Spokane chamber OF commerce for for.
NAL discussion and action at the next
monthly meeting OF that body early In
June.
This is not to be a competitive ex.
position for fancy breeds or feathers
nor a money-making scheme" Mr.. Lee
said, but an educational affair in the
/ best sense Of the term There will be
no medals or cash prizes, though
| diplomas and ribbons may be awarded
for the best producers. Primarily, We
are seeking accurate information
which is not now available through
the regular channels.
Present plans are to set aside q
tract OF land near Spokane and ereci
the necessary buildings for the care o.
the fowls. Experts will be placed II
charge and a record kept Of everp pen
the money returns going to the own
ers. We believe we can accomplish
good results here. as we have an ever
climate and none Of the diseases com
mon to the chicken family, such az
cholera and gapes."
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
new CASTLE
NEWS NOTES
Brokers viii Bid for Towns
$4,000 Street Improve
ment Bonds
TALKS OF FOUL
PLAY In SlELENK CASE

NEW CASTLE, Del. May 23.-As
announced in THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL last evening New Castle will
sell the $4,000 Of bonds issue and
modern streets will be the result. City
Solicitor Janvier has been working
hard to dispose OF the bonds and will
succeed.
Frank d. Lackey. Of the brokerage
firm of F. d. Lackey and Company.
Wilmington, was here last evening
and held a conference with the Bond
Commission relative to the issue. He
will submit a bid for the whole series
at a meeting OF City Council on
Thursday evening. There will be a
meeting OF the Bond Commission this
evening when the rate Of interest will
be placed at per cent City Council
will meet in special session on Thurs
day evening and open the proposals.
The per cent bonds will bear in
terest payable July and January 1
in each year. The interest amounts
TO ten cents on the 500 of assessed
property.
In addition TO the Wilmington bid
ders. Jones and Company. Of New
York, will bid for the bonds. They
will offer $4,000 for the bonds at
IL per cent Jones and Company
are the bond holders OF the New Cas-
tie line.
The Board Of Education will be
asked to get along with $4,000 from
the city instead OF $4,000 and in this
way $1,000 towards the interest on
the bonds can be raised.
Provided the bonds are sold the
work Of building the new streets will
begin the first week in July.
Fears Of foul play in the death OF
Joe Sielenk are being entertained On
the day Sielenk disappeared he is
understood 10 have had over 500 in
his possession. When the body was
found the mans watch, rings and
money we're gone.
Greta Toner, who has been a ste
nographer for Sylvester D. Townsend,
and Anna Lancaster, who was stenog-
rapher for l.. Irving Handy, have ac-
cepted positions with the Edgar Allen
American Manganese Steel Company,
here.
New Castle shad fishermen we're
much pleased yesterday when the
Fish Hawk passed up. This is the
hatchery steamer used by the United
States Government to hatch out shad
for propagation purposes.
The infant son of George Anderson,
colored, died yesterday
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
SEAFORD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
sEAFORD, Del, May 23-The
dwelling which has stood on the lot
az the corner Of High and Front
streets for over fifty years, has been
moved away, and Harvey N. Rowe, the
owner of the lot will build a $4,000
dwelling on the site.
, Several crates of Strawberries were
brought here on Saturday.
The ice and ice cream plant Of
Jesse A. Wright is completed and
started operations Saturday.
The Seaford Public Schools will
close on Tuesday May 30. Commerce
ment exercises will be held in the as
sembly room OF the school building on
June ] and 2. There are eight gradu-
ates.
Thirty automobiles are owned here.
Personal: William A. Boyce is
spending some time In Philadelphia
J. Edwin Dutton and William Chip
man were Laurel visitors on Sunday
evening l.. Hobbs, of Will
mington, spent Sunday and Monday
with Seaford relatives-S Samuel Stolz,
OF Georgetown, was a Seaford visitor
on Sunday-Walter Morris, of Green
wood ID. Lee Short, Of Bridgeville
and Mr. Murphy, of Harrington, were
visitors with Seaford friends Sunday
Il. l.. Sherwood spent Sunday at
Laurel-Dr and Mrs Everett Shipley
Misses Gladys Lane and Ethel Robin
son and Sandy Shipley were visitors
at fredericksburg Sunday-William T
James and George Fields spent Sun
day evening with friends near Oak
Grove, Delaware-Toby Thompson
was a visitor at Laurel on Sunday.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
RECRUITING MEXICAN ARMY,

I. B. Afford, Jr., returned recently
from the Mexican border towns,
where, Il is said, he almost was draft
ed into the rebel army against his
will. He registered at hotel In
Brownville, Tex, where one alleged
leader Of the insurrectos was holding
forth with a bag full Of Mexican gold
ns an inducement to adventurous
Americans.
Mr.. Afford visited the border towns
on q business errand and took along
liberal supply of gum samples. The
inquiring Mexican approached Mr.. AL
ford apologetically and made remarks
IN broken English which showed the
rebel agent suspected Mr.. Afford of
being a newspaper man or business
man keeping an eye on interests
across the border, where several hun
dred unkempt insurrectos we're in
camp. Mr. Afford finally disclosed
his identity and gave the Mexican a
generous supply of gum samples.
The Mexican chewed and chewed
and asked that a few thousand
samples be distributed among his
Soldiers" Mr. Afford did not think
he would have enough to "go round
should all the Mexicans have as sweet
a tooth as the one he addressed. He.
however, saw several barefoot rebel
privates, who, he learned, would do
days work for a sample of gum.
The general remarked:
For every sample of that good,
sweet thing you would give me, senor,
| would get new man for my army.
81, Si?"-Indianapolis Star.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
MARYLAND NEWS NOTES

Lightning damaged the homes of
Robert Blackway and George Padley.
lower Cecil county.
-0n a bid Of S2759, the contract for
the Spring Lawn bridge has been
awarded to George Dale.
James M. Josh is among Cecil Demo-
Gratis seeking the nomination for Coun-
ty Commissioner
The season at Tuckahoe fish
Matching station has come to a close
after Matching about 100000 shad
fry and 27,000,00O perch fry.
The Armour preserving plant at
Ridgely, the largest plant of the kind
fl the world, has been completed, and
will shortly be placed in operation.
Charles Carr, aged 10, Of Elkton.
fell from the new barge Antedium. of
the Southern Transportation Com
pany, and drowned in Chesapeake
Bay. Sunday.
Good VIII Fire Company, Centre
vile, has elected II. NJ Gilbert, Ray
Turner, John Baxter, Julian Towns
c-'N "-s' I'd delegates to the
~ention at Lam
nuconing, June TO. t.Az
-rict Superinten-
..... ..oalsa.. nOdist churches in
tho Wilmington district are taking
special collections to assist the Rev.
j. p, Otis and family, who lost all
their effects in the burning of the
Methodist parsonage at North East.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
CAMDEN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMDEN, Del, May 23-Miss Nell
lie Gray of st. Georges, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gray.-Mrs. Reedy and children of
New Jersey, are visiting Mrs. M. o.
Caulk.-The Willing Workers will
give an entertainment in the NJ. e.
Church on Wednesday, for the benefit
of the piano fund.-Miss Imogene
Dill of Willow Grove, is the guest. Of
Miss Irene Quillen.-Miss Rebecca
Dunn is visiting in Sudlersville and
Smyrna-Mrs. Robert H. Ross, who
has been critically i'll for some time,
died on Friday evening.-The Lincoln
Legion gave an entertainment in the
NJ e. Church on Sunday evening.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMs.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces coming ap-
pointments at the Federal building,
as follows:
June 81, TO fll vacancies as they
may occur I'm the position of scientific
assistant I'm the Bureau of Fisheries.
Department Of Commerce and Labor.
at entrance salaries ranging fror
5000 TO $1,000 per anum.
August 30-31, TO fill vacancies as
they may occur in the positions Of
teacher, industrial teacher and clerk
in the Philippine service.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
FUNERAL OF MISS AMRROsF.

The funeral Of Miss Amelia Am
brose, of No 1908 Wilson street took
place yesterday afternoon from the
New Castle U. A. NJ. r. church, the
services being in charge of the Rev.
Ezekiel Smith, pastor Of the U. A. NJ.
f. church, at Twelfth and French
streets, this city The Rev. Albert
Price preached the sermon. The pail
bearers were members of the local
Elks as follows: Alfred Cole, Samuel
Adams, William Marshal, Elwood Bat
son, Samuel Wilson and Clarence
Brown. The Revs. W. ]. Rider and
Evening journal., 1911-05-23

Now is the time for you to let us
sell you our own make of roof paint,
s1.00 per gallon. Covers better and
wears longer than any other make
Bamberger and Robbins, No. 204 West
Seventh streets
Evening journal., 1911-05-23

During 1910 the seismograph at
Santiago recorded 1881 earthquake
shocks that took place in Chill, or
more than four shocks per day for the
year. During June there we're 404
shocks.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23

A curious barometer used in
Germany and Switzerland consists Of
a pan of water with frog and a lit
tie stepladder in it. When the frog
comes out of the water and sits on
the steps it is said infallibly to indi-
cate rain.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
BULLET THROUGH HIS FOOT.

MIDDLETOWN, Del, May 23.-Ray
Dickson accidentally shot himself
through the foot on Saturday while
handling a rife
Miss Eugenia Beaston is on a short
business trip to Coatesville. Pa.-Wil-
liam A. Reynolds Of Newark, visited
friends here last week.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
Wash Goods Dept.

1000 Yards 80 inch Ginghams 10c Value 15c.
Palm Beach Sutngs lie Value l5c.
American Poplin II l-2c. Value l9c.
25O0 Yards Linon Suiting 7c Value - lie
25OO Yards Dress Gnghams &c. Value &C.
$500 Yards Fancy Voiles Sc Value l5c.
$500 Yards Curtain Swiss 1-2c- Value lOc
500 Yards Curtain Swiss &c. Value lOc
40 inch Striped Lawn &C. Value l0c.
5000 Yards Indian Head Suiting lie. Value l5c.
Evening journal., 1911-05-23
At f. NJ. Goldberg's

Princess Tissues are a special this
week az 12 1-2c per yard. Summer
weight underwear, regular so values,
at 39c. You can always do a little
better at Goldberg's, AIS King streets
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-29
VERMONT NEWS
Increase in License Taxes.

The amount of license taxes paid
the state of Vermont by the savings
banks and trust companies for the
period of 1910 is an increase of $31,-
429.78 over the license money receiv-
ed from the same institutions in
1909, the total for the year 1910
being $485,76O.78 as compared with
$454, 33O.99 in 1909. For the period
ending June 80, 1910, the savings
banks paid $154,624 and the trust
companies $84, 022.71 while for the
six months period ending December
81, 1910, savings banks paid $685.
O48.O7 and the trust companies $780,
O66. The total license tax received
for the six months ending June 80,
1910 was $238,646.71 and for the
period ending December 81, 1910,
$247,114.O7.
House Burned in MarshfieId.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs F. L.
Duke of Marshfield was destroyed by
fire early in the morning of March
%. Mrs. Duke awoke about mid
night, and hearing a roaring noise,
investigated, finding the woodwork
about the stovepipe running through
her room blazing. She rushed to the
stairway and upon opening it was
met by smoke and flames. She inn
mediately rang in the telephone fire
alarm, and help arrived in few min
utes; but all efforts to save the
house were useless, and, in addition,
all the contents upstairs were lost.
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Shot Two Women and Self.

Reuben B. Trice, a private in
Troop G, Tenth United States cavalry
which is stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen, at about eight o'clock Friday
morning shot and killed Estehr
Wood, probably fatally wounded
Mrs. Anna Chandler, and frightened
another woman so badly that she
jumped from an upper story window
to save her life. After shooting the
women, all of whom were colored,
Trice reloaded his revolver and shot
himself dead. Trice was a negro.
Trice had kept company with the
Wood woman until few weeks ago.
She was considered by the men at
the army post to be very beautiful
and went under the name of 'sThe
Queen of the Sandwich Island" 1t
is supposed that Trice was driven
on by jealousy to commit the crime.
Trice's record in the Fighting Tenth
was good. His term of enlistment
expired Wednesday but Friday he re-
turned to the post and re-enlisted.
Price of Corn Goes Up.
Manager A. c. Griffin, who has
charge of the Snowflake corn canning
factory at Brattleboro, is busy secur-
ing the acreage for the coming
season. He now has $40 acres pledg-
ed, and expects that he will secure
a total of 400 acres, the, amount
needed, without difficulty. An in
crease of 81 ton is offered growers
this season, which will make the
price SIT a ton. More than 100000
cans of corn were put up at the Brat
tleboro factory last season, and all
of it has been sold. A similar amount
will be canned this year.
Explosion Fatal.
John L. Humphrey, 35 years old,
of Poultney, was instantly killed
March 20 at the Eureka slate quarry
in North Poultney by the premature
explosion of blast which hurled his
mangled body into the midst of his
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Practically everything of value down
stairs was saved The family were
uninjured, all sleeping on the first
floor, but they escaped in only their
night clothes. Mr.. Duke fought
bravely in getting his family out He
says the fire must have burned back
in the chimney, getting good start
before they were aroused. Mrs.
Dukes presence of mind was of
great avail, for she saved all the
papers and other things of greater
value to the family. The Dukes were
insured for $500.
Barre Boy Drowned.
Almo Maberini, 10 years of age,
son of Mrs. Eugentia Maberini of
Barre was drowned while crossing
the thin ice near the Smith Whit
comb & Cook foundry, March 20.
He attended the Brooks street school
and was on his way home with Flor
enda Ceresoli and they proposed to
take short cut home. Against the
advice of his companion he cut
across the pond and was soon in the
water breaking through the thin ice.
The police we're called and secured
the body in about half an hour.
Killed at Kitchen Junket.
Cyrus Moffat of Sandgate died
March % as the result of being in
jured in fight at a dance the Fri
day night previous in mountainous
locality known as Beartown. His
assailant was Fred Dupluis, a French
Canadian, 80 years old, who has
been employed on a lumber job in
the locality this winter. His jaw
was broken and the right side par
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a1yzed because of leakage of the
brain. Dupluis disappeared soon
after the fracas and has not been To-
Gated. The locality is so far removed
from civilization that the hearing had
to be held in municipal court at Ben
nington.
Held Up BY Deer.
The New England States limited
southbound was held up March 81
in the rock cut on slip hill'' between
MiddIesex and Waterbury by a herd
of seven deer. The animals took their
own time in getting off the track
and did not seem to be frightened.
| The engineer was obliged to bring
the heavy train to a full stop on a
steep grade to prevent hitting one
buck that acted as though he wanted
to try conclusions with the locomo-
| tive.
Village To Set Out Pines.
The village trustees of Bellows
Falls have instructed the superin-
tendent of the water department, J.
H. Lawrence, to buy 10000 Seeding
white pine trees to be set out on the
Ellis farm, in the water shed of
Minard's pond, the farm having last
year been acquired by the village
for the purpose of protecting and
conserving the water supply of the
| village. RaL
Italian Girl Discharged.
| Miss Carmela Coyina of Poultney
aged IT years, who has been in Rut-
/ land county jail since March II on
/ the charge Of the murder of Luigi
Vermillo, aged As years, whom she
shot on Feb. 16 while they were
alone in the house of Dominic Covina
the girls father, on the ground that
he attempted to feloniously assault
| Swinnerton of Rutland, March ri on
| the ground that the girl acted in self
defence.
| Federal Building for Rutland.
Rutland has been assured by Con
gresham Foster that it can have a
100000 federal building if the citi-
zens show the proper spirit. The old
building, about which good deal
of sentiment is felt, would have to
be sold and the people would be OBJ
! liged to agree on a location.
Baseball For Windham County.
Brattleboro, Bellows Falls and
Springfield, and Charleston and
Keene, N. H., are anticipating ten
weeks of baseball this summer. There
will be four teams, Springfield and
Charlestown supporting one together.
The season will begin July 1 and last
through Labor Day. Each team will
play four games a week, two of them
at home.
Accepts Call to Rutland.
Rev. George F. Fortier has resign
ed the pastorate of the Universalist
church in Mortified and accepted a
call to the church of the same denom-
nation in Rutland. He will begin
his pastorate the first Sunday in
April.
In Burlington October 1918.
The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Medical society will be held
in Burlington October II and IS.
The president of the society is DR.. H.
G. Tinkham and the secretary is DR..
c.. H. Beecher. Headquarters will
be at hotel Vermont and banquet
will be held on the evening of the
18th. Arrangements will be made
for an exceedingly large meeting
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with strong speakers and valuable
papers.
Died With the Whistle.
Thomas w. Conway of Burling-
ton. SO years old, died very sudden
the Champlafn Manufacturing Co.
He had eaten a hearty dinner and
was waiting for the one o'clock
whistle when the summons came
Death was due to acute Indigestion
and heart disease. He was un-
married.
Aged Man Missing.
Leander N. Towlsee of Bennington
has been. missing since March q, and
his friends are becoming anxious. He
is nearly ~ years old but still active
and healthy and very reticent about
his affairs. He had little money
when he left home. BY trade he is an
expert millwright and may have
sought work elsewhere.
Glfdden Tour to Touch Vermont.
More definite information has been
received in regard to the Glidden
automobile tour from Washington, D.
c.. to Ottawa, Ont, in June. The
so or more cars will cover about 200
miles day, the entire distance be-
tween the two cities being 1880
miles. Montpelier will surely be one
of the stopping places, probably for
over night, and members and off,
Gals of the Automobile Club of Yer
mont are already planning to give
the distinguished visitors a cordial
welcome. Prizes will be awarded
for winners in the touring car and
! roadster classes and the Glidden
trophy will be the sweepstake prize.
The Brooklyn Vermonters.
| The largest gathering of Vermont
ers that ever occurred outside the
Green Mountain state marked the
annual reception and banquet of the
Vermont society of New York at hotel
Manhattan Saturday night. The So
ciety now numbers about 800 and
more than $50 attended the banquet.
Among the speakers were Gov. John
A Mead of Vermont, Gov. John A.
Dix of New York, Ex-Gov. e. G.
Smith, Hon. Frank Plumley, con-
gresham from Vermont; Hon. Joseph
A. DeBoer, Hon. Philip Carpenter,
vice-president of the New Hampshire
society, and Hon. John Barrett, d1-
rector general of the Pan American
union The POSTMASTER was Walter
D. Johnson, president of the society.
Gov. Mead responded to the toast,
Vermont" Gov. Dix to New
York. Philip Carpenter to New
Hampshire" Frank H. Plumley to
''The Ideal Vermonter;" Joseph A.
DeBoer to "Vermont's Vitality; F"
John Barrett to Vermont as an in
ternational influence" Gov. Mead
was accompanied by Col. D. L. Nor
gan, chief of staff. Gov. Dix was &C
companied by his military secretary,
Col. DeKay. Letters of regret were
received from President Taft, Lieut..
Gov. Leighton P. Slack of St. Johns
bury, Gov. Robert Bass of New
Hampshire, Senator Dillingham; and
others.
Children to Raise Flowers.
The home-gardening movement in
the public schools at Burlington will
this spring be under the direction of the
civic committee of the Klifa club and
H. S. Howard, secretary of the Bur-
lington Commercial club. Plans are
being made for an exhibit in the city
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rected the program. Following the
banquet Miss Blanche Van Coulter
gave a number of readings and ad-
dresses were made by William A.
Burgess, William NJ. Holman and
Norris D. Blake. The association
was deeply disappointed by the re-
ceipt of telegram from Hon.
Charles K. Darling, clerk of the u.
S. Court of Appeals in Boston, a
native of Vermont, who had accept
ed an invitation to be present, but
who was obliged to cancel his ac-
ceptance because of an imperative
call to proceed to Pennsylvania.