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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17
PENNSYLVANIA R. R. MEETING.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders VIII
BE Held ON Tuesday. March II.

Stockholders Of the Ponnsylgania
Railroad Company have received no
tees calling the annual meeting on
Tuesday morning of March II. TO be
held at Horticultural Hall, Philadel-
phia. At this meeting there will be
submitted for action by the stock
holders the annual report of the
Board of Directors for the year end
ing, December 81, and also asked TO
take action on the proposed increase
in capital stock. The matter of the
franchises, corporate property the
rights and credits of The Ridgway and
Clearfield Company. viii also be taken
up for consideration.
Il is likely that action will be
taken at this time upon the retirement
OF Charles e. Pugh, first vice-presi-
dent, who will reach the age of sew
enty years on Saturday, February 25.
Whether or not the retirement Of
Mr.. Pugh will cause a general shake
up among the railroad officials, is
not known. Il is believed by a num-
Der of railroad men that few changes
will be made.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17

be read and this was done and IL
is likely that the aremen will be
given a hearing on next Wednesday
night. The measures follow:
The Bills.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State
Of Delaware I'm General Assembly met
(two-thirds OF all the members elected
to each house thereof concurring
herein):
Section /. The Mayor and Council
of Wilmington are hereby authorized
and empowered to create and Cstab-
fish a fire department on and for the
city Of Wilmington wherein the mem
bers thereof shall be employees of said
city.
Section .. The Council OF said
city may, whenever it deems advis-
able, pass an ordinance providing for
such a fire department. and prescrib-
ing the number and kind of engines
and hose carts and trucks to be used,
provided the number shall not exceed
eight; an engine and hose cart being
counted as one; the number of men
TO be employed for manning the re-
spective engines and hose carts and
trucks and the salary or salaries TO
be paid them; the examinations they
may be required to undergo before
qualifying for position I'm said depart
ment, and any and all other provi-
sions necessary for the formation and
government of the said FIRE depart
ment
Section 3. The said Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington are hereby au-
thorized and empowered TO borrow
money to an amount not exceeding
S75 900 900, at such times as they shall
deem necessary, and shall by ordi-
ance prescribe and appoint for the
purpose Of buying engine houses, en-
gines. hose carts, trucks and Other
equipment which they shall deem ne
cessary for the establishment Of Z
paid fire department Of the city o
! Wilmington as aforesaid and to issue
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17

Section Z. That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed"
IAN Act Relating to the officers Of
the Fire Department of the city of
Wilmington and the Enforcement of
Their Authority.
"Be il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State
of Delaware in General Assembly met
Ctwo-thirds Of all the members elect
ed to each house thereof concurring
herein):
Section l. On and after the third
Monday in May. A. d., 1912, the
offices Of Chief Engineer and First
and Second Assistant Engineers of
the fire department I'm the city OF
Wilmington as the same are now con-
stituted shall be and hereby are
abolished
Section ?. That on the first Thurs
day Of March, A. d., 1912, the Council
of the Mayor and Council Of Whining
ton. shall elect a Chief Engineer and
First and Second Engineers OF the fire
department Of the city OF Wilmington,
who shall be men with experience in
fighting fires and who shall hold Office
from the said thi-d Monday in MAY.
A. d., 1912, during good behavior
and so long as they continue to be
efficient in their several offices.
Section 5. The salaries and the al
lowances for the maintenance of the
apparatus Of said officers so elected
by Council shall be. unless otherwise
authorized by the Council. the same
as are now paid the occupants Of said
offices.
Section 4. That all contracts made
by the Mayor and Council OF VIII
mington with the several fire COM
panies of said city shall DO under
stood TO contain a provision that the
said companies and the members
thereof shall be. during attendance nj
all fires, under the authority and con-
troll of the said officers so elected by
the Council, and the Council NAV an
act ordinances providing for the pun-
lshment OF such members who refuse
4 TO obey. either at or going to or com
ing from fire, the commands OF said
officers. 9'0
Section 5. All acts o. psrts oi
acts inconsistent herewith are hereby
I repealed"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17
BOTH CEMETERIES
NOW SATISFIED
Second is Willing to Agree to
Plan to Dispose Of Its
Property

City Council last night received a
letter from George Lodge, attorney
for the Mt Zion Cemetery Company,
one of the two cemeties at Lancaster
avenue and Union street, which the
city is DESTROYS of acquiring, in which
he sea forth that it was the impress
sion that Council was of the belief
that the Mt Zion Cemetery trustees
were still holding out for the $4,000
they originally asked for the ceme-
terry property in question and re-
moval of bodies. He informed Coun-
Gil that the cemetery trustees were
ready to cooperate with the city and
will agree TO the plan outlined on
December II, that is that Council
purchase five acres of land on the
Peoples Farm on the Lancaster pike
for the cemetery company, the city to
remove the bodies and tombstones
from the old to the new cemetery, and
sell the old property, turning over TO
the cemetery companies the money re-
naming after all expenses for trans
fering bodies has been deducted.
The letter was referred to the Coun-
Gil committee appointed to take up
the matter.
The action taken by Mt. Zion trus-
tees is similar to that taken some time
ago by the trustees of the st. Peter
cemetery.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17

the bonds Of said city in payment
therefor with interest; the moneys 80
borrowed to be paid into the city
treasury and upon receipt of the same
by the city treasurer. he shall dc
post the same for the benefit OF the
paid fire department, which money
shall be paid out for the furtherance
as fire department as aforesaid upon
orders to be drawn upon the treas
urer by the Council and approved by
the Mayor. No order for the payment
of any Of said money so borrowed
shall be drawn except I'm payment for
houses or other equipment which
shall by the Council by ordinance be
declared necessary for a fire depart
ment as aforesaid for the city of Will
mington.
Section 4. That the bonds of the
city OF Wilmington authorized to be
issued under the provisions of this
act, shall be issued and payment made
in the manner provided for in the act
passed at Dover. February 9, 1855, en-
titled An act to provide sinking
fund for the city Of Wilmington and
the various amendments and supple
ments thereto.
Section g. The Mayor and Council
of Wilmington may purchase the
property, real or personal, or both, %
any FIRE company now I'm said city OF
/ Wilmington II tho Council and such
company shall agree upon the price
! for the same, and the price agreed
, upon shall be approved by the Mayor.
| II the Council should not be able 10
agree with any company upon the
price Of its property desired by tho
] Council for the FIRE department. or il
/ the Mayor should refuse TO approve
the price agreed upon, the Council
may pass an ordinance declaring said
| property to be necessary for the fre
department and thereupon the Mayor
shall make written application TO the
associate judge OF the Superior Court
Of this State, resident in New Castle
county, for the issuance of a commits
sion for the estimation Of the damage
resulting to such fire company by rea.
son of the said city taking the prop.
erty so, by the Council, declared
necessary
THE amount Of said damages shall
be assessed and the proceedings shall
be the same as is provided for the
assessment Of damage for property
taken or occupied for the purpose o.
extending, widening. laying out 81
opening a street square. lane or M.
ley. as provided in Section 116 OF
Chapter 207 of Volume II, Laws Of
Delaware.
Section 6. Nothing in this act
shall be construed as preventing the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington
from contracting with the several fire
companies of the said city or such of
them as the Council shall find neces-
sary, until the FIRE department con-
! templated by this act Is completed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17

a paid fire department shall be In
stalled to replace the present volun-
teer system and was presented by the
Reliance Fire Company, Joseph r.
Bradley. Joshua Kelly and II. A..
Duffy, committee.
The letters which accompanied the
bills requested Council to endorse
them before they were sent to Dover
for tho conside ratlon of the Legisla-
ture. Al first IL was suggested that
the bills be not read. but referred to
the Council as a committee OF the
whole This was done.
Mr.. Conway. Of the Tenth ward.
wanted to dispose Of the matter at
once and made a motion to take n
recess for fifteen minutes. This mo-
ton was opposed by Councilmen Du-
Ross, Kane. Benson and Bilderback,
who We're OF the opinion that the mat
ter was too important to dispose Of
i'm fifteen minutes. and then It was
suggested that quick action was
necessary; that there was little time
left to present the bills i'm the Legis-
lature. II was stated by Mr.. Demp-
sey that the title of the bills was all
that was necessary TO be presented In
the Legislature before the time fixed
for refusing new business.
Mr. McGovern, Of the Eleventh
ward. said in his opinion it made no
difference whether Council did or
did not pass on the bills, as It was
not a legal body, and he thought a
resolution should be passed calling
upon the Legislature to take up the
matter of legalizing the present city
government Immediately. He further
said that il was not necessary for the
tiremen to go to the Legislature, as
Council had all the authority needed
1 10 pass upon the questions.
Following this discussion Mr.. Con.
way withdrew his motion for a recess
but added that il would take him bu
a minute to pass on both bills.
At this juncture Mr.. McMullen, o
the Twelfth ward, asked that the bill
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17
ROCKFORD TO SEE
HEALTH EXHIBIT

The entire Babies Health exhibit
which was successfully shown in NO
g School last week, will be removed
to the kindergarten rooms at Rock
ford Park, and displayed to the pup
lie there on Wednesday, THURSDAY
and Friday Of next week. The EXHIBIT
will be open from 2.30 to $50 O'CLOCK
in the afternoons, and on "Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, when there
viii be lantern slides shown and lee
lures given. Mrs. Wright, OF the
Babies Hospital. will give demon
stration of modified milk each after
noon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17
FIRE BILLS in
CITY COUNCIL
One Provides for Paid Depart.
ment; Other for New
Method Of Election
GIVE HEARING ON
QUESTIONS NEXT WEEK

City Council al its meeting last
night discussed matters pertaining 10
The FIRE department, and in anticipa-
ton of the proposed acts, notice Of
which was given In the newspapers
yesterday. members from every fire
company in the city we're present and
took considerable interest in the pro-
ceedings.
Two bills. which il IS proposed 10
have introduced in the Legislature
and an ordinance we're read, and all
three were referred. The first two
viii be considered by Council as a
committee Of the whole and the
ordinance which was drawn at the in
stigation Of Fire Chief Simon Moran
changing the FIRE districts was turned
over 10 the law committee
One Of the bills presented provides
for the election Of the fire chief and
assistants. by Council instead of by
the hremen as at present. II was
submitted by the Delaware Fire Com
pany. William Hickman, Charles W
Hickman and Charles Schulz. com
mittee. The second bill makes pro.
visions and fixes the manner IN which
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17
Delaware OxygenatOr Co.,
BOoIh and Broadway. MgrS.
Rooms, 20S-2O4 FOrd Building.

Daily Office Hours: s a. m. to p.
m. Open Monday, Thursday and Sat
urday evenings from z TO 8.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17
DEATH OF MRS. ASPIN

Mrs. Margaret Aspin, widow of John
Aspin, for many years in the coffee
roasting business died at her home.
NO. s2S West Fourth street. yesterday
after an illness of only few DAYS. A
Few days ago she was taken in with
grip, but further complications set in.
causing pneumonia. Mrs. Aspin was
"a years Of age. She is survived by
hve children, four daughters aud one
son. They are Mrs. John r. Bowling.
Mrs. Edwin Balfour. Mrs. John A.
kienle, Mrs. Albert Beggs and John b.
Aspin, of Boston, Mass.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17

Cut Glass, Jewery, Solid Gold Rings, Watches,
Oh department of our immense store. Come early and
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17

California furnishes about three
fourths of the quicksilver produced
in the United States
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-17
FOUR MONTHS

The record of cures the OXYGEN
ATOR has made in Wilmington IN
four short months is an enviable one.
If you would Investigate that record
you would get one in your home at
once. 1t saves money and conserves
health. II cures disease where all
other remedies fail. Watch for our
little advertisements every day in
the Evening Journal Something new
daily.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08

4 D About Your july Disposition,
@I< DID You Know the Best
Way % Keep Cool and Smll-
Inc u 70 Keep Busy
ot oomsthlnn Every
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08
THE MESSAGE OF A RAY OF
LIGHT.

More wonderful than the wireless
apparatus Is the spectroscope In the
hands of an astronomer. Nothing
could be simpler. II IL at bottom
just three-cornered piece Of glass
that breaks up ray OF light and
tells what II IL made Of But a hom-
ing pigeon out of a besieged town
never brought such shriiiing mes
sages as does a ray of light from the
most distant star. II tells all about
its source-what stun IL In the star,
what colors are there, what state Its
elements are in, and strangest OF all,
# tells whether the star Is coming
this way or moving on from us and
accurately the rate Of such motion
This IL the principle. Light travels
In waves, and a larger number OF
light waves will enter the eye Of the
observer II the luminous body II. APP
preaching him than II II II retreating.
Fancy shots to be fred at a target
at fixed intervals. II the marksman
advances say twenty PAGES between
each discharge of his rifle. Il is evil
dent that the shots will fall faster
on the target than II he stood still.
II, on the other hand, he retires TWEEN
ty PAGES at each interval OF time, the
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08
From Another Point Of View

Promoters OF aviation mes also appear 70 have their ups ana
zrabe member
smoking public barred No asking the doctor
makna
Judge should not drink beer before his wife
Ladies'
It
cooler.
the bitten
conves in the penentary exactly
walls would fall
an Louis possibly
heard from the Tigers that this pretty soft spot
walton. United stand. divided We stand II better"
Washington
the q There's for the dog.
.
thanit would be to SEND
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08
CHAPTER TX.
(Continued).

She nodded, frightened eyes upon
me. And | wondered what IL was MI
about, for the man lying upon the
bed In the inner room was the man
whom had seen at the inn bar, the
man who had threatened her father,
the man to whom her--her husband
had given money.
met the chauffeur In the hall,
pufing and evidently disgusted.
"a very low quarter SIR Vas
afraid for my life below; and this Is
dirty, bad-smelling 'ouse. sir"
Well" l said. there is a woman
who In sick In here, and Miss Tabor
has come to take her away In the
car. You are to help me to carry her
down"
He smiled dolefully, and l opened
the door, closing 1t quickly behind
him.
Mrs Carucci has been hurt" said
Miss Tabor. "You are TO help Mr..
Crosby carry her down to the car
The man stared at the woman on
the floor. Hurt" no cried. Mr..
Crosby said she was Ill" He glanced
about the clean little room. disorder
ed by the violence that had passed,
and shrank back against the wall,
white and staring.
whats THAR" He pointed to the
dark stain near the door.
That" / answered lightly, rs none
OF your business. Suppose you take
her feet"
The man turned a sick green. "it's
blood" he whispered. It's murder.
Nonsense, man; the woman Ii
alive. She fell and hurt her head,
that's all. At any rate, We are going
to take her where she can be cared
for. Take her feet. We ought not %
leave the car too long"
The fellow shook his head.
she is dead" he repeated sullenly.
There has BEEN murder done. Ill
have nothing to do with Il"
Miss Tabor broke in: Thomas,
you heard what Mr.. Crosby said. You
are to help him this instant"
II am not" he said. IT have done
more and seen more than decent
man should, already. A fine district
this Is for this hour OF the night,
with cut-thrcats asleep In the street
and dead woman lying above. ]
give notice now, and 60 now"
You'll do nothing OF the kind"
retorted. Have you no loyaltyf"
Il am az honest az the next" he
answered, too honest. or should
have gone a month ago. It's no place
for a decent, quiet man. what with
a fiy-by-night sawbones living In my
garage, and all sorts OF strange folks
| going and coming ut the house, and
calls at all hours, and Lord knows
what IN going on. It's no decent
place. I'm through right now! For
the love of God, what's thatg"
The sound had startled US all, end
It was repeated sound betwixt a
| groan and q growi. glanced toward
the door Of the inner room.
/ my Cod" cried Thomas. There's
another OF them" He started across
the room. but I was before him.
turned the key In the door, and plac-
ed my back against II. From with
In the growls came with greater fire.
| quency. The chauffeur stood before
me, shaking with the anger OF terror
very WELL" said, you 20 down
to your car and start the engine.
will carry the woman down without
you"
The man hesitated.
Col" cried, and took STEP for
ward. He whimpered out an oath.
and turning. clattered down the stairs
as II the devil were after HIM.
turned to find Lady. on her feet, star.
ing at the closed door.
"Carucci7" she whispered.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08
ADVERTISING TALKS
sce.s,...a fre- r.s. o..1

heretofore been confined almost
exclusively to mediums of gen.
eral publicity. Committees hav-
ing the advertising in charge
have thought that the only way
to make a city known through
out the entire country was to
use great national mediums.
/ hope the Industrial Bureau
of Nashville will not make the
mistake of spending ALL OF
IT'S ADVERTISING FUND in
this manner.
/ know sixty-three cities
where one good newspaper in
each city will be able to tell a
story about Nashville-her pres
emit and her future-in a very eff
fective way. These cities touch
the spots in the United States
WHERE THERE is MONEY
TO INVEST and where there are
many people who may be induced
to locate in Nashville if the story
to be told is convincing.
These sixty-three newspapers
ARE RELIED UPON by their
over 1000, 900 family readers.
They print these Advertising
Talks and, therefore, have inter-
ested a great many of their read
ers IN THE VALUE OF AID
VERTISING.
The Industrial Bureau Of
Nashville can use one full page,
as an introduction, in this list of
newspapers, at a cost of $40, 900,
or thereabout, and then they can
follow it up with an occasional
column story-the total cost not
to exceed $25, 900 year. That
would leave $4,000 a year for
miscellaneous general publicity,
which is enough.
THE NEW SPAPER s
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
FIRST in any campaign that
means THE GROWTH OF A
CITY-or THE QUICK
GROWTH OF ANY BUSI-
NESS.
CTo be conti.ued).
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08
VENUS BY DAYLIGHT.

II you know where to look. 1t Is an
easy matter just now to see Venus
by daylight The planet Is at presen
following closely In the track OF Il
sun. being exactly three hours and
ten minutes behind the suns SEIZED
ule. Note the position Of the sun at
noon, for example. fixing the place
by the edge OF building. q house
chimney or other object. Then at
ten minutes past 3 o'clock In the az
ternoon, 60 and look In the same
place. and II the sky Is clear. you
will have no difficulty In seeing We
nus. She will grow brighter and
brighter till Aug. 10, 1911.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08

shots win strike at correspondingiy
longer intervals. An approaching
body runs the lines of the spectrum
toward one end, while a receding
body crowds them toward the other.
A whistiing locomotive passes you as
you stand beside the track. The pitch
Of the whistle get higher and higher
as the engine draws nearer, and
grows lower and lower after II has
passed you. Now the pitch has been
the same all the time. but the COM
ing engine crowded the sound-waves
close upon each other, while the re-
treating engine drew them apart.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08
CHAPTER X.
And How We Brought Home .
Difficulty.

II was matter of seconds. vault
ed over the spare tires into the cnauf-
feur's seat, pulling the throttle open
while felt for my pedals; and as I
did so. heard the door Of the
limousine slam behind me. A hasty
glance over my shoulder showed me
that the back OF the car was clear.
jerked in the reverse and raised my
feet; and with roar and stream Of
blue smoke. the machine swung back
ward across the street, while twist
ed furiously at the wheel, One of the
men caught at me as we began to
move. but the suddenness OF our
starting helped the push gave him
to throw him OF HIS balance. He
sprawled on his back In the gutter.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08

How Is your disposition standing
the hot weather.
Don't snap US up with "it's none
Of your business" and throw the
paper on the porch or street car.
That would supply convincing
evidence that you have permitted the
weather to make you peeyish.
These are the hottest temperatures
we have had in "a years and it may
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08

VINO were nome or somewhere. But
II was not the only army. either, for
a few miles away there was falling
back on Richmond that very day the
confederate general. Lee, with 65,419
men, so you sees fair Virginia had
some soldiers to feed In those days.
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08

the James river
in Virginia and
he saw some army,
too, for the army
of the Potomac
then had $4,000
present and
$4,000 on ita rolls
The Detroit times., 1911-07-08
tTo be contisued).

CHICAGO-The Parting Of the
Ways Home" figures that It costs the
city 50 for every prisoner sent TO the
BrideweIl, but 1t costs the home only
1898 to give these same men a new
start in life.