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Evening journal., 1911-05-05

efforts and we became engaged.
although we kept the engagement a
secret. Under these conditions Harry
took an interest in my personal affairs.
| told him a great deal about my step
mother. and he suggested. taking legal
steps to break the will. But after talk
ing the matter over we both agreed
that there we're no grounds for break
ing it-at least none that we could
prove. My father was probably of
sound mind at the time he made 1t,
and l could not prove that his wife
had used undue influence to induce
him to make ii in her favor The only
objection could bring up was that my
father had told me shortly before his
death that my stepmother had tried to
force him into making a will in her
favor, but he was firmly resolved to
make no will.
made up my mind to have look
at the document. | took Harry with
me to the court where II had been
filed. and it was shown to me- 1t was
not in my fathers handwriting. but
was familiar with his signature. and Il
seemed to me to be genuine. / noticed
that the witnesses and and the notary
were all of my stepmothers choosing.
At least, there were none of fathers
friends among them The document
had not been executed on a regular
form. but on sheet of ordinary paper.
After examining it thoroughly / hand
ed it to Harry.
Persons in the paper business are
apt to acquire a habit on taking up a
sheet of paper Of holding n up to the
light and looking at the watermark
on 1t. Harry did this. at the same
time rubbing the surface with his
thumb and finger. saw by the ex-
preston on his face that be had made
a discovery. Hurriedly looking at the
date on which the will was made he
turned to me and said:
That will is forgery"
How do you know?' l exclaimed.
catching my breath.
1.-THE paper was made in our mills
not a year ago. and the will was made
three years ago. In other words. the
will was made two years before the
paper"
Are you sure2"
"Yes. and we have the date In the
mills to prove what say"
Though was delighted. was mad
and resolved to send my. stepmother
to state prison. But afterward COM
promised by her signing Off her wild
ow's dover and my not prosecuting
her for forgery. l saved the Opdyke
paper mills, which my husband now
owns.
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
How the Mills
Were Saved
p ELLEN F. MORSE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation 1911.

Mine was a case Of stepmother and
one Of the worst cases of the kind on
record. Stepmothers are not all bad by
any means. but when they are it's
mighty hard on their stepchildren.
Boys. when they become old enough,
can go away and fight the world for
themselves. but that's not SO easy for
girls. Nevertheless, l did that very
thing.
After mothers death father took
into the house to take care of me-he
saba woman about his own age. He
saw the folly Of this plan when it was
too late. There was something about
the woman. or perhaps some weak
spot in father that enabled her to
dominate him. And as for me, she
made my life one of misery.
When was seventeen. having stood
well in my classes at school, | was
offered a position as governess in the
Opdyke family. | accepted it to get
away from my stepmother. | taught
the younger children of the family.
There was a son. Harry, a year or
two older than l. who was clerk for
his father, a manufacturer Of paper
The Opdyke family considered them
selves very well of when | went to
live with them. They were dreadfuily
afraid that Harry would fall In love
with me- They had no objection to me
except that they wished him TO make
a good match. which. being interpret
ed. means one with money.
| didn't know 1t at the time, but my
father had considerable property. II
was in securities in which he had in
vested what money he had after a
panic. When | left home he still had
these securities. but they were not
available. He was keeping them for a
time when the commercial depression
had passed and the property they rep
resented would resume the payment Of
diyidends. Therefore either he was
not in a position to. give nae any in
come, or If he was his wife prevented
him from doing so.
remained in the Opdyke family
FIVE years. Meanwhile Harry had be-
come his fathers right hand man at
the mills. He had permitted himself
to fall in love with me. but knew
that although the family thought
great deal of me they were looking
higher for him; consequently would
not yield to his wishes for a be-
trothal.
Several matters of importance to us
all came about at very near the same
time. In the first place. Mr.. Opdyke,
who had been carrying a debt on his
mills, found himself unable to provide
for 1t any longer. In the second place,
my father died and my stepmother
produced a will leaving all his prop
erty to her. Harry told me confiden-
tally of the condition of the family
affairs and said that. now we were on
the same financial basis. we had bet
ter join our fortunes. "What a pitv."
said to him. ''that my father didn't
leave me some of his property; l might
have helped your father and you
through your difficulties"
I gave way TO 5arry's nersuasi-o
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
BAPTIST CITY
MISSION WORK
Speakers Urge Support for
Young Churches Under
Charge Of Society

A well-attended second annual
meeting of the Wilmington Baptist
City Mission Society was held last
night in Second Baptist Church.
Changes were made in secretary and
treasurer, the present incumbents felt
they could no longer hold the posi-
tions George G. Penney, of. Second
aBptist Church, was reelected presi-
dent; l. ID. Sturgis, Of North Baptist
Church, first vice-president and Carl
Roehm, First German Church. second
vice-president. Thomas S. TAYLOR
of the Second Baptist, succeeded
Charles Raymond as secretary. and
9. II. Cantwell, of Hope Baptist suc-
ceeded Harry Emmons as treasurer.
The executive committee is: Beth
any, Charles Raymond; Delaware
Avenue, the Rev. N. G. Lassiter and
Dr ]. Burton Rutherford; German
the Rev Z. G. Kliese and Lawrence
Walter; Hope, G. l.. Murray: North
Gne Aev. william !. Pettingill and S.
= Farkeri Second, the Rev. T. p.
- eAu =. p .layiOrs swedish.
j. A. Johnson. 1850
The trustees are:
Three years-Walter r. Hona 4
a. Cantwell, J. Larson.
Two years-R. B. Cook. d. ID. r.
Whitehouse, Albert Walther
One year-Harry Emmons. ESQ 7
X. Beardslee, Michael Viagofsl,v
The Rev. N. c. Lassiter. pastor of
Delaware Avenue Baptist church
opened the meeting with Scriptnre
reading and prayer, followed by words
OF welcome from the president.
Inc Rev ]. Earl Edwards. pastor Of
Hope Church, spoke of the great need
OF sunday school teachers and work
ers IN all departments at this church
Inc Rev. Henry Schilke. engaged in
the Polish city mission work Of the
Baptists, said the W ork was proeress-
ing IN q satisfactory way. Mrs. q n
Cantwell spoke along the line Of vol
unteer workers from the laity. The
main address of the evening was hv
the Rev j E. Hunsberger, pastor of
Betnany Baptist church, who gave a
practical and stirring talk on what the
chuch ought to be doing.
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
BEGIN SEARCH
FOR THE STOCK

Senators E. G. Walls and F. P.
Ewing and Representatives f. c.
Johnson. r. F. Gormley and H. c.
White the joint committee appointed
by the last Legislature to ascertain
whether the Delaware Railroad Com
pany owes the State any money. is in
session this afternoon. They met in
the office of Attorney Walter H.
Hayes shortly after o'clock and for
organization.
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
% You Get Your nseautyp sleeoY

DO You Get Your Beauty" Sleep?
AS a race we sleep too little An
infants life is nearly all sleep. Grad
ually as the child grows older the
hours of sleep are shortened to half
the day. or about eight hours.
Youth until the age of twenty is
reached requires fully ten hours sleep.
Although nature demands fewerhours
of sleep in summer than in winter, 1t
has been proved that eight hours OF
sleep are required for the average adult
in good health.
By this is meant not simply eight
hours in bed. but that amount of good.
sound. restful sleep night after night.
Our power to work is intimately re-
lated to our ability to sleep. and there
is no more reliable indication of sound
health than the capacity to sleep natu
rally. and the more active and ener-
getic the waking life the deeper the
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
PARENTS HEAR
A HEALTH TALK

DR.. Norman Winner gave an ad-
dress on Preventive Dentistry" be-
fore the Teachers'-Parents' Associa-
tion OF Central Presbyterian Church
last evening. Many OF the ills Of
childhood, the doctor said, were
due to decaying teeth poison
ing the whole system.
Mrs w. S. Prickett pleased the
audience with readings from Uncle
Remus"
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
Musical A Success.

A select audience assembled in Shi-
loh church. Twelfth and Orange streets
to hear Miss Lydia c. McClane. a noted
soprano singer. Howard High School
orchestra, with Miss Eta A. Roach as
leader, and the elocutionaFy readers
were also interesting features. The
Rev. b 7. Moore, pastor of Shiloh, and
Professor R. H. Blount, manager of the
concert, were pleased with the enter
tainment.
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
Wilmington. Del. May 5. 1911 81 olp1sn-
HEALTH BOARD REORGANIzEs.

The Board of Health at a reorgani-
cation meeting yesterday reelected
the former officers as follows:
DR.. G. A. Beck, president; George
II. Litz. vice-president; C. w. Nal
com, secretary and registrar of sta
tistics; Miss Clara Mason. assistant
secretary; James ]. McNally. execu-
tive officer for the first district;
Harry Smith, executive officer for the
second district; BENJAMIN f Green.
officer for the third district. and Will
liam D. Shaw, officer for the fourth
district
Evening journal., 1911-05-05

has many interesting chsnese temples
in one Of which are the gods of war.
Many thousands of Chinese live in
boats on the river Only warships
of light draft are able to reach the
city. Large vessels can approach no
nearer than Whampoa, ten miles dis
tant
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
RECEPTION BEFORE
GOING TO CONFERENCE

Ihe Rev. Dr. R. w. Fickland, pastor
OF Eethel A. NJ Z. Church, was given
a farewell reception last evening. He
leayes tomorrow to attend conference
IN Philadelphia. Among those pres
ent were:
TIE Rev Dr. Monck, Of Philadel-
phla; the Rev and Mrs. Bantam. the
Rev. W F. Duty, DR.. and Mrs. Faust.
g. W. Moore and ]. H. Jenkins. The
Rev. DR. Albert Price also spoke.
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
SENIORS RECEPTION.
1911 W. ii. S. Classes to Entertain
With Comedy Tonight.


The Glass OF 1911, February and
June graduates, will give their an
nual reception to parents, friends and
teachers in the High School this even
ing. About 900 invitations have been
issued The auditorium has been
effectively decorated in school and
class colors by a large committee,
under the supervision Of Miss Jea-
nette Eckman, The Wilmington High
School Orchestra viii furnish music
and vocal selections will be given
by members Of the class.
The comedy, THE Sophomore. will
be presented by the following cast:
Ruth Pyle, Anna Ulrich, Florence Nj.
Lloyd, Mildred a. Stewart, Charles Z.
Griffith, Jr, George F. Kelly, Earl
Souder, Charles Latimer, Edgar II.
Riley, Yorke E. Rhodes, Herbert G..
Hartman, Joseph |. Horty, and ]. Mil
ton Frizzell
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
Circns Horse Ininred.

One Of the horses in the Ringing
Brothers circus had its hoof torn off
az Lancaster avenue and Union street
today by stepping upon it. DR. Mahaffy
dressed the animals wound. The in
lured horse was taken to the circus
train in Dr.. Mashaffy's. animal ambu-
lance
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
Son Gets Wandering Father.

Isaiah 'Cramer, the aged man, Of
Yeadon, Pa, who was rescued from
drowning in the Brandywine creek
early yesteday afternoon, was taken
home by his son yesterday afternoon.
He had wandered away from his
home.
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
FILE TWO CIRCUMSTANCES.
Order Society Opposes MorOski and
HeineI Applications.

UIUcA 9VtIttY WNNUsfs MOrOSkI and
Heinel Applications.
Remonstrances have bean -ffied BY
the Law and Order Society against
the license applications OF Jacob
Moroski, No. 526 South Van Karen
street, and Arthur G. Heinel, No. 1900
Scott street. They are new places.
Hearing will be given i'll county court
tomorrow a week.
Miss Catharine z. Martin wants to
transfer lfer license at Fourth and
Pine street to Robert Schau.
An application for the transfer of
the license of the Summit Bridge
hotel from Arthur to Annie NIcCloskey
has been fled.
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
COmmends Mr.. HeaIyss Selection.

Editor ofsTHE EVENING 'JOURNAI.
/ wish to thank the City Council for
their wise selection of Mr.. Healy as
milk inspector
MI. Healy is a man who has been
a dealer in milk for a long time and
before this dairyman and fully ap-
preciates the value Of good milk. The
health of our people. especially our
young ones, will be safeguarded by
having man Of Mr. Healy's stamp
IN charge of so important a part of
our city's government
Very truly,
Cif;1au
Evening journal., 1911-05-05
Attending librarians institute.

Arthur L. Bailey, librarian of the
Institute Free Library, is attending
the New Jersey library institute being
held in Asbury Park. n. ]
Evening journal., 1911-05-05

ming to send more ships. One Of the
noted thoroughfares Of Canton is
called the Street Of Blood" because
OF previous massacres Of foreigners.
Canton is one Of the chief commercial
cities Of China and is the home OF
many Americans and Europeans. 1t
Evening journal., 1911-05-05

WASHINGTON. May 5.-The navy
department is keeping close watch Of
the Chinese :nsurreetion, which has
reached such an acute phase in Can
ton. The gunboat Wilmington Is pro-
tecting foreigners in Canton and
Rear Admiral Hubbard, commander
in chief Of the Asiatic fleet, is PLAN
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15

alicia Hunniwell brought it to me
from New York, and
Yes, of course. but really, Gene
We've, is a kimono a correct dinner
gown for the children to see you in
every EVENING"" nags James, afflict-
ed by the memory of a neat mother
who was always clad in her "other
dress by 2 p. m. every afternoon OF
her life, and who wore a collar and
smoothed her hair as religiously as
she went to church. Get your style
of Embarrassing from the kimono, too,
Genevieve?" he gurgled, with what
Genevieve a only consider ill-ad-
vised popularity.
Genevieve had the grace to blush
and change the subject.
Il saw Mrs. Hurlburt, next door, this
morning" she says. she was talk
ing to Mary Morningdale and they
both strolled down to chat a minute"
Did Mrs. Hurlburt have on a XII
mono, Genevieve?" inquired James,
with that fatal masculine clinging to
a subject that is better relegated to
oblivion, anyway.
Yes" rushes on Genevieve, land it
was the ugliest thing you ever saw.
Dark blue, and made her look as yell
low as a kite's claw. She said Mrs.
Morningdale was tho most daring
woman she Alphabetically came out
in the auto with a kimono under her
motor coat! 1t was a lovely thing, too.
Mary said she always did that when
she went Out for a morning spin. No
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15
NEWS OF MONTANA
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
AIDS POOR.
Montana Prisoner Sends 500 to Help
Relieve Want in Butte.

Butte.-In the state penitentiary at
Deer Lodge there is a real philanthro-
pist. His name is Albert J. Beckman.
and he gives all he earns to charity.
Last July he read of the poverty of
Mrs. Eric kerkela, whose husband was
committed to the state asylum for the
insane. and sent $11 to a Butte news
paper to be delivered to her. Not long
ago he relieved want in the home of a
Denver family, and doubtless many
others in poverty know of his benefi.
cence. A Butte newspaper received
express money orders for 500 from
him, with the direction that it be used
as a Thanksgiving gift to the poor of
Butte. The money will be turned over
to the Associated Charities.
In his letter Mr.. Beckman says: I'm
closed please find money orders for
500. Now | humbly ask you to use
500 as a little Thanksgiving gift from
me to the poor women and children Of
Butte that need a helping hand during
the cold weather. My only regret is
that | am not able to send more. but I
humbly trust that the money | am
sending you will keep some poor wo-
men and children warm and coZy :or a
few days during the winter. AS for
myself, | am we'll and happy and want
or nothing. 1t will make me very
happy to know that | have brought a
ray OF sunshine to ONE poor soul.
Trusting you will do me this kindness.
l will close"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15
AR1k111ENEv1EvESV ~
k2T&. | KNOWS kEs&4
XNXEe''e' the! t"s:YH|
%N~ By HELEN HELP
The Genevieve Who Loved Her Kimono
By HELEN HELP

When our little brown brother Of
Japan, with his ideas of the pictur-
esque, his wonderful skill in embroi-
derry and his theories as to the proper
shape Of the human form divine, pre-
scented to us the kimono (~accent on
the first syllable, please), he never
dreamed that he was dropping into the
American household the torch of mar
ital infelicity and conjugal disillusion-
ment.
The American husband was also un-
aware of the grisly crisis, or he might
have had sense enough to grab the ar
irving garment by its flowing sleeves
and heave it boldly westward across
the pacific ocean. saying: Keep your
old kimono." accent on the first syl-
liable, please.) AN ordinary brown
calico wrapper with bone buttons can
look bad enough to me-"
But nobody knew. The kimono (ac-
cent as before) arrived, was first
scorned. then endured, then pitied,
then embraced.
James," said Genevieve, Il missed
such a pleasant call today. The new
minister and his wife were here and
they were so disappointed not to find
me at home"
why. you were at home all day,
were you not?" inquired James in
some amazement. He knows his Gene
vieve-and she hadn't said a word
about his advancing her next weeks
allowance so she could get some few
of the necessaries Of life before she
persisted. You were at home all day,
weren't your
why. of course | was home, but |
had my kimOnO on"
What time did these inconsiderate
people come to call, for PHYS sake?'
inquired James, his brow set in disap-
prevail of a clerical couple dropping in
right after breakfast.
"Oh-er-it was after three o'clock,
of course, but | just hadn't the energy
to dress earlier. In fact-er-' And
Genevieve drops her glance downward
at her present attire. Isn't this a
pretty kimOno, James," she coaXed.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15
SUGAR EEETS ARE PROFITABLE
From One Crop Realize Three
Times Cost Of Land.

Billings. Approximately $4,000
was distributed by tie local sugar
company among growers who supplied
bects to the factory the last thirty
days. 1t exceeds the entire mOun
paid for beets last yea by more than
$4,000. Fully $500, 600 Of the amount
went to farmers on the liuntley pro-
Ject, which four years ago was a will
dernesS, so far as agriculture is con-
cerned. Many of the covers harvest
ed more Ii twenty tons to the acre.
thereby netting almost thee times the
crop. Another payment will be made
about the middle OF December, when
it is estimated the total d sbursements
will have been brought up to 81, JOG, 900.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15
BiGAMY CHARGE FACED.
Montanan Is Held to Answer Unde,
Laws Of Utah.

Great Falls. - Charged VIII big
amy under the Utah statutes, Charles
ID. ODonnell of this city was arrested
and held in Jail in default of $500 to
answer TO the courts Of Utah why he
married Ethyl Pearl Wilson, after he
had been married at Omaha, Neb., 10
Mrs. Kittie Hun, from whom he had
never been divorced.
The charge was preferred by the
first wife, after she had communicated
with wife No. ,, telling of O'Donneli's
alleged duplicity. O'Donnell married
wife no. 2 in July, 1910. ODonnclIs
second wife, a member of a well-to-do
family of this city, is standing by him,
and would have given bail, but for the
fact thai cash was demanded.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15
One Of the boones.

From San Antonio, Texas, comes
Harry Boone. itinerant scribe. Harry
drifted into town a couple of days
ago. Introduced as "Mr. Boone" he
said: yes, call me Daniel Boone. It
isn't my name, but I'm always called
it. so I'm getting used to it. Which
reminds me: l was introduced to a
fellow once and gave him the Daniel
part of it SO he would remember the
name. The next time I met him he
said: How are you today, Mr.. Crock.
ett!''-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15
STOCK JUDGING TEAM.
Montana Is Represented at Chicaq.
Live Stock Show,

Observation-Disclosures is represented
Tor the first time in the contest for
the worlds championship in stock
Judging at the international stock show
at Chicago. Dec. >. A team was chos-
Ell from the students at the Montana
state college here. Those COMPOSING
the team are: John G. TAYLOR OF
Chinook; George W. Morgan, Boze-
man: Fred +. Gordon. Forsyth; Noble
{. Donaldson, Helena, and Charles l..
Hansen, Dillon. They will be accom-
panied by Professor II. p. Griffin, who
mas been coaching the candidates.
Iorty were trying for places on the
cam. which will take the longest trio
on record for such an enterprise. The
Montana delegation will leave here on
Saturday, touring the states of Ne
hrask2, Missouri. Wisconsin and Hi
nOls until the first OF December. when
they Will enter the contest. 1t is con-
sidered the biggest enterprise connect
"d with live stock ever attcmpted at
the college. Montana will comDete
against twelve or thirteen eastern and
central states for the grand prize.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15
No Insomnia Here.

Mrs. Eastside-Now that you've got
so rich I should think you'd be afraid
of burglars.
Mrs. McSwimm-Sure, I'm not
afeared at all, at all. I've Is alram
clocks set so that one will go off every
halfhour during tn night. Whin a
burglar hears one O. them he niver
SHOPS to take anything wild him.
Mrs. Eastside-But don't they keep
you awake?
Mrs. McSwimm-No, indade. It's
not us would be walked up by a little
thing like that. Before John got tn
pipe contract l used to be a kitchen
Teddy, and John was a policeman in
Philadelphia.-New York Weekly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-15
W. /. DOUGLAS TRUST PLAN
Manufacturer Thinks Government
Should Obtain Publicity by
License System.

Large business organizations have
come to stay. We cannot 60 back to
old conditions. We must meet world
duce goods at lower cost than small
ones. Germany favors large corpora
lions. The method Of the present ma
tional administration Is to dissolve
the great organizations and make
them smaller, which is a backward
step. There should be no limit to a
corporation doing a large and legiti'
mate business, such as would be pos
sible under the licensing plan which
l favor, writes w. L. Douglas, former
governor of Massachusetts, in the
Boston Herald.
P%rejudices against corporations
merely because they are big. perhaps,
must be done away with. They give
labor better returns. They cheaper
product and thus benefit the consum-
er. They give opportunities to small
investors who get returns otherwise
unattainable. They employ able
young lei who have no capital at
all, but who receive handsome sal
aries for their ability and service.
In place of the Sherman law it is
my opinion there should be a depart
ment at Washington to grant licenses
to all manufacturers and corporations
in this country who do an interstate
commerce business.
The law should be made so clear.
plain and definite that 1t could not be
misunderstood. 1t should require all
capital to be paid in full. Semi-yearly
statements should be given to the
public and certified by a public &C.
countaint. There should be a board
of examiners in each state to look aft
er these corporations just as our ma
tional banks are watched by the ma
tional government. They should have
the right to enter the offices and x
anime the records of all the direc-
torates of these companies.