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Evening journal., 1911-01-05
EX-GOVERNORS
SHOWN in OIL
Artist Hammitt Completes
Portraits Of Preston Lea
and John HUM
WILL GRACE WALLS
OF STATE HOUSE

TWO portraits Of the highest grade
Of excellence, Of two former gov
ernors OF Delaware, Preston Loa, OF
Wilmington, aud John HUM, Of Wy
omlnE, have Just boen completed by
the Wilmington artist, Clswson 8.
Hammitt, The portraits will be placed
IN the newly reconstructed State
House at Dover, and will complete the
collection OF former governors OF Del
aware already In place on the walls OF
the Assembly Room, Ex-Governor
Lea was IN ofiee Immediately after
Ex-Governor HUM, and directly be-
fore the present Governor OF Della
ware, Simeon s. Pennewill.
Mr.. Hammitt has achieved a wide
spread reputation as portraitist, and
has painted many Of the famous men
of Delaware. He was the artist who
painted the portraits OF Admiral du-
Pont, Commodore Jones, and Commo-
dore Macdonough, which we're pre-
sented 70 the U. s. s. Delaware last
/ October, and he recently completed
the pictures Of presidents OF the 4. l.
1 dupont de Nemours Powder Company
which are in place on the walls OF the
Office OF T. c. DUPONT, now the presl'
dent OF the company.
These latest portraits Will add te
Mr.. Hammitts distinction as an artist
They are life-size, strongly drawn
and vital IN treatment. The artis
J has most happily caught the inoiVidu
, atty Of each of his subjects ant
. shown It on the canvas, and is oeinl
CONGRATULATED on the absence OF aru
. hcialitv or stiffness IN pose ant
!, expression IN his work. The spec
y tator feels like exclaiming, "Wh'
Q there are Governor Lea and Governo
a Hum; haven't changed bit, lookin
every inch the strong, genial, inter
( esting men they are. Good mornint
governor, fine day, isn't it2" The col
J, orinR of face and hands is anothe
2 admirable feature OF the paintings, os
ing clear IN tone, and characteristl
. of the two subjects. The two states
men are represented in conventions
suits Of black, and while the cosun
iacks the zorFeousnees OF the an
forms OF their stan, its quietness g
: lows the spectators interest TO cent?
al once on the faces.
This same thought is shown IN u
exceedingly handsome frames
antique gold. whose dull nnis
= imparts a rich mellowness TO u
\ portraits. and does not detract tro
y the most important feature, the DO
traits themselves. The frames ha'
a laurel-stem design with corners
S acanthus design; their style Is Lou
y Fourteenth and Sixteenth.
The paintings have received nli
commendation from Mrs. Preston lie
who was much pleased with the pc
trait of Ex-Governor Lea, and FRO
the committee, Governor Pennewi
Former Senator George w. spari
and Or. Thomas o. Cooper.
The first work done by Mr.. Han
r rnitt IN making the two portraits W
- TO make sketches, by IL inches, frc
life. Both Ex-Governor Lea and L
re. Governor HUM furnished several s
n tings. ,,
:. The people of Wilmington VIII
on given a chance to view the pictui
en- before they are sent TO Dover, as tn
an, will be placed on exhibition Tor
ise week beginning Monday, January
80 In the window of the Wilmington {
ise se Company. at No. S27 Market street
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
CUSION RECEIPTS
GROW LARGER

Collector Of Port Raymond today
issueu ais report OF the business done
at the local customs house during the
month Of December. The receipts for
the month aggregated S19S0.62, and
expenses, S71O.O4. In the correspond
ing month In the year 1903 the re-
ceipts amounted to S1,3S1.45 and the
expenses $704.19. The increase In. re-
ceipts is more than $500.
If business keeps up this month the
way It started the customs mouse OF
ficials expect 10 have an unusually Big
month. One firm alone to-day paid to
the collector of port $4,000 in dut es.
The check was cashed at one OF the
local banks and the entire amount was
turned over in gold, the bank having
no bills of big denomination at the
time.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
FEAST DAY
FOR POLANDERS

Polish Catholic residents of the city
are preparing for the Feast OF the
Epiphany, which will be celebrated
tomorrow. Among the Poles the day
is called "the feast of the three kings
and it is observed with quaint customs
In all of the parishes.
There will be solemn professions 10
St Hedwig's Church tomorrow morn
ing. During the mass the priests VIII
bless gold, frsnkincense, myrth and
nieces of chalk. The chalk will
distributed among the heads Of fami-
lies. and upon returning home they
will mark on the door the initials
&C. NJ. B." in honor Of the three wise
men of the east, Caspar, Melchior and
PaithaZar
Evening journal., 1911-01-05

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Jan. Sin the pres
ence of his seven children, attracted
TO the scene by his cries for help,
Jacob Seigelman. a baker, was
ground TO death in a power dough-
mixer early to-day. His wife died
few weeks ago and since that time
he has been working day and night
10 get money TO pay the undertaken.
His living quarters were in the rear
of his bakery in Brooklyn. Today
while at the dough-mixing machine
Seigelman, completely tired out dog
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
FIND MISSING MAN DEAD
UNDER ELSMERE SAND PILE

and Van Buren,
streets. Talley told him to quit his
work in the sand hole last Saturday
and 20 come TO his house on Monday
and he would give him employment
elsewhere. As rain fell on Monday
and Tuesday the Italian did not put IN
his appearance here. Yesterday he
again went to work In the sauu Aoie
without Mr. Taley's knowledge and
the latter knew nothing of his disap-
pearance until this morning II is
presumed the man was caught under a
slide of the sand.
The body was removed 70 the
morgue. Friends Will take charge
OF H.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
MUCH GOOD WORK CAN BE
DONE IN NEXT FEW DAYS
Time Limit of Second Bonus is Growing
Shoh and Contestants Should
Make Efforts Count
EVERY SIX NEW YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS
WILL COUNT FOR f25, 900 EXTRA VOTES


The second largest offer Of extra votes IN THE JOURNALS
Great Voting effect until midnight of Thursday, JHn
uRry 1s and Is rs fOlows - -. - .~..z.a.,, ,
this ONCE before midnight Of January IL cerh
fer 1s6OO EXTRA VOTES over and above the regular scae
win be issued
may consist Of kind Of combination two and
subscriptions Just they aud tho total amount
Is S1s.
This offer will yearly subscriptions heretofore
turned in upon which hnye not been Issued
DON'T FAH SEVERAL OF THESE CLUBS BEFORE
JANUARY 12. YOU WILL NEED THEM BEFORE THE CONTEST
Is OVER VOTES ARE SURE TO DECIDE THE WINNERS
Evening journal., 1911-01-05

Caught in cave-in IN the sand
hole, owned by Mrs. Evelyn #. Der
rickson, at Elsmere, yesterday after
noon. Fioro Di Lorenzio, OF No. IOS
Grant avenue, this city, was smother
ed TO death, but nobody knew any
thing about Il until this morning
when friends OF the man reported him
missing. Upon learning from Mrs.
Derrickson that she had seen the man
at work in the sand hole yesterday
they began TO dig there for him. WITH
In a short time they came across
the mans body.
Di Lorenzlo was employed by Ell
wood Talley, contractor, living at
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
MAKE LAUNDRY OF BUILDING.

Charles r. Anderson and Son today
took out a building permit to build an
addition to the building owned by the
l. x. l.. Laundry at the southeast cor
ner of Sixth and Orange streets, to
cost $1,000. The building will have a
frontage of "a feet on Orange street
and will be "A feet deep. II will be
three stories high and will have a
basement.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
NO LIGHT ON
POISON CASE
Cumberland Prosecuting eff
GERS Unable to Solve
the Mystery
NOW THINK THAT THE
LOVERS KILLED THEMSELVES

Nv limited Press Leased Special Wire.
CUMBERLAND, Md. Jan. 5.-Lost
in the deep murk of the blosser-
Twigg poison mystery. the State au-
thorities today, in an final enort, De-
gan a searching investigation OF the
stories told by the family Of the dead
girl. The authorities admit that they
have taken this line haphazard, MAIN
~ to keep the investigation IN pro-
gress.
States Attorney Robb declared %
day that he and his force are Hound
e-ing about just as hopelessiy and
helplessly in the misty maze of cir
cumstance and rumor surrounding the
case. as they we're when the dead
bodies of Grace Elosser and Charles
r. Twigg were found last Saturday in
the little parlor of the Elosse- home.
But the authorities still decline to
accept the suicide theory They de-
clare that II the lovers killed them
selves. or If one killed the other and
then committed suicide, there would
be some trace of the means employed.
A laborious detailed investigation has
shown that neither Grace Elosse- nor
her lover had an opportunity for
weeks before the tragedy to Obtain the
poison that burned out their lives.
Attorney Robb today discredited the
story told by an eight-yea--old child
who declared that when passing the
Flosser home on the day of The
tragedy, he saw the dying couple
with glasses in their hands. and the
girls mother working over them. HI
win be called as a witness, but va
rious contradictions In his accoun
have convinced the authorities tha
much of it was imagination.
However, the boys sto-y started thi
authorities on an investigation O
what happened in the Elosser hom
when the bodies we're discovered. Tn
inquest is set for tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
ENGINEERS HEAR ADDRESS.

Members of the Engineers Society
of Delaware, heard an interesting ad-
dress on ship construction last even
ing, the speaker being A. NJ. Main,
naval architect and designer, employ
ed by the Ha Ian and Hollingsworth
Corporation. The lecture was deliy-
cred at the Ancient Order United
Workmen Hall and was we'll attended.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
co,ornmert Place For Him.

Edward r. Elkinton, Of New ca tle,
left todav for Washington TO enter
nnon n Government position. Mr.
Flkinton is a Republican and was a
candidate for one Of the clerksnlps IN
the Iegislatu e. Representau'e WI
son was informed last night o. Mt.
Ellsintor's appointment to a position
at Washington.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
..nrrns an ESTATE.

p.a,ster of wills Francis NJ walker
has granted letters OF s. auiiiiI,s.r MaTv j.
nn on the following estates; Msi rr
Fastburn TO Frank NC cEausI, 1sah onns. ma
lanes McKenna TO Mark So !. MtoNSrno n Tbos
Jeanette Gooding shalleiossT Trust ~ and
w shallcross and SecuFlsy ! ~ ,uIs Harry rrr
safe Deposit Co.; John Rex 10 mar
ID InslYn.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
More NeM Dad FeIloMs.

A delegation of Odd Fellows from
Eden Lodge this city, will go to Ken
nett Square tomorrow evening to visit
New Century Lodge of that place. The
third degree team of the local organi-
zation will confer the third degree
upon a large class of New Century
candidates.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
Rnilrnad asnnkeds UncIe Sam.

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-"When you
get a chance to soak the National
Treasury, soak it hard" is the theory
followed by the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, according a a complaint filed
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission by the United States Govern
ment to-day.
Uncle Sam declares that he was
charged S3.2S6 too much on a ship
ment of 271 horses and ten mules
from Huachuca, Arizona, to San Fran
cisco. Cal. The railroad is allegeC
to have enforced a rate much hignei
than the one charged TO private ship
pers.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
Force Action on BaIIinger Report.

By United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-An alli-
ance between the House Democrats
and the insurgents to force action on
the various reports of the Ballinger-
Pinchot Investigating Committee be-
came apparent today. when Represen-
tative Hitchcock democrat, Nebras-
ka). requested the Rules Committee to
grant him a hearing on his special
rule for the consideration Of the case.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
MEATHER.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Forecast till
5 y. m. tomorrow.
For DeIaWare-Fair, continued cold
tonight; Friday increasing clOudi-
ness; light 10 moderate south winds
becoming variable.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
ANOTHER VICTIM OF RAIL.

e. d. Dougherty was run over by a
F., B. and w. railroad train at Abei-
deem. Md, yesterday and died from
the injuries. Dougherty is supposed
to have fallen from a freight train.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
CHILDREN SAW HIM
KILLED IN DOUGH MIXER

ed on AS he did so, he fell forward
into the machine. His children and
his assistant rushed to the scene and
shut off the power, but the man was
dead, badly mangled.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
TWO BANDITS KILLED.
Shot When They Try to Rob a Rus.
sian Telegraph Station.

Rv United Press Leased Special Wire.
VIENNA Jan. 1.-Two Russian
bandits were killed today in an at
TACK on the railway station at Obydi
A third escaped. The bandits attempt
ed to rob the telegraph operate, but
the latter's assistant fred on them.
The raid on the railway station fol-
lowed the outlaws murder of a
priest at Dzieditiz and the firing OF
his house.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
CONTINUED on Second Page9
Dover Couple Marry Here.

The Rev. e. c. MacnichoL pastor OF
Asbury NJ. E Church, announced TO-
day that he had oiiiciated at the mar
riage of Edward H. Bostic and Miss
Leah A. Redefer. both OF Dover, on
January 3. The couple were accom-
panied BY Frederick l.. Murphy, Of
fhfc nifv
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
Actress COOS YisIiing.

Miss Minerva Cove~dale. VINO - -
e,i;nV an engagement at the Carrier
Theatre. spent last evening as 'ne
enest of her grandmother at Newa-k'
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
chemlstrr CIas. at Y. N. G. a.

Chemistry lessons will be commenc-
ed tonight at the Y. NJ. C. A. and
from all indications there will be a
large class TO take up the course.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Pair
weather will continue in the south to-
night and Friday. From the Ohio
valley nOrthWard and nOrtheastward
the weather will be unsettled except
in southern New England and In the
eastern portions of the middle Atlan-
tic States.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
WIIIONAIHT sHOTI N'I

CHEYENNE Wyo. lan
student fQr the Spanish priesthood
coad tho aged Nebraska millonai
evening remained silent n hs e.i 'aia
choosing or any Of the oveit. ieadae
nouast sll prosaby begin hs etooa
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
ctRrIN's c0WpAy

Bs untod Press Lesraa
ATLANTA 0a ln
reioaa, Boniamn p ar
N Y under sentence n he
Captain oboruu NJ caran
Of $4,000 So connection
t-acts The terms y lho Na
eyer. within aHy days haf7
sold behavior Their e
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
FLANK uoyru eD

FL pAso Texas jun
can inia- Try leh Juares today
Rain ad for Pearson to
insurrectoa in that section
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A STAMP HOAX.
The Story That Wont With the eis.
plants Beak Issue.

Tho story nat went WIKI bno SiOs
plants Beak Issue.
Stamp collecting is a peculiar but q
fascinating hobby, and it is said that
as many as 100000 in all the world
own it as a hobby. Germany. France,
Austria. England and France rank In
the order named in the number OF
stamp collectors they contain.
1.-The elephants beak hoax" Is one OF
the best jokes ever played at the ex-
pense of collectors 1t was worked on
q half dozen well known philatelists
who were astonished by the announce
ment that we'll known New York
stamp collector had secured the only
copy of peculiar stamp later known
as 1.-The elephant stamp bill" This
stamp bore as its central design tha
figure of an elephant with the beak
and wings of bird. This stamp, 30
the story went, was designed by well
known South American revoluttonist
who was about to overthrow the exist
ing regime. The design on the stamp
was meant to designate that the new
ruler had the strength of an elephant
and the swiftness of bird. But
alas for the plans of mice and men!
His plot was discovered. and among
the supplies seized were half a million
Of the stamps OF the new and yet IN
born republic. These were ordered de-
stroyed One of the soldiers had man
aged to smuggle about hundred
these away, but he was finally caught
and shot at daybreak. Before his exc
cution, however. he had given one
stamp to little boy, and this had In
some very reasonable and plausible
way found the New York collectef
after many months.
The stamp was naturally of great
price and would have brought a big
sum had not several collectors com
pared notes and found that each had
in his possession on approval the only
elephant bill stamp In existence. In
this way the interesting hoax was dis
covered.-New York Mail
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-03

through proper 1000, we muSL gel
it otherwise. Cascarets are the
next best way.
Ask your doctor about it. He
will tell you that the day of the
violent purgatives, such as calomel
pills, salts, castor oil and cathartics
is past. This is the day of the gen.
tie in medicine, the natural, the
pleasant. Cascarets act just as Ger.
tain foods act-just as exercise
acts-on the bowels-on the liver
Get a 10 cent box and try one
now.
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the booking list. Quiet, hard workers
no Johnny and Mabel nonsense, on the
Job to the minute. straight home after
their act, and each of 'em as gentle
manlike as a lady. l don't expect to
handle any attractions that give me
less trouble or more respect for the
profession"
And now, after so much cracking OF
q nutshell, here is the kernel of the
story:
At the end of its second season
"Mice VIII Play" came back to New
York for another run at the roof gar
dens and summer theaters. There was
never any trouble in booking it at the
topnotch price Bob Hart had his
bungalow nearly paid for. and Cherry
had so many savings deposit bank
books that she had begun to buy sec
tional bookcases on the installmen1
plan to hold them.
I tell you these things to assure you
even If you can't believe it. that many
very many--of the stage people are
workers with abiding ambitions. JUS
the same as the man who wants to
be president. or the grocery clerk who
wants a home in F1atbush, or a lady
who is anxious to flop out OF the count
pan into the prince fire. And l hope
may be allowed to say, without chip
ping into the contribution basket, that
they often move in a mysterious way
their wonders to perform
But listen.
At the first performance Of mice
Will Play" in New York at the new
Westphalia tho hams alluded toy the
alter Winona Cherry was nervous
When she fred at the photograph OF
the eastern beauty on the mantel the
bullet, instead Of penetrating the pho
to and then striking the disk, went
into the lower left side Of Bob Harris
neck. Not expecting to get it there
Hart collapsed neatly, while Cherry
tainted In a most artistic manner.
The audience. surmising that they
viewed comedy instead Of tragedy
In which the principals were married
or reconciled. applauded with great en-
joyment The cool head. who always
graces such occasions. rang the cur
tain down. and two platoons Of scene
shutters respectively and more or les:
respectfully removed Hart and Cherry
from the stage The next turn wen
on, and all went as merry as an ali
mony bell.
The stage hands found young doc
tor at the stage entrance who wal
waiting for patient with decoctioI
Of American Beauty roses. The doc
tor examined Hart carefully ant
laughed heartily.
"No headlines for you, old sport,
was his diagnosis. "If 1t had beer
two inches to the left 1t would hav,
undermined the carotid artery as IA
as the red front drug store in Flat
bush and back again. AS it is, YOU
Just get the property man to bind 1
up with q fiounce torn from any one O.
the girls valenciennes and 60 hom'
and get it dressed by the parlor hoo
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God be praised that l am overtaken
with misfortune and not with SIM
Saadi
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-03

the sale of a drove of beeves In the
east. THAT accounts for the prices
we pay for steakD The cash disap-
pears at the same time. Jack Valen-
tine was the only person with the
ranchman when he made his (alleged)
croak
"Gawd kn1ws l love him. but II he
has done this deed You sabe, don't
you? And then there are some mean
| things said about the Fifth avenue
girl, who doesn't come on the stage.
| But wait. Here's the climax. Helen
Grimes. chaparralish as she can be,
is goaded beyond imprudence. She
| convinces herself that Jack Valentine
| is not only falsetto, but a financier.
| To lose at one fell swoop $647.OOO and
lover in riding trousers with angles
| in the sides like the variations on the
chart of a typhoid fever patient is
| enough to make any perfect lady mad
| So, theni
They stand in the (ranch) library,
! which is furnished with mounted elk
| heads. Oi,lnt the Elks have a fish
| fry in Amagansett onceD The de-
| nouement then begins.
Helen thinks Jack has taken the
| money.
Goaded beyond imprudence Gas be-
fore said). Helen says to Jack vaIen-
tine, "Robber and thief, and, worse
yet, stealer Of trusting hearts. this
| should be your fate"'
With that out she whips. Of course,
the trusty 80 caliber.
But l will be merciful," goes on
Helen. you shall live. That will be
your punishment. will show you
! how easily I could have sent you to
the death that you deserve. There Is
her picture on the mantel Will
send through her more beautiful face
the bullet that should have pierced
your craven heart"
And she does 1t. And there's no
fake blank cartridges or assistants
pulling strings. Helen fires. The bull
| let-the actual bullet-goes through
the face of the photograph and then
strikes the hidden spring Of the slid
ing panel in the wall. and. 10. the panel
slides, and there Is the missing $647,-
600 In convincing stacks Of currency
and bags of gold. It's great You
know how it is. Cherry practiced for
| two months at a target on the roof OF
| her boarding house. 1t took good
shooting. In the sketch she had to hit
q brass disk only three inches in diam
eter, covered by wall paper in the
panel, and she had to stand in exactly
the same spot every night, and the
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impossible There's some mistake"
"She's crying for YOU" said the
tramp juggler. For love Of you she's
fighting three and calling your name
so loud they don't dare to raise the
curtain Wake up. man"
"For love of me?" said Bob Hart,
with staring eyes. Don't l tell you
it's too late? It's too late, man. Why,
Cherry and | have been married two
years.
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We like to
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We are always best satisfied when
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That's one reason why we like par
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i'll our Photographic department.
The Kodak goods have quality
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kingsley's Stamn arinu.

Charles Kingsley loved talking, he'd
an enormous deal TO say on every con
ceivable subject and longed to say il.
But his stammer was always checking
him. He gurgled and gaspeu AMI
made faces and would sometimes
break off in a conversation or ii meal.
rush out into the open air and libcr-
ate his suppressed emotions by rapid
Exercise or physical exertion. Yet, rs
has often been observed in similar
cases, when he had to preach the
stammer subsidized, and. though there
was some facial contortion, the flow
Of the discourse was never interrupt
ed. He said to his friend Tom
Hughes: Il could be us great q talkec
as any man in England but for my
stammering When l am speaking for
God in the pulpit or paying by bed
sides l never stammer. My stammcr
Is blessed thing for me. 1t keeps me
from talking in company and from
going out as much as I should do hut
for tic. w. e. Russell in Winche
Yer Guardian
a Fixture.
81 guess the airship is here to stay"
"Why so?'
81 see they have begun to quarrel as
regards the advantages of the respec
Ne types."-Kansas City Journal.