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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
FIRES DEVASTATE .
 NORTH CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, September S.-Forest fires which for three days have been eat ing their way across some of the most valuable ranges in northern California have reached the outskirts of Novato, II miles north of here. Ten miles of coun- try have been burned over and orchards and grain fields have been destroyed.
 Five hundred men, including every able bodied man resident of Novato, spent the night on the outskirts of the town bat ting with the flames. Another branch of the fire is reported within a mile and a half of San Rafael.
 Deer driven from hilsides crowded the |country roads last night.
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And this is the bouquet" she throws tho tired business man who essays so- ciety:
 For you are dull, oh, business man of America no doubt of that It is a. penance to sit next you at dinner. When think upon the wives that sit opposite you at dinner and breakfast several hun dred times year I marvN that the American woman is as good sort as she Is. I only wonder that she does not elope or take to drugs. 1 would far rather climb up to hilltop and talk to myself until I fell asleep than sit next an American business man at dinner and pound away, trying to interest him M subjects of which the mere names are to him as Sanskrit, or permitting him quietly to fall asleep over his food. l would rather live in a cave. with no solace but paper and pens for the rest of my life, than to be married to one of them-yea, even if he provided me with many servants and almost as many automobiles"
 The lady from California declares that the American man alone Is to be held responsible for the horde of discontented women which afflct, the United States to- day. She declares that he has made them ''idlers" when he should have made them workers"
 AS if some one took issue with her just here, on the subject of man let ting his wife go out into the business world and work, she quickly defends by saying:
 Man, particularly the American man, has curious kind of snobbery. He can not endure that the world should think him incapable of providing adequately for his family, giving his wife all that she wants But that is exactly the point; he doesn't give her what she wants, when he keeps her in idleness. He can't put her back in a harem; We have gone too fast and too far for that. But he can let her go to work It would abolish discontent. and that is the first step toward happi- ness.
 Mrs Atherton in this article is strong and forceful as she ever is. with her pen, and she has suggested a brilliant and happy solution to many a matrimonial failure when she says
 "Let the women-work."
 No idle individual-man or woman ever was or ever>will be happy!
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German Gunner Wins Battle

St. Petersburg, September s.--Suppie- mentary reports received today by an official news agency from Teheran, Per sia, establish that the outcome Of the battle at Imanzadeh Jafar September 3. when the forces of the exShaw Moham- med Ali Mirza suffered crushing defeat, was decided by the government with guns operated under the direction of the Ger man instructor of the Persian army. Major Haaz.
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PENSACOLA PARTY
 PASS NASHVILLE

Nashville, September S.-The Pensacola pathfinders, scouting for route for "a gulf to the lake highway, are spending today in Nashville. They leave for Bowl ing Green, Ky, this afternoon and expect to reach Chicago September H.
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THE LAx-FOs WAY

If you had a medicine that would strengthen the liver, the stomach, the Kidneys and the bowels, and at the same time make you strong with a systematic tonic. don't you believe you would soon be well?
 That's "The Lax Eos Way"
 We ask you to buy the first bottle on the money back plan, and you will ask your druggist to sell you the second.
 It keeps your whole jnsides right.
 There is nothing else made like Lax. Eos
 Remember the name--LAX-F EOS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-09
OHIO TEAM WINS
 DRYDEN TROPHY

Seagirt, O.. September S.-Ohio won the Dryden trophy match at the annual Sea girt shooting tournament here today. The winners score was 1096. New York was second, with 1895.
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NEWSOf THE DAY IN SOCIETY WORLD PatrOnesses for Concert Dinner Party THE SOCIAL CALENDAR  Notes and Personals About We'll Known People-Some Society
 News of Interest in
 Birmingham


 The following ladies have been asked 10 act as patronesses for the concert to be given on September 1T for the benehs or the Jackson highway: Mrs-sW. W. Craw- ford, Mrs William Jordan, Mrs. J. R. Copeland, Mrs. Victor Hanson, Mrs. cuI- pepper Exum, Mrs. John Sbley. Mrs. Eugene Fies, Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs, Chapel Cory Mrs P. G. Bowman, Mrs. Robert Jemison. Mrs. Orline Shipman, Mrs. R. H. woodrow, Mrs Richard Mas eey, Mrs. Morris Marx. "A DINNER FOR MISS FOREMAN Mrs. Burt M. Forney entertained at ar informal dinner party on Friday even ing in honor of her guest, Miss Mar garet Foreman Seated at the table were Miss Foreman, Miss Gertrude Rosenstihl. Mrs. Forney, MT. c. Baker and MT. w. c. Griggs.
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Sculpturess to Fly

Berlin, September S.-Miss Nellie Reese, sculpuress, qualified for pilots license today, and gained the distinction Of be- ing the first aviatrix in Germany.
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in trade, profession or business: With well filled up, there will be less time for shallow introspection, none for ennui, and you will also (no mean considera- tion) be relieved of the entire support of your family. In other words, you will net be tired when you come home at night"
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MAKE BONDS GEO. Q. OLIVER Phones 38l
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 cars, and went direct to Avondale Park, where the well cooked meats with their tempting flavors were wait ing.
 After the barbecue the office force, called the Sink Singers, and the shipping force, called the "Nail Dri- vers," engaged in a hot ses- sion of the national game,
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The occasion was a mark ed success, and all present voted to make it an annual affair. Entertainment was provided for 25o people, which included more than one hundred officers and employees of the Moore Handley Hardware compa- ny and their families.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
NO DEFICIT
SAYS KANE
Council Finance Chairman
Says City Auditors Figures
Are Wrong
WILL SELL PROPERTY
TO PUT CITY SQUARE

Members Of the finance committee OF
City Council held meeting in Council
chambers last night at which finances
of the city were. discussed and ways
and means considered by which the
expected deficit at the end Of the fiscal
year can be avoided. City Auditor
Kurtz was present and conferred with
the committee. II is said that the MEM
bers were not pleased with his action
In giving a statement Of the city's esti-
mated receipts and expenditures for
the remainder OF the fiscal year. which
figures showed that Council was fac
ing big deficit.
Speaking for the committee Chair
man Kane disputes the city auditor
He says there will be no deficit as the
city will derive enough money from the
/ sale Of the Rodney street reservoir
property to end the year square HI
said that the city auditor in arriving
at his conclusion figures in money ad
vanced TO several departments whic
will be returned to Council whel
bonds for these departments are sold
He further said the auditor figured ol
thirteen months In the year and tha
he was on in his figures relative 10 IN,
/ estimated revenue.
AT the weekly meeting of Council OF
Thursday night an ordinance will bs
/ introduced providing for the sale OF
| the Rodney street reservoir property
| Whether to place the property in the
hands Of some real estate concern OF
dispose of Il at public sale, was not
decided at the meeting last night
The committee made arrangements
for the sale Of bonds aggregatinl
! S395,000
OF this amount S25O,OOO is for the
benefit Of the Street and Sewer De.
partment, 100000 for streets and
/ $4,000 for sewers. Bonds to IN,
amount of 100000 will be issued fol
the purchase of Fairgrounds within
the city limits and there will be
$4,000 issue for refunding watel
| bonds.
The $4,000 to refund water bond
is needed to take up bonds OF tn
Water Department, falling due on Ma.
1 and June l.
The S250,000 Street and Sewer bond
could not be sold last year, the sue
cessful bidder having refused 10 accep
them because Of the question of tn
legality Of the previous city election.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
AVENUE CHURCH
BEGINS CARNIVAL
Young People Have Pleasure
at First Night Enter
tainment

The Carnival of Flowers" which
was begun in Delaware Avenue
Baptist Chuch last evening, was well
attended and thoroughly enjoyed.
The Easter flower booth did a rush
ing business under the supervision Of
Miss Elizabeth Stafford. The grocery
store was also we'll patronized. every
thing in the grocery line being on the
counter. which is in charge of James
A. Hitchcock, the well-known grocer.
Orders are taken at the carnival and
will be delivered the following day in
the grocer's new auto delivery wagon.
The Mems Shop was another feature
Of the opening night of the carnival.
Charles l.. Doughton, the haberdasher
of S35 Market street. is i'm charge OF
this booth, assisted by Ernest Daw-
son. The homemade candies and
cakes were sold last evening very rap
idly by Mrs. Stewart, prominent
worker OF the church, assisted by the
Misses Jennie Groves and Helen
Draper. Post cards and novelties
we're all the rage. large sales being
made during the evening I'm this line
Alfred Hurlock had charge of this
booth. Burnt wood and leather goods
were sold at a very low price by Miss
Ada Adams and Miss Elsie Stewart
The ice cream and lemonade counte
was in charge Of several OF the youns
men of the union. A. r. MacAllen be-
ing the most popular caterer
This evening the feature of the car
nival will be a concert by Bethany
Band.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
Piles Cured
Quick
Send For n Free Trial Package And
You VIII BE 0verjOyed at The As
tOnishing Relief and Cure.

Anyone who has piles wants quick
relief. II you can't wait, drop into the
next drug store and get a SOC package
Of Pyramid File Cure You will find
relief right away. The cure comes
quick and is a complete, permanent
cure. Old, chronic cases, that itch all
the time, bleed, protrude and are sore,
become gangrenous and are the very
essence of utter misery. Write to the
Pyramid Drug Co., 271 Pyramid Bldg,
Marshall, Mich. for a free trial pack
age by mail in plain wrapper OF Pyra-
mid Pile Cure. Such cases have tried a
dozen remedies, they believe I'm moth
ing, expect to be operated on. are sick.
weary and discouraged. They need this
free trial Il will be a revelation. The
relief will bring back their hopes OF a
cure, the remedy will turn that hope
into realization. A man I'm Indiana past
40 had suffered over 80 years with
bleeding piles, The free trial OF Pyra-
mid Pile Cure was his first real com
fort He was thoroughly cured and has
lived his remaining years In peaceful
enjoyment, doing such odd work as
would occupy his mind, and going
about with none of the restraint and
hardships that always accompany
piles. Don't neglect to send for this
free trial, and remember you can al
ways obtain the regular soc package
in any drug store and be sure you get
what you ask for.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
KILLS HIMSELF
WITH WIFE NEAR
Marcus Hook Man Sends
Bullet Crashing Into
His Brain
WORRIMENT THE ONLY
CAUSE FOR SUICIDE

Standing in the presence of his
young wife and her father. Hazel
Williams, aged 35 years, we'll known
resident of Marcus Hook whipped a
revolver from his pocket last night
and placing the muzzle against his
forehead, pulled the trigger sending
a 3S calibre bullet crashing through
his brain and causing instant death
The mans action was so quick that
neither his father-in-law or wife
could act in time to prevent the sui
eide. No cause can be assigned by
family for Williams act of self-de-
structiOn.
That he also contemplated taking
the life of another. presumably, his
father-in-law or wife. is made appar-
ent by two statements he is credited
with having made a few minutes be-
fore the suicide Williams had enter
ed the store of William Mann, Marcus
Hook, and there purchased some .35
calibre bullets. When leaving the
Evening journal., 1911-04-11

store. he said to Mann. Don't be sur
prised if you hear of murder and
suicide in this town before morning.
The only reasons that can be given
by the suicides wife and relatives for
the act, is worTiment. A few weeks
ago. Williams sister. who was a
trained nurse at Chester Hospital,
succumbed to a lingering Illness, and
about ten days ago, his grandmother
died. A little less than a year ago.
the young mans father was claimed
by death.
Deputy Coroner Cloud of Delaware
county, is making a thorough fnvesti-
cation in the case. The shooting
caused great excitement i'm Marcus
Hook and there were many who could
not be convinced at first that Williams
who was we'll known and popular, had
taken his own life.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
INSPECT MCKAY PROPERTY.

Members of the Park Extension
Committee of the Park Commission
yesterday afternoon, visited the Nc
Kay property, bounded by Broome.
Clayton, Linden and Elm streets, this
being one of the parks the purchase
Of which the Board has under consid-
Grafton, out of the $250.OOO the bonds
for which were authorized by the last
Legislature.
The Park Extension Committee is
comprised of William p Bancroft,
president of the board; Jerome b Bell
and President OF Council James L.
Banning, who is a member OF the
Board by virtue Of his office I'm Coun-
ell.
The committee will probably make
report at the next meeting of the
Park Board.
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ment In It's new home shall every day
give opportunities 10 hundreds Of boys
and girls, young men and women, to
acquire strength; strength of mind
and body, that shall enable them to
win and keep place I'm the business
Of making a livelihood. No less. too.
We believe In the work I'm this little
home telling for strength of char
acter We believe that many boys
and girls have learned TO hate sham.
TO despise deceit. TO scorn falsehood
because of quiet but effective infu-
ence Of the Peoples Settlement Club
work. And we believe equally strong
that the future years will find them
cleaving unto that which is good, that
many Of them will be found among
those who throughout life keep their
honor clean.
But that Is not all Our work is
but partly done II We do not also use
all effort to see that the conditions
and environment in which our people
live and move the greater part Of their
time. are such as to give fair oppor-
tunity for the growth and develops
ment OF those qualities which we are
endeavoring to suggest aud to instiI
through our club and class work
Thanks for the Helpers.
II wish to accord here my deep ap-
probation of the excellent service
rendered during the past year by our
large force of volunteer helpers.
am sure that no Settlement home pos
sesses a more efficient or faithful force
Of workers. 7 rejoice in this fact
knowing as ! do that the success OF a
work of this kind depends so largely
upon the personnel OF those doing ths
work. To the many who have through
out the year responded TO appeals for
financial support, and for the new
building, / would express my sincere
thanks. adding 10 my own that Of tho
very many 10 whom the Peoples Set
tlement has during the past year
brought the helpful and guiding hand
OF friendship and to whom II has
meant incentive, opportunity and life
"The support which the Wilmington
people have given would seem to indl-
cate that they believe in its worth
and value. II is not a question of
supporting and standing back OF the
few people who are doing the work
they have chosen to do at the Peoples
! Settlement. Not at all The Peoples
Settlement is a part Of your city life.
the city which has given TO you op-
portunity and prosperity. Cramped
as are the Settlements quarters, it
has eXerted an influence in things ner-
tanning to wholesome living cOudi-
tions and decent citizenship to hun
dreds of boys and girls. It each year
means and will mean even In vaster
degree in the new home-opportunity
10 grow into healthy, honest. capable
manhood, into gentler, intelligent,
healthful home-making womanhood.
! With the sure establishment of posi-
ton and influence. which has been
won during the past nine years Of its
/ existence and which may be consider
ed a part of its assets today The
Peoples Settlement may be counted
upon we believe. to become more ard
more a sure and potent force for good
throughout the city. VIII you not be
one Of those who are helping It 10
become so?
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
DRUGGISTS AT
ANNUAL DINNER

The annual meeting Of the Whining
ton Association of Retail Druggists
will be held this evening at the Hotel
Wilmington, followed by banquet,
which is a pleasing feature each year
OF these meetings. The election OF Of
ficers will take place.
The present officers are: n. b. Dan
forth. president; Frank II. Gray. sec
retary, and Alfred Dougherty, treas
urer.
There are forty-seven members i'm
the association and all of them with
their women guests will attend the
banquet which is being arranged by
Walter A. Grant and Miss Eta De-
Voc
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
FIREMEN WANT THE
NEW ORGANIZATION

Members of the Washington Fire
Company yesterday afternoon extin-
guished fire of mysterious origin at
the home of William c. King, al No.
SOC King street The family was away
and there was no fire in the house that
might have caused the blaze. A
passerby saw smoke coming from the
second-story window about o'clock,
and he telephoned TO the Washington
Fire Company. The fire was found on
the first floor The furniture In the
room was in flames. Nearby was an
oil stove but 1t was not lighted, and
there was nothing IN the room that
could have started the blaze.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
COLONIAL DANES HEAR OF
WASHINGTON In DELAWARE

A paper by Miss Katherine Pyle, en-
titled Washington In Delaware" was
read to Mrs. Peter T. Wright at the
meeting Of the Society Of Colonial
Danes yesterday afternoon at the New
Century Club. The paper is one of the
articles on early Delaware history
which is to be published by the society
in book form this September. The book
has been illustrated by Miss Pyle and
by Miss Ethel Brown
Miss Anna T. Candy presided yester-
day at the meeting in the absence OF
Mrs Charles r. Miller. Mrs. Leroy
4 Harvey was chairman of the socia
committee.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
FALLS DEAD
OF APOPLEXY

Michael Newell. one of the best
known contractors i'm Wilmington, died
suddenly of apoplexy. at 10.45 o'clock
last night, at his residence, No. 900
West Fourth street He ate supper
with his family and appeared 10 be in
the best of health. The funeral will
take place tomorrow morning with
mass in ST. Pauls r. c. Church. Mr..
Newell was IS years old. At one time
he was a Democratic member Of City
Council: Mr.. Newell was the father
OF John A. Newell, the former base
ball player.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
MAYOR MAY NOT
TAKE TRIP ABROAD

Mayor Spruance has not yet decided
whether he will accept the invitation to
accompany 100 business men Of this
country on a trip to Europe. The party
will study commercial and economic
conditions while abroad. Governor
Pennewill also has been invited to be
one of the party. Representatives of
foreign countries will be invited to
attend the International Congress OF
Chambers of Commerce. which is to be
held i'm Boston, Mass, in June, 1912.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
HOW'S THIS

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY & CO. Teledo. 0.
We. the undersigned. have known r J.
Cheney for the last IS years. and believs
him perfectly honorable in all business trans
actions and financially able 20 carry out
any obligations made by his hrm
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly npon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price IS esnts per bottle. Sold BY all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for conssipaslok.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
FeM Mnrkei Snnces Ian

Clerk Of Market Thurston NJ. Lowe
said today that with few exceptions
all the market spaces In King and
Madison streets have been taken and
hereafter he will be at his Office only
In the mornings. between and 10
o'clock. On Wednesdays and Satur-
days he will remain at his Office until
o'clock In the afternoon The last
week in April he Will devote TO mark
ing off the spaces on the east side OF
the street, the market moving over to
that side on May 1.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
chlIdrens, Band for HosnItaI.

A Childrens Band was organized on
Saturday at the Homeopathic Hospi-
tai. under the charge of the Junior
Board. On the advisory board are
Mrs. Harrison W. Howell. Mrs. ] J..
Satterthwaite, Miss Jane Lea, and Miss
Marion Beadenkopf- About fifty chill
dren are expected to join the band.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
Y. VIC A. no Elect Managers.

A board of managers will be cleo
ted al the annual meeting of the Young
Women's Christian Association on
Thursday evening. The managers VIII
meet on the following Monday for or
ganization and election of officers. The
death of Mrs. William n. Logan has
left a vacancy in the presidency OF the
association.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
State Detective Appointment.

Former State Detective Harry I.
ellis. who resigned that Office to go
TO the Legislature as a member OF
the lower House Of that body, is be-
ing mentioned with others for the ap-
pointment Of detective Gillis' term
would have expired last month had
he remained a detective.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
Amin Carried ChImes.

With a set OF chimes instead of the
regular "honk," ''honk." a large tour
ing car passed up Market street last
evening. II sounded like a calliope
and attracted general attention
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
We Require
No References

You can make pay
ments to suit your own
convenience. Strictly one
price whether you pay
cash or buy on account.
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
Millinery

Ready-to-wear models
shipped direct from New
York, insuring perfect
taste and style, $2.9S to $40
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Boys Clothes

Our Boys Clothes De-
partment will prove a
source of satisfaction to
every mother who has a
boy to clothe. Long wear
and good appearance are
the qualities in our Boys
Suits ..... .$1.9S to $3.50
Evening journal., 1911-04-11
LlvIMGSTON'S
0utfittsrs to the Whole Family
Fifth and Market Streets
Most Successful Opening Wilmington Ever S.

a hT
n 7teo "a ehe 0 Saturday, remng aconSan f t Sc b
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Ladies' Suit

Of this department of
our business we are par
ticulsrly proud. The
showing Of Suits, Dresses
and Wraps, we feel, is a
credit TO our store and to
this city.
You will be more than
repaid for the trouble you
take in visiting this de-
partment. The newest
styles and materials,
$1,000 to $4,000