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Evening journal., 1911-12-01
CHANGERS NOW
WORK OUT THEIR
CHRISTMASPLANS

About seventy-five members Of
West Brandywine Grange celebrated
Thanksgiving in Grange Hall last
evening. After the usual business
was transacted. the following pro-
gram was given: Thanksgiving song
by the grange; turkey quiz. by Mrs.
Luff; essay. THE First Dhanksgiv-
ing" Miss Mary Passmore; readings
Miss Laura Strobe. Ernest Smith; in
strumental music. Frank McAveny
The following took part in a "Nutting
Party" in which they told of native
places Of different nuts. kind a, soil
best adapted TO their growth and tho
use Of the various kinds of wood.
Chestnut, Herbert Chandler; hickory
Ethel Day; peanut. Howard Wallace;
cScoanut. Thomas Passmore; haze
nut. Phoebe Dawson; English wal
nut. Earl Wilkinson; black walnut,
William Talley; pecan.> Hannah
Ryan; Almond, George Cleaver;
c cam nut. Edward Ryan; shellbark
, Madeline Cox; current events, Roy
PLEDGE; Peters Thanksgiving Tur.
key" Hanna Pdss.lore. The Ques-
tion was asked, "What in your opin.
ion is the create 4 blessing the farm
ers wife has which her city cousin
has not?' brought out quite a va
riety Of ideas.
A committee was appointed to ar
range for a Christmas tree for The
grange for December 81
Next Thursday night a class Of
twelve will be given the first two
degrees.
Quite a large number of the mem
! bers expect to attend Pomona Grang'
at Newport next Thursday.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
CITY UNITES IN
THANKSGIVING
Prayer and Praise Go Up
Frsm Many City
Churches
FEASTS FOR HOSPITAL
PATIENTS AND SHUT ms

In divine worship. in acts of chari-
ty in family reunion. in turkey-feasts,
in football games. in theatre-going
and dancing, Wilmington yesterday
celebrated Thanksgiving Day with
an energy that must have made the
ghosts of the Pilgrim Fathers turn
green with envy.
The well attended church services
included union meetings Of Brandy
wine. Trinity. Kingswood, Epworth,
Asbury, Madeley and Scott. in Scott
Church; of Central and First, in First
Presbyterian Church; of st. Paul's
and Grace, i'm Grace Church; Wesley
and Harrison Street. in Wesley
Church; Baptist Churches in Bethany
Church: City C. E. Union sunrise
meeting at Delaware Avenue. Prac-
tically all the city churches held SER
vices. alone or in union.
Good dinners were served at the
state and county institutions. AT
Delaware Hospital. 1900 pounds Of
turkey and 600 pies were the main
items in an abundant menu. The
Homeopathic Hospital also enjoyed
the regulation turkey and fxings,
through the kindness of Mrs. Lammot
DUPONT aud Mrs. w. G. Pennypacker.
New Castle County Hospital had an
old-fashioned boiled dinner. at the
special request OF the inmates who
wish the turkey dinner to be saved
for Christmas The Girls Industrial
School had a Thanksgiving dinner
which they cooked themselves. Hope
Farm will postpone the feast until
Sunday.
The Sunday Breakfast Mission dis
tributed over 200 Thanksgiving bas-
kets, many Of which were contributed
by the public school children. Sew
eral churches also sent out baskets.
The theatres we're we'll filled in
afternoon. and In the evening hun
dreds we're turned away. Manager
Dockstader OF the Garfick. announced
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. that
he could have sold the house twice
out. and hundreds were turned away
after that hour. Long lines Of peO-
pie thronged the movies" waiting a
chance to get IN last night Many
| Wilmingtonians went up to Philadel.
phia for the Penn-Cornen game.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
CORN SHOW BY
NEW CASTLE GRANGE

Rose Hill Grange. Martin z. Smith
master. will have an exhibit Of seed
corn on next Wednesday evening. 1t
is expected that one Of the profess
sors of Delaware College will Judge
the corn. and also give lecture on
seed corn, how to select It. the best
plant food and the best cultural meth
DDS TO produce the best commercial
crop under existing conditions
The master OF the State Grange. S.
H. Messick, OF his representative. B.
A. Groves. master of Diamond State
Grange, will be present.
After the lecture. a general discus
sion on corn growing will be entered
into by the members OF the grange.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
MINIMUM WAGE
FOR The TEACHERS

L, Scott Townsend. A. J. Eliason
and n. NJ. Moore. comprising the
County School Commissioners. az
meeting In the office OF Daniel o.
Hastings thia morning authorised
County Superintendent A. r. Spfid
to secure data regarding the schools
and drainage and submit the data to
the Board at the March meeting. Tho
clerks OF the several districts are to
be notified that unless they comply
with the sanitary rules adopted By
the State Board Of Education IN 1910
tho state dividend Will be withheld
from their districts.
In some districts no attention has
been paid to the sanitary conditions
Of the schools.
AT the next meeting. upon report OF
the county superintendent the COM
missioners Will fix minimum SAL
airy which can be paid to county teach
ers. This Is to be done to protect the
teachers. Some school districts in the
past year have painted and repaired
their buildings and cut the teachers
salary to pay for IT, After this mini
mum salary has been determined,
school districts win not be excused
from paying IL unless they can show
they are financially unable to do so.
This minimum salary is likely to be
somewhere in the neighborhood OF $35
or $40
County superintendent Spaid and
the Commissioners feel that consoli-
dation OF rural schools is needed to
do away with tho present bad record
OF attendance I'm some schools In
some districts last year the attend-
ance ran as low as fifty per cent.
while in a few it went down to SO
or 40 per cent
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
JUDGE LET'S
THIS MAN OFF

During the hearing OF testimony
against Tofel Mardrelski on the charge
Of assault and battery IN City Court
this morning. Judge Cochran said be
had instructed Kazmer Gulcznskia, O
saloon keeper az Third and Pine
streets, to keep order in his place
after he had complained OF disorder
there. From the evidence heard today
1t apeared that Adam Meleski and his
brother went into the saloon on We'd
nesday night and started a fight and
the saloon keeper and Tofei put them
out. Adam had Tofel arrested as a
result Judge Cochran dismissed the
charge against Tofel.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
TO BURN $4,000
REJECTED BONDS

Some time this afternoon $4,000 in
city securities will be destroyed by a
special committee of members Of
Council. appointed for the purpose.
and City Treasurer Lednum. The
bonds are those issued for the widen
ing and improving of Eleventh street,
and which were refused by Harris,
Forbes and Company. bond buyers, on
the ground that they we're not issued
under the proper law.
A resolution was adopted and the
committee appointed to destroy the
bonds, at last nights meeting OF
Council The committee appointed
is composed Of Councilmen Stoyer,
Downs and Hinger.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
BROTHER OF NOTED PERSIAN
ASSASSINATED AT TEHERAN
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
BERLIN. Dec. 1.-Ala-Ed-Dowleh
brother Of the former Minister at
Berlin was assassinated today in
front Of his residence in Teheran. ac-
cording to reports here. 1t is be-
lieved that la-Ed-Dowleh was mis-
taken for his brother. who was in
yolved in the controversy concerning
the Persian treasurer. w. Morgan
Shuster, whose dismissal has been
demanded by Russia.
Five shots were fired at Ala-Ed-
Dowieh. four of which took effect.
The wonded man Is reported to have
lived only a few minutes. The as
sassin escaped. Gendarpes arrested
several suspects. but all proved they
were not implicated in the shooting.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
CONSTABLE LEVIES ON
OLD NEW CASTLE JAIL

Gently took over the structure to raze
IL, and dispose Of the material. The
money for which suit was brought is
said to be due the men employed by
the Truitts on the work.
The constable levied on the stones,
and iron, most Of which made up the
cells In the old prison
Constable Jones said he will sell
the jail on December 13 unless the set
tlement Of the claims is made before
that time.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
CITY MAY GET MILL.

Officials Of the Highland SIX Com.
pany, Of Patterson, N. j., whose mill
at Marshallton was recently destroyed
by fire. have been looking at several
new sites here. II is understood that
one of the places was the property
used by Schwartz and Company, sigar
makers, at Eighth and Orange streets.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
NOVEMBER
BUILDING BOON

Building Inspector Cassidy has is
sued his report for November, show
ing a tremendous increase over the
business OF that Office in the CORE
spending period year ago. Thirty-one
permits were issued during November,
for a total valuation of S542,075, as
compared with 3S permits issued dur
ing November, 1910. for total valu-
alton of $90,605.
The increase this year is due to the
fact that permits were issued for two
hotels, including the big DUPONT
hostelry, for a total valuation Of $780,
600 Permits were issued for twenty
two dwellings costing $41,20O, and for
alterations and repairs. to the value
of S9,445 The remainder was for
miscellaneous work.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
IMPROVE TIE
TROLLEY SERVICE
Va hiH tn HeiChtS Get (
iEu .Ch ula .uring
uh LIS

Owing 10 increased traffic on the
Washington street branch. the VIII
minglon and Philadelphia Traction
Company Will inaugurate new
schedule ca the line, beginning to-
morrow morning. This new headway
calls Tor a nine-minute schedule dur
iug the rush hours. while in the past
twe.ge-Iainute schedule has been in
force The new schedule calls for a
niue minute headway between the
. hours OF ESQ ana 9.15 O'Clock in the
mornins. ald from 8 to o'clock in
the evening.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01

The historic jail at New Castle has
been levied on under the law and will
be sold on December 10, an ignomini-
GUS ending for structure which has
fulfilled such an important place in
the affairs of this county.
The old building was levied upon
yesterday by Constable Lucius c.
Jones for $134, alleged to be due in
wages by George r. and Edward
Truitt. both Of New Castle, who re-
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
WOULD TAKE
HIS $4,000 AWAY

His mind evidently effected, a man
believed to be a stranger in the city
appeared among a crowd at Sixth and
Market streets. on Wednesday even
ing. and as mysteriously disappeared
He was frothing at the mouth and
created CONSERVATION when he shout
ed that he had $4,000 and was about
to leave the city with it.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
M'MAHON GOES TO JAIL
FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS

BY The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. frank
w Mcmahon, convicted OF voluntary
manslaughter a week ago for killing
George A. Leary. alleged betrayer OF
the convicted mans daughter. was
sentenced by Judge Bregy today to an
indeterminate term of not less than
five years nor more than ten years.
Under the law the longest sentence
which might have been imposed was
twelve years.
Mcmahon stood calmly In the pris-
oner's dock facing the judge when he
was led into the court room. He pail
cd little when Judge Breezy imp0s-
ed the long indeterminate term. as he
had been confident that his sentence
would be a light one.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
CITY COURT PAYS.

Lewis D. Sasse, clerk Of the Mu-
nicipal Court, has completed his No
vember report which he will present
to City Council. The report shows
total receipts or S661.45; expenses.
carfare for prisoners and witnesses
fees, $3.50, leaving balance Of
Sc 37.55
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
ACCUSED OF ODD THEFT.

Mrs. Rebecca Goldstein was held
under 5000 bail for Court on We'd
nesday afternoon by Magistrate Rob-
ertson on the charge of larceny. II
is alleged that the woman asked an
insurance agent to change her SIC
when he went to collect some money
from her. and that she kept the SIC
change and threw the insurance booh
at him saying she did not want It.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
BOOST RoAps AT pINNER.

Genral T. Coleman DUPONT will be
guest Of honor at a good roads dinner
to be given by representative resi-
dents of Chester County in West Ches-
ter, December IA. Governor Pennewill
has also been invited.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
WILL DANCE TONIGHT.

Mrs. Lammott dupont will give the
first dance tonight in the dupont
building ball room. The hall and
the drawing rooms will be tastefully
decorated for the occasion. The
guests will enter by the Tenth street
entrance to the elevators, which so
to the eleventh floor.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
CLAss SERVICE POSTPONED.

Because of the inclement weather,
the special sercice which was to have
been held in Silverbrook Church on
Tuesday. under the auspices OF class
No. 2, Joseph w. Coley, leader, was
postponed until nebt Tuesday night,
when very interesting program is to
be given.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
MINIMUM SALARIES
FOR COUNTY TEACHERS

At their meeting this morning in
this city the New Castle County
School Commissioners discussed the
subject Of fixing a minimum salary
for county school teachers. The fix
ing of the salary was laid over until
the next meeting.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
THANKsGVING SERVICE,

A Thanksgiving service was held N
the East Lake Presbyterian Church
yesterday morning. Thanksgiving
hymns were sung and psalms Of
Thanksgiving read by the audience.
Miss Nellie Brown sang the solo,
praise Ye the Lord. The Rev.
Henry Cunningham spoke on
"Thanksgiving-A Good Thing" The
service was well attended.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
INIuREn IN FOOTRALL GAME.

During the football game between
Fort Dupont and Imperial yesterday
Charles Ragalske. one OF DuPonts
players. was so badly injured about
the head that he had to be removed
to the Delaware Hospital His condi-
tion is not serious.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
MOOSE no ELRCT.

Wilmington Lodge, Local Order Of
Moose, will have its annual election Of
officers tonight There are several
spirited contests for the offices.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
SMALL FIRE LOSS.

The police made 81 arrests during
November. There were but four fires
and the loss was the smallest record
ed in many months. Only one OF the
fires resulted in a bax alarm.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
TO IMPROVE CLERKS OFFICE.

The public building committee Of
Council Is contemplating making i'm
provements to the Office Of the clerk
of Council, In the way OF new carpet
and furniture, an improvement long
needed.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
MR- HARRIS nRIYES CADILLAC.

Henry Harris, of No 403 Washing
ton street today purchased a Cadillac
phaeton through the Postles Garage
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.

The monthly meeting Of the Board
of Trade will be held this evening,
when the question OF organizing a
State Bankers Association will be
discussed.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
FINDING ONES
BY-PRODUCTs.


By-products always pay, but
it often takes genius to dis
cover them. Every man has
some by-product that has a
market value, but he does not
always know it.
The Want Columns have
helped many individuals to
find just what oy-product they
possess and. have provided a
market for them.
Keep in touch with the
Wants and like as not you will
discover that you have some
thing TO sell-whether It be
merchandise or service-that
will materially increase your
income.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
ELKS DANCE.

Several members of the local lodge
OF Elks attended tn ball Of the Ches-
ter lodge last night in Chester.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
0frosEs rARtEIs 49,.

by Tho United Press
wAsHlSeroN pee LA strong protest 'sah. the ea-
t4bisemsnt o parcels poss rural ire delivery routes
made y John q Green Of Cleveland sreow me NaHon-
d Association q Retail orocers before a Senate Committee
Fosoneee today To saA h would seois injury %
retail goocu sms and would benefit anybody
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
MEATHFR.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. .1-Generally
fair weather VIII continue tonight and
Saturday in the east
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-Forecasfs
For Deiaware-Fair tonight and
satarlay.
Evening journal., 1911-12-01
RUSSIA ADyaNCFs OS rfnsIIN f80NrWn

RUSSIA ADVANCES on rrnst,N fsoNrun
ey Tho Inuod Press
rrERsBuso nce Roesa ase ossrea advance
roors the Persian frontier Indicating la Intends
to force he acceptance Of her ulmaun. cta pan fs aeit
nesese. 3 Persia urging tfa' rssh aaran sada
~ hs American srsosurer-s general Persia.
ITALIANS PREPARING TO HmBuD suINcA
rs The United Press
coNsTANrNoPLE noe i.-raa,n vrship prepor
ns bomhard saiaIca ennnsrs ho Turkish forts ave
siandus5y waiting for the enmromsui basn Non-eom-
baiants aocus to tho interior
Evening journal., 1911-12-01

The EVENING JOURNAL

has more Subscribers Than
any other paper in Delaware.
1hsi means { home paper
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-03-21
CAMPAIGN
To Be Started To Clean Up
Debt OF Y. NJ. CA
And For Tie Extension CT.
The Work This Year

The fiscal year OF the Young Mems
Christian Association closes May first
and the enterprising directors are Just
now setting up a campaign In which
they hope to secure sufficient funds
with which to enable them to clean
up all the bills of the year in good
shape, TO provide amply for the com
ing season, which they hope to make
much better even than the past, and
to make possible something for state
extension work, as the call throughout
the state is very great on the part Of
cities that have no organized work.
Sunday April End, has been set as
Association Field day in the churches
and already nearly every church has
been able to so arrange their work SO
as to give the association right Of way
in one of their services on this date.
Some of the strongest men IN the state
will be present to speak on this oc-
casion. There viii De 4 special mass
meeting at the association in the af-
ternoon.
On Monday night the 3rd there will
be a supper for the young men cam
vassers and on Tuesday a supper for
the older men. On these occasions
there viii be strong speakers and a
splendid program Of toasts. The
campaign proper will extend over We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday of that
week.
This campaign will be under the
direction Of Messrs. B. B. Williams.
VIM. A. Alderman, P. S. Kelser, B. ID.
Heron and e. II. lesson as executive
committee.
The other committeeman and hust-
lers will be announced as secured
from time to time.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-03-21
Ohio WESLEYAN'S
NOTABLE ALHMNI
Work In the Past Evidenced by
a Royal Line---A Reason Fur
The Forward Movement.

About Twenty-Five thousand men
and women have received all or a
part OF their college training at Ohio
Wesleyan. whose Forward Movement
campaign is n theme Of great interest
over the state or those graduztiug
It Is estimated that one in three have
become teachers. one I'm five preach
ers or Missionaries. one in eight law
yers. and one in eig1t physicians
Thus it viii be seen that thres-fourt1s
Of Ohio Wesleyan's graduates nave
entered the four great. professions II
may well be asked whetfer any Otner
prominent coliege in America has
sent SO large a percentage df its
graduates into the ministry and
teaching
The alumni. graduate and nougrad-
uate. found in all parts 1f the Union.
and indeed OF the world. have as
a body done SO nobIy that to pick out
any for special mention seems ike
making an unjust distinction. Many
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AS YOU LIKE 1T

John b. Mcdonald. builder OF New
Tork's subway system. is dead at his
home in that city.
The Clay-Kratt Brick company's
plant at Groveport, o.. was destroyed
oy fre. Loss. $4,000.
Adm p. Capon. former congress.
man from Rhode Island. died after a
dong illness at his home In Saltwater.
Following an allnight drinking
bout at Trenton. N. j.. two Italians
were killed and four seriously In
tured.
The Ottoman government has
promised to take steps TO punish the
alAyer of Professor De Cou. the
American explorer,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-03-21
WILLAMAN LOSES NERVE
Condemned Man colIapses at Thought
OF Chair.

Columbus. o., March 1S.-Cletus
Wlllaman. awaiting execution on
April 21 for the murder of his wife's
parents near Canton, suffered a
complete collapse In the penitentiary
annex.
Guard Denny saw Willaman STUN
Die to his cot. When DR.. Clark, the
prison physician, arrived, he was un-
conscious. DR.. Clark says willaman
has suffered nervous breakdown.
Despite the fact that he killed her
parents, Mrs, willaman is an almost
daily visitor to his cell. Sometimes
abe brings their little girl.
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