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The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
ThE REAL OFFENDER.

Mother looked out of the windo V to see what caused the scuffling on the front porch. "Oh! You naughty boy!" she said to her four-year-old, 'stop pulling that poor cats tail!"
 I'm not pulling it, mamma" he said innocently, I'm only holding on. The cat is doing the pulling" "
 She-Thefe are six reasons why won't marry you.
 He-Oh, Miss Lucille: tell me what they arc.
 She-One is. don't want to marry.
 He-Yes.
 She-And the other hve are just you. .r=-
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
OPERATED ON THIS MORNING

Mrs. Jack Curry. who has been quite ill for the past month or so, was taken to St. Matthew's hospital last evening. there to un- dergo an operation this morning. It is understood that the operation is of serious nature.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02

Telephone h. C. Davis e6A for Storm Sash.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16
Hill Line Officials
Visit Union Pacific's
Establishments Here
Five Members Of Great Nothern ope'
rating Department Inspecting
Big Railway Shops.

Five operating officials Of the Great
Northern arrived in Omaha Monday morn
ing 10 make an ai-day trip through the
Union Pacific shops In this city. They are
headed by w. ID. Scott. general superln-
tendent After their visit here they will
10 to Denver over the Union Pacific and
return in a week over the Burlington,
The visit OF the Great Northern men to
Omaha is a part OF the system Of visits
started by some Of the western roads some
years ago. The Union Pacific was q factor
IN the movement. Several times a year
officials mako visits TO the shops and go
over the lines of their rivals,
The Great Northern men were greatly
Interested in tho improvements and en-
largements made in the Omaha shops in
the last year In the party were w. d,
Scott, general superintendent; r, ID. Haw-
kins, superintendent OF motive power; j.,
Il. Davis, engineer In charge of mAinte-
nance of way; q, A, Bruce, general mas
ter mechanic, and r. r, Clarity, superin-
tendent, All members of the party are
from st. Paul.
w. II. Cahill, assistant superintendent Of
the Union Pacific entertained the party at
luncheon Mt the Field club.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16
High School Fete
to Be Held Saturday
at State University
Large Delegation Prepares to Go from
0maha-Athletic Meet on
Same Day.

saturday afternoon high school seniors
and juniors will gather from all over the
state for the High School Fete Day
which is an annual event at the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska at Lincoln. The crowds
Of high school students begin arriving early
in the morning and make their way in
crowds Of ten or twenty TO the university
campus, Each delegation is headed by a
teacher or two.
Those from the smaller towns bring lunch
baskets and eat their MONDAY meal picnic
| style on the campus benches From the
larger places the boys and girls arrive at
tired in their best prepared for a mad day
Of fraternity and sorority rushing. All
the organizations, with an eye 10 the ad-
vantsges Of this opportunity 10 look over
possible next years students, keep open
house. Luncheon and automobile rides are
portion OF this favored few.
The university brushes up to receive the
visitors The state Historical society rooms,
museum and library are open to inspection.
The shops" claim the attention of the
boys.
street car tickets are issued by the uni
versity and chartered cars convey the Wis
itors to the state farm and other points
Of interest in and near Lincoln.
In IN afternoon a high school track
meet is held on the sthletic field. Enthusi-
asm runs high. as every school has one or
more contestants entered.
After a long and happy day all return
TO their home towns tired. but filled with
the college idea and quite sure that the
Univ ersity Of Nebraska is the school OF all
/ schools TO choose,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16
ARMY GENERALIZATION
MAY HURT THIS CITY
Civilians Now Employed In Depart
ments May Go Elsewhere or
Lose Their Jobs.

WY NB fAAeWneFe or
Lose Their Jobs.
The Capitalization OF the administrative
offices of the United States army will
probably take from Omaha number Of
officers and clerks who viii be trans
terred to Chicago, II they remain in the
administrative service. The headquarters
officers were informed Monday morning
through the Army and Navy Register Of
the orders which are soon to be issued to
take effect July l.
There will he three divisions OF the army
and the departments viii exist only as
the headquarters OF commanding generals
The general superintendence OF the quarter
masters and Commissary work will be done
from the division offices instead Of in the
department offices as now. and the com
handing officer will have only his adiutant
and few aids. This will save $4,000 or
100000 year to the department hy cut
ting down the number OF civilian clerks
and centralizing the work.
The three divisions will be the East.
made up OF the Departments OF the East
and the Gulf the Central, made up Of the
Departments OF the Lakes, Missouri. with
headquarters now In Omaha and Texas
and the West composed OF the departments
OF Columbia and California The East
viii have headquarters at Governors Is
land, New York, the Central at Chicago.
ana the west at san Francisco. Thirty
officers viii he relieved by the change in
al tho departments, but just how many
will go from Omaha or who they shall be
cannot be decided until the orders are is
sued
A recent order from the War depart
ment in regard to soldiers clothing is an
other step for economy. Il has been de-
cided that on re-enlistment, soldiers shall
receive only $50 clothing allowance. in,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16
CORPORATIONS IN ARREARS
Pail 10 Pile Returns on bet Incomes
with Ross Hammond.
ARE SUBJECT TO LARGE FINES
Have n Chance 60 Make Peace, Pro-
vided They Have n Good Excuse
In Hands of United
states District Attorney.


corporations from all over the state.
large and small with millions behind them
~ some cases and only pennies in others.
ere how-towinE TO the word Of Ross L.
Hammond, collector Of internal revenues
AZ the Omaha federal building because Of
tire notification that they zee subject to a
penalty Of from 8 coo to 10000 for the fail
uro 70 file with the collector It's return Of
net income on or before March /
Section Of the act OF congress Of Au-
gust o. 1909, imposes the above penalty
upon each corporation that fails to file its
return Of net income on or before March
OF the year succeeding that for which the
return IL rendered
Inaamuoh as over LOO corporations IN
the state did not file their returns within
the time prescribed the internal revenue
collector, IN compliance with the internal
revenue laws, reported the cases 10 the
United states district attorney last week
and on Saturday morning sent out letters
20 the various corpora lions telling Of the
penalty under which they were operating.
Tho corporations have the privilege Of
compromising matters with the commits
Hloner of internal revenue through Mr..
Hammond. either by letter or person. pro-
vidinE they furnish good excuses The let
tiers seat 10 the collector are required TO
contain both the excuse and the amount
a. which they wish to compromise II the
amount Is not satisfactory TO the commits
sionor the corporation is notified.
Since the letters we're sent out Saturday
morning Mr.. Hammond has been a hunted
and haunted man. He went 70 Fremont
Saturday night to spend the week end at
home and kilograms from corporations and
telephone messages followed him.
when he arrived at the office he found
Il crowded and the hall leading TO It also
crowded, Representatives from Omaha
corporations were there in punches, and
the looks and glAnces cast at Mr. Ham
mond were anything but sweet, He was
almost mobbed when II was time to begin
/ business and the excuses swamped upon
him Of every kind and style.
A common excuse received by Mr. Ham
nond was that the corporation in ques-
ton was not paying dividends and had not
for tho last few years. Secretaries being
out Of town at the time designated was an
othnr excuse commonly handed out. One
man aald he was getting q divorce from
his wife at the time the report was to be
filed and could not get away. Another
waa entertaining his wife's friends while
she was out shopping and could not get to
the office In time ID get the report to the
internal revenue office before It closed.
over 1900 corporations were behind the
time scheduled with the reports and at
present there are about twenty corpora
tions which have not filed the reports yet,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16

stead of SIS as do the new recruits They
have been receiving the fun amount on
re-enlistment, although they usually have
clothing left over. The saving will be about
$4,000 a year.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16
Mothers Day Sale
Nets a Goodly Sum
Women Of Omaha Turn 0ve1
$1,5ol.sS to the Child Saving
Institute.

The sum of S1.5Ol 90 was turned over to
the Child Saving Institute by the women
who had charge OF the sale of carnations
on Mothers day in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16
Frightened into Fits

by fear Of appendicitis, take Or. King
New Life Pills. and away goes bowe
trouble. Guaranteed sSe. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Evening journal., 1911-09-19
MURDER CASES FOR
TRIAL IN SUSSEX

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. Del, Sept 49,
Sheriff Sheriff George S. Buell. has issued a
proclamation calling Oyer and Ter
miner Court for Wednesday, October
4, when the murder charge against
Isaac Short, alias Wilson, alias Brant
will be tried
A piece of lumber fell on the head
of contractor James A. Carey, severely
injuring him.
While at work in his mill near town
Joshua T. Collins, of Collinsville, had
the small finger of his left hand al
most torn of when Il caught in some
OF the cogs Of the log-carriage.
Because Of the outbreak Of two
cases of typhoid fever In Milton, City
Council has notified some of the resi-
dents of the town to clean up their
alley ways and pig pens.
Mayor William II. Stephens, of MIL
ton, has served notice on auto SITS and
fast drivers Of the town and country
that the speed limit is eight miles an
hour and that hereafter all who per.
sist In breaking the ordinance will be
punished.
Evening journal., 1911-09-19

Willis, of Viola. we're recent visitors
here.-Dr. and Mrs. Dean. of New
York, are being entertained by their
daughter, Mrs. NJ. j. Murray-Miss
Mary Rubencane. of Milltown. is Wis
iting Mrs. Geoge Pierson, of near
ockessin.-Harold Little, of Fair
view, has been entertaining his cousin
Lee Lewis, of Newark.-Mr. and Mrs.
John r. Lyman, of Newport, have re-
turned to their home from Atlantic
City.-Mrs. Joseph Brannen, of Mil
ford Cross Roads, recently entertain
ed her sister Mrs. Smith Of Appleton.
Miss Florence Ball has been visiting
her cousin. Miss Nellie Ball, of New
port-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Greenwalt
and son Franklyn, of Fairview, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
l.. Smith at Blackbird Mr.. and Mrs.
Pusey Pennock, of Milltown, we're re-
Gently entertained by Louis Ball and
family at Newport William Miller
has returned to his home at Haddon-
fleld.-William Speakman and sons,
Walter and David, visited friends near
here on Sunday.-Miss Mary McDan-
I'll, of Wilmington, teacher at Fair
view school spent the Weekend with
her parents In Wiimington.-Mi
Frances Husler, of Marshallton, re-
Gently entertained a number Of friend:
al her home In honor of her birthday
Evening journal., 1911-09-19
THIMBLE CLUB
ON JOLLY OUTING
MarShaIItCn P. 0. 5. Of A.
Pay Visit to Wilmington
SOnS---PerSOnaI News

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MARSHALLTON, Del, Sept. Is.-
The Thimble Club recently gave
picnic at Welsh Tract. A very en-
joyable time was spent After fish
ing and bathing were enjoyed supper
was spread. Among those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c. Lomax,
Miss Clara Eberle, Miss Mamie Nc
Cormick. Miss Margaret McIntIre,
Miss Blanche Whiteman, Miss Elsie
McIntire. Miss Reba Whiteman,
George Webb, Irwin Whiteman. Archie
Peel, Pusey Mccormick Ralph White
man and Lee Mccormick.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson of Newark re-
Gently visited relatives Of Whining
ton.
Washington Camp, No. q, Of VIII
mington, Patriotic Order Sons of
America. entertained last Thursday
evening Camp %, OF Union, Delaware
Among those present from the visit
ing camp were: o. w. Eastburn, Sr.,
Clarence Taylor. Samuel Pierson,
Lawrence Othoson, A. H. /. Eastburn,
William II. Chambers, Richard Buck
inrham. Calvin Eastburn, John Knots.
Alban Buckingham, Harold Little, d.
M. Buckingham, William Chambers.
Chester Bavington, Malin Chambers
Harry G.. Little, Samuel Eastburn.
Warren Buckingham. Raymond Moore
Horace Eastburn, Taylor Eastburn,
Leonard Abery. Orvilie Little, George
Dempsey, Charles Knots and others.
Or. H. G. Kollock, OF Newark, has
been appointed railroad surgeon for
the Maryland Division of the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
The women Of White Clay Creek
Presbyterian Church will hold their
annual supper In the basement Of the
church on Thursday evening. Novem-
Der 2.
The Rev. G. T. Anderson. Of New
ark. has returned from his vacation
The Rev. Mr.. Anderson is pastor Of
the Newark NJ. e. Church.
White Clay Creek School opened
last week with Miss Katherine Heiser,
of Newark, as teacher Miss Mary
Mcdaniel. Of Wilmington is the new
teacher at Fairview.
Miss Jennie Smith Of Newark, Is
teaching the Pleasant Valley school,
Miss Estella Sweetman is teaching
at the new school at Welsh Tract
near Newark. A flag was presented to
the school by the Jr. Order of Amer
lean Mechanics 20 take the place OF
the one that was destroyed when the
school was burned.
Miss Edna Stats is teaching the
North Star school this year.
Miss Emile Mitchell resumed her
teaching at George School near Hook
essin.
/ Miss Laura Walker. Of Harmony. is
teaching the Milltown school, Miss
Walker was a graduate OF last years
class OF the West Chester Normal.
The Hockessin public school re
opened yesterday.
Misses Addie and Lille Williams re
: Gently visited Miss Rietta Emerso
, IN Baltimore.--Mr. and Mrs. Josep
Evening journal., 1911-09-19
NEW CASTLE
NEWS NOTES
Veteran Railroad Man, Former
Town Resident Dies at
Richardson Park
WORKMAN EURNED
IN STEEL MILL PIT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Sept. 19.-Word was
received here last evening of the death
OF George Hastings. Sr, of Riveryiew
He ghts, formerly of this city. Mr..
Hastings was the pioneer railroad man
Of the Peninsula.
When the Delaware Railroad was
being built he acted as a waterboy
for the workmen. He eventually be-
came brakeman and then conductor
and until he resigned a few years ago
was baggagemaster at the New Castle
station. Having lost an arm in the
railroad service II was remarkable
how he could handle the trunks. He
belonged TO a number of organiza-
tions, but took special interest In the
Red Men. When the Fraternal Home
at Newark was purchased he was a
great advocate Of the project
John Deal was burned while at work
In the Brooklyn steel plant yesterday
afternoon by an explosion OF acetylene
gas. Deal is a welder and while In
pit Il IL believed that an emery
wheel spark caused the explosion.
Robert H. Megginson, who is suf-
fering from an attack OF typhoid fe-
yer was better yesterday.
Owing to several of the players be-
ing in Wilmington last evening az
tending an evening socal. the football
club practice did not take place.
There we're many persons along the
Battery Beach on Sunday afternoon.
Among them were a man and wife
from Wilmington. Soon a big snake
was seen in the water and time and
time again Il put up its head. Finally
Il came close enough 10 reach with a
stick. and the Wilmington man said
he never saw the time he could not
attract snakes from the water.
Now comes the news that the troll
ley cars. beginning on Thursday morn
ing. are to run faster and faster to the
junction. The company has installed
machine shop 10 keep the cars in
repair.
william Hushebeck had flesh tu-
NOR removed from his neck yester-
day.
Seminole Tribe Imp'd order Of Req
Men, held an interesting meeting last
night
Thomas Warren had two teeth
broken by being hit in the mouth by
a foul ball during a game on Satur-
day.
James ]. Lawler. James McGrory
and Edwin j. White saw the Athletic
games in Philadelphia yesterday.
St Peters plays the Olivet club, OF
Wilmington. here on Saturday.
A number of New Castles young
men attended an evening social in
/ Wilmington last night
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whitelock and
daughter Grace, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James l.. Bacon.
Evening journal., 1911-09-19
HOUSEHOLD NOTES Maud. ?. Z cine,

All the new fur scarfs are very
wide.
Eyelet embroiderIes are very freely
worn.
The Greek line is the dominant Golf
fure idea.
Buckles are seen on some Of the
newest slippers.
Practically every Jacket suit has
the full-length sleeve.
The gathered Empire skirt is COM
ing strongly into fashion.
Tulle over satin is much In evil
dence for evening costumes.
The latest Paris "cri" Is for big
hats and shoulder draperies."
Champagne colored gloves are the
most fashionable of the hour.
Black and white is still the most
fashionable Of all the combinations.
In neckwear large collars and side
jabots have a wonderful popularity.
Double-faced cloths are much used
in tailored suits. All effects are rather
quiet.
Sashes are OF every variety and they
hang at the back, In front and at the
sides.
Fringes have appeared on about
everything that II Is possible 70 put
them on.
Combinations much admired ave
gray and purple and gray and cham
pagne.
Plaid waists In bright colorings
are among the novelties in SENT
tailerd styles.
Black and white seem to have gath
cred added strength In fall millinery
fashion.
Large bows Of ribbon. taffeta. satin
OF velvet are a strong style point IN
millinery.
skirts are surely becoming wider
cores are fuller and pleats are con-
stantly introduced.
Very large FIAT hats are worn "a
fashionable house parties and for lawn
and shore events.
Serges are increasingly popular,
and dark blue serge was never sc
fashionable for fall suits.
Evening journal., 1911-09-19
MIDDLETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
aMIDDLETOWN. Del, Sept. ia
number of young men gave a dance on
Thursday evening in the New Century
Club room. The guests were Marion
Vinyard Helen Jones, Jennie Gal
lagher. Lena Weber, Nellie Pyle, Viola
Weber, Lena Dutton, Edith Francis.
Frances Simmons. Ada Scott, Goldie
Voshell Elsie Byron, Hannah Kirk
Laura Hurd, Royden Wilson, Oscar
Minner, Harry Vinyard, Comegys
Cosden, Allen Evans Julius Kirk
William Kirk, Elwood Banning and
Courtland Jones.
Walter Beasten has been appointed
general agent for the state of Mary
land, of the Mutual Fire insurance
Company of Chester county, Pa"
The Hon Frank r. Pool, of Me-
Donough has been presented with a
Berkshire SOW as reward for cor
rect guessing of weights of animals
last winter while on a visit to Expert
mental Farm at Delaware College
with the other members of the Legis-
lature. He calls the, animal the
Duchess Of M ddletown."
Personal-George w Alice, of New
Bern, N. c., is spending his vacation
with his parents and sister here -
Miss Edith Frances has returned home
after spending a two-weeks vacation
in Atlantic City and other places -
Mrs. NJ. Davis Wilson spent last weei
with relatives in Newarks-Mrs. Wal.
ter Beasten is at Newark for a few
days visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Johnston Miss Ro Weber Il
the guest of friends in Wilmington. =
MIR. and Mrs. Robert A. Comegys ans
little son, of Philadelphia, were Sun
day visitors at the home of his par
Evening journal., 1911-09-19
YOUNG PEOTLE
AT GYPSY PARTY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
VIOLA, Del. Sept 19-Mr. and Mrs.
David Roland gave a Gypsy Party
Saturday evening Among those pres
ent were: Sadie Poare, Pearl Clark,
Lulu Moore. of Bethel Del; Lulu
Poare, Pearl Roland, Myrtle Poare,
Ada Darling, Jessie SHUTS, Mary
Shuts, Bessie Van Size, Pauline
Feaster, Mildred Van Sice, Mabel Van
Size, Lillian Meredith, of FELTON,,
Del; Delmer Van Sice, Charles Ro-
land. Ray Van Size, of Wilmington; +;
Gilbert Meredith, of FELTON,; Guy De
Blois, Evans Poare. William Van Sice,
Clifford Cubbage. Fred Willis, Osborne
Willis, Roy Swain
Roy Swain was given surprise
party on Saturday evening in honor
Of his sixteenth birthday anniver-
sary.
Personalities Lola Gooden of
Clayton, is spending some time with
her sister Mrs Harry Gullet-Mr.
Thistlewood and family, have return
ed to their home in Fort Morgan, Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Willis and
sons Osborne and Fred have been Wis
iting in Neutrality-suspicious. Poare. of
oAhy hds spent fOuuUdy WllD MS par
ents here-Myrtle Poare Pearl Ro-
land, Clifford Cubbage Fred Willis
Osbourne Willis and Norman Thomas
are attending FeltonHigh School-The
Rev. G. H Atkins has been visiting in
Philadelphia-Mr and Mrs. Amasa
Kersey spent Sunday. I'm Wyoming
Miss Lulu Moore, of Bethel, is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. DC. Moore-L. X
Moore, of Dover, spent Sunday in VI
ola-John Lynch. of Philadelphia, is
spending some time with John Postles
-Olin Higgins. of East New Market
spent Sunday in Viola-Fornt Sipple
of New York, spent some time with
his sister, Mrs. James Abbott-Mr
and Mrs. James Abbott spent Satur-
day and Sunday In Dover-Olin and
Ray Van Size, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Anna
Van Sice-Willard Cubbage spent Sat
urday in Philadelpjhia-Mr w. S
Cubbage is visiting. her sister in New
ark-Harry Frasher and Charles
Poare spent Sunday in Petersburg
Del-Mrs Henry Frasher and son Ed
gar. are visiting in Wilmington-Mr
and Mrs. Alfred Dryburgh and Mrs
Ada Jones were FELTON, visitors Oh
Sunday-Evans Poare, of Smyrna
spent Sunday with his parents.
Evening journal., 1911-09-19
BOULEVARD TRUCK LINE.
Delaware Farmers VIII Co-oDerate in
Sending Produce to City Markets.

GEORGETOWN. Del. Sept. 19.-
Coincident with the projection Of the
DUPONT boulevard, Sussex county
farmers have started a project to es-
tablish an auto truck line to Will
mington, in order to convey their
farm produce to market on a co-op-
erative basis, and at night. saving
icing thereby and getting It to the
consumer early and still fresh.
The trucks will be especially used
to run strawberries into the markets
In the season, the line being so run
as to allow the shipment OF berries
picked I'm the afternoon to be landed
In the city markets by midnight.
From Wilmington connection would
be made with the Philadelphia mar
ket.