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Evening journal., 1911-10-17
Gen. DUPONT Incorporates
Company TO Build Boulevard

Robert H. Richards. counsel for
General T. Coleman dupont, yesterday
filed certificate Of incorporation for
the dupont Boulevard at the State
Department in Dover and a charter
was Issued. The company is known
as the Coleman DUPONT Road. Incor-
porated. and the capital is placed at
100000.
The corporators named are Thomas
Coleman DUPONT, L. i. Dunham, his
secretary; Paul E. Wilson. OF VIII
mington; Frank NJ. Williams. Of Cos
hen. ~ y, who Is CHIEF engineer Of
the boulevard project, and Sidney II.
Henry, OF Cambridge. Nd. superln-
tendent on the boulseyard.
General DUPONT made a deposit OF
$4,000 with the Secretary Of State
as guarantee Of good faith that the
road will be built
The charter provides for the con-
struction Of a boulevard 100 miles
long from. at or near Wilmington 70
Selbyville. and with width OF from
l20 TO 200 feet, and privilege Is given
for the construction and operation Of
a railway or railways by electricity
cable or motors, for passengers ol
freight, ana also 10 lay pipes and con
duits and wires underground an,
erect poles.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17

session, and gave a practical speech
on "Why We Are Here"
Miss Edna c. Barker, state secre-
tary. gave an excellent report of the
San Francisco convention last sum-
mer.
DR.. L. W. Hainer gave a number
OF Leaks" in the Sunday school with
ways Of stopping them, mentioning
lack Of lesson preparation, lack of en-
thusiasm, lack C men, as reasons why
attendance decreased.
There we're favorable reports Of
work in the various hundreds, given
by their superintendents.
Superintendent Charles N. Bower.
Of West Presbyterian Church. in a
talk on ways to win and hold new
pupils. spoke OF unwise ways such as
offering live alligator prizes to those
bringing in new scholars, Of tempor-
airy expedients such as social affairs,
and of the real way Of an earnest CIV
ing Of the Divine message.
In the discussion following. the Rev.
]. f. Hunsberger advocated the grad
ed system.
The Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr.,
spoke of the teaching Of the Word OF
God as essential to Sunday school
work, and the necessity Of bringing
the children into church membership
and giving them work TO do, to hold
them.
Compulsory Religious Education.
Mr.. Alison suggested a compulsors
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
$50 FINE FOR
LIQUOR SALES

Judge Cochran, in City Court this
morning, imposed a fine OF $50 and
costs on Josephine Driscoll on the
charge Of selling intoxicating liquors
without a state license. The defend
ant, through her attorney J. Frank
Ball, entered a plea of guilty. In
answer to the charge Of maintaining
a house Of ill-fame, Assistant City So
licitor Lynn stated that if the woman
would cease business here, he would
be willing TO have the charge held up.
This was agreed to. Samuel Miles,
charged with a like offense, was dis
missed. The Driscoll woman was fined
$50 and costs in City Court several
weeks ago on a like charge.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
Search on for Husband of
Actress Who Drinks Poison

By The United Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Police to-
day are searching the co0rtry with
kilograms in an endeavor to find the
husband of Minnie st. Clair, known
vaudeville as The Girl from Mis-
souri," who drank poison last night
just before hel .eturn to go on the
stage of a teal theatre and died az
the hospital
Marital troubles. the police said to-
day, were the cause of the woman's
suicide. Separation from her hus-
band, who is said to be 4 writer of
popular songs, following a quarrel,
preyed on the actress mind accord
ing to the police.
Minnie St Clair was we'll known TO
local theatre-goers, having appeared
here frequently.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
A PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.

Here's a practical Want Ad
experience that shows one Of the
thousands Of ways in which
Want Ads may be made useful:
A man had an automobile that
he had owned for three years.
He wanted to get a motorcycle.
The auto cost him $500 second
handed. and he would be glad Of
a chance to realize $500 in cash
for II.
The auto owner had a lot Of
friends. Whenever he got a
chance on the street car, over
the telephone or in a letter, he
suggested the fact that his auto
was for sale-but nobody that he
knew semed to wantfto buy a
second hand auto, even at such a
low price.
Finally he tried a Want Ad
that he ordered inserted a num-
Der of times. with the result
that he traded his auto for a
motorcycle and secured a small
cash payment besides.
There are thousands Of Just
such opportunities presented
from time 10 time in the Want
Columns.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
NIGHT In CELL
OPENS PORTSMOUTH

A night spent in the police station
had the effect Of making Joseph DON
ahue, a 17-year-old boy, tell Judge
Cochran in City Court this morning
where he secured his liquor. The
youth yesterday said he could get
liquor anywhere in the city, but he
refused to say where
Donahue. had been charged with
breach Of the peace by his sister and
when he refused to tell the court the
name Of the saloonkeeper who had
sold him liquor, he was ordered lock-
ed up. This morning when Joseph
was asked for the information he
readily replied at the saloon Front and
Monroe streets. The court told Joseph
that If he would take the pledge
against drinking and act right the
charge against him would be held up.
Joseph agreed.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
SATURDAY NIGHT
SUPPER FOR GRANGE

There was a large attendance at
the meeting Of Delaware Grange AT
Newport last night, and a very inter-
esting meeting was held. The general
committee for the "Conundrum Sup
per" reported that all was in readi-
ness for the supper. which will be
given this Saturday, and It is expected
that It will be very successful in every
way. The supper will be served from
o'clock on through the evening.
There was routine business last
night, followed by a short literary and
musical program. commencing with
an opening chorus.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
STATE HAS
FINE. CORN
Acre Yield on Naudain Farm
is Entered for State
Prize
TO SHOW BEST EARS
AT THE NEW YORK SHOW

Newton L. Grubb. representing the
State Board of Agriculture. and Pro-
fessor Wesley Webb. secretary of the
board. conducted apother New Castle
county corn measuring for the state
prize of $50 on the Mill Creek hun
dred farm of Arnold Naudain yester-
day. Although the acre yield was pro-
nounced unusually large, no official
announcement was made The board
has three more acres to measure in
Kent and Sussex counties, Including
one grown by boys. and when this
work Is finished the prize winners will
be announced. Acres on the Shall
cross farm at Odessa and on the
Whitelock farm in Kent county, have
already been measured
The measuring on the Naudain farm
brought together many farmers OF
the neighbornood who congratulated
Mr.. Naudain on his fine yield. After
the acre was measured It was cut
by ten men, husked and then mea-
sured before Mr.. Grubb and the
judges who were Henry P. Cannon,
of Sussex; II. w. Heitchu, of Kent,
and Daniel w. Corbit, Of New Cas-
tie. Professors McCue and Grantham,
of Delaware College, took the photo
graphs. The day was much enjoyed
AS a result of the competition
among corn growers for the state
prizes, Delaware now has perhaps its
finest crop OF corn and all the best
ears will be on exhibition before the
corn show in New York in Decsm-
ber
Among the latest Delawareans tc
announce his intention OF entering
the show is Horace Dilworth, of Cen.
treville. who will show 30 ears II
competition for the $1,000 prize.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
PLOT TO KILL
THE PRESIDENT
BY United Press Wire.

By United Press Wire.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Oct IT,
Secret Service men from San Fran
cisco, special detectives retained by
the Southern Pacific railroad and
Sherhs Stewart of Santa Barbara
county, are engaged today In an in
vesugation of a plot reported by
Stewart to dynamite President Taft's
special train. twenty-five miles north
Of here. The Secret Service opera
tives are said to have evidence that
the responsible person had fed to
the mountains where he is in hiding.
Both Sheriff Stewart and Special
Agent S. w. F. Hines, OF the Southern
Pacific, assert that there Is complete
evidence of the plot They were busy
on the case today, after having spent
twenty-four hours at the scene Of the
alleged attempt.
They declare that the plan was TO
blow up a long bridge over which the
Presidents special train passed early
Monday At midnight Sunday a Mexi-
can watchman saw a man running in
the gully below the bridge He called
to the man, who increased his pace
and disappeared, after the watchman
had fred several shots at him.
Dynamite Hidden in Pier.
The watchman investigated further
and found twenty-one sticks of dyna-
mite hidden in a section Of one OF the
steel piers near the middle Of the
bridge A long fuse hung from the
side Of the pier He also found
eighteen sticks of dynamite in the
next pier. similarly arranged.
The watchman notified Sheriff
Stewart and Special Agent Hines, the
latter Of whim was on the Presidents
train. They removed the dynamite
and started an investigation. Ths
officers declare that the explosive was
so placed that the dynamiter could
have started the fuse after seeing the
Presidents train approaching, and
had time to escape himself. There
was sufficient dynamite to have blowT
the bridge and train to bits.
A reward Of $4,000 for information
leading to the arrest Of the man VIII,
attempted to dynamite the bridge wa:
offered today by F. F. Calvin. vice
president and general manager of the
Southern Pacific.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
"INFLAME NAMES
COST CLARA IS

Clara Bell, colored. was arraigned
before Judge Cochran in City Court
this morning on the charge of dis
orderly conduct. She denied the
charge. Maggie Richardson, colored,
stated that she met Clara on tho
street and that she called her "infame
names" Maggie said the Bell wo-
man had her arrested once before.
The Bell woman denied saying any
thing TO Maggie, declaring that her
arrest was spite work, as she had had
trouble with the Bell woman since she
married her son. The court imposed
a fine Of IS and costs on Clara.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
AFTER CONTRACTS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Oct 17-Members Of
the Grand Jafy are investigating
whether Irwin and Leighton, Philadel-
phia contractors, who are building the
Dover station. have taken out a state
license. It is said the company. has
no state license.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
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Evening journal., 1911-10-17
SEE OFFICERs INSTALLED.

Delegations from Wilmington Lodge
No. /, and Vulcan, No. %, of Mar
shallton, attended the installation Of
the officers Of Valley Lodge, No. 3,
A. o. U. W., Of Hockessin, and Ken
nett Square Lodge last night.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
HURRYING ROAD WORK.

Stewart and Donohue are making
Greek and Pencader hundreds road,
leading from Newark to the Maryland
state line.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
JOURNAL Circuaon Nespaper
Two JrRORs m HeviWIRl CAsr.

TW0 JURORS IN MCNAMARA CASE.
BY 1he United frees
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Oct i7whsn court reconvened to-
day sides MoNsmara determined
material progress selecting Two veniremen tho
boz have been accepted by subject perempory
challenge
PANIC WHEN CHINESE RAILWAYS CLOSE.
BY The United
PEKiN oct t7All passenrer tranio between rekn and
Tioutsn suspended governments which
ing every train out he capital for the transportation OF
troops Tho closing tho railways caused pou here
LAToIIErTE HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
BY The United Press
wAsHMGToN d C, Oct iz-senator 1aFoiletto declined
today TO comment on endorsement Presidential
inaaon yesterday by Progressive Republican Convention
IN Chicago.
STREET FIGHTING IN HASKOW
BY The United Press
HANKow. Oct i7-Tisree street lighting broken out
here oody marines have been attacked by
the mob
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
CALICO HOP TONIGHT.

parlor dances are being held every
Tuesday night IN Liberty Fire Com
pany Hall, The dance this evening
will be calico hop.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
FAIR ASSOCIATION NfEETING.

The regular meeting OF the Board OF
Directors OF the New Castle County
Fair Association will be held az the
ONCE OF the secretary, West Fifth
street, this evening.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
''CURE" KILLS
AGED WOMAN

Mrs. Mary Wynn, the aged colored
woman. of No. 621 Windsor street.
who was badly burned on last Thurs
day night, as result Of an oily sub
stance, claimed to be a cure for rheu-
matism, which had been placed IN q
pan on hot stove to heat. exploding.
died in the Homeopathic Hospital -
2 o'clock this morning.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17

WEATHER.
BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-There WIN
be rain tonight and Wednesday in the
Atlantic States
Evening journal., 1911-10-17

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-Forecasts
For Delaware-Rain tonight and
Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1911-10-17
The EVENING JOURNAL

has more Subscribers than
any other paper in Delaware.
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TERRITORIAL ENGINEER
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BUYING A VASE.
Werthsimsr's Clever Coup by Which
he Secured the Prize.

Wsrthsimsr's Clever Coup by Which
He Secured tho Prize.
The late Charles Wertheimer when
asked on one occasion what he consid.
cred to be his astutest business coup
thought for awhile and then told how
once when be was walking through a
Brighton square he espied through an
open window what he knew to be a
priceless Chinese vase. He went to
the nearest p%ostoff1ce, examined a local
directory and found the name OF the
resident. Then he called and asked for
the gentleman and was shown into the
study under the name of Hamilton"
he briefly explained that he was look.
ing for a modest house In Brighton
and had taken a fancy to this one.
Would the gentleman entertain an of.
fer for the place as 1t stood-"lock.
stock and barrel?"
The owner, a little nonplused, hest.
tated.
If your offer is reasonable" inter.
rupted Hamilton. Il will give you an
extra thousand"
Gall tomorrow at 1890. then." re-
piled the owner.
Hamilton did and found him pre-
pared to accept $4,000 for the twenty.
two years u%nexpired term and the con-
tents of the residence.
Although this was we'll over market
value, Hamilton at once closed, adding
the extra thousand. according to prom
Use. As, however, he afterward sold
the vase for $4,000, his coup was un-
Observation-Disclosures Telepranh.
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WHISTLER THE FIGHTER.

The Artist Always Took His Revengss
In a Refined Way.
In whistler as l Knew Him" Nor
timer Menpes, the author, has a good
deal to say about Whistler the fight
er and his quickness in resenting an
affront. he is careful to add that
Whistler was always refined in his
methods:
While he was severe he was not &C.
tually brutal. He never treated his
enemies in a coarse way. Any man
who had offended him Whistler would
rap sharply over the shoulders with
his cane, and then by the time the
sufferer had recovered the master
would be In the next room explaining
to every one how he had just felled
his enemy.
Once he caught a man with whom
he was for the moment enraged wash
ing his face. Without q moments
hesitation Whistler dashed the unfor-
tunate head straight into the basin Of
water. and while the foe was endeav.
oring to clear the soap from his eyes
to see the cause Of this sudden INNER.
sion Whistler was in the smoking
room setting the men there In a roar
with the account Of his adventurea
When I first met Whistler he wss In
the act OF searching for a man who
had dared to criticise his Venetian
etchings. III you want to see some
fun. Aenpes," he said, "come with
me-" Fortunately the man had been
warned and was nowhere to be found.