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Evening journal., 1912-02-21
GAS PUFF UNDER
ANOTHER MANHOLE

Blazing material from a bonfire Of
last night caused slight explosion
from gas that had leaked into the
sewer Frank Cabot, a grocer OF that
neighborhood. who built the paper
fire, was startled by an explosion pun
that lifted the manhole cover foot
in the air, the cover falling back to
its proper position.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
HfRE,S ANOTuER ONE.

W. III Berger. Of No. l2l2 West
street, II city, who is vice-president
of Frina' Brothers Company. the
Philadelphia cigar and tobacco deal
ers. writes OF a living quartet of gen.
erations / his family on his wifes
side. Thes arc Mrs. Sarah ]. McDon-
aid; Mrs Srah A. Berger, her daugh-
ter; Mrs. Eva Short. daughter OF
Mrs. Berger and Miss Mabel Short
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
FOUR GENERATIONS
IN THESE FAMILIES

Miss Dorothy Ashley, Of No. 1912
Pine street. can boast Of four genera
tions living on each side OF her fam
lily. On her mothers side. Mrs. Mar
tina 2. Ashley. is her grandmother,
Mrs Mary A. McClane. and her great
grandfather. John zebley. On her
fathers side. w Ritner Ashley, are
her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret G..
Ashley, and her great grandfather,
James Leathem.
Her eat-grandfather. John Zeb-
ley, Of No. 1921 Pine street is also
head OF another living four genera
tions his daughter. Mrs. Mary A.
fAicclanc: her daughter Mrs. Mary A
Smith. and her Son, John zebley
Smith.
There are four generations in the
family Of Mrs. Mary Keyser. No 615
West Second street her daughter
Mrs. Cornelia Farrell. Mrs. Charles
McCollom. daughter OF Mrs. Farrell:
Miss Matte McCollom, daughter of
Mrs. McCollom. Mrs Keyser is the
mother Of officer Thomas l. Kcyscr.
kNICkERB0CkER CLUB DANCE.
The Knickerbocker Club will have
an informal Washington's birthday
dance in Eden Hall tonight.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
HEAYY FINEs on THEsE.

Deputy Judge Joslyn, IN City Court
this morning imposed heavy fines on
three defendants charged with drunk
enness. they being John Garvey,
Michael Haughey and Daniel Casey
who were each fined SO and costs.
John Hoffman and Edward Pyle were
fined 81 and costs on a similar charge
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
POSTPONE FIGHT OVER
$4,000 STOCK TRANSFER

This was the day set for argument
in Superior Court in the case of Ed
win B. Ryckman. of Canada. VS.. the
Kentucky Coal and Timber Develop
ment Company. John r Nicholson
represents Ryckman and c. W. Smith
appears for the company. Ryckman
wants writ of mandamus to compel
the company to transfer $4,000 in
stock on its stock ledger to the credit
OF the petitioner. The case was called
this morning but went over until the
March term OF court.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
THOUSANDS MADE
HOMELESS BY FIRE.
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
DALLAS. Texas, Feb. 21.-Direct
telephone reports reaching here at II
o'clock today declared the Houston
fire was under control. Thousands
OF persons arc homeless. but relief
work is already started and there
Will be but little actual suffering cha
loss at this hour was conservatively
estimated al $5,O0O,O00 Sixty thou
sand bales of cotton were destroyed
and the loss to cotton dealers alone
will reach $2.OOO,O00. Telegraph
service to Houston is still impaired
by the joint effect of the fire and
storm.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
ADVANCEMENT CHANGES.

. There's abundant chance for adj
> vancement ~ constant endeavor,
$ we'll directed. intelligent effort
. gain recognition and increased
. responsibilities with added re-
. muneration.
. Skilled workers, efficient en-
> ployes, have a way to make their
: advancement assured--its through
> the Want Columns.
. There's always opportunity for
> ambition-the call for high grade,
> competent workers in every line
> of endeavor is sounded each Cay
> in the Want Columns.
= Those who would excel-those
. who seeks to stand at the head
= and who have the initiative to
> get out Of the rut make use Of the
> Wants in bringing chances for
. advancement to them.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
HARNESS co. PROPERTY SALE.

Martin B. Burris, receiver for the
Diamond State Harness Company. at
Middletown, sold yesterday the real
estate and personal property to George
L. Townsend for DR.. Stiles, subject 10
a mortgage Of $4,000, for between $500
ad 5000
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
RROkEN MIRE DELAYS TRAFFIc.

Traffic on the South Wilmington
line Of the Wilmington and Philadcl-
phia Traction Company was disrupted
about 10 o'clock this morning when a
feed wire broke at Third and Railroad
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
GOVERNOR PENNEWILL
DENIES STATEMENT

The North American today says:
The following telegram was receiv-
ed yesterday:
GREENWOOD. Del, Feb. 20.
"The North American, Philadelphia:
The report of an interview with
me which appeared in your paper to-
day is not correct That part whicn
quotes me as saying one-hfth of the
vote in Delaware is for sale is abso-
lutely false Kindly publish this mes
sage.
ncONERNnR pEA-NE1L-II L o
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
REAL HFAD.LINERS THESE

hy INt InIItU TItHs.
MONT CLAIR, N. J Feb 21.
Seven spinsters and seven
bachelors were carded as head
liners at a church social here
when it was announced that
each would tell why We never
married"
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
ELEcT SOCIALIST MAYOR.

By The United Press.
BEMlDJT. Mimi, Feb. 21.--By a
margin Of "a votes. Fred Malzan. So
cialist, was elected Mayor az yester-
days election. One Socialist Alder
man was also elected
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
NIX vArrs on MN N MANN cAsr.

Hy Tho United Press
ALBANY. n y. Fob 2i-"The Brandt cass dead
commseouor Hand dead said Governor Dix today
~ have sr Hand have iaised tho matter
Win Auorney-Gcnora Carmody and Do gous
testimony and expect no VIII make recommendation
later full and complete nvjetgaton belioyo
BIS rorort'
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
HIGH LIVING HERE.

By The United Press.
TOLEDO. Feb p ID. A r
banqueters consumed 600
pound cake built of 130 eggs.
100 pounds of sugar, Is pounds
OF butter, 20 quarts of milk, so
pounds of -four. pint Of vanilla
and 30 pounds Of icing.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
h. OF 2. BANQUET.

Wilmington Commadery. No. 1, Uni
formed Rank. Knights of Pythias, will
have banquet tonight at Pythian
Castle.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
THIS is SNAKE GRATITUDE.

by Inc OnlteQ fIeSh.
LENOX, Mass, Feb. 2l.-
Charles Caul found a black
snake four feet long incased in
ice near his home He thawed
the ice, the snake revived and
proceeded TO kill Caul's pet
cat.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
COURTS END WORK.

The February terms Of Superior
and Court Of General Sessions adj
journed today without date. The
March term of court opens on Mon
day, March 4.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
WEATHER.

Nv TTE0 TTWTF0| TT0ae
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-Snow Is
predicted for tonight and clcaring
Thursday in the Eastern States.
For Delaware-Rain TONIGHT. fol-
lowing generally fair Thursday
colder Thursday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
BrsNTss MN Want 5s000000 REBATE.

BrsNEss NfN Want sa0OoOOO REBATE
By THE Untcd rress
WASHINGTON FEB ai.-A demand for 100000 refund OF
freight charges collected by Western railroads
above would haye been collected bad tho Interstate
morce commisaions famous ip'ermounian decision
enoncd By ha Commerce Court ned BY sixy-avo
Big spokane washlneton busress today.
HOUSE PASSES UyDERHI cHEmcu SCHEDULE.
Hy The United Press
WASHINGTON Feb 2i By vote Of i7s 70 i27 The House
h afternoon passed The Underwood b asFs De chemical
schedule Tho poyne-Adrich iarn law
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
holy NAME SOCIETY
IN PATRIOTIC MUSICAL

The Holy Name Society, OF St Paurs
evening viii be the singing Of patriotic
day. fifty boys and young men OF the
society participating. There also win
be several vocal selections by the
senior young men Of the society. Re
freshments will be served following
the entertainment An invitation is
extended to all the members OF st.
Pauls Holy Name Society to attend.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
ExECuTOR,S SALE OF PROPERTY

b. Frank Seal, executor of Thomat
IT, Frazier, sold at the County Court
House today the house No. 4O1 East
Ninth street to James keenan,, for
S151O.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
TO HAYE MOCk TRIAL.

The Hebrew Literary Club will have
a mock trial I'm its rooms, No. 612
Shipley street, this evening.
Evening journal., 1912-02-21

The EVENING JOURNAL
has more Subscribers Than
any other paper in Delaware.
1fsf means a home pspeL
Evening journal., 1912-02-21

"GOvERNoR PENNEWILL."
Evening journal., 1912-02-21
KNICKERBOCkER Club DANG

The Knickerbooker Club will have
an informal Washington's birthday
dance in Eden Hall tonight
La Junta tribune., 1912-12-14
kew2styIe Furniture e

'Fr New and old, if that be possible old for the
reason that it is builtaong lines of usefulness and
new because il meets with modern conditions That
\ the new kind Of furniture, which is strictly an
\ American design is really the only true American
mission, others for want of better name call il arts
and crs,ts.e0>T
La Junta tribune., 1912-12-14

Ainer can Finance, a Short Financial
History OF the Government and Pco-
pile OF tho United States Since the
Civil War.
O'Rcilly. ]. Fire Fighting
Perry. 4. c. The status OF the
Teacher.
Punnctt. II. c MendcIiam
Rose. Geo. B-Thc Worlds Lead.
Ing Painters
Ross. f. A-ChanrUr America
Studios In Contemporary Society.
Ross. +. A.-siu and Society
schaofle. DR. A-The impossible
r u Social Democracy
Schaeffle. Dr, A-Thn luInrcas"nrr
uf Socialism.
Sinclair a Williams Good Health
aud How We Won H. with au Ao-
cunt OF the New Hygiene
Sorcnson. Stems uf Devotion. %
= 1t and verse Tor Every Day 600 the
Ysar--A gift from the Gospel Twm-
pet Co.
Tarde. G.--'Th" Laws Of Imitation.
Ward. l.. F-Nppllrd Sociology
Trontisr on the Conscious Improve
meat Of Sociaty by Society
Monros's CyrlDp"din Of Education
kDlumc No. J
Dictionary OF National Biography
ycisnss s,nd 9 OF 10" second sup
plcmcnt
Journal Of the Twenty EIRhlh Na.
tionai Convention of tho Womnn's u q.
lief Corps. a gift from Mr. Woodruff
The Outlook FOR Industrial Peace
aud the Reconstruction Of Erouom.
Theory. publications of tho American
academy Of political and social
science.
These books are being camlpgrd
aud viii be- ready for the shelves lu
a few days.
La Junta tribune., 1912-12-14
Library Books.

The librarian, Miss Jessie West.
brook. attended the annual confer.
encr OF the State Library Associa.
tlon, at Denver, recently. and made
report on n az the monthly meet
ing OF the library board, Thursday
December ith. Some Of the subjects
discussed were "Tho Function Of
the Librarian" Library Publicity.
"A Method OF Binding for a Small Ii
brary." Free Reference Material Tor
IA" Small Library" Modern Mus.
traitor" aud other miscellaneous sub
Ierts Besides the papers. dis
cussipns, and regular business of
IA" meeting. there was lecture on
ALE" in Education" and entertain.
m"nt FOR the visitors.
The Librarians report for Noyem.
b"r showed 81 new borrowers for the
month. There were s33 books issued
for home use. an increase OF ii3 over
Octob r. About C5 per cent OF the
books issued were fiction. the larg.
est part Il the rest being In liera
turo, history ana biography.
Tn" list " new books added thIb
month follov ves
Arbor Dny Asnrai. 1917 Frull
Trees Of NcvYsst
Anderson, II M.--socisl Value. a
Study IN Econap1e Theory. Critical
aud Constructiyc.yf
Boy Scouts on Am~rics Official
Handbook for Boyd
Burch a Ncari Elements Of
Economics. with Special Reference
TO American Conditions.
Gopdnow. +. ]. = Social Reform
ani ia. Constitution.
Hirb"n. W. Nam BOYD and Man
Lndn-Two books Of fiction.
Henderson. c. tR.--sociai Duties from
a chr.st.~a PDint OF View.
JorfAs. d. s.-Footno,.s 10 Eyolu,
ton, . osst~s Of Popular Addresses
on the Evoirfion OF Lie.
Jordan 4 Kellogg Evolution aud
Animal Life. an El~mentary Discus.
sion of Facts. Processes. Laws and
Theories Relating 10 IN. Life an,
Evolution Of Aatmala.
Lee. Cur little Town. and Other
Cornish Tales and fancacs--fiction.
Macdonald. w--Dry Farming. ~
Principles and practic.
MoDougall. w.-An Introduction 10
Social Psychology.
Mckeon, y. Fire Prevention
for Inspectors. Fire Marshais. BuSi.
ness Men. Building Managers. Shop
Foremen. Supcrintendents of ins,i.u.
lions. Janitorn. Engineers. Ma,rons
aud Honsekeepgs.
Noyes. A. D.-forty Years Of
La Junta tribune., 1912-12-14
District Court Jurors.

Jurors have been drawn for IA"
January. 1913. term Of the district
court. which cony.n"s on January
8. 1919. as follows; e. g. CARRIER
l., X fisherman. u. A, Kennedy Ed
ward ID. Harris. !. o. Bartholomew
J, X. Lumbar. !. X. Duncan. y, VI,
clark. Ralph p Collins. ", G. Chill
ton. g. A. French. Willis l., boyd,
J. A. Bushong. r. II Todd. William
Johnson. ". Il BiSh. j. y johss'
ton. l.. X. Clark. II Il Adams. ".
y. Brown. u. G. Derinser, Harry
Ames. y. A. Masters. u. W Rich.
A. X. Edgerton. Alex Anderson, g,
w. Combs, ". II. Hicko1. ], r, Ad.
mire. W. =. Gerbing. J. A. Burnett.
II. II. Dye. John Harding. a. J. Har.
sin. l.. =. Meyer. C. =. Buck,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22
HoUoHToN 5REVlTIEs


The meeting of the Eastern star
planned for Thursday night has been
postponed until Tuesday evening, May
.sS.
Application for second citizenship
papers has been made by Topi Wir-
tanen of Hancock. who came from
Finland to Boston i'm 1898.
A license to wed was issued this
morning by the county clerk to Will
liam A. Richards and Nellie Harries,
both of Laurium.
Pearl street i'm the vicinity OF the
soldiers monument is being repaired by
the street department TO put it in
shape for the dedication on Memorial
day.
\. w. Leet of Detroit and X. S. Bak-
er of Marquette. of the Michigan State
Telephone company, were in Hough-
ton yesterday inspecting The local
plant Of the company.
DIR. Caroline Geisel will lecture TO
women and girls in the Houghton high
school assembly room the afternoon
of May 2S and in the same place the
evening of May 80 to men and women.
Everyone is invited. There will be no
charge for admission.
Arvid Arjo, Of Calumet, the boy
charged with larceny of a bicycle was
yesterday sentenced To- the state indus
trial school at Lansing by Judge Bent
ley of the Juvenile court The boy left
for Lansing this morning in charge OF
County Agent Cox.
The Houehton and Hancock high
school baseball teams play this after.
noon at the Ripley park This will he
last game of The season
md should the team defeat Hancock,
which now has a perfect record, the
two teams will be tied for the first
place. If Hancock wins the victory
will cinch the pennant for them.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22
WILL FINISH BY JUNE IS.
Rock From Duluth to be Used by
Contractors to Expedite Work.

Rock From Duluth to be Used by
Contractors to Expedite Work.
Contractors Powell a Mitchell are
rushing work on the repairs to the
breakwater at the canal and will
doubtless complete the job by June IS,
the date which the time was extended
last fall. The time originally specified
IN the contract for the completion of
the work was October 81. 1911. pro-
vided that IL was decided to place not
more than 10000 tons of rock 1t was
dater decided TO use $4,000 tons in fll-
ing the cribs and this fact. together
with the unavoidable delays resulting
from damage by storms which wreck
cd scows and otherwise interfered
with the work. an extension was made
to June 10. 1912. In order to expedite
the work, Powell & Mitchell have ar
ranged with Whitney Brothers to
bring down 1900 tons OF rock from
Duluth. which will assure the COM
pletion of the contract on time. Rock
from the Cliff mine is being received
i'm large quantities. and two scows are
ir regular service carrying it from
to the canal.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22

second spectacle, to be presented by
the children OF the Hurontown school
!; is based largely on Longfellow's
"HSawatha." An of the characters
will be impersonated in Indian tab
leaux and dances.
The children of the Central school
will present "Hansel and iGretel' a
pantomimic reproduction of the old
German fairy story OF the Babes in
the woods. Flowers. birds. fairies,
children and other char
acters will be introduced.
sleeping Beauty" another fairy
pantomine will be offered by the chill
dren of the JAY A. Hubbell school
There win be scenes from the court of
the fairy kings. knights and ladies
who dance and pose. and flowers birds
and other features.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22
WOULD ACQUIRE WISDOM.
Tribe OF African Natives in London to
Learn Ways of Civilization.

In the very heart of the shopping
district of London a tribe of sixty
dusl<y Somali natives. sent there by
the British residents at Alden, arc now
encamped and engaged i'm studying the
ways and absorbing the learning OF
the white people, that they may later
act as teachers to their native breth-
rem at home.
Though Londoners do not openly
draw the color line. they are, however.
as rule, apt TO consider the negro a
rather inferior being, though few OF
them live with anything like the care
of sixty Somalis.
The dietary of the Somalis is quite
Q science. They eat meat, It is true,
but sparingly, and they usually prefer
stcaming hot rice, which is ordered by
the hundred weight. They also take
tea, milk and sugar, and bread of their
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22
HoughtOn Department
ADJUSTING INEQUALITIES.
Tax Commissioner Shields Replies to
Charge Of Pennsylvania r. r.

| Tax Commissioner Shields Replies tc
Charge Of Pennsylvania r. r.
! Detroit business men have asked the
| Pennsylvania railroad To build an ex-
tension into the city and the Penn
sylNania responds that Michigan is
hostile 10 railroads, that the states
attitude on railroad taxation is a bar
TO the extension. Vice President Woods
Of the road claims that the railroads
are assessed at full value while gem
eral property is assessed from so TO
20 per cent less.
Yesterday Detroit paper wired
Robert IL. Shields for an opinion on
this question. as president OF the state
tax commission. MIR, Shields made the
following reply by wire:
Il have not seen the full text Of the
Pennsylvania railroads reply and con-
sequently cannot intelligently comment
upon II. l have for years maintained
that the property assessed by the state
board of assessors is assessed closer
to cash value than other property and
the report Of the tax inquiry commits
sion fully confirms my position. But
the difference Is gradually becoming
less as the assessing officers through
out the state are each year breaking
farther away from the old methods of
differentiation and are manifesting a
disposition to comply with the law
This is clearly shown by the relative
Of the two classes of prop
erty. In the past twelve Years the val
uation of the railroads has been in
creased about five per cent while the
valuation of the general property in
the state has been increased practical
~ one hundred per cent and eacn year
shows very material increase in the
valuation of the general prop
erty. For many years the railroads did
not pay their fair share of taxes and if
the tax pendulum is now swung
against them II Is a natural conse- |
1uence and not altogether the fault Of
the state; and furthermore the in
aqualities in taxation that may have |
existed are rapidly being adjusted, as
have shown.
The enormous increase in the I
amount of taxes raised IN the state is
arEely responsible for the increased |
ate applied TO the assessed valuation !
# the railroads. The tax commission
s making an honest effort to have all
property assessed at cash value as the
aw directs. II, in addition 10 the
york being done by the tax coEmis-
ion. an honest effort were made to
init public expenditures TO the actual
equirements Of the government when
administered. even the
ailroads themselves would not COM
lain against the rate Of taxation"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22

own baking. The Somalis do not like
our butter, but they are a first-class
advertisement for oleoniargarlne.
To gain their meat supply is some-
thing of an ordeal. Two of the war
riors sally forth i'm the early morning,
and with them goes the Mullah, a
particularly sane person, and the
priest and teacher of the community.
Arriving at tho butchers. the Null
lah examines various sheep, and Sc
lects such as he thinks are desirable.
His attendants persuade the animals TO
an early death, the holy man OF the
East meanwhile conducting religious
service. Then he inspects the carcass
and the result being satisfactory. he
blesses the food. which is at once taxi
en- away by the Somalis. for none but
a Mohammedan may touch 1t.
In the oxford street settlement the
meat is baked and is eaten as warmly
spiced as possible, pepper and ehilies
being especially favored. and with 1t
drunk tea. The Somalis never touch
alcohol. nor do they smoke, In fact,
they do not seem to have any vices,
unless one counts a multiplicity OF
wives.
These men are scrupulously clean
and quite handles I'm their way. Their
robes are always spotlessly white
They battle with the utmost regularity
and they will spend hours dressing
their hair--a frizzly, woody growth
which seems to require large quanti'
ties OF oil.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22
PILGRIM RIVER TROUT.
Claim is Made That Fish in That
Stream are Diseased.

0bCdHl blSGdbGQs
1t is claimed that trout taken from
the Pilgrim River are infected with
some sort Of disease, and are unfit for
food. Local fishermen state they have
found n disease i'm the outer gills. Of
ficers Of the Portage Lake Rod and
Gun club. as well as other fishermen
have noted this peculiar trait, and
are warning residents against par
taking Of trout from the Pilgrim
The gills in the diseased fish are
partly eaten away by small life Of
some kind, and they do not present
a very attractive appearance The
condition is found in trout caught in
every part Of the river.
Ivan Hart, a well known local fish
erman, has sent several of the diseas-
ed fish to II. III. Marks, the noted fish
culturist, i'm charge of the state fish
hatchery at the 500. with the request
that he advise what course to pursue.
Il Mr.. Marks can offer no explanation.
local fishermen will be asked to keep
off the Pilgrim until samples of the
diseased fish can be sent to Ann Arbor
for examination by psychologists.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22
IN THE BALANCE.

Francis Kilkenny landed i'm Chicago
some years ago. fresh from ireland,
with but a few dollars and no job in
sight He decided to buy a second
hand lawn mower and make some
money cutting grass. He was directed
10 the north side of Chicago and final
ly struck the place where the big
houses and fine lawns are.
He went up to the steps of "A man
sion. hammered on the front door and
was vastly astonished TO have "a man
stick his head out of an upstairs WIN
dow and ask: ''What are you doing
there, YOU greenhorn? Can't you see
the house is closed for the summer"
But you're In it," answered Kill
KENNY.
Sure, I'm i'm it, I'm the caretaker.
IL you want anything, just go round
to the back door. where you belong"
Kilkenny started round, but came
To a tall board fence that ran clear
across the lawn and had spikes on Il.
He didn't sec the door i'm the fence and
after figuring for time. put his lawn
mower against the fence, and tried
To climb over. regardless of the spikes
The lawn mower slipped and Kilkenny
stuck on one of the spikes and hung
suspended.
The caretaker heard his yells and
came out. Finding Kilkenny hanging
there IN the air, he looked up at him
and said
We'll. YOU are green! How long
have you been over2"
"Begubs!" shouted Kilkenny. 81
amt over yet!"-Philadelphia Satur-
Gay Evening Post.