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Evening journal., 1912-02-05
XMAS FEAST CAME
CHEAP TO SARAH
Tells Court Man Stole GsOSe
But his Name Mas
Dennis

Despite the reported high cost Of
living, Sarah McFadden, colored, of
No 328 Buttonwood street, informed
Judge Joslyn in City Court this MORN
ing that her Christmas eatables cost
her but So So The list was itemized
as follows: Goose, Sl.S5; five
pounds of beefsteak, at s cents per
pound; piece of fitch. 25 cents;
dozen oranges, 10 cents, and like
number OF apples, 8 cents, and Ike
ticles. Sarah said had been stolen by
Franklin Dennis, colored, fire.
quent of her home since she was mar
ried. While the goose had been cook
ed the defendants name saved him
and he was dismissed.
Dennis denied stealing the articles.
despite Sarah's declaration that he
admitted stealing them. Sarah said
she told Dennis, III she know who
stole the goose she would have them
pulled before Judge Cochran"
While the court dismissed the case,
no inquiry was ordered as to whore
the five-cent beefstake could be OBJ
tanned The court officials were afraid
the beef trust would hear of IL and or
der a local investigation.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
METHODTSTS In
NEW CHURCH
st. PauI'S Congregation WOr.
ships in Sunday School
Hall for First Time

At the services in the new chapel Of
St PauPs NJ. u. Church yesterday
there was a large attendance. II was
the first time the chapel had been
used for Sunday services. The Rev.
Charles A Hill. ID. d., chose for his
subject: Gods Call TO Men" and de-
livered a forceful sermon. Special
music was given by the choir Solos
were sung at the Sunday school ser
vice by Mrs Anna Simmons Steele and
Harry j. Guthrie, while addresses
were made by A l.. Johnson, president
of the board of trustees; S. II. Bay
nard former superintendent of ST.
Paul's Sunday School, and the Rev.
n g Lassiter, pastor of Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church who spoke on
Opportunity and Responsibility. -
There was large attendance at both
the Christian Endeavor and the
preaching services in the evening.
The church will be dedicated on Sun
day. March 10 by Bishop Luther B
Wilson. of Philadelphia. The Rev. John
Krantz, Of the New York Book Con-
cern, will take part in the exercises
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
New Rules Please Football Fans

Football fans are jubilant today over
the important changes in the playing
rules for 1912. They believe gridiron
contests this year will be the most
spectacular and least harmful ever
witnessed in the great college games
The most important rule, they con-
slider, is that granting a team four
downs, instead of three, in which TO
gain the required ten yards. This they
say. will ensure more running and less
kicking at the same time preventing
any semblance of a mass play that
proved so fatal under the old time
rules.
Another much discussed change is
that which permits the scoring of a
touchdown from forward pass, legal
ly captured within ten yards behind
the opponents goal line. This it is
pointed out will prevent the secon-
Diary defense of a defense wall from
joining the first line of defense with
in the % yard line and will give line
plunging team a hundred per cent.
more chance to score Football men
say this rule in itself will do more to
increase scoring than almost anything
that could have been devised. The
shortening of the field by ten yards
to give room behind goal posts for
forward passes also will lead to in
creased scoring.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
H.B. DUNCAN
DEAD AT BELLEVUE

Henry Duncan, of Bellevue, form
erly OF Wilmington, died at his home
yesterday after an illness dating from
an accident last fall in which he broke
his leg. The funeral services will be
held in st. Andrews Church, this
city, at 2.30 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
MIR Duncan was the son of General
j. V. Woolston Duncan and Elizabeth
Brinton Duncan, and was born In VII
mington in 1S45. and in 1886 married
Mary Arnold, Of this city. He was a
partner in the Duncan Hardware Com
pany. this city He was a charter men,
ber of the Young Mems Republican
Club and was at one time active in
Delaware politics
Mr. Duncan is survived by his wife
his son, II. b. Duncan, Jr., and two
brothers, John A.. of St. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, and William r., Of Chester
town, Nd.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
DOVER CREETS
ODD FELLOWS
LcdCemen Attend Religious
Service After Init atine
Class SATURDAY Night

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 5.-The bright
regaiia of Odd Fellowship shone forth
in the Sabbath sun on the streets of
Dover yesterday more deliberately than
ever when the visiting Wilmington
members together with those of Kent
county and their hosts, the members
OF Philodemic Lodge Of Dover, march
ed through the streets TO The Peoples
Church where they heard a sermon
on Friendship, Love and Truth" by
the Rev. A. w. Lightbourne. AS the
lodge men entered the church, their
own orchestra of nine players played
"Religioso" introducing the process
sionals Onward Christian Soldiers -
and How Firm a Foundation"
The occasion of the visit of the
Odd Fellows was really for the op-
portunity of displaying the amplified
form of the three degrees in the init
iatory ceremony by a well-equipped
degree team, and the team of Della
ware Lodge demonstrated that Will
mington has such a drilled band. Fif-
teen initiates presented themselves on
Saturday night and were given their
degrees with full screen work, orches-
ira and choir music and in the din
ing hall of the Hotel Richardson.
Grand Master Jacob f. Snyder,
Grand Secretary w. w. Douty, Grand
Treasurer Philip J. Isaacs, all of VIII
mington; Grand Representative John
w. Killen Of FELTON,; Past Represen-
tative George w. Pyle of Wilmington
and the grand marshal and the grand
chaplain were present through the
ceremonies.
The Dover lodge has a band of en-
thusiastic planners and workers In
Messrs. Lynch, Carson, Baxter, Mer-
ritt. zanders, Barker and others and
this is the second large undertaking
to be carried to an entirely success
ful elimination by them.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
UNCONSCIOUS AFTER
FALL ON ICY WALK

Falling on a slippery sidewalk in
front of DR.. ]. II. Riles' office, at No.
GIT Delaware avenue, Saturday night,
Miss Sylvia Myers, aged 20 years, of
No. S22 Diamond street, Philadelphia,
head struck the pavement, and she re-
mained there until persons passing
found her. The young woman was
carried into DR.. Riles' office, but as
she could not be revived she was taken
to the Homeopathic Hospital, where
she was revived yesterday morning.
She said she came here to spend the
evening with a friend and fell while
going to her house. Miss Myers re-
turned to her home in Philadelphia
yesterday afternoon, having recovered
from the effects of the fall.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
SIN WAGES
PAID WITH
SUICIDE PACT
CONTINUED from FIrst Page.


very fond. He was the first person
she sent for when she found her
daughter and her second husband dead
on the floor of their apartment on
West Twelfth street, clasped in each
others arms, with the gas pouring
from the stove across their bodies
as their bodies lay alongside of it. She
had made her daughter an allowance
Of $125 weekly after she married
Noble. a ceremony which the aged
mother bitterly opposed.
Had Nothing In Common.
Il was agreed by all of the friends
of the dead couple that the discovery
they had nothing ia common was
really the cause OF their suicide. Even
before they were married the glamor
had worn off so far as the woman
was concerned and she had told
friends that III she could have been
sure Fred would not have killed him
self. she would not have married him.
The couple had quarreled frequently
and the police believe tried to kill
themselves by poison last Friday
night.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
NEW MAYOR FOR
DOVER TOMORROW

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. Municipal and
county organization will be effected
here this week. Tonight Mayor Harty
Mayer retires as Dovers municipal
president and Mayor-elect Enoch
Clark will take the oath OF Office as
his successor. The new Councilmen
will be sworn in and town officials will
be elected for the ensuing year The
policy Of the Council for progress and
a clean town. it is said, will not be
materially changed.
The Levy Court will hold its annual
meeting on Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
PISTOL SHOTS
AFTER MURDER CRY

The neighborhood of Sixth and Lom-
bard streets was aroused by cries Of
murder early yesterday morning.
Those who dared look out of their
windows saw several men running af-
ter a short man wearing a light over
coat
1t appears that this man was in a
restaurant at Sixth and Lombard
streets and after he left, several
young men attacked him. When one
struck him the man drew gun and
fired and his assailants took to flight
with the men yelling murder.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
COLLISION AT SEA.

The first particulars of the head
on collision between the four-masted
schooner George w Truitt, Jr.. built
at Seaford, this state and the Nor
wegian steamer Cecil, off Hog Island
last Friday morning have been re-
ceived here. The Cecil had a large
hole stove in her starboard bow un-
der the water line, while the schoon-
er's stem was almose cut off
At the time of the accident Cap
tain Eskridge was on the deck of the
schooner She carried crew of nine
men including the captain-one mate
one engineer one steward and five
sailors.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
DEMOCRATS FOR
DIRECT PRIMARY
County Committee lr .es State
Committee TO Line Up
for New Plan

Members Of the Democratic County
Committee on Saturday afternoon
with but two dissenting votes took a
stand in favor OF direct primaries TO
nominate all candidates OF the party
from United States Senator and Con-
gressman, down to the various county,
distdict and ward nominees. The reso-
luton endorsed Saturday was that
adopted by the City Committee two
weeks before Il urges the State Com
mittee to consider the subject, and II
Is likely that it will figure in the next
State Convention as it will be neces-
Rary TO change the party rules to pro-
vide for direct primary nominations.
The Kent Democratic Committee ad-
vocated direct primaries some times
ago.
The resolution adopted Saturday
was offered by Charles + Curley and
sets forth that the committee believes
that the majority of the Democratic
voters of this county and State desire
that all candidates for office should be
nominated. and delegates to national
conventions elected at direct primary
elections
II also will be necessary 20 change
the rules in county convention 20 en-
able direct nominations in this county.
TWO years ago, when new rules were
adopted in county convention. the di-
rect nomination plan for all offices
was rejected and some nominations IN
convention we're provided for.
Thomas f. Bayard, chairman OF the
State Central Committee. said this
morning that he had not as yet re-
ceived the resolution OF the county
committee on the subject. When Il is
received Mr.. Bayard said he would
communicate with the state commit
feemen at once and the question would
then be considered.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
JUVENILE COURT
KIODIES In BAD AGAIN

After reporting to the Juvenile Court
on Saturday morning, before which
court they had already been on the
charge of the larceny of small articles
some time ago, Frank Travis, of No
415 East Ninth stret, and John Hell
moth, of No. 1928 Linden street. were
arrested Saturday night on the charge
of larceny of tickets from the Ave
nue. Theatre while the clerk had his
back turned.
When searched at the police station
the boys had a large butcher knife
and a pack of playing cards and dice
on them. They were turned over ia
Probation Officer Farra, who will have
them arraigned before the Juvenile
Court again on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
HIGHER EDUCATION OF WOMEN.

Resolutions were adopted at a meet
ing under the auspices Of the College
Committee of Fifty in the new Cent
ury Club on Saturday morning. thank
ing the trustees Of Delaware College
for the interest shown in their rec
ent meeting which discussed the
higher education Of women in Dele
ware. The resolutions ask the Dele
ware College trustees to take the
leadership in planning for such high
er education. A copy of the resolu-
tions was sent to the Board of Trus-
tees. and a conference of the trustees
and Clubwomen will probably be ar
ranged soon to discuss the subject
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
TWO WANT sAME LOCATION.

Applications have been made to
Major Deakyne, United States engi-
neer. by the Pilots Association for
the Bay and River Delaware for per-
mission 20 construct a coal pocket at
Lewes between the iron and the lower
fishhouse piers. and by the Neptune
Fishing Company, Of New York. for
permission 10 construct a pier in the
same location. The application VIII
be considered at an early date
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
MOVE ON fer
PAID FIREMEN
Council VIII Sound Companies
on Project While on In
speCtiOn TriD

City Council has taken the first step
toward learning the sentiment of the
members of the fire companies in this
city regarding the establishment OF a
paid department This and tomorrow
evenings the Councilmen will make
their semi-annual inspection Of the
companies and the clerk has sent no
tices to each company informing its
members that Councilmen will take
up with them the question as to
whether they favor a permanent fire
marshal. a paid department or any
suggestions along this line.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
SALISBURY
DENIES CHARGES
ContInued from rlrat paee.

Continued from First Page.
have been among the most active in
the whole state in the effort to stop
vote buying, and il is my idea that
II We can keep the vote buyers out
OF the best offices. it will become
generally understood that corrupt
political service will not get such
Offices and healthier political condl-
tions will come to prevail.
III, incidentally. We can get an
investigation OF the political condi-
tions here, which are worse if pos
sible than under Addicks, because o.
the hypocritical pretenses, then Il
will be that much to the good"
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
SLIPPERY RAILS
LET CARS BUMP

Slippery rails Saturday night were
responsible for a collision between
cars CT the Wilmington Southern Trac-
ton Company and the Peoples Rail-
way Company, at Fourth and Poplar
a'reets, where the two tracks intersect.
The Peoples line car was almost
across the other line when the Della
ware City car crashed into the rear
end. The Peoples line car was de-
rallied and knocked almost over on the
sidewalk. 1t was unoccupied except
by the crew at the time, while the
Delaware City car was crowded and
the passengers were tossed about. but
none was seriously hurt.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
PORT PENN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
PORT PENN, Del. Feb. s. Mrs.
John Fortner, of Wilmington is spend
ing some time at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Years
ley.
Mr. Kemp, of the Kemp Packing
Co. of Baltimore, was here last week
contracting for tomatoes for the can
ming season.
J. B. Yearsley visited friends in
Philadelphia last week.
Miss Myrtle Voshell has returned
home after a weeks visit with rela-
tives in Delaware City.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
DEATHS.


Katharine Cox.
Henry Jones.
Margaret e. McClinch-
Annie r. Davis.
Margaret Miller.
Henry B. Duncan.
Mortimer Records.
William Clay.
CLAY-In Christians. Del. on February 2,
1912, William, husband Of Mary r. Clay
aged 67 years, I month and 22 days.
Relatives friends and Lodge No 90,
Knights Of the Golden Eagle arc invited
to attend the funeral Tuesday afternoon.
February G. Services at his late residence
Christiana Del. at . O'Clock. Interment
Presbyterian cemetery.
RECORDS-February T. 1912. Mortimer,
husband Of the late Mary Ella Records.
Funeral Wednesday February q at
o clock from his late residence at Blackbird.
Del. Interment at 81. Anne's cemetery
near Middletown.
DUNCAN---At Bellevue. Del, on February
4. 1912, Henry Banning Duncan.
Relatives and friends Of the family are in
vited to attend tho funeral from his late resi-
dcnce, Tuesday afternoon. February 6, 1912
at ? O. clock. Services az St. Andrews
Church. 2.sO o'clock. Interment at Whining
ton and Brandywine cemetery,
MILLER-At Elsmere on February 3,
1912. Margaret Miller.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 attend
the funeral services at her late residence. at
Elsmere. on Tuesday afternoon, February 6,
at O'Clock Interment private.
DAVIS--In this city, on February 4. 1912,
Annie r., wife Of John Davis, aged 81
years.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 at
tend the funeral services az the residencs
Of her daughter Mrs. Otis A. Twilley ~.
1921 West Fourth street on Wednesday
afternoon, February z, at O'Clock Inter
mont az Lombardy cemetery.
I McCLINCH-In Pittsburg, Pa. on February
!, 1912, Margaret Z. McClinch (nee But
I ler.)
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
Reed street. this city. on Tuesday morning al
o'clock. Interment at Cathedral cemetery.
I JON ES-Suddenly az Asheville, n. c., Feb
ruary ., 1912, Henry Jones' infant son
\ Of Bayard c. and Theodore Jones.
II CON-On January so. 1912, Katharine.
wife Of Charles Duran Cox, in her 37th
II year.
Due notice Of funeral will be given
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
THE MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. S.
FEED Winter bran. in bulk, per tom
s30.O0a$305 $50; spring bran, in 100
pound sacks. per ton. S29 50a30O0.
BALED HAY AND STRAW.-Tim-
othy Hay-No. / large bales. SIS 00a
$3.50; No. ] medium bales S24.50a
$500 Glover Mixed Hay--Light mix
ed. $2S.50 No. wheat straw. $13.5o
a1400
wHEAT-No. ? red. 9scas1.OO 10;
No. . Southern red, 90 1-2a99c.
CORN-No mixed, in export ele-
'vator-February 40 1-2a71c. Cai
lots in export elevator-No.2. 20 J..
a71c.
OATs-No. 2 white. 5Sa5s lie
standard white. 81 1-2a5Sc; No.
white. 57a57 lie.
FLOUR--Per 1876 pounds, in wood
Winter. clear. So S5a4 10: city mills
regular grades, winter clear. S3.S5l
40
BUTTER Western nolid packed
creamery, fancy specials. Csc; extra
SIc.; extra frsts, 36c. firsts. 34a35c.
seconds, 31a33c. nearby prints
extra, 39c.; do extra firsts. CSC.
EGGS. ~ In free cases, fresh
gathered, extra. 42c. per dozen
frsts. 1920 per standard case
ordinary current receipts. $1,000 pc
standard case; seconds. S9.0OalO.5l
per standard case; candled and re
Grated eggs iobbing at 43a47c.
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGET
ABLES-Apples, New York. per bar
rel-Baldwin. S2.50aS.25; York Imper
ial, S2.00a2.50 King, $25Oa4.00
Greening S2.00aS.00; other varieties
$1.50a3.50.
LIVE POULTRYAFowls, fancy
1S 1-2al4c; spring chickens, soft-meat
ed, 1Sa14c; yorng roosters. STACEY, 10
lie; old rooste. s, l0c; ducks, 16al7c
geese, l4a16c; turkeys. 14a15c; pig
cons, old, per pair. 20a25c; do youns
per pair, 15a2Oc
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
MINnSOR CLrR MINSTRELS.

The Windsor Outing Club minstrel
performance will be given on Tuesday
evening Of next week in the New Cen
tury Club. A variety Of music and
songs will be included in the program.
The soloists will be Brashears, Fore
acker, Harris. Kenely, Terry and Har-
rison. Messrs. Bulger, Johnson, Alex
ander. Spath and Haney will render
the latest ragtime coon songs. Mock s
orchestra of ten pieces will play for
the dance which will follow.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
LEE CASE CONTINUED.

Walter Lee. colored, charged WITH
violating the age OF consent law. had
his case continued in City Court to-
day until Wednesday. Lee is repre-
sented by l.. Irving Handy. and en-
tered a plea of not guilty. AT the
same time Mary Biddle, colored,
charged with harboring minor for
immoral purposes, will be given a
hearing.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
MIR cIODI PURCHASES PROPERTY

Louis Clodi saloonkeeper at the
northeast corner of Ninth and Walnut
streets, has purchased the property
which he now occupies Emil Engel,
the former owner now lives in Cam
den n. ]. The property consists of the
saloon and the tailoring shop adioin-
ing, on the Walnut street side and the
three-story dwelling, on Ninth street,
along side of the saloon. The price
paid was SIG 900.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
BOYS PRANK
INJURIES COASTER

While shedding on Third street hill
near Van Buren, street on Saturday
afternoon, Ralph Reese, aged II years.
of No. SOB Bayard avenue, received an
ugly cash over the right eye and had
his face bruised as the result of an
other boys prank Ralph was coasting
down the hill when a boy threw an
other sled before his coaster. Robert
e. Firth placed the injured lad in
his automobile and took him to the
home of DR. c Anthony Beck who
closed the wound.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETING.

AT the meeting Of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society Of Central Presbyter-
ian Church, TO be held tomorrow af-
ternoon, two topics will be discussed.
American Indians" the home topic,
will be treated by Mrs. A. B. Gillespie
and Mrs. Homer Barry; Opportunity
OF Americans in China by Mrs. S. r..
Lawson and Mrs. Daniel Smith
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
la TOILETTE HERE IN APRIL.

w. w. Knowles. at the close Of an
address in the Jr O. L. A. NJ. hall
Saturday night announced that United
States Senator La Toilette will make
an address in this city sope time in
April next. He stated that partially
successful efforts have also been
made by the Referendum League of
Delaware to have William Jennings
Bryan make an address here.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
BEGIN BROTHERHOOD MEETINGS.

The Rev. w. G. Rooms, pastor Of
Scott M. + Church, had charge Of the
first services of the series of meetings
arranged for men by the Brotherhood
OF the church yesterday afternoon.
The subject was What Advantage
has Christianity Been to You Person
ally?' There was special music by a
quartet composed of Charles Davis.
Harry Wright, William Purdy and
Alban Warrick. Herbert Smith was
pianist.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
ALLIANCE TO ENTERTAIN.

A card party and social evening
will be spent by the members OF the
German-American Alliance at German
Hall tomorrow evening. The com
mittee OF arrangements is composed
of John f. He'll, Frank Gradwohl,
Frank J. Fink and Frederick c. Heiss
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
OLD SWEDES TO
MAKE NEW SCHEDULE

The Church Basketball League will
meet in old Swedes Hall, Seventh and
Church streets, tomorrow night to
elect officers and adopt a new sched-
ule. All the team managers are
urged to be present The League is
now in its second year and is playing
a zine article of the cage game.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
IMPROyING HOSE CARRIAGE.

William Sutton. a member of the
independence Fire Company, is re-
painting the hose cariageo that COM
pany. The vehicle is out of commits
sion while the renovating is being
done
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
GO SOUTH FOR HEALTH.

Mr.. and Mrs. /. T. McClane. of No
1929 West Fourth street, will go on
an extended trip through the South
for their health, visiting Washington
Richmond, Jacksonville, Palm Beach,
Key West and Tampa. Mr.. McClane
is a conductor on the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
BIBLE STUDY CLASS.

The Y. w. C. A. Bible Class will
meet this evening with the Rev. J. E.
Hunsberger, pastor of Bethany Bap-
tist Church, as leader. "The Ministry
of,John the Baptist" will be the topic.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
sAENGERBUND BAIL PLANS.

On Tuesday evening in German
Hall the committee of arrangements
for the masquerade ball to be given
by the Delaware Saengerbund will
hold a meeting to further plans for
the occasion. The ball will be held
IN Ephruarv 19V
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
CONFERENCR nATEs.

The Fourth Quarterly Conference
of Harrison Street NJ. f. Church will
be held on Thursday evening. and at
Grace Church on February 10. Tues
day week
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
a4.HouR RELIEF FOR BAcKAcHE.

I4-hOOh hhbAHt 1SAe
From Kidney. Bladder and Urinary lrou-
bles. found BY hundreds OF sufferers through
Kaskers Kidney withdrawing them from
dread and danger Of Bright's Disease, Dia-
betes and other incurables diseases. Carr
Drug Co., 40 Swain Bldg, Muncie, Indiana
will send you a full-sized package Of these
wonderful little tablets, postpaid, for loc
Positive relief from backache and permanent
release from head and loin pains, short
breath, puffs under eyes. paleness, loss Of
strength, too frequent calls strings and
sediment in urine. Send 15c for full-sized
SOC package--if you value your safety, COM
fort and health.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
MIR. CROSBY AT NEST.

William X. Crosby will address the
meeting Of the Mems Class of West
Church, to be held at o'clock in the
Sunday school room tonight