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Evening journal., 1913-04-08
Governor Signs Anti-Liquor
Shipment Bill; Liquor Men
Will Fight it in Court

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, Del,
April S.-Governor Miller at noon to-
day signed the Hazel bill to pro-
hibit the shipment of liquor into 10
cal option territory"
The Governor made no formal an
nouncement Of his action TO the Leg
islature, but Secretary OF State Mil
Ter informed the newspaper reporters
Of the bill becoming a law.
II empowers any man to carry a
gallon OF liquor daily into local op-
tion territory" but prohibits the ship
ment by common carriers, persons or
firms under penalty of fines up to
$500 or Imprisonment up to six
six months, OF both, for violation.
The liquor dealers here assert the
bill is unconstitutional in that "local
option territory" means the entire
State, and not merely Kent and Sus-
sex counties which voted "dry."
They expect TO test the law in court
at the first opportunity. The liquor
men claim that dealers outside the
State can ship into Delaware under
the law, but the temperance advo-
Gates deny this and claim it will
make Kent and Sussex dry rs q
desert.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
President, in Reading
Message TO Congress, Makes
History on Capitol Hill

He Immediately left the chamber and
the capitol
President Wilson was plainly inn
pressed with his position lie was
plainly inclined 10 nervousness. But
his franc gave the impression OF
latent forcefully convincing that he
appreciated his message was not
alone to the men he was addressing
but to the nation at large
His face was even more pallid than
usual. The deep lines which have
appeared there since he assumed his
present duties seemed ever more en-
phasized in the bright light which
streamed down on him from the high
ly decorated glass skylights In tho
4 roOf
Evening journal., 1913-04-08

FOR STATE
FISHERMEN
Legislature Directs Governor
and Attorney General to
Act as They Deem
Expedient
MAY MEAN WAR OF
R sTALIATION AGAINST JERSEY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, Del,
Aril S.-Delaware today took the first
step to get justice and fair play from
the New Jersey authorities for Della
wares fishermen on the Delaware
river, when a joint resolution was
adopted by the Legislature request
ing Governor Miller and Attorney
General Wolcott to take action to
protect the interests of this States
fishermen.
Under the resolution a war of retail
iation can be carried on by Delaware
against New Jersey, If necessary.
Delaware's attitude follows the arrest
of two fishermen, Kennan and Cole,
of New Castle, by the Salem, n. j.,
authorities who also confiscated their
boats. AT the request OF Governor
Miller, Governor Fielder, OF New
Jersey, has had the cases of the Del
aware fishermen postponed a month
until they can be investigated. The
trouble is due to variance between
the Delaware and New Jersey laws
fixing the hours for shad fishing.
Representative Swan, in the House,
offered the following Joint resolution
which was adopted unanimously:
Whereas, The officials Of the
State Of New Jersey have recently
arrested Delaware fishermen while
engaged in fishing in the Delaware
river, and,
Whereas. The said fishermen
we're complying with all laws and
regulations of the State. and,
Whereas, The said fishermen
were taken to the State OF New Jer-
sey and fined by officials Of the said
State of New Jersey, and their boat
and net confiscated, and.
Whereas, It is deemed advisable
that this State shall protect its fish
ermen when engaged in fishing 10
the waters OF this State, when law
fully doing so, therefore,
"Bc It resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the State
of Delaware. in General Assembly
met: That the Governor and Attor-
I lney-General arc hereby authorized
and requested to take such action in
the matter to protect the interests oi
Delaware fishermen so that they will
not be subjected to arrest and i'm
prisOnment at the hands of officials
Of the State OF New Jers and, II
any Delaware fishermen are arrested
by officials of the State Of New Jer.
sey the Governor ana Attorney-Gen
Continued On Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08

urcs, 1000, public interest in the wa
terfront question is so great that the
petition carried with il hundreds
more names than we're absolutely re-
quired to obtain such submission. n
the work OF obtaining signatures had
not been halted by the sixty-day
limit prescribed by the law, other
thousands would have been added.
II was to be safely within the sixty
day limit that the names we're filed
with the Mayor last night.
The first batch of papers delivered
to him contained 2,OO2 names. An ar
rangement was made with him
whereby the other names, to which
experts we're adding the election dis
tricts. should he fled with him be.
tween II and 12 o'clock. That was
done by the secretary Of the viii
mington Waterfront Association
which now has an enrolled member
ship Of between 500 and 600 mem
bers.
Now that the petition has been filed
and the submission Of the questions
is assured, those interested in saw
ing the waterfront have no doubt
that both questions will carry the
city election by an Overwhelming
vote. The plan is to keep them oui
OF partisan politics and 20 let them
appeal to the good citizenship of the
city. There is not a political organ
ization Or a ward that is not repre-
scented largely on the petition now il
the Mayors hands.
While the actual number Of name'
fled with Mayor Howell last nigh
was 2,S42, that did not include al
who had signed in favor Of the sub
mission OF the waterfront question 4
the people. Petitions bearing 13
names were received from signer
too late to file, and that brought tn
total number OF signatures up t.
2,475. Several other petitions hav,
not been returned so that the tota
number of signers is safely aboy'
the $500 mark
Evening journal., 1913-04-08

Those questions are as follows;
81. Shall the Mayor and Council
of Wilmington direct the City So
licitor to avail himself OF the first op-
portunity to determine by appropri-
ate litigation, the constitutionality Of
an act passed by the General Assem-
bly, of the State OF Delaware entitled
'An Act to Establish Bulkhead,
Wharf and Pier Lines on the Della
ware River, in front of the City Of
Wilmington and Vicinity" being
Chspter 2. Volume %, Laws Of Del
aware approved March 8, A. D. 1901
o. Shall the Mayor and Council
lof Wilmington take immediate action
TO acquire, by purchase or by con
demnation proceedings, all or such
part of the land as is deemed adyisa-
BILE, lying cast OF the old Hay Road,
or Marsh Road, to the Delaware Riy-
er. and between the land OF the
United States adjacent to the Chris
tiana River on the south. and the
boundary line Of the said city of Will
mington on the north, for the pur-
pose Of improving the navigation of
the Delaware River and conserving
TO the City Of Wilmington its river
front, or for other purposes for the
benefit and development Of the said
City of Wilmington"
The petition was placed in Mayor
Howell's hands at his home. No. S24
Washington street, at SIS p. m, by
Caleb e. Burchenal, counsel to the
association. He was accompanied by
James S. Semple, its secretary, anc
Francis /. DUPONT, one OF its mos
prominent members. Shortly after
ward Former Mayor J. Harvey spru
ance, president Of the Waterfront AS
eociation. arrived at the Mayor
home.
A significant fact in connection
with the petition was that while the
submission law calls for the sigma
lures of only ten per cent Of those
who we're qualified to vote at The
last city election, or, in round fig
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
ny mo rnlted rreas.

By Tho United Press.
WASH INGTON, April S.--History
was made on Capitol Hill today. The
President OF the United States. dis
carding the ancient traditions which
have ehvcloped his Office for more
than century. made what was char
actcrized by his hearers as the most
speech ever heard in this
country to the legislative branch. And
in doing so he insisted that the time
was here when the Chief Executive
must be considered from the personal
side and not as an institution
II was a new procedure. Staid Sen
ators and Representatives. strong for
the traditions OF tho dim and misty
past. we're Jared from an affected
nonchalance and parade OF tircdness
10 a realization Of Immediate duty
TO nation. None there we're who
were not impressed that the new order
rs Immediate and that the mysteries
with which government has hereto
fore been surrounded has surrendered
TO the latest idea OF publicity.
In ringing tones which rovorberat-
ed throughout the Chamber OF the
House of Representatives. President
Wilson took a new stand; an unique
position. but one which with his very
opening words he justified as few
men ever have, a departure from pre-
cedent.
"Thc president OF the United States
Is a person" declared this new head
OF the government. In Office only
thirty-six day, "and not mere de-
partment OF the government hailing
congress from some isolated island
OF jealous power sending messages,
not speaking naturally aud with his
own voice-ho is a human being try
ing to cooperate with other human
beings in a common service
Il was though President Wilson
were answering the arguments made
In the upper branch only last night.
There was no doubt Of his sincerity.
A Presidents message had taken on
human characteristics A man had
arisen who was willing to take the
chance OF being misunderstood that
he could be in position to explain
where he stood on a great public
question And watching the faces
of the members OF Congress-, Il was
plain that all appreciated that they
were dealing with an executive who
believed that his cause was just.
Il took the President just eight
minutes TO deliver his message. He
began just few seconds before one
o'clock and concluded exactly at los.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08

MAY UNITE In
CITY ELECTION
PrOgreSSiveS and Regulars
Meet Today to Make
Harmony Plan
MAY CHANGE DATE
OF THE PRIMARY

At a meeting Of the Republican
First District Committee last night
the first move was made to bring
about harmony in the Republican
party for the coming city election. A
communication was received from the
National Progressives informing the
committee that that wing OF the Re
publican party would like to cooper
ate with the Republicans in common
primaries and had appointed a com
mittee comprised OF Luther NJ Broad
way, DR.. W. o. Stack and Joseph H.
Bartlett to confer with a like com
mittee of the Republicans within
twenty-four hours This communica-
tion was received and accepted and on
motion of Robert NJ Burns. Chairman
II. II. Billany of the committee, ap-
pointed Mr.. Burns, OF the Eighth
ward: Samuel Burris, OF the Second
Ward and Frank w. Pierson of the
Fifth ward to meet the National Pro-
gressives.
Tho two committees will get to-
gether either this afternoon or even
ing to discuss the situation and IL is
thought that this preliminary meet
ing will eventually lead to a satisfac-
tory understanding resulting in a
common primary.
Chairman Billany informed the com
mttee that the Republicans had
agreed upon May II as the date OF the
primary. but that there was nothing
iron-clad about it and the date might
be changed.
George Bilderback. OF the Eighth
district OF the Ninth ward; John Fer
ris. Of the Sixth of the Twelfth. and
Walter Rash. OF the Second of the
Second ward. we're elected members
of fba commiftee
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
The Dangers of Thoughtless
Buying.

The dangers to you thoughtless buying "A
his time 10 bad bargain,
old German proyerb
You lose than your for needless purchasing
wasted money, effort thought Poor quality is
high any price.
How avoid it?" you say Il want the best
will command, but all qualities" Surely you
cannot know everything about articles buy but
safely to the honesty of known worth
Buy the best will command In stores where
you rely those selling goods with the help Of THE
EVENING JOURNAL Read daily the advertisements Of the
merchants advertising THE EVENING JOURNAL and
by what you read.
Copyright 1918. by J. P Falou)
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
POPE Plus AGAIN ILL;
SAID TO BE SUFFERING
FROM BRTGHTS' DISEASE
Chief Physician of the Vatican Who is in Constant
Attendance on Supreme Ponfiff Announces
Temperature of Patient at 100 Last Night.
Sisters of the PreIafe See Him Today.
None But Necessary Attendants
Allowed TO See Sufferer

By The United Press
ROME April SPope Plus today suffering from
according rel
able information.
accompanied the attack Marhiaaya chief
Ponn
sckroom
When Dr. Marchaaa the bedside Of the Pope
the Ponuns last
and
tho they have lived their brother minister
the became IN months
there
When Miss eldest OF the Pope
little
time declared his intention Of violating Vatican tradition the
brother
rural mall three other Teresa Autouia Lucia
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
ANOTHER Nan STORE.

The contract for building new
four story brick building for Frank
s. Dure, at No 705 Market. to replace
the old building next TO the Majestic
Theatre, has been awarded to Joseph
Schunder. The price will be about
$4,000. The first floor will be used
for store purposes, the second for Of
fees and the third and fourth for
apartments.
Mr.. Schunder has also received the
contract for building a new front to
the store of Leonard Heiss, No. 7l5
Market street at a cost OF 5000.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
THOMAS GETS
DETECTIVE JOB

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, Del. April
S.-Governor Miller this morning ap-
pointed Oscar NJ Thomas, OF Dags-
boron to be State detective to succeed
Frederick Walls, of Georgetown. Mr.
Thomas is a well-known Republican.
about 30 years OF age. and deputy
register Of Wills OF Sussex county. Tbs
appointment is regarded as an excel
lent one
Mr.. Thomas was picked as con-
promise from a field OF applicants
including Detective Walls, Former
Sheriff Elijah Lynch, John W. King, OF
Laurel, and Thomas B. Pritchett, or
Georgetown.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
GOVERNOR
VETOES THREE
MORE BILLS
Dover Hospital, Brewery Tax
and Patent Medicine Sam
pie Acts in the Discard
THINKS STATE HAS
ENOUGH HOSPITALS
speclal 70 rHn EvENING JouRNAL. |

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER. Del.
April S.-Governor Miller this morn
ing sent to the Legislature messages
yetoing the bills appropriating S25,OOO
10 establish a state Hospital In Dover.
taxing brewers upon the amount Of
beer sold instead of the amount brew
ed and prohibiting the distribution OF
patent medicine samples.
The veto messages are:
To the Honorable House OF Re-
presentatives OF the state Of Del
aware. Sirs. ! herewith return
without my approval House bill
Number 322 entitled "an act to
reincorporate the Delaware Hos
pital Association. The objects
of this bill are meritorious and
IL would afford me pleasure 10
favor the citizens of Dover by my
approval II ! could construe such
action expedient There are al
ready in the State hospitals OF
considerable proportion support
ed and operated entirely by
private subscriptions. All these
hospitals are open TO receive
patients throughout the State. II
the State should begin the ap-
preparation OF money for a hos
pital In Dover those institutions
already established elsewhere
would feel fully justified in de-
manding an appropriation from
the State treasury which in all
probability would be followed by
appeals from those localities with
the natural tendency Of such de-
mands TO grow. The result would
be the establishment Of a class Of
appropriations beyond the ability
OF the State TO maintain, there
fore 7 feel obliged 10 attach my
veto TO this measure.
Respectfully.
Charles r. Miller,
Governor.
To the Honorable House of Re
personalities of the State Of Del
aware. Sirs: I herewith return
without approval substitute for
House Bill number 25l, entitled
IAN act to amend chapter s,
volume %, laws OF Delaware, be-
ing an act in relation 10 the tax
alton and licensing OF brewers.
This bill II enacted into a law
would reduce the revenues deriv-
cd from certain industry in this
State because the change In the
method OF licensing is provided
for In this bill.
The law is originally enacted
clearly showed that the tax was
intended 10 be on the production
rather than on the quantity OF
products sold.
A reason submitted for this
legislation is that a brew may be
lost by spelling in the course OF
production, but ! am constrained
TO believe that the loss is Of such
negligible amount as not TO
warrant a change in the present
Continued ON Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
HOPE KENT
FRUIT IS SAFE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, April S-Frosts pre-
vailed throughout Kent county last
night and this morning, but because
Of the dryness of the buds the fruit
growers do not think that much dam
age has been done, although the buds
have not been fully examined
In the large peach orchards the
smudges we're lighted to prevent pos
sible injury.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
CAPTAIN PARKS ENTERrAINs.

Captain and Mrs. r. g. Parks gaye
a dinner party at their home, at the
State Rifle Range. last night In honor
of the twenty-flrst birthday od
Howard Price. The guests we're
Miss Edna Carpenter Miss Alta Cas-
fellow, Miss HELEN Blackstone, Miss
Anna Blackstone, Miss Edna Appleby-
Miss Anna Lancaster, Miss Elizabeth
Mckay. Miss Mildred Topin, Harry
Vandersloot, James Lancaster, Frank
Wildsmith, Earl Clayton. Charles
Wilkinson, Frank Wilkens, RussellI
Boyd, Howard and Leonard Price.
Miss Carpenter played piano solos
The dining room was decorated in
red carnations.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
THE TRACTION COMPANY RE.
PLIES TO MIR. CROOK.

On page Two OF The EVENING
JOURNAL today will be found re-
ply of the Wilmington G Philadelphia
Traction Company to the interview"
of Mr.. Crook in the Sunday Star of
yesterday. Read it. Also read Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson's opinion on
public utility competition and what il
pyariahs1 leaSs to-.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS OPPOSED
10 GRANTING COMPETITIVE
FRANCHISES.

That competition between electric
light companies does not promote
public welfare and that public com
missions have refused 20 grant com
petitivo franchises is dealt with to
some extent on page ten OF this is
sue.-
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
prFrAr srrFRAeE N mCHIGAN.

BY The United Press
DETROIT. xeh. April sProbabie defeat OF woman sur
ag BY large margin. apParant OF the Republican
State ticket IN Michigan big features Of yesterdays
election
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
MORE THAN 1000 VOTERS
ASK FOR SUBMISSION OF
WATERFRONT QUESTION
Men of All Parties Unite in Movement TO Have The
People of Wilmington Pass Judgment on the
Wilmington Terminal Company and It's AS
sociafes at fhe June Election ~
NEEDED PETITION is PLACED -
IN HANDS OF MAYOR HOWELL

W. Howell received from the Wilmington Waterfront
petition bearing the
pertinent and hghymportant
questions Waterfront be submitted
crs Of the cty Of wilmington at the June election.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
CHINESE PARLrANENr oPENs.

By The United Press
prKN AErn s-The Chinese Parliament opened to-
day More than 900 Representatives were pres
eat President Yuan salEa did attend ..---------
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
ExPECTs MRS. PANKHURsrs RELEASE

BY The United Press.
LONDON Aprn s-sirs. Emmeine PanRhurst known
to be IN exceedingly weakened condition today
and news OF her release from Holloway hourly
peeted.
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
mLINOIs N0NAN aLARTs MTNGER sIRIKL-


BY Tie uned Press
ZION CITY, III. Aprn hunger strike was begun here
today by woman followers Of wilbur voIisa,
thrown into jan last night following With city
Marshall John Hoover
Evening journal., 1913-04-08
WEATHER.

For Delaware: Fair tonight
with frost Wednesdays in
GreasiBg cloudlness proba-
bly, followed by rain.
The Washington times., 1913-02-15

man who intends to buy a car should
know the things to insist on. the things
to look out for. the things to compare.
II he will simply be careful. he can
get more for the money In q forty to-
day than in any other class Of car.
I'm comparing cars the chiefest point
Is safety. note the size and strength
in vital parts. Note the size Of brake
drums, strength Of frame, size Of axles
and of driving parts
ITO give the greatest margin of safety
We are building the Michigan 40 to
average 80 per cent over capacity. All
the vital parts have been made amply
sufficient for 6o-horsepower car.
"Compafe the width of tires. for that
Is point where makers are prone to
skimp. Most Of the forties are regular
ly equipped with either "a x ~ or IS x 4
inch tires. 1t costs US $eS more to equip
the Michigan with IS < ~ inch tires
than to equip It with 50 x4 inch tires.
But, the proportion Of wear is even
greater.
1T Is not the circumference of a tire
that costs. It il the tires diameter
that gives It the capacity. In other
words IS tire possesses practically
no greater wearing capacity than "a K 4
inch, and. Of course, its extra cost Is
proportionately small" -.
The Washington times., 1913-02-15
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET CONTINUES
GENERALLY WEAK
Coppers Recover and Make
Gains, But Speculative
Leaders Lose.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The New York
stock market presented a mixed appear.
ance today. Copper stocks, which were
under pressure yesterday, reversed their
tendency and moved upward. While
there were numerous stocks, chiefly Sec
ondary ones, that showed gains, the
leaders were nearly all weak. Steel was
Off a fraction; Rubber a full point;
Reading a quarter. and Union Pacific a
half. Southern Pacific remained steady.
There was considerable selling of
Northern Pacific on a ruor that there
would be an extra stock issue soon,
and hte price dropped from lis to III.
Pennsylvania also sold off a point. Le-
high Valley went down a point and a
spond to better Mexican conditions.
Mexican Petroleum advanced a point
and half. Colorado and Southern first
preferred dropped 5 points. The COM
mon was steady.
The weekly actual bank statement
shows the following changes:
Suplus, increased. $6S9, $50: loans, de-
$4,000; legaIs, increased, $4,000; de-
posits, decreased. $685., 900: circulation,
decreased. $1,000; surplus reserve,
81, ,s46, 800.
Plans are now being worked out by
the Pennsylvania Railroad. Company
of portion or possibly all of its un-
issued balance of authorized capital
stock, The total amount of stock au-
thorized' is $4,000. 600. OF which $5l9,-
O6s, 200. including amounts reserved for
convertible bonds is. now outstanding.
The amount Of unissued stock that is
reserved for convertible bonds now
amounts to S7.SS5, 100. Therefore, the
total unissued capital stock, which is
free to be offered to stockholders is
$50, 932, OF 1t is expected that an Of
fcfalN announcement regarding the Offer
ing will be made in short time.
Electrolytic copper. delivered thirty
days, for April and May, is offered at
Il cents a pound locally. and some
good-sized orders have been booked at
that figure. This is about one-eighth of
a cent pound under Fridays. lowest
price. The cable reports the foreign
situation and prices generally un-
changed.
There was withdrawn 100000 in gold
coin from the Subtreasury this MORN
ing for shipment to South America.
Mercantile agencies assert that de-
spite the number of disquieting events
happening in. various parts of the
world, conservatives, steady expansion
of business continues.
London hears of another deadlock in
the siX-power loan to China, owins to
Germany laying claim to the appoint
ment of n German to take control of
salt Gabelle.
A Berlin cable says the proposed
German petroleum monopoly will he
placed fully under Government control.
4 the Reichstag approves the new
amendment adopted by committee.