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Evening journal., 1913-08-20
MIX-UP OVER
STRAY CHICKEN
GOES TO COURT

Sixteen witnesses were called in
City Court today to explain TO Judge
Churchman a street squabblo at Sec
oud and Orange streets last Saturday.
that one policeman described as
! conflict between the Ethiopians and
Israelites over one dark chicken that
had escaped. 1t involved Milton
Turner, and Hester shockly, coored,
and Mrs Hannah Sellnger and Miss
Ida sellineer, white. in street mix
lup and their arrest. Aaron Finger
Represented Mrs. Sellinger in Court to-
day
Patrolman Fox. who was the only
witness for the prosecution. said that
Hester was sitting upon the curb IN
front of her home, No. 2i3 Orange
street. and that Mrs. Sellinger walked
down to her and when the colored
woman got up and started to leave, the
lSellinEer woman showed her.
This started fight in which Mrs.
Seilnger. her daughter and Milton
Turner and Hester Shockley were
the principals but which grew rapidly
until 1t looked as n hundred people
white and black, might take 2 hand in
It. The officer said that Mrs Sell
niger was being badly beaten and Ida
SellinEer Was being pulled around by
her hair
Mrs. Sellinger got Hester's hnGer ~
her mouth. and Hester pulled I
couple Of teeth from the lower jaw o
Mrs. Sellingers mouth in getting tn
finger free
According to both sides IN tn
affair it was not case Of vicious
biting, nor was II deliberate a.
tempt 70 practice dentistry without
license.
Mrs. Sellinger. II seems. had hel
mouth open and when Hester grabbed
her In the face one Of her fingers wen
in the white woman's mouth and II
extracting same two teeth and plentl
Of blood came forth Mrs. Sellinge
tainted from nervousness and thu
sight Of blood.
Officer Fox also testified that Id
Sellinger waded in with piece o
board and was belahorinE Heste
about the head with it
Mrs. Seilinger testified that a stra,
chicken few into the entryway o
her house and that Milton Turne
claimed Il and she gave it 10 him
In a few minutes her daughter
Mrs. Stromwasser. Of No. 2il Wes
Second street, arrived and made in
quiries for lost chicken OF tho Dc
scription of the one her mother ha
given to Turner
Mrh. Sellinger said that they wen
10 the home of Turner, No. 213 or
ange street. and he gave her daugh
ter the chicken
Their action. she said. angered Hes
ter Shockiey who cursed and abuse
them and then retired TO a eurbston
whore She sat down.
The actual lighting began, Mrs. SCI
linger said when she. in compan
with her granddaughter was going
her daughters house 70 get her 7
swear out warrant for Hester Th
later She said jumped at her an
grabbed her in the mouth and pulle
two Of her teeth out.
Out OF the maze or testimony
developed that Turner tried TO sepaI
ate the Sellinger and Shockley wome
and was not ighting. The Shockle
woman said she fought after she wa
attacked.
How did you get you finger in Mr.
Sellinger's mouth" she was asked.
Il guess her mouth was open an
my finger just went in" she REPLIED
Judge Churchman dismissed Turne
land fined Mrs. Sellinger and tn
Shockley woman s. each
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
POLICE FIND NO
TRACE OF WIGGINS

While the local police arc keeping o
sharp lookout for Homer g Wiggins.
slayer Of Policeman bowling. Of Phila
delphia. who escaped from Eastern Peni
tentiary, in Philadelphia. early this
morning no trace Of the young man has
been found here. Virgins former home
No 2l7 South Harrison street. IS hefng
watched by the police. The revolver
with which Wiggins killed the police
nam had been stolen from the home Of
Frank G. Tallman, No. ll02 Broome
street, few DAYS before tho shooting.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
STREET HELD ON TWO
ROBBERY CHARGES

Cornelius G. Street. young man
OF near Bridgeville fwho was arrest
ed in Philadelphia on = charge Of
robbing the homes Of Alexis 7. DUPONT
and William w Laird. Just outside
this city. was arraigned before
Magistrate Lewis 1T > o'clock this
afternoon on two charges of burglary.
He waived p hearing and was held
in $500 bail in each case, $1,000 in all,
which he Is trying 70 get.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
COTNCIL coMMITTEr MORN.

Council committees viii meet to
night 10 take up such matters as are
holding over The navigation commit
Tee may hava something to report
relative To the riverfronf proposition
and the matter Of the bond issue for
the new city and county building also
will be gone over. This ordinance, in
troduced last week. was referred "a
the finance committee II is also like
~ that the finance committee will Sc
lect tho clerk TO assist in collecting
delinquent taxes
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
TMO ACrInENT CASES.

e. W. Brown. OF No. 5S2 W. Fourth
street an electrician employed by the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
tion. had his right hand hurt today
and had the injury dressed at the
Delaware Hospital.
Another accident patient treated at
the same institution was Walter c.
Deputy. of No. 5iS West Front street,
bridge carpenter, who had his left
leg cut.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
pRorANTTy cOsTs HIM A.

As Assistant City Solicitor Lynn
was not ready to go on with the case
Of Arthur Ciack. charged with as
saulting Mary Ciack. Judge Church
man, in city Court today. granted }
continuance until tomorrow morn
ing
Thomas Parks pleaded guilty 10 us
ing obscene language upon the street
and was fined 81 and costs.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
% HORSES IN
NEXT MATINEE

Twenty nine horses will 60 IN the
Saturday matinee over Wawaset track
this week, Lady Bess and Bill VII
liam are entered in the feature race
The events aud entries follow.
EVENT No. /.
p. r Blackburn, b. m...I Lady Silver
II. n. Phillips. ch. m. 49,. .Rena Marcn
J. W. Mullin, b. z. .... Jack Grady
w 3. Ratledge. b, c. rBrookiyn X.
George Hayes, b. C. -. Murphy Boy
EVENT no. 2.
w. NJ Yeafman. b. m. ~. Lena Dewey
George K. Pail, br. m, ......... Gilmore
James Wilson. b. m. Martha Chimes
"A. J Stoeckle, blk m. ...,... Leila 5.
c f. Donovan, b. C. Teddy Election
EVENT NO. g.
Thomas f. Lynch, ch, e.. Bill William
John F. Jones. blk. m Lady Bess
EVENT NO. 4.
&. W. McElwee. b. h., .......... Rock
c. A. Lippincott, b. M, Bell Chimes
c A. Saville. h. e., .... Little Gene
w. l.. Armstrong, hr. h, Silver King
Eugene Gravatt, blk M Stella A.
w. n. Ennis. br e., . .Elsmere Jr
EVENT NJ. D.
Concordville Stock Farm. ch. e,
Gillespie
r. i. Stidham. br. z. Buster Brown
W..N. Lank. blk M, Directum Delmai
EVENT NO 6.
Riveryiew Farm. b. ms Minnie Cadei
N n stasts. b M, ...... Easter Lily
J. G. Boulden, b. m, ~. Dora Ihorn'
EVENT NO. z.
summerHeld Farm, blk. e., Dixie Boz
+ ~ Fell. br. e.. ....... Prince
Nearbye Farm b. g.......Joe Dewe,
J. r. Petitdemsnge, b. g.. FoNey jim
r y trnch. b. m, ...... Mabel L
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
Personal.

Miss Flowe Howell, of Berlin. n
H.. accompanied by Miss Bradley, IS
visiting her uncle, John Mcdaniel
No. 1928 Gilpin avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Ephraim, former
ly Of this city. but now of Ridgely.
Md. who have been visiting relatives
in Wilmington, left Yesterday for At
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs John Adams ana sor
Paul have gone to Atlantic City fol
two weeks.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
tlOo NORF SIR ATI.lNTIr

Fourteen hundred excursionists
went 70 Atlantic City on the F. r. r..
excursion to that place from here and
points down the state and in Mary
land today There were people on
the train from as far down as Port
Deposit, Havre dc Grace and Elkton.
Md.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
ACE OF SPADES
INSIDE A FISH

Raymond Burns, Of No. t423 HART
son street An upholsterer at the Pull
man plant, this morning caught = carp
in the Brandywine at the foot of Van
Buren, street. When he cut open the
fish he found small playing card,
the ace of spades. inside. which the
fish had swallowed.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
coRoNER sEEks rREATMENr.

Coroner John 7. Spring went to
the Homeopathic Hospital this morn
ing 10 have an X-Ray photograph
taken Of his back which he recently
injured by slipping on the front
stems OF his home and falling. The
picture could not be taken today
however.
Coroner Spring has suffered con.
slderaby since be received the fall.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20

Soda crackers are more nu-
tritive than any other flour
food. Uneeda Biscuit are
the perfect soda crackers.
Though the cost is but five
cents, Uneeda Biscuit are
too good, too nourishing, too
crisp, to be bought merely
as an economy.
Buy them because of their fresh
ness because of their crispness-
because of their goodness-because
of their nourishment.
Always s cents. Always fresh,
crisp and clean.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
MIR. ENGLAND At MEETING.

Howell S England went to Phlla-
delphis today TO attend a meeting Of
the Deeper Atlantic Waterways Asso-
citation committee on arrangements.
In view Of the fact that Brigadier-
General Bixby has recommended the
expenditure Of S2O,0O0.OO0 to develop
the inland water course much inter.
est centres in the coming convention
TO be held in Florida next month
There is possibility that the com
mittee will arrange for an inspection
Of the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
Two AcKNoWIFDCFn gpFFnINC

Up tn The present time two 81 the
fifteen automobile owners on whom
warrants were served icr violating the
automobile speed laws last Sunday have
appeared hofore Magistrate Lewis and
paid their Gne y $40,
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CHAPTER III.
Youth.

Youth.
A dog sets down in his skin. tail
handy for wagging-all his posses
sions right thar.
Same with me, setting on the beach,
with cap, jersey, overalls, sea boots,
paper bag of peanuts, beached wreck
of the old Pawnticket in front, and
them two graves astern. Got more'n
a dog has to think about, more to re-
member, nothin' to wag. Two days i
been there, and the peanuts is getting
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ImaolnatIon In preamland.

A man who awake is most prosaic,
whose mind is commonplace. who is
utterly unable to invent a story or
write a drama, will asleep have the
most astonishing flights of magma
ton. He imagines a story. He
peoples it with players, men, women
and animals, and each one of them
even the animals at times-speaks his
part as perfectly as IL he actually were
alive.
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straight to me. Speaks like a III
small girl. "Oh, mummy" she says,
look" and draws her hands apart so,
just as if she was showing a long rib
bon, "watered silk" she mutters,
only nine cents a yard. Oh, maynt
/, mayn't l, mummy"
And there was dad, with all that
water of stars; washing across and
across him.
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Fast" says he. Fill yourself a
goblet of that ere sherry wine, with
some sugar. Drink, you cub, to Cap
tain and Mrs. Smith. Now off with
We, and pass the bottle forrard."
Next day, or next week. or maybe
the Monday following, the ships got a
headache, with the sky sitting down
on the mastheads, the sea like oil, the
sheets Shaping the shadows on the
deck, where the tar boils, and our feet
is like overdone toast.
The sky's like copper edged with
sheet lightning, then there's scud in
hurry overhead, the horizon folding
In, and a funnel-shaped cloud to the
southland wrapping up the sky. There's
no air, and l noticed the pinnacle
alight, so 1t must have been nigh dark
under that funnel cloud. Just as 1t
struck, some one called out "All
aboard" and / heard the mate yell,
You mean, all overboardv
Couldn't see much at first, as was
busy getting mother out of the
drowned cabin. When I'd passed a
halyard rcvnd her and the stump of
the mizzen, I'd just breathing time.
The sea was flattened, white under
black sky, and what was left of us
was mostly blowing about.
Dad was just taking command again
of what remained. No use shouting
either, so he hung on and beckoned.
The masts oversize were battering
holes in us, until we cut adrift. Then
to the pumps, but that was sort of
ex officio just to keep us warm. Work
ms warmer than waiting.
Being Undertaken we couldn't sink,
which was convenient. But, as mother
said, there wasn't any grub on the
roof, and we couldn't go downstairs.
For instance, we wanted a drink Of
water.
Well, now, we been three days re-
freshing our parched mouths with beer
stories, when. fishing vessel comes
along smelling salvage. Happens he's
one OF them felucca-rigged dago swine
out of lnvicta, Texas. His charges
was quite moderate, too, for breaker
of water and some fancy grub-until
we seen the bill.
/ never knew till then that our old
man was owner. OF course that's all
right, only he'd run astern with his
insurance. That's why he'd stay with
the ship, SO it's no good talking. As
to mother, she come aboard the fe-
luccy. ships cat in her arms, and a
sort Of cold, dumb, going to-be-good-
and-it's-kllin- sort of smile. She
bore up brave until she struck the
numberone smell in the dago's cabin.
Its too much" she says, handing me
the cat, too much. I'm going back
to drown clean"
But / was to stay with our sailors
aboard the dago, to fetch Invicta quick,
and bring a tug. Dad trusted me,
even to play the coward and quit him.
dread to think back on the passage
of four days to the port of Invicta.
Now in them days l was fifteen, and
considered homely. The mouth l got
would be large for a dog, smile-six
and three-quarters. Thar ashore at
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with Jesse Smith re-
lating the story of his birth, early life in
Labrador and OF the death of his father.
Jesse becomes a sailor.
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Invicta, I'd still look sort of cheerful,
80 all them tug shippers took me for
a joke. 1t was four days and three
nights since I'd slept, so / suppose I'd
look funny wanting to hire a tug.
l showed power of attorney, wrote
In indeiible pencil on dads old dicky
cravat, but the tugs expected cash,
and the agents went back on me.
Nothin' doing Saturday nights at
the office, tug crews all ashore, but
the port will get move on Monday.
Trust grown men to know moren a
mere boy. The glass is down the gulls
is flying inland. thar's weather brew
ing. / seen in my mind the sprays
lash over the wreck.
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When He Moves, There's a TinkIe Of
Iron.

few. Little gray mother, dad. the
Happy Ship, just dead, that's all, dead.
/ didn't hear the two horses come,
but there's young person behind me
sort of attracting attention. When he
moves there's a tinkle of iron, cIeak-
ing leather, horsy smell, too, and pres
emily he sets down along of me, Cross
legged. | showed him the peanuts, but
he lit a cigarette, Offering me one.
Though he wasn't, he just felt same
as a seafaring man, so l didn't mind
him being there.
He wanted to look at my sheath
knife, and when l handed it he seen
the lettering Green River" on the
blade. He'd been along Green River
and there's no knives like that.
Then I'd got to know about them
iron things on his heels-spurs. We
threw peanuts, my knife agin his
spurs, and he won easy. Queer how
all the time he's wanting to show him
self Off He'd never seen salt water
before. So we went in swimming, and
afterward there's a lunch he'd got
with him-quart of picked onions,
and cigarettes.
This stranger begins to throw me
horse talk and COW stories. 1t seems
cow-punchers is sort of sailors OF the
plains, only it's different Seafaring
men gets wet and cold, and wrecked,
but cowboys had adventures instead,
excitement, red streaks of life. Fol
loving the sea, been missing life.
Why, this guy amt no more'n two
years older'n me-say, seventeen, but
he's had five years rijin' for one man,
four years for another, six years in
Arizona, then three in Oregon, until
he's added up about half a century
Says his names Bull Durham.
Well, his talk made me small and
mean as a starved cat. but that was
nothing to the emotions at the ether
end of me when he got me on one Of
them horses. l wanted to walk. Walk!
The most shameful things he knew
was walking and telling lies. If |
walked he'd have nothing more to do
with me. l rode till we got to the
ferry.
You know in books how there's a
line of stars acrost the page to show
the authors grief. ! got EN- bad by
the time we rode into Invicta City.
Draw the line right thar;
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We're having supper at the Palla-
dunn, and I'm pretty nigh scared
There's a menu to say what's coming.
in French so you don't know what
you're eating, and burned If can find
out whether to tackle an a la mode
with fingers or spoon. Bull says it's
only French for puckeroo. a sort nj
four-legged burrowing bird which in
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-07-18
By HAROLD MacGRATH


This is yours. them" said. smii.
Ing
Thousand thanks. m'sieu! Eet ees
certain mine. have zee honairs to
beg pardon for zee confusion. My
compliments! Good night"
Without giving the hat a single
glance. he clapped It on his head.
bowed and disappeared. leaving me
his card. He hadn't been gone two
minutes when ! discovered that the
hat he had exchanged for the stove
pipe was not mine.
: Tins-a-ling! 1t was the boys bell
again.
I "Well?"
another man after q hat. What's
goin' on?"
Send him up" ! yelled. II came
over me that the Frenchman had
made q second mistake.
= was not disappointed this time in
my visitor. II was the benevolent old
gentleman. Evidently he had not To-
Gated his hat either. and might not
for some time to come. began to
believe that ! had carelessly given II
to the Frenchman. He seemed TO be
terribly excited.
you are the gentleman who occu
pies number six"
Yes, sir. This is my apartment
You have come In regard to a hat?'
Yes, sir. My name is Chittenden
Our hats got mixed up at Martins this
evening; my fault. as usual am al
ways doing something absurd, my
memory is SO bad When ] discovered
my mistake | was calling on the fam
lily Of client with whom I had spent
most Of the afternoon. missed some
valuable papers. legal documents. ]
believed as usual that had forgotten
to take them with me. They were no
where to be found at the house. My
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In all the wide world: and here she
was. within reach Of my hungry
arms!
YOU" she cried. stepping back.
one hand ut her throat and the other
against the lamb OF the door.
Dumb as ever was Lots wife latter
the turning point in her career), !
stood and stared and admired.
Il did not expect that 10,
only the number Of the apartment was
given" she siammered. Il :"
Then her slender hgure Strengthened.
and with an effort she subdued the
fright and dismay which had evident.
ly seized her. Have you Mr.. Chitten.
den's hat9"
MIR. Chittenden's hat'" I repeated.
with a tingling In my throat similar
to that when you hit your elbow smart
ly on 4 sharp corner. "Mr. chittsn-
den's hat'"
Cant you say anything more than
that '"-impatiently.
was II your letter he was seeking'"
I cried. all saserness and excitement
rs this one sane thought entered my
head.
Did he tell you that there vas .
letter In it"-scornfuliy.
Yes" guilty. Heaven only knows
why I should have had any sense Of
guilt.
Give Il TO mo At oncs"-impera-
lively.
The hat or the letter. Truly. !
Aid not know what was about. Only
Ing wns plain 10 my confused
'Aat vas the knowledse
that ! wanted to put my arms around
her and carry her far. far away from
Teddy -one.l3oy.
"Ars you mad. TO anger me In this
fashion," she said, bailing her little
Kloved hands wrathfuliy. Had there
been real lightning In her eyes I'd
have been dead this long while. DO
you dare believe that knew you lived
In this apartment"
u haven't the hat"
You dared 10 search ity"-draw wing
herself up TO supreme height. which
was something less than nvs-fssttwo.
became angry. and somehow found
myself.
Il never pry ia,o other peoples II.
fairs. You are the last person ! %.
pscted 70 go this night"
4 win yea answer single susssionf
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unused. How Ike her hid brother!
II seemed that more or less families
had Toddy-one-Boys to look after
PshawS what . muddls because .
man couldn't keep his thoughts from
wool-gathering!
Fool that ! was! I rushed over to
the table. The Frenchman had left
his card. and had forgotten all about
II. And hadn't asked the benevolent
old gentleman where he lived fhe
Frenchmap's card read: M. De
Beausire, No. - Washington Place. /"
Il decided to 20 myself TO the address.
state the matter to Monsieur de Beau
size, ana rescue the letter. knew all
;.sout these Teddy. One Boys. and
might be doing some girl . signal
service.
So I reluctantly got into my coat
again. drew on a top-coat. and put on
the hat that fitted me. had scarcely
drawn my stick from the umbrella.
jar when the bell rang once again.
"Hello!" I called down the tube.
Why couldn't they let me be!
Lady wants to see you. sif."
"A LADY,"
Yes. sir. A real lady; lady. She
says she's come to see the gentleman
in number six about plug hat.
what's the graft. anyway
"A plug hiatt"
yes, sir: q plug hat. She seems =
bit anxious. Shall I send her up!
She's n pench."
Yes, send her up" answered.
soehlv enough.
And now there was Q woman In tie
case! I wiped the Precipitation from
my brow and wondered what should
say to her. A woman. BY
love! the sister OF the mischievous
boy! Old Chittenden must have told
her where he had gone. and as he
hasn't shown up, she's worried. II
must be a tremendously important let
ter to cause all this hubbub. So laid
aside my hat and waited.
Soon there came gentle tapping.
Certainly the young woman had abun.
dant pluck. | approached the door
quickly. and flung It open.
The Girl herself stood on the thresh.
old, and We stared at each other with
bewildered eyes!
CHAPTER %.
She was the most exquisite creature
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client has a very mischieyous son.
and II seems that he stuffed the pa
pers behind the inside band Of my
hat. With them there was a letter
I have had two very great scares. A
great deal OF trouble would ensue II
the papers were lost. Just tele
phoned that ! had located the hat"
He laughed pleasantly.
Good heavens' here was q howdy.
do.
my dear Mr.. Chittenden. there has
been q great confusion" ! faltered. u
had your hat, but-but you have come
too late"
TOO late." he roared. or I should
say. to be exact. shouted.
yes. sir"
what have you done with ~"
"Not Ave minutes ago I gave II TO .
Frsnchman who seemed TO recognize
Il ~ his. II was the Frenchmnn, u
you will remember. who sat near your
table In the cafe"
and this hat isn't yours. them
heipiessiy.
"This" was . natbrimmed hat Of
the Paris boulevaris, the father Of all
stovepipe hats. dear 10 the French.
mans heart.
"candidiy, now" said ! with q BIT
Of excusable impatienee. do ! look
like a man who would wear q hat like
that"
He surveyed me miserably through
his eyeglasses.
mo. I can't say that you do. But
what In tho world am I TO doY" He
mopped his brow In the ecstasy Of an
Euish. The hat must be fosnd. The
legal papers could be replaced. bu.
-. You see. sir. that boy PIT =
private letter Of his sisters IN the
band Of that hat. and II must b 70
covered At all hazards"
II am very sorry. SIR"
"fsut what shall do," ..
II do not see what can be done save
for you TO leave word nj the cafe. The
Frenehman In doubtless . frednen'sr
and may easily be found. II you had
come Q few moments sooner. )"
With q gurwie Of dismay no fed
leaving me with . half.nnished sen
tenes hanging on my lips snd ths
.rrenchman.s chapeau hanging on my
fingers. And ~ hat: Were was my
.hati
20 the boy had put . letter Of hid
sisters IN the band Of the hat.