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Evening journal., 1913-05-24
OFFER PRIZE
FOR SLOGAN TO
BOOST The CITY

A slogan is desired by the Chamber
of Commerce to boom Wilmington.
The cry is to be one that every one
will take up and one that will be
suitable for a button. School chill
dren will be asked to suggest a slo-
gan and the Chamber Of Commerce
will award prize for the slogan Sc
lected.
Glasgow, which through the energy
and loyalty of its citizens triumphed
over a discouraging environment and
has made itself the third city in the
British Empire has for its motto or
slogan Let Glasgow Flourish"
Chicago which under the leader
ship of the Chicago Tribune is car
rying on a campaign for civic bet
terment which is attracting nation
wide attention has changed the old
familiar copy book motto a little and
mas adopted for its own where we
will there's a way"
The Chamber of Commerce will
offer money prize for a slogan or
motto which il will be decided by a
committee of umpires to be chosen
hereafter will be the most appropri-
ate and inspiring Any student at
the schools of the city, public or
private will be qualified to com
pete.
There will be no disqualification
for age or color The contest will
be free for all and no handicaps.
The youngest student in the primary
school will have the same opportun-
ity as the coming graduate at the
High School
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
BUSINESS MAN MISSING
lie Had Complainedd to Wife About
Cares and Worries.

Y COATESVILLE, Pa, May "a
Friends in and about Coatesville have
been asked to be on the lookout for
George w Lilley, aged 36lyears, until
recently in the coal and feed business
in Modena Mr. Lilley left home at
9 o'clock, taking a train on the Will
mington & Northern Railroad for
Coatesville, to do some banking. SO
far as known, he never reached the
bank and has. not been seen about any
of his familiar haunts in Coatesville.
Mrs. Lilley is much alarmed regard
ing his absence.
On Monday of this week he went to
Lancaster to spend the day, saying he
wanted to get away from business
troubles, which we're worrying him
considerably. During the past four
years he has been in business at
Modena, and he is said to have con-
siderable amount of money out. while
collections are slow. and creditors are
becoming anxious.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
MARYLAND NEWS NOTES

Byron Bouchelle. of Chesapeake
City, is candidate for the State Sem
ate
Tomorrow will be haccalaureate
Sunday for the Cecil county high
schools.
Falling from a trestle, Louis Miller,
iEries.
+ Professor A. c. Brewer has been re-
appointed principal of the Federals-
burg High School.
The May meeting of the Cecil Farm
ers' Club was held at G.. Ross Biles'
residence, az Rising Sun.
The Fair Hill postotiice will be disr
continued and the patrons served by
star route from Elkton.
A IL Mendonhall, of Blue Ball, has
announced himself a candidate for
County Commissioner Of Cecil county.
The contract for the erection of the
new public school at Halethorpe has
been awarded to Henry Nagle for S13,-
222
Work on the Denton-Willow Pond
road. which includes a new bridge
across the Choptank, will begin in a
few days.
The EllSton merchants have signed
an agreement TO close their places Of
business at noon on Memorial Day,
something never done before.
Bishop Robert L. Rudolph, of New
York, will hold a confirmation ser
vice at Grace Reformed Episcopal
Church, Of Havre de Grace
The commencement exercises Of The
West Nottingham Academy will be
held Thursday evening, when a class
OF 10 will be graduated.
Judge Keedy, holding Court in Hag-
erstown, stated from the Bench that
from 75 to 30 per cent Of the criminal
cases tried before him could be traced
TO liquor.
At the unveiling Of the Confederate
monument at Rockville. June 3, ad-
dresses will be delivered by Congress.
man j. Thomas Heflin, of Alabama
and Frank Clark, Of Florida.
Trying to avoid arrest JOSEPH
Evans. OF Baltimore. a train rider
jumped from a freight at Brunswick
and broke his leg.
The annual recital of the Wash
ington Country High School took plac,
Friday night in the Academy of Music
Hagerstown, before 1000 persons.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
WARNING OF COUNTER.
EEIT SO NnTE

Secret Service agents in Philadel-
phia issued a warning to merchants
to beware Of a spurious SO note that
is being circulated in the vicinity Of
Philadelphia. The counterfeit GER
tifcates were discovered in Scranton
last November, but yesterday 90 of the
bogus notes were found to have been
passed on Trenton saloonkeepers. The
note Is of the 1907 series. II bears the
check-letter d and the plate number
253. It contains the names of United
States Treasury officials and the num-
Der B. 1SS9O323 While the note in
general is a fair imitation it contains
a number of defects by which it can
he distinguished from a good not. It
is evidently made from Photographic
plates and instead of silk thread bears
lines stamped with faint red ink.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
FINp HIM DEAD IN CHAIR.

Samuel w Kinder, of Milford, aged
70. was found dead in his home there
on Lake avenue. yesterday morning.
BY the colored maid Mr. Kinder had
been in good health, and was found
in an arm chair.
Mr.. Kinder came of the well-known
family of Kinders who have been
successful farmers in Sussex county
Tor years He was not actively in
business other than the general su-
Rervision of his farms. which are To-
Gated In Milford Neck and near
Bridgeville. In politics the deceased
was a stalwart Republican, and while
not a political worker. aided much
in the success Of his party He was
member Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and was one of its active
workers. His wife died about three
years ago. Hf is survived by one
child Miss Mary Kinder. on whom
the management of his many propert,
interests wiz devolve.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
SOCIAL And
PERSONAL NEWS

Clarence Clark has returned from
visit to Camden friends.
Morton Bennett was a recent guest
Of friends at Henderson.
Mrs j. T. Richards and Miss Bess
Toner have been spending a few
days with friends at Henderson.
Mrs. ollie Loose and daughter Ethel
Of Cheswold are guests Of friends
here.
James Connor has been visiting
friends at Upland.
Miss Eunice r. Ensor at West Arl-
ington, Baltimore, is spending the
weekend as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. L. Foster.
Edward J. Fahey and family have
been visiting friends at Kennett
Square this week.
Mrs. Cornelia Mullin Of Kennett
Square is the guest of friends in this
city
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mllhous of
Toughkenamon are visiting Whining
ton friends.
James Mckinley of Chester was a
visitor here this week
Horace Kipe spent part Of the
week at Chadd's Ford.
Ralph w. Cooper has been visiting
friends at Camden
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Kellum were
recent guests of Dover friends.
Mrs James II. Insley is spending the
weekend with Mrs c. c. Boyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Leon North of
Meadowbrook, Pa, are being enter
tanned over the week end by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Gordon Jackson of Baltimore,
Md. Both young couples are former
Wilmingtonians.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
TRBAN IS RURIRn.

Deputy Coroner Harvey E. Nichols
yesterday afternoon inferred the body
of Joseph Urban, who died at the
workhouse on Tuesday Of this week
where he was serving a short term
for a minor offense.
Urban is said TO have a wife living
In Bethlehem, Pa, and the deputy
coroner communicated with the chief
Of police there to locate the woman.
but received no reply Later Mr..
Nichols was informed that Mrs. Ur-
ban lived in Chester. but he has so
far been unable to locate her.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
BUILDING
TRADE BETTER
Several Large Contracts Are
Awarded During the Week
to City Builders
BIDDING FOR CONTRACT
ON HOPE FARM ADDITION

Several big contracts were awarded
this week to local contractors, making
the contracting business seem to have
gained its old Roadway after the
slump that it obtained during the last
three weeks.
Among the big contracts awarded
this week was that for the N. b. Dam
forth residence to be erected at Gilpin
avenue and Broome street The house
was described in the columns Of THE
EVENING JOURNAL some time ago.
The contract price was S14,50O.
Another big contract was the Paul
Thatcher house to be built at Seven
teenth street and fiverview avenue.
The contract was awarded to John T..
Haley for $4,000. Both Of these
houses were designed by Brown and
Whitesides.
W. d. Haddock and Company has
received the contract to build an ad-
dition TO the residence OF the Rev.
Charles l.. Candee. The addition will
be built to the dining room of the
house and will cost about $500.
The same firm has just finished lay
ing a new hardwood floor on the fifth
story Of the Equitable Building.
A. S. Reed and Brother Company
has been awarded the contract 10
build the concrete and steel addition
to the machine shop Of A. L. Hinderer
and Son, at Maryland avenue and
Beach street The building will cost
S1,500.
The same company Is bidding on a
portable ice house for the Charles
Warner Company. The house will
be built in the company's yard in this
city and after being completed will
probably be taken to Holly Oak for
the summer Il will be built of wood
paper and will be cork lined so as 10
keep out the heat w. II. Jones and
Sons have been awarded the contract
for the erection of a $4,000 bungalow
for the Misses Mcconnell, on Seven
teenth street, above Woodlawn ave-
nue. The house wilt be of brick and
will have a shingle roof. Il will con-
tain seven rooms.
J. and NJ. Kennedy have asked for
bids on the open air building to be
built at Hope Farm. The plans we're
sent out over a year ago, but at the
time the building fund of the farm
was not large enough to complete all
the Improvements contemplated and
the plans we're withdrawn. IL will be
one story high and 122 feet long and
win be completely open. The build
ing will probably cost about $4,000
John E. Haley. John p. Reardon and
N. J. Dougherty are bidding for the
work.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
BUYS BACK STORE
TO SETTLE FEUD.

ELKTON. Md, May 24.-The legal
feud between Lawrence Keir- and
Mathew S. Scarborough. over the sale
of a store at Leeds, and subsequently
opening another at Elk Mills. has been
settled by Scarborough repurchasing
the business
Keir had sued out an injunction, as
their agreement. called for Scarbor-
ough not to start in business within
ten miles Of Leeds for certain num-
ber of years Later Scarborough was
arrested and fined for not obeying the
injunction.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
MORE ROOM FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, May 24-The large
vault in the Secretary of States Office.
at Dover. has become so crowded that
1. has been found necessary 70 utilize
other space in the State House for the
use Of the Secretary OF States Office.
The store-room has been utilized,
and in this have been constructed two
large wooden cases with locks at
tached This will considerably help
matters so that all the papers, sta-
ticnery, etc, which have heretofore
been stored in the vault, and which
are not so valuable that their loss
would cause any harm, can now be
placed in these cases. and more room
provided in the vault for papers OF I'M
| portance and value.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
EVENING COMPANY.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Sauer, Of No 306
Claymopt street, gave a party on
Wednesday evening for their daugh-
ter, Mary Among those present we're:
Clara Sauer, Catherine Mcmahon
Stella Patterson, Hazel Patterson,
Mary Donavon, Annie Bush, Maria
Burk, Ella August, Blanch Biggins
Elsie Reilley. Louise Hamilton, Mary
Feeney, Richard Collins. Edward
Doherty, John Chandler, Willie Wal
lace, Raymond Donavon. John Thomp-
son, Francis Burke Howard August,
Charles Cannon, Millard Hamilton,
Harry Wallace, John Fahey, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. II. Sauer. Mrs ]. August, Mrs.
Joseph Hamilton.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
BURNING FOOD
CALLS OUT FIREMEN

Burning foodstuff left on stove in
the home of Mark Wilson. colored, at
No. 215 West Sixth street, last even
ing, caused so much smoke that
some one sent in an alarm from Box
80. OF course there was no fire
While returning from the alarm, the
automobile engine Of the Fame Fire
Company struck a hole in Sixth
street. near shipley, and the appar-
atus came near being upset The fire.
ment say the red light over the hole
had been extinguished
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
rEATH OF MRS. MARTHA WOOD

The funeral Of Mrs. Martha Wood.
mother Of Mrs. Fred Walls, wife of
former State Detective Walls, who
died in Georgetown on Thursday, will
take place from the home of her
daughter this afternoon. Interment
will be made in Smyrna. Mrs. Wood
was 75 years Of age.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
CAPTAIN EsKRIDGE
PART OWNER.

Captain J. NJ. Eskridge, of Bethel,
Del, has purchased a controlling in
terest in the four-masted schooner
Orlando V. Wooten. He will succeed
Captain Steelman in command Of the
vessel. The Wooten was built at
Bath, Me-, in 1901, and halls from
Seaford. Del.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
COL. HOUSTON INJURED.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN, Del, May "a
Stepping upon stone lying on the
pavement, Colonel Robert G. Houston
wrenched his left ankle. He Is now
confined TO his home unable to attend
to his duties.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
OFFICIALS on JERSEY TRAIL.

Industrial Manager Pindell and
Secretary McGovern, of the Chamb Der
of Commerce, spent yesterday in Sa-
lem county, n. j. They went over
the route of the proposed excursion
which will be taken by the Chamber
of Commerce on June II.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
LIPPINCOTT RELIEF DANCE.

A dance will be given by the Lip
pincott Relief Association in the pa
villon at Shellpot Park on Monday
night. Those desiring to attend may
secure tickets from any member Of the
association, firm or those of the COM
miteee who have the affair in charge.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
Two Dollars to Washington, d. G., and
Return, Sunday, Nav 95.

Special train will leave Delaware
avenue station, Wilmington at s.Ss a.
m. arriving at Washington at II a,
m. Returning, leave Washington at
Z p. m.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
THESE Will MARRY.

Clerk of the Peace Harry A. Brown
has issued marriage license to Miss
Verna l.. Tomlinson, aged 20 years,
and Grover c. Nichols, aged p years,
of Millville, n. ].
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
MR. FOsrER A PHARMAcIsr.

Sylvan Lorraine Foster, youngest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Foster,
was graduated from the Philadelphia
College Of Pharmacy on Thursday
evening. He was the only graduate
from Delaware.
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
ENTERTAINED AT
TANGO nATCE.

Horace Lindsay last night enter
tanned some of the members OF the
cast Of The Chimes Of Normandy" I"
at a tango party" at the Wilmington
Country Club
Evening journal., 1913-05-24
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
RUlIMAGE SALE,

The Newport Equal Suffrage Club
Will open a rummage sale at W. C.
T Z. headquarters on Monday. to
continue until the last OF the week.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

most gratifying sight there was the
green funnel. The ship with the green
funnel was a big steamer which fioated
the American flag amid forest of other
ensigns. A splendid quartet of French
four-masted sailing ships was there
loaded with nitrates, but the major por-
ton Of the shipping was under the Brit
ish flag, even the vessels which carry the
nitrate to American ports and which are
owned by American firms.
They are discussing at 1quique the pos
sible influence of the canal on the nitrate
traffic, though rather vaguely. 1t Is as
sumed that some of the regular steamers
that now go round Cape Horn or through
the Straits will take the canal route, but
the volume of this traffic is as yet un-
certain. 1t may help. however. TO solve
the question of return cargoes from the
southern ports of the United States.
The present status of the nitrate indus
try does not give reason to apprehend
any decrease in the volume of traffic.
report from Egypt that the English
government, somewhere along the Nile,
had succeeded in demonstrating that
nitrate of lime could be obtained ana
utilized as a substitute for nitrate or
soda as fertilizer caused temporary
shiver of apprehension. Some years ago
the report that the establishments that
were utilizing Niagara Falls mao sue
ceeded in extracting the nitrogen OF ihe
air and manufacturing il into fertliizer
caused similar fears, but these were soon
dissipated. :,
Artificial fertilizers doubtless will serve
the needs of agriculture-in the future IN
Evening star., 1913-12-07

with interesting persons and unique en-
psstences have constituted se sreat
part Of the life Of Mrs. Winnie Heam
Hoxie that she speaks as Familiarity Of
famous celebrities ~ the average person
Aees Of bis next-door nsishboYs, and Of
extraordinary incidents that are matters
Of historic interest with the freedom
that might mark q commonplace ssm-
msnt on the weather.
This woman-who exhibited such rare
talent for sculpture In her cary Eirihoed.
who developed that talent to the extent
that she was commissioned to execute 4
statue Of Abraham Lincoln for the United
States Capitol and who now, at the age Of
sixty-six. Is undertaking another tnpor.
amt piece of work-has formed during her
caTeer intimate associations with the II.
iustrious of two continents
II was al a page Of some living memoir
10 have her turn time around and touch
the high lights of those other days" Il
was as trip into the strange land Of
so subtly clouded In romance-where the
characters, playing their parts, seem be-
ings OF another planet, so intense and
powerful are their lives.
when Mrs. Hoxie was asked about
lAszt-the wonderful. hypnotic Lisxt-she
replied. with an enthusiastic Joy, in which
iurked not even the slightest tinge OF re-
sret that those dear days were over
TO tell you OF IAszt I ought to 90
back and begin at the beginning, so that
YOU can see just how 1 came to meet
him When ! first started with nv work
The government gave me a commission
10 make a statue OF some famous citizen
of the country. i was allowed TO choose
my own subject, and decided upon Abra-
ham Lincoln.
The committee In charge of the af-
fair approached lincoln and asked him
IL he would care TO sit for his statue.
lie said. very decidedly, that he had been
bothered all too much by painters and
sculptors asking him for sittings, and
Evening star., 1913-12-07
LOADING LIVESTOCK ON The.
WEST COAST

occasion for American gunboats and
when next heard of they were back in
Montevideo after a few days target prac-
tice somewhere out in the Atlantic. Chile
met the situation and restored order.
Six years ago the workers in the nitrate
fields went on strike which partook of the
nature of a savage war and the existence
Of Iquique was threatened. The foreign
consuls at Iquique held meeting and de-
cided that the United States ought to send
warships here and SO communicated to
their respective governments. The Amer
lean consul could not see it in the same
light, and the Washington government,
apparently not unmindful of the expert
ence Of few years previously, took the
same view.
Several hundred strikers were killed by
the Chilean troops. but Chile in this case
also proved equal to the emergency.
There is no similar situation at the pres
ent time, and / do not recall these cir
cumstances on that account, but only to
remark on the absence of a sense of hui
NOR on the part of both our German and
British cousins in wanting American
warships to protect foreign lives and
property in cases of supposed danger, but
in objecting to Americans getting their
share of the growing west coast COM
merce.
Iauiuue, the other day, presented the
familiar scene of the open and rocky
roadstead filed with the nitrate ships,
among them many sailing vessels. The
Evening star., 1913-12-07

that he did not care to even consider
another request Then the chairman OF
the committee said to him: Well. Mr..
PRESIDENT. We are very sorry. for this
artist is poor little girl only starting
out upon her first big piece of work. She
chose you a. her model. She will be
disappointed.'
What's thatr Lincoln asked, sharply.
manifestins interest in the interyis " tor
the hrst time. You say this young wom-
Yes answered the chairman.
Well said the President, that Is an
other thing. Tell her III begin right
so he sat for me-" continued Mrs.
Hoxie, 'in the White House Only six
months after / had completed my sketches
he was assassinated.
Then l went abroad to Rome to have
my model cut In the white marble quar-
ries OF Carrara- Since my commission
was one from the government, had
many letters to prominent diplomats In
Italy But / also had some personal let
ters given me by Mrs. Cleveland, the SIS
ter of Horace Greeley. She had just been
converted to Catholicism. and the letters
OF tntrodu ction were addressed to several
young priests studying in Rome. One of
these. priests. whom / grew to know quite
well, was musician.
-
"At that time / was paying q great deal
of attention to my study of the harp.
and one day when / was journey ng with
this friend to Carrara told him about
my love of music. He asked me then Ii
! should like to meet Liszt-
"'Oh- ! exclaimed. Meet Liszt. Why
there isn't anything l should like 80
WELL My friend told me then that he
was studying under Liszt. and II would
be very easy to arrange a meeting.
Shortly after he called at my home
and took my father and mother. who
were living abroad with me at the time
and myself to one of Liszts recitals. II
was an immense hall that we went to !;
already crowded when we arrived. We
made our way down the aisIes to the
end OF the room. where Iiszt was sitting
on a raised platform before his piano.
My friend placed chairs for my mother
and father quite close to the. piano and
then he set one for me on the platform
. right beside List. sat there very
quietly as Lszt played. for he had said
nothing whatsoever to me when I took
my seat Slowly his superb music SEEM
ed to sink into my very soul and tears
came to my eyes. They began to fiow-
could feel them; but ] made no move
Evening star., 1913-12-07

to wipe them away with a handkerchief.
Then suddenly Liszt reached over, Tor
he had finished the piece that he was
playing, put his great hand over my lit
tie one and said, Those tears are
tribute
when the recital was over my friend
said to him, The little American artistic
and 1 need no introduction, we already
know one another
Il saw him again very soon afterward,
the day we first ca led on Cardinal An
tonelli He was coming along the cor
ridor on which the cardinals rooms were
located. AS he approached us-the cor
ridor was very long one and l had
reached my side-I was Impressed with
his vigorous. youthful step. He was more
like boy of twenty than a man of
fifty.
X x
Cardinal Antonelli, the cardinal poll
tician. sat for his likeness during my
stay in Rome. / recall SO vividly his
visits to my studio. He always created
such a sensation with his red robes and
his red carriage and red liveried foot
men The little Italian children Of the
street would crowd around the carriage
door to watch him alight.
II went with my mother and father
to see his treasures; he was very
wealthy. you know. He showed US many
more exquisite gems ana laceS than /
have ever seen since gathered together
In one place. He made me a present of
a cameo profile of Christ that evening of
our visit. One day later when he called
at the studio he was disappointed that
was not wearing 1t. I told him 1t was
too precious TO wear and he laughed and
said he would send me another. He did.
He sent two more, in fact, which / still
have
Those days in Rome saw the ripening
of friendship with Georg Brandes. the
Danish critic, radical and histor an. He
dwells In his memoirs quite at length
upon the influence of his young friend
winnie Ream." He compares her to one
of Scott's brown-eyed heroines. and re-
lates that he asked her once why he
seemed to so fully enjoy her companion
ship. When she ingenuously replied that
perhaps she gave him inspiration. he told
her that she was right-she did give him
inspiration more than any one he had
ever met.
In Paris, where she journeyed on her
trip homeward, she met Gustave Dore
the famous illustrator. artist and sculptor.
He gave her, as a memento. one Of his
paintings on which he wrote: Offered
to Miss Winnie Ream on the part OF her