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Evening journal., 1913-05-01
UP
DAY MAKES
CITY WINTER
Mayor Works in Garden While
Others Make Yards and
Fences Neat
WILL HELP IN
ANTI FLY CRUSADE

May 1, the day fixed by Mayor Har-
rison w. Howell as cleanup day. was
generally observed throughout the city
today Back yards and cellars in
many homes received a cleaning and
the whitcwash brush was piled with
energy to cellar walls and back
fences Even Mayor Howell obeyed
the order, and he himself, for the
past few days, got down to work in
his garden and his own back yard.
He said to a reporter for THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL a day or two ago that
he enjoyed the work
Mayor Howell said today that he
was highly gratifed at the manner in
which the people of the city got busy
when the proposition to have a clean
up day was advocated. Work done
along this line, he said, will do much
towards exterminating the fly and in
.creasing the health of the city dur
ing the hot summer months. He hopes
that those who have not yet done any
cleaning will turn in and do
their share. and so assist the Board
Of Health and its crusade against the
fly. The executive officers or the lat
ter department have been busily en-
gagged inspecting properties and urg-
ing the people to clean up yards, al
leys and cellars.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
MOTHER in
COURT PLEADS
FOR HER CHILD

With tears rolling down her cheeks
and every muscle shaking with emo
tion, Mrs Neal r. Marvel. before
Resident Judge Herbert l.. Rice, yes
terday afternoon, denied that the al
legations and insinuations Of her hus-
band, who had sought the court for
the care Of his son we're true.
Il have been subjected to indigni-
ties continuously by my husband. My
home life was unbearsble. have
worked hard and am working till half
past 10 O'Clock at night to keep my
self and boy sobbed Mrs. Marvel
springing to her feet and bringing
down her clinched fist on the side Of
the witness box. Mrs. Marvel con-
tinued
Now he comes and wants TO get my
child from me He has neglected to
provide for his child Statements
that 7 have neglected my child are un-
true. My child has good home and
] want the care of hon."
Several witnesses cOntradicted this
Testimony given for the petitioner and
chartcter witnesses testified that
Mrs. Marvel's reputation is good. The
case went over until tomorrow morn
/ ing
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
SOON TO NAME
p0ETMATTFRZ
W NAAAS . AfANS
FOR THE STATE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON, u. G., May AL
though no announcement has been
made BY either United States Senator
willard Salisbury OF Representative
Brockson. Il is believed that It viii
not be long before part Of the ap-
pointments. at least, viii be made for
postmasterships IN Delaware.
Senator Salisbury expects TO name
the postmaster for Wilmington with
out the assistance Of Representative
Brockson That is one OF the privi-
leges a United States Senator has
that Of naming the postmaster ia his
home town. He stated recently that
the appointment would probably be
made sometime in June, and that
during that month he viii arrange for
hearings in Wilmington, when the
supporters Of every man seeking the
Wilmington postmastership viii be
given an opportunity TO have his say.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
DUPONT COMMON
ON 5 PER CENT BASIS

The financial statement OF the r. 7.
DUPONT de Memours Powder Com
pany for the first quarter OF 1913
shows net earning OF S1.010,562 or at
the rate of 2.15 per cent on the COM
mon stock.
The common stock dividend de-
clsred for the quarter was , per
cent. The statement says, after
pointing out that comparative figures
with 1912 could not be given because
Of the segregation of the assets and
earnings in The formation Of the Atlas
and Hercules Companies: in lieu of
the comparative statement, however,
attention should perhaps be called to
the fact that the earnings for the first
quarter include but a small amount
of some of our important products
and indicate estimated net earnings
for the calendar year 1913 equal to
approximately II per cent on the
common stock"
Evening journal., 1913-05-01

FIGHT LOW
TARIFF ACT
Western Senator's Tell Wilson
Free Wool and Sugar Will
Bring Disaster
NEWLAND SAYS HE
HAS BEEN DECEIVED
By the united Press.

BY the United Press.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The first
concerted assault on the free wool and
prospective free sugar schedules OF
the Wilson Underwood tariff bill came
today With President Wilson sitting
as Judge and jury. the Democratic
Senators from the inter-mountain and
North Pacific States presented their
arguments against these clauses. Dire
predictions of disaster TO the indus
tries were made to the Executive.
The conference was arranged by
Senator Newlands, OF Nevada. He
came to the President last week and
told him that he had been deceived
in the statistics presented TO him.
that a small revenue duty on wool
and the elimination of the free sugar
at the end of three years clause from
the sugar schedule of the bill would
save millions to small investors and
al the same time would have no ap-
preciable effects on the Presidents
plans to reduce the high cost Of liv-
ing to the common people.
lie arranged to have three hours set
aside today when the senators asso-
ciated with him could tell their stor-
les to the President When the con-
ference began the President WAS ex-
pected to stand pat for both clauses,
but it was believed that the result Of
the conference would De a much more
friendly feeling between the executive
and the senators participating, which
would greatly aid the bill in its final
passage.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
WEBB BILL
MUST STAND
COURT TEST
President Wants Tribunal to
Pass on Anti Alien
Land Act
BELIEVES BILL VIOLATES
The TREATY RELATIONS
By the United Press.

BY the United Press
WASHINGTON. May 1.-The Cali
fornia-Japanose muddle will 60 to the
courts for final decision. The Webb
bill. which Il now seems certain Is
to become law is still discrlmina-
tory, In the opinion of President Will
son and his advisors. II IS also be-
licved by them. although adroitly
framed TO be a violation of the eX-
listing treaty with Japan. lt 10 under
stood that Immediately the bill is en-
acted, the Japanese government,
through its Ambassador. Viscount
Chlnda, will Me a formal protest with
the State Department up 10 the pres
ont time the protests have been purely
Informal Tho President. Il Is OK
pcctcd, will suggest In reply that the
quickest Way TO secure results viii
be to bring an action In the Federal
courts testing tho constitutionality Of
tho act
It has boon unohiclally intimatcd
that Japan will be very glad TO take
this action There has been no dis
satisfaction with the federal govern
ment's course In all Of the dealings
between the Japanese ambassador
and the State Department and Presi-
dent Wilson. the feeling has boen
very cordial. the Japanese represen-
tative openly expressing regret that
his action was necessary Because OF
this. the administration believes that
Japan will fight her battle in the
courts and not otherwise.
If Japan begins a test case the ad.
ministration will decide whether tho
law attacked is Of such a character
as seriously 10 menace this Govern
ments relations with a friendly pow
or. The question also Of how far 4
violates the existing treaty will b'
considered N the opinion of Act
ing Secretary OF State John Basset
Moore that the Webb bill is discrimin
atory. is confirmed, then this gov
ernment will aid japan in its cour
appeal
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
MASONS OF
HIGH DEGREE
FINISH WORK

The ceremonies incident TO the con-
stitution Of Delaware Consistory,
Scottish Rite MasOns. in this city,
came to a close last night with a ban
quet in the banquet room at the Ma
sonic Temple Covers were laid for
325 diners, including 100 visitors 70
fht cits hi this nnmbw being abcu,
Sixty members ot the Trenton. =,
Consistory The latter conferred the
27th degree on class yesterday af-
ternoon In tho auditorium in the Hotel
DUPONT the comforting of this degree
being followed by the 32nd degree on
a class By Commander-in-Ch Harry
J. Guthrie
The affair last night WAS a de-
liEhtful aud fitting climax to one OF
the most important events in Free
Masonry in Delaawre In years. An
orchestra furnished music and dou-
Bile sextette from the Trenton Con-
sistory. together with tho quartette
of the local Consistory, sang a num-
ber of selections, and whenever a
popular melody was played all the
diners joined in the chorus.
Nothing was left undone to make
the reception to the yiSiting mem
bers Of the Consistory Z success and
delightful time was enjoyed.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01

THIS YEAR AT
$57,573,446
City VIII Collect Tax on
$2,OOO,OOO Additional vaIu-
alton This Year
NEW TAX RATE
NOT AGREED ON

The Board Of Assessment, Revision
and Appeals. has completed its work.
As a Board of Appeals 1t sat dur
ing April and heard appeals from tho
assessment. Quite number we're
heard, but only about 20 per cent.
were found TO have any merit, aud
reductions in the assessment were ac-
cordingly made.
According to figures issued by
Councilman W. h. Stovcr, chairman
OF the finance committee OF Council,
and a member OF the Board Of Aa-
sessment the total increase in the as
sessment, compared with last year, is
S2073.91S. The total assessment this
year Is s57573,4fS. From this haI
been deducted Sf6,250. as allowed by
the Board of Appeals which just end
ed It's sessions. thus leaving the real
assessment for the ensuing year at
s57.s27.i9S The assessment last year
WAS 500, ,453.2 $50
The total assessment for the next
year includes property which is taxed
at only half rate This amounts 10
S1526,95S, as compared With $l,3Sl,-
izz the figures OF last year.
Tho reductions made by the Board
of Appeals in the Northern district
amounted TO $32,720. against S3iS00
last year, while in the Southern dis
trict the reductions aggregated Sl3.-
$50. as compared with SlS1SO last
year
Chairman Stover when questioned
concerning the tax rate for the next
fiscal year said il had not yet hcou
/ fixed. Action. however, must be taken
on the matter the latter part OF the
present month, and whether the rate
would be increased he said he could
mot say.
Colonel Stover pointed to tle in-
creased appropriations already de-
sired by the different city depart
mcnts.
For instance. the Board of Educa-
tion wants an increase OF $4,000.
This in ITSELF" he said "would re-
quire an increase of about eight cents
in tho tax rate 10 take care or" He
however. could not say at this time
Just how the finance committee wat
J going to overcome the financial Oh
lsiaclcs 1t is meeting &c said that it
tho two years he has been in Council
no money WAS spent necdlessly anG
the only expenditure that was not pro
cidod for In advance was tho $4,000 ex'
pended on the Old Homo Commit
Week celebration.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01

that she has become united with her
mother is no reason why I should
again live with my wife" Romano
had another side to tell 81 wanted a
home" she said "A girl at my age
does not want to be sent from schools
to sanitariums and then back TO
schools had been burcted around
quite enough by my father, ane
made up my mind 10 settle down
somewhere like other girls. ran
away so that could join my mother.
! wrote 10 her and sent her messages.
She came cast from Los Angeles, Cal,
at once, and I'm happy that am with
her"
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
WOMAN LOSES
LIFE ON RAIL

ORANGE, Va. May 1--Mr. and Mrs,
J. W. Marr, OF Wilmington. while
crossing a trestle north of Rio on the
Southern Railway yesterday, we're run
down by a train. Mrs. Marr was
knocked from the trestle. She was
picked up. but died on the train en-
route TO this city. Mr.. Marr was
badly bruised about the chest from
being struck by the body Of his wife
as she was hurled from the trestle.
The body of the unfortunate woman
was buried in the Graham cemetery
this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Marr had moved from
Wilmington 20 Shawnectown, H.. and
arrived there just in time 10 have all
their possessions washed away By Tho
food p few weeks ago They under
took 20 walk 10 Alexandra, having
reached Charlottesville Tuesday night
on their return trip to Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
GOVERNOR AT
LEA FUNERAL

The funeral Of William Lea. form
erly Of the Lea Milling Company and
a brother of former Governor Preston
Lea, took place this morning from
his late residence No. 1903 Market
street The funeral was attended by
Governor Charles r. Miller and Mrs.
Miller and other prominent citizens
Of the city who were friends of the
family. The Rev. George c. Hall,
rector Of ST. Johns Episcopal church
ofiiciated. The honorary pallbearers
were. Colonel Benjamin Nields.
James l.. Hawkins, Joseph NJ Pugh,
Frank d. Lackey. DR.. Samuel G..
Rumford and Colonel George W.
Sparks.
The active pallbearers we're old
employees Of the Lea Milling Com
pany. They we're. Neal Sentman,
James Kelley. Michael Devine. Char
les Cashell. Joseph Fenton, Thomas
Fenton and j. A. Anderson.
Interment was made in the Will
mington and Brandywine cemetery.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
CITY PASSES
OUT TODAY AS
CRETNA GREEN

Wilmington is no longer haven
for elopors, modern Grotna Green
That regime ended at midnight, and
there can be no marriage legally to-
day, for licenses issued today cannot
be used until tomorrow. and licenses
issued yesterday we're good up to
midnight last night only
To-day marks the beginning OF the
enforcement OF the new marriage law.
passed st the last General Assembly.
Hereafter couples from Philadelphia
and other places will not be able to
walk into "A magistrates Office. mis-
represent their ages II necessary. OBJ
tain marriag license and then turn
the license over to marrying par
SON"
Non-resldcnts cannot get married
until they have shown four days
residence after the license is issued
Besides this hardship they must be
identified. and so they will be unable
TO give fictitious addresses. claiming
residence in Wilmington.
Deputy Clerk OF the Peace John l.
Wright today issued the first mar
riage license under the Gormley bill
The intended groom was Alexander
Ivanne. Of No. 1923 Claymont street
and the girl was Maria Sittinpi0. o
tho same address. They had an
Italian interpreter with them. The
couple said they did not intend {,
get married until Saturday morning
Magistrate Buckley had two out-of
town applications for license today
When informed Of the new law .h'
couples said they would go to New
Jersey to be married.
Clerk Of the Peace Brown has I
few copies OF the new marriage iav
which clergymen may obtain by call
ing.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
JEALOUS WOMAN ADMITS
SHE KILLED WRONG MAN

for several months. according 10 the
story she told the police. Two weeks
ago he drove her out Of the place,
sho said, and she learned that he was
paying attentions TO a show girl
Early today she won't 10 the road
house with Arthur Grayeon. She said
she entered the wine-room and found
Murphy with the actress. A quarrel
followedN She upbraidcd him hys-
terically a i refused to- leave when
he ordered ner out
Clarence Murphy, the son. was up-
stairs. He ran down and seized the
woman by the arm. She drew a re-
yolyer and fred four or five shots,
one striking i'm in the heart
"Yes. | killed Clarence. but fhs
bullets were meant for his father"
Mrs. Smith told the Chicago police.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
WAR CLOUD
OVER EUROPE
PASSES AWAY
Ambassadors Expect to Reach
Compromise on SCutari
Problem
REGARD SITUATION
AS MOST HOPEFUL
by the United Press.

LONDON, May AT todsy's con-
eultation of the ambassadors at the
voreign office it was expected that a
compromise would be reached in the
6cutari problem, the balance Of the
Powers agreeing TO participate with
Austria Hungary in the seizure Of
Antivari in return for the dual mon
srchys agreement not to take any
further action than that for two
weeks pending negotiations with King
Nicholas.
Diplomats regarding the c,tuation
was much more hopeful and the
Bourses Of Berlin, Paris and Vienna
we're more nearly normal than at any
time since the Montenegrin affair
doomed on the horizon.
With the powers firm in their de-
mand that the little kingdom give up
Scutari, with Austria-Hungary max
ing warlike preparations, and italy
and Germany urging Montenegro to
yield. it was believed that King Mich
olas would defy only so long as the
defying is good, and then submit to
the general demand to evacuate
Scutari.
An interesting factor for a peace
full solution of the difficulty is the
Kaiser's desire to complete a quar-
ter century of peace. In short time
he will have ruled twenty-five years
during which Germany has not beer
at war. and it is said that he is max
ing heroic efforts to stay the hand o
Austria in order to round his cher
ished record.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
HEALTH BOARD
REFLECTS OFFICERS

Members of the Board Of Health
held their annual meeting at noon
today. this being the beginning Of the
second year in Office of the present
administration. No changes we're
made. Dr. Julian Adair yesterday
making the remark to reporter for
THE EVENING JOURNAL that the
present executive officers Of the de-
partment were efficient.
The reorganization and election
took place Immediately after the board
convened. and the officers elected re-
main the same They are Dr. Julian
Adair president; Frank Sparks,
treasurer J. Austin Ellison. sccrc-
tary and Robert r. Taylor, William
J. Kcarncy. Emil Ulrich and George
c. Watson, executive ofhccrss
Evening journal., 1913-05-01

NEW YORK, May 1-Gail Borden,
the famous condensed milk million
aire whose daughter. Romano, aged
seventeen, ran away from sani-
tarium at Pompton. \. j.. and gave
her father a wild chase before she was
found in Boston, said that the girls
return would not bring about a recon
cliation between him and his wife,
from whom he has been estr1nged for
several years Romano is a capri
cious girl, young and vivacious," he
said "Shc is hoadstrong and hard to
bring up. have tried many ways TO
give her an education Perhaps sho
has had too much money. The fact
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
LONG SEES NEED
OF GREATER DEFENSE

Samuel Wesley Long addressed the
members of Welcome Council. No. 4,
Jr. o. L. A. N. in their hall last even
ing on the Japanese question. Mr..
Long declared that the army and the
navy OF this country are totally un-
prepared for war. Mr.. Long added
that he believed the Japanese we're
striving to become the peer of the Pa
cific Ocean. The address was listen
ed to with much attention, and at the
conclusion a committee of lodgemen
was appointed to confer with other
Councils and endeavor to create SEN
timent in favor of a larger navy
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
By Tho United Press.

By The United Press.
CHICAGO. May Mrs. Grace
smith. ihiriy-fve. shot and killed
Clarence Murphy. twenty-five. in a
roadhouse. near GaGry. Ind, today, In
a quarrel that resulted when she
found the boys father, Henry Murphy,
with her rival.
She escaped in a taxicah and Was
driven to South Chicago There she
jumped into another automobile and
drove to the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Lizzie Coleman. 1888 York street,
where detectives arrested her Detec-
tlves from Gary expected TO return
with the woman without fight
against roquisition.
Mrs. smith and the elder Murphy
proprietor OF tho roadhouse where
the shooting occurred. had been lovers
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
WANTED AUTO NOT
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Soon after opening his office this
morning, Magistrate Buckley believed
he was about to issue the first mar
riage license under the law. A we'll
dressed young man walked into the
Office and inquired if licenses we're is
sued there.
DO you live here" asked the Mag
istrate.
Eyes sir" replied the applicant.
is the lady over 1S," veutured the
magistrate.
Lady nothing!" answered the
young man.
Il don't want a marriage license.
have bought an automobile and want
a license to run her"
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
GIVES
$5 TO AID FARMER
WHO LOST HORSES

Daniel w. Lynch, the well-known
grocer Of Fourth and Main streets,
has come forward with a contribution
of five dollars for J. T. Eastburn,
tenant of the Hamburg Cove farm,
who has lost twelve horses by a dis
ease thought TO be meningitis. In a
letter to this newspaper Mr.. Lynch
says:
To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir:-Plcase forward to Mr.. J.
Thompson Eastburn. with other con-
tributions, through your newspaper,
the enclosed check. We have known
Mr.. and Mrs. Esstburn many years.
They deserve all the assistance a
generous public will give them. They
have worked hard and upward. We
should encourage them.
Respectfully.
ID. w. LYNCH CO..
ID. W. Lynch. Pres.
THE EVENING JOURNAL Will
gladly receive and forward any con-
tributions for Mr. Eastburn, who ie
trying to handle the big farm Of which
he is tenant in face of the fact that
he has lost nearly his all in the way
of livestock by the disease that laid
low twelve horses and has made his
other horses helplessly ILL
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
INSPECT COLLEGE CADETS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Del, May Captain f.
J. Bayard Schindel, u S. A., made the
annual inspection OF the military
corps os Delaware College today. The
inspection took place on the football
field. the campus not being in condi-
ton. owing to the work under way
on the new athletic field
The inspection will be concluded
this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
INSPECT THE DELAWARE
COLLEGE CADETS TODAY

The annual inspection OF the Cadet
Corps of Delaware College will take
place this afternoon at Newark. and
many visitors are expected to witness
It. The inspection officer Will be
Captain S. j. B. Schindel, U. s A
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
HOrSEKEEPERS

Wild's Parquct Inland Linoleum
rivals wood parquetry Ia richness. Like
hardwood. the patterns are inlald, not
printed. Unlike hardwooi. II Is olas-
tic. noisclcss. non-slippcry; has no
Joints 10 collect dirt and never re-
quires doing oycr." Ask your dealer.
See that the trade mark ''Wild's Lin
oloum" is on the back.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
DEMAND PEACE IN BALKANS.

BY The United Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1.-The
great powers today delivered a joint
note TO the Sublime Porte, demanding
the immediate cessation Of hostilities
in the Balkans, the appointment Of
Ottoman peace delegates and the an
nolncement of Turkeys choice Of a
city for negotiations.
Diplomats took the action Of the
powers TO mean that the ambsssa-
doris at London anticipate speedy,
peaceful solution Of the Montenegro
Scutari problem
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
T0 AnnREss REruRLIcANs.

The Rev A. Price, OF Smyrna, and
Professor G. y. Trusty, OF Baltimore.
will be the special speakers at the
Sixth Ward Republican meeting on
Friday evening, in National Hall
Ninth ward
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
HORSE ElCkS ROY.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
MIDDLETOWN, Dell May Aaron
Morganstein. sixyear-old boy. was
severely hurt on Saturday when colt
kicked him IN the face Thrcc teeth
we're knocked out others broken aad
his face badly cni
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
YACATION FOR WONAN CARRIER.

Mrs. John Donohue. the rural car
rior of Montrose. has been granted
leave of absence. beginning today and
ending ON February L. 1914 She was
appointed a mail carrier eight years
ago today. and for two years before
that time was substitute.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
HIGH SCHOOL
ORCHESTRA CONCERT

In the auditorium of the High
School this evening will be held the
annual concert of ths Wilmington
High School Orchestra. The assist
ing artists will be Mrs. Leonard T..
Wales, soprano, and Frank II. Mason,
basso.
Evening journal., 1913-05-01
How Is YOUR Money Spent?

Some families with thousand dollars will get
much Of that thousand dollars other families with twice
that amount
all in the ability of the individual to spend
erly
To all really wish TO become efficient purchas
ing agents themselves their families recommend the
conscientious daily advertisements appearing
THE EVENING JOURNAL and other newspapers Of equal
liability.
who dashes out and buys without taking thought
Is generally afflicted with regrets.
little forethought in buying saves time and annoyanee
Do your thinking with the advertisements reliable
before and your results viii be hundred per cent
satisfactory.
Copyright 1913 by j. P Fsllou)