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Evening journal., 1913-03-11
A. 0. U. W.
In DELAWARE
SHOWSGROWTH
Healthy Financial Condition
is Shown In Reports Sub
mitted to Grand Lodge
SESSION MAY GO
INTO SECOND DAY

The twenty-first annual convention
of the Grand Lodge Of Delaware. A.
0. u. W., convened i'm A. o. u. W.
Hall here today The morning ses-
sion was presided over by Grand Mas
reports Of the various officers show
ed the organization 20 be in a -four
ishing condition.
The session will continue all day
and evening an there Is likelihood
that the election will not be held un-
ti tomorrow morning 10 was stated,
however, that no contests are looked
for, except in that for grand repre-
sentative TO the Grand Lodge which
meets next summer.
More than fifty delegates attended
the opening session. Among the Wis
itors is VIII n. Norris, Supreme
Grand Master Workman. Of Iowa
Soon after organization had been ef-
fected the following committees we're
appointed, Dstribution-E c. Clark
No. / Walter Sibley No. 3. and G.
Candy Hopkins, No. p.
Credontials-H r. Dunn, No 2; VI
b. Johnson, No. s and G. r. Bacon
No. 30.
Good of che order-Dr. J ". Mes.
sick. No. IS; Homer o. Robinson, No
/ 3. and ] r. Kelley, No 26.
Journal Clerk William ~ McCor-
mick. No. 2
The retiring officers Of the Grand
Lodge are:
p. C. NJ W. Ezekiel Cooper; G
NJ. w, Clifford Mccall: c. r.. Chas
/ A. Yeager: g. Recorder. G. b. Pret
: lyman; G.. Receiver. J. w. Cooch
] G. O., John b. Manlovc; G. c.. 10
seph =. kecnan: G. l. w. Dr. How
ard Lohand; G. o. W. Judson J
/ Northrup; G.. Med Elk. DR.. l.. W
Finn.
Grand Master Clifford Mccall In In
Producing his report said
"fn our visits to the Subordinat
Lodges we talked about and advo
Gated the admission of women TO ou
order. and while there have not bee
any admitted 10 date, ! would recon
mend TO the incoming administrator
the continuing of this agitation an
, believe some good will come from
There was nothing done IN u
way Of working the new Territory
P Maryland and Virginia. for after ha
p ing a member of the Grand Lodi
l. who had business Ia that locali
h look over the ground, we did ~
b Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
FLOOD OF TELEGRAMS 60
TO LAWMAKERS URGING
10 HOUR LAW FOR WOMEN
special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE. DOVER. Del,
March 11-When the Legislature con-
vened his morning the House was
bombarded with kilograms from ad-
vocates in Wilmington of enactment
Of Representative Moneys bill limit
ing to ten hours day the employ
ment of women. The kilograms we're
addressed to Speaker Holcomb who
ordered them read and all urged ia
vorable action by the House.
Representative Mooney is to cali
the bill up this afternon fo- final ac-
tion. The kilograms we're from H. f.
Weldin, Richard S. Monck, the Rev
f. NJ. Ki-kus, John n. Cranston,
Bricklayers' Union 267, members of
the Housepainters' Uni,.- of viii
mingtor.. DR., Albert Robin the Rev
w II. Laird and the Rev S. NJ. Nor
gan.
In his telegram DR. Robin says.
"Trust that when ten hour bill comes
to a vote not a legislator will be
there to take upon his conscience the
misery and suffering entailed upon
our working women by long hours.
Ten hours is long enough. To
stretch the time for the benefit OF
special interests is cruel Sincerely
hope it will not be my sad duty to
tell an Overworked sick girl applying
for treatment that the ear of her rep
resentative in the Legislature was
turned IN the direction OF special in
terests that regard everything. even
human life. from the standpoint of
profit and loss"
"SpeakeaSies" a Nuisance.
Representative OWENS bill to de-
clare a nuisance the 'speakeasy clubs
I'm Kent and Sussex counties was re-
ported fayOrably to the House. The
bill provides a penalty upon the own
or or lessee of any house or building
wherein liquor is kept or stored for
dispensing. distribution or assignment
but excerpts residences occupied as
such in good faith The bill provides
for fine up to $500 or Imprisonment
No to one year for violations.
House Kills Anti-Ci Cigarette Bill.
The House by a vote of % nays u
6 yeas killed Representative McDon-
old's bill advocated by the State
Grange to prohibit the manufacture
and sale Of paper and tobacco cigar
cites and the "makings" TO anybody
in Delaware whether adult or minor
u had been amended to permit Of the
manufacture OF all tobacco cigarettes
so as not to affect the big Whining
Ton plant.
Five Commissioners for Sussex.
The House also passed Represen.
tative Owens bill to create five
commissioner Levy Court for SUISSE,
county. the Senatorial districts to b'
the Hevy Court districts, the same as
in New Castle county. The chang
would take place at the expiration o
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OFFERS S24OO
TO CITY FOR
YEARS REFUSE

Directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department in weekly session this
morning. received a letter from ID. La
prete, a wholesale bottle dealer OF
Newark. n j., in which he made a
proposition to the board to clear of the
city dump of all old bottles, broken
glass, tin cans and substances. and
pay the city $500 for the privilege the
first year. S4OO TO- the second year,
$500 for the third year and $500 for the
fourth and fifth years.
Heretofore the city has never de-
rived any revenue from the ash
heaps and the refuse has been
picked up by anyone who cared TO dc
so for the bottles, etc. that they might
gather The board seemed to favor
Mr.. Lapretes proposition. as It will
bring in quite a large sum to the city
for practically nothing on its part
The matter will be taken up again
The offer follows:
Mr. Frank w. Pierson, Street Com
missioner, Wilmington, Del.
Dear Sir Relative to the
conversation had with you on
March /. regarding the privilege
Of leveling and picking the loads
as they are dumped. we would
offer you $500 for the first year.
S40O for the second, $500 for the
third and $500 for the fourth ard
fifth years. Payments to be made
yearly and in advance. We will
keep the dumps in a business-like
and orderly manner. We will also
agree to have our men remove
from the surface thereof. all large
and small tin cans, irons and
other matter or substances likely
to injure the feet of the horses be-
longing to the city. We will also
comply with any regulations OF
the Board Of Health We would
be pleased TO come before the COM
missioner and explain our propo-
sition more thoroughly II you de-
sire.
Trusting to hear from you in a
few days, l remain.
Yours very truly,
ID. Laprete
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
MURDER TRIAL
ON SECOND DAY
Wife and Daughter Hear Nay
IOr Accused Of Francis
Staying

When the second days trial OF
Charles B. Naylor, OF Townsend
charged with the murder of Earville
Francis was called this morning the
wife and daughter OF the accused man
sat by the Counsel for the defence
Attorney General Wolcott recalled
Earl Francis a brother OF the dead
youth who testified he is rs years
of age and that the shooting took
place In Appoquinimink hundred.
William Francis was shown rifle
which the defence admitted Naylor
carried on the day OF the accident.
Witness was about to clean out the
rife to identify 1t but the court sus-
tained an objection. Francis then
said he had seen Naylor shoot the rife
and tho bullet carried 500 yards This
evidence was produced to show tho
quality Of MAYORS Workmanship.
Abraham +. Bratton testified that the
rifle produced in court originally be-
longed TO George Naylor and when
he was in the hospital witness took
/ il with other things TO the home OF
Charles b. Naylor.
Naylor said the kind Of cartridges
used by him on that day we're known
as "22 shorts"
Mrs. Naylor said her husband had
told her he shot up over the reeds
saw no one and did not intend tc
shoot any one.
Levy Court Commissioner William
A. Scott, Richard Hodgson, EdwarI
. Hart, Daniel Corbit DR.. Niles, vii
mer Waters veer called and establish
ed Naylor's previous good reputation
The case may go to the jury TIM
afternoon.
In Court yesterday afternoon con
siderable time was consumed in th'
examination Of Civil Engineer Nande
grift, who made a plot of the lan'
where young Francis was shot
John r. Francis, the father of the
dead youth. detailed at length state
ments made to him by Naylor aftei
the shooting Naylor pointed out t'
him the places where he stood wher
he fired the shots. and Earl Francis
showed the places where his brother
was wounded and again when the
other bullets went close 10 them.
Earl Francis. a brother Of the deaC
youth. for whom NaylOr is on tria
for killing, was on the stand fOui
times. He told the story of the visi
to the marsh by the youths, the seeing
Of Naylor in the distance and OF thu
shooting of Earville.
The State rested and Mr.. Hastings
opened for the defense He said
Naylor lived in Appoduinimink hun
dred. between forty and fifty years
and that the defendant and the father
of the dead boy went to school 10
gether and were lifelong friends. Mr.
Hastings said he would show tha
there had been no enmity betweer
the defendant and the dead boy.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11

the terms Of the present incumbents
Representative Derrickson protested
against the measure saying there was
no big demand for it, and also because
it had not been submitted to the pres.
ent Levy Court for approval
Mr. Owens replied that It was hard
ly to be expected that the bill would
be submitted to the ten member Levy
Court to approve of the change pro-
posed. The vote was 2S yeas and ?
nays.
Child Labor Bill Up to Governor.
Senator Gormley's permanent child
labor bill was passed by the House,
25 yeas to nays.
Miss Emily p. Bissell explained
that the bill had been agreed upon
by the Child Labor Commission and
the Chamber Of Commerce and there
was no objection to It. Representa-
tives Cook. King, Records Lingo and
Schneider voted against IT, The bill
passed the Senate unanimously.
Representative Wagamon's bill tC
change the voting place from West.
colts Corner to Midway in the third
district Of the Tenth Sussex Repre-.
sentative District was passed by the
House.
Trolley Bill Passes.
After Senator Ewing had explained
the measure the House passed his
bill to enable the Peoples Railway
Company to lay it's tracks from
Bridge street to Fourth street whar
on Fourth street. Wilmington. Mr.
/ Ewing explained that It was a com
promise agreed upon by the two rail
way companies
Representative Hammond's bill ap
propriating $500 for a marker for thu
Delaware revolutionary troops ii
Valley Forge was passed by th'
House. II provides for commission
Of five of whom the Governor shal
be one to be named by the Governor
to select and erect the marker.
The House passed Senator Rein
hardt's bills TO require persons start
! ing civil suits before justices OF tn
! peace to deposit 81 before such sui
can be maintained and emnowarin'
other officers than the president ant
secretary OF a corporation 10 sign con
veyances OF stock certihcaNas. Mr.
/ Reinhardt explained both measures
Tramps Have Friends.
After a spirited discussion th
House killed a House amendment &
J exempt tramps from being wOrke
on county roads and then passe
unanimously Senator Anderson's bi
providing for the employment &
"short term" prisoners I'm buildin
and repairing Sussex county high
ways.
When the amendment was calle
up Representative Hammond askg
] Continued On Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
DOHERTY OFFERS GAS
SECURITIES NOTES

Henry L. Doherty g. Company are
offering for public subscription at par
and accrued interest to date of deliv-
cry S3,500,000 one-year 6 per cent
convertible coupon gold notes Of the
Gas Securities Co. dated March 10th,
1913, and due March 10TH 1914 The
notes are. convertible into preferred
and common stocks Of Utilities Inn
provement Co.. on the basis Of par
for the preferred, with "bonus" of
30 per cent in common, II the privi-
lege is exercised before May 10th,
1913 All notes converted subsequent
to that time will carry a less bonus"
OF one per cent for each month until
the date of maturity. Subscriptions
are payable 10 per cent in cash on
date OF subscribing and the balance
on allotment Subscriptions will be
received until noon March Goth at the
Office of Henry L. Doherty & Co., so
Wall Street New York.
The Gas Securities Co. on Decem-
ber 81 last had a surplus of $780,
951. capital stock, $S52. 800, and total
been added to the assets S3.500, 900
preferred and S1,750,000 common
stock of the Utilities improvement Co.
which, at present market prices, are
valued at S3,92000O. making the total
present assets S6,996,654 This is ap-
proximately twice the total issue Of
notes.
Utilities Improvement Co., as re-
suit of the rearrangement of Doherty
properties, says it has been placed in
an unusually strong financial posi-
ton AT the present time its total
liquid assets, it says, including stocks,
bonds, cash, etc, amount to S29,374,-
0S1. Current earnings are at the rate
Of 5.1S per cent on its common stock.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
Mr.. LAIRD IS
INVITED TO
EMMANUEL

At a meeting Of the vestry Of the
Emanuel Church, Highlands. last
evening, the Rev W. Fl. Laird pastor
Of Christ Church, Brandywine hun
dred. was elected to the rectorship
which will be vacant on April /. when
the Rev. Kensey Johns Hammond
vii go TO St. Stephens Church, at
Culpeper, Va. It is not known wheth-
er Mr.. Laird will accept the call, but
he has the matter under considera-
tion.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
THOUGHT SIGNAL
WAS FIRE EVIDENCE

Noticing a red light in tho sky
early last evening while standing in
front of his home, Abraham Tompol-
sky, OF Thirteenth and Claymont
streets, thought the Pullman Car
Company's plant was a FIRE and he
sounded an alarm from Box No. SO.
The district engines responded and
discovered that the light that
Abraham saw was a signal light along
the railroad tracks II had been
stuck into tho earth by a railroad
man.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
GOVERNOR
WON'T APPROVE
MARRIED BILLS
Informs Senate He viii Not
Sign Acts That Show Any
Corrections
WILL NOT ESTABLISH
PRECEDENT OF CORRECTING

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del,
March 11-Governor Miller this morn
ing made 1t plain that any bill which
he Is expected TO sign must come to
him In perfect typewriter condition.
without interpretations interlineationsl
and without corrections in ink Be-
cause a bill was thus marred the Cow
ernor this morning sent veto OF III
to the Senate as follows:
ITO the Honorable Senate OF the
State OF Delaware.
Srs. return herewith Senate
bill No, so. entitled IAN act I'M
proving the system OF vouchers
covering expenditures made by
the State Treasurer / would like
very much to approve OF this
measure. but upon examination
find that there are interlineations
and interpretations which make It
impossible for me to prove OF tho
same. There are also several
mistakes I'm spelling and correc-
tiOns In ink ] am unwilling TO
establish n precedent by approx
ing of bills that come 20 me In
this condition. | would suggest
that the Senate take some action
to substitute perfect copy OF the
bill as II was intended 10 be pass
ed by the General Assembly be
cause II is outside OF my province
10 change the mistakes that have
mentioned.
Respectfully yours.
Charles r. Miller. Governor.
Tho Governor also vetoed q bill to
designate a young woman as an heir
at-law as follows:
"To the Honorable Senate Of the
State OF Delaware.
Slrs ] herewith return unap-
proved Senate bill No. SS. entitled.
IAN act to make Lillian Burr
Ponder an heir-at-law Of Mary S.
Burr" / am informed by the at
torney for the parties named in
the above bill that certificate OF
adoption has been issued by the
Orphans Court OF New Castle
county under the act recently
passed by the General Assembly
, OF Delaware providing for the
! adoption OF persons upwards OF
/ tWcnty-onc years OF age and
Q which was approved by me on
y February 20. 1913.
3 Respectfully yours.
Charles r. Miller. Governor
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
GRANGE TO TALK
OF REFERENDUM

On account Of the Institute OF the
Diamond State Grange all day yester-
day and rart of last night in the
Grange Hail. at Stanton, no meeting
of the Grange was held last night On
next Monday evening several candi-
dates will be initiated in the third and
fourth degrees OF the grange work,
and the automobile tax law and the
Initiative and Referendum questions
VIII be discussed
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
FINE HIM S. FOR
ABUSING HORSE

David S Warren. huckster, a for
mcr employer OF Charles Gibbons ac-
cused OF larceny of Si1 from Warren,
pleaded with Judge Churchman in
City Court this morning 70 allow Glib
bons to go, saying Gibbons had a wife
and three children and had promised
TO take the pledge.
The charge was then dismissed, but
Gibbons was fined So and costs on the
charge OF cruelty to a horse owned by
Warren. According TO Warren, Glib
bous allowed horse he was driving to
stand out in the cold until it became
stiff. Gibbons admitted and the fine
was imnOsed
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
CANAL nYER RRInGE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, Del.
March 11.-Favorable report was
made in the Senate this morning on
the bill introduced by Senator Mar
shall TO compel the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal Company to build
a bridge over the canal where the du-
Pont Boulevard crosses It,
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
ENLIST FOR FIGHT TO SAVE
WILMINGTON WATERFRONT

Il is the plan make the Wilmington
largest and patriotic civic
desire that shall represent the citizenship all the
that the membership shall hundreds
The object is to create organization which shall he
the entire
properly
all times rally the the
when the harbOr interests the city
defense against exploitation by selfish interests
The object the association is Our-Od
prevent Company
its
1901 the expenditure
hundreds of dollars building bukhead
I'll that viii raise that State land point nine
lew
to
Improvements the city Wilmington
ThidTO assist possible
Salisbury Representative
enterprises they
Improvement Wilmington harbOE
exploit
this for private speculative
peoples expense.
purpose strictly nOn-parisan,
indifference Of officials matter who
be-
decisive action The dangers which threaten
be dealt with by a alert citizenship.
TIE initiation Joining the association twO-eent used
the following
filled
h interest this fight As citizen OF the
part watch
attempting to obtain
cmanic legislative citizen Of the United States he
spending hundreds
dollars enrichment handful Of marshland
pecuaOr As citizen Wilmington he has right to object to those
getting Wilmington city waterfront the Del
coupons of in this fight
this office they will forwarded to those direct charge Of the
organization of the
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
FOuR ACCInENT CASEs.

Four accident patients were treated
at the Delaware Hospital today. They
were; Frank Ross, aged 15 years, No.
sos West Second street, right wrist
injured; Peter Turpin. No. 1909 Lob
dell street, cut on head; Oscar Dough-
ton, Marshallton. hand injured, and
Gordon Talkel, of No. 206 East Sec
ond street, left thumb mashed.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
DELAMARE cAMp ELECrION.

Members of Delaware Camp. No. 1,
Patriarch Militant, l. o. o. f., will dis
cuss the question of purchasing new
uniforms this evening The annual
election Of officers will take place at
the same time
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
LEVY COURT pOsTPONEs WORK.

The general business Of the Levy
Court was not transacted today but
will come up on Friday Probably at
that time a member of the Levy Court
will he selected to be a member Of
the Joint Building Commission The
Constables for the County will be
appointed this week.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
~ r0MPlNT IN MlNlarR -

A. Corsendale Of ishpepnlns. Mich. who
sohuu senerai Of the Wilmington Cas- Company
hae entered upon bis duties attended the cham6 Cons
dinner DUPONT today
MT sehut upon his general
o the Geist plants ior several weeks.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
C.B.L. OFFICERS INSTALLED.

Members Of Council, No 161. Cath
olic Benevolent Legion, installed Off
GERS last night, and following this held
a smoker, which was much enjoyed.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
r0IIcF nElr RACK sraIKERs.

BY The united Press.
PATTERSON 81 J. Maroh ii-P0lice charged parade e
Thousand striking vetgers and dye workers
free-ioraI oghi followed 30 which the police used ae -s
The strikers finally broke and ran after dozen Of er Hr
ber had been arrested and rushed to the station
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
THATCHFR UNION MEETING.

The Ella Thatcher Union of the W.
c. T. U. will hold its monthly meeting
at the home Of Mrs. Mary Crook. No.
IL South Clayton street, tomorrow
afternoon.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
C0NsUMERs, LEAGUE MRETIyG.

The annual meeting OF the Con-
sumers' League will be held this af-
ternoon at the New-Century Club
following which Mrs. Florence Kelly
secretary OF the National Consumers
League, will talk on the ten-hour
law
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
SALE OF STOCK.

Charles Biddle near Bear Station
yesterday sold horses as high as s235
each and COWS as high as $50. Hay
sold as low as SO a ton.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
rsrABrIsnrs AlrlrUDE REC0BD.

By United Press
PARIS March ii.-Avator Perreyon. in moaopiaae ss
eended to height Of 1880 feet this afsruoaa Hs auc
aerodroms establishing a new worlds sluase
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
lid AN An ZOO

The Wilmington Free Zoo Associa-
ton has received a fine spe linen of
wild cat from David l.. Luke, Of New
York City.
Evening journal., 1913-03-11
WEATHER.

For Delaware: Fair tonight
and Wednesday slightly
colder tonight; moderate
northwest winds.
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eslvsrt fsrmsrs, Exchana q

The Calvert Exchange Of the Farmers
Civil and Business Association held a
meeting. Saturday, April S. 1912, Vice
Prssiden. simpess IN The Chair. W. H.
Briggs. Secretary
County Road Engineer J. T. Richards.
IT,. sent specifications for the repair and
maintenance Of dirt roads. and letur
urging Al farmers 10 form heIpiog club
in connection with The road work. as !,
frequently happens tn-s a few minutes
work win save The county many dollars
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Elwoed Balders.on reported that great
many farmers had joined IN the co,opera-
rive potato buying. and That later on re.
port would be made OF the yieldand sales
II Maxwell presented message
from Inc Chesapeake Guy Exchange, ask
ing the caIvcn Exchange 10 co operate
with them III The purchase Of binder
twine purchase co.opsralion.
Messrs. Briggs. Shippers. Churchman.
England. Conner. Maxwell. Balderston.
Hanna Fassit,. Logan. Wilson and
Brown were each given special subject
for Investigation aud report al the next
N citing
The Directors Of the association win
meet al Cedar Farm, p. m. June II
P. SIalPRRs
For Publicity Com
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Creditors nave filed petition to have
the Roo, Dairy supply Company Of West
Grove, adjudged aninvoluntary bankrupt.
The creditors and their claims are FEEDER
lex Rein. $Iao6 So; Delaware Hardware
Company. $343 90: Crown Smelling Com
pany. $437.Io.
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am again prepared 10 do sewing at
my home. Any one soliciting my ser
vices. the same will be appreciated and
given the best attention. and promptly as
possible.
a9ti JENNIE w. TAYLOR.
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Those who have any of my
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