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Evening journal., 1913-02-21
NEWARK MAKES
PLEASANT VISIT
OF GENERAL JONES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Feb. 21-With the set
ting Of the sun yesterday afternoon
the army Of suffragists, headed by
General Rosalie Jones. after three
eventful days in Delaware. passed out
of the State After leaving Newark
for Elkton at 415 o'clock. they passed
over the line into Maryland near Iron
Hill. shortly after o'clock General"
Jones and number of the original
Pilgrims said that their stay in Della
ware had been the most pleasant OF
the entire trip SO far, and that they
were really sorry to leave the little
State where so much hospitality had
been extended them. The army re-
NAMED in Elkton last night and re-
sumed the on to Washington march
this morning
The fact that Miss Freeman, the
militant suilragist, and Mrs. Boldt,
the pretty hiker from New York re-
mained over in Newark TO witness a
basketball game In Delaware College
gymnasium last night, partly repaid
the residents and especially the col
lege students for the disappointment
over the change of the original plans
which were for the entire army to
camp here for the night. During the
halves Miss Freeman made an ad-
dress They were treated with every
courtesy by the students. and both Of
them said they thoroughly enjoyed
the game. They stayed at the Deer
Park Hotel last night Mrs Boldt
and Miss Morgan, a representative Of
a New York newspaper, got an early
start this morning. and hiked to Elk
ton to rejoin the remainder of the
army, while Miss Freeman drove to
the Maryland town in the little yell
low wagon that has attracted 50 much
attention and which she has charge
of. After leaving Elkton the mixers
will strike bad roads and they will
not make such long marches.
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with an eight-hour day. Mr.. Giffen-
berg said the night sales were ssen-
iial to the success of his busaess
Many of the girls with his comany
have been there for years, he aid,
and all are paid much better wges
than In the manufacturing plant.
Fred Steinle. baker. Of Wilmington.
said Mrs. Driscoll. the laundry wtk-
cr who had appeared earlier. lad
worked for him several Saturdays
from z o'clock a. m. to l p. m, butlot
at nights. He asked why hotels nd
restaurants were exempted when at
ing houses are not from the oera-
tions of the bill. He said his women
employees are well-treated, well-pid,
and some have been with him or
years.
"Have any Of you people in the LIST
five or six years been able to III
your people what to do" asked ar.
Steinle. NO; they tell you whit
to dol'
He also asked why hired girls ad
canneries we're exempted MY hird
girl works from $50 a. m. to nigh"
said Mr. Steinle "Why not inclue
her in the category of the bill. Yu
all know it is growing harder to ct
domestics. They are going to wok
in the factories because of the shortF
hours there"
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Peoples Column
WAKE UP. WAKE UP! WILMING.
TONI

To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir;-You might almost think the
people Of Wilmington are sleeping on
their arms, just at the time they
should be up and alert and ready
yes, anxious, and jumping 10 the fight
for the city's greatest asset OF benefit
and advancement. THE DELAWARE
RIVER DEEP WATER FRONT.
UP! UP The fight is on and must
be fought now. to a finish while ev-
erything favors the city Of Whining
ton.
Last spring the preliminary skirm-
ish was fought'and the people Of Will
mington won, and forced the specula-
tors to retire from the field with their
scheme OF getting the city TO endorse
their agreement that would have
clinched their hold on the Delaware
/ riverfront lands now under water
and which belong to the State Of Del
aware, and which should be given tc
the city of Wilmington as the States
child and heir apparent
The Legislature of Delaware is nov
; In session, but IL won't be long. S,
that the fight must be sharp and de-
cisive and at once, and victory mus
be gained for the immediate and per.
manent good and enhancement of all
interests Of Wilmington and the State
OF Delaware. ACT AT ONCEi Advise
your City Councilman that you will
support and approve any action CitS
Council may deem wise to protect and
save to the city the riverfront as the
city's most valuable opportunity for
growth and advance. that the Council
may have your encouragement to take
the necessary steps to get the Legisla.
ture 70 correct the great wrong to
the city and States interests con
templated by the Bulkhead Act OF
1901, which should be repealed In SO
far as it proposes to grant the States
title to land to any private interests
Then all the States lands adjacent
to or abutting Wilmington should be
oeded to the city Of Wilmington; as
any lands OF the State of Delaware
should be conserved for the benefit
Of the State and the city or town tC
which any such lands are adjacent OF
contiguous NOW for WILMINGTON.
! iUPON-DELAWARE.
Respectfully.
GEORGE CHANDLERSON.
Wilmington, Del, Feb 20, 1913.
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WOULD NAME CITY
SQUARE AFTER M'DONOUG

At the February meeting of the
S. Z. s. D. of 1912 at the home of Mr.
Selden Deemer on Tuesday afternooi
the question of the naming Of tn
block where the proposed county ant
municipal buildings are to face was.
discussed The suggestion had been
made that the square be named I'M
honor of John Dickinson, but the
Daughters of 1912 propose that Della
wares naval hero of Lake Cham
plain. Thomas Macdonough be so hon.
ored instead and it was decided that
a conference be held with the au-
thorities relative to the matter.
A number of out of town guests
we're present, and three new mem
bers were admitted-Mrs. Cossett and
Mrs. B. T. Holcomb of New Castle
and Mrs. w. E. Tuchton of Whining
ton.
1913 Overland Cars at 227 Wes
Tenth St*
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NEWARK MAY BUY
AUTO FIRE FIGHTERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del, Feb 21-The
Aetna Hose. Hook and Ladder COM
pany has called for a meeting for this
evening TO decide definitely as to
whether or not II will purchase an
automobile fire gine The commit
tee has decided to recommend that an
engine o purchased from the United
States Fire Apparatus Company. Of
Wilmington.
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GEORGE CHANDLERSON.
Wilmington, Del, Feb 20, 1913.
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1913 Overland Cars at 227 West
Tenth St.*
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TO NOMINATE oFFIcERs.

The nominations for officers OF
Wilmington Lodge. No. 307, B. P. O.
Elks, for the ensuing year. will be
held in the lodge rooms. Monday
evenings. February "A and March g.
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The total mileage of the big league
clubs this season Is S4,236 miles. Then
there are the training trips. With
more than a score of players on each
club. it's tolerably soft for the rail-
roads They ought to favor baseball.
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GET VERDICT FOR sls.50.

In the county court room ref
eree's trial gave Agastino Battai a
verdict Of S42.50 against the Break
water Comany
Evening journal., 1913-02-21
Baby Shop

This is a good time to do your
summer sewing. Let us help by
showing you our line of fine white
cotton fabrics, embroideries and
laces.
Berkley Longcloth, at 15c, Ice
and lSc a yard.
Sea Island Nainsook at zoe, 25c,
Soc and 75c a yard
India Lawn, 12c, 1Sc, 20c, 25c
and Soc yard.
Persian Lawn at 16c, 25c, 35c,
and 45c yard.
Mercerized Batiste at 30c and
45c yard
Shenette, new fabric for
spring. Nice for ladies' waists, as
we'll as children's dresses. at zoe
and 35c yard.
Embroideries and Laces in
great assortment and at all prices.
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and trembling with excitement
Lord, there's so many trifin' niggers
loafin' round the country now stealing
and DOM all sorts of devilment, I'm
scared to death about that child. She
don't seem any more afraid of 'em
than she Is of a cat"
81 don't believe anybody would hurt
Flora, Tom-she's such little angel"
said CASTOR, kissing the tears from the
child's face.
"She is cute-ain't she?" said Tom,
with pride. eve wished many time
lately I'd gone out west with them
Yankee fellers that took such a likin'
to me in the war. They told me that
poor white man had a chance out
there, and that there weren't niger
in twenty miles Of their home. But
then L lost my leg-how could go
then?'
He sat dreaming with open eyes for
a moment, and continued, looking ten
derly at Flora, But, baby, don't you
dare go nigh er niger, or let one get
nigh you, no more'n you would a rat
tlesnake!'
II won't, pappyv she cried, with an
incredulous smile at his warning of
danger that made Toms heart sick.
She was all joy and laughter, full Of
health and bubbling life. She believed
with child's simple faith that all
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his hand and said:

his hand and. said:
"Now, Bob, you've done all good
friend could do. Go back l don't
need you"
And Bob answered with a smile and
left her. In moment CASTOR was by
her side with both her hands in his.
kissing them tenderly
Didn't surprise you, dear?' he
softly asked.
knew it was a story. 1t seems cen
fury since I've heard your voice." she
said, wistfully. God alone knows
what have suffered. and / am grow
ing weary Of it.
"Do you think l have been treated
fairly?" he asked.
"No. | do not
'"Then you will write to me?''
eyes. I will not starve my heart any
longer" And she pressed his hand
"You have made the world glorious
again! When will you marry me, Sal
lie?' He bent his face close to her,
and for an answer she tenderly kissed
him.
They stood in silence for a moment
with clasped hands. and then she said.
slowly: "You didn't want your free
dom, did you. dear? That's the third
kiss, isn't it? l wonder if kissing will
be always as sweet? But you asked
me when we can marry? l can't tell
now. l can do nothing to shock mann
ma. She seems to draw closer and
closer to me every day. And now that
| have determined no power shall sep
arate us, it seems more and more nee
essary that shall win papa's consent
He loves me dearly. l feel that must
have his blessing on our lives.''
"But you will never let another
week pass without writing to me?'
"Never. Send nay letters to Bob. He
loves you better than he ever thought
he loved me. He will give them to
me on Sundays at church, and when
he calls.
For two hours the kindly mantle of
the magnolia sheltered them while they
told the old. sweet story over and over
again. And somehow that night it
seemed to them sweeter each time it
was told.
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horse. Mate him with a horse, you
lose the horse, and get a larger donkey
called mule, incapable of preserving
his species. What is called our race
prejudice is simply Gods first law of
nature the instinct of self preserva-
hon.''
l can't tell you how sorry am, doc
tor, that | can't persuade you to be-
come our pastor. But can understand
since this talk something of the larger
views of your duty
AS the deacon stepped on the train,
he warmly pressed his hand and said:
"God bless you. doctor. If you ever
need friend. you know my name and
address"
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al! re a big letter at home for
YOU already. It's postmarked Ham.
bright 1t came this morning. know
YOU will feast upon it. If Bob don't
write me faithfully I'll make him come
here and live in Boston,
When Sallie got this letter she sat
down in her room and read and reread
its passionate words. There was a
tone of bitterness and wounded pride
in it. She struggled bravely to keep
the tears back. Then the tone of the
letter changed 10 tenderness and faith
vnd infinite love that struggled in
tain for utterance.
She kissed the name and sighed.
"Now | must go down and chat and
smile with Helen. She's so silly about
her own love, if talk about Bob she
will forget | live"
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nature was as innocent as her own
heart.
Tom smoothed her curIs and kissed
her at last, and she slipped her arm
around his neck and squeezed it tight,
"Ain't she purity and sweet now?" he
exclaimed.
'"rom, you'll spoil her yet" warned
CASTOR as he smiled and took his
leave, throwing a kiss to Flora as he
passed through the little yard gate.
Tom had built a fence close around
his house when Flora was a baby, to
shut her in while he was at work.
Two days later. about o'clock in the
afternoon, as CASTOR sat in his Office
writing letter to his sweetheart, his
face aglow with love and the certainty
that she was his. as he read and re-
read her last glowing words, he was
startled by the sudden clang of the
courthouse bell. At first he did not
move, only looking up from his paper.
Sometimes mischievous boys rang the
bell and ran down the steps before
any one could catch them. But the
bell continued it's swift stroke. seem
ing to grow louder and wilder every
moment. He saw a man rush across
the square. and then the bell of the
Methodist and then of the Baptist
churches joined their clamor to the
alarm.
He snapped the lid of his desk,
snatched his hat and ran down the
steps.
AS he reached the street he heard
the long, piercing cry Of a womans
voice, high. strenuous, quivering:
"A lost child! A lost childv'
What a cry. He was never so
thrilled and awed by a human voice.
In it was trembling all the anguish or
every mothers broken heart transmit
ted through the centuries.
At the courthouse door an excited
group had gathered. A man was stand
ing on the steps gesticulating wildly
and telling the crowd all he knew
about it, Over the din he caught the
name
'"Tom Camps Flora!'
He breathed hard. bit his lips, and
prayed instinctively.
Lord have mercy on the poor old
man! 1t will kill him." A great fecl
brooded over the hearts of the CROWD
| and soon the tumult was hushed into
an awed silence.
In Gaston's heart that fear became
| horrible certainty from the first.
| Within a half hour thousand white
|
| stood among them, cool and masterful,
orsa rizing them in searching parties,
| ard giving to each group the signals to
be used.
In a moment the white race had
fused into a homogeneous mass Of love,
sympathy, hate and revenge. The rich
and the poor. the learned and the ig-
norant, the banker and the blacksmith,
the great and the small, they were all
one now. The sorrow Of that old one
legged soldier was the sorrow of all;
every heart beat with his, and his life
was their life. and his child their
child.
But at the end of an hour there was
not a negro among them. By some
! subtle instinct they had recognized the
secret feelings and fears of the crowd
and had disappeared. Had they been
beasts of the field the gulf between
them would not have been deeper.
When CASTOR reached Toms house
the crowd was divided into the groups
agreed upon and a signal gun given to
each. If the child was not dead when
found two should be fired-if dead, but
one.
He sought Tom to be sure there wSs
no InistaEe. that the child had not
ICON tiniled to mace six J
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under the oak in the square, thrashing
time in the most good natured but
everlastingly persistent way.
Doctor. it's perfect nonsense for a
man Of your magnificent talents. of
four culture and power over an audi
knce, to think of living always in
little village like this
Deacon, my work is here for the
SOUTH
But. my dear man. in Boston it
would be for the whole nation. north
and south. I'll tell you what we will
do. Say you will come, and we will
make your salary $4,000 year. That's
the largest salary ever offered a Rap-
fist preacher in America. You will
pack our church with people. give us
new life. and we can afford it. You
will be Il power in Boston and a power
in the world
The preacher smiled and was silent.
At length he said:
Il appreciate your offer. deacon. You
pay me the highest compliment you
know how to express. But you pros
ferrous Yankees can't get into your
heads the idea that there are many
things which money can't measure.
doctor. there must be some tremen-
dous force that holds you to such a
decision in village. 1t seems to me
;ou are throwing your life away.
'.There is tremendous force. dea-
con. It's the overwhelming sense of
obligation feel to my own people
who have suffered, are still in the grip
of poverty and threatened with greater
trials. can't leave them while they
are struggling with this unsolved ne
gro problem. Two great questions
shadow the future of the American
Deop!e. the conflict between labor and
capital and the conflict between the
African and the AnglOSaXon race.
The greatest, most dangerous and most
homeless of these is the latter. My
place is here"
The deacon laughed good naturediy.
Come with us and we will show you
greater problems. For one. the life
and death struggle of Christianity It
self with modern materialism. l tell
YOU the negro problem was settled
when slavery was destroyed.
You never made sadder mistake
The south did not fight to hold slaves.
Our Confederate government at Rlcn-
mond offered to guarantee to Europe
the freedom of every slave for the
recognition of our independence.
Slavery was bound of it's own weight
to fall. Virginia came within one vote
in her assembly of freeing her slaves
years before the war. But for the
frenzy of your abolition fanatics, VINO
| first sought to destroy the Union oy
secession and then forced secession on
the SOUTH we would have freed the
slaves before this without war, from
| the very necessities of the progress or
the material world, to say nothing OF
| it's moral progress. We fought TOR the
rights we held under the old eonsu-
tuition, made by slave holding ar1s-
tocracy. But we collided with the re-
sistless movement of humanity from
the idea of local sovereignty TOWARD
nationalism, Capitalization, solidarity.
.aThat's why say interrupted the
deacon, '.your negro question has al
ready been settled. The nation mas pc
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every veStige of the invincible
Democracy that had ruled with a rod
of iron since Legree's fight
Castor could see but one weak spot
The negroes had demanded their share
of the spoils and we're gradually fore
ing their reluctant allies to grant them
He watched the progress of this move
ment with thrilling interest The ne
groes had demanded the repeal of the
county government plan of the De-
mocracy, under which the credit of the
forty black counties had been rescued
from bankruptcy, but at the expense
of local self government.
The negroes demanded the right to
icers direct. They got their demands.
They took charge in short order of the
rich counties in the black belt, and
white men ceased to hold the Offices.
negro college graduate from Miss
Walkers classical institution had start
ed newspaper-at Independence
noted for its open demands for the
recognition of the economic, social and
political equality of the races. Young
negro men and women walking the
streets now refused to give half the
sidewalk to- white man or woman
when they met, and there was an in
creasing number of fights from such
causes
CASTOR noted these signs with a
growing sense of their import and be-
gan his work for the second great cam
paign. The election for legislature
alone he knew was lost already His
party had simply abandoned the fight.
The allied party had passed new cleo
ton laws. and under the tutelage of
the doubtful methods of the past they
had taken every partisan advantage
possible within the limits of the con-
stitution. They could not be over
thrown short of a political earthquake
and he knew it. But he thought he
heard in the depths of the earth the
low rumble of it's coming, and he be-
gan to prepare for it.
But for moment he forgot politics.
The sun had suddenly broken through
Sallie had written that she had won at
last her fathers consent to their en-
gagement.
And then like thunderbolt out of a
clear sky came a fearful letter an
nouncing another storm at home Her
father had again forbidden her to
write. Ga:ton's visit must be post
poned indefinitely for the present. He
gazed at the letter with hardened
look
81 will go. | am man. | am en-
titled to the respect of a man." He
made this declaration with a quiet
force that left no doubt about his do
ing it.
st. Clare's greeting was eager. He
had scented a fight in Gaston's brief
note.
'I'm with you to the 6nishr' Bob
cried. with enthusiasm. cts dead easy
too. There's to be a big Christmas
party tonight at the Alexanders'. She's
invited. I'll see that she goes to it
if l have to drag her."
"Good. Don't tell her I'm in town.
| want to surprise her."
When the festivities had begun, and
the children were busy with their fire.
works, Sallie strolled along the wind
ing walks of the big lawn. She was
chatting with Bob St. Glare about a
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young man they both knew, and when
they reached the corner farthest from
the house. under the shadows of a
great magnolia with low, overhanging
boughs. she saw the figure of man.
She smiled into Bob's face. pressed
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CHAPTER xxi.

VEN Mcleod was amazed at the
~ thoroughness with which his
alliance cleaned the state Of
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CHAPTER XIII.

CASTOR reached Ham
RAy bright the following day. he
w fastened to tell his friend.
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CHAPTER XXI.

TRT lille Mrs. Worth and Sallie
My were still in the north, the
EV Rev John Durham received
10
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Getting Up Speed.

well. George said Georgia man
not long ago to an old negro in his
employ. relates the Chicago Record
Herald, 81 understand that you intend
to give your son an education"
Oats my intention. sub" respond.
ed George. 81 knows myself what it's
to struggle along without learnin'. an
has determined my son amt goin'
to have no SIGH trouble as is had"
as your son \learning rapidly?"
"He shore is, sah Las week he
done wrote a lettah to his aunt what
lives morn twenty miles from yere,
an aftwhile he's goin' to write to his
aunt dat lives bout fifty miles from
yere."
why doesn't he write to that aunt
now?' smilingly asked his employer.
HE KANT write so fur yit, sab. He
kin write twenty miles fust rate, but
tole him not to try fifty miles till
he gifts strongah wifi his pen"
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

1t is as easy to buy experience as it
is difficult to sell it.
Every guest who can not play al
ways tries the hotel piano.
The worst thing you can do for some
men is to praise them.
When you search for honor among
thieves take policeman along.
Some thieves have no higher ambi.
ton than the top roost in a chicken
house.
Expert swimmers keep their mouths
closed. Few women are expert swim.
mers.
Love couldn't be otherwise than
sweet, as its principal ingriendent is
taffy.
The man who follows his inclination
seldom travels long in the straight and
narrow way.
A popular love song is entitled "If
but Knew" If either he or she did
know, the parson might be shy an.
other fee.
If man doesn't even look at a
pretty girl opposite in a street car, it's
a sign he is either blind or the woman
seated by his side is his wife.
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sJust once - every performance -
ret my skill - q magician" said the
conjurer. THAT Is when the little folk
I call up on the stage to assist me In
q certain turn are afraid to accept the
bona ode presents offer them for fear
they will 60 OF. At certain point
In the performance request girl and
q boy Of ten or thereabout to step up.
After an interchange Of condolences. In
which they tell me their first names
and tell them mine. we get along
swimmingly together until they leave
the stage, when present each with
m appropriate present Their ginger.
ly way of handling 1t tweaks my heart
strings painfully. 1t would please ma
to possess those youngsters trust ana
confidence. but my success as a ma.
gician precludes that With books and
candy held at arms length they tiptoe
down the aisle, and. no doubt every
chocolate Is nibbled and every page
turned in constant terror lest some new
trick be sprung on them,"-New York
Times