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Evening journal., 1913-05-15
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED
AND IL HURT BY TORNADO
THAT HITS SEWARD, NEB.
twenty-five Houses, Many Barns and Small Buildings
in Path of Storm Are Wrecked, Occupants Crushed
and One Drowned Children in Frenzy Call for
Parents Whose Lives Are Snuffed Out.

fair grounds park southwest Of the
town, tore a path from one to two
blocks n .de and then trailed out Of
the city to the northeast Approx
mately one-ffth of the town, which
has a population of 7,l00 was in the
path OF the storm. Twenty-Five
houses were totally destroyed, be-
sides numerous barns and out-build-
ings
Sweeping over a distance sixty
blocks long from the point where
the twister first started. the whirl-
ing black mass left a trail Of des-
truction that compared in a degree
to the swept district Of Omaha. Fol-
lowing the passage OF the tornado a
rain that approached cloudburst
broke over the city
Af.cr the storm moved on, little
children ran about crying and calling
for their parents. Mothers. who we're
unable to find their children, we're in
frenzy until they discovered them
safe in the homes OF ucighbors whose
i houses escaped the tornado.
Frank Upton tagged a Burlington
/ passenger train at the outskirts OF
the city and saved it from plunging
4 into a mas Of wreckage hurled upon
the track by the tornado. Upton saw
the debris lying near a sharp curve
and ran 100 yards up the track to
warn the engineer
Near McCool Junction. the home OF
Thomas Riordan. wealthy farmer
was hurled into the Blue river near
ly a quarter of a mile away. To-day
the body Of a drowned infant was
found in the half-submerged hous~
The tornado cut a path half a mile
wide and swept through an area
fifty miles in length.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
800 NEW ODD
FELLOWS TONIGHT

Three hundred candidates will be
initiated in the three degrees of the
/. o. o. r. tonight in the new Odd
Fellows Temple II was planned TO
initiate the candidatel on the evening
of the dedication OF the Temple, but
this was impossible because OF the
many other exercises on the program;
that evening.
Each degree will be administered
bv different lodge. Jefferson
Lodge will initiate the candidates IN
the FIRST degree work; Fairfax will
give the second degree and the third
degree which is tho most important
will be given by the degree stan or
Delaware Lodge It being the Oldest
odge in the state.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15

President Groves of the Levy Court
in speaking today Of this raise in
the rural assessment said that the
rural districts are taxed up to their
limit. The farm land, the buildings,
the horses. the cows and the dogs are
assessed While the county has tae
good roads the city people get bene-
fits from them The roads give the
farmer chance to bring to market
the products of the farms and then
spend their money with the city peo-
pie. The rural property has been as
sessed continuously while city pro-
perty was overlooked.
Mr.. Fouracre, of Middletown, said
that even with expert assistants there
are Market street properties in Viii
mington not assessed at two thirds
their valuation.
Mr.. Scott said that in Blackbird
hundred with its 200 miles Of roads to
keep up every man is assessed up TO
all he can stand.
This increased assessment in the
rural districts is not a sudden one;
the commissioners declare each year
the assessment has been kept up and
as land values improve and houses
are built the assessor increases the
total.
IL is expected that the increase In
Wilmington will be about Sl2,O00,000-
There is a probability that Mr. Good
ing and Mr. Burris will request tho
appointment Of assistant assessors
this summer TO find out the proper
ties that are not assessed and also
TO furnish data regarding properties
on which the assessments are too
high or too low There Is also a pro
hability that special assistants will
be named for the rural districts.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
The JOURNALS
BULLETINS GAVE
ELECTION NEWS

Scores of persons last night gather
ed in front of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL bulletin board and read the an
nouncements of the result of the
Democratic primary election. Dozens
of bulletins we're posted as fast as
the returns we're received, and the
general result on the head Of the
ticket and for most Councnlmen was
known early II required every dis
trict, however. to determine the
Sayers-Dolan contest for assessor.
Bulletins showing the result of the
Republican primaries will be posted
Saturday night, by THE EVENING
JOURNAL In addition. megaphone
announcements will be made for the
information OF the public.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
OFFICIALS PLACE
LITTLE CREDENCE
in KIDNAP TALE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, May 15-Kent county
officials at Harrington, having Offices
in the county building here give no
serious thought to the reported at
tempt at kidnapping Of the six-year-
old child of John Porter, at Harring-
ton, ON Tuesday night In view OF
recent robberies at Harrington, the
belief is that it was merely robbery.
and fearing the child might give the
alarm as the thieves entered the house
they attempted to get the child out Of
the way before committing their dep
relations. No motive for kidnapping
can be conceived, as Porter is not a
man of great means and has no
enemies so far as is known.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15

in COUNTY UP
One MILLION
Levy Court Figures Show Tax
Valuation of $2l,Ol5,526
on Rural Properties
THINK FARMERS PAY
THEIR SHARE OF TAXES

According TO figures made public
today, the assessment Of rural New
Castle county property is S2l.015,525.
being an increase Of S1,427074 over
the assessment Of the previous year.
The assessment in the various hum
dreds for the years 19l2-1913, ia
lnNR.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
MALONEY.MORGAN.

At the home Of Harvey Daniels NO
100 Vandeyer avenue, on SATURDAY
Nav 10. Walter r. Morgan and Miss
Ella G.. Maloncy, both Of Townsend
Del. we're married by the Rev r. G.
MasSorley Miss Maloney Is the
Of Thomas Maloney, a re-
fired merchant Of Townsend. Mr.
Morgan is business man Of the same
place.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
n0Ip snss KENNET ZOE TRIAL.

sy The United Press
LONDON. May is.-mss Annie KsHney cher Of STAT to
Emmene pankhurst the convicted leader q the mni
clayton, the Richmond chemist who is chars
Cd writing the women telling them how to start
are shemieala and other sunragsts who
police ridd the headquarters os the womens
social and Political Union. IN Bow street police
held 'or trial at Old Bailey charges Of eonsp5
acy
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
From a Mans Point of View

It used newspaper advertising held lit
interest They busy and quite will
ing mchers and sisters should read adj
verisments attend to the household shopping
all different At the clubs in the hotels
hear them chatting about the new
hats Soand-Sos the smart boots at popular shop or
splendid satisfactory received Vekno"n
haberdashery
Nany a special effort to plan their mercnan-
Using that busy particular shop convenient
~ quickly and be sare only Of oorre, and individual ap
eigent AID efficient store service
Thzt is what appeals TO a
Up-anddoing bud just much of valuable information
IN the advertising pages OF THE EVENING JOURNAL as women
do
Evening journal., 1913-05-15

Yesterdays Democratic primary
election proved a big surprise in some
quarters. notably tho narrow escape
Eugene NJ Savers had from de-
feat for assessor and collector in The
Southern district, he winning unof'i-
cially by As majority His opponent.
John J. Dolan, proved worthy of his
steel aud only lost by AS votes in
district where tho Democratic vote is
heaviest and where much campaigns
1 ing is required Many adhcrents ot
sayors despite their citation at tho
success OF their candidate, cousd not
help but admire Dolan for the good
run he made. rho latter took his
defeat philosoph.cally and did not ap-
pear to be near as disappointed az
some o. his close friends. principle
among whom was Councilman Ed
ward A. Higgins, Of the Thir,. ward,
who was a hard worker in Dolans
behalf.
Mr. Saycrs las boon assessor and
collector for twenty-two years. Yes
tcrdays was the iclc,cnth renomina-
ton and the twelfth nomination Of
Mr.. Savers for tho Office.
Sayers carried the Second. Fourth.
Eleventh and Twelfth wards while
Dolan carried the First. Third aud
Tenth wards
Dr. Willard Springer had an easy
time IN his contest for the mayoralty.
with ] Frank Mccoy. and John j. Nc
Govern for president OF Council. had
a substantial majority over Enoch
Moore.
In view of the primary being held
In midweek tho vote was light COM
pared with the primary election two
years ago At that primary $500
votes were cast as compared with
1870 yesterday. The primary vote
polled in 1911 was 757 less than Dr.
j. Harvey Spruance, the mayoralty
candidate. received at the city election
In 1909, when he won the election for
Mayor by l09 majority over his Re
publican opponent.
Dr. Springcrs majority yesterday
over J. Frank Mccoy. was 2.l7S. and
Mr. McGoyorns majority over Colonel
Enoch Moore was 1,141 Mr. Sayers
received 1903 votes as against Mr..
Dolan's 1861 in the Southern district.
There we're some surprises In the
Councilmanic contests. iu the
Twelfth ward Councilman Samuel E.
Hingcr was a candidate for re-nomi-
nation. and was defeated by William
NJ. Connolly by majority OF % Con-
nelly, who is known as one of the
best campaigners in tho city. made an
active canvass. and the results show
the effect of his work
ln the First ward, where Council
Continued On Second Page
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
CONSERVATIVE jas SCOUT WAR POssBnITT

-07SET7FTIVE JNFs 5C0TI "KH FVssI7'II-l
Ry fhe United Press
TOXIC. Nay CONSERVATIVE Japanese have no idea Of
seraes 4onsr ih the Uued states over ss California
alien ap1 sr vas learned today semofieiai statement
neass IS te iorean once sad that spomaa5 neeotiaeas
between Japsa snd America arc rrcsessinF saas'serir
apd ,he pegoators expect reach friendly and rna-
rea. solution Of Tho diaacni'yr
Evening journal., 1913-05-15

NEW YORK May 15.-Donald p.
Macmillan is getting ready for his
drill into the icy fastnesses OF tho
arctic. He wants to solve the only
remaining mystery of old mother
earth's top crust FIc will endeavor
TO explore Crockcr Land the supposed
continent sighted by Pcary from Capc
Thomas Hubbard IN 1906. When tho
exploration party sails from Sydney
n. S. w. on the whaier Diana in July,
under the leadership Of Macmillan,
the expexNrs will include a seismo-
Evening journal., 1913-05-15

graph and complete wirelcss outht
IN their equipment which will be
thoroughly up TO date Electricity
will also be utilized for lighting. cook
ing the meals and heating in the re-
mote regions of the far north The
object Of the expedition is to discover
and explore The unknown area north
OF the present map of the arctic re-
eiQns and. II conditions are favorable
to penetrate the Greenland ice cap
Macmillan was with Peary on his
dash 10 the north pole
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
SPRINGER, M'GOVERN AND
SAVERS WIN AT PRIMARIES
Eugene NJ. Savers Who
Has Been Assessor 22
Years, Wins by 48 Ma
iorifY.
DR.. SPRINGER HAS 2178
LEAD, M'GOVERN 1f41
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Mayor-Dr. Willard Springer.

President of City Council John y
City Treasurer J. CahiII.
Assessor aud Collector Northern
District. Frank Davis.
Assessor AMI Collector, Southern
District Eugene NJ. Saycrs.
City Council.
First Ward-JacOb Zimmerman.
Second Ward Augustus 4. Nclch.
Third Ward John J. McG0Idrick.
Fourth Ward James ksnc.
Fifth Ward-Mark I. Mckcnua.
Sixth Ward Robert W. kramer.
Seventh Nard--R. Harry Cricr.
Eighth Ward Ccorge 5. roppin.
Ninth Ward Harry Mellon.
Tenth Ward John !. Hanc,.
Eleventh Ward Joseph Ncncrmott
Twelfth Ward william VI. Cou-
nelly.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15
WEATHER.

For Delaware; Generally
fair tonight and Friday (;
warmer Friday.
Evening journal., 1913-05-15

tcopyrisAt. 1918, By ]. P. Fsnon,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-01
FOR ANOTHER YEAR..

\ Always. with a change of calendars,
there are perplexing problems which
we have to meet and the opening CT
another year brings these to Missoula.
every problem can best be solved by
calm consideration and so it is with
these. There are bugaboos which are
! magnified until We turn upon them the
\ light of facts-then they disappear or
become SO insignificant as to be of no
{. account. While there is virtue in pre-
p%aredness, there is no necessity for
( crossing any bridges until we arrive
at them. There is plenty of hard
work to be lone in the continuation OF
The policy of development and i'm
provement. The question of consoli-
tie. 1t viii not be settled tomorrow
or the next day. Theoretically, it is
q fine proposition; there are, how
ever, some obstacles in it's way which
have not yet been considered. We
have not yet heard the negative side
of the argument. Before a decision
is reached, both sides must be heard;
both sides will be heard. Whatever
the voters of the state decide will be
/ accepted as right. There is nothing
in the present situation to cause un-
due alarm. Certainly there is no need
for any extreme action. Missoula APP
proaches a new year with better equip
ment than she ever had before; her
possibilities are greater; her opportu
mites are broader. When the history
of 1913 is written, it will record SPLEEN
did progress if the people of this city
maintain their steadiness of determi
nation and their t~horoughness of per-
formance.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-01

II has heen recognized that there are
America and get lost in the busy life
of this busting country. While the
immigration laws endeaVor to exclude
those who are likely to become public
charges, there are no fixed rules by
which such things IA be determined.
In rspite of the most rigid enforcement
Of the law, consistent With the inter-
ests of the immigrant and of the
ountry to which he comes, there are
always prospective charity seekers
who thread their way through the im-
migrant station.
How many such there are was never
accurately ascertained until the I'M
migration commission began investi-
| eating the matter. Not only did 1t
gather what data it could in the few
years allotted, but it also digested the
| statistics OF the census bureau on
pauperism in America, and those, also,
of the bureau of immigration, the fig
| ures of the two bureaus extending
from 1850 to 1908. Its own plans OF
investigation were made after confer
ences with the officials of the field
department for the extension of or
gnnized charity in the United Sta,es
In addition to receiving general In
formation concerning charitable as
sistance rendered to immigrants in
certain typical industrial centers, il
secured data relative to aid furnished
Immigrants during certain periods by
charity organizations in n number OF
typical cities.
Information was secured for more
than 10000 cases of people who had
received charitable assistance. and II
was found that nearly tWo-fifths o!
these cases We're those of immigrants
while only one-tenth OF them Were
cases of children of immigrants. in
Milwaukee,, Buffalo, and Cleveland
tWo-thirds of the cases We're immi-
grants; and the percentage in Boston
Chicago and San Francisco was moro
than three-fifths. In a number OF
cities more than half Ct the cases
We're immigrants. The inquiry re.
vealed the fact that there were nearIy
four people dependent upon the aver.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-01

that in nan instances a large pro-
portion of an entire shipload of inn
migrants would be SO destitute tha. 1t
was necessary to transport them di-
rectly to p~oorhouses, where they were
cared for until they could get work.
The records of the poorhouses of that
day show that they were a refuge for
thousands of immigrants who had just
arrived in America with no other as
set thar the scant clothes upon their
backs.
One of the things which helps to
keep down the number of charity
seeking immigrants is the fact that
those who come over ana fail in their
battle for living may be returned with
in three years at the expense Of the
government. Often it happens thar
when an immigrant finds America too
hard for him, he suddenly develops
symptoms of incurabie disease, and
finds himself unable to work. He keeps
up the deception until he reaches the
immigration authorities, and if he can
convince them, he is sent back to his
native land without expense to him
self.
On the whole, the immigrant must
, be commended for his pluck IN flght-
ing the battle of life. He frequently
has to start out in lines of work which
afford the smallest compensation and
when he is married, he usually has
more than his share of mouths to feed.
Large families and low wages mean a
very stern fight with poverty. And,
furthermore, his burden is made heav-
Ter by the lack of helpful encourage
ment from the native Americans
around him.. His problem of earnings
meeting expenses Is ever-present
He has little chance to lay by any
thing for a rainy day n when the
rainy day comes he simply does with
out the necessities he cannot buy. He
makes a noble, if unneralded, fight
against adversely, and the wonder Is
that he is not forced to seek charity
more than he does.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-01

exposed the whole plan and now Their
is CONSERVATION in the ranks of the un-
terrified at the capital. Whether the
r~eactionaries can rally their forces OIL
not remains to be seen. Whether it is
true or not, the impression is strong
that Colonel Bryan speaks by the care
and that his say is the Wilson say
That's what makes it hard for the fell
lows who were starting to Rallingerize
the Wilson administration. The jolt
from Bill is a body blow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-01
MRS. ~sTUYvEsANT FISH,.

New York, Dec. 31.-No more late
hours for debutantes and young men.
No more wild dissipation. No moro
dancing of the turkey trot." The tide
has turned in New York society, and
a feeling of shame has arisen in the
breasts of those who can say what's
what. From now on social functions
in high society, or a large part of it,
must come to an end at II o'clock
midnight. and the young folks must
be nice
Mrs. ~Gtuyvesant Fish, social leader,
is one of the big figures in the pres
ent reform movement. TIA frivolity,"
says Mrs. Fish, the utter lack Of re-
ligious feeling, the wildness of some
of our fashionable leaders is certainly
leading toward a social revolution. If
something is not done soon. l don't
know where we will be. And in par
ticular our country society is becom-
ing materialistic and vulgarized."
Mrs. Fish does not like the new
dances. These wretched, vulgar
Dances" she says, this t~urkey-trot
business, which / have seen last
winter n last summer. are all too
disgusting for words. 1t only shows
that our whole country-our fine
United States-is declining in tone. In
plain English, that's what's the mat
ter with society,""
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-01
Immigrant Charity Seekers.
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

age immigrant who received assistance.
1t furthermore showed that the i'm
migrants, as Il whole, tried to get
along, and hat only in one-fifth of
these cases presented vas the fault
that Of the bread winner. In three
fifths of the cases aid was necessary
because the breadwinner lacked en-
ployment or had Insufficient wages to
support those dependent upon his
labor. The hardships of the family
were less frequently due to the neglect
or bad habits Of the breadWinner in
the cases of immigrants. than in the
cases of native Americans, and, in
the case of the immigrant, they af-
fected fewer dependents.
\ silent commentary upon the great
err dangers to which the immigrant is
exposed, when compared with the ma
tive born, is seen in the nature of
cases which require charity. OF the
American charity seekers aided, 27.1
per cent We're aided because of the
death or disability of the breadwin-
ner; in the case of immigrants, 30.2
per cent.
Some races are much more given to
seeking charity because of the neglect
or bad habits of their breadwinners
Idhan others. More than one-fourth of
the charity cases among the Firms, the
L~ithuanians and the N~orwegians was
due to the neglect or bad habits of the
head of the family. While in the case
of the Dutch, the Hebrews, the 1tai-
ianS, and the Syrians less than one
eighth of the charity seeking was due
to these causes. The Syrjans expert
enced more difficulty in getting along
because of lack of employment or in
sufficient earnings han any other
race and they did not seek charity
for many other reasons. Three out OF
every four cases of relief sought
among them was the result of nc
work or low earnings. On the other
hand, less than half Of the Swedes
were helped upon these grounds.
AS in nearly all of the other salts
heal inquiries by which immigrants
their children, and native Americans
may be compared, this one shows tina;
the children of immigrants approx
! mate the native standards, as a rule
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-01
A REAL NE g.

The newspapers of Massachusetts
and, we may assume, the people of tn
Bay state, as well, are at present en-
gagged in the discussion of the nee,
Of their commonwealth in the matte
of a United states senator. The dis
cussion takes on the customary schol
astic form which cha~racterizes Massa
chusetts discussions. If We may &C
cept the statement of the Chicago Posi-
we may take. it for granted hat tn
various stages of the discussion Ell,
with the inherited petition if the PEG
pie of Massachusetts which is attache,
to every proclamation, God save til
commonwealth" AS to the details O
the discussion, The Chicago Post, al
ready mentioned, takes this philosophi
view:
Judging from what the press of
the state says, the chief desire Of
Massachusetts seems to be thai a
senator shall be chosen to succeed
w. Murray Crane who shall be
true to the type of "a long, I'M
broken line of distinguished prede-
cessors." Mr.. Crane, because no
exception is made in his case, is
regarded as one of the distin-
guished predecessors. We have our
doubts as to whether a compe
tent jury of experts on what con-
stitutes qualities of distinction
would include the retiring senator
in the list, but this matter is not
so much to the point.
What Massachusetts thinks is
absolutely necessary apparently is
that a scholar shall sit in the sena-
torial seat. The state must have
a man who can give the names
offhand of the seven ships com
manded by the Thucydides at
Thasos, and who a quote AnaX-
agoras and Protagoras without
sending a senate page to the
library as a quotation prelimi-
nary.
Scholarship is fine, but We do not
think that it is a prime essential
to intelligent humanitarian legis-
lation of the kind which the coun-
try today stands seriously in need
of. Will Aristotle. help the Mas
sachusetts senator materially in
keeping the hands of thieving cor
porations off the natural
of the country, hands that already
are stretched forth to grab valua-
BILE water-power sites belonging to
the people Of Massachusetts!
The kind Of a man the old Bay
state needs in the senate is one
who can be happy for a while in q
library where the only books are
those which tell of progress and
how to accomplish it.