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Evening journal., 1913-09-30
BY FLAEEUR.

you give me a subscription He dis
appeared, and saw no more of him."
The above story Of the haunted
vicarage that has been discussed so
voluby in the British press reminds
one of the famous haunted house in
Berkley Square. London, and which
was the subject of innumerable
stories in the early 70's of the last
century, and was vOuched for by the
late Bishop Thurwall. Bishop Will
berforce also exercised ghost in the
drawing-roOm of a Kensington house
in the traditional manner, with bell,
book. and candle" And since this
contact with church dignitaries, both
of these houses have resumed their
normal and non ghostly character.
Perhaps because ghosts are out Of
fashion. we have heard nothing Of
late concerning the phantoms which
we're formerly alleged to haunt the
House of Commons. The most fa-
nous and sinister Of these was the one
called after beg Ben" which is said
to appear whenever a death Is about
to occur in the British royal family
/ Several persons averred that they
saw Big Ben on the evenings proceed
ing the deaths Of the prince consort,
Princess Alice and the Duke of Clar-
ence Each Of these appearances
was on the thirteenth of the month
at midnight, and II is solemnly as
serted that on each occasion the
clock struck thirteen times
The most orthodox ghost OF st. Ste
| phen's. however is a dismal looking fe-
male figure, dressed in a dirty. white
shadowy gown. and is to be seen on GER
| tain fOggy nights when beginning at
! the western end of the terrace. IL
marches slowly to the other extremity,
where. with a dismal howl. it disappears
into the water. II is supposed 10 be the
remains of militant charwoman.
! Hampton Court Palace. like the
I Houses Of Parliament. aso has many
ghosts Of which it is rather proud
There is. for instance. the ghost of Mis-
tress Shell Penn. who was King Ed
ward WIS nurse. and died in the palace
I in 1852 She was last seen in 1886
when her tall, gaunt form, dressed in a
long gray robe, frightened a young sol
I dier nearly to death. Then there is the
ghost of Jane Seymour. one of the
/ Queens Of Henry VIII. which, some resi-
dents say. still wanders. lighted taper in
hand, in the neighborhood of Silver
Stick Gallery
Another we'll authenticated story re-
lates how lady OF title. who lived on
the west side of Fountain Court in 1870
frequently was conscious of the pres
] ence of invisible beings in her room and
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

erty very few have accomplished so
much i'm our day.
He was a true and noble type of an
Irish patriot. and always told the
readers Of his paper that England's
misgovernment plundered, eXtermin-
atcd and oppressed the people of Ire
lad. In truth. be IL said. that he was
not only the fearless and unquailing
bold and self-sacrificing friend Of
every oppressed people.
Patrick Ford's name stands for in
tegrity and for political righteous
ness. In shortRess. his whole char
acter might be summed up in four
words-honor, sincerity, independ-
ence. bcnevolence.
JAMES G. McDONOUGH.
No. 225 \. Harrison street. Whining
ton. Del, Sept %, 1913.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30
CURING POLICE rSEFF!e.ENcY.

the admitted inefeiency Of the local police force
a is to be cured by increasing its size the Board
n Police Commissioners should exercise panstaking
care in the selection Of the new patrclmen. They
shouc be men who have the police instinct and not
men selected without regard for their fitness and
merely because they want Jobs on the force All
elements OF nefcenoy also should be eliminated from
the force as Il exists To-Day useless 20 attempt
to build up departmental efficiency with inefhcient
elements which be efhcient by precept or
warning
We state positive fact when We ssy that the po-
lice force Of the city OF Wilmington has no better
friends in the community than those Who are criti-
cizng il today. That criticism is needed II perhaps
would have been better for the force and the com
munity had II come Chief OF Police Black
and his captains have right TO look to the Police
Commissioners and the City councilren 10 supply
proper instruments for carrying the business OF
the highly important department which they com
mand. On the other hand. the Police Commission
ers and the City councilmen right 10 look TO
Chief OF Police Black and his captains to produce
proper results with the instruments thus supplied
Pursuance OF such policy cannot fail 10 make for
that efficiency and protection that is looked for and
rishtfully demanded by the public.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30
GERMAN DAY IN WILMINGTON

0N October 6 the Germans in Wmin gton will
~ unite in great numbers celebrate German
Day No student Of history close his eyes to the
the development Of this country as any other. The
names OF like Steuben Harkmer, Muhlenberg,
schlr= and sigel stand forth prominently. AS
soldiers farmers, manufacturers, merchants and
also as politicians the Germans rank with
greatest No nationality has adjusted itself
readily to American conditions than the Ger
man, due to the powerful influence Of the German
press
II Is felt that the American in his fair-mindedness
and more recent view OF acknowledging the work
done by distinctive people here ought to take a lively
interest IN the proceedings OF German Day Dele
gates from Philadelphia, Reading Chester, Camden
and Baltimore are expected. why then should not
the whole Of Wilmington turn out especially when
the character Of the festival is Of highest
respectsbility
On October special service will be held at Zion
Lutheran Church at Sixth and Jackson streets The
German has for being grateful and the oppor
tunty TO thank God will not be cas-. aside ndiner-
emily. In the afternoon rally will be held at Turn
Hail. the principal speaker being the Rev s. Won
Bosse. The evening will be given over to a concert
for the success Of which great efforts are being made
We have no doubt that our German American ct-
zens wl turn out in force celebrate the day and
that thousands Of other citizens who appreciate the
great part that Germans have played in our municipal
State and national development will Join in the
demonstration.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

Rehoboth is several miles farther from Wilmington
than is Lewes. Both towns the coast and
Lewes water resort long before Rehoboth was
built Notwithstanding those facts the Delaware rail-
road in the warm season, charges passenger more
for ticket to Lewes than II does for farther down
the coast TO Rehoboth. Have the railroad officials
taken into consideration the fact that each time that
discriminatory rate is charged they make of the vic
tim critic, II not active enemy. of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company? And have they ever asked
themselves whether the thus taken from Lewes
folk is not what may be called dear money?
Evening journal., 1913-09-30
Editorial Opinion
FARMERs ANp HuckelERs.

From the Wilmington Labor Herald.
It seems that after their attention
was called TO it. City Council got busy
and went after the unlawful conditions
in the street markets. At the meeting
on Thursday evening, a resolution car
ried authorizing the clerk Of the market
60 enforce he law. IL is very probable
that there will be some trouble on both
King and Market streets-for today IS
the time TO begin separating the wheat
from the chaff. Ana the clerk of the
market should loo. out for the huck
sters who wear '~hiskers h..e many Of
the real farmers.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

is indeed an artist of rare ability. but
our own home talent did most excellent
work also DR.. W. T. Jones deserves
great credit for the sacrifice necessary
to make such an event the great sue
cess that II was. and Mrs. Jones is an
organist second TO none on the peninsula.
Let the good work 90 ON and the public
will be the better by talented singers
that compose Centenary choir If more
OF this sort of work was done by the
churches of all denominations. their in
tluence would he greatly extended
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

London's next Lord Mayor. who viii
succeed Sir David Burnett, who retires
in November. will be Sir Thomas Van
Sittart Bowat6r, head of a firm of paper
dealers in Queen Victoria street That
executive is being vouched for by all
who know him. No man in the city has
a greater circle of friends. Il was in
1883 that Sir Thomas entered the corpo-
ration as a Common Councilman, being
knghted when he served as sheriff in the
mayorllty of Sir Walter Vaughan Nor
gan in l905-l906. Sir Thomas, by the
way, is the donor of the busts Of King
Edward and Queen Alexandra in the
Guildhall Art Gallery.
The late Lady Hambleden. who was
a personal friend of Queen Victoria and
a widow of the late Mr. W. n. Smith,
the publisher, was offered peerage by
that Queen. on the death of her husband
in 1891 The Queen wrote a letter to
her, addressing her as "dcar Mrs. Smith,
and explaining that she wished TO give
a public mark of my deep sense of the
services which her husband rendered to
me and TO this country
The honor bestowed upon Lady Ham
bleden calls to mind the names of other
women who received peerages as a com.
pliment to their husbands. The only liv-
ing instance is now Baroness Macdonald
of Earncliffe. The wife of Disraeh be.
came Niscountess Beaconsfield, and Il
was after her ueath that her husband
was raised to the peerage. Chatham, on
the other hand. accepted the title OF
Earl of Chatham in the lifetime Of his
wife. who had been made Baroness Chat
ham in her own right many years be
fore.
The case Of Lady Scott, widow Of the
Antarctic explorer, had a parallel in that
of the late Lady Havelock, widow of the
brave defender of Lucknow.
The rector of Asfordsby claims tC
have laid" a troublesome ghost by
the pomp and ceremony Of solemn
exorcism. Archbishop Thomson once
accomplished the same feat In a yer,
much simpler manner. Staying at a
country house with traditions Of 2
family ghost, he was put up for th'
night in the haunted chamber" II
the moring his hosts we're anxious &c
know If he had seen anything. "Of
yes he replied, about 12 o'clock
heard knock at the door. I SAID
Come" And did he Gomez Yes
an old. sallow-looking man" Thai
is our ghost What did you do?" 81
got out of bed and asked II he belong
ed to the house. He nodded assent
I asked if he we're parishioner. He
nodded again Then I said. I am an
xious to build some new schools; will
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

Hundreds Of German officers may be employed to
drill the Chinese army and to make Of It an ef-
feetive and up-to-date fighting machine If tho
Chinese prove TO he as apt pupils under foreign in
structon we're the Japanese. il sill not be many
years before the yellow peril" Of which we have
heard much, will be actuality.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30
BOUQUETS FOR THE LIVING.

From the Laurel Leader.
A bouquet on the coffin of a dead man
may make a very pleasing show to the
eyes of the living At the funeral but
Il has no effect upon the body of the
deceased. We therefore take this meth
cd of passing our bouquets while our
friends are living and working for the
welfare of the community. We con-
pratulate the ministry and official hoard
Of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
in the very high class program given to
the public this week Mt the first annlver.
sary services of the new church; and
with special emphasis commend all those
assisting in rendering the musica pro
gram ON Monday evening. Mrs. Jacobs
Evening journal., 1913-09-30
Peoples Column
PATRICK FORD AND HIS WORK.
To the Editor of THE EVENING

y y nv II ANhb tANN hA0 NNNAt ~
To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir: In a recent issue of your pa
per. noticed your few pertinent re-
marks about the late editor Of the
Irish World. Mr.. Ford was born to
an inheritance of comparative power
~ I'm one Of the suburbs OF Galway,
in the year 1887. He came to this
country when mere lad. and had
to struggle with difficulties that
would have appalled, and crushed a
less resolute character. After he be-
came owner of the Irish World, he
always was heard in the defense of
great reforms. and never flinched in
the championship of mighty princi-
pies. AS a reformer In he cause Of
temperance. in the cause of labor. and
in the cause of civil and religious lib
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

The sulzer impeachment proceedings become more
and more interesting. Before they end the public
should have a fair idea OF the sorddness of Demo-
cratic political methods in New York State Hereto
fore the Democrats have made studous efforts to show
that substantially all that .orddness was on the Re
publican side Suffers campaign contributions should
serve to go far toward correcting such false i'm
preston.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30
TO OPEN DREDGING BIDS

Major Raymond, United States Engi-
neer IN charge Of the improvements Of
the tributaries OF the Delaware River
and bay. will open proposals October
20 Tor dredging Leipsic river. Delaware.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

Being In Congress has become such a habit with
Uncle Joe Cannon that he is thinking OF running
another t,rm. There millions Of persons in the
United States who will wish him we'll in the fight it
it be made Unfortunately for him, however they do
not live in his district.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED

Magistrate Buckley has issued the
following marriage licenses: Charles J.
Dangel, 25, and Gertrude NJ Frey. 20. Of
No. 1902 West Ninth street; James D.
Murray and Ellen L. Culley, OF No. fl6
West Fifth street.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

tinguished themselves in tho field Of botany The
action OF the Chester County Historical Society in
holding in their honor commemorative exercises
in Msrshailton this city last week was graft
flying to Delawareans.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

II is a good sign when members Of our L W. Court
scrutinize bills carefully and upor them
critically II is highly important howe er that they
select the right bills for such critical comment They
must he careful to fall in the rer-eh 'nsibe habit
OF straning AZ gnats and swallowing camels.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

Secretary Houston Of the Department Of Asricul-
ture intimates that shake-up in that department is
imminent We trust u will he for the good Of .he
Federal ervics and no. merely TO shake Republican
employees out and let Democratic ohceseekers in to
take their places.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

We would remind Japan China and certain other
countries that in search OF twentieth century
Civilizations for home use that in both Europe and
Amercs there certain socaled civilized practices
which they should take particular care not to adopt
Evening journal., 1913-09-30
FAvoRs HOME WEEK.

From the Laurel Register.
For years we have advocated a home
gathering for Laurels absent sons and
daughters ana we are still in favor of II.
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

Two steers and eight bushels OF corn on the cob
constituted the consideration upon which Kansas
girl settled breach Of promise suit When the high
price OF beef is taken into consideration il must be
admitted she made splendid settlement
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

The fact that John D. Rockefeller did not take
vacation this Summer will NOT lead the wise man to
infer that the oil King has suffered financial reverses
II may be that he has been busy clipping coupons
that he has had time for other Summer pleasures
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

Borrowing dulIS the edge Of husOsndry.-shakss-
Evening journal., 1913-09-30

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE FLEECY STAPLE

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-N L. Carpenter
& Co: J. M Anderson says:
Volume of business small and easily
influenced. 1t is the opinion of some of
the conservative operators that we should
have healthy reaction from present
level"
And her wave of selling by ring crowd
during the late session, led by Waters
and Mitchell, looks like they are going to
sell if off more
The demand for cotton during the fore
noon grading was much better than for
several days past, and the market looks
higher. A fair demand for october con-
tracts coming from Parrot, Wilson and
Cotton seed oil was sold on the rumor
of an issue of new stock and a reduction
of dividend
The ring crowd turned seller during the
forenoon, causing a sharp decline.
Liverpool brokers buying March. Will
son good buyer Of all options. Fair
class of buying during entire day Com
mission houses selling.
New crop months are the favorites now
and shows the biggest gains. Near
month shorts are said to be covering at
intervals and putting out their cotton
again in July.
A wire was received from Atlanta sew
eral days ago saying that there was a
! large inquiry from mills for March a pril
shipments, but no sales.
Great Britain exported 64,712.000 yards
or cotton goods during last January, COM
pared with $50, 693 600 yards the previous
January and 56S,228 900 yards two years
ago.
J. NJ. Anderson has received a batch. of
kilograms saying that demand for spots
were slow. but that holders were refus-
ing to follow the decline in futures.
Guild, Orvis Wilson, Seidanberg and
Virgins were about the best buyers at
the outset today. Mckee, Marsh, Roths-
child, McElroy were leading sellers. Trad
ing was very light, offerings light. Liv-
erpool was said to have been a good buyer
in our market today.
Following at II a. m. bids: March.
1907; May, 11.S9; July, 11.79; October,
11.41
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2O.-Hayward
& Clark: The weather map shows cloudy
over entire belt. No rain west of Mis-
sssippi. General rains in Mississippi,
Alabama and the Atlantcs. Indications
are for clearing and colder weather in
northwestern quarter; cloudy, unsettled
showers in rest of the belt
Spot market reports very quiet about
lsc lower to sell. No business of any
consequence.
Spot people here say most of cotton
bought here today is staple cotton and
therefore no change in quotations, but
ordinary staple Is to nc lower to sell.
Common staple. no demand except for
some staple cotton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20
STOCKS STEADY;
NARROW RANCE
Professional Element Seems to
Dominate PriCeS-Market
Devoid of Features.
BY c. w, STORM

j., NEW YORK. Feb 20.-Prices followed
me London lead very closely at the open
ing or the stock market TODAY, Amalga-
mated Copper gaining q and Tennessee
Topper making a gain of IA Canadian
acme was up point irregularity deveI-
oped. Union Pacific u higher but with
IN half an hour was under last nights
hnal Southern Pacific opened unchanged,
put later made a fractional gain. Among
the other advances were American Can
a, United States Steel a. St Paul u
chesapeake and Ohio "a and Interbor0-
metropolitan Il. Reading after opening
unchanged advanced fractionally. Nor
IoiK ana western was "A C lower.
The curb was quiet
americans in London higher Canadian
London. 80
In the late forenoon trading was dull
and wherever price changes occurred they
were in the shape of fractional declines
chesapeake and Ohio was the point of
Dear attack, falling a point to 711a Ca
nadlan Pacific declined "a. Similar recess
slohs were recorded in st. Paul Steel
common, southern Pacific, American Lo-
conceive, Union Pacific and a number of
other active issues
There was little change in prices in the
iast hour, the list showing a dragging
tendency. fractional recessions were
SHOWN by Amalgamated Copper. American
Can and Chino Copper and Southern
Pacific.
The market closed steady Govern
ment bonds unchanged; other bonds
weak.
Stock quotations:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20
RENEWED BUYING
STEAD|ES GRAINS
Early Offerings Fell on Easier
Cables Short Covering Fol-
lows Later.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Wheat was 4 to
Is lower this morning on the decline of
cables and the fact that scattered rains
have fallen in sections of the winter wheat
belt, and it was reported that it was rain
ing and showing this morning. Rain was
reported at Omaha and Oklahoma City
and snow at Garden City, Kans. This
brought out free offerings and caused the
weakness May sold at 92R to 92A and
as well as those at Winnipeg were con-
siderably smaller than week ago.
Corn was higher on promise OF unsettled
weather, with sales of May at 81 "a 6521sc
and July at 53G531sc
oats were unchanged and shade bet
ter in sympathy with the other grains
May sold at 1873 @34 to 1873. July $40
343sc.
Hogs were lower at the yards and prices
in the pit were off fractionally in conse-
quenCe.
The wheat market displayed consider
able strength late in the day on buying
by some of those who sold early. Closing
prices were at advances of Is to sc. The
weakest spots We're reached on the re
ports of rain in the wheat belt. and the
advances were made on the export bust
ness at Omaha and New York.
Corn closed at advances of q a 3sc and
the feeling was tirm.' Argentina ship
ments of corn were estimated a $50, 900
sent out early that the wheat shipments
would be 1880, 600 bushels, a report came
later that the cable was incorrect as it
had been mutilated.
Oats were fraction higher and hog
products were unchanged to a little lower
Cash sales of wheat were 1000 bushels
corn $4,000, oats $1,000 bushels.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20
COTTON RALLIES
IN CLOSING HOUR
Short Covering, With Spot In
terests Helping, Causes Gain
After ErratiC Trading.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-The cotton mar
ket mere opened steady today, in face of
weak cables, first prices being | point
lower to points higher than the pre-
vlous close. The leading bulls rendered
me market good support, coupled with
Liverpool buying in this market, caused
rapid advance of to points through
out the list from the opening. Trading
was very light and showed less activity
IMAM 1t has for several days. Very lit
ne cotton was for sale. The ring crowd
lhclihed TO look on for the present. Wealth
er developments over night were neither
bullish nor bearish
The market continued dull throughout
me early trading and there was no evil
dence OF aggressive trading from either
element. Later the demand from Liver
pool slackened and a general selling wave
prevailed, which was mostly attributed to
wan Street and ring spectators. The
decline was as rapid as the advance,
prices quickly receding back to the open
ing quotations Very little support was in
evidence The decline was not surpris-
ing to the bulls and many operators ex-
pressed bearish views of the market.
sentiment continues very bearish and
me general belief is that large short
interest is being accumulated and con-
SENTATIVE traders believe that we should
nave reaction from present levels while
others believe the market will be a scalp
ing AFFAIR until the holidays are over.
ABOUT the most important feature today
was the selling of near months and buy
ing late positions, especially October con-
tracts, using these options as straddles.
October shown considerable activity with
narrow range Reports from certain
sections of the belt are very optimistic,
SAVING spots are not following the decline
IN futures, while others report decided
weakness with small business
sudden aggressive movement. which
was said to be coming from shorts and
lne larger spot interests general buyers,
tone IN the last few minutes of trading
resulting In the market closing steady
with prices a net gain of | to points
from the final quotations of Wednesday,
RANGE IN MEM NNpk EIIr,tpEu