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Evening star., 1914-10-13
DISCUSS MANY TOPICS
AT THEIR MEETING
Piney Branch Citizens Take Up
Questions of Local and Sec
tional Interest.
Advisability of District Delegate in
Congress to Be Considered Furth-
er by Association.

Meeting for the first time in the as
scmbly hall OF the new Iowa Avenue
NJ. F.. church, in which the first church
service was held sunday. the Piney
Branch Citizens Association last night
took up most of the questions which
have been discussed by other associa-
tions this fall.
Perhaps the most notable of the
many matters discussed was the con-
sideration of the advisa bility of a Dis
trict delegate in Congress. whose duty
II would be 20 represent the District in
= that body and prevent the passage of
legislation hostile to the community.
II was asserted that had such u dele
gate been present at the passage of
the Borland amendment 10 the District
appropriation bill the question of a
quorum could have been raised by such
delegate and the amendment foilcd.
Ihe majority thought that this dele
gate should be Il presidential appointee.
The question will receive mature con-
sideration at the next meeting OF the
association.
II = Clarkson was most active in in
Producing resolutions, and practically
all of them met with the favor of the
association.
Sidewalk Needed to Protect Children
resolution favoring a minimum
wage OF SO per week for District
white wings was adopted A reso-
luton was adopted indorsing the bill
III congress providing free street car
rides for policemen and fremen in
uniform.
RESOLUTIONS asking the Commission
eIs 10 Hlstall nights on Earragut street
at least as Tar east as I4th street anJ
20 complete the sidewalk out 1sth
street from Iowa avenue wera rpan;
HlouSiy carried. 1t was pointed ont tba+
siuaIl children will have to wall, in
.ne street from hamilton to Kennedy
street wren winter comes on which
WIZ endanger their lives As the "a So
now stands all the small school cbjI
ufen OF the subdivision are excused n,
iiouI earlier IN order that they NAV he
;I ali1"ed 10 go home with the oldeI
eiiiluFeh VINO come back for the after
noon session BY the laying of the
sLoe"a!kS asked by the petitioners
these lttie children would ne enah1ed
70 remain at the school the appoInted
@inie ana go nome by themselves.
ii. n Butler. chairman; W Fl WaILar
anu Dr. C. r. Wise were annointad
BOY Scout committee TO co-onera+a
WIN tHe troop OF scouts of the NEIGH
Dorhood in their endeayor to Sec1ra
the assembly hall OF the new cbnrcI
~ meeting place
Evening star., 1914-10-13
THE JEWELLERS TRADE.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

Considered in connection with the
great war. it is the attitude of the
American jewelry trade rather than its
present condition which is of most
vital interest. Apparently. the trade
is in confident agreement upon brisk
future business and an increasing
home demand for it's luxurious wares.
jewelers. sales are good barometric
Indications of the commercial welfare,
or lack of it, in their communities. The
jewelry business depends for its sup
port upon general prosperity. When,
therefore, the leading jewelers. of the
country are filled with the spirit of
optimism, despite more or less annoy
ing temporary embarrassments, it is
the best omen one can have of impend-
ing prosperity.
The leading dealers in gems and
works of gold and silver have reached
the conclusion that the European war
viii have stimulating effect upon
their trade, which means that they are
looking to good times for this coun-
trys industry and commerce. The in
creased jewelry sales will have to be
made almost entirely in the home mar
ket, as the war is not expected to
have much effect upon our export trade
in this branch.
Evening star., 1914-10-13

business is to brighten up with the
arrival of the war-created stimulation
of American industry and commerce.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-09
AROUND ON TIME

A bell foundry salesman, who tried
to get contract twenty-five years
ago to furnish a set of chimes for st.
Joseph's cathedral in Hartford, and
who was told that the church did not
have money enough at that time, and
to come around again in twenty-five
years." has just come around again,
and got the contract His Office ticks
leg must be working fine
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-09
GRATING ON RAILROADS

Editor Day Book According to
morning paper, in substance, w. S.
Carter, president of the B. of L. and
E., surprised the members of the ar
bitration board by asserting that
graft is rampant among many petty
officials of the railroads.
Let us take up the Railway Age Ga
zette, or this Railroad Magazine, and
we find from time to time that the
officials say at meetings that accord
ing to their interest, their ambition or
record shown, employees are promot-
ed to fill positions. That may be done
on rare occasions, but more often
than not the man with a good record
behind him, who is ambitious, who
takes interest in his work for his own
sake in order to better himself, and
for the sake of the. company, that
man, if not fired by these petty Off
Gals, is kept down and not given a
chance.
Because of outside or inside influ-
ence, men who never worked for the
company are given positions and pro-
NOTED from time to time, and all
blunders are nicely smoothed over"
blunders which if one-tenth as bad
was made by another would cause his
instant dismissal and be wired" all
along the line.
Is 1t any wonder, then, that there
IS trouble and dissatisfaction among
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-09
LETTERS TO EDITOR
CONCERNING THE POLICE

Editor Day Book-Why doesn't the
city take the police out of the news
paper offices and let them travel
beats? IneVer heard of any one try
ing to steal newspaper plant, es-
pecially the Willy Hearst kind or
Grandmother Tribune, or Marshall
Field Herald.
I'll venture to say that ten per cent
of Chicago's police force is on duty
for private concerns that if they had
to pay for them they wouldn't have,
them. But as long as the taxpayers
stand for it, just that long it will be
carried on.-E. Still.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-09

the workers? If the. higher officials
took greater PRACTICAL interest in
their employees it would pay, and pay
big, all around, but beyond words,
years of observation and experience
has proven that it is not done, and the
result brings losses that cannot be &C
counted for, but which does show in
reduced dividends Student.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-09
ABOUT THE GERMANS

Editor Day Book..-Have read
many articles from parties talking
against the Germans. would like
to give some pointers concerning
these Germans. The German people
are not ignorant, as many people ap-
pear to think. =
The little children, boys as. well as
girls, learn to knit and learn their
alphabet before they are sent to
school. Ask any. girl here, say at the
age of 10, if she knows how to knit.
She'll laugh at you.
Some ten years ago while visit
ing Berlin asked guard if he would
direct me to the slums. "Slums?" he
said, why we have no slums in Ber-
lin. There are not any slums in all
of Germany" .:....<
The poorest peasant owns his own
strip of land and his goats and hogs.
In summer he works for the rich man
and gets well paid for his labor. In
winter he sits, at home in comfort
with his frau. Does the average man
here in America do that? Does any
man here get paid well enough in
summer to lay off in winter? VIII
Germany starve for. few years yet?
A Reader. ...
-O-O
Evening journal., 1914-09-03

perfume which has the remarkable
power of making the most melan-
choly wildly happy after one whifI."
AMATEUR NIGHT AT SHELLP0T.
Tonight win be- amateur night IN the
Family Theatre and those who desire TO
have a full evening Of entertainment at
remarkably small price OF admission
viii find il. The Henry and Young
Comedy Company, which is appearing on
the bill this week, is worth considerably
more than the price Of admission charg
cd hut when this is combined with rev-
eral acts OF excellent vaudeville and a
number of talented amateur contests foi
prizes all fer one price Of admission the
public will be getting an entertainment
which is far above the ordinary. Their,
was never better show offered in q
park than win be offered tonight.
Tomorrow night Mrs Snyder vii
give a special dance In the dane pavilion
and on Saturday Professor Hin vii
teach the latest dances there.
There will be free concerts each after
noon and evening by the Henry AM
Young Military Band and free movin
pictures in the evening In front of tn
band stand. There is always plenty Q
amusement TO be found ut ShullpOt Par
and Manager Henry does everythin
possible to please the people.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
EXPECT 11.OOO TO
attend schools
Superintendent Scott and
Miss Devine Assistants Super
intendent, Complete Details
MORE TEACHERS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL STAFF

Wilmington public schools will open
next Wednesday with an Appropriated
enrolment of ! 900 and there viii be
ample room 60 take care OF all OF the
children ON full time. Superintendent
Clifford J. Scott has returned from his
vacation and il spending some hours
each day at his desk Details for the or
gnnization of the schools have been com.
pleted, and the routine work of the
classes will be taken up almost im-
mediately.
There will be- but one session during
the first week of school
Miss Bessie C.. Devine, assistant super
intendent of schools, last night returned
from her vacation. which was shorter
than usual because OF her remaining IN
Wilmington during July TO give her time
TO school affairs. She will have general
supervision of the primary grades of the
elementary schools as heretofore. Su
pcfintendcnt Scott will devote his atten
tion mainly 90 the pupils uf the gram
mar grades and of the high schools.
with an increase in the number o
teachers and revision OF the courses ol
study. the outlook for the first year ol
the Wilmington High School under Su
pcrintendont Scott is bright, and oppor
| tunitics for both instructors and student
are broader than ever before IN tho his
tory of the school The present enroll
ment is nns. which, however, does no
include out .ol.town pupils, those fron
private schools nor those who have dom
summer work. II is expected that th
number will reach l,l00 or one-tenth o
the total city enrolment A gratifying
feature Of the enrolment Is that IN
boys exceed the girls in number by II
there being sos boys and 403 girls.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
Antwerp Calm While Germans
Prepare 10 Bottle Up the Town

proper shape, with the guns shotted
and manned, and with an adequate
reserve supply OF ammunition.
That there exists a complete under
standing between the Belgian and the
British general staifs is considered GER
tain. While details naturally are with
held, there is a general belief that Brit
sh troops will be sent direct to Ant
werp to aid in the city's defense. They
could easily be brought in by steamer
as even though the city is invested by
the Germans, it will be impossible for
them to bottle up the harbor so long as
the British fleet controls the waters Of
the North Sea.
Every effort is being made TO in
crease the food supply. Special steam
ers have brought in large quantities
during the last few days, and all has
been taken over by the government. The
city Is under military control, the civil
guards working in conjunction with tho
regular troops. Many of the womer
have already been sent to places o
asylum in anticipation of the coming
siegq
However, up to the present the cana
| dykes have not been opened. This vii
/ be reserved rs the last move and vii
De resorted to only when the German
siege trains are reported as approach
ing.
The attitude Of the king and tn
| army is one of quiet confidence.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
By The United Press.

ANTWERP, VIA THE HAGUE, Sept.
S.-Antwerp is ready for an extended
siege. The decree ordering from the
city all persons not officially register
ed went into effect today. Many OF
the refugees have left, most of them
proceeding to Holland others are TO
be sent to England in the near future.
There are some fears that Germany
plans an organized attempt to destroy
the city by a fleet OF zeppelins. A
number of the dirigibles have been To-
Gated inside the German lines near
Louvain Because of this fact the gar
risOns on the outer forts have been
reinforced by detachments of picked
marksmen who will be depSnded on
to prevent the zeppelins reaching the
city. In addition, the guards and
lookouts in the church spires and on
the latter buildings have been in
creased.
The city itself is calm. King Al.
bert and the general staff are in al
most constant consultation The plans
for the defense are complete. The
sensational reports circulated In Hol-
land that the forts are undermined
and that many of the defense guns
have not been placed in position are
Indignantly denied. There is not a
single one Of the forts that is not in
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
DENY SUFFRACISTS
Use OF |. 0. 0. F. HALL

Tho fact that the hall Of Brandy
wine Lodge. /. o. o. r., In brandy
wine hundred has been denied as the
meeting place of a woman's suffrage
meeting Tonight indicates that the
residents of that hundred are con-
servative on the suffrage issue.
Permission for the holding Of the
suffrage meeting was given by Both
any Lodge last week, and announce
ments were printed and distributed
TO that effect. The prevailing senti-
ment against suffrage was so strong,
however, that the trustees OF the hall
met on Tuesday and roscindod the
action of the lodge.
The trustees are William Barlow,
II. %. Draper and Clarence Titice and
the suiiragists have been informed
that one of them favored the holding
of the meeting In the hall, but they
do not know which member II was
The suifragists. however. propose
10 continue the meeting, only they
have shifted the scene from within
the building to without. and viii have
the meeting just outside the hall at
! Gruhb's Corner AT the meeting Mrs.
John A. Cranston will preside and
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles will
speak
The meeting Is in line with the
Statewide campaign for suffrage and
is designed for the special benefit OF
Brandywlne hundred that the I'M
| habitants thereof may be informed on
/ the suffrage issue.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
membership BOOSTERS
confer With MR.. Sinclair

Secretary Neil B. Sinclair, Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, this morning
received a visit from r. W. Bender,
representative of the Town Develop
ment Company. which has been en-
gagged by the local trade body to con-
duct a membership campaign In this
city this fall. Mr.. Bender conferred
with Secretary Sinclair and Assistant
Secretary Clarence c. Killen relative
to the preparation OF the preliminary
plans for the campaign.
The Town Development Company
is said to be one OF the best concerns
Of the kind in the country, and has
been engaged on a number OF occa-
sions by the National Chamber OF
Commerce. II Is through the efforts
OF Mr.. Sinclair. who has had dealings
/ with the officials Of the company IN
the past. that they finally agreed u
come here.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
sv The United Press.


PARIS, Sept 3.--The heaviest
lighting on the French front today
was that in Which the French left
and the German right are still en-
gagged. tho Germans throwing thoir
greatest weight on an allied line that
extended. roughly speaking, from
iust south of Montdider to ROye and
to Noyon The German cavalry had
swept south 10 the neighbOrhOod OF
Compiegne and Scissors and has
been engaged for forty-eight hours
with the united British-French
cavalry divisions. This fighting
covers a wide stretch and is reported
to be chiefly of a skirmishing nature
The fighting between Montdider Roye
and Noyon is of the most sanguinary
character The allied line is very
strongly entrenched and is heavily
supported with artillery and machine
guuq. II is admitted at the War OF
fec that the Germans have brought
many fresh troops into action and IT
is considered inevitable that new
line is being formed on which the al
lies will fall back.
lied lines will eventually have to fal
hack to the Paris Notifications. Al
ready there is discussion OF th'
final line Of occupation. So far a.
outward indications are concerned
the final line Of defense will be ex
trcmely advantageous to the allies
Roughly speaking. it will take tn
form Of gigantic letter u. The frs
line will extend northeast to a pom
IN tho vicinity Of La Fere. The sec
opd will extend roughly to the south
east TO Rheims. The third viii eX
Tend northeast again to Mezieres an
tbe fourth southeast toward NerduI
This latter line, however is mooil
lnasmuch as the French are in yer
great strength oil through this terri
tory
The military experts declare that
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
S1OO.OOO,OOO WAR
TAX TO Be levied
President VIII Urge Emer-
gency Revenue Bill Before
Congress Tomorrow
WILL LEAVE PLAN
TO LAWMAKERS
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-President
Wilson will appear before the joint ses-
sion of the House and Senate at l2.3O
tomorrow afternoon, it was announced
after conference between President
Wilson and Majority Leader Underwood
today to ask for war tax TO raise $780,
100000
The Presidents message viii point TO
gcst the means of raising this amount,
IL was stated Underwood has plan OF
securing the money, which he will reveal
to the Ways and Means Committed soon.
| lie refused today 90 disclose any of its
details, but said the bill win probably
be reported in the House early next
week
The Presidents message will poin 10
the 81 100000 decrease last month and
win argue that the treasury should be
strengthened at this time, so that theirs
need be no withdrawal Of funds from
banks which need them particularly as
this time on account of crop moving ana
In European business.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
Hopes TO IDENTIFY
dead MAN BY SUITCASE

Not having received word from the
officials of the Ericsson Line Com
pany, of Baltimore, relative TO the
suitcase they hold and which is
thought to have been owned by the
man who was found dead in the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal, Coroner
Spring will endeavor to get the suit
case. II is thought that II the suit
case was examined some clue might
be found to identify the man found
dead, as the check found on the body
calls for the suitcase.
Coroner Spring has sent William G.
Hamilton. of this city, to Baltimore
for the suitcase.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
Germans and Brifish-French
Again Fight Close TO Paris

line OF this character viii give ~the
French a material advantage, II will
oil be heavily entrenchod. the angles
resting in strongly fortified positions
To attack the Germans will be COM
PEELED to divide their forces and
move against forces that have all Of
the natural advantage of position
strongly equipped with artillery and
rapid-fre guns that have already
cRused great execution.
The military have been in complete
control of the city today. All of
the forts are completely manned with
the pick of the forces selected for
their defense. Within the city mar
tial law prevails. Prefect OF Police
Hennion, who has been in ill-health
resigned because he was unable to at
tend the duties of his Office and his
secretary has been named as his sue
cessor.
Bordeaux, the new capital, is sever
hours ride from Paris. by the fastest
train. but elaborate plans have beer
made to maintain communication
/ Even though the telegraph lines
/ should be interrupted, the govern
ment will be able to keep in toucf
/ by wireless through the emergency
stations at the War Office and tht
Eiffel Tower station.
The military regulations covering
entrance and exit were strongly en-
| forced today. While the refugee
| from the north were permitted to en-
ter the government was making ar
| rangements to send them righ
through the city. Special train
were in service and all were crowd
ed. Ambassador Herrick was hurry
ing all Americans to the seacoasi
where arrangements had peen mad
to send them across to England.
The government has made elah
crate preparations to care for tn
refugees from the zono of ightini
Concentration camps will be estah
lished wherever necessary and al
will be fed and housed
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
PUFF and POWDER
Club TO present jane

The entertainment committee of
the dupont Puff and Powder Club has
decided, after thorough consideration
Of several plays submitted to produce
the comedy Jane"
This is admittedly ono Of the most
entertaining and laughable plays
ever staged. and there is a treat in
store for the members and friends of
the club equal TO-, IL not exceeding,
past comedies given by the club, such
as Facing the Music" and "Confu-
sion"
A general meeting has been called
for 4.45 o'clock in the DUPONT audi
torium for tomorrow afternoon. when
Edward S. Grant, stage manager, will
meet employees of the powder com
pany who desire to be considered in
the selection of the cast for "Jane.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
WATER MAIN SPRINGS LEAK.

The water main which crosses the
Christiana at the foot of Orange
street is being repaired. The new
main was recently lowered into the
river with all sections connected into
one long pipe. II is thought that
the strain in this operation caused
the breaking of the fianges on one OF
the sections. thereby making a leak
The broken pipe was removed last
week by the diver. and after being
repaired was again lowered and put
In place by him yesterday.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
J. Ii. KELLEY BrRTEn.

The funeral of John B. Kelley, an
attache of the County Court House
took place on Tuesday afternoon from
his late residence. No. 25O5 Washing.
ton street. Services were conducted
at the house by the Rev. Henry Gun
ningham. and at the grave by Phi
Sheridan Post, No. %. G.. A. r.
The pall-bearers were all old com.
rades of the deceased and members o
the First Delaware Battery. They in.
cluded Harry Massey, Lewis Wilcox
William Lackey, William II. Miller
Joseph Foster and Robert Turner.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
Paris Ready for Siege, Now
That Bordeaux Is French Capital
continued From First Page.

constantly reinforced from the active mobd at the
the wiped out in the lighting IN East frss
last week. replaced with fresh troops
The sally Of Germans from KOengsbg was desperate one uhue
forth and threw their entire strength
against the Russian beseging automatic mounted
they with deadly effect The Russian Oe
announced desperate finally checked the
to the ctade leaving many dead
sndw Ossea described as
Austrian which have been
disregard OF the Red Cross Hg Heating over
maternity hospital the building and killed more than 100
subanated by stan cOrrespon
who made investigation
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
DUPONT CAMBRIDGE
HOSPITAL IS open

CAMBRIDGE. Md. Sept '3.-The du-
Pont Maternity Hospital, erected here
through the liberality of Mrs. Alfred l..
dupont. of Wilmington, Del, has been
opened to the public, although the for
NAL opening will not occur until later.
The building cost approximately $780,
600. the Gift being made through DIR.
Price W. Goldsborough. II is three
story brick building, with concrete
floors. Il is erected near the Cambridge
Maryland Hospital, with which it is
connected by an inclosed corridor
There are two wards. with eight beds in
each. and nine private rooms.
Evening journal., 1914-09-03
Local IMPORTS At
LUW WAIER ITIARk

The necessity Of the government
levying a war tax to meet the de-
ficiency in revenue is attested by the
records Of the customs Office in this
city According to the records for
August there we're but thirtythree
importations through the local Office,
and but one foreign vessel entered
port The receipts Of the Office was
$1,S65.68. According to the records
for the month OF July there were
forty-five entries here and the receipts
were S4O0 more than last month.
The revenues of the department
here likewise show a falling off, the
revenues last month totaling $751;
359.14, while those for July amounted
to S35,597.55.