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The Delta independent., 1914-06-12

Miss Pearl Mills is here this week
the guest of her cousins, the Misses
killian.
| Miss Margaret Griggs and mother
left Saturday for Vancouver. B. c., for
summers vacation visit.
Mrs. J. ]. Travis entertained the
F. F. club at her home on Meeker
street last Tuesday afternoon.
E. P Barrow has been quite i'll a
week or ten days and unable to be at
his place of business until last Tues
day morning
Have the Delta Steam Laundry do
your work. During the hot and busy
season especially, you will find it a
relief and a satisfaction.
W. c. Lawhead is in town this week
from his big Redlands mesa ranch,
acting as one of the jurors in the
city water condemnation proceedings.
DR.. l. MacD. Burgess and wife ar
rived home Wednesday evening from
a few weeks sojourn in New York
city, during which time the doctor
took a post graduate course.
Mrs. H. H. Large and children ar
rived in the city from Pocatello, Ida
no, yesterday morning for a three
months visit with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs 4. E. Ladd
Licenses to wed were issued this
week as follows: R. NJ. Magraw OF
Castle Gate. Utah. and Miss Minnie
A Klatt, of Paonia; William Wootton
and Miss Margaret Merchant, both OF
Paonia.
Mrs. Herbert Chase and Mrs. w E.
Garyin entertained number of their
lady trends at the home of the for
mer on South Main street yesterday
afternoon. Delightful refreshments
We're served.
Young ladies of the Catholic church
gave a pleasant social dance in Odd
Fellows hall Wednesday evening and
all who were there report a good
time Excellent music was furnished
by the Parker orchestra
". o. Mclaughlin, year or more
engaged in the grocery bulness in this
city and his store being N the Linc0ia
building, has just purchased a one
hall interest in the austinH business
OF c. A. Vieree at Grad ICnctiCa.
Nierce is also = former resident CT this
city.
G. ]. Bowden. wife and two little
daughters came in last Friday morning
from Mount Vernon, Washington, and
will be the guests of the formers par
ents and brother. Charles Bowden and
family. for five or six weeks. Charlie
Bowden had not seen his brother for
twelve years.
Claire Dotts entertained a party of
fourteen boys and girls at his home
on Howard street Wednesday even
ing. the occasion being the celebration
OF his fourteenth birthday. The ev-
euing was spent with games and
merrymaking, and at the close dainty
Evening journal., 1914-07-29

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON ROOF.
GEORGETOWN, Del, July 29.-Hurl-
ed frcm the peak of the courthouse
tower by lightning, Beniah Warren, a
builder, escaped death when William
Ross grabbed him and held on until
help came.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
CROWD ENJOYS newark
Carnival ON Second NIGHT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. July 2D.-rho second
night Of the ilromen's carnival attracted
another large crowd last night. Hun
dreds of residents Of the rural sections
were In tho crowd as well as many
visitors from other towns, The storm
yesterday morning did slight damage
to the tents and booths, but all noces-
sary repairs were made by the time the
carnival opened last night. The COM
mittco is planning several large tea-
lures for later In the week which will
bo annaunccd later, A hvo-passengcr
Ford automobile will be disposed Of
Lieutenant Charles c. Herman, mill
tary instructor at Delaware College, is
recovering from an operation performed
In the Army Hospital at Washington.
The operation was made necessary be-
cause of injuries received by heuten-
ant Herman last winter, when he fell
down stairway at his home He will
spend the balance Of the summer at
Ocean City, n. j.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
PUFF AND POWDER
Plan FOR WINTER
Comedy and Musicale Offer
ing in dupont Theatre
This Season
COMMITTEES
ARE AT WORK

Plans for the season Of 1s14-15 have
been completed by the dupont Puff
and Powder Club, and that organisa-
ton will present two productions dur
ing the next few months. The first
probably will be a comedy while the
second will be a musical offering.
Both will be staged at The Playhouse,
under direction of Edward S. Grant,
Of Philadelphia.
Decision to use The Playhouse in
stead of the DUPONT auditorium comes
as the result OF club members desire
to permit the public to witness the
plays 1t is believed the auditorium
lacks seating capacity. Titles of the
play TO be produced this winter will be
announced later.
Committees of the Puff and Powder
Club for the season are:
President. W. G. Ramsay; first vice
president, r. H. Durham; second vice
president, E. B. Coy; treasurer, J. J..
/ Raskob: assistant treasurer, A. r. Alb
rahams; secretary, L. R. Beardslee.
Board of directors-W G. Ramsay,
E. H. Dunham, E. B. Coy. J. J. Raskob.
L. r. Beardslee, G. H. Kerr. H. Grubb,
I. p Mahoney, E. E. Shollenberber.
Entertainment committee - E. B.
Coy, chairman; T. W. Keithley, G. H.
Kerr. L. P. Mahoney, Frank Mason
o. H. McAvoy, n. c. Morgan, R. w
Phillips. Frank Thatcher.
Membership Committee - L. r.
Beardslee, chairman; A. Felix du-
Pont, p. +. Garrett, Charles c. Hopes
Leland Lyon.
Promotion and Policy Committee -
D. s. Wood chairman; Leonard Brin'
ton, Ralph Mckinney.
Ticket Committee-B E. Shollen.
berger, chairman; Alexander Abra
hams, M. d. Fisher George Tollen
ger, Walter Vannerson.
House Committee-T. W. Keithley
chairman; P. L. Garrett, c. M. Tur
ner.
Program and Publicity-G. H. Kerr
chairman; G. Frank Lord, Joe Mason
Musical-N. c. Morgan, chairman
G. l.. Cote, ]. Frank Huss, R. w. Nc
Clellan, F. F. Palmer.
Properties-R. W. Phillips, chair
man; Garrett Hume, H. H. Schinck.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
syrian MISSIONARY
At FRIENDS Meeting
Hold Summer Session at
ConcOrdville and Hear
Foreign Workers
WILMINGTONIANS
ATTEND SESSION

The midsummer session of Concord
Quarterly Meeting of Friends began
yesterday in the old brick house at
COncordville, Pa Two distinguished
visitors were present, Daniel Oliver
and his wife Emily, who for many
years have been engaged in mission
airy work in Syria, and are now in
this country trying to interest
Friends in this work
They brought with them a minute
from London Yearly Meeting COM
mending them to Friends Of both
branches in America. Daniel Oliver
spoke with much earnestness, TAX
ing as his theme the vision of the
prophet and the calling of the lad
Isaiah
Mary Tfavilla spoke of the many
needs of our fellow-men and the i'm
possibility of really serving them un-
less there is sympathy.
There was a brief message from
Caleb Brinton, rejoicing in the awak-
ching of the public conscience, and
prayers were offered by Sarah B.
T'litcraft and Emily Oliver.
The clerks of the meeting were
Morgan Bunting and Anna Travilla
Speakman.
The possibility of so using moving
pictures as to make of them strong
influences for good was discussed
and instances cited where neighbor.
hoods had gone to the trouble Of ar.
ranging for displays that would com
bine education with amusement.
Elizabeth Powell Bond spoke of th'
great Importance of self-control, es
pecially of the tongue.
The committee on philanthropic la
Dor reported that, because Of thu
vigorous no-license campaign in Del
aware county, in which Friends hat
given hearty assistance, the licenses
of twelve houses had been discon
tinued.
Twelve conferences we're held dur
ing the year on temperance, prisoi
reform, the race problem, patriotism
organized charity and other subjects
Among the speakers on these subject
were Henry W. Wilbur. DR.. o. Ed
ward Janney, Ralph J. Baker, Home
Tope and William Woodfin.
The Friends have arranged for re
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
FINES ON sTREET FIGHTER.

James Mackin and Harry Chapman.
white, and William Brinkley and
Harry de Shields, colored, we're be-
fore City Court today charged with
fighting on the street. Officer Riley
said he saw two OF the "men square
Off" while a crowd looked on.
Wesley Chambers, colored, testified
that as Chapman passed Second and
Tatnall streets yesterday he grabbed
Chambers wife. Then witness saw
the four men in a general mix-up.
The court imposed a fine of So and
costs IN each case.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
DUPONT POWDER FINANCES.

The statement Of the K. /. DUPONT
dc Nemours Company for the six
months ending June 30, has just been
issued. It shows net earnings Of ST.
091. 1925, compared with s2,312,739.-
81 for the first six months Of 1919.
The balance applicable to common
dividends is S1,462 702.58. compared
with S2,O19.6S460 for the same period
In 1913 The percentage earned on
common stock is at the rate Of 4.97
per cent for the half year, or at the
annual rate of 9.94 per cent, com
pared with 1872 per cent. for 1913
The decrease is due to the dissolu-
tion Of the powder company
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
STORM HITS SUMMIT CAMP.

Brandywine Summit camp was vis-
tied by the heavy rain and electrical
storm Of Monday night. and a heavy
rain yesterday. but no damage was
reported The decayed trees have
been cleared out Of the camp, which
probably accounts for the fact that
none were blown down by the storm.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
CRANCERS TO take day
OFF FOR annual picnic

West Brandywine Grange OF Talley-
Vile Will hold It's annual field day and
outing at Ramsey's Meadow. near
Thompson's Bridge, tomorrow. There
will be baseball game and athletic
sports.
Diamond State Grange Of Stanton,
will have its annual outing and pic
mic at Lees meadow, formerly Knotts
meadow tomorrow, with athletic
sports and other interesting events.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
10000 PENNSY STOCKHOLDERS.

Recent statistics of the financial con-
dition Of the Pennsylvania railroad
show that the holders of stock in that
road now exceed the 10000 mark and
have increased over 5000 from the same
time last year. The number Of stock
holders on July last was l00,ll4, with
average holdings Of lls.sl shares. The
outstanding shares up to this date We're
O,9s5,3l5, an increase of l26622 over
those of last year. The increase is
claimed to be due TO the stock allot-
ment made In April. 1918.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
TO REMOVE PIPE.

Comfy Bros. were awarded the con-
tract yesterday by the executive com
mittee of the Park Board TO remove an
iron pipe at Sixteenth and Walnut
streets to new location The bid Of
this firm was sos The only other bid
received was from the Wilmington
Transfer Company.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
fine HIM SIS FOR
DRIVING SICK Horse

In City Court today Arthur Grooms,
oolored pleaded guilty to driving a
horse unflt for work and was fined
S25 and costs.
Dr. J. r. Kuhns, a veterinarian. tes-
titled that the horse was emaciated
and that the animal had sore shoul-
ders. officer Lewis saw Grooms at
Sixth and King streets yesterday with
the horse. The officer had to shoot
the animal.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29

ligious meetings once a month at the
delaware county home. from May to
October, each month being under the
care Of a particular monthly meeting
Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Bancroft,
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Phillips. Mrs.
John A. Cranston. Mrs. William Poole.
Mrs. Robert Miller, Lindley c. Kent
and Benjamin K Smedley are Will
mington delegates to the meeting.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
REPAIRING THE RESoLUTE.

The tug Resolute, owned by Dougher.
ty of Baltimore, which towed the old
British convict ship Success here from
Washington, now is in the Harlan and
Hollmgsworth Corporation shipyard un'
dergoing complete overhauling.
Evening journal., 1914-07-29
DEATH OF MRS. GoLDSB0R0UGH.

Mrs. Ann Goldsborough, widow of the
Rev. Robert Lloyd Goldsborough, and
mother of the Rev. William J. Scott,
pastor of st. Joseph's Church, died yes
terday at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Richard Kelly, No. 7O4 Washington
street. Mrs. Goldsborough was born in
England eighty-six years ago. Her tu-
neral will take place on Friday morning
with interment at Burlington, n. J. The
pall-bearers will be Herbert Litzenburg,
William Sutton, Clifton Sutton,
duBoise Sutton, Parker Sutton and Par
ker Steelman, grandson and nephews OF
the deceased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
BASKET FOR POOR
MUST Be REDUCED
Ladies' Relief Society Finds
Charity Work Has Been
0verd0ne T.

The Ladies' Relief society decided
at its meeting. yesterday afternoon
not TO make personal solicitations
for Christmas baskets for the poor
this year, but to put notices in the
newspapers asking people to give
their baskets on the morning lof
Thursday, December "a. The ladies
believe that in the last year or two
many families received two or three
baskets, getting donations from The
Relief society, the Salvation Army
and sometimes from private individ-
uals. In view of the fact that
people have been solicited for so
many charitable causes this fall
II was believed best to make the
filling OF the Christmas baskets a
free will offering, and to give bas-
kets to only the most needy fam
lilies. Mrs. l.. A. Under entertained
the society.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
PENNY FOR HIS CANDY
BALANCE To THE BANK
Vernon Center Lad Is Sho wing
Great Tendencies Toward
Saving Coin :,

The Vernon Center school savings
bank is in to stay. There is a great
deal of interest, especially among
the little children. One little boy on
his seventh birthday had thirty-four
cents given him. II came on savings
hank day, which is every Tuesday.
The child bought one cents worth
Of candy and proudly took the re-
naming thirty-three cents TO school
20 add 10 his bank account.
The habit of thrift formed in the
primary grades grows with the child.
lie is being done as yet above the
grades, but that will work up later.
Garden City has placed the school
savings bank system in the graded
school. and other schools I'm the
county are talking of 1t. II is a
great thing in the Minneapolis
schools.
Mrs. A. c. Wilbur is district super.
intendent of schools savings banks,
and will answer questions II stamp
is enclosed with inquiries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
MURDER TRIAL, BEGAN
TODAY IN MILL CITY
Mrs. Leaning Sharpless Being
Charged With Murder Of
Her Husband

Minneapolis December g At
torneys for the state and defense
were ready today for the first degree
murder charge against Mrs. Char.
lotte Sharpless growing out Of the
killing OF her husband, Leaning
Sharpless, with n jeweled sword the
night OF November II, in the apart.
ment at 1929 Yale place. The case
went TO trial today before District
Judge w. {. Leary. The state will
have TO depend on circumstantial
evidence.
Mrs. Sharpless has made no state
ment to police. prosecutor or to her
own attorneys a variance with her
first statement that her husband was
In a dying condition when she found
him on the floor with three sword
stabs I'm his breast
Mrs. Sharpless was interviewed
yesterday in the county Jail by DR..
w. A. Jones, an alienist, John p.
Nash of counsel for Mrs Sharpless,
denied that the interview means that
the defense will be that the woman
stabbed her husband in a fit Of
insanity
"The defense will be that she
did not stab her husband. said Nash.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
BODY OF AN infant
FOUND UNDER BRIDGE
Babe Had Been Murdered; No
CIew To The Perpe-
traitors

A murdered infant was found on
the crossrOad adjacent to the farm
of Joseph Safer in Lime township
yesterday afternoon. The body was
discovered under a small wooden
bridge over a ditch. This ditch was
being cleaned out by Matt and Law
renee Rausch, two young men living
i'm Mankato on North Fourth street
who were in the employ of Mr. Sal.
fer as path-master. Mr.. Safer at
once came to the city and notified
Coroner A. G. Liedloff. who drove
out to the place and caused the lit
tie body TO be removed to the under
taking rooms of Morris & Kelly.
An autopsy was held this morn
ing. AS there was air in the lungs,
II was certain that the child was
born alive. On the back of the head
there was woundA showing that
the head had been struck or stabbed
II was the body of a female infant
and weighed about six pounds. II
is evident that the infant, after be
ing murdered. was hidden under the
bridge II had no clothing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
WAS GIVEN $4,000
VERDICT BY JURY
[. L. .Romer Won His Action
Against Schmidt Brewing
Company

Albert Lea, December 1.-THE case
of l.. J. Romer VS.. Jacob Schmidt
brewing company returned a yer'
dict OF $4,000 in favor of the plain.
tn. About two years ago Mr..
Romer was manager of the local
branch house of the Schmidt Brew.
ing company. Difficulties arose and
II Is said the company accused Mr..
Romer OF embezzling more than
$4,000 OF the company's money. Tes'
timony introduced showed that Mr.
Romer was discharged and the com
pany held back his salary saying
that he would never rob any more
breweries, and after Mr.. Romer
threatened to sue the company his
salary was paid in full. Mr.. Romer
sued for $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
SPOKE PLEA FOR WHITE
PLAGUE VICTIM BEFORE
MELTING OF DOCTORS
CONTROL OF CANCER
PAPER BY A DOCTOR
,, Subject Is Discussed Before
The American Health
Association
Esneclnl 70 The Free rress.1

Jacksonville, Fla, December O.
The importance OF nationwide
educational campaign for the control
OF cancer was emphasized by Frede,
rick l.. Hoffman. statistician OF an
insurance company, in an address be,
fore the American Public Health as.
ISOLATION here today. The subject of
his address was, The Accuracy OF
American Cancer Mortality Stats.
tics" Hoffman said:
The truly enormous recorded
increase in the cancer death rate
during the last twenty-five years,
compared with the previous quarter.
century absolutely precludes the
possibility of this increase being
exclusively the result Of improved
methods of medical diagnosis and
death certIflcatiOn.
The burden of proof that cancer
Is not on the increase rests with
those who make the assertion that
the increase in the recorded cancer
death rate is exclusively the result
of improved methods Of diagnosis
and death certification. The re-
quired evidence in support of this
argument has not been forthcoming
In contrast the statistical eyl
dence of cancer increase throughout
the civilized world Is so overwhelm'
ing and so obviously conclusive, and
so thoroughly in accordance with
medical and surgical experience
that perhaps no other fact in the
vast domain of human mortality and
disease is more completely establish
ed at the present time. II is there
fore a rightful exercise of the criti
cal method of reasoning that public
attention should be directed to what
Is obviously a serious menace to
civilization and the importance OF
cancer coptrol on the basis OF a
nationwide educational campaign
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
DEATH CAME AFTER
VERY LONG ILLNESS
Nicholas Zombroski Victim OF
tuberculosis; Funeral Is
On Friday

Nicholas Zombroski died at his
home, 1G6 Dickinson street, late yes
terday afternoon, after n lingering
illness with tuberculosis. Mr.. Zom
broski was born in Germany thirty
sin years ago and came to Mankato
when a small child. He was EN-
ployed, until his sickness, as a
laborer about the city.
He leaves a father and brother In
Mankato. and a sister, Mrs. Il. +.
Draper of Austin, to mourn his
death. Mrs. Draper and her hus
band are here. The funeral will be
held from st. Peter and Paul's
Catholic church at nine o'clock Fri
day morning and the interment will
be made in Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
BRYAN WOULD KEEP
NAVAL FIGHT AWAY FROM
NEUTRAL WATER ZOKE
POULTRY AND EGGS
MAKE LIVE TOPIC
N. E. Chapman Is Discussing
Subject Before the County
Farmers Clubs

y. +. Chapman, the state poultry
and egg man. Is spending this week
in the county and will address many
OF the farmers clubs on the subject
of the care and management of
poultry and eggs. Last night he
spoke to large gathering of the
riverside Farmers club at Bradley's
CrossilIl His address contained n
great fund of Information on the
subject of chickens, told how TO
handle hens in order TO secure great
production OF eggs, and how to
handle eggs for greater prices. His
talk Is favored with considerable
humor, and illustrated with charts
He also shows a model poultry
house, which Is a feature Of tn
talk. .
This morning Mr. Chapman
dressed the general assembly att g
high school, and spent the rest :
the morning with the agricultural
classes Of Professor c. X. Shumway's
department. This afternoon he
talked at the Mankato town hall and
this evening he will speak at the
Decoria town hall to the farmers
club. Tomorrow evening he will
address the Kennedy's Bridge Farm
ers club
Mr. Chapman will spend Friday in
Beauford and will address a meeting
of the Beaufort Farmers club that
evening. Saturday afternoon he will
speak to the Rapidan Farmers club
in the Rapidan town hall at two
o'clock. and Saturday evening there
will be a big meeting Of the Indian
Lake Farmers club, which Mr.. Chap
man will address.
Mr.. Chapman has a great fund OF
information on the poultry business,
and everyone who Is at all interested
in this work should make II point
10 attend one or more Of these
meetings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
AGED LADY IS DEAD
DUE To APOPLEXY
Mrs. Lois n. Northrop, Aged
Seventy-Eighi, Died This
Morning

Mrs. Lois II. Northrup. seventy
eight years old. died at her home
at PIT West Eighth street at 10:15
o'clock this morning. Death was due
to a stroke of apoplexy. which &C.
Cured Tuesday morning Mrs. North
rup was a native of Vermont. She is
survived by son and daughter,
Rev. A. J. Northrup. pastor OF the
Grace Methodist church Of Waterloo,
Iowa, and Mrs. c. NJ. Fiero. S03
Baker avenue, Mankato. She was a
member of the Centenary Metho-
dist church. Both her son and daugh-
ter were present at the time of her
death. The funeral service will take
place at two o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon at the daughters residence.
Rev. w. r. Keesey will officiate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
BUILD INTO JACKSON
COUNTY THE OBJECT
Luce Electric Line May Be Con.
structed Through South.
western Minnesota

The following from The Jackson
Pilot referring to the proposed Luce
electric line from Minneapolis to
jackson may be of local interest
This proposed line runs between
twenty and thirty miles west of the
Fairmont line, and will probably go
from Jackson to Spirit Lake and
thence to Sioux Falls, s. ID.
At an enthusiastic meeting Of
the farmers of Kimball and Chris.
tiania townships Of Jackson county
held in the Bohemian hall in Kim.
ball township on Monday evening,
Promoter Luce of Minneapolis gave
an interesting talk, illustrated with
stereoptican views, on the great val
ne the Luce electric line would add
to real estate holdings in that sec
ton of Jackson county.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Luce's
talk a committee of five members
from each township was appointed
to sell 100 shares OF preferred stock
at one hundred dollars per share
with a bonus of one share OF common
stock with each purchase Of prefer
red. The land holders in the two
above mentioned townships are work
ing herd to raise the necessary sum
OF $4,000 to assure the construction
of the proposed road through their
neighborhood, as this will mean q
healthy boost in real estate values
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
REQUIRE NO STAMPS
AUTO LICENSE TAGS
Secretary Of State Has Given
Out This Information
to Public

Garage owners and others apply.
ing for renewal or new automobile
numbers, or rather license tags, OF
the secretary of state. will be In
terested to know that application
for such which have an acknowl'
edgment appended do not require the
affixing Of war tax stamp.
@. A. Lewis of the Minneopa gar
age has had many applications for
renewal licenses during the past few
days and in order to settle the ques.
ton of the affixing of revenue
stamps today telephoned the secre'
tary of state and was told by that
official that applications do not need
the stamps now and that a decision
would be shortly rendered by the
government In the meantime. Sec
rotary Schmahl holds that no stamps
are required.