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Evening journal., 1914-07-06
MR.. ADAIR keeps
AFTER $1,000 CLAIM
Will Present Bill When AS
SeSSment Board Suit is
Called on Monday
Mr.. HASTINGS ILLNESS
SENDS SUIT OVER

For the third time, hearing on the
letition for an order 20 restrain the
payment of $1,000 to the members of
the Board of Assessment, Revision
and Appeals, which was filed i'm the
Court of Chancery by Robert Adair,
representing the Taxpayers League.
was continued today The hearing
was continued until next Monday
morning. because OF the absence from
the city of City Solicitor Daniel o.
Hastings, who is indisposed at Dover.
Mr.. Adair appeared before Chancellor
Curtis this morning and asked for the
continuance owing to the absence OF
tine city solicitor. who represents the
defendants in the case.
Mr. Adair later stated that at the
hearing next week he will present an
amended bill to recover the 81 500
which was paid to the members of the
Board of Assessment, Revision and
Appeals before the restraining order
was issued by the Chancellor In
his amended bill Mr. Adair will con-
tend that the money was Illegally
paid. The petition filed by Mr.
Adair names as the deendants in the
Noo1 Aii' way u oiiu NouhNli VI w IL
mington. Clerk of Council c. M. Dill
Ion, City Treasurer James +. Price
Auditor S. c. Biddle, the late Build
ing Inspector Johnson and Union
Bank.
City Council passed an ordinance
authorizing the payment of $1,000 to
the members of the assessment board
for the services rendered by them tc
the city in the new city assessment
work, but Mr.. Adair contends that
this ordinance is illegal.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
PATRIOTIC SERVICE At DOVER.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, July 6.-An interest
ing patriotic-temperanc twilight
service was held at the Peoples Chris
tian Church last evening, at which
addresses were made by Mrs Lila
Aron, the Rev A. Victor Light
bourne. Prof James Z. Carroll and
DR. A. w. Lightbourne, and solos
sung by Mrs NJ. NJ. Wolcott and Mrs.
Mary Cannon Benson. The Dover
Glee Club gave a patriotic selection.
Among the games of baseball sched-
uled for Dover this week include
games with Caulk Dental Club to-
morrow, Camden on Wednesday,
Bloomer Girls on Friday and Silver
brook. of Wilmington. on Friday
Miss Annie Gray. of Milton, has
been presented with an automobile
/ by the Delaware State News Miss
/ Vaughn. of Cheswold. received a gold
watch and Miss Ida Sherrard Of Dover
I received 500 in gold
/ A. G. Hyland has received a Metz
car from the Dover Garage Company.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
FLOCK TO
SMYRNA TO ENJOY
The COUNTRY FAIR

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA, Del, July c. Hundreds of
visitors from all parts of Delaware at
tended the Country fair, ON the Fourth.
The visitors came by train and auto
mobile, and as usual, there was "a jolly
time here. In addition 20 the many at.
fractions that always have featured the
fair, there was baby show which
proved of unusual interest. The vaude-
Vile or side show, ms in past years, at
tracted large numbers of people.
Those at the head of the various com
mttees were.
supper committec-N $. J. Roy
nolds
Ice cream garden Mrs. j. w. Clifton.
Lemonade booth Mrs ID. T. Lyman.
Novelty booth Mrs. y. II. Sipplc.
Cake table-Alrs. W. W. Tschudy
Candy table e-Alrs lmmas Wilson.
Hit the baby and shSoting gallery
Joseph N. Wright.
Automobile rides Mrs. w. L. p, Ja-
cobs and Mrs IT. d. Boyer.
SIMMER tables Mrs T.. G. Walls.
Vaudeville Mrs. Alice Read.
Patriotic exercises were the feature
at the Country Fair ON Saturday and
William W. Knowles was the principal
speaker Mr. knowles recommended
the Initiative and Referendum as the
cure FOR existing political ills Mr.
Knowles suid;
"This is a great day In American his
torv-a dav for memory and tears
o. dav ON which was performed tho
bravcst political act recorded ON Tho
canvas OF the worlds history One
hundred and thirty-eighi years ago TO
dav our forciathors had tine courage t'
promuleate the Declaration OF lnde
pendence- greatest and sublimes
political document ever signed by th'
representatives. of people Those ole
patriots had Che courage 60 say tina
all men are created equal They wen
further. and defended the sublime doc
trine that all governments derive thei
inst powers from the consent Ol the gov
cmcd. For the FIRST time in history,
noiitical convention was bold onoug
and brave enough to ignore the doc
trines OF political power descendin
from the heavens and asserted that
king was not more qualified to rule owe
his people BY divine right than th
people were TO elect their ruler.
"rhe Declaration of Independence nm
crowned kings and wrested from oh
hands of titled tyranny the sceptrc q
usurpcd and arbitrary power. II supei
ceded royal grants and repealed the cru'
statutes of q thousand years 1t CAV
the peasant a career, it knighted an tn
sons and daughters of toll, and set ti
star of hope and ambition above IL
cradle of the poor mans babe"
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
CnInRFD uSBFRS FLFCT.

The Colored UsheTs' Union met on
Friday evening at Bethel A. NJ. J..
Church, Sixth and Walnut streets and
elected these officers: Barrett Jackson,
presidents Miss Viola Hubert, vice-pres-
ident; Alice Reed, secretary; Levi Lo-
per, assistant secretary; Harvey Peter
son. treasurer; Robert Kennedy, chap
lain; Nutsee >egars, marshal. The in
stallation will take place on Friday.
August Z in Ezion NJ. r.. Church. Mass
meeting will be held ON Friday even
inc. July 10 to arrange for an excursion.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
council Police PRODERS
TO Be Named THURSDAY

William P. White, president of City
Council. was authorized by Council
as committee of the whole last
Wednesday night to appoint a COM
mittee of five to investigate allega-
tions made by several persons that
articles of value and money turned
over by them to the police depart
ment to be use as evidence in cases
before the court, had never been re-
turned to them, stated this morning
that he would not appoint the COM
mittee until Thursday night. He will
announce the names of the commit
tee when Council meets that NIGHT.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
OBITUARY

The funeral Of James J. Wall, a
well known young man. who died on
saturday. will take place tomorrow
morning. from the residence of his
sister. Mrs. c. c. Montgomery. No. Sl4
West street. Requiem mass Will be
said at the Cathedral at nine O'Clock.
Mr.. Wall had been in but short
time from kidney troubles.
Following a brief illness from ty-
phoid fever, Miss Minia Willis, eldest
daughter of the late Professor Lee o.
Willis. OF Delaware College. died on
Saturday at her home in Newark.
Professor Willis was burned 10
death several years ago while on a
camping party.
Peter c. Frasher, aged S4 years.
who conducted a general store az
Petersburg. Kent county, for a num-
Der of years, died suddenly at his
home, in Petersburg. on Saturday.
Mr.. Frasher is survived by four chill
dren. W Edgar Frasher and Mrs l..
Gruwell. of this city. and Miss Edith
NJ. Frasher and Henry +. Frasher, Of
Kent county.
lanes McCouGhaY. AGED nine days.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
"THE ONLY SOW AT MAJESTIC.

"The Only Son." the latest of the
Jesse Lasky releases in five reels, is
the feature at the Majestic Theatre
today This picture probably has a
deeper significance than the human
heart, especially in the big sympa-
thetic chord II strikes in compassion
for the erring The leading role is
taken by Thomas ". Ross, better
known as Tommy Ross, one of the
most delightful of the motion picture
actors. The photo-drama is conceded
by critics to be one of the best on
the market today
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
ORSERVE BIRTHDAYS.

David W Hughes, night clerk at the
Hotel Gillespie celebrated his birthday
ON Jaly 7. lie received congratulations
from his many friends.
James G. Wilmington, proprietor of
the Atlantic Gardens on Saturday cele-
brated his forty-third birthday He re-
ceivcd numerous congratulations and
was surprised by a number OF hand
some gifts which We're presented to him.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
RrsHING CROSSING MORN.

Work on the new overhead crossing
at Concord Crossing is proceeding
rapidly and it is expected that the
old Concord turnpike will be closed to
traffic about Thursday, in order to fa-
cilitate the work. While the work is
in progress all traffic will proceed
around the point Of operations by the
water works road.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
SrNsHINERs ON PICNIC.

Members of Coreopsis branch. In
ternational Sunshine Society, will
hold basket luHch at the home of
Miss Wardle, at Ashley this evening.
Plans will be perfected at the meet
ing for a porch party to be held in a
short time.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
TRANSPORTATION
sTFAWrR long BEACH.

PFNNsCROvE and WilMlN6ioN fhNNi
From Fourth Street Wharf
simmer schedule--May % to September 9.
Leave Pcnnsgrove--6.Oo A. H., 500 A. NJ
1o1s a. N.. 100 r. NJ. $50 P NJ Alb
p M T1b u. M and 1000 p NJ
.--teAys Wilmington 90 a, M-, ee9 a ~,
400 al A. 1f5 p. NJ. a.a0 i. Ms olo
= al. 900 p n. and n y. NJ
Passengers and freight improved faciil'
fies fnf handling automobiles. Refer inquir'
les % Wilson Line Agents. Fourth Street
Wharf. Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
InHN HARKINS nENn.

William Harkins. Of Seventh and
Madison streets. was notified by the
police last night that his brother
John Harl1ins. had died III Philadel-
phia. Mr. Harkins wens to PhiladGl-
phia to claim the body.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
BARTLETT-D DAVIDSON.

Miss Martha Bartlett and John H..
Davidson were married Saturday even
ing at the home of the eroom's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. James Davidson,
No. 1906 West Second street, by the
Rev. r. High Adams. Elliott David
son was groomsman and Mary L. Nc
Bride. bridesmaid.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
MORE NEW DWELLINGS.

Contractor Charles y Dougherty
was granted permit today to build
six dwellings at the southwest corner
OF Sixth and Rodney streets. to cost
$3.50 each ID. Dangel and Sons will
build a kitchen at No. 243 DUPONT
street, az a cost of S125.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
UER CHOP THREAT COSTS 81.

Annie Cleaver, colored. was in City
Court today, charged with cursing
Mary Bentley and threatening to use
a hatchet and cut great big red
knots of her head Two witnesses
corroborated the prosecuting witness.
The fine was So and costs.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
VITAL STATISTICS.

j. Austin Ellison, secretary of the
Board OF Health reports 29 deaths.
AZ births and "a marriages in VIII
mington during the week ending on
Saturday. For the corresponding
week last year % deaths. 33 births
and AZ marriages were recorded
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
UNDERTAKERS
James I. Chandler ". n Siall saa -ss &.
~ Telephones
DEATHS.
Elizabeth NJ. Vance.
Rehecca j. Roberts.
Bernard Kelly.
Elmira Elliott.
Walter II. InQTan.

kehcccd j. hoptElos
Bernard Kelly.
Elmira Elliott
Walter H. Ingram
NANCE-In this city on July s. l9l A,
Elizabeth M. wits of William H. Vance,
ia her dsth year.
Relatives and friends are Avited % attend
.ho funeral services at the rosiden, OF her
husband. No 600 East Seventh street. on
Wednesday afternoon, July 3. at o clock d.
lntermcnt al Old Swedes cemetery.
ROBERTS-In this city, on July A. 1914
Rehecca j.. widow OF Isaac r. Roberts.
Relatives and friends, also members of
Star of Delaware Lodge. No. /. Shepherds
of Bethlehem. Court Diamond, no. i, o. c.
S. and Wilmington Conclave. No. 6, Daugh.
ters Of the l.. %. r.. C., are invited 20 attend
the funeral services at the residence OF her
son-in-law. Elwood Il. Coyle No. 985 Spruce
street. ON Tuesday July e. al 100 p. NJ In
tcrment private at Lawncroft cemetery Re-
mains may be viewed Monday evening. from
TO o. clock. during which time the lodges
are requested TO hold their services.
kELLN-In this city. on July 6. 1914. Ber.
nard Kelly, aged 20 years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in.
vited to attend the funeral from his lato
residence No. 1902 dupont street on Thurs.
day morning, az clock Requiem mass ni
/ st. Ann s Church, lnterment al Cathedral
cemetery
kl+LiOII-ln this city ON July 6. 1914
Elmira Elliott.
Due notice of funeral will be given.
lNGRAM-ln this city ON July g. 1914
Walter II. Ingram, in his nineteenth
year
Due notice OF funeral win be given.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
DAyIS-WHITSON.

Miss Mary NJ. Whitson and b.
Franklin Davis, both Of this city, at
Scott M. e. parsonage, were married
on Saturday evening. at o'clock, by
the Rev. w. A. Wise.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06

died at the home of his parents. No.
716 South Broome street. last night.
Death was due to heart disease. Cor
oner Spring issued a certificate Of
death from heart disease.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
GRANT LETTERS ON ESTATE.

Register of Wills Walker has
grated letters testamentary on the
estate of Arthur d. Doolittle to Lucy
G. DOolittle
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
70 QuebeC

via .Hahfax, n. c.. most delightful cruise Of
1900 miles Magnificent Scenery. Cuf III
canso' NorthumDernnd Strait Gulf and
River. 8. S. Trinidad from New Yort
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ERBRIDGE & CO.. Agents Quchcc S. S. Co.
Ltd. 30 Broadway. New York, or any Ticket
Agent
~ahn cTaie. Agent 1o7 West Ninth STRAIT
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

7 STLBETWEEN WASHINGTON
l. and jefferson on Front street, $40
bill. Reward if returned to The Even
ING Journal Office. July6-3t
Evening journal., 1914-07-06

JlT ANrED - GOOD BARBER.
w Steady position. 7O2 West Eighth
street. July6-3t
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
SFRIOUS CHARGE AGAINST HIN.

ofNiVio AhAhNh ANAA9N' hiAs
William H. Lawson, colored. was
before City Court today charged with
improper conduct towards a child.
but the case went over until We'd
nesday morning. Bail was placed at
$780,
Evening journal., 1914-07-06
Fenton Beach

tEkk1 WhNoo An.
T.eaves Shipley Street Wharf daily, except
rr Thursdays Saturdays and sundays B
M returning from beach at =. NJ
-i.b sir-le win 10 beach. 6 p NJ Thursdays
and Saturday, leave Wilmington 5 A. Nj. and
p. NJ returning from beach p. NJ sun.
dnvq leave Wilmington % and IA A. NJ. and
p I'll. leaving beach p. NJ.
Evening journal., 1914-07-06

lanes Mncouehag. ased nine days.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-29
Fears of An Unhappy Man. Cincinnati EnQuirer.)

Those of the American citizenship who delighted in RooseVelt's vigorous denunciation of mollycoddles should glance about them and notice ''whither We are drifting in the cur rent induced by equal suffrage.
 The women have declared war not only on the open saloon, but upon the private nip at home or within the retired precincts of the social club. Reports from various meetings justify the prediction that the next step will be against the use of tobacco. AL ready certain religious publications have seriously asserted that no man is leading a Christian life who uses either liquor or tobacco.
 At session of women's clubs at Washington a speaker declared that the crying need in American life was legislation compelling married men to spend more time at home. And now, as a cap sheaf, the telegraph brings the news that down east a women's organization is placarding a community with posters denouncing the use of profanity. These are be- ing displayed, it is we'll to notice, in shops and factories where men are employed, apparently under the as- sumption that only members of the male sex use profane expressions. To be sure this is debatable, even if it is ungallant to say so.
 Taxes upon male unmarried per- sons are likewise being advanced, no explanation or defense being permit ted the intended victims of the law. In communities which have banished saloons succeeding crusades against the debauching centers where pocket billiards are played have sprung up, and in the states where local option is established campaigns against base ball playing on the Sabbath have been launched. With indications that the income tax is to be doubled, and with the prospect of being draft ed to fight in the impending war with Mexico, the position of being a mere man in the United States is rapidly becoming desperate. It is, therefore, with real anxiety, mingled with hope, that his fellows await the return of Theodore from Brazil.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-29
The ObsoIescent Rod. (Cleveland Plain Dealer.)

Former President Taft in a recent speech deplored the growing disuse of the apple tree switch and the slipper. The punishment of children in way which they can clearly un- derstand is nowadays deemed rather unstylish. MT. Taft will be de- nounced as reactionary.
 The former president says he was spanked many times and profited by the experience. Most adults of today have been similarly fortunate. But as to the adults of tomorrow-reared on advart ed methods and ignorant of the heavy hand of authoritative dis cipline-who can say?
 One is well aware from personal experience, that the most insuffera ble, selfish, ill-tempered child is one who has never known the meaning of a spanking. He is growing toward manhood without any respect for au- thority, and without any law except his own whimsical desires. He is a pest in infancy an a nuisance in later childhood-what will he be in man hood? Lacking the training which instills respect of authority he may enter tho serious work of life consid- erably handicapped.
 There are plenty of children who do not need spankings. The funda- mental error is the assumption that no child can benefit by corporal pun ishment A discriminating judgment on the part of parents would be of high value. but unfortunately par ent is for or against spanking without regard to the merits or needs of the offspring.
 The modern idea is to allow the child to develop it's own individual ity." A general view of children in process of this development is dis heartening. One longs for more old fashioned advice like that offered by MT. Taft.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-29

unless it be that the state wishes to have the sport regulated in differ ent manner than the one which pre- vails there at present.
 New York derives a large income from boxing exhibitions and the com mission which. has charge of the sport is very particular about the partici- pants. It will be remembered that it was only recently that it refused to permit Robert Fitzsimmons to engage in a boxing contest because it thought he had passed the age when he might do so with safety.
 Boxing is a popular sport every where but unfortunately it is not watched carefully in some cities and as result there have been some fatalities. The disposition is to have the management of the sport be very strict so as to avoid accidents. This must be the object in Massachusetts. The Connecticut legislature has stead fastly opposed the legalizing of box ing, though it is permitted in some cities through local regulation.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-29
Javanese Marriages.

marriage among the Javanese is quite lengthy ordeal says a writer in the May Wide World Such a thing as courtship is practically un- known. The parents choose partners for their children, although the latter
 are consulted and their consent ob- tained. The parents discuss among themselves the terms of the marriage, and then the girls parents give a be- groom, who soon after offer the pur- chase price for the bride in silver, jewels, stuffs. food, and so on. Each of the girls parents also receives some special personal gift. On the day when the presents are delivered all the relatives and friends on both sides are invited to a series of festivities and
 banquets, which last several days,
 being furnished first by one side and
 then by the other. The eve of the actual wedding, which usually takes place a week later, is spent by the future husband and wife in a, vigil,
 without which it is thought that great ill-fortune would follow. Next day the happy couple with their parents and friends, appear before the priest, who duly unites them. The procession then returns to the house of the bride, where another big feast is held At the close of the day two old women conduct the bridegroom to the bridal room, where, on a huge bedstead,
New Britain herald., 1914-04-29
Salaries of Vaudeville Performers.

In the May American Magazine ap- pears an interesting article about the late B. F. Keith, who was the greatest vaudeville manager in the world The following extract from the article con- tains many facts about the salaries paid to vaudeville performers.
 Salaries for performers have in- creased amazingly since the Keith era began. When MT. Keith started in Boston he paid Mcintyre and Heath one hundred and fifty dollars a week and this pair of Ethiopian comedians had to do eight turns a day. Recently the same Mcintyre and Heath re- turned to the same city in the very same speciality, appearing only twice daily, and at the end of each week found in their pay envelope exactly $2,000. About the same time that popular quartette known as the -Four Cohans' were paid exactly $125 week also appearing six to eight times a day. Since that time, George Cohan has been offered $4,00O week alone, and Josephine, one of the four, was paid
 $1,000 a week. One can only conject- ure what the four Cohans would re- ceive today were they to elect to re- turn to the field where they once la
 bored so hard for what they then con- sidered big money.'
 Mot only are the vaudeville man.
 agers wealthy as result of the Keith
 policy, but the day has passed when performers can be called vagabonds. Hundreds of the rank and file own their own homes; there are eight colonies of vaudeville actors within twenty-five miles of New York, where they have their own homes, and near ly all have yachts and autom obiles. These colonies are at Fair Haven New Jersey, Elmhurst, Southampton | Freeport, and St. James, Long Island l but such suburban cities as Mt. Yer | non and New Rochelle, New York l and Stamford, Connecticut, now have scores of prosperous vaudevillians as realty holders.
 "By his brilliant move of inducing stars from the legitimate stage to l enter the new field MT. Keith has ! provided the latter with opportunities l galore. Lillian Russell gets $3,00(
 a week when she makes the excursion 1 into vaudeville; others to whom MT 1 Keith and his associates pay similar l honorarium are May Irwin, Mrs
 Langtry, Elsie Janis (who not SC , long ago was satisfied with $125 g week from the same management) | and Ethel Barrymore, the last Froh- man star to enter the field"
New Britain herald., 1914-04-29
Prolific Cattle Tick. (WOrJd's Work

A male and a female tick matched in April may by October 15 give rise to 6,750,000,00O descendants, about half of which, being females, will lay about 1,5oo more eggs apiece inn mediately or the following spring Take the cattleman's point of view: a thoroughly, although not excep- tionally, infested COW may carry sev- eral hundred thousand ticks at one time and, during one season, may be infested by four such broods. Now 1,500 ticks. after having engorged themselves for three or four, days, will weigh about a pound, this represent ing almost entirely the weight of the blood taken from the host. Thus the helpless beast may actually lose from 200 to 500 pounds of blood in a single season. Little wonder that thousands of southern calves never reach maturity; that the pitiful spec tacle of a valuable dairy or beef anil nal actually starving to death in the midst of rich, nutritious pasture is not a nightmare but terribly frequent reality.