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The Detroit times., 1914-08-01
THE TInNIPLE.

Ralph Riggs and Katherine Witchie
BroadWay dance stars. viii head the
bill IN the Temple next week with a
review of modern dance fads, together
with several numbers or a more clas-
sic nature Both are terpsiChoreau art
lists of the first rank. Last season they
were the dance feature of The I'm
chantress" and "All Aboard The spe-
clal musical numbers OF their act
were composed by William and Arthur
Penn. Attractive dances In their rep
ertoirc are Valse Romantique, Harle-
quin and Columbine and the Futuristc
MaNiNe The Girl from Milwaukee
a handsome young woman with rlch
contralto voice, Is reported 20 he a
grand opera singer travelling incoRnito
The Detroit times., 1914-08-01
LAKE AND RIVER STEAMERS
s. g SSITI SESIIslfsEjS5 8 lffsav55
rHTBp AvE wHARtlAly

For Cleveland. Pittsburgh and all point
south and east. leave daily l0:tL y m
Fage to Cleveland. tz0O. tltIsonrgh
bay Trips 70 Cleveland Tuesdays
Wednesdays. Thursdays and saturdAyA
$50 a. IA. tl.bQ
For BunRlo and oil points kAst-
Dails. 600 3. m.
For MackinRc Island ana Way Porte
Mondays and Saturdays s. 80 J.. m We'd
nsscayE and FrldAys StSy a. m.
Special steamer To Mackinac Island
Mondays 81 m Thursdays so %
N SO stops ~nropte
Week End ENcu1siops Every saturday
Cleveland t2.5O. BgSaio. 1lOe Niag@
ara Fans. H5g roEnd tup TOR transport
tat.on. returning in time for businesa
Monday
ststeroQm Accommodation Uppet
berth 81 90. lower berth 81 SO. whois
room tz50.
1S1 Woodward Ave. tMsJestic BldgD.
90 Fost ST West
The Detroit times., 1914-08-01
WY

The leading act In the Family thea
provided by Princess ChquItR the
: Doll lady" WHO lis famous IN this
country and Europe a- the smalls 81
woman on the vaudeville stage. Prir-
cess Chiuuita dances ami sings charm
inEly and is a favorite with adults tS
well as children she viii appear in
several beautiful Partisan gowns
which are reputed 10 he tfe Very latest
patterns OF the French Uodistr An
other attraction on the bin viii be the
Godlewsky troupe of Russians who
viii present Characteristic spucs.
dances music and festivities of tho
land or the Gar These Russians Will
execute some 81 the latest dances T
their country which are said 20 he
most difficult and most pleasing Julia
comedy sketch. MY Wife" Werden "
Gearin offer an attractive list ~ song
The Detroit times., 1914-08-01

"a Day ia Paris other entertainers
who have principal ROLES are Eva SUI
lIvan prlma donna Milo SlIane sou-
brette. Chubby FairwUut CDm.dieuuc.
Bert Saunders Butch comedian and
Harry Keeler The Big Four viii be
a. special feature of the show This
ituartet last season made q big hit on
the Progressive circuit This year the
hoys have e bundle ~ new songs and
comedy "StuH chorus ~ 20 pretty
girls viii appear I'm new costumes for
numerous SONG and dance numbers
The Detroit times., 1914-08-01
MILES

A headline attraction or timely in
tcrest because OF the important posi-
ttOn Russia is playing in the European
crisis, has been booked by the manage
ment of the Miles theater for next
week, In the Russian Eagle troupe OF
singers and dancers. They came only
recently from their home country and
will offer an interesting repertoire OF
folk songs and national dances In ma
tive costumes The act Is said 10 be
one OF the. best OF It's kind before the
public today bit Of minstrelsy will
Introduce 20 Miles patrons Messfs Cop
ley. Mcbride and Marlowe. all ~ whom
are well-known through association
with several OF the best known min
stroi organizations The stage set
ting carries out the idea OF the time
honored minstrel FIRST part Comedy
Evening journal., 1914-05-28
Peace likely
before HUERTA
CAN USE ARMS
Situation Encouraging" Is
Information Today
From Tumulty
DENY THOUGH that The
PROTOCOL HAS been SIGNED
By JOHN EDWIN NEvIN

staff Correspondent of United Press
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-That me
diation will have settled the Mexican
problem before Huerta will be in posi-
tion to use the arms and ammunition
landed at Puerto Mexico was the po-
sition taken at the White House today.
Secretary Bryan conferred with Pres
ident Wilson three times during the
first two hours today. Afterward de-
NAL was forthcoming that the media
tion conference had reached the stage
where tentative protocol had already
been arranged.
"The situation is now very encourag-
ing" was the way the Presidents sec
retary, Joseph Tumulty put it, "but to
say that protocol has already been
drawn is very premature The doubt
/ full ground is being cut down and we are
hopeful that definite action will soon be
in sight"
On authority OF Secretary Bryan, it
can be stated that the situation involv-
| ing the Constituencies will be clear
ed ND within twenty-four hours. BY
that time. Carranza and his followers
will have decided definitely whether
they will participate in the mediation
conferences or agree merely TO abide
by the result there, providing certain
stipulations already made to Bryan are
met. While these stipulations are care
fully guarded il is said by officials, who
are nj least in position to know, that
thew refer to names Of men whose tenn
porarv administration of MeXico's Al
fairs would be satisfactory to the
rebels.
The element of time is now enter
ing largly into the Mexican situation
Unless a protocol can be agreed upon
and signed within the next week, Il
is extremely likely The Niagara Fails
parleys will come TO a sudden end
Oficlals here at least believe this II
Is the realization that all parties con
cerned at Niagara Falls realize th'
great necessity for haste that adds
to the hopefulness of the official feel
ing here. II is because OF this thai
the landing of arms and ammuni'
tion-admittedly the largest cargo
ever secured by Huerta-at Puerto
Mexico is received With eQuanimity
by officials here.
When Secretary Rryan was asked
at the White House regarding the
landing of arms he at first denie1
all knowledge of the matter. His at
tention called to the fact that the
landing had actually taken place
Bryan admitted that the department
was getting information. But he IN
sisted that the delicate nature OF the
situation made secrecy imperative a.
this particular juncture.
The secretary professed to have nj
knowledge whatever of any new
revolutionary movement in Northern
Mexico.
81 read that such movement ha'
taken place. he said, "but | am in
clined TO doubt it. And anyhow
matters of that kind are very offer
exaggerated by the newspaper CORE
spondents who arc not in position
to get all of the facts
Evening journal., 1914-05-28
"CLEAN 1T YOURSELF"
RETORT OF DR.. COOPER
TO SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Miss Butler, Head Of No. 4 School, Gets That
Satisfaction When She Complained OF Work
OF JaniIOT Mitchell Who Lives in Home Of
DR.. Cooper, Member of School Board
TRIED TO GET CRITICISM OF
THE JANITOR OUT OF REPORT

T don't Ike this you clean
yourscfi"
This ulmatum delivered by Cooper member Of the
Board Of Educaion
Puo principal Of No school, that the
being properly cleaned.
Incidentally might he remarked that James Mitchell nor Of No.
4 ScLOO, l,c In the o Cooper
The conditions at the Wilmington High School which
been exposed the public
pared With the conditions which,
at No. school, Third Washington years
complaint which received by THE EVENING
morning. relative astounding
reporter this only
tor the school his position
e can do MS m pases his position he has the backing Of
Cooper member the Board Of Education who chairman
committees al that body
II was further learned that when the teachers Of the school
complain 10 the board inencncy
termed ~auIdnderr he
they had better keep quiet
The climax, however, when
who Committee upon prin-
cpa Of No. school, Miss Butler
Wilmington schools thiryhve
In her onCe in aty
"If don't like the cleaned you
yOurselfr
lie further nmated that without specifying that
someone wanted hold their position
Miss hucr then appealed Samuel H. Baynard president
Of Education telling him that impossible
the hoo The only satisfaction
reply that the "OO that school
stand
Evening journal., 1914-05-28
Leather WORKERS
strike SITUATION
unchanged TODAY

There was no change is the strike
OF the leather workers today at the
plants of the New Castle Leather
Company and the Charles Baird Com
pany. On account of the strike of the
glazers at the New Castle Leather
Company about 30 girls employed as
geasoners were laid off this after
noon Officials of the company told
he girls that they did not want sea-
soned leather to pile up when the
glazers we're not working. II is un-
+ derstOod that the girls viii not be
be called back to work until the gla-
zers return.
While officials of the Charles Baird
. Company refuse to make any state
ment concerning the trouble at their
4 plant it is understood that they claim
the trouble at the plant is due TO a
cutting down of the work at the plant
due to the duh season.
No meeting of the strikers took
place today. Many of them went on
the river to fish and others were
scattered about town. The girls en-
+ ployed at the New Castle Leather
& Company. who talked of going on a
3 sympathy strike, we're at work this
morning.
Evening journal., 1914-05-28
WASHINGTON INQUIRIES
ABOUT arms Shipment
nv JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,

United Press Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The State
Department today made supreme
effort to get the truth regarding the
reported landing of munitions of war
al Puerto Mexico for Huerta. The de-
nartment's advices were that the
Yniranga had landed the Krupp rap
id-firers and ammunitions which
we're responsible for the occupation
of Vera Cruz and an American casu-
ality list of 21. This was contradict
ed by the War Department which in
sisted that the cargo landed was that
of the Bavaria. and that the Ypiran-
gas cargo was intact The Bavaria
has been detained at Vera Cruz on ar
riving there without her manifest or
clearance papers.
Secretary Bryan directed Consul
Canada TO investigate and report at
his earliest convenience. While re-
ports were also current here today
that protest had been made that the
landing, whether both cargoes or only
one are involved, is a violation OF the
agreement against offensive opera
tions. it is conceded by officials who
know the facts that such protest To
the imediators from this government
would be futile Huerta will main
tain, it is said, that these arms were
for protection against either the Con-
stitutionalists or Zapata, and this is
admittedly an unanswerable argu-
ment.
Meanwhile. the government de-
clines to tell what is going on behind
the curtain at Niagara Falls. Secre'
tary Bryan and his chief assistants
remain very hopeful Bryan is in al
most continuous touch with agents ol
Carranza and although SO far he has
failed to get Carranza to make a sin.
gle concession, he still believes botf
Carranza and villa will accept the
general results of mediation when q
protocol can be agreed on.
II is believed that Bryan has COM
municated the text of the proposed
peace plan 10 Carranza through
Judge Douglas and that his assurance
that Carranza will accept is based on
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1914-05-28

The tax rate under the new city
assessment will be sl35 on the S1OO
the next fiscal year. This was de-
cided upon by the members Of City
Council sitting as a committee Of the
whole last evening. City Council
man w. e. Stover. chairman of the
finance committee, announced follow
ing the meeting that while he was
disappointed in not being able to fix
the tax rate at S1.3O on the S100. the
work was sort of an experiment, and
the Councilmen could tell better next
year whether the rate will be lowered
further.
AT the meeting last night, which
was held as an executive session in
Mayor Howell's Office, the budget was
considered, and all the appropriations
we're fixed with the exception of that
OF the Police Department and the
Fire Department, in both of which
some minor changes will be made this
afternoon. The figures will be pre-
sented to Council tonight and the en-
tire budget passed
The most important increase made
IN any OF the appropriations was IN
that OF the Board of Education. The
board had asked for an increase OF
$50 $50, which would tide them over a
deficit in the present fiscal year and
care for the next year, Sl0.50O of this
amount TO be used as an increase in sal
aries for the teachers OF the publ,
schools. under the classification plan
adopted in 1907. The members OF
Council favored the granting of the in
crease in the teachers salaries. but
under the law they could not grant the
Board of Education more than pei
cent. over the old appropriation in one
year. City Solicitor Hastings advice
was secured on this subject, the Coun-
cilmen desiring to know whether they
could legally grant the board a larger
! appropriation so the teachers could ge'
their increase. Mr.. Hastings Informed
the Council that they could not grant
Evening journal., 1914-05-28

Two years ago a new ianiior, named
James Mitchell. was appointed at No. A
School by the Board OF Education.
Mitchell lives in the home OF Dr. Cooper
az No Sll West street ans i per.
sond friend OF the physician. who seems
10 have such a big grip on the School
Board Prior TO that time the condi-
tions at No School were excellent,
and the teachers had never made 4
complaint of any kind to the board.
Since the new ianitor was appointed,
however. the conditions in the school
have been Objectionable Dirt has been
permitted to lie in piles on the floor,
and the corners of The room seldom
had the pleasure of meeting brooW or
a brush, it is claimed by those in a
position TO know.
For nearly two years the teachers
suffered in silence. fearing what the
result would be- should they utter a
complaint, but the conditions finally
grew so bad that they could stand it
no longer. and complaint was made to
the Board of Education.
Il is probable that these conditions
would never have been made public had
it remained for the teachers TO give it,
ont voluntarily as they feared the ac-
tion OF vindictive members of the
School Board should they dc so. but
the information was received by THE
EVENING JOURNAL from another
source this morning. A reporter called
at the school to verify them
Miss Butler was very reluctant "a
talk. but when She was assured that
THE JOURNAL already had the infor-
nation concerning the school and sim
ply wanted her TO verify certain state
ments reported TO her she admitted
that they were true. The reporter
before leaving the school, saw piles OF
dirt and dust lying IN the corner OF
the principals room, and the steam rad
iatoIa in the building were covered with
dust.
The outbuildings at the school are
I'm such bad condition that the odoi
arising from them was noticeable
Evening journal., 1914-05-28

when the school windows were open.
The odor is so bad that the neighbors
have complained about H. Miss But
Ter frequently complained Of the gifi-
sanitary conditions Of these outbuild-
ings to the janitor. and repeatedly
asked him to flush out the buildings.
as they were unfit for the children to
enter, After nearly six weeks of such
requests the ianitor finally cleansed
the girls building yesterday for the
first time since he had been there.
The outbuildings are only cleaned
by him twice a week.
Marine Thomas, the High School
ianitor, and engineer" enters into
the story. The School ianitor some
time ago was appointed by the Board
OF Education as supervisor of the JAM
itors of the other lower schools This
man told Mitchell that IT was only
necessary to clean out the buildings
twice a week.
It further developed that despitsl
the fact that the teachers OF No. A.
school have repeatedly complained tol
the Board OF Education OF the unsat-l
isfactory conditions that exist at No
school, the High School ianiior. in
his reports to the board, has set forth
that the conditions at No school are
better than they have ever been in
the past. The Board has taken Mr-l
Thomas word for the conditionBI
against the word of the twelve teach--
ers of the school. and the teachers
we're termed "faultfinders."
Some time ago the conditions grew
so unbearable that Miss Butler em-
bodied in her monthly report to the
Board a statement of the conditions
and Of the inoficiency Of the janitor.
Before this report was submitted t0
the Board. Harry j. Guthrie. secre~
tary of the BoarG. called up Miss
Butler and warned her tnat she had
better strike out that portion Of her
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1914-05-28

Knox, our Secretary Of State, after
dissenting from the Interpretation
placed upon the treaty by the British
government. expressed the opinion
that arbitration would not be in order
until the completion of the Panama
Canal, as the provisions of the treaty
in regard to its use would not become
operative until the canal was opened
and added that the arbitration pro-
posed might be carried out either un-
der special agreement or under a pro-
posed arbitration treaty which was
being negotiated between the two
powers.
This was followed by another note
from the British government, dated
February 27 1913, suggesting that
the difference which exists be-
tween the two governments is clear
ly one which falls within the
meaning Of article ] of the arbitra-
tion treaty of l90s;'
and that the
interest of both countries requires
that issue TO be settled promptly
before the opening of the canal. and
by means which will leave no
ground for regret or complaint.
The avoidance of possible friction
has been one of the main objects
Of those methods of arbitration of
which the United States has been
for so long a foremost and con-
sistent advocate"
''Mr. President. the various questions
involved in the discussion of the pend.
ing bill may be summed up under three
heads:
~. As to whether the coastwise ex-
emption provided for in the Panama act
was in violation of the Hay Pauncefote
Treaty of 1901, as asserted by the Brit
ish government and by President vii
son.
go. AS to the economic questions
involved in the repeal OF the coast
wise exemption.
"3. AS to the precedents which
might thereby be created and as t
our moral and patriotic obligations {,
the people of the United States
80 far as the arst head is con
cerned, ] do not propose TO trace th'
diplomatic history of the Hay-Paunce
Continued on Page Seven.l
Evening journal., 1914-05-28
NEW TAX RATE AT S1.35;
SCHOOL TEACHERS TO GET
$7133 SALARY INCREASE
Budget Will Go Through City Council Tonight
Carrying Larger Appropriations For All
City Departments; $4,000 For Hospitals; More
Money Fer Hope Farm
PRESENT FISCAL YEAR WILL
END WITHOUT USUAL DEFICIENCY

more than per cent. legally, but stated
that the Council could grant per cent.
to the board and do as they saw ft
with the remaining three per cent The
Councilmen then surmounted the diff.
Guilty in a manner that will be pleasing
TO the school teachers by granting the
School Board a per cent. increase IN
their appropriation while new ap-
preparation was made for the teachers
amounting to S7,l33 which comprises
the remaining 3 per cent. and which is
TO be known az a fund TO adjust. in
crease and equalize the teachers sal
aries" II is an entirely separate ap-
preparation from the regular Board Of
Education appropriation.
The appropriation granted the
school board was S242,992.6S. Last
years appropriation was s2SS ,22S.12.
The Water Commission was granted
an appropriation Of S152 2992lS as
compared with S146,37339 last year.
An appropriation Of $4,000 was
granted for harbor improvements,
which is a material increase over the
appropriation Of $4,000 Of last year,
due to the fact that the city must
stand ten per cent Of the dredging
expense
The amount fixed for interest on
bonds for the next fiscal year was
$4,000. while that of the past year
was $4,000. The increase is to take
care Of any bond issues sold during
the next year.
The sinking fund appropriation was
increased from SCI .450 to SS7 900, and
the Wilmington Institute Free Library
appropriation was increased from
14,3S7.4S to s15,430.
The appropriation for the Board OF
Public Utility Commissioners remains
at 81 900.
The appropriation for the Della
ware Anti-Tuberculosis Society. for
Hope Farm. was increased from 5000
to the $1,000 as asked for
Three entirely new appropriations
tContinued on Page Seven.)
Evening journal., 1914-05-28
Do Your Shopping and
Marketing Tomorrow

10 your marketing and other buying tomorrow.
With few exceptions all the Market street and nearby
the section Decoration Day and
employees holiday will Friday night and
until drms viii oil tomorrow
instead OF Saturday.
The Clerk of the Market has issued orders changing market day
Saturday shopper and the housewife must
that find large assortment Of food sus and
do tomorrow and not
Saturday
Many shops stores will remain
that pcrshab OOdstuns be bought then
sunday.
Evening journal., 1914-05-28
CITY BOYS "SWIMMIN'
Holes Will Open
ON MONDAY

Several hundred boys and girls of
the city will be happy on Monday be-
cause the city swimming pools will
open that day for the season. Many
q boys fingers will twitch at his
shirt buttons on Monday afternoon. as
he sits within the four blank walls of
the school room, and restlessly awaits
dimissal by his teacher, to run down
to the pool and be the first boy of
the season I'm" And those young
sters have cause to be happy. Where
is the man who can forget the days
at the old swimming hole, of the time
when underwear was discarded. that
more speed could be obtained in get
ting into the water, of the shirt sewed
at the collar with white thread to
prevent that boy from going "in" and
the lad who returned inside the same
shirt, sewed this time with black
thread by some playmate who had not
calculated on the eagle eye of some
aunt who would remember that her
sister had used white thread and her
young nephew was on the straight
road to the pentitentiary?
Nowadays the swimming hole is a
thing of the past, except in the coun-
try. Il has given way to the concrete
pool, with showers, dressing rooms
and the most horrible thing imagined
by a swimming hole boy-trunks and
towels. But the city boy is glad to
have them. They come 10 him as the
nearest approach to the old swimming
hole. and while he does not know that
a snake and a turtle can't bite under
water, il he sees a dead black snake
hanging on the fence and TO know
that to hit a real snake dodger with a
rock is good luck, he nevertheless has
his good time like the boys of old, and
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1914-05-28
SENATOR DUPONT SPEAKS
AGAINST WILSON TOLLS
EXEMPTION REPEAL BILL
Raises New Point That Hay-PaunCctOtc Treaty
Contemplated Construction of The Canal on
Soil Of Foreign Power, and Hardly Could
tRaVe Applied TO Vessels in the American
COaSiWide Trade
MAKES LONG ARGUMENT
SETTING FORTH HIS VIEWS

WASHINGTON 2Sn strong speech the senate today Sena
Henry DUPONT Delaware made plain the real issues in the
the clause the Panama Canal Act announced
that the that would against the
repeal bill
light the
htue President Wilson the of the
ing American vessels from the OF tolls through the canal
pointed that the could hardly
vessels sailing
Atlantic Pacific which they would have
through 30 miles territory nation. evidently diff
domestic which
directly OF the United States o another
duOnf aenVely listened the
much interest the Senators His attitude
until today
colleagues that he had seriously studying
question
dmpnnf in his hsnid