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Evening journal., 1914-09-18
GIYES MELON PARTY.

Miss Ethel Sowdeu gave a water
melon party at her home Saturday
evening. Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sowden, Mr..
and Mrs. William Frederick, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lamborn, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Frederick. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Sowden, Mrs. Catherine Feath-
erstone, Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent LambOrn, Mr..
and Mrs. Emma Stoopes, John Lam
born, Mrs. Catherine Leach. Miss
Emma Bissell, Mabel Armour, Ber-
tha Klair, Elma Woodland, Ellie
Frederick, Alice Yearsley, Bertha
Highfeld, Elizabeth Little, Emma
Welch, Bertha Yearsley, Annie Klair.
Madaliene Armstrong, Elma Gregg,
Sarah Wilson, Vera Gregg, Emily
Wilson, Alice Polk Mamie Derrick
son. Laura Warren. Alice Frederick.
Goldie Sowden, Margaret Montgom-
cry, Edna Springer. Florence Spring
er, Sylvia Klair, Nellie Peoples,
Sadie Bracken, Bdna Bracken. Sarah
Chandler, Alice Marshall Margaret
McNamee, Paul Woodland. Edna War
ren. Caleb Wilson, Homer Guest,
Taylor Eastburn, Howard Armour,
Robert Walker. William Klair, Elmer
Chandler, Robert Frederick, Edward
Frederick. Elmer SOwden, Ralph
Wilson, Homer Sowden. Harold Lit
tie, Harvey Bracken. John Lam
born, George Bissell. Moreland War
ren, Gilbert Leach, Edward Sow
den, Jr.. Virginia, Edna and Marian
Leach, Ethel Sowden. Walter Gregg
Irwin Peoples. Clarence Highfeld
Clarence Guest, Walker Pennock
Claude Stevenson, Edwin Gregg, Her.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
MRS. FIELp EETERTAINs.

Mrs. William NJ. Field will be the
hostess this afternoon at a joint meet
ing of the Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies Of Grace NJ. f.
Church, to be held at the home Of Mrs
Field, at kentmere. For several years
it has been customary to hold the first
meeting of the fall of both missionary
societies of that church al the home of
Mrs. Field, who is always a delightful
hostess. Mrs. l. NJ. Finn will preside
over the home business session and and
Mrs. A. A. Wilmot over the foreign ses-
sion. The program is in charge of Mrs.
George r. Reed, Mrs. James Semple and
Mrs. A. k TaYlor.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
INDICT ZEPF FOR
SHOOTING E. c. Dillon

SALEM. n. j., Sept. 1S--John Zepf,
former special policeman of Phila-
delphia, has beer indicted by the
Salem County Grand Jury, charged
with assault and battery and atroci-
Gus assault and battery upon Edwin
c. Dillon. of Wilmington, Del Zepf
pleaded not guilty before Judge Ed
ward c. Waddington and his case has
been set for trial on Monday next
The alleged crime was committed
at Pennsgrove, on Thursday. June 4.
when, IT is charged. Zepf shot Dillon.
The latter in a deposition made in the
Delaware State Hospital when he was
supposed 10 be dying, said he was
calling on Mrs. Zepf in her home
when Zepf, from whom she was sep
arated, entered and ordered him to
leave. On his refusal. Zepf drew re-
volver and fred. the bullet entering
DillOn's forehead Then, he said,
zepf sent for a physician.
Zepf is alleged to have resigned
from the Philadelphia police force
about a week previous to the shooting
and disappeared from that city.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
SURPRISE PARTY

A surprise party was given Wednes
day night at the home of Mrs. Walter
Babcock, No. 100 South Harrison street
by Thomas Rodgers and Harry Bierman
Those present were: Miss France.
Connor. Miss Helen Bochner, Miss Jes.
sic Carduit, Miss Rose Rodgers. Miss
Gertrude Smith, Miss Marion Smith
Miss Marion Quill, Miss Mary Dugan
Miss Anne Connor, Miss Mollie Burns,
Miss Alice Ray. Miss Vera Ray. Miss
Teresa Bierman, Miss Florence Demper
Miss Marion MIcMahon, Miss May
Dugan, Harry Bierman, John Forrest,
Albert Quill, Francis Tierney. John
Boyle, John Campbell, James Forrest,
William Wier, Edward Kelley. James
Rodgers, Thomas Rodgers. Mr., and Mrs.
Joseph Quill Mrs. Desmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Babcock and family
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
SLEEPYTH1F5 5TlIA,k,ESR Al. E
How the Whale Lost His
Dinner
BY VIRGINIA VALE.

Once upon a time there we're
a family of fishes whose home was
near the home of a big black
whale.
Their mother had told them
to be very careful and swim away
If they saw any signs of the whale,
for whales, you know, are very
fond of little, young, and tender
fish.
One day the baby fish of the
family went out for a LONG swim
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
FIREMEN,s RELIEF GROWS.

The Volunteer Firemen's Relief As
sociation at a meeting last night, ad-
mitted the following to membership;
Robert Palfrey Hugh Ferry, e. Emil
Wagner and Emil A. Wagner Those
proposed for membership were: John
J. Hanley, G. b. Ward and Edel Ma
loney.
The association is planning to turn
out 300 members in the Old Home
Week celebration.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
COMMISSIONERS ON
ROAD INSPECTION

Members of Levy Court this morn
ing left the court course in company
with the commission recently appoint
ted by Resident Judge Herbert L.
Rice for the purpose of condemning
four lots of land at the Milford Cross
Roads, to be used by the county to
straighten the county road at that
point This afternoon the Levy
Courtmen will go to Newark to ascer-
tain the advisibility of building a side
walk leading from the new Women's
College to the railroad station.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
MOTHER An RARY DEAn.

Mrs. Edna Thompson, of No. 112
North Scott street, wife Of William H.
Thompson. a printer, employed in the
mechanical department of THE
EVENING JOURNAL, died at her
home last evening. A new baby came
to the Thompson home two weeks ago,
and died in a few days. The mother,
100, failed to recover.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by her
husband and five children, the young
Rst being five years of age.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
VISITING FRIENDS HERE.

The Rev. Charles II. Hudson and
family, OF Fishing Creek. Hoopcrs
Island. Md, are visiting friends i'm this
city. Mr.. Hudson has accepted am nyi-
tation TO attend prayer meeting at As
bury tonight. He is one of the most
successful supplies in the Wilmington
Conference. Hoopers Island Methodism
has prospered under his pastorate.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEn.

Announcement has been made Of
the marriage Of Miss Grace Lillian
Ferris and the Rev Horace Bruner
Sellers, in New York City, on Tues
day September 8. Mr.. Sellers form
erly lived in this city and is now pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Belfast. Maine.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
CHURCH Is eS YEARS OLD.

Silverbrook Methodist Episcopal
Church on Sunday will celebrate its
twenty-fifth anniversary. Special SER
vices will be held all day and the
morning speaker will be J.. Dewitt
Jabboen, directing first vice-president
of the Drexel-Biddle Bible Glasses.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
mo Advance FOR
Police Horses
Auditors Refusal to Ad-
vance Money Brings Levity
From COuncilmen
MAY GET MONEY
ON NEW DEMAND


City Council last night received a.
bill from the Board of Police Commis-
sioners amounting TO $1,000 to be used
for the purchase of horses for the
mounted traffic squad. The bill was ac-
companied by statement from CITY
Auditor $. {. Biddle that il did not
bear his approval as 1t was drawn in
very irregular form. The matter was
referred to the police committee OF
Council
The police commission had planned TO
purchase the horses in Virginia and pay
cash for them. The following eommuni-
cation was received from the Police
Commission, signed by President Bow
ers;
"Ineludcd in the monthly bills sent
to you for payment you will find
voucher No. 05 for $1,000. This amount
is intended for the purchase of horses
for the mounted squad and the board
having compiled with the provisions of
the law relative TO advertising for bids
70 furnishing same a copy of which is
attached hereto. The board having re-
ceived no bids for furnishing these
horses il vii be necessary for us TO
90 into the open market for them, and
/ TO do so il will be necessary for us 20
have the money to pay cash for them.
With this end in view we would ask
that the voucher referred to be passed
and an order drawn for the money"
City Auditor Biddle, in returning the
bill to Council, sent the following
statements
Gentlemen: / hand YOU herewith with
out nv approval, Police Department
voucher No. 65. dated September Ia,
1914 for $4,000. "for the purchase Of
horses for traffic squad This voucher
is based ON bill Of the Police Commits.
sioners to themselves, a very irregular
form. It states no number Of horses
and no price, so that it is impossible
to verify il.
When the horses are purchased bills
from the seller should be rendered,
showing lrices and then checks drawn
TO them In due course, the same as FOR
other supplies and as provided by law.
Yours very truly,
S. C. BIDDLE.
City Auditor.
Councilman Kane remarked that the
Police Commissioners, before purchas.
ing the horses. should nave NeteIlhaf
ian examine them to ascertain II there
were any Democratic" horses among
them. He feared that II the commits
sioners later found there were Demo
cratic horses in the lot they might
throw them out
Councilman Slower remarked that
there did not seem 10 be any scarcity
/ Of Democrats in connection with the
Police Department affairs. Mr.. Haney
said there were no scarcity Of Demo
Gratis last fall, and he hoped Their
never would be n scarcity Of them.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18
s C. BIDDLE.
GAME DECLARED OFF.

The postponed Church League game
between Edge Moor and Madeley an
nounced to be played tomorrow, has
been declared of.
Evening journal., 1914-09-18

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Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Adverxitv,s Only Sure Bet.

Don't place too much dependence in numan nature-not because men in general are untrustworthy, which l do not mean to imply, but because they are human. Promises are often born of momentary enthusiasm and made with the best intentions of ulti- mate fulfillment. But things happen. conditions change. ardor cools; the sentiment of liberality is superseded by one of selfish interest. and pledges made in the best of faith are forgot ten.
 Everything human is frail and mu- table The nature of man may change with each new environment, but the coin of the realm has fixed and dependable value. You may fail to cash in on promises, but you can always collect 100 cents on a dollar bill.
 That's the reason 1 say to you that it's all right to have faith in men, put put your implicit trust in cash. It's the only sure bet in the moment of 'ad- versity.-Maurice Switzer in Leslie's.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
orioin af the Aroentine FIao.

MT. Fraser, in telling of the origin of the Argentine flag, says: "The em- phatic patriotism of the American Is tepid alongside the hot blooded nation ality of Argentina. It is daily inculcat- ed in the schools; the blue and white striped flag is honored on every occa- sion. When the Argentines were in rev olution against Spain in 1910 and need ed a banner to Haunt against the red and orange of the enemy they got pieces of blue and white cloth intended for garments from an English warship lying at Montevideo and made flag of it. So the Argentine flag, like much of Argentine prosperity, is due to Great Britain" MT. Fraser holds that, in pro- portion to the population, there are as many millionaires in Argentina as in the United States,-Westminster Ga Zette.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Guarded Himself Pretty We'll.

Not many people guard their health so carefully as did Sir Tatton Sykes, who in winter wore five or six coats when out riding and shed some of them as he became warmer. Prince Potia- kline. however. took even stronger pre- cautions against illness. If there was a touch of cold In the air he had fires lighted in his grounds before venturing to stroll in them. His waistcoats were made in two separate pieces, joined at the sides by buttons, so that be could take them off or put additional ones on without removing his coat. If caught in shower he sheltered himself with an umbrella nearly two feet wide, which came down below his waist and was pierced with little windows. In very hot weather the prince wore boots coated with tin as Il protection against mad dogs and carried sponges soaked with vinegar in his shirt front to ward off unpleasant smells.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
CORNWALL HOLLOW

Mrs. F. l. Roberts is spending somo time at her farm experimenting the having.
 w. M. Hurlburt's men and team arc assisting Ward Miller with his having
 Misses Louise, Ida and Anna Chip man visited friends in Cornwall last week.
 Mrs. l.. s. Chipmaan received n post card shower on her birthday last week.
 Farmers are busy hoeing and having,
 Miss Ida Chipman, who has been Il guset at her home here for. the past week, returned to Norwalk, Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Lucas, of Hunts. vile, were in town Sunday.
 Benjamin Foster recently entertained his friends Dr. and Mrs. Burnham and son.
 Mir and Mrs. Michal are entertaining their niece from New York.
 MT. Foster has been out of town for Il few days.
 Alden Sedgwick has been working for Mir. Bradford.
 MT. Jasmine is harvesting MT. Bald- wins hay.
 Fred Griswold, of West Goshen, re- gently called on L. $. Chipman, who mad been sick for several weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ward Miller recently entertained out of town friends.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
ORANGEMEN CELEBRATE.
Starts With cannonsde of Shells Over Londonderry - Carson Addresses
 Five Thousand at Belfast.


 Orangemen started their celebra tiou of the Boyne anniversary with can. nonade of shells, which were so direct. ed that they burst over the residences of the Roman Catholic section of Lon donderry. 1 ,.. s.. The Nationalists jumped to the con. cIusion that this was a prelude to hos. tilities and made ready for armed de fence. A clash was expected
 Nationalist volunteers succeeded in getting into the city two motor cars loaded with rifles and ammunition. The police guarded the >processions of Orangemen on the way to church.
 Five thousand Orangemen marched through the streets of Belfast and were later addressed by Sir Edward Carson. There was no serious disorder during the parade or while the great open air meeting was in progress
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
BUSINESS GOOD, SAYS FORD
No Depression, Psychological
 or Otherwise.

Optimistic views of business condi- tions were presented to President Will son by Henry Ford, the Detroit manu- facturer. in an hours conference at the White House. MT. Ford told the presi- dent he saw no evidences of any sort of business depression. psychological or otherwise. and said that. in his opinion. business was getting better all the time There is absolutely nothing wrong with business" MT. Ford told the president.
 An important conference for dis cussion of the industrial and financial situation of the country as we'll as the administration antitrust program took place at the White House. Presi- dent Wilson discussed these matters with a delegation of business men rep resenting the Chicago Associaation of Commerce. The interview had been requested by the Chicago delegation.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
MRS. FLORENCE CARAVAN.

observed on the night of June 30. i'm murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey in the doctors office.
 There is little doubt that Celia Cole man testified to seeing Mrs. Carnan hurrying upstairs right after the shooting of Mrs Bailey. At the in- quest the girl said she did not see Mrs. Carman until some time after the shooting. and then Mrs. Carman was in her room.
 Held without bail on u charge or causing the death of Mrs. Louise Bailey by criminal means. Mrs Flor ence Conklin Carman. wife of Dr Ed win Carman. occupies Il cell on the second tier of the Nassau county Jail. at Mineola. N. Y.
 Arrested and arraigned before the coroner in the parlor of her own home, Mrs. Carman was hurried away to Mineola in her husbands automobile. accompanied by the physician and in the custody of Sheriff Stephen Petit
 On the way from Freeport Mrs. Car man retained her composure. but mourned over the fact that she had been taken from the side of her dying mother. Mrs. Platt Conklin. To pr Cerman, who seemed more affected than she. his wife said: Cheer up. Ed Everything will come out all right"
 The declaration of George NJ. Levy counsel for Mrs. Florence Carman. that private detectives had Kidnapped Celia Coleman. the kitchen girl in the Car man home. and the announcement that the district attorney would produce be. fore the grand jury another eyewitness to the shooting were the two striking developments in the murder mystery.
 MT. Smith admitted that he still haC detectives looking up Dr. CarInan's past, particularly regarding his alleg ed friendships for women. His men have talked to at least three or four women who were said to have known the physician very well.
 MT. Smith announced that Mrs. Car man will go before the grand jury waive immunity and tell her own story of the happenings in the Carman home on the night Mrs. Bailey was slain.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Like e Lake of Flame.

One of the most remarkable of the hot springs in the Yellowstone Ma tional park Is Firehole lake. in which flames seem to appear in the water. These flames are seen from only two points, and should the wind be causing a disturbance of the water the tourist may not see them at all. At the east ern end of this small lake Is circular opening of a deep seated spring not unlike other vents of thermal waters. Through this vent. which usually stands full of clear. transparent water. numerous bubbles Of hinged air and superheated steam rise gradually. Be- fore reaching the surface thy unite to form one large mass that in its upward passage .strikingly resembles flame of fire. This continues until the bub- ble bursts. only to be followed by a repetition of the phenomenon. The explanation Is that the slightly agi- tatcd water Is reflected in the thin film of the ascending volume of gas. The phenomena are far better seen at Firehole lake than elsewhere, but un- der favorable conditions they may be seen at other localities, but in a far less striking manner.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Too Quiet a Fire.

A fire at Cologne is described with true American spirit in Europe After S:15."
 1t was in feed store near my hotel. and I got there before the fire men. When they came at last, i'll their, tin pot hats. they got out half a dozen big squirts and rushed into the building with them. Then, when 1t was out, they put the squirts back into their little express wagon and drove off. You never saw such child's play not a line of hose run out, not an engine pulling. not gong heard. not a soul letting out whoop. It was more like Sunday school picnic than a fire. l guess if these people ever did have a civilized blaze it would scare them to death. But they never have any. Well. what can you ex- pect? A country where all the char women are men and all the garbage men are women"
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
The Labeled Children of Old Canton.

The Labeled Children of Old Canton.
 The crowded water front of the old Canton of a century ago, with its thronging sampans alive from stem 10 stern with swarming children, is wildly pictured in the Memoirs of William Hickey" In his account of the innumerable boats that covered the river for mile after pile Mir. Hickey describes a novel method of protecting the children of the floating sity from the dangers of the water. Each child wore d large vegetable something like a gourd or pumpkin fastened to its back. The vegetable was buOyant. of course, and, if the in- fant fell overheard. 1oated 1t until the child was picked up by its parents or the occupants of any other sampan that happened to be near. This vege- table life preserver had the name and station of the sanpan to which it be- longed cut in Chinese characters upon 1t, and by that means the rescuers could at once identify the child; other wise in such multitude of boats great confusion would have arisen. It scarcely ever happened that any one was drowned.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
NEW HAVEN WASTED
 s65, OoO,OO OR OVER
Directors Should Be Made Li- able, Says 1. 6. 6. Report.

The report of the interstate com of the New Haven railroad system un- der the management of Charles s. Mel len is one of the severest arraignments ever made by a government bureau in connection with the affairs of a corpo- "ration.
 The report was transmitted to the senate. and 1t recommends that the di rectors should be made individually liable to civil and criminal laws.
 The commission estimates that more than $65.OOO.000 has been lost to New Haven stockholders through waste and impairment of value under the old management The commission ex- presses the opinion that part of this at least should be recovered from the directors.
 The result of our research into the financial workings of the former man. agement Of the New Haven system, says the report, has been to disclose one of the most glaring instances Of maladministration revealed in all the history of American railroading."
 Of the individual responsibility of the New Haven directors the commis- sion's report says:
 Ut is inconceivable that these wrongs could have gone on without interfer- ence if the members of the board of directors had been true to the faith they owed the stockholders.
 "A number of directors appear in many instances to have voted without knowledge and to have approved the expenditure of many millions without information. According to the testi- mony of some of the directors they merely approved what had been done by some committee or by some officer of the company. The directors min- utes reveal that 1t was largely body for ratification and not authorization. as the law intended q board of direc- tors should be. None of the directors would have been so careless In the handling of his own money as the evil dence demonstrates they were in deal ing with the money of other people,"
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
housemaid Courtesies.

A gayly gowned and garrulous house maid sat down by an acquaintance on a trolley and at once said: Hello, Sadie! Where you Twin nowT
 "Nowheres," was the reply. Flows thatF
 I'm married"
 You ain'tp'
 Sure thing. Look at thatr'
 She held up her ungloved left hand in triumph, for there on the third finger was shining new wedding ring.
 Staring at it in wonder for moment, the other girl asked, Well, who got ungT-Chicago Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Hinduism.

In Myths of the Hindus and Bud dhists" is given this account of the origin of Hinduism: Hinduism is. in fact. an immense synthesis. deriving its elements from a hundred different di- rections and incorporating every con ceivable motive of religion. The mo- tives of religion are manifold. Earth worship, sun worship, nature worship. sky worship. honor paid to heroes and ancestors. mother worship, father wor- ship, prayers for the dead. the mystic association of certain plants and ami mals-all these and more are included within Hinduism. And each marks some single age of the past. with its characteristic conjunction or invasion of races formerly alien to one another. They are all welded together HOW to form a great whole. But still by visits to outlying shrines. by the study of the literature of certain periods and by carefully following up of threads it is possible to determine what were some of the influences that have entered into it's making
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Lincoln's Appearance.

Senator Dawes, describing Lncoln's appearance on the morning of his ar rival in Washington, ten days before his first inauguration, wrote: "l never saw d man so unkempt. His hair was disheveled and his clothes were the ones he had worn on the sleeper from Springfield. He was long and angular. It seemed as though his body was. made up of component parts of different bodies-as though his head were not in the right place. Rough and uncouth. he was typical backwoodsman. But there was something incomprehensible in his face, something unfathomable. |"