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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-20
CONFERENCE ON
life WORK" TO
OPEN TONIGHT
Hundred Young Michigan Col
lege Men Gather for Sessions
Lasting Through Sunday
TEN INSTITUTIONS OF
STATE REPRESENTED
Addresses Will be Delivered by
Prominent Churchmen and
Educators

One hundred young men. represent
ing 10 Michigan colleges. will convene
In the Central Methodist church TO-
night for the initial session OF the an
nual state Y. NJ c. A. Life work
conference James Schermerhorn,
publisher Of The Detroit Times. Will
preside and the principal addresses
will be delivered by the Rev. n. Les
ter Smith, pastor OF the Central
church; the Rev. NJ. s. Rice. pastor OF
the North Woodward Methodist
church. and DR.. Ozora s. Davis, presi-
dent of the Chicago Theological semi
nary.
The purpose OF the conference il TO
aid young college men In making an
intelligent choice OF some sort OF hu'
manitarlan life work, whether the min-
istry. Y. NJ. c. A. secretaryships or so
cial settlement service
The Michigan session Is the first OF
a series of three spring conferences.
One Of the others will be held In Kan
sas City for the college men Of Mis-.
souri, and Kansas, and another Will De
held In Colgate university, Hamilton,
N. ". for the men Of the eastern
states.
The general theme for the opening
session tonight Ia THE need OF the
world for Christianity" Pastor Rice
will discuss the need from the stand.
point of the individual, while DR.. Da-
Wis will attempt to show the absolute
necessity for the refining influences OF
the Christian religion upon society.
After the general meeting Detroit
ministers, association secretaries and
social workers will give q reception
TO the delegates.
The colleges represented and the
number Of men from each are: UNI
versity Of Michigan, 40: Hope college,
10; NJ. A. c.. ave: Alma college. nve:
Hillsdale college. seveu; Central
State Normal, four; Kalamazoo col
lege. 1--WE; Olivet college. three;
Adrian college. three, and Norman
School OF Physical Education. two.
Several other men who are not now
In school will also be present, bring
ing the total to the hundred mark.
Some OF the men who will address
the students during the sessions which
continue until Sunday night, are:
Prof. Graham Taylor. Of Chicago Com
mons. Chicago; the Rev. Charles w.
Gilkey. pastor OF Hyde Park Baptist
church. Chicago; President n. b.
Hutchins, University Of Michigan;
Robert K. Lewis. general secretary OF
the Cleveland Y. M. G. A.: DR.. F. II.
Burt, G. X. Ober and r. H. Edwards,
|of the international committee of the
z. M. c. A.. New York; exJudge
Alexis C. Angel, DR.. A. q. 6tuder, and
the Rev. w. H. Wray Boyle. OF D.
troit.
Sectional meetings will be held Sat
urday evening, when men who wish TO
enter the ministry will be addressed
By DR.. A. G. Hughes, of the Presbyte-
Ran board OF education; those de-
sirous OF entering Y. M. c. A. work,
by DIR. F. H. Burt. Of New York. and
the would-be social workers by Tracy
McGregor, Of the Mc0regor institute.
Detroit. and r. h. Edwards. OF New
York.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-20
MAN IS ACCUSED OF
LURING YOUNG GIRL

After several days delay, Q jury
vas secured. Friday morning. In the
court OF domestic relations. TO try .
case OF contributing to the delin'
quency Of = minor.
John Winner II charged with the of.
Tense and the claim 10 made that he
took = l5.yesr-old girl to the Annex
hotel.
The girl testified to this and In
cross-examination admitted that she
had lived with Negroes over Q hotel
on I.afayette-blvd.
The Jury WAS secured with little
trouble. and 1t Is expected that the
case viii be completed during the at.
ternoon.
Jacob Seeger's will be the next Of
the cafe cases to be tried. de 10
charged with selling liquor to- q
minor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-20
CORONER SCENTS
HOMICIDE CASE
Believes F. ]. Wilson II Foul
Play m-Killed by Train,
Police Theory

Coroner Rothacher II satisfied that
q homicide case was revealed when
the body Of +. J. Wilson. IS years old.
and rooming In the Junction hotel
Ferry-ave. and Dequindre-st., was
found lying between the railroad
tracks, directly In front OF the hotel.
at $3.50 o'clock Thursday night, with
fracture Of the skull. deep cash In
the head, and two teeth knocked out.
Police, who are making m exami-
nation at the coroner's request, BE-
lieve that the man was struck BY
switch engine ~ he left the hotel, to
answer q telephone message summon
ing him downtown az he was playing
q game OF pool.
Coroner Rothacher says that the
theory that Wilson was killed by
train IL untenable, as his overcoat was
not disordered and was not dirty, and
his cap lay right beside the body when
II was discovered.
He declares that Wilson was prob
ably decoyed from the hotel by the
mysterious telephone message. and
was slugged and killed, his assailants
becoming terror-stricken when they
found that the yhad killed him, and
carrying his body to the tracks. in the
hope that It would be run over by an
engine, and evidences of their crime
destroyed.
Robbery was not the motive, as the
man had about IS in hts pockets, but
II Ia possible that feud may have
caused the killing of WILSON," says
the coroner.
Wilson formerly worked as q bar
tender for Frank Nicklin. at No. $40
Commonwealth-ave.. but was lately en-
ployed as buffer for the American
Blower Co. No relatives are known.
Police took half-dozen roomers OF
the hotel to police headquarters. but
they were released after being ques-
toned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-20

6I||lB % DAYS; ANOTHER
4, GIVEN SAME TERM
nnk Crandall Punished For
gIDeting 70 Support Child
For Two Years

Il yrYou Are the most disreputable
80 that ever stood m shoe leath'
roarod Judge Lacy. Friday morn.
when August Burnett. charged
- ncn-support Was brought before
x 1ornett q the man who stood over
Aoon body OF his wife. and In the
1850 sc his six children cursed
ana expressed delight that she
kn 66a6. He afterward turned the
1ron out OF doors and got drunk
no01y he borrowed on the family
S1tur& The support Of the family
hoon On the shoulders OF q IL
P,ola daughter. The mother died
49, the time Of the issuing OF
yoF7unt and Burnett's arrest.
With I could send you TO jail ior
To y0ago,H said the Judge after the
- IA Whined out several excuses
~ conduct.
q y hna refused to pay the burial
- az his wife and told the I'M
toe - could throw the body into
S11o0 ~ I'll he cared. The daugh-
on50o1 20 pay the expenses.
- hod all the money ana
s,s y &.
- xna.tions brought out the
tEst ne money the daughter had
80 earned by her working ~
~ - - .rsrri. from rheumatism.
= yhy1ician declared his only
40" \ senfsncsd TO 30 days in
N 4 Sss ssS>,t s~rs~ ENOUGH "a nm.
~ ,sSsst / sm MIMI. added
|1E; 4 ,lcv- s:hct I vsnt YOU 10 be-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-20

11o0 teaay. 70 that the change Of
noenme = metO Formally.
M NAV ana Harry Thaw, both
a1t No. 3o1 Eourteenth-ave..
u Dn1neft's bond, and BENJAMIN
oDevs Of No. 1ee Selden-ave., and
~ Dnith, of No. 81 Alexandrine.
became sureties for Fitx-
1ouncine that he would set the
~ henfjng - March 81, Justice
~ WA Interrupted by Attorney
l1Ges tor Burnett, who remark
o1ld prefer 10 have 1t set for
Nv, March ~"
MT 612erencs does It maker"
~ 5hdgs. "Your client Is on
1a hut Il would mean that he
- ire that much quicker"
~ ottorney. with q smile.
= 3uotice Jenries countered,
|1 e6nckle. ~ set Il for the
1G&a ~ Will have that much
q live In hope. in case he
= ~ 1ree."
on4 matters were then fixed
~ no defendants leaving the
rDom almost within touching
& each other, but neither
~ the other.
~, with q quantity of
~ coal black locks that
oppear older than he real
&HrtnAs aurOria}uw anrtnt TIN v
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-20

An electric burglar alarm has been
adapted for the chicken coop.
There Ia little or no begging in
northern Italy. yet IL Is very prevail
ent In Naples.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-20
NEW YORKER GIVEN
FOLKS FORMER JOB

WARRINGTON, March 20.-Prsst.
dent Wilson today selected Rohort
Lapsing. Of New York. q counsoljor
Of the state department; succes6ins
John Bassett Moore and Cone John.
SON. 1t Kentucky. ~ solicitor for the
same department. In the place Of
Joseph w. Folk.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-20

mittee last year. and II IL not likely
that new license would have been
grsnted him this year. =
A somewhat similar case was IN
covered when Daniel Smith stepped
frwsrd - The purchaser OF Charles
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
WASHINGTON TRIP
AGAIN This YEAR
FOR CIVICS Class

The Senior Civics Glass Of the Will
mington High School has been invited
to spend three days in Washington as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred /.
dupont. For several years Mr.. and
Mrs. DUPONT have sent the civic class
es Of the High School to Washington.
The members of the class will spend
June Is, 16 and IL, in the capital IL
is expected that about sc students
will take the trip.
The officers of the class gave a de-
lightful reception to the members. at
the home of President Frank J. Horty,
No. 100 Jackson street, last evening,
and Miss Carlisle then announced the
agreeable surprise that for weeks she
has been planning for them. Since
this is the first year I'm which two
trips will have been taken, the an
nouncement came as a complete sur
prise, and the enthusiasm and joy of
the class showed their deep apprecia-
ton of the honor conferred upon
them and of the treat that is in store
for them.
The three days itinerary is being
worked out in detail and everything
possible, at Mr.. and Mrs. duPont's re-
quest, will be done for the pleasure
of their guests. The party will have
their own special car over the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and during their
stay in Washington will live at the
Hotel Grafton, where reservations
have already been made.
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
WE HAVE A NEW LOT OF
WAISTS AT S1.00-AND THEY
ARE REAIITIFIU.

Ii is a common occurrence foi our
store friends 10 come in and tell us
that our waists at SlO0 are exactly
the same as those sold in other stores
at SIPS, Si.49 and even Si.75.
This is surely the case with the
waists just received. You can sec
these on sale at another store right
this minute at Sl69.
When you want a good waist at
Sl.00 come TO the New Ross Store.
A BETTER CORSET THAN SOC.
The Corset we are selling at SOC is
not a SOC corset; it should retail for
much more. However, we wanted
good corset on which to place our
name and purchased the very BEST
number we could buy to retail at SOC.
The new r. & S. (Ross & SOM
Corset is that corset,
SOC
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
Third Street BRIDGE
WORK BEING RUSHED

Work is progressing rapidly on the
Third street bridge, since the with
drawal of the injunction proceedings
which delayed the work six weeks.
The west abutment of the bridge is
finished and the work on the west
pier has progressed so far that it is
expected TO be ready for the cement
in a few days. The east abutment is
also nearing completion.
The Atlas Bridge Company. which
has the bridge contract. expects to
have the structure ready for use by
November.
The piers from each of the abut-
ments will be placed approximately
as feet. while each of the lifts will
span IS feet, making a total width
for the passage of boats of $50 feet.
The work yesterday was watched by
a large number of bystanders who
seemed very much interested. The
west approach to the bridge is prac-
tically completed also. with the ex-
ception of minor grading and paving.
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
REGIONAL BANK
IN EXISTENCE NOW
Institution Born When Ten
Bankers Sign Certificate
OF Incorporation
WILMINGTON BANKS
AT THE MEETING

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve
Bank is now technically in existence.
It was born in the Clearing House
yesterday, when 10 men signed the
cumbersome certificate of incorpora-
ton. Levi L. Rue, president, and
II. j. Keser. cashier OF the Philadel-
phia National Bank. and II. G. Niche
ner president. and $. ID. Jordan,
cashier of the Bank of North Amer
lea. were the Philadelphia represent
atives The other bankers and the
banks they represented were as fol-
lows: Union National Bank, viii
mington, Del. John H. Dandy, presi-
dent; J. Chester Gibson. cashier;
First National Bank, Jersey City, N.
j., George +. Smith, president, %. J..
Edwards, cashier; Essex County Ma
tional Bank, Newark, n. -, c. l.. Far
rell, president; A. f. r. Martin,
cashier.
The six directors to be voted for by
the 500 banks In this reserve district
OF which Wilmington is a part, have
not yet been selected by the commit
tee which has the work IN charge.
OF course, Il will not be obligatory
for any one of the 500 banks to vote
for any one of the candidates recon-
mended
Small Banks Can Control.
One thing is now very evident. The
small banks can, II they choose,
dominate completely all the ~ Fed
eral' reserve banks. Thus in the
! Philadelphia district the 273 largest
banks which come in the first class
VIII elect, as generally supposed,
only two directors.
The tendency among banks I'm Phil
adelphia will be 10 carry smaller
cash reserves. They will depend
upon the Federal Bank to lend them
cash as occasions may arise.
The Union National, Central Ma
tional and National Bank Of Della
ware are Wilmington members OF the
Philadelphia Reserve Bank.
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
MESSALINE SKIRTS. Sl.95.

NNA@A'A'tAA<AANH AAAAANAA'f RAst's
We can't recall a sale of any one
item that has met with such hearty
response as this Si.95 Messaline
skirt. There are both brocaded and
plain materials; the messaline is of
very good quality. Worth $3.50.
special ST. az
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
needs OF some
NEW Castle schools
County Superintendent Or
derS Painting and General
Repairs to Buildings
PLAYGROUND FOR
COLORED PUPILS
speoiaI 70 THE EvENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May 19.--Dr. Elmer
L. Cross, county superintendent of
public schools, has returned from an
inspection of county schools below
the canal in company with School
Commissioners e. n. Moore and An
drew Ellison. The party inspected
ffty-two schools and found the aver
age attendance good. In one eolored
school every enrolled pupil was in at
tendance, But nearly every school
needs immediate attention and DR..
Cross sent out the notices to the
clerks that the schools must be re-
paired and painted, and that the mat
ter of repairs must be presented to
the voters and authority secured to
get the work done.
Among the schools visited was that
of the new colored school at Middle
town. There are three teachers in
this $1,000 building and everything
about the school is In good condition.
In connection with the building there
Is a playground of nearly two acres
attached to the school.
The most peculiar situation in the
county among the schools is that at
Augustine Mills school. The enroll
ment is eight and the average at
tendance six. The school, which is
but a short distance outside Whining
ton, was closed for a month during
the term The teacher was sloA iOr
two weeks and no coal could be Sc
cured at the school for two weeks
durinp fhp cuoWv opacOU
The Dorcas Society Will hold a
strawberry festival in the X. of p.
Hall ON Saturday evening.
Captain Jesse Mckay had his fifty
men in fine trim last night when
Company II, Organized Militia of Del
aware. was inspected by Lieutenant
Elvid Hunt, u. S. A. The government
inspector congratulated the company
on their efficiency and appearance.
Rogation days, three days of spe-
cial prayer, are being observed in
St. Peters Church.
The Silverbrook baseball club will
play Baraca here on next Saturday
afternoon.
Ten athletics Of Division No. 8, A.
o. H., are training for the field day
sports to be held by the County
Board at Augustine Beach on June
10. The steamer Thomas Clyde will
carry the excursion from Wilmington
and the boat will stop at New Castle
] In addition to the relay and other
races the local men win be in tug
OF war contest.
During an alteration in Murray
vile on Sunday night a colored man
tore a paling of a fence and then
dealth a blow with it that broke Mary
Browns arm.
\ While fight was in progress in
Dobbinsville, on Sunday, Andy Smitl
sprained his ankle.
Evening journal., 1914-05-19

Dirt is being dumped on Christiana
Park for the east approach.
Workmen of the company yester-
day severed the water main at Fourth
and Church streets, where a
twenty inch connection will be the
beginning Of the new water pipe for
supplying water TO the south side.
The water was turned of from Third
to Fifth street, but as there are no
service connections between these
two squares there will be no incon-
venience.
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
VET RAILRoApER RETrREs.

William H. Grantland. Of No. $40
Bennett street retired from the Penn
syivania Railroad Company's employ
on May 1 after AZ years service and
will receive a pension. On Saturday
afternoon a committee from the shops,
comprising Dennis O'Neill, Thomas
Cook and James JustisOn called, at
his home and presented him with a
Norris rocker, a meerschaum pipe
and a large supply of tobacco.
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
s1.OO HOUSE DRESSES, 75c.

Sl.OO HODSE DhESSES, f0c.
To think of the NEW Ross Store
is TO almost mention Wash Dresses.
Although this is our hrst season for
Porch, Street and House Dresses,
yet we are offering values that can
not be equaled in this city.
AT 75c-A regular SiO0 House
Dress, made of good quality percale
and in all sizes from SO to "A.
AT 95c-We have a beautiful lawn
dress that really should sell for ST so.
II is made sttractively and the mate
rial is very good. Special 0Eo
at ......... ............ SOC
AT S1.49-We have a complete
line of sizes and several different
patterns in a beautifu; Crepe Street
Dress We have sold dozens of these
at Sl.75 and $500. Spe- CT 40
cial tomorrow ... eD 1sfO
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
Onn FELLOMS T0 FLIT-

Partick Henry Lodge of odd Eel
lows Of Delaware City will visit Della
ware Lodge at the Temple. Tenth
and King streets tonight. The local
lodges degree team viii initiate sew
eral candidates for the Delaware City
Lodge
Evening journal., 1914-05-19

To insure rental value list your
rooms. your houses, your apartments
in the Want Ads.-Adv
Evening journal., 1914-05-19
b. ROSS 8 SON. INC.
The Popularity of the New Ross Store
Is Due to Its Extra Value Giving
BOYS UNDERWEAR, 25c; UNION
CITTS- 5Oc.

Our Boys Underwear in both
Palbriggan and Porosknit is of unu-
sually good quality. These numbers
should really sell for 29c or 35c. We
have all sizes
Shirts and Drawers. . 25e Each
Union Suits ........... ..... SOC
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-06
KINGS APPEAL TO CAR
Reply Was That Germany Was
Preparing.

London, Aug. 5.-King Georges
telegram to the Russian emperor, in
a final effort to avoid war, and the
emperor's reply have been made
public. The king said:
81 make a personal appeal to you
to cave open the ground for negoti-
ations for possible peace"
The Russian emperor replied he
would have accepted the proposals
had not Germany declared war.
Germany" says the emperor,
Showed no disposition to mediate
and her preparations and those of
Austria made it imperative that Rus
STA should mobilize, but gave most
categorical assurances to the German
emperor that the Russian troops
would not move so long as the ne
gotiations continued.
The reply concludes:
Il trust your country will not fail
to support Russia and France. God
bless and protect you"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-06
Condensed War News.

The German border troops from
Lublinitz. Silesia, Tuesday after a
short skirmish with Russians. took
possession of Czenstochowa. Bend
Yin and Kalisza, Russian Poland.
Czenstochowa is city of some so,
900 inhabitants, situated on the riv-
err Waethe, near the Silesian from
tier. 1t is noted chiefly for its man
ufactures of wooden and cotton cloths
and paper.
Bendzini is a coal and mining CEN
ter. 1t has a population of slightly
over 20, 600, about half of whom are
Jews.
Kalisz is the capital of the province
of the same name. 1t is the most
westerly city in Russian Poland. It's
population of 10000 is engaged in
various manufactures.
Germany has issued white book.
justifying her action with respect to
Russia, and at the same time Ger
man diplomats at London are using
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-06
WHEAT is
GOING UP
American Flag Will Float Over
All Shipping Needed To
Transport Cereals.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-European buy
ing of American wheat in defiance of
the mishaps of war began yesterday.
British government guarantee
against possible loss by ocean cap
ture of any part of the millions of
bushels previously under contract to
go to English ports opened the way
for additional purchasing, notwith-
standing that the guarantee had not
been formally extended to transac-
tions entered into since war was de.
clared.
Prices of wheat turned upward to
an extreme of 5-Sc bushel and
closed strong with net gains of % to
2 5-S. All the other leading staples
on board of trade joined in the adj
vance.
Both foreign and domestic invest
ors appeared to believe that the sign
ing of the bill to put under the pro-
lection of the American flag all the
shipping needed was only. a matter
of few hours and that the tempo
rary financial strain here had been
relaxed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-06
PASSES BLAME TO FRANCE
German Attitude Is That Form
er Is AggreSsOr.

Berlin, Aug. 8 "A further off
communication regarding French
acts of hostility against Germany
was published here tonight. Ii said:
THE German troops hitherto have
obeyed orders not to cross the French
frontier. French troops. on the
contrary, since yesterday have made
several attacks on the frontier posts
without any declaration of war
having been made.
The French have crossed the
frontier at several places in spite of
the fact that the French government
few days ago informed US that it
would not infringe on the unoccupied
zone Of six miles from the frontier
and since last night companies of
French troops have been in the oc-
cupation of a number of German
villages.
French army aeronauts have been
flying over Baden and Bavaria yes
terday and today throwing bombs
and have violated Belgian neutrality
by flying over Belgian territory into
the province of the Rhine in an effort
to destroy our railways.
"In this way France has opened
the attack upon us and has estsb-
lshed a state. of. war which has
compelled the German empire to
take measures for the security Of its
territory"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-06
STOCK BARN
IS STRUCK
During Electrical Storm Mon.
day Afternoon And Loss
Heavy.
KILLED TEN FINE MULES.
Farm Owned By Summers
Heirs And Operated By ].
0. Steger.

Monday afternoon at about 4:30 a
big stock barn on the Summers
farm on the GAINESVILLE pike opera
ted by ]. o. Steger, was struck by
lightning and seton fire. The flames
followed the lightning stroke almost
Immediately and the conhagration
was under way so soon that it was
impossible to save anything.
Ten fine mules were in the barn
and all of these were killed as a re-
suit of the fire. Another mule that
was in the barn managed to escape.
but was burned so badly that it is not
expected to be Of any use in future.
The barn belongs to Miss Frances
Summers and her brother Will Sum
mers and the loss of the stable falls
upon them. 1t was a large building,
well built, and containing all mod
ern conveniences. The loss is esti-
mated at over $4,000 and there is no
insurance.
In addition to the mules, Nj.
Steger lost his farm implements,
some harness and a quantity Of feed
stuff. He estimates his loss at
$1,000. There was a partial insur-
ance, $500 Of which was on the
mules.