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Evening journal., 1914-01-03
H.GH.BOYSOUT
OFJOBSUNDER
new
Dismissal Of More Than 100
Puts Plant Outside Child
Labor Rules
POWDER WORKS LAY OFF;
BANCROFTS IDLE FOR DAY

That the new Child Labor Law
might cause them no annoyance the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
tion has dismissed from its service
between one hundred and one hum
dred and fifty youths about the ages
of 10 years. Among those who have
been discharged are some appren-
tices in the machine and car shops as
well as boys in the ship yards and
boiler shops.
In speaking of the dismissal of
the boys under is years today to an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter an Of
fetal of the corporation said that
the boys were dismissed because the
new law prescrtbes that no one under
a given age shall work near GER
tain machinery. wharves or docks
The posting of the notices of all data
pertaining to the employees who are
protected by the new law is also OBJ
iected to by many employers. BY
having no boys in their employ under
the age of Is the II. & II. Corpora
tion puts itself outside the regulation
of the Child Labor law
Owing to the plant Of the Joseph
/
Rockford closing down last evening. il
was reported today that the estab-
lshment was to be closed for some
time. An official of the company to-
day denied that such course was
contemplated, and said that the clos
ing down of the plant last night was
until Monday only and was neces-
sary owing to a shortage of work.
At present the company employees L.
/ 675 workers aud while business is
dull, there has been no general lay
of That such would be necessary
/ within a short time unless the trade
4 became brisk was the opinion ex-
/ pressed by the official today.
About eighty employees of the brick
powder plant Of the +. l. DUPONT
de Nomours Powder Company on the
Brandywine were laid of on Tuesday
because of the industrial depression.
according TO an official Of the powder
company. Since business has slack
ed the demand for the black powder
has fallen off.
Those who were laid off were ON
ployed in the powder mills, yards and
refinery At tho present time there
lare about ten men employed IN the
Yards Those employed az the keg.
imiH at Horny Clay have not beer
affected just vlicn those Wiz werl
laid OF viii be placed at work again
was not announced
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
LEVY COURT
ELECTION MAY
CHANGE OFFICERS

The annual meeting of the Levy
Court will be held on next Tuesday,
when the Court will organize. There
are all kinds of rumors afioat regard
ing the organization and the mem-
bers of the Court refuse to discuss
the question. 1t is claimed by some
that Thomas s. Fouracre, of the
Sixth district. will succeed President
=. A. Groves. On the other hand it
is asserted that Mr. Fouracre does
not aspire to the position. Z. V.
Hollingsworth, of the Third district
is mentioned in the rumors as the
probable new president.
Should a combination be formed be-
tween the three Democrats and the
member from the Third district It
would mean a general reorganization
in officers An attorney for the Court
also is TO be named on Tuesday and
later the president will name the
committees. The election of bridge
tenders. court house officers and
other offices throughout the county
viii be chosen in the spring.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
''BUY AT HOME"
PLAN PLEASES
CITY MERCHANTS

The program for the Buy AT Home"
meeting. to be hel- by the Mercantile
Association and the New Century
Club, at the New Century Club Build
ing, next Tuesday morning, has been
modified by the substitution of Mrs.
William Ward Jr., wife Of Mayor
Ward, Of Chester. who will speak at
the meeting in place of the president
Mrs. Ward is chairman of the civic
committee of the Chester New Century
Club. which committee has charge of
the BUY Al Home" campaign In that
city. Interest in the campaign OF
the Mercantile Association is grow
ing rapidly.
/ To a reporter of THE EVENING
JOURNAL yesterday, Howard ID. Ross,
president of ID. Ross and Son, Inc,
said: 81 cannot praise too highly
the Mercantile Association of this city
lin inaugurating the Buy AT Home
campaign, which will begin with the
meeting at the New Century Clut
Building next Tuesday morning.
"The Buy at Home or in othei
words 'Patronize Wilmington Mer
chants should need no defence. Ih'
advantages of spending money tha
I Is made in and about Wilmington, a
home aside from the civic or homl
pride, really is greater than taougl
/ that money was spent in some ctAe
city.
Careful comparison of prices
qualities, and service between vii
mington stores and those Of othe
cities Will, in ninety-iye per cent q
the cases. show that Wilmington
stores are by far superior Price
in the aggregate are lower; dualitie
are better. while delivery secyicG
comforts OF shopping and the quick
ness with which buying can be don
/ in Wilmington stores, is always bet
ter than other cities"
"It is true that once in a whil
Wilmington people can pick up bar
/ gains IN Philadelphia; but. isn't tina
also true OF Wilmington sores?
woman will go to Philadelphia, selec
something that really is "a Dargail
(and oftentimes something that sk
does not WANT brings IL home az
tells all her friends. while If tina
same article was on sale in this cit
her first question would be What
the matter with it?' But aside fror
the bargains or special offers mad
from time to time in Philadelphi;
it is a well-known fact that price
are much higher than in Whining
ton"
I'VE as merchants want your busi
ness and are willing to do most any
thing to get it, Wen put in what
ever you want to buy and mark it a
the most reasonable figures possible
Wen give you the best assortment
and the best kind OF service, provide
. you encourage US with an occasloni
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
NJ. E. PASTORS
INVITED BACK

Many pastors of the Wilmington
district Of the Wilmington NJ +.
Conference have been invited to re-
turn the ensuing year. They include
the following: The Revs. Asbury
Burke. Bethel and Summit Bridge;
w. II. Briggs. Zion, Nd; V. S. Col
Inns. ST. Paul's, Wilmington; G. H..
Alderson. Harrison Street, Whining
ton; W. f. Corkran, Union, Whining
ton: J. ID. Reese, Hockessin; }. r..
Outten. Goodman; b. S. Latshaw,
Richardson Park; W. l.. S Murray,
Epworth; e. c. Prettyman, Ebenezer,
F. f. Carpenter. Brandywine; J. II.
Anderson, St Georges; w. A. Wise.
Scott: H. T. Quigg, Elkton; J. l..
Johnson, New Castle; e. H. Collins,
Madeley: George b. Lewis, Claymont;
l.. NJ. Broadway, Kingswood; r. II.
Adams. Trinity.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03

SHOWS MANY
new FIGURES
Some Property Values Re-
duCed; Others Advanced
Under New System
BELIEVE PLAN WILL BE
SATISFACTORY TO ALL

The Board of Assessment. Revision
and Appeals is working steadily upon
the new assessment system which Was
started I'm the city two months ago.
Tho nature OF the boards work now
Is to transfer upon the assessment
hooks the figures that are being sub
mitted by the experts who are work
ing under the supervision OF Fred
Lloyd.
The work Is well under way. and
some very radical changes are being
made in the figures While IN num-
erous cases the assessment value of
various properties is materially in
creased there Is a greater tendency
70 decrease the values. Some pro-
pertics have been decreased In value
In various amounts ranging from as
low as a hundred dollars To well up
In the thousands. Other instances
developed where properties have
been assessed about half Of their
true value and In these cases the in
crease OF course. has been large In
proportion to the value OF the pro-
perty.
There have been large reductions IN
the assessment OF saloons, ii having ap.
parcntly been the tendency oi all as
SCISSORS 60 soak saloon properties g
| the limit.
The many changes that are being
made I'm the figures are an illustration
OF the inaccuracy of the previous as
sessment system that has been In
vogue here for many years. under
which the assessment values were
made more by guesswork than by
knowledge Of actual values.
Under the new assessment, however
all will be assessed fairly, according
TO the actual value OF their property
and there will be no just cause foi
anyone 10 complain.
II Is believed that when the final iig
ures are submitted TO the public, the
! will meet with general approval. no
only from persons whose assassmen
has been reduced but those whose AZ
sessment has been raised. as the
realize that their assessment la no.
based ON actual figures, submitted
appraisoment experts
Evening journal., 1914-01-03

OF OJINACA
BY NIGHT
Mexican FederaIS Held Town
This Morning Under
Vicious Rebel Fire
MANY SHELLS BURST
ON THE AMERICAN SIDI
By The united Press.

BY The United Press.
PREsIDlo, Tex. Jan. ga general
assault upon Oiinaga by Genera
Ortega's Mexican rebels began short.
ly after midnight and although al
daylight the Federals still held the
town the enemy had advanced on
every side. In some cases the rebels
even invaded the outskirts Of the
town and engaged the defenders hand
to hand
The rebels opened their assault
with a terrific cannonading and for
hours thereafter deafenine artillery
duel continued It's effect has not yet
been learned. Both Federal and rebel
shells burst on the American side
of the river, however. aud Major Nc
Nance, the commander of the United
States patrol twice WAS compelled to
send warnings TO both Mexican COM
manders His warnings were heed
ed Immediately. None was hit on the
American side.
In the lighting today the rebels ap-
peared to be gaining ground slowly
and Ortega let it become known that
he expected to push the assault to a
conclusion before night. The de-
Tenders we're holding on gamely. how
ever. There had been no decrease In
the volume of their cannon or rife
fire and it is believed they must have
received a fresh supply of ammuni-
tion since yesterday.
Judging from the number of wounded
coming to presidio for treatment the
Federal loss was heavy. Many of these
wounded refugees are scmi.hystercal
1hoy say the streets of Onnapa are
flled with dead and that others are so
badly wounded by bursting shells that
they cannot attempt TO roach them.
American surgeons attending the Fed
erals estimate their losses at 100 dead
aud $50 wounded and the rebel loss at
500 dead and GOO wounded.
It. was reported curly today that Gen.
cral panoiilc Natcra has reached tho
battlefield and superseded Ortcga IN per
sonal command. Governor Nonustian'
iCarnnp is said to have sent Natcra
There Is mo- confirmation.
liiiron prisoners captured by th'
lrrbcl, Friday night We're executed aftc
.n summary court maitial which con
,ictcd them OF being Federal volunteer
Il connected With Ororcos rrbrllinn apaln6
l fwncisco Aiadero and. therefore, traitor
ito tloir country This action folowe
IN similar executions by the Fcderals vhe
lCeneml Orozco brought a squad ot pri-
= oncrs before him. ordered them shot a
lOiinagu. The order was carried out.
,i When news of IL reached Genera
T. Ortcgn he issued an order of repriss
IT aud no quarter win be given or aske
.o lby either side from this time on. Thil
IN it is expected. will iribue the troops o
DO both sides with the courage of despera
tion.
10 Rebels who were repulsed when the
fi made n concerted rush at one section {
1n Oiinaga Thursday. assert that the
i. were compelled To abandon their wounC
N led for short time. When they returi
a ed 20 their original position a few M
r.. ments later, they said they found IL
to Fedcrals had slain all the rebel Wounds
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
DEuYERN6 WATte At N0Vs55

MONTREAL, Jan. 3.-A mile of hose
strethed TO the st. Lawrence river saw.
ed Montreal, stricken hy water famine
from a conilagration. On account of the
break in the waterworks intake pipes.
which has caused water famine here
for several days the hydrants were all
but useless. The fire destroyed a block
of stores and houses at St. Hubert aud
Ontario streets and caused S3OOO00
',mage before it was checked. With
only enc weak stream of water nt its
disposal the fire department was obliged
TO depend upon chemical eNiinguishcrs.
Dynamite was sent for. but before il ar
rived coupled hose brought plenty OF
water from the river. and the explosive
was not used. lhc plight of the city
is most seriou Water for drinking and
cooking purposes can he obtained only
irom sleds carrying wnter barrels.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
COUNCIL IN
SESSION TONIGHT

The weekly meeting of City Coun-
ell will be held tonight. recess hav-
ing been taken from Thursday night,
which was a legal holiday. II is
generally the custom to recess until
the following evening, Friday, but to-
night suited the convenience of sew
eral of the members better than last
night.
1t is expected that the question of
an increase in the salaries Of Judge
Philip Q. Churchman and Assistant
City Solicitor John f. Lynn will be
acted upon this evening. The mem
bers may also discuss the letter of
Judge Lattomus asking for an in
crease in salary.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
MEps las sTENOGRAPHER.

Leaving Baltimore last Wednesday,
". LenoX Barnes, an insurance man,
and his stenographer. Miss May l..
Kinsey came to Wilmington and were
married. They later went 10 New
York. The former stenOgrapher was
the daughter of Mrs. Bette kinsey.
20O9 Eutaw Place and for a number
of years was employed in the insur-
ance Office
Mr. Barnes father said yesterday
morning that the wedding was not
an clopoment and that all the plans
had been known to him and other
relatives several weeks before.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
no REPEAT CHRISTMAS MUSIC.

BY request. the Christmas musical
program of St Thomas r. c. Church
will be repeated tomorrow at the
morning service at 1890 o'clock. The
special feature will be the rendition
of the "Graduale," by Schnabel.
"Graduale" is a sermon in song. its
theme being the journey of the three
wise men" to Bethlehem, and the sub
sequent happenings.
John Flynn, the well known BARI
tone. will sing the theme and the
angel voices will be impersonated by
chorus of female voices.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
PROPERTY Ar TRUSTEES SALE.

Howell S England, trustee. az the
County Court House today sold the
property of the late George W. HenYis
as follows.
Lots ] and .. being two lots at
Tenth and Lincoln streets, with franc
house thereon. TO l.. c.. Henvis, $1,000.
Frame house with lot, 1SxSO feet. at
Twelfth and pasture streets, TO Harry
Emmons. $3.50.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
MARRIAGE BrsINEss GOOD.

The new marriage law does MOI
seem TO have materially affected the
marriage license situation so iar as
residents of this city and state are
concerned. although there has been
= Great falling of in the number OF
marriages performed The greatest
decrease in is out of town couples
,rlo now 90 TO Elkton, Md instead
of to Wilmington to marry.
Up to the present time Maglstrat'
Robertson has issued 50S licenses
since May l, 1913.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
FOR NATIONAL
TEMPERANCE DAY

At committee meeting OF members
of the several Women Christian Temper
ance Unions of the city yesterday after
noon at headquarters. No. 100 West
Eighth street, plans were formulated Tor
the observance OF January 10 as a ma
tional constitution amendment day. lhe
call has been made by the nation that
January be observed as the day on
which the campaign is to be begun, and
all temperance organizations will observe
the day. Members OF all the organiza-
tions have been asked TO attend the all
dav meeting which will be held in one
of the local churches The church will
! be decided upon later ON that day.
Plans for the observance of the day
Twill be completed at a meeting TO be
4held Monday afternoon at 2.S0 o'clock.
The special program TO be followed
has been issued by she national society
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
.rm sronw nANAeEs sd B1Ianr.

By The United Press
SEA BRIGHT n. ], Jan. s.-rodays high tide coming
orty after NOON added the storms devastation here
several streets Of the resort svash and more OF 'ne
oore ine and abung carried away because O.
he damaged buikneads OF the breakvaeF 'hirs-nil'
orthssssery Wind added the disturbance but vss not
.srone enough to osuso further damsge
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
on KInrD N rBoLIET SMASH

~ The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA Jan. s.-Runnipg wildly down the stseD
osesosoca hi with brakes refusing to work trolley car
oasy Jumped switch. through the corner OF store
Dooes down tree and poles and brought death 70
and serious injuries to eight others Baker Getty the mo-
had his head torn of the wheel and James Col
M. tse conductor. is IN critical condition.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
HE VIOLATED DRY LAW.

Special % TIE INENINT JUUhNAI.
DOVER. Del, Jan. 3.--At an adj
journed session of the. October term
Of court held here today, David Nor
ris. OF Lewes. colored. who was ar
rested at Harrington before Christ
mas. on a charge OF violating the
local option law by bringing more
than four quarts OF whiskey into a
dry territory. pleaded guilty and was
fined $50 and costs. He was remanded
Ito ial.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
sINnAY At H.RRISON STREET.

At the morning service at lO.Su
o'clock in Harrison Street NJ. r.
church tomorrow there will be a
communion service and reception OF
members
The evening service at 7.30 o'clock
will be followed by evangelistic SER
vices.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
RREAks WRIST BY FAIL.

Mrs. Sarah ]. Ewing. of No. s12 w.
Seventh street. who fell on an icy
pavement last week breaking her left
wrist. is recovering. Mrs. Ewing Is
under the care of DR.. Earl Bell.
Evening journal., 1914-01-03
WFATHER

For Delaware: Rain to-
night. Sunday cloudy and
colder.
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jar. and Mrs. j. d.. Dent Of
Olatha. Kansas, arrived Sunday
evening for a visit here with
Mrs. j. C. Young, Sr.
Misses Winifred and Margaret
Vim returned Saturday even
ing from a visit in Bolivar, Mo.
Ms. T. j. Green left Monday
morning for Springfield, Mo,
where she will attend the State
Convention of the W. c. T. U.
Little Miss Dottie Reno went
10 independence Monday morning
where she viii attend St.
Mary s Academy.
Mrs. Cleveland Wright and
Mrs. Felix Buellens went to Kan
sas City Monday for a visit.
Mrs. D. L. Phillips returned
Monday to her home in Oak
Grove after a visit here with
relatives.
Gustav Haerle went to Kansas
City Monday to spend the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Silverman
went to Kansas City Monday
10 attend the Jewish New Year.
Miss Leila Welsh returned
Sunday evening from a weeks
visit in independence.
Miss Margaret Wallace return
ed Sunday evening from a visit
in Kansas City.
Misses Eva Newman, Elizabeth
Sebastine and Virgie Lesley of
Higginsville spent Sunday here
with Miss Sedonia Jacques.
Mrs. S. n. Wilson went to
Warrensburg Sunday morning TO
a visit.
Judge and Mrs. Alex. Graves
returned Saturday from Hot
Springs. Arkansas, where
they have been for the past few
months for the benefit Of Mr..
! Graves health.
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ON old MANS Head
BY H. NJ. EesERT.

Changes" repeated my friend the
fisherman thoughtfully. Eyes, l reckon
there has been some changes since
you was here last year. Folks come
and go. Maybe they'll skip a year and
come back the year after next You
remember young Mr.. Eyersleigh and
that Miss Sadie ~Beauchamp? Well
there's a story in that.
You remember how thick they was
last year. Folks said that they'd get
married for sure. But you went away
before the fun started. Nope, | don't
know what started it, but by the time
the fall leaves began to fall, as the
poets puts it, they wasn't no longer on
speaking terms. And so they went
away when the hotel closed, n at a
time, and still not speaking.
well that's the last l thought to
see Of them. But no! Up pops Miss
Sadie this spring, quite early, and
what do you think she wanted? To
camp out on Old Mans Head. l told
her the camp on the island hadn't
been occupied for five year and more,
and was falling into pieces. but she
would have 1t that that was just the
place for her.
I'm studying nature she says to
me. and next month n Of the girls
Of our sketching club is coming to
stay with me. So we want a nice lone
ly place where there aren't no men
From the way Miss Sadie shot out
that word men you'd have thought
she might have been speaking Of
crabs or mice, or any OF them crea-
lures that the ladies find so objec.
tionable in general. However, l fixed
up the shack somehow, and put on a
new piece Of tin here and there. 70
make it water-tight. Then l rowed her
over with her box Of provisions, and
looked to see her signaling for me to
come and take her of next day. Said
signal was to be a white handkerchie.
tied to the top Of a pole, in token tina.
Miss Sadie had had enough Of loneli-
ness.
Had enough? Not much, sir. She
fairly reveled in it. When she did
hoist the handkerchief, five days later.
and l went over, l found all she
wanted was some more -four. Shed
iyed up the place as comfortable as
you can believe. Shed chopped about
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Did .tou buy that suit Of
lothcs from a picture in a mag
azine! or course you didn'i
You went to the tailor examine
the material. had your measure
ment taken and the clothes mad
10 fit.
Then why viii you contract
Tor a heme costing several hun
lrrd dollars without first gettln
plans and Specifications. so tina;
Won know what you are getting
for your money in the way Of
material and arrangement.
Prof. by our knowledge and
experience. We are here t.
serve you.
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Co, 9ti and Main street.
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two cords OF frewoot, and done a
couple OF canvases besides and when
l pulled ashore she vas sitting over
the fire. making toast
Ives, think I shall spend the
whole summer here she says 70 me
And maybe Miss Jones viii !oin ne
later. ! can't tell you how obliged Ia
you l am for sending me here. Fine
views, fine sunsets, good fishing, plen-
ty to paint, and no insects or men
Yes, that's the way she put It to me.
It Kind OF bowled me over. and I
rowod back feeling sort Of melancholy.
to think a little quarrel between two
young people should have driven the
girl to become a hermit.
when l got back you could have
knocked me down with a feather, for
the very first person l set eyes on
was young Mr.. ~Eversleigh. l didn't
know what to make Of II at all.
"1Glad to see you back again l
told him, Staying at the hotel, l sup
pose, Mr.. Eversleigh?'
"'Well-yes,' he answers, dubious
like. But ! amt thinking OF staying
there very long. The fact is, I've come
down to spend the whole summer. I'm
writing a book of poems about melan-
choly-now I'm not sure he said mel.
anchoIv or whathar I tool tho idea
from his manner, but that was the
impression he gave. DO you happen
to know a nice lonely place where a
mar a enjoy himself? A place where
there aren't any women to come both.
ering one, you know, he asked.
81 gasped, as you can imagine. No
Mr.. Eversleigh, don't | answered
him. The fact is,' l continued, there's
apt to be women almost anywhere
these days. They keeps pretty close
to where the men are, you know
Don't | know!' says young Mr.
Eversleigh. However, l suppose II
Just have to stay on at the hotel
81 told my missis about 1t when
got home, and she guy me the wors
language l ever heard from her. 81
you're a perfect fool!' she says. whicl
was hard, youn admit. Besides, /
amt true.
"'Prove that, Marianl' says
peeved like.
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Conoordia Will Have a Street
Fair,

Concordia will have its big
annual event October s, 9, 10. If
there is one thing that does not
need much boosting or advertis-
ing to make it a success, then it
Is the Conccordia Street Fair, So
well and favorable known is that
no more you mention the fact
that there will be a fair, every
one knows that it will be a grand
success, and that one can have
an all around good time. Any
one interested can receive a
catalog by addressing Secretary
Street Fair.