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PHI KAPPA PHI

PHI KAPPA PHI
The only honorary fraternity. having
chapter at Delaware College is the
Phi Kappa Phi. Admission to this fra
ternity is based on scholarship. 1t ad-
mits the engineer, the agriculturist, the
architect and the chemist, in addition to
the classicist and the man of letters. 1t
is intended to encourage learning for its
own sake, and to aid in the carrying out
Of the purpose for which educational
institutions were founded and are now
supported.
Phi Kappa Phi was started at the I'm
iversity of Maine in 1893 Chapters
were soon established in four other
colleges, including Delaware College.
Since 1910 six new chapters have been
established at colleges in different parts
of the country. Although this frater-
nifty is a comparatively new one, its
membership is now more than 1000.
At the general convention held in At
lanta, on January 2, 1914, the colleges
of the country were grouped into dis
tricts, so that more efficient campaign
might be conducted. The Delaware
College chapter is in the eastern division
of which Professor E. L. Smith, of
Delaware, is the division commander.
rvepzcT rnp muprr EouuDpv
On Thursday afternoon, February 19,
the mechanical and electrical engineer
ing students of Delaware College, under
the direction of Mr.. X. D. String, in
structor in shopwork, made an inspec-
ton trip to the plant of the Lobdell Car
Wheel Company in Wilmington. The
students were shown through the works
by Superintendent Stewart, through
whose courtesy they were able to OBJ
serve the processes of both moulding
and pouring. 1t is customary at the
plant to prepare the moulds in the
morning and pour the metal in the af-
ternoon, but on the day of the inspection
visit, the superintendent very kindly
postponed the construction of some of
the moulds until the afternoon.
The students who made the trip were:
Adams, Anderson, Buck, Haley, Heyd,
Jones, Lindsay, Manning, Montgomery,
Souder, Suddard, Wallace, Weaver,
Wise, Woodman.
ALUMNI DINNER
The annual dinner of the Alumni As
sociation of Delaware College was held
at the Hotel DUPONT on the evening of
February 21. Those present Numbered
-. L...l..oI n.aI HfAnor In nII;4;o.. a
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Trepass Cards for sale at this Office.
Wagons and Dearborns for sale.
J. c. GREEN.
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CURREEr PRICES
MIDDLETowN GRAIN MARKET
LOCAL rTEMs

KrDDLETOwN, DEL ..iFEB. %, 1914
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JESSE sHE HERD
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DIVORCE REFUSED
JESSE ROOT GRANT
Son of Former President
Makes Sorry Showing in
Court at Gold6eld, New.
By international News Service.

BY International News Service.
GOLDF1ELD, New. March 27,-The
suit for absolute divorce brought eight
months ago by Jesse Root Grant,
third son OF former President Grant.
against Elizabeth Chapman Grant, on
charges OF desertion. was decided this
afternoon In favor OF Mrs Grant, who
fought the case on ross-complaint.
Judge Somcrs. before whom the suit
was tried. stopped the taking Of testi-
mony and rendered a Judgment with
costs for the defendant, following the
testimony Of Grant and after Mrs Grant
had taken the stand and testified that
her husband had deserted her three
years ago. She said she had since re-
sided with her children In New York
City, and, though her husband knew
where she was. he did not see fit TO
come to her.
Judge Somcrs. in rendering his de-
cision, said: AZ shall never rule that
where Il family lives In home and the
husband goes to hotel that the wife de-
serted the husband"
Among the witnesses were Nellie Grant
Cronan, wife OF Lieutenant William Pig
gott Cronan, and Chapman Grant. son
and daughter Of the couple. Both would
have testified for Mrs. Grant.
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KOETTERS PUTTING
UP STRONG DEFENSE
Hotel Employees Dispute Stories Told
by Witnesses Who Testify
for State.

CHICAGO, March 27.-Witnesses for
the defense attacked the testimony of
the state s witnesses today in the trial
of John B. Koetters charged with beat
ing TO death Mrs. Emma B. Kraft of
Cincinnati in downtown hotel here.
Witnesses for the state had testified
that they had seen Mrs. Kraft and
Koetters together in the hotel lobby
at noon on the day her body was found.
c. +. Bricken and Miss Anna Conroy,
employees Of Cincinnati hotel, testi-
fled that Mrs. Kraft did not leave Gin
cinnati until late in the forenoon Of
the day and that it would have been
a physical impossibility for her to have
been here before late in the evening,
Other state witnesses had testified
they had particularly noticed koetters
registering at the Chicago hotel because
of tie amputated finger Of his right
hand. Koetters testified tnat he wrote
with his left hand.
Koetters testified he was in New
York when he first read in the news
papers Of Mrs. Kraft's death. The de.
fendant broke down under cross-exami.
nation and it was repeatedly necessary
TO delay the hearing In order to permit
him to regain his composure.
rsI did not kill Mrs. Kraft he said
in response to questions, land I never
was in the hotel where her body was
found -
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PUNISHMENT METED
OUT TO SALOON MAN
Given Sixty Days In Jail and Fined
500 for Sailing Liquor to
Boys

Judge Alexander McMaster of the
Juvenile court returned from Park City
yesterday, where he tried the cases Of
a saloonkoeper and fourteen minor boys,
the former charged with selling liquor
to minors and the latter with being de.
Kappus, was found guilty and sentenced
to serve sixty days in Jail and to pay
fine Of $160. The boys were fined
$40 each.
According to the evidence, the saloon
keeper had sold liquor to the boys on
ST. Patrick''s day, and they had all be-
come intoxicated and created q great
disturbance.
Judge McMaster leaves today for
Sewer county points, where he will de-
liver several addresses on Juvenile
court work.
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FORMER PATROIMAN
is ADJUDGED GUILTY
Donald @. Hathaway Is Convicted on
Charge OF Mistreating PriH-
oner.

After celebrating less than half On
hbur, a jury in the district court yes
terday afternoon returned a verdict of
guilty against Donald C. Hathaway, a
FORMER police patrolman, charged with
imistreating a prisoner in his custody.
Hathaway will be sentenced this
penalty for his offense is one year in
prison or $1,000 fine, or both, in the
discretion Of the court Hathaway was
convicted of having beaten into insen-
sibility William Erickson, whom he had
arrested on charge Of disturbing the
peace.
Tho evidence presented by the state
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Dominant Issue.
LAST MEETING OF THE
CANAL COMMISSION

PANAMA, March 2T.-The last meeting
of the Panama canal commission was held
at Culebra today Only routine business
was transacted. and when the meeting
adjourned It marked the passing of the
historic body which had been connected
With the construction OF the canal from
be succeeded April by the new civil
government headed by Colonel George w.
GoethaIs as governor.
At the end OF the meeting Lieutenant
Colonel William L. Seibert and Richa I'd
l.. Metcalfe. former head of the civil ad-
ministration OF the zone. said farewell to
Colonel Goethals and Harry II. Hodges
and Harry F. Rosseau. who remain with
the new government
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Asquith's Speech.

After a long cabinet meeting Premier
Asquith announced to the excited house
OF commons that neither the chief OF the
general staff nor the adjournment GEN.
eral would give way.
He announced the issue CT a new army
order Intended TO prescribe the duties
both of the war Office and OF officers on
service In contingencies as that OF Ulster.
The order forbids superiors asldng officcrs
and Soldiers what they viii do In hypo-
thctical contingencies and is designed to
thur Paget's. action. II also prohibits
soldiers from asking for assurances and
sets forth the duties of the army almost
Colonel Seely's amendments had been
added. became the crux OF the whole con-
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Order Headed discipline"
The premier continued

The premier continued:
The new order to the army Is HEADED sSieS
are as follows:
'First-No officer or soldier shall In
GERS as to what attitude he viii adopt or
as to his action in the event of his being
required to obey orders dependent on fu-
turc or Hypothetical contingencies.
'Second-An officer or soldier Is for
bidden IN future to ask for assura nces as
to orders which he may be required to
"rhird-It is the duty OF every off,
Ger and soldier to obey all lawful COM
mands given him through the proper
channels either for safeguarding public
property or to support the civil power In
the ordinary execution OF It's duty or for
the protection OF the lives and property
of the inhabitants In case OF disturb
'That is an order Issued by the army
council today which has now been ap-
proved and which regulates the conduct
and discipline Of the army In future"
: Proceeding with his speech the premier
remar rked that he must repeat what MIN
listers in both houses OF parliament had
said several times this week. but in View
of the wild legends current 1t needed to be
repeated. He said:
ut is altogether untrue that the gov
ernment or any Inenber OF the govern
ment ever contemplated active operations
of an aggressive character in Ulster or
any operations which now or in the fu-
.ture would impose on the army any duty
by the terms of this order To that
have only to add that the government adj
heres to all the declarations It has made"
All Army RefOrmers.
The New Statesman says the resigna-
tions Of the cavalry officers has turned
every supporter OF the government into
an enthusiastic. determined army re-
former"
The newspaper adds that the need for
the democratlzation OF the executive
ranks OF the army and the abolition Of
the absurd conditions which practically
restrict the selection of officers In most
OF the regiments to those having prt
vate means has been recognized for gem
erations."
The New Statesman In concluding. says
that heretofore there had not been enough
assure any serious changes being at
tempted. but that the Curragh incident
makes certain that the much needed re-
form in tho army will take a high place
In the progru mme Of the Liberal party.
Dominant Issue.
DERBY. England. March 27.-James
Henry Thomas, labor member OF parlia- :
ment for Derby, addressing q labor meet
Ing here tonight, said II was certain that
before many months there would be an
appeal TO the country and that the domi-
nant Issue would be whether the country
should be governed by Its elected repre-
sentatives or the army. "as q tool OF
the arlstocr1cy." The ultimate result Of
the Issue. Mr.. Thomas said, would be
that 1.-THE highest command in the army
Will be open to the humblest recruit"
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MUST RESUME WORK
OR LOSE CONTRACT
Notice Is Served on Fred e.. Palmer IN
Connection With Repairing
Pavements.

Notice that unless he begins thei re.
pair of pavements on Salt Lake streets
by next Monday his contract wiM be
revoked was given Fred g. Palmer by
w. j. Tuddenhnm, street supervisor,
yesterday.
Palmer has the contract for keeping
the streets in repair this year, hut ac-
cording to the street department, he
has done nothing under his contract
yet. Recently the street eommHtoe Of
the Commercial club filed a protest
with the city commission against the
condition Of certain streets in fhe bust
meas district and asked that. stops be
protest was referred to the street de-
partment, with the result that the per-
emptory notice was served on Palmer
yesterday,
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WAS that Hathaway had made an un-
provoked assault on Erickson while
taking him to the police station. The
defense rested its case on the evidence
tending to show that Erickson had re-
sisted the officer and that it was nee
essary that he be subdued by the Off
Ger. Witnesses varied greatly. as to the
degree of resistance offered by Erick-
son.
1t is announced that an appeal will
be taken to the supreme court by
Hathaway.
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ASQU|TH RELUCTANT
To REMOVE SEE[Y
CONTINUED from Page onc.)

II the Nations suggestion IL adopted as
an outcome OF the cry or the rrny versus
parliament It Is not improbable. AS the
Radical newspa pers claim that the coal
ulon would sweep the country.
II is said that q large section of the
UniOnist party realize tn:s danger and
therefore are anXioue to reach settle
ment OF the home rule question by con-
sent
Percy Holden lllingworth. chief Liberal
whip IN the house of commons, in a speech
at Blackburn tonight declared that II
every officer In the army resigned the
government would not finch hairs
breadth from the task II had in hand.
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BURGLAR ARRESTED
BY HIS OWN BROTHER

tell Beebe b IS in 1IA jail here today, having
been arrested last night by his own
brother, Marshal George Beebe, on a
charge of burglary. The marshal, in
vestigating the burglary Of the home Of
Mrs. John Boyer during the latter's alb
sence in hospital two weeks ago, sus-
pected his brother, and swore out the
warrant against him.
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sble exception of New Orleans and San
Francisco.
"The Investigations I have carried
on convince me that unless the traffic
interests of the United States wake up
and make extraordinary efforts, the
canal will prove a far greater advan-
tage during the earlier years of it's use
to foreign lands than it will to the
United States.o
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Eighth Grade Examinations.

Dates for the hnal examinations Of all
eighth grades In the state outside OF Salt
Lake. Ogden. Murray, Provo and Logan,
these cities being OF the first and second
class. were set yesterday by State
April 10 and IL. May and and May 22
and %. The examinations Will all take
place on Friday and Saturday.
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Triumph Is Notable.

President Wilson's triumph was CON
sidered most notable by the rank and file
of all parties because OF the unusual
alignment OF forces within the Democratc
ranks. Two men who had sought with
him the presidential nomination at the
hands OF the party--one the speaker OF
the house and the other the floor leader
OF the dominant party, were openly ana
actively arrayed against him,
Speaker Clark. although he did not take
the floor today had issued his eleventh.
hour attack upon the plans Of the presl-
dents friends to limit debate. and an
nounced TINT lie would speak against the
repeal bin Tuesday. Representative Un-
derwood, who has been in the open
against the president on the issue, pleaded
urgently against the rule, and later de-
livered an attack on President Wilson s
policy denouncing the repeal OF the toll
exemption as an economic mistake. ana
declaring the president to be wrong Y
his conclusion that exemption Is In Fio-
lation OF the Hay-P -Pauncefote treaty.
Other Democratic Chieftalns. among among
them Representative Kitchen of North
Carolina, broke with the president Yet
In the face of this opposition from men
who therefore had but TO raise their
voices to have the Democrats Of the house
follow them, the president won within the
ma rty membership by nearly four to one
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VICTOR
IN FIRST SK|RM|SH
CONTINUED from Page one.)

by leaders on both sides that many Re-
publicans who had voted against the pre-.
iiminsry administration plans wouid
Progressive delegation Of the house, led
by Representative Murdoch Of Kansas.
was aligned against the ma jorlty
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ARGUES FOR HIGHER
RAILROAD TARIFFS
Daniel Willard, President OF
the Baltimore & Ohio,
Makes Speech.
EARNINGS DECREASING
John Barrett Issues Note OF
Warning in Connection
With Panama Canal.
EARNINGS DECREASING

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 27,-Daniel
Willard, president of the Baltimore q
Ohio railroad, and chairman of the
presidents committees of railroads IN
Official classification territory, at the
annual dinner of the traffic club of
Pittsburg tonight argued for higher
freight rates, and John Barrett. director
general Of the Pan.American Union,
sounded note of warning III connec-
tion with the Panama canal. Present
at the dinner were many important
railroad executives from New York,
Chicago and other transportation cen.
tcrs.
s'Under existing conditions rates now
in effect in official classification ter
ritory do not yield sufficient revenues
to properly meet the situation, Mr..
Willard said.
Failure to Earn.
''It has been shown to the Interstate
commerce commission that thirty.fiVe
ronds IN official classification territory
have added to their property investment
since 1910 for additional facilities and
equipment over s659,000,00 but as a
result of operations in 1913, although
the gross earnings were $lS6, 5,O0U
greater than in 1910, the net earnings
after paying operating expenses and
taxes were Sl6,3ll 600 less than In lslO,
showing that not only had these com"
panies failed TO earn any return on the
newly invested capital, but they had
1851 900 less net as returns upon pre-
vious Investments. It is unnecessary to
say that no business enterprise can con-
tinue on such basis.
Growing Needs.
"It has been stated that the grow.
ing need OF the country IS commerce Will
require an additional expenditure by
railroads for equipment and facilities
of upward OF q billion dollars year
for some years. The only way in which
such money can be obtained is through
private enterprise, and railroad invest
ment must be made sufficiently attrac-
tive to secure new capital, else develop.
meut will cease, and nothing can more
effectually check the growth of com
merce than insufficient transportation
facilities.
az do not think the necessity for in
creased revenues on the part of the
carriers in official classification terri.
tory is seriously questioned by anyone
at this time. =
Barrett's Speech.
Discussing the panama Canal and
Pan-American Commerce, Mr.. Barrett
said:
1.-THE issue Of the canal tolls which
is now engaging Washington and the
country is absolutely unimportant and
secondary, as far as actual trade con-
ditions are concerned, when compared
to the importance OF practical steps
to use the canal for the upbuilding OF
the export and import traffic OF the
United States. While | cannot in any
way, on account of my official posi-
tion as an international officer, dis
cuss the tolls question, can tell you
there is not great port or exporting
or importing center of Europe, Japan,
Australia and of northern and western
South America that is not doing more
to get ready for the Panama canal
than our corresponding ports and cen
ters of the United States, with the pos
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Sceds-grass, garden and flower seeds
Bailey & Sons Co., 63 E. Second SO.
(Adyerttsemsut)
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Palmer's Charge.

Representative Palmer Of Pennsylvania
told the Democrats, that opposition In the
party to the president on this question
amounted virtually TO Impeachment OF
either the veracity or the intelligence of
the president"
"The country has never failed hereto
fore TO sustain every president who spoke
for the country" he said. whether his
utterance meant peace OF called for war:
And IL Is because they realize this full
we'll that gentlemen adroitly sidestep the
real Issue and spend their tinet their tai
ents and their energies In discussing mat
tiers which now belong to the realm OF
ancient history"
Secretary Bryan let 1t be known that
he was with the president on the issue
and was heartily in favor of the Sims
bill He said he favored the preclusion
Of amendments to the special rule. be-
cause the resolution Itself presented the
issue
While the fight on the floor of the house
was going on, Secretary Daniels sat in
the press gallery in his capacity as editor
of the Raleigh News and Observer losing
his Identity as a cabinet officer as he
worked away with the other correspond
ents on the story OF the day.
President Wilson WAS at luncheon with
his family and Secretary Tumulty when
the house was voting. Employees from
the executive offices rushed In from time
10 time with bulletins on the progress Of
the fight. but the president remained at
the Ia bic and found time to talk with his
daughters about a literary work IN which
they were interested.
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Dancing tonight. Majestic pavilion.
ertssment.)
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Seeds..grass, garden and flower seeds.
Bailey & Sons Co, 63 e. Second So.
Ndvertsoment)
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Attack on Clark.

When debate on the special rule began
In the house, Representatives Adamson
and Hardwick, for the administration,
attacked Speaker Clark's position. and In
reply Representative Underwood made his
urgent plea for support from the col
leagues who have held up my hands In
this house
When the debate closed and the dronins
voice of the clerk had called the roll In
Intense stiffness the Democratic house
leaders had been repudlated and the presi-
dents appeal answered. With the Gioture
rule in force, the house Immediately be-
gan the twenty hours OF general depate
on the repeal bill. .
Representative Sims Of Tennessee, the
author Of the repeal bill. made the first
speech In support Of his measure. He
was frequently interrupted hv applause
>and cheers. in which the crowds In the
galleries occasionally Joined. He argued
against the economic policy of the free
passage of American ships through the
canal
Debate against the repeal was opened
by Representative Underwood. who de-
livered prepared, detailed argument to
show that under the various treaties the
United States has the right to prescribe
such tolls as It deems necessary for yes-
the ma ajoritv leaders arguments based on
the treaties between America and Great
Britain in which he held that the United
States has the sovereign control OF the
ca nal zone, and declared that to repeal
the free tolls provision was TO surrender
that right. Great Britain. he said. could
not properly contend that the United
States, under the treaties. is not free to
exempt its ships from tolls II 1t sees fit.