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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
WANTS Slice OF
court House LAWN
City's Request for Wider
Street is Referred for
Consideration
PROJECT PART OF
BUILDING PLAN

Colonel George w. Sparks, presI-
dent of the Street and Sewer Depart
went, today notified the members Of
the Levy Court that IL viii be neces-
sary to take ten feet off the sides Of
the Court House lawn in connection
with the grading OF the streets around
the new twin buildings at Tenth and
King streets. The first ten feet VIII
be taken OFF the side OF the Court
House lawn facing King street Then
il will be necessary 10 take off ten
feet from the Market street side
Later Tenth and Eleventh streets viii
be widenod to comply with the widtf
and grades of the streets. Where Tho
street and Sewer Department grades
those pieces of the Court House law
the sods can be removed by the brida'
committee 10 be used on the approach
to Third street bridge.
, Mr. pmks brought up the matter =
gardng the widening of the streets. ny
Fouracrc said he did not think the Lev
Court should take any action at preset
until the law is complied with by "a
city
Frank J.. Speakman. attorney for IN
! court. iu answer 10 Alf. cWlln, SAM Una
the title ia the Cotrt House lawn
vested Ia trustees.
Mr. Burris said he did not think
! right TO hold mp the matter ut pre-
ent
Mr. Fouracre said the coping is
be removed and the plot made unsight
for year.
Several members of the court e
pressed themselves 10 the effect That n
subject should be referred Co the alto
ney of the court Mr. Pnrks said q
Court House lawn cannot be touch
until the new building is completed
said The county "a to get $4,000 sd
Which TO pny OH bonds against
building. and the Street and Sewer 2
pnrlment Is to use $4,000 TO build
park ON the present Court House site.
Mr. Scott said he believed II best
have the request of tho department.
the land submitted IN writing
Mr.. Groves said he believed II b.
10 refer the subject 10 the courts
tornev and the application be made
writing. This was done.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
SUNSHINERS ARRANGE
FOR ECHO" meeting

AT an executive meeting Of the
Delaware Division OF the lnterna-
tional Society held az the home
.of Or. Florence NJ. Seward, No
80 West Ninth street. last night,
plans we're made for an echo meeting
of the international Sunshine So
ciety convention and of the annual
meeting of the State Federation Of
/ Woman's Clubs. both ct which were
held in May The echo meeting will
be held on the lawn OF Mrs Selden
S. Deemer az New Castle. on Wednes-
day afternoon. July q
There will be a drill by members o.
the New Ere Sunshine Junior Anxil
larry and special music Reports iron
the two conventions viii be read b.
the delegates All who attend arc ne
quested TO catch the 3 O'Clock car fol
New Castle A box supper viii bl
served In picnic style on the lawn
The echo meeting will take the place o
the quarterly meeting. for which the
constitution Of the Sunshine Society
calls in July As president Of the
Delaware Division, Mrs George W.
Dorsey, Jr. presided
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
COUNTY TO repair
The Stone Roads
Eight Builders Bid on Con-
tracts for Putting High
ways in Condition
NEW SURFACES
TO BE PUT ON

The New Castle County Levy Court
commenced today the work Of caring
for the stone roads in New Castle
county when bids were opened for
supplying a surface treatment Tor the
roads in the county.
In his report to the Levy Court
several weeks ago James Wilson,
State highway commissioner sugges-
ted this treatment for the roads.
Later in the season the Levy Court
requested Mr.. Wilson to suggest the
roads to be improved and the ma
terials to be used He did SO and the
Levy Court advertised for bids for
the surface materials and the bids
were opened at noon today. The bias
. called for the Improvement of 273 $50
square yards of the stone roads. The
, roads to be improved and the number
Of square yards on each road fol-
I low.
/ Brandywine hundred-Concord pike
4 to Talleyville. 1S500 Concord pike
4 to Rockland, 10000
Christiana hundred ~ Campbells
/ $4,000; Lancaster pike to oak Hill
/ School. l0.5O0; Montchanin to Adams
Dam, $4,000; Prices to Lancaster
pix 10000; Adams Dam to Pennsyl-
vania line 10000
Mill Greek humid eds james e
Roseville. 3O115; Roseyille to New
ark. 9.948; Stanton TO oak Tree
1900; Marshallton to Stanton. 5000
New Castle Numerically to Harei
Corner $4,000; Hares Corner Il
Denning's, l2,742; State Road to Ty
bouts. 1900; Birds Corner to 81
Georges. 5,035.
Pencader and ST. Georges hundred
Summit to Mt. Pleasant, 1854
Middletown to Odessa, 1S068.
Blackbird huLdred-Ciayton 10 Cy
press Bridge. 1889.
Bids were received today for i'm
proving the roads with Ug.te Trinidad
Texaco and Westrumite, the bids bein
tor l-S. 40 and IL gallon per squar
yard
Bids also included the cleaning an
sweeping, patching old surface. roll
d ing per square yard, supplying ston
. chips per ton, hauling per miie.
The bids were received in thre
d forms. 70 pounds of stone per squar
yard 20 pounds and 40 pounds pc
square yard.
The eight bids we're referred 70
final action.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
INNOCENT. BUT OUT
Their SAD. nevertheless

Frank Montgomery and Jacon Ellis
of Philadelphia, we're dismissed IN
City Court To-Day on a charge OF con-
tempt Last IL onth the men were ar
rested on a charge of operating mo-
tor trucks withcclt a Delaware license.
They each put up $50 cash security
to appear in court the next day They
were moving household goods 10 New
Castle at the Tins and after being re-
leased went to New Castle and then
proceeded to Philadelphia but tailed
20 appear IN count the next day fol-
lowing. hence the contempt charge.
Edward A. Kelley. Philadelphia
attorney, appeared IN behalf of the
two men IN court today. The men tes-
titled that when they got 10 Phi,adeiy
pha they were with ort money "a pay
they way to this cdy 10 appear in
court and their employer. Harry Shep-
ard was not in town. so they could
not get the money from. him. The CLERK
in Alr Shepard's office was unable TO
give them the money hut tried to get
the clerk of the city court on the long
distance telephone but was unable TO
do So
Later Mr. Shepsrd's lawyer com
municated with G. 8. Rice in the mat
ter In court today Mr. Kelley show
ed by Mr. Shepard that he was con
Quoting a business as an individual
although there was PAL nted on his
trucks the words shepard Storage
Company and was therefore not Ii
able TO a fine for operating the truck
without a license The wo accused
were dismissed but were not given
back the $40 deposited as security as
it was forfeited when they failed tc
appear.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
LAW MAY Hold MEN
AS ARMY OFFICERS
Attorney General May Hold
Secretary Of War Can
Refuse designations
DUPONT COMPANY NOT
AFTER U. S. OFFICERS

WASHINGTON. June 20-lnforma-
tion obtained from an authoritative
source indicates that Attorney General
Gregory will hold that Secretary Of War
Garrison has fine right 10 refuse 20 ac-
cept the designations of experts OF the
War Department who have been offered
positions by the manufacturers Of mu-
nitions of war.
The effect OF this Interpretation Of the
law. ii is admitted, will be 40 establish
the existence OF compulsory military
service" Tor commissioner officers. This
would mean that officers could be held
IN service. at The discretion OF the
President, until the statutory age Of re-
tircment.
The resienations of n number of otli-
Gers. therefore are being held up by
Secretary Garrison until he receives At
tomoy General Gregory's opinion.
It was learned also today that il At
torney General Gregory's opinion should
be TO the opposite effect and hold that
Secretary Garrison has no discretion IN
the matter the secretary will seek some
other means OF preventing the manu-
facturers taking valued officers away
from the department
In the opinion OF officials Of The de-
partmcnt. there exists no law under
which he could proceed. and il would he
necessary for him 20 ask Congress to
pass one.
Officials Of the dupont Powder Com.
panv state that they have made NO
overtwes 20 officers 10 leave the gov,
eminent service and become connected
with the company eve have cur owl
experts m official Of the DUPONT Com
pany stated.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
obituary

Mrs. Mary c. Kelly, wife of John r.
Kelly, died at her home. No. 1909
King street. yesterday The funeral
will take place on Thursday morning.
with solemn requiem mass in ST. Pat
ricks Church and internlent in
Cathedral cemetery.
Mrs Emma Pryor. who ded last
Tuesday al Baltimore. was well
known in Wilmington, having been a
saleslady for number Of business
houses in this city. She was on a
visit to her brother William Stinson,
at the time of her death. The funeral
was held Thursday, burial being in
the Centreville cemetery. The Rev
Henry Covington. her cousin, Of
fciated Mrs. Pryor was q cousin OF
Charles L. Story, of this city
Her death came about in a strange
manner Not appearing at the break
fast table Tuesday morning, one OF
her nieces went TO call her and found
her lying on the floor The child gave
the alarm, and when some of the fam.
lily rushed up stairs they found thai
she had fallen during the night. anC
he body was then cold.
Mrs Pryor was formerly Miss
Emma Stinson, and was a daughter
IF William Stinson, who years age
was a leading carriage manufacture
In Centreville, Nd. where the de
ceased was born. She was a gradual,
of Mrs. Harris Female Seminary. Cen
treville, and several years after tina
came to Wilmington and had reside,
here most Of Ike time since. The doc
tor called in pronounced heart trouble
as the cause of her death.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
BANKERS IN CHARGE
OF SCRANTON School
WreSt Control From I. j.
Foster, Charged With
NIiSmanagement
SI6,OOO,OOO ASSETS;
ONLY $4,000 CASH

SCRANTON. Pa. June 2s.-The In
ternational Textbook Company. which
controls the international Core
spondence Schools, is TO be reofgan-
lied. In a stormy meeting in the COM
pany's Office here control OF the COM
pany was wresied from I. j. Foster
its president About $50 OF the 6,OOO
stockholders were present. Charges
OF mismanagement were hurled Dack
and forth at the session. 1t was
brought out that of the Sl6,0OO0O0 OF
the company's assests only $4,000
twas in actual cash.
Local bankers have come to the
rescue of the company. They have
been compelled to do so to protect
many OF their clients, who are stock
holders or employees of the concern.
Local pride figures. too, as failure OF
the company would be a sad blow 10
this city. Four thousand residents OF
this place are on the company's pay
rol'.
The reorganization plans provide
for a. loan of 100000 by local bank
ers. who will take in exchange not
only notes of the company. repayable
at tie rate of $4,000 a month after
next February, but also the entire
bond issue of s1,O0O,000 which the
stockt Olders who were not present
joined ir authorizing by their proxies
Until tllis debt is repaid, under the
arrangement with the bankers, nc
dividend can be paid. The banks viii
hold as security for the loan all the
company|s assets.
In accordance with the plan, sis
Scranton bankers and business men
who have arranged for the S500,00l
loan. we're elected directors of thu
1nternatio nal Textbook Company. civ
ing them majority control of tn
corporations Board of Directors
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
DENIES PURCHASE OF
UNCLE SANS Goods

Hyman Cohen. on East Front street
merchant. was arrested 10y United
States Marshal Fairy yesterday after
noon on a charge of purchasing or re-
ceiving in pledge. clothing owned by
the United States Government Al
though Cohen denied the chaig &c he
was held under $3.50 bail for a further
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Mahahy tomorrow
The arrest was made at the requess
Of First Lieutenant koenig of the
i35th Company. Coast Artillery. Fort
Du Pont.
Thomas f. Cork, a private in the
Coast Artillery Corps, testified that
he disposed of a "slicker,' which had
been furniehed him by the severn
ment. 20 Cohen. The defendant, how
ever. insisted that he never saw Corb
/ before and did not receive the cloth
ing. Cohen was represented by J
/ Frank Ball.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
MANY At LAUNCHING
OF new FERRYBOAI
Fort Lee, Built By Harlan &
HollingSworth, Takes 10
Water Nicely
DELEGATION OF IS
FROM NEWARK HERE

In the presence OF several hundred
persons, including a delegation Of
thirty-fve from Newark n. j., the new
ferryboat Fort Lee was launched this
afternoon by the Harlan and Holdings
worth Corporation. Miss Ellen George
McCarter, daughter of Thomas NJ. Nc
Carter president of the Public Service
CORPORATION. OF New Jersey, was spon-
sor. At 1902 o'clock the boat was re-
leased and slid slowly down the
creased ways and took TO the water
nicely.
Amid the blast of whistles and
cheers OF spectators, the boat made a
splash as she glided into the Christi
ana, where she was turned with her
nose down stream and picked up 10y
the tug Laura b., which will take her
down the Delaware this afternoon
and up the coast to New York, where
she will be used in the Hudson river,
plying between Jersey towns and the
city OF New York.
Miss McCarter was charmingly gown
ed i'm a black satin dress and carried
! bouquet Of roses and carnations Cham
paane was used in the launching cere
1 nonv. the sponsor remarking that the
/ Fort. Lee vas out OF Secretary OF tn,
/ Navy Daniels class. The vessel II 2Vl
/ feet long. She will be towed to New
ark. where she will be fitted with ma
chinery
Following the launching luncheon was
served to the visitors and officials OF
the company in the Office building OF the
Harlan and dollingswonh Corporation
] 80 Tho foot pf Wpst street
Among those present at the launching
I were;
OF the Harlan and Hollingsworfl
! Corporation: President William &
Coke. Mrs. Coke. Persifor Frazer, Jr.
viee-president; Samuel H. Smith. treas
urer. and c. sherman Hoyt.
OF the Newark delegation; President
Z Thomas NJ McCarter, Mrs. McCarter am
4 Miss Ellen McCarter. First Nice-Presl
dent George j Roberts. Second Vice
president J. j. Burleieh. Third Vice
president R. T. Danforth. II. {. Hon
ecker y. w Bolen, L. D. II. Gilmour. a
W. Wakelv, j l.. 0'Toole, /. p. Maur
hem, J. Van Name.
OF the New Jersey towns-MayoI
". r. Willis, OF Ridgeton, Mayor B
Z. Budd. Of PALISADES Park; Mayor
,E. A. White, Of Fort Lee; Mayor
Henry Wissel, OF Edgewater; Mayol
D. A. Seiqht. Of haywood; A. NJ. Ag-
new. of Berlin county; 4. W. Forrest
LC. H. Fuller, Of the Harlem Chamber
Of Commerce. New York City: An
dIew and Harry Fletcher. of the A
n. W. Fletcher Company; Evan G
Runner, James Morton and +. X. Bird
OF Hackenseck; John \. Race. of For
Lee: Frank Henderson. of Bogota; J
H. Tillitson. of Englewood. b. Z
Underwood. of EdgewateT Charlie
Logan. of Grantwood, and John Fran
chi. of Fort Lee.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
MIssIONARY sOcIETY MEErINa

The June meeting of the Women's
Missionary Society of First Presby-
terrain Church was held last night.
The president Mrs. j. Ross Stone
sifer presided Devotionals we're led
by Mrs. Robert Eaton. very inter-
esting paper on Chinese, Japanese
and Koreans in the United States"
was read by Mrs A. ]. Kitchener Miss
Jennie Riley was to have read pa
per on Alaska" but was obliged to
leave early and did not read it. Rou-
tine business was transacted. II was
decided 10 have picnic at Eden Park
on July IS. Mrs Joseph Hamilton
extended an invitation for the society
to meet at her home at Rockford
Park in August After singing and
benediction meeting adjourned for
social hour
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
HOME made TAG
Was 0UT-OF- date
In Consequence, Auto Driver
Is Fined $40 For Vio-
lating Law
CONGRESSMAN AIDS
THE PROSECUTION

Congressman Thomas w. Miller was
witness in City Court today having
been called to explain the practice of
giving out 'ags to automobile dealers
while he was Secretary of State. II
was in the case OF Lewis Mason
charged with operating a motor We
hicle without proper tags, that Mr.
Miller gave his testimony. Mason was
arrested because be was using home
made dealers tags
Mr. Miller said that prior TO Janu-
airy IS. a dealer could make his own
tags. but after that date, could not do
so as a law. passed by the Legisla-
ture. went into effect on that day.
which provided that the State should
furnish the tags.
Charles G. Guyer testified that he
had on January L. issued License
for X-27, to the Hanson Automobile
Company, as a dealer This was the
number on the tag on the automobile
operated BY Mason. Mr.. Miller said he
also supplied tags for this number
The automobile operated by Mason If
owned by Enoch Moore. Jr.- who sue
ceeded the Hanson Automobile Com
pany.
Judge Churchman said that as tags
had been given by the State for thii
number. there was no necessity FOL
duplicate tags being made. He thei
imposed a fine Of SO and costs d
Mason. At a previous hearing 1t wa'
stated that the tags had been put o.
the car by mistake.
Mr.. Miller. in his testimony, state'
he had made arrangement to turnisl
tags to dealers in 1914, but this was D.
ARRANGEMENT with the dealers them
selves.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
MANY DODGE bricks
As SCAFH]LD FALLS
Extra Weight on Timbers
Causes Collapse; Work
men Elsewhere
DANGER LINES
KEEP CROWD BACK

Alertness IN lodging bricks saved
number of persons from injury at
noon today when a scalfOld from the
second story Of the buiitlng No. All
Market street fell. carrying a shower
of bricks and mortar vita it. Many
persons were on the street az the
time aud had they not run to places OF
safety when the roar of falling
boards and bricks first was heard,
some doubtless would have been
struck by the missiles.
The scaffold. which is being used
by workmen who are tearing out the
front OF the building for the purpose
OF remodeling it, collapsed when too
many bricks were piled upon 1t.
Workmen had left it, Danger lines
were strung after the accident and
the entire structure torn down and
a new scaffold will be erected this af-
ternoon
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
EXCLUDE rodney
Tablet FROM HALL
Jury Says it Wouldn't Con-
form to Interior of In
dependence Hall
DECISION SURPRISE
TO D. A. R. OF STATE

Much surprise was felt this morning
among members of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution when it became
known that the art jury OF lndepend-
ence Hail. Philadelphia, had decided
against the placing in the Hall OF Fame
OF the proposed memorial tablet to tho
late Caesar Rodney, which was TO have
been erected there by members of the
Delaware Chapters, of the ID. \. r.
The reason given by the art jury that
has 10 pass upon and approve all memoir
ial tablets before they can be placed in
the Hall of Fame was that the proposed
design Of the Caesar Rodney tablet was
not good enough to be given a place
among the other exhibits found in indie
rendence Hall The fact that the tablet,
the design for which had been carefully
selected by the Delaware Daughters, has
been considered unworthy a place in the
Hall of Fame came as a great shock to
the Daughters. and has aroused indig-
nation among the members of the Nari
ous chapters throughout the state.
Mrs. Selden S. Deemer Of New Cas-
tie who is chairman Of the tablet
committee. when asked concerning the
decision OF the art jury this mornin
/ stated that she had not as yet been
officially notified Of the decision and
/ could say nothing about H. AS soon
/ as the official notification is received
however. IL is thought that a special
meeting of the committee will ne call
/ ed TO consider the matter and to insist
that the Rodney tablet be given a
place Of honor
When one considers the fact that
for over 100 years the memory Of
Caesar Rodney who arose from 3
sick bed 10 make the historic ride
from Lewes TO Philadelphia tina
Delaware might be swung into line fol
the independence OF the colonies. ha
never been honored and that there O
nothing tangible in independence
Hall to mark his loyalty TO freedom
cause which has been told and retol
IN history. the decision OF the arr iur
against placing the proposed tablet &
his memory has come as somewha
of "A sensation TO al who are IN an
way interested in the movement.
The design of the tablet. which wa
10 be bronze. was prepared by J.
Caldwell and Company, OF Philadel
phia. Following is the official repor
of the art jury concerning the tablet
Resolved, That IN the opinion q
the Art Jury q bronze tablet for IN
dependence Hall such as has bee
proposed IN Submission $40. coverin
the design and location of a memoir.
tablet for Caesar Rodney, lndepeI
dence Hall. should be one of a series
eight such tablets. would not he 2
appropriate substitute for The por;ra
Of the signer and that the placing
a bronze tablet on the walls OF q
interior OF the building would n
be in conformity with the archite
r tural character of the building al
y lie lnierinr dncnratlnnEn
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
MAN CANNOT DIVORCE WIFE
FOR KEEPING HIS SALARY

" 10 WTTVW IINH--
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. June %
Joseph H. German is still married
man today. He sued for divorce. alleg-
ing that his wife refused to give him
back sufficient money TOR his expenses.
when he turned over his weekly pay
check to her, and further alleged that
She accepted attentions from another
boarder.
''tiet a club for the other boarder and
keep enough money Yourself for vouI
expenses" was the reioinder Of Judge
Hale in refusing divorce.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
DECORATE COUNCILCHAMDER
MAYORS INAUGURATION

Twenty-Five large American flags.
in addition 10 several scores o.
smaller ones lave been used in
decorating the interior of City Coun-
ell Chambers in honor of the inaugu-
ration of Mayor-elect James f. Price
which will take place at noon on
Thursday The decorations are pref
tily arranged. the flags being draped
over portraits OF Presidents Washing
ton. Grant. Lincoln and Mckinley.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
CARTER NAY RECOVER.

The condition Of Hugh G. Carter.
formerly Of Wilmington. who is in the
Chester. Pa. hospital as the result Of
shooting himself in the breast. was
much improved this afternoon and
hopes are now entertained for his re-
covery, Carter is a conductor on the
Chester and Darby trolley line.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
Thief ROBS WIDOWS
House AND Gets Cash

Some time during sunday afternoon a
thief entered the store and home OF Mrs.
Henrietta Krapft. widow, OF NO. 4OI
Monroe street, and stole about - an
cash. Entrance was gained by ionclng
a window in the rear of the house. A
colored boy who was seen proving
about the rear of the house has been
arrested on a charge of committing tine
theft and was turned over TO Probation
Officer Farra.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
ACCOUNTANTS TAKE EXAMS.

The State Board Of AccOuntancy
met today in the Office of Peter T.
Wright, No. East Ninth street. for
the purpose of examining applicants
for certificates as public accountants.
Two candidates presented themselves.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
MILK ORDINANCE SIGNED.

M1yor Howell yesterday afternoon
signed the pure milk ordinance which
was passed by City Council on Thurs
day Last The new ordinance viii be
declared a law by President of Coun-
Gil White on Wednesday evening.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
No USE FOR TOLL HOrsn.

The toll gate house near the Prac-
tical Farmer. Brandywine hundred.
was sold yesterday TO William Fenni-
more for SAL The house has been
unoccuplied since the county took
over the road.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-29
MANN nN EXCLUSION

Old Swedes. Calvary, ST. Barnsbas
and 81. Andrews Episcopal Sunday
schools are on their annual excursion
to Augustine Beach today