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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
WILMINGTON'S MAYOR-ELECT
NAMES NEW CITY OFFICERS
Several Democrats Included Among
His Appointments.

WILMINGTON, Del, June 22.-Mayor-
elect James +. Price today announced
his appointments for positions to be filled
on July l when he assumes Office. Will
liam G. Coke, president of the Harlem &
Hollingsworth Corporation, is appointed
Water Commissioner He is n Democrat.
The position pays only $500 a year. but
is regarded as one of honor. Daniel o..
Hastings, Republican Is reappointed
City Solicitor at a salary of $500 a year.
He is a former Judge, former Secretary
of State and has been deputy Attorney
General and counsel for the Legislature
William p. White, the present president
of City Council, also a Republican, is ap-
pointed city Auditor at salary of 5000
a year.
Weller f. Slower, Republican. and ].
Bail Peirce, Democrat are appointed
members of the Assessment Board at n
salary of $1,000 a year each. These are
new positions, now filled for the first
time. Slower is at present chairman OF
the Finance Committee of Council and
Peirce is real estate broker.
The newly appointed officers will as
sumo their positions on July /. Mr.. Coke
as Water Commissioner succeeds A. ID
Poole, and Mr. White, as City Auditor
succeeds Samuel c. Biddle, the father-in-
law Of Mayor Harrison w. Howell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
ITALIAN PUPILS WIN
PAROCHTAL DIPLOMA
Students at Our Lady of Coo,
Counsel Told to Become tIsa
full Men and Women.


Diplomas we're presented to = -
honor roll pupils Of the Paroeb,.I go w..
of Our Lady Of Good Counsel a, 49,
ate exercises held today to m.,s !.
close Of the school year The rra....
tlon Of the certificates was moas u
italian Consul @. Poccardl who 49,.
briefly, oongratulating the yopn, ssa' -.
and women and encouraging them % ~ I.
come nseful men and women.
The Rev. Thomas Terllzzl dIroo,,.
the school, also made an sddros. Y.
an entertaining program of music ~,
literary numbers was given by the n,an'
Miss Mary D'Annunzio was tho 49,.
for the occasion.
Those receiving diplomas were,
Maria L. De Medic, Teresa NJ. vsr,,,
CHA, Maria d. Biggi, Maria v,ra",
Blanca NJ. Cinalli, Adelaide Fort. N,.4,
Tavani. Angelo PERI, Fllippo De- Maj.
Luigi Casciato, Carmelo santamar,o -,
Mario Pomendale.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
DAY EXERCISES THIS EVENING
Graduates will Hold Festivities in Y.
M. C. A. Auditorium.

The graduating class OF the Camden
High School will hold its annual Glass
Day exercises in the Y. NJ. c. A. Audi
torium tonight at 8 o'clock.
After the opening seiect;on by the High
School Orchestra, Amos e. Shirley VIII
give the salutatory. The prophecy Is to
be read by Mervii e. Hamburger and
Gerald S. Porter. Robert r. Sullivan VIII
deliver the class poem. The class song,
composed by Lena y. Jones, will be suns
Dorothy NJ. Taylor and Reuben L. Sharp
are to handle the novelty. The presenta-
tions are to be made by Miriam o. Street
and william Kirby Holmes.
The presidents cap and gown will be
transferred by Amos e. Shirley, Of the
class OF 1915, to Frank 3. Anderson, pres
ident OF 1916 A medley written by Will
lam II. Travlle, Jr., comes next, and the
finale will be a march, played by the
High School Orchestra.
The officers Of the class are; President,
Amos e. shirley vice president, c. Au-
gusta Willie; secretary, Ida c. Southard,
and treasurer. John c. Selby The class
flower is the yellow rose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
WOULD PARDON K1DNAppER
Helen Boyle, Stealer of Willie Whit.
Seeks Freedom.

HARRISBURG. Pa. June % TN.
state Pardon Board today heard apnli.a
tlon for pardon for Helen Bowls u,ha
with James Boyle, kidnapped wn,
Whitia from his home in Sharon In Iss
prisoner in the Western Penitentiarys
w. c. Jacob, counsel for the vor,..
said she had fully reformed, that sba Nv
never been a criminal at heart that ~
was the victim of early marriage srs
evil associations. He denied most am.
phatically that she intended to beoons
moving-picture actress If released.
1t was brought out at the hearing ths,
the woman had practically all Of ths
$4,000 ransom money concealed IN tss
stocking when arrested. A protest n ~
pardon was received from j. Mead rhs
linger, district attorney at the time :,
the arrest, but the parents of the bcv
and the trial Judge offered no objection,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
SMALLPOX IN TWO TOWNS
State Officers Fight Twenty Cases in
Armstrong County.

KITTANNING, Pa, June 22.-The State
health authorities We're summoned to
Armstrong County today to check an
outbreak of smallpox at Mahoning, 10
i Il,ies from here' and at Friedenhelm, 1S
miles from here. At Mahoning there arc
six cases Of smallpox and at Frieden-
helm IA cases. When the outbreak of the
disease occurred yesterday, the county
health authorities Immediately placed The
two towns in quarantine.
John Mccullough. Of MahonIng, was A
Juryman in court here. When he re-
turned home last night he found that his
cIlllu was suHerlng from smallpox. Coun-
ty authorities Immediately applled oIiar-
antlne regulations to all persons who
were In the Court House yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
HARVARD MAN ASSALS
GERMANY IN GRAFTON
Student Creates Sensation by Attack
on Kaiser on Class Day.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 22.-"Amer-
lea and the Great War" was the title of
| w. M. Washburn's grafton delivered at
the Seniors exercises held today at Har-
| wards Glass Day. Washburn's Grafton,
with his denuncation of Germany and
her barbarian tactics, came like thunder
bolt, which created considerable comment
among his fellow students and his audi
ence. He said:
The world has come to the parting of
the ways Once more the age-old str1Ig-
gle between liberty and despotism is re-
newed The scene has shifted from the
plains of Marathon to the fields Of
northern France
Even before the war Germany had
for many years acted too truculently to
please peaceslovers like ourselves The
sack of Louvain and other atrocities
We're too horrible to be at first believed
But all this happened so far away that
1t scarcely seemed real to us.
Ol late, a change has come. Three
months ago began a series of attacks on
German-American ships and American
ire AT first we We're not Inclined to
treat this seriously Then came the
Lusltania outrage. Curses, not loud but
deep, Were heard on every side There
was universal demand for action. Had
there been rash man at the helm of
state America might then and there
rushed to arms.
ours is not merely selfish interest.
we uphold the cause of civilization. Ger
many maintains the right to override law
wherever 1t suits her purpose II this
claim is suffered to pass unehallenged,
International law dies; anarchy relgns
Who Is better fitted to challenge it than
the United States?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
suNpAYs AIp MAkEs DENIAL
Ackley Says He Had No Disagree
ment- Blames unfortunate
Weakness.D

Attributing TO an unfortunate weak
ness" his former statements regarding
billy Sunday, h y. Ackiey. former
secretary to the evangelist. has denied
that he had any disagreement with
Sunday
Ackiey retracted all his previous state
ments I'm which he threatened to disclose
INSIDE facts 10 the dctriment Of the sun
day campaign and In which he charged
Mr. Sunday with plagiarism In his
denial he apologies for and qualities his
previous statements IN the following
words:
In unguarded and almost unconscious
moments. owing 10 an unfortunate weak
ness. and under very peculiar circum-
stances, I may have said things which
have been distorted with statements for
which disclam responsibility"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
LACKAWANNA DECISION
MAY AFFECT P. AND R. SUIT
Ruling of Supreme Court Likely to
Be Followed Locally.

The Supreme Courts decision in ruling
that the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad must separate itself
from its private coal company is very i'm
portant, according to local Government
officials. The United States Circuit Court
for this district must, OF necessity, fol-
low the ruling of the Supreme Court, even
though the local Judges feel that the
highest Court in the country has made
a mistake.
A similar suit was entered against the
headlnB hallway last year and argued
in this city, but so far no decision has
been handed down. The Government Off
cials, however are hopeful now that
the Circuit Court will decide in their ia
Nor' II is not altogether improbable that
this case will have to go to the Sunreroe
Court because of some legal points which
have cropped up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
IS Years Old and Ready for War

Thomas Hays, Of 2O46 Catharine street
today is celebrating with his wife the
golden anniversary OF their wedding
HAYS who is 73 years old fought In tbe
battle OF Gettysburg. He told the few
friends whom he gathered about him to-
day that he is hale and hearty eDo,,gb
to fight in another Gettysburg, il the oe.
casiOn arose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
Sullivan Unfit as Envoy

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Action is ex-
nected soon IN the case of James NJ Sui
ivan, United States Minister to the Do
mlnican Republic. against whom various
charges were made. Senator James d.
Phelan, of California. who was commits
stoned by President Wilson to investi-
gate these charges, has rendered find
ings that Mr.. Sullivan had done nothing
that involved moral turpltude, but, in
the opinion of Senator Phelan, he was
temporamentally untitled for diplo-
matte post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, W June 22.
For eastern Pennsylvania-Fair and
somewhat warmer tonight; Wednesday
fair: light west winds.
The disturbances that We're indicated
yesterday In the lower Ohio valley and
north OF Minnesota respectively have
drifted eastward and form a trough-like
depression extending from north of Lake
Huron TO Cape Hatteras this morning
ihey nave been attended by showers and
thunderstorms. Fair weather has nre-
vailed west of the Mississippi River ex-
cept for scattered showers in Minnesota
and Kansas. The temperatures are
mostly below the normal along the north
Atlantic slope, and are abnormally high
throughout the cotton belt, while season
able conditions prevail elsewhere.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
$500 Left to Christian Associatior

The Womens Christian Association
will receive $500 from the $4,000 estate
OF Eliza j. Boyd, late of PHILADELPHIA.
who died at Wayne, May q. Her will
admitted to probate today devises the
residue to relatives aud friends.
Other Wills probated include those of
Mary Maxwell, who left $35. 600, and
Charles f. Kruger, who left more than
$l5, 600.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
League Takes Over Victoria Club

SEATTLE, Wash, June 22-The Victoria
Baseball Club, which was turned adrift by
Joshua Bingham last week. has been formally
taken over by the Northwestern League, the
directors announced today. The league will
pay ali the expenses OF me Victoria team until
new hacker for the club Is found.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
Almanac Of the Day
Lamps to Be Lighted


-'''s and ''As' ''slgl,s % 7'So p. na.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30

Westcott fortune shall not be divided.
This is as good a way as any to
choose between you. or course. you're
to use the dishes every day." she
went on. and a crack is just the same
as a real break. I shall expect you to
be Westcotts enough to report any
breakage at once-but Til be around
every once in a while myself to see
how my old dinner sets are getting
on" she added, grimly I'm pretty spry
yet, IL I am eighty today"
But Aunt Abagail! gasped
Belle. finding her voice at last. you
surely don't mean that you want US to
use your valuable dishes every day.
exposing them to the carelessness of
servants and guests-your precious
old dinner sets!'
Miss Abigail smiled dryly. Don't
let that worry you since it doesn't
worry me. I'm getting old and I've
sense enough to know / can't take my
things with me when I die. Nobody's
going to care for my old valuables the
way I always have, and since they'll
be broken anyhow it might as well be
now as later. If you're afraid your
servants will break the dishes why
don't you look after them yourself?
1t seems to me you ought to be willing.
considering what hangs in the balance.
And II your guests are in the habit Of
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the task to other hands. were packing
the dinner sets to take home.
Reeva shrugged. After all. the
money is hers. Besides, you have less
cause for complaint than ]. You have
no children"
Belle stared at her in Amusement
DO you mean you are going to let Ut
tie Jack use these dishes?" she de-
manded.
Certainly. 1 intend to play the game
according to the rules. She specified
that We are to use no other dishes until
the first one is broken and the contest
is over
Belle heaved a sigh of relief. That's
So" she said, and she felt much better
as she thought of three-year-old Jack
eating his porridge from Miss Aba
CALLS delicate ware. She selnshly re-
flected that the whole of the Westcott
fortune would bring her standing that
half of it could never have brought:
She began to see what Miss Abagail
had meant when she said that for
tune divided loses prestige.
The weeks that followed were mis-
cradle ones for both cousins. Belle.
who had never done any housework.
now found herself chained. as she put
it, to the dishpan. She dismissed her
butler, because she was afraid to trust
him with the serving, and was obliged
to cut short her social actlvfies pc
cause she dared not entertain guests.
She circulated the report among her
friends that she was in retirement, ow-
ing to an attack of nervous prostra-
ton. Nor was this report far from
true, for at the end Of the week the
yery thought of the dinner sets was
enough to throw her into Mt of
Mysteries.
Nor was life any easier for Reeva.
In spite of her feeling that the odds
determined not to accept defeat with
out having made every effort. She
found herself staring, her heart~in her
mouth, whenever her husband raised a
cup to his lips, and when little Jack
ate she sat beside him. tense and cold
any dish he might let fall. Needless to
say, appetite was not at its best in the
Neill household. Reeva's own hand
trembled whenever she touched the
cession of nerve-racking horrors and
her nights were filled with troubled
dreams.
Her husband, watching her, became
| worried. Dear" he said, one day, do
| you think the money is worth all this
out your Aunt Abagairs fortune for
| five years.
Reeva turned on him almost savage
| ly. DO you mean that you would give
up the Westcott fortune without an
effort" she demanded. why. think
need money, Bert. And Belle and hel
| husband have everything, the grasp
ing pigs! I'm going to fight for tina,
money to the last ditch
One day something happened tt
| change her mind. Little Jack pushed
a plate off the table at breakfast, bu
his mother caught it before it STRUCK
the floor. Almost hysterical at thu
fright he had given her, she jerket
him from his chair and spanked hin
soundly, and when she let him go thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30
BY Webster.

smashing other folks belongings 1
should advise you to choose friends of
a less careless sort"
Eselle, whose face had grown posi-
lively haggard. subsidized, casting. how
ever, venomous glance at Reeva, who
had spoken not a word.
Miss Abigail, watching the two from
behind her big. owiish specraciee. could
scarcely repress a chuckle. They were
so different. these cousins who had
been brought up like twins. Here was
Belle, who had married a wealthy man
and had everything money could buy,
torturing herself with the thought that
she might lose the Westcott fortune.
and hating Reeva because she stood an
equal chance Of winning 1T, while Reeva,
who had married poor man, and to
whom the winning or losing of her
aunt's fortune would mean SO much
more than it possibly could to Belle.
appeared as calm and unrufied as
though the stake were so many pins
instead of millions. Yet Miss Abigail
knew that she was far from being as
Indifferent as she appeared. She's
thoroughbred" unused the old lady, "a
real Westcott." She found herself hop
ing that Belle would break the first
dish.
"Heartless old tyrant" muttered
Belle, as the cousins. afraid to trust
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child. his eyes big with fright, ran
away sobbing and hid.
And then Reeva saw things in their
true light. She recalled other times
lately when her baby had looked at
her with fright in his big eyes. and
had edged away as she drew near: and
remembered that her husband had
grown very quiet and tired looking in
the past weeks. I'm killing their
love-" she said to herself. I'm running
my health and making US all miser-
able" She sat very still. thinking.
Then deliberately she took up cup
and threw 1t to the floor, where il
crashed into a hundred atoms. Good
bye, Westcott fortune" she said. For
the first time in weeks she felt free
and happy.
moment later Miss Abigail APP
peared in the doorway. Il was just
going to see YOU" Reeva informed
her gayly. Il broke one of your cups
just now on purpose" And she ex
planned why.
Miss Aba gail took off her spectacles
to wipe the mist in her eyes. I'm
proud of YOU" she said. You're a
real Westcott."
A little later she disclosed the OBJ
ject of her visit Il didn't come to
spy on you. Reeva," she said. II
anything. 1 came to tell you that
Belle broke a plate yesterday: l went
there last night and found it. So you
win the Westcott fortune after all, my
DEAR
(THE END)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30
Fire Doe, 5000 Damase.

Fire of unknown origin did about
$500 damage in the house OF Mary
Wade. rear of 1924 nth street south
east. yesterday afternoon. The fire
gained considerable Roadway before
the arrival of the firemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30
THE EVENING STORY.
MISS ABAGAIL'S MONEY.
Copyright, 1918. by W. werner.)

Copyright, 1918. By w. Werner)
"a fortune divided loses prestige"
Miss Abigail always had said. yet her
two grandnieces had never believed
for an instant that the old lady would
do other than divide the Westcott mill
lions equally between them.
Belle Rhodes and Reeva Neill,
granddaughters of her two younger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30

Whale fishing is still carried on in
arctic waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30

LESS CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT
THAN l."
sisters. were Miss AbagaiTs only liv-
ing relatives. Both having been left
orphans at an early age, she had rear
ed them together, and the old West
colt mansion had always been a home
to both. There it was they had spent
their early childhood and their vaca-
tions during the years they had been
at school. and both girls had been
married in the historic old reception
hall-Belle to a wealthy clubman who
had more money than brains, and
Reeva to young lawyer who. she
insisted, had plenty of brains. though
as yet little money. Miss Abigail
frankly accredited him with neither
But this, it should be told in justice
to the young man. reflected nothing
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DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU WOULD
GIVE UP THE FORTUNE WITHOUT
AN EFFORT"
against him. for Miss Abigail consid-
cred men as somewhat superfiuous
beings at best.
Miss Abigail never displayed the
slightest Partially toward either Of
her grandnieces. Therefore the news
that she impaired to them on the oc-
casion of her eightieth birthday ami
versary came as a complete and un-
pleasant surprise. Miss Abigail de-
creed that the Westcott millions should
go to only one Of them. and her terms
made 1t merely a gamble as to which
should win and which lose every
thing.
She had summoned the two into her
presence, and had presented to each
one of her sets Of very old and
precious family china. stating that the
first to break a dish lost all chance
Of inheriting the fortune. The cousins
merely gasped in wordless amass-
ment.
"A fortune divided loses prestige"
said Miss Abigail. and therefore the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30

The Victoria Cross of England was
first instituted January %. 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-15
Montana to Play Syracuse.

MISSOULA. Mont. December IS
The faculty's athletic committee of the
University of Montana made an
nouncement today of its official APP
prevail of foot ball game between
Montana and Syracuse University, to
be played in Syracuse. n. Y, November
=, 1916. An offer for the game was
telegraphed Monday by the Syracuse
foot ball management.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-15

Macarthur, Lieut.. Watts. Lieut.. Bas-
tedo, Lieut.. Greedy, Mr.. Dove, Lieut..
Chynoweth, Lieut.. Battles, Mr.. Spencer
and Mr.. John Buckley The dinner was
followed by dancing. when additional
guests joined the party.
Miss Ellie Lejeune was the guest of
honor at luncheon given by Miss
Margaret Parker yesterday.
The other guests were Miss Elizabeth
Chase, Miss Suzanne Chase, Miss Ruth
Lester. Miss Ante Kite. Miss Mar
Dulin.
Miss Holland Fits gave a luncheon
yesterday in honor of Miss Jane Greg
and Miss Bryan of Texas. The other
guests were Miss Dorothy bennett, Miss
Grace Overman, Miss Laura Graves,
Miss Elizabeth Howser, Miss Louise
Howser. Miss Ruth Britton, Miss
Adelaide Pendleton. Miss Italy Carter.
Smith. Miss Sylvia Metcalf. Miss Paul
inc Hedian, Miss Minnie Saxton, Miss
Harriet Harmon, Miss Clare Aber-
crombie. Miss Lindsay Satterfield, Miss
Agnes Messick, Mrs. Marvin Under
wood. Mrs. Charles Allen and Mrs.
Reinbacher.
Maj. and MRS. Charles z. Summerall
gave dinner last night at their apart
ment in the Westmoreland, when sew
eral of Maj. Summeralls classmates of
West Point, '92, were present. Their
guests included Col. and Mrs HofYer,
Maj. and, Mrs. Stokes, Maj. and Mrs.
Shipton and Maj. and Mrs. Moore.
Miss Ansley of Georgia, the house
guest of Miss Callie Hoke-Smith. was
the guest of honor at an informal
luncheon given yesterday by Mrs.
Ransde1l. wife of D. Robert Ransdell,
U. S. N.
Miss Caryl Crawford sailed for Eng
land yesterday on board the New Am
sterdam, to spend the winter.
Mrs. P. H. Uberroth, wife of Capt P.
H. Uberroth of Philadelphia, is visiting
friends in this city.
Miss Minnie Let's. who has been visit
ing for the past three weeks in Boston,
Brookline and Northampton, will re-
turn here Thursday morning.
The Southern Relief ball, to be given
at the New Willard Hotel January 8,
promises to be one of the largest
events of the season.
Among those who have taken boxes
are Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin, Sem
ator and Mrs. John X. Shields, Mrs.
Delos Blodgett. Mrs. Francois B.