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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-19

F. f. Shafer has brought suit in the
circuit court of this county against
John McHugh and Kate MeHugh, his
wife, to collect the sum of $3437 al
legged to be due on two promissOry
notes The plaintiff seeks fore
closure of mortgage on SO acres of
land in this county and the sum of
$3.50 as attorneys fees in addition to
the costs and disbursements of the suit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-19

The Salem Bank of Commerce
against the HorshOe Lake Farming
and Development company and others,
is the title of suit filed in the cir.
cult court yesterday afternoon to col
lect the sum of $4,000 alleged due on
promissory note. The note is secured
by mortgage on real estate in this
county. The plaintiff seeks in addi-
ton to the principal sum and interest,
attorneys fees of $4OO in case there
is no contest, $500 in the event the
case is contested and 5000 if the case
is carried to the supreme court.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-19

County Prosecuting Attorney RingO
went to Hubbard this morning on
legal business.
County School Superintendent W. NJ.
Smith, returned to Salem last night
from Woodburn whore he was called on
a truancy case The ease took more
time than anticipated and he was un.
able to 90 to Stayton in the afternoon
as he intended.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-19

Judge William Galloway win return
to Salem from Albany tomorrow and
may hold court here tomorrow after.
noon. The Judge informed Deputy Clerk
U. q. Boyer that he got tarough in AL.
bany sooner than he expected and that
by holding a night session there he
would be able to hold court here to.
morrow unless something new came up.
A suit was filed in the circuit court
tolay by Benz. +, Boone & Co. against
W. Il. Mallory, involving the owner.
ship Of a Ford auto, II is alleged in
the complaint that the auto belongs to
the plaintiff and that the defendant is
Withholding possession of It. The plain.
iff demands either the return Of the
auto or $3.50 in cash and the coets of
the action.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-19

Sheriff William Esch retulhed to
this city last night from Detroit with
George Hannay, alias Veillier, alias
Reed, alias Malvin in his custody to
await the arrival of Sheriff. George Me.
Cauley Of Placer County, California,
whore the prisoner is wanted on a
charge of forgery. Hannay was work
ing in logging camp near that of the
Hammond Lumber Co. at Detroit under
the name of George Malvin when he
was located by the sheriff through let.
ters sent from Victoria, B. c. Hannay
is young man of good appearance
and told Sheriff Esch that he worked
for five years in the Provincial Police
Department in British Columbia
Hannay is also wanted in Victoria
on a forgery charge according to the
head of the police department in that
city but he will be taken to California
first.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-19

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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
SAN DIEGO OFF
FOR mexico TO
help Americans
Yaqui Indians on West
Coast Again Raid,
Threaten and Burn
2 75U. S. marines IN The
DANCER Zone next week
BY The United Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Admiral
Winslow and his flagship. the cruiser
San Diego. were ordered by the Navy
Department to proceed TO Topolobam-
po, on the Mexican West Coast to pro-
tect Americans and others threatened
by Yaqui Indian raiders.
The San Diego carries 275 marines
who will be landed If necessary TO pro.
tect American lives and property Ad-
miral Winslow was invested with dis.
cretionary authority.
The San Diego will not be able to
reach the scene Of disorder for six
days. The cruisers Annapolis. Raleigh
and New Orleans are in the vicinity
but have only small detachments OF
marines.
Los Mochis. where trouble is great
est, is about fifteen miles from the
coast The orders sending the San
Diego today followed vigorous pleas
from the American colonists to Rep.
resentative Mann. OF Illinois. He Wis.
itcd Secretaries Lansing and Daniel:
again today.
No American lives are so far knowr
to have been lost in the Yaqui raids
Another factor unsettling candition.
is the presence of villa and Carranzi
troops in tho neighborhood Both o
these armies and the Indians arr
preying upon the ranchers. seizinl
animals and grain and burning prop
erty, IL is declared.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
waterway
IN lower Delaware
Congressman Miller and
Major Johnston View LeweS-
Rehoboth Project
EXPECT IT TO BE OPEN
MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR

Congressman Thomas W. Miller
and Major L. n. Johnston, United
States engineer for this district, have
returned from a two days visit to
the lower part Of the State, where
they inspected certain river and har-
Dor projects which arc under con-
struction by the government.
An inspection of the Lewes and
Rehoboth Canal was made. This
waterway extends from the mouth of
the Broadkiln River, where it empties
into Delaware Bay, through Lewes
River and through the town OF Lewes,
continuing to a point in Rehoboth
Bay. The government dredge is fast
approaching in its work the point
where the Delaware Railroad crosses
the proposed route about a mile west
of RehOboth. If the work continues
as at present the canal should be
open next July. Already preparations
are under way for a temporary rail.
road bridge so that the main draw.
bridge over the canal can be started
This property was recently condemn
ed and the railroad given an award
of sixty-seven thousand dollars.
A delegation of citizens from Lewel
and Rehoboth met Congressman Mil
Ter and Major Johnston and travelled
by motorboat across Rehoboth bay Il
! Indian river inlet which connects Re
hoboth bay with the Atlantic ocean
and at the present time is closed b.
sand bar. At this point a delega
tion from Dagsboro and Indian Rive
hundreds met the party. The sam
! bar prevents a flow Of salt waite
which brings in fish at high tide an
considerably benefits the fishing i
the bay. Unless the inlet is open. Re
hoboth bay is landlOcked and ther
is no rise and fall OF the tide. TIL
government can spend no money o
this inlet because il is not projeC
dealing with navigation.
The citizens in the vicinity haV
raised money to dig a small chann'
so the tide will flow in and out bi
il is necessary to obtain the permi
sion of the government before the
can do this.
The trip to Lewes was made in NJ
Miller's automobile and besides Maj'
Johnston in the party was Charles !
Grantland. Child Labor Inspector al
ex-speaker of the House of Represe
. tatives. who had business IN the lo'
: er part of the State in connectiS
with his duties.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
CITY BOARDS GET
together ON THE
.SCHOOLPROBLEMS
Buildings Will Not Be Clos
ed; Council Will Allow
Money for Improvements
MAY REFORM JANIT0R
SERVICE AS AN OUTCOME

AT a lengthy conference OF the
Mayors Advisory Board yesterday aft
ernooa an understanding was reached
whereby none of the public schools Of
Wilmington Will be closed. but sani-
tary improvements will be made by
the Board of Education after a re-
survey OF sanitary conditions in the
schools is made by a committee Of
three members representing City
Council, the Board Of Health and the
Board of Education Council will ap-
propriate money for the making Of
reasonable and urgent improvements,
but it is not expected that this work
will cost more than a few thousand
dollars at the most Tho improvements
originally contemplated as necessary
by the Board Of Heath would cost at
least $4,000. but the Board of Health
has agreed to plan that the schools
shall be placed in reasonable sani-
tary condition" At a special meeting
this morning the Board OF Health
granted an extension of time. so that
I its order that fourteen school houses
Z regarded as unsanitary because of
the toilet facilities should be closed
after today viii not go into effect and
the school houses will be kept open
while improvements are being made
This plan was agreed upon after City
( Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings had con-
ieTred at length with the Mayors Ad.
: visOry Board and voiced some CON
( clusions he had reached as to tho
law bearinv on the subject and as to
the conditions Of the schools anC
methods that should be followed il
/ improving them.
Amone those at the conference
were Mayor James F. Price. City SO
licitor Hastings. George w. Sparks
president Of the Street and Sewer De
partment: I. Pusey Wickersham
president OF the Police Commission
William p. Bancroft, president OF th
Park Commission; r. Allen Hillel
president of the Water Department
Samuel H. Baynard. president of th
Board Of Education; DR.. Julia
Adair, president of the Board c
Health. and James Kane and Osca
C. Draper, of Council, the latter bein
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
HIGH SCHOOL HAS
Holiday PROGRAM
Junior Class Presents Happy
Thanksgiving Exercises
This Morning
PROCLAMATIONS ARE
READ BY STUDENTS

Today is junior day at the Whining
ton High School The members of the
1917 class had complete charge of the
program, comprising the Thanksgiv-
ing exercises held this morning in the
auditorium of the High School As
usual. these exercises attracted a
large crowd. many persons having to
stand throughout the entire program.
To the strains of "Thundering Can
mons" played by the orchestra, the
students. headed by the seniors, each
of whom wore yellow chryganthe-
leaving the six front rows for the
junior class. All the students remain
ed standing until the junior class,
each Of whom wore white chrysanthe-
NUNS, while all the girls, dressed in
white. marched into the auditorium
There was much applause when the
1917 class entered.
I The program was divided into two
parts. The first part comprised the
reading OF President Wilson's ane
Governor Miller's Thanksgiving proc
! lamauons, by Wesley Kylen and How
I ard Young, respectively. The songs
Harvest Song" and Prayer o
Thanksgiving" Thanksgiving Day.
"America" and Farewell TO tb
Woods" we're sung by the school, unde
the direction of Miss Nell c. Krumm,
Under the direction of John ID. Taylo
the orchestra played Grand Amer
can Fantasy by Bendix.
The second part Of the program wa
given over TO depicting the develol
ment of the Thanksgiving ide
among various peoples. The first ep
sode. Of which Mrs. Ella ID. b. Sen
> pie and Miss Mary J. Balance we're
, charge. depicted the ancient Hebrs
conception of Thanksgiving. The DR.
logue to this scene was recited by Mi.
Marian Kyle. The scene showed a
> thatched cottage. typical of anciel
Hebrew villages. Those taking part
, this scene we're Margaret Cassidy, RI
. gina Levy, Anna Scherr, Pearl Breut
. and Abraham Euerter. Each Of IN
girls wore flowing robes Of whit
o pink and blue and carried sheaves
wheat. while the male characters Wor
the peasant costume and carried
%, scvthe. A brief recitation concernlh
Hebrew Thanksgiving season, wa
v given by Miss Cassidy
. Following this scene came IN
!, rIsaast Of Demetre." Miss Madelin
(Continued on Page Seven.)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
turkeys HIGH and
scarce FOR Holiday
Some Choice Hens Sell for
as High as 40 Cents
a Pound
"FIXINS" OFFERED
AT USUAL PRICES

Turkeys roasted high in local mar
lets today and prices ranged from 50
to 35 cents a pound. Some fancy
stock even went to higher limb,
some farmers asking 40 cents for
choice turkeys.
Turkeys were scarce as the farmers
are holding the supply for the Christ
mas market.
Geese were plentiful and like ducks
sold from 20 to 23 cents a pound
Chickens ranged a few cents higher
fer the choicer fowls.
Cranberries sold from to IL cents
a quart and grapes from 12 to 20
,ents a pound, according to quality.
Good apples brought good prices
and nuts ranged at the usual holiday
prices.
Oranges were at 40 TO so cents and
fresh eggs held the boards at half a
dollar a dozen.
Thanksgiving day dinner is a poor
one unless the local celery is on the
table. The demand for celery was
greater than the supply and ten cents
paid Tor a good sized bunch.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
SEEK $4,000 AS
ENDOWMENT FUND
FOR OLD SNEDES
Rev. Frederick M. Kirkus
Outlines Project for Main
tanning Ancient Edifice
SPEAV VERS Voice PRAISE OF
REV. DR.. H.A. Colts WORK

Praise Of the life and work of DR..
Henry Augustus Colt, founder and for
many years head master of st. Paul's
School in New Hampshire. and an
earnest appeal for a $4,000 endow-
ment fund for Old Swedes Church in
this city were the dominant notes
struck by the speakers last night at
tie fifty-siXth semi-@nnual dinner Of
The Church Club OF Delaware. II was
held in the Rose Room Of the Hotel
DUPONT. 70 was. in every respect. a
delightful affair and enjoyed greatly
By The clerics and the laymen who
attended it,
Inc guests of honor were the Rt.
Rev. Frederick J. Kinsman. d. d.,
l.. j. d.. Bishop of Delaware. who
spoke on Church Clubs for Boys: (:
p-s RI Rev. Paul Matthews. d. d..
Bishop OF New Jersey. whose theme
was "The Spirit of st. Paurs School"
and Francis Fisher Kane. United
States District Attoi aoy. of Philadel-
phla, an alumnus OF ST. Pauls'. who
paid glowing tribute 10 Doctor Colt,
v 80 was former Wilmingtonian.
j. was the Rev FrcSerick M Kirkus.
rector Of Trinity. who made the ap-
peal for tho Old Swedes endowment.
C. Marshall Barton. president OF the
club. presided. He introduced each
speak ke- with felicitous remarks. which
added greatly to tho pleasure Of the
evening.
+ Bishop kiDSman SDcaks.
Bishop Kinsman told Of Doctor Colt
. being native of Delaware. having
. been born in Wilmington i'm 1890
. when his father was rector of St
+ Andrew Church. He traced the de.
Velopment of public education and Tie
start OF tho public school system by
A Horace Mann, pointed out the in.
creased interest that was nantes
along educational lines from 1920 I,
4 1850. and emphasized the introduction
OF the religious teachings into the cur
riculum Of tho secondary schools tn
country o-er.
Bishop Kinsman stated that In,
Aombcrs Of the Episcopal church hat
made greater contributions TO the re
ligious education Of the growing gen
Continued from First Page.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24

Directors OF +. !. DUPONT de Ne
mOurs a Go. this morning cut a
"melon- for the stockholders, when
they declared a regular quarterly divi-
dend Of I 1-2 per cent on the new
common stock and n special dividend
Of sS 1-s per cent. on that stock. max
ing total Of 30 per cent. ON the new
common stock.
A quarterly dividend Of ~ per cent
was declared on the six per cent..de-
benture stock Of the new company.
Directors of the 4. !. DUPONT de Ne
mours Powder Company, the old cor
poration, also declared a dividend OF
] 1.s per cent. ON the old common
stock.
Thus the Christmas present that
stockholders Of the DUPONT Company
will receive In dividends is equivalent
TO 81 1-s per cent. on the original du-
POnt common stock.
This is one of the most generous
cash dividends made by any corpora
ton in the United States this year
II is exceeded by the cash dividen'
Of $50 share declared by Genera
Motors Company, but if the recen
distribution OF stock under the d,
Pont Company's recapitalization pla
, is considered, tho DUPONT dividend
G regarded as the most generous al
most valuable Of the year by any co
" poration.
/ Today's authorized distributi
d brings the total dividends OF the d
le Pont companies this year up TO SO
n per cent. OF which 3 per cent. was
Atlas Powder Company's PREFER
e stock. This is aside from the reoe
issuance OF two shares OF new duPol
Il common stock 10 each holder Of OF
y share of the old common stock.
y The dividend on the new commc
: stock &c. J. DUPONT de Nemours
Coz is payable on December 15
stockholders of record on Novembe
80.
, The dividend on the six per cen
debenture stock is payable Decembe
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
Grace NARSHALbNOW
IN THE death SHADOW
TRANSMISSION Operation May
Be ReSorted To In Ef-
fort to Save Her Life
FEELING RUNS HIGH
AGAINST PARENTS

EASTON, Md, Nov. 24-While
Frank Marshall, father of Grace Mar
shall. who was recently liberated from
her parents home. is locked up in the
Jail here awaiting a hearing before
Police Magistrate Tharp. the girl is in
a serious condition and physicians and
those closely interested in the case
feel that unless she shows more i'm
provement she may not live. She slept
but little last night Mrs. Marshall
was arrested this morning at the home
Of Chester A. Lee on charge Of as
sault. Mrs. Marshall was taken to
Easton Jail. where her husband is con-
fined. No date for the hearings has
been announced.
Dr. c. F. Davidson said this morn
ing that Grace Marshall took a sud
den turn for the worse this morning,
her temperature being 96 and pulse
13O. He said a TRANSMISSION opera
tion may be necessary to save her
life. The directors Of the New Emer-
gency Hospital. which was dedicated
yesterday having informed DR.. Da-
wilson that they would give Grace
free treatment, she was removed to
the hospital this morning in th'
hopes Of saving her life. She is Tho
first patient to enter the hospital
Sentiment continues strong herr
against the parents.
Yesterday Miss Emma Davies, of tn
local Children's Aid Society, appeare
before Magistrate Tharp to secure
! warrant for Mr.. and Mrs. Marshal
charging them with assault with il
, tent to murder. After about hal
: hours deliberatiOn, Magistrate Thar
! announced that the woman could nc
t be arrested on that charge. The wa
rant for Mr. Marshall was turned ovs
e to Sheriff Harvey Stevens. With De
4 uty ]. Orlan Horsey. they went in
{ high-powered automobile to the hon
= of the Marshalls. Upon arrival thel
y they were met by Mrs. Marshall.
rs Mr.. Marshall homer" asked II
r. sheriff.
+ "No." was the brief reply.
/. well. then, where has he gone
d inquired Sheriff Stevens.
l. Mrs. Marshall hesitated and final
v said, that he had gUne TO the hon
n of his brother. w. o. Marshall, wi
Continued on Page Seven.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
Generous Dividends on New Stock Will Be
Paid on December Is, Coming as Christ
mas Present to Stockholders of the Big
Powder COrpOratiOn---Dividend Of | IL Per
Cent on New Debenture Shares Also
YEARS TOTAL OF 50 II PER CENT.
DECLARED ON DUPONT COMMON

Is to stockholders of record Decem-
Der 5.
The dividend on the old DUPONT
common stock &c. l. DUPONT dc Ne
mours Powder Company is payable
on February next to stockholders OF
record on January Is.
Today's action places the new COM
mon stock of Il. I. DUPONT de Nemours
& Co. upon a regular quarterly divi-
dend OF IL per cent, or per cent.
year. emphasis being placed upon
the fact that 2S IL per cent. is a spe-
cial dividend.
In March OF this year the DUPONT
Company paid a regular per cent.
and an extra / per cent. on its CONF
mon stock.
In June It paid 9 per cent. on its
common stock. regular per cent,
an extra per cent. in cash and an
extra per cent. on Atlas preferred
stock.
In September IL paid a regular 2
per cent. and an extra 8 per cent.
The new company became operative
on October /, new stock being issued
on October Is.
\ There is $6O0OO.00O OF common
stock outstanding in u. l. dupont de
, Nemours a. Co. SS0.0O0,OOO OF that
stock being authorized There Is $29,
! 427 900 Of the old DUPONT commo'
{ stock outstanding. The dividend on
- Is to be paid out OF dividends on tn
+, per cent. new company's debentur
stock that is held in the treasury {
Is the old company.
Id Today's dividend declaration can
r as great surprise. the general II
preston being that IL would be $40
on share, while some few had figured
u high as SIS share
2 AS soon as the 80 per cent. dlvideI
in declaration became known. a big d
ed mand cropped up for the new duPoI
nt common stock. which leaped in pric
It Immediately from s425 a share aske
e 10 S44O bid and $3.50 asked. wit
very little stock being offered. Mucl
n higher prices are looked for as a re
& suit of todays evidence of the du
o Pont Company's great financial
r strength.
The dividend on the new common
). stock is equal to about per cent. on
r the market price.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24
italian TROOPS READY
TO DRIVE THROUGH SERBIA

BY The United Press.
LONDON. Nov. 24.-ltalian troops
now landing on the Albanian coast
will strike at once across country for
the Serbian frontier, according to
Swiss advices today
The Italian plan is understood to be
to strike at the flank of the Austro-
German forces engaged in the south
en drive through Serbia. Montenegrin
forces are expected to cooperate with
them.
The march across Albania is but
forty or fifty miles. but will be attend
ed with great difficulty owing TO the
mountainous country and absence Of
roads.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-24

GERwaNsBULGARIANs FACES sERBs5
AusrmASs CAPTURE MTRoVIrzA
By The United Press
LONDON. Nov. 2a-Teuonie and Susa'i-n i0'''' ~ -
b.. ,.a with ne serbs northern army today
THE anal aght evidently is near
eai advices Vienna tell Of the AustFians capture
,ftroyitsa The Berlin foregn oHee announces Prsnas
,upston by Germans and Bulgare
Tho two towns miles apart MtFovt1a At the north
west and prsna at the southeast end Of the K0ssovo Dlatu
tho famous Blackbirds' On this plain stretching
from one town to the other the serbs enrenched
All the way across Central Serbia sixty miles from Ssh
10 their present position the fought step Of
the way The invaders slow, the face Of this
desperate resistance and on dmeuiues Of the
country but it bss steady