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Evening journal., 1915-01-16
MISS SIEBERC SPONSOR
FOR new CITY DREDGE

Miss Margaret Sieberg, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Sieberg, an en-
gineer in the local L. S. engineers Of
fee, christened the new steel suction
dredge Minquas at the yards Of the
builder. the Speeden Shipbuilding
Company, Baltimore, this afternoon.
It was three o'clock as the immense
suction dredge constructed by the
Government for use in Wilmington
harhor, took the water.
Miss Seberg was accompanied on the
sponsors stand by her parents and a
bevy Of friends. Included iii the christen.
ing party was United States Senator
Willard Salisbury and a party of sem
ators, as well as Congressman Franklin
BroclSson, Major T. n. Johnston, u. ).
A. engineer in charge Of harbor work
here; General James ii. Wilson, members
of the local Chamber of Commerce and
government officials Governor Charles
r. Miller and Congressman-elect Thomas
Nv. Miller were invited, and it was
thought that they would attend the
ceremonies.
The dredge is of the Fruhling type,
after a design of a German inventor
of that name, and is the second built
in this country. the other having
been built by the New York Shipbuild-
ing Company. The Minquas has two
sterns. twin screws and two rudders;
the suction mechanism is operated
between the two hulls in an opening
provided for that purpose.
The dredge. While in operation, can
pump the mud taken from the river
bottom into its own hoppers, or can
blow it overheard through piping pro-
vided for filling-in purposes. The
dredge is now rs per cent. complete
and as soon as launched will have
the machinery placed, which is also
ready for installation. Its dimensions
are 151 feet long. 80 feet wide and -
feet depth of hold The builders ex-
pect to have the dredge fully com
pleted within the next few months.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
INEBRIATES WILL
HEAR BILLY SUNDAY
A Philadelphia Magistrate
Sentences Ia TO Attend
Evangelistic Services
STAKES THEM WITH
COLLECTION MONEY

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l6.-The dove
Of peace invaded the Office Of Magistrate
Briggs yesterday with the air Of a con
quering eagle. The magistrate has been
steady attendant at the Billy Sunday
Tabernacle and his experiences and inn
pressions gained there found voice when
the usual array Of drunks was lined Up
before him.
Boys" said the magistrate, address
ing the fourteen disheveled individuals
who had taken too much the night be-
fore and showed it, we've got a wonder
ful man in town. I've listened to him
every day for one week. IL reminds me
Of what I've read about the old Bible
times, packs Of sinners clogging np
things in general
The drunls looked dazed, but this
gave way to another emotion on their
part as the Magistrate continued:
If | give you car fare, how many
Of you will go to hear Billy Sunday
and practice what he breaches? Raise
your hands"
Every one of the IA raised his hands,
some one, some two. The Magistrate
NTtN1 AtRbh hioil tuulEu dimes ana OPEN
ed the door for the prisoners.
Some people say We have too much
drunkenness in this part of the city. "
declared Briggs after the men had
gone, but I don't believe it. I'm too
busy sitting up with the sinners in
tne tabernacle now to pay any atten-
ton to such talk"
Billy Sunday is believer in Crane
Juice and recommends II as the ma
uonal drink. In commenting upon
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan's expected
visit to the tabernacle, the whirlwind
evangelist said:
don't drink much grape Juice my
self because ] don't care for the stuff.
but strongly recommend its adoption
by the American people as the nation
al drink, Secretary Bryan really is a
great man, one of the greatest men /
know He has done more than can be
estimated in the campaigns against
the liquor traffic. and l am sure his
efforts along this line will have even
greater results. The whole country
is on the way to reform In these
things and the more Mr.. Bryan talks
and works and acts against rum the
nearer will be the goal"
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
FEBRUARY CLASS W. II. S.
IN Farewell PARTY

What proved TO be an exceptional
ly happy and joyful occasion was
the farewell class party given last
night at the home OF Miss Dorothy
Grammer, No. $40 West Sixth street,
by the members Of the February sec
ton OF the graduating class, Whining
ton High School. The house was at
tractiycly decorated with orange and
black crepe paper, carrying out the
colors of the class.
One of the games played was a call
endar game in which each month was
represented. The month OF April
caused an unusual amount of merri-
ment IN that it consisted of a peanut
hunt and after an exhaustive search
the fact became known that there
were no peanuts at all when April
Fool was said. Another feature Of
the evening Was the presenting Of each
person with an orange and black card
on which he had each OF the other
members Of the class inscribe his or
her name. This was an autograph
game.
During the evening night letter
was read from Miss Elizabeth Hoopes.
q teacher Of the High School, now in
Florida for her health. In the letter
Miss Hopes expressed regret at not
being able to be at the party. and
added that she was with the young
people in thought, however. Upon a
vote Il was then decided 10 send to
Miss Hopes one of the cards on
which the names Of all the members
Of the class were written.
AT the conclusion Of a delightful
evening, refreshments, consisting Of
welsh rarebit, pie and ice cream and
salted nuts were served. In addition
70 the large number Of members Miss
Alice Mercer and Mrs. Grace Wentz,
two Of the teachers OF the High
School, also were present.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
BUILDING Inspector MUST
APPROVE THEATRE Licenses

City Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings
has furnished Mayor Howell with an
opinion relative to the report sub.
mitted 10 him by Building Inspector
Anderson as to the
various motion picture theatres HI
this city. In his oy.n T.
licitor Hastings stated tnat nD ~
censes could be issued unless the
building inspector had approved the
theatres.
Mr.. Hastings also referred to an
act of Council passed in 1908, which
states that the building committed of
City Council and the building inapec-
tor could make rules and regulations
governing the erection of buildings.
Il was on an act passed a year later
by Council that Inspector Anderson
had prepared his report to the Mayor
about conditions as he found them az
ter an inspection.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
An THE MAJESTIC.

When David Belasco sat in the
darkened auditorium Of his own the
atre and saw THE Rose of the
Rancho unfold. scene by scene. he
gazed in wrapt attention. then in
amazement al the wanderful pictur-
ization Of this great masterpiece. The
local colorng Is taken in and around
the birthplace Of this renowned
dramatist and he saw in the picture
what will probably not be fully an
preciated by the average audience.
but Belasco is critical, otherwise he
would not be Belasco. whose name
stands for quality in a play. the same
as the name sterling" on silver. The
picture is being shown at the Majestic
today
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
seventy LASHES FOR
Three At The POST

Three convicts, white man and
two colored men, were whipped at
the New Castle county workhouse this
morning, total of seventy lashes be-
ing given the trio.
Those whipped were: Frank Woods.
found guilty Of highway robbery and
sentenced to two years and 40 lashes.
Harry Robinson. colored. sentenced
to nine months and 10 lashes for lar
ceny.
Robert Washington, colored, serving
year for larceny, 20 lashes.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
FALL MILLS !. sMrNlrn

as the result Of injuries received
when he fell down a flight Of stairs
a. No, 2l6 West Fourth street. Peter
swenzer, aged so years. died at Della
ware Hospital at noon today. SVEN
ser's skull was fractured. He is sup
posed TO have fallen down the stairs
carly Thursday morning. and was
found in the hallway of the house by
Joseph Fisher, another occupant, who
notified the police and had him re-
moved TO the hospital.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
BODY NOT CLAIMED.

Unless the body of the white man
found dead on the Lewis Ball farm last
Monday is identified by tomorrow after
noon, it will be inferred in Potter's
Field. Deputy Coroner Nichols has made
every possible effort to find some clue
that would lead to the Identification OF
the man, but has been unsuccessful
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
FIND KAoLIN AT UNION

Iar and Sons Company OF Philadel.
phia, who have four men boring for
kaolin on the Joseph Eastbun farm at
Union, have thus far found large
quantity OF clay Of good quality and II
they continue to meet with success.
works VIII be erected and probably 200
men given employment. The company
mas leased 1876 acres of land at Union.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
Ar THE GARRICK.

Judging from the preliminary an
nouncement, the Garrick Theatre bill
next week viii be particularly good.
One OF the features viii be b. A. Rolfe's
elaborate musical Offering, Colonial
Days" in which there are II clever pco-
pie, with plenty Of vocal and instru.
mental music and dancing The act is
staged with unusual elaborateness ana
appropriate to the title.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
RALPH SPRINGER INNOCENT.

Through an error il was stated in
these columns yesterday that charge
OF breaking window against Ralph
Springer hal been settled by Magistrate
broman ordering Mr.. Springer to pay
Tor the window. The facts Of the cas-
are that Ralph Springer was dismissed,
the evidence showing he was not involv-
ed in the case.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
TO ATTEND
WASHINGTON MEETING.

Delegates from the Chamber of
Commerce to the National Chamber
Of Commerce convention to be held in
Washington, February 3 to 5, are viii
liam d. Mullen and A. d. Warner Mr..
Mullen is a National Councillor and
will attend the National Council on
February 2.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
NO OWNER VET For cLoTuFs

No owner has vet been found bv tho
police for the mwashed clothes and
dishes that Patrolmen Sharpless and
hempski found on the streets vester
day morning. The two colored men who
dropped the bags have not been caught.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
TO HEAR BILLY snNnAv

Clarence Keen of the Bible study com
mittee, and Frank r. Mitchell. secretary
81 religious work Of the Wilmington Y.
". 9. a. will lead party OF twenty
liye men, who win 20 tomorrow to Phil
adelphia to hear Billy Sunday.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
TRAP DOOR IN CITY UlII yARn

turing the wind storm of last Tues
DAY night large trap door covered
Win tin was whisked into the air.
ana fell into the rear yard al the
CITY Hail The covering is still there
awaiting an owner.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
RAzING THEATRE WALLS.

The work of razing the walls of the
Avenue Theatre continues today, and
Building Inspector Anderson expects 10
have the danger eliminated by Wednes-
day
Evening journal., 1915-01-16
Y. M. c. A. PRAYER MEETING

a prayer meeting will be conducted
at the y. NJ. G. A. at 7.45 o'clock to-
night Y. NJ. G. A. workers viii have
charge Of the services at Hope Baptist
Church, Twenty-third and Pine streets
at I.3O o'clock tomorrow evening.
Evening journal., 1915-01-16

TRANSFERS LIQUOR LICENSE.
Resident Judge Rice today transferred
the liquor license Of No. 227 Tatnall
from Vito Nigro TO Angelo Terranova.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
UNHEALTHY LIFE in CITIES.
Statistics Show That jewellers In Stiu.s
man Bee Hives, Have Shortened
Days OF Existence. s5s

4 Forty years will soon be the old age
mark for business men II there does!
not come q change In the manner OF
living In cities. according to deduc-.
tons OF DR.. Louis B. ,Welsmiller. physi-s
cal director OF the New York West
Side y. M. c. a. These deductions are
based on the examination Of more
than 2 900 men during the last year.
nj n Notwithstanding all that has been
said about the advantage Of sound
mind In sound body, the tendency
In large cities. Doctor Welsmiller says
is to 60 on demonstrating excessive ac-
stivity Of mind. The condition is said
to be peculiar to hustling business
men. Observation-Disclosures. because of
the campaign against it, has been on
the decrease. while diseases Of the
heart, arteries and i:idneys which be-
long normally only to old age, have
been on the increase, until there are
more deaths from the latter than from
tuberculosis. w IN ;.f f. s5g: tS.
We are told that life Is too tense
and this tense condition Is allowed to
hold on too long. A more general re-
gard for the advantage Of play that
will cause complete forgetfuness Of
business Is suggested as the only so-.3
luton OF the problem Of assuring RAJ
tional health conditions. s!
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Panic on Roosevelt. /
PREVIOUS STEAMSHIP HORRORS

Lutana sunk German submarine on Kin
Irish 1882 lives lost
collier storstad the St Law
1914 olives lost E2#
April off Newfoundland; 1895
745 saved -f2.
November H. collision Singapore S
liveslo EE5 + IS. Is
August a. collision Montevdeo
lost @S& &|%
lives IS. 2 i In .5t
knowIton in sound; 1888 lives lost -
Hudson
"a Of $50 lives lost
collision cromaryshe; s71
, 81 . q r., ~ 3Tl
January go 1ss5-E North
" ' - i
March ~ 1ee-Utopa
~ r; lost. %55k ss$g.r9.&.. t1@%s
sepember g. Castle Thames
near Woodwlch about 700 Iveslost 1892 '&f
Lake Michigan 100 lives lost
1e6o-Lady MichIean
IN = .E -
$50
1e5o-Atantc. in
1s5o-Grffth, burned n 300 lives
1s47-Phoenix, Lake MIchIgan 247 lives lost
1g41-Ere, burned 175 lives #.=5
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BROUGHT HOME. TROPHIES
Aunt Mary Hal Gathered Many "curi-
osities" During Her Morning
stroll on Golf Links. z

s5$ It was at St Andrews in Scotland.
the home Of golf. where the links
stretch along over the moors by the:
sea. and dear, quiet Aunt Mary had
gone up from London to visit golf.
ing family OF nephews and nieces. Al
tea the first afternoon someone man
aged TO stop talking golf long enough
to ask. well, Aunt Mary. how did
you pass the morning 2" III n
oh. enjoyed myself immensely
my dear. went for . walk on the
moor. s5;s5
"A good many people seemed to be
about, and some Of them called out 70
me in a most energetic manner. But
/ didn't lake any notice Of them. And,
oh, my DEAR found such number OF
curious little round things. brought
item home to ask you what they
are" q. I. N. + 3
i Hereupon Aunt Mary opened her
work bag and produced "a golf balls.
Youths Companion. sS s.
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5 ]! D \ NOT |
HAVE |. ! !. 7 MOVED I !.
Story of a Man Who Was Max.
Ing Good, but Rowing Fever Il
Got the Best of Him.

On May. 4th, 1915, the st. Paul Farm.
er's Dispatch contained very inter-
estinE account of the experiences OF q
man from Staples. MINI. Realizing
that he was not making much head.
way, he decided to look up home.
stead in Canada. With $3.50 he and
his wife took up a homestead near
Outlook, Saskatchewan. After recount.
ing his experiences OF 4 few years, In
which they had undergone hardships
which were likely to be unavoidable,
with a small amount OF capital, he
continues the, story by stating that
in the fall after a fair summers work
on his 100 acres cropped, he cleaned
up nearly all his debts, having now
four good horses. complete set Of
farm machinery including two wagons
and Swell" top buggy and eleven
head OF cattle. He continues, .'How-.
ever, was not satisfied. I had been
reading Of the splendid homesteads
that were to be had in Montana.
Wheat was cheap and L thought It
would get cheaper. SO I began to think
that homesteading as moneymaking
proposition was better than farming.
@.. did not stop to consider that wheat
was not the only thing; as . matter
OF fact ! had sold pork for ~ cents . Z
pound. Eggs and butter haa kept US
In groceries and more, we had now
four milch cows, two heifers coming In !,
and more growing up. We had cream
separator. and some hogs. We had
quarter section of land that could
raise an abundance of small grain.
roots and grass for feed, but I could 4
not see all that; ] had the moving I
fever, and decided to sell.
I set the price on the land Ut $4,000
cash. could not flnd anyone with I
that much money, however. 10 i came )
down until finally sold fol: $1.4o0. 55$
Il We had an auction and sold the per-
Bonal property. On the sale we got \
Just about enough cash to nay the Auc-
tioneer; the rest was all notes.
The horses brought about two.thirds
what they were worth. Tho imple-
ments sold for hardly! ons-third Of
what they had cost. Tho cattle /,
brought I good price.
Must Make Another start.
We now have q homestead In Mon
tana, but We. find that after. moving
here and getting settled. what money
we had did not 90 far. We have three
horses. about all the implements We
need, and q little better buildings \
than we had on our former place. We
have no cattle though we had to build
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WOMAN LOSES HUSBAND, ..
at DAUGHTER AND MOTHER.

Mrs. George Mayer is the only per-
son accounted for from party Of four
which was on the Eastland. The party
consisted Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mayer and
their fve.year-old daughter. Muriel,
and Mrs. Mayors mother, Mrs. Hattie
Sheldon. Mrs. Mayer was rescued and
IS at the Mayer home, 2120 South
Forty-seventh court. Robert Riker,
thirteen years old, Of 2118 South Forty
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ing to be trouble. ran up there just
in time, and yelled: 'Aband ship
which Is the cry to all hands to aban-
don the ship. Some of the boys got
out when the water was beginning to
come over the side. ! was up on
deck when she settled on her side,
and got safely over onto the side. I
knew every inch Of the ship and I
knew that there were lot Of people
imprisoned in the longing room in
the rear of the main deck
Regarding the cause Of the accident,
Ebert said:
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II do not believe it would have hap
pened in the lake, where the steamer
would be drawing its proper depth of
water. AS it was, the ballast tanks,
kept full to prevent her from list
ing, were empty when we entered the
river. 1t would draw too much water
otherwise. 1t no sooner listed to port
and the captain gave orders to Peter
Erickson, the oiler in charge Of the
ballast pumps. to start them working.
They were going properly, pumping
water on to the starboard side when
the crowd itself began to notice the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
sEAMEN'S LAW BLAMED FOR
ACCIDENT BY SHIP OWNER.

Detroit, Mich.-That the new sea-
mems labor law, enacted at the last
session of congress was responsible.
at least in part, for the Eastland hor-
ror in Chicago, is the contention of A..
A. Schantz, general manager of the
Detroit & Cleveland Transportation
company. z,--.. :. 81 &-,
from what I have learned of the &C.
cident am convinced it was due in
part at least to the preesnce of life
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list, and part Of it went over toward
the river side. That settled it. The
ballast water would have righted it..
The crowd on the same side caused
the ship to list so much that the bal
last pumps were sucking air instead
of water.
"A boiler explosion was averted
when the engineer ordered the in.
jectors of the boilers filled. Had there
been no water in the boilers, the on
rush Of cold water from the river
would have caused a certain explo,
sion" ss. 3 -5g
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RATS and other Eeavy equipment re-
quired by the law" Schantz said.
When the bill was before congress
we argued that some such accident
was likely to occur, but they laughed
at us. - ..., "r' -
"The boat was simply top heavy and
turned turtle-an accident that
coundn't have occurred had 1t been
properly trimmed" O..
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'tically wiped off the map.
Then in the tragic Iroquois the
alter fire on December 80, 1903, 657 Of
its citizens lost their lives.
Chicago's previous greatest steam
ship disaster was that OF the Lady
Elgin, which on September 8, 1850,
sank as a result of collision in Lake
Michigan, carrying to their death ,2S7
people. .r
The Chicago fire, which, starting III
the old Eighth ward in the stockyards
district, supposedly from lantern
being kicked over by a COW. swept
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the Clark street bridge. On the night
of July 26. 1907, just eight years ago
tomorrow, the 'sandsucker" Atlas
turned over on its side in the river
alongside the center pier of the bridge.
The pier prevented the vessel from
completely turning turtle, but only the
superstructure remained above the wa
ter No lives were lost.
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close to the then north limits Of the

close to the then north limits OF the
city. = & ss,y
The next great tragedy was that OF
New Years eve, 1903. when, without
an instant's warning. sheet Of flame
enveloped the audience attending the
performance of BLUE Beard" at the
1roquois theater and wiped out the
lives Of 657 persons. most of them
women and children.
On January 20, 1909, occurred the
big crib fire, which snuffed out the
lives of fifty-tive workmen. The fire
occurred in the George w. Jackson
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Warning Was seorned.

" Chicago.-"Get off. De boats turn.
in Overt, N 4.
This was the warning shout of Mike
Javance Of 1119 Larrabee street as
he drove his vegetable wagon across
the Clark street bridge and saw the
Eastland listing over on its side.
q "Gwan, dago, you're crazy!" zs
That was the answer Mike received
from those crowded in the bow of the
i'll fated steamer. Then came the
shouts Of terror, and Mike joined
with scores Of others in the work OF
rescue. 4% I@JSlt& ayt&& $I .s3gil
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Is. /, ClTY's WORST TRAGEDY
Eastiand Disaster Stands Forth az
~. Greatest in Chicago's List OF
49,. Tragedies.

sChicago.-The disaster to the East
{ land stands forth in Chicagos list Of
tragedies as the supreme blow in point
of loss Of life.
Before the city has been visited by
fire and wholesale death.
Once-in the great fire which start
ed on October 9, 1871-it was prac-
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No Warning; No Escape.

- tsafn ~ /. -
The better part Of them, with wom-
sn and children outnumbering the men
I tour to one, died without a chance for
life. Packed mostly between decks
aboard the cranky craft, they got no
warning from officers and crew until
the water was upon them. Then It
was too late. 4. |ss5 .#. MI 3. -, =
s The old Eastland, its livery work
done, lies YEARLY on its port side less
than fifty feet from where 1t started.
More than half the boat was sub
merged. On the dry uppermost por-
lion fremen, federal life savers, po-
Hlicemen, physicians and other rescue
workers lowered about yawning holes
which had been pierced through the
steel shell by oxygen flames. T. =
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nor Dunno and Mayor Thompson to
cancel the festivities in connection
with Illinois day at the Panama expo
sition in San Francisco. Is
Youth Saves Six Women.

A story is told of tall, heavy-set
young man who jumped off the docks
at LaSalle street six times and res
cued six women. The seventh time
he was either overcome by cramps or
was too exhausted to swim any fur
Their. He disappeared In the water.
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construction crib. about a mile out in

construction crib. about q mile out In
the lake, off Seventy-third street. It
was caused by an explosion. ~.
In November, 1912, the Rouse Sim
mons, Chicago's Christmas ship, sank
in Lake Michigan off of Sheboygan,
Wis, with all hands, and the tragedy
held the city spellbound while the
hunt for the missing vessel was being
conducted. The boat, which was head
ed for the northern woods to bring
back load of Christmas trees, was
not seen after it left the Chicago
port.