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Evening journal., 1915-06-02
pennsylvania OPPOSES
BAR TO PILOT APPRENTICES

In Philadelphia yesterday, after
finding that the number Of pilots
under the laws OF Delaware at this
time is up 10 the full quota (forty-
two) sanctioned by the law, while At
present there are only lthirty-three
FIRST class and one second-class pilot
licensed under the laws Of the State
Of Pennsylvania. eight less than the
Quota authorised by the act of as
ssmhiy OF 1918. the commissioners Of
navigation failed to concur with
similar resolutions passed by the
pilot commissioners of Delaware not
10 sanction the recording Of linden
lures Of any apprentices until the
number Of first and second class
pilots is reduced to thirty. The
resolution was not 10 become effec-
tive until such time as similar regu-
lations concerning the Pennsylvania
pilots were adopted by the commits
sioners.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
MANY features At
THE Open AIR FETE
Mrs. Lindsay, Miss Weldin
and Others to be in
Beautiful Dances
PICTURES OF VENICE
AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Society is much interested in the open
air fete with moving pictures and open
air dancing, which is to be given on the
grounds of lrencc DUPONT. at the end of
the Delaware avenue car line, on Friday
evening. Everyone in Wilmington is in
,itod TO get ticket. as the program Is
one that appeals TO all.
As the eyes Of the world are now upon
Italy, the beautiful film. "1he Lion OF
Venice has been secured. This film
was staged and acted by the same COM
pany which produced the wonderful and
wcll.known "Quo vadis," and the pic
turcs of Venice. as the scene of the play,
are very beautiful II may be that be-
fore this film is shown, Venice herself
will be attacked, and 81. Marks and the
Dogc's Palace made mark for the shells
of the Huns, so that il will be of peculiar
interest 10 see this historic and scenic
film. depicting the triumphant struggle
of Venice against the Turks in by gone
days
The performance will open at Sl5
O'Clock with short "movic" of the pop.
ular Charley Chaplin. After this there
viii be an interlude of opcn-air dancing
ON the grass. the tarentella, the famous
Neapolitian dance. being danced by Miss
Grace Meldin. in Italian costume. Dit
fcrent colored lights will add to the at
traction of the dances through the even
ing.
"The Lion Of Venice" film will then
be given and during the performance
ice cream will be served by a COM
mittee under the chairmanship of
Mrs. George p. Bissell. with Miss Flea
nor Pyle and Miss Constance Moore as
her AIDES.
After the moving pictures a Chi
nese song and dance will be given by
Frederic Wyatt. Miss Grace Weldin,
Miss Margaret Whitaker. Miss Eliza
beth Peach and Miss Mary Biggs.
Mrs. Horace Lindsay will give a
new "Moonbeam' dance on the grass.
to a beautiful Chopin waltz. The
dancing is under the direction of Mrs,
Macmillan Hopes. Miss Marion Dun
ham and Mrs. Henderson Weir. ia
cobs Orchestra. violin. harp. clarinet
and cornet, will play for the pictures
and the dancing.
This fete is given for the benefit of
the West End Reading Room whose
Italian neighbOrhood house has been
so successful this year. The public
will he heartily welcome to the
grounds at the end of the Delaware
avenue car line at Rising Sun and au-
tomobiles also can enter there. The
Boy Scouts will he at the entrance
The price of tickets is 81. and tickets
may be bought at the entrance that
evening. The performance will be
changed to Saturday night in case il
rains. Seats will be arranged on +;
large square of canvas, so that thu
audience will not sit or stand on thu
! grass unless they so wish.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
CORNELL AIUMNAE RECEPTION.

Members of the. Cornell University
Alumnae Association and Of the Della.
ware Association of College Women will
be entertained at luncheon at Haglcy
Community House on Saturday by Miss
Minnie Edgar and Miss Irene Earll. A
playground meet will be held at Hagley
House on that day, and luncheon will be
served on the lawn. " the weather per.
iuits. Members of the Ha-Co-Co Camp
fire win assist in their ceremonial cos
tunes.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02

lea needs every man at his best to-
dayl
'NNhy national constitutional pro-
hibition? Because ,he national char
acter of the LIQUOR traffic is fixed;
this the Webb law has established.
recognizing as it does the necessity
for national action against the vio-
lators of State prchibiti,n laws"
In the course of bis evening adj
dress Dr. ShelGon said:
Passions Sway Humanity.
"Three passions sw5y the multi
tude--LovC OF money, love of pleasure,
love OF power. There is a third pas
sion. the love of humanity. IL is this
ambition that is working out the saw
ing of the world. II is this ambition
that is the basis OF reform and human
progress. The prohibition movement
has for its motive the betterment Of
mankind. treat problems are to be
worked out in America; the big city:
the federation OF the churches; child
labor, capitol and labor; commercial
trust. and race prejudice.
Among them all, the problem of
/ The American saloon is the most i'm
portant at present because the well
fare OF the people depends more upon
the solution OF this problem than any
other. Three things may be said
about problems;
I'VE cannot escape them. We are
born into world full of hem.
ave are here for the purpose Of
solving them and are towards and
traitors il we do not DO cur share.
"All problems can be solved. There
arc no necessary evils and there are
no conditions so bad that they cannot
be bettered.
"The problem Of the American sa-
! loon ie being solved. I'm sixteen
States the making and selling of H.
qllor is crime. In Kansas, after
thirty-four years prohibition. the sa.
loon is gone as commercial, politi'
cal and social power. and the prob
lem is worked out as we'll as IL car
he until the national government puts
an end to the manufacture Of alco
hol and protects a State law from th'
lawlessness Of Missouri brewers am
distillers.
"The brotherhood OF man IS th'
basis of all true reform This fun
damental teaching Of Jesus must b'
accepted If the world is going 70 b'
free from the liquor trafhc. The prob
lem of making a better world Is thl
greatest problem in the world.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
Child RUNNING ACROSS
Street IS HIT BY CAR

Horace Kennedy, z years old, OF
Twenty-ffth and Carter streets, was
Knocked down by a trolley car yes
terday afternoon at Concord avenue
and Market streets. James T.
Chandler was passing at the time
and he took the child in his automo-
bile to the Delaware Hospital. where
it was found the boy had received a
number of cuts and bruises. Motor
man Hammond was unable to stop the
car in time to avoid striking the boz.
who ran across the street in front
of the car.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
GUESTS AT THE MeALpIN.

Registering al the Hotel McAlpin,
New York, from Wilmington during
the past week have been: Miss NJ. G..
Brady, J. p. Doughten. w. II. Bowers,
]. p. Wickersham, W. B. Megear. A. NJ.
Grier, r. r. Tucker. Herbert ID. Belts,
Walter Magee Annette, Mrs. w. II.
Fem, Mrs. r. II. Dunham. J. r.
Skelly, William b. Foster. II. S. Eng
land. J. A. Rettew. G. NJ Norman. A.
Lissner, +. j. lie Maistre. b. L. Ward,
Ralph 5. Clifford. W. S Gavan. A. w.
Burke. Miss Alice Hurtz, Miss Alice
Horty, T. w. Bacchus and b. G..
Woodbridge. Jr.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
ADDITION TO FACrnRY

Building Inspector Anderson yester-
day issued a permit to the Joseph
Bancroft and Sons Company to erect
a corrugated iron building at Rock
ford to cost $4,000. David bangle was
also granted permit to erect a one
story brick addition at the northwest
corner Front and Poplar streets, to
cost $3.50.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
HELD on THREATS CHARGE.

Magistrate Lewis yesterday after
noon held Spencer Jones, Norman
Kinslaw and Clayton Blackson, color
cd. under 500 on charge of threat
ening bodily harm TO F. c. Pierce, pro
prletor OF Bucks Hotel at Buck
Bridge. The men we're arrested on
Monday by State Detective Mccoy.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
SHRINERS TO INITIATE
MANY IN PHILADELPHIA.

This afternoon between 300 and 400
members OF Ju Lu Temple. Philadel-
phia. residents of Wilmington and
vicinity went 10 Philadelphia, where
they will attend Wilmington Night at
the shrine. They went on a special
train over the Pennsylvania Railroad.
With them we're between forty and
fifty candidates. who will be initiated
into the mysteries of the order. VII
pington boasts of a large list OF mem-
hers. which is gradually increasing,
and il kept up at the present rate. the
500 mark will soon be exceeded
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
SOCIAL and PERSONAL news

Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson McCaulley and
DIR. and Mrs. r. c. STROBE. Of Philudcl-
phia. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fckman ON Decoration Day.
Harry Anders Of this city returned
Yesterday from Reading. where he
participated In the Memorial Day
parade.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
poWFLL-LUKFNS.

The marriage of Miss Helen Lurvia
Powell .of Scranton. 20 Harry Hutchings
Iukens. son of Dr. j. Paul Lukens, OF
this city, will take place in Scranton TO-
morrow evening az $50 o'clock After the
honeymoon Mr. aud AIRS. Lukens will
reside in this city. Mr.. Lukons returned
recently from raltal, Chile. lie is en-
ploycd by the DUPONT Company.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
HEAVY WAGON BREAKS DOWN.

One of the wagons owned by j. H.
Marvel & Son, on which was a heavy
casting. broke down at Front and Mar
ket streets yesterday afternoon. An
other wagon Of the firm was brought to
the scene and the heavy piece Of ma
chinery transferred and taken to its dea-
tination.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
RICHARDSON PARk MEETING.

Richardson Park School voters will
hold a public meeting Thursday night
at Tinsman's store. They have in
vited Elsmere and Roselle voters to
Join with them to discuss plans for
the school election on Saturday. II
Thursday night is stormy the meeting
will be held Friday night.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
ATTEND PHILADELPHIA TRIAL.

Police Captain Thomas A. Kane and
Patrolmen Payne and Ward, who fig-
ured in the arrest of two men here
some time ago, wanted in Philadel-
phia for stealing an automobile, went
to Philadelphia yesterday to attend
the trial of the men.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
KIRK. .puBFLL CARDS.

Cards have been issued for the mar
riagc of Miss Mildred Everard Kirk.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer T.. Kirk,
Of Seventh and Broome streets, and a.
Rae Dubcll. son OF Charles 4. Dubell. OF
this city. The wedding will take place
on Thursday evening. june IL. at Second
Baptist Church. with the minister, the
Rev. T. p Holloway, officiating.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
GREEN -HAcKMAN.

Mr. and Mrs. John Green. Of No. SIG
South Franklin street, announce the en-
gagcment of their daughter, Esther
Elizabeth to George Clarence Hackmau,
OF No. 25l6 Washington street. The
wedding will take place the latter par,
of June.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02

AT she thought
little cub
soft She went
athoueh
sleep asain in front oi
the
tho spilled milk when
start
right back Of her was the
kitchen
which lumber to-
ward its motho ma O purrng
its baby all right Cperhaps was tel
oine after They went straight toward INC
long long time ihn one
gathering flowers in the woods when close
looked the Two
bears When them they into the woods ana
We never eseenth en- this day
iii had been your sister "ou
c.v,b and "Wel I'm glad we're not
afraid bear said Beth
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
ANNOUNCE DAUGHTERS
ENGAGEMENT.

Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Long. Of Merton,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Frances Long. TO
Douglas Meade Honecker. of SPRING
field, Mass. Miss Long is well known
in this city.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
NOM 4 METHODIST MISSION.

Thomas Shewbrook. head Of the
Wilmington City Mission, today an
nounced that the mission, which with
drew recently from the Christian
Church. again has joined the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. under the
auspices Of which it now operates.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
BLUE ROck CAsTLE FESTIVAL.

The annual strawberry festival Of
Blue Rock Castle. No. %, knights Of
the Golden Eagle. will be held to-
night. The following grand officers
will attend; p. G. c.. \. b. Warning
ton; d. ID. G. c.. William NJ. Hooven;
Grand Instructor Harry W. Roberts
and G. S. H.. Cecil p. Ewing.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
cIvIcs ALUMNI REUNION.

The second reunion and dinner of the
Civics, Alumni of the Wilmington High
School will be held at the Hotel dupont
on Monday June Il at AS O'Clock. Dr..
Samuel Chiles Mitchell Of Delaware Col
lege. will he the guest of honor.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
TRAILED TO MARCUS HOOK.

Keokuk Tribe. No. 3. Improved Or
der of Red Mems degree team trailed
TO the wigwam of Wawaset Tribe, at
Marcus Hook, last night and con-
ferred the adoption and warriors de-
grees on a number of palefacos. The
trip was made in automobiles.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
RETURN FROM AUTO TRIP,

Mr.. and Mrs William Berry have re-
turned home from a four-day automobile
trip TO Baltimore, Washington and Al
lington. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Berry were
accompanied by Mr. aud Mrs. Charles ID.
sherman, of Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
GRAnTATEs FR0M CRnIER.

John W. Ayers. Of this city. is
among the students graduated yester-
ment Of Grocer Theological Seminary.
al Chester. Pa.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
PAsTORs DAUGHTER no wED.

The Rev and Mrs. d. F. McFaul. OF
Hockessin. Del. announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Grace
Cecilia. to Joseph J. Dougherty. of
Sharon Hill, Pa The wedding will
take place the early part Of July.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
BEcAME ID AT SCHOOL.

Mrs Bessie Dunham was called to the
Curtis School, in Connecticut. last week
by the illness of her son. Lewis Dunham,
Mrs Dnnham returned ON Monday with
Lewis and trained nurse. The little
fellow is quite i'll.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
MISSION s0rIETY To VIII.

The Esstlake Presbyterian Mission
sry Society viii meet al the home Of
Mrs Sheldon Fairchild. No. 2705 Tat
rail- street tomorrow afternoon
Evening journal., 1915-06-02

Mr. Worker. if you are unacquainted
with the efficiency of the Want Ads. try
them today and see what they can and
will do for you.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-06-02
grandmother Bear Story
BY VIRGINIA VALE.

Once upon time Ned asked
his eraomother if she dion't know
any bear stories. and she replied:
"Ycs. I will tell you how a bear
visited us a long time ago. When
! was little girl We went ono
summer to a place in Maine. II
was long way from any other
house and for safety. my father
bought a big Newfoundland dog
and kept it in a shed just outside
the house.
zone night my older sister
went TO the kitchen and there she
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-30

ing necessity for providing for the
care of workers who become, i'll and
the practicableness of such a method
as a factor In preventing sickness
and the destitution which results
from sickness. The fact that so
many workers have an income in
sufficient or barely sufficient to sub
sist on it's evidence of their inability
to provide for themselves and their
families in times of i'll health The
state and the community can do
much to prevent some conditions
that breed disease, but with present
conditions they cannot either make
the workers save enough to pay for
adequate medical attention and sup
port during Illness or make the en-
ployers realize that it pays, as a
simple business proposition, to pre-
vent sickness among their employees
The result is that large PERCENTAGE
of workers who are helpless because
Of i'll health and become burden on
the community and the nation.
To provide means to supply this
lack in the machinery of promoting
health, a form of sickness insurance
is suggested In the article that will
embody the successful features OF
European experience and contain
notifications rendering it applicable
to American conditions and ideals
Probably the most striking features
of the plan is the fact. that it is to
be supported and governed not by
employers or the state alone, but by
insured employees, employers, com
munity, and the state. The funds.
as suggested, would be provided by
contributions as follows: Insured
persons SO to Sc "a per cent; en-
ployers, 33 La per cent; community
or state 10 per cent The amount of
weekly contributions is roughly plac-.
ed at SO cents per person per week
from all sources The benefits, as
well as other features, are describ-
ed as follows
EFT must be operated on a strict
ly mutual basis, with the smallest
possible expense for administration.
On this account insurance operated
for profit should be eliminated from
this field.
THE study of the experience in
the field of sickness Insurance shows.
practically unanimous conclusions
that the following provisions are nee
essary to the success of any plan:
s'(13 Tt must be compulsory, es-
pecia1ly for those with small in
comes; CD cash benefits, not to ex-
coed two-thirds Of the wages, for a
period of not more than twenty -six
weeks IN one calendar year (3) in
validity benefits, elastic in character;
ca a small death benefit sufficient to
meet the ordinary expenses Of burial
and other Immediate necessities; (59A
medical benefits to include medical
and surgical relief in home, hospital
or sanatorium, as necessary, and
medicine. appliances, and specialists
services. including dentistry
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1t45s
Since the outbreak OF the war In
Europe the Government has shipped
nearly 500 tons OF gold, worth about
$50. 600, 600, - from Philadelphia to
New York without cost for railroad
Transportation.
the gold as parcel post. Railway mail
pay provides compensatfon en1y for
carrying the ordinary mail and in
cIudes mo- specific allowance for such
extraordinary service as handling
gold transfers Tor the Treasury De-
partment
sThe postal officials nevertheless
took the ground that the gold must
be carried. without additional pay
naeg1ts under the four-year contract
for Transporting the regular mails.
Tl1is contract. IN the case OF the
Department. routed the gold, called
for fixed rates OF pay, based on the
mail carried IN the Spring OF 1913,
when the parcel post WAS in its in
fancy and gold shipments had never
been thought of as corai neS within Its
legitimate scope.
The gold was packed in canvas
sacks, each containing 5000 and
weighing q trif1e under 10 pounds.
Nineteen thousand eight hundred
such sachs were carried between the
two cities. The postage REQUIRED at
the ordinary parcel post rates, was
$685. but this was merely shift
ing Of funds from one department Of
the Government to another.
Had the gold been shipped by ex-
press. as has been the practice here
tofore, the railroad would have par
ucipafed in the payments made for
the service
The largest single transfer OF the
gold consisted OF $5O.00O,00o in dou-
bic eagles from the Philadelphia mint
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-30
Socialists Will! Have
Study Glass Here

The local Socialist party will hold
q, meeting Monday evening to start a
study class to be connected with the
Rand school of Social Science of New
York. The meeting will be addressed
by James J. Kelly of Buffalo, one of
the ahIest platform speakers in the
country and a man of wide experiences
in organizing classes of this kind. Mr..
Kellv viii speak on t@The Socialist
Party and It's Relation to the Pay
Envelope of the Worker.
The meeting will be held in the
Socialist headquarters, Park theatre
building and will be free to all After
the lecture an open discussion will be
held.
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COYOTES SPREAD HYDRoPHoBIA
Faundreds of.Catte Bitten by RaDid
Wild Animals.

The spreading of rabies by Infected
coyotes among cattle grazing in the
national forests has assumed a grave
aspect according to- report received
by the forest service from the district
forester in charge Of the forests in
eastern Oregon, it is reported. have
ordered that all dogs be muzzled lest
those that have been bitten by rabid
coyotes develop hydrophobia. and at
tack humans or domestic animals.e
Efforts are being made by the state
authorities OF Oregon to stop the
spread of hydrophobia. by this means
and officers OF the forest service are
cooperating in attempts to k4al OFT
the coyotes. In one county alone the
loss of three hundred head of cattle
IS charged to ra5bid coyotes.
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SICKNESS INSURANCE.
An coon, Impairment q Civilization.

-7sst MS the safety arst' move
sraent Is theY result Of liability and
compensation laws that have made it
DroEtafbIe for employers to prevent
INJURIES to their employees, so the
increment for lettering the health
Of works must receive its greatest
impetus as the result of sickness In
etzrance laws that will make it profit
able for employers to keep their er1a-
ployees Well.
= This. in brief. is the principle set
forth In an article in the health re-
ports of the United States Public
Health Service. A study has been
made of sickness Insurance systems
IN European countries and a system
proposed for the United States The
prediction Is made that Changing
renditicns in the United States win
sooner or later. as in other countries
force the enactment OF law brovid-
ing for sickness Insurance
The two points which are en-
Hl1asized in this article are the grow
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REPUBLICAN
p. o. News Store Valentines

nearing. Artistic valentines, bearing
sentiment of different degree of in
terest and devotion, are in the varied
assortment in the full line at the
p. O. News Store, IL Arcade. Airy
creations of prettiness, surrounding
suitable verses, and new and original
inspirations of art in the valentine
world, are seen in the great number
of attractive and beautiful desi gns in
the P. o. News Store display of val
entines for 1915. This popular store
is only few steps from the Main ST.
entrance to the Arcade.
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SIR FREDERIC COWEN,
COMPOSER OF RECRUITING
SONG. es TODAY.

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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-30


what 10 the attitude of the United
States government toward the fortifi-
cations of the Panama canal?
An act of congress of March 4, 1911.
contained the following appropriations:
For the construction OF seacoast bat
teries in the canal zone, $2.O0O.O00:
for the purchase, manufacture and test
of seacoast cannon and their equip
nents, $1OOo,Oo0. An act of Aug. "a.
1912. made further appropriations: For
seacoast batteries, $1,OOO,Oo0: for Sub
marine mine structures, $25o.000; for
field fortiications and camps In the
zone, 100000; for armament of fortifi-
cations, 100000. ultimate cost not to
exceed $2.324 900; for the manufacture
and test of ammunition for seacoast
cannon, $575. 900; for submarine mines,
S111,750. An act of June %, 1913, ap-
propriated for the purchase of land in
the zone for military purposes. $50. 600;
additional appropriation for seacoast
batteries. $2,365,000; for electric light
and power plants for seacoast fortid-
cations, $173, 600; further appropria-
ton for the purchase and manufacture
of seacoast cannon, equipments and
ammunition, $1.575.oo0. Work on the
lines above Indicated is now going on
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-01-30
What was the fret United States

What was the fret United States
eoin7
The one cent piece was the first coin
issued by the United States after the
adoption of the constitution. Coinage
Of it began In 1913; that of silver half
dimes, half dollars and dollars in 1874;
quarter dollars in 1876; gold coins in
1875. The word cent (abbrev1ation of
the Latin centum-hundreCA was
adopted to represent the one undredth
part of dollar and has been used in
our coinage laws from the beginning.
The word penny is nowhere used in
our laws. The form and engraving of
the cent were changed several times.
and what we cali the ''red Indian pen.
n.y. (cent) began to be coined in 1864