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Evening journal., 1916-06-12
Recreation plans
Of NEW RESERVOIR
Water Commissioners Pro-
vide for Both Roller and
Ice Skating
CONTRACT GOES TO
BALTIMORE FIRM

What promises to be one of the
finest recreation spots in this city,
the new covered reservoir at Eighth
and Rodney streets will be started
within short time. AT the meeting
Of the Board Of Water Commissioners
this morning the contract was for
mally awarded 10 Williams & Kinna-
mon. OF Baltimore for the construc-
ton OF the reservoir.
The reservoir will be covered with
concrete. the center OF which will be a
a grass plot The rest OF the cover
ing. formed in an oval, which will be
fifty feet wide at all points, will be
devoted to skating-roller skating in
the summer and I'm winter the place
will be flooded and ice skating en-
ioyed. A platform. where the skaters
can put on their skates. Is also pro-
vlded in the plans.
Somewhat more than half of the en-
tire block will be taken up by the res
/ ervoir, and the rest OF the place viii
be leyelled and tennis courts plotte,
out.
In addition TO the settling Of thi
matter, only routine business wa
transacted by the commissioners.
was decided 10 lay extra high servic
In vicinity Of Second street and Clev,
land avenue. because OF the large cor
sumption of water by the Wilmington
Leather Company situated near there
Water cannot be obtained by the rest
dents OF that section while the leather
company Is in operation. The worl
VIII cost Sll00.
City Treasurer w J. Highheld re-
ported the bank balance 10 be $685.
| 310.S3 The weekly payroll OF ST.
| 313.42 was ordered paid.
Harry Grussmeyer, OF No. 203 South
Adams streets, applied for a position
as Oiler. The water pumpage for
the week was 91,1S0.1s0 gallons in 1853
hours. an increase OF 23.333, $50 gal
Ions and ? hours over the pumpage
and time OF the corresponding week
Of last year.
City Engineer Edgard NJ. Hopes,
Jr., was given permission TO advertise
for bids for three gallon,
turbine driven. centrifugal pumps
for the new mechanical filtering plant
now under construction. This will
be the last contract TO be awarded
for this fiscal year.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
j. s. TROOPS Will
REMAIN IN MEXICO
President Wilson Will So
Inform CarranZa This
Week
NATIVES AGAIN
MENACE AMERICANS
BY The United Press.

b9 nt AulAtu itaes
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The
Presidents answer to the latest Car
rama note demanding troop with
drawal or explanation Of their pres
ence in view Of their present idle
ness" will go to the first chief this
week-before he is renominated at
St. Louis
The note will politely, but fatty re-
fuse a withdrawal or even a rear
rangement of American troops. 1t was
practically completed today. II is
very long. Among reasons cited for
not Withdrawing troops now, the Pres
ident will emphasize the fact that the
murderers of Americans at Santa
Ysabel not only have not been pun
ished. but have not been apprehended.
IL will recite also, recent raids on
American soil.
Emphasis also will be laid on re-
Gently received consular reports that
the situation in northern Mexico re-
quires American troops there, In
view of the attitude of the natives
toward all foreigners as well a.
Americans. There was every indica
tion in official circles here today tina
the note would be for Campaign con
sumption" as well as to leave NJ
doubt in Carranza's mind that th'
United States will brook no more pos
sibility of future troubles that migh
endanger American lives or embar-
rass the government i'm any way.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
MOTORCYCLE AND
AUTOMOBILE Crash
B. Hyson Day, Seriously
Hurt in Accident Near
Ridley Park
PAUL GABRIEL ALSO
SUSTAINS INJURIES

Endeavoring TO avoid running down
persons about to board a trolley car
between the second and third toll
gate houses on the Darby turnpike at
Ridley Park, Pa, yesterday afternoon.
B. HysOn Day aged 2l years son OF
Mrs. John ID. Day. of No. l06 West
Twenty-ninth street. and Paul Gabriel.
aged % years. son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman c. Gabriel. of No. is West
Twenty-seventh street, this city were
badly injured when the motorcycle
they were riding crashed head-on into
an automobile. Young Day. who is
suffering from concussion of the brain
and other injuries. is unconscious in
the Ridley Park Hospital where Cab
riel Is also confined with a cut back
and injured ankles. Physicians at
the hospital placed thirty stitches in
tn scalp Of Mr. Day
The name Of the owner or driver
OF the automobile that figured in the
collision is not known here, but the
machine was badly damaged. The two
young men who we're on their way to
their homes In this city. were taken
TO the hospital In another car While
both young men we're unconscious
when admitted, Gabriel was later able
TO give their names Young Days
condition is considered serious. At
times he moans: "Shoot the gas into
her" but this is all he has said.
Word OF the accident was received
last night and Homer Day. a brother
Of the injured man, went to the hos
pital.
Mr. Day is employed as a fireman
on the Pennsylvania railroad, and has
host OF friends.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
METHODISTS Plan
RECEPTION FOR BISHOP

The Wilmington Methodist Preach
ers' Association at a meeting in Grace
NJ e. Church this morning, appointed
a committee to arrange for a reception
10 Bishop William f. Mcdowell, OF
the Washington Area of the General
Conference. The Wilmington District
was transferred from the Phila-
delphia District to the Washington
District at the last session Of the
General Conference. The committee
includes the pastors of each NJ. l..
Church of this city, a layman from
each church, three members of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
and three from the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society.
Plans will at once be made for the
reception, which will likely be held in
Grace Church. The committee will
meet in Grace Church next Monday
morning prior to the preachers meet
ing.
The Rev George A. Cooke. pastor
of Wesley Church, who attend the last
General Conference at Saratoga. read
a paper on my Personal lmpres.
sions OF the General Conference"
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
ROBBED, But didn't
Want ANY TROUBLE

81 did not like to raise a disturbance.
your honor" Jerry Lucie declared in
City Court this morning, when asked
by Judge Churchman why he did not
resist being robbed.
Lucie declared that he had met
James Collins on the street last week,
near No. 226 French street, and that
Collins had put his hands in Lucie's
pocket and taken five dollars. Lucie
admitted he had taken a few drinks,
but declared he was not intoxicated.
He said he had offered no resistance
to Collins.
Collins failed TO establish an alibi
and was placed under $500 bail for
trial at court
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
Will PAY FOR AUTO
He SMASHED ON JOY ride

An automobile owned by Andrew
johnson, proprietor Of a garage at
Second and French streets. was taken
from the garage yesterday without
the owners consent and a short time
later found demolished. at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Union street Pat
rick Villano. alleged to have taken the
car, was nearby, suffering from
bruises and decorations as result OF
the automobile striking an abutment
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
overhead bridge. He was arrested on
charge Of driving the car without the
owners consent
Villano was arraigned in City Court
this morning but was dismissed on ap.
plication of Johnson. who said VII.
lano had agreed TO pay for all damage
done TO the car.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
HELD AS MONEY GRABBER.

William Clark, colored, charged
this morning with having taken
s4 from Richard Fauls, was held in
$500 bail for court.
Clark was alleged to have grabbed
the money from Fauls' hand as the
latter was counting it at Tenth and
French streets. He failed 60 make his
getaway. however. for he ran into the
arms of Officer Mahoney.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
Theatre and Park Attractions

Edwin Mordant, who will be seen
at The Playhouse. in Edwin Milton
Royles new melo-dramatic farce,
peace and Quiet" at The Playhouse,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. has,
in his life played many parts He iH
himself writer and dramatist. hav
ing TO his credit "Divorcons" and
Under Two Flags" and special ver-
sions Of Faust" and "Oliver Twist"
He started his busy career as re-
porter on the Baltimore Sun; was
city editor Of The Baltimore Ameri-
can and editor OF Homecoming, Md,
Star.
He took the first English speaking
stock company to the city Of Mexico,
and while there eleven years ago
wrote Mexico Under staple Gov
ernment." In this book he predicted
the condition that exists In Mexico to-
day and said that Mexico was ordained
20 be an English-speaking country OF
prominence and vast Importance, ow-
Ing TO It's tremendous natural wealth,
its beauty and it's harbors.
Mordant now impersonates an im-
portant figure in Mexican affairs in
the part of General Aggrimont. in
peace and Quiet
Mr. Mordant is pleasantly remem-
bered as James Larrobee. in Sherlock
Holmes, In support Of William Gil
lette Other plays in which he has
played important parts are Secret
Service" ''The Revolt" "A Bay"
Ready Money" "The Tempest" ."
Joseph and His Brethren" THE
Great Divide" "The Servant in the
House" etc.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
AT THE QUEEN.

The plight OF a woman who must
either confess to her huband a dark
chapter in her past, or else confront
a still worse situation in the present
is the dramatic element Of the new
Triangle play, Not My Sister" which
will be presented at he Queen today
and tomorrow with Bessie Barriscale
and William Desmond in the leading
roles. II is an appalling problem to
the woman. Before II has been solved
the artist lies dead with knife in his
heart. there has been an arrest, a
murder trial. and confession from
an unexpected source, making one OF
the most intense series Of events ever
seen on the screen in many a day
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
ROBBED While He
SAT IN BARDER'S CHAIR

Arthur Sanders. arraigned in City
Court this morning on charge of
larceny, was held under $500 bail for
court. He was alleged to have taken
s12.4O from the coat OF Brown
Rogers in Floyd's barber shop in
Shallcross avenue. Saturday, while
the coat was hanging on the wall.
Sanders and Rogers went TO the
place to get a shave, it was alleged,
and while Rogers was getting his
shave. Sanders made off with the
money.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
OFFENSIyH ODOR AGAIN.

Newspaper offices were besieged
about noon today with phone calls
for odor sleuths and stencil detectives,
il being reported that the entire sec
ton Of the city south OF the Christi
ana River was permeated with a dis
agreeable Odor The cause of the
stencil was not discovered but ac-
cording to the clerical forces of in
dustrial plants in that section. it was
unbearable and all windows were
closed.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
SKATINC AT THE SPRINGS.

Brandywine Spflngs Park Was aBalh
to the front yesterday with a big at
tendance. especially in the afternoon
Several thousand philadelphians' in
addition to the large crowds from
Wilmington. were present. In the
Park Theatre today new vaudeville
bill will open and continue each af-
ternoon and evening during the week.
The Henry g. Young Comedy Com
pany will also appear in a new com
edy. in addition to the vaudeville bill.
There will be the usual free concerts
afternoon and evening. Roller skat-
ing in the new rink on the laks Is
proving especially popular.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
WILL RECOVER STOLEN HORSE.

Detective Sheldon Fairchisd went
to West Chester. Pa. this morning to
endeavor TO secure a horse that had
been stolen from the Diamond Tea
Company Of this city. several weeks
ago. The animal had been sold to a
Chester man who refused to allow the
owner TO remove it yesterday. Detec-
tive Fairchild was instructed TO cause
the mans arrest il necessary, to Sc
cure the stolen animal.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
RINER RnATs CROWnEn.

Wilson Line boats brought a big
crowd OF pleasure Seekers 10 Will
mington yesterday. They divided
themselves among the various parks,
but large number came down and
returned without leaving the boats,
simply to get the pleasant trip on the
river.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
DONOHUE ABSENT MINDED.

Joseph DOnohue. arraigned in City
Court this morning on a charge Of
begging on the street. denied he had
begged, but admitted he was so in
toxicated he could not tell what he
was doing. He was fined s. and
costs.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
RIG CROWD AT SHELLPOT.

BIG CROWD AT SHELLPOT.
Despite the fact that the weather
was not particularly good, immense
crowds visited Shellpot Park yester-
day afternoon and evening. Fully
5000 people were at the park last
night. and they enjoyed every minute
of the time Shellpot Park is making
an excellent record this year, and
especially attractive amusements are
being offered. Beginning today there
will be an excellent vaudeville bill
afternoon and evening in the Family
Theatre. and the Henry and Young
Comedy Company will also appear IN
a new comedy. The usual free con-
certs will be given.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
GRAcE SCHnnL OuTING-

The annual picnic of Grace NJ. f.
Church Sunday school viii be held in
Rockford Park on Thursday. June %.
In case of storm, the outing will be
held the day following.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
ATT THE MAJESTIC.

Upon the assumption that the
screen Is greater than both the pulpit
and press in its comprehensive
power for the dissemination OF great
neral truths. the Paramount Com
presents "The Evil Thereof" In
the nature OF a powerful dramatic
sermon This notable subject. written
by Charming Pollock and Reinold
Molf. combines under stirring circum-
stances a story full Of fidelity to life
and the impulses and passions Of
mankind with a motif Of strange spir-
itual appeal. The play is sure to
call to mind a famous case in which
young girls were lured to ruin by
evils Of money lavishly spent by their
admirers and which ended proverbily
that "The Wages OF Sin is Death"
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
AT THE VICTORIA.

Charlie Chaplin, the Gloom Dispellcr.
win appear all week at the Victoria
Theatre in his newest and latest Mu-
tual. Chaplin special "Ihe Fireman.
The added attraction is Anna Nilson'
the winsome stage fayorite. and the
ever popular Tom Moore, together with
an all star cast in "The Puppets OF
Fate" and the succeeding plays in the
"NNho's Guilty series brilliant produc'
tions. "rhe Puppets Of Fate is full OF
superlative power and originality and y
guaranteed to interest every member Of
the family.
Evening journal., 1916-06-12
Friends School

eth and West Sts.. Wilmington, Del
The oldest and largest preparatory
school in the state.
A corps OF 21 experienced teachers.
Excellent equipment. Thorough in
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A school that takes boys and girls
at years of age and in congenial
atmosphere, under the charge of
specially trained men and women.
without loss of time through change
Of schools. fits them for college or
business.
Fall term opens September Is. 1916.
For illustrated catalog address
Herschel A. Norris, A. NJ,
Principal.
ID. & A. Phone 2l5O-W.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

ana then giving you theassIstance re- Quired.
 Interstate Commerce Comnissioner D. 9. Clark recently stated that the capacity of the road was decreased 50 per cent. by reason of slow un- loading. The New Haven is be- ginning to handle the heavy slruamer passenger travel, and needs the as- sistance of all in line with tasse eug- gestions, 1f the Transportation service of New England Is Co be restored to normal conditions. and the necsssi- ty of enbaxgoes done away with.
 The suggestions have been made because when the embargo was last lifted some shippers and sonsienees ordered freight forward in such duan- titles that 1t was necessary within a short time to place the New Haven territory again under a tight ernbar- go. It is to avoid repetition of this situation that the New Haven desires to work with shippers and consignees The interests of the patrons of the road and the road itself, the letter states, are inseparable, and there is therefore every reason that all con- cerned should work Tor the protec. tion of their common tntearsts.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
VERDICT DE S5, ,6O5.88 FOR PLAINTIFF
John P Dwyer, Adnnator of Estate of Nicholas Burns
 Gets Judgment in Claim for Fory-ve Year Old Account
 Total DepOsits Amounted to But $17O-DepositOr z Disappeared Nearly Half Century Ago.

In the superior court on Wednesday morning jury in the case o4 John J. DwyeF, administrator of the estate of Nicholas Burns. vs. the Savings Bank of New London, brought in a verdict for $5,6O5.88 in favor of the piainti6.
 This was an action brought by John J. Dwyer of New York, administrator of the estate of Nicallolas Burns, late Of New London.
 The complaint stated that Nicholas Burns disappeared from New London 45 years ago, leaving a deposit in the Savings Bank of New London, which deposit with interest accunulations amounted on Jan. 29, 1915, to approxi- mately $5,550.
 Nicholas Burns has not been heard of or from by anyone who would have been likely to have heard from him for more than 46 years.
 Jan. 29. 1915, the plaintiff was duly appointed administrator of the estate of Nicholas Burns by tG1e probate court for the district of New London. The plaintiff was unable to find the passbook representing the deposit in question.
 Feb. 15. 1915. the plaintiff as admin istrator of the estate made demand on the bank for payment of the deposit, and the demand was refused by the bank.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01

MO claim adverse ito that of the p1ainaff as administrator has been made to the deposit and the original passbook has not been produced or found. The plaintiff asked Ses0Oo dan- ages.
 The account was opened in 1S4z and in all MT. Burns made about 15 de- posits. The total deposits amounted to S170, and ale last was made in 1s46. During the war MT. Burns wrote relatives that he was going to the front, and he has not been heard from since. The bank officials had little doubt but that the claim was valfd, but they wished the plaintiff to prove his claim. After the evidence had been presented the matter was briefly arr gued by Attorney Colt for the bank and Lawyer Dwyer of Hartford for the Geirs.. The jury was charged by Judge Joel H. Reed and took the case after Il o'clock. They returned at II 50 o'clock with their verdict.
 At the afternoon session of the su- perior court, the trial of the case of A. Waller Lewis ys. Lucius Brown, ad- ministrator of the estate of Lucy A. Lewis, appeal from probate, was start ed. The estate is valued at $2S, S,594.2 and consists in large part of money in the bank.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
TOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE
 ASK COAL BIDS Over a Thousand ToHs Will be Re- quired by Local Schools During the Coming Year.

The coal dealers in the city have received the following letter from the town school committee.
 Proposals will be received until June 1, 1915, for supplying the public schools of Norwich, with coal for the school year. Bids are invited on I.e- high or anythla;; similar, the k'nd to be specified in the bid and the quan- tity to be as follows:
 Broadway 150 tons. Hobart Avenue 45, Boswell Avenue 45, Broad Street 100, Laurel Hill 70, Mt. Pleasant so, High Street A, Thamesville 40, Pearl Street 40, GreeneviiIe 135, Norwich Town (upper) 55, Norwich Tcwn (lower) 4, Occum 43, Taftville (lower and upper) 100, Bridge District 30, Falls 25, Yantic $, Fast Great P ain 15, West Town street 50, Long .So- ciety 10; total, 1,050 tons.
 To be delivered in the bins in the several houses, '-nt4l pIns are fuIl; quantity at each house must be le- livered continuously after beginning until bins are tull. Pins shall be re- filled as required d4ri:1g the school year, in any of the buildings. The committee reserve the right to reject any or all bids offered The price named is to rule through tue scnool year.
 Last year the coal was supplied al $6.57 a ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
HICKS GRIFFIN KILLED
 EN ROUTE TO NORWICH
Automobile Upset While Descending
 Hill On Milford Turnpike.

While en route to this city on Tuesday, Hicks Griffin of Bridgeport was killed and his wife, two daught- CTS and another young woman more or. less hurt when their automobile overturned on the Milford turnpike MT. Griffin suffered fracture of the skull and died soon after being brought to a hospital here.
 Mrs. Griffin, the Misses Grace and Sara Griffin and Miss Frieda Hanson, their guest, were given emergency remain at the institution, as their i11- juries were not considered serious.
 Medical Examiner Scarborough who viewed the body of MT. Griffin said he was unable to srate the cause of the accident at that time The other members of the family said that while descending the Arlington hill the machine suddenly and without warn
 ing up:1. Mir. Scarborough said that it was impossible for him to de-
 termine whether MT. Griffin was talk en suddenly i'll. or whether a. defect ir the road or machine contributed to the upset.
 MT. Griffin was 67 years of age an6 | lived at 524 Huntington road, Bridge port.
 Hicks Griffin dealt in real estate tc 1 some extent. A short time ago he pe- titioned the city council in Bridge port to erect tents which would be divided into ten rooms each, these rooms to be rented to the workers who were unable to. secure suitable 1 living quarters His tent plan wa: of some detail as it provided fol kitchen, and 1ounging room arrange, ments besides the sleeping rooms. Mr. Griffin lived in Huntington road, North Bridgeport, and wal | quite we'll known.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
CONVENTION BADGES.
peeiaI Design For Connecticut Re.
 publican Delegates to Chicago.

The badge to be worn at the re- publican national convention at Chi cago by the fourteen Connecticut deI- egates has been completed. With the state seal on the bar, and the stars and stripes. and the embIematie char acter of the pendant-eh1nblemat of peace, protection, preparedness, prosperity and industry-it is a dig nifled badge and should attract att tention. It is made by a firm in At tleboro, Mass. under the direction of Charles T. Treadway. of Bristol, dele gate from the First Congressional district, who was named as com fnittee of one to arrange for the badges.
 Similar badges for the aiternates will be specially marked and those for the guests will have no particu- lar designation. All wEl be distrib- uted to the members of tho Con- necttc1t party when they board their special train at Union station, Hartford, at 9.s0 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Ex-C ConsressFnan B. " Higgins of Norwich is one of the del- egates.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-01
DEED

BROWN-In Groton, May 30, 1916. Mary Ann, widow of Henry Brown. in her S5th year.
 RICHARDS-In New London, May 30 1916, William Henry Richards, in his 76th year.
 SIMPSON-In Waterford, May 31, 1916 Elizabeth Murray, wife of Robert J. Simpson, in the Fist year of her age Notice of funeral hereafter. STAUBLY-Ins Norwich, May 2s, 1916 Mary Ann, widow of John Staubly, aged S1 years. Funeral services will be held at heI late home, 265 Yantic street, Thurs day, June 1, at p. m. ST'DOUGALD-In this city, May 29, 1916 John D. McDougaId, aged 67 years. Funeral from the home of his son Harry L. McDougald, Il Perkins ave nue, Thursday afternoon, June | al 2.30 o'clock. Burial in the family loi in Yantic cemetery. DAvIs-In Norwich, May 30, 1916 George A. Davis. Funeral services will be held at thu residence of Frank H. Smith, 10; Washington street, Thursday, June 1 at 3.45 D. m.