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Evening journal., 1916-09-01
FUNDS ARE NEEDED
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS

Members of City Council last night
received a communication from George
W. Sparks. chairman of the entertain
ment committee of the Chamber of
commerce, asking for a contribution
10 assist in entertaining the delegates
to the Atlantic Deeper Waterways AS
sociation. who will visit this city Sep
tember Il. The cost Of entertaining
will amount to about $4,000, which
has - be raised by popular subscrip-
tions. Mr. Sparks explained that the
coming of these delegates and the
holding of one of their meetings in
Wilmington will rebound to the credit
of the city and will mean much for
Wilmington. He referred TO the at
tention of the Council the necessity
for having funds to meet the neces-
sary expenses and hoped that the
members would consider the matter OF
assisting the committee in the way of
an appropriation.
His request was referred to the
committee of the whole which will
consider the subject next week.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
REVENUE Bill TO EXEMPT
POWDER CONTRACTS OF 1915

WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-The mu-
nitions section OF the emergency reve-
nue. bill was reached in the Senate
yesterday, and amendments we're
unanimously adopted striking out the
proposed taxes on cotton, lumber.
rubber. and certain other raw ma
terials used in making war munitions.
Funds received by corporations for
munitions sold under contracts made
prior to January /, 1916. we're exempt
ed. Explosives used for industrial
purposes were also exempted An
other amendment adopted exempted
powder and cartridges used for sport
ing purposes
The exemption OF contracts made
by powder companies prior to jan
uary /. 1916, will mean a big saving 10
the dupont and Hercules Companies.
Most OF their big contracts we're en-
tered into last year by the DUPONT
Company.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
POSTAL employees WILL
HAVE REAL REST MONDAY

Postal employees in this city will
enjoy the first real holiday FOR years
on Monday. Labor Day. The local
postofico will be closed all day, and
even the carriers. who in the past.
have devoted part OF Christmas and
other holidays distributing mail, will
have full days rest.
Postmaster James J. English today
announced that when the postofice
closes at midnight on Saturday. II
will not be opened again until Tues
day morning No mails will be de-
livered in this city on Monday. and
there will be but two collections by
wagons. The first one will be al
6 o'clock Monday morning. There
will be another collection over the
entire city in the evening.
All windows in the office will bC
closed during the entire day. Tn,
only ones who are to work will be 9
few clerks to keep the mails re-
ceivcd here moving and preparing
incoming mail for Tuesdays delivery
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
eden DECREE STAFF TO
PUT ONWORK FOR JEFFERSON

At the suggestion OF several mem
bers Of the grand masters staff. Eden
Lodge. !. o. o. +. degree stan will ex-
emplify the first and third degrees in
the grand lodge rooms next Thursday
night, instead OF in their own rooms.
Both Eden and Jefferson will hold
early sessions. Eden starting at Z
o'clock in order that the men can get
to the jefferson meeting by 7.45
o'clock so that they can he ready TO
do the first degree at SIS o'clock. The
work will be Judged by three judges.
and the members expect large turn
out Of Delaware Odd Fellows to Wit
ness the last work Eden will do before
they go TO Chattanooga.
Il has been brought to the attention
Of the degree stan that several local
Odd Fellows are going to Chattanooga
during the Grand Sovereign session
II they desire they can go on the Eden
special train. providing they notify
Degree Master P. j. Isaac.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
BIC LIST OF ENTRIES
FOR POULTRY SHOW
Five Hundred Chickens TO
be Exhibited at State
Fair Next Week
GEESE AND DUCKS IN
GREAT NUMBERS, TOO

Chicken fanciers OF this section will
be in their glory next week at the
poultry department of the Delaware
State Fair, judging by the great num-
Der OF entries. The entry list closed
on Saturday last and since that time
officials have worked night and day
listing the birds and sending out ship
ping tags. The total number Of eN-
hibitors is 46, with 500 single chickens
and about l5O pens
There are 26 entries Of geese. SO
ducks and a number of turkeys in ad-
dition TO the chickens The predomi-
mating breed of chickens TO be seen
at the Fair will be black leghorns.
which is considered unusual The
white leghorn classes, which have
heretofore been the largest. will con-
sist of but eight chickens. The ban
tam classes are well filed, there be-
ing Sc entries. ten of which are black
cochin cocks. Among these will be
the first Japanese broad tail ever
shown here
The Orpington classes are large,
| the exhibitors Of blacks including
Norris d. Temple, of Pooopson Pa.
Ralph Dale, Of this city; Miss Della
/ Jackson. Of Principle. Nd and the
Hilltop Poultry Yards. of this city.
A. c. Willing. OF Bellefonte, will
] display Minorcas and John d. Car
| vile. of Bellefonte, will have display
of Houdans.
Among those who Will exhibit prize
fowls at the exhibition are: r. j.
Chandler. Kennett Square Pa; Mrs
l. II Ball. Falkland; Miss NJ. G
Price, Delaware City; II. Thornett
Marshallton; A. c. Willing, Belle
fonte: Miss L. Emma Weldin. Talley-
4 Vile; Charles p. Gooding. this city;
Norris c. Temple Pocopson, Pa.
/, Miss Debie Jackson, Principe, Nd.
, George Cullen. Elk View. Pa; Gran
!, VILE Brown. Mclean and Turner
Lincoln University. Pa; Eleuthere I
DUPONT. Bouthbrook. Farms. Harve,
l.. Fell, c. c. Springer. HilltoT
Poultry Yards; Ralph Dale. Miss
Ruth Dale. Halleck dupont. Horace
3 White W. K. Vincent. Harwin Smith
William Montgomery. J. IT. Foulk'
and Joseph Marvel, 4th. all Of thi
city: Hope Farm, r. L. Heal, Wes
l Chester; Mrs. Efie NJ. Walker, Mrs
Lucy c. Rothwell Mrs. William Rur
= rows. George w. Hyatt. Mrs. Franl
Segrist, Joseph J. Lawrence, Mri
:, John c. Walker, Mrs. John F. Me
/. Donald. Miss NJ. II. Healy, Mrs
George Wolf and others.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
SPELLING CONTESTS
HELP SCHOOL WORK
DR.. Cross Plans One on
Large Scale for Teachers
Institute
70 BE HELD AT HOTEL
DUPONT SEPTEMBER 20

Dr. Elmer l.. Cross superintendent
# schools of New Castle county, was
n Wilmington today. arranging for
he Teachers Institute to be held
lere the third week in November.
rhe institute will open in the
Rose Room of the Hotel dupont on
November 90 and continue for three
lays.
A feature of the institute this year
will be that the county school com
missioners will hold a Joint meeting
one day in the Playhouse when mat.
.ers of educational interest will be
discussed. The teachers need the Co
operation of the commissioners in
their work Governor MilleK and other
prominent men will make addresses
al this meeting
The real important feature of the
institute is to be the spelling contest
Cor the Laird trophy and THE EVEN
.NG JOURNAL trophy.
The Newark High School won the
Laird trophy last year while Miss Eliz
abeth Foard won THE EVENING
JOURNAL. trophy for the Marshall
on school There is sure TO be genu
ne rivalry LOT lue llOpnltS lulh yea
as they do not belong to the schoo
Until won for three years.
AS was the case last year there
will be many individual prizes of
.ered. Dr. Cross. for months has
oeen publishing in The Delaware
School Journal, list Of words from
which the high school and gramma
grade school words will be taken TO
he contest.
He is arranging a letter to be sen
o every school regarding the con
est.
The effect OF the contest last No
fember has been shown in the exam
nations Of pupils for admission int
nigh schools. A vast improvement
n spelling has taken place in III
schools during the year. Dr. Cros
las the assurance of Superintendent
Carroll Of Kent and Superintendent
Hardesty of Sussex county. that the
will help him during the spellin
contest. They will attend the open
ing session of the institute, the da
vhen the spelling contest take
llace.
In return Dr. Cross will go 10 th
Kent and Sussex institutes and as
sist in the spelling contests there.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
RETIRES FROM RAILROAD
after 46 YEARS. SERVICE

John A. Rust. Of Pennington, Del,
who is employed with the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company, Delaware Di-
vision. having reached his 66th year.
was retired from active service with
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
today. He has spent over forty-six
years continuously in the service OF
the railroad. twenty-five years Of
which have been spent as section fore
man AT Pennington. With all his long
years in service, his record shows no
disciplinary measures having been
entered against him during the ser
vice.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
WObCOTT IN FIGHT
AROUSES Interest
His Candidacy for Senator
Has Put Spirit in To-
morrow'S Demo.
cratic Primary
GORMLEY-FORD -HANEY
CONTEST WILL BE KEEN

Democrats are ready for the primar-
les tomorrow when county tickets will
be named and delegates will be elected
to the State Convention, which meets
next Tuesday at Dover to nominate a
complete State ticket. Since the an
nouncement yesterday Of Attorney Cen
eral Josiah O. Wolcott that he had en-
tered the United States senatorial
fight, more interest in the coming pri-
maries is being manifested in the ranks
OF the DemocatA
The contest between Mr.. Wolcott aud
Thomas f. Bayard, also a candida1c Tor
the nomination. is expected to oe keen,
Both are after the support Of New Cas-
tie county delegates.
For State Senator there will be con-
tests in the Southern district of vii
mington. where Peter j. Ford, Thomas
T. Gormlfv. the present senator and
+ John J Haney are candidates. This
promises 10 be one Of the most lively
contests in the county. 1t is claimed
the fght will largely be between Mr.
Ford and Mr.. Gormley.
There win also be a contest for STATE
senator in the Fourth district, wher'
{ William g Alexander and Richard w
! Crook are candidates There is no con
test in the Sixth district, Walter S
Letherburv. Of Middletowns who serve'
in the House two wears ago, having NJ
opposition.
: For representatives there are contest
in the Fifth. Sixth, Tenth and -Four
teenth districts In the Fifth district
Joseph VI Brogan. William NJ. Connell.
and John j Dickey arc candidates
Sixth. Grover G.. Handy and Eber y
Tallev arc caudidetes; Tenth, Samuel J
Miller and William Weggenmann. and u
the Fourteenth. George II. Ginn an
William a. Scott.
The only contest for Lew Court !
in the Seventh district where ther
are four candidates to succeed Lev
Courtman William A. Scott, who's
term in the Levy Court expires an
who will become a candidate for tn
legislature. These candidates ar
James A. Buckson. Charles W. Jonel
George R. Lohand William A Wat
7On. Jr.
For assessors there will be contest
IN the New Castle. Appoquinimink an
lBlaokbird hundreds as follows;
New Castle--wllis Clothler, Fred
erick Klingmeyer.
Appoquinimink- William L, Joine
Walter Lee. George T. Stant. John \
Wood
Blackbird-John Douglas Come
I Charles F. George.
There is not a contest for any OF tl
county Offices and It is understo'
that the county committee had troub
in securing men who would even b
lcome candidates, without opposition.
7 Harry T. Graham chairman Of q
: Estate Democratic Committee. b.
called a meeting OF the committee 4
y o'clock Monday evening at the Hot
d Richardson. Dover.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
YORK F|REMEN HERE
As GUESTSOF' 'WASHY'
Received by Mayor Price
in Front of New Public
Buildings
BANQUET, RIVER RIDE
AS ENTERTAINMENT

In rounding out one of their most
interesting and successful tours, the
Laurel Fire Company. OF York. Pa,
under the direction of their foreman,
NJ. S. Spangler, and accompanied by
Assistant Chief George Kroli. arrived
here from New York this afternoon
10 be the guests of the Washington
Fire Company today and tomorrow.
A hearty welcome was given the men
by Mayor James +. Price, at the new
City Building.
The fremen arrived here at 1910
} o'clock from New York In the party
/ we're 46 firemen, with a band OF 21
/ pieces. At French street station they
were met by the "Washy" committee,
( composed OF Horace Vandegrift,
/ chairman; c. II. Greaves. Charles II.
| Dawson, Wilmer A. Green, and j. j.
I Harkins. and First Assistant Fire
Chief Edward A. Donaho, who acted
in the absence Of Chief Engineer
Golden. Badges were distributed
local company.
AAtducu b9 NHt uduus Tue tnAtA
proceeded up French street to the
new city building, where in the cOrri'
dor Mayor Price welcomed them from
the balcony. They we're saluted bS
bells along French street at The
"Washy" house. the Delaware fire
house and at the police station.
Mayor Price in the course of his
speech, said.
Wilmington always has a wide
open door to receive and welcome
visitors into our city. and especially
to the firemen who visit any of our
local companies, as YOU are doing TO-
day.
"As a city, we take great pride II
our fire department and appreciate
the sacrifices that all hremen are
called upon at times to make. for yor
gentlemen often put your life II
Jeopardy for the sake of others. MOI
sibi sed omnibus. mot for ourselves
but for alb
aThis motto of the Washington
Fire Company of our city will appl
to you gentlemen of the Laurel Fir
Company during your stay with us, TO
know they have arranged TO shoV
you a good time. and we hope tina
you will enjoy every minute of it.
1T gives me great pleasure on be
half of our citizens to extend you
very cordial greeting and hearty we
come to our city. II is my hope tha
you will always pleasantly recall you
visit to Wilmington"
In response TO the mayors welcom
+. Assistant Chief Kroll Of York, sthanke
= the mayor. He recalled another Wis
Of his to his city with another Yor
. company. when they we're received
!. front of the old City Hall.
E Following the mayors welcome u
visitors were received at the engiI
j. house of the company at Third ar
p French streets. They had dinner
h the Hotel Merritt and will be given
l. banquet by the local firemen in the
e engine house this evening. While hel
e they will stop at the Merritt Hotel.
n Tomorrow morning they will
il taken to Riverside Beach. where the
T will spend the day. They will lea'
- tomorrow evening for Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
CHANCES IN BROKERAGE
AND BANKING HOUSES

Charles A. Owens. George r. Ander-
son and Dr Lewis C. Rumford have
taken over the stock brokerage busi'
ness Of George p. Bissell Mr., Owens
has been connected with the invest
ment banking house OF Laird G. Co..
while Mr.. Anderson has been con-
nected with Mr. Bissells Office as
board room manager.
Mr. Bissell will continue in the in
vestment banking business at his
present location in the DUPONT build.
ing. where the firm OF Owens. Ander.
son & Rumford will conduct a stock
brokerage business until later on
when they will take over the object
now occupied by Laird & Co.
Laird & Co. will occupy offices OF
the Delaware avenue front of the du
Pont addition
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
AT THE GARRICK.

The opening bill of the season at the
Garrick Theatre next week, will be
one of the biggest scenic offerings
seen here for some time. Three OF the
big acts-and all Of them headliners-
will bring their own scenery, each a
carload. and each act will have num-
ber of people. Broadway stars are
conspicuous in the opening bill. Will
bur Mack and Nella Walker, Whining
ton favorites. have a splendid new act,
"A Pair OF Tickets" which they will
produce. They head clever company
of five in musical comedy Another
headliner is the musical comedy "The
Little Spectator" by Edgar Allan
Woolf. which will be given by George
Whiting and Sadie Burt. William
Hanlon and Company late stars OF
"Superba" and "Fantasma." will be
seen in THE Railroad Hotel" a sem
sational pantomimic absurdity. The
sale OF seats, which started yester-
day, indicates good business from the
start. Many are renewing their sea-
son reservations. realizing that early
attention 10 this matter is beneficial
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
PATIENTS TREATED AT
DELAWARE HOSPITAL,

Among those treated az the Della
ware Hospital today were the follow
ing:
Eliza Harris. Front and Walnut
streets. stab wound in shoulder. con-
dition not serious.
b. Land, No. 1906 Washington
street, foreign substance in eye.
Harry Wright. No. 207 East Four
teenth street. throat trouble.
John J. Maloney, injured ankle.
Felix Waicehowsh, New Castle,
confused finger.
+. Deggon, cut hand
d. Scott, No. S32 Tatnall street,
confused wrist.
Mabel Burton, No. 243 Tatnall street,
fractured rib
William Hayes, infected arm.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
pENNsY TENNIS MATCHES.

Contestants IN the r, B. 4 ". Rail
road tennis tournament are fighting
hard for the honor of representing the
road at the general managers contests
at Altoona on September %. The first
round OF the tournament resulted In
Rustling defeating Williams; Richard
son won from Press, by default; Flem
ing defeated Blickle; Robinson defeated
Kemmerer; Wenzing defeated Alinkeri
Hickey defeated OToole; Rambo de
feated Hess; Green defeated Murphy
and Nolsnd defeated Rittenhouse.
In the second round Robn-sn defeated
Fleming and Ninker defeated KEN
merer.
On the courts this evening Green vii
meet holland and Rustling will pla!
Richardson.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
OWNER GETS SMOKE; HORSES
VIOLATE TRAFFIC RULES

Declaring that his horses walked
away while he was in cigar store.
Cycola Picilomini, IN City Court this
morning. attempted to excuse himself
for violating the traffic rules. Picilomini
was alleged to have driven his horses
and wagon on the wrong side OF Mar.
ket street between Front and Second
yesterday. When II appeared he had
driven on the wrong side Of the street
before going TO the cigar store, where
he was arrested, he was fined So and
costs.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
MERwIcK CANDIDATES
ANSWER CALL TONIGHT

Manager Connor, Of the MerwieiS
football team, has issued his first call
for practice tonight at 7.45 o'clock at
Second and DUPONT streets. A large
number of candidates viii be expected
out tonight ANY player wishing % try
out for this years team is urged 10 re-
port The Merwick Academy mad one
Of the best teams in the city last year,
and expects to have better ono than
ever this season. The eleven may play
some games out Of town.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01

Compound for rmyrestoration to health.
Mrs. BERT GARvEY, 20 Hacker St.,
Worcester, Mass.
In many other homes, once childless,
there are now children because of the
fact that Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy and strong.
Write to the Lydia T.. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass. for
ndvice-it will be confidential.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
The JOY OF
MOTHERHOOD
Words of Encouragement to
Childless Women.

Motherhood is woman's natural desti-
ny, but many women are denied the
happiness Of children simply because Of
some durable arrangement.
Among the many triumphs Of Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
its marvellous power to overcome such
arrangements. as evidenced by the fol-
lowing letter.
Worcester, Mass. -" | suffered from
female ills, and was advised TO have an
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
SENDS McHUGH 70 JAIL
TO KEEP HIM SOBER

1T you will not stay sober outside
the workhouse. you viii have to 60
back again" Judge Churchmau told.
Peter McHugh. charged with being in
toxicated. in City Court this morning
and fined him SO and costs Peter
was found to be an old offender and
to have been arrested on different
charges nineteen times.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
FINns TIRTLE MiNrS LEG.

Captain Charles Garvin. OF South
Wilmington. yesterday found a mud
turtle which had been pumped into
the marshes by the government dredge
Minouas. The turtle was minus one
leg. giving the appearance Of having
at some time been caught in tran
Il bore on its back the initials a. 8.
r." and 1901.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
HIT ON HEAD WITH BRICK.

Struck on the head by a brick at
Eleventh and Heald streets this morn
ing, Bertha Gridley. colored. a young
girl. was badly cut. The Phoenix am
bulance removed her to the Delaware
Hospital.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01

operation, but a
friend who had
taken Lydia E. Pink
ham s Vegetable
Compound and who
has six children, told
me 20 try it. 1t has
helped me so much
that / am now well
and have a baby boy
who is the picture
of h ealth, and |
thank theVeqetable
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
RETrRN ROY no FERRIS SCHOOL

The Juvenile Court returned To-
year-old colored boy to the Ferris In
dustrial School today. the boy having
broken the parole on which he was
released from the institution in
March. The boy was supposed TO be
living with his parents. but instead
had been wandering about the streets
several days.
Attention OF the authorities was
first directed to him by colored man
Miss Myra Runyon. assistant to Chief
Probation officer Z Ross Farra. To-
Gated the boy. and he is now back in
the institution.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
sTHF YOKE-

At The Playhouse on next Tuesday
and Wednesday The Yoke" will be
presented for the first time in this
city, and promises TO be treat. II
is an absorbing story that has
brought forth much discussion from
all classes. II has caused socioligists
TO embark on a new line of thought
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
REWARD FOR PAWS CAPTURE.

Circulars containing a likerrss OF
Robert Fay, who escaped from the
Government prison. al Atlanta. Ga. on
Tuesday. we're received by the police
department here today A reward OF
500 Is offered for the mans capture,
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
THE OLD HOMESTEAD"

Denman Thompson's The Old
Homestead, the play which has de-
lighted millions Of people and is as
bright and refreshing as II was when
Il was first presented was the attrac'
tion at The Playhouse last night.
There was a good audience And Of
course the audience liked the old
play. II simply could not help liking
it, Few persons are ever found who
failed to appreciate this beautiful
piece of real life placed on the stage,
a play without hero or heroine, a play
without the usual lovers but a play
filled with real people as they actual
ly exist and a play which tells more
and does more TO uplift humanity
than all Of the so-called human in
terest plays which we're ever written
II will appear again this evening and
tomorrow afternoon and night
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

XVANTED-A MAN IN LUMBER
" yard to handle orders; expert
enced man preferred. Apply at once.
S. G. Simmons & Bros Co., Front and
Tatnall SITS. septl-2t
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
THE GARDEN OF ALLAH.

The sandstorm (of real sand on
the desert is one of the big scenes I'm
The Garden of Allah. coming 10 The
Playhouse beginning on September n
Tor q limited engagement of three
days.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01

Iaundresses are haro 20 pick up
every day. your friends tells you, bur
YOU can tell her, that is II you a.e
really up-to-date. that they are being
picked UP every day by those VINO
read and use the Want Ads.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
AT THE VICTORIA.

Today and tomorrow are the last days
for the showing OF "The Ne'er-DO-
Well" the greatest of the Rex Beach
stories filmed in ten big acts. which
Is showing all week to capacity
houses at the Victoria Theatre "The
Spoilers" by Rex Beach. was ac-
knowledged to be one of the most
gripping super-movies ever produced,
and it is not too much 10 say that
The Ne'er-D -Do-Well eclipses The
Spoilers" For next week the Victoria
presents Charles Chaplain in his latest
release. THE Count" For Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Madame Pc
trova will be shown in The Eternal
Question" and for the last three days
Lima Cavaliera will appear in "The
Shadow OF Her Past
Evening journal., 1916-09-01
At THE MAJESTIC.

Sessue Hayakawa, the noted Jap
anese actor, who will be seen at the
Majestic today and tomorrow in the
Jesse /. Lasky production OF "The
Honorable Friend" written especially
for him by Elizabeth McGaeffy and
prepared for the screen by Eva Tn
sell, has long been considered by his
fellow dramatic artists as one of the
greatest actors on the screen. In "The
Honorable Friend" he has the role of
a young Japanese IN America, and IL
is said to be one of the most un-
usual in which he has appeared.
Hayakawa is surrounded hv cast OF
unusual excellence. including such
distinguished artists as Tsuri. Aoki,
Raymond Hstton and Billy Elmer.