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Evening journal., 1916-03-18
RIPLEY Still AFTER
$4,000 SECURITIES
Aftermath of Embezzlement
Case Tried Here TO Be
Heard in Washington
LOCAL WITNESSES
WILL GO TO CAPITOL

Legal proceedings having beer
taken by Edward L. Ripley. in the
District Of Columbia Courts in Wash
iugton. to regain possession of Sc
curities valued at $4,000 which he
alleges were secured from him by
Madeline W. L. Curtin throurh mis-
representation. the case will be called
for a hearing there on Monday. Both
parties concerned are well known in
this city where they lived sew
eral years ago. Miss Curtin was ac-
quilted I'm the Court Of General scs-
sions here on the charge OF embczzle-
ment In connection with the same
securities that Ripley Is stil lighting
10 regain. Mrs. Laura G.. Bailey, Miss
Sophia Preston and arthur G.. Preston
a barber of No. ! East Fourth street.
Will go TO Washington ON Monday ana
VIII likely be called TO testify as to
the mental condition OF Ripley. when
he lived here.
Mr.. Ripley and the woman came
20 Wilmington from Boston In 1913
and boarded with Mrs Laura C..
Bailey. at No SOB West street Both
are spiritualists and the woman
claims TO be a divine healer. While
here Ripley was said to be in poor
health and the woman was acting
as his nurse.
Ripley alleged the woman by mis-
representation got possession Of tho
securities now In question. lie
charged her with embezzlement The
woman left and went to Washington
and was arrested there and ex-
tradltod.
It is contended that the securities
were left IN the possession Of an at
tornoy IN Washington. when she re-
| turned to Wilmington and this Is the
reason for the new action there.
In the embczzlement trial here. tho
woman was represented by L. Irving
Handy and was acquitted. Il was con-
tended In this trial by her counsel that
81 200 worth of the securities belonged
TO her. The rest were securities. II
was claimed. that could not he regis.
tered and had never been transferred
and therefore there could be no em'
bezzlement.
During the trial here. Madeline W. L
Curtin. asserted that Ripley had prom
isod TO marry her Ripley claimed tina
the woman got him to give her the Sc
curities on the ground that he wa
likely to bo sued by a certain part,
The case attracted much attention a
, the time.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
VILLISTAS IN TOREEON
MAY Start TROUBLE
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March IS
Torreon is the powder barrel Of
Northern Mexico. Casas Grandes may
be the match. In both cities villa
sentiment Is strong. A clash be-
tween villa and the force of General
Pershing, now near the outskirts of
Casas Grandes, or between these
forces and villa sympathizers would
in the opinion OF refugees who have
arrived here from Torreon. cause the
explosion which both the Carranzistas
and the United States are so anxious
20 forostall.
AT Fort Sam Houston II is con-
ceded that the situation is rapidly
approaching a critical stage and
events Of the next few hours may be
decisive.
Mexican agencies report that villa
Is making a desperate appeal to the
peous 10 support him against the
"gringoes." Reports as to the effect
of this appeal are being anxiously
awaited.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18

who also enjoy an enviable roputa-
ton on the stage. he will appear in
the comedy offering "Spooks," which
Is said TO be the best OF all of his
appearances Billie Burkcs comedy
conception. "Ketchum and Cheatum, %
is an interesting feature. II has
been especially engaged. because of
its striking characteristics and the
prominence and ability of Billie
Burke. Darto and Realio offer a
clever comedy novelty Helen Rico
and Dick Franklyn will appear i'm n
clever and very funny sldt entitled
won BY Ten" Max Gruber's Won
der Family. comprising elephants,
ponies and dogs. all highly trained,
while engaged especially for the
children, viii be equally pleasing 10
the grown folks. Wood. Melville
and Phillips will be seen and heard
in songs and stories. Vivian Ford and
Harry Hewitt will appear In O
whimsical burlesque on the dancing
craze. The Hearst-Selig Weekly viii
appeal 70 everybody. because of tn,
interesting things in world happen
ings IL has TO show
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
individual EFFORT
URGED BY NEGEAR
President OF Chamber Of
Commerce Plans for Live
Organization
E. A. WHITTIER WILL
SPEAK AT LUNCHEON

Edmund A. Whittier. Of New York.
City. secretary of the American Fair
Trade League, will make an address
at the membership council luncheon
of the Chamber of Commerce In the
Hotel DUPONT next Tuesday at 1890
o'clock. in favor Of the enactment of
the Stevens bill now pending in Con-
gress.
President William b. Megear is
sending out the following letter TO
members Of the Chamber of Com
merce:
Dear Sir: l am writing this letter
TO every member of the Chamber of
Commerce to ask him TO give a full
measure Of support to the work of the
Chamber Of Commerce. My own idea
Is that the success OF our organization
depends peculiarly on the amount OF
effort each individual member con-
tributes to this community work. As
stated in my brief address at the last
luncheon meeting. il seems TO me that
we can with great profit. turn cur
backs on the past and look only to { Z
present and future. My desire is to la
president of a real, live organization
working every day in every week IA
make our community more prosperous
and a happier place in which to live
There is one way in which every
member can show his interest. by
attending the meetings and, particu-
q larly. the luncheon meetings. I ap-
peal TO you. therefore. TO attend, il
possible. every luncheon meeting OF
our organization We are trying "a
make them interesting. and we arc
trying 10 make them profitable With
the helpful presence of every mem
Der We could make these luncheons
the foremost regular meetings held
I'm this city.
Both the Office force and myself
welcome your suggestions. invite
your helpful criticism. and want you
ia know that our services are al
your command in all matters which
pertain TO upbuilding Wilmington.
Very truly yours.
WILLIAM b. MEGEAR.
president"
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
sTHE NIGHT RFFORE.v

Harry LADDERS new play, The
Night Before" will doubtless be greet
ed by large and enthusiastic audiences
at its two performances at The Play
house Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Two months of marked success on the
road, with long engagements in Bos-
ton and Montreal and a return en-
gagment at Toronto, 7eem TO indicate
that Lauder will make as great a
name as a playwright as he has as a
comedian. Six new Lander songs are
introduced in the action. which is
highly amusing and is capably handled
bv an all-star Scotch cast. including
Dawsey McNaughton. Jessie Villars,
Marie Stuart, Carrie Glenn, James
Finlayson. Harry Layden. Andrew
Clyde, Harry Morgan and others.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
AT THE QUEEN.

Variety and contrast play a large
part in the new Fine Arts Triangle
production Of Let Katy DO It," show
ing at The Queen today and tomor-
row. The first part of the heroino's
life is spent on a farm up In Maine,
where she puts in her time as a fam
ily drudge Her parents die. her sis
ter marries and she goes TO live with
her sister. Katy slaves for her sister
and as each baby arrives its care is
handed over to the patient young
Cinderella. Then her brother-in-law
and sister are killed by a train and
Katy finds herself the foster mother
Of seven beautiful children. Then
she has troubles in earnest, but a
little love story ends il all. The
comedy Offering, "The Great Pearl
Tangle." depicts great fashion
show in a high class modiste shop.
Many comical incidents are recorded
by the camera showing the star at his
best in displaying the charms of his
models and his laughable antics in
winning their attention.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
cEpARs ENTERTAIN.

Two hundred and fifty members OF
Penn Forest, Tan Cedars of Lebanon, OF
Chester, were entertained by Brandy
wine Forest, Of this city, in the New
Century Club building last night The
visitors were accompanied by a band.
Among the guests in addition to those
from Chester were: Supreme Grand Tall
Cedar Burroughs, OF Lancaster. Pa. and
Dr. Erdmund. Of Philadelphia. a member
OF the Grand Lodge. lall Ccdars OF that
state Both made addresses. Refresh
ments were served
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
~THE BOHEMIAN GIRL


One Of the very few operatic presen-
tations that attracts and delights chill.
dren is the Aborn Opera Company's big
spectacular production Of "Ihe Bohe-
mian Girl" which comes 10 The Play
house this afternoon and night. Balfc's
masterpiece in it, presenet amplihed
form contains much that interests both
old and young. Realism is now attain
ed in the several great scenes by the
employment Of pigs. chickens. monkeys,
geese and dogs, the Introduction of
which docs not mar In the least the
beauties Of Balfc's beautiful music. A
cast having as its important members
Edith Allan, Henry Taylor, Mildred
Rogers, George Dunstan, Francis Tyler
and Ralph Nichols insures an artistic
rendition Of the opera.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
FRITZ KREISLFR.

Kreisler. az The Playhouse March
22 is adding many new pages to the
history of the violin. He has popular
lied this "aristocrat Of music until
SC vies with the pianoforte IN the
favor OF the great public. Il was not
so long ago that a recital OF violin
music meant a small hall and a
smaller audience Today. wherever
he plays, Kreisler fills TO their ut.
most capacity the largest halls or the
aires with audiences which listen with
rapt attention to the music he gives
them and what Kreisler has achieved
is reflected in the success of many OF
his colleagues.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
SCALIOskI is ACCUSED.

John Scalioski. a powder worker
was arrested by the Pennsgrove. n.
j., authorities this morning on the
charge Of assault and battery. II is
aieged that Scalioski caused the in
juries 20 Clarence Smith. another
powder employe who is near death
in the Delaware Hospital as the re-
suit of a prank in the powder yard
last night
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
COL. DOOD'S CAVALRY
PROTECTS MORNONS
By Tho United Press.

Ell PASO, Texas. March 1s.-The
danger to four hundred American
Mormon colonists at Colonia Duhlan.
was removed today by the arrival OF
a portion of Colonel Dodd's cavalry
column there.
Dublan Is south OF Casas Grandos
which the United States troops have
left behind. The colored Tenth cav
airy regiment, reported to have been
| the first to enter Mexico south oI
/ Hachita early Thursday. was under.
4 stood 10 have composed the Dublar
relief party.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
S5,OOO.OOO STEAMSHIP
COMPANY Chartered

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. March 1S.-A charter
was filed here today by the United
States Merchant Marine Corporation
Wilmington, Del. with capital OF S5.-
100000. to own and charter steamships
and maintain regular line OF sailing
vessels.
The incorporators are. Herbert r..
Latter. Norman p. Coffin. Clement NJ.
Egner, all OF Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
HARRISON Street CHURCH
TO OBSERVE Anniversary

Harrison Street Methodist Episcopal
Church will celebrate its twenty-dftl
anniversary on sunday, March 26
Bishop perry win preach in the morn
ing. The Rev. Louis +. Barrett, who or
ganized the church with % members ant
two probationers. ON March p, 1891
will preach in the evening.
No special collections viii be taken.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
FINED FOR LABOR VIOLATION.

Magistrate Theodore W. Francis
last evening fined Girardo Vlole So
and costs for violating the Child
Labor Law Inspector Charles H.
Grantland found Viole had employed
a boy in his barber shop at No. 500
Maryland avenue, after o'clock In
the evening.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
U. S. WILL ASK RIGHT TO
Use Mexican RAILROADS
BY The United Press.

WASHINGTON. March is.-The
United States has asked or will ask for
permission for the United States expe-
litionary force to use Mexican rail-
ways for the transportation OF sup
plies. II was learned on highest author
" today. The request was made to
he War Department by General Fun
ston.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
DIR. HOLLOwAY no LECTURE.

The Rev. Dr. Thomas p. Holloway.
pastor of Second Baptist Church. Will
lecture in the chapel OF the church on
Monday night. March "a, on "See
America First" The lecture will be
illustrated The lecture will be under
the auspices of the Dorcas Social So
cicty.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
MACEDONIA CIRCLE SOCIAL.

j. Arthur Siichter. of Philadelphia.
will lecture in West Presbyterian
Church on next Thursday evening on
the subject. ITO Laugh. TO BE cheer
ful. TO BE Happy" The lecture will be
given under the auspices Of the Mace
donia Circle.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
STUDENTS IN RECITAL.

A recital will be given by the pupils
OF Professor Wilmer c. Highheld In
Harrison Street NJ r. Church, on Tues
day evening The pupils will be as
sisted by Mrs. Rice. elocutionist
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
Ar rHE GARRIck-

Billy b. Van, who has been recog-
nized as one Of Americas best
comedy entertainers for years. is ON
the Garrlck Theatre bill for next
week. With the Beaumont Sisters,
Evening journal., 1916-03-18

both large and small and they
spread too. The skin was
red and inhamed and the
ringworms itched very much
and he scratched in his steep.
He couldn't bear his clothing
near the eruptions and he
scratched them uu they got
very sore
He had the trouble about
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
RINGWORM ON
FACE AND BODY
0fBoy. Itched Very Much. Scratched
In Sleep. He Couldn't Bear His
Clothing Near Eruptions.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

MY hoy began scratching his face and
body. and big blotches came out and went
Evening journal., 1916-03-18
dutch ship PALEBANC
sunk: Crew RESCUED
Ry The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. March 1s.-The Dutch
steamer Palembang has been sunk.
Fifty Of her crew we're rescued.
There are two Dutch steamers
named the Palembang. One Is the
Rotterdam Lloyd liner Palcmbang.
displacing 6674 tons and 432 feet in
. length. which was built in 1911 and
registered az Rotterdam. The other
Is a 1856 ton Dutch freighter. built
I'm 1905 and registered at Batavia.
Evening journal., 1916-03-18

ono year. rad about Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and decided 10 send out for some.
used them only few times and he hasn't
been bothered since. He Is well" (signedl
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Wilson. l42 Jackson St..
Philadelphia. Pa. July "A. 1915.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard -Cutieurn. Dept T, Bos-
tom" Sold throughout the world
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Women's Speeches.

l have never heard a woman make
a really bad speech on the other hand,
when l think of the men l have heard
o. platforms, at dinner tables in the
pulpit a dumb feeling of despair over
takes me, especially when / think OF
the sermon that are listened to every
Sunday-which, indeed, the majority
of our population refuses nowadays to
listen to. Something like 100000 men
preach every Sunday. Many of them
ought never to speak in public at all.
There are not, In fact, enough men
to go around. We compel tens of thou
sands of men, devoid of the gift of elo-
quence, to pour themselves out two or
three times a week to the huge detri-
ment of religion, because we will not
allow an equal number of women to
use their beautiful gifts-and woman's
gift of speech has a peculiar quality
and power, a special grace, and a point
of view different from a mans. 1t is
as If we refused to have any but bass
and tenor voices in the church music
and filed our choirs up with men who
could not sing in tune rather than use
the loveliest soprano voice.-Manches-
ter (England) Guardian.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Smithsonian institution.

The first great scientific institute in
America, the Smithsonian institution
in Washington, was founded 20 years
ago. Jam = Lewis Macie Smithson, who
~bequeatl1ed the funds for the founding
of the Institution, was a natural son
of the third duke of Northumberland.
He vas a distinguished scientist and
freethinking philosopher, and on his
death in 1929 left his fortune of about
S59O,000 to his nephew, with the pro-
viso that if his heir died without issue
the money was TO go to the United
States government and to be used in
establishing an institution for the in
crease and diffusion of knowledge.
His nephew died in 1885 without heirs,
and the property accordingly came into
possession of the government. The in
stitution was formally organized on
August 8, 1916, and placed under the
control Of u board of trustees, consist
ing of tie president and vice president
of the United States, the cabinet mem
bers, the chief justice of the Supreme
court, and other officials. The Smith
sonian institution has played an i'm
portant part in the scientific re-
searches of the last half century, and
it's publications have added vastly to
human knowledge. The remains of
James Smithson, buried at Genoa, were
brought to America in 1904 and buried
on the institutions grounds.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
With STALE BREAD
MANY DISHES MAY BE PREPARED
FROM REMNANTS.
Can Be Put 70 Excellent Use fer
s%tuffing and Meat Fryina-8read
custard Pudding Is Good
Jelly for Invalids.

OF all the leftover remnants of food
from the kitchen bread is the most
common, perhaps, and many pieces are
daily thrown away which q little
thought would turn to excellent use. II
the leftover pieces are not utilized the
day, an excellent plan is to wrap
them In pieces of waved paper and
store them In o stone jar. They will
keep well for a week in this way.
Dried Crumbs for stuffine and Meat
Frying.-Put the crusts and small
pieces in a baking pan and dry In the
oven without burning. They may then
be put through the food chopper ana
stored in clean Mason Jars until want
ed. They may be used as a basis for
meat crOquettes, poultry stufing and
other things.
French toast may he made from the
whole slices Of leftover bread. II Is
an excellent luncheon pickup dish.
Beat an egg and add n little milk. Dip
the slices of bread in this and fry n
nice brown In hot drippings. Serve
with butter, jelly or %mnrmalade.
Bread custard Puddinu.-Cut the
bread in dainty shapes and butter lib
orally. Make a plain custard of eggs,
milk and sugar. Put in baking dish
and float the buttered bread on top.
Sprinkle with grated nutmeg and bake
in n quick over until brown. This il
excellent.
To make ]CrOutons for the various
soups so much relished in season, cut
the bread in cubes and fry in butter or
dripping just before serving with the
soup. Add five or six to each plate Of
soup. These are delicious with almost
any soup.
Bread Jelly for InVaIids.-Scald the
stale bread freed from crusts. Mash
to a paste until of mushlike consisten-
cy. Add a little sugar and favoring,
mold, chill and serve with cream.
Sterilized bread crumbs are epecinl-
ly valuable for the young children In
the household. A jar should We kept
filled with these. They may he heated
when wanted and sprinkled in soft
eggs, soups, milk. fruit juices and. in
deed, anything eaten by very young
children where fresh bread Is often
positively dangerous.
Dried bread is also valuable for mix
Ing with various other foods for feed
ing the household pets.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18

with a Negro bishop, and this found
expression in the spontaneous subscrip-
ton from the floor of the house Of a
considerable sum to send two priests
to st. Louis, the Rev. DIR. George +.
Bragg and the Rev. James X. Satter-
white, as official representatives bear
ing "A memorial to general convention
and also "A copy Of the sermon preached
by the Rev. L. w. Daniel.
In the course of the discussion a
strong feeling of dissatisfaction was
generally manifested over the position
taken at the headquarters of the board
of missions toward work among col
Ored people. This was especially OK
pressed in view of the proposal to
send a white bishop to Liberia to fill
the place of the late Bishop Ferguson.
The conference adopted a firm protest
against this policy, which was felt to
be unwise in view of the future well
fare of the mission.
For a number of years the confer
C has urged upon the board of mis-
sions the extreme Importance of a field
secretary, to inspire and help the
lonely workers in the missionary field.
At this session u commission was ON
stituted, to raise from the colored cler-
gy and congregations Il third or one
half of the requisite stipend of such
officer, and appeal to the Board of mis-.
sions to supply the remaining portion
The Living Church.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18

under-bodice of satin. The fullness in
the sleeves is gathered into a band of
velvet about the wrist, to which en-
broidery is applied. This forms q soft
frill about the hands. The embroidery
appears again across the crepe bodice,
and 1t is the touch of distinction which
places this gown in the front rank of
things fashionable. 1t is done with
heavy silk thread in long stitches, and
is like the gown in color.
A frock of this kind, worn with a
fur neckpiece and smart velvet hat,
is equal to the requirements of any
afternoon function. 1t may be made
of blue velvet and worn over q gray
underskirt. In the costume pictured
the shoes are black with gray tops.
There are bags for everything, but
principally there is the fancy bag of
silk or velvet for shopping. Besides
these kinds, the shower bags of bead
work and those crocheted of heavy silk
thread and decorated with beads are
elegant luxuries for those who have
time and money to put into the making
of them.
Shopping bags are of moderate size
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18

silently. He could never forget, never
cease to love this He kept
the wedding ring in a little packet next
to his heart. He went to a friend in
the town and arranged that one a
month the little cottage he had worked
so hard to possess and furnish should
be busted and aired and repainted once
u year.
Then, with a heavy heart, Merrill
started out ace more on his wander
ing role of a travelling salesman. He
applied himself to it and made money.
One day, while seated in u railway
station a haggard, shabbily dressed
woman seated opposite to him came
over to him. Her face bore the traces
of former beauty, her manner showed
a certain refinement.
you are Mr.. Alton Merrill" she
spoke. Am l rightf"
THAT is my name," assented Mer-
rill.
~ saw you four years ago in Broc-
ton and remembered you. Mr.. Merrill,
because it lies heavy on>my conscience,
because you are too good a man to go
through the world saddened by the
mystery of the disappearance of the
woman you loved, 1 am about to make
a confession. l was the cause of Miss
Estelle Harraden leaving Brocton and
YOU"
"YouI" exclaimed Merrill, incredu-
lously.
Eat the behest of another, Bruce
iWyant. That other was the man who
swore that you should never wed the
woman he coveted. He led me to
pose as n you had already married
and deserted. He furnished me with
forged proofs to sustain the fiction.
j did my work because he claimed he
sought only revenge, because he prom
Used to make me his wife if l would.
He followed Miss Harraden, but she
ignored him with scorn. He failed in
his promise to me. He was killed In
a quarrel In a gambling den and IL
she uttered a low plalntive moan. II
have suffered deeply for my wicked
action"
You have no idea where Estelle-
Miss Harraden went tor" eagerly in
quired Merrill.
None" was the depressing reply,
You will curse me, but / had to re-
lieye my mind" and, despite his gen,
tie words of forgiveness, his proffers
OF money aid, the poor creature van,
iished In the throng.
1t was then that Merrill renewed
his quest for Estelle. He advertised
in the papers, he v e employed de.
lt~ectives, but no trace was found OF
missing or hidden Estelle Harraden
His grief was the more poignant, how,
ever, now that he knew that q plot. Q