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Evening journal., 1916-12-11
FIND Homes FOR
BUSINESS Girls.
Tentative Specifications for
New Y. W. c. A. Building
Are Being Prepared
MRS. MARK CLEAVER
RESIGNS FROM BOARD

AT the regular meeting OF the board
of directors Of the Young Womcn's
Christian Association, held this morn
ing, the following new members Of
the extension committee We're report
ed Miss Elizabeth Edsall. Miss Mary
Rayner and Mrs John W. Taylor This
committee reported ,he holding of a
successful meeting for the girls az
Turner's laundry every Wednesday
Mrs. II. J. Stubs. Mrs. III. K. Miller,
Mrs. L. q Thompson, Mrs. l. H. Phil
lips and Miss Bertha Harlan were ap-
pointed a nominal ng committee TO re-
port ar the annual meeting to be held
the third Thursday evening i'm Janu-
airy. Miss Grace l.. Osborn. general
secretary, recommended that the an
nual meeting in January be in the
nature of a membership supper, ar
rangement for which was left in the
hands of the house committee to be
acted upon later.
Miss Clara E. Fighter. Miss Bertha
Harlan and Mrs. l. II Philips were
appointed to represent the Y. W. c. A.
at the special social workers service
to be held in st. Andrews Church on
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Willard r. Smith. chairman
of the library committee, reported a
Christmas gift of the Christian Herald
for the association
The building committee informally
reported that tentative specifications
for the plans OF the new building are
being prepared. and will be presented
before final plans are accepted.
The commi.tee appointed to look 70
good boarding places fer business girl
on the East Side. reported that a ver'
good list Of boarding places has beei
secured This committee endeavored Z
secure house on the East side, but wa
unsuccessful.
The resignation Of Mrs Mark Cleayc
from the board was read and accepte
with regret.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
TRY FOR AGREEMENT +.
FOR CEMETERY sale.
Legislature May be Asked
TO Provide Clear Title for
Institute Library
TO REMOVE SOME OF
THE TOMBSTONES NOW

The Bird Transfer Company has
been given a contract to remove some
of the tombstones and monuments
from First Presbyterian Church
Cemetery at Tenth and Market streets
and expects to start in on tho work
today.
This has led TO a report that an
agreement has been reached that will
remove objections TO the churchyard
bee ms turned over to the Institute
Free l. brary as site for the pro-
posed S250,O00 library building.
Men who have been active in ar
ranging for the erection OF the new
library today said that so far as they
knew the legal objections TO the
transfer OF the cemetery to the library
managers had not been overcome. II
is said that negotiations are under
way with the Cleland estate which
sought an injunction I'm the United
States Court In an effort TO adjust
the differences that arose over tho
proposal to sell the cemetery TO the
library managers.
Unless some satisfactory arrange
ment is made that viii result In with
drawal OF the suit I'm United States
Court. in which Judge Bradford has
issued an order restra ming the sale
of the cemetery. IL Is expected tina
the Legislature will be asked to enac
some leg station TO logalize the sale OF
the cemetery site and 10 enable cleal
title to be given In such instances.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
WILMINGTON STORY
TO APPEAR ON screen
MAN OF Mystery" in Four
Reels Will Teach
Civic Pride
MOST OF CAST WILL
BE LOCAL PERSONS

Final plans are being made today
by David B. Gally, director-general
for making a four-reel feature picture
of THE Man of Mystery" This will
Dee O. story of Wilmington aud will be
made under the auspices of the Cham.
Der OF Commerce. The story will
teach civic pride and portray in a
vivid manner to the people Of Will
mington what the city means to them.
This evening Mr.. Gally will pick
the cast. He and Marie Lambert. the
movie" star will play the leading
parts and the supporting cast will be
played by Wilmington society people.
All the scenes of The Man OF Mys-
terry" will be woven IN and around
W mington using not only exterior
but massive interior scenes. ine
unlteu states Film Company, pro.
ducers OF the picture, carry a large
lighting equipment, each lamp being
OF $4,000 candle power.
1t will require from four to five
weeks 10 make the picture. after
which il will be played at The Queen
and Majestic Theatres and will visit
the smaller towns down the State. to
demonstrate to the people Of Della
ware the Importance of supporting
their own State.
The Man of Mystery" played 10
$4,000 persons in Trenton and vicinity
in two weeks. Mayor Donnelly of that
city said Of the picture; Every man.
woman and child should see The
Man of Mystery The picture will be
a comedy drama sand will be woven
about Wilmington industries.
Marie Lambert, leading lady OF
The Man Of Mystery" is well known
in the movie world, and was late
, leading woman for Henry B. Harris,
Lubin and others.
Mr. Gally is equally we'll known,
and some Of his productions in add
/ ton 10 the Man OF Mystery have
/ been Memoir 'es," Pathe; The Love
/ Eternal Vitagraph. He Has Put
Down the Mighty From Their Seats,
Eclair; "Oh. What a Honeymoon.
Pathe: HIS Other Self" Art and
THE Sacrifice" Eclair.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
NJ. Z. PREACHERs ELECT.

Election OF officers and reorgan-
izauon for the coming year was the
business OF the Methodist Preachers
Association today. when the following
officers were elected; The Rev.
Rev. Vaughan S. Collins, president;
J. s. johnson. vice-president; r.. W.
Jones. secretary; j. w. Easley, Rob
ert Watt and c. T. Anderson. pro-
sram.
A paper entitled Mature and other
Words" read by the Rev. ]. p. Otis.
of Marshallton. was greatly enjoyed.
The semi-annual meeting Of the
association should have been held
last week. but was postponed until
today on account OF the regular meet
ing Of the Ministerial Association be-
ing held on that day.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
POPULARITY CONTEST TO
SELECT movie" CAST

The popularity contest conducted by
the Victoria Theatre management for
the personnel of the cast Tor the first
Made in Wilmington" photoplay, 70
be directed by the Wilmington Film
Corporation, officially opens today.
Nominations were opened on Saturday
and the returns on a five-hour notice
even beyond the expectations OF the
contest manager. This week will be
known as nominal on week and nomi-
atoms will be received until Saturday
night. when all nominations will close
and the contest will narrow down to
a brief contest between those persons
who have been nominated.
No entries will be receivd after Sat
urday and many Wilmingtonians in
terosted in photoplays, will have their
names entered. Twenty young men.
twenty young women and ten children
are needed for prominent parts in the
cast, supported by several others Al
most a hundred persons are assured
OF being in the production.
Several members OF the Victoria
Theatre management and friends visit
ed the future home OF the Wilmington
Film Corporation on the Wright es-
tate at Roselle yesterday. inspecting
the plans for the proposed studio and
the settings for the picture TO be pro-
duoed in conjunction with this contest
Captain H. IT. 3. Holland. president
general manager OF the company run
on about a hundred feet OF film, TAX
ing pictures Of the party on the front
lawn This film will be cast on the
Victoria screen during the week.
The contest manager OF the Vlctori;
contest will be at the theatre ofic,
each evening and is DESTROYS OF meet
ing any person interested in the com
ing production There is no expense Z,
the contestants and all who entered
are assured of getting much amuse
ment out of the contest and possibly
some remuneration for the worl, they
may do
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
woman IS KILLED
BY B. & 0. EXPRESS

After placing a letter in a mail box
on the northeast corner Of Twelfth
and Walnut streets. Chester. Mrs.
Annie w. Booze. aged about 30 years.
OF Evans street. a domestic in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mac
Adams. OF East Fourteenth street
walked into a fast Baltimore and Ohio
New York Chicago express train al
Ills o'clock. yesterday morning, and
was instantly killed. The tragedy oc-
Cured five feet from where the wo-
man mailed the letter and she Is be-
lieved To have been In deep medita-
ton when she attempted TO cross the
tracks. hnmindful Of the lowered
crossing gates.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
POLICE RECOVER THREE
STOLEN AUTOMOBILES

Evidently the work of young mon
who delight in JOY rides. four auto
mobiles we're driven OFF in this city
Friday and Saturday. While three OF
the machines have been recovered. the
offenders who drove of the cars have
not been apprehended The police
yesterday recovered the car Of Ber-
nard Kluz, VIII ch had been stolen
from in front Of the kleitz Brothers
store. The machine was found near
Bellefonte, deserted, but unchanged.
Two cars stolen from a garage at
Sixth and French streets on Saturday
night. were also recovered, Police Ser
geant Wardle finding them at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Rodney street.
The machine stolen from in front Of
the Victoria Theatre on Friday night
owned by a resident OF kennett
Square. Pa, has not been recovered.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
SICK and HOLESKA
FINED FOR FIGHTING

Two men giving their names as
Henry Sick and Horse Holeska. when
arraigned in City Court this morning,
On charges of fighting on the street
could offer no satisfactory excuse for
their behavior and were each fined 81
and costs They were arrested at
front and shipley streets last night
~ Detective Riley, where it was al
eyed there was fighting between col
1red men and Poles.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11

self. but he admitted to Mr.. Wise that
he was considerable Of a novice" at
the work. Frost and others also did
some "panning."
Bonnell said that, he did not report
TO McCune what Frost had told him
that night following the fight with
the Indians, when McCune arrived
on the property October 7, 1914.
Asked il he had ever received any
reports on the gold driliings from
Frost. Bonneli denied that he had.
Taking up the episode OF the torn
letter. Mr.. Wise asked Bonucll il he
had not gone into McCune's room at
the camp Immediately after the latter
had vacated Il TO return North and
taken the letter presented in court.
Bonnell denied this Mr.. Wise had
a letter which witness recognized as
being in Charles S Miller's hand
writing and which was probably a
copy or tho one purported TO have
been sent 70 McCune. Mr.. Wise was
questioning the witness about this
letter when the noon recess was
taken.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
LOST BICYCLE and Also
Motley. wood Claims

A trade in which Frank Wood not
only lost his bicycle. but the money
he was supposed 20 have received for
Il. formed the basis of evidence in City
Court this morning when Howard
Barrett colOred. was arraigned on a
charge of larceny Barrett declared
he was told by Wood 70 take the hi
cycle and sell It. II Is alleged he
failed to turn over the money TO Wood.
He was arrested Saturday by Motor
cycle Officer Ernest LeFashion Bar
rett was held under $500 bail for the
Court Of General Sessions.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
MIrNEssES WIRE ARsENT.

I'VE were ready in this case, Your
Honor" Assistant City Solicitor John
f. Lynn said in City Court this morn
ing, when the case OF Joseph b.
short was called. but the witnesses
have walked out" This proved TO be
the case.
It appeared the witnesses had been
summoned also in another case ana
had left the courtroom after testify
ing in that case. The case was contin-
ued until tomorrow and subpoenas
were issued for the witnesses. Short
a colored man, was held under 500
bail. He is charged with keeping p
disorderly house at No. 2s5 Tatnall
street
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
Attractions at the Theatres

the Garrick this week, because OF its
merit In addition 10 comedy there
are many other features Lady. the
dog who has been featured in the
screen Exploits OF Elaine" will give
an interesting performance; Frank
Milton and the belong Sisters will
give comedy sketch entitled. "The
Diamond Palace" then there is June
Mills, the coincidence, and her com
pany; "A Camp In the Rockies in
song and story. will be unique be-
cause of the scenic effects and the
western atmosphere; Hans Colbert
and his company viii give Cold COT
fee and there will be a lot OF other
interesting things tine bill looks like
one OF the best comedy offerings of
the season.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
AT THE MAJESTIC.

Irene Fenwick. celebrated stage and
screen star. makes her debut IN the
Paramount program at the Majestic
Theatre today and tomorrow in "A
Coney Island Princess" She Is CO.
starred with owen Moore, another
great favorite. IL Is an adaptation Of
the successful play. THE Princess
Zim-Zim." by Edward Sheldon, who
dramatized THE Song of Songs" and
suggested Miss Fenwick TO the produce
ers as being an ideal princess" be-
cause of her great work In that play
on the stage II wac made by ar
rangement with Dorothy Donnelly.
That portion of the action which does
not transpire in Coney Island has as
it's settings the polo fields, Fifth ave-
nue. mansions and other rendezvous of
the wealthy.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
AT THE VICTORIA.

Beginning with todays matinee per-
Torrance the Victoria Theatre inaug-
urates another gala week. when Flor
ence BaBadie appears in the new SUI
per-picture production. Divorce and
the Daughter" and Charlie Chaplin
in his newest scream, a roll!ckng
roller-skating comedy The Rink "
Divorce and the Daughter" Is by far
one OF the best of recent film releases
II shows the evils OF divorce, espe-
cially as they effect the younger gem
erations Charlie Chaplin in The
Rink is funnier than ever. and de-
serves TO be ranked as among the
greatest fun-makers the world has
ever known.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
AN EXPERT ON COLDS

Comparatively few people realize that
a cold is a signal Of physical weakness.
To treat a cold with weakening
physics, alcoholic syrups OF drugged
pills, may smotherthe cold buttheyslso
reduce the bodypowers still furtherand
invite more serious sickness.
SCOTS Emulsion has always been an
expert on colds, because it peculiarly
enriches the blood, quickly tones upthe
forces and strengthens both throat and
chest. Try SCOTS. Refuse Substitutes.
sosu 3 Ps-ne. Bloomfield. NJ is-s7
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
AT TIE OUEEN

The heralded appearance Of the
great screen artistic Clara KIM
ball Young, IN the first of her own
company's productions, THE Common
Law" by Robert ~ Chambers, is
scheduled as the attraction at the
Queen Theatre today. Tuesday and
Wednesday. This picture Is expected
10 prove the greatest OF Miss Young
many successes and is particularly
interesting in fact that 1t inaugurates
the Clara Kimball Young Film
Company. The picture was produced
under the guidance of her director
general, Albert Capellani. the famous
French master of screen craft who
Is best known to American picture
follow ors as the producer of such
illustrious feature plays as Camille"
and Les Miserables"
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
THE PRINCE OF PILsEN."

On December IS and 16 THE Prince
OF Pilsen." the tuneful musical COM
edy will be seen at The Playhouse.
10 has been the lot of few musical
comedies to survive the vicissitudes OF
a dozen seasons. but "The Prince Of
Plsen" seems to stand in a class
alone and its repeated visits serve to
add popularity. It's familiar story has
always an air OF freshness, its songs
are dainty and poetic, and the Luders
music suggests spontaniety and inspir-
alton rather than to reminiscent pill
ferings OF made-to-order compositions.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
DISAPPOINTED Girl
Swallows POISON Dose

Angered because she was forbidden
by her mother to attend a party with
a young man. Miss Cecilia Regal, aged
Is years, OF No. PIT East Second
street. is alleged to have swallowed
poison at her home last night. She
was removed to the Delaware Hos
pital in the Phoenix ambulance.
II was said at the hospital today
that her condition was serious.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
VI TEESS BROUGHT Ter
KNITTING WORK TO Court

A pleasant touch was given to Court
proceedings in City Court today. when
one Of the witnesses who had brought
her knitting work 20 court. sat
through the proceedings and kept the
needles clicking. until called TO the
stand
Evening journal., 1916-12-11

THE Masque Of Life" a film SENSE
ton i'm seven reels that has startled
New York during a tremendously sue
cessful four weeks run at the Park
Theatre. has been booked TO play a.
the Playhouse Theatre, on December
is. 10, 20. 81. with musical accompani-
ment, exactly as presented In New
York. The thing that most people talk
about in the picture Is the work Of
pete" Montebello. the monkey star
who provides so much of the excite
ment
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
RLANkTT ms PROTECTION.

Employees of the Augustine Paper
Mills were startled early Saturday
morn ng 20 see q man wrapped i'm
blanket. but minus his clothes and
hoes, wandering along the Brandy
Vine creek Tho man disappeared
before any one could be summoned.
Nothing could be learned about tho
man. however. there being no record
Of any one wandering about minus
his clothes on Friday night or satur.
iay.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
GRANT LETTERs on EsTATEs.

Letters on the estate OF Lewis NJ
Dolan were granted today to Clar-
ence r. Crossan and on the estate Of
Harriet n. Maxwell 20 Jane r. Max
we'll.
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
AT LIE eARRIck.

Bvery theatregoer in Wilmington Is
likely to be interested in the bill at
Evening journal., 1916-12-11
sPALpING. YIOLINIsT.

Albert spaulding. violinist, will be
at The Playhouse on December IS.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-25
WYzsZE -WYKsZTALcENIE.

Parma Zosia ukonczyla z chlub-
nym postepem miejska szkole 60
spodarstwa domowego i przynosi
do domu Swiadectwo.
Gala rodzina wyraza z tego po-
wodu niek}amana radosc, a ojciec
pyta sic mimochodem:
- Powiedz mi, moja droga, czy
uczyli Gle tam gotowaniai
TAX tatt1siu! - odpowiada
zagadnieta.
- A potrafilabys ugotowac
mleko?
49, Naturalnie!
- Pc czem tez poznasz, re jjuzi
sic gotujei
49, Jakto, pc .czemi Czuc pre-
ciez swad " cafej kuchni
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-25
Sprytni %zfodzieje.

JERSEY CITY, n. J. Do
sklepu z warzywem l owocaml
nalezacym do j. Custimora,
pm. POS Warren ulicy, wesz
Ia W sobote okolo IL godz.
wieczorem eIegacko ubrana
para; mezczyzna LEGACY oko-
10 % lat, a kobieta okolo IS
lat i zakupili towaru "a 75ct.
Pc zapfaceniu nalezno6ci to-
war zostawili - m6wiac, re
wkr6tce powr6ca, poczem wy.
sill. Wkr6tce potem Custi-.
mora spostrzeg} z przeraze.
MEM, re wyciagnieto mu
tylnej kieszeni pugirales z
przesz}o $500. 0 wypadku
poszkodowany zawiadomi}
pollcye,. kt6ra szuka wiatru W,
polu. Z4odziejska para pc:
sw6j towar ME %powr6ci}a.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-25

dOpuSZcZa. A gay Gle nafeSZcle Ia
1aska wielka spotka, re ujrzysz
! jego majestat zbedzie Gle obietni-
i ca. A pamietaj obiecanka, ca
canka a glupiemu radosc.
Koniec koncem lepiej mice Po-
laka IA urzedzie niz innonarodow
ca. Me zazdroscie jeden drugie-
mu. Me moe przeciez kazdy
mice "dziabu" politycznego, a
zazdroscia cz}owiek sam sobie
szkodzi a tamtemu mic ME zrobi.
Owszem jezeliScie obrali Polaka
ma urzad, to domagajcie sic cd
niego stanowczo, zeby swego IL
rzedu i obowiazk6w wiernie pill
nowa1; a jezeli tego ME robi jest
tylko jeden rodzaj lekarstwa ma
take stworzenie: "kick, him out
and kick him hard:" Badzmy jed
mad sprawiedliwi. Prawie w kaz-
dym wypadku gdzie czfowiek, uj-
rza1 zdzblo W oku blizniego sam
dzwiga1 belize W oku wlasnem,
DO zazdroSc jest slepa. Me zaz-
droscmy sasiadowi,ze on ma lepiej
ma swiecie, DO to do niczego ME
doprowadzi, ale wezmy sic raczo
do piracy, azeby i nam niezle sic
dzia}o ma swiecie.-
Jest j~eszcze jedna prawda, kt6-
rel pominac ME wypada a pole:
ga ia tenn, re cz}owiek ME prag-
ME nieznajomych rzeczy. Gdyby
pijak nigdy ME skosztowa} wo-
deczki piwa nigdyby ME byl pija
klein. Gdyby nierozsadne "ma-
my" ME dawa}y dzieciom "ken-
dow" cukierk6w, dzieci ME cier-
pia1yby p6zniej ma Dol zeb6w i ma
niestrawne zo}adki. Ale skoro
czlowiek raz czegos skosztowal,
czyto vodka, czy piwo, czy kendy
czy polityka: wszystko jedno, je-
zeli mt to zasmakowa}o bedzie'
chcia{ wiecej tego samego. l W
polityce dzieja sic bardzo proste
rzeczy; DO ten alderman albo u
rzednik ME przestaje bye cz}o-
wiekiem, i polityka "fajn' sma-
kuje. Vice tez kazdy trzyma sic
politycznego "dziabu" jak' dlu-
60 moze. Me MONA tego ganic,
DO i'm dfuzej rzemieslnik swego
fochu uzywa tenn doskonalej pra-
cuje. I alderman i'm dluzej urze-
duje tenn lepiej i wprawniej spell
MIA sw6j urzad. Ale gdy przyjdzie
do obierania kandydat6w trzeba
znowu pamietac, re tam ma urzad
ME MONA pos}ac bylekogo, jedy-
ME dlatego re on chcia}by bye u
rzednikiem. Ma take rzeczy po-
trzeba czegos wiecej niz samego
chcenia. Jednakowoz ME chwali
sic nikomu tego ciaglego pchania
sic ma urzedy i tego dasania, je-
zeli odebrano. mu urzad, kt6ry
wygodnie piastowa} przez pare
lat. Males ty raz, to MECH teraz
ma kto inny, kt6ry moe tax do
brze jak ty sam spelniac bedzie
obowiazki. Me watpie,ze przykro
| takiemu urzednikowi wr6cic do
zwykfej piracy pc paru latach IL
rzedowania i t}ustej "pejdy,' ale
co jednemu bylo mifem to i dru-
giemu sic przyda.
Tylko ME zaniedbujm my polity-
XII. My wszyscy ia podatki p}a-
cimy vice niechze i Polakom cos
kapnie z politycznej "kabzy'
Dotychczas bardzo mafo z tego
przypad4o nam w udziale, bosmy
dali sic podejsc i zazdroscia pop
suli sobie samym szanse. Ale po-
wolf nabieramy rozumu i z z a
sem uzywac bedziemy tego rozu
mu jak sic nalezy. I'm PREDICT do
pomnimy sic o W prawa TEN le-
piej bedzie i ola mas i ola naszej
kochanej Winony.
I. B. Pokrzywa.