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Evening journal., 1916-12-04
AT THE GARRIcK.

The anniversary week bill at the
Garrick Theatre this week is appro-
pirate to the event It celebrates, the
twenty.iifth anniversary OF William L.
Dockstader coming to Wilmington as
a theatre proprietor. 1t has lot Of
good things. chiefly comedy, which
will interest everybody Even the
children have not been forgotten. For
their special benefit he has booked
Tiny Mays Circus. which comprises
a number Of highly trained diminu.
tive animals, which are sure TO in
terest everybody. Catherine Cameron
is also on the bill with her new act,
"The Double Cross" and there is
1.-TWO in the Morning" a lively com
edy. which win be given by Leona
Stephens and Leonard Hollister; Kit
ner, Taylor and Ross, in military
comedy; Holden and Graham, shadow
lists and dancers; Frances and Ross. a
Wilmington dancing team which has
been making hit all over the country
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
"swEETHEARTs.v ~

When the six little gosllngs stand
in a row in "Sweethearis." and Sylvia
the heroine. tells OF her experiences as
a school girl in the convent, every girl
in the audience will be interested.
The six goslings of Mother Goose, by
the way. are one OF the gayest groups
in the opera--and their names are
Miss Lydia Saville. Mrs. Horace War.
rington, Miss Marie Mnlvena. Miss
Mildred Mason. Miss Elizabeth
Craemer and Miss Ruth Wilson and
they have hosts of friends in VIII
mington
There is another charming bit
where Karl. Wales Davis-and
the six goslings appear. while Mrs Rey-
nolds as Mother Goose fills her part
10 perfection "Sweethearts" Is Victor
Herbert's most charming opera and
has never before been given in viii
mington. so that the seats are selling
rapidly at the Playhouse for the per.
formsnces Thursday Friday and Sat
urday Anyone who wishes to have a
good time and help Hope Farm be.
sides. should so TO see "Sweethearts .
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
AT THE SAVOY.

The feature attraction at the Savoy
Theatre for Monday and Tuesday is
a five-reei screen version OF the Paul
Armstrong and Wilson Miners stage
success THE Deep Purple" star.
ring Clara Kimball Young. Although
provided with an adequate story. It
was its keen study Of character. the
variety and authenticity OF its under.
world types that gave the play its
vogue. In the screen drama the story
comes first and the fate of The hero
inc takes precedence over everything
else Two parts that are mere shad.
ows Of their former selves are Frisco
Kate and the Westerner In the play
they are drawn with great power.
The one member Of the original cast
TO be found In the photoplay Is WI J..
Ferguson. who repeats his inimitable
performance OF pop
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
HUSBAND ADMITS MAKING
WIFE'S LOT HARDER

my wife is hard woman to get
along with Charles R. Williams de.
clared in City Court this morning
when arraigned on a charge of breach
of the peace. He was alleged by his
wife, Elizabeth. to have been getting
drunk and creating a disturbance az
his home, No. 420 Clsymont street.
Mrs. Williams said she had been mar
ried 19 years and had six children,
four Of whom were under 16 years Of
age.
williams admitted he had been in
the habit Of getting drunk coca
sionally."
rs your wife difficult TO get along
with when you are drunk" Judge
Churchman asked. Williams admitted
she seemed more "difhcult' at such
times.
The case was continued for week
pending investigation by Probation OF
ficer Stout
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
Delaware SUFFRACISTS
Invited TO DEDICATION

Announcement is made through the
Delaware Equal Suffrage Association
that the National Woman's Suffrage
Association has moved into its new
headquarters. al No. 1925 Rhode
Island avenue. Washington. d. C. The
house which is one of the finest in the
neighborhood, was formerly occupied
at different times by Senator Henry
a. dupont and Senator Ellhu Root,
two prominent Senator'S
Delaware snffragists are invited
to attend the house warming which
the national body will give on Satur-
day evening in their new headquar-
ters, and they are also invited to at
tend the dedication exercises OF the
Susan B. Anthony room. in which the
table on which she wrote the now
famous amendment is the chief at
traction DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
will be the speaker at these exercises.
Miss Lola TraX, national organizer
who is touring this State in benalf Of
suffrage. Is now IN Sussex county. She
will return next week.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
{. |. RICHARDS WILL
ADDRESS BANKERS
Superintendent OF New York
Banks Will Speak at
Hotel DUPONT
CLEARING HOUSE
TO GIVE BANQUET

Eugene Lamb Richards. superin-
tendent Of banks OF the State OF New
York. will be the principal speaker
at the meeting OF the. Delaware State
Bankers Association 10 be held at .
O'Clock Thursday, December IA. al
the Hotel DUPONT. A number Of inn
portant matters viii be taken up
among these being the election Of a
successor 10 the late A. b. Connor,
Of FELTON,. who was vice-president Of
the association, and the fixing or the
date for the annual meeting
otho Nowland. president OF the
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Com
pany, who Is president Of the associ-
alton, will preside Following the
meeting. members or the association
will be given a dinner by the WI
mingion Clearing House Association
at the Hotel dupont. Arrangements
for the meeting are in charge of Mr..
Nowland, John u. Dandy. president
Of the Union National Bank and
president Of the Clearing House AS.
sociation: james =. Winchester presi-
dent Of the Wilmington Trust Com.
pany, and William G. Taylor vice.
president and treasurer of the Della
ware Trust Company and secretary
of the Clearing House Association.
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Evening journal., 1916-12-04
MAIL YOUR CHRISTMAS
Packages EARLY
Uncle Sam Anxious to Please
But All Must Coz
operate
HERE'S HOW YOU
CAN HELP SOME

The postoflee department is taking
extraordinary means to deliver all
packages to patrons by Christmas
morning. but to carry out this plan
there must be cooperation on the
part OF all. Packages should be mailed
early enough TO reach their destina-
tion by Saturday, the 2Sd, as it is the
policy Of the department to curtail
Sunday work as much as possible.
There will be no deliveries OF any
thing, but perishable packages onsun-
day. the gath.
Patrons can help materially IN the
proper handling Of Christmas mail BY
observing the following suggestions:
Address packages plainly.
Place name ia upper left hand cor
ner and addressee's name in lower
right hand corned. This is a very inn
portant matter as packages arc fire.
quently returned to sender on account
OF the names being reversed, as the
clerks in the rapid handling OF mail
have not time TO observe whether the
name is marked ITO" or From" II
the above suggestion as TO address is
followed, there will be no return o.
packages to senders.
Candies. cut flowers. etc. should
have outside covers Of tin. wood or
corrugated pastboard.
Parcels containing perlshabe mat
ter should be plainly marked Perish
able"
Umbrellas, canes. golf sticks and
similar articles should be reinforced
by a strip Of wood. the full ength Of
the article; otherwise they cannot be
accepted for mailing
Drawings. paintings and similar ar
ticles should be suitably protected
with stout material 70 prevent dam
age; when not fiat. they should be
rolled around q wooden strip and
strongly wrapped
Toys, articles Of glass. erockerg
and other fragile articles should be
packed in wooden boxes with sum
cient excelsior or similar material 10
prevent the contents from being dam
aged; all such packages should be
plainly marked Fragile
All packages should be securely
wrapped and tied h
Postage must be fully prepaid on
all packages
All valuable parcel post packages
should be insured The rates are MP
to $500 &c; $4,000 Sc; $4,000. 1Oc:
or $4,000. 25c.
Packages may be sent G. o. ID.
upon the ryment OF a fee of 10c (:
postage must he prepaid in all cases.
Christmns lamps should not be
placed on the address side OF pack
ages or letters. and care should be
taken when placing same on pack
ages. they do not seal the package.
which makes it first-class. and sub
iects it 10 the frst-class rates OF
postage.
ANY writing or notice OF any kind
on the inside OF a package makes ii
first-class, and subjects It to letter
tpostage-with the exception Merry
Christmas" with Best Wishes DO
Not Open Until Christmas''-may be
written on the package or on a card
intlosed Herewith
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
HEAR LYoN cAMpAIGN REVIEW

The Recovery Of the Doctrine OF Di.
wins Iransnendenoy' was the subject oi
q paper read by the Rev. r. l.. jackson
pastor Of Hanover Presbyterian Church
before the monthly meeting Of the Min.
is'crial Union in the 81 NJ. @. "A. this
morning.
ahe Rev. j. Ross Stonesffer. who was
secretary of the Lyon Campaign Com
mittce in the early part Of The year
read a complete report Of the results ol
The campaign. The report was crafty
ing to the union.
Because Of this meeting he Whining
ton NJ r. Preachers Association did mol
meet today.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
MUST PROVE OPIUM
OUTFIT WAS Used
Judge Churchman's Ruling
Resulted in Dismissal of
James E. Gibson, Colored
CASE WAS HEARD
IN CITY COURT

Declaring that actual operation Of
the outfit for smoking opium must be
shown in order to sustain charge
Of keeping and setting UP an opium
outfit contrary to the law. Judge
Churchman, in City Court this morn
ing dism ssed James +. Gibson, coll
ored charged with that oifense.
Gibson was arrested Saturday night
In raid on house at No S23 Locust
street supposed to be an opium Joint
William Ames and William Seeney,
found in the house. were also arrested
and held as witnesses. All we're dis
missed. The raid was conducted BY
Detective Sergeant Francis q. Green,
Detectives Fairchild and Mahoney and
Officer Mcdaniel.
The officers surrounded the place
and forced entrance They found the
men in the place but could not locate
the opium apparatus until consider
able search, when the ppe and boxes
supposed 10 have contained opium,
Were found wrapped in newspaper
and hidden away in a sideboard The
lamp was found upstairs on q wash
stand, where II is supposed to have
been placed during the exc itement fol-
lowing the entrance of the officers.
Gibson is alleged to have denied at
first that he owned tho apparatus and
declared it belonged to friend who
had left ii there. but later ne is said
10 have adm tied It belonged to him,
but that he had never used it Philip
L Garrett counsel for Gibson. after
the evidence had been heard. moved
that the case be dismissed, the testi-
mony did not show the opium appar-
atus was being used. Judge Church.
man said that under the law This must
be the case and ordered the case dis
missed
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
At THE VICTORIA.

The Victoria Theatre is showing for
today and tomorrows attraction, THE
Wager. a Metro wonderplay featur-
ing the gifted Emily Stevens, niece
Of the famous Mrs. Fiske, one OF
Americas most brilliant actresses.
That Miss Stevens is true desoen.
dant OF her noted relative. is proven
by her wonderful work as Diamond
Daisy" She enacts the role OF a
clever girl crook who when about to
reform. is sought out by Stone the
police commissioner. He wants her 70
"put over a slick robbery scheme.
Just 10 prove TO Thorpe a member
Of a firm OF famous jewelers.. that
he can be fieeced out Of $4,000 worth
OF gems. and the stakes are checks
put up to that amount by Chandler
and the commissioners, the other
parties to the wager Diamond Daisy
thinks IT IS a frame up. and refuses
! but is assured OF immunity Finally
she puts over" the stunt When the
secret is about to be told-well that's
too good to tell in cold print
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
HARRIS GETS 4 REMINDER.

Harry Harris. colored, charged in
City Court this morning with dis
orderly conduct and resisting an Of
ficer, declared he did not know what
he was doing Saturday night when
found BY officer Hunter making a dis
turbance near religious meeting on
East Fourth street Harris was de-
clared to have used bad language an&
made loud noises, and when arrested
pulled away from the officer and held
on 10 people to keep from being taken
away.
your little affair will cost you just
S. and costs in each case, Judge
Churchman said "That will assist
TO remind you on another occasion. =
Harris promised to try to remember
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
aMAsougRApE oE -

Costing 100000. containing num-
berless thrills and taking seven
months 20 produce It was no wonder
that "The Masque of Life" made an
instant success in New York. 1t will
be seen az The Playhouse Theatre
on December rs. 19. 20 and 2l. Ii is
50 decidedly different from any other
picture ever shown in America that
It is almost impossible TO draw a
comparison. II is a great big mclo.
drama, played with sincerity. and
having as a background the most re-
markahle series Of exciting happen
ings that have ever been put into
seven reels,
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
IMPERSONATED secret
SERVICE AGENT. IS CHARGE

II. Arlington was arrested in this
city Saturday night BY Secret Service
Agent Matt Griffin, Of Philadelphia on
a charge OF impersonating United
states Secret Service officer. The charge
grows ont Of the alleged failure OF Arm
ington to pay a bill for lodging in a
Philadelphia hotel He was taken he
fore United States Commissioner Ma
haiTv aud held under $500 bail for an
other hearing next Saturday morning
It is alleged that Arlington represented
himself to be a secret service agent
while stopping at the Philadelphia hotel
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
Goes TO HOSPITAL
With FRACTURED SKULL

John r Mears Is locked up in the
police station and Ambrose w. Fisher
is patient in tic Delaware Hospital
as the result OF a fracas between the
twomen early this afternoon. A charge
OF assault with intent to commit muir
der has been placed against Mears
4 FISHER is suffering shock. severe
decorations about his head, and posai
.bly fractured skull The extent OF
his injuries, however, has not been
determind. 1t is alleged Mears was
hit BY a brick.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
MERCANTILE SECTION
WILL HOLD SMOKER

Secretary Clarence G. 1Iillen. Of tht
Chamber or Commerce has sent out
notices 10 members calling attention
TO a special meeting and smoker Of
the Mercantile section, to be held at
the Botel DUPONT at o'clock Thurs
day night The notice states that
the following business will be CON
sidered.
Nomination OF two candidates for
the board OF directors TO represent
the Mercantile section.
Extraordinary street lighting on
Market street for the Christmas
shopping period
Uniform action regarding early
closing during the Christmas shop
ning nerlod
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
.nILIr ON TIN Inn-

Constable "Bin" Tinsman today ar
rested Irwin Liners, Clarence Linn
ers, Harry Taylor, John Hagerty and
William Brown on the charge of dis
orderly conduct and trespasslng upon
railroad property An additional
charge or carrying concealed a deadly
weapon was lodged against Brown
They viii be given a hearing before
Magistrate Francis this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
ENGINEER RrcOyERINC,

Elijah Coffin. aged % years. OF
Bishops, Nd. who was found in tho
engine room OF the tugboat Cambridge.
Of which he IS engineer. Saturday af-
ternoon IN an unconscious condition
and with laeerations about the head
and several of his teeth knocked out.
was reported to be doing we'll At tho
Delaware Hospital today The police
are making an investigation 20 learn
II possible how he came to he injured.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
RALL FIELn coMpLETEn

Engineer Edward +. Mack, Of the
Board of Park Commissioners, an
nounces the completion Of the concrete
retaining wall at Conrad Park. Third
and Adams streets A wall Of reinforced
rnrcrete about 400 fest long has been
built al a cosf Of about $500 to form
level space for a ball field,
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
nAIsY s0ME KIcKER.

Charged with disorderly conduct
with Detective James Z. Riley at
Front and West streets last night
while the detective was making an ar
rest, Daisy Ellison, colored. was ar
raigned in City Court this morninx
and fined SIS and costs She is alleged
70 have attacked the officer and kick
ed him on tho leg and when pushed
away, cursed him.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
soRRY. avn pLEA FAII.s.

Seven colored men. charged with plas
ing crap. created good deal Of arnuss
ment ~ City Court this morning when
they were lined ZIP before Judge Church
man for arraignment. Each pleaded
guilty and several declared they were
sorry. The men were arrested Yesterday
over Third street bridge by Officers
Robert Slsson and J. j. Reillcy.
IT wasn't much Of game. one of
the prisoners exclaimed when arraigned
~ will cost you just S5 and costs
each, Judge Churchman retorted
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
VALENTINE WILL RECOVER.

George W. Valentine. SO years old,
Of No. 920 West Sixth street, who
eral days ago in an attempt at suicide
will recover. DR.. J. J. Jones, to whose
private hospital on Delaware avenue
Valentine was taken, said today that
unless unlocked for complications set
in the man will be about soon
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
eussIE HEAvILY EINEn.

Gussie Malone, a colored girl. who
was TO have been arraigned Saturday
on a charge OF soliciting on the street.
when arraigned this morning in City
Court with contempt Of court. pleaded
she was hunting witnesses and forgot
to come TO court Judge Churchman
said the excuse was not satisfactory
and fined her $40 and costs on the
contempt charge On the other charge
he fined the woman $50 and costs
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
BUILDING PERMITS ISsrEn.

Building Inspector Preston issued
the following permits today: No
1903 Woodlawn avenue. William T.
Bonham, owner and contractor. alter
ations. 500; No. 109 East Ninth street
Lewis Kane, owner and contractor
addition, $500: No. 1901 Wocdlawn
avenue, Alfred L. Broadbent. owner.
William 7. Bonham, contractor, alter
ations. $lO0
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
aPRINCE OF pILSEN.r

That toe dancing is one OF The best
methods Tor young women TO improve
tnelr figure. is an assertion made by
MISS Estella Birney who sings the
prima donna role. Mrs. Crocker. in
The Prince OF Pilsen." which comes
70 The Playhouse on December Is and
l6. Miss Birnev. who is a fine speci-
men OF the perfectly formed Young
woman and 20 years Of age. is quail
ned to comment thus. She is a grad
uate Of the Metropolitan Opera House.
New York. ballet school and for three
seasons was member OF the ballet
with the opera.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
DR.. ToMLlNsoN NOT MARRIED.

An item appearing in these columns
few days ago to the effect that "Dr.
and Mrs P. L. Tomlinson are spend
ing the Thanksgiving weekend al the
Chalfonte, Atlantic City" has caused
much annoyance to DR.. Peter w. Tom.
linson OF this city Dr. Tomlinson,
who just has learned OF the news
item, says he is not married but was at
the Chalfonte with party OF several
friends for over Thanksgiving. A
newspaper correspondent, presumed he
was married and sent out the social
note
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
Ros CIGAR STORE.

The police are investigating an al
legged robbery in the uptown store of
the United Cigar Stores Company.
While the store manager admitted to
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter that
some money was missing. he declined
to give any further particulars.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
J0E Mill STOP AWHILE.

This is the ninth time you have
been arrested for begging on the
street. Joseph Cox was told in City
Court this morning. when arraigned
on q charge Of begging.
You will have to stop this Judge
Churchman said, and fined Cox $50
and costs
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
JERSEY MOTOR Law UPHELD.

By The United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-New Jer-
sey's law compelling motorists or
other States to license their cars in
the state was declared constitutional
today when the Supreme Court ar
hrmed 2 State court opinion uphold
ing the conviction Of Frank ]. Kane.
New York motorist. for driving his
unlicensed automobile.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
They WERE RUNDOWN

How often we hear II said of man
or woman that ''they were rundown in
health" which accountsfortheirpre
sickness. For that reason it is impor-
tant that when you find you tire easily,
when YOUR nerves are troublesome or
your work is irksome, you should
strengthen your system Immediately
with the blood-enriching, tissue-build-
ing food in SCOTS Emulsion which
contains pure Norwegian cod liver
Nil and is free from alcohol.
Scott Bowne, Bloom6elo. n. T. is-A
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
Attractions at the Theatres

Hazel Watson and her company IN the
comedy sketch, Making Them One;s
Biganny's Lunatic Bakers. ten OF the
funniest comedians in the world; also
the sellg-Tribune Weekly.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
ATTOTsTS Tn HAYE IIrNcmEnN

The Delaware Automobile Associa-
ton Will hold a buffet luncheon at
the Hotel DUPONT tonight One Of the
sections OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
will also hold a meeting at the hotel
tonight.
Evening journal., 1916-12-04
INcoRP0RATE AFRO ASSOCIATION

The Delaware Automobile Associa-
tion was chartered at Dover on SAT-
urday with Joseph Bancroft, William
T.. Hammond and Charles G. Guyer. Of
this city, as corporators. 1t has no
capital and its object is "to encourage
and promote the establishment and
maintenance OF good roads"
Evening journal., 1916-12-04

Jones sometimes wakes up feeling cross
j and in consequence the family know it
without his telling them in so many words.
Mrs. Jones attributes it to bousness and
if it doesn't wear off during the day she
gives him a dose of liver medicine at night
The next morning he feels better and she
gives him coffee for breakfast,-and the next
morning,-and the next morning. And in
few days Jones has another spell.
Dear Mrs. Jones means all right but she
doesn't seem to realize that if she didn't give
Jones his morning coffee she wouldn't have
to give him the liver medicine and Jones
would feel all rght without both.
Housewives everywhere have found out
that Inu0at Postum takes the place of break
fast coffee perfectly. And that is only one of
the reasons why Lnraat Postum has wholly
supplanted the use of coffee on thousands
upon thousands of American breakfast tables
Evening journal., 1916-12-04

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-13
RUM0RS Of PEACE
WIPE OUT PAPER
PROFITS IN STOCKS
Bulls Are Quickly Changed
Into BearS-Total Sales
100000 Shares.

Rumros OF European peace gave the
Wall street stock market more un-
easincss than the Presidential cleo
ton. and there were some heavy
slutnps IN stocks that wiped out The
paper profits OF little spectators.
Most Of the big issues were about
Ave points below their high water
marks of last week. and few over
inflated ones received severe pune
lures.
Central Leather. for example. that
swelled up to ie3 last week, was back
to 1861 to-day when the bears got
through with H.
United States Steel sagged down
from It's recent high record Of l2j to
1870 IL, but Us descent was slow and
easy. Copper stocks held up highest
and frmest OF all the securities. as
demands and prices for the metal
Know no limit
Republic Iron and Steel and numer-
Gus other industrials INDUCED in
spirited advances during the first
part of the day and then went down
with the sun IN the late summer.
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies
steamship continued its steady ad-
vance to above lt5 and took rank
alongside Of Mercantile Marine pre-
fcrred as the swif,ost sailors In ship
ping stocks. Both these stocks were
selling Tor cents instead of dollars pet
share two years ago.
Sales on stock Exchange to-day
were 100000 shares, principally duo
TO the operations OF professional
spectators. who changed from bulls
TO bears and played the market both
ways.