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Evening journal., 1916-07-12
COL. NIELDS LIVELY
At ACE Of 50
"Grand Old Man. of Will
mingtoD Spends Day
Quietly With Friends
OFF FOR SEASHORE
TRIP TOMORROW

Colonel Benjamin Nields. Civil War
veteran, president Of the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company and
attorney-at-law, is celebrating his
s5th birthday anniversary today at his
home. No. 500 Broome street, enter
tanning some guests. He and Mrs.
Nields had planned TO leave Whining
ton for Cape May today for a ten days
sojourn but the arrival Of guests
caused a postponement OF the trip
until tomorrow.
Colonel Nields. who is a grand old
man." is hale and active after a long
life Of business and professional duties.
He may be found every day either in
his Office in the Equitable Building, or
at the trust company. Muan of his leis
ure time is spent on the go,f links. rav-
ing served in the Civil War and seen hard
lighting, Colonel Nields has evinced de-
cided interest in the movements of the
state troops the past few weeks. He
thinks the discipline viii be good for
them and that the orderly, rigorous life
Of a soldier viii be found to he beneh-
oial TO the men health.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
WOMEN 5 PARTY TO
shape new CAMPAIGN
Miss Vernon Goes West TO
Arrange for Big Suffrage
Convention
MAY OPEN FIGHT
IN TWELVE STATES

Miss Mabel Vernon. National Con-
Tessional Union organizer. who has
been spending the last three weeks
with her mother. Mrs. Mary Vernon.
of No 703 West Nineteenth street. left
last night for Washington, D. c., TO
confer with Miss Alice Paul. chairman
Of the National Congressional Union
and Miss Anne Martin, chairman OF
the Woman's party The consultation
had 10 do with the holding OF a con-
ference Of the Woman's party 10 be
held in Colorado Springs on August
10. il and 70 The conference Is
specially called by the executive com
mittee Of the Woman's party and will
be one Of the most important steps
ever taken by the Woman's party or
any national political party Of women
voters 10 advance the Susan 3.
Anthony amendment
Following the consultation with
Miss Paul and Miss Martin in Wash
ington, Miss Vernon will go direct
to Colorado Springs TO make the pre-
liminary arrangements for holding the
conference there Colorado Springs
was chosen as the most central and
convenient place of meeting in the II
suffrage States. Mrs. Florence Bay
ard Hilles. who is a member of the
advisory council of the Woman's
Party, will if possible, attend the con-
ference at Colorado Springs The con-
ference will be held at the same time
the automobile races are being held
there in connection with the formal
opening of the new road up Pixies
Peak Its purpose is 10 discuss and
lay plans as to what part the Wo-
mans Party will take in the ~ suf-
frage States in the approaching ma
tional election in order to win nation
al suffrage for women.
Mrs. Hilles addressed a suffrage
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Lena
Messick. at Bridgeville, yesterday af-
ternoon. Several signers TO the Con-
gressional Union were secured,
among them being Miss Ray Hedrick,
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs. II was reported at
the meeting that since the organiza-
ton of the Congressional Union in
Sussex county that suffrage sentiment
has rapidly grown there.
Miss Bertha Sapsovits, Congress
sional Union organizer, who will con
duct a two months suffrage campaign
throughout this State. addressed a
large meeting at Fifth and Market
streets last night She will speak at
Ninth and Market streets on Thurs
day evening and at Fifth and Market
streets on Saturday evening. Miss
Sapsovits will organize Wilmington
before she does any State work.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
father IS Held
FOR Shooting son
Jefferis Says He Shot to
Scare Lad When Latter
Smashed Door
VICTIM OF SHOT
USES CRUTCHES

Joseph Jefieris. charged with as
sault with intent to commit murder,
was arraigned in City Court today
and held under $4,000 bail for court.
Jefferis was arrested on May Ii for
shooting his son John Jefferis. with
a shot gun. The boy had been con-
fined in the Delaware Hospital since
the shooting. and appeared in court
this morning on crutches. Philip
L. Garrett was counsel for the de-
fendant.
The boy was declared 10 have gone
to his fathers house, In Hill street.
between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets on May II and cursed his
father and broke in the door. One
witness declared he heard a noise like
a door heing broken IN. II was al
legged there had been bad feeling be-
tween the boy and his father for sew
eral years.
The boy was declared to have made
threats that he would get the old
man"
The father testified that he was
afraid when the boy came to the
house. and that he had fred the shot
to frighten the boy
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
Mss ScHMInT Tn RF RRnE.

Mr. and Mrs. W B. Schmidt, Of Cam
den. Del. announce approaching mar
riage of their daughter. Laura. 10
Milton L. Grower, Of Wyoming. Del
The ceremony will be performed in
the Wyoming NJ. z. Church on next
Wednesday evening Mr. Schmidt
will give his daughter in marriage.
The bride will have as her maid Of
honor Miss Sarah A. Moore The
bridesmaids will include Miss Lora
Fitzgerald, Miss Mildred Rash, Miss
Lillian Moore and Miss Helen Dunn,
while the flower girls will be Edna
Townsend and Beatrice McColley
Mr.. Grower will have as his best
man. John Fields. and the ushers
will be John Raughley. Caleb Fitz-
gerald. Frank Todd and Edward
Todd. After the ceremony Mr..
Grower and his bride will leave for
Honolulu. On their return they will
live in Wyoming Delaware.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12

Beginning on Monday and contin-
uing each afternoon and evening
probably until the regular theatrical
season opens. The Playhouse will pre-
sent William A. Brady picture plays
from noon until II p. N. at popular
prices. 1t will be a case Of William
A. Brady picture plays, with Brady
stars in a Brady playhouse, and the
pictures will be under the personal
direction Of Louis Allemann. the
manager of The Playhouse.
The World Film plays. which are
now being put out by Mr.. Brady. are
among the finest which can be Sc
cured, and they will be presented in
the best possible manner. The open
ing film drama will be Alice Brady in
Then I'll Come Back 10 You" Miss
Brady Is we'll known in this city and
has a host Of personal friends here
who will be glad TO see her in this
latest film production.
In addition 70 the full film drama
which will be given each day as the
manufacture Of the program, there vii
always he a good comedy film, and Il
addition there will be scene and trave
pictures so that the entertainment
which is offered will be entirely differ
ent from any which has been given here
tofore and will be the biggest thing o.
the kind which has ever been offered II
Wilmington.
As the house in this city belongs e
Mr. Brady, he will see to it that all Of
his latest and best film productions are
given.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12

was discovered and he was removed to
the hospital. Whether the mans skull
was fractured or not IS not known at
the Delaware Hospital II was said
this morning that there was a cash on
the head but that Holston died before
an X-ray picture could be taken
The body was taken in charge by
Deputy Coroner Nichols, who SAID TO-
day that no inquest would be held.
He said that as far as he had been
able to learn no one saw Holston fall
Undertaken John B. Martin took
charge of the funeral arrangements
which will include a short service
tonight at o'clock at the home Of
Mrs. Arthu rB. Cullen. an aunt with
whom Holster lived. The remains
will be sent to Milford tomorrow
morning on the S19 train. where
Holston's mother lives.
Hlstens life was insured recent
ly in one company after he had been
turned down by several others be-
cause of his physical condition. Il is
said the beneficiary in the insurance
policy is a saloon proprietor
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
QUIZ into Death Or
NAHf0UlD on street
Augustus HolSton Fell, Bu
Death Said to be Due
TO CONFUSION
STRICKEN SOME TIME
BEFORE TAKEN AWAY

INQUIRY into the death on Monday
morning Of Augustus Holston %
wears old. who died in the Delaware
Hospital Of an uremic convulsion fol
lowing an epileptic fit is being made
by the State officials
Little is known Of the circumstances
connected with Holston's sudden
illness and death. The police and
hospital records state that the man
was found in an epileptic fit at Sec
ond and King streets about 6.15
O'Clock Monday morning and was re-
moved to the Delaware Hospital in
the police patrol where he died soon
after Z O'Clock A cash on his head
gave rise to the report that Holston's
death was due to conclusion Of the
brain.
Until an investigation was started
II was supposed that Holston was
discovered and cared for by the au-
thorlties Immediately after being
taken with the epileptic fit. but he
was stricken at least an hour and a
half prior TO his discovery by the po-
lice. Cornelius Jarvis, of No. 20S
East Second street, a driver for the
wilmington transfer Company OH
his way TO the Office of the company In
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad station
saw Holston, as he was familiarly
known in the vicinity of Second and
King streets. lying in the middle OF
East Second street at a little before
5 o'clock Monday morning, he told
q representative of THE EVENING
JOURNAL this morning. He picked
him up. and with the assistance OF
another man whom he does not know
carried him TO a stone doorstep un-
ier an awning on Second, near King
street, and propping him up against
the door. left him.
Jarvis sad that he noticed tha
Holston's mouth was bloody and tina
his whole body ierked and tremblet
when he lifted him. but had no 'de;
hat anything serious was the matte
with him.
II was an hour and a half later, ac
cording to the police and hospital re
ports. that Holston's real condition
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
IT'S HOT; worst
IS YET TO COME
City Swelters in 81 Degree
Heat; No Immediate
Relief is Promised
NATIVES TAKE TO
PALM BEACH SUITS

Going up, The temperature at
o'clock this morning was 50 degrees.
At 10 o'clock the temperature was SO
degrees. At a minute after noon, the
thermometer registered 81 degrees.
At that point the Office boy removed
the thermometer and no official rec
ords have been taken since that time.
If anyone wants to know how hot 1t
is. let him walk up Market street on
the Sunny side OF the street" in
the language of the famous monolo-
gist and Smile"
II is safe to say that it would be a
sort of damp, watery smile. sort OF
fade eaway' affair like that well re-
membered pitched ball of few years
ago But it would lack the punch OF
that famous pill for it takes a good
deal of nerve 10 smile today and pre-
tend one is cool while feeling the per
spiration trickling down the small Of
his back.
Everyone who can is apparently
seeking a cool place. Ice cream par
lors and soda fountains are being we'll
patronized.
There doesn't seem to be any cool
place II is hot everywhere. And
to make matters worse, there is no
promise Of relief for tomorrow. Off,
cal reports Of the United States
Weather Bureau declare fair" for to-
day and the same for tomorrow. The
temperature today was four degrees
higher than the hottest temperature
of yesterday. No cases Of heat pros
tration we're reported.
The most Tangible results of the
heat. it is declared. has been a rush
for Palm Beach suits and other light
wearing apparel by nearly every one.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
Overthrow of Won HoIIweg
Might Bring u. S. German Break

depending on the action this gov
ernment takes in breaking the Brit
ish blockade, the President has al
ready made very clear his position, a
State Department official said today
In his last note 20 Germany. the
President declared he did not regard
it possible Germany meant to imply
that her course toward this nation
depended upon what the United
States did in breaking the British
blockade. It was declared at that
time that the course of this govern
ment could not and would not be de-
termined by any conditions laid down
by Germany. The United States. at
that time, was doing and since has
further done everything in its power
TO put an end to the British blockade,
officials said today. and as a result,
there have been some relaxations of
the blockade. with efforts continuing
to obtain mora
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
uPPINC0TT Store
RE-OPENED TODAY
Magic Word Bargains
Lured Feminine Buyers
Down Town
ALLOWED TO ENTER
IN SMALL GROUPS ONLY

If Lippincott & Co., Inc, needed any
testimony as to the popularity Of their
stores and the faith the public has
in their advertisements concerning
fire sales. the crowds struggling to
gain access to their counters this
morning should have given il.
The store was opened at $50 o'clock
for the first time since the destruc-
tive fire of June 5, and all the morn
ing there was a crowded mass Of hui
manity blocking Market street and
waiting an opportunity to get inside
Of the building and obtain some OF
the bargains advertised for the open.
ing day.
The crowd in front Of the main
entrance was all the advertisement
Lippincott and Company needed to
attract new buyers. Although two
policemen on guard allowed the pros
pective customers to enter in groups
as fast as the perspiring clerks within
could wait upon them, the gathering
on the outside increased in size
constantly until by II o'clock it was
impossible for foot passengers to use
the sidewalk at all at that point.
In the main it was a good natured
crowd and the police had little diff
Guilty in keeping order Commendable
patience was displayed by those wait
ing their turn TO enter. The crowd
was made. up chiefly of women, but
an occasional man could he seen
ebowing his way up to the portal with
a self conscious glance about him.
Women leaving the store with their
little market baskets we're to be seen
gaily waving them as a signal to
waiting friends that the bargains
within we're all that femining mag
nation had painted. No charge or
phone orders we're taken today and
cash was the magic word that led to
the transfer of the bright goods on
The counters TO the customers arms
There we're bargains in every depart
ment. some of the departments sell
ing articles at a half or even third
of their former figure Only the first
floor and the basement can be used
for business purposes at present The
store will close at o'clock this af-
ternoon and another busy day IL ex-
pected tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
AT THE SAVOY.

Many and varied as have been the
changes of costume worn by Billie
Burke in the early chapters of the
new Rupert Hughes motion picture
novel. "Gloria's Romance" in which
she is appearing at the Savoy Theatre,
chapter five gives her an opportunity
to wear even more gorgeous ones. AS
the picture opens Billie is in the midst
OF her coming-out party. gowned in a
filmy Lucille creation that is positively
fairy-like in its daintiness. The fair
haired little star of the newest
George Klein offering is more be-
witching than ever as she glides
across the ballroom floor on the arm
of this or that gallant, her pretty eyes
twinkling with merriment and love-
light. The Gathering storm" is
the title of the fifth chapter of
"Gloria's Romance
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
CARRIED WEAPON
THROUGH FORCE OF HABIT

"Force Of habit" was the only expla.
nation Walter r. Null could give for
carrying a revolver in his hip pocket
on the street, when arraigned In City
Court this morning. Null was charged
with carrying concealed a deadly wca-
pom. He was arrested yesterday by Ser.
geant Devenish on complaint Of certain
persons
II was declared Null had formerly
been a constable, but had not been re.
appointed. He pleaded he had been in
the habit Of carrying revolver whila
constable, and had put IL into his
pocket without thinking.
Deputy City Judge Joslyn told Null
that as he had once been a constable
and hence should have known the law,
he should have been more careful than
an ordinary person who was not sup
posed 10 know the law 50 we'll.
Null was fined 500 and costs OF
three months in the worlhouse
Evening journal., 1916-07-12

work and washing for eleven and can
truthfully say Lydia E. Pinkham' Veg
etable Compound has been a godsend
to me for l would have been in my grave
today but for it. / would tell all wo-
men suffering as was to try your valu-
able remedy. - Mrs. WIN. GREEN, 332
S. Addison Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
There is hardly neighborhood in this
country, wherein some woman has not
found health by using this good old
fashioned root and herb remedy.
If there is anything about which you
would like special advice, write 20 the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn
Mass.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
scouts ENJOY LIFE
N CAMP Rodney
Boys Have Time of Their
Lives" in Tented Home
on Brandywine

Enthusiastic and happy. forty-four
10y scouts of this city are encamped at
amp Rodney, at Granogue, on the
3randvwine, experiencing the time Of
tncir lives When the camp breaks and
-he boys return home it is safe TO say
That they will present a much more
healthful appearance than before they
vent into camp for the fresh air that
they are enjoying is greatly benefting
them All the BOYS enter enthusiastic
ally into outdoor exercises that tend 10
build them up. which is the main pur-
rose of the camp.
Seventy-two boys went into camp
on Saturday a number Of whom.
however. returned home on Monday.
There are now "A boys in camp, a
number of whom will stay until the
camp breaks. The capacity of the
camp is IS boys each week The
camp is in charge OF Deputy Scout
Master Wesley King
After the rain on Monday each tent
on the grounds was visited by Scout
Executive Gurney He found all the
tents in satisfactory condition All
the details of the camp are carried
on in sanitary manner and the food
served is the most wholesome OBJ
tainable The health of the boys
in camp IS perfect.
The hospital. which is well equip
ped, is in charge Of Klein Kenton Mr.
Kenton is kept busy treating sun-burn
and other troubles Of a minor nature
a mock court was held last evening
Four or five new scouts arrived in
camp, and when ordered by the boys
to parade the streets in their pajamas
refused They were tried in court, "
after being arrested by 10 appointed
policemen" and sentenced 70 have
their heads "ducked" in a bucket oi
water. The sentence was carried out
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
At THE QUEEN.

William Fox. the master producer
OF Feature Films has made stars be
fore. but he probably never developed
one so quickly and with such wonder
full results as in the case OF June
Caprice. the charming little miss
from Boston, who bears such strik-
ing resemblance TO Mary Pickford.
and who is just out Of school She is
a lovely blonde and fair little girl
with sparkling grey blue eyes and
glistening white teeth. Miss Caprice
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
LEFT HOSPITAL TO Get
DRUNK; NOW IN Cell

William Kite, of Carney Point, who
was a patient at the Physicians and
Surgeons Hospital for an injury TO
his knee, left the hospital this morn
ing without permission. hiked to
saloon nearby. where he imbibed too
fl eely, and upon returning to the hos
pital became so boisterous that the
police had 70 arrest him.
William will be given a hearing III
City Court tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
Caniu Denies Japan Has
Naval Base in Lower Calf
BY ESTEBAN CANTU
Governor OF Northern District of
Lower California.


Lower California.
(CopyIight. 1916. Newspaper Enter
prise Association1
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
TIJUANA. Lower California. Mex
leo, July 12-Persistent and un-
founded reports that the japanese
Government has been granted conces-
sions for a naval base somewhere on
the coast of Lower California have,
from time 10 time. been given wide
publication in the United States,
much to the embarrassment of the
Mexican Government.
AS governor of the Northern Dis
trict of Lower California I can state
positively that such reports are abso-
lutely without foundation or fact At
the present time there are Japanese
In Lower California but those Japan
ese who are here have entered our
country in compliance with the re-
quirements of our immigrations laws
just as the japanese who have en-
tered the United States have entered
that country in conformation with
the American laws The few Japan
ese who have come to Lower Califor-
MIA are here after having resided In
other parts of Mexico.
There has never been q time when
there was the remotest possibility OF
the Japanese government gaining a
foothold in Lower California. All re-
ports TO the contrary are absolutely
false
AS for being any Japanese in our
army. either as officers or soldiers,
that. too. is a misstatement of fact
We do not permit foreigners of any
kind in our military.
Unfortunately. cannot at this
time make any statement regarding
the relations between my own govern
ment and that OF the United States.
However. will say that so long as
there is peace between the two coun-
tries, the utmost courtesy will be ex-
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
RH The United Press.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Adminis-
tration officials were deeply interest
ed in but -committal on the Ger
man political situation as reported by
Carr W. Ackerman, United Press cor
respondent at Berlin. There is no
doubt that should the threatened over
throw of Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollwag be accomplished.
IL would arouse concern in official cir
cles here. The President and the
State Department have felt for some
time that the Chancellor was doing
and would continue 70 do everything
in his power to maintain peace be-
tween the two countries.
A revival of the Won Tirpitz regime
and resumption of submarine activi-
ties on their formed scale would re-
suit in an extremely delicate s.tua-
tion.
As for the Chancellor's position
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
sHELLPOT DRAWS THOUSANDS.

Shellpot Park is proving most
popular place on these summer even
ings and every attraction at the place
is being we'll patronized and is doing
a big business. There is no doubt that
Shellpot is one of the leading parks
in this section Of the country. There
Is an excellent bill Of vaudeville and
comedy in the Family Theatre this
week and Manager James f. Henry
is continuing the plan started early
in the season of having the Henry
and Young Comedy Company appear
on the bill in connection with the
vaudeville and giving double enter
tainment for the one price OF ad-
mission The Free Concerts at the
park are also proving an attractive
feature.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
n. G. OFFICERS TO RECRUIT.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July 12.-The War
Department today ordered National.
Guard officers drafted into the United
States service as recruiting officers
TO take charge Of recruiting agencies
for the National Guard throughout
the United States.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
oRPHANs' COURT WORK.

In Orphans Court today John c.
Kirk was appointed guardian of Eliz-
abeth and Margaret Kirk.
Returns of sales we're made by c.
F. Curley, Philip L. Garrett, William
Kurtz and John w. Brady in the es-
tates OF James F. Kendall, Susan Viii
liams. Margaret Filliben and Marie A.
Mccarthy respectively.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12

Look among the Want Ads today
and see II the very place for you IS
not advertised as needing a Chauffeur
and. II not. why run a Want I'D OF
your own and .ell the owners that you
are III the market now anc you will
soon ne fxed for the entire auto sea-
son.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12

down tnaJ 4 cOul0
not work. l was
thin, pale and weak,
weighed d but 100
pounds and was in
bed m ost of the
time. / began TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege ia BILE
Compound and hve
m onths s la ter l
weighed 1873 pounds.
I 40 oil 4ba bo,r,
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
MR. YANpFYER An HONOR MAN.

Aubrey Vandever. Of III Mutual Life
Insurance Company Of New York.
has returned from New York. where
he attended the meeting and banquet
of the Efficiency Club of the company.
During the year the club wrote poll
cies amounting TO S50.o00.0Oo.
Evening journal., 1916-07-12
BRIDGE GATE sMAsHEs AUTO.

BRIDGE GATE SMAsHES AUTO.
DR.. Conwell Banton reported 10 the
Levy Court today that the gate at the
New River Front bridge was lowered
this morning without warning. The
torn of and the gate was broken. The
operator said he blew the danger
whistle. but DR.. Banton says he did
not hear the whistle until after the
accident had occurred.
An investigation will be made by
the Levy Court.