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Evening journal., 1917-03-16
VOTE FOR DEMONSTRATIONS FARMS
ALONG BOULEVARD In SUSSEX

Rust" was stricken from the calen-
dar. This bill was passed by the
Senate last week. but so much OBJ
lection developed that the vote was
reconsidered and the bin restored TO
the calendar. Senator Long. in NOV
ing 10 have the bill stricken off the
calendar, said he did so because Of
so much opposition to il and also be-
cause it was found that the secretary
of the state Board Of Agriculture has
sufficient authority under existing
laws to protect apple orchards from
the disease.
The House killed Senator Mitchelrs
bill to increase the license Of non
resident auctioneers and nonresident
peddlers from 500 to 5000. by a vote
of 10 yeas and 16 nays. The members
thought the bill was too stringent.
The House passed the Senate bill
authorizing the recorder of Kent
county to employ an additional clerk
/ at a salary of $40 month to be paid
/ by the Levy Court Of that county.
Senator Hoffecker's bill to renew
the charter OF Oriental Lodge Of Odd
Fellows Of Newark. and legalize tho
/ acts of the lodge since their previous
F, charter expired was passed by the
/ House
Bills Passed by House.
\ other bills passed by the House
were as follows:
\ Senate bill changing the Milford
bank to a State bank.
Senate bill giving justices Of the
peace authority to dispose OF trespass
cases as to fowls where the damage
does not exceed 500.
Senate bill prohibiting corporations
from cutting down poles and leaving
the stumps planted along a public
road
Senate bill changing the First Bank
OF Harrington to State bank
There has been a large number OF
these bills changing nat 0nal banks
to State banks during this session. The
reason for this IS to remove the banl
from the provisions Of the Federal
Reserve Bank Act. It is claimed the
, Federal act works a hardship on the
small country banks.
Senate bill amending the law rela
, tive to the grading and packing of ap-
pies. so that more apples will be
, classified.
Senate Joint resolution naming the
Secretary OF state, speaker of the
, House and president pro TEN. of the
Senate: a committee TO secure por
, trait Of Former Governor Ebe W. Tun
, nell for the State House.
Senate joint resolution authorizing
? the Secretary Of State to furnish ID
each member of the General Assem-
! bly, a bound copy of the revised cod
and also a copy Of Volume %, Law
OF Delaware.
House ill amending the genera
! corporation law so as to eliminat
+ the necessity for fixing the par valu
+ of the capital stock in an application
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
SAT- CnrrcsrnndonI-

staff Correspondent.
DOVER, March lG.-1he Senate last
night by tho passage of substitute
senate bin introduced by Senator New
ton, accepted the liberal offer of Gen
era! 4. Coleman dupont to the State Tor
the free use of the plots OF ground along
the DUPONT Boulevard. in Sussex county,
for farm demonstration purposes. Tie
bill was passed unanimously.
Tho bill was put in as substitute Tor
the bill introduced by Senator Newton,
70 appropriate SlO00O for the purchase
of farm i'm Sussex county for expert
mental and demonstration purposes
under the supervision of the state Board
of Agriculture.
The substitute bill passed last night
authorizes the state Board of Agricul
turc to accept tho offer of Genera.
DUPONT II appropriates 5000 annu
ally TO the State Board of Agriculture
10 carry out the provisions.
James NJ. Tunnel made speech adj
vocating passage of the bill and pointed
out the great advantage that the use o
the boulevard plots for demonstration
purposes will be TO the farmers OF Sus
sex county.
Senator Wharton asked what it wa
proposed TO do with the products iron
The experimental plots.
The latter replied that the state Boar
Of Agriculture would have charge o
that part of it. but he thought 1t Woul
60 20 the inmates of the almshouse.
The House bill authorizing Towr
Council Of Georgetown to borrow SIS.
600 to be expended for the perma
nent improvements Of the streets o
Georgetown. was passed by the Sen
ate at the night session.
Senator HOffecker's bill 10 reviy
the charter OF the Mercantile Trus
and Safe Deposit Company also wa
passed by the Senate
The Senate passed the Senate bill
10 confer powers of notary public oil
Clarence p. Buck, who is connecte
with the Security Trust Company o
Wilmington.
Bills Passed BY Senate.
other bills passed by the Senat
follow.
Senator Pools bill extending teri
OF receiver OF taxes OF New Castl
county from the first Tuesday in Jan
nary to July 1. all future receiver
to go into Office on the latter date
and also requiring that official {
settle his duplicate within one yea
instead Of two years as at present.
House bill authorizing the closin
~ roads that are being repaired o
improved.
House bill restricting weight G
traffic on the bridges Of the STATE
regulating according to the strengt
pf the bridges
Cedar Rust Bill Dies.
At the session of the Senate las
night on motion of Senator Long. hi
hil Ito control and eradicate the plar
disease known as Orange" or "Ceda
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
ATrEMPTs TO AssASsINATB NICHOLAS II.

May - Czaech visits japan and assaulted by Japan
wounded Prince George OF greece
andfa wounded his aalant
Bomb Gar in st Petersburg.
October exploded aage Place de la Con-
cOrde, Paris.
the ne drives
the TsarkOe-SciO Park In 81. Petersburg.
lime poison and Czana during visit to
september = 1s9s-NhIiss attempt to XII Gar Moscow
December l. 19OOPOt mine twOme tunnel between
Ioeoya and SbastOpOI which
Ap T. household shot at Gar missed him and
blew on his bTans
NAV sarskOeSeO carrying internal
machine n handkerchief
SeDemb rails of the Nicholas and Warsaw
expected to travel his return
from The at Kursk.
arrested IiWad the
ve grounds them carried bomb of terrific
pOsiye power.
Kills the as he
Il the water o. the at ST Petersburg
wrecked when
Ruman Ploters said to have In
y tended to kiII the Gar Czarina and CzareVitch
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

is spending a week with her mother,
Mrs. Clara i. Storey.
Miss Marie Andrews. OF Dover. has
accepted a position with the Ponnsyl-
vania Railroad, this city.
Burton Sypherd. OF this city, spent
the weekend at his home in Dover.
o
Miss Amy dupont has gone to New
York for a few days,
Maurice DUPONT was one or thu
guests at a dinner given In Ashevihe
". c., on Wednesday night by Dl
and Mrs Silvio Won Ruck for Williar
/ Wade Hinshaw. the American memb'
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company
Mrs. p. Lindsey Curtis will give
bridge party on Monday afternoon 4
the benefit Of the local Red Gro
work.
Miss Margaretta Miller left tod'
for Camden. S. c. 10 remain a wee
Or ten days.
Mrs. Edgar NJ. Hopes. aocompanie
bv her youngest son, William Dea
Hopes. left this morning for Sun
merville, s. C.
Howard Truman Wallace, who ha
been confined 10 his home for sever'
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
OLD Government IS
CONDEMNED BY new
By The United Press.

BV The lnlJeu lIeos'
PETROGRAD, via Wireless to Lon
don. March 16.-Fifteen assemblies OF
the Russian nobility met today and
adopted resolutions declaring their
participation in the popular revolu-
ton.
The resolutions vigorously assailed
those officials of the old government
responsible for the crisis which re-
suited in overthrow of the Car.
The populace and the fully sym
pathetic troops Of the city brooked
no opposition to their control.
Baron Stokelberg fired on a group
OF soldiers from his window. His
hou, was promptly stOrmed. The
Baron was dragged out. He was car
ried TO the side Of the quay and sum-
marily executed.
Count Fredericks, the aged Minis
ter of the Imperial household and
aide de camp to the Emperor, was
discovered in hiding. His life was
spared, but he was sent to prison L
ioin other notabies of the Othel
regime. Meanwhile his house haC
been completely wrecked.
Countess Klein Michael, long sus
pected as a German spy, was discov
cred in hiding at the Chinese lega
ton. Soldiers promptly took her il
custody.
No more dramatic incident occurred i
the last few days OF riotiug than tina
of the arrest of the former minister {
war General Sukhonlinon. \ group {
soldiers aud Of hastily armed poop
seized him. The soldiers demanded h
Instant execution, recalling vivid stori'
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
RUSSIA STEPS FROM ARCHAIC AUTOCRACY TO
ULTRA MODERN DEMOCRACY in THREE DAYS
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PETROGRAD. March IS. via Lon
don, March Democracy controls
Russia. Car Nicholas has abdicated
The Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
witch will act as regent until the
Czarevitch comes of age. The En-
press is being detained; pro German
notables Of the old regime have been
captured and a new ministry of the
people has been appointed.
The greatest hunt for traitors and
SPIES in history was on late tonight.
The populace and the army joined in
this systematic hunt for pro-German
intriguers. It was their brazen activ-
tiles that were the prime cause of the
downfall of the Gar and his absolut-
list government. Not even the highest
mobiles were exempt from this spy
hunt.
General Sukhomlinoff, former Min
lister of War. was one Of those ar
rested. He went to join notable
company Of those whose words were
law in other days.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

of the former minister's duplicity and
reasonable dealings with Germany.
Deputy Kerensly of Saratof, one Of
the Duma leaders in the revolt. and min
lister of Justice in the provisional gov
eminent, interviewed. lie appealed to
the mob TO spare the minister's life, de-
clarina Justice will be melted out to
him. lie declared Sukhomlinof desired
nothing better than immediate eNcu-
ton. The crowd wavered and kerensky
won the day.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
Revolutions and AsSaSSinatiOnS
Since ROmanoffS Came TO Power

Sophia when Peter the Great
proclaimed Emperor banisbed when she tries to have her
half-brOther, Ivan, proclaimed cOruler
4O-Biron oerrown as regent Elizabeth
Great the throne
OerhrOWn and murdered by Catherine the Great
1s01-PauI assassinated.
aassnad IN tho
Crmea.
suppre a rebellion when called TO the throne
killed by bomb while on his to the winter %
ace a ST. Petersburg
with riots pOgrOms" begin under
Alexander ii. he poisoned
under Nicholas IL with ASSASSINATION
OF BOgOl Minister Of Education, by student
of he Interior Spagulne assassinated
BObrO Finland Minister of the Interior
Won
killed
thousands they present petition for
forms TO
Of proclamation TO form the Duma
Is promulgated August 10.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

year for tho Wilmington Sinking Fund
Commissioners.
House bill providing for public
utility commission for Sussex county.
Senate bill authorizing tho Board Of
Education of Wilmington TO borrow
$4,000 TO pay off any floating indebted
ness and current liability incurred in
operating the public schools of Will
nington in consequence Of an insufficient
appropriation.
Representative BuclSingham's hin pro-
viding for the reorganization Of the
Levy Court Of New Castle county, was
reported on its merits. This bill would
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

for a charter, except for purposes OF
State taxation, when each share shall
be placed at 800. Another feature
permits a local railroad corporation
to lease an outside railway property.
More Pay for Council.
Some bills reported favorably IN the
House last night were as follows
House bill increasing the salary Of
members Of the Council of Wilmington
TO $500 annually.
House substitute providing for The
purchase of the Kent county building
in Dover by the State for S25 900.
House bin TO fix a salary Of 800 4
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

NEW YORK. March 16.-"Button,
button, who's got the buttOn?" has
ceased to be a thrilling interrogation.
II must needs to be relegated to its
proper place among Goldbergs Fool
ish Questions. The answer is so pain
fully and unanimously obvious Ev-
erybody's got IT, Not one measly.
lonesome little button either; not even
zone. two. button my shoe" but three,
four. and then heaps more.
There's a perfect epidemic Of but
tons. Like the measles or a Spring
rash Every coat, suit, frock, blouse
cape and sweater IS fairly broken gu
with them. No one has an eye for q
hook any more. We are all just look
ing to buttons as a means OF fastening
on fashion.
Tho long. straight lines OF the pres
ent popular coat gowns and chemis'
/ frocks are just pie for buttons. They
are buttoned up ono side and dowI
the other Some are putting their hes
buttons forward and others. turning
their backs on them. use them never
J theless to back them up. Tho long
tight sleeves are often trimmed In od
small buttons from the elbow to IN
wrist. while those that are widely cur
cd have two or three large an
unique buttons fastening the cuff
Shawl collars. roll collars and JUS
any kind of collars at all brlstle Wit
buttons. They flaunt them openly an
above board and not at all in the usui
erstwhile retiring and enacing ma
ner OF all good little old-fashioned an
useful collar buttons. To DO cola
buttons did used to be a bit bone hea,
cd. but some OF them were pear
among buttons. and indeed quite a fe
we're even pure gold. Anyway, the
know their place, and performed
mission In life and a neckband, wher
as these present day collar butioI
wander all over the place and the on
thing that is really attached TO the
Is fashionable importance.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

But then the soldiery demanded their
former chiefs degradation. Sukhomlin-
of himself tore his epaulets from his
shoulders and handed them TO soldiers
of the group which guarded ham. He
bowed. brokenlv. and submitted himself
to their mcrcies. lettering IN his dis
grace and overwhelmed with despair, he
was taken away with difficulty, hardly
hoinr able TO walk lie was improsined
IN the Auris Palace. where other notable'
wer
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

days with a very bad cold. Is I'M
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Craighlii, OF
Richmond, Va. who have been IN At
lantic CITY for a fortnight, win re-
turn tomorrow to stay with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Winder Laird for few
days.
A recital will he given here within
the near future by Herman Standby
Tho former cello soioist OF the Philadei-
mia Orchestra. Mr.. Standby has been
F.. giving recitals during the current sea
. son.
II C. r. White. Of this city, has returned
. home after visiting friends at Upland,
Pa.
Or Miss Ethel Bishop. Of Ward, Pa, Wal
IS the guest of honor Mt n surprise part
Given on Saturday evening ut the home
Of her sister, Miss Grace Dillon, OF thu
y city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dillon, Of this
CITY recently visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
4 D. Bishop. Of Ward, Pa.
-O-
BROOMALL-LARIMORE
Miss Viola May Broomall and
George A. Larimore, both Of this city.
we're married. at the parsonage or
: Scott NJ p. Church, on Thursday night
u by the Rev John l.. Johnson.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
Player Rolls
Csc

Stars & Stripes Forever
Washington Post
American Patrol
Cecile Waltz
Don't Leave Ne, Daddy
Put on Your Slippers
A Perfect Day
Pretty Baby
Sunshine Of Virginia
Poor Butterfly
Yukaloo.
| Where the Black-Eyed Susans
Grow
There's Egypt in Your Dreamy
Eyes
Twas Only an Irishman's
Dream
| Mammy's Coal Black Rose
Baby Shoes
| There's a Burma Girl Waiting
| WAY Down in Iowa
| Whose Pretty Baby Are You
Now?
| There's Someone More Lone
some
| Know I've Got More Than
Ny Share
| Little Bit of Heaven
| Drowsy Waters
| Goodbye, Good Luck
| Garry Ne Back to Old Virginny
/ Honolulu Hicki Boola
! And Many Others
RObelen Piano Co.,
i no Market Street.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16
RY MARGARET MASON.
written for The United Press

Belinda's garments button up.
Likewise they button down.
Some button together:
The question Is whether
She's hooked all the buttons IN
town
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

. THE CAREER OF NICHOLAS IL
Born at st. Petersburg, May IS,
q 1865.
became Czarewitch 1881.
Became Emperor November ],
. 1894.
Married Princess Alix Of Hesse
% November &c, 1894.
Crowned May, 1896, at Moscow.
Took the title Of Nicholas II.
Often target for Nihilist plots.
Two wars in reign-Russo-Japan-
csc. in 1904, and present great war'
Was for many years said to he
under domination of monk, Raspu-
tin, who was murdered by cabal
some months ago.
Is cousin Of German Emperor and
King Of England.
Deposed his uncle, Grand Duke
Nicholas, and assumed command OF
Russian armies. September Z, 1918.
His reign has seen liberalism ex-
pand and his court has been center
p of pro-German intrigues.
When war broke out it was pop'i-
larlv believed over Europe that
Cars reign was doomed.
troll by the people means more actlv
and more efficient prosecution Of Tn
war against Germany than had eve
been possible under the old regim'
II was believed that the new orde
may perhaps be the very step needle
to turn the scale OF victory to tn
/ allies.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

abolish the present Levy Court and pro
vides for a new Levy Court Of three
members.
Evening journal., 1917-03-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dillon, OF this
city. recently visited Mr.. and Mrs. john
d. Bishop. Of Ward, Pa
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-07
ATLANTIC Goa
!. 4 LINE AcENT HEM
s0o ssV -

w. d. Stark. notice of whose deserv-
ed promotion from travelling passenger
agent to district passenger agent of
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, was
published yesterday in the News. ar
rived today from Jacksonville and
will be here for the remainder of the
season to. as usual. look after travel
northward over the A. c. l.. Mr. Stark
will. as for several years past, have
desk room in the News office, and his
office hours VIII be from $50 to 1900
a. M, on Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays, commencing on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Stevens and
daughters. the little Misses Mabel
Louise and Virginia Stevens, after a
pleasant visit with Mr.. Stevens par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stevens,
and Miss Mary Harry at their home
on South Rideewood avenue, departed
the latter part of last week on their
return to Philadelphia, Pa Mrs.
Stevens and daughters had been here
for about a month and Mr.. Stevens
for a couple of weeks.
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RESOLVED NOT TO BUv REai-
ESTATE, BUT CHANGES MIND

B. r Turleigh Of PhoeniX. \ y.
has purchased through the bingham
& Thompson agency. the ST. Paul"
bungalow, 80 North Ridgew0od ave
nue.. Mr. Burleigh. who is making his
first visit 70 naytona. is accompanied
Ky Mrs Burleieh being located for the
season on Cypress street Nlr Fureich
is contractor and builder ana SAYS
he made up his mind before coming
To Florida that he would positively not
invest in any real estate the first sea
son here but the beauty Of nayt IA
and the evident opportunity offered Tor
investment in real estate in this city
and vicinity oNercame his resolution
and he has purchaSet! several pieces
Of property III addition 10 the bungalow
mentioned
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-07
JOHN VAN VALkENBERC
NET WITH ACCIDENT

John Van Valkenberg met with an
accident yesterday afternoon which
rather nonplussed those who rendered
first aid to the injured. but it was final
ly decided that it came as a result of
an epileptic fit to which John has been
subject for years. He lives alone in
a small cabin, originally a house boat,
on the river shore north of the F. A.
Root boat yard and some time after
800 O'Clock Mrs. Root found him wan
dering aroun! in a daZed condition. his
head and hands covered with blood
from a severe scalp wound. just above
his forehead. He was hatless and
coatless and without his cane which
he usually carries. Mrs Root. with
the assistance of one of the men at
work in the boatyard. gave his wound
necessary attention and he was assist
% to his dwelling place where blood
vas found upon some papers and 9TH
or articles. 1t is probable that in fall
ing he struck his head upon the stove
or some other hard object. which he
himself thinks was the case He WAS
able 10 get out and around later in
the afternoon
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Survival of Ancient Type.

One or the strangest animals known
to BIOLOGISTS is the tenroe. an insect
eating animal found only in the island
or Madagascar. 1t IS supposed t. rep
resent a very ancient type of animal
which is now almost extinct NADIA
gascar, once TART of the mainland OF
the African continent. Yves separated
thereirom at a pcry remote period in
the past. As a resllt 4 iauna +. Guitar
to the island has ben GI, ea
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Producing CoIored Silks.

1t has been found that by feeding
sIkworiiS partly on mulberry leaves
ana partly on Usage leaves, being ex-
treme.y careful with the allowances of
the two foods. they can be made to
produce red and blue silk. Colored
thread has beer obtained by feeding
the worms on dyed leaves. but this
method Is not practical on com
merclal scale The natural color of
raw silk is yellow or white.
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Net ENactlv-

Now that frnd~ ha1c PRACTICAL.
ceased in this region ~ail fhr specti
clrd tourist. = presume YOU have, liz
uraiively ~pcafin.,. heajeu Neur pis'oa
INTO pruning hooks Z. -Nepss replDt
Mr. cap Johnson ~ >ulH~ Eids,
Ark IN The FIRST place. Ne .ie,i't RMS
prun'S y'lr, ami il tile SECOND place Nol
never know when . dead icud viii he
slh I" set w aud take notice. kanSa'
City Star
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What Puzzled Him

me musketry instructor had n,st
zen giving lesson on the rifle to one
PARTICULARLY green" set Of recru;t.
At the end he asked:
NOW, Is there any question YOU
Want to ask?"
one dull-looking Johnny Raw"
stepped forward. blushing awkwardlv
Yes. my MANI" said the instructor
>encouragingly.
fIease, sir" stammered the search
Or after knowledge, "be it roight that
the 'arder | pulls the trigger thing the
farther the bullet goes?'
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!. 4
(. NEW YORK COTTON -
= +
Z. X X \. y =. =. :. :. i. ;. =.
Pastor Believes In Adver+;sino

one OF the strongest believers in AID.
Vertlslng as method Of building up a
congregation for q church in the conn.
try today is Rev. DR. J. ". Kramer
pastor OF the First BAPTIST church OF
SPOKANE Was J. in a sermon recently
boctor kramer made known his be.
ilefs ard told Of the value Of the news.
PAPER or today. The Fourth Estate
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Onions Many Virtues.

unions are specific for the COM
piexlon- They should be boiled whole
In milk-drink the latter-or steamed
ana eaten with bread and butter and
cheese. Then they make a satisfying
ana nutritious meal, on which YOU
can do brain work or manual labor.
Try onions! The taste and after
smell? A mouthful of hot coffee takes
away both
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A RARE RIDGEWOOD

fln order to settle an estate. $40 feet
OF the choicest Ridgewood avenue
frontage must be sold. No reasonable
offer rejected. All city improvements
Carefully restricted Easy payments
+ NJ. Cleveland. Prince George hotel
or l.. NJ Mettler 10 Arlington ave
nue.. 81 Il
we print ncws. While i Is nsNs
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The storm over the Plains states on
the previous map developed rapidly
during the last "a hours and is cen
trail this morning in Iowa. 1t has
given moderate rain over a narrow belt
Of country from east Texas nOrthward
to Minnesota, rain changing to snow
over the latter state.
Under the influence of falling pres
sure and east to south winds there has
been a decided rise in temperature
east of the Mississippi river and
through the Gulf coast states. Tenn
peratures are somewhat lower, how
ever. over the upper Missouri valley
and the northern Rocky Mountain
sfatss. The winds are moderate south
to east on the lower coasts. Condi-
tons favor generally fair weather to-
'nfd4t and Thursday.
A. ]. MITCHELL, Meteorological.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
y. S. Department Of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau.
/. Observations taken at a. m, 18th
sNeredian time.