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Evening star., 1917-04-08

I INDIA never knew just when she first
looked across and met the eyes of the
man in the opposite seat. Because her
instinct pricked her, and because she had
been properly taught by movies and Sun
day supplements, she looked down again
at once--but not before a little singing
thrill ran over her from head to foot. He
had (she was astoundingly conscious of
iU the incest eyes imaginable, deep-set
and steady with flicker of fun in their
depths. In that one startled glance Linda
was also aware of a presentable chin and a
lkable mouth, dark blue brocaded tie,
the CLINT of queer greenish stone in his
tie-pin-
For five minutes of rather shaken and
conscious aloofness Linda looked at the
floor, looked down the car, looked out OF
the window then, against all precedent
and dreadfully against her will, she looked
back at the stranger.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
TRINITY MEN HEAR
Of WAR HORRORS

Members OF the Mems Club of Trim
ity Church today are recalling the
annual dinner last night, declared IL
10 have been one OF the important
features Of the club, the one thing
that never fails TO bring out all the
membership and TO arouse good fell
lowship. Nearly $50 men were pres
ent in the parish house assembly
room at the dinner.
Judge Victor b. Woolley was toast
master. He called upon the Rt Rev.
Courtland Whitehead, bishop OF Pitts
burgh. for a short talk on Good Fell
lOwship in Relation TO Church Life" ."
Bishop Whitehead said Fellowship
was something all were coming TO un-
derstand better especially in the
churches of the larger communities
however much II might be difficult to
apply In the life OF the churches OF
smaller communities. The recent ap-
pointment by the Pope of four Cardi-
nails 10 consider closer relations Of
fellowship among the churches OF the
world in the interests OF peace, he
said was an indication OF the spirit
Of fellowship that was coming to per
meate the religious and social life
OF the world.
Charles l.. Reese. a junior warden
OF the church. spoke briefly of the on
cial relations Of the church 10 the
spirit OF good fellowship. General
James II. Wilson spoke OF the Euro
pean war. the Mexican situation and
the Indian situation. and urged the
stronger influence Of the church IN
assisting to solve the problems In
volved in those conditions.
The Rev. Frederick NJ. Kirkus. rec
tor Of the parish, spoke OF the work
OF the mems club and insisted the
club was the father OF all church
clubs.
The curtains at the end OF the room
were then pulled back, disclosing a
line Of minstrels arranged in the con-
ventional circle and with the custom
ary merriment There was varied
program, partly serious. mostly anus
| ing. but always pervaded with the
spirit OF good fellowship which was
the keynote Of the evening.
Songs OF the Southland mingled with
those OF foreign lands and Negro
melodies alternated with those OF Ha-
wall and the East.
All arose at the opening or the
meeting and gave silent expression Of
svmpathy for the bereavement Of
chancellor Charles M. Curtis. whose
mother and brother have died the past
few days.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
HEALTH BOARD ACTS
AS ARBITRATOR here

Members of the Board OF Health
at their monthly session yesterday
afternoon acted as an arbitration
board in a dispute between fve Ital.
ians. owners and tenants OF three
properties. The owners and tenants
had been ordered to appear before
the board and explain why the sani-
tary conditions Of their houses had
not been improved upon orders OF
the board. The houses in question
are in West Front street. and after
hearing the five men endeavor 10 tell
their troubles at once and in two Ian
guages, English and Italian, II was
finally settled by the health authOri.
ties ordering the conditions improved
The owner OF one house stated that
the tenant and he had some differ.
ences and he had been arrested twice
for trespassing on his property.
Just az the board members manag.
ed 10 straighten. out this controversy,
two other Italians walked into the
meeting room. They we're at logger
heads over a rainspout which carried
off the water from their two houses.
This question was solved by one OF
the men agreeing to install a rain
conductor on his own home.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
COLOR SERGEANT n. 7. CRAY
victim OF PNEUMONIA

Nelson r. Gray. color sergeant on
the governors stan and one Of the
Oldest and best known members of
the Delaware Militia, died today at
his home in Montrose Of pneumonia.
He was so years old, and well known.
Sergeant Gray first enlisted in the
militia about thirty years ago. Joining
Company c. Since that time he has
always re-enlisted and taken keen in
terest IN the affairs of the organiza-
ton, and almost without exception
attended all the encampments OF the
militia.
When the Spanish-American war
broke out he was transferred to Com
pany X. and went into mobilization
camps with that company. For sixteen
years he had served as color sergeant
on the Governors stan and bears the
honor OF having carried the new Gov
ernor's colors for the first time. Mr..
Gray served in the ranks with now
Adiutant General j. Pusoy Wicker
sham when the latter was a1 enlisted
man.
Mr. Gray was a member Of First NJ.
P. Church The funeral services will
be held Friday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
B. 6 0. FREIGHT
Cars Smashed;
crews escape
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ground was covered in many places
with this. One oil car was thrown
into the ditch and sprung aleak and
a small brook Of oil ran down the
embankment for some distance.
A call to the police station by one
OF the train men brought the police
patrol to the scene of the wreck but
IL was not needed. Sergeant Wardel
was soon on the Job with Traffic Ser
geant Devinish and a patrol OF ofii-
GERS. They roped OFF the right Of
way for some distance and quickly
dispersed the curious crowd that had
collected.
An engine quickly summoned haul
ed away the rear portion of the train
which was sent on TO Alexandria juno
tion by way OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road. to Elsmere junction and then
south over the b. a o. tracks. Train
men began at once to remove every
IN ng possible and within a short
time only the heavier parts Of the
wreck remained awaiting the arrival
of the wreck train.
II was impossible to estimate the
damage, most of it being in the wasted
oil and the damage 10 the tracks. Hun
dreds of the curious visited the scene OF
the wreck during the day, which was
easily seen from passing trolley cars on
Delaware avenue.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
COL. townsend FOR
SENATE Secretary
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declared that the regulars will con-
tinue to stand for majority rule and
will not enter into any deals or COM
binations.
Senator Wharton, Democrat, was
in the Senate chamber for short
time this morning and when asked II
the Democrats would again turn in
with the insurgents tomorrow and
help them elect a secretary, replied,
"There is no agreement TO that effect.
know absolutely that when the Sen
ators left here yesterday there was
no such understanding. Our plan has
gone no further than to assist in
electing the president pro TEN, which
was done yesterday"
Senator Barnard. the new preti'
dent pro tenn, was also in the Senate
chamber for a short time this morn
ing He stated he knew Of no change
in the situation since yesterday after
noon. Senator Barnard is preparing
his committees today which Will
probably be announced tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
NO TEACHER FOR The
PROBATION SOCIETY

The Board OF Education last night
refused to grant a request OF the VIII
mington Probation and Juvenile Court
Association that the board appoint a
teacher to train children held in the
detention house The board, meeting
as a committee OF the whole. decided
that as the budgest made out for the
current year ha5 curtailed all ex-
tradordhary expenses, the finan-
cial condition Of the board would
not allow them to employ an
extra teacher despite their approval
OF such a request The court associa-
ton viii be advised to take their re-
quest to City Council.
The board awarded the contract for
metal ceilings in the teachers train
ing room in No. 8 School to the Sheet
Metal Contracting Company, the bid
being S73.
Frank r. Zebley, chairman Of the
new building committee. expressed
himself as dissatisfied with the pro-
gress being made on the building Of
the annex to the High School. On mo-
tion the secretary was instructed to
write to Wallace +. Hance, the archi-
tect. reminding him OF a stipulation
in the contract that If the work
Is not finished in 200 days the board
could collect damages and also TO ex-
press the disapproval OF the board at
the slowness OF the work.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
YOU'RE IN LOVE"

Fresh from successful run of six
weeks in Boston, where it won the ap-
plause Of the theatre goers Of that criti-
cal city, Arthur Hammmstein's big mu-
steal production you're in Love-" open
ed three nights engagement at The
Playhouse to big audience. IL repeated
its success in Boston aud other large
cities and win now go to New York at
the conclusion OF it's engagement here.
An excellent company. a chorus OF pretty
girls, clever lines and interesting music
60 TO make up the production.
There is no doubt that the company
Is excellent and the members can both
act and sing. May Thompson, az Dor
othy, is charming and Miss Marie Flynn
is splendid as Georgianna. But there
are other clever members of the COM
pany as well az the two named, for Jack
Rafael, Laurance Wheat. Florine Ar
mold, Harry Clark, Roy Atwell. Albert
Dellaton, George Pierpont, Virgins
Wynn and the dancers Cunningham auS
Clements 60 to make up n company
which IL would be hard TO equal Ant
after all. these important people ar
named there is still large chorus an'
an excellent orchestra which deserve
more than a passing notice
The attraction will continue at Tn
Playhouse tonight and tomorrow after
noon and night.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
FLOUR TRAIL FROM CAR
TO. Home is EVIDENCE

A hole in a bag OF flour, which
caused the flour TO drop from it and
leave q white trail from a freight car
to their house, was responsible for
the arrest Of Angelo Boye. Anthony
Bove and Dominic Bove. who were ar
raigned in City Court this morning on
the charge Of larceny Of four bags Of
-four from the George II. Huber Bak-
ing Comuany. Each was held under
$500 bail for the next term of court.
The defendants were represented by
Leonard e. Wales.
Charles Huber, brother Of the owner
of the plant, who works at the place
testified that on Saturday morning he
found one Of the doors of the freight
car unlocked. and that four bags of this
-four were missing. A trail OF flour was
left because of hole in one Of the
bags, an dthis was followed by him &c
the home Of the defendants, in Ninth
street near Bayard avenue. The fiow
was found in the house.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
REFUSE IN creek HALTS
electric POWER SUPPLY

Some of the industrial plants Of
Wilmington that use electric power
had to stop operations for about
twenty minutes between 4 and .
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, when
part OF the alternating current sup
ply Of the Wilmington & Philadelphia
Traction Co. gave out.
The interruption to service was
caused by the water supply taken
from the Brandywine TO one OF the
large turbine condensers In the pow
erhouse being suddenly cut off by
refuse coming down the stream col
lecting on the protective screens. It
happened at a time when the emer-
gency turbine was partly dismantled
because OF improvements and new ma
chinery installations being made.
A new set OF screens designed to
obviate just such troubles as yester'
days. is now at the plant ready to
be installed They are selt-cleanine
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
GREENBAUM STORE TO
AID IRISH RELIEF FUND

The Irish Relief Fund Committee
raising cash throughout the city for
the benefit OF the needy in ireland,
will get a substantial donation to-
morrow II the plans OF Samuel Green
baum. owner of the Greenbaum De-
partment Store at 30O-302-304 Market
street. turn out to his expectations
Mr.. Greenbaum, in connection with
The Mighty Stock Disposal Sale al
his store, intends to donate 10 per
cent. OF all the sales made during
the day to this fund
Mr. Greenbaum, when seen by Z
representative of THE EVENING
JOURNAL was enthusiastic over the
matter and said that the donation C
the fund should prove to be a very
large one. because OF the extreme low
pricing of the merchandise he now has
on sale and because of the large mum
Der of persons in the city that are
in sympathy with the Irish Reiiei
/ Fund Committee In their work.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
AT THE cARRICK.

Lots OF clever comedy. with plenty
OF variety. interested an appreciative
audience at the Garrick Theatre last
night. The women especially were
interested in the charming dresses
worn by Lillian Herlein, while the
men, as we'll as the women. found
much 20 interest them in her splen-
did singing A daring aerial per-
formance was given by Blanche Sloan.
who is a sister Of Tod Sloan. the
jockey. A clever company presented
the melodramatic farce "a Glance
Ahead" a splendid production, OF
which Willard Bowman Is the author.
The playlet Is q keen conception OF
what might happen IN the future under
certain extraordinary conditions. such
is Life" Is the title OF a rollicking
comedy playlet. which was given by
a lively team. known as Kelley and
Sauwain. Five charming girls. all
pretty coined ennes and good singers,
offered q musical number which was
gem. They got lots Of applause. The
same was true of the Durkin girls
/ fresh from the "FollieH.' whose act of
song. comedy and dance has made a
big hit on Broadway. Daley, Raphael
and Rice. singers, dancers and come
dians, comprise O lively team, repre-
senting newsboys, who sang and
danced 20 the queens taste. Probably
the most unique feature OF the bill
was the appearance of Consul the
Great" a sagasious monkey that ap-
pears to be able to do q lot of things
which are supposed to require human
intelligence While this act pleased
everybody It was especially interest
ing to the children.
AT THE QUEEN.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
Gowns of the Summer of 1917 Will Speak for
Themselves! Patterns TO be Loud, Louder, Loudesf!
BY BETTY BROWN.

My lady will never need to call at.
tention to her new gown this sum.
mer. It will shrek out its approach
from afar off. The most unobserving
man will never fail to note its coming.
For whether she is garbed in sports
clothes or an evening gown. in cali
CO OF silken gauze, the cloth will be
streaked with rainbow bands broad
as the aurora borealis. or dotted with
disks as brilliant as the setting sun,
or marked off in huge squares like
the latitude and longitude lines on q
map.
Whether you consider these i'm.
mense plaid, stripes and circles ar
tistic or not is a matter OF private
opinion. Yours not to reason why.
They are on their way, all of them;
they are not to be escaped nor de-
scribed; and they will make the most
striking difference between this sum.
mer's frocks and those Of all previ.
GUS seasons.
You can cut up these gorgeous pat
terms any way you choose. The
more daring and original the result.
the more fashionable your creation,
Stripes may run vertically, cross
wise, or diagonally; plaids, checks
and squares may appear as rectangles
or diamonds; while circles, disks and
polka dots may be combined in one
dress.
The illustration shows some of the
simplest and therefore the best ways
of using the new materials. Old blue.
black and mustard lines mark off the
squares in the skirt of plated silk;
a curious effect Of huge pocket flaps
Is managed in the striped skirt; while
| the disk spotted cloth goes 10 the
making of what every woman wants,
a four-piece set, consisting of frock,
hat, parasOl and bag cut from the
same cloth.
The best rule for planning a spring
costume is to pick out a design as
startling, as daring as you can find,
and let the material take care Of II
self
For the next important news item
OF fashion is that all old rules about
the appropriate uses OF different ma.
terials are smashed A thick Paisley
shawl will make a lovely summer ball
dress, while perishable tissues will be
worn on the beaches.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
Clearing House
BOOKS DEMANDED
BY LEAK PROBERS
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erage house in the city IL the broker
records were not produced.

Continued from First Page.
erage house in the city IL the broker
records we're not produced.
Whipple wanted to sift out the big
spectators in his hunt for possible
beneficiaries of a leak on President
Wilson's recent note TO belligerents.
After much discussion Noble promis-
ed to take the request up TO the gov
erning board of the exchange forth
with.
Noble himself had held there was
nothing immoral or unethical in Gre
ating a concerted fund which would
be used to accentuate a selling move
ment, started by bad news. Most Of
the morning session was taken up
with an A. B. c. lesson in New York
Stock Exchange methods.
Resuming it's lessons here, the body
had President Noble of the Exchange
as its first witness. The morning hear
ing was stripped of sensation except
for the demands for books and the
Conversational action hint. There were
no new names" Of alleged leakers
or leakees. Instead the probers had
a lesson in Just how Wall Streets
wheels go round-its buyings and sell
/ 'ings and its profits and losses-in
short. the physical side Of stock spec
ulation.
Noble SHE'D at questions on ma
nipulations" OF the market or Of pre-
| concerted movements" to raise or
ltwer the market.
He had "read" about such move
ments to lower prices, he said, but
had mo personal. direct knowledge
/ of such things"
Asked whether he had investigated
rumors OF 'preconcerted movements
TO depress the market, Noble said he
had not, though the conduct commit
tee had inquired into reports OF
wash sales.'
/ Noble indicated he saw nothing i'm
proper in men getting together and
selling short upon unfavorable news
so long as they fulfilled their con-
tracts.
whipple pressed for ali expression
on the "propriety of a concerted
movement backed by a fund which
would be used to accentuate a stu.
alton wherein selling occurred"
'I don't see where 1t could be pre-
vented" said Noble.
That is a question that the Hous
might have to consider" retorte'
Whipple. What ] want to know is
would II be in accord with the ethica
standards of tho Stock Exchange?
ct don't think they could be disci
/, plined," said Noble.
Again Whipple suggested that Nigh
be a question for Congress TO decide.
Pinned down as 20 whether ther
was any immortality" or anythin
contrary to good ethics in such a sit
uation, Noble said:
/. mo, don't see any, as you put It
= selling some stocks and then sellin
more as they decline"
/ Whipple retorted his question wa
broad, covering concerted effort {
> depress tho market when alread
! shifting downward on bad news.
a Chairman Samuel F. Streick. @
the Exchange Clearing House, el
planned the operation of that body.
United States Steel Anaconda. IN
4 Marine stocks. General Motors Willy
|, Overland. Reading and Union Pacifi
=, were mentioned as prominent specul;
|, tive stocks in connection with an e.
|, PLANTATION as to the difference betwee
I speculative and investment Issues.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
Three member
Levy court FOR
COUNTY URGED
Continued from First Page.

city Of Wilmington and New Castle
county to pay their employees every
two weeks instead of monthly.
Representative Ahern, of New Cas-
tie. introduced a bill authorizing the
Board OF Education of New Castle to
borrow $50 600. on bonds for the erec-
ton Of a new school building to take
the place of the three schools now
in the city. Mr.. Ahearn also intro
duued a bill authorizing New Castle
TO raise $4,000 annually for school
purposes instead of $4,000
Change BrOOme Street Building.
Representative Connolly introduced
a bill to remove the restriction which
requires buildings on the west side OF
Broome street north Of Front to set
back twenty feet from the building
line.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
ruth JONES' ALLEGED
Double MARRIAGE Stands

Owing to the inability OF the State
to bring here witnesses who live out
of town. a nolle prosequi was entered
in the CITY Court today In the case
of Ruth Jones, alias Denham, charged
with bigamy.
Ruth. it was alleged. was married
10 Carroll Jones, while he was en-
listed IN the army. from which he has
since secured a discharge. Early this
month. it was alleged she was mar
ried 20 Leon Denham, soldier station
ed at Fort DUPONT. She had been arrest.
ed with Alice Sipe, who was held by
Judge Churchman last week under
bali for the next term of the Court o
General Sessions on the same charge
Philip L. Garrett represented Ruti
Jones.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
AT THE SAVOY.

When Henry Walthall said thar
his role Of DR.. John Lancaster in "Tbe
Truant Soul" at the Savoy. was his
best effort. those who remembered
"The Avenging Conscience and "lhe
Birth Of a Nation" smiled dubiousiy
and thought It was one OF those little
remarks that the press agent some
times demands from even the most
truthful star. But Mr. Walthall was
too modest. For straight dramatic
value We canot expect better on tho
stage or the screen. That sounds like
strong statement, but when an au-
dience sits tense and still for one
hour and a half and the voice OF a
little child tells all of US to look at
NE little mouse" We know that we
nave seen a masterpiece.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
NEW BIBLEs IN COURT ROOM.

New Bibles have been provided for
use in the court room in the new
County Building to replace the old
ones. which we're worn out. The new
Bibles have flexible leather covers.
They were used for the first time to
swear Jurors and witnesses in the
Ganges murder trial now in progress.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
aEoReE b RILEY pEAp.

George l.. Riley. an official OF the
machine shops OF the DUPONT Pow
der Company for many years. died
late yesterday at his home, No. 1910
West Seventh street He had been
travelling TO the different plants OF
the company for the past two years
looking after machinery installations.
He was a member of C0rinthian Lodge
Of Masons. which will have charge OF
his funeral on Thursday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
MAYOR MARRIEs THREE COUPLES

Mayor Price has been busy man
during the past twenty-four hours.
In addition to HIS usual duties last
evening. he oficiated at two we'd
dings, and early today performed a
similar ceremony.
Those married last night by the
Mayor were Miss Elizabeth Almond.
of Philadelphia, and John Kelley. OF
Germantown. Pa. and Miss Sadie S
Collins and william c. Anthony. Of
Dover. The wedding party this morn
ing consisted OF Miss Mary Cuzino
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
AT THE MAJESTIC.

Fannie Ward in a new characterize
alton made her appearance IN Betty
TO the Rescue" and delighted the large
audiences yesterday at the Majestic
Whether in the role OF a Tomboy,
clad I'm overalls and bare feet or
dressed in the height OF fashion. Miss
Ward always acts with rare charm
She is in the play rrom start TO I'M
ish, and for wholesomeness this pic
ture is one OF the best of It's kind
Miss Ward Is ably supported by Jack
Dean, Charles West and the other
good Lasky players. The production
and photography are both excellent
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
cRncHFTEn RlG FOrNp.

A crocheted bag containing two
rosaries and some money, dropped by
a woman, was picked up at Tenth and
Orange streets yesterday. The owner
can obtain the bag by proving owner
ship at this Office.
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
NH A.pANCF.

The. Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
ton will hold the second of its series
OF mid-winter members dances to-
morrow evening IN the Y. NJ II. A.
Hall
Special music has been provided for
the affair
Evening journal., 1917-01-23

and supposed not TO become clogged.
machinery. including a new turbine
driven generator. have been delivered
at the powerhouse. This new machin-
cry Is being installed and will pro-
10 be used in event of emergencies
or interruption of the other turbines,
Evening journal., 1917-01-23
TAKE MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Magistrate Lawrence J. Broman has
issued marriage licenses TO Agnes
Adams, Of Camden. n. j., and Carl A.
Sanborn, OF No. 21S West Tenth street.
and to Lillian Holloway and Frank
Carl Gravenor. both of No. 92O Ben
nett street, this city.