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Evening journal., 1917-06-21
|E|DD|ES OUT Of
SCHOOL TOMORROW
Summer Vacation in Ele-
mentary Schools Begins
Week Earlier This Year
EXAMS IN PROGRESS
AT HIGH SCHOOL

Juvenile Wilmington is on the eve
OF the happiest days Of all the year.
Tomorrow the elementary schools will
close for the summer vacation and
Tom. Dick and Harry, and Mary Ann
and Elizabeth VIII be free TO romp
and play and follow their sunburned
noses that is so far as fond mammas
and papas will permit
In many respects the year has been
an unusual one for despite the late
opening and the early closing, which
has intensified the disturbances that
have interferred with the smooth
working out OF the daily routine. the
result Of the intensive methods adopt
ed has been on the whole, most salts
factory.
All Of the teachers, who do not
report for the opening Of the Summer
School at Delaware College will be
required to remain at their tasks in
the schools here until next Wednes-
day. The early closing Is due 70 the
impossibility OF finding substitutes
for those teachers. who are to take
advantage of the summer schedule at
the college. This number, IL is ex-
pected by Or. c. J. Scott, will be
large but he as yet is unable to say
just how many viii attend the Sum
mer School
There will be another large num-
Der Of the teachers. who will attend
summer schools at Columbia, Cor
nell and Pennsylvania universities TO
take advantage OF the special courses
offered at those institutions, but these
terms do not open until the first week
In July.
Although the farms are in need OF
boys to help with the great war crop
very few of the boys who are old
enough 70 work are going on the
farms. Many places are open In the
city and the older children have had
no trouble In finding suitable employ
ment here The majority will 80 to
work in positions they have already
obtained next week
On Monday examinations at the
High School will come to a close.
but the teachers viii he occupied
there in getting together data, re-
Quired BY Professor Berlin for use
in the reorganization Of the work for
the autumn term.
Vhe High School commencement ex-
ercises will be held on Wednesday
night which will formally bring TO
an end the present school term.
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GRACE SCHOOL EXCURSION.

Members and friends OF Grace N. E.
Sunday School went on an excursion
TO Lenape Park today. they having a
special train over the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway.
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IMITATION TYPEwRITING. DUPLICAT.
a iAz bookkeeping. typewriting, clerical
SHOP. No. o13 Market ST. Phone. 65ss.J.
ian12-Iyr.
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VIEWPOINTS COMMENCEMENT.
Newport public school will hold its
commencement exercises tonight. with
six TO be graduated
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Red Cross Teams TO Parade

campaign managers have pledged to
the Red Cross War Fund.
SO far this week and up 70 noon to-
morrow, the solicitors have been con-
fined by the rules OF the campaign
management 10 making appeals only
to those 10 whom their attention has
been directed. After that hour. how
ever. the bars will be let down and
everybody Will be at liberty to join
the great movement either as con-
tributor or canvasser.
The wind-up OF the campaign prom
Uses TO be spectacular and interesting.
Plans have been matured for a can.
vnss TO give opportunity TO workers
in stores and shops, factories and
foundries and every other industrial
enterprise 10 become a part Of this
movement
A number Of large employers and
many small business Organizations.
have agreed to act as financial agents
for their employees and to collect the
contributions which these employees
want 10 make Already In many
cases committees Of employees have
been appointed and active canvass has
been made among their fellows. The
result is that a large amount has al.
ready been pledged and before the
end OF the campaign It Is expected
this will be very material aid In
building the fund up to the full 81 ,00O,-
600.
Ask Workers to Give.
The plan here is that employees shall
decide how much they want to give
and shall sign a card which will au.
thorize the employers to deduct the
amount from the salaries OF wages
and to turn Il over to the fund. On
this card, which bears the Red Cross.
&C. nrfufad
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LEGAL SECURITIES MARKET

Laird and Company, DUPONT Building.
furnish the following quotations on local
securities:
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TYPEWRITERS.
TYPEWRITFRS

TYPEwRITERs RENTED - THREE
II months. IS 90 Rental applied on nur.
chase. Sold $500 monthly. Typewriters
repaired. Royal Typewriter Agency Type.
writer Exchange. second floor. N. W. Corner
Seventh and Market SITS. Rug22tf.
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TOO LATE no CLASSIFY.

Observation-Disclosures HAND on
W ladies' suits and coats. Apply Hur.
ley-Powei Co. No. slf Market 81. iune2I-3t
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ATTnNrIoN ro MEMBERs.

NO ia, i. o. Q. M
A copy Of the proposed amendments TO
the General Laws Of the Supreme Lodge Of
the World LOYAL Order of Moose. has been
received and win be read NJ tho meeting Of
Wilmington Lodge. NO. ia. on Friday night
June l2 These amendments are 20 be
acted on 90 the next convention 90 be held
10 Pittsburgh in July aud an members arc
requested % be present at this meeting on
fliday night
& JAMES J. McvEIGH Secretary.
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Two OR THREE UNFURNIsHED ROOMS
with porch on west side. north Of Fourth
street. by couple with no children Address
M-s9. Evening Journal once. iune20 81.
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AMERICA NEEDS YOUR HELP.
If YOU CAN'T GO, GIVE.
IITTT1
To Name Of firm or employer)

s...s.t.s.s.f ..s........
This will authorize you to pay
to S. d. Townsend. treasurer OF
the American Red Cross War
Fund. $......., In four monthly
installments for my account.
which you are hereby authorized
and directed to deduct from my
compensation, TO become due me
from you, In four equal monthly
installments, such deductions to
be made on the four pay days
nearest July /. August ]. Septem-
Der and October 1.
Name
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..WlImington ieads WorId.v

wilmington Leads World.
That Wilmington is setting pac
for the country with its magnihcen
response in the Red Cross campo gn is
evident from the following Telegram
received from New York:
Henry p. Scott. Chairman Red
Cross Chapter. Wilmington. Del;
Wilmington leads the world so
far as l can see. II New York and
rest of the country does as well
will be well with the Red Cross.
(signed) SEWARD PROSSER,
Chairman War Council Elk. Com"
The individual canvass being made
TOT Red Cross funds by team workers.
which means that they are visiting
ehiy ,nose whose names have been
handed TO them, will end at noon 10
LOTION and the real opportunity VIII
tnen De offered for every man. woman
and child IN WluHngton and the
otate OF Delaware. to contribute 4
share toward the 81 600 600 wh.eh he
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MOVING ANT HAULING.

NFovISG AND HAULING BY AUTO.
WI Phone 1918, d. A. iune2-im.
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These figures Of contr buttons up
until last night. show how Whining
ton is leading all the smaller cities Of
the country. many OF them with sew
eral times the population of VIII
mington Wilmington S649.O11:
Minneapolis $4,000; San Francisco,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY
KER0'S MEMORY HOHORED
Scrolls Sent by Three of Late
Yuan Shin KaTs Sons to
Commemorate Patriotism.

Shanghai.-Scrolls sent by three of
memorate the patriotism OF General
fsai 40 were the most unusual feature
of the funeral services for the revolu
tionary leader conducted here on the
arrival of his body from Japan.
General Tsai 40 vas the chief mover
in the Yunnan revolution. which de
feated Yuan Shih Kai's ambition to
become emperor. Yuan Ko Ting. the
oldest son Of Yuan Shih Kai. was es
pecially ambitious for his father to be
come emperor that he might succeed TO
the throne. But practically all the
younger sons We're opposed to the mo
narchical movement. The scroll sent
10 Shanghai by Yuan Ko Wen. the sec.
ond son of Yuan Shih Kai, commends
the lamented General Tsai 40 In the
highest terms. It says:
You were a model Of the people.
You were the model of the army.
You were the soul Of the republic.
You were the spirit of liberty.
The American navy took u prominent
part In the Tsai 40 funeral services.
The Brooklyn and the other American
warships In Shanghai harbor bad their
flags at half staff as the Chinese war
ship bearing the body came into port.
and a detachment of fifty American
marines marched In the funeral process
sion. Thirty japanese. mostly personal
friends and admirers Of the patriot
also were in the procession.
The Chinese community In Shanghai
was Ia mourning. and thousands of
young Chinese. mostly students at
schools and colleges. were In the pro
cession. The body Of General Tsai 40
was taken to his native province of
Human for burial
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
CHILDREN SLAIN
AND RESIDENCE FIRED

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 3o.-Murdered
while they slept and the house fired
to cover the crime the charred bodies
of four small children of s. A. Hew-
lit, a railroad brakeman, were found
in the ruins of the Hewitt home al
Auburn, near here.
The father has been taken to the
King county jail in Seattle after a mob
OF nearly 1000 persons stormed the
Jail here and threatened violence.
Three OF the children, Ephraim. ten
years cid: Arthur, eight, and Clarence,
five, were found in n big bed. Be-
hind a little trundle bed in which
Mary, five years old. slept, a blood
stained hammer was found. The skulls
of all the children had been crushed,
the coroner said.
After the fire the father handed to
a neighbor insurance policies which
it is said, were taken out recently on
the lives of the children and which
had been saved from the fire.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
COURT EQUIPS CUPID'S BOWER
Chicago Judge Battles Divorce by Fit
ting Up a Room For Spooninu.

Chicago. Husbands and wives who
allow their troubles to reach the court
4 domestic relations will be given an
opportunity to make up" IN a little
room attached to the court which Is
being fitted up for that purpose by
Judge John Stelk The judge has not
given the room "A name yet. but he said
II viii be fitted mp in a way aimed to
aid the ~disgruntled In renewing their
love for n another. Plants. flowers.
canary birds, a music box and soft
draperies will contribute TO the fur
nishings.
The purpose Of the fittings will be to
bring out the old affection that the
couple held for each other when they
were counting" said the judge. 1T is
my purpose to get them TO spoon all
over again an! then go home and live
MS they ought to-"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
WITNESSES WARNED
TO LEAVE COUNTRY

Clay, w. Va, Jan. 30.-Shortly be-
fore the calling Of a special grand
jury, %impaneled to investigate the
killing of Preston Tanner, as well as
the deaths of twelve other persons in
the same locality, placards signed
CLAY County Mob" were posted
throughout the county, warning, UNI
der threats of violence, eve persons,
two of whom are women, to leave the
state within thirty days.
Tanners charred body was found in
the ruins of his home near here ten
days ago.
The other deaths have occurred
during the period of a number of
years, but in a majority of cases no
trace of the bodies has been found.
One Of the victims was Mrs. Lucy
Ann Boggs. who, according to au-
thorities, was slain after remarking
that she knew where the body Of
Henry Hargis. another victim, was
buried.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
A T|RELESS PRINCE
Bavarian Chief Sleeps but Four
Hours a Day.
is STERN DRIVER OF MEN.
Rupprecht Man on Whom Fell Task OF
Directing German Defense Against
Allies Great Somme Attack-One of
Best Known Archaeologists and Fa-
NOUS Art Collector.

Berlin Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
the man on whom fell the task of di-
recting the German defense against the
allies great Somme attack, is one of
the few many sided men in Europe's
royal circles. %Rupprecht is one of the
ablest of the German generals. school
ed in military tactics. a hard, driving
sort of man. He is n of the best
known European a~rchaeologists and Is
a famous art collector,
But Rupprecht differs mostly from
the rest of his royal kinsmen by his
Unsuitable love Of work. 1t is his boast
that he works longer hours than any
other man in the kingdom of Bavaria
over which lie is destined to rule.
This grim faced. cold eyed Teuton Is
one of the most inveterate time steal
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
GOLDEN CALF" HAS COST
$4,000 IN LITIGATION.
Rival Claimants to Animal Engage IN
Bitter Legal Warfare.

Denver.-A golden calf will be on
stock show in this city. Ii Is a per
feet specimen of the Hereford breed.
The calf has a reasonable market
value of about SO at present, but it al
ready has cost more than $4,000 In
litigation, and the end is not yet in
as the golden calf" throughout Pitkin
and Garfield counties. where the rival
claimants to the animal live.
Born in the spring of 1914. the ques-
ton of the calf's motherhood arose.
Nobody attempted TO guess the identity
The docketed case known as Brunton
versus Stapleton has puzzled four ia
ries without a solution of the mystery.
Brunton claims the calf is the daugh
ter of one of his prize Herefords. while
Stapleton claims the calf is just a
scrub. the daughter of Il bobtailed red
COW that be raised on his ranch.
In November, 1914. Brunton went to
StaDleton's ranch and took away three
calves that were with one of his cows
One of the calves was the golden
calf" The next day Stapleton went to
Rrunton's ranch and took the golden
calf back again. Demand for its re
turn was refused. and then Brunt0n
started the replcvin suit. Both claim
ants say they will take the case to the
supreme court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
GUILTY OF VOTE SELLING
Twenty-four Men Confess Receiving
One Dollar Each.

Cincinnati. Jan. 30. - Twenty-four
men arrested on indictments returned
by the federal grand jury. which in
v~estigated alleged frauds AT the last
presidential election, pleaded guilty
TO vote selling when arraigned in the
United States district our here.
Six others indicted on the same
charge pleaded not guilty. These six
and the twenty four who pleaded gull
to and whose sentence was deferred
by Judge Edward Hollister were or.
dered committed to the Dayton (O.D
Jail
Nearly all of the men who pleaded
guilty TO vote selling were residents
OF cheap lodging houses. Each man
admitted he had sold his vote on the
last presidential election day for 81.
I'm several instances they gave the
name of the men alleged to have paid
for their votes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31

ers in Europe. if stories that are circu-
lated about him are anything like true.
Ii is said that the jewellers In Munich.
going home past the royal residence,
always could tell whether 1t was yet 4
O'clock in the morning. If it was that
hour a light was sure to be burning In
the princes study. -Four hours is the
maximum amount of sleep he permits
himself, and in that respect he is like
his old regent, Luitpold. his grand
father. who lived to be past eighty
telrs old.
Life has brought much of sorrow and
little Of pleasure to the Bavarian prince
Ills wife. who was a sister of the
queen of the Belgians, died in 1912 aft.
ar several years of invalidism. Their
marriage in 1900 was the elimination
t a genuine love affair. Four of their
I've children have died, one of them
while %Rnpprecht was at the battle
front. When he was notified Of
his sons death he sent this laconit
message to his father: Duty com
mands action. not tears. at this mo
ment."
Rupprecht has one of the finest art
Galleries of Germany and has a wide
knowledge OF antiques of all sorts. In
his spare moments he is almost Ger
tain to be found in the museums of
Munich. of which he is perhaps the
most liberal patron.
Military observers differ as to Rup-
precht's work in the present war. At
the start Of it he achieved some sue
cess on the Lorraine front. but he was
blamed for the German failure at
Neuve Chapelle. There is no doubt.
however, that he displayed great mill
tary ability in handling the defense on
the Somme. He is unsparing of his
men, as he Is of himself. and it is safe
to wager that the Germans will lose
no battle because Of tenderness on the
Part of Rupprecht of Bavaria.
lie Is in direct line of succession to
the throne Of Bavaria, outside Of Prus-
STA probably the most important Ger
man state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
FRANCE SEES RICH HARVEST
$500, 900 to Be Spent on Hotels for
After War Tourists,

New York, Jan. 29.-In anticipation
that after the war ends there will be
an enormous influx Of tourists to
France to visit the invaded districts
and scenic points, besides those who
60 there as representatives of foreign
plans are being made to spend $780,
900, 900 in the construction and en-
largement of hotels. This Is set forth
in the fourth installment made public
of the report of the American indus
trial commission sen to France by
the American Manufacturers Export
association.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
BOMB BY MAIL BLINDS YOUTH.
P~Iainfield Youth Thought Can Was
Powder From Friend.

Plainield, Conn.-Joseph Emil Sc
vigny, a young Frenchman who lives
here. received a can of powder through
the mail. After shaving he started to
shake some of it out, thinking 1t was
talcum. 1t wasn't. 1t was an internal
device. which exploded, decorating his
face and binding both eyes.
Sevigny knows of no one who would
wish to kill him, he says. Investiga.
ton by the police showed powerful ex-
plosives. steel fragments and coarse
%sandpaper were In the can. The pack
age was postmarked Taftville.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
OUTDOOR SR0WMEN GO
ON RECORD FOR UPLIFT
viii Endeavor to Check Unjust
Attacks on Their Business.
Sunday Sends Message.

New York.-In these days Of uplift
movements the statement OF the newly
organized Association of the outdoor
ShoWmen Of the World that its chief
purpose In life Is to uplift and purify
the outdoor show business has attract
ed attention. The association Is a
unique aggregation Of outdoor show
interests. embracing every variety of
outdoor amusement enterprises. from
the big exposition and circus to the
fair, carnival and concession men. and
its officers are carrying ON a wide cam
paign to secure membership in all
parts of the world.
One OF the outdoor showmen's an
nouneements, made at the organization
meeting and banquet at the Hotel As
tor. was that Of President Frank Il.
Spcllman, who in explaining the scope
OF the organization said that Billy Sun
DAY had been invited to become n men,
her and TO attend the banquet. as 1t
was recognized that che Is the greatest
Snowman OF us ALL Billy Sunday I'm
acknowledging the letter OF introduc-
ton said in characteristic fashion,
You fellows could go some for God If
you would"
I'VE have practical objects. OF
course. than the ethical uplift OF the
outdoor show business" said President
SpcllUan. we propose 70 exert our
influence to make certain that we get
a square deal in the various state leg
islatures. We will lave legal repre-
sentatives IN every ely. and we Will
correct other abuses that we believe
exist. We will eudeavor 10 check I'M
just attacks made on the outdoor show
business aud to ecure fair and equita-
Die treatment. We believe the public
viii he with us in this campaign.'
o 0 0 0 Q Q c o o o o o o o o 0 o 0
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31

ord. We will get about as much Tor
that as for any other document"
Il agree with the senator" replied
Senator Thomas. land l will vote with
him tomorrow to abolish the Record.
Who reads the Congressional Record
outside of the senator"
who reads it inside of the senate +"
asked Norris.
"Oh, we all read our own speeches !"
was tha ma rtfpp shot of Thomas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
Attempt Made to XIII kinu.

Madrid, Jan. 30.-An attempt to
wreck a train on which King Alfonso
was travelling failed. An iron beam
was laid across the track, but was
seen in time by the engineer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
HANGING EXERCISE
RESULTS IN DEATH

!, Chicago. = The body Of Mrs.
, Charles B. Young was found
, hanging In her home In River
side. a Chicago suburb. A ver
!, diet of accidental death was re-
} turned when relatives asserted
that health exercises. including
, hanging by the shoulders. had
been prescribed and that while
following her physicians instruc-
lions she evidently had tainted
or slipped.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
KILLS HERSELF AND BABY
Woman Prepares for Burial and Turns
on the Gas.

Chicago, Jan. 80. - Mrs. Michael
KLEIN, wife of a real estate dealer, pre-.
pared herself and her daughter, twen-
ty-two months old, for burial here,
then turned on the gas and both were
a~sphyxiated. illness was given as the
reason.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
BREAKS ARM WHILE
CHASING HIS HAT

o Nelsonyille. n. !. Philip c
0 Gardiner broke his right arm in
o his haste to jump from a NOV {
0 ing train when a wanton breeze {
Q lifted bis hat through the car {
D window and landed 1t in a {
o clamp OF weeds. Despite his {
o injury lie beamed when he found
o the top piece. He had sewed in
o side the band $50 IN bills
0 {
O o 0 0 o o 0 0 0 o 0 0 o o o o o {
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31
They Will Have 1t.

Cali II what you will, pork, plum
der or anything else, there is one sure
thing in connection with 1t, and that
these buildings and the river and har
Dor appropriations. the fish hatcheries.
road appropriations and all other
things which will distribute money In
their districts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-31

Senator Thomas of Colorado was
making a speech on the water power
site bill and mentioned the fact that al
an expense OF 81 900 a vast amount of
material was printed which nobody
would use, although he added, lin
view of the high price Of paper low.
there is a fair possibility of getting
back by selling waste paper"
Il wish to say" remarked Senator
Smoot of Utah. that our last order for
the sale of old books consisted of 976,.
600 volumes, which were sold at 80
cents a hundred"
III we want to sell old paper" inter-
jected Senator Norris of Nebraska, I'VE
had better sell the Congressional Rec
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-11-29
BRETHITT MADE GOOD
rom the Chicago Tribune:

From the Chicago Tribune:
Brethitt County, Kentucky-the
"bloody Brethitt" of mountain feud
fame-has no use for the draft. Lit
terally none. More than Brethitt's
quota had volunteered, and no one
eligible remained to be drafted.
History repeats itself in the South
ern Appalachians. Mountaineers
tramped from West Virginia to Mas
sachusctts in twenty-onc days to join
Washington. Mountaincers poured
into New Orleans Just before the
last battle of the War Of 1912. They
were without arms. "WeIl foller
them Tennesseeans," they said to
jackson, ''an' every time one falls
we'll inherit his gun" During the
civil war mountainccrs fought vail
antly for the Union. In the Spanish
wal the tallcst, heaviest recruits were
mountain men. Great fellows, those
contemporary ancestors" Of ours
Il national asset!
he mountaineers come of good
stock. Side-trackcd, neglected, and
here and there pretty barbarous, they
have immense hardihood, many su-
pcrb traits of character and, despite
a distressing lack of education, re-
markable intelligence. Degenerate?
Imagine degenerates making their
own violins, their own rifles, I'M
agine degenerates making their own
furniture without nails or glue! I'm
aginc degeneratcs with a military
record second to none!