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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
CONFERENCE soon
ON ASSESSMENT
Levy Court Commissioners
Believe New Figures Are
Fair TO Owners
MANY INCREASES
ARE REPORTED

The county assessors were present
at the session Of the Levy Court today
to arrange with the commissioners
of their several districts to meet with
them and go over the assessment
books.
In addressing the assessors upon
their work, President Fouraore OF the
Levy Court. said he hoped the as
eesgors had not forgotten the instruc-
tons given them by the court TO in
crease assessments and that the court
expected 10 find that material in
creases had been made both In the
assessed values OF real estate and per
sonal property He said that he had
every reason to believe that this has
been done both in the city Of VII
mington and In the rural districts.
This, Mr. Fouracre continued, he
considered only just, and he thought
that the assessors as q whole had
lived up TO their Instructions and had
increased the assessments as instruct
ed He said that it might be found
that some few assessments were toe
high, but that in the main they were
equitable
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

homes az Newport, Tuxedo and on Long
Island have time and again been the
scenes Of artistic and interpretativc
dances by Miss JACKSON, while she has
appeared at public and semi public funo-
lions from time to time IN the large
hotels in New York, and at the Grand
Central Palace.
former member Of the Junior Board
Of the Delaware Hospital. she has still
an intense interest iu the success of
that organization and it's work. and her
acceptance OF the request that she take
a leading part in "The Merry Whlrl' has
given keen pleasure to her many
friends and admirers in Wilmington.
IT, has often been said Of Miss Jack
sons dancing that she throws her whole
soul into the spirit and rythm OF tho
dance that she herself. is the dance
She has been wonderfully successful
and her participation in the "Kormias'
should prove one Of It's most delightful
attractions.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
RED CROSS Society
READY FOR Service
Delaware Organization Ap.
points Committees TO
Take Charge Of Relief
ACTION WAS TAKEN
DURING PAST YEAR

Should the present tense war stu
alton develop into something more
serious and the need for relief work
actually present itself in this coun-
try. the Delaware Chapter, National
Red Cross Society, stands organized
TO extend relief. according TO an an
nouncement made this morning by
member of the executive committee
of the State Red Cross Society, who
issued the statement in the absence
of General Charles Bird. president,
who is i'll and Miss Emily p Bissell,
secretary. who is out Of the city.
Last year, when the war situation
in this country grew acute, the Della
ware Chapter held a special meeting
and organized itself into working
committees which have since been
preparing for any emergency that
might arise. Following are the com
mittees and subcommittee into
which the Delaware Chapter is al
ready divided:
Finance-Mrs. Henry B. Thompson.
chairman.
Membership-Mrs. Henry b. Thomp-
son, chairman.
Military Relief-Mrs. II. Fletcher
Brown. chairman.
This committee. which has been ac-
lively working. is divided into sub
committees.
Committee of Hospital Supplies
Mrs. willard Hall Porter, chairman;
Mrs. Henry p. Scott, vce-chairman.
Committee on Surgical Supplies
/ Mrs. c. l.. Ward chairman.
D a.
cence Supply WOrk-Miss Amy dupont,
chairman.
Packing and Shipping Committee
Mrs. l.. r. Beardslee, chairman
/ Publicity-Leon NJ. Wickersham,
newspaper; Mrs. J. Horace Lindsay,
4 advertising.
Committee on Civilian Relief-Mrs.
Charles r. Miller, chairman.
This committee has charge of eX.
ttendine relief to the families of the
! soldiers and during the past year il
has been one of the most active com
mittees in the chapter. The work OF
this committee is Statewide and fol.
| lowing are those serving on It:
Wilmington. Mrs. c. r. Miller chair
man. Mrs George r. Hoffecker, Miss
Louise 3. Johnson. Mrs Robert Pen
ington. Mrs Peter T. Wright; New
Castle. Miss Elizabeth G. Black; New
ark. Mrs. L. b. Jacobs; Dover, Mrs
c. c. Fulton; Milford. Mrs. G. w. Mar
shall
Committee on Base Hospital Units
Mrs. Willard Hall Porter, chair
nnu
Committee on Foreign War Relief
Mrs. John Bancroft, chairman.
Committee on Red Cross lnstruc-
tion-Mrs. Joseph Bancroft, chair
man.
This committee offers the following
courses:
/. elementary hygiene and home
care of sick; 2. home dietetics; 3
first aid: 4. making Of surgical
. dressings.
Announcement also is made by q
, member Of the executive committe,
/ that "the Foreign War Relief Com
/ mittee which has been in existence
since 1914 and working steadily fol
: wounded soldiers and victims OF the
European war stands ready in case
Z OF need to discontinue foreign relie
, work and to aid committees appoint
ed for military relief" II is also note,
. that at present there are no com
d mittees on motor service or cooper
alton with outside organizations" bu
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

One Of what YOU might call, in the
atrical parlance, the added attractions"
of The Merry Whirl of 1917, which opens
at The Playhouse tomorrow night, will
be a dance by Miss Janet jackson, for
merly OF Wilmington, but now Of New
York.
Miss Jackson has always been popular
with the Wilmington public and is
VOL remembered for her artistic dane
ing in number OF amateur entertain
mcnts IN which she has appeared during
the past three wears. Both last year
and the ycnr previous. she arranged for
and participated in the dances at the
annual garden parties given by Pierre
S. DUPONT. at Longwood his beautiful
country home near Kcnnett Square
During the past two seasons she has
literally danced her way into promi-
nence. and has been much IN demand for
entertainments Of both public and pri-
yate nature. Many u the magnificent
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
Street PROJECTIONS
ARE AGAIN Reported
Department Orders lnSpcc-
lion Made of Market
Street Buildings
GET COMPLAINTS OF
ROUGH HIGHWAYS

At meeting Of the board Of de
rectors of the Street and Sewer De-
partment today. a letter from John
r. Burris, of Seventeenth and Tatnall
streets complaining of the bad con
ditions Of streets ian the vicinity was
read and referred to Street Comis-
sioner PiersOn for adjustment. Tho
letter had been referred TO the board
by the City Council, to which it was
sent at the meeting of that body last
Thursday.
A communication from the Concord
Heights Company, offering to convey
to the city all streets to which the
company hold title, was referred 10
City Engineer Hopes and Street
Commissioner Person.
A letter from Henry c. Downward
president of CITY Council, regarding
the opening of Broome street 10
Maryland avenue. was read and the
secretary directed TO reply 20 Mr.
Downward that the matter had been
taken under consideration already.
The report OF the plumbing and gas
inspector showed that a total OF 207
inspections had been made during the
month
A resolution giving the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
permission to construct and MAINTAIN
tracks in Mabel street a branch Of
the Vandever avenue line. received
its third reading and was unanimous
/ ~ passed
A request from Judge William S
Prickett for the city 70 vacate what
/ ever title it might have 20 Brobson'
Lane was considered and a resolution
TO that effect ordered presented.
II was announced that Gibbons and
I Moore. real estate agents. have beer
ordered to remove the steps from IN
front Of No. 704 Market street and
/ place them within tie building line.
The street commissioner was order
ed to make a report Of all projection:
in Market street between Front and
/ Eleventh streets exclusive Of from
windows. which extended beyond the
lawful limits OF the building line.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
ORCHESTRA AGAIN
EXCELS IN Concert
John Powell. Piano SOlOisi,
Delights in MacDowell'S
p Major
PROGRAM CHARMS
LARGE AUDIENCE

John Powell pianist. was the solo
Est at the fourth Philadelphia Orches-
ira concert given last night in The
Playhouse In spite Of the intense
cold large and appreciative audience
attended the concert Last nights
program was one of much strength
and beauty Throughout,
The open ng number of the pro
gram was Schumann's Manfred
overture, a ponderous and more or
less gloomy number which made the
audience more than welcome the sue
ceeding number, the very gay and
festive Italian Symphony" by Men
delssohD. This symphony which rep
rs-ont5 Meudelssohn in his gayest and
mos cere-free MOOD, was full OF
charm and toy and throughout The
various movements the composer
skill and briiliance Of work was
clearly defined
Tie last movement particularly Is
one Of great brillanoe and beauty,
and from the opening bars to the
conclusion of the theme does the
music vividly depict the carnival
shirt Of Rome wherein the mad spirit
OF revelry and Joyous abandon so
characteristic of those famous festive
occasions is wildly and picturesquely
interpreted.
John Powell played MacDowells
concerto il ID Major, and this number
was a most interesting feature of the
program. Mr.. Powell, who has ap-
peared before in this city, is a soloisi
whose work is always a very great
pleasure and delight. HIS playing
shows sincerity and artistic concep.
ton and last night his work was Of
exceptional merit. The orchestratior
for the concerto is delicate and color.
ful making a beautiful background OF
which the various themes Of the con
certo are woven.
The program concluded witt
Strauss magnificent tone poem
Death and TRANSPORTATION" Thi
number. to those who enjoy Strauss
marks the pinnacle OF that composer
skill and expression, II being in
strictly musical sense humble
which for tone coloring and sublim
~ Of expression has never been eX
,eled Great things are expected o
a,opold Stokowski, the director o
ne orchestra, and great things is h
bling Under his masteriul baton tn
orchestra seldom loses the value o
single note, with the result that
Is almost as II It we're one man play
ing instead OF a hundred II eac
'aumber last night the orchestra eN
selled presenting many tone picture
" unsurpassing beauty.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
COUNTY FAVORS HIGHER auto
LICENSE FOR ROAD Benefit

Frank L. SpealSman, attorney, was re-
quested by the Levy Court today TO pre-
pare an ordinance regulating the speed
Of automobiles. cars, horse drawn We
hicles. etc. in New Castle county, and
also bill to present TO the Legislature
authorizing New Castle county to in
crease the license fee for automobiles
and automobile trucks and 70 use the
money for maintenance Of the roads Of
the county.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
TREASURER HIGHFIELD TO
RE CANDID AGAIN

City Treasurer William J. High
field has announced his candidacy for
denomination al the Republican pr
maries 10 be held in the spring Some
Republicans had been urging Mr.
Highfeld for the Mayoralty nomina-
ton, but he has decided TO run for
city treasurer again.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
WANT TYPEWRITER RETURNED.

In the matter Of a typewriter for
sheriff Theodore w. Francis, Levy
Courtman Isaac Elliott. at the meeting
of the Levy Court today, said he I'M
derstood that a typewriter belonging
to former Sheriff Stidham, was in use
in the Juvenile Court without any au-
thority from the Levy Court. Upon
motion of Mr.. Elliott the printing COM
mittee was instructed to look into the
matter and see that the typewriter is
returned to the sheriff's Office if the
committee found the situation as Mr..
Elliott had stated.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

declare war without submitting the
question FIRST to all the people by
referendum vote he said. There
Is no more loyal or patriotic Ameri-
can than myself and would do any
thing TO uphold the United States
should war. come with Germany. II
the people OF Europe had been per-
mitted TO vote upon the question
there would be no war in Europe to-
day"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
nay Alter DESIGN
ON THE new QUARTER

WASHINGTON. Feb. e.-The design
for the new quarters recently nut into
circulation may be slightly modified
Treasury officials are considering the
matter on the suggestion OF the de-
signer OF the coin. Herman Mcneil. OF
New York. Meanwhile. however, the
Government will continue issuing the
coin in its present design
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
LEVY court Is BACK
OF new BRIDGE PROJECT

AZ the meeting of the Levy Court
Today, a resolution was adopted re-
puesting Frank l.. Speakman, the
courts attorney. to prepare a bill for
presentation to the Legislature, pro-
iding for the construction of another
bridge over tho Brandywine creek,
somewhere between the Market street
bridge and the one at Eleventh street,
he bridge to be located at a spot TO be
selected by the Levy Court, the county
engineer and the engineer of the
Board OF Park Commissioners.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
.HEXAMER Says HE'S
LOYAL TO america
BY The United Press.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. e.-Charles
J. Hexamet. president OF the National
German-Allianco, today declared that
he would do anything TO uphold the
United States should war come with
Germany" Hexamer made this state
ment in defense of his stand for a
referendum vote OF the people before
a declaration Of war Is actually draft
ed Nationwide criticism has been
directed at him because of kilograms
he sent broadcast TO friends asking
them 10 protest against war.
81 do not think any country should
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
coNrINUE SHOOTING Use.

Upon the application of Armon ID.
-havtor. IT.. representing Charles
rchan. charged with assault with intent
% commit murder. hearing in the case
vas continued in City Court today until
s,suar, -. similar action was taken
"a She case of George Hadley. who was
charged with carrying concealed deadly
.VH i.Oi~.
These cases grew out OF the shooting
On Third street bridge some days ago,
Ia which Harry f. Spence was badly in
iured. Spence still Is IN Delaware Hos
pital and viii not be in condition ia
appear for at least three weeks.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
Brazil About TO Join u. s.
in Submarine War Protest

which last night decided on this policy
remarked.
If the storm strikes u.s. we must
bear a. but we need not nun 20 meet
It,"
What answer Brazil shall return 90
the formal request Of the United States
tor joint action by neutrals IN breaking
of relations with Germany has not yet
been determined by the Cabinet
For the present it il stated Brazil
will he content to await Germany's re-
ply to her note of protest
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
BY II. ID. RORERTSnN

United Press STAR Correspondent
RIO DE JANEIRO. Feb. 6-Brazii
has sent. or is about 10 send. 10 Ger
many a formal note protesting against
violation OF international conventions
in the German submarine policy and
declaring it. 'imperils the lives of
Brazilian citizens and is a blow at
Brazilian interests.
Announcement 10 this effect was made
today. Foreign Minister Lauro Muller,
discussing the ministerial conference
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
sERGFANr KEYsER nL.

Thomas Keyser house sergeant at
the police station, is confined to his
home by illness During his absence
Special officer George sutton. is act
ing house sergeant
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Joseph II. Gould OF No 905
West Eleventh street wife OF Deputy
Sheriff Gould, is III at her home with
grip.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-06

chairmen OF these committees will be
appointed at later date by General
Bird.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-11
CUTLER ORDER Is
USED AT @. A. c.

From q. A. C. Short Course News
A 1916 model of the Cutler apple
grader has been installed for the pack
ing course to be given the first two
weeks of the short course. $50,
Much interest is being displayed by
attendants of Farmers Week in the
new Cutler grader which was recently
installed in the basement of the horti-
cultural building. F. sNz
The machine was gotten to use IN the
packing school of the short course
which begins Thursday, Jan. IL, and
continues Friday and Saturday of that
week and Thursday, Friday and Satur.
day of the following week.
The saving of labor is the chief attri-
butte of this machine. Ii eliminates
the process of sizing and facilitates
grading. Men packing from graders
frequently pack from $50 to IFS boxes
day, while sizing and packing from
the table, so to rs boxes a day is a
good days work.
The working principle of the grader
is based on the weights of apples. II
has been found that apples of the same
size vary little in weight. but apples OF
the same diameter may vary consider.
ably in length.
This machine has become very popu.
lar in the Northwest. The parts are
simple and easily understood and there
is little danger of the machine getting
out of order. The Cutler Grading Com.
pany has increased the capacity of its
factory in order to handle the orders
for the coming year.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-11
MODERN AESOPS WRITE
SKOOKUM FABLES

The Advertising Club News, the offi-
cial organ of the Advertising Club Of
New York. recently published a fable
Ia George Ade on Skookum apples,
which has led to another fable as a re-
joinder by A. r. Rule, head of the
New York office of the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange. and also humorous
and very interesting apology by the
creator of the original fable. This
writer is W. Livingston Larned. an as
sociate editor lof the Advertising Club
News, and one of the New York we'll
known writers. The fables and spol.
ogy as they appear in the News tell
their own story, and are as follows:
advertising Fables-No. ]. by W.
Livingston LarnedD
Once upon a time there was good
housewife who believed in advertising,
and read a great deal of it and who
ordered goods by their trademark
names. Walking into strange gro
Gerry one morning. she said to the Fresh
Young Guy Behind the Counter, "1'll
have two or three Skookums. Where
upon the Fresh Young Guylindulged in
broad grin that set his ears off.
plumb.
whats that, Madam" he replied
gently, choking another laugh.
observation-disclosures :" exclaimed
the good woman. whereupon the Fresh
Young Guy. unable to contain himself
longer, fell into parOxysms of merri.
ment, and the goud housewife strobe
out of the store as mad as couple oil
wet hens.
| Moral. II is funny name. wher
you stop to think of il, isn't il?
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-11
Good Backs for old
Hood River Residents Are Learning
How to Exchange the Old Backs
for a Stronger One.

Does your back ache, feel weak and
painful?
Do you suffer headaches, languor and
depression?
Is the urine discolored, passages ire,
gular?
The kidneys may be calling for help.
Weak kidneys cannot do their work.
Give them the help they need.
To cure kidney backache you must
cure the kidneys.
Use a tested and proven kidney RENE.
DIV.
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood test.
Convincing proof OF merit in Hood
River endorsement.
f. U. Rodger, railroad brakeman, 1901
Columbia ST., Hood River, says: al
haven't had occasion to take Doan's Kid.
ney Pills for a number of years, but,
speaking from past experience, recon.
mend them, for found them just the
thing for backache. | took two boxes
of Doan's Kidney Pills, when my back
was burting, and since then, | haven't
had to use ANYTHING for backache OF
kidney trouble"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Uoan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Rod.
gers had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo. \. Y.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-11
P. P. & L. CO. TO
SPAN COLUMBIA

Before this summer has passed the
Pacific Power & Light Co. will have
completed cable line acruss the Co.
lumbia river just east of the city and
thereby not only connect its Oregon
power plants on Hood river and White
river with that on the White Salmon
river at Husum. Wash. but will ulti-
mately tie in with the big plant Of
the Northwestern Electric Co. on the
White Salmon river. The company will
thus guard against any possible tenn
porary disability of any local plant to
supply its respective community with
electric current.
A. B. Monteith, an engineer for the
company, has just finished surveys of
the right Of way for a pole line. and
Franklin T. Butler. right of way agent,
is engaged in securing rights of way
on the Washington side of the Colum-
bia. All rights of way on this side OF
the river have been secured. Max
Moore, foreman of construction of the
local plant has been engaged in dig
ging test pits on the Washington side
of the Columbia to determine the loca-
tion of bed rock on which to locate q
tower. Another huge tower will be
reared on the j. II. Koberg place on
this side of the river.
Albert s. Hall estimates that the
proposed improvement and line exten.
sions will cost an approximate $50, 600.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-11
JACOB ANNALA, OAK
GROVE MAN, DEAD

Jacob Annala. aged SO, a native of
Finland. passed away Saturday night
at his Oak Grove orchard hotne. Mir.
Annala. who is survived by his widow
and eight children, came to the valley
in 1909 from North Dakota. where he
had amassed neat fortune in grain
and general farming. He and his fam.
lily were members of a colony of sew
eral families of Finnish people who mi
grated from the Dakota grain fields to
the orchard district.
Mr.. Annala came to the United
States from his native land in 1879.
With his parents, he first settled in
South Dakota, the family moving to
the sister state 10 the north in 1895.
Funeral services were conducted at
the graveside at noon Monday, Rev. A..
&. Mcnamara, pastor Of st. Mark 8
Episcopal church. officiating.
In addition to his wife and children,
Mr.. AnEala is survived by two brothers,
John and Zachary, both of whom reside
in the valley.
S. f. Bsrtmess conducted the funeral
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-11
SNYDER HAS PECULIAR
MINERAL SPRING

J. P. Snyder, a rancber whose place
is located in a small valley of the Cas-
cade range east of the Hood River val
ley lying between Rock creek and Mo-
sier. thinks he has valuable mineral
spring on bis ranch.
"While have never had the water
analyzed. says MIR. Snyder. "a know
from the taste that it has peculiar
mineral qualities. 1t tastes as though
it had iron in it. The water is not in
the least palatable, yet my horses, al.
though big spring of the purest, soft
water flows out of the earth at dis
tance of few feet below the bubbling
water. always drink the vile-tasting
stuff. The water seems to agree With
them and the animals are never sick. "
The location of the spring would form
an::ideal site for summer hotel, aud
Mr.. Snyder will have the water anal.
yzed by chemists of the Oregon Agri-
cultural College.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-11

Walter Shay wishes to announce that
he has removed his Buick auto livery
stand to the Hotel Oregon Barber Shop.
Phone S31l. daft