The Evening Journal Has tlve Largest Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Delaware. Circulation Books Open to All ( Circulation of the The Evening' Journal Adve rtise in busy tim es, be cause the iron must be struck w M e - if is hot, and advertise in dull times to heat the iron. EVENING JOURNAL Yesterday was > i 10,157 ■ s WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY. MAY 26. 1908. ONE CENT. 1 TWENTIETH YEAR—No. 153. DRYS" PLAN FOR THEIR CAMPAIGN it County Convention This Morn ing Named a New Committee FIGHT FOR RESUBMISSION Temperance workers from all parts at New Castle county had a county conven Equltablo tlon In room No. 611 In tho Building this morning and outlined plans for a campaign to try to bring about a esubmission of the question of lic-nsa or license in New Castle county and Wil dlstrlct. Between forty no mington as one fifty persons were present. Including and several women. If "dry" candidates lor the Legislature are not nominated In the various districts by the regular political parties It Is proposed to name an Inde pendent "dry" candidate to run against the regular party nominees in those cls trlcts. Caleb E. Burchenal sa'ff In out lining the plans of the temperance fo J 4 ® The following county committee, divided equally between the Republicans and Democrats, was elected and 1» to be known a» the New Castle County Anil-Llccnse Committee: Brandywine—J. Atwood Weldln, D.; Joseph Buck. R. Christiana—(Left open). Mill Creek— O. W. Eastburn, R.; F. H. Walker, D. White Clay—Professor Harry Hay ward. D.: E. L. Richards, R. Pencader— Z. H. Hanls, R.; J. II. Frazier. D. New Castle—Rev. J. M. Harrv C. Hunter. D. Red' Lion—(Loft open). St. Georges—Merritt N. Willlts. H.; Fred Brftdv. D. Apnoouinlmink—Thomas Lottomus, R.; W. E. Hart. D. Blackbird—Abram Staats, B.î George Heinhold. D. ' The election of a chaliman and other officers was left which will be trailed together by Chair man Arters. Each committeeman was empowered to name four more men of his own party to be members of the count..' committee, making five Republicans and five Democrats from each representa tive district in the rural county. A majority of those present today was made up of ministers. Three col ored pas{ora sat in the convention, present represented the W. C. T. U. When the convention was called at JO o'clock. Daniel B. Maloney, county chairman; Joseph T. Parker of Mid dletown and other down county mem bers had not arrived, as their train did not arrive until sometime after that hour. Organization was effected by electing the Rev. John M. Art"rs chairman and the Rev. Cyrus P. Keen, secretary. Chairman Arters, in a few intro ( Continued on Second Page.) Wise, R.. to the committee. •ere among those Who The won on MANY VICTIMS OF TEXAS FLOOD Great Rush of Water Renders Thousands at Dallas Homeless DALLAS. Texas, May 26—Wearing the appearance of a city under martial law, with armed guards everywhere. Dallas to-day has turned to relief and rescue ■work to succor tho 5,000 people made homeless by tbs flood and to care for the bodies of the drowned as rapidly as they are found. A few corpses have been recoverOk from the branches of trees, where they caught ap hurlc^-.lown by the torrent, frompieces of wreckage. For the most part these bodies were washed down from points above and no one here can Identify them. A few other bodies hr.ve been picked up in eddies or pools left by the retir ing flood. For the most part, how ever, Dallas must search for its dead miles below here, the current having been so swift that victims were *wept Sheriff Ledbetter clings to his one hundred persons out and stands established to feed the hungry. Railroad communication is they wore or 111 eked awsv estimate that persihed and thinks the number may run hjgher. To-day relief camps are being laid cut off, and It may be days before sup- j plies can bo brought here. Last night In total darkness armed guards patrol led the streets. Two infantry and one artillery company participated -and everyone was ordered to keep indoors. Estimates of the lass vary from $1,500, 000 to $3,000,000. Mrs. Heverin Sell* Her Dover House DOVER. Mav 28.—Mrs. James M j Heverin. widow of a prominent Phil sdelphia lawyer, has sold her North State street home to Mr. Martin of the lumber firm of Derrlckson & Mar tir, far *6506 MUST MOVE TELEPHONE .. — — . _ _ I Pfti FS FROM ROADS r ULLJ 1 num numsj The Levy Court this morning dir,-clod Its secretary to notify telegraph and tele phene companies to remove those of their poles which obstruct guters along the new ; roods being built In different sections of | the county. Mr. Hopkins, upon whose mo tlon tha court took action In the matter, \ Informed the court that the roles chok'd 1 gutters In many sections of tbs county,, causing damage by water to adjoining j piopenles. It was Mr. Hopkins' Idea that Ybe companies should be compe' »»"I to re plant the polls at points along the roads then damage could not be done to the, roods er properties. POPE'S PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT Admires Him for Fighting Those Who Seek to. Amass Wealth Regardless By United Press Leased Special Wire. ROME. May 26.—In an address to-day to one hundred pilgrims from whom he received In private audience at the Vatican at the request of Manager Kennedy, rector of the American Coll-ge In Rome, Pope Plus passed an enconlura on President Roosevelt In speaking of the necessity of preserving the right propor tion between the struggle for wealth and the devotion to the higher things of life. "1 admire your President Roosevelt," the Pope told his hearers, "for his fight against those who are seeking to amass wealth regardless of the means employed. T admire him. also for his deeply respect ful attitude toward the Catholic Church. "1 have always been deeply impressed," he told them, by the industry, power, in telligence and faith of Americans, It seems that Americans are consumed by a double fever—love of gold and a devotion Brooklyn. t0 rP iiglon. You should try to cure your puliS , lon for Kold so that it will not | ta)1 yQU j nto p e i n(f immoderate. There Is such a ag the righteous, honest wish to gain wealth, that you may provide your icilglon. I trust that the Catholic religion rill continue to be ascendant and purify your soul. Religion is a good! guide in all steps of life, whether It be in! families with the comforts of life and that you yourselves may accomplish much In the divine task of charity. "1 trust God will keep your devotion to of America business, society or politics." Then fol lowed the Pope's tribute to Roosevelt. After receiving a blessing from the Pope the pilgrims withdrew. TWO METHODIST BISHOPS CHOSEN tho If' General By United Press Leased Special Wire. Fy United Press Leased Speclid PALTIMORE. Md.. May 2G—cti tha Wire. teenth ballot for bishops at Conference of tho M. E. Church announc-1 ed at noon Revs. Dr. W. F. Lewis. 0 ?j Sioux City, Iowa, and E. H. Hughes, of CîreoncaBtle. Ind - .. were elected, thus Icav Injf two more bishops to be elected. Four hundred and ninety-eight votes wert necessary for choice and Rev. Lewds re-: etived 524 and Rev. Hughes. 511. The next three highest on the ballot were Reva. Robert McIntyre, of Los Angeles; F. Ml Bristol, of Washington and H. Z. blunts of the Philippine Islands. CLAIM MOTORMAN ROBBED COMPANY By United Press Leased Special Wire. DETROIT. Mich., 5Iay 26.-By the ar rest of James Lorens, a Detroit United Railways rrtotorman. the police claim to have unearthed a scheme of systematic robbery which has cost the company thousands of dollars. They claim that Lorens acted as a clearing house for the exchange of transfers between conductors. The transfers were punched and entered up. the cash fares being pocketed and pooled for division among the men in on the scheme. The police say that sixteen other employes will be arrested before night. . ^ to Kalamazoo. from h|m rejrularly ?. sal(1 Miss i j0nJi ,., he last oarne on Saturday and in it he spoke of one or two of the men where he was employed being ho plicated in some theft or other, but SHOT HIMSELF WHEN SHE DELAYED WEDDING ar United Press leased Special Wire. WALTHAM, Mass., May 26—In the little house where she lives with her aged father Miss Harriet C. Lord is mourning the death of her lover, Carl Nelson, who killed himself yesterday afternoon at Kalamazoo, Mich., leav ing a note breathing his tender affec tion for her. "If I had only married him this spring a« he wished me to." sooked the girl today, "but I thought my first duty was to my father." NeUor. and Mi.-s Lord were engaged last summer but at her request the marriage was postponed. In January "1 received nothing to indicate that he himself was involved in any trouble." COUNTY TAX RATE TO REMAIN AT 65 CENTS C. Canhy Hopkins, chairman of the finance committee of the Levy Court announcedth is morning that the county tax rate for the year 1908-09 would remain at the present figure. 65 cents on the hundred. The committee Is now hRurlng on the rate and will make the announcement at the last meeting the court In June. ,t le I-evy Court has n balance of $12,831 .22. It is not likely, however, that this amount will be sufficient to meet cur of the county during At this time rent expenses * h<> las * month of the present year. The court ha8 hop * of recovering the Rettew shortage within one month in which event the county will clase the year wit ha balance of upwards of $15,000 to its ccrdit. money It Is likely that there will be a small deficit. Without this Clyde Liner Floated. jj y United press Leased Sped«! Wire, puiNT PLEASANT. N. J., May 2b.— The «yiyde liner Scnvnole, which went ag noro on Pirate's bar yesterday atier no on was floated today with her crew ant j 25 passengers still aboard, steamship is heading for New York at liftUiUtec Til.' $50 FINE FOR SELLING LIQUOR Tilghman Seaford. Colored, a 'Walking Speakeasy' Found Guilty in City Court speakeasy." and when starched at the city Hall, the defendant had two bot Tilghman Seaford, colored, was charged In the City Coiut to-day with selling llauor without a license and was fined $50 and costs. The police accused him of belnä a "walking ties of what the police said was gin in his pockets. George Jenkins, colored, the man with an uno.uenchablo thirst, who figured In two liquor oases yesterday, testified that he met Seaford on last Sunday in French street, between Eighth and Ninth, and bought two drinks of gin other for Nicholas Bostic, colored for which he paid Seaford 15 cents. from him, one lor himself and the Seaford stoutly denied that he sold gin to Jenkins and alsa denied that bottles of gin were taken from him at the City Hall. "What's this." asked Assistant City Solicitor Satterthwalte, feinting to the tw obottles which were produced in court as the same which were taken from the defendant. "Dat ain't gin." said the prisoner, "dot's white whis „ , . t, . . , „ . ^ ohn Bre "' ln Bt°n, colored, was fined and cost8 for cutting Ira Taylor, a8 ° co * ore ^* across the cheek with ^ knife, and Horence Empson. colored. was fined $30 for keeping a disorderly house. Arraigned with the latter was Jennie Williams, who was charged with the larceny of $1 from William Eger. colored, who Just came to this city froili South Carolina. She was held In $1000 abil for the upper*court. The alleged robbery took place ln t*.o Empson wo man's house.. Judge Cochran said he was sorry he could not Impose a heavy sentence or. the women. that they should be whipped thirty or forty lashes. The hearing of Arthur Wilson, charge ed with non-support, was postponed until to-morrow, and George Altland He expressed the opinion with was fined $10 and costs for acting dls orderly in Brandywine Park. He 'was arrested by Park Guard Black, who wld he cauirht the man crawling along tinder the bushes and lay down on tlu Krass near a cou^lCj seated on a bench, to watch them. ROAD WORK OF THE YEAR County Engineer Wilson Sub mits First Annual Report to Levy Court James Wilson, county engineer, sub mitted to the Levy Court this morn ing his first annual report. In open ing the report the county engineers refers to the unfavorable conditions under which the new road law was put into effect. "The previous year had been an unusually wet one, 52 Inches of rain having fallen," he says, "and the same kind of weather prevailed all during the spring of 1907, so that we had very little continuous open weather until the month of July. The rain fall was not only above normal, but the frequency of the rains was a serious drawback to road work In ai.v form." Despite the unfavorable weath er condition much progress was mad< in road Improvement. Then Mr Wilson appends fables showing the amount of road taxes col lected in the various hundreds during the year and the amounts disbursed for road improvements. The figures arc: Appoquinimlnk Hundred—re ceipts. $3816.67; disbursements. )3.V;5 .38. Blackbird—Receipts, $3446.63; dis bursements. $2095.82. Brandywine—re ceipts, $10,892.65; disbursements, 39051 .72. Christiana—Receipts, $12,830.41; disbursements, $11,023.03. Mill Creek— Receipts, $8059.41; disbursements. $7484.75. New Castle—Receipts, $4834; disbursements, $4444.36, Pencader—Re jeeipts, $4421.85; disbursements, $4175 Red Lion—Receipts. $2714.72; disburse ments, $1994.98. St. Georges—Receipts, $8058.02; disbursements, $3819.20. WhPe Clay Creek—Receipts, * $3978.78; dis bursements, $3784.01. Mr. Wilson recommends that the pre sent county tax rate for road purposes be continued at 40 cents. Road wotk In the respective hundreds Is referred to at length In the report. The bond ed indebtedness by hundred Is report ed as follows; Appoquinimlnk, $337.37: Blackbird, $187.42; Brandywine. $7566.21; Chris tiana, $3200; Mill Creek, $3000; New Castle, $2000; Pencader, $3670; Red Lion, $600; 8t. Georges, $4000; White Clay Creek, $1000. The court accepted the report and ordered 500 copies printed. CONFERENCE FXPRFSSFS THANKS LrttltUJU Ilin.llVJ ~ After a most successful session the n'nety-fourth annual conference of tba A. U. M. E. P. Church <-u>aed In îh U. A. U. Church yesterday, the closing sermon having been preached by the l!ev J C. Nichols who Is known as one of the .nest learner, and eloquent speakers of Tr. Nichols took as bis text: "Oh How Gnat Is Thy Goodness f his subject he l»r "Humane Excellency." Th» «"onfer fl.ee before closing expressed it* thanks to THE EVENING JOURNAL for "iU^ impartial way in which It Informed th« public of our sessions." to the church choir for Us excellent singing, to Pfofe* cor Chlpey. to the trustees of tho church and to all other* who contributed to th* »uses* ol the ggnfsreuco. PEACHES" TEAM IS NOW COMPLETE tt Owners Announce That There Will be No Changes Made Despite rumors, reports and "hear says" there will be no change in the make-up of the local Vrl-State base ball team and from now on the men who compose the "Peach" team will represent Wilmington In the race for the ' rag '* This announcement was iv.ade this morning by the owners of tne local club, all of whom are satisfied that there cun be no improvement made that would strengthen the «earn rra terlally. and that the best policy la to 'let well enough alone." This dectoion means lo.it the personnel of the Tri State representatives of D>h he as follows: ■are v 111 Catchers. Grady and Mlllman, pitchers, Hoch, Dressier, Jackson and Clunn; inlleldcrs, Cassidy, Owens. Calls ami Morhefka; outlieldvrs. McFarland, Mai Hu, Hartley, The team Is now going at It gait that seems hard to check and the managers tbe clubs that have gone up against recently, admit that "Mike" Grady * laa K ot a bunch that It Is going to ° au £ e aon ' e double for the teams ahead ot :' lem ,n the run If toward the end of the season there is any one a notch higher than the Diamond State ag rr> . &at!on The playerg , m , working )n unigon an(1 t h ere seems to be spirit of god feeling existing between Iall, Tho club Is operated strictly within the salary limit . _ _ , . . _ j| I j V Til HAl/C V/l I I I V/ 11(8 f L AÇV ÇTDPCT | If rr ?» Wilmington Is to have an "Easy" street. So many Wilmingtoniana have expresse», a desire to live on "easy" street that the North End Improvement Company purposes to lay out a street by that name through the block rounded by the Boulevard, Van Buren street, and Twentieth and Twenty-first streets. Adheririt; to their policy c,f not approving of narrow streets, the Street and Sewer directors from whom Samuel II. Baynurd and hla aon, rep resenting the improvement company. applied for permission to lay out tho street —40 feet wide, would not allow !h PPP L Un,1 m "J* " R '*?' deed to 10 feel of the strVÜ .m'olthcr side so that the street could be w,d ened by the city without expense when necessary. Considerable discussion attended the application, the request for a 40 feet street having the strong disapproval of. the direr lor«. The dlscus-yon actuated the notice by Director Sparks of a reso lulfon to amend the regulations apply ng to the width of streets by sub si.r stunting the present minimum require ment, 40 feet, by 60 feet. MUST PRODUCE ARTIFICIAL DIAMOND PARIS, Jay 26.—Promising to pro duce within the week at least one good sized, first water artificial diamond Henri Lemoine got to work apparently in earnest la his laboratory here to day. By United ress Leased Special Wire. l-'lilcss the gem Is forthcoming there seems nothing but prison ahead for tbo professed diamond maker, detectives having completely cordoned his work shop, wiiile blr Julius Ueniher, of De Beers Diamond Company, who is push ing the case against him has engaged specials to sec that an escape Is not managed even through collusion with the. police. In allowing Lemoine a few more days he was to have turned out .some gens by June 2, because his elec trie apparatus was working badly, Magistrate Polttevln said the accused man will not be unduly hurried hut must prove that he did not get money from Wcrnhcr and others ty false pre tenses or stand trial on a criminal charge. CHESTER TO WELCOME SCOUT CRUISER The new scout cruiser Chester pass'd up the river on Sunday on the way to Lesg-.o Island for the finishing touches to fin ec,u pment p.epaiatory to Its visit Io C cs t. r, which will be made about June 15 The people of Chester on the occasion of the visit will hold a large parade and wl'l present a set of solid silver valued > . w j|| Ket a nPW sewer clean , ng n)ac h'i n e. Erectors this morning accepted 0 ff cr 0 f \\. H Stewart of St. Louis, Mo., to trade the old sewer cleaning machine for a new one with a con sidération to *Ir. Stewart of 1250. The Street and Sc .vet Go BIG NIGHT WITH THE GRANGERS Farmers From Middletown. Hockessin and Bear Station Entertained at Stanton Diamond State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, entertained members _ of Peach Blossom Grange, of Middle town. and New Castle Grange, of Bear Station, and Hockessin Grange at | Stanton last night. The meeting was the largest ever held l»v grangers at Stanton and was most successful. TJje members of Diamond State Grange outdid themselves as entertainers, and there was nothing that was not pre • vlded for the entertainment of tho vis itors. Tho usual grange business was dis pensed with and the meeting was turn ed Into a social gathering. About 150 grangers were present. Delegates from the three granges were In atenri ance. H. P. Robinson, of this city, master of Diamond Stale Grange, wel comed the visitors with appropriate re marks, and Allison C'eaver. master of Peach Blossom Grange, and Wilkins Cranston, muster of New Castle Grange, made titling replies. The entertainment wn- begun with a piano solo by Miss Alice McCoy, of near New Castle, which was generously applauded. A talk on "Home Econo mics" by Mrs. Nellie Snyder, of New port, was much appreciated, after which B. A. Groves, of Marshaltnn, gave a recitation. A dialogue was given with ability by Miss Helen Gregg and Marvin Ball, both of New port. and an address by Deputy At torney-General Daniel O. Hastings fol lowed. jffPliam Chandler, of this city. commented interestingly on "Would tho Grange Increase In Membership and Bo, of More Value to the Firmer If It Were Not a Secret Organization?" Refresh ments ware served during the evening. l-'LKTON. Md.. May SC.—Shortly before 12 o'clock Sunday night Sheriff Henry O Hager, Deputy Sheriff McAHiiler, Stare's Attorney Albert Constoble und Special cwilcer John A. Morgan arrived In Elkton with Arthur Diggs, of near Frederick-1 town ' wllom ,hey »rrested at his homo! T Vl0 "" in,f U ' e l0C " ° P ' «'I'enthe officer, «jrlvcd« Dig .-." house Deputy Sheriff McAllister Jumped o«* of the carriage, went to the front Joorj and "Whed for a half pint of whis kv. Diggs recognised tho officer and s'atej 'l |at ho hadn't u drop about the house. Tl,e other officers by that time were uicngside of the deputy sheriff, and all oti them walked into the house, placed Diggs under arrest and then proceeded to make MADE LIQUOR RAID IN CECIL COUNTY They found about two gallons of whisky nr,d enough c'mpty demijohns and bet ties to fill u cart. For sometime past. It is al rged, Diggs had been keeping an "open" place, selling large quantities of both whisky And beer, contrary to the local option law. The residents of that part of the county made complaint to the officers, but for some unknown reason no one could be found who would inform on tho violator of the law. a starch of the premises. « ENTERTAIN ITALIANS AT WEST CHURCH n r* from the Italian Sabbath school, will be In attendance. A targe group! On Wednesday night at 8 o'clock In West Presbyterian Church, there will be an Italian missionary concert. The members of the Italian Mlssiofi, which Is conducted by West Church at Sev enth and Scott streets, "and the schol of the children, dressed In the colors Bn< i characteristic will costume of Italy, slug the famous "Garibadl March." the national song of Italy, Italian mandolin and Guitar club, under the direction of Professor Do nato Donnadlo, will render a number of selections, and Professor Donnadlo will play a violin solo, accompanied bv the club. There will be singing In Italian by the Italian colony, and ad dresses by the Rev. Thomas Do Pam philis, missionary among the Italians, and A. M. Main, superintendent of the [Mission Sabbath school. The exerels a will be In charge of Ihe Rev. Alexan-| jder Alison. Jr., pastor of the West) Presbyterian Church. The public is in -1 vlted. UR. MARSHALL PREPARING INSURANCE DIRECTORY MILFORD, Del.. May 26.—Dr. Georg ' W. Marshall, the slate insurance eommls sinner, now has In the hands of the print» era a valuable directory, which will prove of especial Interest to those Interested in the department of which the doctor Is the bfad. It 1» a directory of all of the na tional banks, state banks, trust companies •t.d building and loan associa. Ions doing business In this slate. The information is complied from sworn statements in the ofi.ee of the insurance commissioner. The date of organization, the location, the principal officers, the assets and lia bilities. the surplus and other important Information will be given concerning ea h| Institution in the state. United States Supervisor at Laurel. LAUREL, May 26.—Supervisor John R. Beckett, who has been sent hero by the United States Government to at tend to the dredging of Laurel river, arrived yesterday, dollars will be spent on the Improve ment of the river bed and a government H_ BHI dredging machine k®«ins wo k today, \Ahen completely opened up to Baltimore. Fifteen thousand ' DR. PALMER'S CASE STARTED Accused of Violating the City Cocaine Ordinance But All Evidence Not Heard After hearing part of the case of Dr. Har.y W. Palmer, charged with violating •he city cocaine ordinance, in the Cil.» Court to-day. Judge, Cochran continued the proceeding* until to-morrow. The de fendant was represented by W. W. Knowles and entered n plea of not gBilty. The IliVf Witness railed by Assistant City Solicitor HaMerthwalte was John Stewart, who was fined JUKI mid costa In the same tribunal sevetal days ago for violating the cot aine ordinance.. Stewart test !Ud that he lived at No. Mis Hast eighth street, and that Ho purchased cocaine on sen 1 ai occasions fr latter's office, No. 224 West Ninth sfeet. He said he paid different money for tne drug, sometimes $1.45, then again, $150 and also St'. The witness said that Hr. Palme I wo j cocaine foi* him. Me said he used noms of the drug himself und sold some. Mo said he went to Dr. Palmer's ofllco the last time on last Saturday night a w»ek an.l was accompanied by William Canaan. Four one-eighth of an ounce bottles, which were empty, containing cocaine la bels and a box which it was said also had Dr. Palmer at the Id always go out and get th» william Cannon testified that he accun p» n ied Stewart, ns the latter testified, to contained tho drug, which were lasen from Stewart at the time of his arrest, were produced in Court. Tho witness ld"c tlhed them as bottles he obtained from l>r. Palmer though he said he never got them more than a. little o6er half full. In cross examination Mr. Knowles asked catarrh by Dr. Palmer but Stewart wou'd not admit such to have been tho case, tho witness If K« had not been treated for Mr. Knowles then tried to get the witness to say where else he obtained cocaine, but Mr. Sattcrthvvalte objected to the ques tion und the court sustained him. ['aimer's office on last Saturday night a week ago, and watted for him on toe outside. He said that Stewart when he met him later, had a bottle similar to ihe ope* shown In court and that ho under stood It contained cocaine. Mi. Knowles asked the witness It he had not heard Stewart use the name of a certain physician In the city In tele phoning to a druggist and c^-gnng co caine for which ho sold he weuUr send a hoy. The witness replied that ho hod, once. Di thar he had attended Stewart from Mav 10 to May. 21 Hits year for catarrh and un " Charles. WANTS THAW KEPT IN MATTEAWAN Jerome Will Oppose His Re moval (o Another Asylum WILL MAKE NO NEW FREEDOM MOVE FOR YEAR By United Press Leased Special Wire. POUGHKEEPSIE, May 26 —The as surance that Jerome will desperately resist the attempt to have him remov ed from Mutteawan to an easier place of confinement has upset Harry Thaw seriously. Worry lest he be returned to the asylum for the criminal insane offset his pleasure at the réconcilia-, Mon with his wife and he Is understood to have given the most emphatic In structions to his counsel to appeal from Justice Morschauser's decision to tho highest court It Jerome will not come to his terms. To confinement the ybung Plttsburger says he la becoming accustomed but the discipline of Mutteawan is too much for him and ha fears his effort for I freedom will render It even more st.-in Kent in case he 1» returned there from the Dutchess county Jail. But for his disappointment over Jerome's promising attitude Thaw declares he would have been very happy m the portât Ion that his wife, Evelyn will withdraw her marriage annulment »ult "■hen it comes before Referee R. E. Deyo. He was considerably perturbed at first by the news mat she plans to seek appointment as committee of his person and property but did not seem to take the situation very serlouslv after discussing It with his lawyers. The latter are said, for one thing, to have told him that It Is highly im probable ihal the court would consider Evelyn a suitable person to adminis ter his e.-lnle anfbfurthermore, truste is » ho hold the property under his father's will will prevent her. In any case from securing possession of anything than $2,400,000 yearly Income unquali fiedly left to him. Thaw and his lawyers. It Is ore 3 have agreed that It will be sary to watt about a year, provide! Justice Morschauser's decision cannot be upset on appeal before another at tempt can be made to secure the for. mer s freedom with any show of suo cesj. nncoin cx rum necca. ; LEFT BABY IN A CHURCH SEAT Bv United Press Leased Special Wire. " CHICAGO, May Î6. -Father Bernai d Prlngtneler, pastor of Holy Trinity Cagho llo Church la to-day searching his parish for a strange woman, who sloped In tho church yesterday evening as the Angelas was being tolled and abandoned a four weeks-old infant in one of the rear seats. The woman entered with several others and walked quietly up the aisle kneeling at tho altar several minutes to pray. I nen she arose and hurried from tho church, bexton Discher was p.eparlng :e have when ho was startled by a cry and found tho child. LIGHTNING KILLS THREE FARMERS By United Press Leased Special Wire. DETROIT, Mich., May 26,-Repart* re eelved here to-day show that three Mich igan farmers were killed by lightning dur h g the severe electrical storm that swept the Slate last night. The victims are Joseph VanDyke, Grand Rapids and Ar thur Rreasboro and J. M. Lake, Osaopnlll. I iglitnlng also struck and demolished a l.M-foot steel light tower at Grand Rap ids, no one was Injured, although a street car filled with people was missed by but a few feet when the tower fell. y J THEY WANTED TO BREAK ELKTON JAIL ELKTON. Md., May 26.—Fifteen oJ the 27 prisoners ln Elkton jail are con fined In the dungeon cells for »he part they took In trying to break Jail Sun day night, when their plan was frus trated by the timely arrival of Sheriff Hager. The prisoners had been pee mined to spend the day In the yard, which is surrounded by a 40foot stone wall. With an Iron bar which they had broken from one of the cells, a spike and a piece of sheet Iron, they removed several etones from the wall on the east side of the yard, when the Sheriff, who was attracted by the noise, stopped further operations. v/EATHER. WASHINGTON, May 26.—A disturb ance that appeared near San Domingo, W. I., Sunday is approaching the East Florida coast. Wednesday local rains will occur in tha Atlantic coast states. Forecast till 8 p. m., Wednesday: For Delawar and Wednesday; light to fresh south erly winds. During tonight and j Local rains tonight * TODAY'5 TEMPERATUR3 89 1.30 P. M. 89 12 M. 84 9 A. M. 79 8 AM.