Evening journal. [volume], October 16, 1908, Image 1

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PRESIDENTS COMMISSION
QUERIES STATE FARMERS
Men Seeking to "Elevate the Farmer" Send Quiz
zing Circulars to Grangers Throughout -
Delaware
.
N,,,. "Commission on Country Life, ap
T,nTntM by President Roosevelt, "to el -
votent he farmers" has"*, looted Delaware
of the flr*t of tho States In which
ttinnlrv in order that It may
es one
to pursue
eblaln Information with which to begin Us
A great deal of feeling was aroused
In some parts of the country, particularly
In Democratic States, over the President s
presumption In assuming that the farmer
needed elevation and It was this feeling
more than anything else, that aroused so
much interest In fhe commission. The
. , _ „ t Bailey of New
York chairman Henry Wallace! Kenyon
, *' .. .... MnoH.ciiusetiK Walter H
L. Butterfield. Massachusetts, waite.r h.
live secretary.
received elrl
their homes, railroad and trolley service
labor supply and other matters and to
offer suggestions. Some of these questions
"Arc the farm homes In your neleh.
existing conditions? "
, "Are the schools of your neighborhood
and girls satisfactorily—for
Page. North Carolina: Olffon
E. Forest Service, and B. W. Allen, excel
are:
borhood as good as they should be under
training boys
life on the farm?"
"Do the farmers In your neighborhood
get the returns they reasonably should
have from the sale of their products?"
"Do the farmers in your neighborhood
receive from the railroads, high roads.
trolley lines, etc., the service they rca
sonably should have?"
"Do,the farmers receive from the United
States postal service, rural telephone, etc.,
. the service they reasonably should ex
d their wives
pect?'
"Are the farmers
a„
ganized?"
"Are the renters of farms making a sat
Isfactory living''"
"Have the farmers facilities for doing
their business in banking, credit Insurance
* f' _turnpike
"Are the sanitary conditions satlsfa..
For each answer the commission asks,
a reason and suggestions. The circular
ends with this question: "What In your:
Judgment is the most important single
thing to be done for the general better-j
tory?"
"Do the farmers and their wives and
families get together for mutual Im
provement?" — ,
Commission Wants to Know.
ment of country life?"
SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION MEETING
The quarterly convention of the Wil
tnington Sunday School Union will bo
held In Scott M. E, Church on Thurs
flay, October 29.
afternoon and evening session and in
teresting programs will be presented.
Elementary work will be considered in
There will bo an
the afternoon, and Mrs. Pierson, of
Brooklyn, N. Y.. will be the speaker.
Mrs. Pierson Is of extensive experience
in elementary work and her remarks
Will he most valuable to elementary
teachers who attend the convention. An
excellent program has been prepared
{or th© evening, when teacher training
in the Sunday school will be discussed.
Borne of the speakers will be the Rev.
Br. H. TV. Kellogg, pastor of Graco
Church, and Dr. George TV. Twltmyer.
guperlntendent of schools,
ventlons of the union now
largely of the character of a Sunday
school teachers' institute, and Us work
is very earnest and profitable.
The con
partake
On a Long Walking Trip.
E. R. Faller, of Rutherford, N. J-,
who is walking from that place to Bal
timore arrived here at 7.30 o'clock last
night and this morning continued on
his "sole" destroying way.
Fallcr belongs to a pedestrian club
In Rutherford and he is trying to gain
fame by covering the distance from
his home town to Baltimore, 200 miles.
In six days, walking only In the day
time. Ho started at 7.15 o'clock last
Monday morning. Moliday night ho
»pent in New Brunswick. N. J., Tues
day night he spent in Trenton, and ho
was in Philadelphia Wednesday night.
Last night he stopped over here, and
tonight he expects to spend In Havre
do Grace, Md. Saturday night he ex
pects to bo In Baltimore. He carries
p hook in which Is recorded by- city
officials or newspaper men the time ho
arrives in each city.
Returning From Cruise.
Four men from Trenton. N. J., who
have been cruising In Southern waters
for a month put Into this port last
n'gh't and tied up pear Third street
bridge. They rame ashore, attended
one of the local theatres and left early
this morning on their way up the river.
NOTICE
To Our Advertisers
The Advertising Department of
The Evening Journal will appreciate
the bringing of ad. copy to its
temporary office at the N. W. Cor.
Fifth & Shipley Streets, until after
•he installation c£ our new press.
The Evening Journal Co.
Advertising Department.
The commission explains the purposa
of the circular us follows:
"The commission desires to secure till
opinion« and observation« of farmers,
teachers, ministers, business men and
in tho condition of country life ;
what needs to
others on
and their
be done. Some of the subject. ''Uo WaK-h
the commission Wishes to Inquire ai
sheet an
are asked. The commission will be glad
of any fuUer discussion of tho above su. -
jects that you may desire to make. 01 <C
any other subject pertaining to the gw.
eral economic, social or sanitary condl
^ ^ The senera , purp
of the commission's work Is to arrive at
an understanding of conditions and public
opinion with regard to American country
^
|'°" "'''"Vr, rwlse"
° ° u 011 ' ' . 1
Brandywine »range p
^ ^„tothaS"
meeting on next Thursday night, aim
do likcwtsè A "number ^"bankers. I
pler g ym ,. tl> lawyers, shopkeepers and
others living In Wilmington have pre
pared answers to the circualrs.
stated In the twelve questions on th »
d under each head two questh i •
mgfccstlons as t
Affirmative Answer.
To the question as to whether the
farmers in this neighborhood get rea
sonab i e returns from the sale of the
pro( j uc t8, a well-known banker of Wil
mington, whoso opinions have much
and gives as a reason "closeness to
Wilmington, which affords a good mar
ket." He suggests that the city should
not make rules "which work a hard
or-'ship to tho honest farmer with good
articles for sale." As to the service for
Iwelght, has replied in the affirmative
highroads, he replies in tile negative
and F ives this reason. "Automobiles
do not observe the speed limit and some
roads arf1 ln very Poor condition.
He suggests that the roads of the
companies be taken over by
^ ^ unty He repUcs )n t . lc afflrma .
live as to reasonable postal and tele
phone service in thc rural county.
Th© question pertaining to gather
ings for mutual Improvement is an
swered in the negative and as a rca
son is mentioned "so many irregulari
t( es Q f godai standing, mostly based
on narrow prejudices or narrow ideas"
an d b e suggests that the Intelligent and
we ll-to-do people of the community
take more Interest In local affairs.
of
This was
In the evening Bishop Vincent spoku
with great forcefulness on "At the.
Fireside." the lecture being replete
with heart interest ami practical sus
gestion.
This afternoon at 3.90 o'clock the
Bishop will speak on "Salvation, and
What it Means." after which a confet
enco on "Church Hospitality" will bo!
held. The evening lecture will be
7.45. the sublect to bo "Tho Child'J
Miss Noblit, of this city, gained the
easiest victory of the day nt the Hunt
Ingdon Valley .Country Club women's
invitation golf tournament at Noble
yesterday, defeating Miss Eno, ct
Woodburv in a most decisive manner,
7 up and 6 to play.
BISHOP VINCENT .
AT GRACE CHURCH
Bishop Vincent spoke to large audl
ences yesterday afternoon and last
night in Grace M. E. Church. Yea ter
n oon he made a masterful address on
"Sin. and What it Means."
followed by a conference on "Church
Finances "
Tho meeting are unlike the ordinary
religious gatherings. There is no singl
ing or formal opening, and the Bishop
plunges right Into his subject.
day the Bishop began his series
Cliautauaua lectures. . In tho after
at
Approach to the Church."
MISS NOBLIT AN
EASY WINNER
TWELFTH WARD DEMOCRATS
TO GIVE A BALL TONIGHT.
The Twelfth Ward Democratic Club,
will give a ball in Turn Hall this even
ing. and it is expected that it will
prove ono of the most diverting inci-j
dents of the politDal campaign. J.
Edward Fahey will be conductor, andjed
the other officers and committee are
as follows: Janies Brown, floor mana
gar; Joseph Higgins, chairman; Charles
J. Martin, treasurer; committee, James
F. Martin, chairman; D. J. Reardon, W.
J. Long, John Connelljf, J. J. Flood,
Edward Thompson, J. F. Decry-, Miles
McDermott, Richard (*. McMullen,
Charles M. Zebley, S. P. Dougherty, F.
M. Sevier. Arthur Cook, P. J. Green, J.
L. English. Charles Andrews, Thomas
Ryan. Thomas Crowen. Edward J.
Quinn, Edward Johnson, Daniel Me
Kenny.
Ask Police to Assist in Search.
The police of this city have been
asked by relatives of Emma Armstrong,
a young woman of Ashland, to assist
them In searching for the woman who
has been missing since last Tuesday.
Mias Armstrong Is said to be slightly
demented and her family Is worrying
over her continued absence.
Leak in Water Main.
There is a leak in a water main at
the southern end of Third street bridge
The Water Department decided thet
H would be neressary to dig tip tho
street to make repairs after an e X ami
nation. Work will be begun at jaice.
MASK AND WIG GAVE
PRISONERS ENJOYMENT
The Mask and Wig Club of St. Paul'» 1
R. C. Church very pleasantly entertain <1
the prisoners at the county workhouse la t
evening with a minstrel performance. St. j
Patrick's Church male quartette, consist *
Ing of Messrs. Mahoney, Irwin, Brtniuif
and Irwin, assisted. Their two numbs I
were well sung as also were solos by Be
ward Corrigan.
Tho soloists of the Mask and Wig Club
were Messrs. Goodnow, Callahan, Cal -
ghcr. Murphy. Walsh, h maker. O'Dou- ;
nt . n . The musical numbers were "Grail |
tude." "There Never Was a Girl 1-lkj
you," "When the Sun 8inkB In the Hold n
West,**
jtound,"
Grows Old," ''I've Said My
well. Tho troupe orchestra
Wall in the North Park.
The board of Park Commissioners
ora'yesterday, through its executive com
mlttee awarded tho contract for bulld
ing a parapet wall in Glen avenue,
about a square west of Market street
pr£
"Washy" to House an Engine,
Menfbers of tho Washington
Company will go to Conshohocken, Pa..
October 31 - "here they will rehouse
thc Washington Pire Company's engine
,,f '**> committee will
bo heId on eaoh Wednesday evening,
"When Evening Time Comes
"Eyes." "When Love's Dn am
Last Kar«
was In at
tendance with Joseph T. Murphy as ac
companlst.
F. A. Green made his debut as Interlocu
tor and showed himself proficient.
Fire
Ice at Kennett Square.
Ice formed in the country districts
near Kennett Square yesterday morn
ing. A temperature of 26 degrees was
recorded.
TO ASK PUBLIC
TO HELP THE ZOO
Free Zoo Association Has an
Interesting Meeting Seeking
Future Betterments
A well attended meeting of those
Interested in the Wilmington Free Zoo
was held .on Wednesday evening and
plans were discussed for the future
management of the Zoo. John A. Book
r was selected as chairman and Charles
F. Wentz as secretary.
The chairman stated the object of
the meeting and the aspirations of the
association for the future and report
ed an appropriation of $1000 by City
Council through tho medium of tho
Park Board, and tho following resolu
tion acknowledging the recelpt'of this
timely assistance was adopted unani
mously:
"Resolved, That thö thanks of tho
Wilmington Free Zoo Association bo
tendered to the mayor and council for
the very generous assistance rendered
the association in its struggle to main
tain the only absolutely free entertain
ment for all classes and conditions of
our people, and the association will en
deavor to administer the trust to the
advantage of our city and its citizens,"
Tho Executive Committee submitted
the following report:
"The Executive Committee of this as
sociation desire to report that during
the past summer the week day visi
tors to the Zoo largely exceeds any
former season. This is especially not
iceable by the attendance in large
numbers of children who use this por
tion of the park as a playground and
who take special delight in feeding the
animals and fowls. Another pleasing
feature is tho large number Of aged
men and women who daily sit and
w atch the antics of the animals, and
who Ore profuse In their praises for
the enjoyment they receive. We are
also glad to report a marked improve
ment in the treatment of the animals
degenerate adults and thoughtless chil
dren w'ho delight to abuse and annoy
the animal». The committee are doing
all in their power to remedy this trou
ble by enclosures that prevent close
contact, and also by more alert police
supervision. The aviary has recently
been reconstructed and the fowls are
liberally provided with protection and
shelter. A new enclosure for the rab
bits has just been completed with ample
room and haven for winter. The cage I
of the bear "Teddy" Is sadly In need
of repair and It is 'imperative that
something shall be done before wdn
ter sets In. Your committee feels that
by Judicious management thc aid
kindly made by our City Council, will
fully provide for keeper and mainten
ance for eight months of the yèar. Our
by the public. There are yet seme
so
indebtedness at the present time for
jthe construction of cages is $902.53; and
| for food Is $509.71; making a total of
$1412.24. "The keper is paid to date."
) The association unanimously approv
the report as submitted and espe
dally approved of the course adopted
by the executive committee In devoting
j all Us time, attention and means at
(hand to perfecting the exhibits as they
j now aro rather than extending the
limits of the Zoo, <
To Appeal to the Public.
After a general discussion of the ft
nanclal situation the following method
j was suggested:
That an appeal be made to the peo
pie of our city and an effort for a
popular subscription, be put forth. It
was suggested that llfty contributions
of ten dollars each, one hundred of
live «follars eaoh and one thousand of
one dollar each, together with tho ap
propriation of City Council would pay
all our indebtedness and defray all ox
penses for the coming y'ear,
On motion the chairman appointed
the following finance committee to
make the appeal to our people. S. H.
Baynard, chairman: J. H. Bartlett, Wil
11am L. Hammond, William Lawton
and J. A. Booker.
It was suggested that a strong mem
bershlp committee be appointed to in
'sure a permanent future support Eur
their details will be arranged at a
)special meeting to be held next Wed
nesday evening.
MICHIGAN
PREY OF
FOREST
THE
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I
j
FIRES
Train With Refugees Takes
Fire and Fourteen Women
and Children Perish
MANY TOWNS ARE IN
PERIL OF THE FLAMES
1
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 16.—Alp-na dl»
patches say that Mlllersb irg, a town of |
S50 population has been completely de
stroyed by re and the whereabouts of Ihj
Inhabitants are unknown. Two relief
trains from Alpena were forced to turn
back by the fiâmes. The whole of North-1
eastern Michigan Is burning In spots ai d
grave fears are felt for several thousand
people. All hope for thc peopel of Mets j
have been given up here. Paltfoal offle a!»
In Detroit have taken hold of the situa
tion and are endeavoring -o devise nxans
for getting relief Into the burning sec
tions.
After the fires had almost encircled tho
town yesterday, and all attempts at eav.
Ing it had failed, tho Inhabitants bearded
a Detroit and Mackinac train to reach
Millersburg, twenty miles away. Word
was received at Millersburg that tho train
ran oft the track three miles out of Mets
and further attempts nt communication
have not been successful. Attempts have
been made to reach Metz from Millers
burg, but the whole country Is afire ami
the searching party was compelled to turn
back.
:
The fires are now raging in four counties
and millions of dollars worth of property
Is being destroyed.
Women and Children Burned.
Already fourteen women and children
are known to .have been burned to death
i nth© relief train out of Metz.
Among the dead on tho eMlz train were
John Klnvllle, engineer; Arthur Leein,
fireman; William Lee, Brakeman, all nt
Alpena, who stuck by the train and la
bored to get It on teh track. Women and
children were burned to death in a box
car. Coffins have been sent from Alpena
on relief trains with surgeons. The firs
has now passed over tho Millersburg
Metz district. Tho total list of dead is
beyond conjecture. One refugee who got
through on the relief train from Alpena
says only a few escaped from Metz Wires'
aro down and there will be little dcfinlta!
Information before night. Thc town of
Bolton was completely destroyed and
Pulaski is in grave danger.
A shift of wind to the northeast has
saved Alpena from the (1res.
The flames are now under control, but
several buildings were burned. Men who
worked all night fighting the flames
collapsed this morning when the change In
wind came, and slept In the streets, on
sidewalks and in vacant lots.
Alpena Enveloped In Flames.
DETROIT, Mich« Oct. 16.—The forest
fires have reached Alpena, a city of 20,000
on the shore of Lake Huron, and are in
side tho city limits. All business has
been suspended and the entire population
has turned out to fight the flames which
arc sweeping In from tho northwest.
Arrangements have been made for re
nt ovlng the people by rail and water If
the fire gets bey ond control.
Cheboygan, on the straits of Machinac,
15,000 inhabitants, is also seriously threat,
ened. Meagre reports are drifting in from
the burning districts, but at least four
small towns with a total population of
2.000 have been totally destroyed.
No traoe of the derailed train out of
Metz has been secured and it appears cer
tain that It has been destroyed, with two
hundred people. Frantic efforts are being
made at Alpena to reach Millersburg.
which Is still burning.
No Rain to Relieve Situation.
SAULT STE MARIE. Mich., Oct. 16 —
Forest fires are again raging around th's
city and early this morning appeared at
the city limits.
The fires are worse than those of several
weeks ago and the town of Rrimley 1.-;
being wiped out and several others are In
danger. There Is no sign of rain to re
lieve the situation. Thc smoke over the
St. Mary's river Is so thick that naviga
tion has been abandoned.
TPOIIRS F OVFP A
8 IVUIJilLL v t Lli /•
PA Him V WCir$î AAIUB
iAIVEiLY ntiKLwM
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subsequent selling of it at a pawn shop
{resulted in a peculiar arrangement of
details that were threshed out in City
Court this morning before Judge Coch
ran. Although the evidence of both
sides In the case was heard, the judge
continued the matter until next Wed
nesday when he will render his deol
slon. ■
John M liber Is a colored junk dealer
of No. 106 Orange street, and last
Tuesday while picking over rubbish in
a barrel In a yard in Tatnall street
between Ninth and Delaware avenue.
he picked out an old fashioned box
tht might at One time have been used
to hold jewelry. Inside was a locket.
similar tn design to a small stem wind
watch. The locket was the property
D f Mrg william Beadenkopf, of No.
1400 Pennsylvania avenue. Recently
while moving from the house in Tat
nall street the old fashioned box was
thrown aw« y but lr
Colored Junk Dealer and
Pawnbrokers Give Testi
mony in City Court
JUDGE RESERVES DECISION
The finding of an old family heirloom
by a colored Junk gatherer and the
was not known
(Continued on Second Page.)
PENNSY ENGINEERS
EQUAL TO ALL TESTS
Thirtv-two hundred and fifty-live
signal efficiency" tests were made by
the Pennsylvania Railroad during Au
gust, w ith the result that 99.25 per cent
of tto trains checked gave perfect ob
servance to all signols.
consisted in setting signals at uncx
pected positions, extinguishing signa,
lights, placing torpedoes on the track,
and causing such oilier unusual condi
tions to confront thso in direct chargt
of trains on the road.
In August, 14 divisions of tho Penn
sylvania reported perfect observance
These teats
of alt block signal tests made, whlls
15 divisions were perfect In all other
All divisions had high aver'
tests.
ages, hut slight infractions were mark
ed against the men as rigidly as if thoy
had completely ignored the rules.
SMALL MEETING
OF BRYAN NEGROES
Bishop Alexander Walters
Urges Independent Action
on Part of Colored Voters
A meeting under tho auspices of the
"Negro Federation" which is urging
Independent aelion among thc negroes
of the counlv and which is supporting
Bryan in this campaign was held lust
nicht at German Hall, The first ovl
dences of the meeting was the arrivai
of tho Republican band, colored, of
Chester, early in tho evening. Tho
bund landed at the French street sta
tion. and for a while did not appear
A few colored
to know what to do.
men were there with a transparency,
and after waiting for some time the
band started up tho street with a big
colored follow carrying tho trans
pnrenev. Besides tho l and there were
seven colored men In thc parade.
The meeting was held at German
Hall, which was not half filled. Then
were a fow white men In the crowd
and a number of colored men and wo.
men. While tho meeting was In sea
sion the Republican ncxroes who were
inarching to their meeting place pass
cd tho hall and made considerable
racket, but there was no disorder.
John W. Bird, head of the Feder
ation. presided, and there were a men
ber colore 1 men on the stngo from
different Parts of the county. Mi
Bird exD#iinod the objects of the Fed
eration. which ho said was to urge in
dependent political action by tho
negroes. He Introduced Rev. C. L.
Jefferson, pastor of Gilbert Prcsbyter
ian Church, who after commending th
movement, presented Bishop Alexandei
Walters, colored, of the New Y'ork Con
ference of tho Zion Colored Church.
Bishop Walters is a largo colored man,
of good appearance, and is a fin«
stump speaker. When he called for
a holding up of hands of all those who
favored tho movement a number of
hands went up. making it evident tlmi
many of those present were drawn
there by curiosity.
Criticized Republicans.
The Bishop launched Into a savers
criticism of the Republican party, sav
ing that It vas not tho parly of
Lincoln and Sumner r.nd that th
negroes had paid their debt to the Re
publican party. The Republican party
in tho south, ho said, was rapidly
eliminating tho negro and soon unless
• he negroqs divide their votes, they will
have no influence. Oniv one ilogro Is
a member of tho Republican National
Committee,
such as the tariff, imperialism, the
trusts and tho injunction Issues, the
negroes, ho said, should he naturally
with tho Democratic position.
The Supreme Court, he said, had
written decisions against the colored
neonle. three cases had been turned
clown on technicalities, and one case.
On economic questions.
he shouted, had been turned down by
Justice Holme*, "who claims to be a
friend of the colored man." And th.
majority of tie iustlcts. he said, were
Ronublican faith. "1 would rathei
trust the Democratic party," he said,
"to appoint Judges than the Republi
can."
Until the firownsvlllo affair,
Plshon continued, tho Republican party
had tho negro hvnnotizcd.
the
Then the
e,,e11 wa " br '' kfn '
The matter of the President's dis
missal of* tho negro regiment ai
Brown»vm« two y-ears ago was de
noun ° ed by n,sbnp wnitcrs as ati
"outrageous insult."
"Much Is being said about planks
in the Republican platform which re
late to the negro. If they mean no
more than the planks 'n 1904 we may
be safe to concede they are anothei
devise to deceive the negroes and so
eur their votes.
"If the Brownsville affair has b"<ri
an Injustice to tho negro soldier prl
marilv and to *ho whole race secondly,
and tho wrong has not been righted,
then the negroes who do not resent tho
injustice are devoid of real manhood,
and aro unworthy of the name of free
men."
In conclnding the Bishop paid a
glowing tribute to Senator Fornksi
He also alluded to lhe "dnngerqus
tendencies of tho Republican party
when the President could namo Hi*
successor, introducing a system which
would eventually lead to the establish
mont of a monarchy."
John TV„Bird. In closing the meeting,
said it had come to stay and that an
unsuccessful attempt had been made
to call him off. He thought the negroes
should have morn offices in Delaware.
Councilman's Daughter a Bride.
CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 16—Miss Ada.
daughter of Councilman William H.
McCann, of Eddystone. and Daniel G.
Riekers. of this city, were married last
evening at the home of the parents of
the bride, on Eddystone avenue. The
ceremony was performed by Rev-. Mil
ton McCann, pastor of the Methodist
Church at Cheswold, DeL, brother of
the bride,
TAFT AND SHERMAN
SPEAK THE SAME DAY
Nominee for President to Make Address Monday
Afternoon, and Nominee for Vice-President
to Discuss the Issues at Night
William Howard Taft will come to
Wilmington from Philadelphia on a
lenih
'special train on Monday afternoon; bo
will speak from a stand on
street at tho Court House, aial ho will
bo winked away again to visit othor
communities that will he awaiting him
with no less heartiness than Dteia '
BS ®
Pennsylvania Railroad at 4.30 o'clock.
ami will b® welcomed by a large re
cention committee. Tho speaker's stann
will ho ere ted on Tenth street, be
tween Market and King streets, facing,
iho Court House. In ease of rain t*i„
meeting will l>o held In tho Grand
Onera House. * I
The committee to meet Mr. Taft and ,
escort him to AN iIminK\on will include
Senator Henrv A. duPont, Senator
Hnrrv A. Richardson. Governor Pres-1
ton I,on. Congressman Hiram R. Bur-|»ho
ware.
Mr. Taft will arrive here over the
1 ' ' 1 ' 11 '■ 1 1 M 1
Ball und Simeon S. Pennewlll.
Mr Taft will bo met In Phlladel- I
Phln bv n reception committee repre. :
sentine the Republican Rtuto Central
Committee, under ■ whose auspices ho
PRESENT MEDAL
TO HUGH FERRY
Pullman Shop Employes Rec
ognize the Bravery of Man
Who Saved People at Fire
Httgh Ferry, w-ho has a saloon at the
corner of Eleventh and Thatcher
streets, is strutting about tho place
to-dav. with expanding chest and smil
Ing countenance. Why shouldn't ho bo
hannv? Llko all barons. Hugh Is
normativ n modest man. and the sav
ing of the lives of people at a ftt:*.
wiileh he did the other day, is hut n
mcro passing incident to hlm. But h!»
modestv was knocked -rallcy west last
evening when n delegation of workmen
from tho Pullman shops called him to
thn centre of the floor spnee.
Tn consideration of your braver»
and mnnlv hearing at i trying time,
said the spokesman, "and the fact that
through these qualities possessed by
vou. human life wns saved, we have
taken it unon ourselves to anticipate
Mr. Carneclo and herjwUli present you
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with a slight, token of cur esteem and
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cor.niflerntion— something that may bu
handed down as a great memento."
Then, stenning forward, the delega
tton pinned upon the chest of Mr
Fcrrv a magnificent bronze modal,
suitably engraved. It was so large
it might bo mistaken for a breast
pl at0
Ferrv wns utterly overcome, buf
managed In a husky to.if to order tliu
cigar box lids tom off. It was tho oc
casion of his life. Mr. Forrv appreci
ated tho incident as much ns anybody,
and be had many callers to-day to view
the medal presented to him in recogni
tion of tho manner in which ho got
people out of a burning house.
G. S. SMITH IS HERALD OF
SUPREME CASTLE. K. G. E.
At the meeting of the Supremo Cas
tle. Knights of the Golden Eagle, Gar
rett S. Smith, of this city, was elected
supreme sir herald.
Thc convention changed the date of
tho annual memorial day from the
third Sunday In June to tho third Sun
day in Mav. and voted to place a tomb
stone on the grave of its founder, John
E. Burbage, in Baltimore, and latei
erect a handsome,'monument in a pub
lic nark.
Yonkers was selected as the place,
and tho second Tuesday In October as!
the time of tho next convention.
DOG FIRED GUN,
HURTS MASTER
Lyn Thomas, jeweler, accompanied
by ji rs , Thomas, Is in New York mak
■ | ng s purchase« of diamonds and other
jewelry for the holiday season. It is
\j r> Thomas' fourteenth annual holiday
I purchasing trip. He reports that the
manufacturers and jobbers of New York
look for a speedy recovery in business
soon after election,
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Oct. 16.
Edmund E. Rogers, inspector of rlflo
practice of the organized militia, 1s
nursing a serious wound In his left
hand, the result of a peculiar accident
While gunning on the Delaware river
from a bout. Captain Rogers' dog
caught a foot In the trigger guard of,
his gun, and when Rogers lifted the
gun by the muzzle to free the animal)for
Us foot caused thc hammer to rise and
fall and explode the cartridge,
charge tore some flesh from between
the base of the fourth Anger and the
wrist.
Tho
On a Purchasing Trip.
Death From Paralysis.
Richard W. Barnard, died at his homo
No. 508 W. Ninth street, yesterday
afternoon from paralysis after four
days illness. Mr. Barnard was 72 years
j old and was born In Chester county.
p a , ms funeral will take place to
,ls an up-to-date vehicle and was bought
from the Weldon firm.
morrow.
Buys New Exercising Wagon.
The Brandywine Fire Company has
purchased a new exercising wagon. It
i
will speak.
On his arrival hero h*
Win ha driven to the Court House by
wav of Market street.
To show their
appreciation of the visit many business
men will decorate their stores on Mar
ket street.
Mr . Taffa v , slt w ,n be tha biMest
feature of the campaign, arrangement«
nPr bc i nK made to have a special train
over tho Delaware Railroad to accota»
miniate tho hundreds of down State
Republicans who will com® to hem:
Mr. Taft, and to also give them th®
opportunity of hearing Mr. Sherman In
the Opera House In the evening,
United States Senator Henry A. du
Pont will probably preside at the Taft
meeting.
to be made.
The Taft meeting in the afternoon 1
pntirolv nrnarat* from that to b® held
i n the Onera House at night. Thun
the nommée for President will speak in
afternoon and
Final arrangements are yet
th® nomine® for
at night, an occasion
unprecedented In Wilmington.
There will bo a big parade of Re
publican clubs prior to the night meet
ing, and Sm
chief marshal.
Joseph C. Lawson Will be
ALFRED 0. CROZIER
SUPPORTS HUGHES
Addresses a Republican Rally
at Herkimer, N. Y., and
Denounces Wall Street
HERKIMER, N. T„ Oct. 16 —Alfred O.
Crozier, of Wilmington. Del., lut night
delivered an address In favor of th,
election of Governor Hughes and took oe.
carton to score Wall street, declaring that
tho Wall atreet Interest! were opposing
Hughes. Mr. Crosier said in part:
Re-election of Governor Hughes haa be
come a matter of grave national concern,
It le a fight between wrong and rlghteous
ness. A dôntest between crime and law
a struggle between the malefactors and
the people. It is a matter of small Import
nnce whether this or that Individual wins
the Governorship, but It Is vital to every
citlsen whether a man who as Governor
, laa llonMt , „«and.ng for
a , quare „ Pa , for the p „ ople against
, BW ,,„ ne „ and law braaUtre of both
h|eh ]ow ^ „ to hp pimUhed
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with defeat by the people solely hecaure
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he has courageously kept sacred his o&th
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a ma " f " r d ^"« bla
and , y °" " * h " !
* opln of thU 8ta,#
,
r *' vard only pub,lc »<' rvan '» who violât,
their offlolal oaths and bstray the common
'"''''h If thls courTO pver Occomea general.
It will prove tho incapacity of the peopl,
,r> lu I®—the failure of Republican govern«
n,enl -
It Is not to he expected that wo all will
agree with each act of a public official—wo
may not know all the facts or get his
point of view. He may even mak, mis
takes, for every man is human and not ill
wise. Before criticising put yourself Ih his
pince. Tho American people again and
again hsve shown their willingness la
forgive mistakes, If they believe the of
ficial Is honest and sincere, and the worst
enemies of cAvernor Hughe* question
neither his honeity. sincerity nor courage.
It used to be said of Blaine, that the peo.
pfe loved him for the enemies he mtdx
The people are coming to love Tr„ cbFI
the kind of enemies he has made»
The struggle is between Wad street and
the people, led by Hughes. That Is th(
source of all his opposition. The samt
malefactors control the cinch end of both
race track and margin gambling. As run,
botli are "fixed" games rigged to win foe
the insiders and lose for the people. It li
not simply gambling, but It Is crooked
gambling. That kind of sharpers piny
only when they have a "sure thing." Tltey
, — —
a,e not Bamo Bp<n ' ts ' but "'»unco-steerers "
They would butcher a lawn that was he'd
fust In a bear trap, and then boast of theft
sportsmanship and huntsman's skill and
bravery.
High Prices For Cows.
Cows sold as high as *96 at Mrs.
Ella Clark's public sale In Londonderry
township. Chester county, yesterday,
and 20 head averaged $76 per head.
Temple Baptist Church at Chester, has
appeal to the members of his congre
gallon for 155,000 bricks to build a new
church, and a brick rally will be held
when all members will contribute bricks
the object to be attained.
Pastor Appeals For Bricks.
Rev. A. R. Robinson, pastor of the
WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 16.—The
weather will continue fair, with slight
changes in temperature in the middle
eastern and southeastern states during
tonight and Saturday.
Forecast till 8 p. m. Saturday:
For Delaware—Fair tonight and Sat
urday; light winds, mostly southerly.
■m
TODAY'5
TEMPERATUREI
85
1.30 P. M.
84
12 M.
74
3 A.M.
I«
«•00 a. Ml.