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The EVENING JOURNAL has the Largest Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Delaware. Circulation Books Open to AH
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CIRCULATION OF THE
The Evening Journal
EAL ESTATE DEALERS
would find their ad bring
ing profitable investment if
the 40,000 readers of the
JOURNAL " should see it.
R
Evening Journal
10,650
Yesterday
was
ONECENT
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR—No. 234.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1909-8 PAGES
FLEET RAPIDLY
NEARING HOME
Reported Last Night Nine
Hundred Miles From
Hampton Roads
WARSHIPS EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE NEXT SUNDAY
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1A—The United
Wireless Company today gave out the
following dispatch received from the
flagship Connecticut, under date of Feb
ruary 17:
"Admiral Arnold's Atlantic squadron,
the Maine. New Hampshire, Idaho, Miss
issippi, and Salem. Joined Admiral Sper
ry's around-the-world fleet at 10 o'clock
(this morning; 938 miles from Cape
Henry. The flagship Connecticut sighted
a column of smoke coming up out of
the west which proved to bo the welcom
ing squadron, and within an hour the
six ships of Arnold's squadron came on
In line abreast formation.
As the two divisions of the United
States Navy came within a mile of each
other the Maine, Admiral Aronld's flag
ship. broke out the Admiral's flag to Ad
miral Sperry on the Connecticut and
fired a salute of thirteen guns. The Con
necticut answered with the same num
ber.
Admiral Arnold ordered his squadron
lo execute a right flank movement, and
the welcoming ships took up their po
sition as the third squadron of the fleet,
1.600 yards to the starboard of the line
line of the first squadron. Admiral Ar
nold Is now second In command of the
fleet, and his ship, the Maine, flics the
red flag.
All hands on the Around-theWorld
Fleet closely observed the new comers
and greotlngs wPne shouted to tho
Maine, which left the big fleet In San
Francisco. Her altered appearance due
to the new skeleton tower masts with
which she has been fitted, was the ob
ject of much comment. The officers and
sailors on board the ships of the fleet,
who have not seen the United States for
months are greatly aroused by tho ar
rival of the ships for home. The Salem,
of Admiral' Arnold's squadron, carries
mall for the fleet, and the news-hun
gry men of tho fleet are waiting anx
iously for Its distribution.
Tho line of the squadron's course Is
now north. 75 west. A moderate south
west breeze Is kicking up a choppy sea,
but the weather Is fair and the fleet Is
expected to arrive oft the capes on the
eve of February 21.
A later dispatch al 8 o'clock last- night
stated that the fleet was at that hour
90 utiles from Hampton Roads. It wo*
In longitude 57 degrees west and '«lltude
31 degrees 3t minutes north. Tho com
bined fleet was maintaining a speed of
ten and one-half knots. '
BROOM PRICES
ARE INCREASED
Scarcity of Corn Responsible
For Advance in Cost of
Household Necessity
Wilmington housewives who wear
down their brooms quickly are discon
solate.
As the result of a shortage in the
supply of "broom corn," the price of
brooms per dozen wholesale has ad
vanced on an average 50 cents. That Is
to say. brooms that were bought by
'retailers for $2.50 per dozen now cost
I them $3. This, of course, means a cor
responding Increase In the retail price
and the housewife who has been pay
ing 25 or 35 cents apiece for brooms,
now pays about 5 cents more. Con
sidering that there are at least 40,000
brooms In Wilmington, and that the
ordinary house broom lasts about a
year. It means that Wilmington house
wives will have to pay $2000 more for
brooms during the next 12 months.
There Is only one broom factory here,
that of Harry K. Fulton, No. 107 East
Fourth street. Mr. Fulton's prices are
affected as well as those of Philadel
phia manufacturers, wiho supply much
of the local trade. /Mr Fulton this
morning said that brooms made by
him have Veen advanced 50 and 75
cents. His best brooms now sell for
$3 per dozen wholesale.
"And there Is every Indication nf a
further advance unless the supply of
broom corn holds out." Mr. Fulton said.
"W4 have plenty of material for handles
end lack of timber has had nothing to
do with the Increase. In fact, we have
ft better supply of handles this year
than ever, in spite of the cry of dis
appearing timber. The market, haa
been short of broom corn for the last
two or three years, and the brokers
have had to boost prices because the
growers of broom rorn have been slack.
The broom corn center is Illinois, but
/It Is also grown in a number of other
Western States and In some of the
Southern Slates, The advance has not
been arranged by any association of
broom manufacturers, but is purely on
tho Initiative of Individual makers, whe
bave been affected by the lack of broom
corn."
NEW ROAD TO BE
ACQUIRED BY B. & 0.
l Is believed their
ston I» to close this deal, which had been
I pending before the directors for some
months. The acquisition of this prop
arty will add about l.oto additional mile
age lo the Baltimore & uhio system.
By United Press T.eased Special Wire.
BALTIMORE. Md„ Feb. 18.—While the
actual acquirement of the Oinclnnati,
Hamilton & Dayton Railroad by the Bal
jtlmore Cc Ohio has not been officially
confirmed, enough has been said to in
dicate that such a conclusion Is not far
distant.
i
\
1'renldrnt Murray, nf tho Paltimor« Ä
Ohio, has boon in Kew York for tho
j past two weeks- Most of thl* time.
Hugh L. Bond, the general counsel, h«?»
•been with him.
FIGHT OVER DIRcCT
PRIMARIES IN CALIFORNIA
By United Press Leaned Special Wire.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Feb. 18.-The real
tight on tho bill which provides for tho
adoption of the direct primary system In
California wt
met to-day and It Is probable that It will
continue for several hours with a pos
sibility that the measure will finally be
defeated despite the pledges of a major
ity of the Senators that they would vole
for it.
launched when tho Senate
All yesterday the battle raged around
the bill,- without a single test vote being
reached. It was then made a special order
for to-day and all parties agreed to con
tinue the session until the vote Is taken.
The machine leaders have been very ac
tlve In working on a number of the 22
Senators who are pledged to the bill and
they professed to-day to be certain that
they have It beaten as matters now stand.
-——
CONSERVATION
CONFERENCE
Representatives From Canada
and Mexico Join With
the Americans
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18—Having for
its ultimate object, treaties between
the United States. Mexico and Canada,
that will practically eliminate the "twi
light zone" between this country and
our neighbors, so far as litigation about
waterways is concerned, the first North
American Conservation Conference met
to-dav In the East Room of the White
House. After formal greetings were
exchanged between the representatives
of the foreign countries and President
Roosevelt, tho conference met in the
diplomatic room of the State Depart
ment, whore It will hold sessions until
the end of the week.
The conference Is composed of nine
eom,n.ssloners? thrae from each .oilnt
try. Chief Forester Gifford Plnchot is
chairman of the United States Commis
sinn -ind Secretnrv nf interior fin r
sion ana secretary or interior oar
field, and Secretary of State Bacon are
the other two member*.
From Canada, the delegation is com
posed of Sy-dney Fisher, minister of
agriculture; Hon. Clifford Sifton, ex
minister of the interior, and Dr. Henri
S. Belard, member of the dominion
parliament.
expert of the department of the inter
lor, is acting as secretary to tho Cana
dlan delegation.
Tho Mexican delegation is composed
of Rotntilo Escobar, director of the gov
miment school of agriculture, chair
ne s w ' M a nned *. Y>- tnreel-drrTrrtrrtMm
Robert E. Young, land
of forestry', and Carlos H*«l<ner.
Both delegations brought extensive
maps, and pamphlets with them, to
show what their governments hAve
done In the way of the conservation of
natural, resources.
They met at the embassies of their
respective countries shortly before ten
o'clock, and wire conducted to the
White House by the heads of the om
hassles. Ambassador Bryce presented
the Canadian delegation to Secretary
of Htate Bacon, and Minister Don Jpse
S. Godoy, charge d'affaires of the
Mexican embassy, presented tho dele
gallon from his country.
When these formalities had been
finished, Secretary Bacon presented the
delegates to President Roosevelt.
The President made a short address
calling the a%entlon of the delegates
to the general question of conservation,
which he declared was the most Im
portant problem of modern times. He
extended the thanks of the United
States to Canada and Mexico for their
ready response to his invitation to
participate In the conference, and ex
pressed the hope that much good would
come of It.
ONE DISCHARGED,
ANOTHER HELD
City Judge Dismisses One
Polander Accused of
Assault
Charged with assault and battery' upon
Frank Obar, Pilek Maczin and Tony
Kruppa were before City Court Judge
Cochran this morning.
After heating
testimony that made Obar appear the
aggressor,
Kruppa and held Martin under i».»i! un
«fudge
Oochran dismissed
til Saturday, in order to Investigate
Obar a reputation. Obar It was found.
had been arrested previously on a charge
of drunknenness and disorderly conduct.
Ohar appeared In court with a hlg
scar between his eyes and two on the
hack of his head, where he alleged.
Maealn had struck him with a beer glass
during a tight at Second and Walnut
streets a w-eck ago last Sunday. Kruppa.
ho assorted, had struck him with his
list. As the result of his injuries, Obar
was in bed for a week. Ten stitches were
placed In a wound on his head by Dr.
Alfred L. Kelly, of No. 830 West street.
William F. Kurtz, attorney for the de
fendant», by direct and cross examina -
tlon. sought to show that owing to
I enmity between ohar and Kruppa be
cause of a law suit brought by the lat
ter against Obar. a quarrel was begun
by Obar at a club house at Second and
Washington streets. After the quarrel,
,r'welh«ohVna a "r , T'" r™
Hr.tr Sf s$i
:^.,erma°n. s
and later hit him with a brick. It was
testified.
Chicken Pox and Measles.
Chicken pox and measles have af
mis-{flirted many children within the past
weeks but tip until time no deaths
have followed. There was no fear of
an epidemic of either disease at any
Hme and the health officials were not
.worried
LOW SALARIES
FOR OFFICIALS
:
House To-day Receives Jan
vier Bill Affecting Future
Officeholders
NEEDS OF STATE
COLLEGE MADE KNOWN
;
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j Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del., Feb. 18.—A commnnica
| tlon was received by the House this morn-
Ing from the Central Labor Union, of
Wilmington, protesting against the with. '
drawal from the calendar of tho bills pro- !
hlbltlng compulsory Insurance of cm
ployes. and requiring that wages he paid
weekly. Substitute bills covering these
subjects were Inelosed and Représenta
tlve Connelly announced that he would in
traduce the bills. On ids motion the Home
fixed Wednesday morning next, al U
o'clock as the time for a.hearing on the
bills to the representatives of tho Con-1
tral Bahor Union and a!l other Interested
persons.
Representative Janvier this morning
Introdueed his bill to decrease the salaries
of the New Castlo Cdunty Court House
official*. The bill provides that after the
terms of the present officials expires the
salaries of the offices »hall be as fol
lows: Receiver of taxes, clerk of the
peace, prothonotary, sheriff, recorder of
deed*, register of wills, $ 3 .nn<) each, per
year.
register In chancery, 81,250; clerk of the
orphans' court. 81.250. and coroner. 81200.
■Ithoiit foes. Comptroller. 82.500:
The bill also provides for a decrease in
the salaries of all Hie deputies and clerks
In those offices, and will wipe out Hie D
per cent, fee allowance to Hie officials,
Oppose the Paving Bill.
a communication was received from
Davld snellenburg. and other resident.
nf thr Thlrd Representative district, Wil
mington protesting against the street
. * against the »treat
l.Vt* uZ * *
i
| A communication was received from the,
Levy Court, of New Castle county, favor
| # ,, _ .__,
*''* th * b 1 l ,rovldln 8 for ,lie election of
<*«•'" members of the law Court In off
years so that all the commissioners shall
not retire at the some time.
A communication was received from
j MANY NOTICES GIVEN,
; There was another flood of notices of
;
Hie Antl-Tulierciilosls Society, request
ing the passage of Hie bill to create a
State tuberculosis commission.
Continued on Second Page.
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JLi 1 I tl IVtLuJ IIT
THE KENT COURT
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Criminal Trial List There
Disposed of in Three
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DOVS
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I ®P eclal THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del.. Feb. 18—With coolness,
neatness and despatch, Attorney-Gen
eral Andrew C. Gray and his deputies—
Joslah O. Wolcott and W. Watson Har
rington—have
"cleaned
up"
member of the Kent bar who crossed
1 swords with them In the defense of
The only man who
won a case against them thus far was
every
! accused prisoners,
for
a layman and a negro at that,
peter W.
larceny In keeping hy twenty-two new
shoes which
by him from F. G Walls for an empty
box for fuel purposes, was acquitted.
Two and a half years la the work
house was the sentence Imposed upon
John Ball, the negro who entered a
Dover tailor shop and stole the best
I evening suits of Mayor Satterfield,
! Arley B. Magee and T. Victor Clark.
Three women who had been indicted
Downes, indicted
ere In a box purchased
jointly were tried Jointly nn the charge
! of stealing wearing apparel from Mary
! Cannon. The women all pleaded not
guilty when arralnged—In this order.
Maggie Walton, Annie Walton and
Lizzie Townsend.
The State won practically all its
liquor cases. Alexander Tllghnmn, for
whom Lawyer Frame, Jr. made a hard
fight, was convicted of liquor selling
after the jury had made a recommen
dation of mercy. He was sentenced to
three mouths and fifty dollars fine,
'
Imprisonment until April 1, subject
to release at any time in the interim
provided he vays $20 as a fine, was the
sentence pronounced upon John Harris
for firing a pistol In the streets of
Dover.
Other sentences were: Noah Graham,
t firing f iatnl. one year; Mack Ross.
convicted of stealing chickens, nine
months' Imprisonment and ten laahes.
Bent with age and the only woman
prisoner In a dock full of accused
negroes. Ida Burton yesterday after
noon pleaded guilty to firing a farmer's
stackyard.
• The distance from any building oc-|
1 cupled by human beings was Just far
j enough to put the crime outside of the
| charge of arson. The court sentenced
j her to spend two months in county
1 prison,
Frederick James and Layton Wll
] n am ,, f or breaking Into an express of
flce> w here were several costly pack
{ aKPa of u quo r. were sentenced to one
VPar and twenty lashes ut the public
wll |, ip i n g.post,
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MANKER F0UND
guilty of bribery
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PITTSBURG. Feb. IS. -W. W. Ramsey.
the former bank president who was
charged with bribing Uouncllmen to se
cure the selection of the German Na
Uonal bank, of Pittsburg, as a city de
posltory, today was found guilty by a
waled verdict returned late yesterday af
ternoon and read at the opening of court
«hl» morning. The trial which Is the
drat of the notorious councilmanlc graft
leases lasted only two days. *
THREE HURT IN
SHOOTING AFFRAY
I
By United Press Leased Special Wire
Feb. IS—
PHILADELPHIA,
Overlndiilgence of liquor at a Polish
christening celebration early to-day led
to a shooting and stabbing affair as a j
result of which three men ure dying
In the Episcopal Hospital.
Pa..
They are;
Michale Plechock, terribly gashed In
the head and chest: Antonio Sanger, j
ugly wounds In the chest and face |
slashed Into ribbons; John Doluskl, |
stab wound In abdomen.
THREE PERISH
IN POWDER FIRE
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Fvnlncinn NpRP 3 Wpct
LA|IIU5IUI1 livwl fl TTCSI
Virginia fnlliopt;
Virtjllllu LUlllCry
By United Press Leased Special Wire,
WHEELING. W. Va.. Felt. 18-ln a
lire w hielt destroyed a Slavish miner's
home. following a powder explosion In
the Lewis Findlay coal mine In Uol
Hers, W. Va., early to-day, three per
sons were burned to death, and four
others fatally burned. The house was
burned to the ground and a score or
more hud narrow escapes with their
lives,
The dead are;
Michael Rupkoskl.
Mrs. Annie Rupkoskl, and a young
Child of the Rupkoakls.
The fatally burned are:
i John Wtlkoski. Mrs. John Wilkoskl.
Isador Koski. and Andy Polok.
n . . . .
- ' n ' Ru Jl ko " k " 0 "| ,bo " r, i
"/"V ,n . *** **nn*r ignited
! " can of "°" df,r ' " hlc1 ' wa * siting
on a ghP , f Thp P ,, )IoB i„ n wh lch fol
" ut the wh ">- ■«- ««
houW! and set the structure ablaze. In
an almost Incredltable short space of
time tho house was In flames and It
was only a few minutes until It was
burned to the ground. Tho rescuers
were unable to get out Mr. and Mrs.
Rupkoskl and their child and the three
were masted to death.
The house was a two-story double
frame structure and occupied by a
large number of Slavish miners, em
ployed in the mine of the Lewis Plnd
lay Company.
New Rudder For Tug.
At the yards of Pusey & Jones Com
pany the tug Martha Is on the marine
railway getting a new rudder Installed.
W. C. T. U. Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W. C T. V. win lie held at headquarter»,
I M SI M S >1
tomorrow
committee will meet one hour earlier.
iffernoen.
The
rlMatM
FIRE AND NEW
HALL BILLS UP
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COUDClI DlSCUSSCS MCaSllCCS
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Apt« Ppnnlp Vnt£> nn Thpm
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Members of City Council, silting as
a committee of the whole, discussed
several Important matters last night,
\ among them being the question of a
! paid fire department, the new City
j Hal! proposition and a new form of city
I government.
There was a long argument relative
to tho fire question, some of the mem
biV being opposed to a paid depart
ment and others favoring it. The bill
as It stands will not be opposed.
on *new City Hall project.
, " no opposition to the bills
Council, Is understood, but should
measures be oassed the referendum
will be called Into action and both sub
jects referred to the people to lie voted
The some line of argument followed
That
j
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upon,
The proposed hill establishing a new
system of government for Wilmington,
notice of which will be given In the
la-gislaturc to-day. makes several de *
elded changes hi the present system.
1 nder tho new order of things, the
mayor will lie given solo charge of ad
ministering the city's affairs assisted
\ by seven commissioners. The object
i* 1 ° do away with so many comaiil
| »loners as now exist,
Another Important ehsnge will
| the ablution of the offices of assessors.
it being proposed to give the city
be
treasurer entire charge of all
moneys received,
point one Democrat and one Republi
can to assess property. It is also pro
posed to have one city engineer who
city
The mayor will ap
will look after the engineering work
of the Water Department, the ■ treet
and Sewer Department and
work of the dty. He will be allowed
j H8S 8 ance.
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WOMAN CHALLENGES
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RUSSIAN TO DUEL
| By United Press Leased Special Wire,
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 18—A wo-!
man member of the recent Equal
Rights Congress to-day telegraphed
| from Mariupol, challenging to a duel
| M. Purlahkevlt. il, n leading member of
the Douma for an alleged Insulting
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central church to
RECEIVE NEW PASTOR
^
The congregation of ( entrai Presby-,
terlan Church will'give a reception to
Us new pastor, the Rev, J. H. Crawford,
on Friday evening. February 2«. The
reception will lake place In the church,
Joseph II. Burns Is chairman of the
I committee In -barge.
SAYS COOPER
MADE THREATS
CC it) ATMCn Tnircmcc
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bru » cm i nui thp tdiai
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Inc Defense Helps Carmack
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Case Prosecution
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By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Feb. 18 —DIb
concerting the attorneys for the de- i
fense with a flood of new evidence, the
State to-day called several witnesses
in the trial of Colonel Duncan I ». 1
Cooper. Robin Cooper, and J. D. Sharp. !
The evidence which they gave whs not 1
add need In the hearing for hall and |
several wit nesses culled to-day were ;
not Included In the list of names on
the subpoena Hat as read In the open
ing of the triai
The discovery of the piece of the ;
shield or pistol holster In Uarmak's
clothing, while the garments were be
,
1
ln * «»mined In coVrt, leaves no ques-
tlon that tho Stale will try to prove
that the clothing had been tampered
with since It was looked up after the
tragedy hy the undertaker. The In
rident was mad « 1 much of by the de
fense. It luring apparent that it left
way for the contention that the delay
In Carmack's drawing his weapon and
opening lire on the Coopéra was oc
cantoned by the Interval required for
the removal of the shield from his
pistol.
Peedict More Shooting«.
That ono or more shooting affairs will
follow tho trial, no mutter which way
the case goes. Is a prediction which la
freely heard. To-day the bitterness
developed by the course of the State's
attorneys was palpable and one story
heard during the day was to tho ef
fect that t^je police had disarmed a
relative of the defendants who were
making threats ayainsl the prosecutor.
The feeling Is Intense.
,,
J. c. Bradford, uncle of Robin Looper,
Miss Donlo Braxton domestic In
" nd u L Murrl. son-ln
, e ,, _ .
aw ".'Iran. Mis.
l I ,Hr<,r8t Wo *.' 0 "T 'a/LT ' !
I,ec swore that she heard Colonel
Cooper curse Carmack and Miss Brax
ton heard Colonel Cooper talking; to
One statement which
The attorney*
on Isjth sides ere of Ihe old school of,
Mouth, m lighters.
Miss Daisy Lee, a stenographer for
his daughter,
she testified the colonel trade was to
the effect that Carmack was ns liable
to get killed as hr was, .and that cer
tainly Ills daughter did not want him
| tu •">' dow n his manhood.
Brotherhood Meeting.
The Brotherhood of Harrison Street
M. K. Church will hold Its regular
monthly meeting In the church tonight
The Rev. J. M. Ariers will speak on
Ihe subject. "The Dethronement of!
King Alcohol."
orvhehtra will *inic.
The male chorus and
» «h. cdMlntd
r * .
Letters lestainentary on the i state « i
George • " * ' "
t° Anna Mary imi^e h •
( T '*«|" 1 / J 1
been filed fyr pionat
Bishop Kinsman a 111 preach In « brlst
Church, Christiana hundred, on Sun
day at 10.30 a. in.
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Bishop Kinsman at Christ Church.
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CAR PLANT BIDS
ARE REJECTED
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H. & H. Corporation to Ask
For New Estimates
on Work
j
So unsat isfactory were the bid* sub
! mined for Ihe two proposed brick and
I steel car shops of the Harlan and Hoi-j
I lings worth Corporation that thev have
been rejected and new specifications will
probably he prepared. An official of the
corporation made Hits statement this
morning.
, ^ buildings arc to he erected over
j u>ftw>n street, the vacation of which
wt ,| ^ recommended to the Court of
{Hollingsworth Corporation,
i General Session next month. Tho orig
inal specification* were prepared at Ihe
Hethleham Steel Works, Belhleham. Pa.,
the holding concern of Ihe Harlan and
»
The corporation will not permit the
bids for the construction of the two
, 8hop! , to bp published.
WM. T. GROVES
DIED TO-DAY
Well-known Resident Sue
cumbs After One Week's
IlinPCC
j IIIIIC33
-
After an Illness of but a week. William
T Qrove>i BK ed «£ years, died last even
1 lnR at hlg home , No . gK p opu i ar atrec t.
j Ho , 8 , urvlve< i b y his widow.
M r. Graves was employed as a foreman
a, the Todd's cut Shops of the Pennsyl
srrrtiuÄtrtJ
- •srjsrrzsi
' Republican First District Committee for
8 '<">* H ™ 1 Tb e funeral will be held on
Salurd8y »Uernoon at 2 o'clock.
Beginning on Sunday. March 21, a
two weeks' mission will open In St.
Paul's Church. Rev. Thomas P. Burke
and three Paulist fathers will be In
charge. The first week of tho mission
{will be for women and the last week
To Hold Mission at 8 t. Paul's.
for men.
WANT NAVAL
MILITIA FOR STATE
A bill providing for a naval'militia for
Delaware, will bo presented to the (Ten
oral Afiaombly by Representative Edward
G. Bradford. Jr., »it tho roquent of Admiral
H. F. du Pont Branch of the Navy league
of tho United Staten.
The bill provide« for an orgunlaatlon
of one battalion or not lens than two
nor more than three division», of which
one may be an engineer dtv nlon. und one
may be O »Igmil division. The force, as,
contemplated by the proposed act. shall
not a,,d
Die governor power to call out llila body
In time of riot. Insurrection, or Imminent
danger thereof, with power to Increase the
force as the exigencies of the case may
ditch Increase Is to be disbanded
require,
as soon ns the emergency shall cease to
exist
TO IMPROVE
BANKING HOUSE
Central Bank Properly In-
terior to be Renovated
and Remodeled
|
j Improvements to cost several thousand
. 'imiara will he made to the banking quar
! , PI . H of , hP central National Hank
ln(f p., f|h Market streets. Altera-:
ttn ns on the second floor of Hie building.
which Is to Is- occupied by the New Castle
; Colim> . Association, are alreadv In
progress.
Plan* for Hie alterations to the bank-{
*" K department »IM he prepared probably
" l,hl " » week. They will provide for the)
entire renovation of tho Interior und per
haps a remodeling. No addition I* con
templated. John K. Hale', n director, has
been given charge of Hie proposed 1 m
provenient. and will obtain estimates.
The proposed Improvement was dis
ensaed at a meeting of the directors this
J morning, at which Edward II. Brennan,
. ... ,
been a director of Hie Central National
Rank for several vears
'
Hie Market street department More pro
prle.or, was elected vice-president, an of
flee heretofore not filled, Mr. Brennen ho»
KNOX CASE IS
AGAIN IN HOUSE
.. „ r» 1 ii
Democrats UPPOSC Dalzell
'
Resolution to Remove
the Obstacles
|
j
Bv « nlte-I Press Le.eed Kperlsl Wire.
WASHINGTON. Feh. 18.—When the
house convened today Représentât Ivs
IHftlasHI. PennuylvHnlH. for th« commit
t»*o on rule«, presented a apeclal rule
to «'Tear the Nomplicated altu
-«Hon ah to the salary of the secretary
Mlllr d | R( .„ v ,. 1 c,| yesterday In the
house, during consideration of the von
ference report on the legislative, exec
iutlve, ami Judicial gpproprUtlon bill.
Thp Ua|];e ]| r( , |0 ] u tton proposes that
llhe house Jnsist upon It* disagreement
I to the Senate s action In Increasing
Fa ] nr | Pgi n ,| ( further conference, and
disagreement
tho Senate con
instruct the conferees
I furring to regard u*
Hint portion of the bill appropriating
812.000 for the secretary of state.
On the previous question, Williams,
(Democrat, Mississippi.! made the
point of no quorum, and Ihe roll call
was begun.
After sufficient members bad re
* ponded to .■atnbllsh a quorum, Flfz
gerald (Pemqfral. New York), threw
« bomb Into the camp of the Repuhll
ran leader*, by declaring that the Dal
r.ell resolution, was Illegal. Inasmuch as
It combined bot h a house resolution,
innd a concurrent resolution In one mea
sure He quoted the Federal statutes
(to show that such n procedure was for
hidden.
Old Railroad Man Recovering.
William Tubbs, who has been III is
Mr. Tubbs has been
improving slowly,
employed by the P„ B. A- VV. Railroad'
Company since 1865. and has been In
the train service since 1870. He has
run between Wilmington and Thlladel
phla on u freight train as flagman for
thirty-nine years, and will be placed
on the retired list February 26.
i
!
AMERICAN WOMAN IN
ENGLISH SUFFRAGETTE RAID
1
By United Press i.eased Special Wire,
LONDON, Feb. IS.—A woman giving th*
name of Ml»» Grace Johnson and her ad
dress as the Untied States, was arrested
to-day along with twenty-three
women In an attempted suffragette raid
oilier
on Premier Asquiths house In Downing
street. Miss Johnson says she I» simply
vlstlng In London and took no part In Ihe
not the
demonstration.
The raid, despite the tact that It had
,M * en extensively advertised was
success that Its promoters had anticipated,
success that promoters
The women moved against the house from
every direction, but found a heavy cor
j don of police thrown all about the rest
' dence The "bobbles" Hung the women
I back as fast as they approached their
lines.
'A number of small outbreak, occurred
sttrrrt;r «=;;
opening Parliament on Tuesday made no
mention of "votes for women.
--—
wording hard to obtain a piano for their
school. They have entered a newspaper
{contest which will award one piano in
Delaware to tho parti 1 obtaining the
J greatest number of coupons cut from
School in Piano Contest.
{ Teachers and pupils of School No.
' 20. at Tenth and Spruce streets, are
the paper.
BOTTLE LAW
REPEALER DIES
'
IMP AMHNDMFNT
Measure Fails to Get Re
quired Constitutional
Vote To-day
VOTED DOWN
; -
{Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Feb. 18.—After much dis
cussion the House at noon today killed
the Pharo "bottle law repealer." by
falling to give It the constitutional
The object of the're
elghten votes,
pettier was to prohibit the sale of
liquor In quantities less than one quart,
but would permit the sale of beer In
kettle or pitcher,
ed an amendment t
liquor* in quantities down to a half
pine by wholesalers and allowing re-
tailers to sell beer In kettles and
pitchers, but prohibiting retailers from
selling liquor In quantities less than
one quart. This amendment was lost.
Mr. Spruanee being the only member
to vote for It!
Mr. Hpruancc offer-
nllow the sale of
Ayes—Armstrong. Hrorkson.
Ginn. Hall. Hazel, Hopkins, Janvier,
Jester, Lafferty, Minner, Pharo, Soper,
build-1Townsend. Ward. 15.
Nays—Alnseow. Bradford. Bryan,
Connelly. Donnho. Grubb. Hudson,
Marsh, McDonald. Reeves. Spruanee.
Truitt. Welch, Speaker Cooper, U.
Messrs. Haylts, Ledenham and Jack
(.on were absent and Messers. Morrison.
willltin and Rawlins were out of the
when the vote was taken.
>n the hill was as follows:
Ellison.
The vote
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DI 1ÇH OF RII I Ç
v/l DILLJ
j IKJ I C/^IÇI ATTIl^C
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ApprOprlâîlOn t0 BOäTCl
of Education
OTHER MEASURES OFFERED
1 Special f. THE EVENING JOURNAL
! Dover. Del., loll. 18— Représenta
live Connelly in behalt of Speaker
Coofgr yesterday utternoun gave notice
"f n bill to amend tin charter of the
Board of Edu 'utlon of Wilmington.
1 The ani('iidrnpnt will f»r«'rr1d# that tl~^
in'TföHc in tho «Appropriât Ion of cîlly
rn " m,n io ,h * ,,r
shall lie five per cent annually Instead
of two pdr cent as fixed by the pres
ent law.
Representative Connelly says he will
| prees ills hill for a paid lire depart
I nwnt of Wllmlnqloii. He say« the terni
j in to tncreaHH the number of Are
companion under the volunteer system,
) an< * that If the paid department Is not
' established the Eighth ward and the
; Eleventh ward will request «'Ity Coun
, <*ll lo appropriate money for new com
panics to be formed In their sections,
Uninterrupted Session».
In order to have the fulleat time for
the consideration of legislation, Rep
resentative Connelly offered
tlon that no members leave the House
I during the hours set for sessions until
iifternoen.
résolu -
1 3.2U o'clock In the
I Connelly explained that
j many members attending
meetings the House has been late In
j starting morning and afternoon,
I thought .the committee* should
meet until after 3.20 In the afternoon,
: so that the day up to that time can
be devoted to legislation In open scs
j sion.
"I that Is n resolution to al
Mr.
it
because
committee
Ho
not
( suppose
low the memliers up the State to go
home at 3.20 o'clock," remarked Rep
i resentatlve Donoho.
Representative Alnseow said that tho
j members should remain In Dover over
night for committee meetings,
don't want to stay here later than tho
Continued on Serond Page.
T
j
1
the person
Pressed to
1 1 'i Hr k. or Miss Prlcllla Bright Clark. In
. ,. ar> . 0 f Roger Clark. Streets. Somerset,
) b„ r . The package Is unmallable in Its
Package Wrongly Mailad.
The pcstofflee officials are looking for
L-ho mailed a package ad - 1
Master William Bancroft
j =
WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. 18.—A
disturbance that wu central Wednaa
northern
d> y morning over Rocky
Mountain region has moved southeast
ward to Oklahoma, and will thence
move eastward ovsr the central valleys,
<nd north ,„ t ward to tho
Coast, attsnded by general proclpita
tlon in the form of rain in the middl*
and south Atlantic states.
Forecast till 8 p. m. Friday:
For Delaware—Increasing cloudiness
and warmer tonight, with minimum
Atlantic
temperature about 40 degrees. Friday
rain; light to moderate southeasterly
winds.
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To-Day's
Temperature
m
42
1.30 P. M. I
12.00 M.
41
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«5
g
{o
j g
8.00 A. M. 1!
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