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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.1, 1909-8 PAGES
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR-No. 238.
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FIXING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR FATAL TRAIN WRECK
Railroad Officials Announce That Official Statement
Will be Made Tomorrow—Bodies of Victims Ar
rive Home—Property Loss Will Exceed
$ 50 , 000 .
Superintendent A. C. Wtytney, of the
'Delaware Division, of the Pennsylvania
(Railroad, said to-day that the company's
'statement concerning the wreck at Del
.mar yesterday morning In which seven
linen were killed, would not he Issued until
to-morrow. Tho Investigation, he told a
'reporter for THE EVENING JOURNAL»
1s In progress and as yet the responsibility
[for the accident had not been placed,
'Statements In the newspapers, attributed
ito him, he said, are "untrue.
One of these statements was to the ef
.feet that as a result of Mr. Whitney's In
'vestlgatlon, tho responsibility for the
wreck lay In not having a flagman aent
[back to warn the second section of Ihe
Norfolk train that the two locomotives
[were holding the track ahead. Ira Simp
son. of Delmar, was the engineer of the
locomotlvc nearest the approaching train,
Thtr question of responsibility hinges
upon the reason for having the two light
'idcomatlves on the tracks so close behind
the first section and in front of the sec
ond. It Is said that the yardmen under
flood that the second section was 15 min
utes later than the first, but that It was
In reality only about four. When the lo
comotives were sent out of the roundhouse
yard to the main tracks they were to cross
to ,a siding, hut because the first section
was still In the way did not have time to
do so before Ihe other train arrived.
Coroner Views Bodies.
Coroner Griffiths took his Jury of nine
teen men from Laurel, Seaford and Del
mar, to view tho wreck and the hodles,
and then adjourned the hearing till Friday
when the railroad officials shall have com
pleted their Investigation. The coroner
sumoned witnesses to-day. The Inquest
w'lll beheld In. the Delmar Town Hall and
will be public.
damages and death claims, will exceed
The loss to the company. In addition to
350,000.
Switchman is III.
Noah Lear, the switchman who was on
DEATH TAKES
E. T. D1LW0RTH
Business Man Succumbs to
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Edwin T. Dllworlh. president of the
Standard Pharmacy, and one of the city's
Bright's Disease Af er
Brief Illness
(best known residents, died at his home.
'No. 1200 Market street early this morning
from Bright's disease. Ho was 64 years
.„Id
• Althiv-h Mr Dilworth had suffered
from the"dlsease since November, his con.
Idltlon did not become serious until Sun
day. From that day up until the hour of
diis death hts life had been despaired of.
He was the son of Glha Dilworth and was
born at Dtlworthtown, Pa. He came to
this city 30 years ago and learned the
ipharmaey business. For years he con
Iducted a pharmacy at Tenth and Market
c;j the site of Ihe duPont Building and
later removed hts place of business to
•Second and Jeerson streets. Mr. Dilworth
'was also largely Interested In real estate.
He la survived by a widow and two chll
jdren. Mrs. Howard Slayton and Floyd
Dilworth. The funeral will take place on
Thursday with Interment In Head of
•Christiana Cegietcry.
NEW SCHOOL
IS DISCUSSED
At the meeting of the Board of Educa
tion last night the committee on new
buildings presented plans of a proposed
'addition to school No. 2. The matter was
Referred to the committee with power to
act. The plans provide for tour new class
rooms, an assembly rom, toilets on the
side and a play ground In the basement.
These Improvements would cost about
(31*1, »00. The question of converting the
house next the School Info a gram
jmar school wa* discussed, but It did not
jmeet with the approval of President
iShortlldge. The house, which Is now oc
cupied as a private dwelling, la owned by
[the Board of Education. This proposition
is to be considered with the plan to build
an addition to No. 2 school, the more
feaslte to be favored. The conversion of
the property Into a school would cost
about 315,000. The committee on new build
ings was authorized to obtain estimates
on both propositions.
The resignation of Miss Ethel Cooper as
'a teacher In the grammar department of
No. 28 school was accepted.
Things
That
Tell
We respectfully call the attention
of advertisers to the circulation
figures yesterday of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL.
11,375
Which show that THE JOURNAL
Is the most widely read paper In this
city and state.
Three extra runs were, made ot
the press In order to supply the
newsboys with the JOURNALS.
Ask the Newsies.
Ask the Agents.
tiVhlch paper Is demanded on the
street, in the home. They will tell
you
THE JOURNAL
duly at Delmar. when the accident oc
curred. la ill because of the wreck. He is
Included In the Investigation being made.
Operator Hastings who also was on duty
at the time of the wreck. Is at work. The
; railroad officials say he Is In no way
j responsible for the accident.
Victims' Bodies Arrive.
The bodies of the victims were shipped
from Delmar to-day. Those of John D.
McCready and John W Wood, of this
city, arrived here at 11.15 o'clock. Mr.
McCready's funeral will take place from
No WO French street on Thursday morn
ing. Interment will be made In the W11
mington and Brandywine Cemetery.
Brookway Still Living.
The railroad officials were In commun!
cation with the hospital at Salisbury, Md,
this morning, and learned that the condl
tlon of Lewis Brockway, the groom of the
educated horse. Princess Trixie, which
was killed In Ihe wreck, was slightly Im
proved. He passed a comfortable night
and his recovery Is expected. Brockway'a
death was reported at noon yesterday.
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By Staff Correspondent.
DELMAR. Del., Feb. 23.
Yesterday's wreck Is the worst In the
history of the Delaware Division from the
standpoint of lives lost and other dam
age done. The Delaware Division has been
very fortunate In having few serious
wrecks, and while there have been some
nasty collisions in Its history they have
been accompanied by few- casualties.
That the flames that consumed the cars
were Intensified by rockets and other
I pyrotechnics being sent to Old Point Com
! fort to blaze forth a welcome to the
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Continued on Fifth Rage.
COURT HEARS OF
FAMILY TROUBLES
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City Judge Sends Warring
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Factions Back With a
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Warning
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t Neighborly difficulties were aired In City
Court this morning when Levi Koons was
* lven a hearing on a charge of disorderly
conduct. The complainant was Joseph A.
MeiAughlln, who has a barber shop at No.
917 I-ancaster avenue. McLaughlin rteclar
1 ed ,hat Koons had come into his shop on
] Saturday afternoon and abused him un
**' 1,e had been put out on the street
1 "here he had continued the alleged dlsor
| der -
Koons declared that McLaughlin and his
' family redlouled his wife and that he had
j gone Into the shop to remonstrate. Mrs.
! McLaughlin, Koons also alleged, beat him
, over the head. McLaughlin's alledeg rldl
j cule of Koons' wife consisted. It appeared
in sticking his tongue out at her and wav
1 Ing hla hand at her.
| Mrs. Koons. who was one of the wit
j nesses, very graphically testified as to Me
j Laughlln's alleged misconduct,
at one
time sticking her tongue out so far and
shutting her feet In Imitation of McLaugh.
Iln so vigorously and altogether becom
ing so excited that Judge Cochran was
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obliged to tell her to rut It out. Judge
Cochran held the charge up against
Koons. after advising him lo bring the
McLaughlins to court should they con
tlnue to annoy him or his wife.
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A fl
sidewalk« and 'c.ihs w-a« f Jlven f
readings bv the Street and Sewer DU
rectors this morning Tho 'resolution
nSea^hflt eWewalk, Wore ni™«
nent structure shall be of portland
Cement concrete
cement concrete,
curbs, are to be constructed only upon
the approval of the directors.
Breakfast Mission Meeting.
This evening at the Sunday Break
fast Mission. Rev. J. Cleland will de
liver a special address.
_ Seltzer to Direct Infantry Band.
The First Infantry Band has engag
ed Frank R. Seltzer, of Philadelphia,
as Its leader. Seltzer is the leader of
several bands and directed the local
band last season.
Chicken Case Goes Over.
The hearing of William
Bracken
ridge, colored, charged with the lar
ceny of chickens was continued by
Judge Cochran this morning until Feb
ruary 26.
The case of Elsie Bennett, charged
with being Incorrigible was referred
to Humane Agent Stout.
COURT HOLDS UP
ASSAULT CHARGE
The charge of assault and battery,
against Char.es v Orlffllh was held up
against him by City Court Judge Coch
ran this morning. Growth was charred
with having struck John Seeley. Seeley
said Griffith had hit him so hard that
his head had been cut and he had been
knocked unconscious.
Griffith declared
Seeley had been cut In falling. He said
he had slapped Seeley for havipg made
a nuisance of an alley adjoining his
house. A Board of Health offiçpr testi
fied as to the nuisance,
looked to be about 16 years old appeared
In court with a middle-aged wife, and
his mother. The latter was so lnt»nt
upon signaling her disapproval of Orlf
ftth's testimony to Judge Cochrai; by
waving her hand that at one tine she
had the court In laughter.
Seeley, who
1TR0UBLE OVER
WATER BONDS
I« . r . . n
water commissioners uppos*
ea to Reduction of Amount
to be Borrowed
The Board of Water Commissioners, or
at least two of them, Messrs Shaw and
Ford, do not lake kindly (o the proposed
1 nf bill advocated by some of the mem
| bers of Council, providing for loan of
(-.x^non, Vrlth which to complete the new
| wa ter system. The price of the filter plant
| contract for which was recently aw arded
to Çpleman Bros., of Boston, is 3257.500.
■ater commissioners assert that this
The
price does not include the entire cost of j
the plant and they assert that 3265,000 will
no , be sufficient to meet the expense.
The a ct originally passed, provided for
a j oan of isno.OOO and of this amount bonds
to ihe value of about 315.000 have been Is
sued leaving a balance yet to be Issued of
$34?,.non. This amount the Water Depart
ment claims will just about meet the ex
1 pense of completing the filter plant.
| President Shaw, of the Water Depart
j mPn t w lll go to Dover when Ihe proposed
nPW bin |, introduced and personally ap
| pMr before the members of the Legisla
| lure on t)ie ma tter. He claims that the
passage of such a bill would result In dlf
: Acuities In finishing the new filter plant
a „d would also damage the credit of the
c u y .
Mr. Shaw said to-day: The proposed bill
is another acheme to thwart the depart
ment in their work of completing the
filter. They forget." he said, "that a power
j plant to operate the filter when It Is com
pleted, must be Installed and also that
power must he furnished to pump water
from Cool Spring to Bockford and there
j are other expenses attached to the un
[ derlaklng. which If those opposed to the
Jjßfi.000 loan would look Into they would
| n0 ( he so hasty In reaching conclusions.
! "With respect to the legality of the
ponds," said Mr. Shaw-, "City Solicitor
Townsend says the Issue will be lawful. I
am , n touch wdth the gRuatlon and pro
j po Sa to go to Dover If the proposed bill
j B introduced."
Taft Arrjves in New York.
By united Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.—President
i Elect Taft arrived in this city at 11.40
I this morning, via the Pennsylvania
He was
secret service
Railroad from Philadelphia.
; accompanied by two
j men and a party of newspaper corres
i pondents. He went immediately to the
j home of his brother, Henry W. Taft.
Death of Thomas Stratton.
1 Thomas Stratton died at Smyrna
j yesterday, aged 74 years. Mr. Strat
ton here until several years ago.
'When he went to Smyrna tn make his
1 horns with his son-in-law, John C.
Blizzard. Mr. Stratton was a veteran
of the civil war. a member of duPont
Poet, O. A. R.. arid of Delaware Lodge
. j 0 . O. F. His body will be interred
in Rivervlew cemetery on Thursday.
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Want Sewer Connection For School.
The Street and Sewer directors thin
morning referred to the sewer engi-i
neor a request from the Board of Edu
; cation for a sewer to connect school
No. 11. Ninth and Scott streets.
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New Prosecutor in Court.
David J. Reinhardt, former city so-j
Ilcitor, conducted the prosecutions In
city court this morning. Both City
Eollrltor Townsend and Assistant So
ilcitor Sattcrthwsllo are out of the
j city.
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MOTHER FINDS
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BABY DEAD
When Esther Hall, colored, of No. 1602
Claymmjt BtrMrt „ tllrn sd to h „ r hnmP at
„ 0 . c]ock morntnK . BftBr
. hour „. wprk Bhe foim d her n-months-old
j hal)y boy dead from whoop,ng cough. Mrs.
j Hall has three other children. Edward,
***d 7 years. Charles, aged 5 years, and
a * ed s ypars ' Bpfore golnK ,n work
,hl * morning she asked a boarder In the
b mmc .0 give the children their breakfast
before fo wo «*k He did so and a
' ,eW la ' pr * b - bab >' choked to
<1e *' h * hl !' coughing. The other children
are suffering from whooping cough.
DROPPED DEAD
SHAKING HANDS
After enjoying an evening with
friends at the home of John Zalbanl,
No. 625 Christiana street, last night,
John Zebrowskl. aged JO years, of No.
215 South Justison street, arose to
leave when he was taken 111 and drop
ped to the floor dead. He was In the
act of shaking hands and bidding his
friends good night when he fell over.
The roan's death was due to natural
causes.
To Present Drsma.
"Facing the Music" Is the title of a
drama to he presented In the Newark
Opera House tonight for the benefit
of the Newark library.
Pastor White Here.
The Rev. William L. White who has
been Invited to the pastorate of An
bury M. E. Church, was In this city
yesterday.
Basketball Tonight.
St. Patrick's and Madison basket
ball teams will play in St. Patrick's
Hall tonight.
The preliminary game will be be
tween St. Patrick's. Second and Ches
mir.
Clubman Hold Open House.
The Wilmington Whist Club held In
formal open house last evening In
honor of Washington's birthday. There
were several vlsltots and a delightful
evening was spent.
Y. M. C. A. Boys Give Exhibition.
In the presence of the parents of
he boys and visitors, the junior de
partment of the Y. M. C. A. gave an
>xhlblt y r esterday. Assistant Physl
al Director C. I. Weaver, who has
narge of the exhibit was much pleas
ed at the progress made by the boys.
SOCIETIES MOURN
WILHELM'S DEATH
Special to THE.EVENING .TOURNAT,
NEW CASTLE, Fob. 23—Seminole
Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men,
»m hold a s P e. a i m.-i.ug at ? «-dock
to-night to take action on the death of
Harvev L wHimm*. the tribe
rachem, who was killed In the railroad
wreck at Delmar yesterday. The New
Castle Athletic Association, the Twen
tleth Century Club, the Christian En
deavor and the Presbyterian Sunday
school will also take action
The remains of the young man ar
rived here to-day.
Engineer George N. Davis of Seaford,
another victim of the wreck,' was a
New Castle hundred man. He was a
son of George N. Da v s of Bear Sta
| tlon. and was prophet of Llttlé Bear
| Tribe. Improved O. R. M.. at Bear. Hla
j funeral will take place to-morrow at
the residence of his father. Interment
will be made in Christiana Presbyter
Ian Cemetery. Little Bear Tribe will
attend tho funeral.
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Expresses Every Confidence
in the Inter-state Rail
way's Future
80 much gossip has grown out of the
recent announcement of the effort on the
part of different holding companies to
get possession of tho bonds of the Inter
state Railway ompany, controlling the
Wilmington City Railway Company, that
j John A. Hlgg. president of both of the
! latter corporations, has Issued a personal
i statement concerning the situation,
1 Mr. Rigg s observations are partlcu
• larly pertinent, coming as they do from
one entirely familiar with the subject In
all Its details Hts full explanation fol
1 lows:
"The proposition made *to Interstate
Railways Company bondholders by the
American Railways Company makes It
proper that 1 should Inform them of cer
| tain facts which have not yet been made]
public.
Shelmerdlns and
! called on me and asked for leave to ex
] amine ihe property of the Interstate
Railways Company, admitting that they
wanted this Information for the benefit
of the American Railways Company,
which contemplating bidding for the
property at the anticipated sale which
would follow after a default on the ln
In December last, William H.
E. Clarence Miller
terest due February 1, on the Interstate!
I bonds. As the manifest interest of the
; American Railways Company would be
1 to buy this property as cheap as possl
! ble, I could not see that It was to the
interest of either my bondholders or my
stockholders to give this Information and
| upon the advice of counsel that the ap
j plication was premature I refused It.
"Subsequently, these gentlemen allied
themselves with two bond holders who
' f 0 r personal reasons were disaffected.
11 0 blook the effort which was being made
b y the large bondholders. In association
j w | th Edward B Smith & Co., to get
1 together In the proceedings preliminary
to a reorganization of the Interstate
Railways Company In the Interest of the
security holders of that company. If It
were possible to block this effort of the
{large bondholders It Is manifest that the
American Railways Company could se-1
cure our property on their own terms.
The whole question In the ease Is wheth-I
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er Ihe Interstate Railways Company shall
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be reorganized In the Interest of Its own
.
securlty holders, or In the Interest of,
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the American Hallways Company
"The proposition provides that Inter
state bondholders shall receive the equiv
alent of 2 1-4 per cent, upon their pres
I ent Interstate bdhds, all surplus earned
by the Interstate properties over that
2 1-4 per cent., going to the American'
Railways Company, and no payment of
Interest lo be made at all until July 1. 1919.
American Railway» Company
ond will not be
If the
buys at the aale, this b<
payable for fifty years, if some one else
buys, then the American Railways t*om
! pany apparently contracts to buy the
' bonds at P ar on or before January 1.
19 i 5 , lf the purchase is made by some
j one else at a price which would net
bondholders more than 50 per rent., other
bondholders will get their full dividend
l„ cash, but bondholders accepting this
proposition would have thelr 50 per rent.
In a five year bond, and would receive In
cash only one-half of the amount over
50 per cent. "less expenses," which
might be realized by the American Rail
ways Company.
"I am myself, the holder of s good
many bonds, and this proposition has
no attractions for me at all.
believer In the Interstate properties, and
feel confident that when we are rid of
am a
our present financial complication.,
whlch have prevented our financing our
capital requirements of late years, and
when the physical condition of our prop
ertles has been Improved, we will be able
to earn many times 2 1-4 per cent, upon
the amount of our present bond Issue. I
earnestly hope that bondholders will not
sacrifice their bonds by accepting this
proposition."
Finishes Long Prison Sentence.
After serving six years, within a
few days In prison at Trenton. Blagglo
Malzarola, of No. 608 West Second
street. Is out of jail and once more
with his family at the Second street
address. He came home late on
Thursday afternoon.
Malzarola who was known to many
as "Mike Ross" was convicted of coun
terfeiting In the United States court
here and sentenced to pay a fine of
31.000 and be Imprisoned for a pe^od
of eight years. Good behavior les
sene dhis term and he was discharged
from the prison a free man on last
Thursday.
Receptacles For Street Scraps.
Samples of cans to be distributed
about streets for waste paper were ex
hlblted at the meeting of the Street
fend Sewer Directors this morning. The
directors contemplate having such re
ceptacles here. Estimates will be
asked.
Fined For Begging.
Charged with street begging. Joseph
Klnsler was fined 320 and coata by
city Court Judge Cochran this morn
!:.g.
STANDARD OIL
CASE AGAIN
Government Will Attempt to
Have a Heavy Fine As
sessed
rcCAlin enri T
jtCONO GREAT
STRUGGLE HAS BEGUN
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO, HI.. Feb. 2,1—'the second
great struggle between the standard
oil Company and the government be
Ku n j n the United Slates District Court
hero to-day with the examination
veniremen for the selection of a jury
to re-try the famous 329.000.000 case.
Federal Judge Anderson Is presiding,
The namea of 150 residents of Northern
Illinois were selected Inst week to corn
prise Ihe panel from which tho jury
will ho chosen.
That the government will again at
tempt to have an enormous fine as
sessed became known lyasl week when
District Attorney Sims notified the at
torneys for tho defendant company
that he expected to prove 1,462 separate
offenses of rebating In violation of the
If he Buo
Elkins i^ntl-Trust law.
oeeds he will ask that the court assess
the maximum penalty of 319.000,000.
The minimum penalty. If the company
should be convicted on all these counts,
would be only 3729,000.
The original Standard Oil case was
heard by Federal Judge K. M. Landis
and the trial began March 4. 1907. Tho
oil company has been indicted by two
special grand juries on 6.428 counts,
charging violation of the Elkina anti
trust law. which prohibits the granting
or accepting of rebates on oil or other
products.
1907, and lasted six weeks.
The specific Indictments upon which
\ the United States authorities elected
to make their fight numbered 1,462 and
charged the acceptance of rebates from
1 the Chicago and Alton Railroad ag
gregatlng 3223.000, on shipments of 6.000
After Uytrlal full of sensational ds
velopments. the jury returned a verdict
of guilty on each Indictment, and on
each separate count in each tndlct
ment.
| The standard Company Immediately
took , he cage th „ UnKe< , 8tatea ar .
1
The trial began March 1.
| cars of oil from Whiting. Ind., to East
St. Louis. III.
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,1uwn * decision on this writ of
j petition reversing the trial court anl
remanding the case to Judge lAindL
I for re-trlal. This decision written by
Judge Grosscup contained what was
j called the most remarkable excoriation
on one court by another In the history
u 7 *he American bench.
On August 14 last District Attorney
Sims filed a petition that the Circuit
Court had misunderstood and mls
quoted the rulings of the trial Judge
I cult Court of Appeals, on a writ of
error.
Last July the Appellate Court handed
and alleging further that the Circuit
Court's ruling. If sustained, would
make of the Interstate Commerce Act,
"a mere wlll-of-the-wlsp of legislation,
u phantom statute."
Appellate Court declined to re
vprsp former decision and Attorney
Ronanarte then applied to tile
, ,
Supreme Court of the LTnlted States
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for a writ of certiorari hoping thus to
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get the case before the nations hign
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est tribunal with the 329.240,000 fine at
tached.
The Supreme Court refused to grant
the writ on the ground that no great
question of public moment was In
volved.
MR. JOSLYN AGAIN
DEPUTY JUDGE
Resident Judge William R. Spruantv
yesterday afternoon re-appointed Har
ry P. Joslyn deputy Judge of the Muni
cipal Court. The appointment Is fur
four years froq^ April 1. 1909. Judge
Joslyn will he sworn Into office the
coming week.
Judge Joslvn has served on the bench
for nearly thVee years. He Is a gradu
ate of the Wilmington High School, «4
I class, and of the law school of the
j University of Pennsylvania, class of
1898.
Nonpariel Association Dinner.
I Arrangements are under way for
holding the an " ua, ( <1, "" er „ 0 ii f m t ';'' p ^"":
P' 1 '' 1 " 1 Association In the Fame engine
houaa on faster Sunday,
Remodelling League Home,
The new home of the Democratic
League at No. 610 King street Is being
remodelled. The League will begin to
move In about two weeks.
Cassidy in Trsining.
"Pete" Cassidy who will wear a Bal
timore uniform this year, js now In
training. He now weighs more than
200 pounds.
Union Prayer Service,
Members of the W. F. M. S. have
been Invited to unité with the W. H. M.
S. In Grace Church on Thursday after
noon when a union prayer meeting
will be held for Home Missions.
In Asbury Church this evening the
Sunday school will give a Martha
Washington Supper. t
Sunday School Suppar.
Bgzaar at Y. M. C. A.
About 200 persons partook of sup
per last evening at the rooms of the
M, C. A. A bazaar and Martha
1T.
Washington entertainment was held
and many articles were sold. The de
corations were In national colors,
Adjudged a Bankrupt.
In the United States District Court
yesterday on motion of Harry P Joslyn,
Judge Bradford adjudicated Krank D.
Chandler of Mill Creek hundred, a
bankrupt. The liabilities are 32.000.
There are no assets. The case was re
ferred to Referee L. E. Wales.
ONE MISSING AT
THIS DINNER
The George Washington Last Man
Club, Wilmington's oddest organiza
tion. held Ha annual banquet at the
Clayton House last night. There were
originally twenty-two members of Inc
club but only twenty-one were pres
ent. a vacant chair marking the place
of John Hlrzel. a member who died,
and to hla memory tribute was paid by
the twenty-one diners.
A letter was read from the president
of the Allentown. Pa.. Last Man Club.
A naner on "Universal Manhood" was
also read.
An orchestra furnished music and the
members had an enjoyable evening.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
C. T. Toppln, president; Jamoi
Stroud, vice-president; J. Wirt Wilds, j
secretary; Erdman Hoffman, treasurer.
DIRECTORS WANT
THE PAVING LAW
Opposltlon to the direct sssessment
paving bill before the Legislature was
scored by the Street and Sewer Dlrec
tors this morning, when William
Schoolmaster applied for grading of
Twenty-third street, between Madison
and Jefferson streets. Although the
directors have no funds for the work.
they promised to find some way of
favoring the request. Mr. School-1
master Is to erect eight houses on the
site, having broken ground, yesterday.
His request for a sewer there also will
. '• vor ®d*
"If we can get such a condition as
this corrected IWlmlngton will grow us
fast again as It Ml. commented
This matter shows
Director Gray. ■
the need of the paving hill. Under Ihe
present method we are simply hung up
on every Improvement we would like
to favor."
Mors Building in Prospect.
Another large building operation Is
In prospect for the northstde. The
North Side Improvement Company has
sold a square of ground on Jefferson
between Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets on which will be erect
ed shortly five three story brick houses
to cost about 3J.000 each. These houses
are to be followed by others of a simi
lar type.
Knights Templsr Burled Him.
The funeral of John B. Johnson, the
well known contractor, took place from
his late home, No. 109 West Eighth
street, yesterday afternoon. The ser
vices were conducted by the Rev;
George F. Nason, formerly pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church. Ths
Knights Templar, were In chktge of
the services.
GRANGE FAILS TO
APPROVE BILLS
Delaware Grange, No. 46. Patrons of
Husbandry, held a largely attended
meeting at Red Men's Hall, Newport,
last night. Three bills In the Legis
lature came up for discussion. They
referred to vehicles carrying lights at
night, providing that all vehicles used
on country roads be equipped with
four-inch tires and the bill providing
for the appointment of a State veterin
arian. The sentiment regarding the
first two measures, appeared to bo
against both, and it was the opinion
nf those present that the bill would
not he passed by the Legislature.
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With regard to the veterinarian b II
a comm ttee was appointed to go into
its merit, and report back at the next
meeting of the grange^ The commit
Robinson and Messrs. McCoy. Ball. At
well and Railedge.
Following the business meeting an
interesting literary was given, ap
proprlate to Washington's birthday,
Alexander Atwell gave a talk on
scientific fnrn raising which was list
ened lo with much attention.
Horses From Missouri.
g. A McDaniel has Just received two
carloads of horses from northwest Mis
souri for his sale tomorrow.
President Pleased
With the Warships
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Feh. 23— One particu
lar thing that most pleased the President
, _ „ . , .. .
in the return of the fleet from Its around
the-world cruise, was Ihe fact that.the
vojage had discredited the criticism« made
bv various magazine writers.
The President told his various callers lo- \
day that the ships were In fine condition,
and that he would have stood bare-head
ed In even a more driving rain to welcome
them home. He Is convinced that the les- '
«one of the cruise will never he forgotten
by ihe navy officials, but he looks to the
effect of the success of the voyage on the
people, to accomplish the biggest results,
He Is sure, that public sentiment has been
changed to support his policy of naval ex
pension.
The sbsence of Admiral Dewey and
Rear Admiral Evens from the reception
ceremonies off Old Point yesterdsy. has
caused considerable comment, and much
speculation. Both of these old ses-dogs
were Invited, and both declined. Dewey
pleading rheumatism, and Evans a con
flicting engagement. It Is believed, how
ever, that the principal reason why they !
refrained from participating In the home- |
coming welcome Is. that they did not want .
to "butt in." as one naval officer of high
rank stated to-d*y. Both felt. It is said.
that the show was not theirs, and that the
President, who sent the fleet on Its 'foy
age, and Sperry, who brought the »hips |
home, should have all the llme-llght.
Richmond Journal Plant Burned.
RICHMOND. Va., Feb. 23.—The
plant of the Richmond Evening Journal
was destroyed by fire today. The loss j
Is 375.000.
BETTER ROADS
FOR THE STATE
Dot Ell. Del., Feb. 23—The
rratl<- members of the Legislature hold
a conference this morning to outline
their attitude on certain measures be
fore this seston.
Democrats Favor, $500,
000 for State Road
Project
WILL ASK $300,000
FOR NEW CASTLE WORK
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Demo
They discussed the
•Object of good roads and decided to
»uonort n hill to authorize the State
to lairrow ison.ono for the building of
a road from one end of the State to
the other.
The subject of good roads legislation
for New Castle county was also talk
ed over. An outcome will be that
Representative Grubb will call a cofi
Terence of all the New Caetle county
members of the legislature of both
parties for to-morrow to try to agree
on a bill to authorize that county to
borrow 33OOO,i)0O for road Improvement,
The sentiment among some of the New
Castle county jnembera Is that many
c/ the roads to lie Improved should be
named In tho bill.
Th „ Bub1act of increased pay fo»
of the Legislature also was
U p for «MsctiMlon in the conference and
whtl(1 a few of th „ Democratic mem
|lf . r , WBr# in favor of th<( lncrPaBP oî
pay to , )0 a day , t waa dBPtded that
the Democrats should line up against
the constitution amendment providing
for the Increase from 35 to 310 a dajf.
This amendment was passed two yearn
; ago and requires favorable action by
Conalnued on Second Page.
OPPOSES THE
PAVING BILL
dpenial to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del,, Feb. 23—Some Im
portant committee hearings were given
by the Legislature committees yester
day. A. 8. Reed. J. L. Banning. Coun
cilman John J. McGovern and Stewart
Allmond were given a hearing in op
position to the paving bill for Wil
mington. Introduced by Representatlvo
Atnscow.
Department Commander Henry W.
Perkins. Daniel Ross, Robert Liddell
and other Grand Army men were
given a hearing by a committee In be
half of Representative Welch's bill to
appropriate 310.000 for monument to
General Thomge A. Smyth.
Health Qualification.
Senator Drexler Introduced a bill pro
hibiting certain persons from marry
ing. . 1
The bill provldts that previous to the
Issuance of a marriage license, each of r
the applicants shall present to lt' e 6j
clerk of the peace a certificate from Mvl
reputable physician which shall state a
I n concise terms the state of the ap-'.u
pllcant's health fitness to marry. When '
'such certificate has been received by sU'
clerk of the peace and application')
made for a license to marry, the clerk
of the peace shall publish the applica
tion three consecutive times In some
:
one newspaper In the county where
oupllc.itIon is made.
If at the expira
tion of three days from the time of the
publication of the first notice there bo
„„ rhanK> , ftlrd and the medical cerU
applicant'«
^ lhp clark of ' the ^ ^ aU
, hf> „ ^ **
'nnG.H'te L ê T a PPl cart
* « 0a V . ï ° f
" ,th '' p . r,aln d '«ease. ; the
" f . p the " h "" to
If such a medical
If the medical certificate
Is favorable, and on or before the ex
piration of three days from the publi
cation of the first notice, there shall bo
objection to the issuance of such license
on any of the grounds referred to In
the physician's certificate, by at least
three persons, not related by blood to
each other, which objection shall bo
Continued on Second Page.
WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Fob. 23.—A
disturbance from the North Pacific Is
eentrB , thi , mornlr , 9 over Missouri, and
qsnaral rains and snow* have fallen
east of tha Rocky Mountains, except
in ths Middle Atlantic states and New
England,
Thera will ba rain tonight and Wad
nstday in ths east and south generally,
except in tho east gulf states, where
it will be fair Wednesday.
It will be warmer tonight in the mid
die Atlantic states and colder Wednee
day in tho Ohio Valley. Storm warn
mgs are displayed on tho Atlantic
Coast from Jacksonville to Now York,
Forecast till 8 p. m. Wednesday:
For Delaware:—Rain tonight and
Wednesday: increasing east to south
winds.
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