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-V" Boots Open to /«//. T/ie EVENING JOURNAL has tl argest Circulation of any Newspaper in Delaware. Books Open to All \ Every advertisement in this in this paper is worthy of your confidence—or I 'Jt would not be here The Evening Journal Evening Journal Clrculitto» of the Saturday Was i o,m ONE CENT TWENTY-THIRD YEAR—NO. 5 WILMINGTON DELAWARE, TUESDAY, MAY 24,1910—12 PAGES BUILD HOPES ON ROOSEVELT Insurgents Propose to Drag the Ex-President Into the Fight LETTER AGAINST CANNON THAT WAS NOT GIVEN JBy United Press Leased Special Wire. WASHINGTON, May 24.—With "Roose velt and Insurgency" for a battle cry In ■their fight for re-election next fa'l, the House progressives are to-day planning to sweep Theodore Roosevelt into the midst of the terrific campu'gn which con fronts them."Hither?o^se-Tet' [»format h n «on which the insurgents boas their assur ance of Roosevelt's active support in the light against ''Cannenism'' became avail able to-day. The situation revives an un- ! published report made to the Insurgent organization In caucus in March,'19<>9. by j rthe insurgent executive committee Repre- ' et ntallveg Nelson (Republican, Wiscon sin), Madison i Republican, Kansas) and j Gardner (Republican, Mass.) charged with the mission of obtaining the endorsement of Roosevelt for the Insurgsnt policies, in | those strenuous closing days of the stren- | nous administration. The fodowlng state ments. Incorporated In that report and known for over a year te evyry House In surgent are here made public for the first time: Cannon An Obstacle. On March 3, 1909, Theodore Roosevelt proposed to give Representative Nelson chairman of the insurgent executive com mittee a letter endorsing tne fight on Cannon and the House rule*. He expressed himself as thoroughly tn sympathy with the progressive movement, particularly tn the fight against Cannon, ss he said: "Cannon has been the greatest obstacle Jn the way of my efforts to secure good legislation for the people of the country, throughout the seven years of my admin istration." On March 4. after spending the evening of March 3rd with President-elect Taft, lie begged to be excused from writing the letter. As a ground for his change of pur pose he said that from conversations with Taft he was afraid such a course would embarrass his successor. One of the last acts of Roosevelt's administration, as he stood in the Presi dent's room in tHb Senate wing of the capitol, was to take Representative Garner and Nelson by the hand, lead them over to Taft, and to plead with the President-elect to take up the in surgent cause. The story of the endorsement that was never given, was outlined to the Insurgent caucus by the executive committee as follows: Representatives Nelson, Gardner and Madison, the executive committee of the progressive caucus, were chosen to endeavor to secure President Roose velt's endorsement of the Insurgent at tack on Cannon and the rules, projected by the progressives to be made dur ing the special tariff session that con vened March 15, 1909. They had ar ranged an appointment with President Roosevelt for tho afternoon of March 3rd. The eleventh hour of the Roosevelt administration was at hand and Roose velt was moving out of tho White House. confusion. Clerks were rushing in and out of the President's office and Roose velt led the insurgent committee into the old cabinet room, e. chair from tho cabinet table over Into a comer and tho conference was The executive offices were in He dragged on Nelson, as chairman of the commit tee, outlined to the President the plan of attack on Cannon and the rules, the object and chances of success tor the entire insurgent program, and asked Roosevelt to endorse officially the Roosevelt raised himself movement. In his chair, drew ono leg up beneath him, in his favorite deliberative at titude. clasped his hands behind his head and said: "Now let me think out loud."* Cannon Approved Roosevelt. Then for thirty minutes he proceeded to outline his position in the pending lleglsiatlve struggle. He pointed out to himself and the Insurgents that throughout his administration. Speaker .Cannon and certain of his followers In 'the House had opposed measure after measure that he had advanced and ad vocated. He said, in the beginning that personally he was In sympathy with the insurgents and with waht they ■were trying to do. Ho paused for a moment. Th*n he continued, saying that he was now getting out of the limelight, that another was about to 'take up the reins, and that the new President might not like to have them taken out of his handa Roosevelt de clared that It seemed to him that he would be encroaching on the preroga tives of his successor if he publicly endorsed the insurgent movement : that he had been dealing with these things In his own way and that his successor would want' to do the same, without Interference. Throughout the Interview the only objection Roosevelt made to a publio declaration of his sympathy with the ■progressive movement was the fact that his successor might be embarrassed. "I don't want to seem to Interfere. 1 don't want to appear to seize the reins from tho hand of my successor," and he sw r ept out his hands in a sug gestive gesture, "Pm like that talkative New Bedford mate, whose captain told hlm, *What I want from you Is silence and damn little of that.* " y When the insurgents left the White House it was understood that Roosevelt was to write the letter and send it to Nelson. Continued on Second Page. Boarder Got in Trouble. Charged with having been drunk and disorderly, William McDaniel was ar rtlgned in City Court this morning. Mrs. Mary Macklin, with whim Mc Daniel boards said he went home drunk and threatening last night He was fined $3 and costs. MILFORD LOVERS OF GAME TO ORGANIZE There will be a meeting of sports men, farmers, and lovers of game, at the Central Hotel, In Milford on Friday night. May 27, to form an association the purpose of which will be to pro pogate and protect the game and to present suggestions to the Legisla ture for enactment into laws of means to secure these ends. Major E. G. Bradford, Jr., secretary of the Dela ware Game Protective Association will make an address. Home From Visit. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Davis and daugh ter Ella, of No. 841 Spruce street have returned home fro ma visit to friends in Ocean City, Berlin and Newark, Md. Sues For Keep of Horse. A Jury was drawn in Superior Court this morning to try the case of Cas sius M. Buck vs. John C. Malloy. The testimony will be presented this after noon. The case grows out of the keep of Red Sash, a well known mare, at Dr. McCoy's Kirkwood farm. VETS READY TO MARCH AGAIN Arrange Route and Formation of Memorial Day Parade WANT MAYOR TO PRESENT PARK FLAG At a meeting of the Memoria; Day com mittee in Irlsh-American Loll last night it was decided to ask Mayjr Spruance to present the flag donated by the Jr. O. U. A, M.. to the Old Soldiers' Park, Sixteenth and Market streets. It will be received on behalf of the old sold'ers by Samuel H Baynard. The two flags donated to the schools for adult foreigners by Nathan Levy and the G. A. K. will be presented by William D. Bogla and reolved bv M.c Rev. D. M. Cleland. ■ s Prayer by the Rev. George C. Hall will begin the exercises In the para after ,.ie parade. Commander George C. Morton will preside. Following the presentation, a fir ing squad from Diligent »Council, Jr. O. U. A. M.. will fire a salute and school children will sing patriotic airs. The formation of the parade preceding the exercise« at the park was decided upon as follows: Detail of polio® headed by Chief George Black and a r.^-ad of officer«, form on King street, south of Seventh street, with right resting on Seventh street, tho chief marshal, General William A. Reilly, Wil liam H. Blake, chief aid; Nathan Levy of Post No. 2: Daniel Ross. Post No. 1; Moses Well. Post No. 23. R. W. Karschner. of . , the P. O. 8. of A. and George F. L>on, of the Jr, O. U. A. M.; Smyth Post No. I, with its escorts, tho Boys' Brigade of the People's Settlement, forming on French street, north of Seventh stre't. right rest ing on Seventh street; Admhals S. F. du Pont Post No. 2, escorted by the Sons of Veterans, on French street, south of Sev enth street, right resting on Seventh street; P. O. S. of A. on Wa nut street, north of Seventh street, right resting on Seventh street, with George Austermuhl in charge; the Jr. O. U. A. M. on Walnut street, south of Seventh street, right rest ing on Seventh street, tn charge of Fred C. McCall, and the Mayor. City Council, Water Department Street end Sewer De partment and other city otficials in car riages on Walnut street south of Sixth strete right resting on Sixth street. There will he plenty of music in line, the First' Regiment Band being with Smyth Post, The Brunswick Fife and Drum Corps with duPont Post, the Me chanics wll have their own fife and drum coips and the Sons of America will also have a drum cçrps. The parade will start at 2.30 o'clock at the striking of the City Hall bell. Representatives of the O. A. R. posts will assemble at Irlsh-American Hall on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and will be taken in hacks to Lom bardy cemetery, where they will de corate the graves of dead veterans. On Monday morning Smyth Post and the First Regiment Band will hold exer cises over veterans' graves at New port. From there they will go to As bury cemetery. Old Swedes. Riverview and Wilmington and Brandywine. At Wilmington and Brandywine there will be a service at the grave of General Thomas A. Smyth. Post No. 2 will go to Mt Salem and duPont cemeteries, and Post No. 23, accompanied by school children of No. 6 School, wll visit the Wilmington and Brandywine cemetery. Post No. 13 will visit the Cathedral cemetery. The members of the Jr. O. U. A. M., accompanied by a firing squad, will also hold services over the graves of their members in tho different ceme teries. On Sunday morning before Decora tion Pay the members of the G. A. R. wll meet at the Irlsh-American Hall at 9.30 o'clock sharp, when they will march in a body to Scott .Church, where the pastor the Rev. Wiliam G. Koons, will preach a sermon. tf JACK " DOORMAT DOG, Early on Sunday morning a bold, bad burglar pried open a window in the building of the National Real Estate Company, at No. 1025 Market street, and forced an entrance Into the real estate offices. Tho thief ransacked desks and scattered papers about hut took nothing. Whether he was look ing for a clear title is not known. The prowler then made his way up to the second floor, evidently spurred on by a sign reading: "Carr's shoppe is upstairs. If you want original ideas If you don't, come up any John Carr, advertising special come up. how.'* BOMB FOR THE SPANISH KING Premature Explosion Believed to Have Balked Attack on Alfonso TERRORISTS ACTIVE THROUGHOUT SPAIN By United Press Leased Special Wire. MADRID, May 24—The premature ex plosion of a bomb yesterday near the monument commemorating the victims of the bomb thrown in 1906 as King Alfonso and his bride were driving to the palace. Is believed by the police to day to have prevented an attempt on the life of King Alfonso, who had Just return-d to the palace from his visit to England. It was at first reported that the anarchist who dropped the bomb, a man named Cailemayor, had thrown It at the monument, hut the police are now convinced that he intended the bomb for the King and was on his way to the palace when the bomb was accidentally dropped. Cailemayor was injured by the ex plosion and killed himself a few min utes later when the police pursued him. Another outrage was perpetrated to day at Carranza, making the fourth in almost as many days, the others being at Barcelona and Seville. This succession of outrages has led the police to fear another reign of ter rorisms by anarchists Is at hand. Scores of suspects have been arrested and all anarchistic centers are under rigid surveillance. The explosion at Carranza to-day was in the rear of a church, three of the worshippers and injured sixteen. The' construction of the bomb was found to be identical with that dropped by Cailemayor, indicating clearly, in the opinion of the police, a concerted movement by anarchists. It killed PROFESSOR GOT WRONG FIGURES Into Hot Water After Health j USED 1907-8 STATISTICS i INSTEAD OF THOSE OF '9 Talk Reflecting' on Eleventh Ward Representative William M. Connelly, in a letter to the Board of Education last night, most of which has been pupijghcrt. requested that board to call j to accoun t Professor Scott Nearing, of i the University of Pennsylvania, for the statements he made concerning the death rate of the Eleventh ward in his lecture on "Social Problems*' before the Primary Teachers' Association about a week ago. Mr. Connelly termed Professor Nearlng's assertions as "bold black fabrications." Mr. Morrow moved that the letter be received and filed, «'hereupon Presi dent Short! idge made the remark that Professor Nearing had no right to come here and make such assertions. Superintendent of Public Schools Twitmyer said he knew Professor Nearing well and said he was willing to risk his Judgment that the pro fessor knows no more about the Elev enth ward than any other ward In the city. from the records at the Board of Health office and obtained data from the years "He obtained his Information 1998 and 1907 Instead of using the year 1909," said Mr. Twitmyer. "I am quite sure he would make an apology if the i matter was brought to his attention, as he had no intention to discredit the Eleventh ward." Mr. Morrow and Dr. Cooper thought the public should know that the Board of Education had nothing to do with the lecture, the Primary Teachers' As sociation having engaged the speaker. At this Juncture Mrs. Morrow's mo tion to receive and file the letter was passed. The board received a letter from the Board of Eduaction of Rochester. N. Y., requesting that a delegate be sent by the local body to the playgrounds con vention to be held in Rochester. June 4 to 11. that the playgrounds In Rochester were under the Jurisdiction of the Board of Education of that city, here has nothing to do with the play grounds the secretary was directed to so notify the Rochester body. The board accepted an invitation re ceived from the Board of Water Com missioners to inspect the Weldin farm filtration plant following the memorial parade, on the afternoon of May 30. On motion of Dr. Cooper the expense of printing for the commencement of the Teachers' Training School will be paid by the board. Council will he asked to advance the hoard $1,000 on account of its August appropriation. The letter went on to state As the board BROWN ROUTS BURGLARS j j burglar fled. 1 was speed. 1st, has an office, apartment and a collie dog of Lozier brown color on the second floor. Whether the burglar went upstairs to capture an original idea, to pilfer the last two letters off the word "shoppe" or to capture the doormat brown collie is not known. Anyway "Jack" Carr~*that is the dog's name—was on the doormat, and he made an awful furore when the bold thief appeared. The dog's bark ing aroused Mr. and Mrs. Carr, and when they started to investigate the All he took with him BOARD STANDS BY THE MAYOR Would Have Streets Suggested by Him for Improvement Put on List WILL ASK COUNCIL TO MAKE SUBSTITUTION The Board of gtrete and »ewer Directors received a letter from Mayor Hpruance this morning giving his objectons <o the list of streets for Improvement under the 8200,000 bond Issue as submitted to City Council. The mayor thinks that Harrison street between Maple and Oak and Franklin from Linden to oak ought to be placed on the list. The bund issue was vetoed by the Mayor as the result of his dissatisfaction with the original Hat. The directors Instructed the secretary to Inform Council that they would prefer the substitution of the streets mentioned by the Mayor for other streets In the Eleventh ward selected tor Improvement, The Water Witch Fire Company sent a communication to the directors thanking them for the light placed at Gilpin avenue and Scott streets. Requests for a sewer on Twenty-fourth street between Jefferson and Madison streets was placed on the list. Application for the opening of Tatnall street from Eighteenth to Nineteenth was made but as the ground is not owned by the city no action could be taken. FISHING, MAN CATCHES CORPSE Body of Samuel Ewing, County Ward, Dragged From Nonesuch Creek HAD LEFT HOSPITAL ON SATURDAY IN HUFF Unless claimed, the body of Samuel Ewing, aged 94 years, an inmate of the New Castle County Hospital, at Farnhurst, for nineteen years, who was drowned In Nonesuch creek, will be interred in the county burying ground at Farnhurst. The body is at the mprgu®. Ewing'* hudv w®s f-ejnd by S. H. Day. a fisherman, who was fishing along the sluice which empties into the Christiana river, at noon yester day. Day felt something heavy on the line and pulling it in was startled to see the face of a human being heolw the surface of the water. He towed the corpse ashore and later In the day it was brought to Wilming V 1 ton. Ewing was admitted to the county hospital nineteen years ago, having been sent to the institution from Dela ware City. So far as the hospital authorities know he has no relatives, and not even a friend, as nobody had been to see him in years. He carried no insurance on his life and his en tire wealth amounted to 85 cents, a razor, ft pair of scissors, six small to bacco bags filled with all kinds of trinkets, and several small books. These were found in his pockets. Ewing was ill for two years up to a year ago and was confined to his bed but for the past year was able to get around with a cane. Smarting under an imaginary wrong Ewing left the hospital on Saturday afternoon and that was the last seen of him. The day before he had at tacked James Morgan, a fellow inmate, with his walking stick, about which he had placed a piece of lead pipe. He struck Morgan on the head and Sup erintendent Foster gave him a severe reprimand. He had no excuse to offer for the attack but was angered by the attitude of Mr. Foster toward him. Saturday morning the superintendent found Ewing walking near the Emer gency Hospital and brought him back. Later in the day he disappeared. How the aged man got to the place where his body was found Is a mys tery. It Is thought that somebody picked him up aonlg tho road. Whether he fell Into the water nr committed suicide is not known.. An Inquest w'as held last night and the Jury found a verdict of death caused In a manner unknown, but supposed to have been by drowning. CRAIG CASE IS CONTINUED Owing to the fact that tne questions In. volved in th® city election case now be fore Superior Court refer lo the case of Richarg Craig, the charge against Craig In General Sessions Court has been con tinued for trial at the next term of court. Craig was an election officer in the South Wilmington district of th® Second ward at the city election in 1909 and It la alleged »hat he allowed voters to vote in the dis trict. who were not qualified. "Chief" Burke to Workhouse, James Burke, known as "Chief" charged with vagrancy«, was sentenced to ten days In the workhouse by City Court Judge Cochran this morning. A. U. F. C. M. P. Meeting. The ninety-sixth annual conference of the A. U. F. C. M. P. Church came to a close in Chester yesterday. Dela ware appointments are: A. U. F. C. M. Mother Church, Wil mington, Dei... T. H. Sklrmer. Newport. Del., Rev. J. H. Beil. St. Peter's Church. West Wilmington Del.. O. L. Blake. St. Paul's Church. South Wilming ton. Del., J. Edward Nichols. Smyrna, Del., J. T. Johnson. Mount Pleasant Del., Joseph Lowe. ENJOYABLE PROGRAM FOR NEWPORT GRANGERS The meeting of Delaware Orange at Newport last night was largely attend ed, In the absence of Worthy Master Robinson, Worthy Overseer E. T. Weer presided. Routine business was trans acted, after which the following pro gram was given In an enjoyable man ner under the direction of Worthy Lecturer W. H. McCoy; Opening chorus. Grange; piano solo. Miss Blanche Crawford; reading, Mrs. Daisy Cummings; vocal duet, W. H. McCoy and E. T, Weer. The worthy lecturer announced an in teresting program for the next meet ing. Complainant Didn't Appear. Assault and battery was charged against Wlcenty Rajowitch in City Court this morning. The complainant is Stanley Zulocki, but he was not In court and an attachment was ordered Issued The case was continued for one week. State Chairman Chosen. Miss Mary Bringhurat was chosen chairman for Delaware of the Wash ington Memorial Association, at a meeting held yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. E. Tatnall War ner. Two vice-chairmen will be chosen to assist the state chairman and fac ilitate the state organization. PIG SHOW BEATS BEST OF COMEDY Runaway Porker Gives Hum orous Last Act Stunts Be fore Becoming' Sausage A hog with an appreciation of humor got away from the abattoir of the Wil mington Provision Company at Third and Grange strelea at 6 o'clock last night, and gave a rattling good exhibition of how unconventional an ordinary pig can be when It has a mind. The hog upset a driver in front of the abattoir and ran down Fourth street to Shipley. It changed Its mind, however, and rimed back to Grange, where It established Itself In a gutter. A big crowd gathered to watch the an archistic porker, and ho p'ayfully went for It several times and sent it scattering. Fnally someone doused the hog-s head with water, and It went Inta a blacksmith shop absolutely without Invitation. His disregard for etiquette »roused the smith ies. and one of them caught tho four-leg ged philosopher by the hind leg and de livered M over to th<! *bai*olr men. Tho pig chap Is now « good way toward be ing sausages and pork chops. DEMOCRATIC UV f Some of the Democratic leaders and State Committeemen from lower ware visited Wilmington this morning for a conference. They went to the office of Pe. a . Willard Saulshury, Democratic leader and aspirant for United States Senator, who Is laying his fences to make a stiff fight for control of the Leglsla'ure this year, Among the visitors from down the State were J. M. Tunnell chairman of the Sus sex county Democratic committee and John B. Hutton, chairman of tho Kent J county Democratic committee. Captain Chauncey P. Holcomb, chairman of the j New Castle county committee, joined tho j HEFLER CASE IS CONTINUED In the Court of General Fessions to-day the cases of Rachel Warner and Charles Hefler went over to the September term. The Warner woman Is charged with as sault on a colored man In Now Castle by cutting him with a knife. Charles Hefler Is charged with con spiracy In defrauding Louis Reches, a Second street baker out ef a large sum of money. \ CALENDARED CASE IS CONTINUED In Superior .Court today all the cases on tho calendar for trial were continued. Th® first case called was that of Klair As Hollingsworth vs, P M B. & W. Railroad Company. The plaintiffs seek to recover damages foir delay in shipment of cattle. Upon consent of counsel In the case It was continued until the next term. The case of Lydia B. Ford vs. T. K. Jones & Bro. Co., went over. Mr. Neary of the firm of Ward, Gray and Neary had the case of William J. Bannard vs. Pennsylvania Railroad Company continued for settlement. Judge Conrad announced that the case of I. N. Eaton vs. the Wilmington City Railway Company will be tried on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Eaton Is suing for damages for in juries alleged to have been received when ono of th® defendant's trolley cars ran away. J. J. M'GOLDRlCH IS THIRD WARD CHAIRMAN John J. McGoldrlck elected chairman of the Third Ward Demo cratic committee last night, differences among them having been settled by the was withdrawal of J. Edward McNabb and John I. Dolan. At the ward meeting last week it was decided to carry the fight to a special primary next Sat urday. Some of the Democratic lead ers. however, took a hand in an effort to avoid a factional fight and a com promise was effected. - a STEAMERS COLLIDE; EIGHTEEN DROWNED REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMEN First District Committee Elects New List After Many Removals As the result of Increases In the number of election districts and ward removals, the Republican First Dis trict Committee elected new commit teemen as follows; Elmer Hare. No. 200 Maryland ave nue, First district. Third ward. Samuel Gamble, Second Third ward. John B. Connell, No. 1335 duPont street. Thirteenth district, Seventh ward. Samuel H. Benson, No. 2530 West Eighteenth street. Ninth district. Sev enth ward. Wiliam J. Kirkwood streets, Eighth ward. Adolph Anderson. No. 1115 East Twelfth street. First district. Ninth ward. Alfred R. Colegrove, No. 901 East Seventeenth street, Third district. Ninth ward. R. A. Sullivan. No. 216 West Twen ty-third street. Eleventh * district. Ninth ward. Robert R. Taylor. No. 914 West Sixth street. First district, Tenth ward. Walter K. Babcock, No. 224 North Jackson street, Third district Tenth ward. William D. Dean. No. 1121 West Fourth street, Fourth district. Tenth ward. William R. Jones, No. 933 Reed street. Eighth district, Tenta ward. William J. Mcl/aughlln, No. 902 Elm street. Tenth district, Tenth ward. H. P. Cathcart, No. 103 Fulton street. Third district, Twelfth ward. William Gengelhaugh. Southeast corner Fourth and Scott streets, Fourth district. Twelfth ward. Jacob Larasen, No. 110 Scott street. Seventh district. Twelfth ward. district. Burton, Seventh and Third district. Memoriam for Mrs. Flemming. In THE EVENING JOURNAL yes terday a memorial poem dedicated to Mrs. Captain Flemming appeared. . It was written by a woman of Clarks ville. Va., who had known Mrs. Flem ming well during the time in which she conducted revival services at Clarksville, Va. Her friends in that city organized "The Mrs. Captain Flemming Club." Mrs. Fl.wnmlng lived in Wilmington where she was well known. LEADERS COJVFEREJSCE TODAY down-state visitors at the office of Mr. Saulshury. After the conference at Mr. Saulsbury's office the party went to the Wilmington Country Club where Mr. Paulf.bury enter tained the members at noon. a move of Mr. Saulshury to gain a lap on the host of other Democratic aspirants for United States Senator who are cropping , )p | n all parts of the »täte. Mr. Sauls bury took a trip to Georgetown last week and conferred with some of his political followers there, and to-day's pow-wow in this city Is an outcome of th® Sussex gathering. The conference to-day was regardent as FINE BOAT FOR MAJ. RAYMOND He Charters and Later the Government Will Buy 120-Foot Yacht Major R. R. Raymond, United States engineer here, received authority from Washington to-day to charter the yacht Gannet, owned by James K. Clark, of Ardmore, Pa., with a view to final pur chase of tho vessel when the river and harbor bill passes. The Gannet is an attractive twin screw power boat, 123 feet, by sixteen feet, by 36 feet In dimensions. It con tains two 75-horse power Standard motors. It is in unusually good condi tion and has all modem improvements, including state rooms, a bathroom and Is speedy. The purchase price of the boat is $11.000. Bids were recently opened in the United States engineer's office here for a boat for tho use of Major Raymond In this district, and bids were received, varying from $5,000 to $16.000. Only $8,000 was allowed by the War De partment, at Washington, for such a vessel, but there were no bids under that figure for boats that would meet the requirements. The bids and photo graphs of the boats were sent to Wash ington with the result that word was received to charter tho Gannet to be purchased when tho river and horbor Wll passed by Congress. DREDGE DOWN-STATE RIVERS Bids wrere opened today in the office of the United States engineer for dredging in the Misptllion and Ap poquinlmlnk creeks. There Is avail able for these projects $3300 for Ml-s pllllon and $2850 for Appoquinimink. The bids were as follows: River and Harbor Dredging Company, Philadel phia. MtsplUion 23 cents per cubic yard, adn Appoquinimink, 14 cents; Rlcords Dredging Company, Philadel phia, MlspiUlon. IS cents and Appoquin imink. 12-8 cents. Majorw Raymond will recommend that contract be awarded to the lowest bidder. Accident During Heavy Morning Fog on Lake Huron, One Boat Sink ing-Several Killed While Trying to Jump Overboard By United Press I/eased Special Wire. CLEVELAND, Ohio., May 24.—Klghter-a of a crew of twenty-throe men were drowned this morning with the sinking of the steamer Frank U. Goodyear, owned by John Mitchell of Cleveland, in collie slon with the steamer Jamea B, Wood, owned by the Gilchrist Transportation Company, at Port Huron, The Wood ram* med the Goodyear which sank almost in* stantly. The collision hotwene the two boats o<n curred off Point of Barques In Lake Hue ron. The Wood arrived at Port Huren to* day with two big boles In her bew. Hep crew refused to talk but admitted that th® crash came yesterday In the fog that hung over the lake. Most of the crew «C the Goodyear llvo<| ln Algonac, Mich, Among the known drowned are Mrs. T. H. Bassett and daughter, of Marine City, Mich. The steamer Willlant Seamlns, of the Pittsburg Cteamshin Company, stood by and la believed to have rescued several before proceeding to the Soo where she is due to arrive this afternoon. The number of the crew and others on the Goodyear Is variously estimated, but reports from these different sources place the number of dead at 18. The Wood brought to Port Huron, Captain Ed. Hemlnger, of Algonac, and throe of the crow. The Goodyear was bound down -with ore and the Wood was going north without cargo. The Goodyear foundered within twenty] minutes. ■ By United Press Leased Special Wir®. PORT HURON, Mich.. May 24. Under strict orders from her owners to say nothing as to the cause, num*. her of dead or number of rescued,/ Captain Gibson of the steamer James B. Wood, Gilchrist liner, today brought his disabled craft Into this port and reported briefly that probably eighteen of the crew of twenty-two of t steamer Frank H. Goodyear, had him drowned In a collision thirty-five miles off lonely Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron. The accident occurred In the heavy tog about 6.10 yesterday morning. Th® Goodyear sank in forty fathoms of water, and though the Wood remained on the 'scene seven hour for bodies, none was steamer Siemens of the Steamship Company and her barge also were nearby, hut unofficial opinions are ali.« will report no rescues when she arrives at the Soo this afternoon. Captain Hemlnger, of Algonac. of the Goodyear was rescued and brought here but he refused any information of the accident, making his report he Pittsburg direct to John Mitchell, of Cleveland, the Goodyear's owner. Beside Hem Inger, it is stated a steward, tho stew* ard's mother and a wheel man wer® rescued Sailors of the Wood stated today that the Goodyear's crew all had on life preservers a minute or two after the crash but that several were killed or injured by falling hatches as they ran along the decks preparatory to Jumping overboard. The rescued stew* ard had his Infant child In his arms, but it was knocked from his grasp by a hatch. SEAFORD MAKES BIG BERRY SHIPMENT SEAFORD, Del., May 24.—Th® greatest shipment of strawberries ever known to he made from the Delaware and Maryland 1 peninsula was made yesterday, when mor® I than 200 cars rolled from this and sur. rounding points to Northera and Western cities. The berries were the finest stock; that has been grown in many years and sohl in the markets from $2 to $4.60 per 32* quart crate. Brldgevlllo broke Its previous record and loaded 48 cars, Seaford following with 40; Selbyvtle. 20; Salisbury, Î8: Laurel 8; Cannon 8 and many other towns loaded from S to 8. » Moderate weather has k?pt the berries from Immature ripening snd growers think the fruit this season has attained Us greatest development. Indian Fi«ld Sports in Auguox. - The aged and indigent committee of] the Red Men met last night aBd**"" lected August 11. 12 and 13 as tho dates for the annual summer field sports at Shellpot Park. .... WOMAN'S AUXILIARY COMMITTEE MEE At 8 o'clock on Wednesday poM Ing, a strictly business meeting of 'Hj twelve officers comprising tho Exè utive Committee of the Woman's Aux iliary of (he Diocese of Delaware wll he held at Biahopstead. published, the annual meeting of thefl Woman's Auxiliary will be held ln St I ' Andrew's Church on Thursday. Ms-1 26, at ten o'clock. All parish repref sentattves are expected to remain luncheon to which the St. Andrew* Branch extends a cordial welcome J I As already WEATHER. WASHINGTON, O. C„ May I Forecast till 8 p. m. tomorrow: For Delaware— Showers tonight Wednesday. I TO DAY'S TEMPERATURE AT Z. JAMES BELT'S * 1 1.30 P. M. . . 12.00 M. . 10.00 A M~ 8.00 A. M . 80 . 79 . 74 - ; . . 70 I