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The Evening Journal
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WEATHER
! For Delaware: Bain this
I afternoon or tonight; cold
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Circulai ion
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TWENTY.FIFTH YEAR-NO. 260
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1913
20 PAGES
ONE CENT
HOUSE BARS
LIQUOR FROM
DRÏ COUNTIES
Bazel Bill, Affecting Kent and
Sussex, Passes
Today
, VOTE COMES AFTER
BILL RECONSIDERATION
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I DOVER, Del., March 21.—Following
■ the killing of the Hazel bill to pro-;
■ vent the shipment of liquor into dry
9 Kent and Sussex counties by the
9 House yesterday. In a close vote of
■ elxten yeas to fifteen hays, those who
9 advocated the bill by diligent work
9 succeeded tn having It reconsidered,
■ nnd today the treasure was passed
■ by a vote of nineteen to thirteen,
K much to the chagrin of the wholesale
■ liquor dealers, who fought the meas
■ _ ure with all the strength they could
S ' command.
■ The fight began yesterday afternoon
■ « and was continued at last night's
H session.
■ This morning when it was
m resumed In the House the "drys"
■ were successful In getting a recon
■ sidération and they passed the bill 19
H to 13 after another battle. -
■ Representative Barnard moved and
B Representative Bennett seconded for
■ ' reconsideration of the bill and his
■ «notion prevailed 21 yeas to 12 nays
H , as follows: Yeas. Arthurs. Barnard,
■ Bennett, Cook, Derrlckson, Grantland,
■ Hoffccker, Houston. Jester. Lynch,
Hj > King, Lattomus, Lingo, McCormick,
K McDonald, Owens, Pool, Reynolds,
H * Smith, Taylor, Wagamon, 21. Nays.
H Allen. Cooper. Cummins, Hammond,
B Hirsch. Layton, Mooney, Records,
99 1 Schneider Stoeckcl, Swan, Speaker
H Holcomb, 12.
K Mr. Barnard then called the bill for
H 1 final action again it having been kill
■ ed on Tuesday.
K The Rev. A. W. Llghtbourne pleaded
|9 r with the House to pass the Hazel bill
HI to strengthen locally the Webb
■ Kenyon bill, passed by Congress, to
B Î prohibit the shipment of liquors into
■ "dry" territory- Wilbur Sasse, speak
H ing for the wholesale liquor dealers
|H ♦ of Wilmington, claimed the effect of
B the bill would he to permit dealer»
Hi outside of the State to ship liquor into
Hf ''Kent and Sussex counties while Wll
■ mington dealers could not do so, a
Bf t discrimination against the Wllmfng
Wf ton merchants, he claimed Mr. Sasse
H '.said the Wilmington wholesale dealers
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[ ' ENLIST FOR FIGHT TO SAVE
WILMINGTON WATERFRONT
I_
s It Is (he plan to make the Wilmington Waterfront Association the
largest and most patriotic civic organization ever known In this city. The
, desire Is (hat it shall represent the alert ritlzenship Ln all the wards and
that the membership shall be not hundreds merely, but thousands.
The object is to create a strong central organization, which shall be
composed of the entire membership, nnd (hat in addition there shall he an
aggressive branch organization in earh of the wards, properly' officered
v and ready at all times to rally to the support of the main organizaHon
when the harbor interests of the city are In need of promotion or oi
, defense against exploitation by selfish private interests.
The object of the association is four-folds
First—TO prevent the AVihnington Terminal Company and its assn
* elates from obtaining possession of Wilmington's three-mile Delaware
River Waterfront and Its 600 acres of State land through the operation of
- the Bulkhead^Law of 1901 and the expenditure by the F'ederal Govern,
ment of hundreds of thousands of dollars In building a bulkhead and mak
ing a fill that will raise Rat State land lo a point nine or ten feet above
mean low water. ....
Serons —To work to obtain that waterfront State land and the Feulerai
' Improvements for the city of Wilmington.
Third—To assist. In every way possible. Senator dnPont, Senator
■» Sanlshury, Representative Brockson, our legislators, Conncllmen and other
officials In all enterprises .hey may have In land for the conservation and
, Improvement of W ilmington harbor.
Fourth—To combat to the uttermost those who would exploit the pub
15^ property and interest In this port for private speenlaHve gain at the
people's expense. .
It Is tbi purpose of the association to he strictly non-partisan, bm
• alert to the treachery or indifference of officials, no matter who they may
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be.
• An emergency has arisen In (he affairs of the port of Wilmington that
falls for prompt and decisive action. The danger^ which threaten only
• may be dealt with by an alert citizenship.
The initiation fee for joining the association Is a two-cent stamp used
, to mail to THE EVENING JOURNAL office the following coupon after it
has been filled In. Every man who owns property, pays rent or transacts
business ha» an acute Interest in this light. As a citizen of fhe Stal«
he Is a pari owner of that 600 arres of State land which the Wilmington
Terminal Company amt Its associâtes are attempting to obtain hy Conn
cOmanic ana legislative inaction. As a citizen of the United States he
has a right to object to thy Federal Government spending hundreds of
Tthousauds of dollars for the enrichment of a mere handfnl of marsh-land
'Speculators. As a citizen of Wilmington he ha» a right to object to those
speculators getting away with the Wilmington city waterfront on the Del
aware river. After (he coupons of enlistment In this fight have been re
ceived this office (hey will be forwarded to (host In direct charge ef the
v crganlzatfon of fhe movement.
WILMINGTON WATERFRONT ASSOCIATION
I desire to he enrolled as a member of the IVILMINGTON WA
TEBFRONT ASSOCIATION, organized to prerent tke WILMINGTON
TERMINAL COMPANY and Its Associates from obtaining possession
of Hie 600 acres of the people's land onder water el the Delaware
River Waterfront in Wilmington, and also to do vrhat A ran to protect
and promote Hie harbor taterests of (he City of Wilm^igton.
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WARD
EXAMINING
BOARD FOR
PLUMBERS
Bill as Passed by Senate
Would Give Appointment
to Health Board
VOTE MORE SALARIES
FOR COUNTY DEPUTIES
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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE. DOVER, Del., Mar.
21.—Wilmington may have an ex
amining board for journeymen
plumbers and apprentices following
the passage today by the Senate of a
bill to that effect. It provides that
the Board of Health shall appoirtt an
examining board of five, one of whom
shall be plumbing inspector and an
other a member of the Board of
Health under the act. The license
for the first year would cost $1 and
for subsequent years 60 cents. The
vote was nine yeas to four nays.
The Senate reconsidered the vote on
the House bill passed last night nam
ing a commission to make Indices of
the Orphans Court records in Sussex
county. Senator Anderson voted with
the Democrats last night to pass the
bill. The bill was reconsidered by a
strict party vote, the Republicans
voting to reconsider.
Amend Girls' School Charter.
The Senate concurred in the House
substitute for the Senate bill to
amend the charter of the Delaware
Industrial School/ for Girls relating
to the committment of girls.
The two House bills authorizing the
City Council of Wilmington to turn
over to the Water Department 60 per
cent of the revenues collected by the
department, passed the Senate un
animously. The provision is made for
two years only.
Increased Salary for Officials.
The Senate passed by a party vote
Senator Ewing's bill to increase the
salaries of deputies In the New Castle
Couaty Court House from $1200 to
$1500 a year. The Democrats voted
solidly against the bill. Mr. Ewing
explained that he considered the in
crease warranted considering the
work the deputies are now doing.
Tax Board for Sussex.
The Senate substitute for the House
bill to abolish the hundred tax asses
sors in Sussex county and create a
general board of three assessors to
be appointed by the Governor was
passed by the Senate unanimously.
Continued On Second Page,
WILMINGTON TERMINAL COMPANY LOBBY
HOLDS ORANTLAND'S WATERFRONT BILL
HARD AND FAST IN STATE SENATE
CITY COUNCIL ASKS SENATE
TO PASS GRANTLAND BILL TO
SAVE THE CITY WATERFRONT
By a Vote to 8 to 3 it Adopts Resolution Favoring the
Bulkhead Law Repealer and Directs That They
be Rushed to Dover for Use Against the Wil- ;
mington Terminal Company Lobby Which
is Trying ts Smother the Bill.
City Connell last night by n vole of 8 to 2 voted In favor of the re
peal of the Bulkhead Law of 1901, which grants to the Wilmington Ter
minal Company and Its associates the Slate land beyond the present low
water to the proposed hnlkheao along the Delaware rher in front of Wil
mington.
The resolution was presented by Colonel AV. E. Stover, of the Seventh
ward, and was as follows:
Whereas, There Is pending before the Honorable Senate of
the General Assembly of Delaware an Act entitled "An Art to
, amend Chapter 2, Volume 22. Laws of Delaware, entitled an Act
to establish bulkhead, wharf and pier lines on the Delaware river
in front of the (Tty of Wilmington nnd Vicinity," and
Whereas, It I» the sense of this Connell that the passage
of said art would he of vital benefit to the city of Wilmington,
now therefore be It
Resolved, Hy the Connell of Wilmington that the »aid art
Is hereby approved and respectfully recommended to the Color
able Senate of Delaware for its favorable consideration.
On Colonel Stover's motion the resolution 4as adopted, received,
corded and filed and a ropy ordered sent to the Senate Inst li ght.
Those who voted In favor of fhe motion were«
Jacob Zimmermann, First ward.
Rohert G. Conner, Second ward.
Edward A. Higgins. Third ward.
Weller E. Stover, Seventh ward.
Those wh, opposed the resolution were:
President o. Connell. Samuel H. Benson, Jr.
James Kane, Fourth ward.
Councilman Smiley king, who Is la Dovor, and Councilman George
L. nilderhaek, were absent.
The only remarks made before the vote was taken was when Conn
oilman Kane, who had not been listening attentively lo (he reading of the
resolution, asked If It read ''the unanimous approval of Connell." He)
was Informed hy the chair that It did not.
These additional enrollments were rerelved today for membership In
the Wilmington Waterfront Association, which is urging (he Senate to
pass the Grantland Bulkhead Repealer hill:
Samuel !M. Dillon, president of the Wilmington Sash and Door Com
pany, Front and Madison streets.
A. H. Fargo, president of the Elsmere Electric Company, No. 811
Broome street,
Thomas A. X. Shannon, solicitor, No. 800 North Monroe street,
Acrompanylng Mr. Shannon enrollment was the following leffer ad.
dressed to the Editor of THF! EVENING JOCRVAl,:
"Ton are taking the right step In the right direction on (he Water
front bill. The sooner Wilmington gets to (his body of water the bet
ter for the State. We are eertainly behind the ages in onr rlly and ought
to show a progressive spirit. Von are showing a spirit worthy of any
man's signature.''
T. Foster, real estate.
Walter Rash, former Councilman. No. 601 Sonth Claymont street.
Daniel F'arra, manufaetiier, No. 1207 Jefferson street.
Dr. H. Clay Stevens, No. 711 West Tenth street.
C. V. Breslln, laundry, No. 601 East Ninth street.
"The right move In the right direction," says Dr. Stevens, In a not ac
rompanylng his enlistment
James B. Hickman, purchasing agent, No. 2600 W. Nineteenth street.
Nlevlas Reutter, mnsirian, No. 2106 Lamotte street.
re
Norman U. Downs, Eighth ward.
John J. Haney, Tenth ward.
James A. Mcheown, Eleventh ward.
Samuel H. Uinger, Twelfth ward.
J. Frank AVhlte, Sixth ward.
COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT
BILL KILLED
Bill Goes Back to Committee
and May be Called Up
Again
WILMINGTONIANS
ADVOCATE THE LAW
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del.,
March 21—By a vote of 10 yeas to 6
killed the
nays the Senate today
House bill to enable Wilmington to
vote np the commission form of gov
ernment at the June election. A two
thirds vote of 12 was required,
amendment was offered to the bill by
Mr. Gormley, which was voted down.
Six Democrats, David. Fooks. Furnlss,
Gormley, Walls and Williams, voted
All the Republl
An
"No" on the bill.
and Senator Carter voted in the
Senator Blackstone did
The vote may be reconsid
cans
affirmative
not vote,
ered later today.
Senator Gormley offered an amend
ment which was voted down, that one
ef the five commissioners should be
elect"d by the voters of each of the
representative
should be a resident of the district.
Mr Gormley explained that the ef
fect of the amendment would lie to
have the commissioners elected by
Continued On Second Page.
districts and
five
BOULEVARD
LEGISLATION
MAY FAIL
Unable to Agree With Gen.
duPont on Amendments
Committee Reports
IF NOT ACCEPTED LAW WILL
REPEAL AUTOMATICALLY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOVER. Del., Mar.
21.—The joint boulevard committee
of the Legislature submitted Its re
port early this afternoon setting
forth that it had been unable to agree
with General duPont on several pro
posed amendments.
The committee, however, submitted
six amendments embodied in an act
including a contract to turn over the
boulevard profits to the State. The
amendments are so drawn that if they
are not accepted by the Coleman du
Pont road within three months after
enactment they and the present boule
vard law will be repealed automati
cally.
Owing to the fact that some of the
amendments proposed are not satis
factory to the Coleman duPont Road
Incorporated and General duPont, in
dications are that they may not be
passed by the Leglrtaiure because of
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GOVERNOR
UFTOFÇ STRFFT
RAILWAY BILL
Peoples Company Chief Bene
liciary May Get Privilege
in Another Manner
WANTS TO ENTER
LIGHTING FIELD
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,
DOVER. Del., March 21.—Governor
Miller yesterday afternoon vetoed the
bill introduced by Senator Reinhardt
and passed by both branches to em
power railway companies to engage
In the electric lighting business.
Under this bill, If approved, the Peo
ple's Railway Company eoifld have
engaged In the electric lighting bust
ness in Wilmington. That company
was the chief advocate of the measure,
Governor Miller set forth several ob
jeetions to the bill in his veto mes
sage, which Is Included herewith.
While the veto deprived the Peo
pie's Railway Company of the oppor
uinlty under the bill to enter the Wll
mington field as a distributor of elec
trlcity for lighting power, It was
■learned here that the enmpsny will j
get that privilege in another manner, I
as a result of n conference of repre
sentatives of the conflicting Interests
held In the State House shortly after
the Governor had announced his In
tention to veto the bill. The con
ference wns held In one of the State
House offices.
Took Out a Charter.
, ,
The Peoples Hailwny Company had
enough friends In the Senate and 1
House to pass a bill giving It a fran- j
ehlse to engage in the electric light
Ing business In the Wilmington field
It w as claimed, provided the bill would
tweet the objectants raised hy'(»over
nor Miller, and a plan was under con
sidération for the Introduction nun
passage of a substitute hill.
This plan was not followed, how
ever. but the People's Railway Com
pany Interests decided Instead to fake
out a charter under the Delaware
law« for an electric lighting company,
and this was done yesterday under
the name of the Peoples Heat. Light
and Powi r Company, to engage | n
the electric heat, light and | ower j
business.
The company Is capitalized at
$2u0,nO0. and the Incorporators are all
officers of thn Peoples Railway Com
pany, comprising Bpottswood Gar-1
land, president; Thomas F. Barry.
t easurer; Dr L. Helsler Bal'. mere
tary, and Richard W. Crook, general
I
manager.
To Apply for Franchise.
The new' company will apply to Ihe
Wilmington street and Sewer direct-,
ors for a franchise to operate In the j
electric lighting business In that city |
probably on Tuesday next, It I» un- I
derstood that an agreement, was |
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GETS $100 FOR
AUTO INJURIES
1
In Superior Covict this morning, the
Jury' In the case of Thomas E. Un r.
Jr. vs. Meredith I. Samuel returned j
a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
$ 100 .
In October. 1911, while Greer was
attempting to cross Jefferson street,
at Delaware avenue, he was run down
by a car of the defendant and Injured.
The jury waa charged at 6,15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, but as no agree
ment had been reached at 9.15 o'clock
last night, the jury was locked up for
the night. Shortly before 10 -o'clock
this morning the jury notified the
court It had agreed upon a verdict '
EASTER FESTIVITIES
ABROAD EVERYWHERE
Every shop window along every
market stall and every face one sees
radiates with the gladness of Easter
Hde.
things to gladden the hearts of the
children are to be seen everywhere
In the store windows can gaily be
seen trimmed baskets, the fancy eggs,
the name eggs, as well, and fancy
boxes of choice confections. The
weather In delightful and mothers
with their choldren were out in force
today.
Bunnies, Chicks, and other
TO-DAY'S TEMPÉRATURE
THE BELT DRUG SEOUL.
1.30 P. M.
74
12.00 Me
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68
10.00 A. M.
8.00 A. M.
61
Not a Senator, Republican or Democrat,
Would Call if Up in Committee of the
Whole Yesterday That a Vote Might be
Taken on it and the Members Put on
Record for or Against it—Speaker pro
tern Marshall Orders Explanatory Charts
in Favor of the Measure Removed From
Senate Chamber and Talks About "Con
fiscation"—Terminal Company Lobby
Hopes to Succeed in Its Plan to Smoth
er the Bill.
ITS FRIENDS ARE WORKING HARD TO
HAVE IT CALLED AND A VOTE TAKEN
Special to THE ETEMM1 .101 RNAL.
STATE HOUSE, DOTER, Del« March 21. Unir«» »ne situation H
changed materially today, (he Senate ha» sewed up (he Grnnlliiiid Bulk
head Law Repealer a» effectively a» the Bulkhead Law has buttled up
control of the Wilmington'» waterfront on the Delaware river for privat«
interest», who »tand to obtain hundred» of aerea of land, of untold value,
free of cast, »bould (he federal Government construct the bulkhead from
Edge Moor to (he month of the Christiana rher and fill In the space buck
,f u |() ( dredgings from Ihe channel of the Delaware rher.
. ,, . , , , . , . ,
the Wilmington terminal Company Interest» and their friends who
have been here lobbying to line up the Senate against passing the Grant,
land Bulkhead Law Repealer apparently have been
sueressful, for up
member of (he Senate yesterday afteruon or last night would even cnll
up (he Rulklieud Law Repealer for consideration In committee of the
whole, so Hui the bill umld be advanced to Ihe point where It ruuld be
called up for final aetlnn.
The lords of (be land fronting on the Delaware river, who fully real
ize the possibilities for development of the waterfront and Ihe aequlsl
lion of several hundred acres of land shdiild the bulkhead be completed.
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lmM ' 0,1 J" h «instauUj since the t.rnntland rep-nler paused
the House. They have Interviewed membrs of the Senate repeatedly;
they have hud their friends to *M»lk It over" with the Senators, ami (hey
dltlun of complacency. Thus fur not one member not even Senator Rein,
on by members of the Senate In committee of (he whole, in order (hat
some report, elllter favorable, unfavorable or on Rs merits, may lie made
j ( , jj,,, * rna (,, (,1 h f flr » | ( < nrllt of (he publie so It can lake a
,7 . , , .... .... .
Plar«» on the calendar ready (o he called for final action,
Jnst what explanation (be Senators are to make in the fare of Hi*
strong publie sentiment in favor of the repeal of the bulkhead law Is not
h n((nn> ,\|| the Senators yeslerdaj were reonestet tu mil up fhe bill.
. , ... .... ... ■
'»•« ■«"* "«• nnrt 11 '* r, ' s,l,, ' f ln " ,s '^'«rvcl. however,
that If the bill were railed up there would In .me Senators lo role fal
|(. The least the advocates of the bill, who bave been here trying to gel
some action on It ask. Is that II he voted on (hat the Senators stand up
have had friends of the Senators pnt lu a word to assist in live work of
trying to smother the Bulkhead Law Repealer.
Ti ls hypnolle campaign ev'dently has hilled Hie Senators Into n eon*
hard! or Senator Gonnley of IVilmlngfon, who are supposed I
look after
Hie Interests of the residents of that city In legislation has gone to the
mere length of asking that the Grantland Bulkhead Law Repealer be acted
and say whether or not (hey favor the repeal of the Bulkhead Law or
desire It continued on (he talnte hooks so that Hie men comprising lb*
Wilmington Terminal Company, and Heir other allies Jn Ibc persons «I
owners of land fronting on (be Delaware river, shall keep the develop
ment of that Important hey to W ilmington's growth In the r grasp, and.
„) (| lp Mmp (|„, P . handed to them a fortune which should belong to Hu
rlty of Wilmington.
An Illustration of the attitude of one Senator toward the Bulkhead
I,aw Repealer occurred here yesterday, when, jnsl before (he Senate rc>.
convened for the afternoon session, follow ing Hie noen rcre s. President
pro tern. Marshall of the Senate ordered James H. Semple, secretary of (be
Wilmington Waterfront Association, to remove from the Senate (Tinniher
maps and dliigrnnis he had on exhibition (here to illustrate just
some
what the Bulkhead Law meant In (he way of enriching prlvnte Individuals
Instead of the municipality. In ordering the maps removed Senator Mnr
shall made some remarks about "eonfisentlon of property rights."
Senator Reinhardt, In viewing the maps In the corridor of Ihe stale
nouse, also indicated hy his remark to Mr. Semple that he Is opposed to
Ihe repeal of the Bulkhead Law,
FIGHT ENLIVENS STKEET.
excitement
Conaldorable
caused In Market street last evening,
when a free for all fight started at
Tenth street, resulting In one man
taking to his heels. He rushed down
was
Market street to Seventh, screaming,
and with several men hitting him at
intervals..
BEGAN DIRECTORY WORK.
The work of preparing the city
directory for 1913, waa started to
day.
Were You Amon^ the
Fortunate Purchasers?
Today local merchants publish very Important announce
ments In THE B<EMNO JOURNAL, »rh'ctj will enable you to
effect a great saving.
Will you be among the fortunate?
tunity is presented to all the readers
JOURNAL but only those who have formed the habit of read
ing the advertisements closely and constantly every day are
able to grasp It
There are similar opportunities presented In THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL'S advertising columns every day. Today It may
be a special sale of furniture. Tomorrow It may be an offering
of Easter Suits. Every day new things are featured. Merchants
This splendid oppor
THB EVENING
of
J
tell you their most Important stores news.
So you see it pays to read THE EVENING JOl RNAL con
tinuously. By doing so you will always bo well Informed re
latest and most fashionable
garding the new arrivals, the
merchandise, and never miss an opportunity to save money.
(Copyright. 1913. by J. P. Fallon.)
THERMOSTAT GAVE THE ALARM.
What might have been a serious
fire was discovered in room No. 1121
duPont Hotel, at 4.15 o'clock several
days ago through the thermostat, a
delicate Instrument which when heat
ed to a certain degree rings an aDrm
In the office of the hotel. When dis
covered the blaze had Ignited a rug,
curtain and part of the woodwork In
the room had been burned.