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Evening journal., 1903-11-06
LEAGUERS MEET
HERE. IN 1904
Elect Officers and Hear WeH-knOWn
Ministers Speak on Temperance
and Good Citizenship-Convention
Ends Tonight

The most important feature Of the
fourteenth annual convention OF the
Enworth League OF the Wilmington
district now In session IN Scott M. +.
Church was the election Of officers. 1t
resulted as follows:
President, the Rov. r. X. stephen
son. ID. ID.
First yice-president. the Rev. w. E
Greenfield.
Second .yice-president, Miss Vera
Leonard.
Third vice-presldent. Mrs. o. L. Mar
tin.
Fourth vice president Mrs Fred. C
Mccall.
Secretary, Miss ella S. stradley.
Treasurer, Ralnh Fllnn.
Junior League superintendent. Mrs
n. y. Martindale
The officers win be installed tonight
By DR.. Watt.
Next Year at Harrison Street.
The convention accepted the invi-
tation Of Harrison Street NJ. r. Church
to convene there in 1904.
The convention opened this morning
with a praise service led by District
President r. X. Stephenson. The invo.
cation was made by the Rev Or. Light
bourn. The members then responsive
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
FLASHED RAZOR IN
HOTEL DININGR00M
Prisoner Said He Was Fool
ing-Fur Cost Him $40
and Costs

Marshall Underhil, colored waiter
employed at the Hotel wilmington.
was fined $40 and costs in the city
Court for disorderly conduct The de-
fendant. according to the testimony
flashed" a razor I'm the dlniHg room
Of the hotel several days ago an1
yesterday uucd very oncnni,r Ian
gunge. He said In his own defense
that he was only fooling when he
showed the razor which he had In his
pocket with the intention Of getting it
honed.
Wesley Johnson. colored. was fined
IS and costs for assaulting his lady
love. She appeared In court with a
badly damaged eye which she said was
The handiwork Of Wesley
Charles y. Cooper colored lad, was
held under 5000 ball for court. He took
a gold watch from a drunken man
while the latter was sleeping and
pawned IL for So.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
|8AY SCHOOL CONVENTION
stiana Hundred Association Hold
Session in oreenhiIl Church.

Greenhill Presbyterian Church
'rday afternoon and evening the
'al convention Of the Christiana
red. Sunday Schools was held At
.irst session considerable business
transacted, including the re-eiec-
of the old officers and the hearing
ports. The Rev. James p. Mac
welcomed the delegates.
5s Margaret S. Wilson, State Sec
", gave a chalk talk and the Rev.
-nder NJ. Rich of Newport made
ddress on THE Preachers Meet
At the evening session Miss
IN gave another talk on some
That Should be Taught in the
ay School, and Professor George
witmyer made an address on The
ion of the Sunday Schoo. to To-
and Profanity of the Age" and
nted statistics showing the evils
e tobacco habit i'm the public
Is. He also deplored the great
mt OF profanity Of the present and
of its alarming prevalence among
4 lilies.
olutions of sympathy were ex-
d 10 the Rev. John S. Bunting.
Of Christ Church. Brandywine
ed, who was unable to attend the
+ ntion owing to the illness Of his
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
AUDIENCE MAKES
RUSH FOR DOOR
Exciting Time During Lee
ture on Ireland in the
Highlands
CAUSED BY EXPLOSION Of GAS
Two Women Caught in the Crush
and Fainted-Many Attempted to
Jump From the Windows-No One
Seriously Hurt.

/
Jump From the Windows-No One
Seriously Hurt.
The explosion Of a gas tank attach
ed TO a machine used IN presenting IL
lustrated pictures caused panic
among several hundred women I'm odd
Fellows HAIL. Highlands. last night.
No one WAS seriously injured. Two
young girls tainted and large num-
Der of women were so overcome by
fright that they had to leave the hall
without waiting for the remainder OF
the Entertainment
When the accident occurred George
Worren, president of the Protestant
Orphans Home. Hatboro Pa. was
about half through his illustrated lee
ture on Aud Ireland by Limellght..'
The entertainment was under the aus
picss Of the local lodge Of Orangemen.
and as Mr. Worrell is well known as
lecturer there was an unusually large
Attendance. The hall was crowded. Il
being estimated that 500 were inside
which was a large number. more than
could bee seated. In fact the room was
so packed by o'clock that II was next
TO impossible 10 get inside the door.
II was a few minutes after o'clock
when the accident occurred that caused
so much excitement. The tube attached
70 the gas accidentally pulled of and
in some way the gas ignited. There
was not much of a report. but a puff
OF smoke went M TO the ceiling and
this caused the trouble.
second after the explosion there
was a wild rush FOR the door. The ,vo-
men In their efforts TO get out pulled
and tugged az each other. and that no
one was thrown 10 the floor and tram-
pied on was very fortunate.
Several women made a break for the
windows and would probably have
jumped out but for friends holding
the. A large number crawled through
a small hole into the check room and
never knew how they got there. In tho
first rush for the exit two girls tainted
They were eventually gotten outsid,
by their friends. II was probably tor
|, minutes before the frightened person.
realized that there was really no dan.
, ger. Inthc crowd that rnude breai
TO go out when the smoke was first
noticed were a number OF men. No one
was injured when the gas iguited
Although many left FOR their homes
I Immediately Mr.. Worrell as soon as
repairs We're made 10 the machine
finished his address.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
PHILLIPS HELD FOR COURT
Candy Dealer Will Have to Answer
Serious Charge.

Alois Phillips, the Market street
candy dealer who was arrested several
days ago on a charge OF acting i'm
properly toward Alice Wilson. aged IL
years. was tried in City Court this
morning and held under $1,000 bail
for the Court OF General Sessions.
The defendant was represented by
Walter II. Ha.ts but offered no de-
fehse at this time.
The Phillips case was the last on
the docket and when il was called the
court ordered the room cleared. The
prosecuting witness was al the time
the alleged offense occurred, in the
employ OF Phillips, who conducts a
confectionery at No. s32 Market street.
The evidence showed that he had metle
overtures to the mother OF the Ilrl.
with respect 10 settling the case, but
met with no success. ~ ~
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
NIXON BITTERLY
ATTACKS LAWYERS
Admits That Crescent Com.
pany Was Bankrupt When
1t Entered Trust
SHIPYARD SECRETS EXPOSED
Declared sohwab's Attorney Tried to
Place Him in Disereditable Position
Regarding Sale Of His Plant-A
shrinkaee of 100000.

New York Nov G.-The features Of
the session cf the hearing in the Unit
ed States Shipbuilding case we're the
bitter attack made by Lewis Nixon
upon William d. Guthrie, counsel for
the defendants and representative Of
the interests of Charles M. Schwab
for his methods Of cross-examination,
leading questions by Mr.. Untermyer
counsel for the complainants, as to
tho absence Of competition between
the Bethlehem Steel Company and the
Carnegie plant of the United States
Steel Corporation in government con-
tracts for armor plate; and the entire
change Of front of Mr.. Guthrie, who
heretofore had aimed to bring out the
fact that the value Of the constituent
pls.nts Of the United States Shipbiuld-
irg Company was not oyerestimated.
Mr.. Guthrie adopted a line of ques-
tioning designed to show that the esti-
mates OF value we're made by the pro
moter, the vendors and other interest.
ed or inexpert appraisers. and were
practically without weight in deter
mining the exact value of the plants
and the assets of the consolidation.
Mr.. Nixon was on the stand all
dayy His cross-examination was fin
ished and the redirect examination
partly completed. He presented a per
sonal protest, in which he declared
that Mr. Guthrie. in consultation with
Max Pam. had adopted a line Of ques-
tioning designed to place him in
false and discreditable position re-
garding the sale of his plant to the
shipbuilding consolidation. The pro
test was angry and bitter in tone, and
intimated that Mr. Guthrie had been
unfair in asking him to answer from
memory questions about the finances
of his company without opportunity to
look up the details. while Guthrie had
the benefit of a full investigation Of
the figures.
Mr. Nixon, continuing. said: Il took
the Crescent yard when Il could not
build q ship. While had it built 100
ships. Think Of what 100 ships mean
If 1t is a discredit to have built up a
shipyard from nothing. l stand dis
credited"
Mr. Nixon said he organized the
Crescent company with a capital o.,
Sl.20O.OOO. Of which $1.197O00 of III
stock was issued on the property, only
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CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
TaIk Of FurnIture FACTORY.

stores as well as dwellings viii be erect
ed. Accompanying the real estate men
was & representative OF a big Philadelphia
store. who said he had been sent down to
look ever he ground in that section with
view Of placing a branch department
store IN that locality.
There IS also talk of a furniture fac
tory to be erected along the Christiana
river front north Of Third street bridge.
The ground has been inspected and was
considered an ideal spot for tho eraer-
prise on account Of its advantages. The
rough lumber could be brought by YES
sells from the south and the finished pro-
duce sent out by rail or boat
It 's the opinion of ghose living beyond
the bridge that that section is just enter
ing upon the largest building boom thaa
ever visited the city. In a few years they
expect to have a big population. They
claim it is there the new enterprises will
locate and that they will spread rapidly
New Castlewards.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
BUILDING BOOM
FOR SOUTH SIDE
Work VIII Soon Be Started on Two
Hundred Houses for the Iron Mill
Workmen-LookinS for Furniture
Factory Site

70 be in keerdng with ohe building
ON in other sections of the city. South
tlmington is to come to the front with
dwellings. It is asid work will begin
tho new buildings in a short while and
the weatLer pemi1s, many OF them will
completed by the 9th of March so
BIT they may be occupied on the resu-
moving Gay.
|he demand for these houses has been
de by employees Of the new Whining
l M.lleaole Iron Works, which are be-
constructed in that section and real
ate men seeing tho necessity of the
nes for these employees. which will ag-
gate almost a thousand. have been
king arrangements for the buildings.
everal Of the land owners IN the vicin-
of the new shops have been approach
and yesterday the report goes. the
was made and that the ground for
new homes will be broken in a short
lie.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
THANKSGIVING LIKELY
To CAUSE RAISE IN PRICES
Poultry, Vegetables and Fruit
Will Soar AS Holiday
Season Approaches

Thanksgiving approach has not had
an eftect upon the local market. but ud-
vanoes IN the prices OF poultry, butter.
eggs. fruits and vegetables are expected
shoptiy.
The local dealers are all receiving large
consignments OF fruit and vegetables and
The market Is more crowded than it has
been at any time during tiIe season.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
GRAY FOR PRESIDENT
Western Judge Makes Prediction That
Prominent Delawarean viii
be Nominated
be Nominated.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. G.-Judge p. S.
.Grosscup, Of Chicago who is in this CITY.
the national political situation
yesterday. He said:
Judge George Gray. OF Delaware. in my
opinlon, will be nominated for the pest.
dency on tho Democratic ticket. He is an
able man. and has gained "a great deal
.of sympathy with the working men bv
his decisions and by his action as chair.
man OF the Anthracite Coal strike Com
mission.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
BODY NOT YET RECOVERED
Still Looking For That Of John Proud
Ht-Repairins the Dyke.
Special to the Evening Journal,

Cltcldl 10 lue ENenilb dpuiiNA
New Castle. Nov. Ga large num-
Der of boats from here spent yesterday
on the river graphing for the body OF
John Proudht. who was drowned while
canoeing on Monday afternoon. but
they had not succeeded In finding the
body last evening.
A large number Of people from this
city win attend a festival in Christiana
this evening.
The work Of repairing the old sluice
at the mouth OF the dyke is being rap
idly done. Contractor Morrison ex-
poets to have the work completed
within "A few days
At the meeting Of the New Castls
branch Of the Ladies' Needlework GniId
Society yesterday afternoon. "a sar-
ments were donated to the Society and
it is expected that napy more win be
received.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
IMPROVEMENT
TO CITY TALK Of
TRADE BOARD
Business Men Discuss Bene
fits to be Derived From
Inland Water Ways
NEW MEMBERS SEND LETTERS
Senator L. Il. Ball at the Meeting
Told Of the Work He Is Doins-In-
vestisations Of the Delaware River
Forts.

Although there was a small attend
ance, the meeting Of the Board OF Trade
last night was one OF the most inter-
esting held for months. United States
Senator l.. Heisler Ball was present
and in a short address promised the
board his hearty cooperation with
every movement that win i'm any way
benefit Wilmington. Alfred o. Gro
zier. of the Cement Products Company,
a new member. was also present, and
in a short address pointed out "a great
industrial future for Wilmington, and
also suggested that Wilmington should
work for an inland ship canal to con-
meet the Delaware and Chesapeake
bays
President Lawton appointed Charles
l.. Kingston, w. ID. Mullen, Jr., Archi-
bald $. Reed and Josiah Marvel dele
gates to the annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Board of Trade TO be held in
Washington January 18th next. Sem
ator Ball was suggested as one Of the
delegates. but the Senator said he was
willing to do all in his power to fur
ther the interests Of the board He
thought, however, he could do so with
out being a delegate. The delegates
will probably prepare a subject to be
discussed at the meeting.
Report on Building Scheme.
A. S. Reed chairman Of the COM
mittee on new rooms. reported prog
ress. He said the committee had a
room in view which he thought would
be satisfactory to the members. Sec
retary Taylor. who sent out postal
cards asking the members views in re-
gard to a new building, made the fol-
lowing report:
To the Members Of the Board of Trade
Gentlemen: In accordance with the
instructions Of the last regular meet
ing, l addressed a special notice ask
ing three questions I'm regard 20 tn,
erection Of a now Board OF Trad,
building, and enclosed a postal car,
requesting en- answer / sent this L,
each member Of the Board and about
seventy-hve other leading members
and business firms I'm the city. and
have only received about one hundred
and seventy answers TO the five hum
dred notices sent out. The answers
are as follows:
First question as to erection Of build
ing, LOG answered yes: as answered
no; answered doubtfully.
Second question. VIII you subscribe
for stock? "a answered yes; 96 an
swered no; 40 answered doubtfully.
Continued on Fifth Page)
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
ItEVING COUNTRY
BOYS IN REFORM SCHOOL
ur Colored Youngsters
aiken in Charge by Agent
Stout and Committed

ent Frank Stout. Of the S. p. c. c..
med 70 Wilmington yesterday. after
lp TO the lower part OF the county.
him he brought four boys. III Of
b VIII spend some time at the Ferris
strial School.
|, youngsters were Joseph and Elisha
~. Who broke into "a house at Ham
near lliddl etoVsIi. -siiu.l. stole 50,
1el Jones who commiutcd larceny
4 'cDoncush, md Frank Thomas, an
'Sir ,tle boy. All are colored.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
ACQUIRED ADDITIONAL SPACE
Pullman Company Has Filled in Marsh
and ENLARGED Its Yard.

The filling in of the Pullman yard
along the bank Of the Brandywine is
about completed and much additional
space has been acqr/sd for the stor-
ing OF cars. The marsh for about $50
feet all along the southern and east
ern boundary Of the yard has been
filled in so a level with the other
ground. The new section will be util-
lied for a lumber yard and tracks laid
to run cars that are waiting 20 be re-
paired.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
COLLEGE IN
GOOD SHAPE FOR GAME
Whole Team Will Be in
Game Against Western
Maryland Tomorrow

Tomorrow afternoon Delaware College
football team will line up against West
crn Maryland College at Union street
grounds and all who love good football
will nave an opportunity to witness one
Of the best games TO be played in this
city this year. THE Western Maryland
team IS one Of the strongest teams ia
Maryland, and they have been playing
good football all the season.
Delaware VIII be represented by the
best team she has had on the field since
the beginning Of the year and although a
hard struggle is expected. yet Delaware
feels conhdemt of victory
Nearly all the men who have been ont
with injuries are now back in their
places. Captain Ferguson. who had his
knee injured In the SwarthmoreA game
has been IN the practice all tiris week and
will be in the game tomorrow. Pow6n's
sprained ankle IS much better and he Is
able to be in his position at quarterback
again Wilson'S ankle is improving and
he may play part of Saturdays game.
Bell is I'm his position at center again
and is playing a strong game. The other
men are all In the best OF condition
Coach Lang Is much pleased with the
showing the team has made this week at
practice. and he says he feels confident
,of victory Saturday. Although the
scrub team has been srfonger than usual
this week they have been unable to ad-
vance the bail IN any of the practice
games, while the Varsity has scored al
most at will.
De.awares lineup for bomorrow's game
viii probably be; Hauber, left end; Cap
tain Ferguson, left tackle; DAVIS left
guard; Bell. centre; Messick. right guard
l.. Pie or Lawson, right tackle: Wyatt or
p. Pie. right end; Powell or Wilson.
lquarter-back; Lawton. LETT half back
Carrick. or Wills, right half back; Bevan.
fun back.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
CLOSED WILMINGTON BRANCH
Local Accounts Of Jacob Berry & Co.
Transferred 10 PhiIadeIphia.

Robert c. Herman, attorney for Ia
cob Berry & Company, which concern
recently closed 1t branch Office In this
city, made the following statement to-
day in relation to the matter:
In the Evening Journal Of Novem-
Der 4. 1903, appeared an article which
conveyed the impression that Jacob
Berry & Company. stockholders, had
suspended. The real facts Of the case
are that the house merely closed its
wilmington branch and all accounts
We're transferred to Philadelphia. The
house Is an honored institution, having
been IN business for nearly forty years. %
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
TOOK FINAL EXAMINATION

Five law students took their final exam
inaticns before the examining board OF
the New Castle County Bar yesterday
They al passed and will probably be ad-
mitted to practice at the coming term OF
court.
The prospective young attorneys and
he lawyers they studied under follows:
John W, Huxley. Jr.. with Andrew r..
Sanborn George NJ. Davis with II. II.
Ward; Hugh Morris with Willard sauls-
bury: Willard Smith. with John Biggs
and Edward C. Bradford. Jr., with ].
Harvey Whiteman.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
AFTER WABASH RAILROAD

There seems to be every Indication that
the new Wabash railroad. IL It comes
north of Baltimore Will touch Whining
ton. Members OF the Board Of Trade are
now in close touch with officials OF the
Wabash system. The work Of agltatine
the matter viii be kept up until some de-
finite answer is received from the rail-
road people as TO their final plans.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
WILL RECOGNIZE
PANAMA AS REPUBLIC

Washington. Nov. cit was announced
uhis morning that immediately after the
coblnet meeting today statement Will he
issued recognizing the new Government
OF Panama as "a defac;o Governments.
american Consular officers az Panama
ana Colon and the commanders Of Ameri-
can naval vessels in Panama will be nctl-
ned accordingly.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
SAT- ON PUMPKINS
AND ''CUSsEO" OFFICER

Dover, Del, Nov. 6.--Joseph Dodd sat
on a pile Of pumpkins in front of a
prominent store today and vigorously
'cussed" passing police officer.
The officer was Chief of Police Hurd
who, with the assistance officer
Russell arrested the man ana roueht
him before Magistrate Wood. .rged
with disorderly conduct. He was sent
TO Jail for ten days
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
SILVERITE BRYAN
WINS WILL CONTEST
He Will Get $4,000 Bequest
Left Him by Philo S.
Bennett

New Haven. Conn, Nov. 6.-Judge
Cleveland, Of the Probate Court today an
nounced THAT he had decided that there
was no undue influence by William J.
Bryan over the la.s Pidlo S. Bennett ln
the construction of the iatter's viii. but
that the sealed letter about which there
has been much conten ton was not in
corpora.ted in ahe will
He finds thed ocument was properly ex.
eeuted. Mr.. Bryan viii therefore get ehs
$4,000 bequest.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
BURGLARS AT WORK
Several Houses On the West Side En-
tered.

Burglars entered ahe home Of Bavard
Pierce, No. 72s Union street and Harry
Gallagher No. 1925 West Seventh street.
and an Italian grocery at Eighth ani
Scott streets on We~-esday night. carry
ing on gold watch, two pairs Of crous-
ers, two overcoats, one dress coat, a
quantity Of groceries and some money.
The invaders used a Jimmy 20 force
their way into the houses and the police
are inclined to think the work was done
by professionals. Another house at
Fourth and Lncoln streets was broken
into, but it IS supposed that the rob-
bers were scared on as nothing was
taken.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
Had His Foot Amputnted.

Albert Englehart, who had his foot
so badly mashed by a car falling on
II while at work at the south bound
hump in the new Edge Moor yard of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
that amputation was necessary. has
been discharged from Delaware Hos
Dita1
Evening journal., 1903-11-06

p. A. Blackiston and daughter
to express their heartfelt thanks
Pullman employees and Eureka
III, No. /, Jr. o. II. A. NJ. and all
s for kindness extended to them
3 their hour Of great bereavement.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06

the
northery preceded by the coast %
slowly risn
sailing viii nortb
with partly to the
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
TWO THOUSAND MARK
IS NOW PASSED
The Evening Journals Free
Scholarship Contest Be
coming More Exciting

r. J. Healy is making things hum in
his efforts to retain first grip on the
leading position in The Evening
Journals free scholarship contest and
the others IN the race VIII have to keep
up their best efforts to get ahead OF to-
days leader.
The liveliest fight now is between w.
J. Lilly and Helen Crawford, who
aren't so very far apart in their efforts
TO hold second place securely.
Intense interest is being manifested
In the competition and before another
week rolls by il is to be expected that
the hustling win be faster than ever
before. There is every disposition to
keep up the strenuous pace and II Will
be the contestant who keeps everlast-
ingy az il who Is going 10 win out.
The conditions of the race are so ar
ranged that IL is possible for a new
contestant to secure new subscriber
TO The Evening Journal and thus get.
II the subscription is a yearly one, four
hundred votes. Then every coupon
clipped from the papers that this new
subscriber viii get can also be counted.
From now until January 1st, 1904. the
Evening Journal will publish a daily
voting coupon fo- a scholarship con-
test, the winners OF which will secure.
entirely free OF all expense 10 them.
certificates emitting them to enjoy the
benefits Of the thoroughly practical
training which Is given in the CONNER
cial department OF Goldey's College OF
Wilmington.
The terms Of the contest. which are
printed elsewhere, also provide that
new subscriptions to the Evening Jour
nal, which are easily secured. count FOR
votes IN the scholarship contest. A
years subscription. paid in advance. OF
course, VIII count for four hundred
votes; a six months subscription IN
count for two hundred yotes,y, .,,'--
months subscription <,yn -. '''see see
one hundred votegC ,,o,,t,,,.' eu,is s,,,,,' ao'
tlon wliI eoum for twenty-six votes
uettihs Inscriptions is the cas- 4 wav
70 run 'ne/total up rapidly.
Evening journal., 1903-11-06
Card Of Thanks.

Mrs s. A. Blackiston desires to ex-
press her sincere thanks to the Pruden-
tiai Insurance Company for its
prompt settlement OF her claim on the
death of her beloved son.