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Evening journal., 1905-12-15

ris took his case. Judgment was open
ed and Pyle revised his original judg-
ment renting al but $500 of the
first claim Byard then appealed to
Fred e. Bach, Register of Wills, for
a.d. Mr.. Bach consulted with Attorn y
Morris and gave security for the pay
ment of The last judgment on an ap-
peal and Morris appealed the case to
the Superior Court The case was ap-
pealed Ia Ju'y, and although at the
trial before the mag strate an attorney
and agent could be found who repre-
sented he company, both refused ser
vice wh the case was appealed to
the Superior Court and the writ was
returned non est at both the Septem-
Der and November terms.
The Superior Court gave Judgment
IN favor of Byard and his wife. revers-
ell the decision of the magistrate, and
placed the costs on the loan company.
The stand taken by the Journal con-
tinues to bring forth praise from peo-
pie in all walks of life. Business men.
/ lawyers, employees in au branches of
industrial activity unite in praising
E the expose of the methods of the loan
companies A prominent county Off
cial declared that ct Is the best move
any paper in this city ever made
1 Secrecy Their Watchword.
Secrecy the mage word which
/ sells automatic telephones, lures the
victims to the frosted glass partition
ed rooms Of the loan companies. The
company would have it appear that
this privacy is for the borrowers bene-
fit but investigation has shown that
it is as much for the benefit of the
loan sharks as for their victims.
Their methods do not bear the light
of invest cation. Papers are almost i'm
possible to get as the evidence Of the
! transaction must remain in the pos
session Of the loan company Receipts
merely acknowledge payment of the
specified sum of money and rarely arc
ION account Of notes given in the loan
Office"
One victim told the Journals repre-
is ntatve that two years ago he negO
ltiated a loan from one of these com
lpanies on his salary aud that there
had not been a day since then when
his name was not on their books. He
has been kept under the load of inter
est so that he has never been able to
get a penny laid by for any purpose
4 He gets a salary of SIS per month.
The investigation has revealed the
fact that many women moving in so
ciety are on the books of these com
lpan.es. Women who have a stated in.
come from real estate or other secu.
rity borrow money on that. Such loans
are negotiated not at the Office of the
loan company but at the home of the
victim.
The Evening Journal cartoonist has
embodied in an effective picture the
Victims of this system which saps the
life energy and manhood from so many
land we viii present the same for pub
licatlCn tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
COAL Miners
MAKE DEMANDS
But will Keep Them Secret
Until Presented TO
Operators
SUGGESTIONS OF COMMITTEE

by Publishers Press.
shamolsin, Pa. Dec. i5.-rho committee
on scales. appointed at the session Of the
United Mine Workers convention yostcr-
day. met at o'clock this morning and
drafted the demands which will be made
upon the anthracite operators.
The following ls the report
1--WE yours committee TO whom were re-
fcrred the various resolutions affecting
and pertaining to the questions of wages.
hours of labor and other conditions of em-
ployment. beg 10 submit the following re-
port;
"Wc have examined carefully an the
resolutions referred TO US and, in addi-
tion thereto. We have considered and dis
cussed the policy the hours of which we
believe would prove most advantageous
TO our constituents and which. IL adopted,
would conduct TO the best interests of all
dependent upon the anthracite industry.
"1n pursuance thereof. we recommend
that a committee consisting OF the ofi-
GERS, ami the executive board OF districts
one seven and nine be delegated and in
structed TO confer with the representative
of the various mining companies for the
purpose Of formulating an agreement to
govern wages hours on labor, and other
conditions of employment; such agreement
TO be effective beginning April l. 1906 the
date upon which tho award OF the am
thracte coal strike commission expires.
eve recommend further that any agree
ment entered into between the abov,
named committee and tho various c1a
companies be reported, for ratification ol
rejection, 10 "a convention Of an.mac,t,
mine workers to be held prior 20 April J.
1905"
The report 81 the scale committee made
public does not include\tho demands tha
have been formulated Tor presentation q
+ the operators. These demands viii b0
kept quiet until they have been made &,
The Operators.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
PREAMBLE IS
STRICKEN OUT

In the Court Of Chanccry this morn-
ing the case of Elizabeth Is. Allies, ad-
mlnistratrix Of Charles Allies. deceased.
ct AL, VS.. William Huber executor of
Mary Huber, was before Chancellor
Nicholson. Mr. Kurtz for the plaintiff
stated that "a restraining order had
been granted to prevent sale Of prop
erty which had been sold by the eXecu-
tor under the terms Of the will, ON the
grounds that the sale was fraudulent.
The purchaser acted as an agent for
the executor.
L. Irving Handy for the executor and
purchaser appealed from the will on
the ground that the real party entitled
10 question the sale was the father of
the complainant After thorough ar
gument, the Chancellor sustained the
demurrer. but gave leave to the plain
tn to file an amended bin In which
he might have am opportunity Of max
ing case 10 meet objections brought
by Mr. Handy. The father OF the
plaintiff was alive when the property
i'm question was sold.
on the petition Of Charles r. Cur
ley the bill filed in the case of the
Roman Catholic Male Protectory VS.
Alfred 4. Curtis ct al. was dismissed
Robert H. Richards represents the
other side
Yesterday Willard Salisbury. repre-
senting Arthur Johnson, asked that
the preamble in the preliminary i'm
junction proceedings IN his litigation
with the p. b. & W. Railroad Com
pany be stricken out. 1t was so or
dercd.
1t was ordered by the Chancellor OF
motion of Ward and Gray that the
plaintiff I'm the case of Bubenzer VS.
P b. & w. Railroad Company be re-
qulred to close their testimony within
sixty days from date, he~ro Examiner
Alexander e. Cooper. The defendants
viii have forty-nyc days fram the end
of that period 90 hle it's testimony.
This is for The purpose OF final de-
termination of the cause.
january was fixed by suggestion of
counsel for the hearis of argument to
modify the preliminary junction in the
Bubenzer case
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
EXPECT BIG TRADE
p, B. G. w. Company Employing Extra
Handlers Of Freight

Holiday shoppers cause the usual annual
rush at the local freight yards of tho
r., B and W. railroad and already the
freight house at Third and Pine streets Is
doing a land Office business.
The heaviest traffic is TO points on the
Delaware division OF the rcai where
thousands of dollars worth Of Chr stmas
goods purchased in Wilmington are being
shipped. Boxes, bales, bundles and pack
ages of all description are handled and
shipped daily and in order to facilitate
the movement eight extra men have been
employed
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
GAVE DECISION
AGAINST SHYLOCK
Superior Court Reversed Decision Of Magistrate
and Gave Judgment Against Loan
Company
SOCIETY WOMEN ON THE BOOKS

The Office OF The Evening Journal
was visited by an agent of one Of the
oan companies whose methods are
being exposed. last evening and
brought forth al The methods Of per
suasion he could to attempt to modify
the charges made by this paper regard
irg loan company methods.
Finding that nothing could be ac
complshed after half an hours talk
he eft with the remark that the loan
companies regard the charge made by
the Journal in the light of a hinge
joke
the seeming inconsistencv Of ap-
pearing as a representative to mitigate
matters and of treating the expose. as
a huge joke did not strike the agents
mind, however.
To Protect Victims.
No amount Of persuasion on the
part of any one interested in these
modern Shylock enterprises can ST.
fence The Evening Journal in this mat
ter, the victims may be assured. The
investigation will continue until the
whole system is revealed.
q Pitiful Case.
The representative of the Journal
came across a pitiful and pathetic case
in the course Of his cations
yesterday. 1t was a sample of the
methods employed by these companies
and Of their fear of the law when q
real test is made.
The story is that Of Aired Byard
ard his wife, who reside at sos Taylo;
street
Byard is seventy years Of age and
works az the Pumping Station, Six
teenth and Market streets. When hard
pushed for money one Gay they ap
pealed to the Delaware Loan Company
in the Ford Building for a loaa. l'hl.
company has since been absorbed 10y
the Peoples Trust Company The loan
was made and the usual high rate
charged When all but S1150 hac
been paid Byard found the drain Sc
heavy that he had to borrow again
This time he went to the American
Loan Company for whom James =
Cole was agent and applied for the
loan This company took over the bal
ance of the loan owing 10 the Delaware
Loan Company which was S11.50, gave
him $40 in cash and then hal hin
sign a judgment note for $50 waving
all exemption which was to be pail
back with interest in u specified pay
ments of sG.65 each.
Both Byard ard his wife were re
quired to sign the papers but no cop
les were furnished them. They stood
the drain of the payments for
months then were compelled to stop.
Suit Not Pressed.
The American Loan Company sueC
to recover the balance. Suit wa.
brought before Magistrate Alton B
Pyle. He gave judgment
against Byard. Byard sought
lcgal advice and Attorney Hugh Nor
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
AssoolatIon After Vendora.

A communication was received from
Chief CT Police Lack, by the Mercan-
tile Association last evening. in which
il was stated that the ordinance COM
pelling the street vendors to take out
a license would be enforced. A great
number of street falSirs make their ap-
pearance here during the holidays and
the merchants exhorted the police de-
partment TO compel them to obey the
law. A conference with the Street
and Sewer Department will be held,
relative to the alleged infringement of
the ordinance by vendors in the city
markets.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
BREACH OF WARRANTY

The suit brought by the Wilmington
Candy Company against the Remington
Machine Company for alleged breach OF
warranty i'm a contract for an ice-making
machine. purchased by the plaintiff from
tho machine company, was resumed in
Superior Court this morning.
As their case viii take mp much time
the Jurors not impanoled were discharged
Yesterday afternoon until Monday MORN
ing.
seveAa other employees of the Candy
Company were witnesses this morning
and the case will be continued this after
nOon
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Amateur Theatrieals.

The first of a series of amateur theatre
calls by local talent FOR local charities viii
DE- presented in the Nsw-Certury Club
ON Monday evening. The bh for the even
ms will be q doab,e one consisting of the
comedietta "'rhc Baron's Wager and
the farce comedy "rom Cobo.' Tho sale
of reserved seats win open at Harvey's
drug store. Delaware avenue and Adams
streets at O'Clock on Monday morning,
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
By Pubilshcrs' Press.

BY Publishers Press.
New York. Dec. 15.-The attention OF
the pool over the country was directed
TO New York Stock Exchange today
when Thomas w. Lawson and the
standard oil crowd have been engaged
for some time past in deadly strug-
gle.
Lawson. with his usual franlness, is
sued statement saying that the losses
Of the pool aggregated S3.40o.o00. but
that he was stu in the ring and sim
believed ne was right This morning
in lengthy advertisement Lawson is-
sued. another def 10 what he terms the
"Systcm" announcing that he has add
ed Sl.0000OO TO The first pool making
.SliCoo.000 in an 30 continue operations
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Wants 10 b ! constabIe

Professor Moses We'll former magis-
uatc. now representing a New York
liquor house. Is candidate for the office
of county constable. His particular desire
IS to succeed Thomas Buckley whose time
expires in March. He has called upon
several Levy Courtment regarding their
support.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
oon.as.od LIeen.e AppIIeaLlan.-

There arc three contested liquor license
applications 70 be heard at this session of
General Sessions Court. They are those
of jerome Conroy, Sixth avenue and Dun
can street. an application for a new place;
James Nolan. southwest corner Twenty
second and West streets also for q new
place; and Edward Gam, of St Georges.
an established place. The press Of bust
ness in the court at present may pre-
clude the possibility of the hearings tax
ing place until after Christmas.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
LAWSON ADMITS LOSING
OVER THREE MILLIONS

along the same lines. He says the
money put in by him embraces every
dollar of his fortune. III I fail" he
continues. "the world viii know it 10y
my public bankruptcy i'm which event
i viii be compelled to fan back upon
my pen unaided with money, to fight
the battle to a finish"
The first quotations i'm Amalagamat-
lea Copper when the market opened to-
day werc slightly favorable to Lawson.
They showed decline OF nearly a
point from She tOq Ia at what stock
clased last night. A further drop 10
99 followed and when the stock arose
again going up in fractions until 1t
.f0.s0. it reached 100 l-S. dropping back
almost Immediately to 80 rs.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Union Fire Company Bsll.

The third annual reception of the Union
Fire Company will be held i'm the Irish
American liall tonight. Albcrts Orchestra
has been engaged for the evening and
special features are promised. The COM
mitteel in charge of the attain is COM
posed OF Joseph A. Haley chairman; T..
j. Golden. secretary and Joseph G. SOM
ers, treasurer.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

: wilmington is enjoying It's FIRST snow
storm of the winter. 1t arrived from the
bringing with Il other than balmy winds.
heing preceded by bracing cold which
caused carly morning pedestrians TO turn
their coat collars about their ears.
The snow is a dry one. ard with to-
morrow clear and cold ii may stay with
us awhile. THE youngsters are Gc ishted
with it in Wow OF tho approach of yule-
tide season because il looks more Ike
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
FIRST SNOW OF THE WINTER
BRINGS JOY TO YOUTH

Christmas with the white covering on the
ground.
The storm is by no means local. Atlantic
City, for instance. is enduring cold and
slceiy rain, while Washington is also en-
joying It's first snow storm. Philadelphia.
however though every condition Of tenn
perature, cioudiness. humidity ard wind
Indicates snow IS apparently in the centre
OF "a circular storm area and has So tr
escaped
Continued ON Second Pasc)
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
In the Heavxweiaht Class.

While awaiting the 1920 train over
The r.. B. & W. railroad for Philadel-
ohia today. John G. Gray, Of the Street
and sewer Department, was weighed
On the scales at the temporary station
Of the company. Mr.. Gray brought
The indicator around TO the lS2 mark
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

Itcach them the reason for thusc facts.
DIR. McFarlanc then proceeded 10
illustrate the teaching OF the causes
which lie back OF the location OF cities.
He took several illustrations among
which were London, Genoa, Bombay
and st. Petersburg. IL was in the dis
lcussion OF the euuscs for tho found
ing or ST Petersburg Chat the speaker
made the striking utteranco regarding
the sacrifice which % nation win make
for something it wants and which it
believes it must have.
Discussion Of Ability.
Dr. Preston w. Search discussed the
differences i'm working abilities I'm the
Pupils tn the school room. He stated
that there was no graded school room
(which ne had Investigated in an his
vast experience ln which he did not find
that there were some scholars who
could do three times as much work as
others.
| He used an interesting chart showing
che difference in the working ability OF
scholars IN one school in Massachusetts
Al the scholars started at the same
point TO do the anne work. Two did
l63 units of work in the same time that
another did 40 or As.
room there were as many abilities as
there We're tendencies drawn from
lheredity and that no fixed or fast rules
could be made for rating children. No
larbitrary rule should be made.
DR. Search had occasion TO mention
the failure of the teacher oftentimcs 10
understand the aspirations and disposi-
lions OF the scholars. He cited am i'm
stance of a. young boy IN a state of
| Washington school with whom ne had
Ihad experience. whose disposition his
Teacher could not comprehend and
lNNho confidence he tried TO gain. Mo-
lhody in the school understood him. one
ldly DR. Search discovered some poetry
lvhich this hoy had written He read
tho poems TO The institute as ana illus-
luatlon of The inner SELF of the boy.
II has never been read before TO amy
audience, said DR. Search and fol-
lows:
Prayer
IIf / should die
/ pray some thought Of kindly decd re-
main.
ln hearts o. men
To mark my work in life, as wrought
Not an in vain.
And. too. / pray that my short life
May cause no sigh
That those / love would mourn lost
love
m I should die.
This young boy misunderstood by his
teachers was broader than they. His
name IS William V. Gardiner of Everett
Washington. and he Is now at one OF
the leading Easton universities.
Scores Method Of Grading.
DR.. Search scored tho methods OF
grading according to marks, OF tramp
ling upon sensitive natures in tho
school room by observing the rule OF
the ability of the average pupil.
After a brief intermission and a song.
Dr. McFarlane continued his discussion
OF geography by speaking Of geographic
excursions as conducted in Austria. He
lhad occasion to refer TO the methods
taken by the Emperor Franz Joseph to
linculcate patriotism In the students Of
Austria.
Afternoon Session.
Tho session this afternoon began at
. o'clock promptly and the speakers or
{ chmorning finished tho discussions
conducted by them throughout the in
Istitutc
This evening the closing session or
the institute viii be held. taking tho
form OF an address TO which the public
lls invited ON Higher Ideals" by Dr.
TPrcston w. Search.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Purchased New Elre Horse.

The Liberty Fire Company has pur-
chased a handsome gray horse to
take the place Of its carriage horse
Duke The latter has been in the
service of the company for fifteen
years and viii be pensioned.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
BIG LUMBER DEAL

Company Has Purchased 10000 Feet
Of Timber in Florida.
Dover, Dec. 15.-Several prominent
men Of the peninsula are about to en-
gage in numbering ON a large scale,
and within a few days viii incorporate
the Tlghman Cypress Company.
The syndicate has purchased about
10000 feet Of standing cypress timber
on the Suwanee River. five miles from
Cedar Keys. Fla. where large mills
will be Immediately constructed, with
capacities of $4,000 feet a day.
A private railroad has BEEN built to
carry the lumber from the mills TO the
Florida Central system.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
order 10 Sell RsaI Estate.

d. the Orphans Court thii mo ming,
Charles +. curley presented the petition
OF Mary A. Keneher adminis,ra'r.X of
Dennis Keleher for an order TO sell real
estate and The order was granted.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Alice ct Isabella Clears.

Tho Alice ct Isabelle cleared today for
sables dc Olommc. Frncc, with <2j1 @5
Gallons oil oil ON boardg valued at sig.-
i.0.G3.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Afternoon sessIon.
TRAINS ABOUT ON TIME

Traffic over the lines Of the p, b. & w.
Railroad Company was unusually heavy
today notwithstanding the snow.
The storm did not interfere. materially
with the arrival or departure of through
and local trains but yardmen are placed
at switches and crossovers along the line
throughout the city and are engaged in
sweeping and keeping clear the rails. Sew
eral northbound trains were from thirty
TO sixty minutes late but officials say that
the snow was not the cause Of the delay.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
CHARLES GREEN
UNDER ARREST
Charged With Accepting Bribe
From an Italian Whom
tie Had Arrested

Charged with having accepted a
bribc Of $40 from Joseph dc Francesca.
one of the crowd of Italiafs that caused
serious trouble near Oglctown on We'd
nesday and Thursday of this week.
Charles Green. a former constable of
this city, was arrested today by state
Detective James L. Hawkins. and is
now being tried before Magistrate
Charles G.. King. OF Newark
Green is accused of having placed
de Francesca under arrest and upon
the latter producing $50 allowed him to
go. The italian was alleged to be the
ring-leader OF the notorious gang. the
members of which were each fined $40
and costs by Magistrate King yester-
day
Evening journal., 1905-12-15
Raided con1missary.

The Italians are engaged In laying
a pipe line near Ogletown and have "a
colony there. on Wednesday about a
dozen of them got TO drinking and yes
terday they raided the commissary.
conhscating quantity of beer and
continued the orgy The authorities
there found it impossible to quell the
disturbance and sent TO Wilmington for
assistance. Detective Hawk.s was
dispatched 20 the scene by Attorney
General Richards and shortly after
ward Constable Bowers, of this city,
accompanied by Charles Green. appear
ed with warrants for the arrest of
some of the Italians. and between them
and Detective Hawkins nine men were
arrested.
Bowers Also Arrested.
Constable Bowers was also arrested
with Green, and after hearing the evil
dence the justice Of peace dismissed
the case.
The warrant for the arrest of the
two officials was sworn out by Mich
olas Morett. who alleges that ne gave
the constables the $50 TO pay the nnc
and costs of hi Francisco. The latter
said he did not want to go to Whining
ton for trial and says he asked the two
officials wha his fine and costs would
be. and upon being told $50, got Morett
to get the money for him. He was
then released but Detective Hawkins.
who wanted to take the Italian into
custody in the first place, because he
was the ringleader in the trouble, plac-
ed him under arrest and with eight
other Italians he was fined $40 and
costs.
/ Green and Bowers alleged that the
| $50 was demanded by them of Di Fran
Icesco as security that he would appear
( for trial before Magistrate King. When
/ the case was over, the two constables
took their accuser into custody on a
charge of perjury and had the case
postponed until Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1905-12-15

To avert a sneeze, press the upper
Tip against the teeth with the fore
finger
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-20
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