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Evening journal., 1905-06-20
ALLEE SEES
PRESIDENT FOR
JOHN 7. DICKEY
Presented Petitions Asking
Remission of Imprison-
ment Sentence
ONE SIGNED BY Is ATTORNEYS

The efforts that are being made to
secure a remission OF the Imprisonment
sentence OF ten months in the New
Castle county workhOuse which was
imposed on John T. Dickey by Judge
Bradford in the United States Court
last Tuesday. after Dickey had pleaded
guilty TO a charge OF causing lottery
tickets to be brought into this State
from san Francisco, assumed definite
shape yesterday when President Alice
saw President Roosevelt at Washing
ton. The Senator presented general
petitions signed by about three thous-
and citizens OF Wilmington and also
a petition from the New Castle county
bar which had been signed by seventy
five of its members.
He explained the case to the Chief
Executive. and the latter. it Is said,
manifested considerable interest there
I'm. The President took the papers,
which asked him to remit the i'm
prisonment, and referred them to At
torney General Moody for his investi-
cation.
It Is stated that there are fifteen or
twenty other petitions which contain
upward of 1000 names, that will be
sent to the President. Il is expected
that the report OF the Attorney General
viii shortly be made to thePresident
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
ROADS THAT MAY
Be IMPROVED
Levy Courtmen May Ask
Governor to Appoint High
way Commissioner
NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN

Members OF the Levy Court may in
the near future petition Governor
Preston Lea to appoint a highway
commissioner for New Castle county so
that the improvement on the roads can
be pushed forward.
The court for the past month has
been inspecting the roads OF the county
to determine what highways should be
Improved this year. A large number OF
them are badly in need of repairs, but
the county viii not have sufficient
funds to improve them all.
At the meeting Of the court this
morning the members were each
furnished with a resolution regarding
the roads. They are considering the
passage Of the resolution, hut it may
be changed considerably before action
is taken on il. The resolution follows:
Whereas, The sentiment of the Citi-
zens and Taxpayers OF New Castle
county being aroused I'm favor OF per-
manent Improvement of the Public
Roads and numerous delegations from
different sections of the county having
presented themselves before the Levy
Court and earnestly asking for Public
Road Improvement under the New
state Aid Law, therefore be 1t
Resolved That it is the sentiment Of
this Levy Court and II is its intention
TO make permanent Improvements in
accordance with the present Act relative
to Good Roads to the following design
ated roads to the following extent:
Hare's Corner Road Extension,
$40. 600; Faulk Road. Brandywine hum
dred, $4,000; Newark Depot and PEN
cader Road, $4,000; Middletown Duck
Creek, $4,000; Lancaster Pike, $4,000;
extension of Elsmere Road in direction
OF Newark, $1,000; Newark Road in
direction of Marshallton, $1,000; said
improvements 10 be under the direc-
tion Of the state Highway Commis-
sioner for New Castle county and this
Levy Court and of such material and
In such manner as may be considered
best for the several localities.
Resolved. That this Levy Court
earnestly petition his Excellency Gov
ernor Lea TO announce the appointment
of a Highway Commissioner for New
castle county that the work of road
improvement may be pushed forward
with all possible speed before the COM
ing Of winter.
Resolved. That a copy Of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to His Excellency
Governor Lea.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
CORPORATION MUST
PRODUCE ITS FRANCHISE

had promised to improve the street two
years ago but nothing was done. The
matter was referred to Mr. Rommel who
will make an investigation.
Mr.. Bradley also asked the board TO
open street in the Ninth ward from
Eleventh street to Vandever avenue. The
board prem6ed to look into the MATTER.
With regard TO the request Of Joel r..
Cooley to use the sidewalk at Eighth
and Tatnali streets under which to con-
struct a vault the board ordered the petit
tioner to submit plans for the approval
Of the board before proceeding with the
work.
No action was taken on the request Of
Charles b. Dougherty to construct a
manure pit in front Of his new stable at
No. i'll Orange street. The matter will
be decided next week.
DONE WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE.
Mayor Bird returned with his approval
the permission granted to the +. Blum-
enthal Company to construct a lime vault
undec the bed of Adams street in South
Front street. Mr.. Gray was opposed 10
granting the permission and said he did
not know that an agreement had been en-
tered into IN the matter 1t developed that
the board had granted the permission
during a session at which MIR. Gray was
not present
Building Inspector William NJ Connolly
brought the question up before the board
Of the collection Of ashes. He wanted &c
know whether the collectors of ashes were
obliged TO take up a barrel half filled
with ashes and half with yard sweep
ings. He said that in some cases the mer
refused to take up rubbage but upor
being paid 8 or 10 cents would do so
Harvey p. Hickman said that he wit
messed such an act in Washington stree
this morning. A negro ash collector re
fused to take up a peach basket filled
with grass but the minute he was giver
cents by the occupant Of the house h'
took it up.
Secretary Christy said the ash collec
tion service was better now than it eve
was and said the practice Of givinl
money to the ash collectors was starte'
by saloon keepers. He thought Stree
Commissioner Pierson had the practlc
pretty we'll broken up.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
SUPREME COURT
MEETS At DOVER

Dover, June 20.-The Supreme Court
of Delaware met in semi annual ses-
sion here today with Chancellor Mich
olson presiding and all of the mem
bers present with the exception Of
Chief Justice Lore. The latter was
lattending the meeting of the Board Of
Trustees of Delaware College at New
ark.
william s. HiIes, of Wilmington,
made an application TO the court to
have a special entry made on the call
enadr in the appeal of James II. Hof-
fecker. Jr. fro mthe decision of Chan
cellor Nicholson ordering his disbar-
ment from the Court of Chancery. 1t
was finally decided to submit the ques-
/ tion to Chief Justice Lore.
There were no decisions handed
down by the court, the first time in
lthe history of the tribunal since the
new Constitution went into effect in
l1S97
This afternoon argument was begun
4 by Mr.. Hilles and w. w. Knowles,
counsel for the plaintiffs in the cases
of Elsie B. Shuster VS.. the Philadelphia.
baltimore and Washington Railroad
Company. and Eta 5. Walker vs.. the
lsame corporation.
The plaintiffs are widows of MA
lwho were killed by a railroad accident
at the Edge Moor yards last summer.
Their cases were nom suited in the Su-
lperior Court. Andrew c. Gray repre-
sents the defendant company. Shus-
ter and Walker were both car inspect
ors.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20

livered orations the former on "The Value
OF Society Training" and the latter on
''rhe Maid of Orleans"
The commencement exercises proper
will be held at 1880 a. m. tomorrow fol-
lowed by luncheon TO out-of-town visitors.
At p. m. an exhibition drin will take
place for which Captain e. w. MoCaskey
has arranged the following program:
Review by the Board Of Trustees; bat
TALON drill; close order; competitive COM
pany drill for Roberts medal, farewell,
publication Of orders award Of Roberts
prize, officers goodbye" to cadet corps.
The commencement hop Of the junior
class In the evening will close the festi-
vties.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
DOCTORS APPLY
FOR CERTIFICATES
Medical Examining Board in
Semi-annual Session at
Dover
Or, ROBIN IS OF THE NUMBER
speeIal 10 rhe EvenIng Journal


Dover. June 2O-The Examining Board
of the Medical Society of Delaware be-
gan a three days session In the State
House today Dr. T.. w. Tomlnson, OF
Wilmington. president Of the board, was
In the chair when the meeting was called
TO order. IL is the regular semi-annual
session.
The boarc Is composed Of Drs. Tomlin-
son and II. W. Briggs, of this city; J. H..
Wilson. Of Dover; r. W. Cooper, Of Cam
den and James r. Massey. of Viola.
Seventeen candidates for certificates to
practice medicine in this State will be
examined. They include:
Walter winthrop Ellis. Delmar, Della
ware, jefferson, 1905; Horace r. Evans,
Roxana. Delaware jefferson, 1905; E. A.
Vaughn. Middlotown. Delaware, Jefferson,
1906; Il. A. Clarke. Middletown, Delaware.
University of Pennsylvania, 1897; William
Marshall. Milford Delaware, University
of Pennsylvania, 1906; George w. Betson,
Greensboro Md. Baltimore Medical Col
lege. 1906; Thomas A. Carroll, Worcester,
Mass, Baltimore Medical College 1904;
Joseph C. Thomas. Adamstown, Md. Bal
timore Medical College 1906; William c.
Watkins. Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Medi-
cal College 1905; Max. ID. Bier, Hoboken
N j., Baltimore University School OF
Medicine. 1906; A. d. Linderman. New
York. n ", Baltimore University School
Of Medicine. 1895; William b. Lingo, Balti.
more Md. Baltimore University Sohoo
Of Medicine, 1905; Irwin l.. Chipman, Sea.
ford. Delaware. Medic. Chi. 1906; Robert
Bruce Grimes. Cheyenne. Wyoming. Med
co. Chi. 1895: II. Maris shearer. Phiiadel
phia, Pa. Medico. Chi, 1904; j. r. sudler
Bridgoviile. n. j.. Maryland Medical Col
lege, 1906 A. Robin. Wilmington Della
wsre. Western Penn. Medical College
1891.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
1T. ROSsELL A VISITOR

Second Lieutenant Joseph A. Rossell
of the United States Marine Corps,
son of John S. Rossell, Of this city, has
been visiting his parents here. He ar
rived in Wilmington on Friday after
having been at Newport with a class
of twentyseven other young officers for
soem time, going through a course Of
instructions in submarine mines and
torpedoes. He will return to Annapo-
lis today.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
CONFERENCE IN
ELECTION CASE
The Respective Attorneys
Will Probably Meet in
Day or So
ROSS SENDS PLY 70 MARVEL

II is probable that there viii be a con-
ference Of the respective counsel this
week in the case Of George a. willis.
councilman from the First Ward. who has
instituted contest. before the present
City Council against Howard ID. Ross.
who was elected as his successor. The
attorneys FOR Mr. Ross. while clearly Of
the opinion that the case will not stand
owing TO the fact that each body Is the
judge of It's own members, will. It is
expected, agree 20 meet the counsel for
the contestant and discuss the suggestion
of the latter that action be taken in the
Superior Court on next Monday morning
to determine Willis right to have the
contest decided according TO the pro-
cedure already begun.
Whether Attoney-Gencral Richards
and Messrs. Hayes, Churchman and Hill
les the lawyers for Mr.. Ross, viii agree
TO take the case into court before the new
council goes into Office has not yot been
determined Mr., Hayes and Attorney
General Richards are in Dover today at-
tending the session of the Supreme Court
and they will probably be detained there
tomorrow. Until their return the course
to be taken by Mr. Ross will not be de-
cided upon.
1t is stated however. that Mr.. Ross will
present a formal protest to Council prob
ably at the meeting on next Thursday
night, against that body entertaining the
contest owing to a lack OF jurisdiction.
MR.. ROSS REPLY
Mr.. Ross yesterday afternoon sent the
following letter TO Josiah Marvel, Esq,
counsel for Mr.. Willis. In reply TO the
epistle sent him and which was published
in The Evening Journal yesterday:
Josiah Marvel ESQ, Attorney for
George A. willis. Dear Sir: Your letter of
this date received. agree with you that
the Office mentioned in your letter Is one
of too great Importance TO be decided IN
any way other than according to the just
LEGAL rights Of the citizens OF Whining
ton Permit me to say. however. that j
don't appreciate your understanding OF
what are those just legal rights In my
opinion and as I am advised. the present
Council has absolutely nothing to do Will
the hearing and determining OF the al
legged contest, or Of Judging Of the olcc
ton returns and qualifications Of any o
the members Of Council elected at th'
last city election.
Il beg tc assure you. however, that
have been elected by the qualified voteri
of my ward TO represent said ward in Tho
Council for two years, commencing OF
] July first next. I intend TO assert an,
3 maintain my rights as such member il
every possible legal manner. As you re
= quested me TO name my counsel. here
with furnish you the same. viz; Philip @
Churchman, Robert II. Richards. William
S. Hlles and Walter II. Hayes. and
have no doubt these gentlemen will NEE
you and do anything In their power 4
get a decision fSom a court OF competen
jurisdiction on the question Of the legal
I ity Of your pretended procedure befor
the present Council OF Wilmington In tn
matter Of the petition of George A. VIII
( lis, in which he attempts 20 contest m!
I election before a body Of which 1 am no
: a member. Yours respectfully, Howard d
q Ross.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
CONTRACT FOR BOILERS AWARDED

The Board Of Water Commissioners yes
terday afternoon awarded the contract
for two 800 horsepower water tube boil
ers for the new water plant TO the Edge
Moore Iron Company, the price for both
boilers being SS77O with heaters.
The lowest bid received was that Of the
Maxim Company, of Pennsylvania, being
S. $50 without and $3.50 with heater, but
the contract was awarded TO the Edge
Moor people on the recommendation Of
Chief Engineer Theodore Leisen, Of the
department.
The weekly pay roll OF a,6217t was al
lowed. The bank balance is Sis, IO2.66.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
FULL DOCKET IN
THE CITY COURT
Seventeen Youths Fined S.
and Costs for Disorderly
Conduct

what for, nothing?' said William
Davis, a young man in the City Court
today, when fined IS and costs by
Judge Cochran for playing ball on
Sunday and acting disorderly in the
vicinity Of Lobdell street, in South
Wilmington. Those three words cost
him an additional IS fine which the
court promptly imposed for contempt
This quieted the accused.
Davis and sixteen other boys were
arrested for acting disorderly and
lplaying ball Sunday after Sunday on a.
lot on Lobdell street They ranged In
age from 10 years to 90 years and
after hearing the evidence in the case
the court sentenced each Of them TO
pay fine Of So and COSTS
The youths We're Milford Matthews.
Harry Hamilton. William Dugan. Lewis
Faulkner, John Haggerty, Thomas
iGibbons. William Gibbons. Daniel Sui
llivan, Thomas Conlin. William Conlin,
William Davis, Albert August, Thomas
nottingham, Steve August, Harry
Spencer and John Headey.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Donovan, of No.
l12l1 Lobdell street. were the prosecut-
ling witnesses. They testified that on
every Sunday the defendants have con-
lgregated on the lot in question and
lacted disorderly all day. Last Sunday
a batted ball struck the four-year- old
daughter of the Donovans in the
mouth and inflicted a painful wound.
MANY MINOR CASES.
The cases of Charles Brown and
Noah Vincent. charged with trespass
were dismissed. Harry Levering, a
young man charged with disorderly
lconduct. was also discharged.
Alexander Saunders. colored, was
. fined 81 and costs for assault while
clarence Spence, charged with as.
sault and battery was allowed TO gl
on payment of the costs. The prose.
cutting witness in the case withdrew
the charge.
The hearing of Joseph and Annie
Corliss charged with assault and bat
terry. was postponed until Thursday
Assistant city Solicitor Baldwin
Springer informed the court that tn
case was one held by a magistrate 70
the City Court, and that it was a coun
ter suit. He desired the continuance
so that both sides could be heard ant
the matter disposed Of.
LAD HELD FOR COURT.
Clarence Trusty. the colored boy ar
rested some time ago for acting dlsor
derly toward a small white girl, wa
held I'm 5000 bail for the upper court
He waived a hearing through hi
counsel. ex-Judge J. Frank Ball.
The. cases Of John Wright, colorec
J charged with the larceny Of a pair o
, shoes, and Martha Valentine. charge
, with leading an idle and vicious life
= were continued until tomorrow morn
r. ling. Mrs. Bessie Willing, who was ar
, rested with the Valentine girl on
charge of vagrancy. promised the 20
. lice to leave the city and she was al
lowed to go.
The charge Of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct against Clarence
Woodward and Henry w. Thompso
WAS changed to simple drunkenness
and each was fined 81 and costs.
Mary Purnell was fined SO for disoT
derly conduct.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
station contrast Awarded.

Brown and Stewart. contractors of
Philadelphia. were awarded yesterday
the contract for erecting the temporary
station at the p. b. & w. depot The
building will be about 80 feet in length
and about 80 in width. 1t viii contain
a general waiting room, ticket Office,
woman's waiting room, baggage room
and Adams express Office
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
.MR. BANNING RESIGNS
As BANK PRESIDENT

At a meeting of the directors of the
National Bank of Delaware today
Henry G. Banning, who has been pres
ident of the institution continuously
since 1872. resigned this office. John
Richardson, Jr was elected to sue
ceed him. Mr.. Banning, who is in his
Goth year. relinquished the duties be-
cause of the infrmities due to old age.
He continues\as a director of the bank,
which position he has filed since 1850.
Mr.. Richardson, the new president
is, vice president of the Wilmington
Savings Fund Society. He will give
the greater portion of his time to the
National Bank.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
Injured His Ankle. 4,

T. II. Tibbett. a car builder at the
p. b. & w. shops at Todd's Cut,
sprained his ankle yesterday while at
work He was using a heavy sledge
to drive a rivet when he struck his
ankle.
w. T. Jones dressed the injury, after
which Tippetts Welt 70 his home.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
Goodbye "HelIon Girls,

The new automatic system Of the Del
marvia Telephone Company will be placed
in operation tomorrow evening at 8
O'Clock. At that time the services Of the
hello" girls in the employ Of the COM
pany will be dispensed with and each sub
scriber will call his own number.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
Granted a Pension.

Col. John Wainwright has secured a
pension for Samuel r. Stockton, Of VIII
mington. formerly of Company G, 2Srd
n. ]. Volunteers. He will receive $40 a
month from March %.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20

WILL PARTY left sample case with
please express TO Waterbury.
Conn; name and papers inside. also
photographs. A. FAIR.
June 3-20t,
Evening journal., 1905-06-20

Two deck hands were burned to
death in a fire. which destroyed the
steamer City of Collingwood and the
freight sheds of the Grand Trunk
at Collingwood, ont.
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
LOST. FOUND. REWARD.

LOST-Brown Scotch collie dog. Re
ward If returned to 500 Van
Buren st. June l7-tf-
Evening journal., 1905-06-20
OLD DELAWARE 8
TRUSTEES MEET
Question of an Increased Ap-
preparation Brought Up
and Discussed
MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT
snecIal 10 rhe Evening Journal.


Newark. June 20.-The Board of
Trustees of delaware College met this
morning at IL o'clock in the college
building and in the absence of Gov
ernor Lea, Dr. George A. Harter, Phi.
d.. presided. At the session this MORN
ing which was an executive one, busi-
ness transacted was not made public.
1T is understood, however, that the
question Of increased appropriation for
the college was brought up and dis
cussed.
Among the business transacted was
the changing of the wording Of the
diplomas Of the graduates in the en-
.gneering and agricultural departments
from Latin to English. All other di-
plomas will, as usual, be worded IN
Latin.
The board adjourned at 1.3O o'clock
and took lunch at Deer Park Hotel.
Those present at this mornin's meeting
were: George A. Harter, president Of
the college,; trustees representing the
original board, Manlove Hayes, Of
Dover; James Hossinger, of Newark;
la. C. NJ. Kollock, NJ. D., Newark;
George w. Marshall, NJ. NJ Milford:
IL. Harvey Whiteman, Wilmington
Charles b. Evans, Newark; George
lBiddle, Elkton; f.. William Curtis,
Newark; William T. Lyman, Whining
lton; George G. Kerr, Newark; Lewis
lP Bush Wilmington; Trustees on be-
half of the State of Delaware from
New Castle county, the Hon. Charles
lB. Lore, Edward Reynolds, Middle
town; David w. Corbit, odessa; the
| Hon. Lewis II. Ball, NJ. D., MARSHALL
ton; from Kent county, John c. Stock
ley Smyrna; Charles S. Conwell Cam
den; w. w. Harrington, Dover; from
Sussex county, Lewis w. Mustard
Lewes; Edwin r. Paynter, George
town; Samuel II. Messick, Bridgeville;
James p. Dutton, Seaford.
INTER-CLASs TRACK, MEET.
! The inter-class track and field meet
will begin at $3.50 o'clock this after
moon. The events include a 100-yard
dash, at $3.50 y. M; 16-pound shot put
I3.4O, 1-mile run; $50, high jump; q
ll2O-yard hurdles; AIS, pole vault; 4.3O
l4OO-yard run; 4.82, broad jump; 4.45
lsSOlyard run; ass. 22O-yard hurdles;
l5.O5, 12-pound hammer throw; 5.l4
lrelay race in which there are p en-
tries from the classes OF 1905-6-7-S.
The officials who viii have charge o.
the events are ais follows. Superintend.
lent, Clarence A. Short, manager Of th'
track team; J. l.. Soper, '05; captains
of class teams, NJ. Hayes Wilson, '05
I'M. V. Derby, 'O6; e. +. Warrington
hO7; ]. f. Baldwin, '0S; judges Of tracl
events, DR.. w. II. Steel, NJ. Van G
Smith. J. Stewad Groves; field judges
iDr. E. Dawson, J. p. Armstrong, L. o
Willis, L. Green; timers, ]. II. Hossin'
ger, j. Jex; official recorders, DR.. ]
Rowan and J. A. Foord; starter, DR.. I
IA. Brown, announcers, J. F. Brewster
II. B. Evans; field marshals, Lea c
Pie, 'O5; r. w. Bowler, 'O5; A. c
,. Ward. 'O6; p. f. Pie, 'O5; E. L. Stubbs
'Os; w. H. Moore. 'O6; ]. p. McCaskey
'OS.