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Evening journal., 1906-10-25

The mystery connected with the Identity
Of Mrs Maria Hanson who came near
being asphyxiatcd two weeks ago in her
room at No. sOi vandever avenue, is be-
ing solved. It is said that the woman was
not the wife OF Raymond Hanson with
whom she lived. and who died at the Del
aware Hospital, as a result of inh,Lng
the gas but Mrs. Sarah Osborne Of
washington, ID. c.
At the hospital after she had recovered
the woman told the authorities that she
was "A years Of age and her husband %
She looked much older. however, and this
aroused suspicion. She is said TO be the
mother Of hve children, and that the
eldest daughter is married and has a
small child.
Deserted Her Family
Five weeks ago the woman is alleged
10 have deserted her family. leaving her
children with the married daughter. and
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
SAY GEST IS APPOINTED
Railroad Officials, However Know
Nothing Definite About Delaware
Road Superintendent.

It was persistently rumored in rail-
road circles In this city To-day that A.
p. Gest had been appointed superin-
tendent Of the Delaware division Of the
p. b. q W. railroad, 10 succeed the late
r. l.. Holiday Mr.. Gest at present is
superintendent Of the Belvidere divis-
ion.
When inquiry was made this morn
ing at the Office Of Superintendent w.
n. aBnnard. It was announced that ohi-
cials there had heard the report. but
knew nothing definite about the ap-
pointment
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
JOSEPH WORKMAN
KILLED in BRISTOL

Word was received in this city to-
day Of the death yesterday in Bristol.
Pa, of Joseph Workman. aged %
years, a Pennsylvania railroad brake
man, who was knocked from the rear
end Of an engine on which he was
riding, run over and instantly killed.
Workman lived i'm this city with his
sister, Mrs. Louisa Sehl, at Tenth and
Lombard streets, and had been work.
ing in Bristol only two weeks. Mrs.
Sehl and her brother, Philip Workman.
yesterday went to Bristol, identified the
body, and to-day had IL sent to Har-
rington, this State. where it will be
Inferred tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
EMPLOYEES WANT
MORE MONEY

Employees at the French street station
Of the p, b. and w. railroad this morn
ing sent a delegation TO w. N. Barnard
superintendent Of the Maryland Division,
asking him to give them more pay and
fewer working hours in a day. AT present
the men have TO work twelve hours a day
and their salary is not as large as il
should be in proportion to the amount OF
work they do.
Superintendent Barnard advised the
men that he would take the matter un-
der consideration and give them an an
swer at some future date.
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
SHIPPING CARS
TO SUNNY ITALY

There has just been completed at the
Jackson and Sharp works Of the Amer
lean Car and Foundry Company an or
der for thirty steam railroad passen-
ger cars for the Italian Government.
The local firm has q force of men at
Naples. Italy putting up the cars as
fast as they arrive for Immediate de-
l.ver;.
The coaches are first-class vestibuled
cars, and viii do service from Rom,
north to the new Symptom tunnel.
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
Who Owns This Auto7

Chief Of Police Williams. Of Chester,
has sent a letter to Chief Of Police
Black, asking for information regard
ling an automobile which on October IS
was left by a stranger at Chester
livery stable. The Chester authorities
believe the automobile was stolen.
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT
Choral Society Of St. Luks's Prepares
interesting Program.

The Choral Society of ST. Luke's
church. Eighth and Monroe streets,
WI give an entertainment tonight.
Following is the program:
Selection, by the orchestra; 'Dashing
on Before the Gale" choral class; reci-
tation, Miss Helen Winkler; selection,
Bethany Male Quartette' solo. Miss
elsie Rain: selections graphaphone;
sweet and Low" choral class; recita-
tion. William Greenwell; selection. or
chestra; selection, Bethany Male Quar-
tette; recitation, Mrs. George +. AUS
termuhl; Instrumental solo, Miss Ethel
King; duet, Mr.. Beardslee. Miss r.
Lipzenberg; selection, graphaphone
Whip pOor-will" choral quartette;
recitation. Melvin b. Wright; solo, Mrs
wetherili; selection, orchestra
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
WiII eet Good Liauor.

Never mind" said a Municipal Court
frequenter this morning. we will get
good liquor before long. Wait until the
Pure Food law starts working. Then
every rat cage must bear its label and
we will not risk being hit at 2o0 yard
range by a 100 yard SIRE killer. There WI
be no more chain lightning sold at a
quarter a pint, and headaches viii be Ia
booed.
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
SUN PEEPS THROUGH
Long Season Of Wet Weather Probably
at an End.

Our old friend, the sun, who has
been In hiding for something like a
week, once more displayed his beaming
countenance this morning and was sim
cerely welcomed by everyone. His ad-
vent breaks a period Of unusual wealth
Ter conditions. during which the people
have shivered among Icy blasts and
driving. penetrating mist and snow.
Fair and cooler weather Is predicted
for Tonight and tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
Pastor WYATT Reoovers.

The Rev. c. T. Wyatt, pastor Of Har-
rison Street Church, has recovered
from his recent attack OF illness and
conducted services in his church last
night for the first time in a week.
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
81 PRIZE FOR
this YOUNG MAN

The Evening Journal to-day shows
two more OF its camera victims. It is
impossible to identify the one with his
back turned in the photograph. but IL
the young man who looked into the
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
HARVEST HOME
Exercises at Zion German Church Were
ExeesdineIy Interesting.

An annual harvest home festival was
held last evening In Zion German
Lutheran church, the services being
conducted by Rev. Paul Isenshmid.
The decorations OF the church were
beautiful, comprising all the products
OF the farm and garden. together with
a profusion of flowers, which will be
presented to the Home for Friendless
Children to-day.
An excellent program was rendered
oy class OF children from the Luth-
oran Orphans Home at Germantown
under the direction Of Mrs. S. G
Eisenhardt, superintendent Of the In
stitution
Evening journal., 1906-10-25

camera win make himself known az
this Office before o'clock tonight he
will receive 81 for his trouble.
Recent victims who have been
awarded pr.zes are Edna Kindell, OF
No. s12 East Ninth street, and Robert
Reeder. OF No. ioi5 Lombard street
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
POPE AGAIN STRICKEN
Receives English Pilgrims Against
Physicians Wishes and is Overcome.

Physicians Wishes and is Overcome.
ry Our own Wire, Publishers Press
hausted as the result Of holding sew
eral interviews to-day. Pope Plus was
forced to take TO his bed The pontin
was so greatly exhausted that he had
to be practically carried to his room.
His collapse came directly after he
had received a number Of English pill
grims against the advices Of his physi-
clans. Dr. Lapponi, his personal doc
tor. declares tl-at the indisposition Of
the Pope is only temporary and be-
lieves he viii have recovered by to-
morrow
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
WILMlNGTONIANS
FAIL TO RESPOND
Bayard Memorial Committee
EndeaVOFine 70 Raise
Money to Erect Statue

Although the Committee Of the Bayard
Memorial Association having in charge
the raising Of sufficient funds to set in
place the statue Commemorative Of the
late Thomas f. Bayard, has received
about $1,000 from outside contributions, not
one cent has been received from the peo-
pie of the State of Delaware toward this
fund. so far as members of the committee
are aware.
When the association was notified by
Miss Efhe stllman, Of London, England,
that some one had contributed $4,000 for
the casting of a statue of Mr.. Bayard
providing the people Of Wilmington would
receive it and have it set in place the Of
fer was gladly accepted although the
name of the donor was and is still un-
known.
Outside Contributions
Since that time the committee has re-
ceived from persons, out of the State
only, sums ranging from $500 down, to be
devoted to the erecting of a suitable ped
estal for the memorial. There yet remains
$1,000 to raise as the total cost Ct the base
will be about $1,000
1t is desired that this sum be raised by
the first of the year as in early spring it
Is proposed to set up the memorial. Stew
art and Donahoe have the contract for
the erection of the pedestal. It will be
placed on a concrete foundation and
above ground will be constructed of Bran
dywine granite. The inscriptions will not
be cut in the stone but will be upon
bronze casted plates which will be riveted
into the stone.
Evening journal., 1906-10-25
Watch the Journal Tomorrow

MERCHANTS WHO HAVE NOT
BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN REcElv-
ING NEW GOODS WILL MAKE
THEIR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN TO-
MORROW'S JOURNAL MANY BAR
GAINS ARE PROMISED.
The sun., 1906-02-25
The Irreducible Mintln um i.

We have read good deal and occa-
slonally written something about the
American Society of Equity, whose capt.
tai is Indianapolis and whose particular
care is what our ancestors used to call
the farming interest The philosophers
of the society have ideas about the maxi
mum and minimum rates for farming
stuff. They know what is equitable for
themselves. whether or not it is for the
downtrodden consumer. who doesn't
amount to much, anyway; and the grand
and glorious work of trying to give the
Iroducer equity is always going on,
The latest announcement of the So
ciety of Equity says that its 200 900 hard
handed and hard headed speeders of
the steam plough and aut utomobile are re-
auested to go on kind of strike or lockout
March /. The indianapolis economists
hold to the great truth, "a dollar bushel
for wheat, no matter what the size of
the crop" This is the irreducible mini
mum. When the crop is small S. a
bushel may be equitable; but there can
never be so big crop that one cent less
than one dollar bushel will be accepted
for the whole or any part of it.
A new world is rising. Supply and
demand may soon be but outworn fe-
fishes. Let us hope so for the sake of
fhe Society Of Equity if for no other
reason.
Still, this business of making even an
equitable corner is ticklsh; and some
times it seems as if the Society of Equity
might be more terrible in prospectuses
than in numbers. But farmers and
laborers have been privileged persons
so far as trust laws could make them and
unsympathetio courts did not smash the
protecting statutes.
The sun., 1906-02-25
For a Noiscless New Work.

For IA good many years Il number "'
sensitive men have been trying to change
New York into Il noiselcss town. ii'clr
efforts have not met with any astonish-
ing Success The community may be
heard at all hours Of the day ana night
engaged vocifero,islv in its occupations
Sometimes IL seems IA II noise were con-
sidcred by many an essential factor IL.
the accomplishment OF every t'rK ana
thu, he who makes the most noise 10 most
likely to win prize. But now new
force has entered the struggle against
misplaced sound and reform may be
wrought. The members OF the West
End Womans Republican Club have
announced themselves against noise
and are going to consult the Aldermen
about it. In their petition for hearing
they say:
we believe that the vast majority OF tue women
OF New York have come TO realize the deadly menace
OF the evil Of street noises OF the city 1t does not
seem that the Jority OF men, as yet have knowl-
edge OF the enormous aggregate Of III health and
death caused by unnecessary street noises.
we speak for tho women OF the homes. the
wives and mothers In the residence dlstrlcts OF
the city The majority OF them arc the nrst Of the
household to arise In the morning and " Ia late az
| night when their work Is hnished Az Intervals
| during the day they would and should resU The
fact that they are women caring for their homes
should OF Itself be the great why they should
| rest at intervals during the day
| Are there any men OF average brains and hearts
In this city who do no, know that the women OF the
homes must have rest and quiet at times each dayf
Are there any who do no. know OF the rishttul
scourse Of nervous pros,ratiou that grows worse
! In this city and threatens to make New York I'M
possible as a place for mothers TO ltve'
| 1t is VIGOROUSLY true that woman at home In
| this city may rarely have an uninterrupted hour
| of quiet and throughout the day. II she sits
down or lies down to rest there comes up from tho
streets and from the back yards an ncessant jane
| ling bowling. shTieihng. that tor,ures her very
soul II Is not the playing OF the chldren III the
streets that she objects to. but the unnecessary
| roaring and discord made BY street tradesmen
and OF these the vegetable and fruit hucksters arc
! the most lntolcrable offenders.
THE Police and Health Departmental are In
possessoa Of complete data regarding the nuisance
OF bowling hucksters- The officers Of this associa
cisls for an abatement Of the nuisance. The police
and health officers readily extend sympathy, but
declare they are helpless by reason Of the city Law.
which permi: tbc prac,ic. OF hucks'cring as u Is
| carried on
As long as the Anti-Noise Society
was alone in the fight for quiet and its
president insisted on inviting the Hon.
| WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN to town at
frequent intervals the campaign gave
little promise Of success If, however.
the women make up their minds that
noise shall cease within the limits of the
corporation they are more than likely to
have their way, and any person who does
not approve of noiseless New York
might as well pack his trunks and quit
| tha town
The sun., 1906-02-25

The map which MIR. A. II. BROOKS has ro.
Gently made Of the uneSplored areas OF
Alaska shows that while u large pnr' of the
Territory has been revealed since the lopo-
graphic survey began in 1898. more than l'ai
Of II " not yet covered even by reconhol'-
sance maps, The unmapped and prac'hhhy
unexplored parts Of the Territory stu M
clude fully one-half of Alaska.
We may expect that this little known
area will be considerably reduced next sum
mer. especially in those regions where new
gold prospects are Icing discovered. 1t IL
quite certain that new explorations will not
reveal any great geographical surprises
All the big mountain ranges have been dis
covered. We know now exactly where the
Rocky Mountains bend westward to reaon
the ocean, But Some Of the ranges are
still very imperfectly known, as, for ex-
ample, the st. Elias range, which though
only short distance from tidewater il
40. inaccessible that little ia known Of its
geography or geology. though such spen-
did submits as Mounts Huxley, st. Elias
Newton, Augusta Cook and others ma ke
it very conspicuous. All but two Of tho
larger rivers have been surveyed, and
we have reason to congratulate our Gov
eminent explorers when We realize how
little was known Of Alaska before 1885.
The sun., 1906-02-25

vision be made for filling the ranks OF
the regulars, In case Of need, by call on
the discharged men whose three years
training has cost the country S3,UU Tor
each man. This can be done by an
appropriation which would, in tolal
OF many years be less than the sum
which would be- demanded in an rm'r-
gency under the present method.
In round figures We now spend so ooo,-
900 year to maintain fight ing force
of BO, ,OOO men = For five per cent Of that
sum We could hold Oh call an additional
force of 10000 trained men on whose
training we have already spent the huge
sum Of Sl2O, 100 900, and who in case OF
sudden need would be worth 100, 600 men
obtained by proniscuous enlistment,
With an army Of 100000 trained men,
some in service and the remainder sub
ject to immediate call, under command
Of officers whose rank was due to fitness
and not to personal friendship or pollt-
ical pull, the United States would have
truly formidable military backbone.
!, The rest of the skeleton could come from
the militia, and bulk, if needed, could
come from the ranks of unframed vollln-
teers. A good backbone is the prime
requisite, and that is obtainable along the
line Of sound business policy.
The sun., 1906-02-25
Licenses for WasherwOmen.

A Brooklyn statesman has introduced
In the Assembly bill providing that all
laundrymep shall pay an annual license
fee Of $40 to the State and deliver to each
customer written receipt in the English
language 1t ls evident that this genius
Of legislation Is timid and half hearted.
Excellent as his proposition is it does
not go far enough.
Not only should all laundrymen be
licensed and pay a fee to the State, but
all laundrywomen and all plain washer
women, those whose services are re-
tained exclusively by one family, and
those who earn their living by serving
several establishments, should be in
cluded in its provisions, Nor should
the housewives who attend to the laun-
dry needs of their husbands, fathers,
SONS and daughters be excluded from
the high privilege Of having State
license and paying tax therefor.
One Of the most encouraging signs OF
the times is the recognition by numor-
Gus lawmakers of the fact that in the
past too many citizens have been allowed
to attend to their own affairs and mind
their own business without the aid and
encouragement to be derived only from
the payment Of high license fee and
the constant supervision Of benevolent
Government,
The sun., 1906-02-25

sands OF dollars has been collected for
their benefit. Originally expelled from
Russia, they came here to act for their
cornpatriots. Failing in their lection OF
the town, they were transplanted TO the
uptown theatres, whore large audiences
followed them through tortuous, drawn
out drn'nus dealing with remote incidents
in MEDIEVAL Russian history or the con-
ditlon Of the lower classes in Russia.
They acted in foreign tongue, under
stood by few if any Of their hearers,
plays equally alien in subject to the
sympathics of the audience that beheld
them with such delight. A large fund
has been gratefully raised for them,
After this cordial support oi actors
who played in Russian there should be
no difficulty in finding supporters for a
French theatre.
The sun., 1906-02-25
Nr. Stuyvesant Fish.

The Mutual Life differs from the
Eouitable in that there is no question OF
the rights OF stock ownership. 10 the
policyholders belongs exclusively the
control of the company's affairs through
the representatives they may elect.
The past conditions, as disclosed by the
Armstrong committee in the recent m
vestipation. have been shameful there
Is no more disgraceful chapter IN the
whole vile story than that OF the Mutual
Life under the MCCURDYs. Asleep the
policyholders have been robbed outra-
peously. Awake, they are sale.
Too fresh and too fragrant is the mem-
ory of Mr.. EDWARD H. HARTMAN s
services in the Equitable as a house
cleaner. an Investigator and censor OF
fiduciary methods to inspire the policy
holders of the Mutual with passionate
hope for his presence in their own atlairs'
either in person or by proxy
It is not ten weeks since The SUN
ventured to express its dlsinterested
doubt whether the usefulness OF Mr..
CHARLES A. PEABODY as reforming
president Of the Mutual Life would be
apparent for any great length of time.
Some of the policyholders seemed anS-
ious to know exactly what we meant.
We think that the recent efforts OF Mr..
sTUYvEsANT FISH to effect thorough
and honest overhauling Of the company 8
affairs from within its own management
and his honorable withdrawal from the
Mutual Life directorate under circum-
stances which are sufficiently we'll un-
derstood by the public afford about all
the additional enlightenment that IS
now required
The situation in the Mutual Life Is as
plaln as the dial of the City Hall clock.
Mr.. STUYvEsANT FISH is entitled to the
confidence and gratitude of the six hum
dred and sixty thousand polioyholders
in whose interest he has been working
honestly and fearlessly in the face Of
Mr.. EDWARD H HARTMAN looking over
the shoulder Of Mr. CHARLES A. PEA
BODY. That HARTMAN, with the aid Of
any sinister influence that he may COM
mand in any quarter, will be able to
DESTROY SIUYvEsANT FISH is to US
inconceivable.
The sun., 1906-02-25
Plays in French.

The first tentative effort to form
French theatre in this city has been
made and the handful of French actors
who happen to find themselves here are
going to continue their performances as
best they can until permanent home
has been found for them. If their coun
trymen give them support and they
attract the attention of Americans who
understand French it may not be long
before they are worthly housed. The
French people here have never been
notably liberal to their artistic COM
patriots, but the opportunity to have
a French theatre may inspire them to
welcome the present enterprise more
cordially.
The attitude Of the New York public
will be quite as important, since it is
certain that the foreign players could
not be supported merely by the expa-
triated French people who dwell here.
There could be many features in the
enterprise to interest Americans. A
repertoire Of classical and modern plays
adequately performed might appeal to
every kind of public interest The
French classics are yearly read by hum
dreds Of students who never have an
opportunity to see these dramas acted.
Nine. BERNHARDT's occasional appear
ances as Phedre, the few classical per-
formanoes OF French company two
years ago and the single visit of MoUNET-
SULLY decade before have provided the
! only opportunities for wears to see the
French classics on the stage. These
dramas, adequately acted, would be a
novelty to hundreds who have made
their acquaintance in book form. The
modern repertoire could be relied on to
attract the French contingent in the
audiences as well as those Americans
who take an interest in the work of the
contemporary French authors. To Judge
by the size OF tho audiences that witness
| these plays nowadays it would be Just
! as profitable to act them in French and
much more satisfactory to their hearers
| The special audiences that take pleasure
out of them in English are usually pable
of enjoying the performances of them in
the original,
There are undcniablc difficulties in the
way of conducting a foreign theatre in
| New York, as Mr., CoNRlED can testify
1t is not easy to retain the support OF
foreigners who come here after they
have learned English we'll enough tc
attend the other theatres, with which
no foreign manager can compete in the
matter of soelic and sartoral magnifi.
oence. With a few exceptions it is
those who have not learned English ant
those who have been here so long with
out learning it that they never expect
to that make up the audiences in the
German theatre. Occasionally speca
play or actor brings a new element into
1.-The audieaea- bu that Is 4ever Russ, eFots.
and it's visits are not frequent
Yet New York has shown such lber
alty toward one collection of foreign
actors seen this winter that it nigh
make a French theatre possible.
troupe Of Russian players has appealed
80 effectively to section of cultured
taste that . fund comprising thou
The sun., 1906-02-25
John Hay as . Letter Writer.

fUW HTe CeH1uTP WupuZpIV.
There have been few better letter writer's nSl
John Hay. He wrote more nearly Is he tAikAd
than any man have ever known, and. a. no could
not talk In dull uninteresting way. 20 he could
not write dull letter. Some day. when time shall
have made It not lndiscrcet to publish compils
tlon OF his letters they should be given to the world
They will prove to be not only an Intellectual DE-
light but an inesim able contribution TO the history
OF the time In which he lived and In which be bore
so honorable and useful part II would be quite
out of the question TO publish them now. for they
relate intimately to men now living and TO public
affairs that are still in process OF evolution. Unlike
many brilliant letter writers. he did not write With
the obvious expectation that his letters would be
published He let himself 60 freely. as Was bic
wont In familiar conversation. and the consequence
was that he never wrote WITHOUT saying something
that the recipient Of the letter would most uviI
iuqly let die,