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Evening journal., 1906-12-07
REPORT ON CURRENCY

By Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec THE annual
report Of William B. Ridgely. Comp
troller OF the Currency, was submitted
to Congress yesterday. The report be-
gins with a table giving a detailed
statemest Of the resources and liabili-
ties OF all the national banks Of the
United States. as shown by the FIVE
reports Of condition made in response
70 the call of the Comptroller.
Il appears from these reports that
there has been an increase in banks
from November 9. 1905, to September
A. 1906 from 1888 to 6137, and that
loans and discounts. representing over
80 per cent of the banks aggregate re-
sources. steadily increased from s4.
'016.735,497.99 on November Q, 1905. to
|s4.29S. .9Ss.S16.11. on September 4. 1906.
The aggregate resources were SS.016.-
|021 .066 on September 4. over three
fourths Of the resources of the banks
are I'm loans. bonds, securities. etc, and
lawful money, the loans amounting to
s429S. .9S3.316: government loans. Sa7.-
171.5S0. and held I'm bank. S7.5SS,15O;
other bonds and securities S701 .240. 755:
specie. s464, 4,437,290; legal tender notes
lS161.575.120 The paid-in capital stock
is shown to be $685.. 066.796: surplus
s4s0245134; other undivided proats
S1S0569.S57: circulating notes out
standing. s517,964,511 individual de-
lposits, s4.199.sSS.3lo; United States de.
posits and deposits OF United State,
disbursing officers. s107s31.S1S.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
OFFICES WILL
SURELY COME HERE
Philadelphia Cannot Prevent
Removal Of Lighthouse
Headquarters

Wilmington IS almost perfectly geo.
graphically situated for the location OF
the Government offices Of this light
house district and all the Philadelphia
people can do to have that office re-
tained in their city where they are now
situated would be useless" This was
the statement Of a high official at
washington who is connected with this
branch Of the Government and was
given out in this city by a prominent
authority who knows the inside work.
ings Of the lighthouse government
"The department at Washington has
found that Wilmington is the better
place for the offices and has made up
its mind that they are TO be removed
to this city" continued the official. He
stated that the much desired headquar-
ters Of the Government lighthouse au-
thorities for this district would be
transferred to Wilmington from Phila-
delphia within a short time as no better
location could be found. Those IN
charge had satisfied themselves on this
point and any opposition to it by the
Philadelphia people would be useless.
This official further stated that the
matter was so far settled that any plea
or petition from the Board Of Trade
of this city would be useless, as it was
not necessary to change, or influence. in
any way decision Of the government
officials which has already been made.
This speaks volumes for this city and
viii undoubtedly attract more attention
to Wilmington than could be had in
any amount Of advertising. It indicates
that the government has taken notice
of this citys fine advantages and may
in the near future, lead the officials 10
institute here more of their most i'm
portant offices. an of which will OF
course. rebound greatly TO the. advance
ment Of the city and make it in tins
one Of the most Important inland water
stations along the Atlantic Coast.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
FIGHT TO BEGIN
AGAINST LIQUOR

In Court OF General Sessions to-mor-
row the fight against tile granting OF
liquor licenses win begin on the part
OF those opposed to the sale OF intoxi-
cants. William S. Prickett representing
the Law and Order SoSciety being the
prime factor IN the opposition.
The most interesting contest waeed
will be the fight against the renewal
OF the license for the Middletown Hotel
against which is a petition bearing the
300 signatures Is in evideAce.
To offset this those who are in favor
OF granting a license to The hotel have
also circulated petition which Is said
to bear an equally large number Of six-
natures as the opposition has secured.
As the hotel is the leading hostelry IN
Middletown much interest is centerei
In the fight. Remonstrances have also
been filed against the granting Of A
wholesale license 70 Dominick Davis OF
this city and against the renewal of
the license Of William Hagan Of DeIa-
ware City.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
COST MORE TO
PRODUCE MILK
Wholesale Producers Give
Reasons For Shipping to
Philadelphia

/ Feeling that we owe a duty to the
public to make a reply TO the state
.ment Of the Retail Milk Dealers Assoc
citation which appeared Ia The Evening
Journal yesterday. said the secret1ry
'of the Wholesale MIX Producers As
sociation to journal reporter today,
have. prepared the following which
! hope you VIII publish in your COL
umns
I'VE feel II our duty to make some
reply to the retailers in order to place
ourselves straight before the public.
We have 165 membefs IN our associa-
ton. three fourths OF the milk pro-
ducers Of Wilmington. We admit,
however. that a number of us are now
shipping our product to Philadelphia.
but two years ago. when we organized.
we were all selling IN Wilmington. The
scarcity Of milk is due to the change.
Milk Is bringing a half cent more a
quart IN Philadelphia and has been
doing so for several years. than In
Wilmington, the average price here
being 3 l-2 cents a quart on an aver
age, the year round. Philadelphia is
now paying 1-2 cents and the Will
mington dealers are not willing to meet
the advance. They are driving us to
Philadelphia. and as the freight Is no
more to that city. than to Wilmington,
we are taking advantage OF the better
prices offered.
Three receiving stations have been
started at Harmony station by Phila-
delphia dealers and they receive now
about 1000 pounds Of milk daily. Others
are expected to be started soon. Now
II the Wilmington retailers viii allow
these places to be opened by refusing
TO pay the market increase. they will
4 eventually have 10 ray more than tn,
dealers In Philadelphia In order to gel
milk at all. Other cities are payin,
4 1-2 and cents a quart wholesale
Why should the price remain the SAM
here as ten years ago, PARTICULAR,
| when all produce that make milk, haD
doubled in price. Ten years ago bral
brought S12 ton, now It sells for SEA
Hay sold FOR SO and now for $40. Otha
feeds have advanced in proportion. Con
sequently it is folly for the retailers 1
expect us TO keep on producing mil
under the existing condition at tn
same Old price.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
CITY WORKINGMEN EXPECT
WAGE INCREASE JANUARY /

With the beginning Of the year 1907
workmen in almost every large manu-
featuring plant in the city viii ask
FOR an increase OF wages and the re-
suit is being anxiously awaited by The
business public.
This condition Of affairs is brought
about by what is believed to be the
bright prospects for a prosperous year
In manufacturing circles and which
viii have its inception with the birth
OF the new year. In Wilmington to-
day there is a building boom such as
the city has not experienced for years
and which necessarily creates q demand
for an classes Of labor both in and oui
OF the shops. Employees IN the local
plant Of the American Car and .Foun-
dry Company are expecting an increase
OF wages although as Set they have
made no formal request for such. tn
men in the employ are also talking o.
an advance IN pay.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
STATE BUILDING
AT JAMESTOWN
Bishop Coleman Assured That
Old SWedeS Church viii
Not Be DeseCrated
$4,000 IS NEEDED
FOR THE DISPLAY

Members Of the special comnfttee ap-
pointed by the Board Of Trade to con-
slider the matter OF having an exhibit
az the jamestown Exposition arc work
ing hard on the subject and az the
meeting Of the Board last night W. d.
BrinclSle reported for that committee
that they had decided It would be ad-
visable and very advantageous to have
something at the exposition from this
state and he thought a model OF the
Old Swedes Church would be the most
desirable. They therefore had instruct
ed him TO prepare plans Of the building
which he did free OF cost and they are
now advertising for bids on the con-
struction Of the proposed state building.
The committee has also advertised Tor
bids on the furniture for the structure.
the trees, sodding and other work to be
done on the outside.
The COMMITTEES will bold another
meeting on December 13th at which
time more definite details win be ar
ranged. A sub-committee has been ap-
pointed 10 look into the advisabiiity OF
having an agricultural exhibit in con-
nectlon with the state exhibit and
another subcommittee wtl be appoint
ed to consider the matter OF having a
manufacturers exhibit from the man
ufacturers OF this city.
Bishop Coleman. who Intended the
meeting of the Board OF Trade asked
II there would be anything IN the model
OF the Old Swedes Church that would
tend to desecrate it or IN any way ridi-
Guile the original structure from which
it Is TO be modelled He cautioned the
committee that IL was a consecrated
house OF worship. Mr.. Brnclde assured
the Bishop that nothing OF the kind
would be done. The model win be used
as headquarters FOR the Delaware peo-
lple attending the fair and also as a
sort OF waiting room where there win
be music and other things to attract
them. There win probably be also a
historical exhibit under the care Of the
Historical Society. All these plans are
Of course. to be submitted 20 the Leg.
islature which body viii have to sane
ltiou them before any deAnite action
can be taken I'm the matter. However
h Is not thought there WI be any hest
fancy in granting a SUFFICIENT appropri-
alton to insure a Delaware exhibit al
the exposition.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
MAY ABOLISH
CHANCERY G0uRT
Talk Of Presenting Bill to
This Effect Before New
Legislature

Among the bills talked Of for prosen-
tation at the coming session OF the
Legislature is one abolishing the Court
of Chancery and invest the powers now
held by the chancellor, in the Superior
Court. It is pointed out that Delaware
and New Jersey are the only two states
with chancery courts and It is argued
that we have advanced too far to long
.er continue this tribunal.
WORK IS PILING UP.
Wilmington is not only growing fast
but the state is developing almost as
rapidly and in consequence. work IS
piing up on the chancellor one at
torney said today that he knows % a
case In chancery court that has been
there for six years It may be 6 mora
years too before it is decided.
A number OF attorneys have taken up
the matter and most Of them favor
such a change.
They argue that there is too much
work before the court for one jurisi
and that If Superior Court could have
jurisdiction in such cases as now come
before the chancellor the present Ions
chancery trial list could be disposed OF
in a very short time.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
NOVENA WILL
CLOSE TOMORROW

on Saturday at st. Peters Cathedral
Sixth and West streets a novena .hat
has been going on among the members
Of that parish for the last nine days
will be conclued and the occasion will
mark also the fftieth anniversary of the
Inauguration OF the Sodality Of the
Children Of Mary in the Cathedral
Parish. The event viii be made ono Of
the most notable in the history not
only Of the Cathedral Parish but Of the
entire Wilmington diocese and the
preparations that have been made fcr
the event win give some idea Of the
magnificent scale on which the affair
is to be carried out.
At $50 o'clock in the morning. there
will be a Solemn Pontifcal High Mass
with His Excellency, Monsignor Do
mede Falconi, the Apostolic Delegate,
the celebrant. Rt Rev. John ]. Monag-
han, Bishop of the Wilmington Dio-
cese, will be in the sanctuary. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. DR..
Brand, Of New York. the well known
orator.
In the evening Monsignor Falconi
will offciate at Solemn Pontifical Ves-
pers. The sermon viii be preached by
Very Rev. P. McHale. provincial Of the
Vicentian Fathers. All the members OF
the Sodality and all those who have
ever been members are invited TO at
tend all the services and to wear The
badges OF the order which can be Sc
cured at the Orphanage.
On Sunday the annual reception oi
members viii be held with Bishop Mon
Afghan presiding.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
new CAUSE FOR
HIGH PRICES
Dr.. Powers Says ii is Pride
and Vanity on the Part Of
Common People
WANT BEST OF EVERYTHING

Pride and vanity on the part OF the
average individual rather than an in
crease In the cost OF raw products or
manufacture. are the causes FOR the
present high prices Of foodstuffs. ao-
cording TO DR.. lie Grand Powers, ag-
ricultural statistician OF the census
bureau.
People nowadays mean the av-
erage people. common people. n you
will-inslst upon having the best Of
everything" said DR.. Powers. "The
workngman insists upon the finest
cuts OF meat, and he buys better meat.
perhaps, than the salaried or profess
sional man. He does not subscribe 10
the shinbone doctrine OF Edward Ad-
klnson. He has a feeling that he is as
good as anybody else. and this feeling
asserts itself In his purchases. Thai
is vanity.
you remember the time, perhaps
when man who wanted TO buy d
steak threw his basket over his arm
and went to the grocery after It. But
he won't carry a bundle now His
meat must be sent to him. That !.
pride. IL Is safe to estimate that 81
costs cents per steak for every Gu
that Is delivered to house. The SAINT
is true with other commodities OF ev
eryday necessity. The man whose foo,
is delivered TO him by the greengroce
or the butcher pays the freight.
"You may take any article you pleas
and you will find that the margin be
tween the manufacturer and the con
sumner Is constantly increasing. rh
middleman or dealer Is the gamer Z
a considerable degree. although he !
not responsible altogether for the hig
prices OF foods. He must meet III
consumers fancies; he must make III
goods look attractive, and he must Ia
them at the door Of the household. A
Of this costs money. and OF course N
consumer pays the freight
People want prepared breakfa'
foods now where they used 40 oe salts
ned with oatmeal and mush. or dish.
or cakes made OF -four. A BARR
OF flour sells anywhere from 81 to
Tor a barrel Of le6 pounds. according
the price of wheat but people do ns
buy barrels OF -four as of yore. The
demand Il IN fancy packages and qom'
times get Il IN the form Of prepare
foods The -four that goes into "a on
pound package costs about a quarter {
: cent. The consumer pays muu
more. OF course. The price for th
one pound package is higher than
ought 20 be. II probably costs eigi
or ten cents where It should not co.
E more than five or six. The high'
/ price 20 the consumer is the result
the fancy package. demanded by wid'
~ spreading national vanity, an
{ further TO the fact that the artic
must be delivered. a service that Is ID
: manded by the pride Of the purchase
j. People are spending money now'
e days and they are spending IT fas
our prosperity depends upon u
4 spending. II everybody boarded VIII
? he earned prosperity would cease. "
I would fry In our own fat"
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
FOUR CHILDREN
Die IN FIRE
Two Widows Return From
Their Daily Toll to Find
House AbIaZe
HELD BACK FROM MAD Ruth

WESTFTELD, Dec. Weeping hys-
terically. Mrs. w. L. wezel and Mrs.
oscar Felter widows, stood for a half
hour in front Of their home at the out
skirts Of the town watching the flames
that, in destroying the house, burned
their four children. The women, who
worked about a half mile from the
house. had lived together since the
deaths of their husbands year ago
Each woman had two children, and
they had the young ones stay in the
house every day. one Of the widows
going home to prepare dinner and sup
per.
How the fire started is not known.
but it is believed one of the youngsters
must have overturned the stove. The
mothers were almost ready to quit
work when they received word that
their house was on fire. They ran 70
save their children. When they reacn-
ed the house the fire apparatus was
there. but the flames had made such
headway it was impossible for any
body to enter the burning structure.
/ The women pleaded with the firemen
] 10 cANe lHElL NAAAl4ANAin 'RAN 'NAAl AAA~At
realized it would be folly TO attempt
to enter the house. The entire building
was in flames, and it was regarded as
certain that the youngsters had been
burned to death before the firemen ar
rived. The strong wind hampered the
men in their work and the house was a
charred skeleton of beams before the
flames We're quenched.
The FIRST ones TO rush into the ruihs
were the two mothers They found the
lcharred bodies of the four children in
one room So badly were the lit;i'
ones burned the mothers had difficulty
in identifying them. The women be-
came so hysterical a physician wa:
summoned. He induced two neighborT
to take care of the mothers after h
had subdued their hysterical outbu 81
of grief.
The children were Louise an'
Charles Felter. 5 and years old, ant
Samuel and Susie Wezel, years aan,
10 months old respectively
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
Lnoture on the HoIy Ground.

The Rev. F. II. Mullineaux, pastor OF
the Harrington Methodist Protestant
Church. will deliver a lecture in the
First Methodist Protestant Church,
Seventh and Walnut streets, on the
evening of December 20, on his trip to
"The Holy Lands and Other Bible
Lands" Mr.. Mullineaux tour was over
fourteen thousand miles by sea and
land. and under many flags. to The
Worlds Fourth Sunday school conven-
ton" held in the city of Jerusalem, the
Holy Land
IN the lecture the preacher gives a
new vision Of the church of Jesus
Christ. He shows Oriental costumes. by
dressing girls. boys and young ladies
OF the audience to make Holy Land
life real and instructive. He also takes
his audience in a visit to Gethsemans
and Mt Oilvet telling what he saw OF
the lepers and beggars: his expericnc,
in donkey and camel riding over lhs
hills Of the Lavant and around the
Pyramids OF Egypt
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
LAST TICKS FROM THE WIRE

BY our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
+ TANGIER. Morocco-A battle be-
tween the troops Of the Sultan and
Buhamara, the pretender, is imminent
The loyal troops have already crossed
the Muluya River and are steadily ad-
vancing. It is expected that the in
surgents will take the initiative and a
fight may occur at any time.
DETROIT. Mich.-Four persons are
dead and twenty-five inquired in a de-
railment Of the Detroit Express on the
Michigan Central Railroad at Otter
Lake last night A wrecking tran left
here early to-day for the scene of the
disaster. Communication with Otter
Lake is badly interrupted and details
Of the wreck are unobtainable.
BERLIN-Arthur Manning Watt
and wife, Of New York who gave their
address at II Battery Place, have been
placed under police supervision en-
suspicion that they are anarchists with
designs on the life of Emperor Will
liam.
ITHACA. n. YIN a fire which de-
stroyed the Chi 81 Fraternity House
early this morning three menare re-
ported to have lbeen killed and a num-
Der Of others seriously injured. The
dead men are said to be A. S. Robinson
John Rumsey and f. d. Landrum
They were buried under the falling
walls
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
ROAD
NOT YET READY

Efforts have been made by the r.,
B. and w. railroad ohicials 10 have the
southbound elevated track ready for
service by December Is, but Il win be
impossible to use elevated road until
til after tho holidays. The company
thought It advisable TO divide the
Christmas crowds, Swhich would be
necessary IL the elevated road was
used. and for this reason they viii not
nun any passenger trains over it uniil
after the first Of the year.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
SMYRNA POSTOFFICE

Though the term of Postmaster JEFF
ferson, Of Smyrna, does not expire un-
til some time next spring, applicants
are out early for the Office. Postmas-
ter Jefferson, who has had the office
two terms, is an applicant for reap
pointment. statel Auditor George H.
Dick has also announced his candidacy
and is getting strong backing for the
position. Both applicants have their
friends and the fight from now on will
be interesting.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07

NEW YORK-Eight incendiary fires
endaDgering the lives of hundreds Of
people were started in the neighbor-
hood Of Columbus avenue and One
Hundred and Third street early to-day.
The entire district was panic stricken.
The fire fiends worked unobserved and
dragnet of police reserved failed 20
capture them. Five alarms were
sounded within two hours and Acting
Chief Binns summoned aid from vari-
GUS parts of the city. The fires were
started in fashionable apartment
houses.
PITrSBURG-The building and
machinery Of the International Port
land Cement Company, near Elizabeth,
were damaged by fire to-day to the
extent Of 100000. Two large buildings
were destroyed and the large stock
building was damaged. The cause OF
the fire is unknown. one hundred
men were employed.
SAN FRANCIsCO-Mayor Schmlts
and Abraham Ruef were arraigned IN
the San Francisco court on charges oi
extortion, and We're granted a continG-
ance until Monday.
PHILADELPHIA-The strike of S0l
men Of the Reading Iron Company
which began five months ago. has end
ed by the men getting an advance oi
y per cent
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
Spencer Known Here.

President Spencer OF the Southern
railroad. who met such tragic death
on his own road few days ago. was
we'll known to many Of the railroad
men in this city He was a warm
personal friend OF Conductor Chattam
and the latter was much grieved to
hear OF his death. President Spencer
several years ago held a position on
the Delaware railroad.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
Negro snatohsd PoekesbooIs.

AS Mrs Harry Webb. Of Darlington.
Nd. was boarding a p, b. and w.
train at that place yesterday a negro
boy snatched her pocketboolS, which
was hanging to her belt. He made
good his escape. as the woman did not
discover her loss until after the train
had started. she sent word from here
to Darlington OF the theft. The wallet
contained SIS in cash.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
May Be shsrIffs Deputies.

It is expected that Sheriff elect
Harry Stafford viii bond some time
during this week or the early part Of
next IT IS not improbabla that ne
will appoint Joseph Bartlett. who was
defeated in the First representative
district al the recent election. as IN
side deputy and George Ball brother
OF DR.. John Ball as outside deputy
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
COST OF LIVING RISES

Dun's index number OF commodity
prices proportioned TO consumption
was Slos,l72 on December /. against
Sl06,6s3 a month previous and slO5.sl2
a year ago. The rise in prices during
November lifted the cost Of commodi-
ties 70 the highest position since Feb
Tuary 2, 1884. but on the other hand. the
present level Of quotations is low COM
pared with almost any date over
twenty years ago.
Prices at the latest date compare as
follows with those Of a month previous
and a year ago.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
churoh nnks.

The ladies OF the First Methodist
Protestant Church, Seventh and Walnut
streets. vii hold bake tomorrow after
noon and evening. under the auspices
Of the stewards. The proceeds viii b.
for the pastors salary. II the bake
is successful it win be continued every
Saturday
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
Iron and Steel Business Good.

That the iron and steel business OF
this city is increasing is evinccd by
The fact that thousands of tons Of
foundry sand are shipped to local con-
Germs every week. Today the steam
barge Ethel loaded to the water line
with five hundred tons OF such mater
ial arrived in port and is being unload
ed at the Shipley street wharf
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
swedish Miss 70 Lecture.

Miss Ina Roberg. of Stockholm,
Sweden. viii lecture in the Swedish NJ.
K. Church. corner Eleventh and Heald
streets, Tomorrow evening.
Miss Roberg represents the White
Ribbon Society OF Swedes and also the
the w. c. T. L. Of this country. She
is one OF Sweden's most prominent
temperance workers and comes 10 this
country highly recommended.
A silver Offering will be taken.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07
Layina Now Floor.

James r. Ratledge. former state De-
tective. Is improving his livery stable
on East Fifth street with new floor
OF heavy plsnking.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07

All ..... .... sl0S.172 sl06.6Ss si05.sle
The decline in prices Of breadstuhs
during November was due to lower quo
tations FOR wheat and corn.
Evening journal., 1906-12-07

1906. 1906. 1906.