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Evening journal., 1907-12-19
FOUND JEWELRY
IN MATTRESS
Chief Black Brings PIundeT
and Suspect From Camden,
N. j., to WiIm ngtOl

Chief Of Police George Black return
cd last evening from Camden, n. j.,
with Sadie Bolden, colored who was
arrested in that city. together with a
negro named Frank Page, with whom
she had been livin, On suspicion Of
robbery.
The Bolden woman formerly lived
here. Detective Monett and Policeman
Cornog, Of Camden, fouhd five gold
filled watches. seven gold rings, a
necklace, two gold lockets and a re-
volver hidden under a mattress and in
a trunk at her home. and they sup
posed the jewelry TO be Che proceeds
Of several robberies committed in Will
mington. and accordingly notified the
local police.
Just how the Camden authorities got
on to the case is not known Page was
released in Camden and Chief Black
brought the woman to this city where
she is now. but not locked Iup at the
police station She is unCer police
surveillance, however.
The story told by the Woman to
Chief Black was to the effect that the
jewelry belonged to Edward Frank
I'M, colored. who died few months
ago at the county workhouse here
while serving q term Of Imprisonment
Tor breaking and entering a house in
East Second street Whcp he died SIZE
obtained key and opeFed his trunk
and discovered the jewtlry. She had
lived with Franklin on jefferson sire
and thought she was entitled TO his
belongings. She removed TO Camden.
The plumber IS worth probably Sl0o
but Chief Black does not believe that
it was stolen here He mas no report
of such robbery and no description of
jewelry of this kind missing. He said
that Franklin came from the West
and he might hava obtained possession
Of the stun before his removal to Wii-
mington.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
THE SACRIFICIAL PERIOD
1y cIement st0rer 900.

When the Son Of the Carpenter FIRST
trod the desert places Of Judea. the
people were amazed to know an
Optimist-One. at least Of mighty
throng. Who looked to the bright side
Of life. Before His time there were
sacrihcial feasts. it is true; there were
sVcridces to propiuate-some perhaps.
in a spirit Of alteration; but It remain
ed for Him to illustrate that better
and more pleasing form OF sacrifice to
the Maker was that which in some-
thing was given up for the benefit Of
our fellow beings.
Loving kindness is charity to the
rich or poor, and charity is the great
est Of the Three Graces.
1t IS remarkable that the spirit in
culcated by the sages, who brought
gifts of Franl1incense and Myrrh to the
Man Child. born in "a manger, should
reach even the hearts Of the lowly and
the men whose minds are not always
storehouses Of good or Cody thoughts
Therefore, at this time, there is a
spirit of euuality-a thought II you
please, that something must be given
TO friends and people we know. This
is the spirit which makes the world
better; that which levels all distinc-
tions with a mighty wave Of love.
Christmastde is then. above all
other periods. the time which marks
sacrifices made because the Son of God
came to earth with His heart afame
with affection- the Spirit lives In
the hearts of the people Of the whole
world
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
TO GIVE XMAS DINNER

According 70 It's usual custom the
Associated Charities viii furnish
Christmas dinners and books and toys
for children. with other gifts that may
be necessary The method Is to pro-
vide for those who are known and
who are IN neod OF the annual bounty
Contributions are thus asked from the
public to make the work possible
The managers of the Associated
Charities however wish lt to be under
stood that what IS most needed is a
hearty response IN the way Of contribu-
tions to tho regular relief fund to be
used through the year There are in
dicauons that the demands 20 be made
upon the society are to be greater than
last winter IL Is the desire and the
effort TO meet, i'm some substantial way,
an legitimate requests for assistance.
but it IS imperative TO have generous
contributions TO the general fund. This
will be necessary at once. as the vim
ters work has begun. While special
gifts for the Christmas dinners are
asked It is for the years fund that aid
is needed the most.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
SPECIAL" OFFICER
WAS ARRESTED

For brief srell las night a young
man named Jacob Hurst played the
role of special officer and was having
q good time. but like all others who
masquerade about. representing thom-
selves different from what they are.
he came to grief.
Hurst walked up to a couple, a man
and woman, at Fifth and Tatnall
streets last night and ordered the wo-
man to move or he would arrest her.
I'm a special" said he. "and if you
don't move on I'll run YOU in" He
walked away and returned and again
repeated his order to get Off the corner.
A real officer happened along about
that time. and the woman appealed
to him. with the result that the "sDe-
cial" was himself arrested.
Lizzie Bradley appeared against the
man in City Court to-day and Judge
Cochran imposed a line of SO and
costs. The woman said she never saw
the man before.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
ODD FELLOWS
VISIT STANTON

Fourteen members Of the degree
team Of the Past Grand Officers AS
ISOLATION, l. O. o. f.. sourneyed over
to stanton last night and initiated tho
candidates of Unity Lodge, No. Al, into
the mysteries of Oddfellowship. After
the work had been done and received
the commendaticn Of those present the
members Of the p. G.. .. a. were roy
ally entertained by Unity Lodge.
President Frank n. Overdeer was
accompanied by the following members
of the degree team: Philip J. Isaacs
George G.. Morton. Edwin Il. Morrow
B. t. Shakespeare, owen C. Carton, C.
p. Maroney. Robert M. Burns. w. W
Douty, Thomas c. Doud, G. G. Nailor
Ira T.. Sharpley, Herman J.. Hendarei
and James i. Price.
Dr. E. L. Springer. Daniel Green an,
other prominent men OF the neishbor
hood we-e IN attendance at Units
Lodge to witness the work.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
HEARD NOISE In
EXPRESS CAR
Bold Attempt 70 GET a
100000 in Philadelphia
Frustrated
BY THE IoURNALs snoolal wire.

10y AAAA- dO1ANAf AZ = NItINAl ~ itNt
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.-On the
charge of having made a daring att
tempt TO rob a car on the Buffalo cx-
press containing 100000 of gold bull
lion. while the train was standing IN
the Reading Terminal last night VIII
liam A. Hewitt of New York, was
rheld in $4,000 bail here to-day for fur
thor hearing. Two men. thought To- be
Hcwitts acoomplices, are being sought
by the police.
Hewitts alleged attempt was discov-
cred by accident The train was wait-
ing IN the Terminal to start when a
yardman heard a peculiar sound conf
ing from the express car He detected
a man under the car cutting a hole
with a saw He was pursued through
the station. and was caught when he
got into a crowd Of Christmas shop
pers
1t is the police theory that he in
tended TO cut OF the gas supply from
the car and then plunder It IN the
dark He IS said 20 have been em-
ployed about the station. loading ex-
press cars, and was familiar with the
express company's method Of handling
bullion.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
SHERIFF TO SELL
BICYCLE CLUB
Mortgage Against Washington
Street Property is Fore
closed by Agreement

The elegantly appointed home OF tho
Wilmington Bicycle Club. at No. 300
Washington street. Is to be sold by
Sheriff Stafford on Saturday, January
4. to satisfy a $4,000 mortgage on the
property held by the Perpetual Savings
and Loan Association. The proceeding
Is an amicable one between Andrew 10.
Sanborn. representing the mortgage
holder. and William S. Hilles. repre-
senting the club. II was said this
morning that the club would be con-
tinued In some other location.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club is the
pioneer bicycle club of the state. AL
though Il was not Incorporated until
February %. 1897, It maintained a club
house many years previously and AT
one time was among the most inhuen-
tial clubs In the city. The present
clubhouse was built about eight years
ago. Soon afterward trouble started
in the organization over the question
of a sideboard for the club Friends
Of the innovation won their point, but
dissenqion which followed resulted In
o great loss OF membership. The club
continued. however, and to-day has q
large membership. Il closed its doors
one month ago.
il has been known for years that
Grace Church desired the club build
ing for it's young men members, and Il
was intimated this mornlne that the
church would buy In the property, to-
gether with an its paranhernnlia, If Il
could be gotten at reasonable price
g'he ST. james Brotherhood Of Grac,
offered some time ago to buy the prop
crty.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
NURSED HUSBAND
WELL, THEN DIED

MARDEL, Dec 19.--The most pa
thetic incident Of self-sacrince on the
part of a young wife for her husband
transpired today near here, when the
funeral of Mrs. Bessie Thompson oc-
CURED.
Mrs. Thompson was "a years old and
had been q wife since she was 49,.
She was the mother of five small chill
dren, but, when a few weeks ago her
husband contracted typhoid fever. she
refused 20 leave his bedside and re-
mained day ana night against the adj
vice of her physician ministering 20
him.
She nursed him TO recovery, then con-
tracted the disease herscif ANA though
competent nursing and medical attel-
ton was secured for her. The system
Of the devoted wife was SO run down
that no medicine or nursing could save
her.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
MORE "CRAP
SHOOTERS" FINED
Captured in a Raid on The
House OF Ira JOhnSOn,
C0I0Fed

-Four more men who were captured
in the raid on the house of Ira Johnson.
colored, at Sixteenth and Walnut
streets on Saturday night, were de-
PENDANTS in the City Court today,
charged with shooting crap" All
pleaded not guilty but Walter Rus
sell and Harry Gordy, both colored,
who were also among those apprehend-
ed, positively testified that they saw
the defendants gambling. The prison
ers were: William and Harry Postles,
William Ambrose and Robert Tyne, all
colored
One OF the prisoners asked Gordy:
did you see me transpire any of de
money from de game" Gordy said he
did A fine of $50 and costs was i'm
posed ON each of the men and they
will probably go to the workhouse for
thirty days to keep Johnson company,
who was committed there on Monday.
on the same charge I'm default Of his
fine, which was also $50 and costs.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
FATHER ARRESTED
FOR SLAPPlNG BABY

GEORGETOWN, Dec. 19-Becauso
his 1O-months-old baby persisted in
crying after he had gone TO bed. JOHN
Derriclsson, of Frankford. shipped il
on the face and left blue marks. This
angered his wife. who came 10 George
town and caused his arrest on a charge
of assault and battery on the child.
Mayor Warrington severely censured
him and placed him under $500 bail
for his appearance at February court.
Derricl,son excused himself by say
ing that the baby had disturbed his
rest, while the mother made no effort
to quiet it. but instead had turned over
for another nap, leaving him to walk
the floor
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
LAWSON WILL
FIGHT ADDICKS
Developments in the Big Row
Over Control Of the Bay
State Gas Company
COURT TO PASS ON THE
ADDICKS JUDGMENT

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19-Declar-
ing that they follow strictly the consti-
tuition and bylaws In electing Thomas
w. Lawson president OF the Bay State
Gas Company, the directors are pre-
pared 70 resist any effort that j. Ed
ward Addicks may make 20 GUST the
Boston financier. and assert that Ad-
dicks Is no longen a factor in the af-
fairs Of the concern.
Neither side win indicate what its
next move win be. Both admit that
nothing win be done openly until af-
ter the receiver IS discharged. Then
Lawson and the directors will lay their
plan for the future Of the corporation
before the courts. at the same time
asking that the company be continued.
They feel sure the courts win accede
to the request.
Addio<s Supporter Talks.
c. T.. Keller the only director Of the
company who was not present at tho
meeting on Monday. and who 10 as
ISOLATED with AddiclSs in several busi-
ness enterprises, when asked yesterday
10 discuss the election. said;
II know nothing OF the election of
Mr.. Lawson. except what I see in the
newspapers. having received no official
notice. / was not at the meeting on
Monday. The notice that the meet
ing was 20 be held. / received about
o'clock Monday morning. The call
was for noon and stated It was for the
purpose OF filling a vacancy In tho
board OF directors.
"At the time / thought It strange
that Mr.. Miller had not mentioned the
meeting Sunday evening when / made
social call at his home and spent an
hour or two. Immediately upon tho
receipt of the notice. I communicated
with Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Crawford. the
companys counsel. and was advised
by them that n meeting Of the board
could not be held outside OF Delaware
ana II held It would be useless. / was
advised not TO attend.
"since ] have been informed tho
company's name was placed on the
door of Mr.. Mnler's office on Satur-
day. That is an I know, although
might add that my relations with all
the directors and officers are OF the
most friendly nature"
To Pass on Addicks' Judgment.
BY some Il was supposed that this
new development might have some ef-
feet upon the offer OF 100000 made by
G. S. Hinchman to the receiver, George
Wharton Pepper, for Judgment OF
81 $4,000 against Addielss.
Mr. Hinchman refused to discuss
/ this question. The petition Of the re-
Continued on Page 2.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
TWO BOLD BANDITS HAVE
fine OLD TIME IN SMYRNA
Visited Eight Places Didn't Get Much For Their Trouble But They Had
Some Fun Out Of the Raid-ExperenCe With
the WatChman

eagles concealed about HIS clothing
And didn't they greet Mr.. Truax with
a CHEEKY Good morning" as he wend-
el his way TO his store, only TO find It
looted?
Surely they did And they did more,
too.
Visited Many Places.
Here are some Of the places the tall
slender man aud the short stout man
visited. but others robbed may become
known before nightfall
Woodlawn. an estate near Smyrna
owned and occupied hy Miss Cum
minis. daughter of the late George w
Cummins.
Drug store of w. f. Dunn. on Com.
merce street.
Department store of J. e. Deford. on
Main street.
Postoflice on Commerce street.
Butcher shop of Norris Truax, on
Commerce street.
Clothing store Of ]. w. Tucker. OF
Commerce street.
Confectionery store Of W. +. Keith
on Commerce street.
General store of W. A. Winford, or
Commerce street
And thence back TO the Truax store
All the elements Of a modern comedy
are involved in the raid of the tw,
daring robbers. They must have a hui
morous vein in their makeup, for they
poked fun at Watchman Jones, al
though the latter could not see any
thing to laugh at in their actions. an.
neither could Butcher Middleton whci
the men returned to search his pocket.
after they had taken his seventy cents
Contrary TO precedent, however. th'
short. stout man and the tall slender
man were unmasked. rhev went abou
fearlessly. openly. just as The day.l
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
FARMERS AROUSED,
HUNT HORSE THIEF

Charles Ferguson, the farmer living
on the Concord Turnpike at Ialley-
Vile. has not yet ucceeded In locating
ihe horse and market wagon which
were taken from his stable early yes-
teriay morning Mr.. Ferguson spent
100 day Yesterday going over Whining
ton In search for the rig, but TO no
avail Acting on the statements of
uciehhors. who saw men driving fur-
Dt SIS toward West Chester from the
lifori on OF his place, vest rday morn
mp, Mr. Ferguson went 20 West Chess
tcr this morning IN an effort 70 got q
truce of the stolen rig. Farmers al
rsilosVille are aroused over the theft
as 30 makes the latest of as series of
dcprodations by horse thieves around
he village
Evening journal., 1907-12-19

rays were breaking and folks were be-
ginning to tramp to their places Of
business. When hast seen the two out
laws were vending their way towards
Clayton. they having profted a fine
overcoat and currency of the realm
that win not exceed SIS for their spec
tacular descent on this iaw-abiding
town.
Frightened From Woodlawn
Evidently the thieves began their
.depredations at Woodlawn. They
bunglod and made too much noise
there, and were frightened away before
they got iato ,hc hoase Then they
ambled into Smyrna and began their
raid
Just where they started first Is not
known. but Charles Jones. the watch
man, met the strangers near Deford's
store shortly before g o'clock. The
Waterman is 40 years old and not any
too spry. although faithful
Good morning" he saluted.
Throw up your hands," was the
greeting that came back 60 him. He
didn't take time to deliberate, but he
elevated his hands wheR he saw an
ugly revolver poklng its way toward
him. They took his watch and St.40
ia money, and then discovered his re-
lvolver
"What are you doing with anything
like that" ono OF tho robbers exclaim-
ed. as he produced the revolver. why
don't you know II might go of and
hurt YOU sometime
| Watchman Jones stammercd for q
moment or two, and then explained
I"Oh. 7 Just carry that 90 scare some
OF tho bad boys with az times"
THE watchman inadvertently emitted
q loud "ahem" and one Of the burglars
Continued on Fage 4.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL,

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA, Del. Dec. 19-For few
hours at daybrealS this morning
smyrna went through a reign of ter
ror, for eight places We're visited bv
two bold bandits who got very little
for their trouble, although they may
feel amply repaid by the fun they had
The terror was all on the part OF
residents and shopkeepers of this
thriving town. for the robbers We're
men unafraid. and they went about
looting stores, holding up the watch
man and doing other daring things
with the same complacency that they
would have tackled a plate Of modern
breakfast food
Usually when two men are associ-
atei in crime they are described as
zone a short. stout man and the other
a tail. slender man." That is the de-
scription exactly of the bad men who
held dominion over Smyrna this morn
ms This is not a surmise. There can
be no doubt of their description.
For didn't they playfully take a re-
volver away from Charles Jones. the
venerable town watchman, and then
make him sit in a wheelbarrow while
they dynamited a safe in the store of
J. Z. Deford, on Main street? And
didn't they compel him, under threat
Of burning his flesh with acid If he
resisted. to Chamber into the store and
mount guard over the demolished safe
while they continued on their tour Of
loot.
And didn't they rob the butcher shop
of Norris Truax while his clerk Ben
iamn T. Middleton. looked on And
di MT they return later to the Truay
store and rifle Middleton's pockets o
second time 60 make sure he didr'i
have any Of the new gold double
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
GRANT LETTERS ON
BIRMINGHAM
ESTATE

Register Waller granted letters Of
administration to-lay ON the, estate OF
the iate Rev sTiliam .. Birmingham
G.. lm'iel T. lio ely. Richard Ber-
minghan. Sr, Edward J., l,na and
Annie Birmingham. Of New York and
New Jersey. are the heirs at law OF
the late priest. and each renounced the
right % administer 70 the estate in
favor Of Mr Buckley, who lives in this
city.
No idea Of the value Of the estate
could be obtained this morning.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
Organizer to Address Painters

An open mass meeting of railway
car, street car. locomotive, carriage.
sign and ship painters. will be held this
evening in the hall of Local Union. No.
504 Market street under the auspices
of Local Union No. 44s, Car and ship
Painters. and Local Union No. 500,
Carriage and Railway Equipment
Painters. John NJ. Dorney, general or
ganizer of the Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators 1and Paper Hangers. will
address the meeting It Is said that
railway painters between New York
and Baltimore are disturbed at the
wholesale laying off Of men during the
last six weeks as a result Of the money
panic, and non-union men are eager to
become affiliated.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
Rarolav Taken to pover.

Marion Barclay, better known as
"Tobe," who was arrested in Lancas-
ter Pa, on teh charge of murder. was
brought TO this city yesterday after
noon by state Detective Gillis and to-
day taken TO Dover for a hearing. He
is accused of fatally shooting another
coiorod man by the name of William
Jackson. during an alteration follow
ing a game of crap last July.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
No RIdders Wee Present.

AS there were no bidders at the
appointed hour, 10 o'clock, nine shares
Of the Security Trust and Safe De-
posit Company and 110 shares Of the
American Liquidating Company of New
York were not exposed for sale at the
rooms Of Shdham and Stidham TO-DAY
The sale was to have taken place under
the direction Of Mary b. Sharpless. ex-
ecutrix Of the estate of Caroline II.
.Sharpless. The stock viii be disposed
of at private sale.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
FLEET NOT TO RETURN
BY THE SUEZ CANAL

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-The report
that it has been dediced to have the
fleet return by the Suez canal was Of
ficially denied at the white house to-
day. 1t is stated that the return route
has not been decided upon and prob
ably viii not be until the fleet reaches
San Francisco.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
AT LAST
NOTE OF HYMN
speelal 10 nm EVENING JouRNAI.

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON. Dec 19-By an
order issued today from the War De-
partment the regulations requiring
soldiers to stand at salute while the
"star-spangled Banner is being play
ed on formal occasions are modified
so as to permit the men to stand erect
and salute only at the last note Of the
music
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
cantsta Aoain a Success.

The Voice Of Nature, the cantata
given in the Opera House under the
auspices Of the Women's Auxiliary for
the Y. NJ c. A. dormitory, which won
slch conspicuous success the night be-
fore. was repeated in the onera House
last night with equal success.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
w. Nol Iohn e. Rsed.

The John Reed who was taken IN
on the street yesterday, was not John
u. Reed who lives at Rising sun. The
Reed who was taken in also lives at
duPonts bank, and is no relation to
John r.. Reed.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia baromet-
rio depression is passing inland over
the North Pacific coast, and rain has
set in AGAIN over Northern California,
Washington and Oregon.
Forecast till p. M, Friday:
For Delaware-Fair tonight and Fri
dav; fresh southerly to southwesterly
winds.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
Youno Sailor Returns Home.

Harry T. Ware, the son Of Thomas
Ware. of this city, has returned home
after serving his apprenticeship in the
navy Young Ware has many interest
ing stories Of his travels to all the inn
portant ports of the world. He expects
to re-enlist.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
Raising Money for Better Memorial.

DAGSBORO. Dec. 19.-Spurred into
action by the decision of Lewes 10 have
a finer monument than the state had
appropriated for, Dagsboro citizens
have started a subscription to provide
a more imposing stone to General
Dagsworthy, a hero of the Revolution.
They hope to double the $500 State
appropriation and place a monument
in the town square that will equal
Lewes' projected memorial to the first
landing Of white settlers.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
FOUR HUNDRED ENTOMRED
IN A BLAZING MINE

'tombed. The mine is on fire. All are
believed to be dead.
The mine is operated by the Pitts
burg Coal COMPANY at Jacobs Greek,
on The Pittsburg and Lake Erieroad,
near PittsburEs
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
Leetured on the Orient.

An interesting lecture on his inn
precision Of the Orient was delivered
in the basement Of Hanover Presby-
tcrian. Church. Sixth and King streets,
last night by the Rev. Hubert w
Wells. who recently returned from a
foreign tour.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19
sENp XMAS PROGRAMS I'M

All programs Of Christmas music 70
be given in the churches on Monday
must be IN THE EVENING JOURNAL
Office by o'clock Friday afternoon,
to insure publication on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1907-12-19

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire
PITTSBURG. Dec. ia report has
been received here OF an explosion in
the Jacobs Creek mine, near Conneis-
Vile
At l1.s0 four hundred men were en-
Evening journal., 1907-12-19

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