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Evening journal., 1907-07-31
ARMY OFFICER
TRIES SUICIDE
Vas Wanted to Testify at In
quest Over WOmen'S MyS-
teriOuS Death
By THE JOURNALS Special wire.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. July 81.
Amos r. Rumbaugh, of Pennsylvania
and Washington, ID. c., supposed 10
have been an army officer is near death
today from self-inficted wound at the
Alta Vista hotel where the police Off
GERS found him when they sought him
to appear before the coroner's inquest
in the mystery surrounding the death
of Laura Matthews.
The actions by the police Indicate
that thev are not satisfied that Miss
Matthews committed suicide They
have under surveillance "A woman con-
nected with the case and further SEN
sationa, developments are expec.ed.
Tillis Green, Miss Matthews nurse
who made startling statements to the
coroners jury yesterday admits that
she wrote a number of letters inform
ing friends and relatives of the lat
ter's suicide. She had not been in
formed Of the finding of the body She
explained this by saying that she isnew
Miss Matthews had intended 20 Kill
herself. had threatened suicide repeat
edly and left, despite her pleadings
with all preparations for taking hei
life.
Had Talked of Suicide.
Rumbaugh had talked much of Miss
Matthews suicide and the police de.
sired his testimony at the inquest.
Rumbaugh left papers showing III
had been honorably discharged from
tie Tenth Pennsylvania in 1899 at th'
Preside. in California. He left a not
directing that his body be shippei 4
Mrs. J. II. Rumbaugh at Mt. Pleas
ant. Pa. his mother.
He left a note reading;
Dear Mother;-There is nothing r.
me to say why did this awful deed.
lay my body TO rest. have about SOS
on my person. You and Charlie setti
things up.
"Your son,
(Slgned) Amos"
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
BONAPARTE MAY BE
IN POWDER CASE
Expected That the Attorney General Will Con-
duct the Suit in Circuit COurt---Di-
rcctors OF the Company in Session.
Big Legal Battle, Perhaps

subpoenas are being issued for the Of
ncials of the DUPONT companies named in
the governments complaint and are be-
ing served by United states Marshal
Flinn and Deputy Marshal Mitchell Some
of the subpoenas were sent out this morn
ing. It is understood that the officials
named will accept service as soon as pos
sible. and there will be no attempt to
evade the subpoena servers.
BY the end of to-day most Of the
writs will have been served.
Senator duPopt's Position
That United States Senator Henry
A. dupont has no official connection
with the company now is admitted in
the governments complaint 1t sets
forth that up to January 1, 1906, Col
onel dupont had been president and a
director of e. /. DUPONT and Company.
At that time Senator dupont retired
from the head and directorate Of the
lcompany. He was elected to the Sem
ate on June 1S of last year, which was
six months after his retirement from
an official position with the powder
company. The government charges
that Senator DUPONT now is stock
holder in the company, although it vir-
tually admits his retirement from the
presidency and board of directors.
Some Puzzling Points
one point that is puzzling to persons
who have attempted to follow the al
Legations of the government is why the
H. /. dupont de Nemours Powder Com
lpany, of Delaware, should be made q
target for a receivership. This is the
lcompany that was dissolved a few days
ago. The bill enumerates the various
companies and lays special stress OF
1.-THE alleged control Of many powder
companies by the E. !. DUPONT de Ne
lmours Company. Of Delaware, whici
has $4,000. 900 capital. This and thu
lE. I. dupont de Nemours Powder Com
lpany, of New Jersey, are the big com
panies. Yet the government, in ii
prayer asking the court if it deem
best to name a receiver, asks that sucl
receiver be named for the Latin ant
Rand Company and the e. ]. duPon
lde Nemours Company OF Delaware
The latter is set forth by the govern
lment as a concern with $4,000 CAPT
ltal and should not be confused wit
the big company of S20,O00000 capita
which does not have the word pow
der" in its corporate title. Just VIII
the little company is set forth as on
for which a receiver is desired is on
OF the puzzling features Of the case
AS matter Of fact the little compan
lis now out of existence, and this fac
may cause the government to amen
it's bill OF complaint.
Continued on Page 2.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
FRICK MAY
SUCCEED ROGERS
Should the Latter Retire as
Head of the Standard
OIL Company
By ME JoURNAL's speclal VIC.

- AAA1 01AtANaAA@ = RENNA4A NNHts
NEW YORK, July 31.-Wall Street
suspects Henry c. Frick is going to
succeed II. II. Rogers as active head
Of the Standard Oil II Is not believed
the reins of power will be affected at
once. The theory Is that Frick will
gradually slide into Rogers place and
that the latter will just as gradually
slip out of it.
From Rogers offices and summer
home at F'airhaven come frequent de-
malls that his illness is serious. II is
known positively that his physicians
told him some time ago that he must
relax the business pressure to which
he has been subject for years.
In seeming confirmation of the ru-
mors comes the news that F'rick, hur-
ryng from Europe a month ahead OF
the time set for his return, will reach
New York in time TO take care Of the
Standards many interests.
Financiers think that F'rick anc
Rogers will meet and form their plans
at once. Despite denials that William
Rockefeller. too, has broken down, Wal
Street insists that the oil king'l
brother is seriously though not VIC.
lently i'll, and probably will not be abl'
to work hard again for long time.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
SHERIFF SEIzES
SHARKEY'S PLACE
And Drinks Are Being Served
There Now While Deputy
LOt ks on

For the time being Deputy Sheriff
George Cameron is experimenting the
serving of drinks and dinners in the
saloon and cafe OF Michael ]. Sharkey
at Seventh and Shipley streets. The
deputy entered upon his unusual duties
this morning following a levy made
on the contents of the building by
sheriff Stafford yesterday afternoon at
the suit of Mrs. Charlotte Gould, exec
utor of Joseph II. Gould, TO recover
a debt of seventeen years standing
against Mr. Sharkey. Cost, principal
and interest aggregate about $500.
When Sheriff Stafford served the
writ on Mr.. Sharkey the boniface OBJ
iected to his place of business being
closed. This was his right Then the
sheriff proceeded to remove the per-
sonal property from the building, in
GLIDING a large stock of liquors, but
later agreed to allow the property to
remain on the premises under the care
of his deputy. Business at the stand
is therefore proceeding as usual, ex-
cept as to the presence of a deputy
sheriff in the place.
It was said that the claim OF Mrs
Gould would be settled during the day
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
GILDED YOUTHS
ARE IN TROUBLE
Raid Upon an Alleged Gam
bling House and They
May be Hailed in Court
ny rnr JouRNALs speeIal wIra

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire
NEW YORK. July s1-Several score
Of New York's elded youths are suf-
fering with palpitation OF the heart.
less they be called as witnesses of .ho
arrest OF employees Of Kwofr. on RoclS-'
away inlet as the result Of a raid last
night and the arrest OF a large num-
Der Of persons charged with conducts
ing gambling games. Those present
as guests. however. are generally dis,
posed TO figure as witnesses for the
prosecutors. While none of them
were arrested the police took a large
number Of names. plainly with the in
tention Of using the owners in an ef-
fort to secure conviction.
The detectives fought their way into
the I5uloff so suddenly that the door
keepers had no time to give an alarm
and besides making the arrests seized
three roulette tables, a faro layout
and $4,000 in chips. The visitors
fearful that they would be taken to
a police station and their names made.
public, rushed for every rear door and
window in the house. pouring out
needless whether they landed on their
heads or feet Dozens of automobiles
were waiting in the sheds and in less
than a minute the roadway was u
lam of machines. doing their best to
get eight abreast with room for not
half that number.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
PERMIT ISSUED
FOR Y.M.C.A.HALL
Ground For New Building
Will be Broken on
Next Monday

The permit to build the Young Mems
Christian Association building, at
Tenth and Orange streets, was issued
to-day by Building Inspector Johnson
TO W. Howard May the general con-
tractor. The price Of the building is
given at 100000 and the fee for the
permit was s161.
Work on excavating for the founda-
tion Of the building will be started on
Monday the contract for this work
having been awarded to James Logue.
The building viii have frontage OF
so feet and a depth Of 100 feet and
will be FIVE stories high.
When A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany withdrew their bid for the brick
work, excavating and concrete founda-
ton work, the next lowest bidder Dor
sey & Smith, of Philadelphia, was
awarded the contract One contract
left over by the committee was award
ed at a meeting held yesterday after
noon to Leonard d. Davis, Of this city
for the ornamental work.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
KAISER TO TAKE
AIRSHIP TRIP
By THE JOURNALS Special Wire,

By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
BERLIN, July 31.-Kaiser Wilhelm
is to rival President Roosevelts trip
under the sea by taking an airship
voyage. He has given formal notice
of his desire to the military and aero
nautical departments and the trip will
be made the latter part Of August.
The announced purpose of the Kali
ser is TO investigate for himself the
qualities of the new military airship
about which so much has been writ
ten and said in Germany lately.
It is estimated that the Kaiser's de-
sire is not so much to investigate air
ships as to equal the sensation per-
formance Of President Roosevelt in his
submarine excursion. The Kaiser was
disappointed to think any other ruler
had beat him in trying such an exper-
iment.
He is determined to be the first mon
arch TO take a flight through the air
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
"HECKER" WARD
HELD FOR COURT
Arraigned in City Court TOt
day on a Serious Charge
Preferred by New Yorker

Accused OF robbns John r. Kelly a
'5 Armor Ward, better known as Heck
err Ward, former prize fighter wai
held IN $500 bail for the Upper urt by
Judge Cochran in city Court to-diy
Kelly arrived here from New York ,esl
terday and came TO this cry to work az 4
local car shop. lic .ad ne mot Ward IN
Baltimore and when he saw him he 4
he bought several inks for h m ana
some Of his friends
He sad Ward took him TO tie b ca
room OF "a Front street .aioon and ha
went to sleep. About twenty minutes latep
he awakened 20 lind his mrnoy gone ard
Ward also.
All the Money He Had.
When searched at d police s asioni
Ward threw some smI chlneo down on
the house sergeants desk and made ths
remark that was an The money he hadl
Tho police found several dol ars under the
sweatbami Of his hat. howcver In C u
Court to-day. Ward ia the m ney thus
found belonged to him and ihat he Lad
worked for H. Kelly informed the cours
that Ward aid not have a cont last nirht.
Other ceaes disposcd OF were Dariel
Bloom, ds1rderly conduct s.; Jsmea
Flynn, assault and battery. dism ssedl
Harry G.. Montgomery. nseault and ba'.
terry, Sio' Harry Jones, a boy charged
with larceny as baiice and Charles w
Grant also a youth accused Of the lar
ceny Of watch and stlckpin from q
girl, referred to Humane Agent Franl
Stout
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
COPPER
WAR EXPECTED
Heinze Said to be Preparing
TO Consolidate Large
companies
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
NEW YORK, suly 31.-With the
United Copper Company of which j..
Augustus Heinze is president, making
a bid as many fnanciers believe, to
become the all powerful influence in
mining, milling and smelling indus
tries lively copper war is anticipated
in financial rircles. No one believes
the Amalgamated Copper Company viii
yield its prestige without a hard fight.
AS Heinze apparently is preparing for a
struggle. a great battle is expected
Heinze, it is believed, is preparing to
consolidate several valuable mining
properties he already controls with
other properties in the United States
Canada and Mexico for which negotia-
tions are pending II is known he
brought about the recent incorpora-
ton Of the Miners Smelling Company
OF Maine, for Si0.000,000; the Ohio
Copper Company, for $10,O00000, and
the Silver King Coalition Mines Com
pany, of Utah. for $6,250,000. The
United owns stock in each and Heinze
will ultimately become president of all
The Miners Smelling Company, the
smelling end Of the proposed combi-
nation, is said to have secured a site
OF 1000 acres for a smelter at Great
salt Lake A smelling plant costing
from $4,000, 900 to s5.OOOOOO is con-
templated. A year will be required t'
complete It. These are but the pre-
liminary steps. it is claimed, to carry
out Heinze's ambition of effecting the
most powerful mining and smeltini
company in the country.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31

should the suit Of the United States
against the DUPONT Powder Companies
and their officials go to argument in the
lrederal Court in this city on the suit en-
tered yesterday 1t is expected that At
torneyGeneral Charles ]. Bonaparte OF
the United States will appear as the chleI
counsel for the government to present its
side. A man IN close touch with the Fed
eral Government this morning expressed
his belief that Attorney-General Bona
parte will appear personally TO conduct
the governments case, and will be as
sisted by his special district attorneys,
including Mr.. Kellogg. Mr.. Purdy and Mr..
Roadestrom, the latter being the official
who with District Attorney Nelds filed
the suit yesterday dn the Circuit Court
here.
Great Legal Battle.
That Il will be the greatest legal bat
tie in which the government has been
plunged for yeans is evident from the
tenor Of news dispatches sent out from
Washington. william S. Hiles, Of this
city. IS resident counsel for the dupont
Company, but the bdg powder concern has
eminent lawyers in other cities also.
Townsend, Avery and Button of New
York are the companys counsel also. This
Is one Of the foremost legal firms in this
section Of the country In addition the du'
Pont Company has a legal department
established in its building at Tenth and
Market streets.
Directors Are Meeting.
Mr.. Hilles was out OF the city to-day
and whatever plans he may have shaped
in the way of filing an answer TO the gov
ernment's bill of complaint are unknown
The directors of the Z. J. duPot deNe
mours Company meet this afternoon in
their regular monthly conference and th
subject of meeting the governments at
Mack may be talked over then. The duPon
Company has issued no statement in repl!
20 the governments charges, and it d
intlmated that it will issue none but vii
make whatever statement It has in lega
manner. in the United States Circuit
Court. throughout period of specula
ron prior to filing the suit the dupont OF
hcials have been reticent-
JUDGE Gray May Preside.
Judge George Gray is expected to pre-
side IN the bic case should It come
argument. He is judge Of the Circui
Court. in which the complaint was filed
and the case is therefore in his jurisdio
zion. Judge Edward G. Bradford is judg
of the United States District Court, bu
the suit was not filed in that court.
No further moves were made by th
government to-day in the way Of film
supplemental bills or amendments TO tn
present bill.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
President in Conference.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
OYSTER BAY. n. Y, July Sl-President
Roosevelt is holding conference to-day
with Governor Curry Of New Mexico and
Chief Justice Kent Of the Supreme Court
Of Arizona. Problems that confront the
Federal Government in the arid land ter
rftories are up for discussion. Governor
Curry has not yet taken charge Of the
gubernatorial office in New Mexico but
expects to start west to take up the reins
at once. The new governor is a former
rough rider and was appointed two or
three months ago to succeed Governor
Hagerman. who was charged with various
Irregularities in office.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
PROHIBITION
In GEORGIA
Lower House Passes the Law
and State will Lose a
Million in Revenue
BY THE JOURNALS speeIal wire.

ATLANTA. Ca, July 3i.-That
Georgia is TO be a prohibition State
her legislators say is not to be taekn as
meaning that Goorgians love their
julips less but that they love good
order more.
The prohibition statute was enacted
II the statements OF many lawmakers
who voted for It. are TO be accepted. on
unusual grounds. Numbers OF those
who supported Il strenuously say they
see no harm In the moderate use OF in
toxicants. But they object TO the in
discriminate and unrestricted sale of
lliquor 20 the negroes and poor whites
OF the state. The passage Of the Law
as they put Il was a bit Of self-denial.
Last night. after ten hours Of debate
the lower house OF the Georgia Cen
eral Assembly. by a vote OF 139 20 80
passed the Senate bin prohibiting IA,
manufacture and sale Of alcoholic hev-
erages In the state after January 1
1908.
The bin Is drastic In It's provisions
and after the Senate concurs IN a Few
amendments made by the lower house
Il will go TO Governor Hoke Smith foi
MS signature AIONtiIlNI UliAAn AiNH hiA'
nounced that he will sign the bill. al
though prohibition means the closinl
OF the bar OF the Piedmont Hotel, from
which the governor receives a hand
some income.
All day long the Capitol grounds and
corridors were thronged by w. c. 7
u. members and other white rlbboner
linte/ested In the bill. AS soon as tn
final vote was taken the great crow'
burst into Praise God from whom al
blessings now."
Enthusiastic Prohibitlonists lifted &
their shoulders Seaborn Wright, Pro
hibition leader and marched through
the Capitol singing Gloria in Excel
sis" Under the law several large dis
tilleries will be closed and also brew
cries In Atlanta. Macon, Augusta, Co
llumbus and Savannah.
The bill will cause loss In revenue
state and municipal, OF more than 81,
600 600 a year.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
SMOKE
EVERY PLACE ON
STREET CARS

Judge Cochran says there seems TO be
some misunderstanding over his decision
regarding smoking on the running boards
Of street cars. which he made In dis
missing man in City Court on Monday.
MY decision applied to smoking on the
running board alongside the rear plat
form and on the rear platform Of summer
cars" said the Judge to-day in speaking
lof it,
Il do not propose to allow men TO stand
along the running board toward the front
of cars and pun smoke so that It will blow
into the face Of women passengers, but
think that man has a right 70 stand
on the running board at the rear Of the
car or near the rear platform and smoke
Just as he Is entitled TO gSoae on the
rear seats provided for smokers"
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
NEW OFFICIALS TO
ASSUME DUTIES

Tomorrow is the first OF August,
and several changes viii take effect in
the city offices. Dr. c. S. Rice will
assume his duties as city auditor, sue
ceeding Benjamin L. Spence; Harry
C. Taylor, DR.. Rice's clerk, will sue
coed John W. Stetser, who was clerk to
Mr.. Spence; Clerk Griffin will go on
duty as clerk 70 City Treasurer Ross
succeeding William S. Lednum' who
has been the treasurer's clerk for the
last term.
other changes are Thomas Holt, OF
inspector: Charles A. Cook, clerk OF
the market: Otto M. Burkhard. clocl
regulator, and George d. Lppincott
park guard, at Eighth Street Park.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
MARTHA B. WILL
GO TO EUROPE.
Austrian High Dollar Gets.
One Of William B. AuStin'S
Cracker Jacks

William B. Austin has sold his marc
Martha B. TO agents Of an Austrian
syndicate who are IN this country
picking up American mares for breed
ing purposes.
Although 10 years old, Martha b. has
been a feature In the matinee races of
the Delaware Show Association. and
her work has earned her a reputation
which is TO be envied by any horso
owner.
In almost every city where races arc
held the Austrian syndicate has a rep
resentative looking over the horses,
with a view to purchasing, the Aus-
trian horsemen claiming that for speed
the American horse has no equal. Mari
tha b. Is now In Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
CUSTOM HOUSE
RECEIPTS INCREASE
Amount Received This Month
More Than Twice That
Of a Year Ago

According to the report Of the col
lector Of the port Of Wilmington. the
total receipts Of the office for the
month OF July amounted to sS,697.s7,
compared with s1.11s.s7 for the same
month last year.
The total value Of the goods received
here during the month was s56,OOS
while in July last the figures reached
$4,000. The difference in the receipts
is due to the fact that there were more
dutiable goods received this month
than in the same period last year. when
most of the imports were not dutiable
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
FOUR KILLED In
BOILER BLOW-UP
AuOth:r Fatally and Ten Seri-
OusIy Injured on Illinois
CeAtraI Train
By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
MILAN, Tenn. July si-Four per-
sons were killed outright, another
fatally injured and ten seriously hurt
by the explosion early to-day Of tho
boiler OF an engine on an lllinoise
Central fast freight train. The ex-
piosion wrecked the train as well as
another freight on a parallel siding
The dead:
Engineer Maloney, Chicago.
Fireman Robert Henderson, jack
son. Tenn.
Two tramps.
The train was running at high speed
when the boiler burst. Both train'
caught fire and were destroyed.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
HURLs BOMB AT
ITALIAN HOUSE

PHILADELPHIA. July s1.--A bomb,
hurled at the entrance to the dwelling
occupied by Joseph Bienni an Italian
laborer, at No. 615 Kimball street,
shortly before o'clock this morning,
did considerable damage to the build
ing and shattered the windows in
houses a square distant
No one was hurt II is supposed to
be q Black Hand outrage.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
WEALTH AS CAUSE
OF SOCIAL UNREST

CHAUTAUQUA, n. Y. July 31.-The
reckless display OF wealth by the Amer
ican rich is one of the prominent causes
of social unrest" according to Henry
Clews, the. New York banker. who
spoke at Chautauqua Assembly.
"The display OF wealth in modern
palaces for the rich and the abundance
of automobiles and kindred luxuries
among them" said the financier, have
klndled envy and whetted the desire OF
the poor for things beyond their means
or hope of attainment.
Il may say here that / believe that
nine-tenths Of the dissatisfaction OF
the masses is based on mistaken ideas"
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
Kearsarae in PhIIadeIphia.

PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-Under
her own steam the I1,0O0-ton battleship
Kearsarge this morning, entered the
great stone and concrete drydock at
the League Island Navy Yard. There
was not an untoward incident connect
ed with the entrance of the big steel
hull into the basin constructed by the
government at a cost of approximately
$4,000, 900.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
Dudley TOnia Dead.

Dudley Tonia, the brown gelding en-
tered by Herman Tyson in the 2.29
class of the recent purse races held
under the auspices of the Wilmington
Horse Show Association died at the
track last evening. The gelding was
foundered, the result being his death.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
Mr.. Finley Goes to PhiIadsIphia.

The Rev. Ralph G. Finley, former
pastor Of st. Luke's Reformed Epis-
copal Church here. will become pastor
of the Church of the Intercession, Phil
adelphia, tomorrow. Mr.. Finley was
pastor of the local church for two
years and had a successful pastorate.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31
FATHER OF EIGHT
IN SEVEN YEARS
Nv THE JouRNAIis Special wire

NEW YORK, July sl-That Roosevelt
NAV be sure heis not q nature fakir's s
victim, Frank Carolina, Of Clinton street.
brooklyn, is sending his affidavit to the
president attesting that he is the father
Of one single baby one set Of triplets and
two sets Of twins all born in seven years.
Evening journal., 1907-07-31

BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.
NOW YORK, July S1-The district
attorney is sun raking the Armenian
quarter for evidence against Father
Levont Martoogesslan, the Armenian
priest held under $4,000 bonds and
charged with attempts to extort money
from his countrymen.