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Evening journal., 1907-02-21
PLAYED WITH FIRE
BURNED TO CRISP

Allowed 10 remain at home alone for
more than two hours Adam PieTow-
ski. aged 2 years ana days, the son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pielrowsia,
Of O. $40 East Eighth street was
burned 10 death at noon to-day. The
baby was roasted to crisp and where
its charred body lay a hole had been
burned in the floor.
eighbors detected smoke coming
from the rear OF the house. and an in
vestlgation found the kitchen door
around the burned child on IRE A stlll
alarm was sent TO the Washington
Fire Company. but the flames were
extinguished before the arrival Of the
apparatus.
When its mother left the house "a
visit somo friends. tho child ufobabl1
played with the hre IN the stove, and
set Its clothes on fire. The little body
was so badly burned that it was un'
recognizable.
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
[. IRVING HANDY
WILL BE ORATOR

Former Congressman L. Irving Han
dy left at noon to-day en- route to
Newark \. j., where Tomorrow even
ing he will be the principal speaker at
the banquet given by ST. Johns Lodge,
No. /, a. F. a. NJ. of that city
St. Johns Lodge is the oldest OF all
the Masonic lodges in the State Of
New Jersey and each year II gives a
banquet on the night of Washington's
Birthday. the celebration tomorrow
night being the 116th in the history Of
the lodge. Mr.. Handy viii take as his
subject George Washington and his
address win be printed and distributed
among members of the order. The
banquet VIII be attended by prominent
Masons from New York State. and this
evening Mr. Handy viii be the guest
Of the delegation from that state at n
banquet at the Hotel Astor. New York
city Mr.. Handy Is past grand master
.of the Grand Lodge Of Delaware.
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
TWO In NUMBER
TRIED TO SLUMBER
One UndresSed and the 0th.I
SnOOzed, Before Arrest
For Being "BOOzed"

Mike Kehoe, a husky inhabitant Of
the coast. got out Of his latitude late
last night while under the influence o.
and meaniered into Holts cafe. on
Fourth street seeking for trouble In
City Court this morning Charles Horn
night clerk at the restaurant. told of
how Kehoe had come In aud tried 80 do
Q disrobing act, despite his protests.
Mr.. Horn concluded this tragic story
with the statement that when Kchoe
removed his shoes be thought the time
for action had come. SO called an. OH
Ger ana had the offensive fustonier
locked up. Judge Cochran was a. I'M
pressed with the recital Of Kehoe's
misconduct that he fined him $40 and
costs.
Another case OF a like nature. where
in Omcsr Gordy appeared against
George Bowman, a descendant OF sene-
gan1bian ancestors. The policeman
stated that Bowman had mistaken the
French street depot for a lodging
house yesterday afternoon and had
cursed passengers who disturbed his
slumbers in the waiting room. He also
got so fine. AAlk
Evening journal., 1907-02-21

The trial probably will not be resumed
until Monday.
''Tvelyn Nesbit Thaw." called Clerk
Penny, and the little girl wife took the
stand again Evelyn wore the same blue
costume. Her face was trlne paler than
usual, but she WAS as composed as ever.
Her voice was stronger and dior replies
were more audible than yesterday.
Had Frequented the dead Rat"
Jerome read the record on the examina-
ton Of late yesterday afternoon TO the Of
feet that she believed all women were bad
up until she was eighteen and a half years
old, and until she talked with Thaw in
Paris after refusing him on account OF
her own unworthiness."
did you ever hear of The Dead Rat o.
asked Jerome.
Yes. II Is a cafe in Paris"
rs IL a reputable placer
II do not know"
Were you ever therey
"Yes-peopie we've eating and drinking
and IFthinlS some one danced. think d
was reputable
What time was itG was 1t about
O'Clock Ia the morning.
Probably =
what sort Of a dance was itg was /,
a cakewaikg"
NO, I think it was a Russian dance
''You arc certainf"
Il remember there was Russian dance
there might have been a. cakewalk."
Jerome then showed that he had OBJ
tanned one Of Thaw's letters from Paris
She said that Mr. shubert the theatrica
manager. and another manager went WITH
her and Thaw TO Tho Dead Rat" She
said she believed there were some ladle.
with Shubert.
do you know what IS meant by Man,
OF the bunch on the TenderloinT" TIL.
was evidently read from Thaw's letter ans
she replied;
Il think do"
DO you know a Miss Winchester
Yes"
J Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
FOR A SECOND
STATE HOSPITAL
House Bill To-day ApprOpri-
ates $4,000 For Con-
StTuctiOn Of Building
Special to Tho Evening journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. a.-The Senate spent
the morning in the first consideration
Of all House bills
The House passed these bills-Au-
thorizing Dover to borrow $4,000 for
street Improvements.
Authorizing the consolidation Of
various town officers In Dover.
Appropriatlng $500 for the purchase
Of shells for Jones and Murderkin
rivers for the propagation Of oysters.
Establishing a state hospital at Har-
rington. to cost $4,000.
The House adoptea the joint tresolu-
tiop fixing next Thursday as the last
day for receiving new business.
These bills We're reported favorably
Comforting banking powers on the
Liberty Trust Company
Incorporating the New Castle Trust
and safe Deposit Company
Incorporating the Townsend Trust
and safe Deposit Company
Authorizing The Mayor and Council
Of Wilmington 10 borrow $4,000 for the
purchase OF park in the First ward
Notwithstanding ahlufsht n ost
Evening journal., 1907-02-21

might ne is accused Of Nronging Eve
lyn. The other is that he will prove
the girl had suffered a moral down.
fall before she came into Whites life.
For the time being apparently the
insanity phase Of the trial has been
dropped. and It now seems probable
that Evelyn win be disposed of as a
witness before any other feature OF
the case comes up. 1t IS reported that
when he starts his evidence in rebuttal
Jerome will introduce an array Of
chorus girl witnesses TO testify to the
virtues of White and tho vices OF
Thaw that win furnish the most spec
tacular feature of the case.
The trial room filed rapidly to-day and
by the time Justice Fitzgerald entered
every seat was occupied. There was a
manifest interest on all sides prompted
by the belief that to-day Jerome would
make his attack on Evelyn Thaws past
Eveiyn's appearance as she entered the
courtroom did not Indicate that she had
any great dread Of the ordeal Yesterday
success in carrying Jerome's probing had
given her greater courage
Jerome was tho irst Of the lawyers I,
enter the courtroom. smiling and conh ient
The Thaw lawyers did net reach The cour
room until after the Jurors were in thedi
seats.
Thaw Talks With Newspaper Man.
Thaw came into court carrying bunct
Of newspaper clippings OF Yesterdays pro,
ceedings. and for the first time since hi
arrest called a.newspaper man 10 discus.
his case. His Comments were brief. how
ever, being simply a sentence of prctcs
against an article in a morning paper
commenting on Evelyn's forgetfuines'
yesterday
1T isn't exactly just to her, you know
said Thaw .as she really had little {,
do with the drawing Of the money from
those funds" A brief consultation wa,
held by Justice Fitzgerald and the at
torneys- Of both sides, after which it wa.
announced that an adjournment would b
taken tomorrow owing to it being Wash
ingtons birthday.
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
TELEGRAPHNEWS INANUTSHELL

cials and committees representing the
engineers because of failure TO agree
on wage matters, has caused some un-
easiness over the prospect Of a strike
The engineers have sent request TO
Vice President W. c. Brown, Of the
New York Central system, for a spe-
cial conference.
RICHMOND-Ed. Edwards. Of Lou
doun county, shot and killed Frank
Warner and committed suicide during
the coroner's inquest.
NEW YORK-Comnander Peary has
announced that he viii seek the North
Pole In a balloon 10 be furnished bt
President Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON-Tha Naval Appro-
priation bill, carrying 500 727. sO7. was
passed by the Senate last night in
hfty-two minutes. All the committee
amendments We're agreed to. including
that FOR thirty-five-foot survey In the
Delaware
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
Determined Effort on Foot to
Make Them Deal Fairly
With the Public
TO "ROUND Up" RAIL.
ROADS IN THE STATE
spsoIaI b ID EvsnIne JournaI.


DOVER. Feb 2..-when the Legislatura
got back TO business to-day the members
we're confronted by o determined effort to
got after the corporations, TO lbrinE, them
TO an accounting to the people who gavo
them life and who give theu sustenanoe.
emo 70 curb tho centralization OF power
and any tendency TO overcome the weak
bs the.strong.
Tho railrpads particularly. are to fhe
brought 90 a realization II the present
oampalgn assumes the proportions that
arc Indicated, that tho continued commer-
cial and agricultural prosperity Of the
commonwealth. and tho expanding and
swelling stream Of gold running into tho
earning departments. means that they. IA
flirness must assume an equal share OF
the increased public expense. They are
also TO be held. down to. an Imperative
law against the slightest oppression. by
their great power OF the muititudes oc
struggling people who obtain their liveli-
hood 10 their service by the daily sacrifice
of life and limb.
Keenan, Liability Bill.
The keenan, equal liability act win hrst
come up IN the House OF Representatives.
It provides that the public service cor
porations must become liable for the great
Injury that may. through negligence. be-
fan their employees. which accident may
suun out the life Of a workman. OF dis
member him or cripple him for life. This
g. TO be brought In 10 set aside the exist
ing conditions resultant from the organi-
zation Of railroad relief Associations
These assocsftions now exact a regular
fec from railway employees which holds
them In good standing for nominal relief
when injured or disabled Under the pro-
posed law. they can stin pay their bene-
fits and collect their fees. but this do s
not preclude the omploye from suing FOR
and obtaining fun damages commensurate
with his injury.
For 2-cont Rate.
The --cent fare or two-cent mileage act
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.)
Evening journal., 1907-02-21

NEW YORK-Englands new ann
.bassador TO the United states, the
Right Hon. James Bryce landed from
the White star Liner Oceanic this
morning
HOT SPRINGS. Ark-Physicisns
this morning announced that Bishop
Edward Fitzgerald Of the Catholic
Diocese Of Little Rock, was sinking
rapidly. and that all hope Of his re-
covery had been abandoned.
CULPEPPER, Va-Philip and James
Strother brothers, were placed on trial
to-day. charged with the murder Of
their brother-in-law. William +. By
waters on the night OF December IL
last within a few hours after he had
been married TO their sister. Miss Viola
Strother. They plead the "unwritten
law"
tHICAGO-The breaking of Of nego-
uations between the local Lake shore
and Michigan Southern railroad ON
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
lOO MORE SOULS GO DOWN
TO DEATH in WRECK AT SEA

shock when the big steamer went
aground evidently shook her to pieces.
Her fmepart was badly stove in, and
the force Of the terrific sea which was
running quickly beat her to pieces.
Owing to tho nearness of the land the
vessel was sighted almost the moment
she struck. and at first little fear was
entertained for those aboard her. as Il
was expected that she would hold to-
gether until the sea subsidized enough
to allow help to reach her. When 1t
was seen. however. that she was going
to pieces before the very eyes OF those
on shore, but helpless to reach her.
the sceles among those on shore were
almost indescribabie.
The full list Of dead will never be
known. as the officers Of the Great
Eastern Company say the passenger
list We're destroyed with the vessel
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
WILL HANDLE NO
MORE FANCY CARDS

Hereafter on more postal cards will
be handled at Che local postohice
which are ornamented with particles
Of glass, mica or other similar sub
stances. unless enclosed in envelopes.
The change was made necessary 10
protect the clerks who handle the
mails. Accustomed to wetting their
fingers with the tongue. the men are
all suffering with sore mouths and
their hands are also in bad condition.
There is another rule which people
seem to overlook. Postal cards that
have anything pasted on the back.
such as birds, ribbons or little en-
velopes or any Of the one hundred OF
more other things, must bear a 2-cent
stamp Many such postal cards are
mailed with but one-cent postage.
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
NICARAGUA
PRESSES WAR

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press
MANAGUA. Nicaraugua, Feb. 21.-
Flushed with their victory over the
Honduran forces. whose attempted n
vasion on February, IS they success
fully blocked. Nicaraguan troops are
to-day carrying the recently inaugu-
rated war into the enemy's territory.
and a battle Of larger proportion is an
ticipated. Several slSirmsihes. IA
which Generals Vasquez and Fornos
in command of the Nicsragusn troops
are said to have scored heavily, have
been reported here.
Reports from the frontier and seats
OF the two governments continue con-
nicting. each side alleging that the
other has been the aggressor OF the
present trouble.
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
DON'Tl DON'Tl DONTl

Don't lose your head in buying
REAL ESTATE and pay 100 much for
it, IF you buy az the RIGHT TINE.
in the RIGHT PLACE. and al the
RIGHT PRICE. you are SURE to
make money! And before buying.
look at those eight-room houses on
FIFTH and SIXTH AVENUES. own
ed BY Jos. l. Carpenter. Jr.. containing
$ rooms, open stairways inside I ater-
closets, csmented cellars, eranonthic
pavsments. front porehes, and offered
for $500 EACH
The price OF such houses in other
places. is S2s00 10 $4,000. They have
commenced 10 sell. and I am going 10
sell them all Come and see me if
you want onel
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
How Washineton's Birthday Win Be Celebrated

Tomorrow Wahnstons Birthday banks Federal,
county and city All maturing that
will, by law be the
The publ school OIL will closed.
be Of that the There
the other in the
Therew be the usual
the theatre offered
The
Of vaudevie BILL
a Isabelle B. Wales will
give evening Colonial Songs"
day Supper"
Washington Fire will sbrats 67th ohnes u the
with a grand ball and banquet
Guild Church
address Of
Society
Many manufacturing establishments will be closed
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR
THE CORPORATIONS
NELSON INQUEST
THIS AFTERNOON

The inquest in the case Of Miss Nell
lie f. Nelson. who died under rather
mysterious conditions at the home Of
Or. C. r. Jefferis, more than a week
ago, win be held at $50 o'clock this
afternoon. DR. Jcfferis IS one Of the
witnesses summoned in the case. and
report Of the hearing win be published
in the extra S o'clock edition Of The
Evening Journal, as far as 1t has pro-
gressed up 20 that time.
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
SPERRLE UNDER
CARE OF DOCTOR
rs Condition To-Day is I'm.
proved But He is Very
Weak

George sperrle. tho weil-known for
mer hotel keeper here 9ho was taken
into custody In Philadelphia while
acting strangely. was brought TO Will
mington last evening by Chief OF Po-
Ice Black and Special officer Wardlo.
He is now under the care Of DIT. w.
E1leinstuber. at the Grand Union Hotel
and has a nurse attending him His
condition to-day was reported 10 be
improved but ne is still very weak
When Chief Black and Ohicer War
die called at the Philadelphia Hospital
FOR the patient. he Immediately recog-
n zed them and burst into tears. He
win remain at the Grand Union Hotel
for tho present.
Evening journal., 1907-02-21
POSTAL RAISES SALARIES

By Our Own Wire. Publishers Prsss.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2l.--clarsnce H
1iackay, president OF the Postal Cable
Telegraph, Company. has issued an OF
fetal order thar the ga aries OF all op-
orators. trafic chiefs wire chiefs. as
sistant cief operators chief operators
and managers be increased 10 per cent.
Evening journal., 1907-02-21

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-Bvelyn Nes-
bit Thaw is showing she has as much
at stake as the defendant in the trial
Of Harry X. Thaw for the murder of
stanford White by her desperate stand
under the withming fire Of District At
rorney Jerome's cross-examination to-
day
Eleotrocution or an asylum is the
worst that can come to Harry Thaw.
To Evelyn, engaged in an all-involving
and an uneven contest. the conviction
Of Thaw means worse than death.
Everything is now lost to her ex-
rept Harry Thaw's love. Her mother
has conspired with her enemies her
brother stands ready TO add poisoned
words Of hatred TO her long indictment
OF shame; her honor Is gone: her char
acter ruined; her sins published to the
world; notoriety has gone before her
10 the ends Of the earth; she has no
home.
This IS the dark cloud those big eyes
see. and through its blacknesse shines
only the single star of Thaw's love.
was the liqht .of this star that frsi
awakened her soul. Betrayed and de-
ceived, she knew no honor-the world
was deception. and righteousness was
a word without meaning. Then camc
love. bringing with it hope and the two
indicated the hitherto hidden road OF
honor.
When the jury decides the fate Of
Harry Thaw it win give TO his girl
wife a future of happiness or condemn
her to a living death.
She stood firm under the ordeal OF
Jerome's relentless questions all dag
yesterday until late i'm the afternoon
but her limited strength could not last
Her restive eyes betrayed her inward
fear. and her nervous movements told
of her physical exhaustion. She fal-
tered; her voice rose high and .quiv'
cred
Il believed all women were bad shs
said. L believed that when Stanford
White told me and I still believed 81
when rejected Mr. Thaw that might
in Paris.
Then Jerome reminded her that she
had given her own unworthiness as til,
sole reason for rejecting Thaw's offel
Of marriage.
THAT was the reason" she haltingly
admitted. Il thought was unworthy
Even Jerome was affected.
But the prosecutor will do his whols
duty He has developed carefully tbs
details of the last event, Of the sever
years Of this girls life. this child WIKI
at % has passed through the who'll,
gamut OF tragedy. He win use ever,
effort to impeach her not to add new
disgrace 20 her shame, but TO serve
justice
Evelyn realizes this. but, like &
wounded tigress protecting that which
she loves. she will face the unequa
light as long as the exhilarating fire o!
love and hope give unnatural strength
10 her physically weak body
Expects to Diseredit Girl.
What is in store for the girl wife to.
day continued a mystery at the open.
ing of court. Jerome has not played
his trump card. nor has he yet launch
ed into the character vivi-section t'
which he Is expected TO subject th'
girl. An explanation for his failure t'
do so is contained in q rumor that h'
expects TO discredit the girl at one
blow without attempting to pick e
pieces the various bits Of her tcsti-
mony.
Just how this IS to be done canno
be guessed. but two theories. are ad.
panced. One Of these is that jerome
will prove an alibi for White on th'
Evening journal., 1907-02-21

Under Calling Fire the District Attorney Gwe Of Thaw Forced to
Reveal Many Other Sad Episodes of Her Life While Away From White
Tells of Visit Famous Partisan RendevOuz to Witness Vile Dance
and Follows With Another Recital Of Events the White Studios
Evening journal., 1907-09-21
PENNSYLVANIA NOTES

An offer Of $4,000 has been refused for
the only hotel in Kennett Square.
The Chester County Grange National
Bank building at Downingtown will be
under roof this week.
Herbert Fell carrier on rural mail route
No. 1. from West Grove, will use an auto
mobile to serve his patrons.
One hundred and forty-two cadets have
already enrolled for the fall term Of the
Pennsylvania Military College, Chester.
Charged with carrying concealed dead
~ weapons, Alfred Waters was arrested
in Chester and committed 20 jail TO await
trial at court
Norman Green, a Chester youth, 81
badly crushed leg under the wheels OF q
freight train at Chester that il was neces
sary to amputate il.
Harry M. sager, station agent OF thl
Reading at Lenape. has placed 200 blacl
bass. each two inches in length. IN the
Brandywine Creek, near that place.
Evangelistic services will begin a
Fagg's Manor on Sunday, TO continue FOL
two weeks. under direction Of the Ken
tucky Evangelist, Rev. II. n. Faulconer
William Harden, farmer. was thowr
from his wagon in a runaway accident al
Chester and received cuts and bruises
about the head and body that required at.
tention at a hospital.
Evening journal., 1907-09-21
HERE AND THERE.

Fewer than 5000 people own all the
land OF Great Britain.
To an electrical engineer. remarks
Popular Mechanics, the beauty Of Nj
agara Falls is somewhat dimmed as he
reflects that the $500. 600 horse power
Us worth more than S1oO.OOO.OOO a year.
At present, according TO statistics
compiled by the forest service. the
United States are using between three
or four times more wood each year
than all the forests of the country grow
in the same period.
According 10 statements made by
British lumber dealers the relatively
small quantity of lumber imported
from the United States TO these parts
is mainly due TO the Indifference and
inattention Of the American sellers.
Many believe that cigars marked
with light spots are indicators OF the
predatory habits OF an insect which at
tacks only a good leaf. but as a matter
of fact these spots are due 20 the COM
blned action OF sun and rain.
Irrigation has probably been prac-
ticed more extensively I'm Australia
lldn anywhere tiHt Oh INC biouts At
New South Wales alone more thar
1000. 900 acres have been reclaimed by
the development Of the ground water.
An Osaka paper states that aside
from two torpedo crafts recently or
dered by Governor Chang Chi Tung ir
Japan. and already delivered at WI.
chang. an order for - other warship'
or different types has now been let il
Japan by China.
Consul II. S. Brunot, OF Jeres de Il
Frontera. reports that Spain needs ir-
rigation for many reasons. and th'
spaniards realize that fact. as is evi
denced by the introduction of laws
touching the subject at almost ever,
session OF parliament but thus fai
without result
Evening journal., 1907-09-21
MIDDLETOWN NOTES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETowN. Del. Sept. 2l-In-
vnations are out for the marriage Of
Samuel J. Brockson Of Middletown,
and Miss Emma NJ. Choate of Phila-
delphia.
Miss Sara V. Cochran. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard r. Cochran, Of
near town. viii be married to John
Franklin Plummer, OF Salisbury,
North Carolina, on October z, at noon
George Lockwood, of Chicago. ILL.,.
is visiting his mother. Mrs. G. w.
Lockwood
Miss Justine Peverley is at the
jamestown Exposition.
Mrs. Walter Beasten is entertaining
her sister. Miss Johnson, of near New
ark.
Emory Hukin has gone to staunton,
Va, where he win attend a military
school.
Miss Prudence Lewis has returned
TO school in Brooklyn, n. Y, after
spending her vacation with her par
ents here
Mrs. Conlyn Eliason Of Baltimore
Nd, is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. V. w. Massey and T. Gilpin
Massey, Of Wilmington, We're in tow
| this week.
Mrs. Harry Richards IS entertain.
ing Miss Kelley. of Philadelphia.
Miss Frances Aspril. Of Odessa. (.
teaching at the Friends School II
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1907-09-21
TYING DEVICE
TO BE TESTED

E. c. Shaw, who lives in this city. has
received word from the postofhoe depart
ment at Washington that his invention to
tie mail packages would shortly be given
a thorough test, and some OF his devices
are TO be made for this purpose.
There are several such inventions and
the government is about to try them all
to select the best and it is admitted that
Mr. Shaw's invention is one of the Sim
plest and most practicable so far submit
ted. One invention OF man in Louisiana.
Ia recent publication said, will save the
government $4,000 at cost Of fve cents
apiece to start with. Mr.. Shaw claims
that his devices will save the postoffce
department over 100000 at a first cost Of
one cent apiece. Any kind Of twine can be
used In the device invented by the local
man and they can be made OF either fibre,
steel or brass and will last forever.