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Evening journal., 1907-08-22
AND
BATTERY CASES
Half Dozen Hearings on This
Charge in Police Tribunal
To-day

Half dozen cases Of assault and battery
were called for trial in City Court to-
day and they occupied considerable time
to hear. Deputy Judge Joslyn occupied the
bench.
Lawrence Scott the colored youth, who
threw a brick at Marvin Smith, a white
boy at Tatnals woods, in North Brandy
wine Park. cutting the iatter's head so
badly that the cut had to be dressed at
the Delaware Hospital, was fined $40 and
costs. Scott claimed Smith and some other
boys hid his horse which was on pasture
and called him names. He also said that
Smith struck him along side the face with
a rifle. Smith, however. denied this.
Other cases disposed of were Valentine
Nardo and Frank Rizzo. assault and bat
terry, dismissed; Mary Dougherty. assault
and battery. $5;John Coughlin assault and
battery, continued until Saturday; Wlady-
slaw Jabbowszi, assault and battery. dis
missed; Joseph Ungofski. assault and bat
terry, continued until Saturday: Linda
Quail, colored. larceny two silk waists
500 bail for upper court; William Burke
disorderly conduct, IS Bonnie Myers, dis
orderly conduct. dismissed: william
Roach and Charles Mccormick, trespass,
s. each; William ]. Johnson. violating
city ordinance, dismissed; Frederick JEFF
ferson, colored, aged 81 accused Of acting
improperly toward Susie Tingle, colored,
aged Is years, dismissed.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
CUBANS
FOR The FEVER
War Department ExaspeTated
Because Of the Outbreak
Of the Disease
IN rnn IouRNALs speeIal wlre.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22-Yollow
fever conditions in Cuba. as revealed
in Governor Magoon's recent report
have exasperated officials of the War
Department. especially those of the
insular bureau and surgeon generals
office.
The discovery that after fhe United
states had. at the expenditure OF SO
much cost and labor. succeeded in
obliterating the disease from the Is
land the Cubans had been so indii-
ferent as to permit It's appearance
again. is regarded as another proof of
their unntness for self-government.
Their disregard and contempt for the
laws OF hvgiern and cleanliness. II Is
held here. also constitutes a fragrant
violation Of the Plat amendment, now
a part of the Cuban constitution.
The plan 10 stamp out the fever
outlined in Governor Magoon's report
have been endorsed by the department
here and the United States Is prepar-
ing again to take charge of the sani-
tation of the island. and give the
Cubans a lesson in the rudiments of
elf-government II the American oc-
cupation of the island Is prolonged,
and the n-establishment of the re-
public is postponed because of these
measures the Cubans can only blame
themselves. say officials of the all
ministration.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
COURT COULD NOT
HALT CUPID
EniOined Him From Making
Love. But PaytOnPerSisted
and Won Girl
By THE JOURNALS Special wire.

DES MONIES. Aug. 22-Defying in
functions from courts and parental re-
sistance to his marriage to Miss Kath-
crime Homan, James Payton welded
the young woman at Manitou. Col, ac-
cording to news received to-day
Several years ago Payton saw a pho
tograph of Miss Homan and promptly
fell in love. 1t was a long time before
finally he made the acquaintance of the
young woman, but when he did he pro-
posed and was rejected Nothing
daunted, Payton a week later repeated
his offer of marriage.
The girls parents here became in
terested and Miss Homan swore out a
warrant for Payton's arrest The case
was dismissed and the one-sided love
making affair renewed Miss Homan
sought protection of the civil courts,
and Judge McVey enjoined Payton
from making love, using telephone and
mail. Payton insisted and the courts
enjoined him from doing this Then
Payton started to break injunctions
right and left.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
BELMONT And
RYAN ON THE OUTS
RumOTS That Traction Com
bine is TO Dissolve Are
Believed in Wall Street
Dy THE JOURNALS Special wire.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-August Bel
mont and Thomas T.. Ryan are bitterly
at outs. Rumors OF an impending dis
solution OF the Belmont Ryan traction
combine have been In circulation for
some time. Few Wall street men be-
lieved them at first Now they are gem
orally accepted as true, nor is Il likely
that the prospective break between the
two big interests will be long delayed.
The whole trouble IS due TO the fact
that while the subway and ~ systems
are immensely profitable the surface
lines are not earning enough To- meet
their outstanding obligation. the Met
ropolitan street railways financial em-
barrassmcnts have boon added TO by
well-informed Witnesses before the
public service commission. The latter
therefore are trying 20 free the prop
erty OF the surface line incubus by
throwing 1t back on the hands Of Ryan
and his associates
While BclmOts plan for cdrryins
ont this plan cannot be formally COM
pleted until the New York city rail-
ways regular board meeting the first
Thursday In September the Belmont
interests maintain the surface lines can
be severed from the rest OF the COM
mission and a receiver for the Inter-
borough Metropolitan which Is large
shareholder In the Metropolitan street
Railway and the Metropolitan subway
companies. The traction inQuisitor
openly suggests that this financial Jug
Cling has been developing In the Inter-
borough Construction Company and
warrants investigation by the district
attorney He has shown by examining
witnesses that the cost of the subway
has been enormously padded and that
the city viii be thus compelled TO pay
huge sums for which it Is not justly
liable whe nit takes over the subway.
He also mentions itcms aggregauns
NEARLY one million dollars and admits
that he is stln far from the bottom OF
things
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
HUNTED MAN
SUDDENLY APPEARS

Through a notice in the papers an
nouncing his wedding. State Detective
James l.. Hawkins was able TO locate
William II. Decker aged 40 years. who
was wanted on charge of robbing
Ralph b. Jarman, of Woodside, in
March, 1906. The detective found his
prisoner working IN a blacksmith shop
at New Castle and to-day took him TO
Dover. where he viii be given a hear
ing.
Decker on August 10 last married
Mrs. Mary I4outh. formerly Of Phila-
delphia, at New Castle. His bride Of a
few days is 70 years old and has'sev-
eral grandchildren. She was much sur
prised to-day to learn that her husband
was a fugitive.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
INSURANCE MOTIVE
FOR STRANGE MURDER
By THE JouRNALs speelal We.


NEW YORK, Aug 22.-An admis-
sion of guilt according to the police
wars To-day wrung from George Carnie,
who. with his sister. was held i'm police
court at Port Richmond, S. l.. last
night on the alleged plot to kill their
brother-in-law. Frederick Hulz. ac-
cording to District Attorney Kenny
Carnie is said to have denied, however,
that his sister, Marion, had any con-
nection with the supposed plot.
The Carnies, well-to-do residents of
Staten Island. are to be examined to-
morrow.
An effort to secure $500 insurance
on Hulz's life. the police claim, was the
motive for the planning Of the murder
Marion Carnie was the beneficiary OF
the policies. Hull who had lived with
the brother and sister since his wife.
their sister. died. is said to have re-
Gently informed them he expected TO
marry again.
According to the police it was
planned to kill Hulz and two men were
hired to carry out the plot. One weak
ened and betrayed the plan TO detec-
tives. Detective Book accordingly dis
guised himself as a "hobo" and wormed
himself into the confidence Of the other
alleged would-be assassins and was
taken into the plot.
The plot was to have been carried
out Tuesday night as Hulz was return
ing from Jersey after call on his
sweetheart he was warned to keer
away. Carnie and his sister are now
held without bail in Port Richmond
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
UNION SCALE
FOR FUNERALS
Kansas CIereymen will Charge
a Uniform Rate Of SIS for
Other Church Members
- THE JOrrRNALis Special Wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
COFFEYVILLE, Kas., Aug. &.-As
result Of a conference held to-day minis
ters Of Comeyvnle will announce a union
scale of prices for the conduct Of funerals
and WI appoint a committee to start a
movement toward securing a stale wide
adoption Of the scale. Coffeyville minis
ters will charge five dollars for every
funeral conducted other than for MEM
bers Of their own churches.
Early in the week minister was called
to a little town near. here to conduct a
funeral He paid h's>own car fare, hired
a livery team and then had to buy his
own supper when he got back to the viii
lage after the funeral The meeting Of
the ministers association was called at
once and the union funeral wage scale
adopted.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
SMYRNA NEGRO
In JERSEY CASE
Wanted as a Witness Rather
Than an ACCOmpIiCe in
Murder Of Two Women
WAS A HORRIBLE CRIME

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22.-Another
negro, Frank Sheppard, 80 years old
said to be from Smyrna, Del, was
arrested at Second and Spruce streets
by Policeman Cannon, of the Third and
De Lancet streets station, and taken to
Camden today, where he will be ques-
toned to learn if he knows anything
of the murder of Mrs Horner ana
Mrs. Natoli on Tuesday morning at the
Horner farmhouse, on Browning road,
between Merchantville and Ceilings
wood.
Sheppard was taken to Camden by
Detective John Smith, of that city,
who crossed the river to get him Mag
istrate Fealy gave the suspect a pre-
liminary hearing.
1t is said that the negro who work.
ed for Horner on Friday and Saturday
of last week and Sunday Of this week
left the farm on Monday morning last.
When arrested he is said to have told
a rambling and to the detectives un-
satisfactory story of his movements
from Monday last until last night, when
he was arrested.
As Prosecutor Scovel, of Camden, has
repeatedly said that Charles Gibson
and Steve Dorsey, the negroes arrest
ed within a few hours after the dual
murder at the farmhouse, are the men
wanted, it is thought that Sheppard
is wanted as a witness rather than as
an accomplice.
The Camden authorities are not leav-
ing anything to chance, and Sheppard
will be grilled by Scovel and the de-
tectives today.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
WANTS MERCHANTS
TO CLEAN CELLARS
Fire Chief Ward issues Warn.
ing as Protection Against
Fire

Fire lChief Ward again calls atten-
tlon to the necessity OF Market and
King street merchants TO clean tho
cellars of the buildings they occupy
of the rubbish that accumuiates from
time to time. Waste paper and other
inhammable material IS allowed TO col
lect in large quantities sometime. and
In case of fire the hremen have these
conditions 10 contend with.
Chief Ward threatens to make Il
personal investigation himself of all
stores on Market street, and in tha
event of finding any rubbish, viii re-
port the facts to the Board of Health.
as that body is believed TO be the only
one that has any jurisdiction in the
matter
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
LAY CORNERSTONE.
In NOVEMBER
Distinguished Out-Of-TOWn
Man Will be Orator on
This Occasion

Although work on the new Y. M. c. A.
building has not progressed further
than excavating for the cellar, the as
ISOLATION has already under way the
program of the corner stone laying
exercises. According to the present
plan the stone will be laid in Novem-
Der and the association is now in COM
munication with several distinguished
men, one of whom is wanted to speak
here on-the occasion.
Work on the foundation of the build
ing will be started about September
Is. James Logue, who has the contract
for excavating the site, has about half
finished his contract. Already his men
have dug to a depth of twelve feet or
more than half OF the lot and should
the weather not prevent, he will finish
his contract on time.
The laying of the corner stone will
be a most auspicious occasion to the
friends of the association who have con-
trlbuted so literally to the building
fund. In addition to the address by
some distinguished lawyer, pastors of
the city will take part in the exercises
of the day
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
BRYAN WILL
ADDRESS Y.M.C.A.
Will be Heard in GarriCk
Theatre on November
24th

The Hon. William Jennings Bryan
has accepted an invitation 10 deliver
his famous address. The Prince of
Peace" in this city. on Sunday, No
vember cath. under the auspices cf
the Young Mems Christian Aasocia-
ton
e. b. Tibbitts. general secretary of
the association. is eXerting every Of
fort possible to secure the best speak
ers possible for the Mems Meetings,
which will be conducted as usual In
the Garrick Theatre every Sunday az
ternoon during the fan and winter.
These meetings proved extremely
popular last season. and judging from
the list of speakers already booked,
the attendance this year will exceed
that of any previous season.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
CITY BEAUTIFUL
DAYS ARE NEAR
Big Celebration Will Open at
SheIIpOi Park Tomorrow
Afternoon
MAYORS WILL BE PRESENT

The Wilmington-Cheater civic inn
provemont celebration win open at
shellpot Park tomorrow afternoon to
continue until Saturday night. ls
gives promise Of bcins a most enthusi-
astie aua profitable event, Mayon
Wilson. Of this city. and Mayor S. R.
Crothers. Of Chester. as well as Other
prominent mon OF the two cities. bolnas
on the programme for addresses dur
ing the celebration school children
of the two cities also win add greatly
TO the success of tho celebration.
The idea of a twin city celebration
I'm the interest of the city beautiful
project was conceived by the local
Board Of Trade and carried TO success
by the subcommittee. of which VIII
Ham Draper Brnckle and w. w.
Knowles are chairmen The entiro
city has endorsed the movement and it
Is expected that further Appreciation
Of the committees efforts will mani
fest itself In the presence of lares
crowds at the park where the ccle-
bration is an progress.
Mayors Wilson and Crothers VIII
open the celebration at o'clock in
the afternoon hy addresses of well
come. Then Bishop Coleman viii de-
liver the Invocation. Mrs. S. r.
Luclsie. past president Of the Chester
New-Century Club. viii follow with
nm address. Then 200 school children
Of the CITY, under the direction Of Miss
Katherine c. McClanerty. Miss Macy
Tavlor. Miss Jennie Weaver. Miss
Winifred Welden and Miss Cornena
Bowman win give exhibition drills.
etc.
I'm the evening the Hon. John G..
Gray viii deliver a hrief address and
VIII be followed by the Hon Andrew
w Crawford. an assistant city soli-
citor Of Philadelphia. in an illustrated
address. on the subject "Cities Beauu-
fm"
w W. Knowles to-day received
word from Henry Clay Cochrano.
president Of the Chester Board Of
Trade. that be would compete with
Robert j. Maciean. president Of tho
local Board OF Trade in a boat rowing
contest on the park lake on satur-
day
Tho committees announce the salo
OF several thousand tickets for tho
celebration. but hope the number VIII
! he greatly increased before tomorrow.
The tickets are on sale at all tho
principal stores on Market street.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
seaIdina Proved EataI.

CAMBRIDGE, Nd. Aug 22.-Thomas
Leckie, at one time county surveyor
of Dorchester county, to which office
he was elected as a Democrat died
at an early hour this morning at his
home, at East Newmarket, Two weeks
ago he upset a large kettle of boiling
water. which severely scalded him. Mr..
Leckie was 5S years old and a son Of
the late ounce Leclzie. He graduated
at st. Johns College, taught school at
East Newmarket and then had a posi-
tion at the Custom House. Baltimore.
lie leaves a widow, who was Miss Annie
Wright. Two half brothers. ]. Gould
and Andrew Leckie of Baltimore, also
survive him. His funeral will be held
Thursday.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
Mr.. carter Meets old Friends.

George Carter. Of the New York
Press STAFF. was in this city to-day re-
newing old acquaintances. Mr.. Carter
is a former editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL but has been employed in
New York newspaper work for seven
years. He is a brother Of William
Carter. the King street merchant. with
whom he has been spending few days
at Montrose. Mr.. aCrter also visited
his old home, in Smyrna, and was given
the glad hand wherever he went.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
REFUSED PERMISSION
TO INCREASE CAPITAL
BY THE IoURNAEs Special wire.

ALBANY, Aug. Believing that 70
permit the Newburgh Light Heat aud
Power Company TO increase It's capital
stock S25O.0OO to be known as per
cent. cumulative preferred stock
would be a bad precedent 20 establish
and would result disnstrously TO mi-
norlty stockholders. the public service
commission to-day denied the request
Of the company. The issue would
create a fixed charge of $4,000 a year
and the commission says that a fixed
charge Of this character to meet tem-
porarv exigoncies of the money mar
ket is not justified. The commission
saws that TO grant the application
would work continuous hardship upon
the affected communities through the
necessity Of service rates sufficiently
high to meet the permanent obliga-
tions.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
LIGHTNING KILLS MAN
AND HORSE NEAR CHESTER

CHESTER, Pa, Aug. 22.-The cleo
trio storm that swept over this section
was the most severe this summer. but
of short duration. Trolley lines were
tied up for several hours. cellars food
ed and several houses unroofed.
A house on Eyre street. occupied by
William Schaeffer, was struck by light
ming and the gable end knocked out.
Charles Young. aged 2S, employed on
the farm Of Charles Yarnall in Edge
mont township. this county. drove his
horse and wagon under an apple tree
to escape the rain, when "a thunderbolt
struck the tree Young and the horse
being instantly killed
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
Interested in Manufacturers' Suit.

The Central Labor Union, in regular
meeting on Tuesday night. discussed
with some interest the latest move Of
the Manufacturers Association, through
their president, Vansleave, in issuing
warrants for the arrest of President
Gompers and Secretary Morrison Of
the American Federation of Labor, and
the presidents Of the various Interna-
tional trades unions. The Manufactur-
ers Association are trying to have the
Supreme Court declare it against the
law to publish unfair lists as are pub
lished in the Federationist.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
new WDIVORCECASES
NOW NUMBER IS

Actions for divorce continue to pile
up i'm the Office Of Prothonotary Speak
man. To-day three more suits were
entered. making a total Of fifteen new
divorce cases already docketed for trial
at the September term Of court. II is
likely that at least fifteen more divorce
causes will be entered between now
and September 16. on which day court
convenes.
Two of the three suits entered to-day
involve prominent families of the city.
The suits having been filed since the
new divorce law went into effect, the
hearing viii be public.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
TAX BACHELOR GIRLS,
THE BACHELORS CRY
Abseeon nv. J.) Men, Angry at Their
Burdens, Threaten Reprisal Measure.

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 22.-Declar-
ing that the imposition of 500 bachelor
tax was inspired by an appeal TO AS
SCISSOR Henry Alexander by single wom-
en- of the little city of Absecon, irate
single men threaten reprisal by de-
manding that bachelor girls also be
forced TO pay tax on single blessedness.
The appeal will be based on what the
bachelors claim to be constitutional
grounds, and they promise to carry the
matter to the courts unless their de-
mands are granted within a reasonable
time.
Nine bachelors with wealth enough TO
make them subject TO the 500 tax
have been found in Ahsecon since the
imposition or the tax on T.. i. Hamill
brought 70 light the plan Of the tax
officials to make single men take up
portion OF the burdens carried by
the family men. At least 20 maids who
should pay the tax have been found,
the bachelors say
The women folk Of Absecon deny en-
phatically that the taxing of bachelors
was inspired by them In a fight to
force the wealthy single men 20 propose.
Although they have not organized, in
dividuals assert their intention Of
fighting payment of the tax the BACH
elors declare they should pay That
they are not married many OF the
women say is not their fault.
AS compromise measure il has been
suggested that a tax OF $50 be placed
on all single women who have reached
the old-maid stage. with the provision
that the women can swear Off the tax
by making amdavit that they are Will
| ing to marry If proposed TO by any
member of the Bachelor Association.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
CHRISTIANA FARMERS
NARROW ESCAPE

While driving across Second street
in Market street yesterday afternoon.
the team Of William Clay, aged fifty
years. OF Christiana. was struck by a
Peoples line car and the wagon was
wrecked. Mr. Clay was thrown out
of the vehicle and how he escaped
death beneath the wheels Of the car is
a mystery.
Mr.. Clay. though tossed out OF tine
wagon and lay at the horses feet
while 1t was plunging. he held on to
the reins. Several men went TO his
assistance and pulled him from his
dangerous position. Aside from an
ugly cash on the right side of his face
and an injury to his shoulder he was
not seriously hurt
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
EUGENE DU POINT
FINED IN COURT

Eugene DUPONT. one Of the firm Of
powder makers. was a defendant in
City Court to-day accused of violat-
ing the automobile speed ordinance
He entered a plea Of guilty through
his attorney. Edward G. Bradford, Jr..
and as it was his first onense. tho
court imposed the light fine of SO and
costs
Mr.. DUPONT was detained by Motor
cycle Policeman Barr in Pennsylvania
avenue last evening. At the time he
was running his machine. according
to the officer. at a speed of from 20
10 25 miles an hour. which is consider
able in excess Of the speed allowed by
law.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
SOLDIERS
PLUMBER THE PEASANTS

latter armed themselves with scythes.
pitchforks old guns and swords and
attacked the soldiers camp at night
A fierce fight followed before the peas
ants were repulsed. Twenty seven per-
sons were killed and nearly fifty were
injured.
Several Of the soldiers were horribly
butchered owing TO the crude weapons
used by the peasants.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
CHINESE STUDENTS
CONFER AT ANDOVER
M THE IorRNAfss spooial wire.

ny THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
ANDOVER, Mnsss AUG. 22.-Over
100 Chinese students representing near
ly every large college and academy In
the East are attending the third annual
conference of their organization of
Phillips Andover Academy. The meet
ing viii last a week and viii be adj
dressed by some OF the most notable
Chinese IN this country including the
Hon Chow Tsczhi charge d'Anaires
ad interim Of the Chinese legation at
Washington. and Dr. Yung Wing, L. d.,
former commissioner Chinese students;
Professor w. J. jerks OF Cornell and
Professor Alexander Makeliohn, Of
Brown win also speak
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
ACTED STRANGELY
AND WAS ARRESTED

While making his report at Della
ware avenue and Rodney street, at
2.35 o'clock this morning. Patrolman
Samuel NJ. Foord. one OF the latest
appointees on the police force. saw a
man acting strangely in that neigh
borhood. but as it was dark he could
not plainly see what the stranger was
doing. He was aroused by the mans
actions. however. and watching, saw
him move away from the shadows Of
a row of houses He then placed the
man under arrest.
The stranger. who was a colored
man. gave the name Of Albert Thomp-
son. and in City Court to-day he was
arraigned on a charge Of vagrancy.
He said he was from Baltimore. The
court committed him to the workhouse
for ten days.
Evening journal., 1907-08-22
Townsend Party OF For Bowers.

TOWNSEND. Aug. ga party Of
nine men left Townsend Monday morn
ing for a fishing trip. They took a nap
tina launch at Smyrna Landing and
their stopping points were Bowers and
Slaughter Beach. Lowes and Rehoboth.
Those in the party were: Captain
George Virgins, L. B. Shockley, Sam
Townsend. Dan Jones, Hart Scott, Earl
and Clyde Shockley, Walter Morgan
and Mark Staats.