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Evening journal., 1907-10-15
REVIEW OF TOTS ON
COURT HOUSE LAWN

Josiah Marvel. chairman Of the Old
Home Celebration Committee. obtain
ed permission from the Levy Court
this morning to use the Court House
lawn on October 81, the day Of the
celebration, as a place to have the
school children of the city reviewed by
the public on the day OF the ceiebra-
ton. The court was enthusiastic over
the idea of a review of the city school
children. and granted the permission
for them to use the lawn with pleas
ure.
In mis- letter to the court Mr.. Marvel
informed the court that it was the
present plan Of the celebration COM
mittee TO also have a review of the
State Militia, Delaware College cadets
and the Fire and Police Departments
of the city on old home day.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
COUNTY AFTER
OUTSTANDING TAX
Mr.. Townsend Reports to
Levy Court Of Progress
Made in Matter

Sylvester ID. Townsend, counsel for
the Levy Court reported to the court
this morning of the progress made
by him to recover outstanding taxes
in the hands Of delinquent collectors.
The report was in the form of a letter
to the court and was as follows:
In the matter of proceedings on the
bonds of tax collectors Rettew, APP
pleby and Casey, 1 desire to report
as follows:
Execution has been issued on the
Rettew bond, and attorneys represent
ing the sureties will ask the chancel-
Tor for an injunction restraining an
execution and levy until the legal
points can be determined.
In the matter of the Casey bond
William T. Lyman. Esq, attorney for
Mr.. Casey, has assured me that the
whole amount will be paid this week
Concerning the Appleby bond, l am
disposed to believe, from promises
made to me within the past twenty
four hours, that this whole claim will
be settled within a few days"
The amount of money involved is
s35, 400. divided as follows: Rettew
s2S,00O; Casey, $4,000; Appleby. S2SOO
Pursuant to an order from Comp
troller Chandler Mr. Appleby surrend-
cred his books to Mr. Chandler this
morning. Mr.. Caseys books are vet
in his possession.
The chancellor has not acted against
the sheriff in the Rettew matter, the
sheriff not having made levies against
the real estate of the sureties of Ret.
tew
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
ASK PRESIDENT
TO HOME COMING
Hundreds Of Invitations Being
Sent TO DeIaWareanS
in Other States

President Roosevelt may attend the
"Old Home" celebration TO be held in this
city October 81. if he has the time or in
clination to accept an invitation sent to
him by George II. McGovern, secretary
of the Board Of Trade. President McCrea
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad and tha
heads OF all the railroads entering VII
mington have also been invited. Othe
prominent men throughout the country
will soon receive the cards engraved with
a blue hen and three little chickens, earn
estly inviting them TO attend Whining
TONS "Old Home" demonstration.
The several thousand invitations print
ed by the civic committee are be ng dis
posed Of rapidly to Wilmingtonians who
wish to send them 10 out of town frienda
and it is probable that the population o
the city on October 81 will be increased by
several thousands.
The field stan and line officers of. the
Organized Militia, will meet at the arm
ory, Twelfth and Orange streets. Wednes
day evening, to complete arrangement
for their participation in the celebration
Although the governor has not yet ISSUED
an order directing the militia to take
part, it is practically agreed that th'
soldiers win be in line. At the meeting
arrangements viii be made for entertain
ing the down state companies which vii
come here.
The officers in the parade will b'
mounted. The governor will be escorte,
by his stan in full dress. It has beer
practically settled that the dress paradI
will take place at 4 o'clock, at Washing
ton Heights. after the review.
The consolidated committees in charg
Of the celebration will meet this evening
to make definite program. It is probable
that this program will conform to the ar
rangements that have already been print
ed. A number Of communications hav
been received from organizations promis
ing 10 participate in the masked carniva
in the evening.
The Democratic League Of Delaware ha
led the fund for the mummers parad
by contributing s25. and has appointed
committee for the Leagues part in tn
celebration. The National Protective As
ISOLATION which has a membership q
more than 700, and the Weccacoe March
ing Club viii also turn out.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
ROAD BIDS
WERE TOO HIGH
Levy Court Has Only $40. O.OCO
to Spend on New
Castle Road

Thre roads builders submitted bids
TO the Levy Court this morning for
building 2.6f miles Of road between
Wilmington and New Castle The bid
ders and figures are; Theodore Harsch.
S25. 500 +. w. Bareman, OF Lansdowne.
Pa. $27,12I90; H. f. Wickersham.,
Kennett Square s24,9es. The court
rejected the bids, they being excess
OF the amount the county has appro-
priated for the work. The amount in
hand for the purpose is $4,000
Through an inadvertence a bid from
c. J. Harrigan was not presented to
the court Mr.. Harrigan explained
afterward that he had presented blue
prints Of the road to the court instead
of his bid for the work. 1t was also
disclosed. that the bid was lower than
any submitted. but as II was not with
ing the appropriation fixed by the court
for the purpose. the mistake was not
as serious to Mr.. Harrigan as it might
have been.
The court decided to readvertise for
bids on the work.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
BUSINESS DULL
WITH POLICE
One Session Of City Court
SUGGESTED Unless Some
thing Starts Up

Whether the local option agitation
has anything to do with it or not, the
fact remains business has certainly
been slow in the police circles and un-
less there is something doing shortly,
one session Of City Court a week win
be enough to handle the business in
that tribunal.
Yesterday there were nine drunks
and two other minor cases, and to-day
there were no drunks and but two
other cases. Giovanni Parma was
fined 81 and costs for violating the
game laws by shooting a robin. 7ad
John Martin, colored. was fined SO and
costs for committing an assault and
battery on Mamie Martin. also col
ored.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
FAMOUS SALVATION
BAND TO PLAY HERE

The National stan Band Of tho saliva
ton Army is to stop in Wilmington on
October % and q while on It's way to
Washington TO participate in General VIII
liam Booths meetings The hand will be
accompanied by Colonel Peart. the chic
secretary OF the Salvation work In this
country
On the evening OF October 26 the bard
viii give a sacred concert IN Odd Fellows
Hail. on the morning of the next day.
Sunday. the band and Colonel Peart will
take part IN a big Salvation rally in Up
worth Church. and In the afternoon and
night they viii have services in the Opera
House. Colonel Peart win speak at each
OF these meetings The Stan Band com
prlses thirty musicians and is said TO ba
one of the best IN the country. Ems 'gn
Wiseman learned that the band was
going TO the Booth meetings in Washing
ton and arranged TO have the band stop
IN Wilmington for two days.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
WATER BOARD DID
ROUTINE BUSINESS

Only routine business was trans
acted by the Board of Water Commits
sioners at its meeting yesterday after
noon. The contract for the laying of
a cement sidewalk on Sixteenth street
before the city mill, which had been
referred to the city engineer. was
awrded to the A. S. Reed and Brother
Company. who bid S1.47 a square yard.
A communication was received from
the Street and Road Directors. asking
the board to connect the unimproved
lots in the city as well as the improv-
ed lots with the water mains. The
matter was referred TO the engineer to
learn the cost of laying the pipes and
the number of lots to be imnBDved.
The regular payroll of sS22.95 and the
special payroll of SS296S were ordered
paid The balance in bank to the cred
it Of the current fund was reported
as s9.S7ISO, to the special fund. SILL
646.45.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
WATER
BY NEXT WEEK
Chief Engineer LeiSen Con-
duCtine Tests Of Puri-
flying Plant
NOW CLEANING
OUT THE FILTER

Water is now beirg run through the
new preliminary filters at Sixteenth
and French streets. and 1t win prob
ably take the rest of the week to clean
the plant before water can be pumped
to the Cool Spring reservoir for public
consumption.
by next week." said Chief Engineer
Of the Water Department to-day.
partly filtered water at least win be
furnished the public" Mr.. Leisen
said that the preliminary filters. in his
judgment. would remove from so to 70
per cent OF the mud and about the
same percentage OF bateria from tho
water With the final filters. which il
was proposed TO construct at the Well
din farm. he said that the percentage
Of bacteria removal would reach 30
per cent
The same filtration system is In
operation in Albany. n Y. which Il
was proposed to build here. slow
sand filter system. and according TO a
report just received by Chief Engineer
Leisen from the Water Department Of
that city, the system there is giving
excellent results. The report IN refer
ing 70 the filter plant at Albany, says
in part:
Report Of Filtration.
"The quantity Of water filtered dur
ing the past year exceeds that Of any
previous year in the history Of the
plant. an average of 14.016.O0O gallons
per day being furnished. The filters
have been operated at an average rate
Of 2,72O,OO0 gallons per acre per day.
'As in the preceding year. The
bacteria in the raw water during the
winter months have been excessively
high. causing a corresponding increase
Of bacteria in the filtered water Not
withstanding the difficult character OF
. the raw water, the filters as a whole.
have shown an average bacterial efii-
icency of 9959 per cent removal"
Connect With Weldln Farm.
Until all the connections with the
new reservoir at Weldin farm are
completed. which win be in about
three weeks. the water from the pre-
liminary filters in this city will be
pumped 70 the Cool Spring reservoiI
and from there distributed in the
mains of the city. As soon as possible
the water will be pumped to the Well
din farm basin and distributed from
there. It is the intention Of Chief
Engineer Leisen then thoroughly to
clean the Cool Spring reservoir. and
both basins can then be used at any
time.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
May INCREASE
PRICE OF BREAD
Local Bakers, However, Have
Not Agreed on Question
as Yet

Although bakers throughout the East
have decided on an increase in the
price Of bread because Of the high
price Of flour, local bakers have not
yet decided TO increase the price of the
staff of life" to home consumers. 1t
is not unlikely, however, that the price
Of bread will be increased here if the
price of flour continues to rise.
One Of the largest bakery proprietors
said this morning that -four would
likely go to 81 and sS barrel before
January 1. The present price ranges
from $3.50 to Sc barrel. Should this
increase be made" he said, bakers will
either have to increase the price Of
bread or lose money. Ae yet. however,
the bakers, as a body, have not yet con-
sidered an increase in the price of
bread.
Under the law bread sold in this city
must weigh one pound, but whether
this weight must be that of the dough
or the baked product the law does not
specify. In consequence the bakers
put one pound of dough into each loaf
baked. Under the law the bakers can
not reduce the weight Of the loaf, and
therefore will have to increase the
price Of the loaf in case the price Of
-four continues to go up.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
MANY ATTENDED
THE PYTHIAN FAIR

Turn Hall was thronged last even
ing by friends of the order Of the
Knights of Pythias who were in at
tendance at the big fair now in pro-
gress and many members of the odd
Fellows were in attendance.
During the evening, Egan's orchestra
discoursed music and until the close
of the fair, Saturday evening. it has
been decided to hold a dance between
10 and IL o'clock each evening on
Saturday afternoon the school children
Of the city will be admitted for 5
cents. or half rate. and a doll will be
given TO the girl holding the lucky
coupon. and q football TO the boy.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
TO BE
OUSTED FROM
DRY COMMITTEE

Charles II. Colbourn. tho we'll known
colored man, and a leader among the
negroes, is to bea sked to resign froIn
the State Anti-License Committee. ac-
cording TO one Of the men in charge of
the temperance campaign.
According to this temperance man.
Mr.. Colbourn, although a member of
the Anti-License Committee, has been
making speeches in behalf of license %
a meeting of colored men at Odessa
being one of the places where Mr.. Col-
bourn is said to have spoken in be-
half of license"
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
WON Her WAY
TO A WELCOME
SaIOOnkeepeT Resented Sal
VatiOn Army Racket But
Soon ReIented
BOUGHT WAR CRYS."
TOLD HER TO COME AGAIN

Women Of the Salvation Army who
sell the War Cry. the Official news
paper Of that organization. say they
were turned away from four saloons
on Saturday night. but the argument
Of one Of the women convinced a sa-
loonkeeper so that he bought every
copy OF the War Cry the woman car
ried.
II has been customary for years for
the Salvation Army lassies to enter
saloons about the center OF the city
on Saturday nights 70 offer the War
Cry for sale. The saloon men have
never objected 70 visitations of the SAL
vationists, and many copies of the
paper are sold weekly 10 frequenters
of saloons.
When the clash occurred last week
between the Salvation Army and the
Anti Prohibition orators at Fifth and
Market streets Il was predicted that
some saloon men might retaliate by
leXcluding the Salvation Army women
with their bundles Of the War Cry
/ from the drink dispensaries.
Barred at Four Places.
In four different saloons the women
on Saturday night were told by the
man behind the bar that their pres
ence was no longer welcome in the
saloon. The women had anticipated
something like this In one or two
places, and their reply invariably was
Very well, thank you. Good evening
In one saloon on the east side not
far from Fourth and Market streets
the name Of whose proprietor is not
divulged by the Salvatlonists, one OF
the women entered as usual.
You're against me, and / don't think
you had better come in here" remark
ed the proprietor, who was behind the
bar.
Very well, good evening"" said the
woman as she started out AS she stood
in the doorway she turned and re-
marked: You are mistaken when you
say we are against you"
Argued With "Barkeep."
what do you mean." asked the sa-
loon man. Don't stand in the doorway
there where everybody can see you
Come inside and tel me what 20,
lmean."
The Salvation Army woman stepped
inside and explained that the Saliva.
tion Army had no intention Of inter.
ferlng with the meeting at Fifth and
Shipley streets
we are not against you. We have
never mentioned your name or IN,
name OF any other saloon man In VII.
lmngton." continued the woman "Oi
course you could not expect the Sal.
walton Army to uphold your business.
How many War Cries have YOU
asked the imam behind" and wher
the woman replied fifteen the saloor
man bought every copy.
Come In whenever YOU feel like IT,
was his parting salutation as the HAPPY
Salvation lassie departed
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
IS PERISH
IN ENGLISH
CAR WRECK
Train Took Fire and Twenty.
three We're Seriously In
iured in the Accident
GREAT SPEED ON IA
DANGEROUS CURVE
~ THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.
LONDON. Oct 15-At least nfteen
persons berished twenty-three ara
gravely injured and many suffered less
serious hurts in the wreck OF a Nortb-.
Western Railroad train on d,.rra
near Shrewsbury station at "a.
to-day
Besides the corpses already taken
from the debris Il Is feared that other
bodies are still buried In the mountain
OF wreckage. Several Of the Injured
cannot live. Fire followed the crash.
the bodies Of several Of the dead we're
partly incinerated and a number OF
the injured were frightfully burned
before they could be dragged from
under the timbers which pinned them
down.
The killed included the driver. fire.
man and guard OF the train. who
stuck az their posts. though thew
might have saved their lives by Jump
ing. The express was bound from
Crewe to London and running at a
terrific speed when II struck the curve.
mounted the rails. apparently OF its
own momentum and swung across the
track. Several OF the coaches teie--
saoped. and all but the last one was
derailed.
The wreclSage burst into flame al
most Immediately, forcing tho rescuers
TO battle with the fire even before
turning their attention TO saving the
injuredt fire brigade hurried to tho
scene from Shrewsbury finally ex-
tinguishing the flames. but not until
several persons had been fearfully
burned.
The wrecked train was made up oe
coaches from Liverpool. York. Glasgow
and Aberdeen.
Excessive speed on a dangerous
curve Is charged and a strict inveati-
cation vii be made to fix responsibility
Tor the disaster.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
du POINT WORKS
BLOW-UP DESTROYS
VILLAGE, KILLS 40

TERRA HAUTE. Ind, Oct. 15.-The
large mills and storehouses Of the du-.
Pont Powder Company, at Fontanet, 16
miles from here blew up at 9.l5 this
morning wrecking the town of Fon-
tanet. killing over half the employees
at the mills and resulting in the death
of many men, women and children in
the village With forty bodies recov-
cred up to noon and with one trainload
Of injured brought to the hospitals
here, the work of rescue is still going
on.
The death list will grow to almost
100 persons is the belief of the res
cuers.
The severe shock of the explosion
was felt here and for a distance Of
60 miles in a circle about the village.
At Charlottesville, 80 miles away, the
electric light Office building was wreck
ed, the walls cracking and the marble
floor sinking at least an inch.
Employees in the Summerville build
ing rushed into the streets screaming,
thinking an earthquake had struck the
town.
At Bloomington, the seat OF Indiana
University, recitations were interrupt
ed when the big buildings moved
this city window panes were shatter-
ed and chimneys tottered and fell.
More serious damage is reported at
Brazil. Coal Bluff Burnett and Rose
dale towns, in the immediate vicinity
OF Fontanet. Mills of the powder COM
pany wrere located two miles north of
the village. Seventy men were work.
ing there at the time and parts of forty
men have been Identified A car load
of conins was shipped there from
Terre Haute with the first relief train.
The cause Of the explosion probably
win never be known.
The first train to return from the
scene OF the accident arrived here at
II o'clock bearing SO terribly injured
men. Some of them were employees OF
the powder works, and We're picked Ut
many feet from the scene. They are
badly burned and 1acerated. On this
train were several injured residents Of
the village near the mills. Great loss
OF life was first received from the Fon-
tanet public school building, which col
lapsed. burying almost one hundred
children who had just assembled fol
Rotations Nearly all Of the children
are known to have been injured ant
some loss Of life will result. No dead
bodies had been taken out mp to noon
The general store also collapsed, kill.
ing at least two people.
First reports We're that miners in the
vicinity We're entombed by cave-ins
Some of these reports have been veri
fed. but no deaths are known to have
occurred.
The scene of the explosion. two miles
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
DOINGS OF FRIENDS
SCHOOL PUPILS

Interesting exercises marked the
opening exercises at Friends School
yesterday. The exercises were as
follows: "A Description Of October
(Robert Chambers), Richard T. Pill
ing Jr.; Faded Leaves (Alice Carey
Sybil u. Ward: Little by Little
(selected). Frances l.. Baird: cold
Ragamun" Anna c. Cheney). Charles
T. Jackson.
The fall election of officers of the
Whittier Literary Society was as fol-
lows; President c. Douglass Buck,
'OS; vice-president, Herbert II. Ward,
Jr., '0S: secretary. Bernice Davidson,
'09; treasurer Harcour1 Burns. 10.
The officers of the Athletic AS
sociation this year are: President
Joseph II. Shaw. OS: vice-president
Thomas II. Latimer. Jr., 'OS; secretary,
Philip J. Carpenter, '0S; treasurer
Willard f. Williams. O9.
There are 272 pupils enrolled at the
school. Miss Rachel Robinson,
Friends School. 'O2. and Swarthmore
'O6. is assisting in the grammar school
work.
The following alumni represent
Friends School at the various colleges
this year At Harvard. Robert Hol-
lowell. 'Oi; at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, John Ruckman. '06; al
Yale. George Lobdell, 'O5; Ferdinand
Gilpin, 'O5; Lester Levy, '07; at Cor
nell. Fred Carnes, 'Oi; Joseph Wilson
'05; Roscoe Tindall. 'O5: Jones Colpitt
'O5; Homer Latimer. 'O5: Howard Sea
man. 'O5; Alfred Thatcher '05; at Vas
sar. Edith Supplee. '04; Dorothy Van.
degrift. 'O7; Frances Nandegrift. 0i
at Smith College. Margaret Painter
'O5: Harriet Carswen. '04; at Welles.
ley, Josephine Prickett. '0T.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
FOR INLAND
ROUTE BY WATER
Congressman Burton Active
in Meeting Held in Phila-
deIphia Yesterday

Measures were instituted yesterday
in Philadelphia at a conference be-
tween Mayor Reyburn and representa-
tives OF this city and state and New
Jersey and Delaware Tor the holding
Of an Eastern seaboard Interstate
Waterway convention in Philadelphia
next month.
The plan. as outlined at yesterday
conference. calls for series OF canals
OF a sufficient depth to permit of the
carrying of arge quantities of freight,
from Cane Cod,to Long lsalnd Sound,
through New eJrsey by way OF the
Raritan Canal to the Delaware river
down that stream and through the
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal u
Chesapeake Bav and thence to Pimlico
Sound. and from there by canal to Al
be marie and connection with thl
ocean of the Carolinas. An extension
Of thes ystem through TO Florida and
the Gulf was advocated. but not 50
strongly as the first system from Bos-
ton TO the Carolinas.
Mayor Reyburn was empowered tc
appoint a committee Of I've TO prepare
plans for the Interstate Convention e
be held here next month for the pur-
pose Of interesting all the States IN
the movement The mayor appointed
on this committee Congressman Hiram
r. Burton, Of delaware; Mahlon III
Kline, OF Philadelphia Joseph r.
Grundy, OF Bristol. Wilbur s. Sadler
Jr president Of the Chamber OF Com.
merce Of Trenton, and Congressman
]. Hampton Moore. OF Philadelphia.
Congressman Burton, OF Delaware
In opening the discussion. said
"This desire for an improvement
such as we contemplate was never *
strong. It has been agitated fo
many years. but never has there beer
taken so great an interest in Il as a
the present time. The whole countr!
is coming TO realize the necessity 70
increased freight and passenger facili
ties. and il Is now up 20 us 10 plai
a permanent association with repre-
sentatives from an the states. One o
the best evidences for the need 70
greater freight facilities is the fact tina
the railroads are Withdrawing thei
opposition. Heretofore they have al
ways been said 10 be against an
zchenn OF this kind. but now railroa
men are found advocating a."
Congressman Moore and Foulkrod q
/ Philadelphia. also spoke IN behalf q
organizing 20 get waterways improve
ments.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-An area OF
high pressure is central this morning
in Atlantic coast states, with its crest
along the AppaIaohians. Pressure is
low in Iowa and also north of Mon
tana.
Rain has set in over Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri and southwestern Michigan.
The temperature has changed but little.
Forecast till p. m, Wednesday;
For Delsware-Fair and continued
cool tonight Wednesday partly cloudy
and warmer; light variable winds, be-
coming southerly.
Evening journal., 1907-10-15
NO WORD AT LOCAL
du POINT OFFICES

Frank L. Connabie, general manager o
the black powder plants of the duPon
Company did not know Of the explosion
until informed by reporter for THE
EVENING JOURNAL at noon. He wa.
Of course sorry to hear of the awful ar
fair and hoped that the losses are no
as great as the dispatch impaired. Ha
pinned some hope in the fact that early
reports Of such catastrophes are often ex
aggerated. He said there were no VII
mingtonians at present employed in tn
Fontanet plant