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Evening journal., 1907-10-01
NO DECISION YET
In MCARE CASE
Judge Cochran Not Certain
That Evidence is Sufficient
to Hold Woman

After hearing the evidence in the
case of Tillie McCabe. colored, VINO
is accused of causing the death of her
baby, Judge Cochran in the city Court
today reserved his decision for one
week He was not certain that the
evidence is strong enough even to hold
the woman for the Grand Jury and en-
tail unnecessary expense on the county
The evidence in the case was the
same as was given at the coroners IN
quest which was held yesterday
The hearing of William Hamilton,
colored, who is charged with conduct
ing a gaming table was again con-
tinued. because his attorney was not
present. This time the case was post
poned until next Thursday at which
time the Court said, the hearing would
go on with or without the prisoners
lawyer being present
The case of John Winder, colored,
charged with assault and battery was
dismissed, the prosecuting witness
having left the city Immediately after
leaving the hospital. In two other
cases the prosecuting witnesses failed
TO put in their appearance, but in these.
attachments were ordered issued for
the missing witnesses. The cases
were those of Harry Hall, colored, and
George Peziszlo, both charged with as
sault and battery.
Marion SalSroczenski was fined $50
and costs for committing an alleged
assault and battery on John Murner-
ski. The latter appeared in the court
room with his face patched with plas-
ters and he showed the effects Of rough
handling.
Julian Pero was fined s. and costs
for peddling without a license and five
boys who live in the vicinity Of Sec
ond and Union streets were each
fined 81 and costs for annoying Mrs
Ida Augustine of No. 1914 West Sec
ond street. The court also warned
them that If they were brought back
on a similar charge he would commit
them to the Ferris Reform School
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
TAFT SCOUTS
TALK OF WAR
Suggestion Of Struggle Be-
tween Japan and America
Infamous"
LAUDS JAPAN'S PROGRESS
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Secretary
Taft's speech before the Chamber Of Com
merce Of Toxic yesterday is expected to
have a good effect upon the international
relations between Japan and this country.
His generous recognition of the wonder
ful progress made by the Mikados em-
pire within the last half century cannot.
it is believed fail to fatter the pride Of
the Japanese and the reminder that Amer
lean officers and statesmen. have In fact
made that progress possible, is regarded
as particularly appropriate, at this time.
Surprise is expressed in some quarters.
at the extended references made by the
Secretary 70 the subject Of war between
the two countries. and the emphasis he
felt called upon TO lay upon his denial of
the possibility OF any such contingency. Il
is pointed out. however, that he was talk.
ing TO a Japanese audience, which had
been fed by the yellow press Of that coun-
try on war rumors on the occasion Of the
sending Of the American battleship fleet
to the Pacific.
Before Secretary Taft had made his
speech, he was waited upon by a delega.
ton OF Japanese newspaper men who Ia d
before him a dispatch repeated from a
London paper TO the effect that tho
United States had got tired Of the hector
ing attitude Of the Japanese government
and that the sending of the feet to the
Pacific was a directly hostile move. and
had already had the effect Of removing
some of the turbulence Of its officials The
secretary refused to be interviewed on the
subject, but promised TO discuss the sub
ject in his forthcoming speech that night
That is the reason assigned here for the
fact that the cabled reports Of his speech
give so much space TO- tho tone Of the
war talk His statement that the sugges.
tion Of war between the two countries IS
Infamous" and that the good will Of
America towards Japan Is as warm a.
ever, is heartily approved IN official cir
cles here.
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
AFFAIRS SHAPING
FOR CELEBRATION
Committees Working in Har-
mOny for Gala Time on
Halloween

Indications are that there viii be
rousing homecoming" celebration in
Wilmington on October 81. as everything
is moving harmoniously toward making
it one Of the most successful days the
city ever had.
The first meeting of the civic committee
appointed by Mayor Wilson to determine
whether there would be such a celebra-
ton was held yesterday in the office of
Josiah Marvel, chairman, pro TEN. The
question was discussed extensively.
It is probable that if the committee de-
cides to have the celebration it will make
arrangements with the Halloween Asso-
citation to take fun charge of the mask
carnival to be held on the evening of
October 81, Halloween. The civic COM
mittee will then take charge Of the parade
or celebration it may arrange for the day
time.
The committee win confer with Cover
nor Preston Lea. regarding the advisable
ity Of having the Organized Militia Of
Delaware to participate in the celebration
should it decide to have one. Other Of
ficals who will be interviewed will be the
Police Commissioners as to the review of
the police the city fire companies as to
their part in the review. and finally the
Board Of Education and the public school
teachers as to the participation of school
children.
Mr. Marvel conferred with DR.. Evan G.
shortlidge. president of the Board of Edu-
cation last night and special meeting Of
the board will be held Friday evening at
s o'clock to consider the participation of
the school children.
1t is believed by the committee that the
Of the proposed celebration wou' d
be probably 5000, most of which would
be for music. It is the intention of the
committee to ask City Council to appro-
pirate half of the expenses and to request
the public to contribute the remainder.
The civic committee will meet the Hal
lowe'en Association this evening in the
rooms Of the Democratic League. The
committee will meet again on Thursday
evening to confer with members Of CITY
Council to learn what position Council will
take in the matter.
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
HILLES AFFAIR
BEFORE BOARD
The Reading Superintendent S
Statement Does Not Agree
With Lawyers Complaint

The responsibility for the absence
Of a watchman at the Market street
crossing. which w. S. Hines recently
complained subjected him TO a serious
accident while in his automobile re-
Gently. was finally found TO be with
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road. At the meeting of the Street
and Sewer Directors ro-day a letter
was received from Superintendent r.
S. Stevens. of the Reading Company,
owning responsibility for the accident,
but disclaiming any negligence The
letter varied with Mr. Hilles' conn
plant on several points. declaring that
II was not a passenger train that Mr..
Hmes declared endangered him, but
a shifting engine from the Delaware
river pier Moreover the letter from
superintendent Stevens asserted the
shifting engine stopped clear of Mar
ket street. and suggested that Mr..
Hilles may have been mistaken as 20
its being In motion.
The absence of a watchman was OK
planned by the fact that no passenger
train passes that point after els p. m,
and that the company was rarely
Obliged to use the track after that time
and that the watchman had accord
ingly left his duties for the day.
superintendent Stevens letter was
read over the phone 20 Mr. Hillos by
Director Sparks in order 20 get his
opinion upon the matter. Mr. Hilles
insisted vigorously that the train that
endangered him was not a shifting
engine but a passenger train, that
there were three OF four mon on the
platform and that it was going at
rom five 10 six miles an hour. He
declared that the train stopped after
crossing Market street and that the
conductor plainly saw the narrow
escape that he had had.
The board finally decided 10 send the
letter to Mr.. Hnles TO obtain his YER
sion Of tte incident IN detail It 90
possible that on the receipt Of Mr..
Hines version the railroad company
may have to conduct "a rigid investiga-
tion among us employees 20 place the
. rt4agnsibiiifvi for the iacijsni.
letter was received from the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad disclaiming
all responsibility for the affair owing
to the fact that no b and o. watch
man is maintained at the crossing. The
p. b. and W. Railroad stated that 81
had communicated with Mr.. Stevens
with view Of confering as TO the re-
sponsibilitv. but Mr. Stevens had re-
piled that he had explained the facts
"a fh, gt~aat and ea,var Di-aafora
No action was taken by the hoard
in the matter. outside OF referring tho
letter TO Mr.. Hilles.
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
TYPHOID SMITES
NEWARK FAMILY
Brother Dead and Sister Very
Low in Family Of
Samuel ". Gray

A brother dead of typhoid fever and
a sister very low with the same
maladv is the distressing condition in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel w.
GRAY. at Newark.
George Hubert Gray, aged q years,
died this morning at the home Of his
parents at Newark of the fever. He
had been i'll about three weeks. He
was a brother of the Rev. j. Howard
Gray. pastor Of Eastlake Methodist
Church in this city.
Mr.. Gray had been married but two
months. his bride being a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mercer OF New
ark. A little more than a month af-
ter their marriage Mr.. Gray was
stricken with typhoid in the epidemic
that now grips Newark.
A sister of Mr. Gray is now seriously
i'll with the typhoid at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gray, but
hopes Of her recovery are entertained.
The young man who died to-day was
well known in Newark. and was ac-
tive in the work of the Methodist
Church. His father is janitor of the
Newark public schools.
There are many cases of typhoid
fever in Newark. but Mr.. Gray is the
first to die Of the disease in the present
outbreak
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
STRANGLED
AND BODY PUT
INTO A TRUNK
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
HONG KONG. Oct. 1.-The British
authorities at Hong Kong have asked
for the surrender of II. Adsetts. the
former sergeant of the American Le-
cation guard az PelSin, now a prisoner
in United States cruiser Galveston.
at Chefoo. under charge Of numbering
Gertrude Dayton. whose body was
found in a trunk on the Royal Mail
steamer Monteagle
The request viii certainly be COM
piled with. Adsetts' trial at Hong
Kong promises to be the most sensa-
tional ever tried in the Orient and of
international interest The trunk
containing Gertrude Dayton's body
was taken aboard the Monteagle by
passenger. who represented himself as
a passenger and then disappeared. The
woman was evidently strangled and it
is coniectured that robbery was the
motive Adsetts had s2400 I'm gold
and se8erai valuable gems when ar
rested at ChefOO.
The prisoner became a professional
pugilist after resigning from the
United States Marine corps. but his
ring career was terminated by
knockout by Mike Patton. at Tientsin
early this year.
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
NO HALT in POLICY,
DECLARES ROOSEVELT

KEOKUK. Iowa, oct. Lavish de-
corations Of flags and bunting greet
ed President Roosevelt when che ar
rived in Keakuk this morning. The
population of the city was multiplied
by throngs of sightseers, from nearby
sections of three states, Illinois, Iowa
and Missouri.
The presidents line of progress from
the station to the stand in Rand Park
was choked with people and at sew
eral points school children were mass
ed singing national airs A reception
committee headed by Governor Cum
Minis, the mayor and other dignitaries
met the president at the train.
A detachment of the Iowa National
Guard was on hand TO escort the
president to Rand Park and he was
met there by members of the Water
ways Commission who are to accom-
pany him on his trip down the Miss
issippi river
The departure this evening Of the
fleet of river steamboats, bearing the
president and company will be the
picturesque feature of the day. All
boats and factories will sound their
sirens in farewell.
Presidents Remarks.
The President said kp part:
one of the most striking features
of the years which saw the downfall
of the Roman Republic was the fact
that the political life of Rome became
split between two camps. one contain
ing the rich who wished to exploit
the poor, and the other the poor who
wished to r,lrudor fhQ rich Naturally
under such circumstances, the public
man who was for the moment sue
cessful tended to be either a violent
reactionary or a violent demagogue.
Any such condition of political life is
as hopelessly unhealthy now as il was
then. ! believe so implicitly IN the
future of our people, because believe
that the average American citizen will
no more tolerate government by a mob
than he will tolerate government by a
plutocracy; that he desires to see. JUS
tice done TO and justice eNacted from
rich man and poor man alike. We are
not trying to favor any man at the
expense of his fellows. We are trying
10 shape things so that as far as pos
sible each man shall have a fair chance
in life; so that he shall have, so far
as by law this can be accomplished. the
chance TO show the stuff that there is
in him. We have no intention of trying
to work for the impossible and unde-
sirable end 70 giving 10 the lazy. the
thriftless. the weak. and the vicious.
the reward that belongs TO-, and in the
long run can only come to. the hard
working, the thrifty. the resolute. and
the honest. But we &C wish &C see
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
HEAVY FINE
FOR BLIND Man
Tried in City Court on
Charges Of Selling Liquor
Without d License

John T. Cashion, a blind man. who
is a well-known figure in Market
street with his white dog. was fined
$50 and costs in the City Court to-
day on two charges Of selling intox-
icating liquors without a license. His
hearing was postponed from yester-
day so that he might retain counsel,
but he proceeded with the trial with
out legal advice today. He pleaded
not guilty in both cases and asserted
that he had never sold a drop of
liquor in his life.
Hysen Talley and William Ahren,
young men, who lives at No. 227 Ship
ley street where the blind man rooms,
appeared as witnesses against him.
Both testified that they had bought
three bottles Of beer for twenty five
cents from the man on last Sunday.
This Cashion denied and said he had
only loaned the beer.
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
OPPOSE ACTION
OF WATER BOARD
COTOner'S Physician Says lie
Will Bring Filtration Matter
to the Medical Society

AS a result Of the action OF two mem-
bers Of the Board Of Water Commission
ers yesterday afternoon in deciding not to
open bids for the final sand filters which
we're to have been constructed at the Well
din farm. considerable unfavorable COM
ment is heard. Dr. J. W. Bastan to-day
made the remark that he proposed to
bring the subject to the attention OF the
New Castle County Medical Society at It's
next meeting on Tuesday evening, Sep
tenber Il. which will be held in the build
ing Of the Historical Society. He proposes
10 get that body to adopt resolutions en-
dorsing the need of a sand filtration plant
in this city
DR.. Bastian said that the Water De-
partment has decided to wait to investi-
gate a thing. meaning the process OF
sand filtration, that has been settled Tor
voars ..In the meantime" said the physi-
elan. 1--WE must drink water polluted with
the refuse of Rising Sun. paid a visit
10 that section last Sunday and was sat
isaed with what I saw there, that condi-
tions are as bad as they can be. All kinds
81 refnse finds its way into the stream at
thiz po,nt / noticed a flock of ducks near
the stream and their puddle was not over
twenty feet from the waters edge The
heavy rains had washed all the dirt apd
refuse from the puddle into the creek ana
not only does the dirt of numerous heh
houses find its way into the water but the
refuse from many houses from the kitchen
and outhouses also finds its way to the
stream.
"Ifs an outrage" said the DOCTOR that
we citizens must pay water rent and then
be componed~to buy water to drink which
is peddied on the street"
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
ROYAL WELCOME
FOR ROOT'SPARTY
Thousands GreetS the Noted
Americans During Their
Tour Of Mexico
Ry rnn JouRNArs 5000 1r,rn.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire p
MEXICO CITY. Oct. AFTER being
received Yesterday in Mexico capital
with almost royal honors. Secretary
Root and his party to-day are being
entertained by Mexican statesmen. Mr..
and Mrs. Root are being taken Tor
drives and to interesting places about
the city. Some OF the finest horses
in the country have been placed at
their command.
The Root party is established in
Chapultepec castle. which they were
told win be their home during their
stay in Mexico. A telegraph room
has been established to keep Mr. Root
in constant communication with
Washington.
The party, arrived in Mexico City
In the presidential train and thous-
ands of persons. including many
Americans greeted them. They were
taken 70 chapultepec and tea was
given at whifh the officials and their
wives were present.
Evening journal., 1907-10-01

that h Unnecessary struggle in life shall
be carried on under genuinely demo-
cratic conditions; that. so far as hui
man action can safely provide it
there shall be an approximately fair
start; that there shall be no oppres-
sion of the weak. and that no man
shall be permitted to acquire or to
use vast fortune by methods or in
ways that are tOrtuous and dishonest
Therefore we ned wise laws, and we
need to have them resolutely admins
tered.
At intervals during the last few
months the appeal has been made to
me not 10 enforce the law against
certain wrongdbers of great wealth be-
cause to do so would interfere with
the business prosperity of the country.
Under the effects of that kind Of
fright which when sufficiently acute
we call panic, this appeal has been
made to me even by men who ordin-
arily behave as decent citizens one
newspaper which has itself strongly
advanced this view gave prominence
TO the statement of a certain man Of
great wealth to the effect that the So
called financial weakness was due en-
tirely to the admitted intention Of
President Roosevelt to punish the large
moneyed interests which has trans
gressed the laws" ! do not admit
that this has been the main cause Of
any business troubles we have had; but
IL is possible that il has been a con-
tributory cause. If so. friends, as far
as l am concerned IL must be accept-
ed as disag greeable but unavoidable
feature in a course Of policy which as
long as ! am President will not be
changed In any great movement for
Righteousness, where the forces of evil
are strongly intrenched, it is unfortu-
lnately inevitable that some unomend-
ing people should suffer. in company
with the real Offenders. This is not our
fault II is the fault OF those to whose
deceptive action these innocent people
owe their false position. A year or
two ago certain representatives Of
labor called upon me and in the course
of a very pleasant conversation told
me that they regarded me as "the
friend of labor" I answered that I
certainly was, and that / would do
everything in my power for the labor
ing man except anything that was
wrong / have the same answer TO
make to the business man. / will do
everything / can do TO help business
conditions. except anything that is
wrong. And il would be not merely
wrong but Infamous to fail to do all
that can be done to secure the pun
ishment of those wrongdoers whose
deeds are peculiarly reprehensible be-
cause they are not committed under
the stress OF want.
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
TENTH STREET COMMISSION
TO MEET AGAIN TO-DAY

Members OF the commission recent
ly appointed TO condemn properties
along Tenth street to widen that thor
oughfare from Orange 10 Tatnall
streets met yesterday afternoon in the
Council chamber but reached no de-
cision Another meeting will be held
this afternoon when valuations will
probably be fixed by the commission
Franklin Allender was awarded $3.50
damages TO his property on the north
erly side Of Bennett street. from
Twelfth street to the Brandywine. by
a commission appointed for the pur-
pose.
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
]. FORD
SAYS THINGS
Expressed his DiSappFOVaI Of
fine WaY Majority Of Water
Board Acts

Water Commissioner Peter ]. Ford
said few things at The meeting of
that body yesterday afternoon which
he had probably been harboring in his
mind for some time He not only
objected to the manner in which the
majority members Of the board dis
posed Of the matter Of opening bids
for the six filter beds and filtered
water reservoir, which were to have
been constructed at the Weldin farm,
but he made a few remarks about the
way employees Of the department have
been removed recently, without, as he
claims. taking him into consultation.
When Mr.. Knox made the motion
which was seconded by President
Shaw. indefinitely TO postpone the
opening of bids for the filter beds. Mr.
Ford asked why such action was being
taken.
Mr. Knox replied that he favored the
postponement because of the unhnish-
ed state of the present plant and also
because he was not satisfied that sand
filtration was the best system to
adopt
Ford Says Things.
Il understand that Mr.. Shaw con-
cides with you in this natter" said
Mr.. Ford. land just at this time I am
constrained to make some remarks for
more than one reason. This is the
first time I have learned of the in
tention of the board, except from what
I learned by reading the newspapers.
1t is evidence to me that the minority
member of this board is to be ignored.
When I was a member of the ma
iority of this body the minority mem-
ber was always considered in the
transaction of important matters and
I still believe that the minority mem
Der should at least be considered be-
fore matters are given out for publi-
cation.
Il can understand why Mr.. Knox
could be undecided on the matter OF
filtration. but ] cannot understand the
position our president is taking. About
a year ago we decided, Mr.. Shaw with
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
FIRE AT BIG
BRICK PLANT

Fire in the pant of the Wilmington
Brick Company at Marshallton last
evening destroyed two kllns and
caused a loss OF about $2O00.~ The
damage would have been much more
had It not been for the good work Of
the Minduas Fire Company Of New.
port and the Union Fire Company Of
this city. 1t was the first fire the
AIinauas responded to and the firemen
acquitted themselves like veterans,
and they made the run from Newport
to the scene of the blaze. distance of
about mile and a quarter, in six
minutes.
AT overheated kiln. one Of those de-
stroved. caused, the blaze. which was
discovered by the Waterman and he
sourded the alarm. Charles +. Briclde
is president Of the concern and Mat
thew d. Murphy. secretary and man
agor
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
KENT REGISTRARS
TOOK THEIR OATHS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Oct. THE election
officers for tho special election 70 DO
held throughout the State on the In
toxicating liquor question began their
work yesterday when eighty regis
trars. assistant registrars or alternate
registrars assembled at the public
buildings and took eighty oaths, TO
which they subscribed, to a true de-
liverance make Of the changes. addi-
tions and alterations to their registra-
tion books. so that a true and correct
register of the qualified voters Of each
district may be turned over to the inf
spector and his associates on the frst
Tuesday after the first Monday Of No
vember
Evening journal., 1907-10-01
MAY HAVE WALKED
INTO THE CANAL
Italian Missing and His Hat
Found Along the Bank
at ST. Georges

Az italian employed In a canning
factor vat st. Georges is missing. and
Is supposed 10 have walked into the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal.
The man, whose name could not be
learned to-day. went TO the town of
ST. Georges shortly after noon TO do
some shopping. On getting the articles
he desired. he started back to the
house whore he and other Italians
lived. not far from the canning factory.
The rain storm became unusually se-
we're during his return trip, and IL is
supposed that he walked into the canal
and was drowned.
on Sunday his hat was found and
also the box containing supplies he
had bought. They were along the
canal bank. No trace Of the man has
been found as yet.