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Evening journal., 1908-08-18
THEATRICAL

Minnie Victorson as successor to
Blanche Walsh appeared at the Grand
Opera House last night in "The Straight
Road" Her MOL O'Hara" is hardly
the study for settlement workers as
shown by Miss Walsh on this same
stage last season. but her impression
on the audience last night justified the
belief that II is well TO put the better
dramas before the footlights at popu-
lar prices. "The Straight Road" is
worth Drawing the heat OF indoors for
short time, especially at such low
prices. II win play here tonight and
tomorrow night with two matinees.
The next attraction at the Grand
Opera House, commencing Thursday
night of this week will be the Blaney
spectacular sensation From Sing Sing
to Liberty with Jack Doris the jail
breaker as the star feature 1t is a
play that points out the pitfalls and
snares laid for the innocent, which is
an everyday occurrence in our great
metropolis. The dialogue is bright.
situations startling and the climaxes
thrilling. New and novel effects with
up-to-date specialties.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
PREACHER LASHES
THE REFORMERS
Broad Spirit Of Justice
Should Be Shown to Atlantic
City Visitors. He Says

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
ATLANTIC CITY. AuR. 1s-A re-
marlaNe sermon was delivered last
night bv the Rev Sidney Goodman.
pastor Of the Mems Church. to a con-
gregation which jammed the sanctuary.
The minister unsparinFly lashed the
reformers, whom he smoke Of as iil-
tolerant and narrow minded. He de-
clared that a broad spirit Of justice
should be shown 10 a city which Is
catering TO 25O,OO0 people bent on recre
alton and pleasure. His text was
Fear Not" and in substance he said.
Fear is a combination OF insincer.
ity and ignorance and we not savagcs
or criminals, aud therefore are not
terriSed by the reformers. This COM
munity is not suffering under an in
fection of fear because Of vice and
lawlessness, One Of the penaltei
Of being on the front seat OF the ban,
wagon in seaside resorts is that Allan
tic City suffers from Tic brass bar,
method OF detraction.
A barren sand bar fifty years ago
she is par excellence tho finest water.
ing place in the world, and the methods
and men who have built her up 10 thi:
position can be trusted 10 care for hel
in the future"
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
Engaaement Announced.

Baltimore social circles we're astir
last week over the engagement Of Miss
Maude L. Feibelman. one OF Baiti-
more's social leaders, to Albert Smell
lenburg, of the firm Of Snellenburg
Bros, who is also a member Of the
smart set in the Monumental CITY.
Miss Feibelman is very pretty and Ia
much sought after among her set. She
is highly accomplished and was con-
sidered quite a catch. Her family.
who are wealthy are now spending
the summer at Mt. Holly Inn. Md.
Next month Miss Feibelman VIII re-
turn and open her home for the fall
engagements. which viii begin by a
formal reception in honor of her en-
gagement to Mr.. Snellenburg. Mr..
Snellenburg has a host OF friends in
this city. He Is a brother TO David,
Carl and Julius Snellenburg, the we'll
known merchants.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
NEGRO SLASHES
HIS WHITE WIFE
TO DEATH

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
ASBURY PARK. Aug. 1S-Hattie
Scott, the white wife of a negro named
Randolph Riley. was killed by the man
at her home here last night and Riley
was so seriously shot that it is thought
he cannot survive. Riley and the wo-
man had a falling out late in tho
evening and the woman drew a revol-
yer. She shot Riley in the abdomen
The negro Immediately pulled a razor
and rushed at his wife. He slashed
her terribly Struggling and fighting.
the two tumbled headlcng down the
stairs and rolled over and over. the
woman trying 10 get possession CT the
razor. The blade flew from Riley
hand and the woman let go her hold.
But the negro pulled another razor and
slit the womans 5 throat. The only
eye witness TO the crime was Florence
Scott, the woman's sister.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
SOME "TOMATS"
FROM THIS STATE
900, 900 Cans to be Filled
on the Peninsula This
Season

Notwithstanding the falling on in the
tomato crop this season, the total pack OF
tomatoes in Maryland. Delaware and New
Jersey this year will be 100000 cases,
each case containing two dozen cans. ac-
cording to official reports. OF this mum.
ber the packers in Maryland including
Baltimore, will contribute half. the re-
mainder being divided between Delaware
and New Jersey. The pack in Delaware
will exceed that of New Jersey.
The packing season is now under way
and the packers have contracted to pay
growers from 81 to 50 a ton for toma,
toes.
But for the recent drouth and subse
quent rains-the rains damaging young
plants-the tomato yield this year woulc
probably equal the banner pack Of last
season-s,O 1000 cases. As it is. the pack
Will average 20 per cent of last years
total.
Few Of the packers handle corn. but Il
is stated that corn has suffered more from
the drouth this year than tomatoes.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
PENNSY MASTERS
ELECTRIC FANGS

over 200 electricians OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad from all the divisions, and a
number Of high officials yesterday at Al
toona witnessed an elaborate series OF
tests demonstrating the proper way TO
handle live electric wires with view
to having them instruct the company's
hre-hghters at the different points.
A pair OF wire cutters. specially made
in the shops here having wooden han
dies. and boiled in parafhn oil. were used
to cut wires carrying 5000 volts. and the
Job was accomplished without sie slight
est shock. Water was sauirted from a
hose on wires carrying 400 volts and tho
current did not leave the wire and follow
the water
B. L. Wood. the company's electrical
expert used coat. wet with rain, and
dragged around the sizzling end OF a
broken wire. apparently immune. During
the demonstration rain fen and the ground
was in excellent condition 10 carry vag
rant currents
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
EAST FIFTH
STREET PAVED
Again Opened to Traffic With
BituIithiC---Other Street
Work

The paving Of East Fifth street with
bitulithic was completed yesterday.
and the second important street on
which the city has demonstrated the
worth of its recently purchased paving
plant is again open TO traffic. Except
Nandever avenue. the first street to
be paved. Fifth street is the longest
to be laid with the new pavement.
One looking for evidence Of the ac-
tivity of the street paving force on the
more important streets sees little evil
dence of the extensive work that has
been accomplished. with the excep-
ton of East Fifth street and vande-
yer avenue. most OF the street improve
ments have been directed to compara-
lively unimDortant thoroughfares. This
Is in accordance with the policy OF
favcring the poorer residents in the
paving Of streets. and II Is not prob
able that the more important streets
on the list to be paved will be taken
up for sometime.
A great deal OF criticism has been
the outcome Of favoring the poor man
RA NAAN baAL VI AilN 2AICtI anu A1tWtL
Department. Residents Of the more
prosperous parts of the city, where
streets are either unpaved or are much
in need Of repair. have complained
that Bennett street. Grant avenue and
others of the elss snowy and compara-
lively little used street that have been
paved could we'll have been neglected
Entil more shoyy streets in the west
end that have not been paved or re-
paired for years could receive attention
This dissatisfaction was summed up
In the remark of a west end resident
yesterday when he said: at seems
TO be a misfortune. from the Street
Department point Of view, to be a resi-
dent of the better part Of the city. Why
doesn't the department begin work on
some of the streets that would really
be handsome and effective after being
paved and be a credit to the city?
While East Fifth street. a street that
was already paved with Belgian block,
is being lai1 with bituiithic, East Thir.
teenth street. Finch street and other
streets right in the heart Of the city
are neglected and left to look like
country lanes"
Nevertheless. street paving has gone
on increasingly, and a. great plumber
Of streets all over the city have been
paved besides. Vandever avenue and
East Fifth street. AT present the de-
partment is paving in South Whining
ton. and south side residents at least
Will have no cause for regret that the
department is not devOting it's atten-
tion to the main part Of the city.
1t is expected that as a result OF the
paving of East Fifth street. it win now
take the place of EaNt Fourth street
as a traffic way to the river front.
Much of the traffic that formerly went
up or down Fourth street will take
advantage of the smooth and noiseless
bitulithic of Fifth street The selec-
ton of a narrow street ike East Fifth
street for bitulithic paving has alsc
actuated considerable criticism, many
business men declaring that it would
have been many times more appropri-
ate if the paving had been laid or
East Fourth street. which is almost
twice as wide.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
1.-THE MAN FROM HOME"
BY HARRINGTON, A HIT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S-The best
laugh Broadway has had since George
Ade gave the Rialto ''rhe College
Widow" is on tap to-day as a result
of the presentation of another comedy
with a Hoosier hero drawn by n
Hoosier author. 'Ths Man From
Home" by Booth Harrington. The
best efforts of the best editorial writer's
Of the country to ridicule and put a
curse Of International titles and Ameri-
can dollars are not equal to the work
Of the Kokomo lawyer. The comedy
element dominates the piece strange
to say all the laughs were obtained
wi<hout resorting to the use Of slang.
VIII T. Hodge. who is being starred
in the title role fits the part as though
he had been raised on the Banks o.
the Wabash.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
NEWPORT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT, August 1S.-A number
OF persons from this town spent an
enjoyable day at Cofield's Beach
Among them were Mr.. and Mrs. J. Per
kins Groome and daughter, Elizabeth
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rice and daughter
Miss Juliette Rice. Miss Helen Grams
ton, Miss Louise Day, the Misses John
son and Arthur Gamble. Of this town;
Miss Rice of Wilmington, and Mrs.
James Cranston and daughters.
The marriage of Alan Cunningham,
Of Wilmington, formerly of this town,
and Miss Alma Lister, Of FELTON,, Del,
will take place at the home of tho
bride on September Is. After the we'd
ding they will reside in Wilmington.
Misses Mildred and Florence Chanc,
Ter of Oxford, Pa. arc spending some
time as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Gregg.
Mrs Lizzie Hilyard is entertaining
Miss Annie Robertson. of Philadel-
phia-
Mrs. William Crawford. who has
been on two weeks yachting up to
Newport. r. l.. and other points, has
returned home.
Mrs. George p. Frederick and daugh-
ter, Alice. are spending some time at
Asbury Park.
Misses Beatrice Hume and Edith
Hume, of Wilmington. have been visit
ing their cousins. the Misses Cooper,
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Denny are on
ferfafninD their piaoo Mice Ir11o
Bowen, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. William King have
been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. VIII.
liam DealSyne and daughter. Maria.
of Chester.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
HELD ON CHARGE OF
STEALING A RING

Solomon Churchville. colored, was ar.
raigned in City Court this morning on a
charge Of stealing ring valued at $50
from Daniel Bubenzer who lives at 400
West Front street The latter testified that
he missed the ring August s and that It
had been in the house in July. A colored
man named Charles Williams testified that
he had bought a pawn ticket from
Churchville for s. and had then secured
the ring from a pawn shop. The pawn
dealer then identified Churchville as the
man who had pawned the ring.
Judge Joslyn held Churchville in 500 bail
for his appearance in the upper court
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
Social and
Personal

Robert Nelson Thompson is spending
few days at Dobbinsville. Del.
Francis L. Garvey Of No. 1880 west
Fourth street. spent the past week at
Snow Hnl. Md.
Mrs. Herman Schechinger, who has been
on visit to Germany Tor the past three
months, will return In week or ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton II. Burton OF No
226 West Twenty-second street, left the
city on last Thursday TO go to Bowers
Beach for the month.
John Gaitenby Of North Hampton,
Mass. spent the past week in this city
on business
Miss Catherine Mcguire Is spending a
two weeks vacation in Atlantic city.
Miss Lena e. Hail. after spending three
weeks of pleasure with relatives and
friends in this city. has returned to her
home in Milford.
Harvey Coe OF Chester - --e~t .he
latter part Of the past week with friends
In this city.
Miss Caroline Forwood is being enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Booth.
sr, at Booths Corner, Pa
Miss Florence Foley Of this city. is vis-
iting relatives In Baltimore for two weeks.
Miss Rena Leonard Of Philadelphia, is
guest Of friends in this city for a
week
Adolph Swanson, of Philadelphia, was
Sunday visitor of friends in this city.
William T. Dayett and family OF Clay
ton, during the past week entertained a
IQVu0 - F.-t,
present were the Misses Grace Taylor and
Mildred Tarbutton Of this city.
Miss Esther Mcclees OF thls city, Is a
Philadelphia visitor for a week.
Miss Henrietta Prettyman OF this city,
has returned home after spending two
weeks with friends in Elkton.
The Misses Julia and Frances BeMi-
champ, who are visiting relatives in
Whitestone, Va, viii return home the first
week in September
Miss Amenda Clark OF East Fifth street.
has returned from pleasant vacation trip
to Niagara Falls and ether northern
points.
James Faulkner has returned from At
lantic City.
George Foraker and family and
John p. Prettyman have returned
home after spending a week at At
lantic City.
The Misses Agnes Brogan and
Agnes lyle have returned home from
Asbury Park. The young women also
spent a few days In Atlantic City.
The Misses Ada Wilson and Sara M.
Booth have been sojourning a week at
Wildwood, N. j.
Mrs. j. c. Woodward and daughters,
Anna and Lillian, are visiting the Rev.
Everett Conover, Of Pemberton. n. j.
Mrs. John E. Itallaren and son. John.
Jr.. are at Atlantic City for two weeks.
Miss Sadie Fenneman, Of No. 40 East
Eighth street. has gore TO New York
and coney Island on two weeks va
cation.
Miss Hilda AIearns is visiting hes
father. w. H. Mearns at Mullica Hill,
N. ].
Master w. Mearns Baker. Mrs. ]. D.
Lucas and daughter aas been visiting
/ w. ]. Daniels near New Castle
Miss Margaret Shewbrooks, Fred
Jaggar and Mrs. Lewis Owens, visited
friends near Landenburg last week.
Miss Alma G. Owens is spending
week with friends at Landenburg.
John Logue. a member of the Bran.
dywine Fire Company, has returned tC
the city after a 10 days vacation In
the White Mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Johnson and Miss
Mary johnson, are spending 10 days
In Atlantic City
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
FORM CLUB FOR
RAILROAD MEN

Interesting among the efforts Of rail-
way managers to secure closer social and
business relations between various off,
cials and employees, is the organization
Of Railroad club at Altoona. Pa.
Membership in the club is to be en-
ioyed by virtue OF a. certain rank as an
employe Of Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. The members are expected to attend
every meeting. unless excused by their
superior officers. The membership takes In
every officer located there, from general
superintendent to rodman. and includes
some OF the regular apprentices who, by
reason OF the abildty and energy shown.
are selected from the apprentices in the
shops. The purpose of the club is 10 inns
prove the service OF the railroad by
broadening the individual officer. not only
In relation to the railroad. but te his. fell
lows. At the meetings of the club, papers
on various subjects pertaining TO railroad
work are to be read and discussed SO that
every member shall have an opportunity
to present his views ON current questions
Of railroad policy.
The general manager OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad upon their organization,
has written a letter saying among other
things that the club twill become one OF
the most important factors in the rail.
road ife OF those whose duty and pleasure
it is 70 maintain the esprit du corps. There
can be no more important duty, and there
should be no greater pleasure. than the
work OF establishing between railroad Of
flcers mutual sympathy and regard"
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
NEWSY DOINGS
OF new CASTLE
American Flag UnfurIed at
Battery Beach Park
Last Night
special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Aug. 1s-The new
American flag for Battery Beach was
unfurled last evening in the presence
Of a large number of people. School
children sang patriotic songs and the
New Castle File and Drum Coips
played national airs. When old glory
was swung to the breeze hundreds OF
small flags fell IN a shower and there
was the usual scramble for the
souvenirs. The pole is over eighty
feet high and the flag was secured by
popular subscription.
New Castle and Delaware City base
ball clubs are 70 play a series Of five
games. The first will be played al
Battery Park and the next game in
Delaware City.
A special meeting Of the Board OF
Education viii be held to elect a sue
cessor to Miss Josephine Salmon, who
resigned.
Work at the Tropenas steel plant IS
going along lively. The big tank has
arrived and it win be buried deep in
the ground.
The Misses Herbert VIII shortly re-
move TO Washington, u c.. as the
Herbert mansion has been rented 10y
Arthur Simonsor. of Philadelphia, who
is one of the officers of the Tropenaa
Steel Company.
Jerry Creedon. who has been tanitof
of st. Peters Church. will sail foi
Ireland during the coming week.
Tho trouble over payment Of bills by
the people who were here with the
Smith carnival has been settled and
the tents have been moved to other
cities.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
SCHOOL REPORTS
COME IN SLOWLY

The reports OF the census being made in
the various school districts Of the county
are coming to Professor Spaid, county
superintendent OF schools. very slowly.
and there is small probability Of their be-
so that Mr.. spaid may tabulate them.
The reports were to have been in the
middle of this month and Mr.. SDaid was
to have sent them TO the teachers next
month. In view Of the failure OF all the
reports to come in. however, Mr.. Spaid
has no other choice than to wait for them.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
ACCUSES RAG PICKER
OF STEALING RING

Mary Hopewen had some washing to do
yesterday at a house on the west side
and took on her gold ring so that It would
not be injured by the soap suds. When
she went 10 look for IL, it was gone.
She told the police she saw a rag picker
in the yard shortly before she missed the
ring and swore out warrant for his ar
rest. He gave his name as James Smith
and was arraigned in City Court this
morning The case was continued to
Thursday.
Robert Brown, who had been arrested
on a charge Of wife beating, had his case
dismissed on advice Of the Assistant City
Solicitor who said that the charge had
been withdrawn
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
CAR AND COW
TIE UP A ROAD

Because car No. Al Of the Peoples
Railway Company killed a COW on the
Brandywine Springs line last night,
traffic on the road was held up for
nearly an hour. There were a number
Of passengers on the car at the time,
but nobody was hurt. Arrangements
were made to run the cars into the
city over the northbound track and
by this means the congestion was re-
lieved.
The company's wrecking car was sent
to the scene of the accident and the
working crew found the car COM
pletely off the rails. The COW was
standing in the middle Of the track
when the car struck It.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
WORKINGMEN TO
FORM BRYAN CLUB

There viii be meeting at Painters
Union Hall. Fifth and Shipley streets,
in the Central Bank building. on Fri
day evening at S o'clock, The objecs
is TO organize Bryan Workingmen's
League, which will be entirely a sep
arate organization from the labor
unions. which as such take no partisan
stand.
Addresses viii be made by several
well-known Bryan workers, and Of
ficers for the club win be elected.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
Jakes-nnnnia-

John T. Jakes and Miss Mary r. Downie
were married at the home of the brides
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Downie.
No. 6l6 West Eighth street. yesterday by
the R5v. DR.. Smith OF Clayton. Miss Mar
garet Hanna was bridesmaid and Brooks
jackson best man. Following a reception
Mr. and Mrs. Jakes went on a trip to the
New Jersey seashore resorts. They will
live at No. 22l w. Fourteenth street. Mr..
Jakes is floor manager at ipplncotts.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
Was a euest In rhla civ.

William T. Spalxe, Supreme Repre-
sentative OF the knights of Pythias OF
North Dakota, who bears a striking re-
semblance to William Jennings Bryan
was the guest in this city yesterday
Of Register in Chancery Joseph c.
Jolls. Mr.. Spake is typical western
er. He had been attending the annual
convention of knights in Boston and
on his way home stopped in this city
to visit Mr.. Joiis.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
Mr.. Henry Gives a Prize.

James e. Henry, manager Of Shellpot
Park has donated a handsome silver
pitcher and a pair Of opera glasses to
the committee in charge Of the groc-
ers' outing in the park to be competed
for in athletic events. The trophies
will be displayed in the window Of the
n. Snellenberg and Company store.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
Homo From cane MAJ.

A merry party Of young people from
this city has just returned from ten
days trip TO Cape Nay, n. J. While there
they stopped at the Star villa. In the
party were the Misses Irene NJ. Baird.
Helen Hudson, Elsie M. Curlett and
Messrs. Edgar s. Baird, Harry L. Bon
ham. Harry Baxter and Walter Robin
son.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
w. c. T. U. Meeting.

The Wilmington w. c. T. q. will
meet in Eden Park on Friday after
noon. Addresses will be made by the
Rev. @. c. Williams. Mrs. H. w. Boil
ton, and superintendents Of depart
ments will report. The visitors will
take their luncheons and supper will
be served at the grove
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
AbnerVE.L.-.

William Ahner and Miss Mary N. FAX
ers, Were married at their home. No. 12s
West Twenty-ninth street yesterday bv
.ne Rev H. A G. Westerheld. MIR. and
MIS- Ahner are at Atlantic City.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
steamship Ran Aground.

The British steamship Mokta, from
Huelva to Philadelphia. ran aground
Sunday while coming up the Delaware,
near New Castle. IL was three hours
before she got free. The steamship
had a cargo Of copper ore.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
PIIot eeat Resumea TrIps

The pilot boat Philadelphia has re-
sumed her trips up and down the bay
after having been repaired at the yards
Of the Harlan and Hollingsworth cor
lporation.
Evening journal., 1908-08-18
Sf.00 to Baltimore and Return, Sunday
AUGUST 23 Baltimore q Ohio r

august % bdItIFHoTe @ OnIo Il. 4,
Special train will leave Wilmington
Delaware Avenue Station) at 9.1O a.
m; Newark at $50 a. m; returning,
leaves Baltimore (Camden Station) at
$50 p m; (Mt. Royal Station) at 6.35
p. m"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-24

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