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Evening journal., 1908-03-05
ATTACKED Wife
OF POLICEMAN
Mrs. Mary r. Bradford Ap-
pears Against Negro Who
Held Her Up
WAS ARRESTED BY
A CLEVER RUSE

Held up on Madison street below
Ninth four weeks ago BY a negro. who
attempted to snatch her pocketbook.
Mrs. Mary r. Bradford, wife Of Po-
liceman Bradford, appeared against
the man IN the city Court to-day. The
prisoner gave the name Of Frank
Spence, and his arrest was brought
about by a young man. Thomas II
Taylor, who displayed qualities equal
70 those Of an experienced detective
in bringing the man to justice.
About a month ago. while walking
along Madison street below Ninth al
night, Mrs. Bradford was attacked by
negro, who made a grab for hel
pocketbook. She screamed for help
and at the same time tried to throw
OF her assailant, and in the scunle he
struck her. Her screams frightened
him, and he bed.
Taylor happened to be on the other
side Of the street at the time, and
though he could not see the schume
plainly saw the colored mans face as
he ran away. Taylor gave chase, but
the man eluded him after run oi
several blocks.
Met Him Two Weeks Ago
In court to-day Taylor testified tc
meeting Spence on last Saturday a
week ago. and following him over
Washington street bridge and getting
into a conversation with him. He
learned enough from the unsuspectine
man to know where he made his home
and this address the young man gave
to the police, with the result that
Spence was arrested. Mrs. Bradford
poltively identified Spence as the man
who attacked her, and Taylor said he
was the man he had seen run away
from the woman on the night the at
tack was made.
The court imposed a fine Of 500 and
costs on the defendant In default Of
which he win spend a few months in
prison.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CLEVELAND, o., March 5.--The horror
Of the North Collinwood school house fire
is growing. This morning l59 bodies were
in the Lake Shore morgue. OF these 81
had been identified. In addition 70 these
the school authorities Of Collinwood be-
lieve that q bodies. burned to ashes, are
In the ruins Of the school making pos
sible total Of $50 dead. In addition TO this
frightful list Of dead fresh grief came to
the suburb to-day with the announce
ment that several women. mothers Of
children lost in the fire have lost their
reason.
Mrs. Bertha Robinson attempted to Kill
herself early this morning. She will re-
cover. Her two little girls, her ony chill
dren. Fern, Z. and Juanita, z, were burne d
to death.
An investigation into the fire Is to be-
gin by the state fire marshal
Mayor westropp, Of Collinwood, an
nounced that in all probability public
funeral. held in the open because no
collinwood church could accommodate
the uourners, would be held on Friday,
The town council met Wednesday to
make arrangements
The city engineer of collinwood rang
the IRE bells at this morning calling
out the volunteer iremen who at once be-
gan a search of the ruins.
All business in colinwood was suspend
ed to-day. Many store windows have
crepe draperies and flags were at half
mast
Ghastly Array Of Bodies.
A long, wide room is divided into cor
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
H. BRYAN
PASSES AWAY

Many persons in this city knew
Richard Hughlett Bryan, one Of the
best-known citizens Of Stafford county,
Va, who died recently at Stafford
Court House, in that county. He was
born in Chesapeake CITY, Nd. August
20. 1920, and was In his Ssth year
when death came to him. He was a
graduate Of Dickinson College, Carlisle,
Pa. and for years was engaged in the
grain commission business in Chesa-
peake City, under the firm name of
Joseph Bryan g. Son.
Among the children surviving the
dead man is Walter w. Bryan who Is
employed by the Wilmington City
Railway Company. in this city.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05

ridors by stores hastily piled up. A
murky room, sitting with its odor Of
burned stuff. A silent room save for the
shufaing Of feet and now and then sob
Along each corridor lie blankets which
cover little heaps. Here and there a
shoe or a eharred foot protrudes telling
what is concealed beneath
Here and there. too. is white sheet,
which tells that some child has been
identified.
Walking through the aisles Is group Of
men and women. The men with barred
heads: the women with shawls hastily
thrown over their trembling shoulders.
On their faces
Who can describe the looks there2
some with tears; some with dry eyes.
walk past each body and look as the at
tendant draws away the blanket. Grief is
written there-and hope-and greater and
greater grows the hope as the terrible re-
view fails to reveal the body Of the loved
one.
Then comes the terrible moment when
the mother and father find the body Of the
child they knew was dead, yet hoped was
not
Strong men on guard join tears with the
stricken ones.
such is the scene at the collinwood
morgue to-day.
Anxious Parents Waiting.
Such was the scene again and again
enacted as the groups Of parents We're
admitted to the hall Of death. An yester-
day afternoon. all last night and to-day
the mothers and fathers of Collinwood
stood at the doors Of the Lake Shore
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
BLACK HAND MAN
DIDN'T APPEAR

The police have been unable to find a
clue to the writer Of the Black Hand
letter received by John Malysiewsk. Of
No 1l06 Linden street.
The writer did not appear at the place
he designated in the letter where the S200
ne demanded should be placed. OF course
the money was not put there
Malysiewski's friends are anxious about
him and fear that some harm might befail
him. Several OF his friends congregatei
at his home last night and any BLACK
Hand" man would have received warm
reception II he tried to start anything
there.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
"CUPID'S AGENT"
NABBED IN CHICAGO
By United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO, March 5,-A new and
perhaps the most important arrest in
the governments crusade against
cupid agents" was made when lsadore
Meyers was taken into custody on COM
plant of Frank L. Sharon and A. F..
Gerber, post-ofiice inspectors. Meyers
was arrested at 351 Wabash avenue in
the offices Of "Leaman's Club" which
he is alleged to have conducted for the
matrimonial trust" According to the
postal authorities, Mayors contracted
for and obtained from a Chicago phot-
ographer $4,000 photographs of three
actresses and three actors. one OF these
photographs, it Is alleged, was sent out
with eacn description to the man or
woman answering one of Meyers s
matrimonial advertisements. For IS
he offered 10 introduce the original Of
the photograph TO the dupes.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
LAWSON CASE
is CONTINUED
Counsel For Professor" In.
Inmates Case May Go to
Supreme Court

Contrary to expectation, General ses-
sions Court this morning did not begin
the second trial Of the case Of the State
VS.. George Herman Anderson Lawson,
better known as Professor Herman" in
dicted on charge Of prachoing medicine
in thls State without a license. upon the
application Of J. Frank Ball. counsel for
Herman. tha case went over until Mon
day, March 49,
When court opened this morning there
was every prospect 81 the second trial 81
the case being entered upon. but after ths
case was called Mr.. Ball requested a cons
tinuanco until Chief Justice Lore and AS
snclate Judge pennewll, who sat IN the
case last year. could again hear The case.
Mr.. Ban said il was likely that the case
would be appealed to the state supreme
Court, in which event MIR. Ball said, his
client should be permitted to have his APP
peal heard by judges who had not sit IN
the case IN the court below. He, therefore,
suggested that Judges Sprunnce and
Boyce not slt IN the case at this time.
Tho court as wen as Deputy Attorney
General Hastings. agreed 70 continuance
of the case under tine circumstances. Law
son was not In court
Try Election Cases Tomorrow.
Tria lof the case against John Wesley
Fountain. was xod for tomorrow morn
ing. Fountain and James Mason We're
indicted at the November term Of court
last year, for violation Of the election
laws and upon demurrers filed 70 the
indictments against the men the con-
stitutionality Of the so-called local
option law was established and the de-
murrers overruled. The coming trial
of the cases will determine the guilt
Continued on Second Pago)
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
l62 BODIES TAKEN
FROM THE RUINS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
CLEVELAND. o., March 5-One hum
dred and sixty-two bodies have been re-
covered from the ruins Of the North Coll
lnwood school, This accounts for all or
the missing, according to city Engineer
Gould. Of Coliinwood, who was in charge
Of the search during the night OF these
tl0 have been positively Identified.
The successful search Of this morning
was started BY Gould who rang the fre
bells and blew the fire whistle. 70 SUM
mon all tile volunteer hremen in the town
to assist in the work. Gould refused TO
leave when relieved Thursday after work.
ing an night. OF the recovered dead. one
hundred and hfty-nine have been taken
to the temporary morgue at the Lake
shore store house. The three recovered
to-day were sent to the morgue at once.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
DEATHS HARVEST IN CLEVELAND
SCHOOL FIRE MAY REACH 18O
Many Bodies of Little Ones Are Being Taken From he Ruins.
Mothers Crazed With Gfef-Business in COIinwOOd
Suspended and Scenes of Great Distress

store house awaiting their chance to find
their dead AS each body was laid upon
the floor tag was attached to the blan-
ket telling whether the corpse was that
of a boy or girl. This saved much unneces-
sary uncovering OF the bodies.
The system OF Identification was per-
feet The entire personnel Of the Late
Shore offices was in charge and escorted
the parents through the aisles.
Time and again a mother, having found
her child under a blanket would throw
up her arms and sink unconscious
Fathers We're affected differently.
some cursed some gazed stony-eyed
upon the twisted, charred shapes before
Them the light Of reason having deserted
their eyes temporarily. Some raved like
mad men.
One poor fellow was led away by stoai
men, jibbering unintelligibly. Some one
laughed and silence so intense that Il
was deathlike fell upon the hundreds
within hearing.
The stricken mothers were carried up
stairs. where nurses and physicians al.
ninistered such aid as was calculated tc
dul 1.-The stabs Of agony.
Pathetic Incidents
A father stood on the street in Col
linwood to-day and told a neighbor how
his little girl aged nine, burned 70
death.
He told how she helped her mother
with the breakfast dishes He told how
she laughed and waved her hand 70
him as shy skipped off down the street
for school yesterday.
tContinued on Second PaEe)
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
FOUR-YEAR-OLD PHONES
FOR A PHYSICIAN

MARSHALL. Mich, March 5.-with his
parents and brothers too i'll to summon a
physician, Johnnie Wood, four-years-old,
pushed a chair up to the telephone in his
fathers residence, and told Central that
a doctor was wanted at his house. It was
the first time that the lad had ever used
the phone.
Earl Wood and his family were poisoned
by eating cheese. The father was rem
dered unconscious and his children. ex-
cepting Johnnie, were similarly affected.
The prompt arrival OF the physician IN
answer to the ohild's summons undoubt-
ediy prevsntA5 their deaths
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
pI AIMING AIMING FOR
BETTER RIVERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-Senator
Henry A. DUPONT offered in the Senate
yesterday a concurrent resolution di-
recting surveys to be made and plans
and estimates for deepening the follow
ing waters in Delaware. The upper
waters Of the Poeomoke river. from
Snow Hil, Nd. to Gumboro; the Nanti-
coke river. from Seaford TO Nnddleford
in Sussex county: the christiana river,
from Wilmington to christana; the
Laurel river, from Laurel to Its noush
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
THREW BOMBS AT
CHILDREN, TWO HURT

ST. PETERSBURG. March 1.-TWO
bombs were thrown on Tuesday into
a concert hall which was crowded with
school children.
The were engaged in singing tho
national anthem at the time. A tsr-
rible panic followed. in which two OF
the children were badly injured.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
FARMERS INSTITUTE TO
BE HELD AT TALLEYVILLE

A Farmers Institute viii be held IN
Grange Han. at Talleyville. this evening
at 7so o'clock. Professor A. e. Grantham,
of Delaware College Experimental sla-
ton, will speak on Corn Improvement.
He invites corn growers to bring in
ten ear samples OF seed corn for scoring
and discussion. Miss Mary Roberts Far
ren. of Philadelphia, will talk on THE
Farm Home" Professor Henry Haywood
will speak on "Plant Food"
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
Revival at MadeIey.

Revival services have been renewed
at Madeley Methodist Episcopal
Church, of which the Rev. G. r. Neese
is pastor. At the revival services held
prior to Christmas there were seventy
conversions. and there have been nine
conversions this week.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
EIGHTY one Converted az Odessa.
snecIal fn THE EVENING JOITRNAI

ODESSA, March 5.-rhe revival in
the Methodist Church. Of which lhe
Rev ID. J. Givan is pastor, continues
with unabated interest. Up to date
there have been eighty-one conversions.
aad the meetings still have a deep
fervor and zeal.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
crounds Easy 81 Aecess.

The Philadelphia Union League base
ball club has secured an excellent site
for its new grounds The park will
be located on the block bounded by
Sixty second and Sixty-third. Walnut
and Locust streets. It can be reached
by eight lines Of surface cars and
the elevated car lines.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
WFATHE R.

WASHINGTON, March 5.--A period
Of general rain is indicated for the
Middle Atlantic States and the Ohio
Valley, and snow or rain for the lake
region. The Temperature will rise slow
~ in northern districts, but a general
thaw does not seem probable within the
next few days.
Forecast till p. m, Friday;
For Delaware-Snow, turning into
rain with warmer tonight and Friday.
Fresh easterly winds.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
NO WHIPPiNGS In
NEW YORK SCHOOLS

NEW YORK, March 5.-There win be
no market for the birch or hickory in the
New York public schools. Last night by
a vote OF q to II the Board Of Education
decided against the resolution reintroduc-
ing corporal punishment
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
pistinnuished Grip Vietims Reeoverlna.

Chancellor Nicholson has informed
Joseph C. JoIls, register in Chaneery
here, that he Is recovering from an
attack Of the grip and viii sit in Chan
Gerry Court here on March 23
Chief Justice Lore. who also is a
victim of the grip, is recovering.
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
Dlsoount Rate Reduced.

BY United Press LEASED Special Wire.
LONDON, March 5.-The Bank Of
England today reduced its minimum
rate of discount half of one per cent.
to IL per cent
Evening journal., 1908-03-05
Enoaoement Announced.

Announcement is made Of the en-
gagement Of Miss Lila M. Sockrider
and William =. Frederick. The mar
riage viii take place early in April.
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The Swine and the Flower

Oh mel saw a huge and loathsome sty,
Wherein drove of wallowing swine
were barred,
Whose banquet shocked the nostril and
the eye;
Then spoke a voice, "Behold the source
of lard"
fled, and saw field that seemed at first
One glistening mass OF roses pure and
white,
With dewy buds mid dark green foliage
nurSed
And, as fingered o'er the lovely sight,
The summer breeze, that cooled that
Southern scene,
Whispered, " Behold the source Of
COTTOLENEv
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The Carter Avenue Mission society
met in regular session at the church
Tuesday afternoon. There was a
good attendance and two new mem
bers were added to the membership
roll. There was an interesting scrip
ture lesson.
The society has engaged DR.. j.
VI. Gross to lecture on his visit to
the Old World at Carter Avenue
church Wednesday evening, March
25th.
On Thursday the ladies will have
bazaar and serve a big dinner.
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TAKE YOUR CHOICE

For this week will sell choice
Of eighty lots in Walcott addition
for $500 each. Twontyslx corner
lots to select from. You can almost
make your own terms. This offer
holds good until Saturday, March
2l. It's the biggest real estate bar
gain ever offered IN Ardmore. Ap-
ply on the premises.
1876 ARTHUR W. WALCOTT.
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WornoIoqy

should be studied by every parent
II your child is nervous, fretful
starts in its sleep, is pasty faced,
has rings under its eyes, always
seems hungry, is not gaining weight
you can be sure the trouble Is
worms. Whites Cream Vermifuge Is
an absolute cure for worms. Is it's
own purgative.
Price 2jc and soc.
Sold by +. ]. Ramsey.
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Fine Tailoring

My tailoring establishment Is now
located second door west OF The First
National bank, whore am better
prepared than ever before 10 serve
the people who want the best tailor
made clothing.
Only the best union workmen are
employed.
My line OF Spring Woolens is the
largest In the city.
My prices ARE as low as good
workmanship and good material will
admit.
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A aNrrow Escape.

Many people have a narrow cscane
hom pneumonia and consumption as a
result of a cold that hangs on. Folcy's
Honey and Tar cures coughs and
colds no matter how deep seated
and prevents pneumonia and con
sumption Refuse substitutes Sold by
all druggists d&w
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Fine Chickens.

Rhode Island Reds. Eggs sl.50
per setting. Chickens SO per pair,
Prompt shipments. Mrs. c. +.
Vance. Mineola, Texas. 5tf
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.SOCTETY..
BY Mrs. T. II. STURGEON. rhones House 63i. Office o.

brings ont in bold relief the fact that
one Of the most warlike nations the
world has ever known cherishes As
its patron Saint a missionary of the
Prince Of Peace. 81. Patrick gained
uudyiug renown as the personifica.
ton of Irish ideas and Irish national
spirit because he won ireland for
Christianity II the blnishing OF
snakes from Erin IS fable it is a
fact that Patrick expelled gross su.
pcr-utous and gave ireland new
bond OF unity and national feeling in
thc form of a far higher religion
than the Emerald Isle had ever
known. However the reptiles had uo
been bluished from the Pficffor
homo as thcre were frogs ana IL.
ards and all kinds of curious creep
crs ON every turn and the Emerald
color scheme was carried out to per.
lection
An interesting program was rem.
dcrcd and dainty refreshments sery.
cd-a full account of which will ap.
pear I'm Sundays issue.
=
The Suggs home was the scene
of one Of the clcverest doings OF
the week when Miss Olive enter
tliucd the Bachelor maids and theil
| rontlemcnt friends and her guest
Miss Johnson OF Milo-quite unique
ly on invitation each guest was ask
ed to bring lemon which reques
was complied with readily.
As the guests arrived a slip O.
paper with the name of some note,
person was pinned on their back
and from the conversation of Others
YOU were to guess under whose It'll,
YOU were posing. It was amusing t.
he great one time in your life .
least The lemons were handed IN,
hostess and each one weighed
Mcssrs. Joel Buchanan and NeliC
Suggs acting rs weigh masters
Among the girls Miss johnson
handed the "biggest' lemon. Among
the boys Messrs. Flow and HarralC
tied and in cut the former Won
Miss Olive handed quite a package
to each winner, TO Miss johnson
a glove darner, and TO Mr.. Flow
key ring-When you 90 to a 'LemoI
Party" always take the "biggeet
lemon you can find.
\ clever idea was introduced, /
getting partners when supper wa
announced-slip We're passed wit
the names of couples on them to tn
girls-Adam and Eve had to fin
cmsclvcs-likewise Antony an
Cleopatra-and so on. The home Wa
prettily decorated in Yolets, lilac
and ferns. The table in the dinin
room was centcred with n tall CT
vase of white carnations-green
were predominant in the colo
scheme in celbration of Ireland's n
| tloual holiday.
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PILES CURED IN 6 TO - DAYS.
Pazo Ointment Is guaranteed to
cure any case OF Itching, Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles In to
IA days or money refunded. soc.
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'.lster K'al Goggett was host TO
number OF his little friends Sat.
urday afternoon, II being the ami.
versary of his sixth birthday. Many
games were indulged in, and dainty
refreshments served. The guests
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were Serena Bastine, jewell Mus.
grave, Mary McDonnal, Robert lIar.
rison, Edith and John Fralcy, Ray.
mond Garrett, Louis Kemp, Warren
Trask, Harold Herbert, Buster Bar.
ry, Jewell Musgraves, Olive Honsni.
der and Ben and KeM Dogse;t.
Il
Miss Helen Could has given $1,000
10 the Waldensian Aid society, the
object OF this society being ID In.
prove the spiritual and domestic re-.
lations of the Italians in this com
try There are now thirty-fiva so.
cieties The society in Italy iS 10.
ing good work, the hard working
peasant girls being taught to make
lace.
The prett!est American girl in LoL.
don this season is said to be Miss
Harriet Wadsworth. a cousin Of Mrs
Clarence Mackay. She is the guest OF
| Lady Barrymore and is being very
much entertained in English 30
c.cty. where she Is known as the
American Beauty" Lady Barrymor,
is her aunt as is also Mrs. Adalr
quite prominent in English society
both of them American girls.
=
Get you last years flowers tha
are musscd and faded. Have OF
hand cents worth of gum ara)i
and box of water color pans
Melt the gum arabic in hot water t,
make thick solution. Unwind :h
wire that holds the flowers and ser
arate them. Take each one an
color or retouch with the paints 4
renew It, and let them dry. II the
are not faded the gum arabic ma
be used at once, while still warn
Lay each flower and foliage fac
down on a paper and dampon eac
one well with a small brush dippe
in the solution on the under sid,
Arrange in the natural shape i'm
sunny place TO dry. Being colol
less, the gum arabic will not hu'
dainty flowers. and YOU will be su
prised how new and fresh they wi
be- This method will renew flower
when a sudden rain has ruined You
pretty hat.
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Tho Aid Society OF the Christian
church met al the church In purely
"A business session, for the purpose
Of electinr president this vacancy
being caused ny the resiruaton OF
Mrs. \. Eddleman a much beloved
officer. In the election Mrs J. NJ.
Walden was chosen president and
Mrs. !. VI. London. vice president
Each member IS to earn a dollar
in the next two weeks and give It
20 the society and tell how she earn.
ed il The next meeting will be at
IN church Tuesday afternoon at three
O'clock,
Mrs. PSciffrr VAS A. home 20 the
Ladies' ~ the Leaf IN 4 social ses-
sion Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
Foster, Mrs, Lester and Mrs. White.
man as hostesses The house was A
verltable scene Of old Erin and from
the pillars OF the front porch float
ed the nag OF Uncle Sam and ireland
side by side Saint Patricks day
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The Mission Society OF the Broad,
way Methodist church met at the
church Tuesday afternoon. In the
absence OF the president, Mrs a. j.
WoNertou, Mrs Nettie Jones, the
vice president, presided. This soice-
~ has grown so large that II has
become necessary to divide It into
circles, which was done some time
ago aud a chairman appointed over
each. The chairman OF these com.
mit,ees reported their work. The ra-
ports were all favorable, The du,
ties ot these circles are 20 look after
the sick, help the needy, ami do
general mission work for the church,
The circles will meet each week al
the homes ~ one Of its members and
once a month there win be a union
meeting n the church and report
"e all the work giyeA.