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Evening journal., 1908-07-18
MRS. IRUITT ASKS
FOR CHILDREN

Mrs Orenah II. Truitt asked Quarter
Sessions Court, Philadelphia, yester-
day to restore to her care her two
little boys, who she alleged were kid
mapped by their father, DIR. George
Weston Truitt. of 2425 East Clearfield
street, two weeks ago,
The Truitts were divorced in 1906,
and Mrs. Truitt took the boys, George
Earl and Paul Walter Truitt to the
home of her father and mother in Della
ware She had possession of them till
Doctor Truitt drove to her Delawal e
home, caught up the boys and carried
them off.
Owing to the illness of Doctor Truitt 8
attorney the father pleaded for the
continuance of the hearing. His wife
besought Judge Stake to hear the
matter at once. but the Judge thought
the attorneys illness was a satisfactory
excuse and continued the case till a
week from Monday
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
CAN'T STAY AWAY
FROM GREENWOOD

GREENWOOD, Del. July 1S-Green-
wood has two pronounced cases OF
homesickness. Oscar Parker, brake
man, moved to Wilmington, struck
town about the same time as the hot
wave, lived there three days. and then
moved back. saying Greenwood is good
enough for him. Miss Eva Barwick
tried Westminster Colleges sumrer
school, but after travelling all the way
across the mountains and the State
of Maryland, she became seriously
homesicl, and is now attending the
Dover summer school. where she can
go home nearly every evening to Green
wood
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
DELEGATES TO THE
A. O. II. CONVENTION

The delegates from Delaware to the
annual convention Of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians in Indianapolis will leave
Wilmington tomorrow afternoon. The
delegates are Daniel r. I<ilroy, State
president; Peter f. Connolly, State
vice President; William 5. Martin or
New Castle. State treasurer; Edward
McElwee, State secretary; Jerome j..
Hurley. county president. Edward
McGerland, who was awarded a trip to
Indianapolis by the Hibernian Knights.
also will go.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
MILFORD BENEFITS
FROM DREDGING

MILFORD. Del, July 1S.-Since the
government has finished dredging the
river and cut away the bar at the
mouth, the steamers are able 10 make
schedule time in and out the river be-
tween Milford and Philadelphia. All
this week the City of Milford has been
able 70 come in and so out with full
loads an hour before high water at the
mouth OF the river.
Now those interested in navigation
VIII get after the government and ask
that an appropriation OF s10,000 be
made from the emergency fund, to
build out the north jetty 1900 feak~so
as 70 prevent the sand from shoalinR
the water at the present jetty work.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
MAY PROCEED
AGAINST PAPER TRUST.

OYSTER BAY. July 1s.-Whether
the Federal government will or will
not proceed against the paper trust, is
the subject of a conference on Saga
more Hill today between Attorney
General Bonaparte and the President.
Some days since Herman Ridder. of the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation wrote Mr.. Roosevelt asking
aid to bring the trust TO terms. Mr.
Roosevelt referred the mater to the
attorney general and il is TO decide
upon a course of action that the two
are in conference today.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
$40, 900 TO BACK NELSON
AGAINST JOE CANS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK, July 1S.-Tex Rickard,
Sf Ely. New. wired here to-day that he
will deposit in an Ely bank $4,000, the
Hrst installment Of the 100000 purse
,or which Battling Nelson and Joe
Sans will fight in that town on Labor
Day. Nelson and his manager, Willie
Britt, are now in Ely. They were met
On their arrival by esveral hundred
miners and band Of music. Nelson
will start training at once, and de-
.lared himself confidett of repeating
bis victory over the negro.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
LODGENEN WENT TO
THE AID OF A WOMAN
Man Was Trying TO Get Into the Home of Mrs.
Fredericks at MarshaIIfon When Pyfhians
Came Along

While going past tho home OF Mrs.
wnhelmna Fredericks, a short distance
this side Of Marshallton station. late last
night. a party OF ten members Of the
knights of Pythias OF this city and vicin-
ity. was stopped by Mrs Fredericlss and
told that man was trying to get into
the house.
The men Immediately began a search
OF the premises but the intruder had dis
appeared. The only evidence OF his at-
tempt to gain an entrance to the building
was ladder standing against the side
OF the building.
In the party were Charles II. Llpplncott.
Republican candidate for sheriff James
Brown, Of this city, and Max Ephralm. a
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
MANY Off ERS ARE
NOT YET QUALIFIED

Although the Department Of Election
has repeatedly called the attention of
the recently appointed election officers
10 the necessity OF qualifying twenty-four
q the city officers and thirty-seven Of the
rural officers have thus far failed 10
respect the law in this particular. Under
the law the officers may be prosecuted
for failure to qualify within ten days
Of notice Of their appointment and as this
time limit has expired the election depart
ment is thinglng Of presenting the names
Of the delinquent officers to Attorney
General Richards. The officers must enter
upon their work on August 1. that date
being the first registration day.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18

clothing merchant also Of this city They
arc all members OF tho knights OF Pythlas
and accompanied the grand officers Of the
lodge to Marshallton last night where tho
newly elected officers Of Diamond Lodge
were Installed. and It was while thoy were
ON their way back that the men were
called by Mrs FrederclSs
Mrs Fredercks Is widow and lives
with her three children. the oldest OF
whom is sixteen years. She told the lodge
men that she knew the man who had
made the attempt to get into the house.
but she did not give his name.
She said she had seen him 80 by the
house but he did not see her.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
WOMAN WHO LEAPED
FROM WINDOW WILL LIVE.

The Delaware Hospital authorities
say that Mary Buley. colored, of M
229 North Adams street who threw
herself from a fourth-story window on
Thursday night. will recover. 1t was
at first thought that she had q frac-
tured skull. but this proved TO be un-
true and unless complications arise she.
will survive her fall
1t IS said that the woman jumped
out Of the window TO escape being shot
by a man who had entered her room
and who had pointed q revolver at
her.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Entertain VISITING Preacher.

The Rev. Harold McAfee Robinson,
of Milroy, Pa, who will preach III
Central Presbyterian Church tomor'
row, arrived in Wilmington this morn
ling from Princeton, N. j., where for
the last few days he had been the
guest of Rebecca ]. Gresham Nachem.
The Rev. Mr.. Robinson this afternoon
will ride about the city and will be
introduced to some of the members OF
Central Church. Being an enthusiast
tic athlete. he also expects to see the
finals in the tennis tournament at tie
country club this afternoon. While in
the city he will be the guest Of Mr
and Mrs. William S. Prickett, Of No
1907 West Fourteenth street.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
WANT GOVERNOR TO
END STUDENTS WAR

ELKTON. July 1s.-Upon informa-
ton given by graduates of the 1908
class at the Maryland Agricultural
College, the Cecil County Farmers
Club will ask Governor. Crothers to in
vestigate the relations between the
Maryland Agricultural College and the
experiment station. So far apart are
the college and experiment station. II
is asserted, that when the students Of
one ventures on the grounds OF the
other, he is often ordered Off the prem
ises. So unpleasant have the relations
grown that last year only three stu
dents took the agricultural course. the
others preferring the scientific or me-
chanical course.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
RABID DOG IN
DELAWARE CITY

Following n slaughter Of dogs at
City after at least ono dozen
CANNES had been bitten by a supposed
rabid animal, the Council Of Delaware
City will meet Tonight TO pass an or
dinance requiring the muzzllng Of all
dogs running at large on the streets Of
the town during the summer months.
The rabid animal ran amuck last
evening. IL appeared first in the CEN
tire of the city. whore 1t attacked sew
eral dogs. and upon being chased by
crowd to the town borders, bit a large
number Of other dogs on the way out
Tho rabid animal as we'll as all the
dogs bitten. was killed and the head OF
the supposed rabid dog sent to tho
state Laboratory for examination.
Delaware city has had several mad
dog scares OF late.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
JEALOUS BARBER
KILLS THREE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
MILWAUKEE, July 1S.-Two men and
woman are dead here to-day because
William Hin, a barber in the Soldiers
Home. was jealous of Albert Diller. Hill
shot and killed Mrs Marie Kimbell, then
fired at Diller. but killed Joseph Biettner,
then he wounded an Australian known
only as John as .he fired again at Dnler.
Then Diller, being out Of range, Hill
shot himself and died instantly.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
FATHER AND SON
KICKED BY HORSE

ELKTON. July 1s.-Charles Piner.
the 10-year-ol son OF Benjamin Piner,
OF this city, was probably fatally kick
ed by a horse. He was cleaning out
the stable at the home Of DR.. Charles
M. Ellis. when one of the horses kicked
him on the head. The boys father was
nearby and he ran to his assistance,
and In doing so was also kicked on tho
leg and painfully injured by the same
horse. He succeeded in rescuing his
son from under the horses feet.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
HUSBAND SHOT,
WIFE POISONED

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, July 1s.-shot through the
heart as he lay in bed, Ernest Clock. 2S
years Of age, was found dead in his apart
ments in West 18th street to-day. His
wife, Sarah, 26 years old. was found.
fully dressed, dead on a seat in the bath
room. She had been poisoned. The police
are investigating.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
FIREMEN HAD MONKEY RUN

An excited person seeing smoke COM
ing from a house in Pleasant street
last evening, ran to the engine house
of the Weccacoe Fire Company and
got out the firemen. who. upon reach
ing the scene of the supposed blaze,
found that the family in the house was
only engagedNn burning rubbish.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Has Train stoppina pevloe.

Camille Lang, of this city. has in :
vented a new automatic train stop
ping and safety device. The attach
ment is placed on the locomotive and
operates on a special rail. stopping a
train within 500 feet Mr.. Lang has
been a fireman for several years on
the Maryland and New York divisions
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He will
apply for a patent within few days.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
DEATH IN BITE OF

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, July 1s.-Poisoned by
mosquito bite. William Brighaupt.
two years old, whose parents live at
100 Twentieth street, Brooklyn, died
today in the Samaritan hospital. Blood
poisoning from the mosquitoes bite nee
essitated amputation OF the child's
right leg. He died Of shock
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
FOUR KILLED, CROPS
HURT BY OHIO STORM

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
COLUMBUS. o.. July 1s.-Represen-
tatives from the interior today show
that four persons were killed and two
badly injured by lightning and heavy
damage done to crops and property
by the severe electrical. wind and rain
storm that swept Central Ohio late
last night
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Millions LOST in Russian strike.

ST FETERSBURG. July 1S.-Rus-
sian strikers and employees lost $780,
O00.0 on account of strikes in IT,
year ending May 81. according to Off
cial statistics made public here to-dl
There were 1910 strikes in this ys n
and 2,TO9.695 men were involved. M .
of the strikes were called TO demo -
strare discomfort with present politiccl
conditions.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
BANK CLEARINGS
SHOW INCREASE

For the first time tho weekly clear
ings Of tho Wilmington Clearing House
Association for week OF this year ex-
ceeded those Of corresponding week
of last year.
For the week ending to-day the
olearings amounted 20 s1..<8s37. For
the corresponding week OF last year
they amounted TO s1.s55.5so.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
sun .pestronina Grass.

The continued drought is being telt
In this citv to "A marked extent. The
grass in different sections of the city
is burning up under the SUMS rays.
particularly in the rear Of the City
Hall and the Court House.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
ODDS OF TWENTY TO ONE
THAT TAFT WILL WIN
By United Press Leased sDeciai wlr,

WASHINGTON. July 1S.-The first pub
lie wager on the result OF the presiden-
tial campaign to be posted In Washington
was laid at odds of % TO that Taft would
win.
Both parties to the wager were Repub-
lcans and the names were not made pub
lie because both are employed in the gov
ernment service The amounts were 500
to S.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July 1s-The CEN
tire Of the msrometrio depression that
covered the Lake region and Central
valleys Friday has moved eastward to
the region north of Lake Ontario, at
tended by showers in Middle and
Northern districts from the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys to the Atlantl,
coast.
Forecast till 8 p. M, Sunday:
For Delaware-Showers and cooler
tonight and Sunday; fresh westerly
winds.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Defianoe 40 pIav RookIand.

The Defiance 3. b. viii play tho
Rockland A. c. this afternoon. for two
dollars a side. Herbert Chammers
who has just ben lately signed, WI
pitch for the Defiance.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Fined $40 and Costs.

Mary Phillips, colored. and Samuel
Coleman, also colored. weer arr igned
this morning in City Court charged
with having been drunk and disorderly
They were each fined $50 and costs by
Judge Cochran.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
ATTEMPT to Eire Harrisburg The

Attempt to Fire Harrisburg Theatrs.
HARRISBURG, Pa. July 1S-Whdt
was apparently the second incendiary
attempt within month to destroy the
Lyric Theatre in the crowded Mark ss
street business an dhotel section was
frustrated early this morning by quick
of the flames. Several p 90
pie sleeping in the upper stories we >
rescued by policemen.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Sneak thief Rifle trunk.

GEORGETOWN, July 1S.-In the
absence of Mr.. and Mrs. Polk Holio
way from home Thursday evening a
sneak thief entered the house, and
after going through all the bureau
drawers and cupboards, finally found
S17 in a trunk in one OF the upper
rooms. The money belonged TO Mrs.
Holloway's father, Edward Messick.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Fourteen Automobiles Burned.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-Fourteen au-
tomobiles worth. $4,000 were burned
early today when flames destroyed tie
Bedford garage on Bedford avenu :.
Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Barn and Stock Burn .

ELKTON, July 1s.-The double barn
on the farm of John NJ. Michael, near
Darlington. together with several
smaller buildings, we're destroyed by
fire last night Two mules and four
cows perished in the flames. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
RuraI Tax coIIeotors Al Work.

Several of the rural tax collectors
were at the court house this morning
to receive taxes for the present fiscal
year. The collectors reported receipt
as being above the aysysSA
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
casns Wnre continued.

The cases of Joseph 4. Fitzpatrick,
Jr., and Roy Welch. both charged with
assault and battery, were continued
until Tuesday in City Court this morn
ing. Judge Cochran placing each OF
them in 5000 bail for their appearance.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
WnI Return 70 Her Homo.

Miss Eva Burris. OF Millington, Nd,
viii return to her home tomorrow after
enjoying a thre weeks vacation in this
city.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18
Bon Killed hx PIaYmate.

HARRISBURG. Pa. July 1S.-Wh.lc
playing at Olympic games Samuel NJ
Dermott, aged ten years. was accident
ally killed by young playmate. A
brick used as a discus hit him in the
head.
Evening journal., 1908-07-18

Advertise in busy fines, be-
cause the iron must be struck
while il is hot, and advertise
in dull times TO heat fhe iron.
The sun., 1908-04-18
Hobson and the President.

The President is not always happy in
his choice Of lieutenants on the floor OF
Congress. We might say indeed that
he is invariably unhappy, since it is no
part Of the Presidents duty to interfere
with the legislative branch, either by
deputy or otherwise The Constitution
specifies and therefore limits the man.
ner in which he shall convey his sugges-
tions to Congress, and anything outside
Of or beyond that is, TO say the least, OF
doubtful merit and felicity.
We have advanced, however during
the last five or six years, and certain
time honored observances have been lost
sight Of in the general uproar. Thus
since the President does in fact select
commission and inspire certain spokes-
men and advocates whenever he wants
to promote certain Of his policies II is
a great pity he so often chooses them
inauspiciously. Even an unwise not to
say mischievous thing may be done with
discretion. Only too often the President
acts with indiscretion.
Take the case Of HoBsoS, for example.
1t appeared very soon after the opening
Of the proceedings in connection with
the four big battleships recommended
by Mr.. ROOSEVELT last Wednesday that
his chosen exponent and special pleader
on the floor Of the House Of Representa-
tives was the Hon. RICHMOND PEARSON
HoBsoN Of Alabama, not a member of
his own party, not particularly potent
and influential member Of the minority,
and of consequence with either side only
because Of the commission he carried
from the White House. Naturally Mr..
HoBsoNs activities served TO quicken
the already deep seated hostility to the
proposed measure, and this all the more
because he used as his argument pri-
vate letter addressed by the President to
a few leading Republicans instead OF the
open message TO Congress addressed TO
the whole lawmaking body and wholly
free Of all suspicion Of party politics.
As may be imagined, this circumstance
did not increase Mr.. HoBsoN's prestige,
il he had any to begin with, Moreover
it was a tactical mistake on the Presi-
dents part to appeal TO Congress on the
score Of peace and then personally to
appeal to Messrs. CANNON, HULL and
Foss on the score Of expected war.
There was certain inconsistency and
contradiction in that; but the spectacle
Of HoBsoN, a Democrat, exhibiting a
copy Of the Presidents private letter 70
The sun., 1908-04-18
The old Smithsonian.

The project to house the recently eo-
tablshed National Gallery Of Art in the
present building Of the Smithsonian In
sttution on the Mall in Washington is
probably only makeshift disposition OF
the national art collections.
II would be difficult TO find building
in Washington less fit than the Smith
sonian Institution for the purpose TO
which it is proposed to devote it now
that it has been condemned as wholly
useless for the display Of scientific -speci-
mems. JAMES RENwICK's creation in
warm red sandstone was Professor
JOSEPH HENRY's pet project. 1t cost
S45O,OOO and nine years to build, and II
is still recalled that almost every day OF
its construction from lS47 TO 1855 the
Sm,hsonian's secretary spent much OF
his time climbing ladders or perched on
scaflolding that he might see every stone
well and truly laid. Seen through the
trees from available points Of view the
building il picturesque, and the effect is
heightened by the light spring OF It's
slender and lofty towers.
But the inner conditions are by no
means satisfactory. Much space is taken
up with corridors, structurally necessary,
and very gloomy The windows are
very narrow, round headed Sits set
deeply in the walls and high above the
floor in the larger halls, This leaves
much dead space under the lighting and
on the other sides unwieldy areas of blank
wall sadly hatched with cross lights.
In this place it is proposed TO establish
all the national art collections except the
Freer collection, and for that new build
ing will be erected, to serve, perhaps, as
an object lesson to show Congress what
a national gallery of art should be.
The sun., 1908-04-18

.he Republican leaders and using II Tor
purposes Of expOstulation with his side
Of the House must In a way have ,stimu-
lated hostility on the other.
Let us say again that the Presidents
advocacy Of four new battleships was
sound in itself. We have no fault 10
find with the abstract proposition; but
the message asking for the ships as a
guarantee Of peace to protect us from
insult, a perfectly preposterous idea, and
the private letter explaining that the ships
were needed as preparation for expected
war present a tangle that can hardly be
contemplated with a straight face. On
top Of all this to have HoBsoN, presumably
a Democrat violently pushing not the
Presidents non-partisan, open and above
board argument, but his secret and con-
fidential representationsto 10 the Republican
chieftains-t this must have been a blow Of
no measurable magnitude Perhaps Il ac-
counts for the disaster that has befallen
the whole project.
We do not quite see how any one can
take HoBsoN seriously. Maybe it is
one of the hitherto unrevealed proofs
Of Mr.. RoQsEvELT's genius that he has
found the way, 1t is entirely clear
however that the conjunction Of the
Presidents ardent advocacy and the
appearance of HoBsoN as his alter ego
with an illegitimate commission-abun-
dainty accounts for the collapse Of the
enterprise. Under other auspices the
result might have been different
The sun., 1908-04-18
Mir. BIrse Harrison and The HabltAnt,.

TO THR EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir' My Al.
tention has Just been called TO an offensive
libel which appeared In a recent issue Of your
paper-a libel which attacks me by name and
which Is OF a nature TO seriously injure me III
nv profession, which n that Of an artist and
a magazine writer and illustrator
The article In question was in the form Of
an anonymous letter dated "Sherbrooke, ?.
O., March IS," and signed only w. h, b
This letter characterized az false aud o1eh-
sive almost every statement in an article OF
mine entitled "The Habitnnt in Winter which
appeared In the March ScribHCr's, and classed
me as cheap writer" who had spent but
few days In the Province Of Quebec.
The fact il that ! spent nearly four years
In Quebec province, during which time lived
much with the habitants and had habltant
servants There Is no statement in my articls
which Is not literally true and without eXag.
Grafton and not one Of its statements which
will not be able TO back up, when called upon.
by the testimony OF expert Canadian woods
men. ,, o.,
displaved by w. X. b." Is hard to account
for save perhaps upon the hypothesis that
he has never been north OF Sherbrooke, which
is on the boundary line and hardly TO be called
Canadian in rs climate or its social conditions
This fact, however could hardly be known
10 the American public, who would Only see
Ia the libellOus statement OF w b. b. the
somewhat indignant protest OF Canadian
who as such would be presumed TO know
whereof he spoke
You can easily see that such statement
II allowed 20 pass unChallenged Wq1ld 20
damage my reputation with The magazine
editors that future contributions Of m4s
would he regarded askance and quite poss. oly
refused on the ground Of unreliabllity
need hardly point out TO yon that IN print
ing this anonymous libel without examining
the correctness Of its statements you tgcil'
accept responsibility for II, and shan there
fore ask OF you that which any self-rtspeo
ing journal or Gny self-respecting individual
would agree to under the circumstance
retracton of the libel as public az tho libel
itself; a retraction, that Is. in the columns oi
your own paper,
In conclusion | will simply state as rroo'
Of the genuneness and the seriousness Of my
professional nOsition that ! have FOR years
been a member Of the Society OF American
Artists, an associate OF the National Academ'
Of Design, professor OF landscape art 70 me
Art Students League Of New York, and tM
my paintings have been medalled IN most ..
the great exhibitions during the past twenly
years. Finally ] happen to be member
OF the Century Club. OF which your own editor
in chief has also long been distinRushea
member. BRGB HARRISON,
NEW NOEE, April a.