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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
'RAYNER SCORES
ALDRICH BILL
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire


WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator
lRayner of Maryland. found his only
basis for approval Of the Aldrich bill in
the fact that it was to provide only
"a temporary remedy. He said in a
speech in the Senate to-day he was
mot an advocate of asset or credit cur
lrency, and di dnot believe in the CEN
trial bank scheme. He did, however,
favor plan providing for a joint as
ISOLATION of national banks for the pur-
pose Of enabling each member Of the
association to issue notes upon the
joint credit of the associate banks with
a reserve against the notes entirely
distinct from the reserve against their
deposit liabilities. He had greater So
llicitude for perfectly safe and sound
currency than for an over-abundant
circulation. he exclaimed. His chief
objection to the bill was that it did
not deal with the subject of bank re-
serves. He charged that the money
of the country is concentrated at
points that dominate the banking in
lterests OF the land, and declared that
the people who really need the money
are all sacrificed to crafty and ap-
pease the demands that are concen-
ltrated around the financial centres Of
the country.
He held that there viii never he
any permanent relief until the entire
banirir~ system is reformed in the in
lterests OF the American people against
the special interests, who under our
present laws exercise a controlling in
lhuence with the banks and the treas
Jury Of the United States.
In pointing out the blow-holes in the
present reserve system, he exclaimed:
why, sir, the native savages upon
the banks of the Senegambian river.
with their elephants teeth and the
bark Of the mulberry tree as a circu-
llating medium. have a better system Of
finance than this"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
MANY ICE MEN
ATTEND MEETING


winding up in a fuke, but when the
presiding officer put in his appearance
making the number IN attendance
fourteen, one over the unlucly numeral
preceding it, there was harmony once
more,
The large attendance of the ice men
was due 10 the fact that the work oi
filling the ice houses at Icedale. Pa
which are owned by the Consumers
Ice and Coal Company of this city. was
completed yesterday, and the men
numbering between 200 and 300, came
TO Wilmington to receive their cash at
the offices Of the local concern.
After the men had received their
money they congregated in various
places. and there they began TO thaw
out. as the weather was unusually cold
at Icedale and the men suffered cor
respondingly. Consequently when they
got a few warm ones under their
belts and standing around the heaters
swapping yarns they forgot the cold.
wintry blasts OF the past few weeks.
and in the glow of the Bohemian light
Of their social world. unloosenei them
selves. with the result that several fell
by the wayside, and policemen running
across them. sent them to the police
station
While Il lasted, the saloonkeepers on
the coast reaped n harvest. and all
the men got who spent the money. was
a big head" this morning.
Their sorrows. however, were not
added to by Judge Cochran. who. talk
ing into consideration the recent hard
ships. endured by the men on the ice
was lenient, and as a result most OF
the men were set free Even Joseph
Mitchell. who was accused Of assault
Ing Harry Adams. got on free, despite
the fact that Adams had his head
bound up in bandages when ne ap-
peared to attend the meeting this
morning Adams, showing a brotherly
feeling, said he didn't want TO press
the charge. as Mitchell. he said, had
been drinking and did not know what
he was doing.
Outside Of the ice men there were
two visitors, Charles A, Mcdonnell.
who was charged with drunkenness
and begging and William Kelly, who
was accused Of carrying a concealed
deadly weapon The former was as
sessed So and Kelly was held in 500
bail for the upper court
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
Deaths

Richard Heritage.
James Crossan.
Sarah c. Niekerson.
Mary A. Baker.
Louise F. Yaeger.
caspar Kendall.
Margaret Green Wilson.
Edward 7. Woolery
Mary E. Richard.
HERlTkGE-In this city, on February
- 1905 Richard Heritage.
Due notice of funeral will be given.
WOoLERY-In this city. on February
18th. 1905, Edward 7. Woolery, aged
s5 years
Relatives and friends Of the family
are invited TO attend the funeral SER
vices at his late residence, No. 1914
Tatnall street, on Saturday afternoon.
February 18th. at o'clock. Interment
Silverbrook Cemetery.
RlCHARD--In this city. on February
10th, 1905, Mary E., widow Of Michael
Richard, aged Go years.
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend the funeral ser
vices at the residence Of her son-in- law.
William Shuck, No. 2O03 Market street,
Friday afternoon. February 14th, 1908.
at 2 o'clock. Interment Lombardy
Cemetery.
WtLSON-On February -, 1908, Mar
garet Green. widow of William VIII
son, Jr., aged 20 years. ttr
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from her late resi-
denee near Greenville, Del, on Saturday
afternoon. February 10, 1908, at 2.30
o'clock Interment at Lower Brandy
wine Cemetery
KENDALL-February 10. 1908, caspar
Kendall
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral services at his late
residence, 1926 E. Penn street, German
town, Philadelphia, Thursday, Febru-
airy 10, at 11.30 a. m. Interment private.
Train leaves Reading Terminal for
wingohocling Station at 1885.
YAEGER-In this city, on February II,
Louise F. Yeager aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral services at her late
residence No. 1900 West Fourth street,
on Friday afternoon at o'clock. In
terment at Riverview Cemetery.
CROSSAN-At Marshallton. Del. James
Crossan. aged so years ~ RI.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral without further
notice from his late residence at Prices
Corner. Thursday, February 3. Ser
vices at the house at o'clock. Inter-
ment in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
ASK DISMISSAL
OF CAPITOL CASES
By THE .JouRNAL.s Social vic.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 12.-After
the State had finished In the Capitol
alleged grating cases, on the strength
of their arguments that the State had
failed to prove the alleged conspiracy,
iall the attorneys for the defendants be-
sought Judge Kunkle to instruct the
jury 10 acquit the defendants without
going further.
Prosecutor Scarlet opposed the mo-
tons to instruct the jury to acquit
He reviewed the salient points of the
Testimony offered by the Common
wealth and declared the conspiracy has
been fully shown unless the defense
can explain away the case built up by
the State.
No one who has attended the court
believes Judge Kunkle will grant the
motion. II IL is denied, the defense's
attorneys will then present their open
ling statements This will develop the
line Of defense on which IL was re-
ported the different attorneys had not
fully agreed even up to last night Just
how the evidence is a question on
which the lawyers refused to throw
ANY light before going into court
Many Witnesses for Defense
The defense will not have any lack
Of witnesses Of note Former Cover
nor Pennypacker, particularly, wants
a chance to brand Lewis charge that
he was a party to the alleged white
washing OF the Capitol scandal as
false. Former Attorney General Car
son also thinks he can remove the
Islander OF Lewis testimony that his
Investigation Of the scandal was not
Intended to reveal anything out Of
place. IL is possible that all the de-
PENDANTS will be placed on the stand
10 explain affairs which have been put
in bad light through the Common
wealth's testimony
Up 20 the very last moment when he
closed the direct case for the state,
Lewis proved to be loaded with sensa-
lions. His declaration that the letter
he blames for his indictment was writ
ten at Snyders request and his state
ment that Sanderson had objected to
lowering his bills because he had 20
put up a big wad for other people
kept the court room a hutter until the
Commonwealth rested.
These two declarations are the ones
Snyder and Sanderson are most anx-
ious TO explain away. Snyder says he
can explain the latter satisfactorily.
lSanderson will say that by the "other
people" who got the wad he meant
sub-contractors. from within he pur-
chased many OF the Capitol furnish
lings
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
NATION HONORS
LINCOLN'S NAME
CONTINUED from First Pago.)

Sketch Of Lincoln.
Ninety-nine years ago to-day in a one
room log cabin in Hardin county. Ken
lucky. a boy was born Of humble par
ents that more than any other person
saved this great and glorious republic
from being split into two-Abraham Linz
coin. When Abraham was eight years old,
Thomas his father. moved to Indiana.
The country was then very rough and tho
Lincoln family dwelt in a log cabin. Abra-
ham In some manner learned TO read and
write, largely owing to his own persever-
ance, for he received but little school
ing When eighteen his mother d.ed and
shortly afterwards his father married
again.
In 1880 the elder Lincoln moved again,
this time to Macon county, Illinois, where
Abraham aided in building the cabin,
clearing a field and splitting rails to fence
it. The locality proving unhealthy, Lin
coin hired himself to a man called Offut
at Sangamon and assisted him 20 build
a fiat boat and float it down the Sanga-
mon and Mississippi rivers to New Or
leans Afterward he became clerk Of a
country store at New Salem. Illinois. Here
he pursued his education by means of a
grammar and other books and seeking
explanations from the village schoolmas-
ter.
In 1884 Lincoln was chosen a member CT
the Illinois Legislature and was reelected
in 1886 1898 and 1870. after which he de-
clined further nomination. He began 10
study law in 1894 and two years later was
admitted TO the bar. On April Is, 1857, he
removed TO Springfield and entered into
a law partnership with John r. Stuart.
In August, 1896 he was elected a Repre-
sentative in Congress, but only served
one term. In 1854 Lincoln came within four
votes Of being elected United States Sen
ator.
In 1858 he entered upon the famous joint
debate with stephen Douglas In 1880 came
his nomination by the Republican Nation
al Convention for President. His election,
reelection and assassination at the hands
of a fanatical actor, John Wilkes Booth,
on April "a, 1865 while attending the
atrical performance are matters that
every schoolboy knows by heart.
Lincoin's place in history as one of our
greatest and best Presidents is secure for
all times.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
WIFE ADMITTED SHE
PLANNED MURDER
Rv rHr IouRNA1,s sneclal wire

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
MONTE CARLO, Feb l2-Mrs. Violet
Gould whose sentence for the murder of
Emma Levin last summer has Just been
COMMITTED from death to life imprison-
ment is trying to make out a case of in
sanity for her husband We're St. Leger
Gould, also under sentence TO prison for
life for completely in the same crime. The
Goulds were well born but poverty strlck-
en- English residents of Monte Carlo and
killed Mrs. Levin to get her jewelry The
husband would have shouldered all re-
sponsibility, but the wife admitted that
she planned the crime and that her hus-
band, his mind unbalanced by drink, act
ed only as she suggested.
The court accepted her story and ord
cred her TO the guillotine and her husband
to a cell for life. It is conceded that the
former sentence was committed mainly 10
avoid marring the Rivera season by an
execution.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
surprIse and Poatal Shower.

An enjoyable surprise party and pos
tai shower was rendered Clarence
Cardwell at his residence, No. 1926
West Eighth street on Tuesday even
ing. A pleasant time was spent in
playing games, after which refresh
ments we're served. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Card
well. Mrs. Walter Coale, Mrs. George
Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stuber,
Misses Philcna Hardin. Laura Adams,
Viola Huntsman, Reba Huntsman.
Emma Cardwel. Emily Merridith.
Elsie Rutan. Ethel Goale Helen Coale,
Mildred Stewart, Hester Laclxlen JOS
ephine Kelsey, nfrs.-ftv5crt- f''irlliiss,;-e
Philadelphia. Messrs. Clarence Card
well. Thomas Cardwell, Carl Zoch,
Russell Lawrence, Paul Rutan, Paul
Turner, Eddie Johnson, William Stu
ber Samuel Williams and Joseph Clark
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
BAR "CUSSING"
IN PENNSY SHOPS
COMPANY Puts in Effect an
Order Which Prohibits Its
Employees From Swearing

Foremen in the various shops Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company have
within the past few days been busy
posting a set Of rules issued by the
corporation which regulate the conduct
Of the men while in the company's
shops.
These rules and regulations apply to
every shop under control of the COM
pany, and among the regulations is a
clause setting forth that no profane
language shall be used while the men
are at work. There is no penalty at
tached to the violation of this rule,
but IL is generally understood that If
an employe violates it that he will he
required to take an enforced vacation
for a more or less period.
These regulations were posted in the
Todds Cut shops Of the company yes
terday and have caused much specu-
lation among the men who are in a
quandary as to what expression they
should use in case of a crushed finger
or smashed toe
IL was rumored this morning that the
company proposed TO promulgate a rule
setting forth that no employee of the
company would be expected hereafter
TO have his checks cashed by saloon
men. and that also that no employee,
should he desire to remain in the en-
ploy Of the company. should imbibe.
either while on or off duty, of intoxi-
eating beverages.
An official of the company stated that
the company had not contemplated on
order regarding the cashing of checks,
as that was matter over which it
had no control SO far as the question
of drinking was concerned the Same
official stated that it always had been
the rule of the company to prohibit
drinking by employees while hey were
on .auty. but further than the fact
mat it required It's employees to be
sober at all times. which has been al
awys the case no new action had been
taken.
Many of the railroad men received
their monthly checks last evening and
found difficulty to-day IN having them
cashed, as the local banks are all
closed A number Of them applied
at the business men with whom they
deal, but in many cases We're unable
TO be accommodated on account Of the
scarcity of ready cash on hand.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
Active EIeet oHIeers.

Members of the Phoenix Active As
ISOLATION held their annual meeting in
the Phoenix engine house last night and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year; Herbert Morris. presi-
dents David Brown, vice. president and
fire recorder; William Mahau. secre-
tary; and George Geisendorfer. treas
urer. Six now members were taken
into the association ana a committee
of three members was appointed to ar
range for the annual supper of the as
ISOLATION which VIII be held in May
A copllnittee' Of three was also named
ito arrange for smoker which will be
held within a few weeks
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
HAD MANY BILLS,
BUT GOT AID

The San Francisco earthquake has
given growth 70 more fake" hard-up
stories than ever before, and for a long
time charitable associations in this city
have been besieged with former ''mer-
ichants.r business men," "tradesmen'
land professional gentlemen" who
thave been ruined by the Frisco erup-
ton.
The Hebrew Charity Association is
tina latest victim OF the imposition. and
the annoyance is aggravated by the
fact that the ruined" one had a roll
OF bills that would have made the
eyes OF some Of the officers OF the
charitable associations of the city open
wide
He was from San Francisco. Of
course. He was blind. he said, and to
hide his ahiiction he affected a pair OF
intensely blue spectacles. Two crutches
attested to an amiction of his legs. He
made his appearance on one OF the
coolest days Of last week, and his sor-
lrowful tale OF the destruction Of his
once prosparoiN printing and litho-
Graphing business In Inflated Frisco
was not TO be withstood. Superintend-
lent j. Harry Gordon, OF the Hebrew
Charity Association. struck by the
mans pitiable appearance. without the
usual Investigation, at once gave the
man a ticket on account of the assoc
citation 20 the lodging and Turkish bath
house of Frank Nisenbaum, Third and
Shlpley streets.
There the "unfortunates,- misadven-
lures began. First Mrs. Nisenbaum
couldn't read the note from Mr. Cor
don GIVE ID TO me, III read it," snap
ped the blind" man. and he rolled off
the message that he should be given
free lodging and three good meals with
relish. When he saw Mrs. Nisenbaum
cycling him doubtfully. he explained.
with these black glasses" said he, 81
can read anything, even though ! any
blind"
Later when one Of the attendants
about the lodging house saw him
transfer roll of greenbacks as thick
as a law digest from under his pillow
and stuff it into o pocket. there was
a how DIDO. for Mrs Nisenbaum knows
well that the Hebrew Charity Associa
ton does not assist broken down
Frisco business men" when they are
bonanza kings.
The end of It was that the visitor
TO get out OF his sight on pain of being
was given five minutes by Mr.. Gordon
locked up. with that the stranger
hobbled away his roll OF bills making
a hump In his coat that caused Mrs.
Niscnbaum TO protest that che had
more money than she did, the bum"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
-Presented WIZ siIver TrovueL.

Edward Krause, Grand Worthy Past
President of the Grand Aerie, Frater-
nal Order OF Eagles has been present.
ed with silver trowel with which he
Will lay the corner stone of the new
home of the order in Camden, this
afternoons. The handle of the trowels
is made Of oak, which was cut from.
one of a pile OF timbers that the seven
men who conceived the plan of organ
zing the order sat upon in a shipyard
in Seattle, Washington, when they held
a consultation on the matter. The
trowel was presented Mr.. Krause by
the Camden Eagles. e.r..s
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
MANY ICE CUTTERS
ARE PAID OFF

About $50 men Of the Consumers
Ice Company who have been cutting
ice at Icedale for the last few days
were paid off yesterday. About one
third of the ice has ben cut. Because
of the thaw Of yesterday and today,
a strenuous effort will be made today
and tomorrow to have the entire yield
in by tomorrow night
Sveral hundred extra men were en-
ployed by the company today and will
be taken to Icedale this afternoon to
work all night to save, cut the ice and
place it in storage
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
BODY shlpped . MIddIetown.

On the train leaving this city at
1912 o'clock this morning the body
of Miss Dora Culbertson, Of No. 1907
Washington street, who died on Satur-
day. was shipped to Middletown for
burial Miss Culbertson's body was
conveyed from her home to the p,
b. g. w. Station by funeral car No.
80 Of the Wilmington City Railway
Company by which she was employed.
Accompanying the remains to Middle
town were a number Of members Of her
family and several friends of the dead
woman among whom we're S. S. Hon,
general superintendent of the railway
company and his wife and Harry Gel
ger, assistant superintendent
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
CONTEST ON FOR
POSTMASTER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK Del. Feb. 12-An interest
ing contest is now on for the postmaster
ship Of this town. J. K Chambers is the
present postmaster and candidate for re-
appointment, and Delaware Clark. former
recorder of deeds. has now appeared in
the field as an applicant for the place
Since Mr.. Clark got into the contest,
a few days ago. Postmaster Chambers
has circulated a petition recommending
him for reappointment and 1t was said
to-day that more than one thousand
names have been attached to the petition,
which will be submitted to Senators du-
Pont and Richardson.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
WILL REFUTE
NAVAL CRITICS
~ THE JOURNALS Special wire.

WASHINGTON. Feb 12.-Presideni
Roosevelt has decided to make public
the report Of Admiral Converse on tn,
construction Of the vessels Of the nav,
as a refutation Of the criticisms thai
have been made against II recently by
magazine writer's
The administration regards the docu-
meht as conclusive answer 1t con-
tains more than 100 pages and Is pro-
fusely illustrated. IL Is understood
that the report Is TO be taken up by
the critics and that II will be followed
by further attacks upon the efficiency
OF our battleships.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
AMOS J. STATION DEAD

Amos ]. stayton, former deputy
revenue collector for this district died
at his home, at Greenwood, last night,
from paralysis after a long illness. Mr..
Staytan was about SO years old and
was one Of the best-known men in
Sussex county He had served a term
I'm the legislature and was appointed
deputy revenue collector under the
Cleveland administration. Thomas n.
Stayton, of this city, is a surviving
brother. Mr.. Stayton is also survived
by a widow and six children. The
funeral will take place on Friday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12--rhe banks
and trade exchanges were closed and
wholesale business was generally sus-
pended in observance of Lincolns Birth
day. legal holiday. Lacking fresh data
on which to base reliable quotations. our
usual report Of the markets is necessarily
omitted from to-day's issue.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
Shooters Hold a Shoot.

On the Wawaset Gun Clubs grounds
this afternoon a team representing the
local organization and a team repre-
senting the Aberdeen Gun Club Of
Aberdeah Nd, are holding a shoot
The Aberdeen shooters arrived in wiz
mngtQn this morning and were escort
ed to- the club house by members Of
the Wawaset Club where a dinner was
served. There will be six events shot.
four of fifteen targets and two Of
twenty targets each.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
FuneraI Of caspar Kendall.

The funeral of Caspar Kendall, the
carriage manufacturer and one of the
founders OF the firm of McLear and
Kendall, who died in Germantown. win
take place tomorrow morning from his
late home at i1.30 o'clock. Interment
which vii be private. vii be made in
the cemetery at Germantown, near
Wingohocking station
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
ENGINEERS ON
TROLLEY ROUTE

Thomas z. o'Connen. president Of
the West Chester and Wilmington
Electric Railway Company. went over
the trolley route to-day in company
with three electrical engineers, who
will draw plans Of the road Mr.
.O'Connell and the engineers will spend
some time at Barndywine summit
where it is proposed to erect a power
house. The engineers will submit their
plans to the company directors at a
meeting to be held here next week.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

George Kelley. who was dismissed
on charge of drunkenness in City
Court this morning was re-arrested
this Afternoon by Officer William Dav-
idson Of the coast squad" on the
charge of stealing two bags of flour,
the property Of George Huber. Kelley
will face Judge Cochran IN City Court
tomorrow morning.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12

Proposals for the construction Of a
boat house at Fort Dupont viii be re-
ceived by Captain j. L. knowlton, con-,
structing quartermaster at Fort Dupont
today. A deposit of IS is required on
all plans and specifications loaned by.
the government.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1908-02-12
Ensign Wiseman Goes to Newark.

Ensign and Mrs. Charles Wiseman Of
the Salvation Army left Wilmington
today to take up work at their new
post at Newark. n. ]. The couple were
accompanied to the station by many
friends Adjutant and Mrs. Barrett,
who win come from Ohio, will succeed
them