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Evening journal., 1908-09-14
RIVER VICTIMS
BODIES ARE FOUND
Remains Of Lynch and Atkins,
of the Inflated Tug HOItOn,
Recovered Off Wilmington
ONE WAS PINNED
BY THE WRECKAGE

The bodies Of James p. Lynch, as
slstant engineer. and Mate Leonard
Atkins, OF the Inflated tug James S.
W. Holton, of Philadelphia, which was
sunk by the Wilson Line steamer City
Of Chester on last Friday night, have
been recovered. Lynch's body was re-
covered yesterday by a diver. In the
employ of the owners OF the tug, who
was sent to the wreck to search for
the bodies. This morning Mate Atkins
body was picked up by william H.
Rivell and James E. Cahaley. both
riverman Of Gordon Heights, who had
been notified that the body was float
ing down stream.
The body was first seen by tho crew
and passengers Of the steamer Bristol
while that vessel was on it's way TO
this city. Immediately on the arrival
of this boat at the Fourth street wharf,
word was telephoned TO Rivell. and IN
the launch frankie he and Cahaley
and a boy started out in search OF the
body. It was found at a point opposite
the Wilmington and Northern railroad
pier, about three miles from where the
tug went down, and Il was floating out
to the bay. The body was secured viii
a rope and towed TO this city.
Deputy Coroner Nichols was notified
lof the finding of the body and he ha,
it removed to the morgue, from where
Il was prepared for shipment TO tn,
mans late home, az Lewes.
The body was attired only in under
clothing. showing that the man had
been asleep when the tug was struck
1t showed that the man had been
scalded. as the face and breast were
red. The body was also in bad shape
crabs having gotten in their work on
it.
A brother Of the dead man. who lives
in Chester. is expected here to-day to
make all arrangements for the ship
ment OF the body 20 Lewes.
Diver Found Lynoh's Body
/ Lynch's body was found by the diver
pinned against tho guard rail by the
wreckage OF the housing over the en-
gine room. From the position I'm which
his body was found 1t Is thought Lynn
rushed from his bunk and attempted
70 leap to the steamer like Captain
Gray and four members Of the crsw
but the debris caught and Imprisoned
him
The body was brought here and
shipped from morgue TO the mans late
home at Rehoboth.
The diver found the Holton cut IN
half and the sections lying widely
apart. The wreck is a menace TO navi-
CATION, as IT lies right in the channel
It will be removed as soon as possible
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
EL0PED WHILE PLANNING
FOR THEIR WEDDING

KENOSIIA. Wis. Sept. IA stir was
caused in the younger society of Ken
osha when It was announced that Web
ster Whitaker. son of Mr. and Mrs. X. s.
Whitaker. had eloped. The couple were
married I'm Joliet, Ill.,
Mrs. Whitaker had returned TO her
home in Lake Geneva and her husband
to Kenosha. Arrangements were still
being made for the wedding Of the couple.
which was to have taken place at one
Of the churches in Lake Geneva early in
October. The publication Of the mar
riage license at Joliet revealed the elope-
msnt
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
RIOT AT A SUNDAY
BASEBALL GAME

IRWIN. Pa. Sept. 14-In baseball
game between the Irwin and Pitcairn
teams a general riot followed, resulting
in a score of persons sustaining more
or less injuries. while one man had his
leg broken. The trouble started in tho
sixth inning, when an unknown rail-
road man walked owed to First Base
man Radford. Of the Irwin squad, ard
struck him for disputing a decision.
The score was then to and Umpire
Hanly Immediately called the anne on
The crowd trampled on one another
and struck right and left With drawn
revolvers State Troopers Meyers and
Osler charged the crowd, but were
knocked down and kicked. Several
other troopers rushed tn the scene ana
succeeded in arresting twenty-four OF
the rioters.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
PENNOCK FAMILYS
PLEASANT REUNION

A reunion Of the Pennock famil was
held at Reynolds Park, near Avondale,
on Saturday afternoon. II was made up
Of many hundreds of people from differ
ent parts of Chester county. New Castle
county, Delaware and Philadelphia.
An address was made by Edward PEN
mock, of Chatham, Pa. He trailed the
ancestry Of the family in this country to
one Joseph Pennock, one of the followers
Of William Penn. He was at one time a
member Of the Colonial Assembly. An
organization was formed with Edward
Pennock as president, and Emma VOL
laston as secretary, for the purpose OF
arranging for like reunions from year to
year.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
EUGENE DAVIS, PRESIDENT
NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA
,eclaI 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SMYRNA, Del. Sept 14-At q re-
cent meeting of the directors Of the
National Bank Of Smyrna. Eugene
Davis. cashier OF the bank, was chosen
president to succeed William IL. Jan
ney. who recently resigned 30 remove
10 Baltimore where he viii engage in
business.
Mr. Davis has been connected with
the bank for many years having ori-
ginally started as boolskeeper When
Mr.. Janney was made president, Mr..
Davis was promoted ia be cashier The
National Bank Of Smyrna is the largest
financial institution in this part OF Del
aware.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
REVENUE CUTTER
SNOHOMISH'S TRIAL

The revenue cutter Shohomlsh,
which was recently finished at the
yards Of the Pusey and Jones Com
pany, was taken on her trial trip this
morning to return in two days. Gov
ernment officers are aboard, supervis-
ing the trip and making observations
to determine whether the new cutter
comes up to the standard for which
she was built The Snohomish is to
receive her armament in Wilmington,
and will then sail for the Pacific coast
to go into service
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
LAWN MOWER
GOT HIM In TROUBLE

For borrowing lawn mower and falling
to return it. Stephen Bostick, colored' was
arrested and arraigned in City Court this
morning on charge Of larceny as bailee.
The lawn mower was the property OF
John c. Saunders. Miss Alma Saunders,
his daughter, who was the prosecuting
witness. said that she loaned the lawn
mower to Bostick who came to the house
ana said he wanted TO borrow It TO cut
grass &C a place in Ninth street.
The mower failed TO return and il was
eyed that Bostick sold it. Judge coch-
ran held Bosticx in $500 bonds for his ap-
pearance in the upper court
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
LADS ACCUSED OF
STEALING NEWSPAPERS

Newspapers have been disappearing
frequently of late from houses whore
they are left by the carriers and the
police have had several complaints.
This morning two boys were arraigned
in City Court charged with stealing
newspapers and theirs ease was turned
over to Agent Stout for Investigation.
Judge Cochran said that he thought
an example ought TO be made of the
boys as a warning TO others who may
be responsible for the disappearance of
newspapers. He sail that not ouly his
own paper had been taken for several
days from the porch. but that several
other persons had spoken to him about
their pspsTk heipE stolen.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
ROOSEVELT IS SUED In
A TIMBER LAND FIGHT

RENO. New. Sept 14--For the first
time in the history Of the country a
President of the United States and
other officials are being sued to prevent
the government from withdrawing tim
Der lands from Government reserves,
thereby cutting Off grazing rights.
In the Federal Court at Carson City
the case of the Eureka Live Stock
Company against President Roosevelt,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. Chief
Forester Pinchot and Forester Barnett
was aroued
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
SOON TO LAUNCH
THE DELAWARE
Monster BattIeShip Will be
FIOated Within a Few
Months
TRADE BOARD GETS READY

The Wilmington Board of Trade has
been informed BY Secretary of War Victor
II. eAitcaif. that the battioship Delaware
In the course Of construction at Newport
News viii be launched within a few
months although tho War Department as
yet has received no word from the con-
tractors as TO the date of the launching.
The board IS dcsirous Of preparing TO ceie-
bfato the launching of the batlcship and
Mr.. Mctcalfs information Is Ia response
TO an inquiry sent by Secretary McGovcrn.
The presentation of "a suitable gift to
the batteship viii be considered by tho
Board of Trade at its next meeting. Much
interest will center IN the naming Of
sponsor. one OF Governor Lea's daughters
VIII probably be chosen
The letters passing between the Board
of Trade and Mr.. Metcalf In reference
TO the launching were as follows:
MIR McGOVERN'S LETTER.
September 10. f9Os.
Hon. Victor H. Metcalf. Secretary Of tho
Navy, Washington, d. C.
Sir-This Board IS deslrous Of having
the Legislature Of this state make prep
arations at it's next session TO properly
celebrate the launching OF the Battle.
ship Delaware" and we address you to
ascertain how far this vessel is completed.
and as far as possible the approximate
time when she will be launched.
We feel that we cannot start too early
TO make preparation TO celebrate this
great event. and httingly acknowledge the
compliment Of having this batrieship
named after this State.
Respectfully.
George IL. McGovern.
Secretary
SECRETARY METCALFS REPLY.
Navy Department, Washington, Septem.
ber Il. 1905
Sir.-ln answer to your inquiry under
date Of the 10th instant as to the state Of
completion of the Battleship Delaware" +"
and the approximate time OF her launch-
ing. / have to inform you that reports
from the departments representatives at
the works of the contractors show that
the vessel was on the 1st instant 1905 per
cent completed. and that the progress
made with the work during the. month
of August was a little more than per
cent.
As a vessel is usually launched when
about 50 per cent completed Il may be
assured that the Delaware will be
launched within few months. The de-
partment has. as yet. received no notice
fro mthe contractors as to the date OF
launching. Very respectfully,
(Signed) V. II. Metcalf.
Secretary.
Mr.. George II. McGovern. Secretary, The
wilmington Board OF Trade. Whining.
ton, Delaware.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
GERTRUDE'S FACE
WAS SWOLLEN SOME

With her left eye swollen to three times
Its natural size, Gertrude Hopkins coll
ored, was in city Court this morning 20
appear against oRbert Nicherson. also
colored, who was arraigned on a charge
o. assault and battery.
The woman said that Nickerson struck
her with his fist. following a quarrel IN
a house In Johnson's Flats yesterday
Judge Cochran fined Nickerson $50 and
costs
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-The CEN
tire Of the storm in the West Indies con-
tinues south of Nassau in the Bahamas
Islands, it having moved very slowly
westward or northwestward in the last
"a hours.
Hurricane warnings are displayed at
Jupiter, Miami, and Key West and
storm warnings at other points on the
Florida peninsula.
Forecast till p. n- Tuesday:
For Oelaware-Cloudy. showers late
tonight or Tuesday; fresh northeasterly
winds.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
ErIends School Reopens.

Friends School, Fourth and west
streets, was opened for the term this
morning. The morning was spent IN
receiving the new and returned pupils.
Glasses will be reorganized this after
noon and study win be resumed IN car
nest tomorrow. Almost 800 pupils arc
enrolled this year,
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
Rrowntown pefeats Newport.

The Newport club was defeated by
the Browntown team on the grounds of
the Browntown club on Saturday by
the score Of 70 to 4. Hayden was
knocked out Of the box in the fourth
inning. A large crowd witnessed the
game. Browntown would like to hear
from any fast team in the city. Ad-
dress William Phillips. Jr. 80 Sew
enth avenue.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
Mr. Morton Returns Thanks.

George c. Morton who was nominated
FOR receiver of taxes by the Democrats
on Saturday desires to return thanks
TO his friends who supported him for
the nomination and he viii do his best
TO elect the entire Democratic ticket.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
Al the Hiah School.

Owing to the great amount Of work
incident to the first week of the term,
there were no opening exercises at the
High School this morning as is GUS
tomarv. A program. however. is being
for next week.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
Idle Hour oyster Roast.

An oyster roast was held at the
Idle Hour Club at Binstead yesterday
and the members had a jolly oyster
feast Tt was the first OF the season
and was especially enjoyed on that
account.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14
old Swedes Kindorqarten.

Tho kindergarten of Old Swedes
Church, which was so successful last
year. was opened this morning with an
enrolment OF about 45 children. Miss
Hoopes ia again hasd taaaheg, 4,
Evening journal., 1908-09-14

Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1908-09-14

Prosperity coming BACK HOME
Be ready 10 meet If fhis Fall
Get your Ads. ready. The Journal
will do the rest with ifs large
home and rural circulation.
1T LEADS
Evening journal., 1908-09-14

Continued on Eighth Fage.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
BROOKLYNITES DUPED.
Many Subscribed to Magazines
Through Man Noso IN CeL.

Walter T Hunt who gave his address as No 32s
Schermerhorn street. Brooklyn. and who is said
to have secured hundreds Of club rate subscrip-
lions to magazines and appropriated the money to
his cvrn use was remanded TO Police Headquarters
Yesterday by Magistrate Cornell, in the JEFFERSON
Market nolice court where he was taken on COM
niaint of Milton See. an architect. of No. West
cd street The subscriptions given Hunt by MT
See amounted to s29 and included large variety
of magazines At the same time it was said by the
police that hundreds of similar orders had been
given bv architects who wanted to take advantage
of an offer whereby professional paper ana TWO
n1onthlv magazines TO be sent at ereatlS re-
duced rate.
Ono nublisher received more than a hundred re-
quests TO send magazines, when he had no fecord
of the subscriptions having been pald. Oetec'i'o
c-esan of Police Headquarters. traced Hunt TO lhe
Schermerhorn street address. which ne mao given
as his office On Saturday afternoon the suoscrp-
,ton aren't called at the Brooklyn place ana was
q, once arrested Then he declared that ne hau
heen canvassng for subscriptions for nearly SIX
-oontns The special inducernent which he offereo
~ s,,bscribers added to the list of victims. ana
systematic selection OF the professions ana uaoes
,,b,cb have their own periodicals made the s"lnole
ono of the easiest TO carry successfully accolu
ing IN Detective Gegan, who has list OF q huii-
dred complainants- ,,
Hunt will be taken before Magistrate Corneh on
4 charge of grand larceny to-day wheh ne eApeC'
IN arrange for the return of the funos through i'
aeorte of his father. who he said had oeen sue
.cessful magazine canvasser for several years.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
WANT MAKES CHILDREN TRuANIS'
Unusual Number of Absences in Aid So
cietv's Industrial Schools

The Cbildren's Aid Society has just reported that
as the result of an investigation into the unusual
-,,-,her of sbsentees among the fifteen thousand
children in its fifteen Industrial schools chioreh
have been found in 727 families who were Kept at
home bv conditions Of extreme poverty and dls-
,r.ss In some OF the homes visited there was
neither fire nor food, and in many the furniture
and bedding had been sold Lack OF employment
of the family wage earners, due to the present
financial stringency. or Illness, was the general
cause of this poverty.
The trustees of the society have found tnat at
least A25o about IS a family, is Immediately re-
ouired for coal food, shoes. necessaries for the
sick ETC. in the 727 families. Inasmuch as ne
contributions to the society have been largely re-
duced since the economic depression set in, there
was no money meet this need. On the urgent
apueal of Evert Jansen Wendell. one of the trus-
tees the trustees themselves subscribed s2no. For
the remainder the society appeals to the public,
and A. 8. Hepburn, treasurer, has been designated
as recipient of funds at the society's rooms No.
los East 22d street. All vouchers and recoFds Of
money received may be inspected by contributors
at that address.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
LINCOLN AND THE NEGRO.
President of Virginia Bar Says He
Opposed Right to Vote.

A caner.on Braxton president of the Virginia
Bar Association, the speaker yesterday at the
Peoples Forum in the New Rochelle Theatre, TAX
ing for his subject How the Negro Became a
Voter"
Tho enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment.
said Mr. Braxton was the origin of the negro ques-
ton in this country. Before this amendment was
tackled on at the foot the Constitution the sent-
mont oy nearly ali OF the states opposed to
negro suffrage Even Lincoln was against IT, and
said 50 ir debate with Judge Douglas. At this
debate Mr.. Lincoln said:
"T have n, purpose to introduce political and
social eouality between the white and the black
races There is c physical difference between the
two which, in my judpinent, Will prooaoly 1oroia
their ever living together upon the Iootins oi per
feet equality and inasmuch as II becomes heces-
sity that there must be difference l. as wen as
Judge Douglas, am in favor of the race to which
belong having the superior position nave
never said anything TO the contrary Dut nor"
that notwithstanding all this. there is no reason III
the world why the negro Is not entitled 10 ali Iiis
natural rights enumerated in the Declaration OF IN
denendence the right to life liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. / hold that he is as mucn Ell
titled to these the white man
And 7 may say continued the speaker that
Mr. Iincolns position at that time is exactly the
sentiment of every white man in the South to-day
In the entire United States in 1850 there were only
about one hundred and twenty-five negro voters,
not one OF whom lived outside of New YORK ana
New England The principal agencies whlch con
tributed negro suffrage were: FTst srduC"ue
TO the negro soldiers who had served in the fed
ersl armies to save the Union as 1t was SAID
second apprehension lest the so-called reoel ele-
ment' regain control of the federal government;
and third the desire to perpetuate the Republican
party in power. Thus have, as the inspiration
for negro suffrage, gratitude. apprehension ana
politics-these three but the greatest OF these Is
politics.
when all the facts considered. one may
well question whether the popular will was exc
cuted or thwarted when negro suffrage was written
into the fundamental law of this nation and snouo
the Supreme Court hereafter hold that the FIJI
teenth Amendment never passed the 4oth Congress
by constitutional majority, there Is little reason
to think that it would find that majority IN
anv future Congress of the American people
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
BowLERs TROUBLED SUNDAY SCHOOL
First Arrest of Kind in Williamsburg Fol-
lowed Minister'S Complaint,

While the Williamsburg police have been con-
scientiousIy arresting offenders Of the excise Jaw
they have entirely overlooked bowling alleys and
billiard parloTs unti yesterday. The first victim
was John Hollwedel, who has alley at No. 303
Broadway. His arrest due Il complaint by
the Rev. j. Austin Huntley, pastor of the Central
Baptist Church, Marcy and South 5th
street who said the noise the alleys interfercd
with has Sunday school
The rear of the bowling alley backs up close to
that % the Sunday school building. and as the
niay yers hurled the large balls down the smooth
alleys there vas succession OF crashes resembling
thunder Each crash followed by howls of
delight rs the players became warmed up 10 the
game. and so distracted the attention of the entire
sunday school
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
MIssIol- OBSERVES IT'S BIRTHDAY.
Reformed Drunkards and Thieves Testify to
Conversion.

The McAUley Cremorne Mission, No 104 West
32d street, celebrated the twentysiXth anniversary
Of its organization by Jerry" McAuley last night
and many former drunkards and thieves testified
to their conversion through the mission Charles
VI. Jesup, broker. of No. 100 Broadway. presided.
Mornay Williams. lawyer, of No SO Wall street.
president of the New York Juvenile Asylum. spoke
Christian Motive and Christian Force Mrs.
Charles z. Ballou wife of the superintendent Of
the mission, said this would be the last anniversary
of the mission at the present address, the lease
expired January /. 1909
Superintendent Balou, following his wife said:
Il had the D. rs when was only nineteen years
old I'm younger now than my wife-she is my
mother. I'M only twenty-nine years old. twenty
nine years in Gods work. My wife made man of
from a miserable drunkard."
Forty and handful Of stood up in
answer TO the question, How many were saved in
the last year?'
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
PARKER FIRE NOT DUE TO ARMENIANS

The connection OF the Armenian secret society
Of Euntchakis-s with the Parker Building fire, at
18th street and Fourth avenue, was denied yes
ferday bv Arshag KaragfeUsian, Of No SO West
1rns avenue who was the senior partner of the
firm bearing his name. which occupied the fourth
floor OF the building a salesplace for Oriental
rags He admitted. however, that representatives
Of the society harassed him IN the early part OF
last summer and that he had an experience with
an Armenian named Nevrouzyan. who Decem-
her Il E-as sentenced TO year and six months
in The reniteatary because Of threatening letter
IN which Karagheusiau was told that he would be
exposed 10 the Turkish government as sending fire
arms and ammunition 30 that country unless he
gave Seo9eT0 10 the society.
The conviction Of the Armenian led 10 the report
of 2 threat also bRrn the building, but this was
denied by members Of the firm. and Detective
\ Petrosfni said that while he had heard Of pos
stilitv that the fire was started by Armenians for
revenge. he was satisfied that the Huntchakists
Lad nothing DO with II
New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
TRIP ABROAD BY MOTION PICTURES.
Burton Holmes Lectures on Vienna to Car
negie Hall Audience.

Taking up the second of his illustrated lectures
last night Carnegie Hall. Burton Holmes con-
Quoted a large audience down the Danube to
Vienna, passing the way the ruins of the castle
where Richard Coeur de Lion was confined for
some months and giving many beautiful gmpses
of historic Danube towns and scenery; thence to
the suburban parks and palaces. and later to the
more distant Alps. The trip was made realistic
by motion pictures. and the dangers of mountain
climbing vividly portrayed
Among the interesting features of Vienese life
which would be thoroughly appreciated by an
American is practice of tipping. as 1t prevails
in the restaurants Instead of fleeing one waiter
onIv the diner IN Vienna must bestow gratulty
upon the head waiter, the person who brings MS
food and the one who looks after the hqulo re-
freshments The five Rembrandts thrown on the
screen were especially well received The third
lecture in the course will be given on Sunday even
ing. January 90 and it's title will be Paris the
Magnificent"