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Evening journal., 1908-09-11
IN ILL HEALTH,
ALEXIS ]. HART
ENDS HIS LIFE
Shot Himself Through Head
at His Home This
Afternoon

Aleis ]. Hart. son of the late A. J.
Hart. killed himself at o'clock this ar
ternoon by shooting himself through the
head with .32 calibre revolver
He committed the act in the third story
of his home at Seventh and Rodney
streets
His brother James. was waiting for
him in a carriage, and when Alexis
failed to appear an investigation was
made that resulted in finding his body.
He had been in poor health for some
time, which had worried him greatly
Mr.. Hart was married nearly three
months ago. His wife was home at the
time but did not hear the fatal shot
Mr.. Hart was about 30 years old.
He was we'll known young man Of
this city and was secretary Of the A. j.
Hart Co. His friends think that worry
over his health caused him to take
his life.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Sept. 11.-There win be a
hot time at the Delaware state capital
tomorrow Democrats struggled with
Democrats all over Dover during last
evening and Ii was the most memorable
night since the cventful Salisbury
Wolcott battles royal OF old. The Sec
ond district meeting was hurried along
by the DAILY men in the hall over the
DAILY Building.
Immediately upon the adjournment Of
the meeting, the opposition forces.
headed by John l.. Salisbury and John
ID. Hawkins. engaged the retiring cleo
tors IN a street argument Some men
INDUCED IN the use OF forcible language
and some things were said that would
not look well In print.
Mr.. Salisbury (John F.,) when asked
why he clashed with Delegate VIII
liam Dyer and nearly came to blows
said Il simply charged them with
cowardice In not notifying us that they
were going TO hold their meeting. then
and there when / made that charge.
Mr.. Dyer raised a loaded cane and
came With ntwo inches OF bringing Il
down on my head. I hauled of with
my fist. but Mr.. Hawkins prevented me
striking / have respect for Mr. Dyer's
years. but he must be a gentleman or
expect ungentlemanly treatment"
Around at the Fifth districts First
precinct meeting. the band room at
Governors avenue and Loockerman
street was SO overcrowded that the
electors had 10 struggle back and forth
TO the doorway to get fresh air. The
| Hughes Wolcott- kenney faction strug-
gled with the Salisbury Daly-Jones
side until nobody could hear what any
body else said. The factions finally
compromised on organization, and J..
Frank Wilds Hughes man. was elected
president William Pennewlll, who was
run on the ticket last Spring with
William Salisbury for National dele
gate. was chosen SECRETARY
After many minutes of chaos. Chair
man Wilds got a vote on the nomina-
tions by dividin geach fraction on either
side OF the room. when the men did
so divide they wedged in, but there
was mighty small aisle.
Chairman Wilds urged the electors
TO remain so divided. while the meet
ing then expeditiously nominated State
county and district delegates.
The first vote-on state convention
elegates-showed the Hughes Wolcott
Konney faction In control, by a major
ity 90 eighteen votes.
I'VE serve notice on you that WI
viii remain and make all our nomina
tions. but that no action Of this meet
ing win be regarded by us as binding
said Samuel III. Carson OF the Dali
forces 1--WE will meet you at the poll
on Saturday, where a large number
lof Democrats may have opportunity C
vote. This room IS too small. II is
sitting, and our voters are leaving
John H. Jones counselled for har-
lmony. saying: 1T is perfectly right
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
THREW DIAMOND
RING AWAY
The Man Charged With Theft
Could Not Pawn Stone and
Thought It Was No Good

Charged by the police with the theft
Of diamond ring. Jacob Barkof. young
man, whose home is in Philadelphia, is un-
der arrest and will be arraigned In the
City Court tomorrow morning for a hear
ing.
According to the police. Barlxor came to
Wilmington two or three days aeo and
went to the home Of Michael Brown. at
Thirteenth and Wilson streets, where he
represented himself to be relative Of
Brown The latter took him in and be-
friended him until to-day
This morning Brown discovered that his
diamond ring valued at 800, was gone and
so was Barkoff. He reported the matter
to the police and they went in search OF
Barkoff. The latter. when apprehended
did not have the ring. He said he had
tried to pawn it along Front street but
could not and thinking that the ring was
no good, he threw 1t away in the vicinity
Of Thirteenth and Lombard streets
The police searched the locality where
the ring was supposed to have been tossed
but it could not be found.
The police believe Barkoffs story con-
cerning his belief that the ring was no
good and that he had thrown It away.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
SPELLBINDERS
BALK AT TERMS
General dupont Introduces
New Ideas for ECOnO-
Z MIXING Expenses
SPEAKERS SIGN AGREEMENT

NEW YORK, Sept. n.-spellbinders Tor
the Republican national ticket are much
perturbed by a method Of itemizing bills
and an agreement that must be signed
that have been ordered by the Republican
National Committee this year. General
Coleman dupont. chairman of the Speak
ers' Bureau of the Republican National
Committee. who is looked upon as one OF
the greatest organizers the Republican
party has ever had, is credited with orig
mating the idea.
BEFORE a speaker is engaged and sent out
10 stump for Taft and Sherman he Is COM
PEELED to sign an agreement at least the
second-raters are, whereby it is put down
in writing how much he will receive FOR
his services Also, he must place his sig
nature to a promise to send each week an
itemized bill Of expenses as well as a re-
mort as to conditions wherever he may be.
The peremptory manner in which the com
mittee may dispense with the speakers
services even If he is in Oshkosh or any
other place, is shown in the following
paragraphs:
"It is hereby mutually agreed between
the parties hereto and the party of the
right to cancel this contract at any time
upon notice given to the party OF the sec
ond part by mail or telegraph. whereupon
this contract shall become null and void
and all obligations thereby created in re-
spect to the payment Of compensation
and expenses to the party of the second
part shall cease"
In separate expense account, which
the speaker must I'LL in and send 20 the
Speakers Bureau each week, are spaces
for the date Of meeting, the place, the
approximate attendance. Items Of expense
are mentioned as railroad fare. sleeper
charges. hotel bills and meals and sun
dries.'
It is understood that some speakers
when these agreements. and expense ac-
counts have been handed to them have
refused to sign them and have therefore,
failed to enlist themselves as campaign
speakers.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
ISSUE WARRANTS
WITH MORE CARE
Judge Cochran Dissatisfied
With the Trouble City
is Put to

A little advice to those who at some
time or other may desire to secure a
warrant for the arrest of somebody
or other, was doled out by Judge Coch-
ran in City Court this morning. The
Court said that of late there had been
too many persons getting warrants and
in a few days wanting to have them
withdrawn. He said that before a war
rant was issued more thorough in
vestigation should be made into the
case.
The cases that drew out this heart to
heart talk on the matter of warrants
were those of Grant E. Trissler and
James Nigro. Both had been arrested
on charges of assault and battery and
in each case the complainants were
the wives of the defendants. The wives
repented. it seems. and wished TO have
the charges Withdrawn Assistant
City Solicitor Satterthwaite said that
the charges were not serious and that
he thought they ought to be dismissed
on payment of costs.
Though Judge Cochran complied
with the request to dismiss the cases
he appeared TO do so under protest
and thought that in the future more
care should be taken in issuing war
rants in order to save the city expense
and the court considerable trouble.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
TWENTY PERSONS
ASK FOR DIVORCE
OF the LibeIIantS Thirteen Are
Wives Who Have Grown
Tired of Married Life
SEPTEMBER TERM IS SHORT

OF the twenty petitions for divorce
filed to the September term Of Superior
Court, the trial list Of which was is
sued this afternoon, the libelants are
the wives in thirteen cases. In the
other seven cases the husbands, OF
course. are seeking 10 have the marital
ties severed. None of the cases is ex-
pected TO develop a sensation.
The petitions as shown by the trial
list are. Mary Flemming VS.. Ezekiel
Flemming, Jr, Arabella Haynes VS..
Norman B. Haynes, May McGarvey VS..
Robert McGarvey, Theopholis j. Will
liams VS.. Gertrude X. Williams. Clara
Schechtman VS.. William Schechtman,
John n. Loebe vs.. Annie Loebe, Mary
NJ Barr VS.. Henry A. Barr. Viola Jones
VS.. George Il. Jones. John w. Wood VS..
Josephine r. Wood, Elmer e. Taylor
vs.. Mary ID. Taylor, George T.. Patter-
son VS.. Samuel NJ. Patterson, John j..
Ayars VS.. Elma ID. Ayars. William M.
Reed vs.. Elizabeth NJ. Reed. Evelyn
r. b. Beasley VS.. Charles +. NJ. Beasley,
Helen ]. Scott vs.. William w. Scott,
Mary Louise Adams VS.. William Adams.
Emanuel Roth VS.. Mollie Roth, John J..
Graham VS.. Elizabeth a. Graham. Katie
b. Lambert VS.. Emory r. Lamber, Jr.
In addition TO these petitions for di-
vorce the trial list shows two divorce
ases in which DEGREES nj 81 are pending.
They are the cases Of Ada May Nc
Clure VS.. David A. Mcclure and Ella
W. Jones VS. John Harry Jones.
The full list shows but five cases
of s-'-' an unusually small number,
o,,d fbf,.f.,-t ttrro for arOup1aut Of tho
trial cases four are damage suits
brought by Abram S Mate VS.. the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
Mary Hester Smith VS.. the F., b. &
w r. r. Co.. James Dolan VS.. Har-
greaves Railroad Show Company and
Earl Porter vs.. Continental Fibre
Company The term will be short.
Chief Justice Lore and Associate
Judges Pennewill and Boyce will sit in
the court.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
TAFT A MEMBER
OF TAFT LEAGUE
Accepts Election as an Honor
dry Member Of Delaware
Organization

The Taft League Of Delaware has
new member. William Howard Taft.
Republican nominee for President. Is
the latest man to accept membership
in the organization. lie was eleetea
an honorary member recently and the
following letter was seat TO him:
Wilmington, Del. sept s. 1908.
Hon. William il. Taft. Cincinnati. O.
Dear Sir: AT meeting Of the Taft
League held last night YOU were un.
animously elected an honorary mcm-
Der. This league is waging an ag-
gressive campaign in the interest of the
national ticket We hope you will honor
us by accepting membership in our
organization and we assure YOU that
we will do all within our power 70
bring about a splendid Taft and Sher-
man victory in Delaware next Novem.
Der.
Yours sincerely.
Morris N Webb,
Secretary Taft League Of Delaware.
MIR. TAFT REPLIES.
Yesterday the following reply was
received by Secretary Webb from Mr..
Taft:
Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept 8. 1908
my Dear Sir: beg TO acknowledge
receipt of your favor OF the 9Th Of Sen
tember, advising me that at a meeting
of the Taft League / was elected an
honorary member. I shall have much
pleasure in accepting the kind invita-
ton. and thank you aud the members
Of the league for it and for your good
wishes and offer of support.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) VIM. II. Taft
The headquarters of the Taft League,
at No. ia Market street. are open
daily. from in the morning until 10 at
night. to give all Republicans an op-
portunity to enroll as members and
thus have a part in the Republican
victory the league is seeking to bring
about.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
WHISPERS And
FIG LEAVES
Paradise to be a New Eden
on This Terrestrial
Sphere
QUEER PREACHING
ATTRACTS CROWD

Three bewhiskered, long haired men,
who claim 2213 Carter street, as their
place of abode started something at
Third and Market streets early last
night. Next to nature" appears to
be the keynote Of their plaint though
they do conform 10 the usages of So
ciety and wear clothes.
Shortly after their arrival at the
corner they erected a tall tripod upon
which was displayed a chart, showing
how things happened" since the time
of Adam, and in a short talk declared
that as Tempus continued to "Fugit'
things would get around to the old
starting point and there would be more
trouble with the serpent who really
was old Mephisto in one of his many
DISCUSSES.
Several of the lower Market street
merchants who heard of the meeting
are making inquiries today as to where
it will be possible to find a forest Of fig
trees and one who owns a pet plant
will probably advertise a bargain sale
in a day or two-when the leaves begin
to fall.
They claim to be True Disciples
with no inheritance in the land anc
nowhere to lay their heads. taking nc
thought of what they should eat, drinl
or wear, or by what means they should
travel"
Aside from the hirsute adornments
both facial and cranial. these three dis
ciples appear TO have Jared well in
their wanderings from the Pacific
to the Atlantic" and from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico
A tract handed TO a reporter by
one Of the disciples" states that they
are not out for filthy lucre or TO gather
an increment. I'VE cannot" the traci
states, beg, borrow or steal"
They claim that the "True Believers
have crucified "Old" Adam "Son OF
the Morning, Lucifer, Satan and tho
natural animal man serpent" Th,
Kingdom" the disciples state. "i'
within us, whether it be for good ol
evil; but the real literal Kingdom oi
n-Paradise-shall he here OF
this earth: this same old earth re
newed when an end is made of sin.
---.- tract is somewhat vague on som'
points and rather ungrammatical il
J constructions but the disciples viii
probably cont. e to exhibit their 'Wili
! West" though natural adornments a
Third and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
HEAVY FINE FOR
$ STREET TROUBLE
John Romano Fined $50 and
Costs in City Court
To-day

Judge Cochran imposed fines aggre-
eating $50 and costs on John Romano
on two charges in City Court this morn
ing. The Court dismissed Anton Di
Maio. with whom, it was alleged Ro-
mano had engaged in fight in the
street yesterday.
Romano faced two charges, disor-
derly conduct and fighting on the street,
the latter charge being changed to as
sault and battery i'm court after Judge
Cochran had heard the testimony
against Romano. According to wit
nesses the trouble started over some
money which Romano alleged was due
him.
Di Maio, who is a musician, was in
a tailor shop at Sixth and Tatnall
streets waiting for a car to take him
TO Brandywine Springs when Romano
came in. The latter is alleged to have
asked for the money and when Di Maio
said that all he owed him was 20 cents
Romano is said to have claimed it was
81. There were some words and about
that time, Di Maio went out to get the
car. Romano is alleged to have pulled
Di Maio off the car and the fight
started.
According to the testimony Romano
was the one who started the fight. A
witness said that Romano bit Di Maio
on the arm. Patrolman Taylor hap
pened along as the fight was at its
height and placed both men under
arrest.
Romano was highly dem monstrative
in relating through Court Interpreter
Carmine Di Mare his version of the
trouble. The Court more than once
told Romano not to get excited. After
hearing the testimony Judge Cochran
imposed a fine of $50 and costs on Ro-
mano on the disorderly conduct charge.
The Judge then said he thought the
charge of fighting on the street ought
to be changed to one Of assault and
battery. On this charge the Court i'm
posed fine of $50 and costs. hi Maio
was dismissed.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
DRAW DEAD MAN
FOR JURY DUTY
ErrOr Discovered Too Late
for Commissioners to Select
a Live Fellow

After New Castle County Jury Commits.
sioners Cooch and Scott had drawn a jury
to-day for service at the oyer and Ter
miner Court term beginning September %
they learned that they had drawn a dead
man on the panel He Is L. X. Hendrick-
son. drawn from the Twelfth Representa-.
tive district. who died at his home in Red
Lion hundred six months ago. As the
commissioners did not know Mr.. Hen.
erickson was deceased until after they
had sworn to the jury list and closed the
jury box, they could not draw a name
from the hundred box to succeed Mr.
Hendrlckson and the name. therefore
must remain on the panel.
Following is the jury as drawn:
First Representative district-Joseph p
Cross, Candy Cox.
second-Robert H. Fisher. Harry e
Draper.
Third-George S. cappelIe. Jr.. Thoma.
c. Dowd.
Fourth-John ]. Cassidy. John II. Ia va.
Fifth-Charles Miller. Philip r. Shea.
Sixth-Thomas Vance. Harry Handy.
sevenih-John r. Lyman, No. ], Ben.
jamin Dalton.
Eighth-Frank p. whitcman. rhoma,
Mccormick.
Ninth-Gcorge W. Hill
Tenth-Stephen stradley. Marshall Dow.
ney
Eleventh--William Huggins
Twelfth-F =. HenoTickson.
Ihirtssnth-GsorE L. aIcccy.
, toufreenth-Jonn X Carpenter.
liftesnth- George {. Rethwsl.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
PANIC AFFECTED THE
NEW YORK CORPORATIONS

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
ALBANY, Sept. 1L-State Comptroller
Glynn announced to-day that the total col
lections from corporations this year ag-
gregate s9,OOO,Ooo. Four thousand corpora
tions have been taken off the taxable list
during the past p months owing to fail
ures. There was a shrinkage from pre-.
vious returns in the tax on trust COM
panies of $4,000 owing to a depreciation
in their seurities following last falls
panic. a decrease of 10000 in the tax on
private bankers and a depreciation Of
$4,000 in the assessment of the capital
stock of telephone and telegraph compan.
les.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
ROW OVER THE
CATHOLIC PARADE
London Protestant Alliance
Wants Injunction to Stop
Procession
NARR0WNESS CONDEMNED
BY LIBERAL ELEMENT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON, Sept. 11.-Simultaneously
with the announcement from Arch
bishop Bourne today that the great
parade of Catholics viii not be aban-
doned on Sunday, the Protestant Aili-
ance applied for an injunction to pre-
vent the demonstration
The judge Of the court. the petition.
with whom the petition was filed was
found TO be on a vacation. He win
not return until tomorrow when the
petition will be presented TO him and an
immediate decision demanded.
The general belief is that the petit
tion Will be either received or taken
under advisement, which will mean no
official interference with the parade.
The decision Of Archbishop Bourne
and other prelates in the great Euchar-
est congress that is being held here to
90 ahead with the parade after hav-
ing decided 70 abandon .it. came as a
result of widespread protest from
Catholics and Protestants alike against
the activity OF the alliance.
The liberal Protestants are agreed
that invocation OF the ancient and sup
posedly ineffective law against the
Catholics was an exhibition of unwar-
ranted narrowness and a gross dis
courtesy TO the visitors.
At meeting Of one of the English
sections last night many heated
speeches was made against the archaic
law. The Duke Of Norfolk voiced the
common sentiment when he declared
that the law was a blasphemous col
lection Of phrases. revolving to every
Catholic ear.
1t is recognized that It win be diff
cult TO annul the old laws, but that
it should be revived at this time and
made the means OF stirring up re-
ligious strife such as seen in olden
times was bitterly denounced
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
PROTESTANT ALLIANCE
RECEIVES Il WARNING

parade Sunday. YOU and the leading
members Of the Alliance viii be punish-
ed by death.
"The Anti-Bigotry Society is not
sanctioned by the Catholic Church, but
is an organization of influential laymen
some of whom are non-Catholics. Its
purpose is to put down bigotry, be-
lieves bigots should not be allowed to
live in the twentieth century"
The letter also contained a threat
against certain members of the French
Catholic Church for their alleged in.
tolerance.
Secretary Fowler says he is not at
ali alarmed by the letter cut he deem
ed it wise TO turn il over 10 the Scct-
land Yard detectives. 4
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
TALLEY'S VICTIMS
ARE IMPROVING

According to reports received from the
Homeopathic Hospital the condition OF
Mrs. Pearson Talley, her daughter, Mrs
Edith n. Johanson, and son-in-law, An
drew Johanson, who we're attacked by the
husband of Mrs. Talley, while he was
suffering with a sudden attack of insanity.
is improved in ali three. The physicians
now expect the Ultimate recovery Of Mrs
Talley and also Johanson. but they still
are doubtful about the younger woman
who was the wost frightfully cut.
Talley remains the same. His hearing
was postponed until tomorrow but it win
have to be postponed again.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON. Sept. 11-Members of the
Protestant Alliance, which has at
tempted to stir up an anti-Catholic
feeling and TO prevent the parade OK
Catholics on Sunday. the most spec
tacular feature Of the Eucharist Con-
gress. were warned Of death to-day in
case the Alliance eXaibits any show
of bigotry in connection with the par
ade. The Central News IS authority Cor
the statement that Henry Fowler,
president of the Alliance. receiver
word from the Anti-Bigotry Society,
signed -. B., Secretary" which read
as. follows.
You are hereby warned that II any
bigotry is displayed. by your society
IA connection with the Eucharist
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
CASES IN CITY COURT

Rowland M. Morris, the 1S-year-old boy
who I'm order to hunt reed birds stole some
money and bought a gun. was placed un.
der 500 probation bonds in City Court this
morning in the custody Of Agent Stout
Thomas Gibbons who was charged with
assault and battery was dismissed. Ru-
dolph Tanner was sentenced to 10 days In
the workhouse on a charge Of vagrancy.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
ESCAPE
FROM DEATH

William Hickman. II No. 504 Lomb-
ard street had narrow escape from
fatal injury by a heavy sheet of iron
falling upon him at the plant of the
American Car and Foundry Company
He was standing under an opening in
the roof in the blacksmith shop wien
the plate Of iron. which was being pass
ed by one workman to another. fell,
and landed on him.
The piece of iron weighed hfty-srven
pounds and it came down in such a
position that the sharp edge scraped
Hickman's head and buried itself in his
shoulder cutting through the collar
bone. l required fourteen stitches to
close the wound.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
WEATHER.

WEATHER..
WASHINGTON, Sept 11.-The tro-
picaI storm central Thursday morning
north Of Porto Rico has moved north
westerly and is now approaching the
Eastern Bahamas. Heavy rains con-
tnue in Northeastern Florida, the rain
fall at jacksonville in the last three
days having been 1914 inches.
Forecast till 8 p. m, Saturday:
For Delaware-Fsir tonight and Sat
urdav; Iiqht variable winds.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11
No Date For MEETING Vet.

As yet no date has been set for the
meeting OF the Brandywine Summit
Camp Association. IL was thought that
the meeting might take place next week
but so far Secretary l. Elmer Perry
has taken no formal steps to advice
the members Of the date There are
several important matters to be con-
sidered when the members convene.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11

Don't fcget 10 vote Tor George c.,
Morton for County Treasurer al to
mcrrow's primaries.'
Evening journal., 1908-09-11

4. {. Gray Fer Atternsy Gsnsrzi
A boom has started Tor the nomina- i
tion u Andrew c. Gray as The Demo
efaue eandidatc Lor atloI.ay general.
Evening journal., 1908-09-11

Don't forgst 70 vote for George C.
Morton Tor County Treasurer Al to-
morrow primMies.s
Evening journal., 1908-09-11

Don't forget to vote for George c.
Morton for County Treasurer at to-
morrow's primaries.~
Evening journal., 1908-09-11

Prosperityis coming BACK HOME
Be ready TO meet it fhis Fall.
Get your Ads. ready. The Journal
will do fhe rest with its large
home and rural circulation.
1T LEADS