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Evening journal., 1908-09-05
SCRAMBLE SINCE
PAYNTER GOT OUT
James T. ShaIICrOSS and l. L.
Layton Now in Demo-
cratic Race

A new Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Delaware was presented yes
ferdav when Vice-President James l.
sballcross. of the State Board of Agri-
cuiture. was assured Of the support or
the st. Georges hundred delegation IN
the coming Democratic convention. MIR
sballcross is one of the most promin-
ent farmers and fruit specialists in the
state. and has occupied several State
offices. There is a strong feenns
among his friends that in the event ot
the choice of governor gcing to SUSSEX
county, Mr.. Shallcross should ne
selected for governor.
In Georgetown yesterday L. L. Lay
ton. a prominen business man ana
delegate to the recent Democratic con-
vention in Denver. announced himself
as a candidate for the Democretlc
nomination for governor. Mr. Layton
is widely known throughout the state
and his announcement met with IN
slant approval in this section. His
decision was only made to try for the
nomination after DIR. Poland g. Payh-
fer had refused to ALLOW his name TO
be mentioned.
Friends of Millard T. Davis. Of tius
CITY. contend that the withdrawal OF
DIR. PAINTER. who is a Sussex man.
from the gubernatorial race, VIII pehe-
fit Mr.. Davis chances greatly ana my
line IN Sussex county for him. Ine
Davis boomers figure out that he Wal
have a majority Of the Wilmington
and rural New Castle county delegates
with him, and that he will win OUT II
the contests for delegates in WHINING
ton. This claim is disputed by tne
friends Of former Mayor Charles -
Bird. who have been doing htne
figuring on their own account and wh'
predict that Mr.. Bird viii come out OF
Ton in the New Castle caucus.
on top Of this the Shalicross' Wlllan
Salisbury, of Kent county, and VIII
liam 7. Records and Iavton booms OF
Sussex will have to De taken h'C
consideration. and from present appear
ances the Democrats viii get into a ols
muddle over the allotment Of of1lceS t'
the different counties.
CAPTAIN Chauncey P. Holcomo' o.
New Castle. several times a representa-
tive in the Legislature. is said to ~
out for the Democratic domination o
insurance Commissioners. and Wlliln'
r. Megear Of Smyrna, also is out 10
that Office.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
BACK TO SCHOOL
AGAIN ON TUESDAY

To-day marks the close Of the last week
of the school vacation period and VIII
mngton's 1900 school children viii re-
airn to study on Tuesday after having en-
joyed themselves. They win find many
improvements In the schools, the summer
vacation having been occupied by the
Board Of Education In making many im-
provements. In a number of schools there
have been placed new fire escapes. exits.
out-turning dors and other alterations TO
make for safety from fire. Many new Ia
cilties FOR study have alCo been added.
Opening exercises viii be held at the
high school and an interesting program is
being arranged.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Bury Mis- curIett rodau

The funeral Of Miss Ellen NJ curlett,
a well-known school teacher and Sun
day school worker of Silverbroolx M.
e. Church. who died on Wednesday.
was held this afternoon from the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
r. Curlett. No. 400 West Fourth
street. Miss Curlett was a teacher in
the old high school. and pupils from
the school attended the services. as
well as many other friends of Miss
Curlett. The Rev. w. Ernest Green
field, of Silverbrook Church, officiated.
Interment was in Silverbrook Gene
terv
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
WOMAN BEATS DEPUTY
WITH ROLLING PIN

ELKTON, Sept. 5-Deputy Sheriff j..
Wesley McAllister had an experience
to-day that he will not soon forget, and
as a result is suffering with a badly
bruised arm.
In company with a sewing machine
agent, named McCummons. of Aber-
deem, he went to the home of zebulo
Short to replevin a sewing machine
which Mrs. Short bought four years
ago on installments. ana after SO had
been paid refused to pay the balance.
S2s.
Mrs. Short attacked the officer wheu
he attempted to remove the machine
and struck him heavy blow on ihc
arm with a rolling pin. The officer su >
ceeded in showing the woman out of tine
way and threatened to arrest Shor- II
he interfered.
After a lively time, lasting fully If
teen minutes, Deputy Sheriff McAllister
got the sewing machine. Mrs. Short
will be arrested for resisting the Of
ficer.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
TRAIN
STRUCK HIM

William R. Fee aged about 80 years, Of
AIarshallton. is a patient in the Delaware
Hospital in a serious condition as result
Of being struck by a train on the p, B.
and W. railroad late last night He was
found lying aolng the tracks at the over
head bridge at King street and was i'm
mediately removed to the Delaware Hos
pital
Beside a number Of minor injuries the
mans skull is factured. He remained un-
conscious for several hours after being
taken TO the hospital.
Just how Fee met with the accident is
not known and he is in such condition
that he canot be questioned 1t is supposed
when struck.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
LOCAL DEMOCRATS TO
ATTEND CHICAGO MEETING

Josiah Marvel win leave this city to-
night for Chicago to attend meeting Of
the finance committee Of the Democratic
National Committee of which he is a
member. Willard Salisbury, member Of
the National Committee expects to start
for Chicago tomorrow.
The managers of the Democratic cam
palgn have called a meeting off all the
subcommittee OF the party at Chicago
on Tuesday. Bryan and Kern, the party
candidates for president and vice-presiden
viii attend.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
BATHHOUSES TO
CLOSE SEPTEMBER 80

The city bathing houses win close
on September 80. The early cool wealth
er Of the month has brought down the
attendance at the bath houses very
noticeably. and it is probable that il
they were closed at once few young
sters would regret the chilly water Of
these September days. The past sea-
son was not marked by any very large
attendance over other years, but the
popularity of the bath houses was
thoroughly demonstrated
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Preaehers Assooiation to Meet.

The first meeting of the NJ l..
Preachers Association after the sum
mer vacation will be held in Union
Church, on Monday morning. The
speaker will be the Rev Dr. Thomas
J.. Poulson, former pastor of Asbury
Church, who has been supplying Grace
Church during the summer. Dr. PoBl-
son will read a paper on "A Vision of
Despair Through the Vista Of a
Wrecked Life; or Illustrations in the
Life of Edgar Allen Poe" There will
be an interesting exchange of views
by the pastors.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
COUPLE KEPT WEDDING
QUIET FOR THREE MONTHS

Although Miss eJnnie Tracy ami
Fred Ehresman. both Of West Phila~
delphia. We're married in Wilmington
on June 27 by the Rev. George L.
Wolfe. they managed TO keep their
marriage a secret until a few days
ago.
They had been engaged for some
time but always expressed themselves
averse to "A wedding ceremony. when
the parents OF the biide had been
planning. So. ON June p. thev lcr.
home. apparently to attend the sun
day school picnic of ST Marks Method
list Episcopal Church. out instead they
came TO Wilmington and were mar
ried.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
PAWNED COAT
IN WILMINGTON

Under arrest in West Chester. Pa.
on charge of robbery, Guy Shellender'
a young man. told the police there
that two gold watches he had taken
from a house in oxford. his home
town. he had pawned in Wilmington.
The local authorities were notified ane
recovered one of the time pieces in
Harris loan office. in this city Tho
watch is now IN the hands of Chief
of Police Black and will be turned over
to the Pennsylvania police.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
BADLY HURT
IN AN EXPLOSION

As the result Of a premature OK
plosion Of dynamite at the Bellevue
auarries yesterday afternoon. Frank
sinopoli. an employo. was so badly in
jured that he has little chance for re-
covery. He and a fellow workman
were brought TO this city and taken
to the Delaware Hospital.
Sinopol was injured about the head
and eyes and even should he recover
it is feared that he will loose his sight.
His condition was reported critical to-
day.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Not 70 Move This Month.

Though the new building of the
Union Bank is practically completed
with the exception of a few minor fur
nishings, no effort is TO be made this
month 10 have the business transferred
from the old TO the new building. II
may not be until the middle OF Octo-
Der that the work of removing will
take place. though a few weeks ago il
was expected that the transfsrsnce
would be made this meath.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Attend Chester Party

A pleasant social gathering was held
on Monday evening at the home of
Miss Bessie McElwee, 2701 West Sixth
street, Chester. There were guests pres
ent from Wilmington in addition to
those from Chester. The evening was
passed in a most pleasing manner with
singing. dancing and games. At an ap-
propriate hour refreshments were serv-
homes.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
SHERIFF TO SELL
RETTEW PROPERTY

Sheriff Stafford today advertised for
sale on September II four properties
OF Horace c. Rettew. late county tax
collector. The properties are located
at Nos. 1919 and 1921 Spruce street
1914 KirlSwood street and on Second
street near Rodney street. Tho sales
viii be made on foreclosure proceed
ing instituted by the Wilmington Saw
ings Fund Society, which holds a mort
gage of S2S00 against the properties.
II was said today that the action was
amicable.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
nnath of nr. john Tonner.

DR.. John Tonner. brother of Mrs. James
Sawdon. of Eighth street and a frc-
quent visitor here, died in a Brooklyn
hospital on Sunday. DR.. Tonner was an
army surgeon during the Civil War.
He had retired fIom active practice
and had devoted much of his time 10
travel.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
HIS DROWNING
WAS ACCIDENTAL

An inquest was held last night in the
case Of George Petite, the coiored man
who lost his life by diVwning in the Chris
tiana river at Warmers wharf. The YER
dict was accidental drowning
Coroner Callaway will hold an inquest
an next Monday evening into the
death OF Peter Thompson Coyle'
of baltimore, who fell from Pullman
sleener on the Pennsylvania railroad and
d,ed in tho Delaware Hospital several
hours later.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
INJURED STEPPING
OFF A STREET CAR

Stepping off a car while it was still in
motion. Miss BERTHE Cause, who lives az
Eighteenth and Market streets. fell at
Fourth and Lombard streets last night
and was painfully hurt. The fall brought
on an epileptic fit to which the young wo-
man is subject. She was carried into the
engine house Of the Reliance Fire Com
pany and later DR.. H. G. Buclkmaster at
tended her.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Lind a Total Wreck.

The steamboat Lima. formerly run
ming between Lewes and Cape May.
which sank at the Transportation Pier.
Delaware Breakwater, early Thursday
morning. broke in twa during the
night and viii be a total loss. The
Lima was a vessel OF twenty tons ret
register. and was built in Perth Amboy
In 1890
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
SAID He Rroka pishea-

Lewis Brown was arraigned in City
Court this morning on a charge of
breach of the peace. His wife. Mary
Brown was the prosecuting witness.
She said Brown had threatened to
strike her; also that he broke some
dishes at their house in Chippey street.
Judge Cochran fined Brown S5 and
ooct0
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
WEArAER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The indi-
cations are that the southern rains will
spread northward and embrace the
Middle Atlantic and the Southern por-
ton of the North Atlantic States with
in the next sc hours. The weather will
be generally fair in the lower lake re
oion.
Forecast till 8 p. m, Sunday;
For Delaware-Lieht showers tonight
or Sunday; light south to southwest
winds.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
nradmnhI Withdra,us-

Frederick J. Gradwohl has withdrawn
his candidacy for representative in the
General Assembly on the Democratic
ticket from the Second district in favor
Of Lewis f. Cooley This leaves Mr..
Cooley a clear field.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
missionary soeietx Win Mest.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Wilmington Distric. viii
hold its fourth quarterly meeting at
the Harrison Street NJ. T. Church next
Thursday afternoon beginning at 2.2o
o'clock. The elsotion Of officers WI
,take place.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Mai coIIeotions On Menday

Monday being Labor Day and a legal
holiday, there will be put one fun de-
livery and collection of mail begin
ming at 7.SO o'clock in the morning
and but one collection by the collec-
tors at o'clock in the afternoon. The
windows at the postofiice win close at
Q o'clock in the morning.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
To Take charne Of shops.

r. Z. Foote, formerly connected with
the Foote Machine Company of Penn
sylvania, has accepted a position with
the Bradford Company and will take
charge of their repair shop.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Rev. 3. 7. Moore Returns Home.

The Rev. B. Il. Moore. pastor Of Shi-
loh Baptist Church, has returned from
a trip TO King William county. Virginia.
and Washington, ID. c., and win oc-
cupy the pulpit in his church tomor-
row. as usual
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
v. w. c. A. vesper Service.

The Y w c. A. vesper service will
be held tomorrow afternoon from to
4.3O, with Miss Anna Atkinson as lead
er. There will be special music and
Miss Anna W. Simmons OF Grace
Church viii be the s0loist
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Returned From Vacation.

Superintendent of Public schools,
George w. Twitmyer has returned from
a vacation spent at Rockville. Md, and
was in his office today in the High
School working on matters pertaining
70 the opening Of the schools Tuesday
for the season.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
To Alter Building.

permit to alter the dwelling house
at the corner Of Twenty-ninth and
Market streets. was issued this morn
ing by Building Inspector Johnson. The
property is owned by Martin f. Fraim.
It will be improved by the addition
of a second story porch, costing about
S125
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Eallinn off in clsarinns.

The clearings of the Wilmington
Clearing House Association for the
week ending today amounted to S1,O66,-
GAL. For the corresponding week OF
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Birthday Of Henry oeorqe.

George viii be celebrated tomorrow
BY the single tax advocates. who viii
go to Arden. where an all-day outing
win be held. Guests arc expected from
New York. Brooklyn. Baltimore.
Washington and other cities
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
rn Ientnrn on Trees.

The Holly Oak Improvement Assoclo-
ton Will meet on Monday evening a.
the home Of T. Allen Colby, when an
address will be delivered by Prof. Nc.
Cue Of State Experiment Station a
Newark. on the cArs Of trees.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
saIesianum to open on Tuesdax.

The Salesianum College will reopen
on Tuesday morning at o'clock This
year the morning sessions will begin
at 9 o'clock. and there will be no study
on Saturday A large number of new
students has enrolled.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
Holding Lawn Eete.

A lawn fete is being held this after
noon at Layton Home, Twenty fifth
and Market streets, for the benefit of
the institution. The fete win continue
this evening.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
HESSION MAKES
A GREAT SCORE

At the opening day Of the eighteenth
annual Sea ,Girt shooting tournament
at Sea Girt, n. j., yesterday, ]. w. Hes
sian, Of this city scoerd 33 consecu-
tive bulls-eyes at 500 yards in the
Meannie match. an individual contest.
Expert rifemen from all parts Of the
United States, are at the shoot and
there is a throng Of spectators. Mr..
Hessian's fine work attracted wide at
tention.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05
To Close For Labor pax.

All the city departments VIII be
closed Monday, Labor Day and the
banks win close Labor Day also.
Evening journal., 1908-09-05

Reopening Off. p. Beeson's Butcher
Shop, 800 Lombard ST., on Sept. Sth.'
Evening journal., 1908-09-05

Prospenifyis coming BACK HOME
Be ready TO meet il this Fall. ;
Get your Ads. ready. The Journal 5
will do the rest with its large ;
home and rural circulation. ;
IT LEADS
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12
GRANT OF DIVORCE CHEERED
Friends of sOren G. Peterson Forget
Dignity of Court Room When
Judge Gives Decision.

When Judge Kennedy announced his de
cision. giving Soren g. Petersen, a promi-
nent farmer living near Florence, a divorce
from Mrs. Anna Petersen, friends Of
Petersen broke into a cheer and had to
be suppressed by the bailiff. Judge Ken
nedy denied Mrs, Pedersen's request for
separate maintenance and granted her no
alimcny.
The divorce suit was the result Of sem
~sational charges made by Mrs. Petersen
against her husband after they had been
married about two months. Mr.. Petersen
started the suit. one Of his principal ale
cations being that Mrs. Petersen had per-
sistently circulated false stories about him
among the neighbors. Mrs. Petersen filed
an answer ami cross-petition, in which she
asked for separate maintenance, asserting
the stories she told were true. In COM
menting on the case Judge Kennedy said
there Was a conflict Of evidence among
Petersen and his daughter and Mrs. Peder-
sen. He said he would not under the cir
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12

She will resume her work in the school
room Monday.
Miss McHugh left Omaha on September
70, sailing from New York and landing in
Glasgow, Scotland, on September "a. She
left on her return trip on November l.
landing in New York November Is. The
last three weeks she spent in visiting sew
eral eastern colleges where Omaha young
people are pursuing their studies, and also
spent a few days at her old home in
Galena. III.
Heart Broken In Ireland.
Abroad, Miss MeHugh visited schools and
colleges in Scotland. England and Ireland,
not touching Wales. The Irish schools
were the last visited. and she says that
her heart was broken in ireland" ON ac-
count Of the poor school system. though
in tho other countries the system is better.
The teacher says the Irish schools are
poor and she doubts II a child graduating
from the elementary grades can read a
newspaper. The public schools on the
island are for children up to tho age OF II
only. Higher education is secured In de-
~nominational private schools and every
little hamlet has three or four schools OF
this character-catholic. Presbyterian,
Episcopal or Methodist.
THE community is not large enough to
support them all and the result is that all
are bad" she said.
THE religious question largely dominates
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12

school: Dorothy Leavy, Helen Wright
Welcome Aver, Elizabeth Sweet and Myra
Breckenridge. She then went to Amherst,
where John McCague. Carroll Belden. Prem
tiss Lord, Reed Peters and Frank Selby, all
graduates of the Omaha school, are at
tending college. Frank Selby has made
the best record in the freshman class at
Amherst, At wellesley she found eight
Omaha girls; Margaret Whitney, Beulah
Buckley and Mary Schermerhorn, seniors;
Gertrude Shermerhorn, Margaret Kennedy
and Nanette Aiken. sophmores, and Nellie
Carpenter and COrrinne Searle. Risley
Haines, Will Williams and Fay Felker
were seen at Harvard and Mac. Harding
at Yale.
Miss McHugh also went TO Worcester,
Mass, and visited for a day with Homer
G. Lewis. formerly principal of the
Omaha High. Mr.. Lewis went to Worches-
ter as principal. but is now superintendent
of the city schools and is as well liked
there is he was here. said the teacher.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12

education in Ireland and England as well.
Though this is not the case in Scotland
says Miss McHugh. "One-half the children
in England are educated in private schools.
The rugged Scotch are more democratic.
Though in Ireland they have a wonderful
technical school at Glasgow, but l do not
see how the children ever get into 1t for the
reason of the great gap between 1t and the
low elementary schools Of a few grades.
Tradition Rules.
tradition and old customs also control
the schools in England and Scotland. What
the great grandfather has not done. is
not done today.
"One thing in the British schools that l
think is good is the method of grading.
Here in America we work for the average
child and so expend our energies on the
lower strata. There the bright child is
allowed to forge ahead. It is a question
whether the slow or average child should
only. get his share OF energy and whether
we ought to keep the bright child back
while waiting for the slower"
Landing In America again, Miss McHugh
first visited Columbia university where
she saw Hal Beans, a member of her
first graduating class in 1885, who Is now
a member of the faculty of that school.
Al Vassar college she saw Caroline Cong
don and Ruth Harding, graduates of the
Omaha High. and at Smith college she
saw five more graduates OF the Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12
AMERICAN SCHOOLS EXCEL
suuerior to Those in British Isles
Says Miss McHugh.
TEACHER RETURNS FROM ABROAD
Enthused with New Ideas and some
of InstructiOns-Re-
eeives reception from stu
dents and Faculty.

Enthused with new ideas and methods OF
instruction, but, withal. impressed with the
feeling that on the whole the public school
system In America is better than that
abroad, Miss Kate A. McHugh. first as
sistant principal OF the Omaha High school
returned Friday from the British isles
where, in company with Miss Mary A
Pitch ana Mrs. Cora 8. Anderson, other
Omaha teachers. she visited the public and
private schools.
Miss McHugh reached home in the morn
ing and was greeted at the train by Prin-
cipal Ellis U. Graft and the entire senior
clasa OF the school. numbering 800 boys ana
Eirls. They gave the high school yeh ana
greeted their teacher in a way that mace
hiss know they were glad she u nome
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12

Maple streets and is on the main line Of
the water company between omaha and
the pumping station at Florence. As soon
rs possible the main was shut off al Tween.
ty-fourth and Ames avenue and a large
force Of men put 10 work to repair as soon
ss possible. This brings 10 notice he condj.
tion which has existed for years OF one
main between Omaha and the pumping sta.
tion.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12
BIG WATER MAIN BURSTS
joint Blows Out at Twenty-FOurth
and MApIe Streets and Threat
ems

A joint blowout on the big thirty-s x-inch
water main between Omaha and Florence
about noon Friday threateHed to shut OFF
that section OF Omaha from water for a
considerable time and also TO shut off
traffic on the Twenty-fourth street line.
The break happened at ~Twenty-fourth and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12
The Longest Sentence.

TIL prize for the longest sentence ever
written may fairly be awarded to the elder
Dumas, who probably holds a further
record for fertility of production. In the
seventh of the twenty-nine volumes which
there IS a sentence describing Benyenuto
CellinL, which fills three pages, or l8
lines. averaging foTty-five letters apiece.
The sentence Is broken by siXty-eight COM
mas and sixty semicolons; but as It con-
tains 1876 verbs and IL proper names. the
reader is somewhat bewildered before the
end Is T~eached-London Chronicle.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12

cumstances believe the story related by
Mrs. Petersen.
Mrs. Petersen was formerly an Omaha
dressmaker. She became acquainted with
Petersen at a Fourth Of July celebration
in Florence. when Petersen treated her to
ice cream and took her to see the races.
The following month they were married.
Petersen had a grown family.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12

North Sixteenth street, frame store build
ing, $1,000; Minnie b. Blackmar, Forty
s., 500; Mabel e. Ebener. Forty-eighth and
Mason streets, frame dwelling, $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12
"Di.gracefuI Conduct

Of liver and bowels, in refusing to act, is
quickly remedied with DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. 25c. For sale by Beaton Drug
Co,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-12
nniIdinR Permifa.

Mrs. NJ A. Williams, Thirty-eighth and
Douglas streets. frame dwelling, 5000; +.
j. TrainOr, SIS South Tenth street, brick
addition 70 store 500; Vito Pascale' zslz