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Evening journal., 1908-08-22
NEW THEATRE
FOR WEST SIDE

The $4,000 vaudeville theatre erect
ed at Third and Connel streets by
John e. Kruegor the well-known choir
MASTER will be opened on Monday
evening with a special performance.
The playhouse is the only one on the
west side. and is one of the hand
soonest in the city. The theatre will
be devoted to vaudeville and moving
pictures and on days not engaged
will be opened for the use Of private
theatricals and other entertainments
and meetings.
Work on the theatre was begun
about six months ago. A fun line OF
scenery for theatricals has been OBJ
tanned and other facilities have been
added to make the theatre the best Of
its kind The seating capacity viii be
more than 500. and in addition to the
auditorium there is a large banquet
and lecture room.
The best vaudeville talent will be
engaged and arrangements have been
made with the leading movign picture
exchanges to get the most up date
films Along with the distinction Of
its being one of the best theatres in
the city will be its distinction as one
of the cheapest theatres in the city.
Ten cents viii be the price OF admis-
sion. All the latest appliances for
safety Of theatregoers have been OBJ
tanned and Mr.. Kruger will especially
cater to women and children.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
SWINDLERS ON
THEIR WAY HERE
Police Department Notified
to be on Lookout for
Gang of Slick Thieves

Believed TO be on the road from Chess
ter to this city, Is gang OF swlndlers.
II they operate In this city, they are
sure to be arrested, as the police are
ON the watch for them
The local department was Informed OF
the coming OF the men by "a letter re-
ceived from Fols and Company. of Phil
adelphia, manufacturers of coaps. This
letter stated that the swindlers are max
ing n house-to-house canvass soliciting
orders for the Fells Company offering
TO give a 9x20 rug with a 50 order OF
soap and a set Of dishes containing fifty
six pieces with 81 order of soap
The victim is told that the premiums
are only given TO three people in one
street The men generally work In pairs
are well dressed and wear emblems OF
given them and the victim questions them
about Il, they give a reply something
like this; do you think Masons would
so around the country swindling peo-
pie"
The men operate mostly among the
poorer class OF people who are easily
taken IN by the proposition the men
make. Each of them carries a sample
rug and also a sample piece or two OF the
dinner set.
The public is warned to be on the
watch for the swindlers. The Feis Com
pany offers a substantial reward for their
conviction.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
PLAYS GOLF And
TALKS POLITICS
Postmaster General Meyer
Denies That lie Is Col
IeCting Funds
BY United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
HOT SPRINGS. Va. Aug. 22-Post-
master-Genera Meyer. Forester Clifford
Pinchot. Theodore f. Shonts and C. w.
Painter. a returned missionary fr1m
China, are all taking turns at confer
ences with Mr. Taft to-day. Meyer
will probably have the longest hold Of
the candidates ear. as he played eigh-
teen holes of golf with him. Meyer
has just returned from Canadian
fishing trip and says there IS no poll
tical significance in his call
II is generally believed that Meyer il
the head collector Of campaign contii.
buttons for the national committee, hu.
when asked how the money was c1m-
ing in. laughed and dcricd the rumor
Pinchot has come in from an extended
Western trip and came ia tell Taft how
GOOD things look IN the country be-
yond .he Mississippi
Mr. Taft has received very Ia nj.
some teak wood cane with an ele.
plants head carved handle from G.
+. Vance. assistant engineer Of he
Moro province. who Is on leave at his
home IN Troy, Ohio. The sti-k evi.
IDENTIFY had a rough passage f)r it'
head was broken or ami patt o, tho
elephants trunk was gone. In view
Of the condition in which it arrived
Vance win probably be sorry no sent q
note which said: ct trust in timc NJ
need you viii find friends as truo and
strong as this animal"
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
TAFT SAYS THE
PEOPLE RULE
Showed Their Power When
Bryan Ran For PreSi-
dent Before

HOT SPRINGS. Aug. 22.-Before a
crowd of 1000 Virginians here this
afternoon Mr. Taft took up Mr. Bryans
question "Shall the people ruler
The candidates reply was that the
people have ruled through the Repub-
lican party. They ruled i'm 1896 when
they rejected Bryan and his free silver
fallacy; they ruled in 1900 when they
again turned down the Nebraskan and
his anti-imperialism issue. and they
ruled in 1904 when they defeated the
Democratic nominee and his paramount
issue of executive usurption.
Mr. Taft's speech also included an
appeal to Southern Republicans to lift
the party in the South above its pres
ent reputation as a mere patronage
seeking organization. They could do
this he said. by nominating for office
me nof large calbre who would COM
mand the support of independent Dem
ocrats. regardless of party lines. The
present in Mr.. Tafts opinion, is an
exceptional opportunity for the Re
publicans to break into the Solid South
and he believes a change is coming.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
TO MARRY
lO-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Preacher Said That Her In
tereStS Would be Greatly
Promoted

BALTIMORE, Aug. d. Episcopal
church circles are greatly excited over
the effort of the Rev. George =. Fitz-
hugh. sixty-seven years old. to marry a
ten-year-old child Mr.. Fitzhugh is rec
tor Of ST. Barnabas Protestant Episco-
pal Church. at Curtis Bay. a suburb OF
Baltimore. He IS the father Of nvo chill
dren. The commouon following on pub
iicity has so shocked the aged minister
that he IS confined TO his bed with an at
tack OF neuralgia Of the heart and his
condition Is preoarious.
The license was procured by the aged
clergyman at Ellicott City on Wcdnos-
day, and Il became known that he made
at least one attempt 10 have a marriage
ceremony performed between himself and
little child, Lulu Virginia Frazier. on tho
same afternoon that he procured the H.
cense. lie went TO the Rcv. A. r.. Snedc-
gar pastor Of the Curtis Bay Methodist
Episcopal Church. and requested him to
perform the ceremony. Mr. Snodcgar de-
clined TO grant the request.
Explained in Note.
Between spasms with his heart tho
Rov. Mr.. Fitzhugh. who could not speak
gave his reasons for wishing to wed IN,
little girl in not which he wrote will
painful effort. II read.
my procuring a license means onl,
virtually an adoption of a very small
child. BY a technical marriage her statu
is greatly promoted and she becomes m.
heir at my death
"Old William Fitzhugh. OF Eagle Nest
Va, married a Miss Tucker before sh
had completed her eleventh year ana ken
her at school until she was sixteen year
OF age, and then she became his nctua
wife aud head OF his house From he
are descended all of General r. H. Lee
children Of Virginia"
While Mr.. Fitzhugh was writing hi
statement little Miss Frazier stood at tn,
head of the bed ana gently famed IN,
aged sufferer. She seemed much inter
ested in what was going on. and Mr.
Fitzhugh paused now and then I'm hi.
writing TO gasp out a statement that ir
the event Of his death he wanted IN,
little girl TO be well cared FOR.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
STATE CHAIRMEN
TO RAISE CASH
Bryan Agrees With MaCk'S
Plans Of Raising Demo-
cratic Funds
MONEY COMES IN SLOWLY

a., rrnited Press Leased Special Wire
cuIcAGO. Aug. 22.-Norman E. Mack,
chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee was upheld today IN every
wav by VIM. J. Bryan following con-
ference in the Annex. The result wlh
be that the Mack plans for financing the
campaign which include the relesatins
10 state committeeman and state CHAIR
men the actual work of raising the cash
to hn the dough bags; his plans Tor
the complete organization of the Bryan
and Kern clubs in every election district
and his proposition to mass the best
sneakers of the country in the Middle
West to fight the Republicans there VIII
an be carried out. The series Of confer
ences which began Immediately following
the arrival Of Bryan today viii continue
with the exception Of Sunday, until Mon
day noon when the candidate will leave
for Indianapolis to participate in the
Kern notification.
Bryan reached Chicago at 915 today
and was met at the station by National
Chairman Mack, Adam Martin and other
leaders Of the party. He was well
pleased with his reception in DesMoines.
Speaking of the night meetink he de-
clared that It was the most enthusiastic
he has ever addressed in Iowa. As a
result of his visit to the state, sys-
tematic attempt is to be made by the
Bryan men to carry the state, the Dem
ocratic was assuered that the Republican
detection is so great they only claim the
state this fall by 10000. Judge Wade
National Committeeman from that state
came through with Bryan and the pair
were in consultation most of the night
on ways and means.
After Bryan reached the hotel. he went
to the room of Chairman Mack at Ma
tional headquarters where the consulta-
tion was held. Among the leaders who
saw him were Governor Charles Haskell,
of Oklahoma and Colonel. Moses Wet
more, Of St. Louis who have charge OF
the raising of the finances for the cam
paign. They are posted that the money
is coming in slowly but surely and they
had great hopes that the new plan would
quickly furnish what cash is needed.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
OLD SOLDIERS TO
GATHER AT NEWPORT

Members Of the Fourth Regiment Of
Delaware Volunteers will hold their an
nual reunion on the lawn of Daniel
Greene at Newport on Thursday. The
veterans and their families and friends
will enjoy an all-day outing.
At noon a basket luncheon will be
served and during the day the veterans
will make addresses recalling the days
when they marched against the Johnny
Reb. A business session will also be
held at which resolutions of sympathy
will be adopted for the families of COM
rades who have died during the year
and officers will be elected. The present
officers are: r. G. Buckingham. Of New
ark, and Samuel Lewis of Wilmin, gton,
secretary and treasurer.
Previous reunions of the survivors Of
the regiment have been very largely at
tended and the gatherings have become
more interesting every year
The visitors will be received by the Of
ficers and committee i'm charge on the
lawn from 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
SAYS SOME PREACHERS
TAKE FLYERS in STOCKS

MONTCLA1R. \. J., Aug 22.-John
b. Lauder, a broker, of Orange, ad-
dressing the Changers picnic in We
roma Lake Park last evening, on "The
Farmer and Wall Street" criticised
the ministers who condemn gambling
In wall street from the pulpit on Sun
days He said:
"The very ministers who condemn
wall street as a gambling helf on
Sunday take a flyer in stocks on Mon
day themselves. l have seen instances
of this kind and know whereof
speak"
Mr. Lauder said the evil reputation
of Wall street was due to the COM
paratively small number of welchers
and pikers who operate under the
guise of reputable brokers.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL
BREAKS RAILWAY RECORDS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WARSAW. Ind, Aug. &.-Ah speed
records of the Pennsylvania system were
broken yesterday when a special train
ran from Pierccton to Warsaw. nine
miles, IA four minutes. a speed IN exc
cess of 100 miles an hour was maintained
the entire distance.
on the train were experts from the
Pennsylvania shops at Altoona Pa. TO-
gethor with experts from Harvard Uni
versity. The object OF the run was
10 test bridges and other equipment. Half
an hour before the train was run be-
tween Picrceton and Warsaw at ninety
two miles an hour.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
REASON UNSETTLED
BY SPRINGFIELD RIOTS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
DECATUR, ILL.,. Aug. 22-The tragedy
in his own life recalled William eVst
is to-day an indirect victim of the
Springfield riots. In June, 1903, Vests
wife was assaulted bv a wandering
negro named Bush az her home near
Decatur. With his ncghbors, Vest
came into Decatur. broke into the jaii.
took Bush from the sheriff and hang
ed him 10 a telegraph pole near the
Court House.
Yesterday Vest armed himself and
stood his family off with a gun until
the sheriff's deputies cap'ured him aud
tool, him to the County Court House
to undergo an examination as 10 his
saafsy. While waiting FOR the inquisi-
ton he dropped dead. Brooding over
the Springfield trouble has unsettled
his reason.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
CITY CLEAR
OF CONTAGION

The last quarantine placard was
taken from a house in East Seven
teenth street to-day. and at present
there Is not a case Of contagious dis
ease within the city limits This is the
first time within at least five months
that such condition has existed.
The case In East Seventeenth street
was one of scarlet fever. During the
confinement of the patient indoors the
strictest quarantine regulations were
observed, and the Board OF Health
took precaution that the disease did
not spread. So admirably were the
laws governing quarantine observed
that the fever was kept within that
precincts Of that one family, and with
the taking down of the card this
morning the last vista of an infectious
disease disappears from the city.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
BRYAN TO MAKE
ANTI-INJUNCTION SPEECH

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO, Aug 22-W. }. Bryan Will
make his anti-.njuncti3n speech on
Labor Day here under the auspices OF
the Injunction Reform League Just or
ganized by labo~ leaders who are con-
nected with the Chicago Federation of
Labor. The object OF the organization
is to inaugurats a campaign o. educa-
ton on the injunction question and to
oppose the use of Injunction In labor
disputes Membership in the league
win not be confined 10 members of
labor unions or to any party
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
GREET WARSHIPS
WITH ANTHEMS
The Residents Of Sydney Sing
American Airs as They
Surround Fleet
DAY OF GREAT FESTIVITY

BY II. Lee clotworthy--Stan Correspon-
dent of the United Press aboard the
Georgia
SYDNEY, n. S. w Aug. GA scene
unique in the history Of international re-
lations was enacted in the harbor here
last night when scores Of yachts and row.
boats. crowded with Australasians and
English residents swarmed around the
huge American battleships. in singing the
American anthem.
Had il been an Australian fleet. return
ing from a victorious campaign the scene
could not have been more enthusiastic or
indicative Of greater friendship. The
whole harbor and shore were ablaze and
the waters danced with the lights OF
myriad craft.
The American anthem was sung by the
crowds in the boats and the sailors re-
sponded with a mighty cheer
To-day was one continuous round OF
pleasure for Vie Americans. Hundreds
went on an excursion. as guests of tho
government TO Nedcastle and the Blue
Mountains. but the greater number pre-.
ferred to witness the program Of sports
including football, baseball and aquatics
Vice Admiral Sir Richard Poore gave a
banquet tonight in honor of Admiral
sperry and the senior officers of the fleet
Great stress is laid on the fact that
i'm no utterance Of Admiral Sperry or tn,
other officers has there been any attempt
to discourage the extreme ground taker
by the English government officials
These latter have gone so far as TO favor
formal and strong alliance with the
policy Of white supremacy Of the Pacific
unmistakably set forth and both by in
ference and direction have these utter
ances been concurred in by the Ameri-
cans.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
HEALTH BOARDS
RECORD FOR WEEK

The record of deaths, births and
marriages for the week as compiled
by the Board of Health is as follows:
Total deaths, 2S; total deaths for
corresponding week last year. "a.
Total births, 80; total births for cor
responding week last year, Sc.
Total number Of marriages. 46; total
number of marriages for correspond
ing week last year. So
The number Of deaths has fallen of
considerably from a year ago. though
the number of births have not been 50
great. The number Of marriages for
this week has fallen below the record
number that had been maintained for
more than four months back, and for
once, in that length Of time. has gone
below So
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Funeral Of Miss Bierman.

The funera lof Miss Gertrude NJ.
Bierman, daughter of Mrs. Eliza and
the late Theodore Bierman. who died
on Wednesday as the result of burns
received on Beste's farm near Elkton.
Nd. was held today The funeral took
place from the home of her uncle. John
A. Bierman, No. 919 North Jackson
street, this morning at 3 o'clock. Sol
emn requiem mass was said in Sacred
Heart Church and interment was in
Cathedral cemetery. The funeral was
largely attended by young friends of
the dead girl.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
LOCAL MAN INJURED
AT TRENTON, N. J.

John Mcbride. an ornamental plaster
worker. of this city, was seriously in
jured in a trolley smashup at Trenton,
n. j.. on Thurfday.
Particulars Of the accident have not
been received by his friends here. and 1t
is not known exactly how he was in
jured. He sustained a broken jaw and
is now recovering in a hospital at
Trenton.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER
NOT THE MAN WANTED

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22-The man arrest
ed in Milwaukee. suspected of being
j.. j. Blair, the alleged kidnapper of
1S-year-old Veronica CASSIDY, was re-
leased to-day owing 20 The failure or
Veronica to identity him as the man
who forcibly took her 10 CINCINNATI.
The child was taken , Milwaukee in
company with her mother and three
Chicago detectives. She declared the
prisoner was not the man who took
her away.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Fined on Assault CHARGE.

Laura Munson was fined 81 and costs
lin city Court this morning by Judge
Josly on a charge of assault and bat
terry. The prosecuting witness was
Mary j. Williams The latter alleged
that the defendant had violently rush
ed at her and taken her by Storm
when she went to the house IN Walnut
street where the defendant lives, yes
terday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Railroad EmpIoxe Hurt.

Thomas Heverin. an employe Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company at
Todd's Cut. was admitted to the Della
ware Hospital today with the fingers
of one of his hands crushed After
having his injurey dressed he left the
institution. The Phoenix ambulance
removed the man from the railroad sta
tion to the hospital,
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Census Reports Come in Slowly

The reports OF the census being made
in the various school districts Of the
county are coming very slowly to Pro-
fessor A. r. Spaid, superintendent of
county schools. and there is little like
iihood Of their being tabulated until the
end of next month.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
EestiuaI al TallevviIle.

For the benefit of Grace Episcopal
Church in Brandywine Hundred a
peach and ice cream festival will be
held in Grange Hail. Talleyville. on
Saturday evening, August 29. Cakes
and candy will be sold and there Will
be many other attractions.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Meetinq POSTPONED.

The meeting of those interested in
soccer football which was TO have been
held in the Bulls Head hotel last night
was postponed until next Tuesday
night when the team to be supported
by the Wilmington United Soccer Club
will be organized.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
DOVER PARTY IN
AUTO MlSHAP
Special to THE EVENING JouRNA1

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NATIcK. Mass. Aug % Wallace
Colcord, owner OF the automobile. ana
his guests, Mrs. and Mrs M A. croain.
an of Dover Del, had narrow
escape from serious iHlnry or death.
here to-day wnon their automon'ls
jumped stone wall ARA prccpitatc1
them down a Perpendicular embanE-
ment for a i0-foot plunge. SOFT oa,th
alone saved them.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
MIS- Roateh IS Reeoverina.

Miss Margaret Roatch. of Chester,
one Of the young women saved from
drowning at Bowers Beach last Sunday,
when Mrs. William Howard and Clar-
ence Dutton, two Of her friends, were
drowned, is recovering from the shock
to her system.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
ro Award Contract Toniaht.

The building committee Of McCabe
Memorial Church will meet tonight to
award the contract for the erection Of
the proposed McCabe Memorial Chapel
on the Boulevard
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-PsrtIy
cloudy to cloudy weather will continue
tonight and Sunday in the south with
occasional showers. In the north and
east the weather will be cooler ana
generally fair.
Forecast till .. n1., Sunday;
For Delaware-Partly cloudy tonioht
Sunday fair. cooler; light to fresh
southwest to northwest winds.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22
Let The Journal
Follow You

Before leaving the city readers of
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sc'id thoir postodics address TO tho
c.iice of TIE JOURNAL and toe
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be- scnt through carrie. or news
dealer.
25e THE MONTH.
Evening journal., 1908-08-22

A German proverb says: )
"You can't fum the mill 5
with the water that's passed. 5
Bly," Nor can you run a busi- 5
ness on last years advertising.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-14
FOLK AND THE PRIMARY.

The state primary vote, so far as
It's bearing on the senatorial contest
is concerned, says the Chillicothc
Constitution, indicates an over
whelming victory for Folk over
Stone.
Fully twenty per cent of the Cow.
herd vote was from the Folk forces.
The Cowhcrd campaign IN Galloway
county was led by =. f.. Williams,
n Folk appointec; in Saline county
by Warden Matt Hall, u Folk ap-
pointcc; in Bates county by Adjun-
tant General DeArmOnd, Folk APP
pointce; in Johnson county by Wal
lace Grossley Of the Warlensburg
Star, Folk organ; in Vernon
county by Il. w. Mitchell of the
Nevada Post, Folk organ; and in
other parts of the state many of the
most influential friends of the Gov
ernOr supported Cowherd.
Fully seventy-tive per cent of the
Ball strength came from the Folk
following, the Governors friends
leading the fight for Ball in amajor-
ftp Of the counties.
1t will not he denied that ninety
per cent of the Wallace vote came
from the Folk supporters,
These figures are conservative
and show beyond all doubt that
Folks strength in his own party is
far greater than his most ardent
friends had estimated IT,
Added to this was an army of
voters Of the law enforcement stripe
who remained away from the polls
for various reasons.
Most of the latter lost interest
when Judge Evans withdrew and
considered vote for Wallace, their
next choice, wasted, as he was not
thought to have chance Of nomi-
nation.
II Is therefore n conservative csti-
mate Ia say that fully sevcnty-fivc
per cent Of Neutrality-suspicious. vote
belongs To the law enforcement clc-
mout.
The primary showed the weakness
of what is known as the oldmachinc
in actual votes, but its strength in
organization.
The senatorial primary viii choose
between two candidates and Folk :
supporters await election day with
supreme confidence and enthusiasm.