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Evening journal., 1908-01-04
MUCH INTEREST
IN RIIS LECTURE

Much interest is being taken IN the
visit to this city Of Jacob A. Riis, who
will speak in the Garrick Theatre to-
morrow afternoon under the auspices
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. Although Mr.. Riis is expected to
arrive here this evening, Secretary
Tibbitts, OF the association. could not
announce this morning any Of the as
sociation's plans for his entertainment.
This detail Of the visit will be arranged
this afternoon.
AS there has been a large demand
FOR tickets to the lecture, II is likely
that the theatre viii be filed. Mr..
Riis is one Of the foremost citizens Of
New York. as well as AN author and
lecturer Of note. Preceding his lee
ture on the subject, THE Battle With
the Slum," win be preceeoRd by spe-
cial music by the Philharmonic Or
ehestra and ,inging to members of the
association.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
SPENCE IS HELD
in $l,5OO BAIL
Alleged Discrepancy in AC-
counts of the Former
City Auditor
HEARING WAS POSTPONED

Accused OF embezzlement Of city funds
the nominal sum OF 800 stated, former
City Auditor Benjamin l.. Spence was a
defendant in the City Court to-day but
at hsi own request the hearing was post
poned. Bail was fixed at $780, He wanted
a postponemont for two weeks but City
Solicitor Townsend asked that the time
for trial be nxed for next Tuesday week,
and II at that time. the defendant was
not ready for a hearing, he would agree
to afu rther continuance.
While the amount which Mr.. Spence is
accused OF embezzling. Is named as 500
in the warrant II is understood that there
is larger discrepancy. The alleged
shortage was found I'm the accounts OF
the police department and was discovered
while the accounts were being gone over
In the office OF Chief of Police George
Black on Thursday.
The warrant for the former city audi
tors arrest was sworn out by william =
White, chairman Of the finance commit
tee Of City Council Mr.. Spence hac
heard OF the warrant. however. before 4
could be served upon him and he sur
rendered himself at the police station lasl
night and was released on $500 bail. fur
nished by Cornelius Mundy.
Mr.. Spence says the whole thing Is du'
TO clerical errors and he is confident tina
everything viii be Strengthened out an'
says he win at once make arrangement
for a settlement II tho books show am
discrepancies. Mr.. Spences hondsmel
while he was in office, were Samuel II
Baynard and Daniel H. Stewart
Mr.. White. finance chairman Of Council
and City Auditor c. sherburn Rice woul'
not 90 into the details Of the case 70
day. Mr.. White said the alleged discrep
ancy win amount 10 more than $1,000 bu
he was unwilling 70 fix the exact amount
saying that he did not know as yet Jus
what the discrepancy was. He said tn
matter was now being more fully investi
gated.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Speclal wire.
HARRISON, N. J.. Jan. 4-Theodore
Whitmore in his cell. where he is
waiting the action Of the coroner, is to-
day the central figure in the Passaic
River swamp murder mystery. The
body has been positively identified by
relatives, he now freely admits to be
that Of his wife, Lena. missing since
Christmas Day, but although under a
severe fire Of ss-questioning all last
night and again to-day, he sticks to
the story that he supposed she had
been in Schenectady visiting relatives,
and maintains that he knows nothing
about her murder.
That he and his wife quarrelled fire.
quently, and he at times beat her
severely he admits, but in the same
breath ne declares that he had moth
ing to 90 with the crime Of Christmas
night. The police. however, while not
directly charging him with the murder
declare that he has made so many
contradictory statements that he will
have difficulty in convincing them that
he does not know much more about the
matter than he will admit.
Search For Diamonds.
BY order of Chief Rogers the police
Of Newark, Jersey City and New York
were to-day asked to search the pawn
shops fer the missing diamonds of Mrs.
Whitmore. According to her sister,
when she left the latter's house in
Harlem Christmas Day to return to
her husband, she wore two solitaire
diamond rings, a guard ring and her
wedding ring.
On the body when found there was
only the guard ring and the setting
had been wrenched from it. If the
rings can be recovered the authorities
believe they win be able to locate the
murderer in the party that disposed of
them. They are also seeking two male
friends Of the murdered woman in the
hope that they can throw light on the
tragedy.
Developments came rapidly last
night. With the arrival of Whitmore
in Harrison in custody of New York
detectives, he was confronted with the
body. For that purpose it had been
clad in the clothing found on the
banks of the river, but he stood beside
the pine casket and looked at it un-
moved. declaring that It looked like
his wife. but insisted that it was too
small for her. It was not until he
had been locked in a cell that he adj
mitted the identity For hours there
after he was grilled by the police, but
stoutly maintained his innocence Then
after midnight the police played their
strongest card.
Denounced by Sister-in-law.
Down through the dimly lighted cell
room came nfssisters-in-law Mrs. Mar
tin Smithers and Mrs. Mooney So
quietly did they approach Whitmorei
sitting with his head in his hands, that
Evening journal., 1908-01-04

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
PARIS. Jan. 4.-The inside facts OF
the free fight which took place outside
the Church Of st. Pierre de Chaillot
between the cousins. Prince Helie de
Sagan and Count Boni de Castellane,
show distinctly that Madame Anna
Gould is the bone of contention. AL
though Count Boni has the satlsfac-
ton Of having licked De Sagan pub
licly, De Sagan seemingly has thereby
gained an additional hold on Madame
Anna. The battered prince, accom-
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
TAFT fight ON
In new ENGLAND
Hughes Boom Not Making
Much Headway in That
Part of Country
Bv rHE JoUNAL's Special wire.


BOSTON, Jan. 4.--H'or and against
Taft is thus far the only division no
ticeable among the political leaders Of
New England regarding the Republican
presidential nomination. Governor
Hughes has been mentioned. Other
booms may be launched in this State,
but now the talk is all Taft and anti
Taft. The latest man to announce
himself in favor OF the Secretary Of
War is Ex-Governor Frank Rollins, Of
New Hampshire, and it looks as If the
Granite state will take the lead in
actively booming the Ohioan.
Next Thursday there win be a for
mer meeting in Concord at which Roll
Inns says the Taft work win be def
nitely organized. In addition to Roll
Inns the big Taft men I'm New England
are Senator Lodge, Postmaster Cen
eral AIyer. General Frank Streeter and
winston Churchill, the author Of New
Hampshire. Opposed to the secretary
are Senators Hale. Of Maine; Gallinger,
of New Hampshire; Proctor, Of Yer
mont, and Aldrich, Of Rhode Island.
Senators Crane. Of Massachusetts,, and
Buckley, of Connecticut, have reck-
oned among the latter, but their posi-
ton is still unsettled.
Ex- Governor Rollins says that his
reason for supporting Taft is that he
will carry out the policies Of Roose-
welt; then, too. because he is a judicial
man with a logical mind for his work
in the Philippines and Panama canal
affairs. for his broad experience in
delicate diplomacy. for his even tenn
per and because he is a deep thinker.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
IN
PENNSY TRAINS

The following changes in train time on
the Maryland and Delaware Division Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad win so into
effect tomorrow: Florida special Of the
Seaboard Air Line win leave this city at
asa D. m, and the Florida special Of tie
Atlantic Coast Line will leave at 515 p.
m The Florida special. north, Of tho
Atlantic Coast Line will leave at LII
o'clock. and the Florida special. north, OF
the Seaboard Air Line viii leave at 3.17.
Delaware division train No. AZ viii leave
Wilmington at 1913 a. m. daily. which
formerly left daily except Sunday. Train
No. 4s which left Wilmington at 5.4s
daily will leave at the same time daily
except Sunday.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
CONDUCTOR II. c.
AHE nAfr NrAR
MEARNS DEAD

Hugh c. Mearns. a conductor on the
Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, died last night at his home,
No. 704 Adams street He was 81
years old and was born i'm Maryland
although he had lived in Delaware the
greater part of his life.
Mr.. Mearns became i'll on Christmas
day of pneumonia. and his condition
gradually became more serious. result
ing in his death.
Air. Mearns was a member OF TTar-
mony Lodge Of Masons OF Smyrna. and
the Order OF Railroad Conductors
His funeral will take place on Tues
day next, with services at $50 o'clock
in the morning at his late home. IN
terment will be made in Camden, N. ].
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
LEAPED ABLAZE
into THE RIVER
EISmere Man, Victim Of Ex-
pIOSiOn, Saved From
Death

With his clothing ablaze as the result
Of the explosion Of a coz oil lamp in the
boiler room Of the United States dredge
Cataract, Louis d. Brown. Of Elsrnere
and a member of the crew. leaDed over
board last night into the Delaware river
from the vessel, which was lying in the
shipyard Of Quigley, Davis & Dorp
Camden. Shipmates Of the unfortunate
man leaped overheard and rescued him.
He was taken to Cooper Hospital, where
it was found that he was badly burned
about the face and hands and was in a
serious condition.
Brown is "A years old.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
MEETING TO BOOST
THE SOCCER GAME

In a soccer football game on Franklin
Field, Philadelphia, this afternoon, the
wilmington United Association footbali
club viii play the University Of Penn
sylvania.
A general meeting viii be held by the
wilmington Club in Bulls Head Hotel
Saturday. January II, for the benefit OF
All people interested in the game. Mem
bers of the club win explain the game
and objects Of the club and will appoint
committees TO look after the different iu-
terests Of the sport The object is TO
give the comparatively new game Of as
sociation football boost in this city
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
PEOPLES SETTLEMENT TO
USE FRIENDS GYMNASIUM

Through the kindness Of the faculty Of
Friends School. the handsome new
gymnasium Of the school at Fifth and
West streets. will be opened to the mem-
bers OF the ePople's Settlement beginning
next Tuesday. for two nights each week.
NJ Sarah Pyle and her assistant work
ers OF the Settlement are most appreci-
alive Of the favor.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04

IF Bon had struck me in the face
with his glove I would fight him.
"By attacking me with his brother,
two against one. and striking me when
II was down. he has placed himself out
side the laws regulating affairs OF
honor. Moreover. l have decided, upon
the advice Of attorhey, should the pub
lic prosecutor not act In the matter
TO bring a charge of criminal assault
coupled with a demand for one franc
damages, in order 10 be able 20 prove
the deliberate character Of the at
tack"
Evening journal., 1908-01-04

Ipanied by Madame Anna Gould, was
taken to her doctor. At the latters
office Anna assisted Dr. lie Reboulet
with her own hands 10 dress De Sa-
gan's wounds.
Naturally the rumors Of a marriage
between Anna and Prince De Sagan
are now more persistent than ever. the
more so as De sagan was wounded on
her account.
Prince De Sagan may sue Boni for
20 cents and satisfaction. The prince
to-day said:
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
POWERS JURY
DISCHARGED
y IoTrRNALls speclal wire.

By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
GEORGETOWN. Ky.-At n.45 Judge
Morris sent for the Powers jury and af-
ter hearing their stateemnts discharged
them. Powers was on trial for the al
legged murder Of Governor Goebel
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
HOTEL IS
NOT TO BE CLOSED

GEORGETOWN, Del. Jan 4-Dr. J.
H. Hammond. proprietor Of the Eagle
Hotel, says he has no intention OF
closing his house at this time. He
is at loss to learn how such report
originated. and the Eagle Hotel will
continue open as usual.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
I y, Thomas Awards Prizes.

Lyn Thomas, jeweler. of No. 400
Market street today announced the win
ners OF prizes offered 20 persons find
ing the most most misspelled words IN
his Christmas advertisements. Frank
c. Slentz, OF No. 10l5 Linden street
won first prize and William Smith Of
No. 9O4 Madison street second prize.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. A baromet-
ric depression extends from the lake
reqion to Texas. Rain has fallen gen.
orally throughout this area. In the At
Iantio coast states the weather has
been fair.
Forecast tilI 8 p. M, Sunday;
For Delaware-Rain tonight, rain or
snow, followed BY clearing and colder
Sunday, brisk southwesterly, shifting to
northwesterly winds.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
ann RaItimore sohooner.

Captain r. b. White. of Baltimore,
has sold the three-masted schooner
Priscilla to the AIarvil Package Com
pany. Of Seaford The new owners
will use the vessel in the carrying OF
lumber to be used at their works in
making fruit cases, boxes and crates.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
To InstaII a. 8. b. offeers.

Next week the county ofliceds OF the
A. o. Il. will begin the installation Of
officers of the various divisions next
week. beginning with Division NO. at
Hockessin. Divisions Nos. and s,
OF New Castle. viii follow, after which
the local divisions will be installed.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
Girl Prize Sunday School Attendant.

Girl Prize Sunday School Attendant.
Miss Hannah LarlSin of Marcus Hook
holds the record in this part of the
country for the most faithful attend
ance at Sunday school.
She has attended the Marcus Hook
Baptist Sunday school every Sunday
for the last twenty-five years, and has
still in her possession the books pre-
sented to her each year by the school
IN recognition Of her faithfulness.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
Confer About Japanese Question.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--Secretaries
Root and Metcalf had a long confer
ence with the President today concern
ing the Japanese exclusion question
and the recent negotiations with the
Japanese government.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
PETTIBONE IS NOT GUILTY

4The nlweern Federation OF Miners
he trial of George guilty. today
Evening journal., 1908-01-04

II you want work-If you want
heIp--If you want TO rent, buy or
sell property--Read the small Ada
in THE EVENING JOURNAL on
Page Seven.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04

II you own this brick, you put
in place a real one in the walls
Of the Peoples Settlement New
Building.
Evening journal., 1908-01-04
new BUILDING FOR
PEOPLES SETTLEMENT
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
Tn ar a pufCkI AXEp

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
MISS BATcHELLER ARRIVES.
Her Fathers Body Coming on
Later Boat.

SARATOGA, n. Y, July 1S.-Miss
Katherine Batcheller. daughter of the
late George Sherman Batcheller, member
of the international courts OF apeals at
Alexandria. Egypt. who died in Paris
July 3, arrived at her home in Saratoga
Springs today. by the expressed wish Of
the judge his body was not brought
across the ocean on the same steamer in
which his daughter came.
1t is expected that his body will arrive
in this country on the steamer Philadel-
phia July 23. 1t will be brought imme-
diately to Saratoga.
Funeral services will be held at the
Batcheller mansion in this village prob
ably Tuesday, July %. Interment will be
made in the massive Egyptian mauso-
leum of the family in Greenridge ceme-
terry at Saratoga Springs.
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Albany Returns to Panama.

The cruiser Albany, now at Amapala,
Honduras, has gone back to Panama.
She has aboard an officer threatened with
fever and a marine who is sick with APP
pendicitis, for both of whom 1t Is de-
sired to obtain treatment at Panama
Later the Albany will again start for
San Francisco and stop at Amapala on
her way up the coast. Conditions in the
southern part of Honduras, or at least in
the vicinity of Amapala, appear to have
quieted down according to advices which
have reached the government here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

Mrs. S. G. Cornwell, who recently won
high honors at Princeton University. grad
uating second in his class, sailed yester-
day for Europe. to be gone until Septem-
Der. He is accompanied by his friend, Mr..
W. J. Campbell.
George w. Thicker of Riverdale, Md,
has returned from a vacation trip to At
lantic City and Philadelphia
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Missionaries at Silver Bav.

SILVER BAY. N. Y, July 1S-The
missionary conference for sunday-school
workers continued todat. The Rev. John
Darrach of China. E. ]. Wigney of Eng
land and Rev. Julius Soper of Japan
spoke on Sunday school and mission work
in other lands. Tonight R. E. Diffendor-
fer of New York gave a moving picture
and stereopticon lecture on mission work
in other lands
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HELD FOR ARSON.
]. c. Brown Said to Have Started
Thirty Fires.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. July 1s.-Jona-
than Charles Brown of New London, who.
the police state. has set more than thirty
fires in this state and in Connecticut was
held for the grand jury without bail on a
charge Of arson, after a hearing in the
district court here today.
The police declare that Brown. who is
eighteen years old, is responsible for at
least twenty-five fires in Connecticut and
scores in this city, and that he has admit
ted responsibility for three fires here.
The next sitting Of the grand jury will
be in September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Offense to Labor Party.

The labor party is greatly annoyed
that Keir Hardie's name was omitted
from the list of guests to the kings
garden party, when every other member
OF parliament was asked, and has passed
resolution on the subject in order to
relieve its feelings. The resolution as
sunies that the garden party must be re-
sarded as of an official character, and
then it states that an attempt has been
made by the court to influence members
In the discharge Of their duties. II
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Conductors and Blouses.

FTOm The LONDON StandarU.
There are women in London who will
sympathize with the women in Atlanta
who have petitioned the local tramway
company to order conductors no. to as
sist them on and off the cars. The At
lantans say the custom is ruinous to
blouses We have heard the same story
from Londoners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

stayed by the craft, although it promised
to be total loss. The vessel took the
wrong course and struck on a ledge. The
schooner filled with the tide. The Henry
A. Whitney was built at Ellsworth in
1895 and registered pit gross tonnage
She was owned in Ellsworth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Schooner Is Wrecked.

ROCkLAND, Me-. July 1S.-The three
masted schooner Henry A. Whitney,
bound for Ellsworth with 500 tons of COAL
was wrecked early today near the en-
trance to Fox Island thoroughfare
The captain and crew of four men
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GOVERNORS ARE BUSY
State Executives Unite for Ma
ti0naI Conservation.
MANY READY RESPONSES
Commission and the President
Greatly Encouraged.
SIGNIFICANT ASSURANCES
White House Gets Letters Indicating
Great Interest in Movement to
Conserve Our Resources.

State cooperation with the national
conservation commission seems to be an
assured success, if the action of the gov
ernors thus far can be taken as an ex-
ample of what is to follow. Both the
commission and the White House are
greatly encouraged at the responses OF
the governors who attended the White
House conference. Several governors
have already appointed state conservation
commissions. Many others have written
the President declaring their intention
to do SO at an early date, while still
others promise to recommend vigorously
IN their forthcoming messages to their
respectfve legislatures the appointment of
state commissions and active cooperation
with the national body.
Within less than thirty days after the
appointment of the national conservation
commission four governors had advised
the President of similar state action by
themselves. Gov. Folk OF Missouri, who
announced at the White House confer
ence his intention of naming commits
sion to deal with the natural resources
Of his state, has carried out his intention
and Missourfs commission Is expected
soon to be at work:
plained to the President that Michigan
already has forestry commission and
commission Of inquiry into related phases
of natural resources. which between them
will be able to look after the natural re-
sources of the Wolverine state.
Among the First in the Field.
Montana and Oregon were among the
first of the states in the field with con-
servation commissions. Under date of
June ID, Gov. Edwin l.. Norris of Mon
tana wrote the President that he had APP
pointed a commission ito suggest to our
next legislative assembly proper ways and
means to conserve and protect the forests
of Montana, and l anticipate that the
commission so appointed by me will make
valuable recommendations.
June 10. Gov. George E. Chamberlain of
Oregon notified the President that he had
already appointed "a committee on plans
and program for the movement of the
conservation of resources. and that this
commission Is to be enlarged and will act
In cooperation with the national commits
sion.''
Gov j. Frank Hanly Of Indiana writes
that it is his purpose lin the near future
to appoint state commission"
Gov. G. s. Deneen of Illinois says he
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9 @ a@ a s1 na @ ss the
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arranging " ear" excursion OF" orphans OF
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1t is said that a growth of ivy absorbs
the moisture from stone wall rather
than imparting it, as is popularity sup
posed.