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Evening journal., 1908-05-19
WATER INQUIRY
NEARING AN END
Engineer LeiSen Submits
Statements About Labor
and Cost Of Mains
STEEL PIPES COST LESS

At Mayor Wilson's investigation inta
the Water Department affairs this MORN
ing Chief Engineer Lepon submitted
comparative statement of the items OF
labor for the years 1908 and 1904. there
being big increase in that item in the
latter year, which was the first full year
Mt Lelsen was chief engineer he having
been IN that position only the latter part
of 1908. This with some other statements
pertaining to the comparative cost OF cast
iron and steel water mains was submitted
Mr.. Leisen also is TO prepare statement
Of the amount Of meternd water and tho
unmetered water consumed IN 1907. II Is
evident that the investigation Is nearing
an end. and Mayor Wilson this moralng
stated that the next sitting win be called
by him, no time having been fixed to day
because OF the uncertainty as to when
Mr. Lelsen viii have the statement ready
that Is being awaited.
Comparative Statement.
Engineer Leisen stated that while tho
statement might not be mathematically
correct IL was as accurate as could bo
compiled and there would be no moro
tnan or per cent. variance az the most.
The Mayor desired the comparative state.
ment TO show the specific items of Increase
and tho cause OF tho Increase OF 1904 over
1908 in the labor expenses. The statement
was not read IN detail 1t showed an in
crease in 1904 over 1908 Of about $4,000 in
tho item OF labor charged 10 distribution
extension and meters. Mayor Wilson took
up tho various items. particularly labor
as charged TO distribution and extension
The increased cost OF labor charged to
distribution in 1904 over 1908 was S9.24s
Mr. Leisen gave figures and explanations
accounting for $500 OF this increase. The
increase IN the cost OF labor charged to
extension in 1904 over 1908 was about SO. 900
and Mr.. Leisen explained the various ~
croases, including pipe laying throhgh
rocky formations. The statement vas
marked by Mayor Wilson as an ex-
hibit to be referred to later in the Investi-
cation.
Cost Of the Pipes.
Mayor Wilson then took up the cues
ton Of steel and iron pipe. and Mr.. I.eisen
submitted comparative statement OF thu
cost OF iron and steel pipe necessary for
the new water system. Mr.. Leishn ex,
plained a mistake made in the wofsnt OF
pipe In one OF the specifications The cost
Of the cast iron pipe given is sl63,O7O, snd
Of the same quantity Of steel pipe sias. ass
This Is the first cost estimate. or purchase
price, and exclusive OF laying, labor or
ans other charges. The statement was
marked as an exhibit Mr. Lelsen estimat-
ed that there was a saving OF sl7,i57 by
laying steel pipe, taking into consideration
the first cost saving and that OF the cost
Of lead and oalSum needed TO Join cast iron
mains. but not for steel pipes.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
Y. M. c. A. WOMEN
MAKING SHEETS

The Woman's Auxiliary Of the Young
Mems Christian Association is busy
these days making sheets and other
bed clothing for the fifty-six dormitor-
les In the new Y. NJ. C. A. Building
They hope 10 have the work done in
p short time. At the home OF Mrs.
Walter ID. Bush. No is Willard street,
this morning. they made forty sheets.
and will resume the sewing at a meet
ing 20 81 held two weeks hence
The women invite donations for ene
purpose. They also announce that any
person who desires to furnish a DOR
mitory as a memorial may do so. The
cost will not exceed $50.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
ALLEGED "BLACK HAND" MAN
IS CAPTURED BY A RUSE
Dynamite Placed Under Rafael JuLan's House, and
VoIzone AIfon5z is Arrested Through
DecoY Game

The arrest is considered one Of tho
most important made by the authori-
ties for some time, and the credit Of
the man belongs to Special
officer David Wardle at the City Han,
and state Detective Harry I. Gillis
Demands Made for Money
For the past week or ten days Raf-
faele Julian, a well-to-do manufacturer
of macaroni and storekeeper at the
northwest corner of Fifth and Wal
nut streets, has been receiving letters,
the first demanding $4,000. and the
latter $4,000. on pain of losing his life
and Of having his home, at No. 5l9
WalnSA stgaet, blown up with dyna-
mite. Julian and his wife and seven
children have been living in fear and
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1908-05-19

That there is a "Black Hand" band
operating in this city was demon
gtrated to-day. when the authorities
took into custody an alleged member
CT the supposed gang. The prisoner
IS Volzone Alfonso, aged 22 years, who
lives at Seventh and Scott streets. He
was held in $500 bail for the Court Of
General Sessions on the charge Of
carrying a 3S-calibre revolver by Mag
istrate Robertson to-day and the
United States authorities are also ex-
pected to take up the case because OF
threatening letters winch the man is
accused of sending through the malls.
United States District Attorney
Nields said to-day that he was now
looking up the law in the matter and
if he could proceed against the man
he would.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
snnnlies For rhrnn Eorts.

Bids We're opened yesterday I'm the
United States engineers Office to sup.
ply hardware. and door and window
sash 10 Forts Mott, Delaware and du-
Font and the successful bidders weie.
Woodward and Brother. for hardware
and the Wilmington Sash. Door ana
Blind Company, for door and windoW
sash. Bids were also opened TO fur
nish fire extinguishers for the govern
ment building at Cape May. N. j., but
the contract was not awarded.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
NEW QUARTERS OF
MERCHANTS BODY

The Wilmington Mercantile Associa-
tion will occupy rooms i'm No. $50 Mar
ket street on Thursday evening. June
IL. The rooms will be opaaaf wfh
festivities. The association Will be
associated in the rooms with the Re-
all Grocers' Exchange.
The rooms will be on the second
floor and will be finely furnished. The
rooms will be kept open always for
members. The Mercantile Association
now meets in the Board of Trade
rooms, Ford Building. In the new
rooms the secretary of the association
will be present during the day. For
the opening night it is purp0sed %
have prominent speakers. Refresh
ments will be served. on the preced-
ing night the Retail Grocers' Associa-
ton will have a house-warming.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
Trust Company Elects officers.

Stockholders Of the Delaware Trust
Company have elected the following direct
ors Edward T. Belts John II. Dandy
Thomas S. Bellah, Howard T. Wallace
Frederic Pyle. J. Ernest Smith. Edward
T Candy. The directors selected the fol
lowing officers: Edward r. Candy, presl.
dent; J. Ernest Smith. vice-p president and
general counsel; Harry W. Davis. secre-
tary and treasurer; Albert TAFT. title and
real estate officer The usual seml-annual
dividend OF three per cent. was declared
with an extra dividend Of one per cent
In addition four percentum was added to
the surplus fund.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
COULD NOT MEDIATE
IN THE TROLLEY STRIKE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-rhe decision
Of the Board of Mediation constituted
under the Erdman act commissioner Of
Labor Nein and Chairman Knapp Of the
interstate commerce commission in the
arbitration of the Chester. Pa, street rail-
way strike. was announced to-day.
II was found that the Chester Company
maintained a car service to the stale line;
then passengers were required 70 change
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
COAL MAN TO
GROW ASPARAGUS

John S. Hamilton. tho coal merchant. OF
Nos 102-i022 Church street, will grow 40,
oOo plants Of asparagus, more than eight
acres. this summer on the land ownod by
him on the west side OF Thatcher street
from Eleventh to Fourteenth streets.
Mr. Hamilton has grown asparagus
there in other years. but never on such
a large scala
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
REV. DR.. LEWIS
NOW RECOVERED

Tho Rev Or. W. f. d. Lewis. pastor
o. Rodney Street Presbyterian Church
who has been seriously ill for more than
two weeks. has now recovered sufficient
ly to leave his he'd at intervals. and It is
expected that he win be able to resume his
pastoral duties next Sunday.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19

TO the wilmington Companys cars. No
through tickets were sold, Commissioner
Knapp said to-day:
Commissioner Neill and myself are en-
tirely satisfied that the law under which
the striking employees and street car com.
pany made application for mediation. does
nor apply in their case, because they are
NOT Interstate carriers. Therefore, we are
unable to render any assistance in effect
ing an amicable adjustment Of their differ
encess
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The wesf.,
ern disturbance is now central over
lower Michigan, moving very slowly
northeastward. A second disturbances
occupies the western plateau region and
pressure is relatively high on both tho
Atlantic coast and Pacific coast.
Forecast till 8 p. M, Wednesday:
For Delaware-Rain tonight. We'd
nesday fairi increasing southeriy
winds.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
GOVERNOR HANLEY
IS EXPECTED HERE

Governor Hanley of Indiana, a
friend of the Rev. DR.. II. w. Kellogg,
pastor of Grace M. e Church, is ex-
pected in this city on Saturday and
Sunday. Governor and Mrs. Hanley
are in Baltimore attending the sessions
of the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. They
were the guests Of DR.. Kellogg here
last summer.
It is the present plan to have Cow
ernor Hanley address a meeting under
the auspices Of the Anu-Saloon League
in Grace Church in the afternoon. The
program is now being arranged.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
EIIiott Property al Trustees' sac.

George A. Elliott. trustee, of Ben
jamin Elliott, deceased, sold at the
Court House this morning the follow
ing properties:
Dwelling No 512 West Ninth street
to Alfred s. Elliott, for S450O; 30 acre
tract of land in Brandywine Hundred
adjacent TO Augustine, to George T..
Brown, attorney for S90S5.50, and
another 80 acre tract in Brandywine
Hundred to Alfred S. Elliott for $4,000.
The dwelling No. Ill West Ninth street
and a % acre tract of land in Brandy
wine Hundred were Withdrawn. The
sales were made on an order out Of
Orphans Court.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
10 oraanlze New Lodae.

James c. O'Neal, Moses Well and
Frank L. Metler, of the local lodge Ma
tional Protective Association, will or
ganize a branch of the order in Fhll
adelphia tonight. The new Council viii.
start with a large membership with
every PROSPECT Of success.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
ReiIIy Lyeeum Exeurslon.

The Reilly Lyceum has announced
it's annual excursion to Woodland
Beach on Monday. June Is, on the
steamer Thomas Clyde The excur-
sion promises TO be more popular this
year than ever before.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
To Receive confirmation class.

This years confirmation lass Of Old
Swedes Church will be the guests Of
the parish in the parish house. this
evening. A musical program has been
prepared by Old Swedes' Choral So
ciety for the occasion. A pleasant
evening has been arranged,
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
Chance at Reoruitino oHiee.

Private A. Russell has succeeded
Private w. II. Wolf as assistant to
Corporal A. Heiser, who has charge OF
the United States Marine Corps re-
cruiting Office in the Federal Building.
Private W. II. Wolf has been I-ansferr-
ed 10 duty at the Marine Recruiting
Office. NO. 1928 Market street. Phil
adelnhla. Pa.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
Want to PIaY the EaaIes.

The Greenhedge baseball club OF Del .
aware City is out with a challenge to
play any baseball club composed OF
Fraternal Eagles. of Philadelphia. Cam
den or Baltimore. Address challenges
TO John ]. O'Neil, Delaware City Hotel.
Delaware City.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
Youna Ladies Leaaue 10 Meet

On Friday evening, the Young Ladies'
League and the Westminster Ciab, OF
Hanover Presbyterian Church, Will hold
a joint meeting at which they will be
addressed by the Rev. Frederick M
Kirkus. Of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
WIII. Attend Important Meetlnn.

The United States engineer here. Will
attend a meeting I'm Washington 20
morrow Of the Congressional committee
on the Delaware and Chesapeake canal
bill.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19
BLOOD Poison kins La coIIeetor.

SEAFORD. May 19.-Albert Vincent,
tax collector of the Fork district, died
at his home, Galestown, Nd. after an
illness Of one week from blod noison-
ing Of the stomach.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19

The newspaper that guarantees
its circulation, acts as an insur-
ance policy TO the advertisers
iiprofecis. il The Evening Journal
guarantees its circulation.
Evening journal., 1908-05-19

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1908-12-31
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1908-12-31
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1908-12-31
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-18
BONI'S SUIT PUT OFF.
Counts Effort to Get His Children Is
Again Delayed.

Paris, Nov. 1S.-The hearing of the
suit brought by Count Boni de Castel-
lane against Princess He1ie de Sagan
for the custody of his three children
was todav postponed until November
rs. This action was taken at the re-
quest of Albert C1emenceau, counsel
for the princess, who announced that
he had just entered the case and that
it was consequently impossible for him
to proceed today.
Princess de Sagan was Anna Gould
of New York before she married the
Count de Castellane. She secured a
divorce from him. after which she
married Prince Helie de Sagan.
M. Bennett, the Count de Castel-
lanes lawyer, did, not oppose the re-
quest of NJ. CIemenceau- for postpone
ment, but he formally petitioned the
court to place the Children in the care
of the Marqufse de- Castellane,- mother
of Count Boni, pending a settlement of
the case, on the ground that they were
uncomfortable and i'll in the house of
their mother, the princess, and because
it was desirable that they should es-
cape the atmosphere, unhealthful both
morally and physically, which, he al
legged, pervaded the home of the moth
er. The court ruled that it could not
pass upon this question today and the
entire matter went over for one week.
Count de CaStellane was present in
court and listened attentively as Mr..
Bonnet set forth that the count was
unable to see his children on account
of their illness and that the doctor had
been forbidden to send him any news
of them.
1.-THE children have need of that
calm and peace which they will find
in the home of their grandmother" NJ.
Bonntt declared. He then said that he
had agreed to various postponements
already because he understood that the
princess had decided to seek a separa-
ton from her husband, but inasmuch
as the princess had denied this report,
n mr. re NV ha
should not proceed. The court, how
eyer. granted the poStnOnement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-18
LAWRENCE CLAIMS 10000.
University Town Bases Estimate on
New City Directory.

Lawrence, Nov 1S.-Lawrence
city of 20.12 population. Such were
the figures given in the new city di-
rectory gotten out by the Polk com
pany. Agents of the Polk company
made a careful canvass of the town
twice during the summer to secure all
the names. All these were carefully
sorted out so that there was no
chance of duplication. This left a to-
tai of S,04S Names
In their years of experience in the
directory work, the Polk company
have figured out that on an average
that total should be multiplied by ~
to account for all the children and
married women, whose names of
course are not in the book. This meth
Cd of estimating population is not an
accurate one as far as securing exact
totals is concerned but it gives a gen
eral idea of the size of the town and
by a comparison with last years di-
rectory will show how much the town
has grown in the past year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-18
LYDIA THOMPSON DEAD
She Was One of the Most Noted
BurIesquc Actors of the Age.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-A dispatch from
New York to the Record Herald says:
Lydia Thompson. perhaps the most
famous burlesque actress of her time.
died suddenly today at her home in
Westminster Mansions, near West
minister Abbey, London. England. The
news reached this country in brief
cablegram to her daughter, Zefie
Tilburg, herself an actress, who is
the wife of L. F. WoodthOrp, stage
manager for Nat Goodwin.
Probably no other woman of the
English stage, either in the serious or
frivolous phases of the drama, ex-
cited such a furOre in the United
States as did Lydia Thompson when
she first came here in 1868 Her
reputation had preceded her. how
ever for she already had made a
triumphal tour of the chief capitals
of Europe. Born on February 10,
1886, she first earned a reputation
as a dancer in fairy Spectacles and
burlesques as far back as 1852, at
Her Majestys theater London
The following year began her dra-
matte career in pantomime at the
Haymarket, and in 1856 she toured
Europe, where she won such favor
that in many cities she was serenaded
and escorted by torchlight parades
Her success in this country may be
indicated by the fact that when she
was III ClHcIHHdIl even the DOOtDlackS
subscribed their dimes to present a
silver wreath to her. Although her
name in America has been largely
identified with THE Black Crook"
the fact is that that extravaganza
was produced here two years before
her first visit With her on that visit
came Ada Harland. afterward the
Wife of Prof. Brander Matthews,
Pauline Markham, Liza Weber,
Alexander Henderson. the manager
who afterwards married Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-18
MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP.
Roosevelt's Advice to Taft Regarding
the Cabinet.

Washington. Nov. 1S.-A good many
aspiring politicians are cheerful over
information which has just reached
them from what seem to be authentic
sources that President-elect Taft Will
construct an entirely new cabinet.
This information has been gaining
circulation since the visit of Mr.. Ta1t
to the White House last Sunday.
President Roosevelt, it is said, has adj
vised his successor to make a clean
sweep of the cabinet, not because it is
not an efficient body of men, but be-
cause he feels that if several of the
present cabinet members should be re-
tanned the public might gain the i'm
preston he had fastened the men on
the new administration.
One of Mr.. Taft's advisers said today
that Mr.. Root is probably the only man
in the present cabinet whose services
the new president would want
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-18
TAKING OUT BUMPS.
Topeka Street Paving Really Being
Repaired at Last.

Inspector Keyes. now in charge of
all excavations and repairs in the
paved streets of the city. is already
doing effective work in protecting the
interests of the taxpayers and improv-
ing the appearance and condition of
the streets. He is checking over the
bumps and depressions described from
time to time by the State Journal and
is having them properly repaired at
the expense of the people who had
them dug up in the first place.
After working on East Eighth ave-
nue., one of the worst thoroughfares
in the city, the inspector turned his at
tentiOn to a particularly bad place on
West Eighth avenue, opposite the
manual training school. He found
that three years ago the Edison COM
pany had dug up this paving in order
to carry heat to the training school.
The Edison company will have to bear
the expense of having this ''swag'' in
the street made level with the paving
and Inspector Keyes will see to it that
the work is done right this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-18

Thompson, and Harry Beckett, actor
and musical director.
Besides those already named there
were seveal Americans in the cast,
among them Grace Logan and Sol
Smith Russell. The women of the
company were dubbed 1.-The British
Blondes because they all wore
blond wigs, and that name stuck to
them.
After three years spent in America,
Miss Thompson went back to Eng
land to procure new costumes. On
her return here she brought with her
Rose Coghlan and Eliza Wethersby,
afterward the wife of Nat Goodwin.
In all Miss Thompson made four
visits to this country. She estimated
that she earned fully 100000 on her
American tours, but she often said
that she only received about $4,000,
being robbed of the rest by persons
whom she trusted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-18
PHILADELPHIA is OPERA MAD.
Call for Seats in Two Houses Is Five
Times Capacity.


Philadelphia, Nov. 1S.-If demand
for seats signifies anything Philadel-
phfa has gone opera mad. The season
opened last night, when the public was
admitted for the first time to Oscar
Hammerstein's new Grand opera
house to hear Carmen" sung, while
at the same time La Boheme" was
heard at the Academy of Music with
Caruso as the star, supported by other
lights of the Metropolitan Opera COM
pany. For the 1900 seats in the for
mer place there had been nearly 10000
applications. while every seat in the
Academy was sold several days ago,
and the demand has continued I'M
abated.
The Metropolitan gives one perform
ance a week, while the Hammerstein
enterprise offers four productions
week.
Hammerstein brought from New
York special trains carrying reporters,
singers and distinguished men to help
add to the eclat of the Philadeiphia