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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20
EXPLAINED THE WHOLE THING,
Note Was at Once Brief and esautl.
fully Comprehensive.

A. ]. Ulrich, traffic manager OF the
Keystone Telephone company of Phila,
delphia, has deleted the word please"
from the vocabulary of his exchange
girls. They will hereafter say ring
OF" instead of please ring off," call
again" instead Of please call again."
and so on.
"The word please" Mr. Ulrich e1.
planned to reporter, was used in
our telephone business 100000 times a
day. Allowing half a second for Its
utterance, that meant daily waste OF
125 hours. Why shouldn't all those
hours be saved, saved for sumo better
use?
"You know" Mr.. Ulrich went on, Il
believe in few words. Wasted, super
f1uous words mean spoiled effects.
What, for instance, could have been
more telling, more effective, than the
note, containing not single superfiu.
GUS or wasted word, that a man once
wrote to his physician?
This note ran:
Dear Doctor: I had a few words
With my wife last evening. Please
send me bottle of lotion"
Petitions to an Emperor.
One OF the most interesting features
OF the emperors visit was the number
OF petitions which were, SO to speak.
thrown at him during his fortnight's
stay. Scarcely once did his majesty
drive out from the Hradschin without
somebody attempting to present an
appeal. Usually the petitioner was a
small child and occasionally woman.
Most Of the requests were for ne
cuniary assistance. The emperor was
always extremely courteous, and
when. as frequently happened, the let
ter missed the carriage and fell into
the road he Invariably ordered the
coachman to stop while the document
was brought to him. The household
ohancery Is now dealing with some
thing more than a hundred petitions
thus unceremoniously presented. All
nf them are carefully Investigated, and.
Whenever It is possible something is
aoae tor the appllcant--Prsgus socrs
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-20

Mrs. W. H. Prince entertained the
N. U. G. club last Thursday afternoon
at the parsonage. The afternoon
was spent In literary ana art work. At
the social hour dainty refreshments
were served.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
MAY STRIKE in
PHILADELPHIA
Rapid Transit Company Re-
fuses to Confer With Com
mittee Of Employees
LOOK UPON REBUFF AS
DECLARATION OF WAR
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec. 22-Witn
the refusal of the directors of the Phil
aielphia Rapid Transit Company TO
hold conference with the unions
grievance committee, and the usua,
method of making their answer known.
a general strike is believed TO be in
evitable. Tho executive committee of
The union. which meets tonight 10
consider the company's answer. viii,
have To decide whether TO continue
negotiations for peace i'm the face II
the rebuff or to declare open war.
Instead of replying to the letter ad
dressed TO President Parsons. Of the
Transit Company yesterday. by c. O
Pratt. chairman of the International
Executive Board of the Amalgamated
= ssociation of Street and Electric Rail.
way Employees, the company has had
struck off a circular containing Mr.
Pratt's letter and a terso reply re-
fusine a conference.
In front Of every car barn when the
day crews left the barns this morning
was stationed an agent of the com
pany armed with big bundle Of cir
culars. These agents boarded each
car as 1t left and handed one of tn,
circulars 20 the motorman and con
ductor.
AS the result Of this circular, which
means that the Transit Company re-.
fuses longer 10 deal directly with their
committee, the trolley men are up in
arms. and many, after they had read
the answer declared an immediate
strike to nc inevitable
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
WOMAN ADMITS
HITTING DEPUTY
Mrs. Boyle Pleads Guilty to
interfering With SheriffS
Assistant

Mrs. Catherine Boyle was arraigned
in City Court this morning before
Judge Cochran on a charge Of assam.
ana battery growing out of the trouble
in the house at No. 1917 West Eighth
street few days ago. when Sheriff
Stafford and Deputy Sherif Cole Went
to the place TO get a sewing machine
en- writ OF replevin. With her wer,,
Henry Thornton and Frank p. Thorn
ton, who had been arrested on cha-Ees
of assault and battery. The three
were represented by Attorney Armon
d. Chaytor. Jr.
Mr.. Chaytor entered a plea of guiltN
for the woman and not guilty for each
of the men.
Assistant City Solicitor Satterthwaifc
asked that in the cases of the two
Thornton men the charges be changed
from assault and battery to charges
of interfering with a public officer. Tn,
court made the change and NJ
Chaytor asked for a continuance until
tomorrow. which was given him.
Deputy Sheriff Cole said that he reao
the writ to the woman and that sh,
denied the machine was in the house
He then went inside TO look through
the house and she had blocked his way
against a door, he said, when he was
about to go upstairs. AS he went ro
open it the woman had struck him. Hc
held her and the two men had then
interferred, he said. and while he was
trying to protect himself from them
the woman had struck him again
When he said she had struck him or
the nose the audience in the court
laughed.
Did you 2 10 the house the day be
fore and represent yourself as a MI
Smith?"
Il did not"
90 Isn't it true that the defendant
said it was lot her house and referred
you to her mother?"
"She said she didn't live there an,
it wasn't her house. She did not re.
fer me to anyone"
Mr.. Chaytor asked that the court ht
lenient with the woman as she now
felt that she had done wrong. although
at The time she felt that she was act
ing within her rights Judge Cochrau
said that Il was only because the de.
fendant was a woman that he was dis
POSED to he lenient. but said that e
was a serious charge to interfere Will
an officer who with writ Of replevir
had a right TO go anywhere. He ther
announce1 that he would hold un his
decision until he has heard the testi.
mony in the charges against the two
men, which viii be given tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
Visit the Place of Charles
w. Griffenburg, and Also
Raid Three Other Places
Recently
THEY DIDN'T GET
MUCH OF VALUE

The grocery and meat market OF Charles
w Grinenberg. at No. ss5 King street.
was visited by thieves sometime last
night but who we're evidently frightened
away before they could gain entrance
to the place, that there has been a series
OF breaks in that section Of the city. some
OF them resulting in losses 10 tho rro-
prietors Within the last two weeks re-
pcated attempts have been made TO break
into the grocery store OF Mr.. Griffenberg-
Last night the thieves came near TO sue
ceedng but were PROBABLY frightened
away after they smashed the glass in the
door opening into tho part OF the store
that Is used for a meat market
About two weeks ago thieves entered
the rear door OF tho FISH and oyster -
tablishment OF S. Reed. Jr.. at No. SS5 II.
next door 70 Mr. Grinenberg's place. They
let themselves in by breaking the latch
and stole hsh and fruit TO the value OF
$40 a pair OF trouseser and pair OF shoes
were also stolen.
II IL had not been for the telephone in-
strument IN the meat market OF George
c. Devalnger az No. Sii King street. a
dor mp from the other places. the thieves
would have undoubtedly got away with
supply Of meat enough TO last until
after Christmas az least The rear door
was forced and the thieves let themselves
in and climbed through a window in a.
telephone booth that sets at the back OF
tho store. In trying 20 open tho door in
the dark they knocked the instrument
~ hell frnr
ing they had been discovered they made
hasty retreat without getting anything
OF value.
The Gem Grocery" at No 37 King
street. was also visited a few nights ego
but although tho thieves made an attempt
10 gain an entrance they were not sue
cessful.
Mr.. Griffenhergs place was visited a
week or so ago When the store was opned
I'm the morning It was found that the latch
had been tampcrod with. This morning
when the clerk came down he found that
pane Of glass had been knocked from
the front door making hole large enough
\ FOR hand 70 reach through and unfasten
the lock inside.
The police are working on the case but
there is small hope OF their obtaining a
clue as 20 who ia responsible for the re-
peated breaks II is evident that tho
thieves do not care for money but center
their attention to stealing meats and
! fruits that may be used for food.
All four places which have been visited
are on the same side OF King street and
In n row so that II Is an easy matter to
go from one 10 the other. The back doors
had not been fastened very strongly as
there Is never any money left In the places
over night. Since the breaks have COM
menced, however. the proprictors have
taken little more precautlon in lock-
ing the back doors.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
ORCHESTRA in
AFINE CONCERT

With many appreciativo listeners tho
Philadelphia Orchestra last night gave
its second concert Of the season at the
opera House. The program was varied.
from the heavier and swaying classics OF
TschaikowslSy TO some of the lighter mel
odies embodied by Dvorak in HIS New
World SYMPHONY" Interpreting some Of
the Southern musical lore OF this coun-
try. Withal. Il was a program that de-
monstrated tho remarkable adaptability
OF the musicians directed by Herr Pohlig.
and their playing was characterized by a
feeling and expression that left no doubt
OF the accuracy OF their Interpretation OF
the various mods and sentiments written
in the works by the composers whose
works comprised the program. BY far the
prennier rendition was TschaikeWsky' s
Overture Soiennelle." with its massive
effects. its martial setting and It's pathos
Of the clash Of war. The treatment Of this
masterpiece by the musicians was cer-
tainly fine The other numbers though
not so heavy we're also beautifully played.
Thaddous Rich. violinist. was the soolst
OF the evning. II ndd no introduction TO
the audience. and his mastery was evident
IN every movement Of Woiniawskfs "Con-
certe in d Minor" which was the vehicle
he chose IN company with the orchestra.
The program was:
Peter l. Tschaikowsky. overture solen-
nellc Anton Dvorak, Symphony No. . z.
Minor From the New World" Op. %; l.
Adagio. Allegro motto: ., Largo; 3. Scher-
20. Allegro vivace. POGO sostenuto: T.
Allegro con fuoco; Henri Wieniawski
Concerto in D. Minor for Violin and Or
chestra: 1, Allegro moderate; . Romance
andante non troppo. Allegro con fuoco;
:. Allegro moderate "a la zlngara) Thad-
deus Rich: n. Rimsky-Korsakow. Span
ish Caprice. Op. "a. I. Alborada vico z
tsrepitoso: . Variations. Andante con
motto: g. Alborado. Vivo strepltoso; 4
Scenes and Gypsp Song. Allegretto; g.
Fandango OF the Asturias
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
EITHER BENSON
OR HASTINGS
Prediction That One or the
Other Will be Secretary
of State

That either Alden r. Benson OF Dover
or Deputy Attorney General Daniel O.
Hastings. of Wilmington. viii receive
tho appointment OF secretary OF state
from Governor elect Simeon s. Fenne-
will was tho prediction made today in
political circles.
The delay In Mr.. Pennewlrs an
nouncement OF his selection Is said 10
be duo TO his indecision as TO whether
20 name Mr. Benson or Mr.. Hastings.
II was stated today that some infiu-
entlal Republicans have asked MIR.
Pennewill 10 appoint Mr.. Hastings on
the ground that q lawyer Is better
fitted 20 cope with some Of the duties
Of Secretary OF state. but no objection
was made 10 MIR. Benson personally
Mr.. Benson and Mr.. Pennewill are
close friends. II IS understood that Mr.
Hastings has not applied for the po-
sition II Is expected that Governor
elect Pcnnewill will announce his APP
pointment within a few days.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
"COPS" CHRISTMAS
TREE IS in PLACE
Arrangements Nearly Com
pIete for Reception Of Poor
Children at City Hall

The large Christmas tree sent to Will
mington by Santa Claus. through James
Logue. FOR the police treat to the poor
children Of the city. was erected last night
In the city Court room. city Linemen
GRAY and Mcgonigai had received a wire
less telegram from Old Kris several days
ago to install the electrical effects as
soon as the tree arrived. and this they did
last night.
To-day the police and matrons al the
city Hall put the hundreds Of pretty
things on the tree and when they had
completed their work the tree was thing
OF gliuering beauty
Yesterday the first wagon load of good
things sent 10y Santa Claus arrived at the
police station and there were ever so
many boxes. bags and barrels. To-day the
candy. nuts and fruits TO be given the
poor children arc being placed in bags and
the caps stockings. gloves and horns tied
I'm bundles so as 20 facilitate their hand
linz.
The police began the work OF distribute
ing the tickets which will ontltle the chill
dren to gifts at the City Hall. Each Of
hccr knows who the deserving poor are in
Ms district and they will be attended to
first
Many applications have been received
al the police station for tickets. \ great
many Of these are from children whose
parents are really not needy. There seems
to he an impression that any child can get
ticket by applying for il. The police hope
that parents who are not in need Of as
sistance viii keep their children at home
as by giving to those who do not need help
poor children will be deprived OF the little
packets to which they are entitled.
An instance Of some Of the strange re-
quests made by some people was shown
when one woman applied TO the police to
give a certain family SIS a month for a
/ year.
others have asked for money in lump
sums but the cash the police have WIN be
used almost entirely to purchase the com
forts needed during the winter in. shap'
Of clothing. fuel and provisions. and many
poor families in the city wsA - booked al
ter in this way.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
BUILD BRIDGE
AT SEVENTH ST.

A. z. sanborn, attorney for the B. and
o. Railroad presented to tho Street and
Sewer Directors this morning blue prints
Of a proposed bridge over the railroad s
tracks at Seventh street. The plans were
referred to Engineer Taylor for his ap-
prova,.
The bridge is to be built at the solicita-
ton of General Manager Richard w.
Crook, Of the Peoples Railway. The rail-
way. The railway has a franchise out Sew
onth street to the city line, but has not
been able to take advantage of it because
of lack OF bridge over Seventh street
sufficiently substantial to sustain trolley
traffic The present wooden bridge over the
freaks is not available.
MI Sanborns appearance was preceded
by that Of Mr.. Crook. who requested that
tho railroad be notified TO hasten con-
struction Of the bridge. The fact that the
railroad under an agreement with the city
is obliged TO construct a bridge strong
enough for trolley traffic prompted Mr..
Crook S request
The proposed bridge. according 10 the
plans prepared by the railroad engineers
will be Of steel andd will be 25 feet wide
with a five-foot sidewalk.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
THIEVES PILLAGE
KING STREET STORES
LEVY COURT TO PAY
FOR THE FIRE ESCAPES

Or. John G. Ball. representing the
Trustees Of the Poor OF Now Castle
county asked the Levy Court at its
session this morning to allow the trus-
tees a special appropriation Of S3156.5S.
TO cove rthe cost OF installing fire
escapes on the Farnhurst buildings.
Dr. Ball explained that the trustees
had installed the escapes with the
understanding that the court would
pay the bill. The members Of the court
approved the action OF the trustees IN
the matter. accepted the bin and will
pay it later Dr. Ball said the trustees
had found that they could not erect
the escapes out of the usual appro-
priation OF $4,000
The cost of the escapes. he said, was
s25OO below the cost original fixed by
the contracting company
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
HAVE CLUE IN
MURDER CASE
Cop Found With What Looks
Like Blood Stains
Upon II
A NEW WITNESS HAS
ALSO BEEN LOCATED

Ihc nrSt real clue in tho Florezill
murder case has been unearthed. a
cap was found by the police in the
yard in ,he rear of the homo Of the
murdered couple at No. 1872 Bird street.
and on II are believed to be spots OF
blood. Chief of Police George Black
has the cap Ia his possession and will
have a chemical analysis made OF the
spots
Since Saturday night chief Of Polio.
Black and Special officer David Wardlo
have been making a close investigation
OF the rase and they have learned
some things which look bad. they say.
for Alexander Florczik. the young
nephew of the murdered man. who is
Under arrest accused OF the crime.
Whether the cap belonged TO him
has not been learned as yet IL was
found between the trunk of a tree and
a railroad cross-tie In the yard. Showed
down between the tree and the log, IL
was almost out OF sight. but the aleri
eyes Of the two officers discovered f..
Tho cap was wet showing that II had
been in the rain probably all night
Thursday night, the evening the couple
were murdered.
u has also been learned that tho
police have o witness who saw a man
In the home of the murdered couple
on the night they were Killed. This
witness saw the individual In question
walking around on the first floor. lie
could see him from tho rear Of tho
house. but did not pay particular
notice to him except that he noticed
that the man wore long hair which fell
over his forehead.
The prisoner at the police station has
just such hair IL reaches his eyebrows
almost The finding OF this witness Is
| considered fortunate and the police at
I tach much Importance TO this mans
statements. His name they will not
divulge.
Many of the Polish people in the
/ Eleventh ward believe that youne
/ Florczik committed 60 the crime.
There will be no lct-up In the investi'
CATION and Chief Black said the mar
had not been questioned to-day. but h'
was given a sweating yesterday afte,
noon, but nothing new was brought
ont The man is stoical, and accorl
ing TO the police rs the most neryl
prisoner they have ever had anythinl
to do with.
II was hoped that the young man
IL guilty, would break down and make
a confession, but there is no sign o
his doing anything like that. JUS
how the Polish people feel toward hin
Is shown by the fact that he hasn'
q friend who is taking any interest p
him and nobody offers TO advance
money To retain counsel for him. Chie
/ Black said to-day that the only money
the man had when searched at tn,
police station. following his arrest, we'
"a little more than &c.
No time has been fixed for the in
Quest. It IS not likely that Coroner
Callaway will hold II until the police
have made further search into th'
case. so as not to interfere with theil
investigation.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
Want Street Repsired.

on complaint of Street Director
George w. Sparks. acting on protests
of residents. Street Commissioner
Frank w. Pierson requested Chief
Engineer John 4. Kienle. OF the Water
Department. TO have replaced bricks
that were taken M on Eleventh street
between Washington and Jefferson
streets to lay water pipes. The ditch
was covered with ashes and household
ers declare that they were obliged To
track the ashes into their houses. while
the Water Department had left tho
bricks on the curbs Director Spar6s
declared the situation outrageous.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
CORPORATIONS TO
PAY $O,lO6 TAX
Levy Court Agrees on Assess
ment at Its Session
To-day

Tho Levy Court to-day agreed on
the following assessments on corpora
tions in lieu of county taxes and
directed Comptroller Chandler to credit
the Wilmington hundred collector,
Robert NJ. Burns, with these amounts:
Delaware and Atlantic Telephone and
Telegraph Company, 20 miles Of cable
and wires. sec 900.
Delmarvia Telephone Company. poles
and wires, $4,000; south Of Eighth
street. east Of Adams and west oi
Market. $4,000.
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and
Telephone Company, poles and wires
south of Eighth. west Of Market anc
East Of Adams. 100000.
Same company on es,scaAeles. con
duits and poles. north OF Eighth street
and west Of Market. 100000.
Delmaryia Telephone Company
wires. cables, conduits, poles, north oi
Eighth. street and west Of Market $4O'
COO.
Same company on poles and wires
Sle.soO.
PEOPLES Railway Company. tracks
wires. east of Adams street. west oi
Market and south of Eighth. 100000
same company, poles and tracks IL
Seventh ward, $3l,5OO.
Same company, poles and tracks
east Of Market and south of Eighth
Sal. 800.
Same Company. Eleventh ward, $500.
same company. Twelfth ward. $l5,75O.
Postal Telegraph Company, $il,OOo.
wilmington City Railway Company
sisoOOO
Wilmington City Gas and Electric Com
pany. $4,000.
: wilmington City Railway Company
s2siOO0.
wilmington Gas and Electric Company
$4,000
wilmington City Electric Company. $40,
oOo
wilmington Gas and Electric Company
$4,000
Wilmington City Railway Company
tracks. wires, polls $500; same, S5OsoO.
Wilmington Light, Heat and Power Co.
$4,000
Young Mems Christian Association
$4,000
The assessments total Si.4iO $500. whicl
will yield the county a tax revenue o
s916s. The assessment is the same as tina
OF last year.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
COYLE HAD A
MARROW ESCAPE

Witnesses who saw Elwood H. Coyle.
OF No. 935 Spruce street. a fireman on
the Pennsylvania railroad. squeezed be-
tween his engine and the gateposts at
the entrance to the coal yards Of Sny-
der Brothers at Fourth and Church
streets yesterday afternoon, were sure
that he had been killed. Fortunately
he was not and although badly squeez-
ed he will recover
Coyle was examining the sand pipe
Which had been become clogged when
The engineer started the engine, not
knowing him to be in a perilous posi-
zion. As a result he was caught be-
tween one of the gateposts and the
Etr compressor on the engine. The en-
aineer was attracted by shouts from
bystanders and stopped the locomotive
before his fireman was drown beneath
tbs wheels Of the engine.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
He DIDN'T LIKE
BEING AWAKENED

Robert Fountain. colored, was fined
$50 and costs in City Court this morn
ing by Judge Cochran on charge Of
assault and battery. Thomas Johns,
colored. was the prosecuting witness.
He said he went home Saturday night
to his room in a house at Sixteenth
and Walnut streets and found Foun-
tain asleep in MS bed. The visitor re-
fused to get up and grew angry when
Johns insisted. Finally he did get up
and swatted Johns for 'butting in on
his sleep.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
CAR HAULED AUTO
OUT OF MUDDY BED

While the large freight auto car or
the Charles Warner Company was a.
tempting 10 cross the tracks Of the
Wilmington, New Castle and Southern
Electric Railway. with a load of fire.
bricks, on Mil street. New Castle. lead
ing to the plant OF the Tropenas steel
Company, the forward wheels Of the
machine stuck In the mud and the
wheels sank 10 the hub. A car Of
the trolley company was blocked. but a
block and fall was secured at the stecl
plant and rigged TO a telephone pole
on the street and the one end Of the
rope fastened to the axle Of the auto
mobile, while the other was attached
to the electric car. The auto thUs
was hauled out Of the muddy bed.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, o. c., Dec. 22.-The
center Of the Southern storm has NOV
ed eastward to Georgia, and the area
CT precipitation has extended north
ward over the Atlantic coast etates to
Virginia. The indications arc that the
area of precipitation will extend north
ward over the North Atlantic coast
states and Ohio valley to the lower
lakes and ST. Lawrence valley tonight.
Forecast till 6 r. m. Wednesday;
For Deawsre-Snow or rain this
afternoon. tonight and Wednesday,
nearly stationary temperature; fresh
northeasterly winds, increasing.
Evening journal., 1908-12-22
CONNECTING LINK
FOR PEOPLES RAILWAY

The Street and Sewer Directors this
morning gave two readings to a resolu-
ton permitting the Peoples Railway
Company to extend it's line of railway
on Tenth street from jefferson to Clay
ton street The railway has a line
on jefferson street and on Clayton
street. and the proposed extension is
70 connect the two.
The resolution was presented by
General Manager Richard Crook. OF
the railway. Mr.. Crook gave two rea-
sons for favorable consideration Of the
resolution-the requests Of residents
affected by the proposed extension and
the eventual paving OF Tenth street.
making II expedient TO lay the tracks
before the paving shall be done.