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Evening journal., 1908-01-16
GAVE COMPANION DRUGGED
CANDY, THEN ROBBED HER
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

NEW YORK. Jan. 16-An unusual
story Of a bold robbery in a theatre
in which the victim was drugged with
poisoned candy, offered by a new found
friend, was told in the Tombs police
court to-day, when a girl giving the
name of Alice Moran, IL years old. was
arraigned as the alleged wrong-doer.
Robert Fox. whose wife was the
victim of the robbery, made the COM
plant. Mrs. Fox is at her home in
New Rochelle, seriously sick from the
poison. and not until to-day did her
physicians offer hope of her recovery.
Fox says his wife attended Keith's and
P-Sctors Fifth Avenue Theatre, Sat-
urday afternoon and found a girl in the
box she occupied. They began talking
and the girl offered her candy. Mrs.
Fox became sick after eating it and
the girl accompanied her TO the ladies
retiring room and IN the confusion slip
ped out taking Mrs Fox's silver hand
bag. Detective Moran on the descrip-
tion given arrested the girl.
He discovered that the prisoner was
his daughter, who had become way
ward.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
STIRRED BY THE
CORTELYOU STORY
No One Will Support Report
That Secretary is TO
Resign
By THE JoURNALs Special wire.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Political
and financial circles are still agitated
over the cortelyou resignation story,
despite denials from the White House
and from the secretary himself.
II Cortelyou has told the President
privately that he would probably
leave the Cabinet in the near future.
no one has yet been found who will
vouch for the report.
There is no denial that the secre-
tary has received some very flatterIng
offers from financial institutions in the
past few months. whether one of these
was the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pany he declines to state. The friends
OF both the President and Cortelyou
assert that there has been no quarrel
between the two There have been
differences Of opinion. but it is asserted
these have not been Of so serious a
character as TO cause a breach.
The report that the President is wor-
ried because of his alleged deposit OF
$50 900 in the KnlckerboolSer concern is
also vigorously denied at the White
House. II is stated that the President
was not a depositor at the time the
Knickerbocker closed its doors. If. as
has been charged. the Presidents
money was deposited by relative and
is now in that relatives name on tho
books, no substantiation can be OBJ
tanned here.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
FRUIT GROWERS
WILL MEET HERE
Party of Pennsylvania Rail-
road Officials Attended
Convention

DOVER, Del. Jan. 16.-The Peninsula
Horticultural Society. at one Of the most
enthusiastic conventions of its history
which closed to-day at Salisbury. decided
TO hold its next annual convention in
wilmington. probably at the New-Cen-
tury club. The society will also feature
there its annual midwinter exhibit Of
fresh fruits. a most remarkable exhibit.
including every fruit that can possibly
be kept in cold storage and brought out,
bright and fresh in mid-January.
The exhibit at Salisbury included pears,
hundreds OF varieties Of bright and varl.
colored apples. nuts grown on the penin-
sula, a watermelon or two and various
specimens of grapes and 'nlums.
The society to-day elected these ofh.
GERS for the ensuing year: President.
James T. Shallcross, of Middletown, New
Castle county; vice-president Cto succeed
Mr.. Shallcross for New Castle county, A,
p. Corbit. Odessa; Cthe other vice-presi'
dents from each of the fourteen peninsula
counties were reelected; secretary, Pre-
fessor Wesley Webb Of Dover; treasurer
Charles II. Barker. OF Milford; executive
committee and board of managers, w. L
Allen, Salisbury; James +. Shallcross
Middletown: W. +. Dawson, Cambridge;
James. S. Harris, stin Pond; S. S. Deemer,
New Castle; Wesley Webb, Dover.
The Pennsylvania railroad was repre-
sented at the society's deliberations TO-
day, in fact. sent a. special private car
fun of prominent officials and operating
heads including r. NJ. Patterson, gem
oral freight agent; Colonel William Ben
der Wilson. OF Philadelphia; Z. F. Brooks,
general superintendent, and Charles T..
Kingston, division freight agent.
II was the first time the leaders OF
the great fruit-growing interests of the
pensinsula and the leaders Of the great
system Of common carriers which takes
that fruit in safety 20 the city markets
had ever fraternized. Both parties voted
that 1t was day well spent
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
$3.50 DINNER TO
COLONEL BRYAN
Democratic Leagues Action
viii Leave the dollar
Feed a Tradition

Colonel William Jennings Bryan has
raised fifty cents as a dinner guest OF his
Wilmington constituency affiliated with
hte Democratic League. BE It known that
no dollar dinner" is TO suffice for the
peerless leader" when he invades VIII
mingon the latter part Of this month,
even though It was the real thing last
time. He is 70 be given dollar and a
half dinner this time.
There has been some public concern as
to whether this fifty cents raise in the
dinner expression OF regard for Colonel
Bryan is really due 10 his elevation in the
fond regard of the Democratic leaders or
whether It has been caused by the
srtingency Of these piping times. Follow
ing out their antagonism 10 anything
savoring OF the plutocratic the Leaguors
say the dollar and a half" dinner Is to
be given because it is practically impos-
sible TO provide a good feed" at a ban
quet under present market conditions for
less than sl.50 per. Hence the dollar
dinner" is to become tradition. Hence
forth and forever Bryan dinners viii be-
come famous as a dollar and a half"
dinner, raised from the unit.
Even this ascendency in dining rates
will not down the enthusiasm Of the loyal
Bryan men In the Democratic League, for
they are preparing a royal entertainment
for their idol from the Platte. The dinner
is to take place In German Hall following
a meeting in the Opera House. James
Thompson, president Of the Democratic
League, will call the Opera House meet
ing to order, and John G. Gray will be
permanent chairman. At the dinner MIR.
Thompson will introduce Mr.. Bray as
postmaster In addition TO Colonel Bryan
the speakers will include Willar Sauls-
bury and Thomas +. Bayard.
"No, it's not because the League mas
any idea Of trying to become swell that
the price per plate has been raised to
SL5O," said a prominent member OF the
League to-day. 1T is simply because the
League has been forced to this price. It
was found that under thep resent condi-
tions Of high prices a substantial dinner
could not be provided for one dollar, so
there was nothing TO do but to raise tile
price to S150 or have a dollar luncheon.
So wed ecided on the $3.50 rate"
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
CITY NOW HAS A
SMALLPOX CASE

The first case of smallpox reported
in this city In two years, was brought
to light yesterday. The patient is
Archie Rufin, colored aged 30 years,
who lives at No 1927 East Sixteenth
street, beyond Eleventh street bridge
DR. c. Bantam reported the case to
the Board of Health and the sick man
was Immediately removed 10 the Elmer
gency Hospital at Farnhurst.
In the house in which the colored
man lived are tire adults ana one
child. The building and occupants
have been quarantined, and a guard
will be maintained there night and day
Tho occupants will not be permitted to
go out. and their food and other sup
plies will be purchased for them and
left where they can get them. Runin
had the disease for several days.
Rufin is believed to have contracted
the disease in King William county
Virginia. At Christmas he visited rela-
tives there. and in the town in which
he stopped there were several cases.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
WILL SOON SELL
FISHERIES BOATS

Judge Bradford. in the United states
Court to-day. fixed the time for the re-
turn of the sale Of the vessels of the
Fisheries Company, of Philadelphia,
now in the hands OF receivers, and tied
up in this port The return will he
made on Thursday morning, February
6, at IL o'clock. no date has as yet
been set for the sale, but it will prob
ably not be for at least two weeks as
IL is the intention Of the receivers 10
advertise it extensively, so that there
will be many bidders presen and good
value received for the vessels, which
are all IN good condition and consid-
erred valuable property.
II. II. Ward, who represents the 500
or more seamen who have claims
against the defunct company for
wages, asks for DEGREES on the bill and
the court granted his motion.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
CANNED MUSIC"
CASE IN HIGH COURT
sy THE JOURNALS special wire.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--The COM
plants Of authors and composers about
the alleged piracy of their privileges
by the makers OF monographs and au-
tomatic pianos were heard by the SUI
preme Court OF the United States to-
day.
The question al Issue Is whether
music may be reproduced mechanically,
without the permission OF the owners
Of the copyright. Attorneys for the au-
shors. composers and sheet music men
hurled such characterizations as
canned music" "mutiiated melodies"
and pin pricks" at the production OF
piano players and Photographs Op-
posing counsel contented themselves
with arguments 70 sho wthat the word
writings" in the copyright law does
not mean perforated music.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
aoood Nswsg is Released

William ]. Granfield. captain OF the
barkentine Good News" furnished Sc
curity late yesterday afternoon for the
appearance here Of the owners OF the
craft in the foreign attachment pro-
ceedings instituted against them by
Baltimoreans who are said to be for
mer owners of the boat. The Good
News" will now sail for Seattle. Wash
ington. with a cargo of dupont powder.
Sheriff Stafford seized the boat on
Monday.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
Deaths

Louisa J. Spencer.
Herbert Allston.
Susanna Thompson
Alonzo Fairbanks.
John carlin.
Rebeeca J. keets.
kEETS-In this city. on January 18th.
1903. Rebecca j., wife Of William ].
Keets, aged SO years.
Relatives and friends OF the family
are invited 10 attend the funeral SER
vices at the residence OF her son-in-law.
william S. Benson, No. 7i5 Church
street, on Saturday afternoon. Janu-
ary 18th, at o'clock. 1nterment Sill
verbrool Cemetery.
THoMPSON-ln this city, on Janu-
ary 16, 1908. Susanna. widow of the
late William l. Thompson, aged "A
years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services
from the residence OF her son. William
T. Thompson, 1909 West Tenth street.
on Saturday afternoon, at o'clock. In
ferment Lombardy Cemetery.
GPENCER-In this city, on January
Is, Louis ]. Spencer.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend her funeral services at the
residence Of her husband, sos Madison
street. on Saturday afternoon. January
18th, at o'clock. Interment private
at Silverbrook Cemetery.
ALLSTON-In tGis city. on January
18th. 1908. Herbert Allston, aged 25
years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
fnvited TO attend the funeral services
at the residence OF his aunt Mrs Emma
T.. Strong. NO. 1905 Church street. on
Friday afternoon, January 18th. 1908
at 2 o'clock. Interment private al
Lombardy Cemetery
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
CAPTURE MAN AFTER HE HAD
PRIED into CLAYTON STATION
There We're Three in the Gang.
But Two Eluded Con-
stable Boyer and
WatChman Collins

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
CLAYTON, Del, Jan. l6.--A daring at
tempt at burglary was nipped in the bud
at Clayton at o'clock Tuesday morning
when Constable w. NJ. Boyer in company
with Night watchman Collins, of Clayton.
apprehended a man in the ticket office
Of the Clayton railroad station.
Three suspicious characters were seen
on the streets ef Clayton In the early part
Of Monday evening ana Night-watchman
Collins of the railroad yard, was on his
guard. About O'Clock he heard crash
of glass and knew IL was at the station
Not taking any chances he called Com
stable Boyer out Of bed and together
they proceeded to the station.
The man had gained entrance through
a window and the officers unable 70 cot
in the door climbed through the same
window and covered their man as he was
crouched in the corner with his hat drawn
over his eyes.
He gave lis name as Ernest c. Green
ley, OF Delmar When asked about his ac-
completes. he said there were two men
who had just left him, and described how
they were dressed. A diligent search was
made for the men but without avail.
Greenley was put in the Clayton lookup
over night with watch placed over him.
lie was brought before Magistrate An
thony OF Smyrna and held in $500 bail for
his appearance at the next term Of court.
In default he was taken to Dover. 1t was
thought he might be one Of the yeggmen
who recently visited Smyrna. Benjamin
+. Middleton. of Truaxs meat store Wis
tied the cell at Clayton lookup but was
unable to identify him as one Of the men
who held him up.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
IN SUPERIOR COURT

Superior Court went over It's list
again this morning and marked the
cases thereon for trial after January
27. This was made necessary because
OF the session of the Supreme Court
OF the state at Dover next week dur
ing which time there will be no session
OF court In this county.
Because Of continued argument on
the question OF the constitutionality OF
the local option law, no cases were
called for trial in court this morning.
The petit jury was discharged utnil
tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
CHOLERA RAGING
IN ASIA MINOR
By THE JoURNAL's Special wire.

BERLIN. Jan. 16.-Cholera has
broken out with great violence at
Mecca, according to messages from re-
turning Moslem pilgrims. who are as
|sembled there now to the number of
thousands. So serious has the situa-
ton become that the dead are not even
buried, and fully 600 corpses are rot
ting in the streets. Infection is being
spread by pilgrims who threaten TO
carry the disease to many places in
Europe, Asia and Africa. and some
cases have been reported in Asia
Minor.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
Lantern Talk at West Church.

Last evening Roy e. Fuller, of New
York, gave an illustrated talk at West
Presbyterian Church on the Mission
Fields of the World. Mr.. Fuller, who
is a brother Of Professor J. f. Fuller
of the Goldey College, is assistant sec
retary Of the Young Peoples Mission
airy Movement. About q year ago he
was sent by his society on a tour OF
the world to secure photographs of the
interesting scenes ana sights of the
more important places where mission
work is carried on around the globe.
His pictures are original and beauu-
full.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
DR.. THOMAS MAHAFFY
MARRIED IN JACKSONVILLE,

j. r. Mahaffy, the veterinarian of No
904 Jackson street, was married at
Jacksonville. Florida. last night to Miss
Minnie Dorothy Brickwindale, Of that
city. At the wedding was his brother
Harry c. Mahaffy, Jr., of this city. The
newly married couple will take wed
ding tour of a week and viii visit DR.
Mahaffy's relatives here The couple
are expected here tomorrow night. DR.
Thomas Mahaffy is State veterinarian
Of Florida.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
COTTON COMPANY OPENS
STORE TO SELL GOODS.

The Delaware Cotton Company of
Vandever avenue near Market street
has started an innovation in this city.
The company has opened a store in
connection with the mills ard will sell
cotton and worsted dress goods, in
Guiding shepherd checks, plaids, stripes,
voiles, twills. madras. etc, at tempting
prices. The goods were manufactured
in the mills in this city, and some rare
bargains are promised by the company.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
FIRE IN A TWO
MILLION PLANT
By THE JOURNALS Special wire

HASTINGS, n. Y, Jan. 16.-Fire
starting in the enamelling department
OF the National Conduit and Cable CO.
here, supposedly from spontaneous
combustion, called out the departments
or Hastings, Yonkers. Dobb's Ferry,
uniontown and Poughkeepsie. The
plant covers an area Of over a mile
and Is composed OF twenty buildings
valued at 100000 Most of them are
wood, but the wire department is a
three-story brick structure. The flames
have already been carried 10 an adjoin-
ing storehouse. which Is now on fire.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
Given a surnriaa Party.

Miss Elsie NJ. Gordon of No. 7o6
Lombard street, was given a surprise
party last evening in honor of her
l1Sth birthday. Many of her friends
lwere present and all enjoyed the even
ling. Music was furnished by an or
ichestra.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
NO CLUE TO DEAD
MANS IDENTITY

Coroner Galloway has been unable
TO learn the identity of the man who
was killed on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Silverside. Nothing was
found on the man clothes that would
serve to identify him. and his face IS
$50 badly crushed that it Is unrecog-
nizable
The man had probably been struck
by a train during the night and in
stantly killed. The body is now at the
morgue IN this city.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
BAILEY NOW CHAIRMAN
OF A SENATE COMMITTEE

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-Senator
Bailey (Tex.) who has been a minority
member OF the Senate since 1901 has
at last reached the dignity OF a chair
manship. which gives him a room. a
clerk and other perquisites. He has
taken the place Of the late Senator
Pettus of Alabama. II is one Of the
few unimportant committees. the chair
manship OF which is assigned to the
majority usually.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
CHANDLER 3 gassstssss ssssI,nss

No. pa w. Ninth Street
Careful attention day or night.
Bodies IN Boarding Houses. Hotels
and Hospitals removed and cared for
until claimed Carriages furnished.
Appointments frst-class Both Phones.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16

Central Presbyterian Church will hold
a social in the church parlors to-mor-
row evening. The social committee
has prepared an interesting program.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
sank Eleots oHioers.

The annual election of officers Of the
Wilmington and Brandywine and the
Central National Banks were held this
morning. At the Central National
Bank the election was as follows:
President, Henry NJ. Lodge; secretary.
II. p. Rumford. The following were
elected at Wilmington and Brandywine
National Bank; President, George S.
.Capelle; vice. president Caleb NJ.
Steward; secretary OF the board OF di-
.rectors, Alexis /. dupont
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
Civil Service Examinations.

Civil service examinations for the
departmental service at Washington
will be held in this city on March IL
is and April 10.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
Rednond Leads the Irlsh.

DUBLIN. Jan. 16-John Redmond
was today reelected chairman Of the
irish forces in Parliament
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
Stock Markets

! o'clock quotations from r. D.
Laokey q Co., Bankers and Brokers.
s45 Market street, Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1908-01-16
Chicken Thieves About ereensprino

Chicken Thieves About Greensprina.
Wholesale robberies OF hen roosts
have taken place three successive
nights I'm the vicinity Of Greenspring
Blackbird hundred. and people who
own chickens are arming themselves
for an expected visit.
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-03

Work is progressing at Dublin, says
William E. Curtis, in letter published
in the Chicago Record Herald, on the
monument to Charles Stewart Parnell,
which is to be erected at the head Of
O'Connell street. The monument was
designed by the late Augustus st. Gau-
dens, and is considered to be one of his
best works. The statue of the "un-
crowned king will stand at the base Of
an artistic shaft, bearing the Irish harp
and an appropriate inscription. When
John e. Redmond saw the design for
the figure of Parnell in st. Gaudens'
studio, he exclaimed: IL would not
have you alter line nor q crease in
1t, Mr.. st. Gaudens. 1t is Parnell to
the very life-his figure. his appear
ance, even his very gesture when under
the influence Of strong feeling or emo
ton. l congratulate you on your won
derful success; and l am satisfied that
we shall have in Dublin, when this is
finished, monument not alone worthy
Of Parnell, but work Of art second to
none in Europe.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-03
FREIGHT WAS RUNNING
ON PASSENGERS TIME

Butte, Mont, Sept. ga Miner spe-
cial from Billings states that the coro-
ner's jury tonight, after investigating
the wreck at Youngs Point yesterday
morning, in which twenty-one persons
were killed and fifteen injured, re-
turned a verdict tonight finding the
crew of the Northern Pacific freight
train. into which the Burlington flyer
crashed, while the former train was at
tempting to reach a siding in advance
of the limited, to blame for the disas-
ter. The jury found that the freight
crew was running on the time of the
passenger train. Prosecutions OF the
freight crew will follow Immediately.
The list of fatalities reached twenty
one today when Berg Western, OF Atch-
ison. Kan, died of his injuries.
Identifications Of all but three have
been established and these are work
ingmen. presumably coal miners on
their way to Kilby, Wyo. Identified
ton in some instances was very diff
ficult, a card, piece of jewelry here
or there or some portions of clothing
serving to give clew as to whom the
victim was.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-03
Origin of "Sundae."

Many queries with regard to the
origin of the word "sundae" have been
made, and a considerable number of
theories about it have been exploited.
The most popular one seems rather
prosaic Its locale is reported to have
been New Orleans, where progressive
but unlucky soda water dispenser
found himself one bright and warm
Sunday afternoon entirely out of car
donated wafer, with no chance to re-
new his supply. There was constant
demand for his services, and after re-
peatedly answering the embarrassing
question why he was unable to produce
the drinks, in desperation he hurriedly
mixed ice cream and fruit sirups into
frozen concoction which greatly de-
lighted his customers. During the fol-
lowing week days he had so many calls
for 'that Sunday recipe" that the idea
flashed over him that it would be a
good thing to put it regularly on his
bill of fare.
A we'll meaning but uneducated
clerk, who prepared the menu. did the
trick of Transforming Sunday" into
"Sundae," and the palate ticker has
remained "Sundae" ever since.
No affidavit goes with this story, but
it is recounted by one of the Oldest
soda water statesmen in the business,
and 1t seems reasonable.
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