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The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
FAST time MEANS
THRICE As MUCH
DAYLIGHT
ONLY ITO HOURS AFTER 6 p. M. IN
YEAR UNDER CENTRAL STAND
ARD, WHILE EASTERN STAND
ARD GIVES 3oe-HOT FIGHT ON.

A final advertising campaign and
concerted effort TO get voters think
ing is being made by the More-Day'
light club, which is working for the
adoption OF eastern standard, instead
OF central standard time. Not only
are billboards being used but thou
sands OF folders are being sent out and
the members OF the club are hustling
all the time to get voters Interested III
the time question, being confident that
a majority will indorse fast time II
the matter is understood fully.
One very effective document now
being sent out by DR.. G. l.. Renaud'
president of the club, shows the econ
omy OF light by adopting eastern time.
Ii shows that by the present central
standard time there are only ITO IL
hours OF daylight available after p.
In. during the entire year, while east
ern standard time would give De-
troiters 300 hours OF daylight after =
o'clock p. m. the other hand. there
are sos hours of daylight during the
year before Z a. IN. by central stand
ard time, most OF which daylight Is
wasted. BY eastern standard time
there would be only 303 "a hours Of
daylight before a. m. In the year.
BY central standard time, there are
256 hours I'm the year when artificial
light IL needed before 8 p. m, while
eastern standard time would give only
so 1-2 hours In the year when such
light would be needed at the end OK
the afternoon.
There are 10000 members enrolled
In the eastern standard time move
ment. That the board of commerce has
taken a position in opposition To the
movement is attributed more to n
fear OF the return 10 sun time than
q dislike for eastern standard time.
THE men who are opposing eastern
time now are those who have always
opposed it," says DR.. Renaud. THE
mass of the people have discovered,
however, that they made a mistake IN
adopting slow time. For two months
there has been no opportunity for them
TO enjoy any daylight after quitting
work, and their summer evenings
have been cut short for the last two
years"
In letter to DR.. Renaud,, Henry 3.
I.edyard. of the Michigan Central rail
road, says:
While am in favor OF the move
ment for the establishment Of east
ern standard time in Detroit. can
not see any reason why the same
should be complicated with the
question OF what basis OF time
shall be used by railroads west of
Detroit. The Michigan Central, in
common with other roads. uses
eastern time on its lines east of
Detroit. although our trains leave
on central standard time.
do not think there would be
any objection to showing the de-
parture OF trains from this point
running east on eastern time and
trains running west on central
time or, If necessary, as to west
bound trains. giving both eastern
and central time OF departure.
| believe the effect Of eastern
standard time In Detroit would be
a great help to the working people.
The sentiment expressed by factory
owners in regard to the question Is
that factories will again begin work
at z a. m. II eastern standard time is
adopted.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
COLLIERIES CLOSE;
IT'S MITCHELL DAY

wILKES-BARRE. Pa. Oct. 2s.-All
the collieries of the anthracite region
were closed today. the 10000 mine
workers remaining idle TO celebrate
Mitchell day" Former President
John Mitchell, of the United Nine
workers of America, spent the day at
Scranton and addressed the miners at
two meetings. while Thomas l.. Lewis,
the president, delivered an addressed
at Shenandoah.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
POET FRIEND OF LINCOLN
DIES; ASPHYXIATION

LYNN, Mass. Oct. 29.--John w.
Hutchinson. Lynn's oetogenarian sing
er and poet, known the country over
for his work in abolition days. friend
OF Abraham Lincoln, Wendell Phillips.
Garrison and others OF their day, was
asphyxiated by gas early today In his
home on High Rock, and died within
an hour Az
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
New Lighthouse Inspector.

Commander Jas. II. Hetherington,
Y. 8. NJ, retired, has been assigned
to take charge Of the lighthouse dis
trict centering In Detroit. He arrived
from Washington Wednesday and Ia
taking up his new duties with Capt.
Smith. the present lighthouse inspec'
tor for this district. The latter has
not yet received his new orders.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
HaIIy Disc uses Constitution.

Corporation Counsel Hally. one OF
the members OF the late constitutional
convention, and an authority on what
the new document to be voted on next
Tuesday contains. talked To the mem
bers of the Board OF Commerce at the
weekly luncheon in the Penobscot Inn
at noon. Thursday He discussed the
constitution from the business mans
standpoint particularly.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
Another Moore Case on Trial.

The second Of the cases against K.
e. Moore, charged by William d.
Southwick with keeping his saloon at
No. ia Farmer-st. open after hours.
is on trial in Judge Connolly's court,
jury having been secured Thursday
morning. The case will probably be
concluded Friday! There are about 10
cases in all.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
Suppressed Divorce Suits.

Suppressed suits for divorce were
filed Thursday by Alice vs.. John Yer
terlein: Burton vs.. Alice HUMPHREYS:
Emma vs.. George Sullivan; Margaret
VS.. Henry A. Dacy. and Eliza VS.. Otis
w. Knox
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
THE WEATHER.

Detroit aud vfcIuityi Thursday night
and FRIDAY, fairy slightly cooler to-
nI9btt gentle northwesteriy winds.
Ioyer Nichigant Fair tonight and
rrt,oyt slightly cooler tonight.
uotRIY TEMpERATIHEs
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29

It's almost as difficult to entice a
single man into Irritation nowadays
as It is to keep married man out or
one.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
RoIIs IsIc.

BEGINNING October 30 and cOntInu-
ing during the whitensh season. white
Ash dinners will be served daily from
noon until D. m in the upper dining
roums the Belle -fsie-Gasino- The
whitensh are caught at the island
brought alive 10 the Casino. where the
diner may take his choice before they
go on the IRE. What more choice au-
tumn dinner can be had than fresh
whItehsh with half a dozen oysters on
shclls The price Is only so cents.
Buses run until o'clock. Casino
closes at :.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29

All men love pleasure; noble men
innocent pleasure. ignoble men sinful
pleasure.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29

Tariff on wood pulp IL . tar o. In
telligence.-w. -. Mahon-
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
HEAD CUT OFF
BY BUZZ SAW

MARQUETTE, Mich, Oct. 90
Especial. AT Even, Ontonagon coun-
~, this morning. Erwin Barrett. aged
25. son OF the owner of the mill. fell
against q rapidly whirling buzz saw
and had his head completely severed
He lived at Grand Rapids.
After the. thcater 20 to Giles Cafe
and, Northumberland In season
-Stroh's famous Bohemian Beer on
tap.
yoN Printing done right. Times Print-
tag Co.. il John Rat Phone 1913.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29
FARRELL. FoR COUNTY CLERK.

Job Printias done right. Time. Pri.t-
tag Co. is John R-st. Phone itsi
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29

One yenr nRo tOdnyt MnHfmum te
.ersture. ST. minimum, 3oI mean.
no precfpttattont clear skies.
The Detroit times., 1908-10-29

Ai.xsss~r. Umb-~I,n.. ~ wo.re.
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
SPEED IN
SHORTHAND

In reply to Inquiries the following
information is given in regard to speed
in shorthand writing:
During the past three years, at the
annual conventions of the Eastern
Commercial Teachers Association, re-
presenting the commercial teachers
east Of the Mississippi there have been
contests for speed and accuracy in
shorthand writing that have attract
ed national attention. The results Of
these contests give Pitman phonog-
raphy net speed Of two hundred and
fifty-three (253) words per minute;
Gregg shorthand net speed of sixty
four C6D words per minute.
The contest three years ago was in
Baltimore, last year in Boston and this
year, April IS. in Philadelphia. II was
at the contest in Philadelphia that p
Fitman writer wrote 25S words ac-
curately for five minutes, and there
fore won the medal offered for the most
accurate and rapid shorthand writer
Pitman phonograph in its most an
proved form is thoroughly taught an
Goldey College by ]. E. Fuller. a prac-
tical stenographer and shorthand re-
porter.
(Signed) Goldey Commercial and
Shorthand Colleges
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
DOUBT ABOUT
ELECTING BISHOP
''Open PuIpit" Said to be
the Objection to the
Rev. DR.. Thomas
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, April 29.-There is
a movement on foot among the Epls-
copal clergymen of lower Delaware.
extending also to the Wilmington
clergy to agree tonight upon Rev.
Sidney G. Partridg, d. d., missionary
bishop OF Japan, as the successor #
the late Bishop Coleman. This ii is
said will be done in the event that
the friends of Rev. Nathaniel S.
Thomas, of Philadelphia, are unable 20
muster two-thirds of the clergy at the
caucus, to be held tonight, to nomi-
nate a bishop. 1t is said that DR..
Thomas, instead OF gaining supporters,
will lose some, and that he will not
be as strong as he was at the Will
mington convention.
The objections to DR.. Thomas has
not been degnitely learned, but the re-
port is that DR.. Thomas is supposed
to favor the so-called open pulpit"
and this has created opposition to him.
The so-called "open pulpit' canon was
adopted by the Richmond convention,
since which a number of Episcopal
have left the Episcopal
Church and Joined the Roman Catholic
Church. Bishop Partridge is about AZ
years old, and is described as an elo-
auent orator, a graduate of Yale and
of the Berkely Divinity SCHOOL.
There is. however, a prospect that
unless the clergy are unanimous in
their choice the laity will take hand
and 1t by no means follows that the
laity will approve the choice of the
clergy It is considered here doubtful
whether a gishop viii be elected. The
election may be deferred to the June
convention, for which a new set Of lay
delegates would be chosen.
The Rev. DR.. Spencer S. Roche. OF
st. Marks Church, Brooklyn. and a
prominent clergyman of the Diocese OF
Long Island, is also mentioned for
bishop.
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
CADETS MADE A
FINE SHOWING
Governor Lea and Other State
Officials Witnessed InspeC-
ton at Delaware College

NEWARK. Del. April 2s-The an
nual inspection Of the Delaware Col
lege cadets which took place yester-
day afternoon. as was stated in THU
EVENING JOURNAL. was successful
from every viewpoint. To the music
OF their recently organized band and
under the eyes of critical military ex-
perts. anxious friends and innumerable
relatives and proud and admiring girl
friends. the young soldiers sustained
the situation admirably and the
youngest cadet in the line Of gray and
black had reason to be elated as the
result Of the drill. as well as the
naughty cadet officer
The drill ground fairly sparlSled with
the bright dresses and millinery of wo-
men and the uniforms Of the cadets
when the inspection began. Captain
Peter c. Harris. u. S A., was the in
specting officer Lieutenant Edgar 5.
Strayer, Twenty-frst Infantry, u. 5.
A.. IS the military instructor at the
college.
Many visitors came from Whining
Ahh fAAAOlH lllt 0Adlt anu IllllAdIY 0l-
fcials present were Governor Preston
Lea. Adiutant- General I. Pusey Wick
ersham, Colonel Theodore Townsend,
Lieutenant-Colonel Cavanaugh, u. 5.
A.. retired. Colonel George w. Sparks
and Captain Ernest Parks.
The inspection lasted two and a half
hours. There was a minute inspection
Of the personnel. accoutrements and
books and papers Of the battalion. Cap
tain Harris was unstinted in his praise
of the work of the cadets and COM
plimented Lieutenant Strayer.
After the inspection Cadet Major ].
p. McCaslSev. Captain ]. c. Aker, Cap
tain J. L. Newman and Captain ]. r.
Kelley, of the Cadet Corps were offer
ed an opportunity to Join the regular
service of Captain Harris. and they
have the proposition under advisement
The battalion received 100 Der cent
for attendance. One hundred and
forty-four men comprise the corps. OF
these 100 were in attendance. Eleven
are in the South with the baseball team
and the others were i'll.
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
Ew CASTLE COUNTY. S..

NEW CASTLE COUNTY. IS.
THE STATE OF DELAWARE,
TO THE SHERIFF OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY. GREETING;
WHEREAS. Isabella Smith. by
her petition to the Judges OF our
Superior Court, filed in the office
of the Prothonotary Of said Court
(SEAI) in and for New Castle county. for
the cause Of complaint therein al
legged has made application to our
said Judges that a decree may be
pronounced dissolving the mar
riage existing between the peti-
toner and Thomas T. Smith
WE. THEREFORE, COMMAND YOU,
as you were heretofore commanded. that
you summon Thomas L. Smith, that he
be and appear before the Judges of cur
said Court at the next term thereof to be
held at Wilmington. on Monday. the First
day Of June next to answer the allega-
tions Of the said petitioner, Isabella Smith
according to the Act Of Assembly IN such
case made and provided. and also to do
and receive what the Court shall then ana
there consider concerning him in this be-
half as to the Court shall seem meet and
consistent with the provisions OF the said
Act OF Assembly.
And have YOU then there this writ
WITNESS the Honorable Chas. B. Lore,
at Wilmington. the Second day Of March,
A d, nineteen hundred and eight.
FRANK L. SPFAKMAN.
Issued March 1s. 1908. a29-ms-is-9o-27
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
WOMEN RAISE $500
FOR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE evening JOURNAL
MEDIA, April 2s.-The final ses-
sion of the Delaware Annual Confer
ence of the Union American Methodist
Episcopal Church, closed here last
evening, after a week of business
Bishop B. I. Ruley presided, assisted by
Bishop ]. F. Ramsey and Bishop j. c..
Wilmore, with the Daughters Of the
Conference acting as an auxiliary. The
latter conducted a Mite Society, bak
ing and washing, and turned over to
the bishop $500 for the benefit of the
Industrial School at Wilmington.
A number of pastors and elders took
an active part in the conference, and
the farewell address was made by Re-.
DR.. Albert Price, pastor of the New
Castle, Del, church, on The Exten-
sion of Colored Education"
The appointments for the Whining
ton District were as follows;
Smith, presiding elder.
Mother Church, Ezekiel Smith.
Boulden's Chapel, L. A. Purnell.
St. Paul's Chapel. S. p. Sheppard.
New Castle, Albert Price.
Delaware City, Sandy Gunby.
Summit Bridge and Cheapeake City,
Thomas Bostic.
Smyrna, W. T. Cornish.
Nassau. j. G. Dunning.
Millington, Nd, Charles II. Lewis.
Milton. Joseph Heavlon.
Christiana, John I. Peace.
Iron Hill, Ezielxel Townsend.
Newark, P. A. Boulden
McSperran and Conowingo. Charles
II. Nichols.
Chester, L. L. Coombs.
St Luke's Chester, Absalom Parsons.
Middletown, c. T. View.
The transfers included Rev. w. L.
Castel, Of Wilmington, and the Rev.
w. r. Thompson, New Castle, both to
the Baltimore Conference and the Rev.
Isaiah Watson Of christiana to the New
Jersey Conference.
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
CHANGED THE
MESSAGE OF FASSETT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. April, 29.-As a result
Of the insertion OF the word mot in his
message to Senator Cassidy at Albany
after fling it with the telegraph COM
pany, Representative J. sloat Fassett pro-
poses not only to run down the perpetra-
tor Of the offense but also to introduce a
bill in congress making It a crime pur-
posely to alter any telegram In the course
OF transmission. There Is no doubt in my
mind that the telegram sent by me to SEN
ator Cassidy was doctored with deliberate
intent and that It was the result % a
we'll laid conspiracy among those who de-
sired 70 defeat Governor Hughes anti
racing bill," said Fassett. to-day
AS written, Fassetts message said:
fThink you better support Governor or
race track bill"
AS received by Senator Cassidy the mes
sage read: "Think you better not support
governor on race track bill"
The local telegraph officials decline to
discuss the case further than to say that
the operator who sent the message frem
the capitol has been discharged.
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
Washington and a DOG.

While the British occupied Phlladel-
phla and the American force lay in
winter quarters at Valley Forge, one
day as Washington and his staff were
dining a fine hunting dog which was
evidently lost came to seek something
to eat On its collar was the name,
General Howe" Washington ordered
that the dog should be fed, and then he
sent It to Philadelphia under a flag Of
truce, with letter reading: General
Washington's compliments to General
Howe. He does himself the pleasure
to return to him a dog which acci-
dentally fell into his hands and by the
Inscription on the collar appears to be-
long to General Howe" The British
commander in reply sent cordial let
ter conveying his warm thanks for this
act OF courtesy Of his enemy.
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
FOUND SWEDISH
COIN OF 1865
Picked Up on Site Of First
Swedish church at Mouth
Of ChriStiana River
CONSIDERED A
VALUABLE DISCOVERY

While searching for Indian relics on
the site OF the first Swedish church
built in this country. on the south side
Of the Christiana river, below its
mouth. George w. wigglesworth, Of
No. so5 French street, yesterday after
noon. found a Swedish copper coin
dated 1856 The coin was found about
twenty feet from the monument erected
on the site Of the church several years
ago.
The site Of the church was called
Crane Hook and the edifce was erect
ed. according TO history in 1866. which
was thirty-two years before the pres
ent OLD Swedos Church was founded.
The church was erected on the site
OF an Indian village and Mr.. Wiggles-
worth and his son. Joseph Wiggles~
worth who is secretary of the Board
Of Health. have found numerous relics
Of the Indians on the ground, which
is now used for farming purposes
They have unearthed broken pieces Of
pottery and hundreds Of flint arrow
heads. The elder Wigglesworth's find
yesterday. however. is considered the
most valuable addition to the collec-
ton
The coin IS In good condition con-
sidering the fact that IL lay in the
ground for more than 200 years. Moth
ing is dlstlneuishable on one side Of
the coin but on the other the year can
easily be read. There Is also a mans
head and around II. in Roman char
acters are the numerals LNlIII, and
some letters. but the latter are not dis
tinguishable in the coins present con-
dition. The owner viii have II clean
cd and hopes TO be able 90 lean what
the words are
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA, April 29-FEED-
Receipts were light and prices ruled hrm.
with fair demand for desirable stock.
Quotations:
Winter bran. in bulk. per ton. S27. 5Oa
2S.25; spring bran, in sacks, as to size,
per ton S2750a2S.25.
WHEAT-The market ruled firm under
light offerings and stronger outside ad-
vices. but trade was quiet. No. 2 red was
quoted as follows:
April. 9Sikas9c Spot car lots. in export
elevator: No. 2 red, 9slsas9c; No. red
Western, 9Slkas9c; steamer No. 2 red, aCa
96ikc; No. red. 96a9sikc; rejected A, 0Sika
s4c; rejected B. S91Aa9Oc; rejected. mot
in" 7s1kaSiskc
CORN-Onerings were light and prices
ruled firm. but trade was quiet. We quote
spot car lots for local trade as to loca-
ton;
No. yellow. shelled, 7sa75c; steamer
yellow. shelled, 70a72c; No. 3 yellow,
shelled, 67ae9c; low grades, 50a6oc.
OATs-The market ruled firm under
moderate offerings. but there was little
doing. We quote as TO location:
No white. 57a575kc standard white, SC
a56isc; No. white. 55sAa56c; rejected and
no grade. 52a54c.
POULTRY-Ldve was in moderate sup
ply and steady but quiet Quotations:
Fowls. as to quality, 14a1Akc; old roost-
ers. s1kalOc. Spring chickens. broIlers. uni
form Sizes Weighing 1a1A pounds each
s2a3sc; do de mixed sizes and inferior
qualities, 2Sasoc. Chickens. choice soft
meated. 15al6c.
Dressed was quiet and supplies were
ample az former rates. Quotations:
Fresh killed poultry. fowls, western
eheice. 14lac; do fair to good lSlka14c;
common. I1a12c; old roosters. dry picked
l01ko; broilers. nearby, Weighing stsas
pounds 70 the pair, 4oaa5c.
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
Deaths

Jane Morrison.
James A. Wilson.
Evelyn E. Sutton.
Nxen Sherwood.
Ida M. Robinson.
Peter Zimmerman.
SUTTON-vIn this city. on April 2S,
1908, Evelyn f.. daughter Of William
H., and the late Mamie Sutton, in
her third wear.
Relatives and friends Of the family
are invited to attend the funeral SER
vices at the residence\ of her father,
William II. Sutton, NO. 1912 East
Twenty second street. on Friday after
noon, May /, 1908, at o'clock. Inter-
ment Lombardy Cemetery.
SHERWOOD-In this city. ION April
20. 1905, Nixen Sherwood, aged 6S
years
Relatives and friends Of the family
are invited TO attend the funeral SER
vices at the residence Of his sister,
Mrs. Hannah Cooper, No. 81 West
street, on Saturday afternoon, May 2.
1908, at 2.S0 o'clock. Interment prl-
vate
RoBlNSoN-In this city, on April. 2s
1908, Ida NJ, wife Of William II. Rob-
inson. in her 30th year
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited 70 attend the funeral ser.
vices at the residence Of her brother
in-law, James B. Dawson, No 6 Stroud
street, on Friday afternoon, May 1.
1908. at o'clock. Interment silver
brook Cemetery.
MoRRlSoN-On April 2e. 1905. near
Ogietown, Del, Jane Morrison, aged
IS years.
Relatives and friends are invited tn
attend the funeral service from her
late residence near Ogletown, Del. on
Thursday April SOth. at / o'clock. In
terment White Clay Creek Cemetery
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
MAY BE HITCH IN BILL
President Roosevelt Signed Pension
Measure on Sunday.

1t is possible that there may be a
hitch in the bill recently passed by
Congress increasing the pensions Of
widows of soldiers of the Civil Wac
because President Roosevelt affixed his
signature 70 the measure on Sunday.
April 10.
1t is asserted that a bill signed on
Sunday is invalid. but informally At
torney General Bonaparte holds that in
this case the bill is not invalid, mas
much as IL would have become law
within ten days without the signature
OF the chief executive.
In other words, II the signature Of
the President to this bill on Sunday IS
not recognized under the statutes. the
bill viii become a law anyway as II
has not been vetoed
There are number OF Wilmington
women interested in the measure.
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
The sneezlna Prayer.

The custom Of following a sneeze with
prayer goes so far back into the past
It is next to impossible to say when
It actually began. According to Strada,
the custom originated among the AS
syrians, who, through an opinion Of
the danger that attended It. after the
act Of sneezing made a short prayer
to the gods. The Romans after sneez-
Ing cried out "Jupiter, help mer' The
custom is mentioned by Homer. the
early Jewish writer's and others anf -
found among many savage tribes. :
Evening journal., 1908-04-29
sunaestlon Fer eIshop.

Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
The name Of Rev. Spencer S. Roche,
d. D.. son Of the late John Alexander
Roche. d. d.. IL. d, who was one
of the brightest ministers OF the M. n.
Conference Of the peninsula, has been
spoken Of as very strong man as
bishop. for the Diocese OF Delaware.
DR. Roche is the rector Of St Marks
Church, Brooklyn with a membership
of FIVE hundred: he is also the chancel-
lor Of the Cathedral at Garden City,
J.. T.. he is one Of the examining chap
lains OF the diocese, on receiving min
listers into the church. he is also a
graduate Of two colleges and a man
with great executive ability.
He has built up st. Marks parish
from a small one to the present size,
he has also built a large and handsome
church.
Dr. Roche Is what IS called a medium
churchman and a great worker. He was
born IN Wilmington about ffty-seven
years ago.
Yours truly.
Chucrhman.