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Evening journal., 1908-04-22
AUTOISTS ON A
DURABILITY RUN

Members Of the Delaware Automobile
Association are arranging for a dura-
bility and reliability run, which will
take place next month and which will,
it is believed. arouse interest in auto
MODELLING in Wilmington.
The run will be held on May II. and
il is to be patterned on the lines OF
the durability run hel6 recently by the
Quaker City Motor Club. It will be
over a 45-mile course, which will take
in Avondale. Kennett Square. West
Chester and this city. The start will
be made at the Court House, and the
finish line win be at the same place.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
CHESTER COP FIGHTS NEGRO

CHESTER, Pa, April 22.-John wal
lace, a negro. of No. ZIG East Ninth
street, Wilmington, Del, was given a
hearing before Magistrate Smith yes
terday on suspicion of stealing a val
liable horse and carriage and making
an attempt 10 take the life of Wesley
Bacon. a member of the Chester police
force.
After placing the negro under ar
rest Officer Bacon climbed into the
carriage and started to drive to the
City Hall, whereupon Wallace grabbed
the reins and turned the horse to the
side of the street, upsetting the car
riage. Then he sprang at officer Ba-
con, attempted to grab the policeman
by the throat and the two rolled over
and over in the street.
But Bacon had his wits about him,
and reached for his revolver. Securing
the weapon, he fired. the bullet whlz-
zing past Wallaoe's head; then Bacon
got the best Of the negro, and took
him to the City Hall.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
BOY and WOULD-BE
RESCUER WERE DROWNED
Small Boat Upset Throwing Five Occupants Into
ChriStiana River and But Three
Reached Shore Safely
SMALLEST LAD ONE OF THE VICTIMS

From all indications drowned, the bodies
Of Philip Lynch. aged IA years. of No.
81 North Franklin street. and Joseph
McCanum. aged % years. Of No. 61S South
Van Buren, street, are floating somewhere
in the Christiana river The boy and
man are supposed to have been drowned
in that stream near Newport, before noon
yesterday, but no particulars were learned
by the family Of either until last night.
Yesterday morning, the missing man
and boy together with Arthur Moore, aged
1s. Of No 12OS Elm street; Raymond Mills,
aged IA. of No. 221 Connel street. and
Samuel Durney, aged Is, Of No. 1927 West
Third street. decided TO 90 fishing and
they started out from Newport in
rowboat The day was windy and they
had difficulty in managing the boat
which later sprang a leak and was blown
out to the middle Of the stream. despite
the efforts Of those in it, to prevent It
from getting too far away from shore
The craft suddenly capsized and the FIVE
occupants found themselves fioundering
in the water.
Little Philip Couldn't Swim.
All could swim with the exception on
little Philip Lynch but he managed to
cling to the boat. His three smaller COM
panions started for shore but McCaIlum
remained with the youngster who had
succeeded with the help of the man In
getting on top of the overturned boat.
Moore reached the southside bank Of
the stream and Durney end Mills got
safely ashore on the opposite side. The
former went to a farm house to get his
clothes dried and the other two being
furnished with carfare by some person at
Newport came home by trolley car.
The boys say that when they left the
banks Of the stream they saw McCallurn
pushing the upturned boat with Lynch
on top of it toward the shore and they
felt confident that the two would reach
shore. safely and thought no more of 1t.
Moore. however. said that when his
clothes were dry he went down TO tbs
edge of the stream and saw what he
thought was an upturned boat but is not
sure on this point This was O'Clock in
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
SUICIDE LEFT A
NOTE FOR MOTHER

Searching the pockets OF George
Webb. the youth who committed sui
eide on Monday by drinking carbolic
acid, after the body was removed from
the Delaware Hospital, a note to the
boys mother was found. written by
him, presumably a short time before he
took the fatal dose of poison. The
note readi
Dear Mother and Little Pearl: Well,
have said goodbye for the last time.
Hope that you viii be happy for the
rest Of your life. I am tired OF life. 50
guess I viii end it, You can write
West and tell them what 1 am about
to do. Wen, that is all. 9. n. w"
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
First Penslon under New Law.

Colonel John Wainwright. the PEN
sion attorney has the distinction Of
securing the first widows pension
under the new law. The President ap-
proved the bill on Sunday, April IS AMI
the first case credited 10 Colonel
Wainwright as the attorney Of record
was issued on Monday April 20. i.
was in favor OF Maria Stackhouse ct
Berwyn. widow Of e. Nelson Stack
house. Co. G. First Pennsylvania Reg
iment who viii receive Sl2 a month
from April 10, 1908.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
MOVE FOR THE
RELEASE OF THAW
Habeas Corpus Application
Will be Made by Ills At
tOrney This Afternoon
By United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, April 20
Justice Of the Supreme Court Morch-
auser,will give a hearing in chambers
this afternoon 20 Attorney James Gra-
ham. of Newburgh. N. y. on the lat
ter's application for a writ OF habeas
corpus on behalf OF Harry X. Thaw.
The writ, II granted, will be against
the superintendent Of the State Asylum
for the Criminal Insane at Matteawan,
and win call upon him to show cause
why Thaw should not be released. If
the present plans are followed the pre-
ceedings this afternoon viii be entirely
formal
Graham viii be granted an order
directing that Thaw be produced In
court at a later day when the real
fight for his freedom will begin. II
is understood that District Attorney
Jerome. of New York, will oppose the
release Of Thaw and that the doctors
at the asylum will likewise oppose on
the ground that while there has been
Improvement in his condition since his
admission. he still is far from well.
Jerome. it is said. viii call several
alienists 70 testify as to Oppressive in
sanity. and he anticipates showing that
this. form Of mental trouble from
which it is admitted Thaw suffered, Is
incurable.
Attorney Graham denied to-day that
the family Of Thaw oppose his release.
He insists that he was retained by
direct order of Mrs. William Thaw.
and he claims that so soon as the
slayer OF Stanford White is released he
viii accompany his mother on long
European tour.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22

the afternoon and none Of the boys or
AfcCallum were around.
Kept Story Quiet All Day.
The first the parents of the Lynch boy
knew Of the accident. was when two of
the boys who reached shore safely, called
at their home last night to inquire for the
little fellow. When they learned that he
had not reached home they told OF the
boat upsetting and then went to Mccall
iums home only to find that he, too, had
failed to reach home. The latter lived
with his mother and she was still con-
hdent this morning when a reporter for
THE EVENING JOURNAL called at her
home, that her boy was not drowned
why he was such a good swimmer" she
said, trying to smile through tears. "Have
you heard anything. He surely can't be
drowned and am not going to worry, but
didn't sleep much last night. He's all
right I l-now." Such was the feeling OF
the young mans mother. whose heart viii
be broken when the true story dawns upon
her.
Boys Mother Frustrated.
At the Lynch home the mother OF the
drowned boy is prostrated. The father
and brothers have kept up. however. as
they had duty to perform to search for
the little fellow. They went to Newport
last night to search for the lad but met
with no success and early this morning
they started out again, and this time
they found the tell-tale overturned noat
and oars floating down the stream. near
the place where the drowning is supposed
to have occurred.
Raymond Mills who with Moore and
Durney safely reached shore. refused to
say anything about the accident when
seen to-day. He was asked several ques-
tions concerning the mishap but abso-
lutely refused to answer them.
Coroner Working on the Case.
Coroner Galloway is working on the
case. He has three naptha launches with
men graphing for the bodies. Up to the
time Of going to press neither body had
been recovered. The work will be kept
up all day and as long this evening as
the men can see to work until the bodie.
are recovered.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
SOLICITOR AND
COUNCILMAN IN TILT
Mr.. Townsend Objected TO Mr.. Cassidy Infenupfing
at Wafer Board Investigation To-day, When
Engineer Leisen Was Being Questioned

Mayor Wilson this morning resumed
his investigation into the conduct %
Water Department affairs. CHEZ
Engineer Theodore A. Leisen was eX-
amined again to-day, and was qucs
toned closely TO try to show defects
In the bookkeeping and accounting
methods of the department and also
to explain the increasing cost of the
maintenance and operation of the de-
partment In his charge as chief engi-
neer. One OF the questions asked BY
CITY Solicitor Townsend. who Is dolns
nearly all the examining. was as 20 the
possibility Of padded payrolls Of the
department in 1904. but Engineer
Leisen said that he did not believe
there was any padding.
Councilmen White. Benson, Cassidy
and Higgins. a committee named by
Council. were present this morning and
Water Commissioners Knox and Ford
were there for awhile Several tax
payers were in attendance during part
OF the hearing.
The first tilt that has arisen since the
mayor began the investigation occurred
this morning. when City Solicitor
Townsend objected to Councilman
Cassidy "buttinE IN" with a question
1t was when the intimatlon of padded
pay rolls was given by City Solicitor
Townsend. and some sharp words We're
exchanged for a minute or two.
Tilt Over Question
without suggesting that you had
any connection whatever with Il. would
it not be possible, and without your
knowledge. that the pay-rols in 1905
were padded 70 some extent?" asked
Mr. Townsend OF Mr. Leisen.
Il don't think Il was possible"
why not?"
'In a general way know the mer
working under me. and what could
have been done would have been sC
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
STUDENTS WEAR BIG HATS
TO GET EVEN WITH GIRLS

SHARON, April 22.-Sixty male stu
dents OF Grove City College turned the
trick Of the co-eds yesterday, when
they appeared in chapel wearing large
Merry Widow hats. thus effectually
shutting off the view Of the fair maid
ems who were in the rear Of the hall
The students had attended church
yesterday and could not see the min
lister on account of the enormous size
of some of the hats. one Of the young
men write in a hymn book, 1--WE have
seen the ostrich show, and Nould now
like TO see the minister" and passed
II up TO the pastor. who read the line,
but IL had little effect
The male students decided 10 give
the co-eds some idea Of what it is to
sit and stare at nothing but a hat, and
so wore their immense headgear.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22

a dealer in thoroughbred live stock and
farms. For more than half century
he was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Derrickson was p years old, and
only a few weeks ago suffered the loss
of his wife. his life companion. from
which loss he never clilly recovered.
Seven children survive. including three
sons-Frank Derrickson, of Elizabeth
City. N. c.; Walter L. Derrickson, Of
Dover; DR.. John DerriclIson, OF Fred
erica; Mrs. Frank Gray, of Milton;
Mrs. Frank Martin, Of Dover; Mrs.
Frank Hickman. Of Frankford; Mrs.
w. B. Derrickson. of Selbyville. Inter
ment was made at Franlzford purying-
ground to-day.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
HIS PRESENTTMENT OF
DEATH CAME TOO TRUE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
FRANKFORT. Del. April 22-
Joshua J. Derrickson, feeling a pre-
sentiment that he would be unable to
sleep the night through and that he
was about nearing the end of life's
journey. although apparently in perfect
health. arose from his he'd at his resi-
dence and. after calling one of his
household. dressed and sat in a chair.
He died almost Immediately of heart
disease. with which he had been at
tackled once before.
Mr.. Derrickson was probably one OF
the best-known men on the peninsula,
and had Travelled through the towns
and country for nearly fifty years as
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
WANDERED In Y. M. c. A.
BUILDING. IS SHOT AT

Henry Cooper, the colored man who
wandered into the new Y. NJ. c. A.
building last night and who was shot
at by the watchman. was fined S5 and
costs in City Court this morning.
Cooper, about 2 o'clock this morn
ing attempted to enter the boiler room
of the building. AS he was lifting the
sash, Jefferson Washington, the coll
ored Waterman, fired IN the air.
Cooper was arrested on the charge Of
trespass.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
SOCIALISTS TO OPEN
THEIR CAMPAIGN

On next Friday night, April "a at s
D. m. Charles Sehl, Of Philadelphia,
will address a public meeting at the
Labor Lyceum, No. 112 Jackson street.
The subject will be why l Am out
OF a job" and why the Supreme
Court Decides Against Labor"
The meeting will be the opening one
of the season by the Wilmington So
cialist party.
The orator on this occasion, Mr..
Sehl is known as one of the best
speakers in the movement in Philadel-
phia.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
CHARTERS SECURED
ipecial to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, April 22.-Maxwell Tax
meter Company was Incorporated for
and is authorized TO buy and sell
patents for taxicabs. connected with
taximeters, cab fare automatics and
carfare registers. The incorporators
are Wilmington Incorporating agents
and the capital stock is 100000.
The Lost Valley Coal Company was
incorporated TO engage in a gener Al
mining and milling and transportatio .
business. The concern will produce
coal from newly discovered veins. The
incorporators are Of Jacksboro. Texas,
and the capital stock is S5oO000.
The Corporation Founding Company
nled certificates OF amendment 10 it,
charter. increasing its capital stock
from s1ss.OOO to s250.0O0. The incor-
porators are of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
GIVE CONTRACT TO
BUILD COUNTY ROAD

The Levy Court yesterday afternoon
awarded to c. ]. Harrigan and Com
pany the contract to build a four milo
road between Newark station and
Cooch's Bridge. The contract price
is $2S.709.
The court accepted the invitation OF
the Charles Warner Company to e.
anime roads at Snow Hill, Nd, built
Of limestone. The commissioners will
make the trip on Thursday Of next
week. returning home on the following
day.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
SHOT Wife And
KILLED HIMSELF

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NORWOOD. Mass. April 22-More
than two years Of anxious watching
AGAINST her husband was of no avail
to Mrs. Emma Boyden. who was kill
ed to-dav. The husband came to the
house We're his wife lived with her
two sons, pulled a revolver and OPEN
ed fire Mrs. Boyden fell shot through
the lungs.
Another bullet slightly wounded their
eldest son. then Boyden fired two shots
into his own body and died almost in
stantly.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-AIthoueh
il is considerably warmer this morning
in New England the middle Atlantic
states and the lake region tempera-
tures are still somewhat below the
seasonal average except in the upper
lake region.
Forecast till s p. m.y Thursday;
For Delaware-Fair tonight Thurs
day increasing oloudinessi light to fresh
southerly winds.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
TRAIN RUNS AWAY,
FOUR ARE KILLED
BY United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WILLIAMsPORT. Pa. April "a
After a wild run OF a mile caused by
the reverse lever failing 20 work an
engine and fiat car on the Laquin Lum-
Der Companys log road today, Jumped
the track.
Twenty-Five Italian laborers were
riding on the fiat car.
Four Of these were killed, three
others will die and seven others were
severely hurt. A special train is bring
ing tho injured 10 the hospital here
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
Get COW Of win From England.

Register Walker this morning re-
ceived a certified copy Of the viii OF
Alice Roberts. a former Wilmingtonian
who died in England on March IL. a
part of the estate is in this State.
George A. Blake. of Elkton, has aD-
piled for anciniary letters on the estate
for Beatrice Burrows, OF Stockport
England
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
Eaales 10 eive Ranquet.

members Of Wilmington Aerie. No. "A,
Fraternal order of Eagles will give
their annual banquet. Covers will be
laid for 100 and an interesting pro-
gram has been prepared including
addresses by. prominent Eagles.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22

Colonel and Mrs. Haynes on Tour.
Colonel Edgar /. Haynes accompan-
led bv Mrs. Haynes left this afternoon
for New York and they win sail TO
morrow for a six weeks European trip.
visiting England and the principal con-
tinental countries.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
on a Trip West.

Mr.. and Mrs. w ]. Behringer. OF
No. 2238 Pine street, left Tuesday
evening for Mrs. Behringers home in
the west. They expect to be gone
two weeks.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22

The newspaper that guarantees
its circulation, acts as an insur-
ance policy to the advertisers
iiproiects. The Evening Journal
guarantees its circulation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-06
y Llc lands.
End Would Have Come openalf' Frauds
Haa ntlnusd D. \:

! End Would Nave Come 0ponslf' Frauds
\ Had ontlnusd
At the beginning of this government
the public lands amounted 10 2,295..
y,000,0G:i acres, The quantity of land
that has passed "a the last twenty-four
years from the government to states,
individuals and corporations Ii equal.
says Outlook, to q strip Of territory
across the continent Including all Of
New England. New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Michigan. Indi-
ana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
Washington and Oregon. II
Since 1862 there have been 100, 000,-
900 acres taken up in homesteading.
Where has the remainder Of the pub
lie lands gone? To railways, lumber
companies, cattle companies and spec
ulators, and large portions have been
allotted to the states.
It is generally admitted that II the
depredations upon the public lands
had not been checked in 1903 by
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, backed by q
courageous president, the end Of the
present administration would have
seen the nation despoiled of all of its
remaining agricultural lands that are
susceptible Of irrigation and of its
richest remaining treasures in the for
est and in the mines.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-06
REMARkAeLE9 CRIMINAL RECORD


In One Chinese Family Seven Sons Elk.
ecuted for Highway Robbery.
To-day remarkable execution has
taken place in this city, the like Of
which think has never happened even
IN the annals Of Chinese executions,
says the Sui-jnu correspondent of the
Shanghai Mercury.
The man who was executed was
found guilty Of highway robbery and
sentenced to be beheaded. He is the
seventh Of the family to suffer the ex.
IRENE penalty in this city.
The parents gave birth to eight boys,
and from whatever causes it is impos-
sible for me to say, the whole family
have just given themselves up body
and soul to evil. The poor old mother
escorted this, her seventh, son to the
execution ground wailing her dreadful
fate the whole way. On arrival the
magistrate, fearing she might cause
trouble, had her forcibly removed
outside the crowd until all was over,
when she ran back to the bleeding
headless body Of her poor boy and
again took up her wailing.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-06
AN HALLUCiNATioN.
Mas Sure That Some One Entered His
Room, Although Doubiy Locked.

Mas Sure That Some One Entered His
Room, Although DoubIy Locked.
Il was lying in hotel bedroom one
morning." he said. "about half awake,
when | heard key rattling in the
door Much to my horror. the door
opened and the maid came in to make
up the room. or least so it seemed to
me- called out to her to leave and
she did so. All this happened in a
minute or less and I fell asleep again.
When [ woke up remembered the in
cident clearly
When I came to look at the door,
however, found that it was not only
locked from the inside with the key
still in, but that bolt was also shot.
I was sure that had seen the maid
enter, but when I asked her later IL
she had. she said that she had tried
the door from the outside and hearing
me call out had departed. AS far as
I can make out it must have been a
very complete hallucination about see
ing her, called up in my mind in my
sleepy condition by my fear that she
might enter. wonder if that has hap
pened to many persons?"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-06

The state budget balances at ZIG,
.07 900 crowns.
Prince William has returned from
Moscow, where he made an extended
visit. ,
C. E. Ekgren, we'll known publicist
md politician, is dead at the age of 80
years.
A person who wishes to remain un.
known has donated 10000 crowns to
the Nordiske (northern) museum.
About 1000 men in search of EN-.
ployment have gathered in Stockholm
from all parts of Sweden and Lapland.
The Patriotic society has been
awarded it's great silver medal to Anna
Sofia Larson for true and faithful SER
vice, she having been for 50 years in
the employ of ]. A. Sodergren, Of the
supreme court
The allowances for the royal family
Lave been announced and are as fol-
lows: For the kings court, 100000
crowns; for Queen Sofia, 100000
crowns; for the crown prince and con-
sort, 10000 crowns; for Prince Carl.
$4,000 crowns; for Prince Eugene, &C.
600 crowns; for the duchess of
Calarne, $4,000 crowns
A special dispatch from Stockholm
says:
Complaints from commercial instl
buttons and business firms against the
existing package and mail methods be-
tween America and Sweden have been
published and also presented to the
royal postofice. A private individual
in New York has a contract with the
Swedish postal authorities to forward
all packages going between the two
countries. This system gives the brok-
ers in Copenhagen chance to make
extra charges for brokerage with the
result that transportation, rates are ex-
brilliantly high. 1t also causes delay,
as the packages are gathered and sent
only once week"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-06
euralar's Queer Haul.

While the old adage that beggers
cannot be choosers is usually true, it
does not apply always to the men OF
the deft fingers and the Jimmy. Bur-
glars usually have a pretty distinct
idea of what they are going to find in
the house they attack before they be-
gin operations. Some peculiar arti-
cles are taken by this class Of individ-
uals, but whether the articles give any
clue to the natural tendencies of the
operator IS not determined by criminal
experts.
Among the peculiar things stolen
there was reported to the local police
headquarters recently that Saginaw
(EEioh.) dentist had been robbed OF
1000 false teeth. In the court, when
the thief is arraigned, he will be charg-
ed with converting to his own use the
1900 false teeth.-Washington Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-06
SWEDEN.

The Dramatic theater, as it is called,
was dedicated the 18th of February.
Prince Carl proposes to serve for
awhile as cavalry Inspector.
.
The annual festival of the Swedish
Academy of Science took place Feb.
Is.
The king was recently given the
highest degree of free masonry in
Sweden, the ceremony attending the
same being most solemn.
The society Of teachers in the public
schools Of Stockholm now owns its
own meeting place or home and has a
fund Of 1000 crowns In It's treasury.
Queen Victoria was SO i'll ON reach
ing Karlsruhe that she was obliged ta
take to her bed. where she has remain
ed ever since. The latest report Il
that she - slightly improved \ I.