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Evening journal., 1908-05-04
TROLLEY MEN WILL
ASK FOR OLD SCALE
Police and Spoilers For the Railway Company
Guarded the Entrance TO fhe Central Labor
Union Headquafers--Tab Kept on
the Men Who Entered

meeting. but It was stated that the
police were trying to keep the side
walks and street corners clear. The
Board of Trade men expressed a hope
that there would be no strike. They
were simply about as private citizens.
Ran Police and Spotter Gauntlet.
Shortly after midnight there were
few men outside the meeting hall
There were seven policemen scattered
through the crowd on the outside with
Captain Evans and Chief Black. who
we're also there. The trolley company
had its spotters about and careful tab
was kept on any employe es Of the Will
mington City Company who entered
the meeting. superintendent Hon was
around the place for some time with his
assistants Of the trolley company.
Those who wanted to attend the meet
ing had to run the gauntlet Of the
police and the trolley spoilers.
Addressed by Organizers.
The meeting was not an open one.
and some members OF the Central
Labor Union as well as reporters wore
barred. Tho speakers at the meeting
were John M. Dornoy. an organizer Of
the painters; p. J. Shea, second vice.
president Of the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Street Car Employees; r. T..
McSwiggen, an organizer of the Flint
Glass Workers: ]. Il. J. Buckley. busi-
ness agent OF the Philadelphia Trolley
Mems Association. all affiliated with
the American Federation Of Labor.
Superintendent Hoff stated that he
had received no invitation TO attend
the meeting of the men as had been
reported.
Board Of Trade Resolution.
The directors of the Board Of Trade
held a meeting Saturday night and
adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas. Rumors have reached the
Board OF Directors OF tho Wilmington
Board OF Trade through the public
press that differences have arisen be-
tween the Wilmington City Railway
Company and it's empoyes, and
Whereas. There has never been
! strike by the empoyes of public SER
vice corporation in the city Of Whining
ton and this fact speaks we'll for tho
great consideration given by the en-
ployes Of such corporations toward
theiS employers and toward the public
at large who are universally and mu-
tuallv interested in such matters. be It
Resolved. That this board extends to
the employees Of the Wilmington City
Railway Company its heaatiest COM
mendation for their continued effort
toward an amicable adjustment OF such
differences as may have arisen between
( them and their employer without re-
sorting to a strike.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
THINKS THAW
STILL INSANE
DR.. Baker of the Asylum Will
So Testify at the POugh-
keepsie Hearing
READY FOR EXAMINATION
By United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
FIsHKILL LANDING. May 4-Bellev-
ing that he is really to be free soon.
Harry X. Thaw, slayer Of Stanford
White left here to-day for Poughkeepsie
where the habeas corpus proceedings in
situated to secure his release from the
Matteawan Asylum for criminal insane
are to be heard before Justice NIors-
chauser full OF hope and confidence.
While Thaw was sincere in his belief in
acquittal during his two trials his conf
dence was nothing to what he feels now.
Dr. Baker, superintendent OF Matteawan
headed the party Of attendants that
brought Thaw from the asylum to the sta
tion here on the way to Poughkeepsie The
doctor will testify that he does not be-
lieve Thaw has recovered his reason. but
this apparently has not affected the young
mans friendship for him.
Early as the hour Of the start there was
a good sized crowd at the station to see
Thaw off, Efforts were made to keep him
away from the curious villagers. how
ever, and Thaw was not annoyed. AS his
train pulled out Of the station there was
a mild cheer from a feV who wished him
success.
Family Supporting Him.
Thaw has been greatly encouraged by
the knowledge that his mother and other
members OF his family with the possible
exception Of his wife. are backing him in
his fight for freedom. The statement given
out by Colonel Franklin Bartlett. Mrs.
William Thaw's attorney, declaring She
IS hopeful Of success in the present legal
proceedings. did much to cheer MIN.
Evelyn Thaw's opposition to his release,
Thaw believes, is based on a desire 10
keep him in an asylum until her suit for
annulment of their marriage on the
ground that he was insane when they
were married at Pittsburg is settled.
Thaw is anxious to testify in his own be-
half He said he is wiling to take the
stand and submit to any kind of a grueli-
ing to prove his saneness.
"They can 90 as far as they like" he
said. I'm ready"
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
Given a Earemell.

James A. Garfield Council. No. 1.
Daughters of America, on Friday even
ing, after the regular business session.
had a farewell reception given on be-
half of the retiring financial secretary,
S. Lydia Taylor, who is about TO re-
move from this city to Virginia. The
evening was pleasantly spent in
speech-maxing. singing and dancing.
after which refreshments were served.
The members departed wishing the
retiring sister much success in her new
location.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04

The p and r. milk train" is due in
Wilmington at $40 O'Clock and until It dis
charges its consignment of milk, which is
shipped here TO local dealers and is back
ed out all shifting operations in the yards
Of the railway company are suspended.
The train arrived on scheduled time and
Leddon's work began. 1t was necessary
TO set two cars in the yards Of the War
ner Company and as they were. being
backed in Leddon was in some manner,
caught between a car standing in the
yard and one of those being set in. He
was badly crushed about the stomach and
at glance it was seen that he could not
recover. The Phoenix ambulance, how
ever was given 'hurry-up' call and the
injured man sent 70 the Delaware Hes
pital He died, however, before he reached
that institution and his body WAS taken
to the msrEuas
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
EVANGELIST SMITH
TALKS OF TEMPERANCE

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, May 4.-There was much
interest here yesterday in the appear
ance Of Dr. Alfred Smith, the conference
temperance evangelist who began his
new year with an address in Wesley NJ.
f. Church. the interest being caused by a
desire TO know what would be the prob
able future action OF the leading Delaware
Prohibiuonists.
The speaker cited that during his 1--WE
years OF labor as a general temperance
evangelist throughout this conference
territory OF fourteen counties, seven addi-
tional counties had wiped out the IL
censed saloon. and only one county OF the
peninsula-New Castle county. Delaware
remained wet"
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
CAUGHT BETWEEN CARS,
is FATALLY INJURED

Within fifteen minutes after he had been
standing in front OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Station at Water and
King streets this morning, reading The
morning paper and talking to a compan-
ion, George r. Leddon, employed as a
freivht brakeman by the p. and r. Com
pany was almost instantly killed in the
yards of the Charles Warner Company.
He was caught between two cars and
fatally crushed
Leddon, who was about SO years OF age
has been employed as a brakeman on the
yard shifter Of the railway company for
something over a year and lived with
his wife and one child at No. $40 South
Van Buren street. The unfortunate man
left his home at the usual hour this morn
ing and proceeded TO his work In the
best of spirits and with but little thought
that this was t. be his last day en- earth.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
TO GET FUNDS
FOR PYTHIAN HALL

A strawberry and ice cream festival
will be given by Delaware Lodge, Pythian
Sisters. in the hall at Seventh and King
streets, for four days. beginning on May
"a, for the benefit of the fund to lift a
mortgage from the building at Seventh
and King streets. On Wednesday and Sat
urday of the same week the sisters will
hold a bake. The sisters who have been
organized only a short time, haIN, been
working earnestly to clear the building OF
debt. so that the hall company could ar
range plans for more commodious build
ing The sisters will visit Philadelphia on
the evening Of May 1S to witness the de-
gree team work Of the Philadelphia Sis
terhood.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04

Dissatisfied employees Of the Will
mington City Railway Company, Who
have formed an organization. held
their first formal meeting last night at
the headquarters OF the Central Labor
Union at Fifth and shiplev streets.
They heard addresses nv a number os
labor organizers and decided TO appoint
a committee TO confer with the presi-
dent of the Board Of Trade to be fol-
lowed by a request 20 President Rigg
Of the railway company TO restore tho
former scale of Is 1-2 cents an hour.
1t is difficult TO tell how many em-
ployes of the trolley company were at
the meeting. The spoilers Of the Will
mington City Railway Company guard
ed the entrnce TO the labor head
quarters and kept tab on their om-
ployes who attended the meeting. They
said that nineteen Of the Will
mington City men were at the meeting
one OF the leaders IN the movement
said to-day that he could not tell how
many men employed bv the trolley
company were in the hall. He added
that in all. and these included mon
from Chester and Philadelphia and
local trolley men. there were between
two hundred and three hundred men
I'm the meeting
Police Feared Trouble.
The police evidently feared trouble.
for thev were out in force under the
direction Of Chief Black. who was I'm
citizens clothes. William Halliwen. Of
Chester. was arrested for disorderiy
conduct during the evening, and later
Chief Black took Organizer Fitzgerald.
of the Trolley Association. TO the City
Hall. where he was subsequently re-
leased on bail. which was furnished oy
John z. King.
Men Came From Chester.
Before the meeting started there was
a considerable crowd gathered in front
and about the labor headquarters.
About . o'clock last night some seventy
five trolley men and their sympathizers
arrived from Chester and marched in a
body TO the meeting. other men from
Chester and other cities had come dur
ing the day. The police kept the crowd
moving and the visitors as we'll as
local men and cnloolers broke up ints
lunches and kept moving.
During IN evening President MacleaT
Of the Board Of Trade. and Thomas S
Doughertv chairman of the transporta.
ti0n committee. held short talk al
Kings Hotel with Mr.. Fitzgerald. p j
Shea and ] NJ Dorney about the situa-
tion. The Board Of Trade men were
acting In an unofficial capacity. The
labor men complained that the police
were attempting TO break up their
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
THIS FARM IS IN
THREE HUNDREDS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. May ALBERT d. Ra-
cine of Dover. has purchased the farm
Of John George Racine, near Kirkwood,
which was offered for sale on Satur-
day afternoon by J. Frank Biggs The
tract, which contained ffty-seven
acres. with frame buildings and sold
for $500, was most peculiarly situated
Of any farm in Delaware. II is partly
in Pencader, Red Lion and New Cas-
tie hundreds. If he had to figure it
out for himself, it is said, Mr. Racine
would scarcely be able to tell whether
he must register and vote at New Cas-
tie, Glasgow or Delaware City.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
BAILEY'S SWEEPING
VICTORY IN TEXAS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
DALLAS. Tex, May 4.-Late returns
make sure the victory Of United States
Senator Bailey Of the delegates in the
state. Assurance is given that practically
all the 80 delegates will be personal friends
Of the Senator. The entire delegation to
Denver consisting Of SO members will be
composed OF Bailey and his friends. Gwen
the Dallas district the strongest OF the
anti-Bailey forces is for Bailey by ave
majority in the district convention.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
GETTING READY
TO OPEN PARKS

The Wilmington City Railway Com
pany and the Peoples Railway Com
pany are arranging TO open Shellpot
and Brandywine Springs Park, respec-
tivelv. on Decoration Day. At She'll
Dot Park the usual summer theatricals
will be continued. Band concerts win
also be given daily, but the band has
not been selected.
The season at Bran5ywine Springs
Park will be opened with an old-time
circus performance and animal show
by Mundy. Of Baltimore. The eShi-
bition will continue ten days. On
June IA the usual band concerts will be
begun.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
MAY OPEN FEDERAL
PARK AT DOVER
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. May A congrega-
tional meeting of the women Of Wesley
NJ. e. Church was called for tonight
to arrange for the bazaar and carnival
to be held during the last week in
May. At that time, it is said. the Fed
eral Building Park will be thrown open
to the public and the people may have
opportunity to enjoy this beautiful
resting spot and patronrze the church
festival on the adjoining lot.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
Orphans Court Work.

Judge Spruance. sitting in Orphans
Court this morning confirmed sales OF
the real estate of the late Thomas NJ.
Walker, John G. Racine and George W.
Grimes.
Judge Spruance also appointed Mar
tha A. Goff guardian for Henry H
John T. and Samuel NJ. Porter.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
WEATHER

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Unseason-
ably low temperatures continue in New
England, the Middle Atlantic States.
Snow is falling throughout Wyoming
and Eastern Colorado.
Forecast till p. m, Tuesday:
For elaware-Occasional rain to-
night and Tuesday; light variablo
winds becoming fresh southeasterly.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
SOP FOR THE
BERRY GROWERS

DOVER, May Am reply 10 a re-
quest that the railroads rescind their
order against shelving cars for fruit
and vegetables, the State Board Of
Agriculture has been informed that the
order will stand, but that empty crates
Bnd other packages win be returned free
to shippers This privilege also has
been extended to shippers at Baltimore
Philadelphia. Chester and Wilmington
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
ouaIifIed for DUCK PIn RoII oH.

Those who have qualified for the
duck-pin roll-off which takes place at
the Academy bowling alleys tonight
at Sis. are as follows: Sincox, 354;
Ellis. $50; Norris. s44; Day, SS6; Simp-
son. $50; Booker. S27; William Bush,
s2s; DrukkeT. sis; Corde, S15; Cam.
s12; Pennington ansi Naudain, SOS;
.crassEraYas saAs
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
Dinner Committee to Meet.

The dinner committee Of the Mer-
camille Association will meet Wednes-
day night to make a final settlement
of the expense Of the dinner held last
Thursday night The dinner was re-
markahle success, and is regarded by
business men as WilminEton's greatest
''boomF
Evening journal., 1908-05-04
Pierson-stanley.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pierson announce
the marriage OF their daughter Olive. to
John T. Stanley on April %, 1908, by the
Rev +. W. Greenfield at their residence
at Elsmere.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04

Central Church Congregational Meeting
A congregational meeting OF Central
Presbyterian Church has bene called
for tomorrow night for the purpose II
electing a pastor to succeed the Rev
Thomas A. McCurdy. The meeting will
be called to order at s o'clock.
Evening journal., 1908-05-04

The Latest Song Craze
"You Cannot Buy Love"
Appears in TodaYs Paper
Try it on Your Piano
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-12-19
Ljuttnjno Strokes.

IRE Insurance men estimate that A
|)lfcent Of barn fires are due to light
lotng, 10 to Is percent to carelessenss,
u u Il percent to overheated flue, the
a21nce to other causes, including in
1diarism. According to the report
tle weather bureau Of the Depart
Hent Of Agriculture for 1900, the to.
~ number Of strokes of lightning
III 1888 which caused damage was
L, the number Of buildings injured
6k value of property lost s3,016,520,
n6er Of deaths by lightning 563,
Ember Of persons injured $40, num-
- q live stock killed in the field
1El.
\ IAN ehimneys emitting smoke that
nl1ies moisture with it are more Of
struck than other objects, barns
mining hay that gives of moisture
evaporation, and porous tree barks
h1Quently struck. For the same
ta icehouses are more attractive
mining than other storehouses.
earban Life.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-12-19
pGROLAp,
Ss5gVCE 6
vWkWTl0N

There is a star-Mardela-so far
removed from the earth that if the
Instance to the sun is represented as
heing one inch, the distance to this
tar would be 80 miles.
The quantity of sulphuric acid in
nine water varies according to the
district and condition of the mine.
Some mine water has been found to
contain only few grains, while the
water in other workings ogten con-
tains over 100 grains a gallon.
Aluminium is now compounded with
magnesium to form magnalium, a new
alloy, which is almost unaffected by
damp air. water. gaseous ammonia,
1 carbonic acid and most organic acids.
] Il can be cast in the liquid condition.
IKE pure aluminium, and the castings
I can be machined, acquiring a smooth.
uirror-like surface.
The tantalum lamp is very desirable
from the fact that it is of high eff
cheney, but it is not adapted for many
Of the fixtures at present in use. for
the reason that it must hang verti-
h cally, whereas more often than not.
{ the lamps in the existing fixtures hang
1 st an angle. An adapter has been re-
Gently invented by which this discrep-
ancy is overcome.
A German inventor has just discov-
cred in the metal wolfram a much su.
perior 1ilament to that Of carbon, used
h the type Of electric incandescent
lamp now in vogue. He claims that the
| light obtained from the wolfram fila.
nent is three or four times as bril-.
liant as that given by the ordinary
carbon filament with the same con.
sumption of electricity. What is equal.
y important, the life of the new lamp
exceeds that of the old one by many
hundreds of hours. The development
Il this latest discovery seems likely
| b have wide influence on the cleo.
tTic lighting world.
Recent reports indicate that the use
lot sodium peroxide for producing fu-
sion of substances in a closed cham.
beF presents great advantages over
lofmer methods Of analysis. Ores or
3galena. chrome iron and manganese
IRE completely desomposed when
mixed with sodium peroxide and me-
(allic sulphids and ignited in nick
a crucible. In analysis Of plants by
aahing, loss CT sulphur and other ele.
nents through volatilization is pre-,
wanted by the peroxide method. It is
Especially useful in the analysis OF
S1iphur in pyrites, and in rubber, and
Il sulphur and arsenic in organic
eoapounds.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-12-19
General Demand

Of the Well Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known.
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its com
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action
In supplying that demand with its ex-
ceilent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir OF SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Uniformed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-12-19
Composite Wedding Cake.

lnique feature Of the wedding OF
= Durstine to Elijah Hunter
which took place at the home
J. \ brides parents, DR.. and Mrs. F..
est1ne, was a composite fruit cake
ming small portions Of the we'd
i eakes Of the following persons:
kNl6 Mrs. Durstine and all of the
- and sisters Of each, the we'd
oh1 81 Miss Marian Durstine and
hartman, the silver wedding cake
md Mrs. Durstine and the gol-
o6ding cake of DR.. Durstine's
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-12-19
Mems Clothes for 81 Years.

y Imbert, who holds the Office
lver Of duties at La Verrerie,
- mems clothes for thirty-sev-
-. She was born at LIE Mans
- and served as an emissary at
Wfng the Franco-German war.
- authorized to wear masculine
~ as she had done during the
= better to perform her duties
1er. Not only does Nine. I'm
NWear mems clothes, but she at
sculine habits. She smokes
Afs her hair short London Tit.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-12-19

ny's population increases at
> ct about 100000 q year. the
i excess Of birth over deaths.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-17
HUGH TuLLIs.

To fhe Voters of the Tenth judicial
District:
Z [ hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the Office OF District Attorney
~ the Tenth Judicial District, subject
To the action of the Democratic pri-
mary. Respectfully,
a. <. GREEN.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-17
PROCEEDINGS OF FIFTH LOUISIANA
lEVEf BOARD.

DELTA, La, April s, 1903.
The Board of Commissioners for
the Fifth Louisiana Leyee District
met in regular session at Delta,
La, this day.
There were present:
E. ]. Hamley, G. A. voelker,
East Carroll parish.
| w. H. Ward, ]. T. Mcclellan,
president, Madison parish.
B. F. Young, Tensas parish.
j. H. Lambdin, Concordia par
ish.
NJ H. Lewis, secretary, Madison
parish.
Absent, G. G. Goldman, Tensas
parish; B. b. Parham, Concordia
parish.
A quorum being present, the
board proceeded to business as
follows:
On motion of Commissioner
Young the reading of the minutes
of the previous>meeting was dis
pensed with.
Reports of the President and
Secretary were received. read and
ordered filed.
I Mr.. A.. Miller Todd, assistant
U. S. Engineer at Vicksburg, ap-'
peared before the Board and dis
cussed the condition Of levees IN
Arkansas; also Mr.. M. P. Robert
son, assistant State Board of En-
gineers, read an interesting state
ment' on the condition of the
levees and their present needs. I
ACREAGE AND RAILROAD TAX.
On motion of Commissioner J.
III. Lambdin, the following resolu-
ton was adopted: Be it
Resolved, That pursuant to Act No. a. of
1886 and Act No. of 1902, a1ocal assessment
or forced contribution for the year 1908. of
Five Cents per acre on each and every acre
of land situated within the limits OF the Fifth
Louisiana levee district, and One Hundred
Dollars per mile on each and every mile OF
railroad OF standard gauge, or gauge greater
than standard gauge, and Twenty ID ,iiars per
mile on each and every mile OF railro Dad of Tess
than standard gauge situated within the lin
its OF the F.fth Louisiana levee district, is
hereby levied, and the tax assessors Of the
several parishes comprising said district are
hereby ordered TO extend the same upon the
, ssessmert rolls and the several tar 'cpllee-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-04-17
JUDICIAL ADvERTIsEMENT.
OF SALE.
State Of Louisiana, Parish. Of Tensas,
10th District Court.

Succession Of Of John B., Guthrie, decd.