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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-04-10
Don Manuel Fernandez Juncos.

Reproducinos fac-simile carta que nos dirije este
distinguido escror expresando el efecto que produ
jera en- su propio e de las Pdoras de Foster
para los rinones.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
BISHOPS DISCUSS
CONFERENCE WORK

HARRISBURG. April SO-The bish-
OBS Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
began their conference in Grace Church
yesterday. 16 bishops being present. in-
cluding three missionaries. Bishop
Speilmeyer presided at the first session
and Bishop Mcdowell at the second.
Plans were made for tie General Con-
ference at Baltimore.
Matters discussed included the assign
ment of bishops to conferences. legal
ADMINISTRATION and general church
work. Bishop Goodseu read his pro-
posed address to be delivered at the
General Conference. ana It was dis
cussed at length.
Two sessions were held. These will
be continued to-day. and in the even
ing there viii be a reception, at which
Governor Stuart will sneak
The episcopal address will consist 81
two parts. The first viii be a repori
of things done. The second sector
will contain recommendations for ac
ton to be taken at the coming session
of conference. AS the bishops have u,
voice on the floor of .he conference
their recommendations are Of particu.
lar interest. II is their last public ut.
terance on the important questions
that viii come up.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
TO ORGANIZE
A GRAY LEAGUE
Big Meeting Will be Held
Here the Coming
Week

Delaware friends Of Judge George
Gray who are advocating his nomina-
tion for president on the Democratic
ticket will organize a "Gray League"
here next week. The time and the
place will be announced later
1t is the intention to have promi-
nent out-of-town Democrats address
the meeting Prominent Delaware
Democrats viii also make addresses in
advocacy of Judge Gray's nomination.
Such a league has already been organ
ized among the students of Princeton
University. and following the organi-
zation Of a league here others are ex-
pected to be formed throughout the
country A membership fee will be
charged, the money to be applied 10
meeting the expenses of the canvass
Delawareans are making in behalf OF
Judge Grays nomination.
Josiah Marvel this morning reported
a tremendous demand for the Gray
buttons. Democrats in many States
have asked for the buttons, and in
consequence the first order of 10000
buttons has been exhausted Another
order for 10000 has been placed. Mr..
Marvel says there is demand for at
least $4,000, and effort will be made
to supply it.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
Partrldee. Biz. Thomaa

Rev. J. L. McBim nominated Bishop
Partridge and the nomination was sec
onded by Mr.. Kirkus. Mr.. McKim
later nominated DR.. Bliss. The lay
men voted down the motion that the
clergy be permitted 20 hold a session
to themselves judge Bradford re-
marked that the duty was one entirely
for the clergy to perform and he hoped
theywould expedite matters.
DR.. Bliss is A years old, a native OF
Vermont. being graduated from the
University of Vermont and the BerlS-
ely Divinity School, and has been an
active minister since 1899 He was at
first assistant of st. Paul's parish at
Burlington and is now rector and has
been connected with no other parish.
His church is said to have about 500
members.
Bishop Partridge is one of the best
known Episcopal missionary bishops
in the East and highly spoken Of.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
MONTROSE TO
HAVE FIREMEN
VOIunteerCOmpanyO Organized
Last Night With G. Roy
Eaton as President

The Fire Committee OF the Montross
Improvement and Protective Associa-
tion at a meeting in Robinson's Hall.
Montrose, last night. organized the
AIontrose Volunteer Fire Company with
the following officers: President. c.
Roy Eaton; vice-president. George
Powich; secretary. Harry B. Eaton;
treasurer. Benoni NoWland; board Of
directors, William Carter. Harry Hell
mel, Alexander Newkirl. Charles Jor-
dan. A. Heebner. Eugene sallOway and.
oliver Wivel.
After the election Of the officers. Wils
liam Carter as temporary chairman
left the chair and the secretary ap-
pointed the following bylaw commits
tee: Eugene Salloway. Benoni Now
land. Walter Jordan, Harry Heinds
Alexander NewkirS.
Next wednesday evening, the board
OF directors viii be organized and a
reT ort received from the committee on
b. laws. The fire chief and other Of
ars will be elected then.
There are IA charter members Of tha
&c company. comprising the members
of the fire committee of the improve
ment association. The fire company
is now a separate organization and will
not be included under the rules ap-
pling TO the improvement association.
The purchase OF chemicals and other
fire protection apparatus viii be con-
sidered at the next meeting.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
SENATOR H. A. DUPONT
FAVORS WARSHIPS
Would Give Employment Helping TO Relieve 3
Those Out of Work <Fl

Senator Henry A. DUPONT Of Della
ware made a speech in the Senate on
Monday in advocacy Of the bill to pro-
vide for the construction OF twenty
battleships in the next ten years. Sem
ator DUPONT salG he edvocated such a
measure as an opponent Of war and
believed an adequate navy as one OF
the most efficient methods Of insuring
theblessings of peace In the general
discussion over tho DILL for a greater
navy. Senator DUPONT said:
Mr. President. on the basis Of some
personal experience. 1 nave a vivid
conception Of the horrors Of war,
which. in my Judgment, is one OF the
greatest calamities that can befall any
nation.
"As an opponent. then, Of war, ad-
vocate an adequate military and naval
establishment as the most efficient and
the most certain method Of insuring
the countless blessings Of peace, and
I believe that the Presidents position
I'm regard TO a strong and a suitable
navy has the general approval Of the
country. regardless Of party. I shall not
discuss this position. Mr. President be-
lieving that It has been very ade-
quatelv and very aptly referred to in
the able speech Of the Senator from
Olxlahoma-Mr. owen.
"Mr. President. should this amend
ment prevail. In view Of the large ma
ioritv in the other Chamber In favor
Of tho construction of only two battle
ships. the utmost that could be eN-
pected. It seems to me, would be that
n conference committee might agree 70
three battleships. so that a vote in this
/ chamber for four battleships practically
means a vote FOR the possible construc-
ton Of three battleshipe at most.
Development Of the Navy
Now. MT President. the principle OF
the gradual and progressive develop
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
MERCANTILE
DINNER TONIGHT
Covers to be Laid For Over
200 Guests at the
Clayton House

The first annual dinner of the
Mercantile Association will be held in
the Clayton House tonight with
Mayor Horace Wilson as toastmaster
and prominent men as speakers. An
informal reception will take place In
the parlors of the hotel at 8 O'Clock,
shortly after which the diners will oc-
cupy tables in the banquet room. Il
is expected that about 200 guests will
be present. The menu cards will he
printed in blue and red. and with a
white background will form the ma
tional colOrs.
The speakers and their subjects viii
be as follows:
Mercantile Association" L. Irving
Handy; "Reminiscences" Hon.
Charles B. Lore. chief justice of Del
aware: Success of Glazed Kid
Abroad" E. n. Haag, editor of Shoe
and Leather Facts. Of Philadelphia:
Greater Wilmington" William S.
Hilles; Trade Organizations" r. j.
Maclean. president oflthe Wilmington
Board of Trade: "The Press" Gilbert
S. Jones. Manager EVENING JOUR-
NAL; ''The Business Man in Politics, -
Gus Bacarach. Philadelphia; "Glazed
Kid and Its Place Among the Indus
tries" William McCarroil, Public Ser
vice Commissioner. New York.
The committee of the Mercantile As
sociation having charge of the dinner
COMPRISES Frederick II. Steinle, chair
mar. Frank L. Mettler. secretary;
James c. O'Neal. Daniel p. DuRoss.
David Snellenburg. Colonel Grantley p.
Postles. George NJ. Gillespie, John I.
Beehan, f. p. Rodearmel, j. S. Clark
and Karl Mayer.
United State Senator Gore, of Okla
homa and Congressman Burton, of Del
aware. are also expected to be pres
ent. Senator Gore wishes, as he said
in his letter to the committee, to drop
In" unannounced. Senator Gore is
blind The dinner is given to boom
the glazed kid industry Of this city,
and deputations from all the morocco
manufacturers viii be present.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

The statement by Superintendent
Samuel S. Hon, of the Wilmington
City Railway that he knew nothing of
an organization of the company's troll
leymen was followed by an emphatic
assertion this morning by ID. 5. Fitz-
gerald, of teh Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street and Electric Car EN-
ployes. that the men have been or
ganized.
"The men are organized" said Mr..
Fitzgerald this morning. "The time
for secrecy is past. We are perfectly
willing to let the company know that
the men are organized. We intend "a
preserve the organization and hence
forth do all we can TO assist the men
in Chester, thereby assisting our
selves in the restoration of the old
rate OF IS - cents an hour. We shall
hold a public meeting in a short time
and henceforth we will depend on pub
lie opinion. That's all 1 have TO say
about this at present"
The Wilmington City Railway COM
pAny has posted q notice at the nela-
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
TO PLACE RIVER
BOUNDERYSTONES
Commissioners Expect TO Fix
Date at Meeting Next
Week

The Delaware commissioners on river
boundary are in communication with
the commissioners Of New Jersey rela-
tive to fixing a date for q joint meeting
of the commissioners at which a date
for erecting the boundary stones will
be agreed on. It is likely that the
meeting will be held in Philadelphia
one day next week.
Two years ago the Legislature of .he
two States agreed that a new boundary
line between the Delaware river and
the Bay should be fixed. Later the
Delaware commissioners fixed the spot
at Listens Point. but the New Jersey
commissioners have not agreed on the
boundary line in that State, It is cer-
tain. however. that the New Jersey
commissioners win fix that States line
opposite the point selected by the Del
aware commissioners. Stones making
the boundary line have been finished
for one year. Only informal exercises
will attend the placing of the stones in
position.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
LOCAL TROLLEY MEN
HAVE ORGANIZATION
D. S. Fitzgerald Declares They Will Work Through
Public Opinion For Restoration of
the Old Schedule

ware avenue car barns alluding to the
pleasant relations between the COM
pany and its men and asking their sup
port. The notice asserts that "tho
strike in Chester has been lost" and
urges the men to take a lesson from
the situation there.
Commenting on the report that there
would be a strike of local trolleymen
Mr. Hoff said yesterday:
my door is-and always was-open
to any of the men who wanted to talk
to me on business Of the company, or
who desired my aid or advice in his
own private business, and there has
never been one man or any confnittee
Of the men call on me with respect TO
this matter The men and myself are
just like members OF one great family,
and I am always ready to receive and
talk TO them.
IF the men are considering any such
rash action, I certainly hope, for the
sake OF their wives and children and
themselves. that they will decide
against Il"
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
FELL DEAD In
ROCKFORD PARK
Miss Mary BeeIey TOppIed
Over While Going to the
Pump There

The sudden death in Rockford Park
last night of Mary Begley. aged II
years. came as great shock to her
friends. The young woman went to
a pump near tho park for a drink and
failing to return, friends found her
dead. her body reclining on a bench
near the pump. Heart disease was the
cause OF her death.
The young woman lived at No. 20
Rockford Road. With Elizabeth Roget.
she went to the park and there the
two met some young men they knew.
Thev were all laughing and talking.
Miss Begley left the party, saying she
was thirsty and wanted a drina. When
she failed to return, the members OF
the party called out and receiving no
reply searched for her. The young
woman Was found dead on the bench.
DR. John Palmer was summoned In
the hone that there s,iu remained a
spark Of life. The body was removed
to the dead girls home and Coroner
Galloway notified.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
INCREASED EXPENSE NOT
ABNORMAL SAYS Mr.. FORD
Water Commissioner Asserts He Was Satisfied With
Conditions and is MOI Dodging Any
Responsibility as Member

ercised clearer and better Judgment II
Won had comparative statements"
II am not clear that we could, yet
will say we could not. l always telt
that conditions were satisfactory IN
the main."
you are familiar with the scale Of
meter rates"
yes. in a general way" He said
he had no definite information as 20
the cost of furnishing water by meter
rates other than the impression he had
formed. and he said he certainly would
not furnish water less than cost. He
said he did not know whether the
meter rate per million gallons was be-
low cost. but he couldn't imagine for
a moment that it was.
Change il Necessary.
Mr.. Ford in response to question
said II it could be shown TO him that
the department was not self sustaining
and that water was being sold below
cost he certainly would advocate a
change in the system, but he never
had such a condition brought to his
mind up to the time of the present
investigation.
In a general way Mr.. Ford said the in
come Of the department should be suff-
cient to meet its bonds. and the interest
on them. and meet its expenses He said
he was of the opinion that the Water
Department has already paid enough
money to Council to meet its indebted
ness. That was his impression. ho said,
but he did not know absolutely that 1t
had paid off it's Indebtedness.
Speaking Of meter rates. Mr. Ford said
he would not willingly charge a poor
family or small consumer of water more
than a greater consumer. He added tnat
the Board had been considering the liking
of the minimum meter at $3.50 instead Of
So but it was felt that this would de-
crease the departments revenue too much
and it was not lowered.
NOT EvADIJG RESPONSIBILITY.
, Mr. Ford said he was not trying to
evade responsibility. for he wished it un-
derstood that he took a leading part in
the affairs Of the department and he felt
that the present meter rates are saus-
factory. and he held this opinion as an
owner OF all kinds of properties and as a
taxpayer.
Mr.. Ford in response to a question said
he didn't think the department could b'
run on 100000 a year
Speaking Of the comparative Statement
made by Engineer Leisen. Mr.. Ford said
he always had faith in Mr.. Leisen and
had no reason yet to change that faith.
Mr. Ford stated that he did not believe
the great consumer of metered water
should be given a rate below cost, or ever
at the cost Of supplying the water.
CONTINUED on Second Pagol
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

ment Of our Navy by the construction
annually Of a fixed number Of battle
ships-say two, for examples a
principle which. / have no hesitation
in saying. commends itself TO me.
Under. its application, we are able
70 take note and avail ourselves OF the
progress and of the experience Of tho
navies Of the whole world and thus
promote the progressive development
Of our own Navy on the best and most
approved linea
But. Mr.. President. any principle
which Is so unbending and so undeviar-
ing as TO take no note Of special cir
cumstances or OF special conditions be-
comes a mental and an intellectual
tyranny against which / find myself
in revolt.
Benefit Industrial Conditions
Il fail to see. Mr. President, why
the application for this principle would
be seriously affected by the construc-
ton Of. saw. three battleships this yenr
and OF only one next year. but do see.
and see most clearly. that there aro
special existing conditions which have
a bearing on the question involved in
this amendment I refer. Mr.. Preei-
dent. 70 the paralysis Of our Industrial
conditions-to the thousands and tens
Of thousands Of unemployed worlSmeu
throughout the country-to their dis
tress and TO the suffering which de-
wolves upon their wives and their chill
dren.
believing. Mr.. President, that the
construction Of even three battleships
az this time would be Of marked bene-
fit to the industrial situation generally
and would mitigate, 20 come extent at
| least. much real distress and suffering.
I am unwilling by my voice or by my
vote to leave anything undone which
can bring about such great benefit.
and / shall therefore, II for no other
reason. support the amendment"
Evening journal., 1908-04-30

BY far the largest attendance since
the investigation Of Water Department
affairs was begun by Mayor Wilson
was that this morning at the hearing
in the Water Boards rooms. The
room was we'll filled with interested
listeners Water Commissioner Peter
]. Ford was on the witness stand this
morning. and assessed that he did not
believe there had peen any abnormal
increase i'm the expenses of the de-
partment, but that the increases were
natural and caused by necessity he
also said he wished it understood that
as a member who took the initiative in
many things he did not wish to eVade
responsibility.
Chief Engineer Leisen also was eX-
amined again during the morning, and
in addition to being questioned, he was
asked as 70 the bills for various trips
taken by the water commissioners and
himself 1t appeared from the Water
Department records, which were pro-
dueed, that none of these bills is Item
ized on the records, but Engineer Lei
sen said that itemized statements had
been prepared of expenses on these
trips at the time. The next hearing
will be on Monday morning at 10
o'clock The stenographic transcript
was taken to-day by V. G. Mar
quissee, of Philadelphia.
Mr. Ford on the Stand
Mr.. Townsend told Mr.. Ford it was
desired to find the cause Of certain
abnormal increases i'm the expenses of
the department. 1T seems to us that
there has been a continuous effort to
shift responsibility from one person to
another" said Mr.. Townsend.
Mr. Townsend thanked Mr.. Ford for
the gentlemanly manner in which he
acted and for the assistance he has
given in the investigation.
Mr.. Townsend asked Mr.. Leisen to
account for the abnormal increase n
expenses Of the department in 1905
compared with 1908.
ANY answers to questions I MAY
give, I want to give in my way, and
not with a desire to be offensive >
said Mr. Ford He objected to the
word abnormal" as applied to the in
crease in expenses. and said there have
been certain normal and necessary in
creases in expenses. AT no time,
should say. there have been no alb.
normal increases in the expenses" sait
Mr.. Ford There has ben no expendi-
ture but what was fully justified an
can be fully explained"
Have you ever been furnished wiz
figures from month to month to com
pare with the same months of pre-
vious years."
mo sir. We never asked for it. We
always got what we asked for"
Don't you think you could have ex-
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
ANOTHER OIL
LAMP FIRE

An oil lamp exploding in the home
of Elwood S. Lewis, at Fifth avenue
and Brown street, last night, set fire
10 the building and before the blaze
was extinguished it caused damage to
the extent of $1,000.
The fire started on the second floor
of the house and gained considerable
headway by the time the firemen ar
rived An alarm was struck from box
No SO In responding to the alarm one
of the horses of the Delaware truck
fell at Maryland avenue and Cedar
street, but was not seriously hurt.
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
EK RAJ!
REJECTS
DIR. HART
FOR BISHOP
special t. THE EVENING JoURNAI4

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. April sO.-The lay
delegates in the Episcopal convention
at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon rejected
the nomination of Rev. Dr. Samuel
Hart for bishop Of Delaware.
He was elected on the sOth ballot by
the clergy.
But five laymen voted to confirm Dr.
Hart and forty voted against the con-
frmation.
He was rejected because Of his age.
The clergy win not proceed to ballot
again.
DOVER, April 30.-The clergy IN the
Episcopal Convention took eleven bal
lots this morning without being able
to agree upon a successor to the lat =
Bishop Coleman. Ten votes were nee
essary to elect. there being fifteen
clergymen participating. on sever Al
ballots Rev. George Yemmon Bliss,
rector Of St. Paul's Church. Burling-
ton, VT, and Bishop Sydney Catlin
Partridge. a missionary bishop in Japan.
were within one vote OF the required
ten.
The convention, then, upon a person.
al appeal of Rev. Mr. Olmstead. rector
of the Dover church, adjourned until
1.30 o'clock this afternoon Previously
the clergymen had desired to take a
recess to consider the matter, but tn
laymen voted solidly against the re
cess, desiring 70 keep the clergy al
their work.
/ Thomas Men Hold Out.
The difficulty narriving al an cleo
tion IL was said was because Of the
refusal OF several adherents OF Rev
Nathaniel S. Thomas to cease votine
for him. The Thomas men, it was
said were led by Rev. ]. II. Chesley
OF Claymont The voting swerved be-
tween Bishop Partridge and DR.. Bliss
They are both described as being "con.
servative churchmen" One minister
said they were conservative higl
churchmen." DR. Bliss is from thi
home town Of Bishop Hall Of Vernon,
Bishop Hall is one Of the leaders .
the ritualist branch Of the Episcopa
church and Bishop Hall himself wa
az one time a "Cowley father" one O
the Episcopal orders Of monks.
The opponents Of Mr.. Thomas sal
that they had no objection 10 Bisho
Partridge except that they did not be
lieve the new bishop should be takei
from his work In Japan. Archdeacoi
George c. Hall expressed this opin
ion.
The Thomas movement seemed TO e,
Ito pieces as soon as the convention
met, much to the disgust Of the coteri,
that has been laboring so hard for tn,
ELECTION Of Mr. Thomas.
Twenty-Five parishes were repre-,
scented at the convention by laymen
There were fifteen clergymen presen
entitled to vote. Among the absentee
was Rev. II. b. Phelps. of Newark
who is detained by Illness. Rev. L
wv. Wells, of Sussex county. did no
lrespond to the roll call. and Revs. Johr
Reed, of New Castle, and Martii
Damer, of Milton. were prevented from
voting because they have not been n
the diocese one year. the require,
time.
The clergymen voting were Revs
IChesley. Clay. Hall, Drumm, Gilreath
Groff. Hammond, Higgins, Kirkus
Wells. McKim. Olmstead, Peckam
Sparks and Turner.
Many prominent laymen we're pres
lent
The ballots resulted as follows; Arch
deacon Hall receiving one vote on severa
ballots and DR. Groton OF the Divinit
School, receiving one vote on the frs
ballot:
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
GENERAL MILES
WAS A GUEST

Among the guests at the wedding of
Miss Elnor Wilson. daughter Of General
James II. Wilson and Edward Carey VIII
iams Of Boston. which took place in
Trinity Episcopal Church yesterday was
General Nelson A. Miles. u. S. A. OF
Washington.
General Miles arrived in Wilmington at
II. 20 o'clock in the morning and registered
at the Grand Union Hotel where he took
lunch. After attending the wedding cere-
mony he returned 10 Washington at $50
.e'olock. y#
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
SATISFIED THE
SEWER LIEN

Although the city had advertised for
sale today three properties against
which sewer liens had not ben salts
fed, the sales did not take place. the
liens against them and unless tho
day afternoon. There are about twen-.
ty-five other properties that have sewer
liens against the mand unless the
amounts are satisfied the properties
will be sold within thirty days
Evening journal., 1908-04-30
TOLOOK AT SOME
PLAY GROUND SITES

The "city beautiful" committee Of
the Board of Trade will view NUM-
Der of lots about the city tomorrow
afternoon with the idea of selecting
one as a playground for the childr~-
of the city. 1t is the intention OF The
committee TO open the playground
some time next month. The committee
has appointed a subcommittee to ask
City Council for an appropriation for
playground purposes. The money is
needed to purchase games, etc. for
the grounds.