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Evening journal., 1909-01-08
CHANGERS WANT
LARGER SCHOOL
Brandywine Grange Demands
Improvement Of Sharply
School

At the weekly meeting OF Brandy
wine Grange Patrons OF Husbandry
Talleyvile. last night. a concerted de-
mand was made for the enlargement
OF the Sharply schol TO further the
movement the grange win arrange a
public meeting for the tax payers OF
the district at which tho proposed i'm
provement will be discussed.
Last year the school had an enroll
ment Of 50, and It wa sabout the same
this year. The daily attendance is
about 60 children. All the pupils arc
crowded into one room and the gran
gers declare that a larger school build
ing must be provided 10 give the chill
dren every opportunity TO have proper
ventilation and comfort Almost half
of the daily life Of the children Is spent
in the schol rom. It was argued last
night. and the schol should be made
as comfortable as the homes from
which they came.
The demand for the enlargement OF
the schol followed a general discussion
Nl EAll'Nl NliNiiN III All' ulNAAl'As 4 Nv
bin to be presented TO the Legislature
/ by Professor A. II. Spaid. superinten-
dent Of county schools. providing foi
a change in the manner of collecting
school taxes. was discussed, and there
was not little disapproval OF Il.
A feature OF the evening was the
| installation of officers. Refreshments
were served. and social was enjoy
ed. The following were the officer
installed:
Master. Thomas r. Weldin; overseer
William S. Handy; lecturer. l.. Scot
Townsend: chaplain, G. w. Day; stew
ard. Clarence Fraim; assistant stew
ard. H. J.. Weldln: gatekeeper. r. II
Passmore: treasurer. T.. ID. Talley; sec
rotary. Wills FassmOre; ceres. Ethe
Day: pomona. Sidney Dawson; flora
Julia Mousley; lady assistant steward
Eva l.. Wcldin.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
GOT INTO THE
WRONG HOUSE
Man in Dazed Condition Did
Other Things He Could
Not Explain

Mrs. Joseph Gordon. OF No. 500 Lom-
bard street awoko last night to hear
a violent pounding at tho front door,
First she thought IL might bo next
door. The pounding continued and she
called to her niece I'm another room
if she thought II was next door. In
a few minutes the pounding ceased
and then there came a noise at one
OF the windows. But Mrs. Gordon was
sure the windows were locked and was
about to go TO sleep again whoI she
became strongly aware that there was
somebody in the front room down
stairs.
Her husband was sleeping soundly
and without awakening him she got
from bed ana with hor niece went down
stairs.
There is nobody here" she said,
looking around.
Mercy" said the niece, who's that
in the chair"
The gas was lighted in the front
room and there IN a rocking chair sal
man. unnfraid Of the Intruder Mrs
Gordon went over 20 him and shooh
him by the shoulder The man ap.
peared in a dazc. He aroused himself
and looked around in a surprised man
ner BY this time Mrs. Gordon's sor
Howard. returned from the theatre arc
and Mr. Gordon, her husband. hat
come down stairs. a passerby had beer
attracted 10 the house by some on,
in an upper window calling to him tc
/ find an officer The stranger gave hi.
name as John Connell. living I'm South
Harrison street So much did the man
appear TO have wandered into tn,
house by way of the window under th,
| impression that lac was In his own res
idence that the Gordon family wer,
convinced he had meant no harm and
let him go.
The passerby meanwhile had found
| Patrolman Burns but when the Officer
arrived at the house Connell had gone
/ The passerby had seen him come out
and followed him so that he was abl,
to tell the officers I'm which direction
| he had gone Patrolman Burns found
the man I'm the back yard of another
dwelling further down the street. on,
evidence that the man was I'm a daz,
was the fact that he climbed over &
fence to get into the yard instead of
opening the gate which was near al
hand.
When the man was arrested he didn'
seem to realize his position. He gave
his name but could not explain VIII,
he had got into the house.
Connell was arraigned In City Cour
this morning and pleaded not guilty Z,
a charge OF breaking and entering
After testimony had been heard thu
charge was changed 20 one Of trespass
ing and Connell said he guessed he wal
guilty. But he said he couldn't remem
Der anything nor could he explain thu
reason OF his strange actions Of las
night. Deputy Judge Joslyn fined hin
$40 and costs.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
REMOVE SUSSEX
TAX COLLECTOR

GEORGETOWN, Del. Jan. S.-rhe sur
cites on the bond OF Tax Collector Cliff
ton Coates, Of Greenwood, asked the coun-
ty Commissioners yesterday TO restrain
him from acting as collector any longer
and John +. Hayes was appointed IN his
place. Coates was present. but made no
defense. A Good Roads Committee was
appointed. including Willard Il. Deputy,
OF Milford: Harry p. Cannon, of Bridge
Vile; stansbury f. wheatlcy. OF Seaford;
Peter Messicl, of Laurel; John r. Dob
son. OF Laurel: john G. Townsend. Jr
of selbyville Samuel R. johnson. Of An
goia; DR.. Rowland C. Paynter. of George.
town: William II. Prettyman. Of Harbe.
son. and Curtis Z. Davis OF Laurel "a
draw up a bill TO be presented to the
Legislature to provide good roads FOR
Sussex county.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
THE POWDER HEARING
WAS RESUMED TO-DAY
Much Testimony as TO the
Output of Explosives
and the Transactions of
Different Companies

The hearing in the case Of the Gov.
ernment against the L. 1. dupont dc
Nemours Company was resumed before
Special Master William C. MahanS
this morning ana continued TO 1.3l
o'clock this afternoon. when an, adj
iournment was taken. the next hear,
ing to be held in Philadelphia mex,
Wednesday. Most of the evidence
heard to-day was Of a documentary
character.
+. y. Wead, an employe OF the du~
Pont Company, was the first witness
called to-day. He produced state
ment of payments of the Loflin and
Rand Powder Company on the
European adjustment plan. lie also
presented a statement of the oversales
and undcrsales of the Loflln and Rand
Company.
Lofiin and Rand Company. he said,
in answer to a question asked by Mr..
Scarlet, had good and bad years in the
powder business before it was consoli-
dated with the y. 1. DUPONT de
Nemours Company.
The witness said that the adjustment
oh oversales and undersales Of the
Lonin and Rand Company was made
by an advisory board committee ana
that an account of the expenses of that
committee had been kept on the books
of the Lofin and Rand Company.
William Coyne. director of soles OF
the DUPONT Company. who testified at
both morning and afternoon sessiona
yesterday. was again q witness to-day
He produced tests showing the esti
mated output Of dynamite and black
blasting powder for the years 1905
1906 and 1907, of the Independent
powder companies. These estimates
We're based. he said. on statements
given by the statesmen of the DUPONT
Company. These estimates were based
on the figures the witness produced
yesterday to the effect tn tathe du,
Pont Company IN the years 1905-0l
and '07 sold from 20 to IS per cent OF
the total production OF dynamite in
the country I'm that period, and from
65 to 20 per cent of the black blast
ing powder.
Has Many Plants.
Tho witness said the DUPONT Com.
pany had twelve dynamite plants, Il
black blasting powder factories. three
salt 'petre black blasting and sporting
powder plants and three smokeles'
sporting and ordinance powder fac
tories.
The witness gave evidence concern
ing the sale of smokeless powder q
the government since 1907. For tn
q ts-.s2e aHunths ending June a0 1907
he said that his company sold 2751.13
pounds OF powder TO the governmen
and in the plants of the latter mad
in tho same period. 1,047063.
Sales to Government.
For the twelve months ending Jun
80 1908. the dupont sales to the gov
ornment amounted 10 2.910.s65 pound
as against 100000 pounds manufac
turcd by the government itself.
AIR. Coyne estimated that the duPon
Company would furnish the govern
ment with GO per cent. of the powde
70 would require during the presen
fiscal year.
T. W Olin. president Of the Equitabl
Powder CO.. of H.. produced letters an
either documentary evidence relating {
tho purchase and absorbing Of othe
powder companies. He produced let
ter addressed to him and signed Cole
man dupont showing exchonge O
Continued on Eighth Page.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08

is any more afraid Of dead people than
a white man. still there was not a little
excitement when the first skull was turned
up by the boss" himself. The skull was
blackened and calSed with earth. and Lit
uepage kicked It aside in the thought
that II was "A cocoanut. A cocoanut hasn't
teeth. however. and when the skull rolled
over and grinned at Littlepage as II Il en-
ioyed the joke immensely he was startled.
Then he picked II up and with visions OF
some secret murder of many years ago
he showed it to his workmen and talked
with gusto Of olden time mysteries
When the men began TO find more bones
and finally caskets. however. Littlepage
knew that he had struck a graveyard
He will notify the coroner.
The men are to dig agout six feet deep.
er, and # is expected that many more
bones and caskets will be found.
Persons who have lived in the neigh.
borhood for many years recall that until
about 50 years ago colored church stood
on the land now occupied by the Fein
berg store and that a colored cemeter,
-'''ss in the rear. s.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
EPIPHANY PARTY
AT CALVARY

An Epiphany party. a very curious
custom originated by the Rev. Dr. Du'
bois. many years ago, was given py
the conA A-egation Of Calvary hplscop@l
Church last night. Bishop hinsmah
was a guest. and the party was large.
" attended. The feature significant
of the affair was the cutting OF two
cakes. designated the Epiphany cake
and the Wise Mems cake. The cutting
was done formally. after which tho
cakes were distributed with other re
freshment. The custom was started
bv Dr. Dubois in 1881 and has been
observed AT Calvary every year since
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. s.-Tho
snow storm in the Middle Atlantic
States is gradually clearing away, as
the storm center has passed into tho
Atlantic. Partly overcast weather, but
mostly fair, will prevail in the eastern
and southeastern states, but some snow
Is probable in the lower lake region.
Frost will occur tonight as far south
as Northern Florida.
Forecast till p. m. Saturday:
For Delaware-Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday; fresh northeasterly
winds, becoming variable.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
poom Of the Christmas Tree.

The time to take down the Christmas
tree has now arrived. The many coll
ored tree ornaments are being carefully
removed from the many branches OF
tho trees and put away to delight the
children next year. In the outskirts ol
the city small boys can be seen daiA
burning the discarded Christmas trees
on vacant lots. Members of the ya-
rious fire companies say that the trees
have now become thoroughly dry ano
rersons who stu have Christmas trees
IN position should be careful to keel
lishted lamps. etc away from them as
Christmas trees often cause disastrous
Lrts.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
"OPEN HOUSE"
FOR CITY FIREMEN

An open house" for the hremen OF
the city win be given by the Y M. c.
A. A date has not yet been selected
for the affair. Invitations were mailed
to each of the fire companies yestcr-
day The entire building viii be turn
ed over TO the fire fighters. Basket
ball games and exhibitions in the GYM
nasium will be given for the benefit Of
the hremen. Many other forms OF
entertainment will be provided.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
P. R. R. TO SHIP FREE
RELIEF CONTRIBUTIONS

The Pennsylvania Railroad Companv
yesterday made continuous gift Of free
freight to all earthquake relief contribu-
tions in the announcement:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Jan. Tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has in
strueted Its agents 10 transport free TO
New York, Philadelphia or Baltimore. all
shipments OF relief goods for the Italian
earthquake sufferers when consigned 10
the American Consul. civic authorities or
authorized relief committees
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
Aaed Llahthouse Keeper Dead.

Ger, ~ years old. for many years light
house keeper at Bowers. Delaware Bay
dropped dead at his home, Rising Sun
Within a month he followed to the
grave his brother. David Spencer. who
died in Camden. 81 years old. VIII
liam Spencer was the father OF Mrs
Glider jackson. Of Dover.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
ELL Over Dead.
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

CTETTUI T T
DOVER, Jan. S.-William J. Spen-
Ger. 20 years old, for many years
keeper at Bowers. Della
ware bay, dropped dead at his home,
Rising Sun. yesterday afternoon. With
in a month he followed TO the grave
his brother, David Spencer, who died
in Camden, 81 years old. William
Spencer was the father Of Mrs. Glider
jackson OF Dover.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
On Revision Roard.

GEORGETOWN, Jan. S.-Joseph
Hearn of Gumboro. has been appoint
ed a member OF the Sussex county
board of tax revision, in the place of
Henry b. Mitchell. who resigned.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
To Go 70 Florida.

Harry Childs, a freight conductor IN
the local yards Of the Reading railroad,
will leave Wilmington today for a visit
to Key West, Florida. where he will
remain for several days. His position
will be filled by Harry Miller.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
To Close c. & d. Canal.

The Chesapeake and Delaware canal
will close for lock repairs at a. m.
on February unless the approaches
are sooner closed by the ice. Notice
of the reopening will be given.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
Has Photograph Of Seventh Cavalry

Mrs. Mary Gibbons. OF No. 229 ship
ley street has a photograph of the
members of Troop T.. Seventh Cavalry
stationed az Fort Riley, Kansas. show
ing her nephew. Daniel Dougherty OF
this city. who enlisted seven months
ago. Mrs. Gibbons prizes the picture
highly.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
co,.rnr,ent Takes old Hotel

LEWES. Jan. S.-The old Hotel Nir-
din thst has been open for years. was
closed this week. having been purchas-
ed by the government for the Lewes
postoflice.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
To Examine Diaries.

The Kennett Squares Board Of
Healt' has ordered an examination of
th .airies supplying that town with
milk.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
scI,ol Rox Rreaks Ann.

MILTON. Jan. S.--While playing at
school. George Thompson. 12-year-
old boy had his arm broken.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08
AMIIsEMENT

and theatrical advertisements will be
found on Poge ADV.
Evening journal., 1909-01-08

YOU M
MONEY?

Is your income what you think II should
be7 Remember, PROSPERITY FOLLOWS
PUBLICITY. You can he up 10 Success
through ihe EVENING JOURNAL Ad
columns. Why not follow in the foot
steps OF forune2
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
COPPER QUEEN OFFICIAL
 VISITS HIS CITY

W. F. Crane, comptroller for the Phelps-Dodge interests, arrived in Bisbee yesterday for a short stay. He was accompanied by General Man ager Walter Douglas in the private car Nacozari. Following a brief visit here he returned to Douglas last even ing.
 Mir. Cranes visit was strictly in the nature of a routine inspection, he having visited Globe, going over the Old Dominion property there, later going to Douglas. He will visit Naco- zari before returning to his headquar- ters at New York.
 An extreme optimist upon the out look for betterment of the general business conditions of the country, is Mir. Crane, who has so expressed him. self in interviews recently. Eastern conditions show marked improvement in every line and the wave of pros perity Is rolling westward rapidly.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
ACCOUNTABLE T0
 THE PEOPLE
HEARST DECLARES IF ELECTED HE WILL APPEAR AT INTER- VALs TO ASCERTAIN WHAT CITIZENS THINK
tBy Associated Pregs.l

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-With United States Attorney General Wickersham bitterly attacking William J. Gaynor in behalf of the Republican-Fusion ticket, oratory, red fire and invective were scattered nearly all over Crater New York tonight with the municipal election only two working days away. Hundreds of minor mass meetings were held, while the respective hads of the three tickets, independent, Democratic and Republican, were the chief speakers at larger gatherings.
 William R. Hearst spoke three times on the East Side; William J Gaynor spoke in Brooklyn and then came to Manhattan, while Otto T. Brannard, beginning in the theatre district, swept down town, then up into Harlem The candidates con ned themselves rather to summing up campaign arguments.
 Hearst, keeping up his appeal to the common people" struck pop ular chord tonight by announcing that if elected mayor he would hire a spacious hall where he would appear at stated times or a reckoning at the hands of the people, to answer their questions and to receive their advice. He spoke also of ballot box stufing. He said he was prepared to meet repeating" at the coming cleo tion.
 ''Forty-six tiger cubs have been sent to Sing Sing he said, "and we ex- pect to send a regular Hudson-Fulton parade to the same place during the | coming month. But we are going to kill the tiger this year, kill him and l skin him and nail his hide 10 the wigwam."
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
A.l0.L)alIdco
RELATION OF BODY AND MIND.
Assertion Made That No Healthy Per
 son Is Wholly Bad.

The close relation of body and mind h the matter of physical health, of which so much is said by various re. ligfous and semi-religious organiza- tions and by class of professional 'healers," is considered from a fresh point of view by an English clergy. man. His argument is that no per son who is healthy can be wholly bad. The clergyman further expressed ths conviction that there is a close con nection between health and morals, and that the man who has reached middle age in sound bodily condition thereby proves that he has led a de cent life. In support of his position he advanced the assertion that large proportion of the convicts in English prison are physical 6egener' ates. From this 1t would seem that he does not confine his designation ot badness" to the vices involved in in. temperance and other forms of sensual dissipation, but. since convicts are guilty of many things apart from these, as theft, burglary, forgery and the like, holds that they are led to the perpetration of even this class ct crimes by a defective bodily state.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
BUSINESS IN EAST
 CONSTANTLY IMPROVING

T. A. Tovie. member of the Cop per Queen staff of auditors. paid Bis bee his first visit yesterday since his return from New York City where he was for several weeks on a vacation. MT. Tovie. who had an opportunity t5 judge eastern business conditions. is extremely optimistic and believes that from now on trade and business bet terment in every line. which is al ready being felt to some extent here, will continue and steadily increase
 In the east everything is showing the effects of returning business conf dence. It might almost be said that normal times have returned in the larger cities while in the esmaller outside towns businss is picking up sympathetically, he stated.
 While it may take few months to bring full return to normbal condi- -tions in this locality. betterment may be expected to continue. Mir Tovie was here yesterday upon routine busi- ness.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
IMPORTANT CAPTURE IF ESCAPED
 CONVICT Is MADE HERE
j. j. McEachern Who Got Out of Colorado Penftentiary After Securing Lnsur>
 ance Ey Unique Scheme Landed

to pieces. Fragments of his suppos- ed remains were gathered together in a quantity sufficient to make a decent funeral, the services were duly held and everybody followed the supposed McEachern to the grave and incurred him as dead
 McEaehern immediately went on a hide out until his wife had collected the insurance. He sneaked back to Victor and secured his share and then left for parts unknown. Later, he was recognized. however, arrested and subsequently, tried, convicted and sen tenced He had only been in prison a short time when he succeeded in making his escape.
 McEachern has been in Bisbee nine days, he said, coming here from Can anea. It was known that he was in the vicinity, and for several days the local officers had been looking for him He was living at the time of his arrest in an old shack down Naco road He will in all probability be taken back to Canyon City to finish cut his sentence.
 His wife and two children are liv ing somewhere in Colorado now, T is stated
 A dispatch received last night from the warden of the Canyon city prison instructs local officers. to hold Me EacheIn until someone comes for him
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
erernal rItne..

Women are wonders" said a mar at the quick lunch counter. "A friend Of mine sen. me an invitation to the funeral services over her pet Augors cat that died in a it. Now, I had never been invited to a cat funeral before. and had no more idea than rabbit what was expected of me. ] Sas In a rI,sh, and stopped in at an Italian florists and told him to fx ID suitable design for me. He sent vD cat, life size. made of white i'm. onorteiles. with g huge purple bow dangling from the erd Of its tail. Tbs maid says my friend regarded 1t as a deadly insult to her feelings, and ! wasn't even handed a rain check when called
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
LEAVES WITH
 60. FAIR EXHIBIT

President Heffern. of the Heffern Mining & Development company, left yesterday for Fl Psso and the South western fair.
 He took with him quite an exten siye variety of vegetables raised on the Heffern experimental farm in the Sul- phur Springs Valley, which will be placed on exhibition at the Fl Paso fair. The vegetables are of unusu- ally large size and the quality is un- excelled, the meat of thm being en- tirely free from pithy or. watery sub stances
 President Heffern is in hopes that some of them, at least, will take down prize or two.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
HUNDREDS VISIT '. M. [. \. LAST
 NIGHT

No less than 500 people attended the Halloween Open House entertain ment at the Y. NJ c. A. building last evening. The whole building from the social rooms in the basement where the guests were met by ghost reception committee to the attic. where was held the chamber of hor- TOTS the building was thronged with pleasure bent ladies and gentlemen.
 The program in the gymnasium vas opened by parade Of devils, ghosts and horribies, who danced around the weird flames. and throwing one of their number into a caldron drew out sftsr boiling him sufficiently the par he'd and bare skeleton. Miss Bagbys
 rchestra furnished four comic musi-
 al sketches for the program, sad were warmly applauded. AEr. H. W. Owen made hit in his baseball mono logue. One of the most enjoyable mum bers on the program was Mir. J. 4. Knight, vocal solo.
 The chamber of horrors was visited by more than 500 of those who at tended the open house In fact the crowds were so dense that only u-- mited number could be shown through at once The chamber contained ghosts, hobgoblins. snakes. pitfalls, and many other devices to bring fear to the hearts of those who travelled the uncertain paths.
 Among the other features of enter tainment were the great telescope. the bottomless pit, a fortune telling tent on the roof garden and many of the time honored halloween stunts in the gymnasium. The various commit tees from the high school Y. W. c. A.. Y. NJ. c. A. and the various churches are to be congratulated on their spien did entertainment
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-30
v|CKERS SFORMER CATTLE
 KING VISITS BISBEE

J. J. Yickers, of Los Angeles, for merly one of the pioneer cattlemen of the territory and formerly a resi- dent of Tombstone, is in the city shak- ing hands with old friends and ac- quaintances.
 Mir. Vickers at one time owned more cattle than any other man in the territory. He formerly held the controlling interest in the Chirica- hua Cattle Co, known as the Three C's Cattle Co, and was also a part ner of B. A Packard in the Turkey Track Cattle Co, selling subsequent- ly his interest in this latter company to W. c. Greene. He also sold out his interest in the Three C's two years ago. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he has successfully engineered several business deals that have netted him a considerable for tune.
 He is now in Bisbee for the pur- pose of purchasing a number of cat tie from the outlying ranches for spring delivery at Los Angeles.