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Evening journal., 1909-09-14
TAFT STARTS
ON LONG DASH
Leaves Beverly on 1900
Mile Trip to Meet His
COuntrymen
BOSTON TO BANQUET
PRESIDENT TONIGHT
By United Press Leased Special Wire

by Onllcu IIeaa Lthatu oitNiA wiz
BEVERLY. Mass. Sept. 14.-Presi-
dent William Howard Taft left his
summer home today for Washington
But his way lies along the Pacific
coast the Gulf Of Mexico and the At
lantic coast and before he reaches the
capitol and resumes his duties at the
White House the President will have
Travelled 12,179 miles. visited 20 States
and two territories, made about 800
speeches, shaken hands with probably
10000 persons, and been seen and
heard by 100000 of his countrymen.
With the exception OF the famous
Roosevelt swing around the circle in
1908 the Taft trip will discount any
thing before attempted by an Ameri-
can President and in many ways il Will
discount even the Roosevelt DASH
One of the picturesque as we'll the
most historic incident OF the Presiden-
tial journey will be Taft's meeting at
El Paso with President Diaz Of Mex
leo This takes place October 16 and
under the gold lace and glittering for
maliues Of the governments. Some
wise ones hint at international under
standing. Diplomatic students smile
wisely when il is said these two men
will meet on the boundary line merely
to exchange a handshake and a few
pretty platitudes. A few words be-
tween the two presidents. the inter
national wiseacrcs say viii go farther
than months Of tedious negotiations
between foreign offices of the two pow
ers. Diaz has autocratic sway below
the Rio Grande and the American Pres
ident can do many things, that the stat
utes fail to recognize or departmental
regulations provide. What more natu-
raj then, they ask than for Taft and
Diaz TO have a little heart TO heart
talk and come 10 an understanding OF
matters which might, II left to them
selves. develop into serious friction be
tween the American republics
out at Seattle the President will TAX
in the Alaska Yukon exposition. down i
New Orleans he viii attend the Lake
to tho Gulf Deep Waterways convention
In Texas in Corpus Christi, he Will So
( the 10000 acres owned by his brother;
Augusta. Ca. he will play golf on n
links he learned TO know SO well betwe'
election and his inauguration. lie "
/ take a l2oo mile voyage down the Miss
slppie from st. louis. viii ride thrnul
the Royal Gorge by moonlight; VIII sta
, in and out Of the beautiful Yosemite Va
ley and will visit for the first time q
great Alkali deserts OF the southwc'
When he gets back 70 Washington {
November 10 ne Will have travelled ov
every kind OF soil and through ever
climate the country offers and viii ha'
spoken TO practically every class Of PEI
pie under the flag.
The President left Beverly for a run
Boston by automobile. lie will be th
speaker and guest Of honor at banqu'
by the. business men OF the Hub to-nigh
and will lodge at the Touraino Hotel II
morrow morning az 10 o'clock his speci'
train consisting Of the private cars May
flower and Hazlemere and a baggag
coach will leave for the west. Albany
which will be reached al 345 p m, is IN
first stop on the itinerary.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
MUCH INTEREST In
TROLLEY MAIL SERVICE

The government installation and gen.
eral extension Of the trolley mail collec-
tion service in this city continues to be
a matter Of active public interest. Def
mite action I'm the matter on the part OF
tho post Office department is looked for
at an early date, and meantime every
effort is being made by those interested
in securing the benefits of the service TO
the city at large 10 bring public pressure
to bear upon the Washington ohhcials.
A good suggestion has been made in
this connection, namely that business
men and others who regard the trolley
mail boxes as a public necessity shall
write personal letters to the postmaster
general indorsing the mail system, ana
asking that It be applied in future to all
city car lines. II IS thought that letters
Of this kind from business houses in VIII
rninRton will have great weight with Mr..
Hitchcock, especially II written on the
letter heads Of the firms sending them.
The dictation or writing Of brief
letter of this kind will involve so little
time and trouble that the suE "estion
should start with prompt response from
All persons in the city who favor this
ouick method Of mailing letters for So
cial or business purposes.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
OPPOSE PLANS
REGARDING POLES
D. ga. Company Objects TO
Strings on its Permission to
Extend Line to Lighthouse

The Delaware and Atlantic Tele-
phone Company has demurred TO any /
agreement that the Street and Sewer |
Directors act as final arbitrators IN |
differences with other companies oc- /
cupying its poles on a proposed extern
sion OF its line down East Fourth |
street TO the lighthouse. The directors
last week granted permission for the
extension with the provision that the
company permit other companies to
occupy its poles at a fair rental and
to recognize the directors as umpires
I'm any disagreement as TO what con-
stitutes a fair rental"
John F. Nears. attorney for the com
/ paus. told the directors this morning
/ that the company desired a plain
| nakedr permission for the extension
The directors could enforce joint -oc.
cupation Of the poles when necessary
he said, and ne saw no reason for an,
! agreement at this time when such /,
, requirement was not necessary. H'
J did not think the directors should
have fnal judgment in the dispute az
TO "fair rental" The directors Will
consider the protest
$. Fl. Baynard. for the North Side
/ Improvement Company detailed a
plan to have electric light and tele-
phone poles placed in the middle OF
I Wooddalc avenue. from Eighteenth
street TO the Boulevard, instead OF on
the sidewalks. The company will
plant trees in the sidewalks and does
not desire TO mar the effect. The
directors win consider the plan.
Complaint was made Of danger OF
small foot bridge over the Brandy
wine. east OF Bennett. The complain
ant feared that children who played
about the bridge might fall into the
stream. The street commissioner will
investigate.
The directors decided 10 place an arc
light at Sixteenth and French street
Application for lights at Seventh and
Eighth and Walnut streets will be con-
| sidered.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
POSSES LOOK FOR MAN
WHO ABUSED WOMAN

BY United Press Leased SPECIAL Wire.
MT HOLLY. n. j.. Sept. 1f-Armed
posses arc to-day searching for Sam
uol Layield. a negro farm hand, and
a lynching Is possible.
I.ayheld had been employed for the
past six months on the farm of VIII
liam H. Mortland. living near Marlton.
Late yesterday. while Mortland was
away from home. the negro entered
the house and struck Mrs. Mortland
with a club. He then
bound her feet and hands and gagged
her After that he threw her on
bed and covered her head with several
blankets. in which condition she lay
for several hours nearly smothered.
I-ayfeld then robbed the house, get
ting $50 in money and gold watch.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
KILLS SELF BECAUSE
MONEY CAME SLOWL Y

brought her children and others TO the
house. Nothing could be done for
the man, however. as death had al
ready claimed him.
Word was sent to Stanley S. Yasik.
a Wilmington undertaken, and he went
10 Porter TO prepare the body for
burial. The coroner was also notified
and viii investigate the case.
Zablotney was a hard working man.
He leaves a widow and five children.
Up to about a year ago be lived in
wilmington where for years he was
employed in the morocco factories. BY
hard work he managed to save sew
eral thousand dollars and this he in
vested in 150-acre farm at TESTERS
Corner for which he paid s5,S00 There
was a mortgage against the property.
According to neighbors the man was
getting along we'll but he continually
complained about not making money
fast enough and this is believed 10
have preyed upon his mind until dis
pondency in its worst form set in. I'm
able to longer endure his imaginary
troubles he sought relief in death.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
DOVER HITS
"DRUNKS" HARD
Capital Police Bag Thirteen
ViOIatOTS Of Law And Big
Fines Are Imposed

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER Del. Sept l4-Dover is In the
midst OF a law and order housekeeping
which has, since Monday morning, net
ted thirteen arrests and an ingathering
OF fines which make all the efforts Of
Magistrate Clapham, at Laurel. pale into
insignihcsnce.
The hundreds OF men employed on the
various street and sewer Improvement
operations are being well paid by the
contracting company ranging from sl75
per day for some classes OF laborers up to
81 a day for ''shoring-up" men and haz-
ardous occupation men, and sewer pipe
layers This and the immense receipts
coming in from the harvest and conserv-
ing of tomatoes has put more money into
circulation here than has been known
in a generation. Some Of the outside tall
ent' among the laborers. being accustom-
ed to their "toddy" and an occasional cold
draught, have dubbed together and
brought to Dover various Intoxicating
liquors that were recently outlawed here
by a special election.
The result is that on Saturday night,
particularly. the negro folks in their Kirk
wood street settlement have become bois-
ferrous and really dangerous.
Detective Frederick Murphy was en-
ployed recently by Council TO get on the
Kirkwood street job and other phases Of
the situation. The gum shoe" man got
busy this week and thirteen warrants
thirteen arrests and thirteen trials have
resulted. Magistrate Wharton heard eaef
of the defendants separately and imposed
fines ranging from $40 down TO $40 Al.
though the fee for the board of prisoner:
has recently been increased by the Levy
/ Court from 25 to 80 cents per diem, the
accused men last night feared that ever
this would not mean sweet potatoes and
gravy for dinner and hot cakes and syruI
for breakfast. so they separated with som,
OF their wages and paid their fines. II
other words. they paid money back intS
the city treasury and therefore helped
pay their own wages.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
STATE REVENUE
COLLECTOR ACTIVE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, Sept. 14-Collector
of state Revenue Harry w. Chairs
came here last night and required
Austin's "Urcle roms Cabin" 10 pay
the state circus license. At first the
proprietor Of the show objected and
consulted Charles b. Evans, the law
yer. who advised him to pay the
license.
While here Collector Chairs sworc
out a warrant before Magistrate
Chambers for the arrest of George
Drake, an auctioneer. on a charge of
conducting business as an autioneer
without having a license. Drake was
conducting a sale for another man
here. Tho warrant was served by
Constable Chalmers and Drake was
held in 5000 bail for court.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
AGAIN
RAPS DR.. COOK
This Time he Says Brooklyn
Mans Story is "SimpIy
Untrue"
WITHHOLDS NEW
DETAILS OF DASH

BOSTON. Sept. n.-Reltcrating that
Or. Cook has faisihed in his declaration
that he bas reached the North Pole. but
giving little further details OF his own
dash and emitting entirely any mention
OF Harry Whitney, Commander Pcary to-
day is quoted here in message by wire
less from Battle Harbor via cape Ray,
N. i.
Replying TO an Interrogation as to Or.
Cooks claim. Poary replied that IL was
simply untrue"
Il have expressed myself clearly in my
dispatches, I think" he continued "Dr.
Cooks attempts to convince scientists
that he has been to tho pole viii be futile.
It was pretty generally known that our
expedition was in the Arctic regions and
that we expected TO get back about this
time, or a few weeks later There was
also a suspicion that We hoped TO reach
the pole this year. and that we had pre-
viously passed all other northern records
knew the way north and had prepared
carefully for what we hoped would be the
final trip.
What we're some OF the chief Incidents
Of the journoyy' he was asked
1T was less evcntful of any Of my
previous trips. The actual reaching OF tho
eoth parallel and being able to take ohxer-
vations at the pole itself was an event OF
supreme Importance TO science. an event
which quite naturally makes us all feel
an exultance which / hope is pardonabic; I;
but there was less adventure less OF the
thrilling and hair breadth escapades than
in earlier days before we had as thorough
knowledge OF the Arctic regions as We
have now.
'rhe chief danger was one which could
not be guarded against We had to take
our chances and trust to Providence.
Care IN selection OF men and dogs. to sec
that We had none lacking In strength
courage and endurance: watchfuinos
over tho condition OF sleds and Of hoy
! they packed. knowledge OF the quantit
, and kind OF food required and seein
that supplies were plentiful at certai
Il points-an these tend to lessen what mig
+ be called preventable dangers Of starv
AZ tion. freezing and becoming lost"
o. Details and dates Of his journey to {
he pole and return were again enlarged ur
by Peary In the iqtcrview. but not
word was said as TO why HarI.y X, IN
LEFT The Roosevelt nor would the cxpio
enter into any further conversa.ion
N his Communicating or Cooks supplies
the proof he has declared was In
possession that the Brooklyn physicl
had not reached tho top OF the earth.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
"SPEAKEASY" WHISKEY
NEARLY KILLS WOMAN

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Sep. M-Detective Fred
erick Murphy is continuing his investiga-
ton of the latest case Of "speakeasy
whiskey" poisoning. Clara Burton, the
% year old wife Of negro workman is
the latest victim and is partially par
aiyzed and likely TO die. The girl has
had spasms and awful nausea. The lin
ing of the stomach seems to have been
partially destroyed and she case Is OF
such a nature that DIR. Cecil Harbordt'
the physician called in. offered TO aid the
authorities In any way he could TO hnd
the agents or the sellers or the adulterers
Of the liquor. on analysis the liquor
is shown to have been made up OF very
poor whiskey to which had been ADDED
prune Juice and wood alcohol the lateE
burning the vitals Of the victim.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
TOURING WITH
JAPANESE PARTY

Charles McAteer, chief electrician Of
the Pullman car shops in this city,
is now with the Honorary Commercial
Commissioners from Japan. who are
now on a tour of the United States.
Mr.. McAteer Joined the party in Sc
attic on September 4. and will con-
tinue with the Japanese trade experts
on their tour of the country and visits
to industrial plants, which will end on
November %. The itinerary does not
include stop in Wilmington, but the
party will pass through this city on
the way to Baltimore.
The selection of Mr.. McAteer for the
trip is a tribute TO his standing and
ability as an electrician.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
PEARY HURRIES
TO NEW YORK

By United Press Leased Special Wire
PORTLAND, Me- Sept it-rhat Com
mander Peary does not intend TO let grass
grow under his feet In the effort to reach
New York before DIR. Cook was indicated
to-day when a message from the explorer
was received here. Pcary had been in
vitd by wire to stop over for a celebra-
tion Of ihs trip in this city. His reply was:
Cannot attend Portland celebration. New
York FIRST claim. (signed) Peary."
Notwithstanding the determination Of
the explorer an effort will be made to do
him honor by big gathering at the rail-
roaa depot should he pass through here
on his way to New York.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
MOTHER THOUGHT
SON WOULD DROWN
News Of Drowning Of Emile
Golfer PrOstrateS Lads
Mother

Made frantic by the absence Of her z
year-old boy since last Saturday. Mrs.
Florence Blizzard. OF Milford. has noti-
hed Deputy Attorney-General Josiah Vol
colt, that her son had been. abducted.
The boy as seen last with Earl Ross.
a l9-year-old youth. of Milford. heading
his home. Ross carried a bundle and his
child companion WAS In his bare feet.
The two said they we're on their way TO
Baltimore.
Previously Ross had taken the Blizzard
boy away for "A night and short time
ago, Mrs. Blizzard said Ross cnticed an-
other boy from home and took him "a
Bowers Beach, returning him the follow
! ing day. When she heard the younger
4 hoy had been seen with Ross she did no
/ worry, thinking he would come back Sun
day.
Mr. woicott said this afternoon tina
he had not heard OF the boy being L
Gated.
Tho State detectives arc working on Il
p case.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
DOVER BOY
ILL In CUBA
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Sept. 1.-Two Della
ware boys have had a tough expert
ence in Cuba. Smith Johnson son
of Cove S. Johnson. and Ralph Lord,
son of Charles w. Lord, several
months ago started out on a ship from
New York to ascertain what the
Cuban Republic offered for American
youth, pluck and enterprise. johnson
was taken with fever on the mail
steamer before he landed and has been
so i'll at times since, that the Cuban
physicians have advised his immediate
return to the States. Lord has been
i'll. too but left for another part of the
island and has since recovered and
gone into business. It is probable
that Johnson viii return in a few
days.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
STEPPED ON FRIENDS
FACE; GIRL IS FINED

Eleanor Taylor colored. thumped Bes-
sic Robinson, colored, while on High
street last night, and as a result, she
faced a charge OF assault and battery
in City Court this morning. With a lip
swollen to three times its size, Bessie
tearfully told hiw Eleanor had sat on
her and stepped on her face. Eleanor
said Bessie had been in a fight with 9TH
ers. Thirty dollars and costs was the
fine
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
OVERWORK RESPONSIBLE
FOR CASTLES SUICIDE
BY United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Intimate
friends of John w. Castles, president
OF the s7O,0OO.OOO Union Trust Co., to-
day declare his suicide last night in
the Grand Union Hotel was due to a
nervous breakdown caused by over
work. and not to family troubles as had
been reported. They say that Mr..
Castles was very happy in his home
life and that the only reason his wife
and children were not with him at the
time that he killed himself was due TO
his physicians orders that he should
have complete rest.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
Despondenf Poners STA
fion Farmer Gashes
JuguIar Vein And Falls
Dead af Wife'S Feet.

Because he was not making money
fast enough. Frank Zablotney, aged 55
years, a farmer of near Porter Station,
became despondent and to-day COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat.
Zablotney went TO the third floor
at his home and standing before
mirror drew the keen edge of a razor
across his thriat, severing the jugulaf
vein. Calmly walking down stairs TO
the kitchen, where his wife was en-
gagged in her household duties, Zablot-
ney nearly frightened the woman To
death Blood was streaming from the
gaping wound in his throat. and with
out uttering a word he walked to the
kitchen door and fell dead.
The screams of Mrs. Zablotney
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
MANY MURDER TRIALS
IN CECIL COUNTY COURT

ELKToN. Nd, Sept n.-The Circuit
Court for Cecil county. opening Monday,
will have four murder cases for trial.
Robert Wilson, colored. the confessed
murderer OF Railroad Detective Harry
Boone. win be the first tried; the second
one will be John Stewart, also colorod,
charged with killing George Benson, az
Bohemia Manor, on May 81. Another
case will be the McAllistcr murder. az
Rowlandviile also committed on May 81,
for which Scott johnson viii be tried.
Eugene Emerson will be tried for the
shooting Of Clarance Rhodes.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
KILLED AS his
WIFE HAD PREDICTED

MEDIA, Pa, Sept. 14-George Ker-
shaw, of Cheyney. a freight conductor
on the Central division, was run over
and mangled late yesterday and in
stantly killed.
His wife had predicted that he
would some day be killed on the rail-
road. and when he left home yester-
day morning she told him Of her fears,
but he again laughed them of.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
FLORAL DESIGNS
FOR Mr.. DOCKSTADER

While the performance at the Garrick
Theatre was in progress last night a
pleasing incident happened when David
snellenhurg and Grantley P. Posties pre-
sented to william L. Dockstsder. the the
atre owner handsome floral designs The
presentations we're made by Mr.. Ward OF
Ward and Curran, who are playing at
the house. in a happy speech. In respond
ing Mr.. Dockstader demonstrated that he
has not forgotten the art of stage life.
for by his humorous speech he brought
forth the applause Of those in the house.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
DIE OF THIRST
IN DEATH VALLEY
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
RHYOLITE, New, Sept l4.--While
searching for Dave Eldridge, son OF
President Eldridge, of the National
Machine Company a party of rescuers
came upon the bodies Of Emory Bcdge
and Tom FINE, miners, who had per-
ished from thirst in Death valley, just
west OF Skiddoo. Cal. Edridge's bur-
70 and pack horses were found, but
there were no traces OF the young man.
and IL is believed he abandoned tho
animals TO hurry on in search Of water
and that he has perished somewhere
in the desert.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
TALLEYVILLE P. O.
WILL BE CLOSED

Because Of the inability OF Congress-
man William II. Head TO procure some
bodv 10 take the position of postmaster
nj Talievville that office win be clos
ed. THE government desires TO continue
the office but II nobody wants Il there
The position pays s4S a year. Sew
eral persons have made application for
the place. but they wanted a salary OF
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
County Finances.

County Treasurer Robert NJ. Burns
to-day reported to the Levy Court the
following balances:
Bond issue, No. 1, $7,45s.7S. bond is
sue, No. .. $50. .412.s9: special bond,
$50 6s: Christiana hundred. Si2S.So;
Mil Creek, $52s71: White Clay s5.s6;
Pencader. s461. As: New Castle. 5000;
Red Lion. $500; st. Georges. S4s2.32.
Apnoauinimink. S23605; Blackbird,
SCOOP. Brandywine, s1,0i0.s5.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
DOLLARS. NOT DRINKS
Novel Suggestion as to Use for Punch
Bowl on Warship.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1i-A novel
suggestion has como TO the Navy De-
partment concerning the silver punch
bowl purchased by the state Of Michi-
gan for the new battleship bearing
that name.
A citizen of Detroit thinks that the
best purpose the bowl could serve
would be for the Michigan people to
MI il with purse of 1000 silver dol
lars every year to be divided up as
prizes among the high record men OF
the battleship at the end Of the target
season.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
Insnnotinn g. A. 3. Posts.

William II. Blake Department Com
mander of the c. A. r.. and STAFF last
evening inspected Smyth Post Tomor-
row night Gen. Blake will inspect Grant
Post and on Saturday Watson Post Of
New Castle, will be visited. Sumner
Post. coIored will be inspected on Sep
tember 27. and dupont Post will under
go inspection on October IA.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
~ Attnnd Tax connress.

Speaker T. o. Cooper Of the House
of Representative. President Pro
Tempore Sparks Of the Senate and for
mer Lieutenant governor Philip L
Cannon. members Of the Delaware
Revenue and Taxation Commission,
win leave on Friday for Louisville, KY.
to attend the sessions Of the National
Tax Congress. officially representing
Delaware.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
WEATHER.
t4.Lowsr

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-LoWeF
temperatures prevail in the trans Mis-
sissippi river region; elsewhere no i'm
portsnt changes have occurred. The
temperature will not change materially
this side of the Mississippi valley.
Forecast till p. m. Wednesday:
For Delaware Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday; not much change in
temperature; light TO moderate variable
winds, mostly southerly.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
Want only TroIIey Traek removed.

The Levy Court at its meeting today
passed a resolution requesting the
West Chester and Kennett Square Elec-
trio Company to remove its unusued
piece of track from the Newport and
Gap turnpike. II was the original piece
of track and has not been used since
1908 when the company laid a new
track to connect with the Peoples Rail-
way Company.
Evening journal., 1909-09-14
Pastor Alison at Hiah School.

"a Sane Mind in a Sane Body was
the subject Of an address delivered
yesterday morning by Rev. Alexander
Alison. Jr. in the High School. Music
was furnished by the school orchestra
and chorus.