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Evening journal., 1909-11-12
WORD
ALONE AT Is

In a tumble-down little house In Val
! ley Stream l.. l.. which she has occu-
pied for the last eight years as "a squat
tor" Is the granddaughter of a Revolu-
tionary soldier and the daughter Of a
pewholder I'm old st. Pauls, without
money. her total property being the plants
she raises for SALE few pigeons and a
white cockatoo The people on whose
goodwill she has depended for a home
now need their property. and she must
20 by Nov. 10. The little old. white-haired
woman. who can still darn with a No. Il
needle ana 200 thread" has known this
for nearly a year. but she Is without
any one TO whom she can turn.
"But haven't you any friendsg" she
was asked
AT 76 are there many lefty she asked
In return. with helpless little smile. 1
have lived too long II / had died at 60
should have had hosts OF friends"
People who have seen her papers say
that her grandfather served In the Rev
oluuonary war. through the Long Is
land and New York campaigns. Her faith
er In his prosperous days Is said to have
held Pew a. In old st. Pauls and to have
given the property on which the Episcopal
church of Hampstead stands After re-
verses came her mother became the ma
tron OF 81. Agnes school In Albany. and
the family was befriended by Bishop
Doane
The three daughters were remarkable
needlewomen. Even at Is the little old
woman at Valley Stream can do fine sew
ing which Is tho marvel Of her neighbors
Two sisters came to Valley Stream and
accumulated little sum Of money which
they invested in real estate, but lost be-
cause they could not meet the payments
Then the sister now facing the world with
nothing. became a squatter with per-
mission. She built a greenhouse with her
own hands, and raised fruits and vege-
tables for sale. Occasional friendly dona-
tions have reached her. but for the most
part she has made what living she had
IN this precarious fashion for eight years.
Her sole companion IS the cockatoo-
all white except for a gorgeous green
tuft-of which the small boys IN the
noighborhood tell wonderful stories II
can talk seven languages. they say. and
She holds conversation with It by the
hour. Therefore, although the days OF
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
DANTE's GHOST IN A
HOUSE IN FLORENCE

Recent occurrences I'm the house in
Florence where the poet Dante was
horn probably viii make other people
in the more prosaic walks OF life chary
of taking up their abode under roofs
which have formerly sheltered celebrat-
ed persons. or at least will make them
Very careful what trade they pursue
when inhabting such famous homes,
says the Kansas city Star. The one
trade most 20 be avoided I'm such cir
cumstances appears 10 be that of black
smith. judging from the uncomfortable
mot TO say painful experiences which
the smith now living In Dante's house,
whose shop once formed the bedroom
OF the poet, has Just had
Besides most mysterious noises which
were heard all over the house sufia
ciently disqueting 20 all good Floren-
tines. and uncanny carrying-on by his
implements. which acquired the uncom-
Portable habit Of rising from where
they had been laid and placing them
selves safely out of reach causing
some very explicit remarks by the
blacksmith and his attendants, the most
alarming manifestation of the pres
ence OF a ghostly visitor made itself
felt literally the other day. A big ham
mer started mysteriously from the
bench and dealt the blacksmith heavy
blow on the head. he says
After few days of exciting episodes
OF which the above are "a few exam
pies the inhabitants Of the house had
had enough. and, the two assistants OF
tiN Blacksmith who are believed TO be
powerful mediums and the innocent
cause of these phenomena. decided to
hold seance. They therefore sum-
monod two other mediums and sat
down TO discover the wishes
of the spirit which was evil
IDENTIFY as much disturbed as them
selves. The spirit obligingly complied
with their wishes and on being sum-
money in the usual way revealed him
self as the ghost Of the poet Dante. |
and handed over to them piece OF
covered with writing.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
ADRIFT IN THE
SOUTHERN SEAS

A walk Of go miles. the woathering
Of cyclone on a bamboo raft, and an
existence Of three weeks on turtle eggs
and iguanas, are some of the expert
ences which recently befell Capt. Will
liams. In charge Of the lugger Nebras-
Ia, which was lost IN Green Hill island
100 miles or thereabout from port Oar
win. in the northern territory Of Aus
tralia.
When the lugger broke up Captain
Williams swan TO Green Hill Island.
and then tried to make the mainland
in a dingy which he was able to make
seaworthy. lie was caught in a squall
and. after drifting for three days, was
carried into the gulf. and eventually
landed on Field Island off the mouth
of the Alligator river.
The island is destitute Of water, but
some rain fell, and he eked out an ex-
istence for ~ days on the small sup
plies thus obtained and turtle eggs.
Both turtles and allisators were NUM-
orous. He then re-embarked i'm the
dingy and made his way into the
mouth of the West Alligator river. but
could find no fresh water. He obtained
from the bark of trees sufficient liquid
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Abandoning the dingy. he made his
way up the east bank Of the Wildman
river. living on sweet potatoes and igu-
mas. His matches having been OK
hausted. he carried hresticks with him
lie eventually CROSSED Wildman river
and came out on what he thinks was
Lake Finnis, where he found plenty of
swamp turtles. iguanas and other ma
tive food.
on striking the Adelaide river jungle
Williams saw plenty of buifaloes. but
his only weapon being "a revolver he
did not shoot any. He got down TO
the Adelaide river. near what is known
as Lawrie's landing. whore he built
himself a raft OF bamboo and crossed.
JIe had not long gone south when a cy-
clonic squali came on and blew the
timber down an around him. He mar
rowly escaped death, but pluckily re-
eumed his 230-mile walk til he reach
ed Port Darwin. London Standard.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
SOME TALK OVER
PRINTING AWARD
Councilman Taylor Enters
Protest Against Plan Used
by Printing Committee

There was an interesting discussion In
City Council last night over Chairman
Dempsey Of the printing committee
awarding a contract TO other than the
lowest bidder The discussion was started
by Councilman Taylor of the Fifth ward
who submitted a communication signed
by himself objecting to the action OF the
printing committee Of that body IN award
ing the contract for printing the annual
report Of the chief Of the fire department
to the highest bidder Mr.. Taylor is a
member of the printing committee.
Mr.. Taylor set forth that the award
was made to a printer whose bid was $50
higher than the lowest bidder and he was
opposed to such business methods
Mr.. Dempsey of the First ward, chair
man OF the printing committee, I'm reply
to Mr. Taylor. said he had no excuse to
offer to either him or anybody else lie
said the award was made TO a printer
having the union label partly to please
the hremen, most of whom belong to
union labor organizations, and to please
the majority of the committee who were
favorably inclined toward union labor
Mr.. Bilderback Of the Ninth ward
thought it would be wise hereafter to set
forth In the advertisements for proposals
for printing that only union printers need
submit bids He said he did not want to
be known as a cheap man, nor did he
want the impression to get out that he
was opposed to union labor. but he
thought that all bidders for work for the
city should receive equal consideration.
Mr.. Benson, of the Seventh ward, who
was chairman Of the printing committee
of the last city Council said that the
contract for printing the last years fire
chiefs report was awarded TO the lowest
bidder.
At this point Mr.. Dempsey made the
remark that his fellow members OF Coun-
ell talked like "scabs" He said that was
the only way to define their actions in op-
posing the printing committees award to
a union printer. President Banning rap
ped Dempsey to order for using the Ian
guage he did.
The printing Of the report IN question
was awarded TO George Hogue at his
price OF S1SSSo The lowest bidder submit
ted a price Of siOS, it being the Mercantile
Printing Company.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
WANT MORE HISTORIANS
AT SOCIETY MEETING

In a circular letter being sent to
members Of the Delaware Historical
Society by a committee composed of
William G. Ramsay Francis II. Hof-
fecker and Arthur r. Spaid, the COM
mittee makes the statement that the
society will die of dry rot" unless the
members show more interest in the
society. The committee points out
that on an average Of only six persons
are attending the monthly meetings.
and urges that a larger attendance of
the members be present at the meet
ing on Monday night.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
ISLE OF TORPEDOES
Is BUILT TO ORDER

One of the big gun-manufacturing
companies In France has built an arti-
fiscal island in the Mediterranean sea
from which to make tests of it's tor
redoes. thus gaining the name of
lille des Torpiiles." or Island of Tor
pedoes. for it, When the idea first
presented itself 70 the company a
small island In a proper locality was
searched for. but without success.
Therefore the company decided 10 build
q hollow concrete island. float Il 90
the position desired and sink It 20 the
sea bottom. The huge structure, 7i
feet long. so feet wide and about 7l
feet In height was constructed on the
banks OF the Seine. launched and towed
TO its position IN the Mediterranean.
The lower half of the island, or cais-
son. as il should be called. was divided
into ballast cells. These were empty
of course. while the structure was be-
ing noated. and in this condition the
caisson weighed not less than $500 tons
When its permanent resting place was
reached water was allowed TO flow into
the cells and the structure gradually
sank, striking the rock bottom Of the
sea in about as feet of water.
The cells were then emptied Of water
one at a time and concrete substituted.
forming a solid foundation. the whole
being firmly anchored to the bottom
of the sea. The upper half of the
caisson is divided into two stories. the
lower being for the launching of tor
pedies under water. The upper con-
tains two torpedo tubes for the launch
ing of torpedoes above water. on top
of the caisson was built a superstruc-
ture for the housing of the workshop.
store rooms and quarters for the en-
Gineers and mechanics. This extends
some distance over the caisson on the
side from which the torpedoes are fired
and ON its top is an observation plat
FORM from which the course of the
torpedoes can be watched.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
NAIL PIERCES
LAWYERS FOOT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. Nov. 12.-Thomas
b. Pepper, an attorney. was painfully
hurt yesterday afternoon while oversee
ing the erection Of new house adjoining
his residence on North Bedford street
when he started to step out Of the house
upon the ground and landed on a wire
nail protruding from a piece of board.
He stepped upon It with great force
which caused it 20 penetrate the thin sole
OF his shoe and so nearly through the
foot. He is unable to walk and yesterday
DR.. o. d. Robinson, the attending physi-
Gina, was summoned three times for the
purpose of trying TO alleviate the intense
pain. It is feared that tetanus or blood
poison will develop.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
Give Readings For Church Benefit.
SpaciaI to THE rWTNTNfz IOTTRNAT.

GEORGETOWN, Del, Nov. 12.-Mrs.
Augusta V. Gateson and daughter. Miss
Luella, who are the mother and sister
OF the Rev. wilmot Gateson. rector Of
st. Paul's Church. will give selected
readings from standard and modern poets
on Friday evening, November 10. in the
New Opera House under the auspices Of
st. Paul's Guild. for the purpose OF lift
ing the debt from the rectory.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
odd Fellow Chiefs at smyrna.

SMYRNA, Nov. 12.-Grand Master,
Melville NJ Wells, Of Wilmington. Della
ware, and Deputy Grand Master ].
Willard Crossan, Of Centreville, Della
ware, will visit Morning Star Lodge.
No. s, l. o. o. F., OF this town, this
evening All the members Of the Lodge
are requested to be present on that
occasion.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
Held on threat charae

GREENWOOD, Del, Nov. 12-On a
charge OF threatening to do bodily harm
to George AIessick, Rowland Owens was
arraigned before Magistrate Gibson. yes
terday afternoon, having been arrested
by Constable Jester. of Georgetown, and
held in $500 bail for court. Both men
live near here.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
To Estahllsh Rronnn Eaotnr.

GEORGETOWN, Nov. 12.-Finding
that there is not a broom factory be-
tween Wilmington and Cape Charles
several Georgetown business men are
making an effort TO purchase a factory
site In Georgetown to manufacture
brooms on a large scale.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
Death Of Mrs. Martha cullen.

! ST. GEORGES, Nov. 12.-Mrs. Mar
tha Cullen, wife of William j. Cullen,
died on Tuesday, aged 5S years. The
funeral services will be held this (Fri-
day. afternoon, at her late residence
at 1 o'clock. Interment at ST. Georges.
cemetery.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
Sussex Woman Dead From Paralv,is

Sussex Woman Dead From Paralysis
SELBYNlLLE, Del, Nov. 12.-Strieken
with paralysis at the home Of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Henry Mumford. Mrs. Nancy
Swain. an aged woman. died suddenly.
Her remains will be taken TO George
town this afternoon where funeral ser.
vices vii be conducted In the First NJ. p
Church Of that town, after which inter-
ment win be made in Union Cemetery
She is the mother Of Horace NJ Swain
OF Georgetown, one Of the best-knowr
merchants OF that town The deceased
had been a member of church for about
nifty years.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12

GEORGETOWN, Nov. 12.-Because
the churches of Georgetown have found
that hardly one twentieth of the men
in town attend services and that each
congregation contains about ten women
TO every man, they will make an effort
this winter to attract the men to
church.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
Fire Scare at Lewes.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWEs. Del. Nov. 12-The town was
awakened Wednesday night by the sound
ing Of the fire whistle at the power house,
and at FIRST the fire department. which
quickly responded, thought the fire was
IN Pilottown, but instead it proved to be
large out building IN the country. be-
kRsen this place and Glendale.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
To Undergo Third Operation.

LAUREL. Nov. 12.-After having un-
dergone a second operation and spent
six weeks in Philadelphia hospital
Ray Otwell, who returned home last
week apparently much improved, suf-
fered a relapse and viii return for
a third operation.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
Watching For Game Law vioIstors

SMYRNA, Nov. 12.-sportsmen of
this vicinity, it is understood, are
putting detectives on to watch for vio-
lators Of the game law in this vicin-
ity. The cunning season will o2en
next Monday with good prosper for
game.
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
RrownsOn VS.. St. Mary's.

The Brownson and st. Mary's foot
ball teams will line up at South Side
Park tomorrow afternoon. A good
game is looked for as the teams are
evenly matched There will be pre-
liminary game between Merwick and
Evening journal., 1909-11-12
Want Men in Church.

some other strong team. The game
starts at 2 o'clock
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-21
GEOGRAPHER COMING
To MAKE ISLAND MAPS

Superintendent Marston Campbell yes
terday received cablegram, as follows:
Sacramento, September II.
Marstol Campbell, Honolulu:
Will sail on Mongolia, October 3.
MARSHALL.
Mr.. Marshall is the geographer of the
Geologic Survey and is coming here to
make detailed maps of the Islands, to
be used in connection with the extension
to Hawaii of the Reclamation Service.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-21
kAEA At THE
SAME OLD GAME
.Convriphted by R. K. Ronine.

George Kaea, the professional gam
bier. who was arrested by an Adver.
tiser reporter with special police powers,
while conducting a crap game a few
weeks ago in the basement of Bere-
tania avenue building, was arrested at
2 o'clock yesterday morning for like
offense. This time he was engaged in
a big game of craps in house near
the government stables in Kakaako. He
was arrested with number of others,
three of whom are women.
The raid yesterday morning was con-
Quoted by Officer Kellett and other
special police. They made sudden
descent upon the players ana caught
them in the act of throwing the dice.
The dice, some money and other evil
dences of gambling were seized by the
police.
Kaea, on the occasion of his arrest
a few weeks ago, was fined $3.50 by
Judge Andrade, one of the stiffest fines
ever imposed by the district magis-
trate. Willie Vida, Sam Apoliona and
George Kekipi, arrested at the same
time, were also fined $3.50 each. Kaea
has the crap fever and does not hesi-
tate to go amongst Hawaiians and skin
them of their hard earned wages. Sat
urday and other pay days are favorites
with him, for appearing amongst them
and inducing them to get into a game.
He is generally the winner and the poi
and fish bills Of his victims generally
go unpaid.
Kaea attempted to run on the Re-
publican ticket for the lower house
during the campaign, but his gambling
record was exposed, necessitating him
getting off the ticket. He declared at
that time that he had reformed and
was no longer gambling. For several
months this year he conducted a regu-
lar crap shooting joint, shifting its loca-
tion occasionally. when he believed it
was safer to move than get afoul of
the police. The persons arrested were
Kohl, Sam Kapua, Joe Kaaihue, Abra-
ham, David Keawepoo, George Kaea,
Elaika Kawelo WV, Kahokulani wv,
Mrs. Ko.i.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-21
ATCAERLEY SENT
BACK TO ASYLUM
(FrCm Saturdays S Advertiser.)

Once more DR.. John Atcherley has
been sent back to the asylum, after
another futile attempt on the part of
his wife to have him turned loose on
the community. Judge Robinson yes
terday afternoon refused to order his
release on the hearing of the writ of
certiorari.
The proceedings in court were ridic-
ulous and at the same time pitiful.
Neither the doctor, who was present
in person, nor Mrs. Atcherley seemed
to have the faintest conception of the
purpose of a writ of certiorari. They
supposed, apparently, that review of
the proceedings before the Lunacy
Board included a review of all the
testimony and absurd arguments, and
although they were told time and again
that such is not the intent of the ac-
tion, they still insisted on trying to
prove to Judge Robinson that Atcher
ley is not insane, that there was no
evidence adduced before the Commits.
sioners to show that he is crazy, and
that the Commissioners were not fair,
anyway. Mrs. Atcherley went so far
as to impugn the motives of Chairman
Alexander Lindsay of the Board of
Commissioners and to insinuate that he
had doctored the record sent up from
the lower court.
Mrs Atcherley and the doctor both
argued the matter, appearing as their
own attorneys, each interrupting the
other and everybody else. Mrs. Atch-
erley had to be told by the Judge to
sit down before the hearing had been
on two minutes. They were both of
them entirely at sea, which is not to
be wondered at since writ of GER
tiorari is a very rare proceeding in the
courts and one that lawyers are not
at all anxious to tackle. In fact, only
two proceedings of the kind have been
in the courts here in several years.
Deputy Attorney General Andrews
and Deputy County Attorney Milver-
ton appeared on behalf of the "pros-
ecution," as Mrs. Atcherley insisted
on calling it. Milverton read the rec
ord and explain it and let it go at
that. Andrews contented himself by
sitting still and letting the doctor and
Mrs. Atcherley argue the case for him,
for their arguments really were in
favor of the Territory and nothing
more was needed.
The judge listened with more OF
less patience to the farce for an hour
and a half, and finally remarked that
the proceedings were becoming alb.
surd. He ended the matter by dis.
solving the order to the Lunacy Com.
missioners to send up the record. Mrs
Atcherley noted few exceptions to
everything and an appeal to the Su
preme Court, announcing that she in
tended to carry the matter to Washing
ton. Once outside the court room, she
remarked, "We must appeal this case;
we can't get justice here"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-21
KEEP KUH|O
IN CONGRESS
cFrom saturdays Advertiser,

"The Hawaiian Islands may feel as
sured that, with Prince Kuhio at
Washington as the Delegate to Con-
gress, the Islands will be well taken
care of when it comes to legislation
and appropriations, for 1 say it can
didly that there is no more deservedly
popular man in Congress than the
prince.
Representative Rodenberg, of Hi.
nois, one of the closest personal
friends of Prince Kalanianaole, made
the above statement yesterday. Mr..
Rodenberg said he made this statement
without reference to politics, but be-
cause the statement was well merited.
"The prince is a gentleman, So
ciable modest comrade a man who un.
derstands Hawaiian affairs thoroughly,
man who is listened to by every one,
one who has the entree with the lead
ing men of the administration. Back
ed by the practical, methodical, pains
taking and clear.cut work of his sec
retary, George B. Mcclellan, Prince
Kuhio was able to get more appro-
priations for the Hawaiian Islands
than even we dreamed of. Keep him
in Washington and he will get the APP
preparations you are looking for.
"Another thing which / would like
to impress. upon the people here, and
I believe my Democratic colleagues
will bear me out in this, is that it
will not do any good to send a repre-.
sentative who is not in consonance
With the administration. 1t will be
utterly useless to send any man other
than n Republican. Take it down to
the roots and after all, even in Wash.
ington, political lines have something
to do with successful work, and if your
representative is part of the party
of the administration he will be
favored.'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-21
LURED BY HAWAII NEI.

S. +. Bulletin.-Lured to sea by the
promise of little pleasure jaunt to
Honolulu and instead carried into the
frozen north on a whaling schooner
was the fate of two boys who arrived
on the steamer Lehua this morning
bringing with them tale of hardship,
cruelty and privation.
Six weeks ago Eddie Abrahamson,
who claims to be sixteen years of age
and looks about l3, Ray Busted, aged
eighteen, and two other boys whose
names are not known here, were ap.
preached on the waterfront by a
'crimp" or shipping agent who drew
an alluring picture of the joys of sea
and offered trip to Honolulu on the
Confanza, with ali the attendant
pleasures of viewing new worlds in
ease and comfort. Abrahamson, who
lived at the st. Helena Apartments at
1855 o Farrell street, had been trying,
without success, to find work and final.
ly gained his mothers consent, Bust.
ed, whose home is in Watsonville,
| didn I hesitate long and the other two
boys accepted the offer
According to their story they suffer.
ed terribly from the cold and were un,
derfed and roughly handled by the
captain. At Dutch Harbor they de
serted the ship and appealed to the
commander of the revenue cutter
Peary, who gave them n trial and al
lowed them TO break their contracts
They We're stranded there without
money and food and unable to fine
anything TO do,
They tried TO get passage on tb,
Homer, but Were refused, and finally
appealed to Captain Weber of the sal
mon tender Lehua, owned by Franl
Peterson aud carrying supplies be
! tween san Francisco aud the salmol
cannories az Naknek The two wer
taken on IA workabouts, washing deck
and doing odd jobs aud in this wa,
earned their passage back, The othe
two are expected TO arrive in weel
oT sa ON some similar schooner.
The ronhRnm is gasoline schoone
hliel Tor whaling and, In charge o
Captain Mckenxle, went on whAlip
! trip to lhv lippehel Islands up nea
/ Point Harrow