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Evening journal., 1909-04-03
MORE ROOM FOR
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Additional Offices to be Built
on SeCOndFIOOr OF the
Court House

Following the adjournment Of the
May term Of court, extensive improve
ments will be made to the County
Court House with the idea of giving
more room 10 the officials there. The
alterations will be made on the sec
ond floor OF the building and viii oc-
cupy one-half the space now used as
the court room. on the Eleventh
street side of the building the law
library will be extended about twenty
FIVE feet toward King street, and on
the Tenth street side a similar extern
sion will be made for the accommoda-
ton of the prothonotary The office
now occupied by that official on tie
first fiopl of the building will be con-
nected ny an arch with that of the Of
flee of the recorder Of deeds and viii
be used by the copyists employed by
that Official. No other changes will
be made ia the building.
The interior OF the building is TO be
repainted for the first time since Z
was built. It is hope dto have the
alterations and improvements to the
building finished by September.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
ROOSEVELT
IS DELAYED
Much Disappointment in
Naples Because He Has
Not Reached City
EX.PRESIDENT TO BE
GUARDED BY MILITARY
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BY United Press Leased Special WirA
NAPLES, April 3.-Intense disappoint-
ment is felt here to-day over the delay un-
I'll Monday morning Of the arrival Of the
Hamburg, bearing Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. The delay has been occasioned
by the two stops among the Azores and
the one at Gibraltar.
This will cut down Roosevelts stay in
Naples, to a half day, as the steamship
Admiral. on which the Ex-President VIII
sail. for Mombassa, will leave Monday
evening, according TO her original sched-
ule. A wireless from the Hamburg says
that Roosevelt himself indicated his desire
that the Admiral follow her schedule.
Instead OF dinner to Roosevelt and his
son, Kermit. it is probable that the Duke
and Duchess Of Aosta will entertain them
with a luncheon Monday afternoon.
II the Hamburg does not arrive until late
IN the day. all functions will be dispensed
with. While in Naples Roosevelt and
party will be guests at the Excelsior Hotel.
Every possible precaution will be taken
10 insure the safety of Mr.. Roosevelt,
while in the city. Not only will he be un-
der a most efficient guard after landing,
but police boats will surround both the
Hamburg and Admiral and guard against
any untoward incident from an unexpected
source. A detachment OF picked caribneers
will be at the pier to surround the colonel
the moment he lands.
Ambassador Griscom arrived here from
Rome to-day He and others will charter a
boat and meet the Hamburg at Sea.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
KENT'S ACCOUNTS
ARE AUDITED
Report Shows That County
Began Year With Deficit
of $777
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. April s.-An audit Of the
accounts Of Kent county was completed
to-day by a special committee Of the Levy
Court. together with L. Massey, the
county treasurer's accountant.
It showed;
That Kent county has a bonded indebt-
edness of S0,500.
That there was a cash balance left over
in the treasury by the old Levy Court of
ss777.40
That Of this amount, however. s5.1O9.2
belonged 10 the good roads fund, and was
therefore the property OF the several dis
tricts.
That. onsetting this. there is due from
tax collectors s5.76S17.
That $4,000 Of the county's bonded in
debtedness was contracted during 1902 and
1908. that the funds were advanced by
the Farmers Bank. and that the records
concerning Npis bonding are meagre.
The liabilities consist of bonds and GER
tihcates of Indebtedness which are;
Forty bonds al 81, 900 each. bearing per
cent, interest per snnum, due May l.
1913, $4,000: certificates of Indebtedness to
Mary NJ Pennewill. interest due on May
and November s. at per cent, $1,000; H.
r. Johnson, administrator of Lizzie f.
Pohnson, at per cent. 5000; Agnes A.
Redden. interest payable May 3 and No
vember q, $3.50; Helen S. Carlisle, inter-
est payable May 3 and November Il, 81
COO: sarah NJ. shaw. payable March and
September /. per cent, $1,000; Susan ID.
Carman, interest PAYABLE March l. and
September /, 5000; Carl Harrington, in
terest payable March ! and September I,
5000; Farmers Bank. si5.ooo; Farmers
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
LARGE FIRE IN
PHILADELPHIA
Seventeen Firms Burned Out
Early This Morning Caus-
ing Heavy Loss
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

PHILADELPHIA. April 3-Fire.
which for a time seriously threatened
the Kensington factory district. early
to-day. burned out seventeen firms in
the block formerly occupied by the
saw works Of Henry Disston and Sons
a six-story structure. bounded by
Front. Laurel. and Haydock Streets
and Franlford avenue, causing a loss
Of s500.000
The fire followed an explosion In the
trunk factory OF Rangnow and Han.
on the second floor, which tore through
four stories. blew off the roof and was
beyond control before the firemen ar
rived. Aside from the numerous firms
occupying parts of the old Disston
plant, only one building. the Front
Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
was burned. The rear Of this struc-
ture was destroyed, and the interior
ruined.
A number Of firemen and heads Of
the police department had narrow
escapes from death when the north
wall Of the plant fell into the street
All were struck by flying bricks. John
Bueler. a fireman. was rescued after
he had been hurled down an elevator
shaft and buried under a pile Of smok-
/ ing bricks. He will recover.
Heroic work by the flremen. pre-
vented the fire from spreading across
Haydock street to the factories on the
other side.
The chief losses are:
Philadelphia Paper Box Manufactur.
ing Company, loss. $4,000; RagneN
and Hall Company. trunk manufac
turers. $4,000; Peter +. Campbeil
machine shop, $4,000: Philadelphi'
Machine Works, $4,000; American Car
amei Company. $4,000; Benjamin
Furniture Company, $4,000; II. Lilley
machine shop; J. II. Oliver and Com
pany. manufacturers; S. ID. Wright
and Company. fabrics.
The fifth and sixth floors used fol
storage OF surplus stocks by a number
of firms, $4,000
The Front Street Methodist Episcopa
Church loss is estimated at $4,000.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
COLUMBO'S CASE
AGAIN CONTINUED

The preliminary hearing of George
Columbo, charged in two degrees Of as
sault upon young girls, was again con-
tinued by City Court Judge Cochran this
morning until Monday.
Josiah Marvel, attorney for the accused
man, cross examined Mary Lekowicz and
Mary Lowowski. this morning, after which
he argued that prima facie case had not
been established. As Judge Cochran was
dubious about holding the man on the un-
sworn testimony of the two little girls.
Assistant City Solicitor satterthwaite
said that he would like to have relatives
Of the children called. The continuance
was necessitated by the absence of Mary
Lefkowicz's father.
Mr.. Marvel early in the hearing gave an
intimation Of the defense when he inform
ed the court that the father of Mary
Lekowiscz and the brother of Mary Low
lSowski, who says she witnessed the al
legged assault, had Quarreled with the ac-
cused man. After a consultation with Col
umbo through an interpreter, however, he
announced that he had supposed the fight
had occurred recently, while in fact 1t
was an old affair
The testimony of Mary Lowkowski was
interrupted when she tearfully cried. me
sick"
Later. the mother Of the Lekowicz girl
became III, and had to be taken into the
open air.
The eight girls concerned in the case
who had been detained at the hearing on
Thursday on charges Of incorrigibility'
we're arraigned this morning. Four were
dismissed, and the following we're placed
under 500 bail for hearing on next Friday:
Matilda saurwine. Mary Graham, Elsie
Pagan and Eva Ayres.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
OXFORD Wins
OVER CAMBRIDGE
Finishes Three and One Half
Lengths Ahead in Annual
Boat Race Today
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BY united Press Leased Speclai wire
LONDON, April 3-Upsetting the
predictions of the experts. the dark
blue of Oxford finished three and one
half lengths ahead of the light blue
Of Cambridge to-day I'm the annual race
on the historical Thames. from Putney
to Mortlake, a distance Of about 4 Ia
miles.
The race was one Of the most excit-
ing In the long history OF these dual
contests and was witnessed by tens OF
thousands.
The time was 10 minutes so seconds.
one minute and three seconds below
the record race time for the course,
made by Cambridge in 1900
The crew was as follows:
Oxford--A. c. Gladstone. Cbow); II.
r. Baker. 2; c. r. NJ. Cudmore. 3; A.
s. Carton, 4; d. Mackinnon. 8; j. A.
Gillian, 6. A. G. Kirby. z; r.. c. Bourne,
stroke; A. w. F. Donkin. coxswain.
Cambridge-R. w. Arbuthnot. bow;
z. e. Swanston, .; G. L. Thompson.
8; J. r. Rosser. 6; f. S. Hornidge. z;
ID. c. r Stuart. stroke; G. d. Comp
ston. coxswain.
Cambridge was StIOnB ldNOfll1.
Their captain. Stuart, is reckoned one
of the finest strokes in England. Their
trials had pleased the critics immense
~, and on one occasion. about month
ago. they did the full course in the
splendid time OF 10 minutes 1 second,
or only II second more than the famous
Harvard crews record trial time in
1906 a week before their memorable
match with Cambridge. The record
time for the race is 1s.47. The loss
of G. +. Fairbairn. Cambridgs's great
bow oar. weakened the crew greatly
Cambridge won the toss, and chose
the surrey side Of the river, giving her
n slight advantage, owing to wind and
current conditions. This advantage,
coupled with the fact that Cambridge
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
WILL ENLARGE
POSTOFFICE
Active Work Expected to
Begin by End Of the
Month
SENATOR DUPONT
HAS WORK HURRIED

Active work on the enlargement Of the
Federal Building in this city. to give
more room to the post ONCE will begin be-
fore the end of April.
IL will be recalled that a year ago
Congress appropriated s125.Oo0 for an ad-
dition to the Wilmington postofice. after
United States Senator Henry A. DUPONT
had brought the cramped condition Of
the condition of the opstoffice TO the at
tention OF the department in Washington.
There is a woeful lack Of space for the
proper conduct OF the postofice depart
ment in Wilmington. the clerks working
shoulder TO shoulder, and every avail
able inch OF floor space being utilized.
There also is need OF more basement
room Senator DUPONT had made an
inspection of the building and the neccs-
sity for an addition was apparent to
him. he also making some suggesI5ns
as to how the system IN the postoffice
could be improved by rearrangement OF
some OF the Offices should the building
be enlarged. Several months ago an arch
itect from the Treasury Department Wis
tied Wilmington and tooA measurements
for the proposed addition. Plans for
It have been drawn. and in the ordinary
course Of events the improvements
would have to wait until Wilmington was
reached on the list Of buildings to be
improved.
Senator dupont. however, desires the
work TO begin as soon as possible and
during the past week he conferred with
James X. Taylor. supervising architec
OF the Treasury Department in Washing
ton. and was assured by Mr.. Taylor
that active work would begin by th'
end. OF April II may be several week
before contracts are awarded for th'
work. however. that beirg the frs
step.
It is proposed to build a one-story ad
dition OF granite in the rear OF the post
office. This will give more space for tn
postofiice proper and also will permit o
a Encouragement Of the various Offices
including that of Postmaster Conrad an
Assistant Postmaster Jester. so as {
systematize better the workings Of tn
postoffice.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
STOCK BROKERS ARE
ACCUSED OF LARCENY

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. April S-George l.. Nc
Kay and Charles r.. Colby, stock brokers.
were arraigned before United states Com
missioner Shields to-day. charged by the
post office authorities with grand larceny
and using the mails to defraud by the
sale OF mining shares. which it is alleged,
were not as represented. 1t is alleged that
the brokers sold mining stock through the
mails, and that a number Of complaints
were received by the postal authorities TO
the effect that the stock was not what IT
was claimed TO be and, in several instan-
ces, that money had been sent and no
stock received, which constitutes the basis
of the grand larceny charge.
The firm name is George L. Mckay and
Co. The offices are in Broad street.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
CHARGES AGAINST
SOUTHERN RAILWAYS
By United Press Le>sed Special wire

BY United Press Le>sed Special Wire
WAsHINGTON, April 9. Charging un-
just discrimination, excessive freight
rates. and refusal to permit stop-overs,
the American Creosote Company. with a
preservative plant at Southport, la.
hVled a complaint with the Interstate
Commerce Commission today, asking
reparation to the amount Of about $780, d
900 from the Illinois and the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad. for specific
offenses. and general damages of $780,
600 on the ground that the dismrimina-
tions complained of having ruined the
plaintiffs business in railroad cross-ties,
to the great advantage Of its only rival,
a Chicago concern.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
WOMAN FOUND
DEAD IN BED
Husband Unconscious in Ad-
joining Room With Child
in Arms

The body OF Dibtria Pernsley. a coll
ored woman, about 40 years OF age.
lying half out OF bed. and the husband.
William Pernsley, aged about 20 years.
the later unconscious. were found In
their nome In the flats ats the corner
OF Taylor and Wilson streets. this
morning The woman had been dead
for some time. The man was I'm n
heavy stupor and asleep in his lap was
found the three-year-old child OF tho
couple.
Ella Brown. colored. Of No. Porter's
Court, made the discovery. She said
that the Pernsley woman had been
IN and DR.. w. =. Miller had sub
scribed for her She had done the
sick woman's work and on reaching
the house this morning found her
dead.
The woman had evidently tried to
get out OF bed during the night The
upper part OF the body was resting or
the floor
Pernsley was I'm an adjoining room.
used as the kitchen, and In his lap
was the child. He was said TO have
been suffering from the effects of 4
dobauch. Ella Brown being authority
drinking hard for the past week.
The body Of the woman was re-
moved 70 the morgue and Pernsley was
taken 20 the Delaware Hospital. where
he quickly recovered. IL is believed
that the dead woman was stricken
with heart trouble and died almost
/ Immediately.
The discovery attracted a large crowd
10 the house and for several hours
there was much excitement among the
colored population In the neighborhood
Police Sergeant White and Motorcycle
Patrolman Hahn were kept busy keep
ing the curious out of the building.
Although physicians at the Delaware
Hospital said Pernsley was suffering
I from gas Inhalation no evidence OF
such was found IN the Pernsley rooms.
There is a gas jet there but It was
not omen when the bodies were found
The child was suffering from hunger
and nelghbors saw that II was provided
/ for.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
NEWEST ORGAN;
OLDEST CHURCH
Old SwedeS' instrument to
be Played OF Good Fri
day for First Time
CARNEGIE INVITED TO
OBLIGATORY SERVICE

The most modern make OF organ In the
United Stntcs in the Oldest church In the
United Suites.
This striking antithesis Is TO be found In
Old Swedes Church, this city.
BY the end OF next week workmen OF G.
$. Haskell. Of Philadelphia. will have COM
peted a months labor IN the construction
of the organ. On Good Friday the instru-
meut will be played FOR the first time. on
Easter Day the first recital will be played.
and on May 3 tire organ will be consecrat-
ed by Bishop kinsman.
The organ cost 5000, and is unique In
that Andrew Carnegie the retired steel
Inagnate, contributed $50 towards It's pur-
chase. MIR. Carnegie will be invited 10 at
tend the conservation.
To those familiar with the history OF the
organ. the instrument IN Old Swodes is
as significant as the Marconi wireless sys-
teni is to those familiar with telephony
aud telegraphy. From the crude organ OF
the Foutth century, which was operated
by men standing on bellows the new
electrical organ Of the type in Old Swedes
Is, indeed. an evolution that Is as mar
velous as the development OF any instru-
msnt of industry.
The equipment Is electrical throughout.
Seventeen miles Of wires have been used
in it's construction. The mechanical ac-
cessories include kinetic blower. wind
indicator, patent register keys. and other
recent inventions. The console, where the
organlst plays IS in the chancel. and the
organ is in the gallery, about 80 feet In the
rear. There are 536 pipes, the greatest OF
which are the i6-foot pipes in the pedal
organ. The smallest pipes are four feet
high.
The pipes are to be gold, and the wood
work OF the organ white. to conform "a
the color OF the repainted and decorated
interior.
As the seat of Old Swedes Choral so.
ciety one Of the most efficient musical or
ganizatons in The city. the parish Is es
peciaily interested in the new organ whici
replaces one constructed in 1889 The Rev
AlUert Clay. the vicar, is an organist o
uncommon ability, and he viii give a mum
Der of secitals.
TIE regular organist is Miss Blanch
zeigrist Louis Curtis an organist Of note
Of this city. has volunteered 70 play o.
Easter day. lie win give two recitals. on
In the morning at 1880 o'clock, and on
IN the evening at Ls0 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
TO SPEND HER LIFE
AMONG LEPERS

BOSTON, April 3.-Eager for a liv-
ing grave among the lepers on Peni-
wese Island, in Buzzards Bay. . Mrs
Emma e. Thomas. of Upton. Mass to-
day is an appointee of the State as
an attendant on these unforunates and
will spend her life there. with her Il
year old son, James, who was recently
stricken with the disease.
The reare 10 inmates on the island
at present, and Mrs. Thomas viii have
free access to all parts of the place.
Il may just as well join my boy and
be an actual leper as to continue liv-
ing at Upton and be Stunned by the
greater part of the people," Mrs.
Thomas today said, Il want to be near
the only one I love on earth. Nothing
matters to me but my boy. and no
matter what the price may be, will
gladly join him."
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
FOR
SALVATION ARMY

NEW YORK. April 3-Commander
Evangeline Booth of the Salvation
Army, has announced from the Army's
headquarters here that a new under
taking. TO be known as a World Uni
versity of Humanity for the training
Of workers for the Armys social sell
vice operations. would be launched on
April 10, I'm honor of the S0th birthday
OF her father. General William Booth
The work Of raising S5,OO0.O00 for tho
founding Of the university win begin
on that date. and the first branches
will be opened in this country in New
York and Chicago. The headquarters
for the rest OF the world will be in
London. and IL is intended TO extend
the institutions TO all the 54 countries
now occupied by the Army, as rapidly
as possible.
It is believed that the university viii
raise the efficiency of workers, and at
tract a superior class to the service.
The number Of graduates from the firs-
is estimated at 5000 a year.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03

The notice is from the town COM
missioners OF Middletown. and the
place is offered to any man of girth
and weight in the United States. An-
rarently Middletown IS shy Of husky
constables.
The salary is not announced. Hers
are some of the duties. as performed
by bailiffs at Middletown for gener-
ations;
To keep the streets clear Of stray
cats.
To arrest suspicious dogs.
To coral drunks.
To interrupt cooling couples
In addition to that the baillr has tho
job routing dlsorderly crowds on SAT-
urday night They are the bane OF the
town, and are made up OF men. white
and black. who drive in town on SAT-
urday nights to get their weekly sup
ply OF red-eye and usually wind up
the evening with brawl.
So II any efficient man" OF Will
mington wants a job. he had better
set in touch with Secretary Hansen
right away. Living is good down
Middletown way. and pretty good folks
make their home there Besides, the
town is able to pay a bailiff The round
trip railroad fare TO Middletown is ono
dollar
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
NEW THEATRE MEN
AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Messrs. Feiber. Shea and Cool. of the
Biiou Circuit Company, which has
taken over the lease on the Opera
House, we're at the theatre last night
and conferred with Manager f. w.
Rice. They also met some OF the
directors of the Masonic Hall Com
pany, and talked over some improve
ments desired in the theatre.
Manager Rice may remain in charge
of the theatre until the close of the
present season. Vaudeville under the
new management will begin Easter
Monday night. Six or seven vaude-
Vile acts and moving pictures will
comprise the bill at popular prices.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03

Three hundred miles by push cart in the
age OF flying machines.
william w. Bishop. Civil War veteran.
who trundled into the city to-day with
his family from Winchester, Va, thus
carried transportation back to its primi-
tive form.
His wife and four happy youngsters
were his companions The party started
from Winchester, Va, on March Is. Two
of the youngsters. ono four months old
and the other two years. and their mother
rode in the cart The two other young ones
10 and "A years old, walked alongside
Bishop was the motive power over the
three hundred miles. over the way the
queer little party we're passed BY express
trains at lightning speed and nying auto
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
FIRE DRILLS AT
NO. S SCHOOL SOON

During Easter week. the steps at No.
8 school, at Twelfth and Walnut streets.
about which SO much mas been said be-
cause no IRE drills are being held there.
will be repaired and the fire drills will
school
Tho reason tho FIRE drills have becn
temporarily abandoned is not because the
stairway is too narrow as stated. but
because they are worn and pltted and
as a result several children have fallen
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
HInfIammatus" AZ ST. Patrick's.

At the vesper service in st. Pat
riclk's r. c. Church tomorrow. a choir
OF "A voices, assisted by the choir Of
the Sacred Heart Church, will sing
Rossinfs great work. THE Infamma-
tus." from the -Stabat Mater. The
chorus will number 40 voices and will
give a fine rendition of this work. Miss
Elizabeth Schwab will be the soprano
soloist. The entire chorus win sing
Mereandante's vespers and Joseph
Featherstone will sing the "O'Salu-
taris Hosteo."
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
MISFORTUNES OF
A JERSEY JUSTICE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. April Gf-With his
back broken and side paralyzzed as a
result OF fall. from his carriage, For
mer Justice OF the Peace Conrad Wald
vogel. Of Winslow Township, New Jer-
sey. is in the Cooper Hospital. Camdei.
with death only a matter OF a few days,
according 10 the hospital .ysicians.
Wald Vogel recently resigned his COM
mission as justice Of the peace. after
being committed to jail for retaining
fines imposed on automobilists.
Riding from Hammonton, to Ancora the
aged man was thrown backward out OF
his carriage by the breaking OF the rear
support.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
TIME EXTENDED
In DUPONT CASE

Upon the application Of William S. Hill
les, representing the defense in the case
OF the government against the F.. l. dus
Pont de Nemours Powder Company.
charged with violating the antl-trusr
laws, Judge George Gray In the United
Circuit Court here today. extended the
time for taking evidence In the case, six
months from today
The time for taking evidence would
have expired on Monday. The extension
was granted with the consent OF the
government counsel District Attorney
John p. Nields appeared for the prose-
cutiOn.
Evening journal., 1909-04-03
KICKED BOY IN EYE,
FINED SIS BY CITY JUDGE

Charged with assault and battery
upon Frank Travers. 10 years old.
Henry statniclxle. was fined IS and
costs in City Court this morning. II
was alleged that Statnickle kicked the
boy in the eye at the Peoples Settle
ment building. Stanickle declared Il
was an accident.
Charged with the larceny of two
bundles OF lathes belonging to Car
vasso Sasso, William Crarnecki was
held in 5000 bail for the upper court.
For drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct Charles II. Robinson was fined
81 and costs.