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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
LABOR WANTS ITS
BILLS CONSIDERED
Objects to House Striking
Measures From the
Calendar

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Feb. Following is
the communication received by the
House from the Central Labor Union
of Wilmington. requesting a hearing
on the bill to prohibit compulsory in
surance Of employees and 10 require the
weekly payment OF wages.in Delaware,
Wednesday morning next being fixed
as a time for the hearing.
'We, the officers and delegates OF
the Central Labor Union Of this city,
the official representatives OF organized
labor IN Wilmington. desire 10 say 10
you that we have spent time and
money in preparing certain bills in re-
lation 10 the unjust action of certain
railroad companies in this state.
'One bill provided for the abolition
OF compulsory insurance or relief
schemes by corporations in Delaware
Another bill provided for regular
weekly payment Of wages by corpora
tions I'm Delaware.
at the committee hearing on these
bills the railroad companies were rep.
resented by many attorneys. The chair.
man Of the committee reported the bill
unfavorable and then in open session
he moved to strike the bill from the
calendar We note in the public press
that the bills have been withdrawn
We offer the enclosed bill as a sub
stitute bill.
I'VE ask your honorable body 10 ap
point a day for consideration of thii
bill before the entire House as a com
mittee of the whole and to notify ou
secretary of the date of such consider
alton in order that this Central Labo
Union may be present in the persol
Of its officers.
1--WE are perfectly willing to NEE
the attorneys of all the railroad com
panies in Delaware. BY order of th'
Central Labor Union.
Thomas Taylor. president
Lewis c. Cooley, secretary. 90
Spruce street.
George q. Baldwin. treasurer.
"John M. Dorney, organizer. A. f. L
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
CONDUIT MATTER
AGAIN AGITATED

The question OF the city laying conduits
in which TO place all its wires under
ground and also renting space in them
to public corporations. which was dis
cussed by City Council sometime ago.
was again brought up in that body last
night.
A letter was received from the Street
and Sewer Directors asking Council to
again take up the matter. No action
was taken, the subject being referred to
the proper committees.
The proposed ordinance offered by the
Board of Health changing the time OF
awarding the garbage collection contracts
from May TO April. and also imposing
penalties on garbage collectors who viii
not keep the ,lids Of their carts down on
the streets. was read and referred to
the law committee.
city Treasurer Ross reported balance
In bank Of S232. .2S770. The treasury re-
ceipts for the week were: Eugene NJ.
sayers. ss25: George IL. Mccall, $500;
miscellaneous. SS9675.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
Fifteen INJURED
in TROLLEY CRASH
Failure of the Brakes to Work
Caused An Accident in
Philadelphia
EARLY MORNING
PASSENGERS IN PANIC

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l9.-Fifteen
passengers were More or less seriously
injured in trolley crash at Fifteenth
and Christian streets today. Those
most seriously hurt were: Beatrice
Morris. severe confusion Of face; taken
to Howard Hospital: Margaret Walsh,
aged rs. decorations of face and hands;
II. J. Gassner. decorations and con-
tusions of face and body; William
Ruefert badly cut by flying glass.
The others injured were cut by ny-
ing glass.
Failure OF the brakes to work caused
the accident
Most of those injured were riding IN
a Leihigh avenue and Memphis street
car, which was east bound on Chris
tian street and was moving lively as II
approached Fifteenth stret The brake,
failed TO work. and the trolley, on,
Of the four-wheolcd type. which was
heavily loaded crashed into the real
end OF the south bound Fifteenth street
car, throwing ii from the track.
Panic Of Passengers.
When the passengers I'm both the cars
saw that the crash was imminent the,
made a concerted rush for the eits an,
panic resulted Women, screaming
al the top Of their voices. attempted e
throw themselves from the windows an,
were restrained by the men passenger
with much difficulty. As II was man.
OF the women were thrown TO the foo
and in some instances trampled b.
those rushing for the exits.
The motorman OF the Lehigh ant
Memphis ear was caught at his pos
and thrown heavily TO the sidewalk
where he lay as one dead. He was car
ried into a nearby physician's ofiic
and revived.
Most Of those injured were cut b.
flying glass. but quite a number O
women suffering from shock becam
hysterical. and had 10 be removed Z
their homes. They refused to so {
hospitals.
The Morris woman was found uucon
scious in the Fifteenth street trolle,
The flying glass had penetrated he
eyes. and the physicians say she wi
probably lose her cyeslght.
Following. the crash. patrol wagon
from the Twentieth and Fitzwater an
Fifteenth and Snyder avenue station
were quick 20 reach the scene. The
lost no time in getting the woundc
away.
In explaining the failure OF the brake
on the Lehigh and Memphis car 20 wor
the motornan said a pin In the ro
chain snapped.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
FEAR FIGHTING IN
PERSIAN CAPITAL
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. i9-Foreign
residents in Teheran to-day began
hosting their respective flags over
their houses in anticipation Of an early
clash between the royalists and revolu-
tionists. according to messages from
the Persian capital to-day.
The shah has sent out scouting
parties. under command of Russian Of
ficers to determine the truth of the re-
ports that rebels are marching against
Teheran from Ispahan. Another royal
ist force has been sent against Resht.
which recently raised the revolutionary
flag and set up an independent gov
ernment.
The rebels who yesterday kidnapped
Shua Ee Sultaneh. the ShOh's brother
on his arrival in R>cht en- route from
Constantinople 20 Teheran, is being
held as a hostage TO guard against an
attack by the royalists. The rebels
say that the moment the royalists at
tack Resht. Shua Es sultaneh viii be
killed.
The royalists who are now en- route
to Resht are said TO be committing the
most wanton depredatlons along Tho
way.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
POST GETS BOYS
into TROUBLE
City Judge Holds Lads Found
Carrying 472 Pounds
of Iron

II would like to have this case post
poncd, sir, your honor, said Ralph
Pierce, entering into a hoart-to-hoart
conversation with Judge Cochran in
City Court this morning. "You see.'
he added, 1--WE haven't had no one to
intercede for us judge, your honor"
Pierce was accused with Enos Miller
Of the larceny OF an iron post weighing
Az pounds. Their case had been post
poned from tho day before, but Pierce's
concilating tone made it apparent that
he thought he was honoripg Judge
Cochran by giving him another oppor-
tunity TO postpone the case.F sPierces
attitude in fact indicated chat he
would have liked the case postponed
forever
II was alleged that the boys took the
iron post from the yard of ST. Peters
Church and attempted 10 sell Il e
Philip Caplan, "a junk dealer The
junk dealer said the post was wortl
sl.SS. Miller and Pierce explained &
the cuort that a mysterious old lad
gave them permission 20 take the post
Brown n patrolman. however. testifie'
that they told him that the post hai
heon given them by "Mr Jones'
well-known resident Of the Fort,
Acres.
Each was held under $500 bail 10
trial
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
MORE COUPLES
SEEK DIVORCE
Sixteen New Cases Entered
to March Term of
Court
TWELVE ADDITIONAL
CASES ON THE LIST

Sixteen more New Castle county
couples, who have found marriage a
failure, will apply to the next term of
the Superior Court, which opens here
on March l. for divorce DEGREES. The
suits entered follow:
Samuel e. Beck VS. Blanch Z. Beck
Aurelia F. Murphy VS., Miles Murphy.
Jr., Ernest T. Kimberly VS.. Annie Kim
berly, Joseph Somerville VS.. Mamie
Thomas Somerville. Mamie Biddle VS..
John M. Biddle, Cassie V. Raughly VS..
Ralph c. Raughly Julia Schraeder VS..
George Schraeder, Joseph f. Moreland
VS.. Mary b. Moreland. Charles A. Har4
rison VS.. Blanche Harrison, Margaret
NJ. Ryan VS.. Martin Ryan. William
Morris Collins VS.. Carrie L. Collins. Eff
fie NJ. O'Neal VS.. John e. O'Neal Lot
tie NJ. Davidson VS. John Il. Davidson,
Aubrey j. Gooden VS.. Nellie w. Good
en-, Jessie c. Lecarpentier VS.. John f.
Lecarpentier, Jennie Harding VS.. VIII
liam w. Harding.
The March term trial list shows
twelve other divorce cases that have
been continued from previous terms OF
the court.
There are eighty civil cases listed for
trial. Among them are three actions
against the Mayor and Council of Will
mington: twelve against the local rail-
road companies and three against the
electric railways.
Chief Justice Lore and Judges Spru-
ance and Boyce will sit in the court
IL is the last term of the year for which
judicial assignments have been made
the terms of the present judges expir-
ing in June.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
LOBBYISTS
NEEDN'T SIGN
Senate To-day Kills House
Bills Which Had This
Object in View
SUSSEX TO PETITION
FOR RESUBMISSION

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL,
DOVER. Del. Feb. 1s-In the Senate
this morning the House bill providing
for the regulation OF lobbyists was
killed, but hve votes being recorded for
IT,
The Senate also killed the House bill
giving the judges discretion TO impose
corporal punishment in certain cases.
The Senate passed tho Senate bill
strengthening the law regarding
weights and measures. the bill to ex-
empt properties of Peoples Settlements
from taxation and the Senate bill re-
quiring persons or associations engaged
In business to register as corporations.
Representative Donoho gave notice
of resubmission bill for Sussex coun-
ty. but the petition has not been signed
as yet in accordance with the constitu-
tion.
In the Senate the resolution author
izing the appointment of committee
TO revise and recodify the state laws
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
BIG DEMAND FOR
WIRELESS ON SHIPS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. Feb 1g-The bill to
require ocean steamships TO be equip
ped with wireless telegraph apparatus
is bringing "A tremendous mail 10 the
desks OF Congressman. These letters
come very largely from persons who
believed the wireless 10 be a necessary
protection TO life. but also from stock
holders I'm the companies who are alive
70 the business end of the PROPOSE
tion.
Most persistent OF all, however, are
the stockholders In a wireless telephone
company. Many OF them tell not only
OF their financial interest in the bill.
but forward the instructions received
from the head ohico OF the company to
demand that the telephones be given
show The bill under consideration
provides only for telegraph apparatus
The telephone people want the bill read
''or radiotelephonic."
The letters TO the House members
came a trife late, the bill providing
for wireless telegraph having been al.
ready passed by that body, and trans
ferred TO the Senate.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
surprise Eor MalI carrier.

Louis a. Redding. a letter carrier.
upon returning home last evening was
much surprised to find his home crowd
ed with his friends. So complete was
the surprise that Mr.. Redding did not
understand of the object of the oc-
casion until he entered the dining room
and saw upon the table. a cake. upon
which was burning thirty-nine candles
indicative of his thirty-ninth birthday.
Many nice presents were given.
Carriers Mason. Sterling Glasgow, 3.
Hubert. !. l., Hubert, Edwards and
Haines united in purchasing a cut
glass piece which was presented by
William T. Edwards.
Many entertaining and interesting
subjects were discussed and the happy
assembly disbanded shortly before 10
o'clock
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY
COMMITTEE DISSOLVES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BERLIN, Feb. 19-The Deutsche
Zeitung is authority for the statement
today that the Russian Revolutionary
Committee has dissolved and that
Prince Kuropatkin. NJ. Sussulitch and
other leaders in the movement have
declared that henceforth they viii
abandon their revolutionary activities.
The collapse of the central revolu-
tionary organization, according to the
Zeitung. was due to the revelations
concerning the connection of Eugene
Azef. the police spy or agent pro-
vocateur." with the organization. When
these became known the organized re-
volutionary movement. ceased and
until some other revolutionary organ
ization is formed, Russia will have TO
deal only with individual terrorists.
The Azef exposures have produced
the most important political agitation
that Russia has experienced in years.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
WILL REPAIR
STORM DAMAGE

An echo Of the recent windstorm,
which caused so much damage in the
southwestern section of the city, re-
suited this morning when Building In
spector Johnson issued a permit to A.
5. Truitt and Bro. Company to make
alterations and repairs to the building
owned by the Wawaset Drug and
Chemical Company in Conrad street,
between Adams and Jackson. The
cost of the improvements viii reach
nearly $4,000
The building was bafly damaged by
the storm, part of the third floor story
being carried away.
The Cold Spring Ice and Coal Com
pany viii build a frame shed at "a
and Popular streets, costing $500, and
alterations will be made for John
Schraml. at No. 7O9 Madison streets, at
a cost of $500.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
DOVER WANTS
BETTER STREETS
Will Ask Legislature For
Authority to Borrow
For Purpose
100000 THE
AMOUNT NEEDED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Feb. le-In an enthusi-
astic public meeting last night of the
Dover Board OF Trade and prominent
citizens, IL was decided, on motion OF
former Senator Kenney, to urge the Leg
islature now In session here to authorize
Dover to borrow 100000 for permanent
paved streets and sewer Improvements for
the State capital town.
The resolutions was carried after spirited
addresses by paving experts and members
OF the Legislature Street Commir- -oner
Frank W. Pearson. OF Wilmington. which
has recently laid many miles Of permanent
streets. was the principal speaker to whom
the meeting directed It's questions. Senator
George w. Sparks. sona,or 1. j. Drexlcr.
Representatives Edward G. Bradford and
William NJ Hazel. also participated.
Colonel Theodore Townsend. who per-
sonally superintended the splendid street
paving OF Milford, was the FIRST speaker.
Colonel Townsend said:
milford has always led Dover In all
lines Of civic Improvement But certainly
we have led you IN the matter OF paved
streets. Some years ago our streets were
in the same deplorable condition. just like
yours
I'm the first place we hired an en-
glneer and began with a systematic plan.
We had spent $1,000 or $4,000 on oyster
shells and they were not there. They we're
a delusion and a snare They had
blown In on the merchants dry goods
and had ben sold with the grocer's
sugar.
we found that we must purchase
a roller and we encountered made
ground over old shipyards. We found
out that a macadaW road on heavily
traversed streets was an utter failure.
as you will find. and that horses
nitched TO awning posts tore holes and
we finally selected the Hallwood Wit
rified brick and l want to tell you
that we laid a splendid street with
that-one that is an absolute success.
as is admitted by even the enemies OF
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
ITALIAN MERCHANT
STABBED TO DEATH

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-two long sill
ver-handled daggers are the only clues
in the possession of the police. who
are working to find the slayers OF the
supposed wealthy Italian merchant
who was found shot to death. with nine
bullet wounds in his body near Engle-
wood. n. j.. yesterday. The police
believe that the man was lured to the
lonely wooded SPOT where his body was
found. and ambushed by a band Of
robbers who. after killing him. ran
sacked his pockets.
II is thought that the dead man, al
though as yet unidentified, was a New
York merchant.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
ANNUAL REPORT
OF CITY'S FINANCES

The first annual report Of the receipts
and expenditures Of the city, provided
under the referendum act, is being de-
livered. The book is neatly bound and con-
tains $50 pages. all of which are filled with
interesting information concerning the
city's finances. The period covered by the
statement is for the fiscal year, from\July
/, 1907. to June 30. 1905.
The book shows the receipts of every de-
partment of the city government II is the
most complete statement OF the kind ever
published and is a valuable book.
Much credit is due Clerk of Council
Thomas S. Lewis and W. Brandt Hoffman.
secretary to the mayor, for the success of
the publication. All the data was pro-
cured and arranged by them.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
BILLS DELUGE
LEGISLATURE
Notices Pour in Upon Both
Branches in Manner That
Threatens to Swamp Them
NEW BUSINESS AT AN END

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb l9.-Notices OF bills
some of which win be introduced and
many of which will not. poured in upon
both branches Of the Legislature to-day
and yesterday. This is the day beyond
which no new business will be received. II
does not necessarily mean that all bills
must be introduced by the hour of the
close Of business to-day, but under the
ruling all notices must be presented by the
close of to-day and the bills may be in
troduced at any time later on. OF the no.
tices given many are merely precautions
should occasion arise for a necessity
for legislation on the subjects embraced
in the notices. and scores Of the bills OF
which notification has been given never
win be introduced
The bill introduced by Representative
Janvier to reduce the salaries and abolish
the fee allowances Of New Castle county
ofhccholders provides for the following
schedule of salaries for deputies and
clerks: Clerk of the peace, one deputy
at $500 a year and three clerks at 500
each; sheriff, one deputy at $500 a year,
and two deputies at $500 a year; coroner,
one deputy at 500 year; prothonotary,
one deputy at 5000 a year; register Of
Wills one deputy at $1,000 a year; comp
troller. one deputy at 500 a year; receiver
Of taxes, one deputy at $1,000 a year and
one clerk at $500 year; recorder Of deeds.
first deputy at $1,000 a year and such clerks
as be may desire to appoint to receive
twenty-five per cent OF the legal record
ing fee paid for each and every paper he
may record; register and chanccry and
clerk of the orphans court, one deputy
at 5000 year.
The schedule OF fees for the office Of
Secretary OF state as provided for in a
bin introduced in the Senate is AS follows
the fees being for the use of the state
For issuing certificates I'm private case
under the great seal, s..
For issuing SAID certificate under the
seal Of office, 81.
For copying, two cents per line.
For every impression of the great sea
when used in commissioning officers, eX
cept military officers, registration officers
voters assistants and purely honorar,
/ officers or officers without pay, s..
For receiving, filing and indeNing certih
Gates, statements. afhdauts. decrees
agreements. survesy. reports and an,
other papers pertaining 20 corporation. s.
For receiving, fling and indeSing ever.
paper now OF hercaftcrp provided bylaw q
be filed with the secretary OF state, s..
For recording, fling and indexing certi
ficates. articles Of association and am
other paper the same fees as provided bl
law for the recorder OF deeds.
For appeals for commutaiion OF fran
chise tax, including the receiving. films
and indexing all necessary certificates, 81
For proceeding for reinstatement ol
same. s..
For filing certificates Of foreign corpor
Continued on Eighth Page.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
PAID $500 FOR A DOG
WEIGHING FOUR OUNCES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 19.-Tucked
uside one OF Madame Tetrazzinis
sleeves "Salome" the four-ounce Chi
huahua dog purchased by the diva at
the dog show here yesterday, left this
morning for New York
The smallest dog exhibited at the
show now ON in Horticultural Hall,
Tetrazzini paid s200-s50 an ounce-to
get it. After the purchase the question
of naming the new acquisition came
up. When "Salome" was suggested
that name was Immediately bestowed
and "Salome" will weigh the -four
ounces Of dog flesh down for the rest
Of its life
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
AUTOIST DIDN'T
HAVE HIS LIGHT
Judge Holds Up Case, Then
Tells ''COpS" to Get
the SCOrCherS

Charged with having operated his
automobile without a light last night,
William McKilroy was before city
Court Judge Cochran this morning. AZ
ter censuring patrolmen in general for
making arrests on such trivial charges
while speeders went unmolested. Judge
Cachran held The charge up against
McKilroy. McKilroys defense was
mat he had been arrested before an
hour after sunset, the law permitting
autos to be without lights at that time.
Snyder, a patrolman, who arrested Nc
iKlroy in front of the police station,
said that he had arrested McKilroy at
6.45 o'clock. The sun went down last
night, according to the calender, at $50
o'clock.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
EARTHQUAKE CHANGED
FACE OF THE COUNTRY

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
TEHERAN. Feb. 19-Reliable reports
from the province of Luristan. say that
the earthquake Of .aJnuary 2S was Of
unprecedented violence. Couriers ar
riving from the scene say that the pro-
longed quake changed the entire ap-
pearancc of the country, spit noun
tains, shifted streams. and engulfed a
number of villages so that no trace
of them remains
The Shah has sent out investigating
parties, but 50 far the relief sent to the
stricken district has been small in
quantity and poor in quality. The in
accessibility of Luristan. which is 800
miles away and i'm a mountain fast
ness, will make the work of relieving
the people slow and arduous.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
new YORK AFTER
WILMINGTON LAWS

+. A. Cleveland. a director of the
Bureau of Municipal Research Of New
York, has requested Mayor Horace
Wilson in a letter TO send him a copy
of the charter, laws and ordinances of
Wilmington. That city is now con-
sidering some charter questions and the
board there wants the Wilmington
charter to refer to in making these
changes.
There are no printed copies OF the
charter as yet. but Council Is expected
to have some printed shortly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
NINE MONTHS FOR MAN
WHO ASSAULTED WOMAN

William Postles. colored. charged with
having assaulted Helen Gordon colored.
was sentenced to nine months in the work.
house by City Court Judge Cochran this
morning.
The girl testified that Postles had
struck and kicked her and had picked her
up bodily and thrown her down a flight OF
stairs, making her unconscious.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
MONDAY TO BE
A HOLIDAY

washlngton's Birthday win be generally
observed Monday IN this city. The day
viii be a legal holiday and banks, and
public Offices will be closed. Commercial
paper falling due on Monday will be pay
able Tuesday.
Exercises will be held in the public
schools. and many church societies VIII
commemorate the day in some way.
The usual holiday hours will be OBJ
served at the post office. Following out a
long established custom the city butchers
viii display "show beef tomorrow.