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Evening journal., 1909-10-23
CAR SHORTAGE
IN EAST AND SOUTH

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. oct. 2s-Rail.oad and
financial circles to-day are discussing
the Significance of the statement of the
car efficiency committee Of the Ameri-
can Railway Association, which. re-
viewing conditions TO October 1s, shows
that there is q shortage of 23.43i cars,
the largest sectional shortage recorded
in the past two years. This short
age is noted in the east and south,
while the west and northwest show a
surplus Of s5,977 cars. The shortage
is now less than one-third Of what II
was two years ago when no surplus
was recorded. There seems to be no
doubt that the railroads are carrying
as much freight as they did in 1907.
The shortage is 120,2S2 cars more
than II was year ago and the sur
plus has diminished 17,441 cars in the
past two weeks. II any serious short
age occurs this fall 1t now seems likely
that It viii fall upon the coal trans
porting roads. Since it appeared early
this year that an abnormal shortage
was imminent the roads have been
struggling energetically with the prob
lem. restoring old cars and adding TO
their equipment. The average de-
mand for the trade is we'll supplied
and the roads are going along we'll 10
meet the demand for the present sea
son.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
GOVERNMENT WANTS WALSH
TO BEGIN PRISON TERM

CHICAGO. oct. 2s.-Revelations we're
made yesterday that the Government -
crety is preparing 10 go before the
Federal Court OF Appeals and ask that
mandate issue for John r. Walsh, he
convicted banker. and that he be taken
to Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to begin MS
sentence IA the Federal prison during the
pendency Of further proceedings.
The fact that Walsh this week made
a trip to New York for reasons un-
known. thus leaving the State while
under heacvy bail, may also be argued
by the Government in support of its con-
tentions that he should be denied his
liberty.
The new move on the part Of the Gov
ernment is thought by some to have
been precipitated at " ashlngton owing
possibly 20 the case OF C. W. Morse tho
convicted banker Of New York, who was
denied bond during the pendency of his
case before the United States Supreme
Court
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
SUICIDE FOLLOWS
FIANCE'S LETTER

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, oct. 23.-Worry over the
contents of a letter from her hsnce is the
reason given by Coroner Harbu ger after
an inquiry into the suicide Of Miss Leath
Oppenheimer, aged sS. an here Of
Butte. Mont. late yesterday in the apart
ment OF her sister. Mrs. George L. Sy-
mons. No. West Nilety-,h I'd st eet
Miss Oppenheimer was a sister OF J. O.
Oppenheimer, head of the New York
Realty Company. and the Oppenheimer
dry goods company Of Butte. Her brother
returned to-day from Europe on the
French liner Provence.
Up to a year ago Miss Oppenhe,mer was
head of one OF the departments in the
Butte store. She then came to New York
to visit her sister. intending to return
west next week. Last Thurs day, accord
ing to a maid, the young heiress received
letter from her fance In Butte and
seemed very unhappy after reading Il.
She had threatened to commit suicide on
previous occasions. but was dissunded by
relatives. She burned the letter.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
SAY COURT HAS
NO AUTHORITY
]. Harvey Whiteman Raises
Question Of Superior Courts
Province in Election Cases
CLAIMS COUNCIL HAS
COMPLETE CONTROL

by the Constitution Of the United
states and Of the various states each
house OF the Legislature has the tight to
determine the qualifications of its own
members" Mr.. whiteman said. There
fore there is no doubt but tnat the City
Council has fun power TO decide this
contest and the Superior Court has no
Jurisdiction"
After quoting the several cases men
toned In his voluminous bier NJ. White
man quoted authorities as to the mean
ing Of the words final and conciusice."
There is no rule of law that two wrongs
become right. 1t is just as wrong Tor
this court divested Of its jurisdiction TO
proceed Just as much as the lower couit
had It acted with improperly.
There are 50 exceptions in the Eoss case
and 20 IN the Rash case. Mr.. Whlteman
maintained that the publicat-on Of the
notice Of the hearing did not come with
In the notice Of the court. Durrg the
contest the newspaper was admitted in
evidence but later only the notice was
put in the record. Neither of the ex-
ceptons hled AYERS that the notices were
not published in two newspapers pub
llshed in the city OF Wilmington.
Regarding the executive session OF
Council he said Council did the very ting
that this court does. It su- pended opera
fions while the Councilmen attended to
other business OF that Council When
they came out Of executive session they
went into open session-commenced this
business again where they had left off.
Court took a recess until $50 O'Clock,
when Mr. whiteman will continue with
his argument.
There was a large number of members
OF the Bar at the second days argument
in the contested election cases now in
progress in Superior Court. President of
City Council Banning was among the
spectators.
Philip O. Churchman having completed
his argument yesterday afternoon IN be-
half Of city Treasurer Ross and Council.
man RASH the side Of DR.. C. NJ. Almond
and B. 3. Allen, contestants, was p cent.
ed to-day. At its conclusion Robert II
Richards. Of counsel for Mr.. Ross and
Mr.. Bash win reply and viii be answereS
by Thomas " Bayard OF counsel for th'
Dfnocratic contestants. It IS not lfxel.
thdt the argument win be finished ts-day
when the court en- banc opened thi
morning 70 hear renewed argument. j
Harvey whiteman, who with Thomas F
Bayard represent Dr. Almond a-d Mr.
Allen, who contest the seat OF City Treas
urer Ross and Councilman Rash, respect
lively. moved TO quash the certiorari fl
the case. The ground for the motion wa
that the court was wholly and c.myletel.
without jurisdiction. Counsel coAtende'
that had the record consisted alone o
the petitions the court should dismiss tn
certiorari because the subject matter wa
such that City Council had final ard ex
elusive jurisdiction and the arm OF thi
Continued on eecond Page.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
U. S. S. DELAWARE
YET ON TRIAL TRIP

WASHINGTON. oct 23-The trials
Of the battleship Delaware. which be-
gan off the Maine coast yesterday, will
be continued into the FIRST Of next
week. All the members Of the Board
Of Inspection and Survey are present
on the ship, Including Rear-Admirai
r. c. Mclean, who was recently on
leave on account OF his wedding and
who win be placed on the retired list
for age next Monday This VIII be
the last ship inspected by him.
Cant. A. Ward. supervisor Of the
har5or Of New York. who win be re-
iieved by Capt. Cameron Winslow, has
been selected as president Of the In
spection and Survey Board. He viii
not participate in the Delaware's trials,
however.
The Delaware, which was started
two months behind her sister ship. the
North Dakota Is six weeks ahead OF
the latter on her trials. The North
Dakota will begin her trials on the
same course. November 2. The Della
ware is the first American warship OF
the new Dreadnought type 70 take tc
the seas.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
PRISONERS TO SEND
FLOWERS AT FUNERAL

That Noah Graham, a negro prisoner.
fred the bullet that killed John Il. Camp
bell, q guard IN the New Casle Coun. y
workhouse, during the trouble th-re yes
terday morning was clearly establ shed
by an investigation made yesterday af-
ternoon. -Four different witnesses told OF
seeing Graham FIRE at Campbell with the
revolver which had been wrested from
him, and then turn the weapon upon
James Butcher, a while prisoner who
went TO Campbelrs aid II was then that
A. c. Dorsey. another guard opened fire
with his revolver at Graham. w1unding
him twice and probably fatally.
Graham was still living early this af-
ternoon but his condition Is critical.
HIS death is regarded as a matter Of only
a short time. He has a bullet through his
neck that penetrated the spinal We zebra
and another bullet IN his shoulder.
Butcher who has a bullet in his thigh
was resting comfortably to-day. II ern
OF imprisonment viii expire tef1re h re-
covery. however. as he was sent oui
for ten days for vagrancy.
Prisoners Buy Floral Tribute.
A touching tribute to the memory o
Campbell. the dead guard. was pai'
the dead officer by a number Of prls
oners Of that institution today
Warden Leonard r. Crawford wa
approached this morning by one of IN
prisoners who informed him that som
OF the men within the prison desires
TO subscribe to a fund 10 purchase fow
ers as a tribute to Guard Campbell
The man was given permiss on TO tax
around a paper and in a short tim
returned with a long list of names an
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
PROBE CAUSE OF
FATAL EXPLOSION
Charles SaylOr Dead Following
Blow up in Bridge Company
Shops

what caused the explosion OF a pipe
carrying compressed air. az the plant Of
the American Bridge Company, yoster-
day, resulting In Charles saylor, aged is
years. being fatally burned. and Michael
siecroft. OF No. 1926 East Thirteenth
street. being seriously burned, Is a mys-
terry TO the oncials OF that concern.
sayior who came here from Readins,
died at the Delaware Hospital yesterday
afternoon. Members OF his family came
here from Reading to-day and made ar
rangements for his funeral which will
probably be held here. Coroner Goyuoi
will hold en- inquest IN the case this az
ternoon.
Il was reported Yesterday that an ali
compressor had exploded but to-day I
was learned that pipe carrying COM
pressed air from the engine TO the by
draulics thad burst What caused thl
Gre which followed tho explosion Is th'
most mysiifying thlng about the NJ
fair. In order TO solve the question IN
company has an expert engineer tror
New York to-day making an investl
cation.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
DUBS COL. ROOSEVELT
"WAR PSALMIST''

HARTFORD. Conn. oct. 22.-At tho
convention Of the state School T,ache s.
Association here to-day Pre- ilent John
IT Finley Of the College OF the G ty OF
New York termed Col. Theodore Roose-
welt a war psalmist and made him the
butt Of sarcasm that was appreciated by
his audience. There was applause when
President Finley mentioned the whole
sale slaughter OF Wild animals now go ng
IN in Africa. personally procured photo
graphs OF which are 70 be found In the
current magazines
Speaking on the general topic Soldiers
OF Peace" President Finley sad the
work Of the quiet piodding soldiers o. the
school room was not comparable even 10
hat Of the man who built the subway.
He said that though a recent English
critic had defended KlpiinE because, par
adoxical as It may sound, all war Is for
peace. stiil the soldiers he lad in mind
we're not those OF Kipling ncr even Of the
spectacular fighters Of the 'corking"
regime Of Bwana Tumbo.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
Four Witnesses Saw the Desperate Negro
Turn Revolver Upon WOrkhouse
Guard And Man Who Rushed TO His
Aid.

amounting TO about S25.
The money was subscribed by the
prisoners from out OF the extras made
by them IN the worlroom of the in
stitutlon.
The felolw officers of Guard Camp
bell, and also Warden Crawford We're
touched by this tribute. Warden Craw-
ford afterward said that IL showed the
good feeling which existed between the
men and the officers IN the inst tuition
and that all regretted the affair Of yes
terday.
The floral offerings OF the prisoners
will consist Of cross and pillow.
Trustees Make lnvestiqa' ion.
J. Frank Ball and 4. Allen Hilies. trus-
tees Of the workhouse. were at the insti-
tuition the greater part OF ycs.e day con-
Quoting an Investigation into the circum-
stances Of the trouble that resulted In
Guard Campbell being slain and the two
prisoners being shot
I Up to the time Of the Investigation and
examination Of several witnesses In the
/ afternoon there was a doubt as 10 wheth-
er Campbelrs revolver had been fred ao-
cidenially during the struggle with Gra-
ham OF had been discharged by the pr s.
oner. and also the shooting Of Butcher
was clouded In doubt But the statements
made by Guard Dorsey and by four prls-
oners left no doubt that Graham had
shot Campbell and also Butcher aud was
monaclng Dorsey and some prisoners
when he received the bullets from Dor
sey's revolver.
The statements taken yesterday after.
noon will be submitted TO Attorn Gen.
eral Gray. The attorney general las taSer
no action as yet, but Is awaiting the out
come OF Graham's injuries. There viii b'
no action taken against Qua DO. sey
however, as it was in the line Of duty tha
he turned his revolver loose upon Ora
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
ANOTHER NEW YORK
ICE COMPANY CHARTERED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, oct zA-The New York
Ice Company was Incorporated here to-
day to carry on the manufacture stor-
Ing and distribution Of ice. James G.
Lenney Robert b. Tweedaile and John
s. Blsseli. OF New York, are the incor-
porators The capital stock is $780,
900.
The National Hartel Light Company
to exploit the Hartcl Gas lights that burn
air and gas, was Incorporated with }.
Frank Alice. Jamos F. Alice, Jr. and
Caleb r. Layton. Of Delaware, as in
corporators. The capital stock 10 $780,
600
The Suspension Steel Concrete Com
pany for tho construction Of private and
public works, was chartered with three
and half millions capitalization and
wilmington incorporators.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
STATE GIVES FUND
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
$34,l55 Placed on Deposit Here
Today by State Treasurer

The States dividend for the pubic
schools OF Wilmington and Of rural New
CT re cour.sy was deposited IN the
Farmers National Bank this morning.
having been mailed from the State Treas
urer's office. Dover. The amount de-
posted for the city schools is &3i,155 and
for the rural county schools. So, ,092 50
Teachers Of the rural district schools
whose pay for September has heen held
up by the DELAY in the depositing Of the
States dividend, may now have their
checks cashed. Their checks had beeer
issued week or more ago. but could
not be paid becaass they had been drawn
on the state fund.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
SIX STUDENTS PASS
BAR EXAMINATION

SIX young law students during the past
few days successfully passed the pre-
llninary examination for admission 70 the
bar. They are Henry w Work, james
Otis HARRINGTON, George Dare Hopkins,
Eugene Hardesty, Aaron Finger and VIII
Ham Ellie. The former three are register
ed in the office Of Marvel and Marvel
Eugene Hardesty son OF E. C. Hardesty.
court stenographer. was reg stersd In tho
office OF Victor b. wooiley before his ap-
pointment TO the bench
william Ellis is registered in the Of
nee Of Anthony Higgins and sron Finger
in the office Of Robert H. Ric arss.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
DEATH TAKES
Phi. M'CARREN
Lull Comes in New YOrk'S
Political War When Demo-
cratic Leader Passes Out
MOTHER FRUSTRATED AT
NEWS OF SONS DEATH

NEW YORK. oct 2s-New York'n
municipal politicians paused in the hot
swirl Of accusation and recimination IN
the municipal campaign to-day and
from the mahogany furnished offices
Of the big fellows" to the ward heol-
ers lining their fioaters In the teno-
ment alleys In the slums. a hush OF
mourning prevails. For the lanlxy.
good natured p. II. McCarren is dead
and the men who fought with and
against him IN the political arena OF
the metropolis all liked him. person
ally, because he was "a witty, kindly
Irishman."
They moved the dead politicians
body to-day from 81. Catharine's Hos
pital. where he died az LOS o'clock this
morning, 20 his late home IN the will
liamsburg district Of Brooklyn. Plans
for the funeral are already under way
Unless the present arrangements aro
altered the funeral will be held ON
Tuesday from McCarren home with
religious services at tho Church Of ST.
Vincent de Paul The funeral will be
one Of the largest that ever passod
through the streets OF Brooklyn
Tho last words OF the dying politi-
clan TO tho priest and nuns. who lSueir
beside his bed. were a request that hia
eighty-year-old mother be told OF his
death. Throughout the three weeks
that he had been In the hospital she
had not been informed Of his illness
owing 20 the effect II might have on
her physical condition, already weak
and inhrm.
The Rev. Father zimmer. Dr. Peter
Hughes. the political leaders. two
nieces and several nuns were In tho
room when he made his last request
and to-day the aged mother was told
OF the death OF her son. The news
prostrated her and she is under the
p care OF Or. Hughes at her home.
McCarren was probably tho most pic
turesuue politician New York has eve
seen. AZ n leader he never forgo
10 reward faithfulness or 20 puniu
treachery, and his courage was ut
bounded. For two generations he w
probnbly the most successful work
II the Democratic party ever had ot =
" bany Al different times his nal
~ had been connected with most Of
big trusts by his epilniee, and ir ma
A. | crees ha onn..-srEs..si.tlat for G-rHcr
= -'sil.e " -5illt. 49, B n.
" interests.
h Tfo Ieft comfortable fortune.
nothing like that which many otl
men with similar opportunities Wot
have accumulated. n is said he Il
a considerable portion OF his estate
charity.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
SEARCH FOR HUSBAND
OF MURDERED WOMAN
BY United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK, Oct 2S-Having set
tied TO their satisfaction the fact that
Mrs. Anna Latter Mueller, the three
months bride, whose body was found
in the woods near Islip, L. l., was
murdered for $500 which she is known
10 have had in her possession at the
time she disappeared I'm April 1908. the
police today are vigorously pursuing
the search for the woman's husband,
Otto Mueller
The last trace Of Mueller the police
now have. is that he was heard of In
Trinidad. Col. several months ago
otto Siebert has also told the police
that he met g man in Savannah. Geor-
Kia. whom he thinks was Mueller.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
GIRL IN LAWSUIT
INSTEAD OF WEDDING

UTICA. n. v, oct. 2s.-Miss Anna
Dorner. Of Brooklyn. came to Canastota.
near here the other day on matrmony
bent. She has gone back, after suing to
recover the sum Of 1882
Henry Peterson, a farmer OF Gaze
novia, Is the defendant A year ago Pete. d
son visited Brooklyn and met Mis- Dor
ner. The two fell In love. Through cor
rospondence which followed they agreed
10 marry.
The girl was anxious 20 see some prop
erty the young man said be had before
the nuptiai knot was tied. and this led
TO the falling out
Peterson had told Miss Doruer he was
Interested IN a farm at cazenovia, and
she asserts he borrowed si32 for the al
legged purpose Of making payments on
this farm.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
SAYS MAID RULES
THE HOUSEHOLD

CHICAGO. Oct. 23.--American families
are under the subjection Of the maid-of-
all-work, according to Dean sophonisba
Breckenridge Of the University Of Chit
cago. who lectured there yesterday on
''The Modern Household" "The hand
hat dusts the furniture Is the hand that
rules the house." Dean Breckenridge be-
lleve..
THE medern housewife employs hei
maid for the purpose Of maintaining q
respectable appearance more than for
I services rendered she said. "Womer
seem to thing they are obliged to have
servants whether they need them or not
II Is simply a question Of good mistress
Is the superior. but in actual practice
the maid holds the reins Of the house
hold.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
Graham, Prisoner Who
May Die, Killed Campbell
And Wounded Butcher

ham.
Several Make Statements.
Among the witnesses whose state
ments were taken yesterday afternoon
were Albert Rothschid, who Is rep
rosentative at the worlShouse OF Op-
penheim and Company who market the
clothing made by prisoners; Archie c..
Dorsey. The guard James Butcher,
John Mitchell George Dunicld and VIII
liam Potts. prisoners In the inst.tu-
tlon The story OF the trouble as
obtained az the examination IS sub
stantially as follows;
Noah Graham. the colored prisoner,
had been dcta' led with Potts TO the
wareroom TO do some work In which
they were TO be instructed by Mr..
Rothschi d. Graham was really under
the jurisdiction of Guard Campbell,
who. however. was outside the room
When Graham refused TO do the wor,
Mr. Rothschild called In Guard Camp
bell and told him Of Graham's att
tude. Campbell ordered Graham tc
work. but Graham again declined &c
do a.
"If you don't do It IN take you out.
Guard Campbell told him.
Used Board or Saw.
you can't take me out" retortec
Graham. Al the same time Graham
reached down and picked up either q
savior a board. Some OF the wit.
nesses said 4 was saw. and Others
said IL was a board. Campbell drew
his blackjack. and Graham quickly
struck him with the board or saw.
Campbelrs hand was cut wide opei
clear across the palm by one of th
b ows. as he raised his arm TO defeni
himself and he was sent reel ng acros
a bale Of goods. Mr.. Rothschild wa
n the room. and according to hi
statement he grabbed Graham an
plnioned his arms, az the same tim
calling to Campbell 60 get out his key
for m. so he could call Guard Nc
Cullough when Campbell got on
the keys Rothschild released his hol
on Graham. seized the keys and dart
cd away TO let Mccullough throug
another corridor.
Struggled for Revolver.
This took but an instant, and CAM
Continued ON Second Page.
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
HAS MACK SIDE
STEPPED BRYAN ;

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BUFFALO. n. y. oct 23.-The No
vember issue Of the National Monthly
gives a good deal OF space 20 an ari-
Gle by Governor Judson Harmon, Of
Ohio. on National issues. This. with
the fact that a presidential boom has
been launched in Texas for Harmon
is regarded as an indication that Ma
tional Chairman. Norman j.. Mack, eoi-
tor and publisher OF the monthly, has
dropped ". ]. Bryan
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
DRAG RIVER BED
FOR MISSING HEAD
OF SLAIN GIRL
By United Press Leased special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
FALL RIVER, Mass, oct. 2S-Deter-
mined TO leave no effort unmade TO
find the head of the girl whose dis
membered body was found at Tiver-
ton, and to prove beyond a doubt, that
she was Amelia st. Jean for whose
death DR." Frank Hill, Is held here,
the police of this city today are search
ing the bed of the Quequechain river
which flows through the city, and not
far from Hills home. According 10
the police theory, the girl was killed
and dismembered after some person
had failed in a criminal operation on
the girl. The country about Tiverton
has been searched and Il is now be-
lieved the head was thrown into the
river before the other parts of the body
we're distributed about the Rhode
Island town. To facilitate the quest
the dam gates, by means OF which the
Quequechain supplies power to big
mills here. have been opened and a
thorough search made of the rivers
bed.
Despite this action the police de-
clare they have rough evidence that
the body Of the girl is that Of Amelis
St Jean and that they will, on Mon
day. go ahead to prosecute Hill.
WiIfred Thibeaut, the chauffeur whC
was arrested with Hill, Is again driv.
ing the automobile for his former en-
ployer after his release by the police
Just as he was leaving the Jail, Thi'
beault met Joseph ST. Jean, father o
the murdered girl. Each looked at th'
other for a moment. and then TIL beaul
put out his hand.
Il had nothing to do with her death,
he sad. Il will try TO do all / cal
70 help punish her murderer"
Evening journal., 1909-10-23
JAPANESE VISITORS
AT HARVARD
~ unIted - - IA wlrsl

~ United Presr Leased Special Wire
BOSTON, oct 23-Sixty Japanese
fnanoiers. headed by Baron Elicit
shibusawa. the John d. Rockefeller. of
Japan. who are officially known as the
honorary commercial commissioners and
trade experts OF Japan are here to-day
as the guests OF the Boston chamber
OF commerce.
This afternoon they will be the guests
OF the Harvard Athletic Association at
the Brown game. In the evening re-
ception and dinner viii be given to the
visitors at the Algonquin Club by men,
bers Of the Boston Chamber OF Com
merce.