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Evening journal., 1909-08-16
SCANDAL In
MILTON FIRE
Investigation Into Cause
Halted For Fear Of Vic.
IenCe

MILTON, Del, Aug 16.-With the ashes
of the business portion of Milton stin
smoking and several firms on the verge
OF ruin from the loss of all they have,
gin of the fire. Fearing violent express
sion of public opinion, It was decided to
postpone an official investigation
It has been made public that about a
year ago an anonymous letter was re-
ceived by a poor man Of the town, Offer
ing him 500 if he would FIRE the busi-
ness block that is now in ashes. The
man laid the letter before the authors
ties and although the writer has never
been found out. the letter seems to sup
port the contention Of many that the
fire was OF incendiary origin.
Mayor Jones scouts the idea Of any
need for an investigation and states that
there is no doubt but that the fire
strated from spontaneous combustion,
smouldering cigarette or match thrown
down during the day. or perhaps by rats
gnawing mstches. He asks that the
matter be left to the insurance compan-
les OF the Deputy States Attorney, IL
any extended investigation is neces-
sary.
All OF the homeless families have been
taken care of--.An Of those hurt are i'm
proving except ~Willfred White, who
climbed into a burning room Of the Pal
mer House and rescued 5000 in bills
from the safe. His arms were broken.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
NOW
UNDER CONTROL

The anthrax epidemic, in the low
er end of New Castle county. which
has caused farmers and state authors
ties much concern, is now pretty well
under control and the situation is cas-
ing up materially. DR.. Frank Gar
dner the State veterinarian. in charge
of part of the lower end of the county
district, reports but two deaths in the
past week, one COW of John Morris
and one cow of Samuel Armstrong,
making about 36 deaths in all for ths
vicinity of Thoroughfare Neck in about
a months time. The state authorities
have been waging a relentless war
against the spread OF the disease and
DR.. Mcdowell, of Middletown and Or.
Gardner. of Smyrna have been ac-
tive in seeing that all cattle in that
district are inoculated.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

T UDGE CONRAD, after years of faithful SER
vice as trustee of the State College for
Colored Students, has resigned, and Mr.. Wal
ter Morris of Dover has been selected to sue
ceed him. The selection is admirable one
and we have no doubt that Mr. Morris will de-
vote the same attention to his new duties that
he has displayed in other matters.
1t has been suggested by President Jason Of
the college that an expert be engaged to teach
the colored farmers of the State intensive cul-
tvaton" in order that they may get the best
returns from their small farms. Such an in
structor will pAobably be engaged.
The plan seems TO us a good one. Many
farmers of Delaware are gradually coming TO
the opinion that smaller farms are more prohta-
bic from the point of view of the tenant or the
owner We have had but little intensive cult-
vation7 of farms in Delaware, very little of It
in the lower counties
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
TAFT ENDORSES PLAN TO
INCREASE RED CROSS
MEMBERSHIP

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1e.-President
Taft heartily indorses the idea OF in
creasing the membership Of the National
Red Cross from 10000 to 100000, and a
letter from him commencing the plan is
printed in a pamphlet just published for
distribution throughout the United
States. The pamphlet tells of the work
Of the organization from the time it was
launched. and deals particularly with its
history during the past five years, in
which time It expended more than S.
OO0. 900 for relief work in this and other
nations:
The Presidents letter reads;
"I heartily commend the plan Of our
Red Cross to secure a large membership
in this country. I hope the American
people will prove as patriotic IN this
respect as are the people Of other ma
tions, so that we may be as well pre-
pared as they to render relief in the
misfortunes Of war; or to mitigate the
sufferings caused by pestilence, famine,
fire. floods, mine explosions and other
great calimities. Yours sincerely.
''William. II. Taft"
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
Chatty Stories OF the Day

-Four old scotchmen the remnant a club formed
fifty years ago around the table in the club
II a and Dougal looked across at
Donald said in a thick, sleepy voice..
Donald, dye notice what awfu peculiar ex
preston there is Josks face?"
aye" says Donald Il notice that; he's deeadl He's
been deead these four hours"
What? Dead, why did We not tell me?"
"Ah. no-no-no." said Donald. Am that kind o.
to disturb convival evening"-Tit- t-bits
The newest mean man. story In western county OF
Kansas the dead body OF unknown recently
his pockets they sl0O
a zig revolver
What about p" asked the innocent one
you woad expect that they'd have that
in finding his relatives or failing in that have given
hi-l decent burial wouldn't you?"
Sure"
Wv, they didn't" is the answer They arragned hii
1ead body Def tice Of the peace for carrying con-
eaed weapons and fined sim buried him in the
Potiers Fi'ld"-Kansas City Journal
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
connressman and TarIff.

we have been informed our friend,
r. c. White. Esq, Of Georgetown, has
declared himself a candidate for nom
ination for Representative in Congress
next year by the Democratic party,
saws the Milton correspondent of the
Milford Chronicle. Better wait three
wears longer Bob" and then should
YOU get the nomination and be elected
YOU will be in Congress to help formu-
late the next tariff bill2 and you
know bob" there's where a Congress-
man gets the most honor. Recent de-
velpoments have shown there's Moth
ing will give a Congressman so much
honor as voting for or against tariff
schedule-or dishonor.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
CODE COMMISSIONERS.

IT HE Dover Index complains that everything
i is coming ctyward and cites the recent
appointment OF the code commissioners-For
mer Chief Justice Lore, Herbert H. Ward and
Walter H. Hayes all of this city, as an instance
OF the alleged tendency to give the places of inn
portance to Wilmington. This is an echo of the
complaint of the Index about the appointment
Of judges
The Index thinks that better commission
could have been named, but in that respect we
do not think many lawyers will agree with it.
Probably the commissioners were named by the
court because it was believed that it would be
better to have them within easy call of one an
other AS we understand, great deal of labor
is involved in the revision of the code and the
lawyers do not think the compensation will be
too high for such work.
The complaint of the Index shows, however
that many persons in the lower counties do not
Ike the idea OF those counties being ignored
Under ordinary circumstances It Is better to
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
DELAWAREANS At
PEACE UNION CELEBRATION

Pennsylvanians and Delawareans Will
take prominent part in the 4Srd an
niversary of the Universal Peace Ur~,
ion, which will be held in connection
with the Connecticut Christian Peace'
Society's anniversary, at Mystic, Con-
necticut, four days of this week, be-
ginning yesterday.
Alfred II. Love, of Philadelphia, is
president of the Union. Addresses
viii be made by Miss Maud Thomp-
son, superintendent of the Peace Bands
of the Pennsylvania Peace Society;
William Candy Ferris, Of Wilmington,
and Elwood Roberts, of Norristown.
Mr.. Ferris will discuss 1.-The Moulding
of Public Opinion" on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16

hams Vegetable Compounds the most
successful remedy for all kinds of
female troubles, and / feel that can
never praise itenough. ~ MRS. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, Ky.
The Changeof Life is themostcritical
period of a woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywhere reshouldremember
that there is no other remedy known 10
medicine that will so successfully
women through this trying period as
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing
women from the worst forms Of female
ills inflammation, liberation, dis
placements, fibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a confidcn-
tiaI letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
Code Commission.

bNNtI AnNeA.
Ex-Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, of
Wilmington; Ex-Attorney General Her
bert H. Ward. OF Wilmington, and Walter
II. Hayes Esq. OF Wilmington, have been
selected by the court as the commissioners
to codlfy the laws Of Delaware The press
OF the state, both urban and rural, are so
far accustomed 10 everything going city
ward that even the least informed Of
country weeklies was not taken unawares
at the announcement Of a commission
which is unanimously New Castle county.
Probably the members OF the legislature
which enacted the new code law were
caught mapping in that they did not insert
in the bill a provision that not more than
two Of the three commissioners should
reside in any one county. We admit. for
arguments sake. the general inferiority
Of Kent and Sussex lawyers and their lack
Of fitness for positions OF great respon-
sibility. We admit the advantage OF Sc
lecting all three attorneys from one coun-
". so that there may be neither rivalry
nor jealousy between the members from
the several counties. We admit that II is
charitable to spare Kent and Sussex law
yers the embarrassment consequent upon
a comparison Of attainments and skill
with their city brethren. We do not ad-
NIT that the commission is the best that
could have been named connning the
selection 10 New Castle county. much bet
ter could have been done. We do not be-
lieve that the personnel OF the commits
sion IN its entirety meets the approval
Of FIVE per cent. Of the thinking people OF
even Wilmington. Many believe the glory
and power OF the two lower counties is
forever gone. We deny that Delaware has
only one county at high water in the Ian
gusge OF the ancient siur. and believe the
people below Duck Creek viii again come
into their own.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
WILMINGTON STORE: 7Ol Market ST., Cor. 7th
FEAR ATTEMPT
TO BREAK JAIL

GEORGETOWN, Del. Aug. 16.-with
anonymous letters and warnings Of
all kinds being received, Sheriff ]. B.
West and his deputy, Jehu F. Hud-
son, are keeping a lookout on the
prisoners in the county jail to prevent
an attempt to escape. Last week Sher-
iff West received an unsigned letter
from Seaford informing him of a plot
to murder him and his deputy. The
letter mentioned several names as those
who were leaders of the plot, and the
Sheriff has since had a close watch
kept.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
WiII PLANT Walnut Trees.

TOWNSEND. Aug. 16.-Several far
mers of this section are now consid-
ollng the plan Of planting walnut trees
on their spare land as an investment.
During the last twelve years the price
OF walnut timber has more tDan doub-
led and IS getting scarcer all the time
The best part OF It ;or the farmer IS
that walnut trees are to thrive on
land which will grow no-h'ag else.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
With the Photographers

We give fair warning that will not defend
any nominee Office year any OF the great
parties IL when Rev. John NJ Arters butts in him 10
O. X. prescribe him he should respond with the
Coursey ammunition.-Dover News.
Those people from the rural regions who eer at Man
hatans horse may take note that the Baltimore
City Council is preparing TO pave street with cobbe-
stones-Brooklyn Standard Union
Mr. Borgum the sculptor is going to Beverly "ex-
ecute the President in clay" The Secret Service
will get him II he don't watch out-Philadelphia In
qurer
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
cantaIoupe Season Ends.

DELMAR. Aug. 1b.-Ihe cantaIoupe
season Is about at its end. If 1t had
been over "A week ago the farmers and
buvers in this vicinity would have been
lust as well off Since last Monday
the best grade Of 1opes sold at from
g5 TO As cents per crate here and from
hftv TO a dollar in the northern cities.
In numerous cases the returns wert
only enough to pay the cost Of the
crate. which is ten cents.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16

Some Of the Democratic papers are patting
former Senator Alice on the back. Well, the ex-
Senator did valuable work for the Democrats
during the last campaign in supporting the DEM
ocratic ticket with the exception of the Presi-
dental electors But we do not fancy that the
former Senator will be able TO repeat the per-
formance with success even should he desire to
do Perhaps the Senator may hesitate about
again fighting the party which so signally hon
ored him in the past.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16

distribute all appointments among the counties
But the criticism of our Dover friends must De
against the lower county members of the judi
ciary and not against New Castle county. Had
the Judges of the lower counties desired they
could have named some lawyers from the lower
counties on the revision commission.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
Farm Hand Loses s142

CHESTER, Pa, Aug. 16.-L. c. Hip
pie a farm hand in the employ of f.
]. Dickerson. dairyman. OF Marple has
been carrying his money in a wallet in
his pocket. Yesterday he lost the
check for S12.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
To Locate in Denver.

GEORGETowN. Aug. 16.-James A.
Marsh. a former lawyer OF Georgetown.
who went TO Colorado for his health,
has decided to settle in that State and
will open an Office in Denver. His
family will leave next week TO meet
him.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
Editorial
Opinion
Church The Sufferer.

Middletown New Era.
AS the managers OF our camp meetings
refuse TO let all singers who sympathize
with Or. Lightbourne sing, don't you
think it would be as well to refuse all
Lightbourne sympathizers to enter the
grounds ?-Exchange.
It is to be deplored II the above is
true. II was to be hoped the war between
these two Methodist factions was a thing
Of the past. In the meantime the Church
God bless the Church-is the sufferer
Stop lighting each other and fight the
devil.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16

n6auachos, nervous
prostration, and
hemorrhages.
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compoundmademe
well and strong, SO
that lean do all my
housework, and at
tend to the store
and post-omce, and
Ifeel muchyounger
than / really am.
NTVdia II. Pink
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
Ne,. Church For sussex.

sELBYvILLE. Aug. ia new
Methodist Protestant church is being
organized in Selbyville and a church
will be built
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
comel comol

Come alv----s to James NJ. Bryan
for paints. oils and glass. stains in
all colors, bathtub and wood enamels.
furniture and brass pollshes. screen
and floor paints"
Evening journal., 1909-08-16

BEST
REMEDY
For Women-Lyd E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Noah, KY. - "I was passing through
the Change of Life and suffered from
Evening journal., 1909-08-16
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

The Association
~ OF American Ad-
-r~VT~ FN'7'' vertisers Is
The Association Of American posed OF das,,ssrs an rs
Ad~ertisers (New York Cy) has 81 this country.
,xnmned ara certified to the circulation he Association
M this publication. Only the figures Of submit
crculaon contained In it, report are 10 its examination
guaranteed By the Association. at any moment;
e4tH4@ s.., $:$ $:$,',; ;..:::!: ;S;
~ - ! no u2 been
49,. ssued 10 this pa
per.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16

New york once: eo4 Cambridge building. Corner FIN
AYenne and Thrty-third street
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VELETHUNFIo.
Editorial Room-D. & A. 500 Delmarvia l5.s iss
Business ofice--D. & A e75. Delmarvia z2iS
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Chicago once; 81 BOyce Building.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
Hv mail postage prepaid, $500 year, or y cents
month payable advance BY carrier, six cents week.
Evening journal., 1909-08-16

THE EVENING JOURNAL uses the United yIess New
Service received editorial rooms over zpecal wire
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-12-15
WHAT CENT FOR
. STAMP WILL DO

What does the Red Cross Christ
mas stamp bought for penny mean2
1t means that this little coin, multi
Piled by thousands, will yield a
noble sum for the maintenance OF
the great fight against tuberculosis.
It means that by uisng the stamp
you express your confidence in the
Red Cross.
1t means that you extend the cir
Gle OF your friendship until It ea-
braces the friendless, and that your
goodwill reaches beyond the few
whom you love to the many whom
yom are bidden to love.
It means that by using the stamp
mas stifs In the heart of Christendom
and that you respond to this spirit
by linking your Christmas gifts with
the cause of the poor and the I'll,
with the work OF wisdom and mercy.
Tributes to the work of the Red
Cross are endless and the need of
assistance in the local stamp sale is
a mighty need. There are dozens of
poor consumptiyes in this city who
are unable to care for themselves In
such a way that they cease to be a
danger to the community and to
other members Of their families.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-12-15
FELL INTO PIT,
BADLY INJURED
George 0yfeliam Has a FraC-
tured Skull and Many
Other Injuries.
HURT AT CABLE WORKS

George Oyfellam. about forty-five
years old, of Cortlandt street, is In
the city hospital with compound
fracture Of the skull and bruises,
the result of a fall into pit in the
wire mill at the Standard Under
ground Cable Works last night.
He fell about Ave or six feet He
screamed as he landed and, when
discovered by other workmen, he
was fully fifty feet from the spot
where he had landed, having rolled
or crawled there.
The officials OF the plant have
been investigating and have found
that Oyfeliam probably stepped too
near the edge of the pit and fallen
in. The pit is used to run rods into.
The condition OF the victim is pre-
carious, there being little change to-
day. Dir. Meinzer attended him.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-12-15

YOU have an opportunity to help
in the great tuberculosis warfare.
Use stamps at every opportunity.
Good Work of Nurse.
In an interview concerning the
need Of Just such work as the Red
Cross stamp sale contemplates, a
prominent physician of the state
says;
If the people in general could
see the results OF visit Of the visit
ing nurse the sale of the Red Cross
stamps would be doubled,
In one case Of which I know the
patient was comparatively young
woman, the mother Of six children,
the eldest, her caretaker, a girl OF
twelve years The father, a sober,
industrious man, earning SIT a
week. had to work every day to pro-
vide for the family.
The house and the patient were
naturally in a very untidy condition,
but Miss Hayter bathed the patient,
combed her hair put clean clothing
on her, made the bed and straighten-
ed the sick room up In general, and
did 1t all In so kindly a way that the
last days Of the poor woman were
made Comparatively comfortable"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-12-15

At 1880 o'clock there will be
meeting OF the members OF thu
Teachers Retirement Fund at tho
theatre Miss Elizabeth A. Allen, of
Hoboken, original organizer and seq
retary Of the fund, will speak. The
meeting is also for the purpose Of
forming a sub-organization and elects
ing officers.
In the afternoon the session OF the
institute will start in the theatre at
o'clock, when James P, Haney. B.
&c., director of art and manual train
ing, OF the city schools Of New York,
VIII lecture on Methods of Teach
Ing the Manual Arts, Primary Teach
ers. At 2:45 o'clock the high
school orchestra will render selec-
tion and at o'clock Mr.. Haney Will
speak on Methods Of Teaching the
Manual Arts, Grammar Teachers"
The exercises will close about 3:4S
o'clock, after which social session
and tea VIII be held at the high
school.
The out-of-town teachers Will be
shown points of interest after the ex-
ercises, and the high school, the new
grammar school, school No. / and
the Westminster will be open fc-
their inspection. At a recent meet
ing Of the Board Of Trustees OF the
Perth Amboy Public Library, Miss
Mulligan, the librarian, was granted
permission to invite the teachers.
who attend the institute, to visit the
library. II any Of the teachers attend.
tea will be served
II Is expected that following will
be among those present: Charles J.
Baxter state superintendent of pub
lie instructions w. Edwin Florance.
Of the state board of education; Will
liam G. Schaufiier. OF the state board
of education; H. Brewster Willis, su-
perintendent of Middlesex county
schools, and William G. Armstrong.
superintendent OF New Brunswick
schools.
The institute 10 only for the teach
ers of Middlesex county and It IS the
first time that 1t has been heIa
this city. New Brunswick has BIZ q
the meeting place In other years.
That 1t is being held here this year
is due largely to the efforts Of Sam
uel p. Shull, superintendent Of the
public schools OF this city. He has
worked hard for its success and the
committees, who were appointed
some time ago to arrange it, have
been untiring In their efforts.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-12-15

The Public School Teachers ol
MiddIesex County VIII Have I'm
pOrtant Sessions Here Friday.
MANY INTERESTING FEATURES

Plans are practically complete for
the Teachers Institute which will be
held in this city on Friday and an
interesting program has been ar
ranged by the committees in charge
There will also be an Industrial ex-
hibit which is something entirely
new in connection with the institute
In this state. The exhibit is com
posed of drawing, basketry, sewing.
paper weaving, bookbinding, wrought
wood boxes, taborets, book cases and
other Industrial and manual training
work, which has been done by the
pupils OF all the schools In this city.
1t is also expected that the pupils
of Woodbridge will show their work
as a committee of teachers from that
place came to this city yesterday af-
ternoon to make arrangements to
that end. The exhibit will be in the
high school auditorium, but the out
of-town work will be in separate
room. The exhibit will be only open
to the teachers at o'clock Friday
morning, but will be open to the pub
lie on Saturday 1t win be very in
|teresting, as some of the work is ex-
Icellent and comprises handicraft OF
every department from the kinder
garten up to the high school. The
book binding is cleyerly done, the
actual process being from plans, from
pasteboard to the original hand-deco-
rated portfolio. The stencil designs
are formed by arrangement Of mo-
|tifs. The designs are cut from pa
per and treated with shellac, and
then stamped on fabrics In harmo-
NOUS shades. The directors of the
work will be present to explain 1t in
detail
The Days Events.
The institute exercises will open
at $3.50 o'clock Friday morning in
Proctor's theatre, after the teachers
and visiting guests have examined
the exhibit in the high school. AT
10 o'clock Miss Charlotte Herckner,
of Hackensack, will lecture on Man
ual Training In the Elementary
Schools" Announcements will be
made at 10:46 o'clock and at IL
o'clock Miss Herckner Will speak
Iagain, ON Suggestions as to Outline
and Equipment for Work"
AT 12 o'clock the teachers, both
Visiting and local, will have luncheon
In the parlors of Simpson M. ID.
Iohurch, which the Ladies' Auxiliary
viii serve for thirty-fiye cents
plate.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-12-15
2 WOMEN IN
CORY RUMPUS
Police Called to Tenement
House Find Victims Of
Fight Bleeding
PAROLED FOR A HEARING

When Roundsman Morris respond-
ed to a call to the Rosett tenement
house In William street at S.46
o'clock last night he found woman
bleeding profusely about the head.
She said her name was Mary Chis-
lock and that James Previous, am
other tenant, had assaulted her.
The policeman went to the apart
ments of Previous to arrest him and,
on entering the room, saw that Mrs.
Previous was also bleeding from a
cut on the head
Further Investigations revealed
that the three had been fighting and
Morris decided to take the trio to
the police station. After hearing the
story. Sergeant McDermott paroled
the prisoners to appear at 8 o'clock
this morning. AS Recorder Pickers-
gill was unable to be present this
morning the hearing was postponed
until o'clock tonight.