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Evening journal., 1909-04-06
Y. M. c. A. CLASSES
AT HAPPY DINNER

t. Irving Handy was POSTMASTER at
the dinner given the Y. NJ. G.. A. In the
cafe last evening by the Educational De-
partment OF the Association, 10 the en-
rolled students.
The tables were tastefully decorated
and the menue consisted OF Long Is
land salts. queen olives, celery. CHER
sauce, bisque OF tomato. boiled trout. egg
sause; roast prime ribs Of beef au JUS;
mashed potatoes, green peas. combina-
tion salad. ice cream assorted cakes.
coffee.
Following the dinner A. L. Turnep su-
perintendent Of the educational depart
ment introduced l.. Irving Handy. who
acted as POSTMASTER. The following
responded 10 toasts. each relating to his
subject I'm the department: H. A. Drake.
instructor in accounting; A. e. Arledge.
Instructor IN geometry; Anthony Stein
hilper. instructor in the employed boys
class: r. G. Bruce. instructor in alge-
bra: c. w. Bush. member of the board
NJ. ID. Fisher instructor In stenography;
r. t. Hanison. instructor IN shop mathe-
matics; ]. II. Loux. Instructor in tele-
graphy: IT, G. Stout instructor I'm pen
manship: j. Frank Miller. instructor IN
drawing; c. f. Burchenal. instructor I'm
law: w. r. Craig. one OF the boys; +.
r. Tibbitts. general secretary; II. II.
Ward, chairman educational committee
The committee I'm charge comprised II.
C. Strout. Stanley c. Watson. Walter T..
Craig, Howard Schwartz. John II. Hon.
II. IT, Hunsicker. John Patterson. ]. W.
Hoffecker and c. e. G. Daistrom.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
RIVER CLAIMS
TWO VICTIMS
Sand Dredee WOrEmen Drown
ed off Reedy Island Sat-
urday Night
ONE BODY RECOVERED;
THE SECOND MISSING

Some time during Saturday night
Curtis Gray, aged So years, OF No Gle
West street, and John $. Bradley.
aged 80 years. OF No, 70i West Eighth
street, steward and mate respectively
Of the sand dredge Phoenix. owned
by the Charles Warner Company, we're
drowned in the Delaware River near
Reedy Island. Nothing was known of
the drowning here until late yesterday
afternoon. Grays body was brought
10 Wilmington last evening and Is now
in the coronor's charge. Bradley 4
body has not been recovered.
Mystery surrounds the drowning. The
coroner is at loss to explain II and IL
may be that the affair viii never be
explained
At noon on Saturday. when the men
employed on the dredge finished their
short days work. they were brought
To Wilmington to spend Sunday. Gray
and Bradley were left in charge Of the
dredge. Contrary to the rules OF the
company the men left the vessel on
Saturday afternoon, for they were seen
at Port Penn about 4 o'clock on Sat
urday afternoon and at 10 o'clock on
the evening Of the same day they were
seen I'm Delaware City.
II Is believed from footprints found
along ,he shore at Delaware City, that
the men had anchored their rowboai
near the sluice at a point above Port
Penn. Tho rocks near the sluic'
showed were one Of them had slipped
The crow OF the dredge on reaching
the boat yesterday morning was sur
prised TO find all the lights showing
and the craft deserted. The tul
Taurus with a party then went iT
search OF the men. From Delawar'
city, where they obtained their frs
clue. they proceeded to Reedy islam,
where they found Gray's body lyini
on the beach a short distance below
the quarantine station. The rowboa
was Overturned and was lying a fe,
feet away Nothing was seen o
Bradley's body, and II he is drowne
the body must have hoated with tn
tide.
When the Taurus returned wit
/ Gray's body last evening IL was me
at the iKng street wharf by Williar
Gray, an only son of the dead MAJ
and wher he beheld the limp form 3
his father he sohbed aloud.
Coroner Gaynor said to-day that d
was at loss to account for the drown
ing. 1t may be that the rowboat wa
upset in a sudden squall or one q
the men upset It while trying to get /
after the other was seated.
Bradley is unmarried but Gray leave
a widow and one son.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
HIS BID WAS
$4,000 TOO LOW

United states Engineer Captain Rand
received letter this morning from
James A. IIirons OF Dover. stating that
he had made mistake in his bid for
building the superstructure work OF tho
new Elbow Cross Ledge Light Station.
in the Delaware river. He said that
when he returned home last evening he
found that he had made an error in
adding his nEurss 70 the extent OF So
900. He desired 70 increase his bid to
sl2oog instead Of 5000, the price he
submitted yesterday.
Captain Rand said today that he had
sent the bids opened yesterday to Wash
ington and sent the 5000 addition to
Mr Hlrons' bid,
The Dover man will probably receive
the contract even at his greatly in
creased bid. as with all that he is still
5000 lower than the next low bidder.
who was the Tatnall Brown Company, OF
this city, their bid being $4,000.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
HERE'S A JOB
FOR ACOOK
Compensation is Good Wages
and Guarantee Against
Scarlet Fever
HEALTH BOARD
OFFERS THE PLACE

The Board OF Health office Is seeking .
cook for a family four members OF which
are suffering from scarlet fever. The
person accepting the position will find
work for two or three weeks at average
wages and viii be guaranteed against con-
tracing the sickness from the family for
whom she win cook
Secretary Joseph Wigglesworth said to-
day that he viii receive all applications
for the place. Candidates for the posi-
ton must apply at once as the mother OF
the family is now IN with the disease The
names OF the victims Of the maiady are be-
ing withheld. Two Of the children have
had the disease. and now the third one and
the mother have It. The father has not
been stricken.
The woman is able to care FOR her chill
dren but cannot prepare the food for her
family. The effected ones will be isolated
and the cook who accepts the position Will
not be near any Of the patients
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
VENUS MUST WEAR
CLOTHES, MAYOR SAYS

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. April g.
Shocked by an undraped Venus fash
ioned in white sand and pink clay by
a beach sand artist, Mayor Stoy pro-
mulgated an order today that brought
sorrow TO the hearts Of budding sculp-
tors OF the beach front.
Venus must wear clothes or the
semblance OF them," is the mayors
cdict. Police officers Of the board
walk squad carried the order along the
beach front with suggestions that the
sand artists connne their future sub
jects 10 something other than ststuary
Taking "A boardwalk stroll the mayor
chance to gaze over the boardwalk
rail TO see what It was that had en-
tranced the gaze of a throng OF ad-
miring men. Never again." said he
and the order followed.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
FRANCE FACES
GRAVE PERIL
reared That the Trade Unions
Will Start a ParaIyzine
Strike
SOCIALISTS BELIEVED TO
BE- BEHIND MOVEMENT
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PARIS, April 6-In the opinion II
a large part of the best thinking peo-
pie of France, the republic is now fac
ing the gravest peril in many years.
as a result of the growing power of
trades unions. The demonstration that
the unions are planning for May l.,
which is likely to take the form of a
paralyzing strike, is looked forward to
as a crisis that may actually shape
the future of the country.
Nothing else is talked of in the cafes
to-day, and where it is discussed by
friends or enemies of the government
a note of alarm is always present.
Even the. most conservative of the
French newspapers are openly pointing
out the dangers that confront the ma
tion.
The ultimate object of the general
labor federation is avowedly the es-
tablishment OF complete socialism. The
more radiacl of it's leaders favor the
destruction of cathedrals, palaces, art
treasures. and historical monuments,
alleging that these are all reminders
of plutocracy. This number. of course
Is few but he extremists are rapidly
multiplying and no one cares to fore
cast the outcome should the govern
ment weaken.
The Bonapartists and Orleanists have
Joined forces and are hoping to take
advantage Of the suituation to effect a
coup. Their anticipations are not
without basis for the growth of the
revolutionary spirit among the work
ing men with the ultimate object OF
socialism is producing a corresponding
reaction of other classes in favor OF
the re-establishment of a monarchy. II
the chasm between the two wings car
only be made wide and deep enough
the Bonapartists and Orleanists hope
to profit by the division.
One element OF strength that is
rapidly being alienated from the sup.
port of the government is the tdemend-
Gus shopkeeping class, whose business
has suffered irreparable loss through
the governments failure TO hold il
check the workingmen. The shop
keepers assert that they are th'
especial objects OF the worlSingmen''
hatred
The shopkeepers are forming a de
. fensive organization and many Of then
are going armed as they fear a reigi
Of looting and blocdshed following ;
declaration of a general strike.
The Bourse reflects the genera
pessimistic tone and a decline in its Sc
curities las already occurred and still
further declines are expected.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
ENGLAND MAY INTERFERE
IN A TURKISH REBELLION

BY United Press Leased Special WirA
CONsTANTINOPLE, April 6-Engiand
to-day made informal representations to
Turkey that unless the Turkish govern
ment succeeds in putting down the re-
belllon Of Arabs in Asiatic Turkey. Eng
land will interfere.
The rebellion has grown so ious that
navigation on the river Tigrls was sus-
pended to-day. This was done TO protect
the steamers from bands of warlike Arabs
who line the bank and fire on any passing
craft. regardless of what colors It flies
Several small boats carrying European
passengers are tied up at river towns
and are believed to be in great peril.
Even the Turkish gunboats have become
powerless to check the uprising.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
NEW GOVERNOR
FOR ARIZONA
By United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. April 6.-President
Taft today decided 10 appoint Sichard
A. Sloan, as governor Of Arizona, and
George u. Young, as secretary Of state
Of that territory.
The term OF present Governor Klbbey
has expired. and Secretary OF State John
II. Page resigned ''for the sake OF party
harmony"
The new appointments were decided
upon after several conferences at the
White House with Postmaster General
Hitchcock. Delegate Ralph Cameron anc
Hovall A. Smith. the Republican terri
torial committeeman. Young. the new
secretary of state, was candidate for
the goyernorship.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
EAST SIDE WANTS
BETTER STREETS

"The bulk of the improvements in
the city Of Wilmington have been
made in the Ninth ward" declared
George w. Taylor a contractor ,at the
meeting of the Street and Sewer
Directors this morning.
"Insidc of the last six years we have
built very nearly a million and a half
dollars worth Of property east of Mar
ket street. and we haven't ANYTHING
TO show for it in the way of street i'm
prOvements. We on the east side of
the city ought to have some way Of
getting to the city without going
through the mud Either Eleventh
street bridge or the iPne street bridge
should be made decent highways to
the city.
Mr.. Taylor requesting the paving OF
the sidewalks on Thatcher street. He
was advised to get petitions.
Many other requests for street i'm
provemnets were made.
A request to the Street and Sewer
Directors for an extension OF the sewer
on Scott street west OF Sixth, was re-
ferred 70 the sewer engineer
Request was made for the paving of
Maple street. from Van Buren, 10
Broome. This street is on the list to
be paved. after all obligations have
been mot"
Request for the paving of McCauley
street. between Lombard and Pine
streets. could not be favored.
Representative Connolly made appli-
cation for arc lights at Maple and
Van Buren streets and at Columbia
avenue and Harrison streets. The re-
quests were referred TO the street COM
missioner.
on request OF S. II. Baynard. Jr.,
the directors took under advisement
the construction Of a sewer at Twen-
tieth and Van Buren, streets.
William Hawkins requested the
grading of jefferson street between
Twenty-first and Concord avenue.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
TROUBLE OVER
HALL SIDEWALK

The obligation of the city to place a
new sidewalk in front of Eden Hall in
Tenth street between Orange and Tat
nall was referred to the city solicitor
for an opinion by the Street and Sewer
Directors this morning. The grade Of
the bed of Tenth street was raised
when IL was paced with bitulithic.
This left the sidewalk below the street
about inches. Director Gray declared
today that the sidewalk was defective,
and that the directors should bear the
cost only Of the sub-base. The owners
of Eden Hail. it is said, have refused to
repave the sidewalk at their expense.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
TROLLEY GRANT
YET HELD UP
New Paving Conditions to be
Demanded Before Peoples
Line Gets to Wharf

The first regular meeting OF the roor-
ganized Board OF Street and Sewer Di-
rectors was held this morning President
George W. Sparks presided gracefully and
Charles A. Rudolph. the new director.
was famillarlzed with the procedure Of the
board.
The bill permitting the Peoples Railway
Company to operate on East Fourth street
from Church 10 the Wilson Line wharf
having been passed by the Legislature
and signed by the Governor, a resolution
granting the railway franchise for the
extension was given its third reading, but
not adopted The delay in adoption was
necessitated by provision requiring the
company 10 pave three feet from the
tracks Of the Wilmington city Railway
The directors propose TO change the re-
auirement TO six feet. They appointed
Thursday on which to inspect the street.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
MAY CRIPPLE
BIG CONCERNS
Standard Oil Suit is Far
Reaching, Says the Trusts
Attorney
MAY RESULT IN BREAKING
UP THE LARGE COMBINES

BY Unlted Press Leased Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS, April 6-"The full signi-
ficance OF this suit against the Stand
ard oil Company has not dawned on
the American people. If the govern
ment succeeds in procuring an order
restraining the subordinate corpora
tions from paying dividends to the
Standard. It will hold in its hands an
instrument with which it can at will
destroy the integrity of every big
enterprise in the United States"
Attorney Moritz Rosenthal, mouth
piece Of the oil company, thus voices
the opinion of interests he represnto.
General Generalization of the biz
vested interests in the country is pre-
dicted If a final adverse decision Is
rendered against tn oil trust.
Not only may the Standard oil Com
pany be dissolved. but also the railway
mergers. steel trust, fish trust, and all
the great trusts that control the sup
ply Of the necessaries Of life. 'rhe dis
solving OF thse organizations in tho
opinion of the Standard advisers will
domoralize capital almost TO a state OF
anarchy. Another panic Of greater
magnitude than the one out of which
the country is just emerging would
ensue and the people, the princi-
pal sufferers, they say.
The government expects to conclude
the presentation of its case this after.
noon. The program for the day Is
that Kellogg finish by noon art
Special Counsel Charles b. Morrison
will present his argument during thu
Afternoon. At their hotels before
court convened to-day the four pre-
siding judges glanced over the brie
OF fact Of the defense. This was file,
in three paper volumes OF 800 page
after yesterdays adjournment. II deal
with the origin ownership and develop
ment Of the Standard Oil Company
and gives a history Of the companie
acquired subsequently to the trus
agreement.
1t rebuts all allegation of conspirac'
in restraint of trade and of resort &
unfair methods.
on the ground that no proof has bee
adduced against Galena Signal Oi
| Company. of Franklin. Pa, the stand
ards lawyers ask for dismissal Of tn
! charges against that company. Thi
concern supplies most OF the railroad
Of the country with luhricating oil.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
DOWN BANK IN
AN AUTOMOBILE

While motoring along the park drive in
the Brandywine Park yesterday afternoon
in a machine owned by Max Podolsky, his
father-in-law. Dr. Max Davis. dentist
collided with three garbage carts al the
foot Of Rodney street, near the old Rosen-
dale Park and narrowly escaped with his
life. The machine knocked down a horse
attached to one OF the carts and then be-
coming unmanagable, crashed into a board
fence breaking it and then tdmbling down
a twenty-foot embankment on the side Of
the drive.
Dr. Davis was painfully bruised but
otherwise escaped injury. The auto was so
badly damaged that it will have to be re-
built.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
GRANGERS DEBATE
THE JURY QUESTION

"Is it just for one man Of trial
jury Of twelve men to disagree on q
court case and tie up the entire jury;
thus incurring retrial and additional
expense ON the court?" was the sub
ject of a debate at the meeting OF
Diamond State Grange in Stanton Hall
last evening. The Affirmative was
taken by b. F. Groves and Samuel
Mccoy and the negative by William
Stroud and c. p. Dickey. The debate
proved interesting as well as instruc-
tive, and the judges gave their deci-
sion in favor of the affirmative.
Following the debate music was
given by the grange orchestra. Mrs.
Lindell, Mrs. Mary Dickey and Samuel
Mccoy gave readings.
The grange has a large class of
candidates who will be initiated at the
next meeting on Monday, April -.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
CURRY NARROWLY
ESCAPED DEATH

The case Of Morris Curry, one Of the
victims Of the last powder mill explo.
sion along the Brandywine, is a most re.
rnarkable one. The man has been al
the Delaware Hospital since tne explo.
sion and about two weeks ago contracted
tetanus and for a time he was in a crit.
ical condition.
The patient was attended by DR..
Meredith I. Samuels, who freely used
anti-toxin in the treatment Of the case
which alone cost s257. The DUPONT Pow.
der Company gave orders to spare nc
expense TO save the mans life.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
A. M. E. PREACHERS GET
READY FOR CONFERENCE

The monthly meeting Of the A. NJ. +.
Preachers Union was held in Union A.
NJ "a Church. Twelfth and French
streets, yesterday. II was decided by the
ministers TO hold the annual conference
OF the church at Coatsville Pa, on
April o. The address Of welcome at the
conference will be made by Burgess
Shallcross. OF that city Bishop b. T.
Ruley spoke Of the Union Industrial
Training School. The union decided 10
donate SO TO the fund for a silver SER
vice for the battleship Delaware.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
WILL COUNT
VOTE TODAY

The members OF the Police Department
yesterday afternoon and last evening
elected FIVE members comprising the Board
Of Trustees Of the Police Pension Fund.
Among those who voted were Police Ma
irons wogan and White. It being their
first vote for trustees Of the fund, as here
tofore they were not benefciaries Of the
fund
The Police Commission will canvass the
vote at its regular weekly meeting this
afternoon. The ballot box will be kept
closed until that time.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
TO GO OVER ROUTE
OF PROPOSED TROLLEY

During the coming week an expert civil
engineer will so over the route OF the
proposed new trolley road between VIII
mington and West Chester. lie will Sc
cure data to be given to New York finan-
ciers who wish information regarding
the proposed road.
lie will estimate on the cost OF con-
struction and the patronage to be derived
along the line, both passenger, express
and freight.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY
CYCLONE IN ILLINOIS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
MARION. H.. April GA cyclone
swept northeast from here. The town
of Pittshurg, six miles away, was
practically destroyed. Two men there
are reported to have been killed, but
the report has not been varifed.
A hundred houses were wrecked by
the storm. Heavy rain fell. The
streets OF Marion are blocked by rebris.
Trees are uprooted and store fronts
blown out. There are a number of
coal mines near Marion and the great
est damage was done to the small
houses near them in which the miners
lived. A number of persons here were
slightly injured.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
WEArHER.

WASHINGTON. AIriI e.-Thers will
be showers tonight and Wednesday in
the upper Ohio Valley and lower lake
region, tonight or Wednesday in the
northern portions Of the east gulf states
and on Wednesday in the middle At
Iantio States, but in the Ohio Valley,
and lower lake region and northern
portion, of the east gulf states II Will
be somewhat cooler, Wednesday.
Forecast till p. m. Wednesday:
For Delaware-lnereasin cloudiness
toniqht. Wednesday showers; moder-
ate southeast to south winds.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
THIS TAILLESS CAT A
TERROR TO OTHER Tables

william Mitchell. Of No. 22i woodiawn
avenue, has a grey cat which is consid-
cred curiosity on account of having no
tail. It is one of a family of FIVE cats. all
OF which we're without tails. All other
cats in Silverbrook are afraid Of the tail
less feline which has developed into a
great fighter The cat differs from other
felines in that it does not run but jumps
like a rabbit
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
CLEARINGS INDICATE
RETURN OF PROSPERITY

Clearings reported at the semi-annual
meeting of the Wilmington Clearing
House Association, held in Union Ma
tional Bank this morning, although be-
low those of :1he corresponding ax
months Of last year indicate the return
Of better business conditions here.
For the year ending March 81. 1909,
the clearing were s62,5Si.5SS as compared
with So, 247. $50 for the year ending March
81. 1908. a decrease for the latter year Of
&.712,692 Clearings for the six months
ending March. 1909 however, show the
indications of the return of prosperity,
the clearings for the period having been
S3l. $50 73s. or but s53.75s below the clear
ings for the corresponding six months or
last year. the clearings for that period
having been S3l,71S49O.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
Lemuel E. Mari 72 Years Old Today

Lemuel r. Marr. one Of Wilmington's
best known residents, is receiving con-
gratulations today. the occasion being
his seventy second birthday annlver-
sary. Mr.. Marr came to this country
from England in 1861 and after a seven
years residence I'm Trenton came 20 Will
mington and has resided here since.
He served on the city police force for
ten years, was a special officer at the
Grand Opera House for three years
and during the last four years has
been special ofFicer az the Clayton
House. Mr. Marr is we'll known n
society circles. having served as grand
master OF ekchequer Of the Grand
Lodge OF Delaware Knights OF Pythias
for over thlrty-two years. a longer
term than by any other officer in that
order anywhere.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
TO SHOW DESIGN
OF SILVER SERVICE

The hsttleship committee of the Board
Of Trade has arranged to have bidders and
others interested In the gift OF a silver
service 10 the batleshlp Delaware to meet
with Howard Pyle the designer. in the
Board Of Trade rooms on Thursday night
when the design is ready.
Every prospective bidder will receive
personal notification Of this meeting, and
II there are any citizens who would like
TO be present when the design is shown, II
they will notify the committee Of their de-
sire. they viii receive personal notification
OF the meeting in time TO attend, and the
committee will be glad to see them.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
Was Beaten and Robbed.

Thomas Calhound. captain Of one Of
the sand barges OF the Charles Warner
Company. was held up. robbed and
beaten into insensibillty on Sunday
night, while walking along Garasche's
Lane in South Wilmington on his way
to the barge. He was attacked just
after passing freight car. The
thieves secured S26.
Evening journal., 1909-04-06
WILL OPEN BIDS
FOR BONDS APRIL2l

The sinking fund commissioners OF the
city, will open the bids ask for the bond
issues aggregating $S25,oOO at noon on
April q. Bonds to the amount OF s25O0o
will be issued for the Street and Sewer
Department; $1,000 for the Water Depart
ment and $4,000 for the Board of Park
Commissioners.