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Evening journal., 1909-07-19
WOULD BUY
BELL STOCK

In pursuance Of "a policy Of acquiring
absolute ownership of controlled telc-
phone lines. tho American Telephone
and Telegraph Company has made en
offer to take over all Of the capital
stock Of the Bell Telephone Company.
of Pennsylvania The American COM
pany already controls the Pennsyl-
vanla corporation through tho owner
ship OF about 50 per cent. OF It's stock
The offer OF tho American company
Is approved by the board Of directors
OF the Bell Telephone Company and Is
recommended in a circular issued yes
terday TO the stockholders.
The offer Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company is to eX-
change seven of its shares for thc
eight OF the Bell company, of Penn
sylvania. A similar offer was made
70 the New York and New Jersey
Telegraph and Telephone Company.
The Bell Telephone Company. Of
Pennsylvania, covers all the state Of
Pennsylvania cast Of the Allegheny
Mountains, except the northern tier Cf
counties. II also owns the capital
stock Of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. which covers
Maryland. the District Of Columbia
and a small part Of Virginia; the Dio-
mond state Telephone Company, COW
ering Delaware and tho Delaware nnd
Atlantic Company. which operates
throughout Delaware and Southern
New Jersey.
This latest move is understood TO be
part Of the general plan 60 consolidate
the telephone business into one corpor-
alton with a capital OF $3.50, 0,000,000
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
WATER BOARD FINANCES
RUNNING VERY LOW

Tho water commissioners at their
weekly meeting this morning ordered
$4,000 transferred from the National
Bank OF Wilmington and Brandywine
60 the active bank, the Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company
Applications FOR 20 meters were fav-
orod.
The Equitable Title and Trust COM
pany sent an authorized agreement Of
the plan proposed between the Water
Commissioners and the Riverview
Heights Improvement Company as to
the laying OF water pipes there by the
department With a payment of five per
cent on the investment. Theagreemcnt
was referred to Chief Engineer Kicnle.
The following balances were report
cd: Special. s54, 1886; current. si7S0.09
Weekly pay rolls were ordered paid
as follows Special. S172.32; current,
Sg56.6g.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
FIRST TRAIN
UNDER RIVER
contlnned l-rom ans pag.-

AA0lA INA
New England for the west can make his
connections without changing the skyline
Of New York.
The building OF the down town tun-
mel connecting the financial district Of
New York with Jersey City. has been
a Herculean feat. Under the gigantic
terminal station in New York. hewn out
Of solid rock at depth OF 90 feet. Is
a little city An itself. covering % acres,
where are located enough stores and
booths for the average housewife to do
a full days shopping and miss nothing.
The tunnel Is built I'm twins, each
separated by 80 feet. Trains going in
one direction use one tunnel while
trains in the opposite direction use the
other. There are eight tracks four in
each tube. II is estimated that to start
with 1O0.000.00O persons per annum Will
use the tube. which can easily ac-
commodate 25O,0OO.O00 persons every
year.
The tubes arc 90 feet below the sur
face of the Hudson river. while i'm some
places there is forty feet Of earth be-
tween the bottom OF the river and the
top OF tho tubes.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Lie Laborer and Hi. Hlra.

At conference in New York OF
foreign missions boards reference was
made TO the increased cost Of living
OF missionaries home on leave, which
made It harder for them to get along
than If they stayed in their foreign
field OF labor
"Why," said the speaker, "a mission
airy must travel decently, and that re-
minds me Of a story Of Mr.. Spurgeon
and a fellow Clergyman. The two were
just starting on a railway journey and
Mr.. spurgeon's fri II showed him a
second class ticket
"'See,' said he. what good care
take Of the Lords money
"'See. said Mr. Spurgeon. bringing
ont first class ticket. what good care
1 take Of the Lords servant ~
Youths Companion.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Tho Don's Opinion.

Fashion is as ineSorable in mems as
in women's dress. The undergraduate
is perhaps the most telling example Of
this. It was so even a century ago.
when oxford led the way in adopting
the new nankeen trousers that were TO
supersede tight breeches and top boots.
Just about that period q don Of Trinity
met an undergraduate arrayed in all
the splendor OF the new fashion
young man. said the don severely.
''you VIII come TO no good. You wear
nnnkeen trousers and keep a dog" The
young man afterward became DR..
Sumner and bishop Of Winchester
London Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
HEAVY STORM
BREAKS DROUGHT

No beleagured city ever welcomed
the booming Of the guns of a rescu-
ing army with greater JOY than Will
felt last evening when the dis
tant sound OF thunder promised an
end to the drought that has afflicted
Delaware so seriously during the past
few weeks.
The rain was welcome to the deni-
zens of the town because it brought
relief from the intense heat, cleaned
the streets and freshened the lawns
but il was more than welcome to the
farmers and gardeners, because it
broke a drought that was running
crops and destroying wealth at the
rate OF hundreds OF dollars daily.
The rain came too late to save many
crops, but in the promise Of the fields
that are still redeemable the losses OF
the past weeks will soon be forgotten.
Today a cool summer breeze came
in the wake of tho storm.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
YOUNG TURKS
HANG MUTINEERS 5

CONsTANTINoPLE. Turkey. July
19.-The Young Turks are talking
bloody reprisals from the April mutiny
in the army which was said TO have
been instigated by the deposed Sultan,
Abdul Hamid and which for a time,
threatened the success OF the Young
Turks.
This morning thirteen of the partici-
pants i'm the mutiny were found guilty
by the court martial composed OF off,
GERS of the Young Turkish party, and
were hanged.
Among those put to death were for
mer Commander Kusuf Pasha. Of Err
zerum: Shiek Nahdeti. two colonies and
five lesser army officers. The men died
bravely.
The members of the court martial
have acquitted lkdams. the proprietor
of the Authenticated d'Ievdhet
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
QUITE FoeeY.
Il must Have Bosn Pretty Thick Back
IN the Old DAYS,

Il must Have Bosn Pretty Thick Back
In The Old Days.
"Yaas, it's foggy quite foggy," said
Hezekiah Tofpyhue. filling his pipe and
putting vigorously on the stem. "But
It amt nothin' to the fog we had back
in seventy-nine. BY CORY. boys, but
that was a fog, an no mistakel Why.
It was so thick that when l went out
TO the barn one night to feed the ami
mails l had to git three O. the farm
hands to come along behind me an
push me through st."
"Yaas." said Hiram Wigley, the egg
king, that was some fog. ] remember
that there seventy-nine AFFAIR very
well, but It warn't n marker alongside
O. the two we had in seventy eight.
when me an Joe Sillsbee had to take
a plow TO cut our way through TO the
henhouse, an by ginger. when we
got there We found the hens a-settin'
on 1t instid Of on their nests. an some
Of 'em laid eggs right on 10 It like as
though Il was made o. hay. b'gosh"
"Yaas," put in old Granther Smoggs,
the village patriarch, them there two
fogs was dandies, an everything you
fellers says about 'em is gospel trewth,
but fer real fog ye'd oughter been
around here back in my young days.
I tell ye they was solid. them days.
Why. we boys used to set on the fence
down in front O. the little chapel an
make fog balls outen 'em an peg 'em
at people rs they went by. Seems tc
me amt seen no fogs sence that time
that we could make snowballs out Of
Have you, BilT"-Chicago News.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
TAFT IS OPEN
TO CONVICTION

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, July 19.--President Taft
I'm his now famous downward revision"
statement of last week on raw materials
said that he was open to conviction as
to whether there was real necessity for a
duty upon hides, coal, lumber, oil and iron
ore.
The eighteen epubncan Senators who
have agreed to stand together in opposi-
tion TO the placing OF these articles upon
the free list, have now undetsiSen the task
Of convincing him.
They have appointed subcommittee
10 wait upon the President this afternoon
to present TO him their argument against
material reduction upon these articles. The
committee consists Of five mebers, as fol-
lows;
Senator Elkins. OF West virginia. who
will argue the coal proposition; Senator
piles, Of Washington who VIII present the
argument in behalf OF lumber: Senator
Warren. of Wyoming. who will defend the
duty on hides; Senator Curtis, of Kansas.
who will demand that the oil fields of the
middle west be protected by the counter
vailng duty against Mexico and Canada:
and Senator Smith, OF Michigan, who will
fight for the retention Of duty upon iron
ore.
The coalition OF senators who are op-
posing the Presidents views for the
entrance of these five articles free, con-
sits of the following;
Senators Perkins and Flint, Of Cali
fornia; Hepburn and Borah, Of Idaho;
Curtis of Kansas; Carter and Dixon,
Of Montana; Nixon, of Nevada; Smoot
and Sutherland, Of Utah: Piles and
Jones. Of Washington; Warren and
Clark, Of Wyoming To these are added
Senators EllSins and Scott, of West Vir-
ginia, a state which is vitally inter-
ested in the production Of practically
all of the raw materials. The other
recruits are Senators Gallinger of New
Hampshire, and Hael, of Maine. The
latter give their adherence to the coal
ition against free raw materials solely
on the ground that they are protection
lists, and believe i'm giving protection
not only to manufactured products but
to the raw materials of manufacture
which are the finished product Of the
miner, lumberman and farmer.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
FRONT STREET WIDENING
COMMISSION TO MEET

Tho third commission appointed TO
condemn a portion Of the Merritt
House property. at Front and French
streets. 70 widen Front street. Will
meet at o'clock this afternoon in tae
City Council chambers. The decision s
OF two previous commissions were ap-
pcaled from. by each side Tho con-
clusion reached by the third comm.s-
sion to-day will be final.
The second commission appointed to
assess damages for condemning Clay
ton street from Front to Fifth street,
will meet at the same place to-morrow "
afternoon. The first commission
awarded the property owners six
cents damages and they appealed.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
AUTO OUTING FOR
THE "SHUT.INS"

Today and tomorrow will close the
list of automobile offers foH-the outing
for the shut in" children TO Newark
on Friday. Sixteen cars have been Of
fered but the committee believes there
are more who will come i'm this week
On Thursday the tickets will be dis
tributed by the police. TO make the
ride complete officials Of the street car
lines will be asked To pass all children
holding tickets TO and from the court
house where the start viii be made at
l.30 D. m. Friday Auto owners who
can possibly give their car should ad-
dress Rev. ID. NJ. Cleland, s26 Van
Buren street, or d. g. A. phone. 4016D
William l.. Hammond. +. NJ. Penny
packer and William E. Holland are the
latest TO place their automobiles at the
disposal OF the committee
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
NO CRIME TO KNOW
WHEN TO GO HOME

Patrolman England had two prisoners
IN city Court this morning, but failed
to make case out against them. and
they were dismissed. The defendants
were Wilbert Pritchett and Joseph Jen-
kins both colored, who were charged
with disorderly conduct. England ar
rested the pair at Twelfth and Claymont
streets early yesterday morning lie told
them to move on and one Of them said
1--WE know when to go home" and then
ran. England said that was all they
did. Judge Cochran did not think there
was any evidence Of disorder and dis
missed them.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
CONCERTS DO NOT
INJURE THE PARK

Chief Engineer Kienle, Of the Water
Department, reported to the Water
Commissioners this morning that the
recent drought had parched The grass
at Cool Spring Park. He also report
ed the success OF the two band con-
certs held there. with no damage 10
the park The remodeling Of the old
Brandywine station has been complet-
ed. At the new filter plant. he re-
ported, the structural steel work on
two beds has been installed and the
forms for the construction have been
started. The total yards Of concrete
placed was 707, or an average Of 11s
cubic yards per day for six working
days.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
KODEOVER'S BODY
INFERRED TODAY

The body Of James Kodeover who died
in the Delaawre Hospital. on last Thurs
day night as a result Of burns he re-
oeived In night with Stephen Bogy in a
West Front street house. was inferred to-
day in silverbrook cemetery.
The mans body lay at the morgue from
the time Of his death but nobody claimed
it. He had sufficient money among his
effects to purchase a cemetery lot and TO
bury him. 1t was used for this purpose.
The inquest in the case may be held this
evening Bogy has been held without bail
his case having been continued in the
city Court until after the inquest.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
LACK OF QUORUM PRE-
VENTED GRANGE MEETIN G

Owing to lack Of a quorum the meet
ing of the executive committee OF the
Farmers Institute OF New Castle
County was not held in the Hotel
Wilmington on Saturday, only three
members being present. The purpose
OF the meeting was TO have discussed
the advisability OF holding series cf
women's Institutes in connection with
the Kent and Sussex institutes in
November. This viii probably be
taken up at the annual meeting OF the
New Castle County Institute in No
Nemhcr at stanton.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Social and
Personal

Miss Mary r. Hanna. OF Philadel-
phia. is spending sometime with rela-
tivcs In this city.
Miss May Berry IS visiting at Perry
Vile
Mrs George Pyle. or Perryvllle, was
q Wilmington visitor recently.
The Misses Gencvieve and lfilda
I.,crist. Of Havrc de Grace. Md, are
visiting Wilmington friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Ephraim Frazier were
Newark visitors recently.
James w. Huston or Scaford. was
Wilmington visitor last week.
AIr and Mrs William M. Foord wcrc
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. w. X. Nor
san. az Seaford. last week.
slrs. ltichard Reed has been visit
ing kcnnctt Square friends.
Mrs. Thomas Farley visited Mrs.
John Grace, Of Kcnnott Square, iast
cck
Mrs. John Mcclure. nf Midd.etown.
Nas Wilmington visitor recently.
Miss Sallic Grassland has been vis-
itlng relatives at Middletown.
Mr. ana Mrs Louis Bell and chill
dfcn are visiting relatives az Middle
towii
Mrs r. IT, Lipscomb. OF Warwick,
Md. has been visiting relatives in this
city
Harry Collision and j. w. Kclium
were Dover visitors recently.
George Donovan has bech visiting at
Trcdcrica
Airs. George Towies. Of FELTON,. has
been The guest or Wilmington frich is
Harry Lufl Visited FELTON, friends last
week
George Moore has returned from a
trip to Bethel
. Mrs. Frank walker and children nave
Recn visiting MrA Mary culleny at
lS4ton.
M and Mrs. RAchard Reese and
daughter have been Nisiting Mrs. NJ. TO-
Tull. of Eikton
Miss Emma Lcdge\is visiting near
lclkton.
49, -1iee--'S--Jgnes sroRt- SairnSay
and sunday at Dover and at Bridge
Vile
Miss Kathryn clay recently went
on a launch party from Elk.uu 20 Bet
torton. Nd.
Miss Florence AigarG IS visiting hel
parents. Alr. and Mrs. u. ID. Algard. ol
Charlestown. Md
Howard Morris has returned from
Cliarlcstown. Md
AIRS. J. Wesley Logan. Of Charles.
town. Md, was a recent Wilmington
visitor.
William Roop. Of Charlestown. has
returned from visit t. this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B Cantwell hav,
returned from visit spent Will
Maryland friends
Mrs. n. n. Lorraine. of Chvsapeal,,
City has been visiting friends in thi,
city
Lnburnc Martin Of No. 222 Woodlawi
avenue has gone to Bynum nd. 10 spen'
the summer with his GRANDMOTHER
Mrs. Harry Hance and Miss Mar
smith. of this city. spent yesterday IL
New Castle.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
MUST NOT KEEP
THE LIDS LIFTED

Garbage collectors must hereafter
keep the lids Of their carts closed ex-
cept when in the act Of placing garb-
age in the wagons. This law was
passed by City Council last May ard
the Board of Health proposes to en-
force - 10 the letter.
Health Secretary Joseph Wiggles-
worth was instructed at the board
meeting to-day to have copies of the
law sent to all the garbage contractors
with instructions that the law must
be strictly adhered to.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
RICH MAN WEDS
HIS STEP DAUGHTER

PASADENA. Cal. July 19.-Social
circles here were startled today by the
announcement of the marriage Of Miss
Katharine Traphagen to her stepfather
Cyrus M. Davis. of Los Angeles. Miss
Traphagen lived with her sisters in
Altadena, and is a prominent member
of the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. She is a graduate OF Stanford
University and has taught school The
marriage took place very quietly at
Santa Cruz Thursday evening, and Mr..
and Mrs. Davis left on a trip 10 Homo
lulu. They expect to pass most of the
next few years in travel Mr.. Davis is
a man of great wealth and has a beau
tiful home I'm Los Angeles.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
EXCURSION TO
TEACH CHILDREN

Children of families in which there
are consumptives will be given an out
ing TO Pennsgrove this afternoon under
the care OF the Delaware tuberculosis
Society. The children viii be taken
to the grove on the steamer Ulrica-
Refreshments viii be served. and there
win be brief instructive talks on the
cure and prevention OF tuberculosis
An effort will be made TO organize
fresh-air league. Miss Sumner. Miss
Pennewill and Miss Bissell will have
charge Of the outing.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Permits For Four Houses.

Building permits were issued today
by Inspector johnson for four dwell
ings. Two will be erected by David
Dangel and Sons on the north side Of
Fourth street near Clayton at a cost
Of $4,000 each. The remaining two
will be erected on the east side Of
Lancaster avenue. between Franklin
and Broome streets. for Francis c.
Forrest. by =. II. Lynch These houses
will cost $1,000 each.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
opera Hous, Improvemenia.

The a. s. R9od aud Brother Company
was awarded The contract for romodoling
tho floors and balcony Of the Opera House
for the Masonic Han Company on satur-
day. Contracts for furnishings will he
awarded shortly Tho house viii open some
time in August, when patrons will find an
entirely new theatre.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
ANOTHER PAYMENT
ON FILTER PLANT

Estimate no. 5. by Coleman Brothers,
contractors for the citys final filter.
amounting to S29,762.1s. was allowed
by the Water Commission today on
account Of the new filter In an ef-
fort to have Council make further sale
Of the Water Department bonds to pro-
vide funds TO meet further estimates.
the commissioners will appear before
the finance committee Of Council to-
night.
Chief Engineer Kienle was authorized
ot purchase the years supply of pipe.
amounting to about 10000 feet to the
lowest Of several bidders from whom
definite figures are TO be received.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Laurel Red Men Elect Chiefs.

LAUREL, July 19.--Naumkeay r'ibe
No. i02. Improved order Of Red Men
has installed the following elective Of
iiccrs for the ensuing term: Sachem
John s. Bradley; prophet. Walter j..
Nichols; senior sycamore. William A..
Smith, junior sycamore. Charles War
rem. The financial report showed the
tribe in a very fourishing condition.
with large increase in membership
duriug the last term.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
BUSINESS MEN
MUST REGISTER

As some business men do not know
yet that they Must register their fun
business names With Prcthonotary
Rice. Il is expected that Attorney Cen
eral Gray will proceed against those
who fail to comply with the law. Az
persons i'm business who use initials
instead Of their fpll names were ex-
pectcd. under the law, to register be-
fore July /.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
pespondent Actor q suieide.

PHILADELPHIA, July 19.-Because
the idleness OF the duh summer theatri-
cal season was more than he could bear
Ralph Staley, an actor 2S years old, liv-
ing at No. 53f East jamestown street,
Ra1xbOrough, ended ht life yesterday
morning by drinking carbolic acid.
Members Of his family noticed his alb
sence and found him stretched on the
floor OF his room. A physician and nurse
from St. Timothv's Hospital. which is di-
rectly across the street, responded to a
call, but Staley did not recover con-
sciousness
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Birthday Surprise.

A birthday surprise was given viii
liam II. Redmlle. Of No. I'LL West
Eighth street on Friday evening. The
Those present were: Mr., and Mrs
n. W. Jakes, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3.
Keys. Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Book. Mr.
and Mrs. William Colpitts. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Mahoney. Mrs. John Hart
man, Woodside, Del: Mr.. and Mrs.
George Tumlin, Clayton, Deli w. H..
Redmile Mrs. Redmlle. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. ID. Bird and CharlesJW. Redmilc.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
cards From okIahoma.

All the members Of tho W. c. r. U. OF
sllverbrook NJ. u. Church received sou-
venir post cards from the president OF the
society. Mrs Sarah Honeckcr who is vis-
iting in Oklahoma City Okla. Mrs IIef-
fccker win remain In the West until the
end OF September. She viii spend some
time at 81. Joseph. Mo.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
TROLLEY REPAIR
WAGON DAMAGED

The repair wagon OF the Wilmington
City Railway Company met with an acct
dent at Fourth and Poplar streets to-day.
While Il was being pulled or the track
an axle broke and the wagon toppled over.
The upper partso the vehicle was badly
damaged. The repair crew escaped injury.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Invited to Attend Convention.

Mayor j. Harvey Spruance today re-
ceived an invitation to attend the thir-
teenth annual convention OF the League
Of American Municipalities which will
be held at Montreal this fall. The
mayor has not yet decided whether he
will attend.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Pieree-Ranninn.

Miss Mabolle A. Pierce and w. r.
Banning Of No. zoos Spruce street,
were married on Saturday night at
the parsonage Of Epworth NJ. Il.
Church, by Rev George G.. Williams.
They were attended by Miss Vesta T..
Reilley ana w. Harper Spry.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
N.,. Minist.r tn CHM.

WASHINGTON, July 19.--The state
Department has been officially notified
by the Chinese government ttat Charles
r. Crane. Of Chicago. designated 20
represent the United States as minis
ter to the Imperial Court at Peln
would BE- acceptable.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
OUTING on Yacht Teoh.

General T. Coleman duPonts yacht
Tech, on Saturday. took a party OF
young women, employees of the com
pany. on their annual excursion. alorg
the river. This is the second section
OF eXcursionists from the company. the
first of which took their trip to
Bevery. n. j. about week ago.
About one hundred young women
took the trip.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19

Samuel Hong Chandler Palmer. Eben-
ezer Clarke. the Misses Catherine Rim
linger liilda Kirby, Selena Stirlith.
Clara Hamilton, Margaret Robinson,
katherine Dockerty. Edna Fray,
BERTHE Lewis, Hilda Hickman, Mrs. NJ.
r. Conway, Master +. B. Hickman.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
pariu 80 an.sl.

Miss Hickman. Of No. bO5 Concord
avenue. entertained ON Friday evening.
in honor OF Miss Hilda Kirby of
Smyrna. Among those present were.
George Groff. Edward Stirlith. Charles
Iandell. Paul Nicols. Herbert Potter,
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
viii Tour Europe.

Accompanied by his daughter. Miss
Mary Magahern. John j. Magahera
win leave on Wednesday for an ex-
tended trip through Europe. They
win sail FROM New York on the Gu
nard Line steamer Campania and will
be abroad until September.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
Dead From ParalYsis.

LAUREL. July 19.-Following
stroke of paralysis suffered week ago
Luther Hearn. an aged and respected
citizen Of this hundred, died at the home
of his sister. Mrs. Jonathan r. Records,
near Bacon's. lie was 72 years OF age.
Evening journal., 1909-07-19
lnauisltlon Into soeietY.

Sheriff Lippincott this morning held
an inquisition as TO the sanity Of Mrs.
Marie Wetherby and the jury adjudged
her insane. Mrs. Wetherby has been
an inmate Of the Delaware State Hos
pital for fourteen months and her con-
dition does not improve. A trustee viii
be appointed later.