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Evening journal., 1909-02-17
MORSE TO BE FREE
DURING THE DAY
Former Ice King Will Be Al
lowed TO Attend TO Ills
Business Affairs

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Feb. 17-Despite the
fact that he is a convicted felon, kept
out of the Federal prison at Atlanta
by virtue of an appeal. which has not
vet been argued, Charles W. Morse,
former ice king. was to-day a very
material part of the world of finance
in which for wears he was one Of the
leaders.
Soon after o'clock. under the pro-
visions Of the order Of the Federal
Court granting him liberty during the
day In the custody of a deputy United
states marshal. h. left the city prison
I'm a big automobile owned by his wife,
and was whisked to his Office where
several clerks We're in waiting to carry
out his will.
1t was shown 20 Nc court that Morse
has succeeded in paying off debts of
more than million dollars since he
was sentenced 20 sixteen years i'm
prisonment. The court, while deciding
he should not br given freedom on
bail. fiTtimsting t.isreby that he could
If he chose. thus get beyond the juris.
diction Of its orders. declared it unfaii
to. keep Ia man Of Morse's talents un-
occupied and the ma ndate which gave
him his liberty h- is to-day enjoyins
was entered But he must return tC
the prison each night to sleep. Eacf
dav that he leaves the prison Morss
must make applics tion TO the Fedora
district attorney who will issue the
order to tha warden that will pass the
fnancier through the gates.
Morse is still a director and stock
holder in twelve biz New York corpor
atione. His business interests are
widespread and varied. and those
closest 70 him declare he will be in q
position to pay every dollar he owel
before the Federal Court Of Appeals
passes on the validity Of his sentence
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
CHILD LABOR IN
NORTH CAROLINA
Cotton Manufacturers ASSO-
citation Have Their Way
in the Old North State

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
RALEIGH. n. c.. Feb. l7.-Child la
Dor has the complete approval OF the
North Carolina Legislature Despite the
appeals Of the several womens organi-
zations Of the humanitarian societies
and Of hundreds Of men and women. the
Legislature today. at the behest OF the
Cotton Manufacturers Association OF
the State. practically emanculated the
bill which was designed 20 put TO an
end the employment OF boys and girls
OF thirteen and over IN the mills OF the
state
The bill was reached on order OF final
reading today. Up to the last m0neur Il
was expected that a would pass as
framed and would raise the age limit
to fifteen years and throw such safe
guards about the employment OF minors
that It would be possible FOR the chill
dren Of the State 10 secure, al least. n
smattering OF an education before being
thrown on the world to earn a living.
But the biggest lobby In the history
OF the State was not to be gansayed
Representatives Of the $50 textile mills
I'm the State came to town yesterday
and all day. throughout last night and
today "labored" with the members OF
the Legislature. Appeals and threats
were coupled and when the Legislature
met Il was plain that the lobby had
won out and that childhood was not &c
be safeguarded
All OF the drastic sections Of the pro
posed bill were eliminated by vote. The
age limit was left as at present tnIr
teen, the section prohibiting minors.
male and female. working az night ii
amended to include only females undei
fifteen and boys under fourteen; while
the employment OF children. twelve year
old and over 10 aid their parents OF
other relatives. Is made permlsalble.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
Struck By Train While Look
ing For ASSaiIant Of Will
mine.On Youth
STABBED
HERE, MAY DIE ALSO

White awaiting a freghs train from this
city on which Oscar Donovan, accused OF
stabbing another in this city was
expected to arrive in Philadelphia.
Robert simmons, railroad police
man OF Philadelphia was this morn
ing killed by another train on the PENN
sylvania railroad at Forty-ninth street.
below Woodland avenue. His body was
cut in half.
Cochran another Thirty-second District
policeman, who was standing near Sim
mons. was also struck and thrown be-
tween the tracks. but by retaining his
presence Of mind and lying still, escaped
unhurt
Last night William werxheiser. twenty
four years old. i5i9 Gilpln avenue. was
stabbed In the abdomen and critically in
jured. Donovan escaped and the Whining
ton police notified the Philadelphia au-
thorities to be on the lookout for the man,
whom they thought was on his way to
Philadelphia on freight train.
The Sixty-nfth street and Woodland
avenue station patrols the district through
which the Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington runs. and Simmons, Cochran.
Eggy and Powell were detailed to watch
for the man from this city.
Simmons. who was forty years old. had
taken a fond leave Of his wife and his SIX
year-old daughter. Edith. The latter had
clung TO him, kissing him repeatedly and
begging him TO stay at home and play
with her.
'T can't little girl" said simmons, 'Td
like TO but / can't neglect my duty"
To-day Mrs. Simmons is prostrated from
the shock Of her husbands sudden and
terrible death, and tho child. though not
entirely realizing the extent OF the trag-
edy. cries continually for her father.
Simmons was one Of the most highly
/ educated men on the force He had taken
a thorough course IN pharmacy and was
In the drug business In Philadelphia for
several wears.
Werkheiser at Deaths Door.
werkheiser, whose stabbing led to the
tragic death OF Simmons. Is at death q
door. Being unconscious he cannot tell
what led TO the attack. All the police know
Is that the men quarreled while walking
along tho p. and o. railroad near Werh.
helsers home. Following the assaul
werkhciser ran 10 the car barns Of th'
wilmington Citv RaHway Company a
R'i"M"i' tf''NN "'" N''H'"' ot'''' "'''
called for his brother who Is empioycf
by that company. His assailont hid hil
bloody knife and fed
The wounded man fell TO the ground and
his brother Immediately telephoned for the
Phoenix ambulance and the victim Of The
stabbing was hastened 20 the hospital
Werkheisers intestines are punctured
When the case was reported TO the police
they notified the Philadelphia authorities
10 he on the lookout for the fugitive.
Simmons. as before told. was IN search Of
Donovan when he lost his life.
The local police say Donovan Is we'll
known 10 them. having been arrested at
various times He left the city six months
ago and not until last night did the police
know that he had returned.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
HOME AGAIN A
MARRIED COUPLE

]. Lysle Connor and Miss Mary
Nolan clipped to Philadelphia on Mon
day and returned as husband and wife.
Both live in this city, but Mr.. Connor
has lately been working in Florida. He
met his bride during brief visit to
his friends here. They returned Mon
day p ght and announced their mar
riage They will leave for Florida
on Friday, where they win make their
home.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17

Some "spook.' presumably in league
with St Valentine squirmed his way
into the rooms OF the Pioneer Benevo-
lent Literary Association sometime re-
Gently and left his mark I'm the shape
Of comic valentines descriptive of tho
avocations Of the members Of the as
ISOLATION. The "spook" arranged the
valentines on the wall of the room
in full view OF the members. and no
little fun has resulted. There are III
of the comic sheets, and what funny
lot OF young men the association must
have II the "spook' is any authority.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17

cording TO the chauffeur. Kraut shout
ed 90 him 10 drive to the hospital.
The cab was rushed TO the Reading
Hospital, but just as IL reached that
institution. second shot was heard
inside the cab. When doctors and
nurses reached tho vehicle both were
dead-the woman. with a bullet wound
In her head and face covered with
blood lay across the seat: the man
dead with a bullet through his heart.
The dead man had borrowed the re-
volver yesterday saying he wanted Il
for a masquerade ball.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
DISMISS MAN WHO
CARRIED GUN FOR FUN

city Court Judge Cochran warned
Louis Natalie. an Italian. against carry
ing revolver and dismissed him this
morning. Natalie was arrested by Beu-
son. a patrolman. several days ago.
Natalie was drunk and asked the pa
trolman for his bearing Benson felt
something hard IN the mans hip pocket.
and Natalie told him It was revolver.
The italian told the court that he had
been carrying the weapon "for fun
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb. 1.-THE
disturbance Of Tuesday morning has
moved to the Nova Scotia coast with
increased developments. and the wealth
er has generally cleared in the Allan
tic States. lt is considerably colder in
.he South Atlantic and the greater per-
ton Of the Middle Atlantic States, and
low temperatures continue in the gulf
states and the Ohio valley.
Forecast till s p. m, Thursday;
For Deaware-Fair tonight and
Thursday; moderate westerly winds,
becoming variable.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
BOYS TOOK DOG
TO THE HOSPITAL

a dozen small boys and a dog. the
latter with a broken leg. appeared at
the Delaware Hospital yesterday after
noon. The dog was lying in an eX-
press wagon. an improvised ambulance,
and when the doctors were made aware
of the presence OF the youngsters and
their errand of mercy, they immedi-
ately got to work on poor F'ido's
broken limb. Tho fracture was soon
reduced and the boys carried away
their wounded dumb friend in great
glee.
The dog stood the ordeal Of having
the facture reduced, and was one Of
the best behaved patients brought to
the hospital for sometime.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17

Der.
AT least 1900 cattle were killed and
the inhabitants. who are destitute. are
docking 10 Buruiar;l appealing for i'm
mediate aid The earthquake covered
an enormous area Of sparsely populated
country and nearly every village in the
province was engulfed.
The province Of Luristan is in the
inaccessible mountainous regions Of
Western Persia, bordering on Ardelisn
and Khuzistan. II is watered by the
Kerkha. The inhabitants are chiefly
bakntyaris. part OF the Iranian people
called Luris.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
RAILROAD OFFICER GROUND
TO DEATH UNDER TRAIN
EXPLOSION AT THE
STANDARD OIL WORKS

LONG ISLAND CITY, n. Y. Feb II
Standard OH Company plant I'm this
city blew up- just before noon. causing
fire that called into action the. entire
fre department Of the town. two OF the
New York city fire boats and all Of the
standard oil tugboats in the East
River.
There is a battery OF agitators in the
vicinity OF the one that blew up and
tho engines and irc boats were utilized
20 form water curtain to keen them
and the tanks cool and prevent further
explosions. which are feared. 1t is
not yet known II any one was in
jured
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
SIX THOUSAND KILLED
BY PERSIAN EARTHQUAKE
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
TEHERAN. Feb. 17-Delayed mes
sages received to-day from the
provincial authorities OF Luristan
province say that sixty villages were
destroyed and six thousand people kill
ed in an earthquake January %.
The quake was one concerning which
there has been much speculation.
scismogrophs all over Europe recorded
the shock but none could locate the
quake zone definitely. The instru-
ments showed that the quake was
more violent than that which devas-
tated sicily and ralabria last Decem-
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
CROWDED CAR IN
PATH OF EXPRESS

DARBY, Pa. Feb. l7.-Caught on the
railroad tracks by a descending safety
gate at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
crossing at Sixth and Main streets last
night. one Of the new "Pay-Within" cars
of the p. R. T. Co, filled with passen-
gers. narrowly escaped being smashed
into kindling by an express train trav-
cling a mile a minute. Women screamed.
men struggled to get out the closed
doors when the express was seen tearing
down upon the stalled car and the great
est excitement ensued.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
Mr.. JEFFERSON MAY
ACCEPT DENVER CALL

The Peoples Presbyterian Church at
Denver. Colo. has extended a call to
Rev. c. l.. Jefferson, pastor of Gil
bert Presbyterian Church. Ir. Jeffer-
son will in probability accept the call.
The church is the largest colored
Presbyterian Church in the West Mr.
Jefferson has been pastor of Gilbert
Church for fourteen years.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
MURDER AND SUICIDE
IN A READING TAXICAB

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
READING. Pa. Feb. IA case that
suicide was enacted in a taxicab here
early to-day. when the lives Of Miss
Stella Rocktashel. a well-known young
woman. and George f. Knaut a local
telephone inspector. were snuffed out.
lSnnut called for the taxicab at the
Arcade Hotel shortly before ? o'clock
this morning and directed the chauf-
feur TO drive them to the woman's
home on North Front street. When
within square hf the residence a
shot rang out. aud a moment later, ac-
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
eranaers HoId Initiation.

Harmony Grange p and r., No. ~,
initiated eight candidates I'm the first
and second degrees on Monday night.
Those Initiated we're the Misses Ellen
and Mabel Hanna, Emily Pennington.
Ellen Mitchell Edna Brackin, Louisa
Swain, Robert Walker OF Little Balu-
more. Howard Faersan OF Hockessin.
Music was furnished by Mrs. William
p Peach. The hall was decorated with
tulips and carnations. An order was
closed for clover seed.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
TWO SMALL FIRES;
LITTLE DAMAGE

Two small fires occurred last night. The
Union Company went TO the home Of
George Mckay. No. so7 North Franklin
street. TO extinguish blaze. which start
ed in a closet. The damage was slight
A curtain blowing against a lighted gas
Jet at the home OF Harry w. Lowe. No.
1921 Adams street set fire to the drapery.
Mr. Lowe extingulshed the flames.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
BATTLESHIP FLEET
COMING HOME

Rv United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. l7.-wire-
less messages from Admiral Sperry re-
ceived at the Navy Department today
indicate that the battleship fleet is maxi
ing for home AT the rate Of II knots per
hour, uninjured by very severe gale
through which the vessels passed at Sun
day. The Virginia. Illinois and Ken
tucky each lost top boat in the storm.
according TO Admiral Sperry, but the
feet was otherwise uninjured.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
FINED $40 FOR
CHOKING LANDLADY

Frank Pachulski choked his landlady.
Mary Keaeheski fast night it was al
legged by Mary and her daughter Hat
tie. I'm City Court this morning. and
he was fined SO and costs. despite his
assertion that he couldn't remember
anything about the choking act.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
RniIdlna Jermits Issued Today.

Building Inspector Johnson issued the
followed permits today; John J. Cas-
sidy. two dwellings on the north side
Of Delaware avenue. between Rodney
and Clayton streets TO cost $4,000 each.
John NJ. Stannard one story garage for
w G. Coke. in the rear OF No. 1908
Broome street. TO cost $500. John r.
Healey new front to first floor at No.
625 Market street, for George w.
Bright at a cost OF $3.50.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
Black Faithorn Weddinq.

Miss Mabel J.. Faithorn. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Faithorn. Of
St Paul. Mimi. and Harvey r. Black,
of this city. were married on Monday
evening at the home Of the bride, No.
65s East Fifth stret, st. Paul. Mr..
and Mrs Black win make their home
in this city.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
CONGRESS TO MEET
IN SPECIAL SESSION

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17-It has been
decided that the special session Of Con-
gress shall be called to meet March
Is.
The date was finally fixed to-day by
President-elect Tart in conference with
Speaker Cannon and Senators Knox
and Hale.
Representative Hayne. chairman Of
the ways and means committee. made
the announcement OF the date in the
House to-day.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17

Miss Rachel Chandler Minshall, as
sistant superintendent Of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital. has resigned her posi-
tion 10 take effect today. There are
several out Of town applicants for the
DoSifion
Evening journal., 1909-02-17

Lafayette Lodge, Knights Of Pythias
will celebrate the forty-first anniversary
OF its organization on next Saturday
night in Pythian HALL Professor c. A.
Short Of Delaware College will be one
OF the speakers.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17

Readings from Poe, Lowell and Har-
ris" will be the subject Of lecture at
the Friends School this afternoon. by
Professor Paul NJ. Pearson, OF Swarth-
omre College. r4 ~ ~
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
IL o- o &. candidates.

Degrees will be conferred on
fifteen candidates at the meet
ing OF Edene Lodge I. o. o. r. on
Thursday evening. Jefferson Lodge
STAFF will do the degree work.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
Bake For Church Benefit.

For the beneht of the Kindergarten
Of Old Swedes Church sael win be
held in Trinity parish house on FRI
daY evening.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17
Nonpariel Dinner.

The Nonpariel Association OF the
Fame Fire Company will hold their an
nual dinner on Easter Sunday in the
Fame engine house.
Evening journal., 1909-02-17

DEAL ESTATE DEALERS
~ would find their ad bring
ing profitable investment if
the 10000 readers of the
JOURNAL" should see ii.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-02
AGE WHEN MEN FLY

onna Woodward in Chicago Daily News. F T was a hundred years ago that Amer
 ica and France were making first ex- 4 periments with the steamboat, just as now these two countries are launch- ing airships. What will men be doing after another century? We think of Full toms little vessel and of the great ocean liners of today Is there to be the same progress in these aerial craft? There is no good reason to doubt it.
 One does not know when man first thought of flight. The idea of gods, of angels and of heroes with wings or with no wings, able to travel through the heavens, is old enough.
 The first one to experiment was, I sup pose Icarus, who was drowned on his flight from Crete by going so near to the sun that his wings, made of wax, melted Moses, according to Josephus suggested flight through the air as a possible way of escape from the Egyptians when the miracle of the sea opening to make a dry path for his people put an end to their danger
 Now, centuries later, the miracle of
 
 it quietly for in our times miracles are of everyday occurrence. But what the effect on humanity will be no one knows The invention of gunpowder revolution ized social life. Vast changes followed on the discovery of thefsteam engine and especially on it's application to locomo- ton. If the time comes when we can fly as easily and swiftly as we can travel by motor car by train and by steamer. life then will be entirely different from life now.
 It will be beautiful at night to see in the heavens the lights of passing ships. They will appear and disappear like shooting stars. It will be Wonderful to sail over the lighted earth. to move as 1t were among the planets, through the blackness of the sky
 The airship aloft at night will be one with the countless millions of the celes- tial bodies. We shall sail through the moonlit clouds Storms will imperil us. There will be wrecks in the air. Far below some peaceable citizen sleeping the sleep of the just will be awakened In the night by the crash of a collision, the air will be filled with cries, he will open his window and see human forms fall ing, rushing through the air at terrible speed.
 Or under happier circumstances, may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-02

part of the executive mansion when he was halted by a secret service man. This officer asked the Birmingham man few questions but came to a too nasty con clusion for he took our friend to be a suspicious character, when the fact Is that no one is more sane, more patriotic, more obedient to authority. or better behaved at home or abroad than he. Collector of Internal Revenue J. O. Thompson hap pened to be at the White House soon after the stranger had been refused ad- mittance and when he learned of the lit tie episode he told the secret service man what a mistake he had made. The officer regretted 1t, but said that so many dangerous oranks come to the White House that he had to be extremely care- ful.
 Fifteen years ago, when I lived in Washington, secret service men were all ways on duty at the White House, but they seldom refused to let any one into the east room during the hours it was open to the public Nowaday many of thess petty officials feel their importance and hence overdo the safeguarding-the President act"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-02
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
A City In the BuiIdinu.

For months some of the principal streets of the city have been filled in part with building material and scaffold- ing and fences to keep out meddlers, and in few weeks most of this will have been removed" said a citizen who views with pride the city's growth
 "The Chamber of Commerce, the Elm pire and the Farley building are all near ly ready for tenants. In fact, already the ground floor of the Farley building Is partly occupied. The work is to begin on the Drennen department stores as soon as the architectural plans are ready hnd with the completion of this building there will be removed from the streets the great piles of building material that has occupied a prominent corner for months The Age-Herald building seems to be moving along rapidly. The improve ments at Caheen Bros. will be finished by September l, as will several other places being overhauled.
 "The alterations at Parker's drug store in the Woodward will soon be through with. After this 1t is hoped that the street department will see that the side walks and roadways are repaved where needed and that the careless work done in some instances where pipes were laid be properly leveled up
 By the time the Christmas holidays come the business sections should be well in order''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-02

are taxed when they purchase an ar- ticle because tariff taxation is indirect, hidden and pervasive. MT Underwood shows, for example, that while the furnaces along the coast will be largely benefited by the reduction in the duty on iron ore yet that reduction will not amount to one-half of a cent to the purchaser of a 20-pound blow. The blow buyer will not, therefore, be bene- fited while the eastern furnace owner will wax fat on the reduction of the duty on iron ore to 15 cents ton, the Dingley duty being 40 cents a ton. It puts in the pockets of eastern furnace owners 30 cents for every ton of iron produced, and the consumer does not get cheaper iron. So it is all along the line. It is a manufacturers tariff and the consumer will fare worse than he has to this day under the terms of the Dingley tariff.
 But the hour of retribution is coming. Five hundred delegates were assem-. bled last week in attendance upon the republican state convention of Me- braska, and they unanimously indorsed Senators Brown and Burkett in voting against the Aldrich bill, which they proceeded to denounce as a betrayal of the party's pledge and faith. The con ference committee has not bettered it so far as the consumer is concerned It has increased the immoral gains of the manufacturers, and he who thinks the hour of retribution is not coming to the Cannons and Aldrichs of the republican party has a poor opinion of the intelligence of the American peo- pie. The cost of food and clothing has not been reduced, and the cost of liv. ing has actually been revised upward. The consumers throughout the country will act next year as the republicans have acted this year in Nebraska.