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Evening journal., 1909-08-11
WILL APPEAL
DRINK RULING
Temperance Folks Stirred by
Judge COChraR'S Interpre-
tatiOn of the Law
EMANSKHS PERJURY
CHARGE CONTINUED

Frank Emanski, who was ordered ar
rested by Judge Cochran yesterday on the
charge Of perjury in connection with the
charge against Msryan Poniecld, Of selling
intoxicating liquor on Sunday, after the
latter had been dismissed. was arraigned
in City Court this morning. He asked that
his hearing be continued until tomorrow.
on request of Assistant City Solicitor
Chaytor. however. the hearing was con-
tinued until Friday. Emansd Is out under
$1,000 bail.
Much interest has been aroused by Judge
Cochran's Interpretation Of the laws reg
ulating the sale Of liquor to the effect that
a saloonkeeper in his home may give
drinks to a friend on Sunday. The law pro-
hibits the giving away of liquor by a
saloonkeeper as we'll as the sale Of 1t on
Sunday, but Judge Cochran's decision was
othe effect that under the circumstances
It was no violation for a proprietor TO en-
tertain a friend in his home by giving him
a drink. The Interpretation of the law
was made in the case OF Piniecki. the COM
planning witness being Emanski. who said
he had been served with a drink last Sun
day. II was testified that he had been in
EOIlcEkA tluDAGa UAA naA 49, NtHN-+ -
prior TO Sunday.
Assistant City Solicitor Chaytor opposed
the view taken by Judge Cochran ON the
ground that it might open the way for
many saloonkeepers to get around the
law by entertaining friends on Sunday or
giving away liquor that day TO be paid
for some other time.
Declaring that Judge cochran's decision
would "let down the bars" against sell
ing liquor on Sunday. the Rev. John NJ
/ Arters, secretary OF the Delaware Anti
/ Saloon League and director Of the vii.
mington Law and order Society, this
morning said that both societies would
unite in an effort to offset the effect Of th'
decision and might appeal to the Upper
Court from the decision in some way.
Il just read Of the decision this morning
and have not given full thought to It al
yet" Mr.. Arters said. 1T seems to me
however. that the law clearly says tha
giving liquor away on Sunday BY a sa,oon
keeper Is q violation. In my opinion Il 1
a case 70 be settled by the upper courl
The city judge takes the position OF acl
ing FOR the upper court and that positio
is justified neither by law nor eommo
sense
Under this decision the bars agains
Sunday selling would be let down alto
gether for what Is to prevent the saloo
keeper from getting up a system Of check
for which he could receive money on
day during the week and give the liquo
away on Sunday to his friends.
''The Anti-saloon League and the LaV
and order Society do not purpose to Civ
saloonkeepers any advantage as the resul
Of the decision
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
THROWS STONE AT
GHOST, KILLS WOMAN

SCRANTON. Aug. 1l.-Miss Bridget
Nolan, an elderly woman who lived in
North Scranton. was slain with cob
ble-stone by John F. Dean, neighbor.
Dean is under arrest and admits the
killing. He declares that the woman met
death while playing ghost.
To Chief Of Police Day Dean said that
on account of the warm weather last
night he didn't feel like going to bed
and sat outside small store which he
owns. woman dressed in white came
up jabbed him in the stomach with a
broomstick and struck him across the
arm. lie picked up stone and hit her
She fell and Dean gave himself up 10 a
policeman.
Miss Nolan owned the building occu
pied by Dean. She was clothed In q
nightgown only, and in this garb had
frightened Dean.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
DYNAMITE STOPS
SPREAD OF FIRE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
PORT JERvIS, n. ~, Aug. u.-Dyna-
hitting early to-day stopped the spread Of
flames that had wiped out practically the
entire business section of Monticello, the
fashionable summer resort In Sullivan
county, entailing a loss Of over a million.
Hundreds Of summer colonists are tenn
porarily homeless and have lost all per-
sonal belongings.
A band OF looters who appeared on the
scene, when baggage and furniture from
the burning buildings was piled high in
the streets was driven from the town by
a sherinrs posse after several hand to
hand fights. Most OF the looters were
negroes.
Aid was summoned from this town, Lib
erty and Middletown. when the spread OF
the flames threatened the business sec
ton, but despite the utmost efforts OF tho
firemen, supplemented by scores Of veal
thy summer residents. the rush of flames
could not be stopped Early to-day tho
situation grew desperate and dynamtinl
was resorted to. A broad swath OF build
ings was wrecked in the path OF th'
flames and this enabled the FIRE fighters
to gain control.
The FIRE originated in the Murray cleo
trio plant in the center OF the town. TIT
only casualty that marked the blaze wal
the slight injury OF one Of the nremen.
Monticello has a normal population o
1900 but the residents augment the mum
ber to 1000 Wealthy resorters and tn
townspeople worked side by side in fight
ing the flames.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
BANKS HONOR
ROSS CHECKS
City Departments. Contractors
And Other Persons Get
Money Due by City

The Street and Sewer Department.
Board Of Water Commissioners. garbage
contractors. and numerous other persons
whose checks for money due from the city
were held up for some time. now have the
money due them. Howard d. Ross. as
treasurer Of the city, signed the checks
yesterday afternoon and the Union Ma
tional Bank. the active city depository on
which the checks were drawn, honorcd
the checks this morning
At a recent meeting OF Council James
Kane. chairman of the finance committee
was authorized TO sign certain checks IN
lieu OF Mf Ross and when the depart
ment checks we're not forthcoming earl,
this week Il was believed the checks wer'
being held up until Mr.. Kane could b.
authorized TO sign them also. Mr.. Ross
however. signed the checks and his sig
nature has been recognized by the banks
Whether Council at It's meeting to-morro'
night will adopt = resolution authorizin
Mr.. Kane % sign all city checks could nc
be learned To-day
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
CATHOLIC ORATOR
HITS SOCIALISM

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PrrTSBURG, Aug. n.-Docgates 10 the
American Federation OF Catholic sccie-
ties, and Catholics IN general. are reused
to a high pitch of enthusiasm and ex-
element to-day following the address on
Socialism OF Prof }. c. Monaghan, IN
which he declared that II IL we're neces-
sary Cardinal Gibbons and every priest m
the country would melt the sacred vessels
Of the altar TO provide fund for the de-
tense Of the United States.
My objection 20 Socialism" said Pro
fessor Monaghan, rs that the policy is
disoyal 10 this country. We won't stand
for revolution, but want evolution unoer
the law Men who have achieved success
did not waste their time with lamen.a-
tions. like some Of our Socialists OF To-day.
II tho Socialists would look more for op-
portunity than they do for a chance TO stir
up discomfort, they would be more worth
while"
The convention Of the federation will
continue to-day with the election OF Of.
ficers.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
PENNY HILL MAN
DISAPPEARS
Charles Miller Went to Ball
Game And Failed to
Return

Charles Miller. OF Penny Hill, has been
missing from home since Saturday at
noon. His wife is PROSTATE with grief and
the police have been asked to make every
effort TO find him.
Miller has been employed as a wegher
in the Edge Moor Bridge Works and on
Saturday drew s24 as his pay. After. par
taking Of dinner he told his wife he was
going to a ball game and that he would
not return until $50 O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller were to visit one Of the parks on
Saturday evening but he ia led to return
and nothing has been heard from him
since
He wore a slouch hat black coat blue
shirt and striped pants, a celluloid collar
and black tie.
To an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
Mrs. Miller said to-day: Il fear he has
met with foul play for he left over SO al
the bridge works and I know he did not
intend to leave me. My heart is break
ing and l wish he would come home. ]
care nothing about the money but I want
Charlie. We have been married for four
years"
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
TAFT REVISING
HIS WEIGHT
MaSseur Trying to Relieve
Him of His AdipOSe
Tissue
PRESIDENT TIPS THE
SCALES AT 326 POUNDS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
BEVERLY. Mass, Aug. n.-Everything
else having failed him. President Taft has
employed a fat-reducing masseur IN a
desperate effort to check the onward
march Of his averdupois.
DR.. Walker is the masseur and he halls
from Boston. He visited Evans cottage.
the summer White House this morning be-
fore breakfast, as he has Tor several morn-
ings past and will continue 20 do indeh-
nitely II his "cure for obesity succeeds.
For more than half an hour Dr. Walker
applied himself to the sa6 pounds that
make up the President-and this Is official
despite the usual quotation Of 800 pounds
He kneaded the mighty chest Of the chief
executive. attacked his expansive abb
domen, massaged the huge bieeps and
kept bravely on until every fold Of prcsl
Dental fat had been assailed.
Then the President. in decided negli.
gee. was taken to the rear yard OF ths
cottage, where other rat fading stunts
that required more exertion on his par
and less from the exhausted doctor
were gone on with.
DR.. Walker bravely asserts that hi
treatment viii train on at least 81
/ pounds before the summer is over
/ If It does. Mr.. Taft VIII he highly
satisfied. for next TO his desire for q
downward revision Of the tariff is his
wish for a radical downward revision
Of his flesh
The Presidents tendency TO girth in
/ crease is really one Of the few matters
on which he is inclined to be "touchy'
/ II is not a subject TO become facetious
/ about. If one would seek the Presi-
DENTAL pleasure. It is for this reason
that the actual weight of the Presi-
dent, 326 pounds. (the weight before
/ this mornings treatmenD has beer
heretofore kept from the public.
If Dr. Walker can send Mr.. Taft
back TO Washington in the fall. trim
and sprightly at some point short OF
| 800 pounds, he will probably be in linC
/ for permanent berth at Washing.
/ ton.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
RED MEN READY
FOR CELEBRATION
Prizes Offered For Athletic
Events at ShelIpOt on
Saturday

It is not often that an organization
gets out a souvenir that is much pret-
tier than the one the Red Men have
for their field day at Shollpot Park
this week, which can be had at the
park during the celebration. The
souvenir is a watch fob, the metal part
having been made in the shape of an
Indian dart. On the diverse side Of
the fob there appears several Indian
characters and words appropriate to
the field day. and on the reverse side
is a picture Of the new Fraternal Home
the organization has at Newark. The
fob is unique and entirely in keeping
with the Indian characteristics.
The Red Men have also arranged a
list OF sports for Saturday afternoon,
and anyone entering the lists must
have his name in the hands of John
+. Lynn before 10 o'clock Of that day.
Many prizes win be given for the diff
ferent events, as follows;
For the best decorated tent-First
prize, silver tomahawk. donated by
John F. Lynn; second prize. silver
bread tray. donated by Manager Henry
Of the park
For the member selling the most
tickets-First prize. silver ice pitcher,
donated by Manager Henry OF the
park
Women's raco-First prize, FIVE
pound box Of sixty-cent candy, given
/ by Reynolds Candy Company; second
prize, Dutch collar brooch, donated by
/ Earle and Company.
1 Fat Mems Race-First prize. Umbrella
donated by Daniel Ross & Son; second
prize. small box OF cigars. donated BY
/ orbann & Co.
: Sack Race-Tirst prize-Pocket knife
donated by Robert Fl. Hanna; second
prize-Outing cap, donated by Springer
halter.
Three-Legged Race-First prize, ON.
cial button. donated by Harry Sinclair
second prize, official pin, donated by W
]. Bucl.ley.
Egg Race-First prize, box OF cigars
donated by John Jones; second prize
large cake. donated by Irwin Dicker
son.
Potato Race-First prize. Croquet set
donated by Cohen & FinlSlestein; secon'
prize. pair OF slippers donated by Har
ry Hirsch.
Running Broad Jump-First prize
briar pipe, donated by Max Breuer: sec
ond prize, box Of candy, donated b,
Josiah Blackaway.
Last night the women Of the Degre
Of Pocohontas who are in char e Of tn
celebration for Friday night had full
dress rehearsal at the Red Mems Hall
They expect to make their night lonl
to be remembered.
The Haymakers also had a meeting
last ,oipht To wind m the final arrange
ments for their affair on Thursda
night. and judging from the prepara
J tons that are being made they are 60
ing to give an entertainment that WI
be a side splitter.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
CHEW OF TOBACCO IN "HIS
MIDST" SAVES HIS LIFE

LOGANsPORT. Ind Aug. n.-August
Walters. a park policeman. was almost
killed by electricity while assisting
lineman who was repairing an arc light
in Riverside Park. The lneman request
ed Walters to let down the are light and
he grasped the wire cable which is used
10 lower the lamp. Instantly fire fash
ed from Walters body, and after spin
ming around in the air he fell. but was
unable TO release his hold on the ca
BILE and was pitched and thrown about
rapidity.
II was several hours before Walters
regained consciousness. He received a
current OF 1900 volts.
Physicians attribute Walters escape
from a tragic death TO the fact that when
he first grasped the Fable the shock
caused him 10 swallow a big quid OF
tobocco. This tobacco I'm the stomach
acted as a stimulant and kept up heart
action.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
SAYS THAT WOMAN WANTS
TO "WITCHCRAFT" HER

P1TTsBURG. Aug ii-'she wants 10
witchcraft me-" is the written charge
made by Mary Butler against her neigh
Dor. Anna Scherer. who will be arraigned
before Alderman G. A. Young tomorrow.
The document alleges that the defend
ant had been saying things not nice about
Mary Butler. with the result that the
nelghbors looked suspiciously at her. 1t
also alleges that the scherer woman had
threatened 20 "witchcraft" the complains
ant. and as the latter says she d'd not
wish this TO happen to her she had pre-
ferred the information before the Alder
man.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
After Another AGENCY.

Col. Grantley P. Postles, state agent
for the Hudson, Chalmers Detroit Au-
tomobile Company. accompanied BY c.
c. Kurtz, A. S. Reed. Samuel Dillon
and p l.. Darlington. went to Ardmore,
Pa. today in a Pierce-Arrow auto. driv-
en- by Joseph Zeilch. an expert demon
strator. who has been loaned TO Co.
Postles through the interest OF Frank
Alderman, the local representative OF
the Foss- Hughes Company. Colonel
Postles goes to Ardmore 70 secure the
agency Of the trucks and business autos
built by the concern there for which he
has several prospective orders for firms
in this city.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
MUST WAIT FOR
THEIR PAY
No Money Ready For the
School Board Officers
And JanitOrS
COUNCIL FAILED TO
PROVIDE THE CHECK

Because the Board of Education has
not received from City Council us
August check, amounting to $ls,Ssf.os'
the school board will be unable 10 pay
salaries and current bills tomorrow
Although Harry J. Guthrie, secretary
of the board. deposited with the city
treasurer on last Wednesday the
boards order for the usual appropria-
ton it was not known until this morn
ing that the finance committee or
Council had not ordered the check
drawn. In consequence much disap-
pointment was in evidence at the
school board headquarters this morn
ing.
According to Secretary Guthrie It
has been customary for him to deposit
with the city treasurer monthly the
boards order on Council for the usual
monthly appropriation. Mr.. Guthrie
said he had filed the order in Mr.
Ross office last Wednesday and had no
idoa until this morning, that the Coun-
oil committee had failed to order the
check drawn. In consequence the
hoard to-day finds itself with only
sixty cents in its treasury and bills
outstanding amounting to $4,000. sal
aries OF llt EAtlo0A AAcAAA
the school janitors also are to be paid
tomorrow.
Mr.. Guthrie said that under the law
IL is necessary for Council to deposn
the Board of Education check on th'
second Monday of each month. H.
had hoped TO receive it by that time
but it has not yet come to hand. me
fact that it has not been received OF
that date. however, prevented hlH
from depostng the check.
George il. McGovern. clerk of Coun
ell. said the failure of the Board o.
Education to receive its check was du'
10 the fact that Mr. Guthrie had filec
the boards order for the check at th'
wrong place. Mr.. McGovern said th'
finance committee Of Council had no
seen the order for the check and there
fore. had not sent the check to th'
board. Mr.. McGovern remarked tina
the order should have been sent direc
TO Council instead of to the treas
,rer's Office. TO which place Mr.
Guthrie said he had always sent II.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
GEN. DONAHOE, VETERAN
WELL AT AGE OF 0S

General John p. Donahoe. Civil War
veteran. and a well known Wilmington
ian. viii observe his 6Sth birthday to-
morrow. Genera Donahoe is IN good
health. ---.-----.'
General Donahoc was born in Ireland
on August ~ 1891 and came to this
country with his parents when he was
one year old. He enlisted when Abra-
ham Lincoln made his first call for civil
War troops and fought throughout tho
war. Much OF General Donanoe's SER
Vice was with Grant and shcrman's
troops along the Mississippi lie was
injured in several battles. served twen-
ty months in prison and was finally dis
charged with honor from the service.
Since the close Of the war General Dom
ahoo had been honored with member
ship in the Legion OF Honor II chas
also served as National Commander OF
tho Union Veteran Legion. an organiza-
ton Of veterans who served throughout
the war.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
CANOE RACE IN
GREENBANK MILL DAM

Howard II. Jordan and Robert p Den
nison. OF Mil Creek hundred, have agreed
10 a challenge for a canoe race. The
race is to come on on the big mill pond
at the Greenbank mill
The aquatic editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL and Hervey Walker have been
selected to arrange the details. Both arc
popular farmers and large crowd is sure
to witness the race. A naphtha launch
will be used 10 follow the canoes. There
is one young farmer in White Clay Creek
hundred who annually takes a canoe trip
OF hundreds Of miles over small rivers. He
carries an ak and a saw in the canoe and
cuts away interfering branches when they
stop his progress
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
KNIGHTS OF LABOR ARE
SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE local or
ganization OF the Knights of Labor, an
organization powerful when T. V. Pow
derly was general master workman and
then was swamped by the American
Federation of Labor and then the open
unions. reported yesterday that the
Knights are forging to the front again
and are forming local assemblies. One
OF these is Local Assembly 2046, COM
prising the laborers in the Department
of Highways in Brooklyn.
One hundred new candidates were
initiated in this local yesterday and
learned the grips and passwords which
attracted workingmen more than twen-
ty years ago. Other locals are to be
formed, the organizers say.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
NEGRO BEATEN
UP ON TRAIN
Passengers Resented His Al
legged Insult to White
Women
WAS RESCUED BY
POLICEMAN GORDY

AS a result, it is alleged Of insulting
women on Pennsylvania Railroad
train on the way from Atlantic City
last night, James Pettyjohn, colored,
OF Norfolk. Va. would have been beat
en- probably into insensibiiity had he
not been rescued by John Gordy.
special officer Of the railroad
Pettyjohn bore marks OF the experi-
ence IN City Court, where he was ar
raigned this morning on the charge OF
being drunk and disorderly, preferred
by officer Gordy. According to the Of
hcer Pettyjohn aroused a car full OF
passengers by his drunken antics be-
tween Chester and this city. When he
addressed two white women and after
being repulsed. attempted to place his
arms around the neck OF one OF them.
he was attacked by most OF the male
passengers. knocked down and punched
and kicked.
Learning OF the disturbance, Police
man Gordy who was In another car.
went to the coored mans rescue and
succeeding in prevailing upon his as
sailants TO let him up only after no had
shown his badge and convinced them OF
his authority. Even when the officer
had Pettyjohn handcuffed, the male
passengers were so threatening that for
safe keeping he took his prisoner into
a baggage car. on arriving in this city.
the officer had Petty1ohn locked up in
the police station.
In City Court this morning. Petty
John seemed TO have no recollection OF
insulting the women. and declared the
disorder occurred only when he was at
tackled by some OF the passengers. A
big bruise under his left eve and others
about his face and head attested to the
rough treatment TO which he had beer
subjected. Judge Cochran fined him
$40 and costs.
Evening journal., 1909-08-11
STRIKE BREAKERS
GO TO SWEDEN

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON. Aug. 11.-Despite the warm
ing OF the British Boards Of Trade, sew
eral shiploads more of English strike
breakers left Hun today for Sweden. The
strike breakers were warned that they
would incur heavy personal risks in go
ing to Sweden and would find the doors
OF organized labor forever closed to them
on their return TO England but the
warning is apparently dissuading none
Swedish agents are busy among the
great masses Of English unemployed and
are finding thousands who are 50 anx-
ious TO work that they win willingly ac-
cept any risk.
Messages from Stockholm today de-
clare that while the situation there and
In other Swedish cities is improved, the
rural districts are causing the greatest
apprehension. Hundreds OF farm hands
have responded TO the appeal Of tho
strike leaders and farmers we're never
before so short of harvesters.
Conditions in Stockholm itself are de-
clared to be nearly normal.