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Evening journal., 1909-04-14
FOUND DEAD
in HIS CABIN
Aged Red Lion Resident Was
Striker With Fatal
Illness

Found dead In bed In his little cabin
near Red Lion yesterday. an investi-
cation satisfied Coroner Gaynor that
death had come TO Robert r. Roberts.
aged 40 years. from natural causes. A
certificate to this effect was issued and
Undertaken Clewell, of New Castle.
viii bury the man tomorrow. Ser
vices win be held az Red Lion NJ. r.
Church and interment made in the
cemetery at Christiana.
The body OF the aged man was
found by Patrick Keegan, a farmer,
who had gone to the cabin to offer
Roberts work He found the body
fully clothed lying across the bed. He
hadn't any near relatives and never
married He worked as a farm hand
for different farmers around Red
Lion
Roberts cabin was located on Pigeon
Run. He lived there alone for four
teen years, since the death Of ms
father.
on Monday night the aged man spent
a short time in a store at Red Lion
and appeared to be In better health
than usual He returned 10 his home
and that was the last seen Of him
alive. He had been complaining OF
feeling unwell for a long time.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
NEW JURY DRAWN
FOR COUNTY COURTS

Jury Commissioners Harlan C. Scott
and J. wilkins Cooch today drew the
following jury TO serve during the first
week Of the May term Of court:
First dIstrict-Charles S. Hurlock,
Joseph Hyde. Bernard Donahue. James
Elliott.
second-wiiiam P. White, William
T. Morris, william l.. Dockstader.
Third-George B. Ward, Charles r.
Bickta. Horace S. Allen, Henry B. Nc
Cullum.
Fourth-John n. Kates, Edwin A.
Parker. Charles w. Robinson, John p.
Donahoe.
Fifth-Charles T. schoheld. John A
Lengel, ]. Harvey Rettew, John Bough-
man.
Bolden.
seventh-Harvey F. woolens, Albert
Matthewson.
Eighth-waiter A. Grace. Chandler
d. Lamborn.
Ninth-Lea Elliott. George Morrison.
Tenth-Arthur r. Kee, John G. Delhi.
Eleventh-Richard S. Frazer, James
Racine.
Twelfth-Daniel w. Cush, John G.
Stuckert.
Thirteenth--samuel Yearsley, James
D. Eliason.
Fourteenth-Arthur E. saags. Walter
S. Money.
Fifteenth-George Bradley. William
s. Garland.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
TO INTEREST BOYS
In CORN GROWING
State Association Will Give
Prizes to Youths Raising
Best Products

In order to interest the boys OF the
State in corn growing. the Corn Growers
Association. of Dover, at a special meet
ing yesterday in the office Of the New
Castle County Fair Association, Fifth
and Shipley streets, instructed Professor
A. -E,si -Cirantham, of the State Expert
ment Station. who is secretary OF the
association, to arrange for a corn con-
test among boys of the state. Premiums
will be offered for the best corn grown
by boys in each county Seed for the
contest is to be provided by Professor
Grantham. and he is to formulate rules.
The contest exhibits will be displayed at
the New Castle county fair this year.
and the prizes awarded.
The contest. it is hoped, viii stimulate
interest in corn growing among the
young as the county fair contest for ru-
raj school children is to interest them in
farming I'm general. The possibilities OF
corn cultivation in this State have not
yet been realized, the members Of the
corn growers association believe and in
this belief they have been supported by
Professor Grantham, who comes from the
West and has examined corn for many
years.
Preliminary arrangements were also
made at yesterdays meeting. for the
exhibit Of corn at Dover next fall.
The members at the meeting yesterday
we're Alexander 2. Corbit of Odessa.
president: Professor A. e. Grantham, OF
the State Experiment Station. at New
ark, secretary: Charles Barker. of Mil
ford and M Meredith. of FELTON,
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
TUBERCULOSIS
SOCIETY MEETS

The annual meeting Of the Delaware
Ani-Tuberculosis Society was held last
night at the home of the pre..pont. Miss
Emily p. Bissell, at No. f4O4 Franklin
street. There was a large attendance and
interesting reports were made One OF
these was received from DR.. A. Robin
on the dispensary department. which
contained much interesting matter
The following directors were named for
the ensuing year:
Governor Simeon S. Pennewill. DR.
John ]. Black, Henry p. Cannon, Dr.
Harold J.. Springer, DR.. JOHN p. Wales,
DR. A Robin, DR.. william S. Speak
man, DIR. Peter W. Tomlinson. Bishop
John ]. Monaghan, Willard Salisbury,
II. B. Thompson, Pierre dupont. Lieu
tenant Governor John NJ. Mendenhal,
John Richardson. Jr., DR.. A. f. Frant,
Arthur L Bailey, the Rev. Dr. II. W.
kellogg, W. Scott Townsend. Millard F..
Davis. John S. Rossell. william E. White,
Orlando Magargel Miss E. p. Bisser.
Mrs. f L. Gilpin. Miss Mary Mather.
Mrs. Charles r Miller. Mrs. Jane PEN
newill, Mrs. John II. Dandy. Miss Eliz-
abeth Biscoe, Mrs John Philips.
Mrs. T. c. dupont, Mrs. George r. Hof-
fecker, Mrs Henry p. Scott. Miss Edith
Bancroft. Mrs. c. w Weldin and Mrs.
Charles F. Wolaston
A meeting Of the directors wei be held
on the third Tuesday evening in May
when officers for the ensuing yea viii
be elected.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
OUELL MUTINY
OF THE TURKS
Sultan is ReSuming His Old
Grasp on Affairs at Con-
StantinOpIe
MAY WREAK TERRIBLE
VENGEANCE ON LIBERALS

BY Byantius Moschopoulous, stan CORES
pondent Of The United Press.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. Via Phllipoppolis.
Bulgaria, April 1.-THE new war minister,
Edhem Pasha. appointed yesterday to sue
ceed Ahmed Ria to-day succeeded in get
ting the mutinous regiments of the FIRST
Army Corps TO return to their barracks.
The action has resulted In a temporary
quiet being restored. but the situation is
far from relieved.
A new danger developed to-day In the
military opposition to Tewik Pasha. Himl
Pasha's successor as grand vizier As
long as this opposition continues, Tewfik
Pasha will be unable to re-establish even
a semblance Of a stable government
Though Edhem Pasha and Tewiik Pasha
are nominally in control Of the situation,
the real ruler is Abdul Hsmid. the Sultan,
who is working through the League OF
Mohammed. He is rapidly assuming his
old grasp on the empire, and it is feared,
that II he is completely re-established. he
will wreak a terrible vengeance on the
liberals, who are fighting against a return
to Absolutism.
The abolition OF the constitution is one
OF the possibilities Of the immediate fu-
ture.
Leaders OF the Young Turks are now in
flight toward Salonica, where they will or
ganize and make a desperate attempt to
regain their power.
The loss OF their control Of the army,
however, and the recent development OF
gross corruption in their ranks. have
greatly weakened their cause, and It is not
believed that they will be able to make g
formidable movement. at least not unit
the present development has run It's
course.
The Young Turks have sworn to XIII th'
Sultan II he swings too far to the oppo'
=ition. threat that those who know th'
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
ON THE WAY
TO new YORK
President and Party Left
Washington at 1890
O'clock To-Day
e,' United Press Leased Special Wire

By United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. April ll-Presldent
and Mrs. Taft left for New York at
1903 p. m, today in the private car Mag
net. attached to the regular Pennsyl-
yania train leaving at that hour
Accompanying the President and DIrs.
Taft were: Miss Helen Taft. Robert
Taf5 Howard Taft, the Presidents
nephew; Arthur Ferguson. Miss Morgan.
and Messrs. Evan and Bingham, college
friends Of Robert. The private car used
by the President on this trip is the coach
made famous by President Roosevelt.
who Travelled many thousand miles in
its comfortable quarters.
President and Mrs Taft will be men,
bers Of theatre party given by Henry
W. Taft. the Presidents brother. this
evening. Tomorrow. Mrs. Taft will spend
the day shopping In New York. while the
President journeys to New Haven. to at
tend a special meeting OF the Yale Cor
poration. The return trip OF the Tafts
will begun from New York at midnight
Thursday, and they are due to reach
Washington at 40 a. m. Friday.
Before leaving for New York, the Pres
ident had a number Of conferences with
Cabinet members. and Senators and Rep
resentatives. Representative Richardson,
of Alabama. called TO take up the case
Of Judge Hundley. who is making a fight
for another term as Judge Of the North
ern District Of the State DR. Albert
Shaw editor of the Review OF Reviews.
and Silas McBee editor of The Church.
man, also were callers.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
DEMOCRATS
WILL CONFER
May Favor Horizontal ReduC-
ton Of Tariff and Heavy
Income Tax
FOUR PER CENT. RATION
INCOMES OVER IS, 900
ny unIted Press reased specIal wlre.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. April t4-when the
Democrats OF the Senate meet In con-
ference this afternoon TO consider their
policy on the tariff bill. several mat
ters of importance will be brought up
for their discussion.
Perhaps the most interesting OF
these, Is the suggestion that Will be
made that the whole Democratic vote
should he lined up solidly In favor of
an amendment 10 be offered after the
bill has heen completed In the Senate
for a horizontal reduction Of all the
rates In the bill by 20 or % per cent.
This Is TO be accompanied by a pro-
position for q graduated income tax,
calculated to produce at lest $60,oO0.
GOO OF revenue to supply the deficiency
to be created by the horizontal cut.
Whether the Democratic conference
agrees to this as a party program or
not. IL is known that such an amend
ment viii be offered on the noor.
In support Of the proposition. its
friends point out that the Republicans
claim that they have so arranged the
tariff schedules In their bill. as u
equallze the burdens as between tho
raw material and the different stages
Of manufacture. and as between the
different sections Of the country. The
schedules are supposed 20 be sys-
tematicaily correlated. If, therefore,
a horizontal reduction Of say 20 per
cent is made, the Republicans cannot
say that It would produce irregulari-
ties in the tariff, because the reduction
would be the same on all articles
alike.
The necessity for such action will be
defended upon the ground that il would
relieve the tariff burden on everything
used by the people. If II is OBJ
pected by the Republicans that such
action would result I'm reducing the
revenues below the necessities Of the
government, the Democrats Will re-
spond that they propose 10 raise the
balance from incomes of the rich. The
income tax. which they will OFFER, will
begin on incomes of $1,000, which are
TO be taxed per cent. This tax is
10 be increased gradually on larger
incomes. Il is claimed that no man
whose income is $1,000 will be deprived
of any necessities or luxuries OF life
by being compelled TO contribute 500
per year to the support Of the gov
ernment.
The Democrats claim that there are
from twelve TO fifteen Republicans
from the West and Middle West who
will vote for such a tax, and that II
they can rely upon solid vote from
their own party it can be carried.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
Lawyers for Georgetown
Man Show He Had MOI
Been Called on TO Plead
Special 10 THE EVENING JoURNAr.

Special 10 TUE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, April a.
Counsel for John Barr. a well-known
Republican OF Georgetown, who was
adjudged guilty by Judges Spruance
and Boyce in county court last week
OF a charge OF promising money to
Jonathan p. Hall TO vote the Republic
can ticket. sprung a surprise before
the judges in court this morning and
as result Barr was granted a new
trial.
The new trial was set for the Octo-
ber term of court. and Barr was held
in $1,000 bail until that time. which
he furnished Immediately. He was
pronounced guilty by the judges on
Friday last, but sentence was deferred
until to-day to give an opportunity
for the preparation Of papers OF an
appeal 20 the Supreme Court.
David j. Reinhardt. Of Wilmington,
Daniel J. Layton and Charles l.. Moore.
OF Georgetown. counsel for Barr. camo
into court this morning with mo-
tlon for an arrest of Judgment and a
new trial Of the case on several
Erounds, the principal one OF which
was that Barr had never been called
upon by the state TO be arraigned or
20 plead TO the charges set forth in
the information filed by Attorney Gem
eral Gray against him. Another
ground set forth by counsel for Barr
was that venue had not been proved
as to the alleged offense occurring in
Sussex county.
Attorney General Gray was not In
the court to-day. but the motion of
Barrs counsel was opposed by Deputy
Attorney General Whitley. Reference
20 the record Of the trial showed that
Barr had not been arraigned or called
upon to plead. and IL did not take
Judges Spruance and Boyce long to
set aside the original trial and to
grant a new trial. set for the October
term.
There is stlll pending against Barr
an information charging that he
promised Benjamin b. Morris SIS 10
vote the Republican ticket. in addi-
tion to the case I'm which Hall is the
principal witness An which the new
trial was granted. Whether Attor-
ney General Gray will call the Norris
case fo- the present term Of court re-
mains 20 be seen.
should the Morris case go over. Il
or the Hall case-whichever Is called
for trial at the ensuing term-will b
; before the new judges TO be appointed
by Governor Pennewili
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
SENATOR DUPONT FAVORS
LOWERING OF THE TARIFF
Thinks Duties Should be Diminished on Articles of
General Use, and Main Levy Should be on
Luxuries Imported Info Country

TO his employees. Where the duties
which protect our American manufac-
turers sc beyond this-due to changed
conditions or other reasons-they
should be reduced.
with due regard to the raising OF
revenue, the general trend Of the
changes In the tariff should be down
ward, and duties should be diminished
as much as possible upon articles of
general utility and consumption which
are not produced in this country, and
should be levied IN the main part upon
articles Of luxury.
Il favor the abolition or the reduc-
tion, as far as possible Of the duties
on raw materials, and particularly on
iron ore, scrap iron and hides in which
our manufacturers are deeply inter-
ested, on lumber. and on fertilizer
materials in general which especially
concern the farmer.-such as potash,
ammonium sulphide, basic Stag and
plaster.
Il favor high duty on foreign built
yachts and think that those who are
able to indulge in such expensive lux
uries should be entirely willing 10 pro-
mote the business interests of this
country by placing their orders al
home.
''While a proper maximum and mini
mum tariff commends itself strongly
TO me. I think that the bill as Il came
from the House requires complete re.
vision in this respect, and I under
stand that the finance committee of tho
Senate is now engaged in such revi
sion"
Evening journal., 1909-04-14

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April IA
Senator Henry A. dupont Of Delaware,
In an interview to-day with a rep
resentative of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL expressed himself on the tariff
legislation now pending in Congress
That he is in favor of the general re-
vision of the tariff downward is evi-
dent from his views and he believes
that the duties should be lowered rs
much as possible upon articles of gem
eral utility not produced in this coun-
try. and should be levied in the main
upon articles Of luxury. In response
to a request for an expression Of his
attitude upon the tariff Senator du
Pont said:
I'm regard to my position on the
tariff, 1 will say generally that the
first important consideration appears
to me to be that the legislation to be
passed should embody the principles
of the Chicago platform which calls
for "the imposition of such duties as
will equal the difference Of the cost
OF production at home and abroad
In other words. that the workingmen
in this country should have complete
and ample protection against the COM
petition of the workingmen in foreign
countries. whose wages are not half
as much as theirs.
by fully and adequately protecting
the American workingman with a
reasonable margin for contingencies
the American manufacturer is alsa
protected and is enabled to keep his
industrial enterprises in full operation
with fair profit to himself and with
the ability to pay remunerative wages
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
Joseph Chamberlain, Vet
eran EmpIoye, Fatally
Injured at the Jackson
and Sharp Plant

His head crushed by an elevator on an
upper floor in the plant of the American
Car and Foundry Company at the foot
Of Seventh street today. Joseph Chamber
lain. aged Il years. one OF the oldest
employees in term OF years Of service
of the company, died almost immedi-
ately. The Phoenix ambulance which had
been sumoned removed the body to the
morgue
Just how the aged man met death is
not known, as nobody witnessed the ac-
cident. 1t is thought that he was making
some repairs around the elevator when
Il descended and caught his head. When
found the man was lying on his back on
the floor. The hack part of his head was
crushed
Mr.. Chamberlain lived with his wife at
No. ios f. Twelfth st. Aside from his
widow he is survived by two children, a
son, William, who is in the State of Wash
ington. and daughter Mrs. Mary Ward
of PerryNnle The funeral will take
place from the Twelfth street house and
will be strictly private. This was a wisr
the aged man made to his wife in case
anything should happen TO him
Long Employed at Plant.
The case is an unusually sad one. The
dead man had many friends and wal
known to every employe in the car shops
He had been in the employ of thu
company for more than twenty years
and before that time was employed by
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company
He was a millwright by trade.
When the news of the tragic deati
was carried through the car shops th'
men stopped work for the time. Many o
them were visibly affected. officials o
the company were also much concerned
and two OF them went TO the morgu
and then to the home Of the dead -nai
to break the news TO his widow. and as
sist her in any way they could.
The Phoenix ambulance crew found
the aged man dead on arriving at tn
plant. and they took the body TO tn
morgue. The Phoenix engine house
directly opposite to the aged mans hom
and the members Of the crew knew hin
we'll in life. The widow is prostrate
with grief
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
JOHN BARR GETS NEW TRIAL.
COUNSEL SPRING SURPRISE
YARD OF DIAMONDS,
WEDDING GIFT
By United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special wlrs.
BALTIMORE. Md. April 1s-ln the
wedding here this afternoon OF r. suffern
Taller, OF New York, and Miss Harriet
Stewart Brown. daughter OF Alexander
Brown. head OF one OF this city's old
cts banking firms, society broke It's LEM
ten quiet by the first OF the big after
Easter weddings Persons prominent in
New York. Boston. and Philadelphia.
were present, Decides the socially elect OF
Baltimore.
The value Of the presents runs into the
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars. They
include two automobiles. one valued at
$4,000. the gift OF oscar G.. Murray, presi-
dent OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio. Several
handsome silver services, and a chain OF
diamonds a yard long were among the
gifts.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Donald Guthrie IN the ball room OF
the Brown home. The honeymoon ynl
be spent In Europe.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
BROWN FACTORY
SHIPPING ORGANS

The large pipe organ for the First
Baptist Church. Florence, Ala, built
by John Brown OF this city viii be
shipped tomorrow In two weeks time
the twenty stop instrument for Deca-
teur, Ala, will be ready for shipping,
making the eleventh instrument for
that State built by the local builder
within a year. Delaware built pipe
organs are in great demand in the state
of Alabama.
Good Friday saw the opening OF four
John Brown organs, Portsmouth. Va.
Jacksonville. Fla, Live Oak, Fla, and
Columbus. Miss. All having new in
struments opened with Easter music.
With several contracts in hand. pros
poets are bright at the local plant for
a good year.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
NO FEUD BETWEEN
HILL AND HARTMAN

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
ST. PAUL, April A-The much talked
Of "feud" between James J. Hill. and e.
II. Hartman, does not exist now. simply
because it never did exist, according to a
statement by Louis W. Hill, president Of
the Great Northern railroad. son Of James
J. Hm
Hin has just returned from a tour Of his
fathers Pacific Coast lines during which
he conferred at length With Hartman. lie
says there is such harmony between the
Hill and Hartman interests that the prln-
cipals have reached agreements whereby
the Hin lines viii get part ownership in
the terminal at Portland, Oregon.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
MILLIONS OF MACKEREL
ON SOUTH JERSEY COAST

(on Board Steamship Arapaho, Of Cape
May. April a. by United Wireless Ser
vice)
Millions of mackerel are running along
the New Jersey coast to-day and in the
opinion Of seamen fishermen will have an
excellent opportunity within the next few
days OF reaping a FISH harvest such as
they have not had in years. Many schools
Of mackrel were sighted iast night off the
Delaware Capes. One school alone covered
an area Of a mile. Captain Chichester said
that he had not seen so many FISH to-
gether for years and ordered the news sent
to land by wireless.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
BIG STRIKE AT
MERU, FRANCE
Labor Outbreak Serious and
Paris is Called on for
Troops

MERU, France, April 1.-THE OFF,
cials OF the General Federation Of
Labor arrived here today to take
charge Of the button makers strike.
which it is freely admitted, is no long
er a labor struggle. but a real revolu-
tionary outbreak.
In order to prove their strength for
the benefit of the French people as a
whole. and TO show, as they assert il
that tho workers ARE no longer
slaves" the labor officials have direct
ed that a "a hour strike be inaugural
ed, in every industry here. This began
this morning and the response was all
that the labor leaders wanted. SO SER
ious is the situation that the prefect
CT police has telegraphed Paris that
more TROOPS are needed. He admits
that he has grave doubts of the 10y
atty of the men under arms in the
local barracks.
The officials of the Federation who
arrived here this morning are in con-
sultation at labor headquarters. They
openly assert that the button manu-
facturers must yield at once to the
demands Of their employees otherwise
strike that win be countrywide in
its proportions will be ordered.
I'VE called the "a hours strike to-
day" declared one of the leaders.
merely as a warning to the pluto
Gratis and to show them just how
strong our organization is. We are
going to win and If it becomes neces-
sary will have no hesitation in extend
ing the strike to all industries in
France"
Up to the present time there have
been no disorders. but the feeling is
intense and clashes between the strik-
ers and the troops are feared.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
OHIO TOWN A
PREY OF FLAMES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
ELYRIA. Ohio. April i4.-Flre that start
ed here early to-day. for a time threat
ened the whole town and caused $4,000
damage before Il was extlnguishcd. II
destroyed the Eyria Block. and the
American Theatre. and badly damaged the
Andvur Hotel. the Elyria Bank. and the
Bell Telephone exchange.
The fire started In the Elks' club room
on the NTH floor Of the Elyria Block and
was well under way before discovered. The
local fire department asked aid from
Cleveland. so miles away, and apparatus
from that city arrived In time 70 keep
the flames from spreading.
Evening journal., 1909-04-14
BENEVOLENT PIONEERS
ARRANGE ENTERTAINMENTS

on next Monday night the Benevo-
lent Pioneer Literary Association will
give the first of a series of weekly
entertainments in their rooms for
members and friends. It VIII be a
stag smoker in a German kitchen.
Professor +. L. Hernie is assisting the
committee with the program.
Thursday. April % will be Ladies
Night" Euchro and a promenade will
be the chief features.
o. The Walking Club win meet on Sun
day at 130 o'clock for their trip to
Chester and return The Easter Mon
DAY adjourned meeting will be held
Thursday evening.