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Evening journal., 1909-03-09
VACATION OF
JUSTISON STREET

The Street and Sewer Directors on
Monday will ask the Court of General
Sessions 70 appoint a commission TO
vacate Justison street for the Harlan
and Hollingsworth Corporation. Tie
corporation made application for the
vacating last summer, so that it could
build car shops across the street bed
Plans for these shops have been pre-
pared, ard bids for their construction
will be asked for some time this
month.
Having been advised that the Direc-
tors Of street and Sewer Department
would apply for the commission on
Monday, James W. Ponder attorney
for the Jessup and Moore Paper Com
pany, whose property adjoins that OF
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpor-
alton. requested the directors this
morning for a written promise that
Justison street would not be vacated
unless another street should be opened
as an outlet for the paper company.
Mr.. Ponder desires such formal
promise in view of a possible change
in the personnel of the Board of Street
and Sewer Directors. President Thomas
ii. Melvin's term expiring on April 1.
The street directors had planned for
an extension of certain streets to take
the place Of the street to be vacated,
and Mr.. Ponder suggested some
changes IN this plan as it affected the
paper company.
In order. accordingly, to reconsider
plans for the provision Of a street IN
place of Justison street. which Will
satisfy the Jessup and Moore Paper
Company, and the Wilmington Gas
Company, q neighboring concern. tllo
street directors, with city engineers and
representatives, of the corporation. the
paper company and the gas company
viii 80 over the ground and stake out
highway to replace Justison street,
so that the Court of General Sessions
may act Immediately upon the appli-
cation Tor the commission.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
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that while the devoted wife, sister or
daughter looks on, the drunkard is
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Save your loved one from premature
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II costs absolutely nothing to try.
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He will also send you the strongest
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Send for a free trial package OF
Golden Remedy today.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
WOMANKIND

In the tiresome old days a broken
betrothal meant a return of the ring
and all the various gifts. Nowadays
there is a wider .and more practical
view. AMI the lady usually retains the
spoils of the battle-all except the ring.
During the course OF a prolonged court
ship both sides may collect a large arr
ray of trophies. all of which will be
moro or less tarnished and worn by
time and the weather What a sad
collectionl And fancy lady hav-
ing returned to her a pair Of gentle
mans No 10 slippers, or a gentleman
receiving a venerable shopping bag, or
a corsase brooch, or muff! The tears
Of tho parting must evaporate before
the smiles Of such a humorous situa-
ton
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
HAND SAVED BUT
FOOT CONES OFF

Albert Conner. aged q years, OF No.
1io5 oak street, accidentally shot him
self in the arm while cunning for ducks
yesterday afternoon and was removed to
the Homeopathic Hospital for treatment.
AT first it was thought that his hand
would have to be amputated, but the doc
tors think they can save it.
Another accident case at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital is that Of John sweeney,
aged % years. of No. 50i South Van Buren
street. lie fell from a freight train last
night and his right foot was so badly
crushed that ii had to be amputated.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
AUDITOR RICE
REMAINS MUM

City Auditor Rice had no reply to make
to-day to the statements made by Presi-
dent Shaw Of the Water Board yesterday.
to the effect that the auditor was trying
to hold back the work OF building the
filter plant. He was seen by a reporter for
THE EVENING JOURNAL. but said there
was nothing to say" 1 am stilI standing
where l stood at the start" He would say
nothing more.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
New GRANGE at St. Georges.

National Organizer Marion Dawson
of the Patrons of Husbandry has in
sttuted a grange of the order at St
Georges. The officers are:
Master, James II. Baton; overseer
A. j. Davidson; lecturer. Mrs. Elma
Nelson; steward. S. NJ Haman; assist
ant steward II. C. Nelson; chaplain,
j. r. Grassland; treasurer, r. G. Ha-
man; secretary. Harry J.. Gray; gatc-
keeper Raymond Carrow; ceres, Mrs
Emma c. Baton; pomona, Mrs. p. G
Haman; flora. Mrs. Lidie Gray; lady
assistant steward. Mrs Anna Carrow
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
Quiet Day for Women at St. Andrews.

Quiet Day for Women at st. Andrews.
on Thursday the Right Reverend
Frederick j. Kinsman. Bishop of Della
ware, will conduct a Lenten quiet day
for women at st. Andrews Churci.
There will be four services arranged
AS follows: 1880 a. m, Holy Conf
munion and first address; IL M. Sec
ond address and intercessions; 3 p. M.
penetential Office and third address; 4
p. m. evening prayer and fourth ad-
dress. The addresses viii be based on
the teaching of the first epistle of 81.
Paul TO Timothy. The day is intend
ed for members of all the Episcopal
parishes IN New Castle county.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
HEAR OF WILMINGTON
FROM 1850 TO 1860

At the meeting of the Historical So
ciety on next Monday night. paper
will be reaG entitled 'Reminiscenco
Of Wilmington from 1859 TO 1850" The
paper was prepared by T. X. Jones,
whose boyhood days were spent in Will
mington, but who for the past thirty
years has been engaged in business in
Dover.
The paper is full of items concerning
the men and things of those days and
will doubtless prove of much interest
to older residents The public is al
ways welcome at these meetings.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
CHANGE IN PAY
Engineers of F-3 Class Now Receive
Same as H-6 Class

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has announced a change in pay to its
enginemen. Hereafter the engineers
running the F-3 class will be given the
same rates of pay as those running the
HIS. the biggest engine III the service
The rates of pay for the other classes
will remain the same as heretofore.
Lancaster and Philadelphia passenger
runs and extra milk trains will pay
from S4.ei TO $500 per day, and YORK
and Philadelphia passenger runs from
S4.94 to 1923 per day.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
COUNTY FINANCES

County Treasurer Burns reported to
the Levy Court the following court
balances:
To the credit of tho Levy Court.
S3S,9S1.04; special bond issue S12.671-
"a; miscellaneous. S223.5S; Mil Creek,
s1491.96; Chrlstiana, s306S04; PEN
cader, S14S; Red Lion, S590.61: New
Castle s1O45.09; St. Georges. S1226.O9:
APPOINTMENTS. s32l49: Blackbird
S145T1; Brandywine. S56L49; White
Clay Creek, SSS.13.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
Noonday Lenten ser,,ioesll

--se Rev. William ii. Laird was the
speaker at the noon-day Lenten SER
vice in. St. Andrews Episcopal Church
today Mr. Laird will be the speaker
each day of this week until Friday. in
elusive. On next Tuesday the Re.
William z. Remington. of Philadelphia,
will be the preacher.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09

All members of Camp 1, p. o. of A..
are requested TO meet at the home Of
Sister Laura Hunter. i21 Monroe street
on Wednesday afternoon. March 10th,
at ! o'clock, to attend the funeral of
our late Sister, Hannah Glenn. Fra
ternally Anna NJ. Boyce, Recording
SecretarY.t
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
Appeal For Helm.

The nurse Of the free dispensary
maintained by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Society at No. COZ West street. ap-
peals for assistance TO provide bed
covering for a number of bed-ridden
patients whom she is attending. Do
nations of sheets. pillows, pillow cases.
women's gowns and other apparel win
be appreciated. Anyone desiring to aid
may notify the dispensary at No. COZ
West street or leave articles there.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
MAD DOG BITES
A SUSSEX FARMER

James L. Murphy. aged SO years, a
farmer II Ellendale. who was bittcn
by dog last week, has been brought
here for treatment. the state Labora-
tory at Newark, having reported that
the dog was suffering with rabies. Mr..
Murphy was accompanied here by Or.
Samson.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
John Loaue, sr. Dead.

John Logue, Sr., father of former
Levy Court Commissioner James Logue
died yesterday afternoon at his home
No. 270O Tatnall street He was 6s
years of age and is survived by FIVE
sons. one daughter, Mrs Hugh Nc
Bride, and twenty-five grandchildren.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
peIawars cIub Names offeers.

PRINCETON. n. J.. March 9.-The
Delaware Club of the University. has
elected these officers: President. Her
bert S. Morrow; vice-president. S. /.
Hamilton: secretary and treasurer. II.
B. Houston. Jr.; freshman director, b.
F. Riggs,
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
Missionary Meeting.

The postponed meeting OF the Won
ems Foreign Missionary Society will
he held in Scott Church on Thursday
A luncheon will be served. Miss Sin
ger. a missionary from Japan will make
addresses.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
Gard of Thanks.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cardin. Of Edge
moor wish TO thank their many friends
and relatives, and also the fire COM
pany and school children for the floral
offerings and kindness shown 10 them
during the sickness and death Of their
son Henry.s
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
Y. W. c. 7. U. to Meet.

The Wilmington Y. w. c. T. U. viii
hold its regular monthly business
meeting at the home Of Miss Annie
Sayers this evening. No. 26O2 West
Seventeenth street.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
vandever A. c, 10 Meet.

A meeting OF the Vandever A. c
viii be held on Friday evening. at No
$50 East Seventeenth street. Candi-
dates for the baseball team are re-
quested to attend.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
Waited sanatnrinm.

Doctors Arthur T. Gardner and
Bruce Hamilen OF Philadelphia on Sun
day We're the guests of Mrs. Annie T..
Matthews at the Delaware Sanatorium.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
CONSPIRACY CASE
GOES TO THE JURY

In the Court Of General Sessions this
morning Judge Boyce charged the jury in
the case Of the State VS.. Jesse Mullins and
Margaret Martin. The defendants were
tried last week on a charge OF completely
in the breaking and entering Of the resi-
dence Of Christiana Steiner with Edward
Short. who when arraigned pleaded guilty.
At o'clock the jury was out.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09
Workhouse Trustees Meetinq Today.

The trustees of the New Castle
County Workhouse are holding their
regular monthly meeting today Only
routine business is being considered.
Warden Crawford reported the present
population Of the prison to be 800 of
which number, sixteen are women.
Evening journal., 1909-03-09

$500 Pictures with gilt frames
for dining and bed rooms. IN.
Size 16x20 inches, each.... IOC
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

lured "Scotty' Sullivan down near the postofhce
building, where officers of mine lying in wait.
An apparent attempt made to arrest both of
theni but McSweeney, OF course, was permitted to
get away, while "Scotty" was taken to the station
house and put where newspaper reporters could not
ind him. Then | conceived the idea of establish
ing headquarters in the old International hotel which
stood the present site of the Park Row building.
At the head of the stairs in this building hired
number OF rooms and the plan for McSweeney
to lure the members OF the gang. pretcxt or
another, to these rooms one of which he pretended
TO be occupying.
The plan worked we'll. McSwecncy with com
panion would up the stairs and start enter
one of the Two three OF us would slip
UP behind them, grab the osc we wanted in such a
way to pnion his arms to his sides and hustle him
away One by put them away i'll this man
ner until perhaps eight ten had been picked up.
Then | made UP my mind would go to Martin
Lconards saloon and get him and the woman with
whom he lived
Leonard and his bar keeper were both bad men.
Besides the customary cheese knives and imple-
ments of that sort they also had as we afterward
found revovers and knives than they had
hands to | knew that if we walked in and tried
to take them by force it would mean fight in which
might be compelled to kill one or both of them
to prevent being killed. So McSweeney, at my sug-
gestion into the saloon and asked for glass OF
beer while waited outside near the door Having
taken his drink he out, passing through the
short swinging and then called back
"Oh, Martin! Come and see the scrapp
Martin hustled around from behind the counter,
and the moment he through the door we
grabbed him around the arms and snapped the
handouts around his wrists. He didn't seem to
know what going until he heard the click of
the cuffs, which he then gave such wrench that it
seemed if he would break them. His bar keeper,
who also dealer in counterfeit followed at his
heels, and gathered him in in the same manner.
Then went upstairs and took Ann Mccormack,
Leonards wife
AT clock III the morning hammering
the door of Saunders apartments, on the fourth
floor of lodging house i'll Second avenue above
Houston street. Over the transom we could see a
dim light, but repeated knocks brought answer.
We burst in the door, and Saunders wife, clad only
in her night clothing, flew like tigress Catch
ing sight of McSweeney, she turned on him if she
would have storn him i'll pieces, calling him all the
vile names to which She could lay her tongue
Danny Dugan!" she shreked. Il knew you were
a copper all the time | always told Bill you'd throw
him down and you've done it."
1t all happened SO quickly that Saunders, who had
been asleep, had barely time to rub his eyes when he
also put under arrest. Both were compelled to
dress and taken the station house.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
THE ART OF WINE TASTING

y HE evidence of the senses is not rated very
high by those accustomed to rely upon exact
scientific measurement Occasionally, however
the take their revenge In the analysis of
tain foods for instance facts too delicate to reveal
themselves to the chemical analyst may be detected
by the tongue of expert. Especially is this
true of the analysis of teas or wines.
recent French writer enumeratcs some of the pre-
cautions that must be observed by good wine faster
He must in the first place, have been tasting for
little time, and he must not be a smoker. Ger
tain powerful avors alter the taste of the wine
tirely and be avoided Such the salt relishes
used to revive jaded thirst, and the and
cheese recommended by to lovers of good wines.
The expert approach his task with virgin
palate He must try only wine at sitting and
must drink after each taste prepare himself
for the next.
Some tasters go so far as to rinse the throat
first with vchy and then with pure water. The wine
is then first inspected then smeed and finally tasted.
The inspection may show various things. New red
wines, for instance, bright; older more
yellowsh Old wines always clear when good,
but slight cloudness is necessarily bad sign in
The odor test is very important, the bouquet
reveals many the expert, who often tell
by it the precise region where the wine made,
besides detecting adulteraton, if any has been
tempted The tasting proper. which last of
ALL also depends very largely the of smell,
told by the Psychologists, and also that of
feeling by which the experts tongue, for example dis
tinguishes between rough and a smooth velvety
taste The real of tells the whether
the wine is bitter and enables him to make
other similar distinctions
The wine is we'll spread the mucous sur
face of the mouth in tasting and is retained until
warmed If it is swallowed soon much of the
effect is lost. Often too, young wine that tastes
somewhat thin and rough at first reveals after an
instant that it has body and gives promise of decacy
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
THE USE OF moron TRUCKS

wv HEN motor trucks and delivery wagons were
w first introduced predictions were heard on all
sides that the horse, except for pleasure trac-
tion would disappear from city streets in a few
years This result seems still far off, Many of those
who have adopted delivery report dissatisfac-
ton with the system, and this deters others from
adopting it.
The trouble, according to recent writer is some
times that the wrong type of vehicle has been
adopted sometimes that those in charge of the service
arc incompetent. In case we are told the adop-
ton OF electric trucks by large brewery has re-
suited in financial loss simply because the drivers
wages remain the same, and the men are unwilling
to handle twice thrice many barrels as before
Hence they to it that the speed of the service
is not improved
In another instance where electric traction failed
to satisfy 1t found that the motors were i'm
properly wired Drivers of motor trucks frequently
run them too fast rough pavements to the great
injury OF the mechanism. The moral Of all this is
that those who intend to use motor delivery should
have competent advice Different types of vehicle
will be required for light deliveries with frequent
stops and for heavy loads with long haus Change
TO mechanical traction often enables a merchant to
handle larger volume of trade. and this more than
offsets the increased running expense
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

mitted that he had any sell, but the drift of the
conversation always simmered down to the fact that
if McSweeney-or "Dugan' as they called him
wanted to deal little in spurious silver some of the
crowd could stock him up Dan, however always
shook his head He was not in the business He
wouldn't touch bit of counterfeit 1t was dan
gerous, and, besides, it in his line And even
when Daniel Sullivan who was known to the trade
"Scotty,' urged McSweeney to take chance, at
the same time offering to sell him the goods, Dan
waved him away.
Its too risky for me- said Dan. Those who want
to can handle it-and some good men do--but | will
not l have a friend down i'll New Orleans who has
made barrel of money in this way, and he's never
been caught, but like sleep nights and couldn't
if had that my mind"
Dan however, was only drawing back to make a
plunge. Together we fixed up letter from his sup
posed friend in New Orleans, in which McSweeney
asked if he could not buy for him in New York
5000 worth of counterfeit silver dollars. Directing
the letter Dugan to his Chatham square address,
l nclosed in it another envelope and sent it to New
Orleans to be mailed back.
When the letter was delivered to McSweeney he
off the signature the impression thereby
that he trying to protect his friend and showed
the communication to "Scotty" Sullivan.
This crazy man at New Orleans can't get enough
counterfeit down SOUTH" said Dan "and is send
ing north for it. hate to touch the stuff, eSen to
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
THE ANCESTOR OF j THE POTATO

p ROM which OF the known species OF wild potato
| did the cultivated variety arises This question
has long puzzled botanists. a short time ago
potatoes equal to those of commerce said to
have been produced from wild variety in France;
but it finally proved that these came, in fact,
from part of cultivated tuber that had been aeei
dentally mixed with the wild More lately il
has been asserted that another wild Species in
the experimental gardens of A w. Sutton of Read
ing, Eng, has spontaneously shown properties
sembing those of the cultivated potato 1t has been
thought that this wild variety had perhaps been
cidentay crossed with the ordinary tuber, that
in the cited above, it pot really wild species,
but an escape from cultivation. Microscopic
animation of the pollen grains, however shows that
these have all the characteristics of the wild vege
table, and it therefore probable that have
here the ancestor of the familiar Irish" potato.
Special interest attaches TO this discovery because
the wild species appears to be immune the potato
disease. 1t may thus be possible to breed edible
white potato that is much less susceptible disease
than the that is grown
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
English Billy and His Fifteen Friends
l. DRUNNioND FORMERLY CHIEF

fcOpyright 1903 By A. L. Drummond A l. Benson)
IN the detective business no incident is so small
that it may not lead to the most important dis
i closures Therein lies the fascination of the work
Early in January. 1881, l was asked to apprehend
William Burns, otherwise known English
Billy" who had been shot while attempting, in COM
pany with another man then unknown to pass coun-
terfeit money in Stamford, Conn l made search
of the New York hospitals and finally found him in
the surgical ward OF Blackwell island When he
recovered I took him before Commissioner Shields,
but the Stamford authorities failed positively TO
identify him. They were morally certain he the
man they wanted but they could give unqualified
affirmative answers and he was discharged.
The incident seemed ended, but I thought l would
watch Burns little while, just who his friends
were and what he would do put Daniel McSwceney
on his track when he left the courtroom and told him
10 shadow the young fellow.
McSweeney watched around for day two and
learned that Burns seemed to be one of a gang of
good for nothing men who made their headquarters
in the resorts around Chatham square. Who these
men were McSweeney did not know. lie only knew
they spent their time playing pool drinking. gam
bling and so on.
The secrets of such men, if they have any, be
gained only by slow painstakng effort, and the fact
that their companion Burns was a countcrfeiter
seemed to make it worth while to learn about
them. So when McSweeney reported for duty the
next morning ] called him into my office.
o
Dan" said l. Il want you to go down and camp
with this crowd and find out who they are and what
they are doing Get yourself room in cheap lodg-
ing house. rig yourself out in some old Clothes gradu-
ally give them the impression that you are crook
and if you can not uncover some counterfeiters
among them
From that day until the end of the Daniel
McSweeney was to Chatham square not Daniel Nc
Sweeney United States secret service operative but
Dan Dugan, living without visible means of sup
port and presumably criminal He established him.
self in a fourth floor back bedroom in lodging house
that decent entered His days and his
nights he spent the places which the gang stayed
He played pool with the pool players cards with the
card players and, so far as appearances were con
cerned, became much OF a loafer any of them.
After he had hung around with them for three or
four days he disappeared from their haunts for day
When he returned to them he brought with him four
FIVE watches with which had provided him. Some
OF the watches had an inch or two of chain hanging
TO them the links having been shipped off in the pc
cuar that thieves know so we'll The ring
pockets by quick twist remove the ring of watch
that they steal.
Between games OF pool and at other appropriate
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

buy it for him, but he did good turn once when
/ in tight place and I must do it. Have you
got 5000 worth about you, Scotty?'
Scotty' hadn't He was small dealer that he
had to pick pocket to get money enough buy the
lead and antimony with which to get a manufacturer
to make $100 for him, and Dan knew it. But the plan
to make "Scotty7 believe he had got against a
big customer, SO he would spread the news among
other and perhaps larger members Of the gang All
that "Scotty could rake up was $50 worth of trade
dollars which McSweeney bought, initiated and
turned to
The deal over, Dan went with his pool playing
and for day or two reported nothing of much inn
portance He soon came in, however, with wor-
ried look on his face. He had been in trouble He