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Evening journal., 1909-06-30
FOR
SHERIFF SHIP
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By Um,ed Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON, June 3o.-Petition for a
rehearing Of the case Of Sheriff Shipp,
his deputy. Gibson and four citizens Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, adjudged guilty of
contempt Of court, was received today by
the clerk of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Thees men we're found by the Supreme
Court to have been engaged IN a con-
spiracy which resulted in the lynchiing OF
Edward johnson, colored rapist, while he
was under a stay of execution granted by
that tribunal They were 10 have been
sentenced by Chief Justice Fuller on June
I, but upon application OF their attor-
neys. an extension Of time was granted.
and permission to file a petition for a
rehearing. Meantime the accused are
on bonds.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
WOMEN fight
The POLICE
RiOtOuS Demonstration About
The British House of
Commons
OVER 100 ARRESTED
DURING DISTURBANCE
By United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON. June 30-Pointing out IN
no uncertain terms that the suppress
sion of Suffragette demonstrations has
cost the authorities about S250.000 dur
ing the past year, the Home Office to-
day in a communication to the police
court prosecutors ordered that the los
women and fourteen men arrested dur
ing the disorders about the Parliament
buildings last evening. be summarily
dealt with. The Home Office COM
munication instructs the prosecutors
to demand that the prisoners be given
long terms at hard labor
II has been the practice to prosecute
Suffragettes arrested during such
demonstrations as that Of last night
as minor offenders but the Home Of
flee has determined that they be
charged with rioting and attacking po-
lice officers in the discharge of their
duty.
suffrasettes Gain Favor.
While the authorities are increasing
their severity. the prosecution OF the
suffragettes. it was apparent during
last nights demonstration that the lat =
ter are rapidly gaining public favor.
A crowd Of 100000 persons who watch
ed the attempts Of the deputation
headed by the aged Mrs. Parkhurst.
who has already served a prison term
for the cause, TO gain access 10 the
Parliament buildings and sec Premier
Asquith, were with the militant wo-
men I'm their endeavors to break
through the Gordon of police surround
ing the Parliament buildings. The
/ deputation was greeted with wild
i cheers and when Mrs. ParlShurst and
/ her deputation attacked the policemen
who delivered a note telling the women
that Asquith was unable to see them,
"A large part of the crowd closed in to
] help the women escape.
Mob BattIed With Police.
While this tumultuous mob battled
with the police. a second delegation OF
women accompanied by several hun
dred Suffra gettes and led by a buxon
beauty mounted on a horse, tried "a
force their way through the under.
ground passage from the Westminster
Bridge. A force of police barred theil
way and for two hours, reinforced by
the crowd of spectators, the womei
struggled to pass the Gordon. In th'
course of this struggle about 100 per
sons were trampied under feet stab
bed with hatpins and bruised b,
stones which were thrown at the po
lice.
This mob was dispersed after the %
lice had dragged the equestrian leade
of the Suffragettes from her saddl
and arrested about a score of her fol
lowers.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
New Jersey Officials No
fify Delaware That Jer-
sey Statutes will be En-
forced.

Fresh trouble over the fishing laws of
New Jersey and Delaware now threatens
as the result Of the attempted arrest of
Abe johnson, a Port Penn fisherman, by
Davis, New Jersey fish warden, off Port
|Penn last Wednesday. johnson, it will be
was taken from the New
Jersey fish warden at the point Of a gun.
Following the incident Attorney-General
Andrew c. Gray called the attention Of
Attorney-General Wilson. Of New Jersey,
10 the fishing compact between the states,
al the same time notifying him that fish
wardens of New Jersey have not the right
10 arrest Delawareans while fishing in the
river. B. c. Kuser, president Of the Fish
and Game Commission Of New Jersey, re-
piled to Mr. Gray's letter to-day saying
that New Jersey would enforce her fishing
laws as the state interprets them Mr.
kuser added that he would like Mr. Gray
TO so inform the Delaware fishermen.
In the same mail that brought Mr.
Kuser's letter came one from Attorney
General Wilson, informing Attorney-Gen-
eral Gray that he expected the Port Penn
incident to come before him formally
within a short time, and that he would act
in the matter at that time Replying TO
the letter OF Mr.. Kuser Mr.. Gray sent the
official a copy of the fishery laws of the
two states.
Following are the communications:
Fish and Game Commission OF the state
OF New Jersey. Trenton, N. j., June Is,
1909.
Hon. Andrew c. Gray, Attorney-Genersl,
Wilmington. Del.
Dear Sir We are informed that you
have advised your people that they can
fish In the Delaware river and Delaware
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Horrible Death of Edward
Sasse, Former Whining
fonian, in York.

Edward W. sasse. formerly of this
city. nephew OF Clerk of city Court
Lewis Sasse. met a horrible death at
York. Pa, yesterday. In the presence of
fellow-workmen and several score Of
residents Of the town. who watched him
at his hazardous task. Sasse fell rs feet
from stack at the York Haven paper
plant and was instantly killed. his skull
being crushed and every bone in his body
being broken.
Sasse was foreman for the William n.
Cammery Company. and was removing
the rigging from the stack which had
bee ncompleted by his workmen when a
block lover his head became detached
and fell. striking him and causing him
to lose his hold on the rope.
The spectators turned their heads away
in sickiy fear as the man plunged down.
ward and struck lne ground with a
thud.
The body will be brought to Whining
ton and interment will be made IN the
Riverview Cemetery where the unfortu.
nate mans parents. former Philadel-
pbisns. are buried
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
new OFFICIALS in
OFFICE TOMORROW
Mayor Elect SpruanCe will
Take the Oath at 10
o'clock

Tonight at midnight tho now city ad-
ministratlon will assume charge Of the
city's affairs. Tomorrow morning at 10
O'clock Mayor-elect J. Harvey Spruance
win take his oath of office. and to-mor-
row night the city Council will organize
and the members Of the various commits
tees OF that body will be named. Follow
ing the organization. tho new Council
VIII hold its first regular meeting
The political complexion OF Council is
elght Democrats and five Republicans
B. B. Allen who was the Democratic
candidate for Council In tno Second ward
in which Councilman Walter Rash. Re
publican. was elected. will Mo his con-
test and Il will be presented IN Council A
time viii then be set for hearlng the con-
test
city Solicitor sylvester d. Townsend 8
term OF office and that OF his assistant
Reuben sattcrthwaite, Jr.. expire at mid
night tonight. and they viii be succeeded
by John W Brady. as city solicitor. and
Armon u. chaytor, as assistant Both the
new officials win ho sworn In ofp by
city Judge Edwin r. Cochran tomorrow
morning
The terms Of city Auditor c. S. Ric,
and his clerk Clerk Of Council Thomas
S. Lewis. Bainn Of Council George Ander.
son, Coal oil Inspector Thomas Holt anc
Clerk Of Market Cook, viii not expire un.
al August !.
/ To m these positions the Democratic
members Of Council win probably caucui
about the middle OF July. The officials o.
tho now administration follow.
Mayor Or. j. aIIrvey spruancc. Demo
crat, city treasurer, oHward u. Ross. re
publican; President OF Council. J. L. Ban
ming. Democrat; assessor and tax col
lector for the northern district James II
Morris, Republican. assessor and col octo
for the southern district Eugene NJ
sayers, Democrat
City Council-First ward, Charles G
Dempsey Democrat; second Walter Rash
Republican, third. Edward A. Higgins
Democrat fourth. James Kane. Demo
crat. nth, Henry C. Taylor Republican
sixth. Daniel p. DuRoss. Democrat: sew
enth, Samuel II. Benson. Jr.. Republican
eighth, Norman c. Downes. Republican
ninth. George l.. Bilderback. Republican
tenth, Michael r. Conway, Democrat
eleventh, John j. McGovern Democrat
twelfth, Richard c. McArullln. Democrat
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
HERD OF ELKS TO
GO TOLOS ANGELES

Eks from many cities I'm the country
will start tomorrow for Los Angeles.
California. where the Grand Lodge of the
order will meet from July u to n. Al
though Homer c. Simmons is the dele
gate from Wilmington Lodge. Mr.. Sim
mons has not decided whether he will at
tend the session.
The Elks will have the usual big time
in Los. Angeles. Monday, July l2 viii be
Pasadena Day. The great event Of this
day will be the chariot race by thor
oughbred horses four abreast The race
viii really be revival OF the ancient Ro-
man chariot races. Trips will be made Il
Santa Monica and Long Beach. There Will
be athletic meetings. dances and banquets
as well as visits to different ranches
where the vineyards will be Inspected. For
those who wish it. a special excursion has
r. a arranged 70 Catalina Island. on Fri
day evening the great electrical circus and
parade viii take place.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
MONEY NOW FOR
IMPROVEMENTS
City Departments to do Work
Held up Because Of
Lack Of Funds.

The new financial year for the city
departments will begin with to-mor-
row. Each department viii receive
the first quarter Of it's annual appro-
priation. and number of important
projects held back by lack OF funds
will be resumed or undertaken.
The funds for the Street and Sewer
Directors. of course, viii mean the re-
sumption Of extensive paving, grad
ing and other Improvement that has
been retarded by low finances. street
paving will be resumed on a large
scale. and several sewers that have
been placed on the list 10 be consld-
cred when funds were available win
be hastened.
The project Of most Importance to
some residents Of the West side dur
ing the new fiscal year will be the
lowering of the spring pipes on Fourth
street between those points so as 10
provide cooler water at the Fourth
and Monroe spring Complaints Of
the undue warmth of the water wero
made some time ago, and an investi-
cation by Sewer Engineer Taylor dis
closed the fact that the pipes bring
ing the water from the spring were
too near the surface of the street. tho
pipes In the highest places being but
two feet below the surface. The
/ Water Commissioners and the Street
and Sewer Directors decided toco-oper-
ate IN the project after several petit
I tions had been received by both bodies,
and as soon as the funds of the new
financial year are available after
Thursday Athe work of lowering the
pipes about SIX rfset srin' 30 sander.
taken. Tho spring water Is used
{ largely and the Improvement VIII be
an important one The street and
sewer and Water Departments will
share the cost
/ Tho Water Department Will do much
work that has been held up because
of lack Of funds. A project which has
already been undertaken, but which
thc Water Commissioners will not
finance until after Thursday. Is the
extension Of water pipes TO Riverview
Heights. The commissioners decided
20 make the extension some time ago,
but could not undertake it then, ow-
ing 10 lack of funds. The Riverview
Heights Improvement Company there-
upon offered TO make the extension.
and the commissioners agreed TO pay
for Il after July 1.
city Council also will be urged 10
provide for condemnation Of part Of
Concord avenue.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
WILMINGTON HEIGHTS
NEEDS MORE MONEY

The Washington Heights Assoc alton
win meet this evening on the triangle.
The following letter was sent out to-day
by the finance committee.
Dear Slr-While we are meeting with
considerable success in the receipt Of con-
tributions for our 4th Of July celebration,
we still lack sufficient amount 10 insure
a satisfactory display. II you have not yet
favored us with your contribution will you
kindly do so by Wednesday evening. June
3oth. so the committee can accurately esti-
mate how 10 cover the expense.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
WILL DISCUSS
TUBERCULOSIS

The Delaware state tuberculosis
Commission will meet in the office Of
the Associated Charities, No. 602 West
street. this afternoon at 4.S0 o'clock.
II is probable that the commission will
decide upon the patients to be sent to
the sanatorium near Brandywina
Springs on its completion two weeks
hence.
The Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety will hold a meeting next Tues
Gay afternoon. when It is expected fur
ther plans will be made for the occu-
pancy of the sanatorium.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
WAR OVER THE
"OPEN SHOP"
Steel Workers to Clash With
Manufacturers in Pitts
burg District
FOURTEEN PLANTS MAY
BE ORDERED CLOSED

PITTSBURG. Pa. June 80. Midnight
tonight marks the crisis provoked by
the recent open shop order of the
American Sheet q Tin Plate Company.
Omciais Of tho Amalgamated Asso-
citation OF Iron & Steel Worekrs after
conference today. declared their in
tention of standing firm and a strike
will be effective tomorrow which viii
tie up fourteen plants In this section
and leave idle between 1000 and 10000
men.
The result of the secret ballot which
the different companies attempted in
their plants yesterday to ascertain the
sentiment OF the workers Is declared by
the association leaders TO have bcsl
overwhelmingly IN support Of tho striki
order and there were numerous evil
dences today that the manufacturers
were preparing 10 force the Issue by
Immediately hlling all the places of
..-''---- with men from the non-union
plants of the company az other points.
Further. the company announced to-
day that the Monogahela plant I'm
Pittsburg and the Demmler plant In
McKeesport which have been idle for
many months. had been put IN hhape
and will be opened tomorrow with nom
union men.
This move was interpreted today
by the Union leaders as indicating the
intention OF the company 10 shut down
some OF It's union plants indefinitely
IL they are seriously crippled by the
strike. The larger plants Of the CONF
pany in which the strike will become
effective at midnight are those at
Sharon and New Castle. Pa, Youngs-
town. Bridgeport. Martins Ferry and
Cambridge. Ohio. Wheeling, w. Va.
and Elwood Ind.
The Hotel Henry was the scene Of d
I conference today between representa-
tives Of the independent manufacturer
and union officials and announce
ment was made that the Independent
manufacturers will continue 10 oper
ate under union scale despite th'
action Of the combine. An agreemen
will be signed which will protect thi
Independents against possible reac
liustments by the combine In case IA
"open shop" order Is carried out
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
new BUILDING
AT FERRIS SCHOOL
Contract to Erect $4,000
Trades Building Given
TO J. {. HeaIY

Workmen under John L. Healy, the
contractor. will begin work tomorrow
on the new trades building at the
Ferris Industrial School. for which Mr..
Healey received the contract yesterday.
Costing $4,000. the building will be
much more elaborate than the one de-
stroyed by' ire, which it replaces.
The building will cover an area OF
40 by 1S5 feet. and will comprise two
stories and a basement. The exterior
ccnstruction will be of plain brick with
reinforced concrete sils. The roof
will be COW cred with asbestos shingles.
The new building will be thr.e feet
longer than the building recently
burned and will be eight fee. wi'ier.
An innovation to result from the i'm
pr,vement win he a hospital which.
room having been provided ~ the
erection Of the trades bdildlng. will
be on the ;hird story OF the existing
main builCipg.
The building will accommodate -
boys and i'll contain. a laundry. a
dormitory a large dining room and
the shop for manual t.dining The
dormitory and officers quaiters viii be
on the upper foor The interior will
bc finished in hard wood.
The contractor will complete his
work by october !. Its occupancy will
relieve congestion in the present
buildings and will permit o: the di-
vision of the present school building
into compartments for white and coll
ored boys.
Gawthl op and Brother Company will
install the plumbing and George $
Charles will do the brick W ,rk brick
being supplied by the Wilmington
Brick Company.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
MAY WAR AGAIN OVER
RIVER FISHERY LAWS

Bay in waters controlled by the state OF
New Jersey. Will you kindly tell your peo-
pie that the laws Of New Jersey affecting
these waters must be obeyed and that we
will enforce our laws.
am very truly yours,
B. c. Kuser, President
state Of New Jersey, Office Of tho At
torney- General Trenton, N. j., June 2s.
1909.
Hon. Andrew c. Gray. Attorney-G General
of the state Of Delaware
Wilmington. Delaware.
My Dear Sir: / am in receipt Of
your note of June 25th According to
the practice of this Office II would be
improper for me to dispose of the mat
ter referred to in your letter. In any
official way, unless such request were
made by the Fish and Game Commis-
sioners of this State I understand
informally that the whole matter is TO
be presented TO me shortly for con-
sideration and, If so. / will dispose of
II promptly
You inquire as to whether the Legis-
lature of this state at its last session
passed an act making il permissible
year I understand the act was
passed which regulated fishing gen.
orally in the waters of the Delaware
River lying between the state of New
Jersey and the state of Pennsylvania
This act had no particular relation
nor do I understand that It in any
way relates TO the respective right:
of Delaware and New Jersey in the
waters in question.
on April 10. 1908, the Legislature die
pass an act regulating fishing FOL
sturgeon in Delaware Bay and Della
ware River and their tributaries. Thii
in expressed terms permitted suci
fishing during the entire season excep
from sunset on Saturday until L
o'clock on Sunday night Of each an'
every week. It also prescribed th'
size of the mesh to be used. / an
with best wishes.
Very truly yours,
Edmund Wilson, Attorney General
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
UNION PACIFIC CHARGED
WITH DISCRIMINATION

WASHINGTON. June sO.-A scath-
ing denunciation Of alleged railroad
discrimination against the cities Of
Utah in favor OF Pacific coast cities
is contained in the complaint filed to-
day with the Interstate Commerce
Commission today by the Commercial
Club Traffic Bureau OF salt Lake City,
against the Hartman lines. Santa Fe.
Burlington, Denver & Rio Grando;
Illinois Central and a half dozen other
railroad corporations.
Arbitrary. oppressive and excep-
tional methods OF transportation rate
making especially calculated to pro-
mote the growth of San Francisco
and other cities of the Pacific coast.
and to produce and maintain a con-
dition of commercial servitude and
distress for the cities Of Utah have al
ways been and are now employed and
enforced by the defendant railroads,
declares the complaint.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
OF 21 CHILDREN
AT AGE OF 81 YEARS

80 years old. He came TO America from
Ireland when a youth and married for
the first time in 1874 BY his first wife
he had twelve children and nine by his
present wife. whom he married sixteen
years ago. or the twenty-one children
born fifteen are living. Tho twins. which
arrived yesterday are the only ones that
have como to Mr.. and Mrs Toner. The
boy weighs nine pounds and the girl
nino and one-half pounds. Mr.. Toner
is one Of the best known men IN the
western part OF tho city. He learned
his trade with William Bullock and has
been engaged In business for himself for
more than thirty years.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
CHASHSED, THIS GIRL
SLASHES HER THROAT

to slap her. The child ran from th-
dining room into the kitchen and be-
fore her mother could reach her sh
slashed her throat in three places. II
is thought that she was on her way to
the Cheswold settlement of Moors when
she was found.
eaImon says his wife was a French
woman and that her first husband was
a German. When the child attempted
TO go TO school at Townsend there was
a sensation created because Townsend
people alleged Salmon was a negro.
Finally the girl was sent 10 the Ches-
void school.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
wEArAER.

WASHINGTON, June so.-Iower
temperature now prevails throughout
the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic
States, and in the northwest, and no
unusually high temperatures we're re-
ported from any part of the country.
The indications are not favorable for
the development Of excessively warm
weather in any section within the next
several days.
Forecast till p. m. Thursday;
For Extraordinarily fair tonight
and Thursday, not much change IN
temperature; light variable winds.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
OF
THE BATTLESHIPS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. June S0--Ten Of the
sixteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet
are now on their way to various ports
along the Atlantic coast where they will
remain until after the Fourth OF July
The Georgia, and New Jersey left Hamp-
ton Roads yesterday for Roekland, Me. /:
the Kansas. Vermont and Louisiana, will
go TO Provincetown. Mass. the Mime
sofa to Marblehead; the Virginia and
Wisconsin TO Portland: the Maine TO
Gloucester, and the Ohio 20 Booth Bay.
The battieships will rendezvous at
Provincetown on July Z, when they win
be Joined by the remaining six vessels OF
the fleet which were not able to reach
Hampton Roads at the appointed time.
because Of the delay In repairs
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
WOMAN KILLS MAD
DOG WITH AN AXE

dealt the dog a hard blow on the
head and il dropped like dead.
Thinking he had killed the animal,
kreuger left the house. Mrs. Brown
started for the yard in the rear of the
house, and looking around saw the dog
following her. She quickened her
steps TO the yard and seeing the axe.
the only weapon handy. she picked Il
up, and as the dog started for her, she
swung the weapon with force and
landed with good aim on the CANNES
haed, splitting the skull open.
This time the dog dropped in it's
tracks for good.
Dogcatcher George Kopp was noti-
fed, but arrived on the scene after
the animal had been killed. He will
endeavor TO locate the boy who was
bitten by the rabid dog, this after
nOOn
Evening journal., 1909-06-30

Mrs. Sarah Brown, Of Twenty sixth
and Monroe streets, proved herself
heroine to-day Single handed she
dispatched mad dog, and was forced
TO use an axe, a clumsy weapon to do
it.
The animal belonged TO a family
named Neuman, at dupont Banks. il
was taken to store in East Lake by
a boy "a member Of that family. and
on leaving the store the dog suddenly
took at and later jumped TO it's feet
and made a dash for everything In
sight. In trying to lasso the dog,
young Neuman was severely bitten on
the arm.
Finally the animal ran into Mrs.
Browns home. She notified Henry G.
Krueeer. a florist at Twenty seventh
and Monroe streets. and he fastened
10 the house. Picking up a club he
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
ASSESSORS
ON THE JOB

Following the stand taken yesterday by
County Comptroller Chandler the asses
sors in the city are securing the names Of
the rightful owners of city property. This
will prevrn- The receiver Of taxes frsm
sending out duplicate bills and much
trouble will be averted. The assessors did
not know that they were obliged TO make
returns Of all property transfers in their
districts.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
Bow Burns TO Death.

NEWARK, n. J. June So.-John
Keiser. aged 16, was burned to death
here early today in fire that de
stroyed the plant of the Meadow
Pasteboard & Box Company. William
Mannion, aged II. who was working Il
the same part OF the building as keiser,
escaped but is seriously burned. The
fire loss is about $4,000.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
en- Paintlna Finished.

The large oil painting, measuring
forty feet in length, which S. I.
Schultz. a local artist, painted tor thu
Delaware Amusement Company, which
operates the scenic railway at Bran
dywine Springs. is finished. The pic
ture represents a scene in Venice AMI
is said to be the largest oil painting in
this country. A view Of it can be
obtained by riding over the railway,
and many are taking IL in.
Evening journal., 1909-06-30
CONF FIRMED AS
POSTMASTER

Postmaster NJ. Howard Jester has been
notified that the Senate confirmed his ap-
polntment by President Taft, as postmas-
ter on Monday afternoon.
The new postmaster has not yet received
his commission and until he does, he said
to-day he would not appoint his assistant.