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Evening journal., 1910-12-06
HOUSE OPENS
WITHOUT PRAYER

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-For the
first time within the memory of the
oldest representative, the House of
Representatives started off its legisa-
tive work to-day without the usual
prayer. Chaplain f. ID. Couden, the
blind minister, was delayed by the
snow and did not arrive until the
House had been I'm session for several
minutes Speaker Cannon then asked
him to deliver the usual invocation.
When the hour of noon arrived the
speaker sent a corps of messengers
down on the floor trying to find some
preacher member of Congress. who
would pray I'm the chaplain's place, but
was unsuccessful He then let the
gavel fall the members rose and most
OF them bowed their heads ready for
prayer Instead the speaker an
nounced
"The House will be in order The
clerk will read yesterdays journal"
At 1903 o'clock Representative
Tawney reported in behalf Of the
House committee appointed to wait ON
President Taft that the executive
would send a message TO the House
| For six minutes ensuing, the House
/ folded its hands and waited for execu.
| tive clerk Latta TO deliver the docu.
ment. At 1920 o'clock its reading was
/ begun.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
COUNTY PAYS OUT
Sal FOR AUTO HIRE

Automobile hire is still costing the
Levy Court a big sum monthly. The
hire Of automobiles for use by the
members of the court paid to-day
amounted to $14141.
II. NJ. Lockwood was paid $1,000 on
account of the bridge built at the
NoXentOwn mill dam.
County Treasure Robert NJ. Burns
reported the following amounts re-
ceived from corporations in lieu Of
taxes for 1910:
American Telegraph and Telephone
Company, $4,000: Diamond State Tele-
phone Co., $135.30; Bell Telephone Co.,
S1,3723S: Wilmington Gas Company.
! S650OO; wilmington City Railway Co.,
81 10000: Wilmington City Electric
Co, S5OOOO; Wilmington Light, Power
land Telephone Co., $4,000; Whining
/ ton, New Castle and Southern Rail-
way Co., sl15.OO; Peoples Railway
ICo., 100000.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
COMPTROLLER
FIGHTS A BILL
Does Not Think County Should
Pay for Court House
Addition Plans

There was a conference this morn
ing between the members OF the Levy
Court and County Comptroller Chan
dler and Architect r. l.. Rice A year
and half ago the Levy Court awarded
the contract to the Rice Company.
architects, to prepare plans for an
addition to the County Court House.
The plans calling for side buildings
or wings to the Court House and re-
Gently the company sent I'm a bill for
500. Two weeks ago a resolution
was passed paying the architects $3.50
ON account. Iast week the Levy
Court passed a resolution endorsing
the action of the Levy Court Commit
tee ON Public Buildings in having the
plans drawn.
County Comptroller Chandler to-
day objected to the payment of the
bill or part of il, claiming that the bill
was too high
After three-quarters Of an hours
conference Mr.. Dennison. chairman of
the Public Building Committee and
Mr.. Thompson, chairman OF the
Finance Committee, refused to dis
cuss the matter.
County Comptroller Chandler pre-
pared plans for the extension of the
present building towards King street
He has always opposed the addition
Of wings to the building and is op
posed 20 the payment of the bill o
$500 for the plans. In all probabilit,
the matter will be threshed out later
The plans prepared by Count.
Comptroller Chandler called for al
expenditure Of about $4,000 Th
Rice plans If carried out. would en-
tail a cost of at least $4,000.
The grand jury in It's report TO tn
Court of General Sessions recentl
favored the Chandler plans.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
SUNNY
IyIsl|.I',,I||,I!y!;S'

The use of Sunny Monday
laundry soap means economy;
economy in the saving Of
clothes-saving of time saw
ing of labor. Sunny Monday
is a white soap which con-
tains no rosin. 1t will double
the life of your clothes, and
one bar of it will go as far as
two bars of any ordinary yell
low laundry soap.
Ask your grocer for Sunny
Monday.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
CHARGE HIM WITH
VIOLATING MEDICINE LAW

Charged with practicing medicine
without license John G.. u. Alver-
son. Of Philadelphia, was arrested here
yesterday afternoon and arraigned
before Magistrate Robertson for a
hearing but the case was postponed
until F-iday afternoon at o'clock.
The warrant for the Philadelphians
arrest was isued at the instance 1f
DR. II. W. Briggs. president of the
State Board of Examiners He said ne
did not know the defendant. but had
received many complaints about him.
Alyerson, II is alleged sent q so
licitor to this city to look up chronic
and incu-able cases of all kinds and
report back to him. and he I'm turn
would come TO Wilmington, consult
with the patients and for a certain
sum would agree to cure them.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
DEPEW WAITS
ON INSURGENTS
StaDtpatterS Kept Waiting
While the PrOgreSSiveS
See the President

by United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6-When a GER
tain prominent western progressive
Senator called at the White House
and was ushercd into President Tafts
Office ahead of everyone else, and
when the same process was repeated
with regard to three prominent House
insurgents, Senator Depew, of New
York. one OF the staunchest and old
est OF stand-patters, was moved to
soliloQuy.
"lt seems to me, he said, that
these insurgents are on top now.
While we OF the old guard wait patti
entity without the presidential sane
tum. It comes hard TO see our friends
the enemy, the progressives, ushered
in with smile and a bow, and take
their own sweet time about emerg-
ing"
When asked about Lame Duck Al
| ley" Senator Depew declared that
when one got used to the sensation
OF being in that inclosure, It was moi
/ bad at all but the place is moi
half big enough he added.
Despite Depew's deductions, there I!
strong belief here that the visit:
of the insurgents did not result II
any establishment Of harmonious rela
/ tiOns
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
CHURCH CARNIVAL
OPENS TONIGHT

The Christmas carnival, at No 500
Market street, under the auspices of
the Second Methodist Protestant
Church, is ready for the opening this
evening. The room is artlstlcally set
OFF with decorations OF white and
green illuminated by numerous elee-
tric jets. I'm the large center booth
is a display of fancy goods of every
description. To the left of the en-
trance Is the Reynolds candy booth.
Opposite Is the doll booth. There
viii also be pastry, grocery, nut,
popcorn and fruit. iovelty. and Jap
anese booths. Oysters in every style,
snapper soup, and Young's ice cream
will be served in the gallery.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
SUBURBANITES HIKE
WHEN CARS STOP MOVING

Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Richaslson Park, Newport and
Stanton were of the trolley map again
to-day. Here we have the first snow
of the winter and positively no at
tempt made TO run cars to get out
workmen to their work. !, myself,
walked In this morning and assert
that the trolley track could be seen
as far as Richardson Park. The troll
ley company made no attempt TO even
run a sweeper or a car TO Stanton.
DO We have to put up with this kind
Of treatment each time we have a little
snow? Isn't there some relief I'm
sight? There1l come a time some
day. oh let It be soonl-I could write
a whole column. but WHAT'S the use.
Respectfully,
Richardson Park.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
UNIFORM RATE
FOR ELECTRICITY
Traction Company Would Have
Street Department Fix One
Figure A. Maximum
NO MERGER OF
COMPANIES PLANNED

Appearing this morning before the
directors OF the Street and Sewer De
partment, Oscar r. Crosby. president
of the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company gave notice that he
would present a resolution at next
weeks meeting of the board. whereby
the street committee would be petl-
toned to restrict the Wilmington City
Electric Company to a maximum rate
of ten cents per kilawatt hour, making
the legal rate OF this company for
electricity the same as that OF the VIII
mingtOn Light and Power Company
Both the Wilmington City Electric
Company and the Wilmington Light
and Power Company are operated by
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company, both having been
leased to the latter.
In an interview this morning Mr..
Crosby said that the rumor that a
plea was to be presented to the board
for a higher rate permit was entirely
unfounded. The resolution will make
the rates Of the two companies uni
form and restrict them to the same
maximum rate.
Mr. Crosby explained that many
people had been looking for a merging
Of the two companiesr~but this is Inn
possible, owing TO the fact that the
traction company is simply the lessee
of the two companies and that both
companies have their outstand Is
sues.
For this reason the two companies
could not merge any more than 9
lessee Of two separate houses. eacf
with a mortgage on it could be Joined
Mr.-Crosby said
Perhaps within the course Of FIVE
years some such move can be accom-
plished, but as yet the bondholderi
would not consent. as we are too
young" Mr. Crosby said in conclusion
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
CAR JUMPS TRACK
RUNS INTO POST

Car No. 26, of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company. jump
ed from the icy tracks on Market
street bridge over the Brandywine.
The car crashed into post on the
bridge and the front Of the car was
smashed in. The motorman jumped
and escaped injury, but Ira w. Wheat
ley. the conductor, had his wrist in
iured. Some Of the passengers were
thrown about, but none was injured.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
CHRIsTIAN sPOERL DEAD.

Christian Spoerh aged n years. a
we'll known resident of this city. died
yesterday. Mr. Spoerl was a member
of the Columbia Lodge, No. 26, l. o.
0. f., and member OF the Delaware
Tribe, No. IL. o. r. NJ The funeral
services will be held from the home Of
his son-in-law, Frank Sweinhart. No.
S22 Monroe street, on Thursday after
noon and interment made in sRlver-
view cemetery
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
FEW SENATORS
HEI R The MESSAGE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-When the
reading of President Taft's annual
message began in the Senate and
House, a copy was laid on the desk
of every member and some hastily
thumbed through TIE little pamphlet,
while a few leaned back I'm their seats
and listened to- the reading.
An unusually large number Of SEN
ators waited either to glance over
or hear the message, but within a few
minutes they began altering out one
at a time. Close attention was given
at first in the House. but soon the
members began to drift out.
AS the luncheon period approached,
but few Senators remained i'm their
seats, and these seemingly paid little
attention to the long communication.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
TIE Important
Problem

confronting anyone in need Of a laxa-
tive is not a question Of a single ac
tion only, but Of permanently bene-
fetal effects, which will follow proper
efforts to live in a healthful way, with
the assistance of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Sienna, whenever it is re-
quired, as it cleanses the system
gently yet promptly, without irritation
and will therefore always have the
preference Of all who wish the best Of
family laxatives
The combination has the approval
Of physicians because it is known to
be truly beneficial, and because it has
given satisfaction to the millions Of
well-informed families who have used
it for many years past.
To get its beneficial effects, always
buy the genuine manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
STATE EXECUTIVE
W. C. 7. U. COMMITTEE HERE

The State Executive Committee. Of
the Delawa re w. c. 4. u. Is meeting
to-day at the temperance headquar-
ters. No. 100 West Eighth street.
Those present were Mrs. Emma =.
Caulk, State vice-president; Mrs. Clara
Marshall, state treasurer; MS. May
b. Donnell, president Of New Castle
county; Miss Lillian Cade, president
of Sussex county and Mrs Jessie
Mearns.
Mrs. Benjamin Caulk presided nc
the morning session in the absence OF
the state president Mrs. Kate ~,
Smithers.
Owing to the small attendance, only
-outine business and reports were dis
cussed.
The members were served a box
/ luncheon at noon.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
y SIMPLE SAFEGUARD FOR
MOTHERS.

Mrs. ID. Gilkeson, 326 Ingles Ave,
Youngstown, Ohio. gained wisdom by
experience my little girl had a severe
cold and coughed almost continuously.
My sister recommended Foley's Honey
and Tar. The first dose I gave her re-
lieved the Inflammation in her throat
and after using only one bottle her
throat and lungs were entirely free
from Inflammation. Since then ] al
ways keep a bottle of Foley's Honey
and Tar in the house. Accept no sub
stituteY.
\. y. Danforth. Second and Market
streds, Wilmington, Del
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
CLOSE TAX OFFICE
WHILE CLERK IS BURIED

The city tax office was closed for a
half day to-day out Of respect to
Augustus r. Messick, a former clerk
I'm that office. who died several days
ago, and whose funeral took place
this morning. City Tax Collectors
sayers and Morris and the clerks in
the Office attended the funeral
The funeral took place from the un-
dertaklng parlors OF Dougherty aud
McGillon Requiem mass was cele-
brated at the Cathedral and interment
was made in New Cathedral Ceme-
terry
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
LEVY COURT WORK.
James G. Shaw Formally Elected 4
Trustee of the Poor.

Trustee of the Poor.
A. V. Lesley George at the meeting
of the Levy Court today resigned as
a trustee OF the New Castle County
Hospital Mr. Thompson nominated
James G. Shaw. Jr., as Mr.. Georges
successor, and he was elected for the
unexpired term.
There will be eight members Of
Trustees Of the County Hospital whose
terms expire in February. They will
be nominated i'm January and elected
the following month
The Depot road from Clarkesdale to
Glasgow having been completed by the
Horrigan Contracting Company it was
accepted. President Dayett and State
Highway Commissioner Price said the
new road is a splendid piece of work
and in fine condition.
On motion Of Mr.. Elliott the sum of
s631 was returned as overpaid taxes
by the Trustees Of the Common at New
Castle.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
FIX DANCE FEE
BY SIZE OF FEET

The Allawin Social Club will hold a
sock social and dance at Henry Clay
on Saturday night Admittance to the
dance will be charged according to the
size Of the stockings WORN by the
dancers. Two cents an Inch is the
rate The young women who wea- a
No. shoe will get off with modest
sum, but the fellow with a foot like a
tug boat will make up for this dis
crepancy
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
CALks KEEP HORSES ZIP.

Local blacksmiths were kept busy
until midnight last night placing
calks upon the shoes of horses. The
streets promised TO be so slippers to-
day that this was deemed by many to
be necessary to keep the horses from
falling.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
STORW nouns BACK AUT0ISTS.

Leaving Boston. on Sunday, in a
ixty-horse-power Stevens-Duryea. for
a trip to Washington, w. b. Fowle and
and Mrs. Fowle. of the former city,
were compelled TO give up the trip
upon reaching Wilmington because OF
the snow They remained at the Ho-
tel Wilmington last night and this
morning started for Philadelphia on
their return home
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
ATTENDED VICTIMS
OF PORTER'S WRECK

DR.. d. l. McColley attended Jones,
the fireman injured in the wreck near
Porter's Station, at French street sta
ton this morning. A man named
Burns, who lived on Second street,
near Madison, who was slightly hurt
in the wreck. was also given treatment
by DR.. McColley on his arrival here.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
FALLS THROUGH SKY-LIGHT
WHILE SHOVELING SNOW

Mrs Mamie Lipscum, of No. 234
King street, while engaged in cleaning
snow from roof at her home to-day,
fell through sky light and lacerated
her wrist. She was taken to the Della
ware Hospital In the Phoenix ambul-
anCc.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
Piles Quickly
Cured at Home
Instant Relief, Permanent Cure
Trial Package Mailed Free to All
In Plain Wrapper.
The Pyramid Smile.

Many cases Of Piles have been cur
ed by a trial package of Pyramid
Pile Cure without further treatment.
When II proves It's value to you. get
more from your druggist at soc a
box, and be sure you get the kind
you ask for Simply hll out free
coupon below and mail to-day Save
yourself from the surgeons knife and
its torture, the doctor and his bills
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
NEWPORT HOTEL SOLD.

The sale of the Newport Hotel by
w. H. Dickey to James Manlove, was
consummated yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Manlove bought the property to-
gether with the business. The p rice
is not given. The new proprietor was
formerly a clerk az the Hotel VIII
mington.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
sr0RM r0sTPONEs MEETING.

To-days stormy weather made
necessary the postponing Of the regu-
lar meeting of the Grace Church Sew
ing Society from this afternoon until
Friday afternoon. The meeting will be
held on that day and the articles
made during the past year viii be on
sale.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
ARRESTS BY THE POLICE.

Alfred Spencer was arrested to-day
on charge of assaulting Horace Mil
ler a lodging house keeper. Howard
Sturgis was detained by the police
while they investigate how he came
by q suit case.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
international SmokeIess Diyiden.

A dividend of three-quarters of one
per cent on the common stock mas
been declared by the International
Smokeloss Powder and Chemical
Company at its meeting in the du-
Pont Building.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
Soda Cargo for duPOnts'

The British steamer Anglo Saxon
arrived in port to-day from lquiyue,
Chilli, loaded with nitrate of soda, con-
signed to the e. |. dupont de Nemours
Powder COmpanl.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
New Preacher Here.

The Rev j. e. Denight, who has
been pastor of the Pentecostal Church
OF the Nazarene. at North East, has
been transferred to Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
IN A NUTSHELL.
A, B, & OF Mrs. Eddy and the Chris
tinn Science Church.

A, B, & OF Mrs. Eddy and the Chris
tinn Science Church.
Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy,
founder of Christian Science, born I'm
1921 at Bow. n. II.
Married three times and divorced
once. Has one son.
Bedrldden invalid for twenty years.
Founded Christian Science I'm 1866,
beginning with one pupil.
Frequent contributor TO magazines,
and author of several Christian Sci
ence books.
Established denomination. which
at the time OF her death had more
than 955 churches and societies in the
United States and Canada, with an
approximate membership of 250000.
There are more than fifty churches
and societies i'm foreign countries
having an approximate membership Of
$4,000
There are 404 healers in Illinois
373 i'm Massachusetts. 327 in New York
26O in California, 156 in Ohio. 113 In
Wisconsin, III in Pennsylvania, 11o
in Michigan and l65 In Missouri
Healers are registered from Mexico,
Australia, China, Switzerland, The
J Philippines, Italy, Holland, Germany,
France, Scotland ireland and Eng
! land
There is Christian Science church
I'm every State in the Union
Church edifces belonging TO Chris
tian Scientists are valued at approxi-
mately S10,O0O,O00.
Cost of some leading Scientist
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
FINANCE AND COMMERCIAL.

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Dec. GA better tone
was shown I'm the stock market at the
opening and i'm the early trading to-
day than at any time for more than
a week Union Pacific gained / Is
and other important railroads were
fractionally higher.
IL oclock-The market held firm af-
ter the upward movement of the first
fifteen minutes, trading being fairly
active at the higher levels then es-
tablished.
Governments unchanged; other
bonds dull.
c. l. Hudson & Co. say THE stock
market promises to be a repetition
of yesterday. With London prices a
trihe higher, the rebound may go q
little further here. The street is dis
counting what II calls a favorable
Presidents message TO be sent 20 Con-
gress to-day. After it appears, we
look for fresh selling Of stocks. to
be followed by some setback Sell
on bulges. Buy nothing except on
drives
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
Capital and Surplus. si.2I5.O GOO
1aEII5l 81 HIlIHTE5
OFFICERS.

OFFICERS.
OTHO NOWLAND. President
p. BRINGHURST, Jr.. Vice-President.
j. 7. PENNYPACKER,
Secretary ana Trust Officer.
RICHARD REESE. Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06
DOOIittle, Tryhard & Buttin
Comedians of the Right Sort.
EKarI

The Master of the one-string Fiddle.
Evening journal., 1910-12-06

4. W. Cor. sIa anu Markel Sis
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
SHOT GIRL CROWD.

Annie, the 14-year-old daughter OF
John viii, a Lebanon grocer, was
shot through the mouth and left hand
at 8 O'Clock last evening while standing
in the big crowd of Old Home Week
visitors in the square at Palmyra, Pa.
The bullet struck the girl in the jaw,
passing out on the left side, also passed
through her left hand.
The shooting precipitatrd panic
among the crowd, in which many peo-
pie were trampled upon and injured.
A carriage from which the shot is
said to have been fired was driven east
ward at breakneck speed. The State
constabulary on duty at Palmyra for
the week went in pursuit OF the team
and. after chase covering four miles
took into custody two young men, who
say they are II. w. Lutz, of Cleona,
and his brother, Levi Lutz, OF Leb-
anon. They were brought back here
and taken before Squire Frank B.
Hughenduber, who remanded them to
the county Jail at Lebanon for further
hearing, awaiting the result of the
girls injury.
Meanwhile the wounded girl was bur
ried to Lebanon hospital. The wound
although serious, is not expected to
prove fatal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-06
TAX ASSESSMENT HEARINGS.

Representatives OF the board OF con-
troll. of the city of Norfolk in particu-
lar. and attorneys for various munlc-
ipal organizations and other political
subdivisions in geHeral, are expected
TO appear today before the State Cor
poration Commission in reference to
the assessment Of the visible property
OF public service corporations i'll this
state. The hearings will begin at 10
o'clock in the office OF Chairman k.
II. Prentis.
Chars were arranged yesterday in
the outer offices for the accommoda-
ton OF those interested in the matter.
These will include as a matter OF course
representatives OF the corporations IN
greater number than those who will
appear for cities and counties since the
railroads and other companies will be
careful TO have attorneys on hand to
see if any effort will be made in the
direction Of increasing the assessment
Norfolk is especially in the lime
light in this respect because OF recent
agitation in that city for raise IN the
assessed valuation OF railways which
have their terminals there. The claim
has been made that, in consideration
Of the general advance in the value OF
property, the present easements are
now too low, and should be increased
to the same level as that paid by
individuals who own surrounding real
estate.
1t is stated that an effort will be
made by attorneys for the Board OF
Control to induce the Corporation
Commission to pay visit to Norfolk
and view the situation, and there make
thorough Encouragement of the tax
schedules.
Hearings in the cases of steam rail-
roads and Pullman companies are set
for today and tomorrow In the latter
INSTANCE the hearing is perfunctory
since the status OF sleeping car and
parlor car companies are defined by
statute. However, around the rail-
roads will centre public interest in the
lax matters. The roads will be called
alphabetically, and their representa-
tiyes and any citizen of the state who
desires to be heard on his own account
or for a county or city, will be invited
to speak.
Other public service corporations,
including express, canal, electric rail
way, heat, light and power and gas
and water companies will be heard on
Thursday and Friday. l Richmond
Times Dispatch.