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Evening journal., 1910-09-21
ON TRAIL OF AN
INSURANCE CO.
Inspectors Inquire Into the
National Mutual Fire
Corporation
RECEIVER SAYS HE
CANNOT GET BOOKS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Sept 21.-Two United
States postoaice inspectors arrived
here yesterday and began an invesu-
cation of The operations Of the Ma
tional Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany II was incorporated here on
February 10, 1909. The names OF in
corporators given at that time includ-
ed A. ID. Marshall of Milford. and
Richard r. Kenney of Dover as resi-
dept directors.
Coincident with the arrival Of the
secret service men yesterday, applica-
tion was made to Chancellor Curtis
by William Charles Boyer. who had
been appointed receiver for the con-
cern on motion of Mr.. Marshall, for
an order enabling HIM 20 get possess
sion of books and records of the in
surance company. Receiver Boyer in
his application recites that he has
given $4,000 bond and after many ef-
forts on his part the corporation has
refused to turn over to him certain
books and papers whi h he alleges
the corporation is concealing. He
sets forth that Mr. Kenney and Mr.
Marshall are resident directors and
asked that service be made upon
them. Chancellor Curtis issued a rule
returnable Monday next in Whining
ton for the company to show GAUGE
why an order should not be made for
il TO produce its books and records
for examination by the receiver.
The secret service men left Dover
today. Mr.. Boyer. the receiver, would
not discuss the subject Mr.. Kenney
one of the men named as Delaware
directors, said: Everything in the
world / know about It is that when
a charter was obtained last year Mr.
Marshall, who has an Office I'm this
building. asked me if / would act as
a local director. l ascertained that
Bachman, Brennan and Kinney, of 419
Drexel Building, Philadelphia, were
getting the charter As II was an or
ganization for mutual business, no
capital stock was required. Since
then have not heard of the com
pany. There has been no sign eX.
posed that I know of. as required by
! law, and no report has been filed bl
/ it. ! told the postal Inspector yes
terday that so far as ! knew ther
had been no meeting of the com
pany.
The company is supposed TO hav
Offices in Wilmington and Philadel
phia. but the Office addresses ar
not known here. Neither is the ex
tent of the company's business known
No Wilmington Office of the com
pany could be located early this af
ternoOn.
The company is not listed in the
city directory.
Il was learned early this Afternoon
4 that District Attorney John p. Nield'
is investigating the insurance com
pany. He probably has had the pos
/ tai inspectors sent out TO inquire int
( the cOmpany's operations.
The company sometime ago had
resident agent. at No COS Marke
street but he has gone away.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
COUNTY FAIR LOSS
IS NOT so GREAT

AT a meeting of the directors of the
New Castle County Fair Association
yesterday afternoon IL was reported
that the association had sustained a
small loss as the result Of the inclem-
ent weather during the late county
fair All bills, however, will be paid
within the next few days.
According TO officers of the associa-
ton, the loss was Insignificant The
directors agreed that if the, four days
of the fair had been clear, the profits
would have been large, and they have
the highest encouragement for the
success of next years fair.
1--WE are satisfied that the public in
terest in the fair was greater than
ever" said l.. Scott Townsend, treas
urer Of the fair association this morn
ing. "If it had not been for the rain,
the profits would have been gratifying
The directors are encouraged. and Will
strive to make next years fair bigger
snd better than ever"
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
VETERANS in
BIG PARADE
Aged Survivors Of the Civil
War Receive Ovation at
Atlantic City
FORTY-FOUR STATES
REPRESENTED In LINE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. Sept IL
Chcered by hundred thousand vis-
itors who lined the sidewalks along
the entire length Of the march, 10000
veterans Of the ciril War. wearing
the army blue aud the old-patterened
forage caps, marched through the
streets OF this city to-day in the forty
fourth grand army parade. Il was
the most wonderful demonstration
that this resort has ever witnessed.
High honor was done the old veterans
by the tremendous tbrong, every flag
and every post receiving its share
Of applause. BY the old veteran who
hobbled along with crutch doing SER
vice in place OF leg was cheered
from the start TO the finish Those |
whose empty coat sleeves are pinned 7,
to their coats, or swinging by their /
sides received an ovation.
There was as much of the pathetic /
in the spectacle as there was Of the /
inspiring. Most of the marchers /
were past the three score and ten. /
The march was firing to feet long |
uHuniN W A0hh hiAhila AtAN many VI !
the veterans showed the effects of /
their effort I'm spite OF physical /
fatigue, however, there were few who |
would quit. and from 10 o'clock this /
morning when the parade started, /
until q was over, in early afternoon, |
the grizzled old men paraded behind |
their battle-scarred flags, keeping
step to the fife and the drum and TO
the more blatant though less piercing
brass band.
Slas Howell Taylor was marshal
OF the parade, and Walter T.. Edge,
chief of staff A provisional regi-
ment of the Sons of Veterans reserve
under command of Colonel Henry
Stewart, formed the advance guard.
Commander-in-Chi Van SAINT rode
near the head of the line and later,
with Vice-P President Sherman and
Lieutenant General Miles, reviewed
/ the troops.
/ In all forty-fOur State departments
were represented, and after them
came the National Association Of
Naval Veterans and the National As
sociation of Ex-Union Prisoners Of
War The Third regiment, New
Jersey National Guard, brought up the
rear
Throughout the parade, automobiles
were kept running up and down the
line of march to care for veterans that
were overcome by heat or fatigue.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
FIGHT In new
YORK CLOSE
Both Old Guard and Roosevelt
Men Claim Control Of
Convention
HOME DISTRICT TURNS
AGAINST SHERMAN

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Sept 21.--It will re-
quire the official count of the delegates
to determine if Vice-Presidont James
S. sherman orTheodore Roosevelt viii
be the temporary chairman OF the Re
publican convention which meets ii
Saratoga next Tuesday noon. This
was made certain today when q com.
pilatlon of the list Of delegates was
possible following the final upstate
primaries Of yesterday.
There is unlikely 10 be a majority
of more than ten or fifteen either way
despite the confident claims made by
both managers today. William Barnes,
Jr., leader of the "old guard" claims
majority of 55 for sherman, while
his opponent. Llyod GriscOm. insists
that Roosevelt will have a majority
of not less than 20.
A careful analysis Of the figures
compiled by both camps, indicates
that the "old guard" can count abso-
lutely on but 492 delegates IL re-
quircs sos to control the convention
and Il will be necessary for the anti
Roosevelt combine to make up the l6
needed delegates from the doubtful
list.
Roosevelt cannot figure on more
than 476 delegates to stick TO him at
the very limit. but his friends claim
that when the lineup comes they viii
get these delegates they need.
The primaries yesterday resulted as
expected with the exception OF
Oneida county the home OF Vice
President Sherman. The latter was
confronted by the strongest 0pposi-
ton he has ever had with the result
that he was defeated not alone in his
own ward, but in the home assembly
district which he has controlled ever
aincn his nnlrN i'm To nnlifica
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
MAN AND AND WED MIIE
GO TO PRISON
John and Lillian Turner, COL
Ored, Pleaded Guilty to
Stealing Chickens
MANY OTHER CASES
IN COUNTY COURT

There was a novel sight In the
Court OF General Sessions to-day when
Lillian Turner and her husband. Johu
Turner. cOlored. pleaded guilty to the
charge of larceny ~ thirty chickens
from Thomas H. Jeifers, near Prices
Corner last July They were arrest
ed while selling the chickens in this
city Turner came here from Mary
land two years ago. His wife is not
10 years Of age.
Turner is in poor health and was
sentenced to nine months in the work.
house. His wife received six months
sentence.
Lewis r. Sheppard. an aged whi,e
man, pleaded guilty to passing a
worthless check for $3.50. Sheppard
had been In the Trenton Jail for nye
years and got ont only a few weeks
before he came here and uttered tho
worthless cheek. He bought a watch
from II. S Mitchell and gave the
check in payment. while he had no
account in the bank He was sens
/ fenced 10 be imprisoned one year.
The police hold a warrant for Shep-
pard's arrest, as he is wanted in West
/ Chester.
Leonard Blake. colored. entered a
plea of not guilty to the charge Of
breaking and entering the residenca
OF Hamilton Stewart. His case WAS
continued to the next term.
Philip @. Churchman appeared for
Isaac Richards. colored. and asked
that he be probated. Richards, with
other boys. robbed the Ector store in
/ Elsmere. He was parOled.
Conductors Trial Friday.
Willard Lenderman, a former con-
ductor OF the Peoples Railway Com
pany, pleaded not guilty to the en-
/ bezzlement of 40 cents in fares from
the railway company. The case was
set for trial on Friday
L A Jury was drawn in the case OF
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Evening journal., 1910-09-21
CRACKED In JAW
And FINED, TOO

Alexander w. McGowan. a young
white man, testified in City Court this
morning against John Hopkins, col
ored. charred with assault and battery.
He was swearing at a white wo-
man and I told him TO quit IL and
move along" explained McGowan. He
refused to go, and | cracked him on
the jaw. He put his hand in his pock-
ct, and then a patrolman came along
and l had him locked up"
Some little boy asked me to pro-
tect him from the woman your honor,
protested Hopkins Il didn't cuss the
woman. | just said wouldn't let hei
hit the little boy"
AS Hopkins had no witness, he wa,
fined $40 and costs.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
BURNED, BUT
SAVED HOUSE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Sept. 2l-J. r. Errick-
son, a farmer Of near Wyoming, who
recently purchased his property there,
was seriously burned early this morn
ing while trying to save his house
from a fire. It destroyed all the other
buildings on his farm. but through
his efforts the house was saved. A
horse was burned to death.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Mr.. Erickson is now under the car
of a physician.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
DIDN'T DISCUSS THE
NEW CHURCH Project

No mention Of a new S25.000 church
was made az the meeting of the trus-
tees of Hanover Presbyterian Church
last night-the first meeting since the
summer recess. Only routine bust
ness was transacted.
According to the pastor. the Rev. r.
l.. Jackson. the plan TO have a new
church is in very indefinite shape at
this time
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
EAGLES CHIEF
TO VISIT WILMINGTON

Or. J. f. Lake, OF Denver, Col, SUI
preme chief of the Knights of the Col
den Eagle. will visit this jurisdiction
ON October 4. He will be entertained
bv Crusaders Castle, K. G.. E.. during
his STAY i'm the city, which will be that
day and evening and he will make an
address i'm the evening in the rooms
of Crusaders Castle.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
Tn Enterinin Flremen.

The Darby Fire Company No. 1,
which will participate in the firemen's
parade in this city on October 6. as
guests of the Independence Fire Com
pany. will be served with dinner by
Lorenz Garyantes, "a restaurant pro-
prietor. at No. 1913 East Eleventh
street
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
CHICAGO CUTS ITS TIPS.
Gives the Walters Is Cents Where It
Used 10 Give 80.

CHICAGO, Sept 21.-Chicago watt
ers have a crouch. They told about
it an experience" meeting. Rents
have gone up and tips have gone down
The waiter has a hard time to make
ends meet.
Il tell you, Mr.. Chairman, it costs
like the deuce to live" said John Erik
man. one of the walters. Customers
are getting niggardly, and they don't
give the tips they formerly gave. We
don't get enough to live on. Some
swell guy comes in 9th lady friend
or two and eats a $3.50 meal. ! get
a measly Is cents. where | used to
get crisp 81 bill"
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
Gns Men In Meetlng.

A meeting OF The Wilmington Gas
Study Club was held last night in A.
o. u. w hall. The feature was pa
per By William Frame, a foreman Of
the Wilmington Gas Company. on
distribution OF Cas- The club will
meet on the first and third Tuesday Of
each month.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
BUILDING CONCRETE BRIDGES

The Luten Bridge Company Of York,
Pa, to-day commenced the work OF
building two concrete bridges ON the
road between Glasgow and Cooch's
Bridge. One is over the Clark run
and the other over the Dayett run
Each bridge will cost $500. Persons
who have been in the habit OF usihS
the road are expected 10 be careiui
while this road is closed.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
BIOw AT mNNEs0TA RATE Law.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
SIT PAUL, sept PA decision which practically takes
away from he Of Minnesota it's to make railroad
rates. recently handed down by
Judge special choncery for the United states
Circuit Court Of Appeals here rhe decision holds that the
by the Minnesota Legislature void because Of
being conascaory they in interference with
interstate commerce.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
no Attend Postmasier's Meeting.

Postmaster NJ. Howard Jester will
attend the annual convention Of post
masters Of first class cities at Rich
mond. Va, which will be held Sep
tember 26-29 He VIII leave this
city on Friday afternoon and will
make several stops on the way to
Richmond.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
Spent summer in This CITY.

Mrs. Alexis J. DUPONT Coleman. who
spent the summer in the city as the
guest of her sister. Miss Jennie Zane.
returned last week to New York City.
Alexis |. dupont Coleman. son of the
late Bishop Coleman, arrived at NeF
York Friday night from England. Mn
Coleman spent the summer abroad, en-
gagged in historical research.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
White CIay ARepubsv Active.

There was an interesting meeting
of the White Clay Greek hundred Re
publican club held last night Com
mittees were named to get out the
registered voters and to look after the
partys interests in general.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
lcontlnued on second Pagel
MEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.-FOrecast
tin s p. m. tomorrow:
For Delaware and cooler to-
night and Thursday. light TO moderate
nOrthwesterly winds.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.-General
fair weather Is indicated for all dis
tricts east Of the Mississippi with
lower temperatures except In the gulf
states.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
Enieriained at RecentIon.

Mrs. Robert l.. Ferguson entertain
ed a small company of women mem-
bers of the Kings daughters at a re-
ception yesterday afternoon. She was
assisted by Miss Laura r. Cavender.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
sroii Rrotherhood 10 Meet.

The monthly meeting of the Broth
erhood of Scott NJ. e. Church will be
held tomorrow uight I'm the lecture
room of the church. Notices have been
sent out to each member, and a large
attendance is expected.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
Naomi Lodge 40 CeIebrate.

Naomi Lodge, Daughters Of Rebec-
ca, will celebrate its 59th anniversary
tonight at Odd Fellows hall, Third
and King streets.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
BANDITS smooT UP ARIZONA TOWN.

by United Press Leased Special Wire
ALBUQUERQUE a. M. Sept zi-News reached here to-
that Of desperadoes had raded One town Of Hol
brook Arizona killing citizens after shooting VIZ Che
desperadoea escaped into the mountains pursued
by posses
Evening journal., 1910-09-21
Sunday School Union Meeting.

The New Castle County Elementary
Sunday School Union will meet in
Grace NJ. E. Church Saturday after
noon next, An interesting program
will be given.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21

Conferences at Mt. salem.
The Rev 70. l.. Honecker, Nj. r. dis
trict superintendent Will conduct tne
second quarterly conference at MT,
Salem Church tonight.
Evening journal., 1910-09-21

Every advertisement in this
paper is worthy of your
confidence-or il would not
be here
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-11-08
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

Old-age insurance is compulsory in
Germany.
Germany and Austria together have
$50 cooking schools
i00-pound halibut was recently
displayed in London.
Among the 4.002 public schools for
girls in Prussia there are s54 in which
no instruction in gymnastics is given.
In order to give the London police
been necessary to add 1900 men to
the force.
Fujiyama. the volcano that appears
in all Japanese pictures, is 1855 feet
high and 10000 pilgrims ascend ii
every year
Jeweled sunbursts in which one set
of rays is made to revolve over an
other by clockwork have been invent
ed by an Englishwoman.
A wire contrivance. patented by an
Illinois man. to lift pie from an
oven. is designed to operate in such
way that the edge of the crust will
not be broken.
A SCOTCH inventor has q
sledlike machine which. when drawn
over road. accurately records on a
paper covered cylinder all irregulari-
ties in the roads surface.
According to French authority the
custom of trailing ivy on the sides OF
buildings is injurious TO either new or
old cut stone wall. does not harm
brick walls, and is a positive benefit
to old walls built of rubble.
In a new German invention of value
to balloonists Illuminating gas is
forced through tubes maintained at q
high pressure. This separates out
most of the carbons and about dou
bles the buoyancy of the gas.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-11-08
TELESCOPE IS USED IN LUNG
New Invention With SearchIight EN-
pIoyed to Locate Pin in Bronchial
Tubes Of Patient.

By the use of a newly invented min
iature earchlight-telescope passed
down the windpipe and into the bron-
chial tubes of patient who had swal
lowed a shawl-pin, one of the sur
geons of Kings hospital of London.
Eng. was recently able to see the pin,
to remove it with forceps and to save
the life of the patient, who was ap-
parently beyond human aid.
The instrument, called a broncho-
scope, resembles a small bent tele
scope fitted with lenses at different
angles. and has a tiny electric light
which can be passed deep into the
lung. The day after the pin was
swallowed an X-ray examination show
ed its position beneath the sixth rib
about an inch to the right of the
breastbone. The patient was chloro
formed and then a 20 per cent solu-
ton of cocaine was sprayed over the
iarynx and windpipe. The telescope
tube was then passed through the
mouth and larynx down the windpipe
Peering down. fixed head downward.
in one of the branches of the wind
| pipe at a distance of 13 inches from
the mouth
A pair of very fine forceps on the
end of long, flexible wire passed
down the hollow telescope tube was
then made to grasp the pin. and the
pin. forceps and telescope were Their
withdrawn together. Within a few
hours the patient was able to return
TO her home none the worse for ar
accident which before the invention OF
the lung telescope would almost in
evitably have proved fatal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-11-08
Burn Adulterated Stun.

Many hundreds of dollars worth OF
adulterated or misbranded drugs and
alleged foods were recently burned In
Washington by the officials of the de.
partment of agriculture. The drugs
had been purchased in the open mar
ket by agents of the department OF
agriculture and turned over TO the bu
reau of chemistry to ascertain whether
in their ingredients or in the state
ments on the labels they violated the
pure food laws. Reports were made
out In each case. and the manufac
turers taken to task b. officials of the
department. After the contents of the
bottles or boxes were no longer need
ed for experimentation or evidences
against the manufacturers. they We're
condemned and burned.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-11-08
Curious Seismic Phenomenon

According TO a Seville report, Gu
rious seismic phenomenon was recent
ly observed near Cantillana at a place
called Mesa Redonda. From 10 o'clock
in the morning until noon stones lying
on the ground at certain spots within
circumference of over 500 yards
were torn from the ground and hurled
into the air. and at the same time sub
terraneous noises were heard. Traces
of an extinct volcano are visible at the
SPOT. and ii is believed that new
'rater is being formed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-11-08
"lt's Ny Opinion That You're in Love
With Hope Terrss Yourself"

ing beauty of the family. don't
mind that everybody looks at you
twice before seeing me at all. |
don't mind that strangers decline to
believe that | am your son until they
have TO-"
"All this because | undertook to in
terpret the design of Providence.
said the father. with sigh which was
almost the real thing.
Your attempts to interpret the de-
signs of Providence are most dismal
failures, Dan.' his son declared, pune
tuating his speech with various I'M
successful dives into his pockets in
search Of match. You haven't
any more idea of the real condition
of things than-than this internal
pipe"
II don't seem to follow you. my
boy" said the father.
It's my opinion that you're in love
with Hope Terriss yourself
"Merciful heavens"
One sharp glance made it clear tc
Rob that the mention OF Hope Terriss
WAS not responsible for his usually
nlacid fathers outburst Whatever
It was. the excitement had passed OF
with the exclamation. With the ut
most deliberation the fisherman low
cred the umbrella and laid 1t carefully
In the bottom of the boat
81 wonder-somethinx' pulling OF
x.,r Loo lile mad
1t was Bob's turn to show excite
ment, and he did.
"Pull him in, Dan, Don't let hin
get away" he fairly shouted, rising
e. h,s feet at the risk of oyerturnint
the boat.
"Sit down quietly and let me man
age him" counseled his father. reel
ING in his line as calmly as if ;
30-pound fish might not have attached
itself to the spoon hook at the 9th
err end.
II was only pickerel. but its five
mounds or less of electrically AM
mated matter put up gallant hight
and tn have killed ii was glor,
anoueh for one day for an artist Wit
aid not profess even to be an am
ateur.
THAT was what Hope Terriss SAT-
uban she met them at the Landing
and walked with them to the camr
holdins one end of the forked bircl
stick on which the men had strunl
he afternoons catch. She repeate'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-11-08
SCIENCE
AND
INVENTION
STEAM TURBINES ARE SIMPLE
Well-known Objections to Their EN-
ployment for Direct Driving Of
Low PropelIers.

Steam turbines are simple and can
make effective use of heat energy in
steam down to very low pressure
Moreover, they have a very fair eff
cheney over the whole range of pres
sure-say from 200 pounds per square
inch, absolute, to one pound per square
inch, absolute, says Casters Maya
zine.
There are. however. well-known OBJ
tections to the employment Of steam
turbines acting alone for the direct
driving of the propellers of low-speed
vessels, especially vessels of small or
moderate size where the power re-
quired is not great For cargo boats,
where the power of the engines is not
and the speed less than IL knots. the
direct-drive turbine is particularly I'M
suitable
The unsuitability of the turbine lies
In the fact that its desirable speed OF
rotation is far removed from the de-
sirable speed of rotation of the pro-
peller. To overcome this difficulty
three schemes have been proposed and
to a certain extent tried, whereby the
propeller can rotate at a lower speed
than the turbine These schemes re-
spectively involve:
]. Mechanical gearing.
2. Electric transmission of power.
3. Hydraulic transmission of power
The mechanical gearing scheme
which at present looks the most prom
Using of the three for cargo boat use
will be first considered.