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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
RAIL STRIKE
HALTS TRAEVL
More than $4,000 Employees
Of the North Eastern Line,
England, Are Out
THOUSANDS OF OTHER
LABORERS ARE IDLE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON. July 21-The strike on
the North Eastern Railway to-day s.
sumed such serious proportions that
President Brixton. of the Board Of
Trade, has rushed here to superin-
tend the efforts to bring about arbi
tration. Last nights conference be-
tween delegation of the strikers and
the railway officials at Gateshead
failed to bring any compromise.
Already more than 10000 railroad
employees have struck along the 100
miles of the line and the complete tie
up OF traffic has SO seriously affected
other business interests that thous-
ands of other mon have been thrown
out Of work A number of mines
have been compelled TO suspend oper-
ations owing to their inability TO ship
away their coal and 1000 more miners
were to-day added to the list already
out OF employment.
Thousands Of Dock Workers Idle.
Five thousand dock workers are out
( and numbers of tram steamers are
tied up to the various docks unable
TO secure fresh cargoes or TO shil
away the cargoes they brought into
port. Numerous factories along the
/ line OF the North Eastern have shui
down and others are preparing 20 dc
so unless the strike ends soon They
are unable TO receive and ship sup.
plies.
rho main complaint OF the strikers
is that the railroad officials have beer
reducing the working staff heavily il
/ the interests OF econOm., and as &
result those men retained have. 70 dc
double their usual amount Of work
They call it "Americanizing" the sys
! TEN.
The first signs of trouble in th'
strike occurred this afternoon whei
strikers began stoning the few train
running The outbreaks took plac
az several points along tRs road an
resulted in the despatching of hcav
police reinforcements 10 strategi
locations from which they can handl
the turbulent strikers.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
S. FINE In
ASSAULT CASE

Samuel Lipsom charged with having
assaulted a Polish man who was i'm
his store, on East Front street, was
fined S5 and costs by City Court Judge
Cochran although Lipsom sought TO
prove that he had been assaulted first.
The charge of disorderly conduct
against Jennie Lieb was held up.
The charge of assault and battery
against Edward Pierson was dismiss
ed, owing to the absence of the COM
plainant
The charge of larceny against
Joseph Martin, who is alleged to have
robbed the Manhattan Laundry two
years ago. was withdrawn on request
Of the complainant.
The case Of Samuel Scott, colored,
charged with abusing female child,
was continued until Saturday.
Butler Ford. colored. charged with
embezzling 500 from the West End
Republican Club waived a hearing,
and was held under $500 bail for the
upper court.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
SMOKING BY
WOMEN,
Anti-CiCarette League viii
Beg Alice LOngwOrth and
Others To Cut II
LEAGUE FOUNDER SAY
GIRLS THINK IT SMART

NEW YORK, July 21-"I think it an
outrage that women of the type of
Alice Roosevelt-Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth now-and Miss Eleanor Sears,
the Boston society leader. smoke
cigarettes and encourage the habit,
to the ruin of many a foolish girl who
believes il smart to follow their vile
example" said Miss Lucy Page Gas
ton. of Chicago. founder of the Anti
Cigarette League of America, 10 a
United Press representative at the
Hotel Martha Washington to-day.
where she is making her headquarters
for her New York campaign.
Miss CASTOR declares that cigarette
smoking prevails to an astonishing
extent among college girls, society
women, actresses and women in gem
eral She says she will address
letter of reprOOf TO Miss Sears,
whom she considers the spokesmoman
OF the cigarette smoking women, and
that a committee Of the league will
visit Mrs. Longworth with anti
cigarette literature and arguments.
viii Visit Miss Sears.
IF Miss Sears pays no attention to
my letter" said Miss CASTOR. / shall
pay her a visit as l expect to go 10
Boston shortly.
Il shall. try, with the aid of the
league, to reform cigarette smoking
women and should like to start in on
Miss Sears and Mrs. Longworth. We
will also go after the boys.
How about reforming the men
Oh, that's too big a proposition for
myself or the league just yet. But
with the women. that's different DO
] object to women smoking In private
Certainly object to them smoking
at all.
1T is astonishing the extent 10
which smoking in private prevails,
Women smoke in their boudoirs. in
the ladies' parlors Of theatres. and
steal puffs occasionally at fashion
able restaurants from the cigarettes
of their male companions.
do you know" continued Miss
Castor, casually glancing at the inter
viewers fingers for yellow stains
there are cigarette smoking women
Of old families and Of large wealth in
New York city, who are as deprayed
as any of these unfortunate women
who walk the streets. That is a fact
and have it on excellent authority
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
LEVY COURTMEN
ON ROAD TRIP
Officials Find County High
ways in Generally Good
Condition

Members OF the New Castle County
Levy Court spent busy afternoon
yesterday. inspecting county work
The members Of the party, including
County Engineer Wilson. made the
trip in automobiles aud at The new
White Clay Greek bridge one of the
machines driven by Robert Taylor
was put out OF commission while try
ing to ford the stream az that point, by
water coming I'm contact with the ma
chine magnetic. None Of the Levy
Courtmen were I'm the auto az the time.
having taken the bridge 10 cross over.
Another machine had TO be pressed
into service.
The bridge is nearly completed and
all the contractor Is now waiting ON is
seyral pieces OF iron which became
lost i'm transit. He has ordered dupli-
Gates which are now on the way.
The Levy Courtmen found that the
work of repairing the break I'm NOxen-
town dam had been held up by a break
I'm the ways and in addition there
must be a heavier hammock built
Several roads were inspected. in
cluding the new road between Middle
town and Ginn's Corner. which was
found in good shane. The improve
ments around Glasgow also were in
spected and after a few alterations are
made the work will be in good condi-
ton. The concrete arch bridge at Car
rolls Gateway back Of Jamison's Cor
ner, which was completed recently
was found in good shape. II is small
but presents a beautiful appearance
The completed portion Of the new
road from Mt Pleasant to the Mary
land line. about two miles, also was
inspected The road when completed
will be about four miles long
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
JOY RIDES
AT AN END
New Trolley Company An
nOunCeS All Passes are Void
After This Day
COPPERS IN UNIFORMS
ONLY PRIVILEGED CLASS

"No passes" is the rule that went
into effect on the lines of the Will
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company today. Formal notification
was sent yesterday afternoon by
Manager Heindle OF the railways de-
partment to all holders OF passes on
the former Wilmington City Railway
line that they have been cancelled be-
ginning today.
An advertisement of the company
appearing in today's newspapers dis
cusses the pass question, and says:
"Passes-These are instruments OF
inequality. They are being elimi-
mated from all Public Service Cor
porations. They are illegal under
United States Statutes, on all railway
lines doing Interstate business such
as that between Wilmington and
Chester. Public sentiment through
out the country runs against the pass
practice. II is sweet only to hin
who thus holds an advantage oyel
others. IL is hoped that those who
have heretofore enjoyed such an ad
vantage, and all of whom had perfec
right to such advantage, through ac
ton of the companies issuing passes
will assent TO the wisdom and fair
ness involved in stopping a practicl
condemned, and, in fact illegal"
When President O. r. Crosby, o
the company was asked today JUS
how far the edict of the compan.
would go in the way of eliminating
passes. he said that every pass woul'
be abolished and none would be is
sued.
"1he new rule applies to every per
son excepting policemen in uniform,
said Mr. Crosby. He was impressed
with the great number of person
who had been riding free on tn
railway i'm Wilmington.
The new rule win not be very wei
come to city and county oficehold
ers and employees, many Of whom en-
JOY the pass privilege. Several hun
dred passes are in use on the WI
mington City Railway.
Mr.. Crosby said the company
now getting down seriouly TO ID
question OF Improvements. Of1cial
Of the company are in consultatiu
with Street and Sewer Departmei
engineers about track improvement
on Front street leading TO and
the vicinity OF the station. East Fro
street is soon to be paved with bit
ulithic,
The joints of the tracks along Ma
ket street also Will be tightened ~
repaired, TO eliminate the noise ma,
by cars passing over them.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
Y WORKERS MAKE UP
LAUREL HOUSE PARTY

Mrs. Lille v Atkins, State secre-
tary of the Y Branch Of the w. c..
4. T.. is entertaining a house-party
of y workers at her home in Laurel,
Del The guests are Miss Rietta
Emerson, Of Baltimore. formerly of
Wilmington, and a predecessor to
Mrs. Atkins i'm the State secretary
ship; Miss Katherine Croes, of Will
mington, secretary of the New Cas-
tie County y Branch; Mrs Levi McC.
Foster. president of the Wilmington
Y. and Miss Lille p. Williams. of
Marshallton, president of Marshall
ton Y and secretary OF the county
w. c. T. L.. The party will remain
az Laurel about a week
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
WOMEN WANT
MILITARY LIFE
Continental SuffragetteS
Declare They Should Have
Such Training

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BERLIN. July pa demand to be
allowed to do military service of a
certain kind is the latest plan adopted
by the sunragettes in continental
Europe. The suffragettes declace
that as they claim the same privilege
as men they should perform the same
duty and as a military service is com
pulsOry on men, the women should do
their share. The majority OF them
do not want actually TO bear arms
and fight, but demand such training
as their inferior physical condition
permits. Prima lily. they suggest that
they should be drilled in ambulance
and hospital work with the army and
also i'm certain auxiliary departments,
such as the commissariat.
The women maintain, however, that
TO qualify for this kind OF work they
should be thoroughly drilled in the
use OF modern weapons; TO be used
in emergencies in which auxiliary
troops might find it necessary to de-
fend themselves from unexpected at
tack
The suffragettes further declare
that the use of women in these posi-.
loin hA Nht A'dA NbNiu ii'f Ahtho
ands Of able bodied men for dutl
with the firing line and that their de
mand ought. therefore, to be wei
coined by every minister OF war
small section of the suffragettos &
even further aud demand the righ
to serve as soldiers doing exactl
what is required OF the men in IN
ranks The idea in this case is III,
the military duty should be done b'
fore marriage.
The demand is meeting with lit
encouragement from the German W;
Office. though the women are maxim
IL seriously.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
GOOD TEMPLARS
ELECT OFFICERS
Name George Rankin, Jr.,
Head Of Pennsylvania Della
ware Branch Of Order
REPORTS SHOW GROWTH
In SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

The Grand Lodge Of Pennsylvania
and Delaware, International Order cf
Good Templars, held its fifty-seventh
annual session at West Grove, Pa. on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
On Monday evening the Grand
Lodge members, who had arrived,
met with West Grove Lodge and en-
ioyed an excellent programme.
Tuesday morning, when the gavel
fell. calling the Grand Lodge to or
der, all officers We're in their places
except the graund treasurer, who sent
the report that there was a balance
on hand OF more than $500
The w. c. +. L. of West Grove sent
white flowers. which were presented
by the president of the union, Mrs.
James A. Wilson. The Londonderry
Unior also sent flowers and Mrs. Re
becca b. Chambers. honorary presi-
dent Of Pennsylvania w. c. T. L., by
special request of the Grand Lodge.
delivered an encouraging address.
The reoprts show gain in MEM
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
noston AiIeeted by Canadlan slrike.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON, July 21.-The trouble on
the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont
roads is being felt here. No freight
cars have arrived from the strike re-
gion and no perishable goods are be-
ing accepted by the Boston and Maine
for stations along the lines Of the Cen
traltral Vermont.
Efforts being made here to recruit
strike breakers have not been parti-
cularly successful Not more than rs
men have so far been secured.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
UP SIX MONTHS
FOR ASSAULT

Charged with having assaulted AL
vim F. Stone az The plant Of the jack
son and sharp Company ON Satur-
day, Harry August was sentenced to
six months in the workhouse by City
Court Judge Cochran this morning
Stone declared that August had
been threatening him. and with au-
other man jumped on him at the
plant on Saturday and beat him. Au-
gust declared Stone had threatened
him with a hammer.
John O'Hara was arrested this
morning for having taken part i'm the
assault. but his hearing was contin-
ued until tomorrow
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
GIRL UNDER
NEGRO'S SPELL
Says Lord Tells Her to Await
Release Of Prophet From
Prison
OTHER WOMEN, UNDER
SPELL, CLOSE TO DEATH

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, July 2i.-"The Lord
told me in dream that must stay in
Washington until brother studivant
is released from the prison Of the
philistines. When the Almighty bursts
his bonds. then | may leave, but not
before" declared Addie Codding the
Norwegian girl disciple of the Rev.
Jonah Studivant, negro prophet who
is in jail in Baltimore, and UNDER
whose spell two white women are near
death in this city
The Board OF Charities after con-
sidering the case Of the Codding girl.
ordered that she be sent 20 Boston
where she has relatives. The police
cndeayored to enforce this order. but
the girl rebelled.
1T IS the easiest thing possible for
me TO choose between the order from
on high and the order OF the police,
she declared with great composure.
Pitiful Case.
"rhis is the most pitiful case / have
ever had anything to do WITH said
Captain Boardman This girl seems
TO be so completely dominated by thc
/ negro preacher that argument and
persuasion fail utterly to affect her.
She is absolutely convinced that she
must stay here and starve and suffer
/ nOrder to induce Providence to re-
lease the negro after which she be-
lieves she will he directed by Divine
influence to go to Africa as a mission
AIRY.
IF she does not agree to leave town
to-day we will have 10 arrest her and
she viii be sent to a sanitorium."
A severe blow was sustained by Hill
da Johnston. another Norwegian girl.
who under the negro's mystic spell
surrendered herself in marriage to
. him as a sacrifice, and an Evidence OF
her humility when she learned a. let
ter of the death of her mothep epHa4H y
way and at the negro hospital vner'
she lies III to-day, the doctors salt
there was less hope for her recover
than there was yesterday.
D When seen al Georgetown hOspita
to-day. Gertrude Monsen the oihe
member OF the trio of victims of "a
negro fanatic to-day. showed that sh
4 is rapidly giving away under the ray
ages OF pcllagra. She Is SO weak tha
she Is hardly able TO speak. but whe
the name of Studivant was mcntionc
light came into her faded eyes an
her lips moved in prayer. Tho nurse
said that she retained her firm belle
y In the negro.
"a Does Not Wish 10 Live.
!. "The worst feature of this case.
2 said the nurse. lis that she evidently
q does not wish 10 live. She has lost all
A interest in everything except this
q strange negro and I am afraid her i'm
r torcst in him will soon end.
r Doctors who have investigated the
y case ON behalf OF the government aud
= the District health officers agree that
y the diseased developed from the self
!. inflicted punishment and fasting
through which the woman went In her
I fanatical efforts to bring about a mi-
raculous oeliverance Of the negro from
I prison.
1 The case is receiving close and most
} expert attention. as il is OF scientific
= interest. being the first instance Of the
dread scourage this far north.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
SAY BANKER
SHOT HIMSELF
Chicago Police Do Not Be-
IieVe Rawn Was Killed by
Burglar
THINK THAT HE HAD
BUSINESS TROUBLES

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO. July 21.-lnyestigation
into the mysterious shooting yester-
day of Ira G. Rawn, president of the
Monon Railroad at his Winnetka
summer home. is at an end so far as
the Chicago police are concerned. As
Captain Stephen Wood, of the Chicago
sistant Police Chief Shuettler and
detective department, announced TO-
day that they have rejected all theor-
les of Rawn being killed by burglars,
hired assassins or a private enemy.
The conclusion reached by them is
that Rawn took his own life.
The attitude of the Rawn family
who mthe police say did everything
they could to hamper a thorough in
vestigation helped considerably in
reaching conclusion. The police say
there was nothing found that would
bear the story told by members OF
the family, that two shots were fired
or that forcible entrance had been
mede to the house.
The family. however, still maintain
that Rawn's death was not by his
own hand and that he was killed in
a struggle with a burglar.
No Trace OF Second Bullet.
The police say that no trace Of q
second bullet can be found and that
the bullet which killed Rawn fits the
/ revolver which he carried and from
which one shot had been fired. The
marks on the door which at first were
supposed to have been made by z
burglars jimmy were found 10 be on
the inside and the supposed blood
/ stains on the pavement outside proved
to be red paint.
Rawn was facing an investigation
by the Illinois Central Railroad o.
car repair frauds aggregating ST.
/ 100000 perpetrated while he was
operating vice-president of that road
No charge had been made that he
was personally involved in these
/ frauds.
Rawn's close business associates
y declare that there was nothing IN
Rawn's business affairs that woulS
have caused him to take his life On
! the contrar ythey point 10 a lette
written late Tuesday in which Raw
asked for transportation for his pri
vate car over the Northwestern line
to Cisco Lake. wheer he intendei
taking his family They also refe
TO preparation made for q long de
ferred honeymoon trip to Europe thi
4 fall
r. G. Coburn. Rawn's son-in-lav
says that the insinuations and asser
fions of suicide are absurd.
1T is untrue that during the las
few months Mr.. Rawn had taken on
$4,000 life insurance" declared CO
burn. "I think that he had $4,000
or $4,000 worth at the most"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
DRANK POISON NOT
BLOOD PURIFIER

HENDERSON. July 2f-A mistake
in medicine nearly proved fatal to
Mrs. John Dennison, of this town,
when she drank poison instead OF a
blood-puifying remedy. She arose
early and. going to the medicine cab
met. intende dto get a bottle con-
tanning dissolved cream of tartar, but
instead she got a dose of corrosive
sublimate.
In a few minutes her suffering was
intense, and upon re-cxamining the
bottle her mistake was discovered
Antidotes were administered and the
stomach pump used but she is yet
In a serious condition.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
YEAR In PRISON FOR
ATTEMPTING SUICIDE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, July 21-For at
tempting to commit suicide by hang
ing himself by the neck in his cell
at Fort Slocum, New York, to the
prejudice of good order and military
discipline John J. Guyer, a private
in the Fourth United States recruit
company, must serve one and one
half years in the military prison at
Fort LeavenwOrth, Kansas. in accord
ance with an order made public at
the War Department
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
J.E. EDWARD HOPE
CHURCH PASTOR

The congregation Of Hope Baptist
Church last night elected Joseph r.
Edwards pastor. The church has been
without a pastor. since the resignation
Of the Rev. c. w. w Bishop three
months ago.
The Rev. Mr.. Edwards was a mem
Der Of Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church. He is a graduate OF the Viii
mington High School attended Della
ware College and was graduated from
Bucknell College. He viii leave this
fall to attend the Crozier Theologi-
cal Seminary He is the son of the late
Walter Edwards Of this city.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
UNCLE SAM
HOLDS KELLY

James Kelly. arrested on Tuesday of
this week, on charges of breaking and
entering and larceny, and held in $500
bail for court by Magistrate Robert
son. was turned over to the United
States authorities yesterday afternoon
TO answer the charge of robbing the
postoffice at Greenville on Monday
night of this week. He was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Mahaffy and was held in 81 700 bail
for court.
Kelly admitted the Greenville rob-
berry.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
COPPER FINDS FIRE
IN HIS OWN HOME

Being informed last evening that
there was FIRE in East Twenty-fOurth
street and that the Brandywine Fire
Company had been summoned on a
still alarm, Patrolman Townsend hur-
ried TO the scene and was startled TO
find that the blaze was I'm his own
home, No. 20 East Twenty-fourth
street.
An occupant Of the house was in
the act Of lighting the gas in an up
stairs room when the wind blew a cur
tain against the flame setting Are tc
it. The loss was slight
Excursion 10 Penn's Grove.
Second Methodist Protestant sun.
day School took a large excursion &C
Penn's Grove today.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
MEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Forecast
till : y. m. t0-morr0ws
For Dclaware--Fa weather ana
moderately high temperatures Tonight
and Friday; light to moderate variable
winds.
WASHINGTON, July si.- The In.
dicafions are that the weather VIII
he generally fair tonight and Friday
IN the States east OF the Mississippi
river, except that there will be show
ers on the south Atlantic aud east
Gulf coasts and in the northern New
Fngland and northern North Carollna.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
Settlement Notes.

Two of the girls societies. OF the
Peoples Settlement, numbering about
forty children, picnicked at Penns-
grove yesterday.
The settlement will be closed dur
ing the month of August, when the
resident workers will be away on
their vacations Miss Sarah W Pyle,
the head worker, will spend August
i'm camping at Lake George Miss
Mcclellan, the assistant worker, will
go TO her home in Easton, Pennsyl-
Yania
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
HORSE KICKS
BOY In FACE

Tony Dimli, aged ) years, the son
OF a farmer, who lives near Cedar
Hollow, while playing on lava
where a horse was grazing yesterday
afternoon got too near the animal
hind feet and was kicked in the face
The boys jaw was broken. his teeth
knocked loose, and his face badly
cut. He will recover, however.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-21
Mrs. A. Il. Coleman on Visit Here.

Mrs. Alexis 7. Coleman, Of New
York. is spending a few weeks in Will
mington, the guest Of her sister. Miss
Virginia Lane, and Of Mrs Francis G.
dupont, at Hagley Mrs. Coleman will
return to New York city in time to
meet her husband who is now engag-
ed in scholastic research abroad. and
will return to America at the close of
the summer.