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Evening journal., 1910-06-23
SALVATION ARMY
OUTING PLANS
Corps Authorizes LaSSieS to
Collect for Years ExCur-
sion Fund

Tickets for the annual excursion OF
the Salvation Army have been printed
and the Salvationists arc busy in the
distribution among those most needy
and worthy.
on previous excursions the expense
has been about $3.50 when the party
vent to Washington Park. This year
the expense to take 400 viii be about
$50 more as six special cars have been
chartered to run from Washington
Park TO Wood Lynne Park and as the
eKcursionists do not reach home until
p. m, extra lunch will have TO be
served in the evening.
Adjutant Bartlett Is anxious to take
the usual number and will appreciate
the cooperation OF the public on be-
half OF this worthy cause. Three sal
walton Army lassies will take theil
stand on the street commencing Friday
to receive contributions and will con-
tinue until the date set for the outing
A dime dropped in the little pail held by
the lassie will not be missed and vii
help give a day Ct pleasure TO those
who have little TO brighten their lives
The Salvation Army apart from th'
three lassies on the street. has but one
authorized collector. Joseph Turner
wha has credentials signed by Adjutan
] W. F. Bartlett.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
BOYS BRICKS
WRECK MILL
Lads Who Hurled VOIleyS
Through Windows in Court
on Mischief Charge
TOTS KNOW CONSEQUENCE
OF TELLING FALSEHOODS

Some little boys, whose bumps Of
ncstructiveness must be unusually
large SHE'D bricks and stones at the
Rising Sun Knitting Mil on Satur-
day. and officials of the mill on Mon
day found that more than 200 windows
had been broken and the building
otherwise damaged. on complaint of
the mill officials five fearful and di-
minutive youngsters we're arraigned in
city Court this morning on the charge
nf malicious mischief and disorderly
condrct one was dismissed and the
others ordered held until Tomorrow TO
the CONSERVATION of as many anxious
mothers.
Neal Gibbons. aged .. who said he
would "go to the devil" If he told a
lie, was called as a witness. but he
said he hadn't seen the boys throw
stones. although Patrolman Deviney
said Neal had told him he had. AS
kistant City Solicitor Chaytor frown-
ed ominously at Neal, and then called
Sadie Brown. a pickaninny. who said
she had seen the boys throwing stones
at the building. And she told Mr
rhaytor she knew she would "go dowr
under the ground If she told a story
too.
Upon recommendation OF Mr.
Chaytor the charge against Roy Lane
was dismissed owing to lack Of evi-
dence. Louis Metcalf, Earl Metcalf
Edward Kelley and John johnson ar,
the boys As one of them desired L
obtain a witness. the hearing was con
tinued until tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23

not 60 to Yale to see his son gradu-
ate. and senator Heyburil wired late
in the afternoon that he could not come
to Wilmington to address the grad
yates. However. Delaware was equal
to the occasion. and found an orator
right around the corner In the Ford
building Former Congressman l.. Irv-
ing Handy created a laugh by his in
itial statement that he wished II were
himself doing the voting in the senate.
and Senator Hepburn speaking in VIII
mington
Congressman Handy spoke Of the
modern idea of all +ha education pos
sible for all the children Of all the
people. as making the boy and girl
stand upon their own merits. as being
cheaper than any other form of edu-
cation. and paying the children and
the community better. He said not
even death would do away with the
training OF school. and while ignorance
might be bliss IL could not compare
with the JOY of culture. He spoke OF
modern inventions as a prof that edu-
cation paid the business world. He
said parents realized that nowadays
both boy and girl needed a common
school education to protect them in
the keen. brutal struggle for exist
ence. and he did not doubt but most
OF their fathers and mothers had made
sacrifices to make their schooling pos
sible. He thought nobody in the aud
ience doubted the wise expenditure OF
one third of the city's funds for the
! schools. whether by a de facto' OF
de jure" Council, however much they
doubted the way the other two thirds
was spent. Thunderous applause fol-
lowed his statement that the spending
Of more money on education was abb
solutely necessary for the immediate
future Of the state.
Mr.. Handy closed with a line from
Mother Goose, TO show that the chill
dren of to-day would be the business
and professional men, and the house
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
AVIATOR CODY
SEVERITY HURT

Bv United Press Leased Special Wire.
AIDERsHOT, England. June 2S.-Cap-
tain S. #. Cody. the --merican aviator who
has been experimenting with an aero
plane for the British war Office is be
Ueved 10 be in a dying condition this
afternoon, as a result n an accident on
Laffan's plain this n ming, when his
machine washed to eafSh-
Captain Cody was rendered uncon-
Scious and his machine smashed to bits.
At that time his injury was regarded
as slight. but this afternoon he took a
turn for the worse and Is now believed
to be mortslly hurt.
Captain Cody Is a naturalized English
man. He began his aerial experiments
for the war ONCE. but after spending
5000 OF the governments money without
visible results more was required and he
spent his private fortune in the work
Tho machine IN which he was injured 10.
day Is a cumbersome affair OF his own in
vention weighing 1000 pounds and hav.
ing 40 feet Of wing surface It was
driven by an s0-horse-power motor and
steered and driven exactly as an auto.
mobile
Cody's first flights were made on july
n. 1909 at Alderfshot. His most success.
full was on September Is. 1909. when h'
made a cross-country flight around Alder.
shot, remaining IN the air one hour and
three minutes, fiying 4 7miles, a world.
record at that time for cross-oountry
flying. On December .. 1909. he at
tempted 10 fiy from Liverpool to Man
chester. 80 miles. but after 10 miles go
tangled u in telegraph wires and wa,
thrown to the ground, sustaining serious
injuries.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
DAUGHTER OF NEW YORK'S
MAYOR WEDS In THIS CITY
NE. Grav

Mr.. Gray.
MT Gray made no effort to with
hold any of the facts in the case and
willingly gave what information he
had
He said he had know Mr. Vingut
for sometime and yesterday he re-
ceived a long distance telephone mes
sage from him asking whether he
would in his Office during the after
noon. Mr.. Gray said he would and
shortly before 4 o'clock Mr.. Vingut
made his appearance.
Il want you to help me out" he said
to Mr.. Gray after going through the
formality of shaking hands.
what can 1 do for you," asked MIR
Gray
81 want to get marrierd," was the
New Yorkors reply.
As both were OF maria gable age Mr.
Gray saw nothing to hinder them from
becoming man and wife, and he set
the machinery in motion which shortly
afterward resulted in the ceremony be-
ing performed.
Following the ceremony Mr. Gray
took Mr., Vingut. his bride. and Mrs.
swan, who resides at No. 1873 Eas.
Fifty-eighth street. Brooklyn, on an
automobile ride through the city. The
machine stopped for a short time at
the Wilmington Country club and re-
turned to Wilmington. the New York
ers taking the o'clock train for that
city.
Mr. Gray said he did not ask Mr..
Vingut why he had come to Whining
ton to get married. and as a matter of
fact did not think of inquiring into
this phase of the affair He said he
had known Mr.. Vingut slightly for a
long time. The man, he said, was
a wealthy broker in New York
Miss Edith Augusta Gaynor has
never been formally presented to so
ciety. and did not appear at many
functions until after her father was
I elected Mayor OF New York Mr.
] Vinguts attentions TO the Mayor
/ daughter began to be commented upon
about two months ago. Mrs. Hal.
stead Swan, who was Miss Florence
Rerry, a lifelong friend ofs Mrs
Vingut, made many occasions for the
pair TO meet. IL is said. She chaperon.
ed them continuously and she and hei
| husband are supposed TO be the only
persons to whom they confided theii
enga cement.
Mayor Gaynor declines to comment
on the marriage.
Vingut was one Of the wealthy
young men who figured in disclosures
of gambling games for high stakei
played in Richard Canhelds es
tsblishment in New York. Vingu
was summoned before the grand iurl
and told ell about the hlgh-stak
games.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
DIPLOMAS FOR
SEVENTY-NTNE
Former Congressman L. |.
Handy Orator at High
School Commencement
ORATIONS AND SONGS
BY THE GRADUATES

An auditorium festooned with red
and white, and "a flower decked stage
filled with wpsome girls and stalwart
young men, made so attractive a pic
ture at the High School graduation
exercises last night. that the audience
fingered long after the exercises
watching the shower of graduation
bouquets of red and white flowers, and
graduation presents bestowed upon the
young people. 1t was strictly a Della
ware product. the 20 graduates, the
immense audience which filled every
chair. and stood in the rear and even
all the speakers; and 1t did not need
Former Congressman j.. Irving
Handys remark that wilmington spent
one-third OF her municipal funds upon
education to show how popular the
public schools are.
The postal savings bank bill played
mischief with a number Of commence
ments yesterday. President Taft could
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
LIGHTNING BOLT
HITS HOPE FARM
Tears Out Plumbing Fixtures
and Gives Patients Bad
Scare
BOLTS DO OTHER
FRANKS In CITY CENTER

The lightning which accompanied ths
storm Of yesterday afternoon caused con-
siderable damage In outlying sections Of
the city and in the country. Tho fun
force Of the storm was not felt in tho
centre OF the city but outlying districts
we're a prey to It.
The greatest damage was done at the
Hope Farm Of the Delaware Ant-ruber-
culosis Society. There bolt Of lightning
struck the building recently erected and
donated by the Hebrew Charity Asso-
ciation and following stand pipe at
one end OF the structure. Il entered the
building and tore our practically ALI the
plumbing IN tho place. IL knocked plas-
ter from the walls. tore up boards and
badly damaged two water tanks which
resulted in the building being flooded with
water.
Tho eight patients at the sanltarium
we're gathered IN the reception room q
the building at the time and we're withir
ffteen feet OF a bath room which wal
wrecked. All were badly stunned and
some OF them were stili suffering from
tho shock to-day.
Big hail stones fell for nearly ten min
utes IN the vicinity Of the sanitaruu
which appeared 10 be tho centre Of tn
storm and rain came down IN torrents
Electric light wires leading int
the home OF Warren n. Akers. at No. 2io
West Seventeenth street. we're struck b.
] f4~A frII - la
a room IN tho upper story and flames sho
out from around a chandelier in tho cen
tre or tho ceiling. The Water witcl
Fire Company responded 70 a still alarm
and oxtinguished the blaze. The iosl
will roach about sioo
The homo Of Edward A. Cloud. at No
2iN Market street also was struck n
lightning which entered the house aionl
wires Tho IRE broke out IN the base
mont where tho wires wound about 4
gas pipe and spread 10 tho hallway tn,
Brandvwine Fire Company was summon
ed and extinguished tho flames hefor'
much damage was done
Robert Barlow. small boy. living a
Eighteenth street and Riverviev avenue
was knocked unconscious by n ii.ffn'ni
bolt but was later revived az his home
He was standing by an electric light poll
az that corner when he got the shock
lightning struck another pole az Sec.
one and Union streets and set fire % z
heavy cable. Lawrence Gipp. who wa'
standing near the pole came near beina
struck by the cable which fell TO ths
side walk
A pole AZ Twenty-third and Market
streets was also struck shattering the
glass insulators al the top.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
STEAM SHOVEL
ATTRACTS CROWDS

A changing crowd continually
watched the excavations at the du-
Pont Building this morning. Business
men on their way UP and down town
stop to watch the Eteam-diEger shave
its loads OF earth from tho ground
swing around and shoot the earth into
heavy carts and then push the carts
from behind as the jerking. straining
horses pull them upgrade. Work
ingmen stop 60 consult with their
friends over the progress Of events:
clerks from the DUPONT building stop
on their way home TO lunch and in
tho evening to watch the work a few
minutes. The building Of the front
concrete foundation occasions a good
deal OF interest; when the great mix
ing wheel has combined the stone.
dirk, cement and water which make
the concrete and then empties the mix
ture into a chute to be poured down
into tho foundation trench, then the
small boys are almost in danger Of
their lives for hanging over the boards
which line the trench, to watch the
worlymen down below level tho con-
crete with their shovels
But not only are events watched by
those standing out on Market street
Half a dozen figures can be seen
standing in tho windows OF the du-
Pont building OF the Court House; tho
occupants Of automobiles and carriages
rise IN their seats TO catch a glimpse
OF the work before they go on, and
street cars slow down while the pas
sengers as well as the motor1nan and
conductor look toward the excava-
| lions.
The work is coming on In fine shape.
About nineteen feet more of earth re-
main to be excavated.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
Miss Gaynor Became Bride
of Millionaire Broker
and CIubman in At
forneY General
Gray's Office

Two of the best-known young people
of New York eloped to Wilmington
yesterday afternoon and were married
by the Rev. George L. Wolfe, at 4
o'clock. The bride was Miss Edith
Augusta Gaynor. second daughter Of
Mayor Gaynor. of New York. and the
groom was Harry Kermit Vingut. mil
lionaire horseman, clubman and society
man, of that city.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Mr Wolfe in the office Of At
torney General Andrew c. Gray in the
DUPONT Building at Tenth and Market
streets. Mr.. Gray being an acquaint-
Rnce of Mr.. Vingut.
Ningut gave his age as Ss years and
Miss Gaynor said she was 10 years.
The marriage license was obtained
Rt the office OF Clerk Of Peace Brown.
IN the Court House. The couple were
accompanied by Mrs. Halstead Swan
Of Brooklyn, n. Y.
It soon became known in the dupont
Building that something out Of the
ordinary was going on in the Office OF
the Attorney General, although every
effort had been made to keep the af-
fair quiet. Then the clergymen left
the Office and in about ten minutes q
touring car pulled up in front of the
building and Mr.. Gray and Mrs. Swar
hurried out, followed a moment later
by Mr.. and Mrs. Vingut.
Last evening Attorney-Ge Gray
sent out kilograms announcing the
marriage. The list of persons to whom
these kilograms we're to be sent wa
furnished by the couple
1t was only after much persuasion
to-day that the Rev. George l.. Wolfe
who ofiiciated at the marriage. woul'
admit having performed the ceremony
He said he had been requested to re
fer all inquiries to Attorney Genera
Gray.
Finally Mr. Wolfe admitted that H.
had married the couple and that MI
Vingut and Mr.. Cray had come to hi
home and asked him to perform tn
ceremony. He went TO Mr.. Gray's Of
Hce for the wedding. The couple Il
the meantime had obtained a mar
rlage license at the Office OF the clerl
of peace.
Mr.. Wolfe said he did not know VIII
the couple came 10 wilmington TO we
end did not question them on tha
subject. He referred the reporter I
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
DIPLOMAS FOR
ST. ANN'S GRADS
The Rev. Frank Connolly Pre-
SentS Diplomas to Class
of Two Young Women

In the New-Century Club building
last evening commencement exercises
OF ST. AIMS parochial school we're held.
There we're about 800 friends Of the
graduates and school in attendance.
The graduates were Miss Anna Len
hoff and Miss Katherine Murphy. Di-
plomas were presented by the Rev.
Frank Connolly The clas OF II was
presented with gold medals.
The stage and hall were tastefully
decorated and the committee in charge
consisted Of William P. O'Connor
chairman; Jerry F. Murphy. Edward
Dougherty and James Lynch.
The following program was present
ed during the evening;
Duo. Rolling Billows." Meinenger
Misses Marguerite and Laetitia Gold
erman; piano solo. Must I Leave Thee
Cherished Home" Elmer. Miss Anna
Lenhon: Rustic Dance" Borowski
plano, Miss Mary Mahoney: violin
Master James Mahoney; recitation, -
Night iu the Kings Palace" Miss Marl
A. Black. duo. Hammer of Triumph.
lDientsbach. Miss Marjorie Fagan. Mas
ter Victor Teders; plano solo. "Robil
Des Bois." Smith Miss Marguerite
Golderman: duo. Pluto" Hoist, Misse
Mary Black. Martha McShane. reciia
tion. THE Legion Of the Organ Build
err" Miss Anna Bane. trio. Circus Gal
op." Drumheler Misses Mary Mahoney
Katie Lynch. Master Charles Dough
erty:. presentation Of medals and di
plomas: recognition of the class o
l19l1. St AIMS Dramatic club produc
| ing I'm Honor Bound" Cast-Sir Gee
Caryon. P. j Shields. Philip Graham
William Steptoe; Rose Dalrymble. Mis-
X. Black. Lady Carlyon. Miss +
Kelly
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
CHARLTON ARRESTED,
CONFESSES WIFE MURDER

toms description was on the steamer
and the captainhad been instructed to
keep the man under surveillance until
the vessel docked. Headquarters de-
tectives were on hand and Charlton
was hurr1edly put under arrest and
taken to tho ONCE Of the chief OF
pohcs, where he Immediately admit
ted his identity but denied numbering
his wife.
Under a fierce IRE of questioning.
however he finally confessed
Evening journal., 1910-06-23

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
HOBOKEN. N. J.. June 2S.--Arrested
when the North German Lloyd steam
er Princess irene in today. from Med
iterranean ports, docked here. Porter
Charlton. accused Of the murder OF
his wife in Italy. broke down after be-
ing subjected to the third degree at
police headquarters and admitted that
he committed the crime.
The police had received word by
wireless that a yaap answering Chsrl-
Evening journal., 1910-06-23

keepers Of Wilmington in the future.
For young Sim Simons will be Sim
Simons. when old Sim Simons is gone. -
The audience forced the congressman
TO rise and bow several times before
they would stop applauding
Winners Of Prizes.
The awarding OF prizes was an eag-
erly awaited feature. The winners
were as follows: First honor prizes
Miss Katherine Knayer and Donald
Adam' Price. The Morning News
prizes. for the two second honor po-
sitions in the class, Miss Lillian Jan.
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
Diplomas for Sunday School Teachers

The graduating exercises Of the
Teachers Training Glass OF Grace NJ,
f. Sunday school took place last Sun
day in Grace NJ e. Church. The class
has been under the instruction OF Sup
erintendent OF City Schools Or. George
W. Twitinyer. Those who received di-
pomas were Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson
Mrs Laura Day. Misses Cynthia Lof-
land Jessie Culbertson. Viola Grams
ton Margaret Lank and Eugene R
Manning.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
Now Mil For Nswark.

f. W. Maloney. OF Avondale. and
three Philadelphia capitalists were in
Newark Yesterday From there they
went to the Spring Lawn paper mills
which were destroyed by hre last WIN
ter The property has been purchased
by the Philadelphia parties and water
power viii be used TO operate the
mills, when rebuilt, as an electric
light plant and grist MILL the miils
are near Lewisville.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
SUPPOSED INSANE
|. MAN WIELDS JACK

Andrew Croper, who threatened ].
Edward McNabb with a black jack at
sixth and Market streets last night
kyas arraigned in City Court this morn
kng on the charge Of carrying conceal
Id a deadly weapon Upon request Of
assistant City Solicitor Chaytor, his
bearing was continued until tomorrow
In order that he might be examined as
20 his sanity.
Sima Mason. colored. was arraigned
tn city Court this morning on the
charge of assaul and battery upon an
other colored woman. In order that the
deefndant might obtain witnesses. the
hearing was continued until Saturday.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
FIND METEOR in
MILL CREEK ROAD

Road Contractor Joseph +. Bradley
who is building the creek road in Mil
Creek hundred found a large meteor
along the road. He broke several
pieces off and has presented them to
members Of the Levy Court
The meteor appears like gray stone
with considerable white predominant
ing. Part OF the rock or meteor sank
into the ground a distance Of several
feet
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
BURY DROWNED BOY
In FRIENDLESS GRAVE

The body OF Henry Butler. the coll
oerd youth. who fell into the Christi
ana River Yesterday al noon. and was
drowned will he inferred in the coun-
~ burying ground AT Farnhurst this
afternoon. He was a homeless and
friendsless hoy.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c. June 23-
Indioations arc that the weather will
continue generally fair tonight and
Friday Ia tho region east Of the Mise
issippi river except that there will be
local showers In the East Gulf States.
The weather Will continue warm dur
ina the 4s hours over the eastern half
Of the country.
Forecast tilI p. m. tomorrows
For Internationally fair and
continued warm tonight and Friday.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
Dsarss For Or. Stephenson.

The Rev. r. K. Stephenson. OF
Smyrna. District Superintendent OF
Dover District. preached the bacca-
laureate sermon 20 the graduating
class OF ST. Johns College. Annapolis.
Md. Mr. Stephenson Is an aiumnus Of
st. Johns College, and was further
honored by his Alma Mater last week
by having conferred upon him the de-
gree Of Doctor OF Divinity.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
After Thief Who Stole Utensils.

A few days ago THE EVENING
JOURNAL published the fact that
thieves stole kitchen utensils from the
back porch of Robert Armstrong;
residence in Newark. Detective agen-
cies in Philadelphia are now trying
to get the Job Of finding the thief and
booty.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
oolna over Error Lists.

Members of the Levy Court are go
ing over the error lists of tax collec-
tors for several years past. A full
report is expected to be presented to
the Levy Court at its meeting next
Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
Twenty-six Years an Insurance. Man.

on July 1. 7. Howard Lewis. man
ager for Eastern Massachusetts OF the
Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
New York. will complete rs years of
continuous service with that company,
having started IN the home Office as
an office boy in 1855. in 1898 he was
general manager for Delaware. Eastern
Maryland and Virginia, with Offices in
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23
considerina settIement euiIdina BIDS.

The bids for the Peoples Settlement
building are being considered by the
committee in charge. No information
will be given out regarding the bids.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23

Electric Light For Delaware City.
/ r. Bayard Heisel reports that the
electric light plant az Delaware city Is
giving general satisfaction The town
will shortly be lighted with electricity.
Evening journal., 1910-06-23

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