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Evening journal., 1910-12-05
CRANKY" TEACHER
DROVE HIM AWAY

Disappearing from his home, No.
109 South Fifth street, Darby, last
Thursday morning, 12-year-old Walter
f. Shaffer, Jr., was found by the po-
lice late Saturday night lettering
about the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
ton, and they took him into custody
as a runaway. He told them where
he lived, and yesterday afternoon his
father came here and took charge Of
the boy.
The lad said he had a cranky
teacher at school, and that he could
not learn anything. He said he
wanted 70 go to work, but his father
did not want him to leave school, and
that he had threatened to brand his
initials on the back of his hand with
red-hot iron if he left school. The
father told the police he had been
looking for his son day and night, and
that the boys mother was prostrated
by his disappearance. He said the
story about the branding iron was a
fabrication.
Since leaving home the boy said he
slept in barns and satisfied his hunger
by eating apples he found beneath the
trees.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
Sl7SO OWED
AS WATER RENT
Department Hears Report on
DeIinquenCieS at Weekly
Meeting To-day

Secretary Mclntyre's report to the
Board of Water Commissioners this
morning showed a current fund OF
S5.70461 and a special fund of Sl4,-
2S6.S4 The weekly payroll of Sl,05OO5
and the special weekly payroll Of
S2S.54 were ordered paid.
One complaint of installations con-
trary to the laws and regulations Of
the Water Department was presented.
A man had connected two tubs in his
kitchen, but during the week he had
appeared and paid the fines willingly.
The last set of applications for the
installation of meters during the
present year was presented by Mr.. Nc
Intyre and accepted by the board.
There are S5 applications and this
work is all the department workmen
can do during the remainder Of the
year.
A report showing delinquent bills
amounting to Si,7S0.30 was presented
The delinQuents are divided as fol-
lows. 13 manufactures, laundries
and stables, S1.422O7; II saloons
S12O O3; 90 apartments, stores and
dwellings, s23S.22. These places are
all equipped with meters and the
amounts are for the quarter ending
Sentember 30.
Chief Engineer Kienle reported that
he had endeavored to confer with the
electrical engineers IN regard to the
street lighting project, but that they
had been too busy and would take the
matter up with him this week.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
GOV. PENNEWILL DENIES
BRIBERY CARRIED ELECTION

lican organization, which should have
brought with them a larger vote, in
fiuences were at work upon the cleo
torate which increased the Democratic
instead of the Republican vote. These
facts, coupled with others, constrain
Governor Pennewill to deny emphati-
cally that the Republicans were vic
torious in Sussex county because of
the illegal use of money for bribery
and corruption.
1T can best be shown that the Re
publicans had no part in bribery or
vote-buying in the last campaign, by
comparing the vote I'm the various dis
tricts in Sussex county this year, with
that of two years ago." Governor Pen
newill said Starting with the First
Representative district, which is Cedar
Creek hundred, the Republican ma
iority two years ago was 33l, and not
as large then as in previous years. In
the Second election district of the First
Representative district, the Republi-
can majority two years ago was l41
This year the Republican majority In
the First Representative district was
reduced from 331 to 1S1. In the Sec
ond election district Of the First Rep
resentative district, the Republican
majority was reduced from 147 to 81.
The Second Representative district
which includes all Of Northwest Forl
hundred and a portion Of Nanticok'
hundred. gave a majority this year fol
the head of the Republican ticket, o.
159. as against 25 two years ago. My
majority two years ago was 273 for the
Continued on Page Three.)
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
80 DAYS And
FINE FOR HIM
Man Who Assaulted Saloon
Proprietor Gets Double
Dose of Punishment

City Judge Cochran this morning
fined Antonio Piatiowsh $50 and costs
and imposed an additional 30 days i'm
prisonment on him for assault and
battery. According to John Perzano-
coslxi, a saloon keeper at Front and
Jefferson streets, Piatiowski came into
his place on Friday, struck the pro-
prietor with a bee glass and later
threw a stone at Mrs. Perzanocoski
The stone however, went wide.
James Burke was sentenced TO ten
days in the workhouse on a charge Of
vagrancy.
Frank Paradee was charged with as
sault and battery. The case was con-
tinued until Thursday. The trouble
took place owe a cab fare
Clarence Lee. colored, pleaded guilty
to assault and battery on Marshall
Butler, colored, while Butler was
asleep in the Sunday Breakfast Mis-
sion Lee, with another man. struck
Butler with a shoe and later kicked
him about the head. Butler had to 20
to the hospital to have six stitches
put in his head. Lea was fined $50 and
costs.
Harvey Boskey was charged with
the larceny of a suit case and am
owe coat, and watch belonging to STAN
ley Ferguloh. The prisoner had been
stopping with Ferguloki. He was ar
rested with the goods in his posses
sion. BOskey said he had been drink
ing a malt preparation and had just
smoked his first cigarette The case
was held up for a couple of days.
John Piscoppo pleaded not guilty tC
charge of assault and battery and
the case went over until Wednesday
morning.
Martin Cunningham chargtd Lizzi
Robinson, colored with assault an,
battery. Martin said he was with twl
other young men at Second and Wash
ington street when Lizzie hit him Il
the face and then threw brick a
him. She was fined $50 and costs.
The charge of cruelty 10 his chill
preferred against John Dilen was
held up. Dilen had an eight-year-ol
boy with him on Saturday while en-
route to Cecil county, Md. The bo
was well-dressed except fo- his shoe
and the man will get him new pai
to-day. Dilen is a Russian and has
lgood position on a farm near Chesa
peake City.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
ASK POSlMASTERS TO
LOOK FOR MISSING MAN

Walter Irving Lomas, who left his
home at Summit, n. j., on August 10,
is yet missing. Believing that Lomas
is in Delaware or on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, his parents have
asked postmasters in this section to
look out for the young man. Lomas
is 20 years old, of brown hair, inclined
to curl; is 8 feet IL inches tall;
weighs $50 pounds, and is clean
shaven. He is an accountant Com
munications from him, or anyone will
be a kindness to his parents. Address
c. H. Seguin, Baltimore, Maryland; or
his aunt. Mrs. Annie Lomas Osborn
fremont avenue, New York city; OF
his father. William B. Lomas, Sum-
NIT, n. j.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
DISORDER
in ENGLAND
Seventy five Members Of Par
lament Are Being Elected
To-Day
NO DOUBT THAT THE
COALITION WILL WIN

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-Amid scenes of
the greatest disorder and with SER
ious riots reported in several places,
voting was resumed to-day, the third
day of the general election. The dis
orders are particularly widespread in
the industrial centers.
Owing to tremendous rains of late,
to-day's voting was conducted under
a severe handicap. Floods held back
the voters in many constituencies.
Several cases of drownings were re-
ported
Seventy-five members of Parliament
representing sixty-seven constituent
cies, we're to be elected to-day.
Never before in an English election
has such a cry of fraud gone - as in
the present voting This is due to the
fact that the voting is under the reg
istration of eighteen months ago. AS
there have been thousands of deaths
and removals since this registration,
the opportunity is presented for much
fraudulent voting, and both the Lib
erals and Conservatives are charging
the other with the grossest padding
of their polls The ground work is
being laid for many contests.
The Liberals went into the contest
to-day with renewed courage Their
strong showing in London and Man
chester on Saturday gave them hope
that they would still further increase
their representation in the metropolis,
in seventeen boroughs of which there
were contests to-day.
Coalition win Control.
There is no longer the slightest
doubt that the Liberals, with their
Labor and Nationalist allies will con-
troll the situation, but the Conserva-
tives are still hoping that the gov
ernment majority will be so reduced
that the King will not accede to tho
demand for tho creation of Liberal
peers and that a legislative dead
lock can be effected on all questions
on which there is the least division
among the coalition parties.
At the beginning of the voting TO-
/ day the results stood. Conservatives
1 Ga: Liberals. so; Laborites, z; Irisl
Nationalists, 5. Fifty-six Of these re
turns we're uncontested.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
CITY LIGHTING
PLANT WOULD PAY
So Says Councilman Conway
in Answering Opposition
to Movement

Councilman Michael r. Conway. of
the Tenth ward, continues his agita-
tion for a municipal lighting plant.
Referring to an editorial in one Of the
Wilmington newspapers opposing the
proposition, he says
No money can be squandered, and
IL it had been, the city with its lin
tied resources Of revenue, would have
been bankrupt long age"
Mr.. Conway claims that the rates
for electric current were not raised
after the consolidation OF the two
electric light companies for the pur-
pose Of meeting sny previous losses
due to the fierce struggle for business
when they We're in competition with
each other, as has been said. The old
companies, he said, disposed OF their
plants for a rental of so much per
year and both companies had a clean
slate when they consolidated. He
said he didn't believe that either OF
the companies ever showed any
losses.
Mr.. Conway claims that the city can
make electricity cheaper than the ex.
listing company by several cents a
hlowat unless all estimates fail. He
says that the statement made that the
cost OF erecting such a plant would
reach at least million dollars is moi
so. He says the plan the Council
committee is considering is to use as
much water power as the city has
available thereby reducing the cost
for that portion of the city lighting
to the cost of machinery, the cost OF
repairs and attendance and the cost
OF lubricating oil. There would be ne
over-capitahzation to contend with.
Mr.. Conway then explains how to gc
about getting power from exhaust
steam turbines at the Water Depart
ment pumping station and in addition
using the available water power.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
NO INCREASE NEXT YEAR
IN THE CITY WATER RENTS

There will be no change IN water
rents within the city limits for the
coming year. This decision was reach
ed this morning at the meeting Of the
Board of Water Commissioners. The
matter of the rates for supply to
places outside the city limits was laid
over until next week. The rates Of
discount will be as follows;
In the non-metered class, 10 per
cent. if paid in the month Of jan
uary; metered class, minimum rents
3 per cent IL paid in January; metered
class, quarterly rents, per cent IL
paid during the month following the
end of the quarter. The rates have
not been established for out-of-town
persons, there being some sentiment
for a larger revenue from these people.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
He Analyses the Vote in
Sussex, Showing How
Republican Vote FeH0ff
and "FIoafers" Voted
the Democratic Ticket
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Dec. 5-Governor
Pennewill has issued an interesting
statement to refute the Democratic
charges that money illegally used car
ried Kent and Sussex counties for the
Republicans. II has particular
bearing on conditions in Sus-
sex. the home county of the gov
ernor. BY a process of analysis, ap-
piled to each district, Governor Pen
newill shows that there could have
been no use of money by the Republi-
cans for the purpose OF vote-buying'
because in all districts save two, there
was a falling off instead of a gain in
the Republican vote, as compared with
the returns from those districts two
years ago. The significance of the
governors analysis is accentuated by
the fact that two years ago conditions
I'm the Republican organization in
many of those Sussex county districts
were far from being as favorable to
the Republicans as they were this
year. Notwithstanding those changed
conditions for the better in the Repub-
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
0. W. CUTTER THE
HOTEL SUICIDE
BrOOkIine, Mass. YOuEg Man
Killed Himself While Suf-
fering Of PrOStratlOn
FATEER TAKES BODY
HOME FOR INTERMENT

The mystery surrounding the
identity of the young man who COM
mitted suicide in the Hotel Whining
ton on last Wednesday night, after he
had destroyed every mark on his
clothing, was cleared yesterday when
Olin. w. Cutter. an architect Of Bos-
ton. Mass, living in Brooklme, a sub
urb OF that city, identified the body
as that of his son, Harold Francis
Cutter, aged 2S years. who had been
missing from home since last Tues
day night.
Mr.. Cutter said his son had been
ill of nervous prostration for tve
weeks and il was feared that he might
harm himself and for that reason a
close watch was kept upon him. On
Tuesday evening he left home, saying
he was going TO the barber shop and
Immediately left the city. He arrived
i'm Wilmington Wednesday morning
and registered under the name y. F.
Adams" Portland Maine. He shot
himself with a thirty-eight calibre re-
vOlver through the head and the body
was found Thursday at noon by a
chambermaid.
The young mans mother is pros
trated. The father left with the body
at s o'clock last night for Brookline
He said his attention was turned tc
the case by reading an account of the
suicide in a Boston paper. His son
was missing and as the description
tailed with him he concluded that the
suicide must be his body and he i'm
mediately came to Wilmington.
Young Cutter was employed by the
bonding house of n. w. Harris and
Company, I'm Boston, a concern vel
known to the people of this city
Cutter was a member Of prominen
and wealthy family, and a graduate o.
Harvard University. class of 1905
About five weeks ago he suffered {,
nervous breakdown and for a tim'
was insane. He wanted to go awal
from Boston and his father was ar
ranging to take him to Asheville. n
C.. a health resort, and they were to
have started on the trip last Thusrday
The father said he believed his soI
intended to go to Asheville himsel
when he left home, and upon reach
ing Wilmington the sudden desire Z,
kill himself came over him and HI
alighted to accomplish his purpose.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05

That snow storm that has been
striving for a week to get to earth
a rived to-day. II started In about 10
o'clock aud has been descending over
since with all the motions of a real
storm. The Weather Man says thorell
be more snow, too. with a touch OF
cold wave thrown i'm. Everything GER
tainly had that appearance to-day
Washington had rain this morning
and Baltimore WAS getting snow I'm
abundance So was Philadelphia.
So blizzardly did everything look
that officials Of the Maryland and
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
SEND XMAS
MAIL EARLY

Postmaster Jester calls attention OF
the public to the absolute necessity of
mailing within the coming week let
ters and parcels for interior foreign
countries in order to insure their de-
livery before Christmas. This also
will facilitate handling and will In
sure against breakage.
The postmaster again calls attention
to the necessity. in order to insure
good service Of placing the name and
address of the sender of any letter OF
parcel I'm the upper left hand corner
so that in case the address cannot be
found the mail can be returned.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
SUNDAY FI3E
IN PASTORS STUDY

Coming down the stairs Of her home
prior to starting for church yester-
day morning, Mrs. c. l.. jefferson,
wife of the Rev. c. L. jefferson, pas
tor of Gilbert Presbyterian Church,
discovered fi-e in her husbands study.
The house is located at No. 1920 Wal
nut street and brigade of neighbors
with buckets soon had the fire out.
The damage will reach s25.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
HUNTERS FIND
SKELETON in WOODS

MILFORD, Del, Dec. 5-Hunters
found the skeleton Of a man in a
Swamp near here on Saturday, with
ne flesh picked from the bones, but
with the clothing still intact The
man is supposed to have been tramp
who died there about four months ago
buzzards having picked off the flesh.
Deputy Attorney-General f. NJ. Jones
Of this town was notified about the
finding Of the body and sent State De-
tective Walls up yesterday afternoon
to make an investigation. They are
still working on the case.
Coroner Griffith has been notified
and will hold an inquest sometime TO-
day or Tuesday morning.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
HIT BY TRAIN;
ONLY BONE BROKEN

Edward Collins. so years old, of No.
106 South Franklin street, was struck
by a train yesterday while crossing
the p. b. and W. railroad tracks at
Edge Moor He had three ribs frac-
tured. his left arm broken and re-
ceived other injuries He is now in
the Homeopathic Hospital and will re-
cover.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
CITY ENDEAVORERS IN
SOCIAL SESSION TONIGHT

A meeting of The executive commit
tee of the State Christian Endeavor
Union will be held this afternoon i'm
Second Baptist Church. The citv
union will entertain them at a light
supper to be served at 6 o'clock in the
Church House. A Rae Dubell, presi-
dent of the union, will be the master
OF ceremonies at the supper and
round-the-table speeches will be made,
In the evening a business session of
the city union will be held in the
church. The state officers will be in
troduced by president Dubell and an
opportunity will be presented for an
to get well acquainted.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
FATHER AND SON
ACCUSED AS BURNERS

MEDIA, Pa. Dec. "a warrant was
sworn out before Justice Of the Peace
F. r. Williamson, charging Charles
McCleaf, ST., and his son and name
sake. with burning for insurance a
handsome barn on the property at
Booths Corner, Bethel township. be-
longing TO the estate of Thomas Booth,
who died recently.
District Attorney MacDade has an
alleged confession made by Charles
McCleaf, Jr.. in which the son admits
that he and his father conspired to
burn the barn aud contents.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
Winters First Heavy Snow
Brings Thoughts of Blizzard

Delaware Division of the r.. B. and w.
railroad had their snow plows looked
over TO be ready for any emergency.
Manager Heindlo of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
had the snow swcepcrs out before
noon on the railway to prevent any
accumulation blocking the lines. and
Manager Crook Of the Peoples Rail-
way also had his sweeping machines
out
No Inconvenience TO railroad or
railway travel had occurred up 70
early this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
THE REV. JOHN M'CsY
DIES AT LANCASTER

The Rev. John Mccoy, a native of
New Castle county, died suddenly at
his home in Lancaster. Pa, on SAT-
urday evening. He had been in poor
health for several weeks aud had re-
Gently returned from visit to his
brothers, David Mccoy. j Frank Nc
Coy and William II. Mccoy, of this
city. The brothers went 70 Lancas-
ter last evening upon information OF
their brothers death. Mr.. Mccoy is
survived by a widow, and one son,
James Mccoy, Of the Philadelphia
Press editorial staff. Interment Will
probably be made in White Clay Creek
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
FALL DOWN STAIRS
.FATkLTO MR.GRUBB

William e. Grubb fell down stairs
yesterday morning at his home at
Holly Oak and received a fracture Of
the skull. He died a few hours later
at the Delaware Hospital Mr.. Grubb
was going to breakfast when he fell
down the stairs and when relatives.
who heard the noise reached him he
was unconscious.
Mr.. Grubb was so years of age and
is survived by a widow and two sons.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
LAUREL MAN
UNDER ARREST

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
LAUREL. Del. Dec. 5.-Upon in
formation lodged by the state, John
Rash was arrested here this afternoon
on a charge of alleged violation Of the
election laws Mr.. Rash is wen
known.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
PAST COUNCILLORS
WILL GO VISITING

The Past Councillors Association Of
the, Junior Order United American
Mechanics met in monthly meeting at
the Jr. .. u. A. NJ. Hall on Saturday
evening The association will, start
its winter series of visitations to the
different councils Of the order i'm the
city. by paying a fraternal visit TO
Diamond Council, No. 5, on the even
ing of December 10.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05

Boston by Alfred Farlow. head of the
publication committee, to Norman h.
John, the Wilmington member of the
publication committee of the church.
Mrs. Margaret Kent. first reader of
the Christian science Church in this
city formally notified the members Of
the church at the service last even
ing in a simple and brief statement.
saying: "A telegram from Alfred
Farlow states that our beloved leader
passed away last night a quarter be-
fore IL o'clock. The funeral services
will be private"
Norman b. John and Norwood l..
Rearick. Christian Science practition-
ers in this city, stated this morning
that the local church did not expect
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
SPECIAL STORM WARNING.

NEW YORK, Dee. 81 special
storm warning has been issued by the
local weather bureau;
Northeast storm warnings ar e
dered displayed from 1890 a. m. from
jacksonville, Fla, TO Norfolk. A
storm now over the lower Mississippi
Valley Is moving northeastward and
will cause increasing northeast winds
shifting to high northwest on Tues
day.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
HOTELS BAR COUNT DT BEAUFORT.

St Regis and Plaza to-day slammed their doors i'm
Count jacques DE Beaufort the nobemau who married
tho daughter OF millionaire 81 H. Nlsaen, Of Chicago and
afterwards thrown OF me house by papa-n-law
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
BEN TTLIMAN sITs N sENATE.

By United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. Dec. s--senator BENJAMIN r rHman. OF
South Carolina who quite sd last SUMMER OF the
FIRST arrivals tho Senate chamber to-day Hy carried
but looked abo WELD the pi'cntors his session
occasion arises.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
Laee CnrtaIns Caught Flre.

A slight fire occurred in Charles
Miller's home, at No. 4O1 McCanlley
street, late Saturday night, when q
lighted candle ignited a lace curtain
A still alarm was sent TO the Reliance
Fire Company. The damage was slight
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
Hurry MRS. EDDY on rnURsDAY.

By United Press Leased Special Wire
BOSTON. Doc s. The funeral Of Mary Baker c.
Eddy win take place at her late residence in Newton
o'clock Thursday Services viii be- private
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
WEATHER.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-StOrm
warnings are displayed in connection
with the storm on the Great Lakes eX-
oept Superior; on the Atlantic coast
from Boston 10 jacksonville. Some
what colder weather Is indicated In
the eastern Atlantic States Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05
mo SUCCESSOR
TO MRS. EDDY
Local Scientists SayNO Person
Can Take Pace Of Founder
of the Church
CITY CHURCH WILL
NOT HoLD MEMORIAL


Following Is Mrs. Eddy's last
message TO the local Christian
Science Church:
Chestnut Hill, Mass, Oct. Is, 1910.
Dear Friends;- Your letter OF
recent date addressed TO Mrs. Ed
dy, telling her of your placing
Christian Science Literature on
the Battleship Delaware Is q
hand.
Such an intelligent missionary
work is pleasing 10 our Leader.
who desires me TO express TO you
her loving interest IN all the faith
ful ones Of your church.
Sincerely Yours,
VIM. X. Rathyon, Cor. See.
. First Church Of Christ, Scientist,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-FOrecast
till 5 p. m. tomorrow;
For Delaware or rain to-
night and Tuesday; increasing east
winds, shifting 10 high northwest
TUESDAY.
Evening journal., 1910-12-05

Announcement of the death of Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy. founder of the
Christian Science Church, was receiy-
ed by the First Church of Christ.
Scientist, Wilmington, yesterday after
noon, through a telegram sent from
Evening journal., 1910-12-05

Every advertisement in this
paper is worthy of youI
confideuce-or il would not
be here
Evening journal., 1910-12-05

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