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Evening journal., 1910-02-08

TORONTO, Feb. Sowing to the ad-
vanced age OF Goldwin Smith. author
and publicist. his physicians felt little
hope for his recovery when he fell in
his home here, breaking his hip and
shaking his system very badly. Dr.
Smith was born in England, Aug. o.
1923, and took up his residence in To-
ronto in 1871. A leader In the advanc-
ed thought Of the world for many years
his name has been connected in the
Dominion of Canada and in the United
States with the theory that Canada is
ultimately destined 20 merge her DO
litical life in that OF the United States
Of America. During the civil war IN
the United States he was professor OF
modern history in Oxford university
England, and was an active champion
OF the northern cause. The list oi
Professor Smiths published works /.
very long and includes volumes or
modern and ancient history biography
philosophy, literature and a wide rang,
OF other subjects. Princeton univer.
sity gave him the degree Of IL. d
in 1896.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
DOG AMUCK
BITES CHILD
Animal Also Attacks Seven
Other Dogs Before it is
Killed
BELIEVE BRUTE
SUFFERED WITH RABIES

A black mongrel dog belonging 20 Neal
Dougherty, Of No. "a East Twenty-sec-
ond street. ran amuck In that vicinity last
night and before it was killed bit seven
or eight dogs and attacked tho nine-yesr-
old son Of Peter Orth. OF No. Al East
Twenty second street. The animal attack
ed tho child twice but it is not believed
that the skin is broken. Mr.. Orth will
have an examination made of the child
by DR.. Harrison w Howell, this after
noon. He will also take the head of the
supposed mad dog to the state Laboratory
at Newark this afternoon for eNamina-
tion.
The dog after its attack on Orth's child
was corraned In the cellar Of its owner
home and with an axe Dougherty killed
IL.
Since last Saturday the dog acted
strangely but It was thought that it was
merely sick and no attention was paid &c
it, Last night. however, the animal be-
gan 10 froth at tho mouth and in shori
time It had bitten a number Of dogs and
attacked MIR. Orth's child. one of the dogs
bitten is a setter. valued at $50, and owned
by Mr.. Orth. Five Of the dogs which were
bitten we're gathered up this morning by
city Dpgcatcher George Kopp and remoW
ed 20 the pound.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
Is HORSES
Die In FIRE
Animals Cremated When
Blaze Breaks Out in Rail-
road Contractors Stable

Fire of unknown origin early this
morning, destroyed a large barn on
Weldin's farm, near the b. & o. Rail
road at Eighteenth street bridge, and
thirteen horses were burned TO death.
Only one horse succeeded in getting out
of the stable and it was badly burned
The horses belonged to Simms and
Company, contractors who are build
Ing the new Baltimore and Ohio bridge
across the Brandywine creek. Another
building, thirty yards distant, in which
were eighteen horses was saved.
Soon after the fire was discovered
by the watchman the entire building
hurst into flames and the horses were
roasted alive. Their cries could be
heard for some distance.
Fire Chief Robert Porter received
word OF the fire from the police and
he drove to the scene OF the blaze. The
Brandywine Fire Company was prepar
ing 10 send its chemical apparatus
when notified that the barn had been
destroyed and the trip would be use
less.
Aside from the horses. a large guam
thy of feed and hay was destroyed.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
TO ADVANCE
MEAT PRICES
New York Dealers Declare
That Record Mark Will
Soon be Reached
ANSWER OF PACKERS
TO THE BEEF BOYCOTT

by United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Feb. S.-wholessle and
retail meat dealers to-day declare the
present indications are that the price Of
meat will this week reach tho highest
point ever known.
The packers answered the boycott II Is
declared by putting more Of their meat
into cold storage and curtaillng the
amount allowed to get on to the market.
raising tho wholesale price OF all sold.
The Wholesale price is being steadily ad-
vanced. Lamb to-day is quoted at Is is 10
IS cents a pound wholesale the regular
price being u TO l. 1-2 cents.
The price Of beef has been forced up 10
10 cents a pound for the best cuts necessi-
tating an advance OF two cents a pound
retail Veal has jumped two cents pound
wholesale TO 16 IL cents. Pork. at IA l.;
cents. shows an increase OF one and a
half cents. Mutton a week ago sold at Il
cents To-day It sells al " cents. The
retail price Of pork. beef and veal has
risen from ] to cents per pound. Ever
az the higher prices quoted to-day. litu,
meat is obtainable.
Wholesale and retail dealers are a unit
/ In declaring there would be no reduction
in price and that the increase will prob,
ably go on sending the price up to th'
very highest levels ever known by th'
end OF next week.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
WANT BACK
THEIR LAND
Street and Sewer Directors
Asked to Endorse Effort Of
Property Owners

The Street and Sewer Directors in week
" session this morning considered resolu-
tons presented by W. w. Knowles, an at
torney, recommending the deciding Of s
inches OF ground on East Twelfth street
between King and French. east OF French
beginning "a feet west OF French to clients
of Mr.. Knowles.
It appears that the ground was decided
TO the city in 1s47 by Jacob Derry and
wife to widen Twelfth street. Subsequent
" It was found that the s inches Of the
ground donated was behind tho building
line. City Council then passed resolutions
returning the ground back of tho line to
the present owners Of the Derry property,
Mary and Joseph Il. Chamberlain, but
failed to execute a deed. Mr.. Knowles
purpose was TO have the Street and sewer
Directors endorse an endeavor TO have
council give a deed 10 the land. The reso-
iutions we're adopted
A communication was received from
City Council asking for information as to
possible additional revenue from the tax
alton Of vaults under sidewalks. The sec.
retary was instructed TO forward such in.
formation.
A communication was received from ths
Eleventh Ward Republican Club request
ing a sidewalk on lower Oak street. Tn,
blank form OF petition will be forwarde,
70 the club.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
FLOOD In THE
MAYORS OFFICE
Carpet Ruined by Water That
Had Run All
Night

Water running all night in the may
or's Office at the City Hall which was
not carried away in the wash basin
because the pipe was frozen, complete
ly flooded that office and ran from
under the door into the Council cham
Der and also ran in rivulets down the
stairs and steam pipes into the Office
of City Court Clerk Lewis Sasse and
the court room, on the first floor.
The leak was discovered by Jake
Ewing janitor at the police station, who
went into Clerk Sasse's room at $50
o'clock this morning TO clean it. The
source of the water was traced to the
mayors Office and the doors were fore
ed open in order to get at the water
II was found that somebody had left
the water running last night and as II
was not carried off the basin filled
and then ran over the floor.
The carpet in the mayors Office was
ruined and as it was worn in some
places it was taken up today and viii
be replaced with new carpet.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
DOVER COUNCIL
ELECTS OFFICERS
Edwin F. Woods Wins Out
For Alderman Over ]. B.
Wharton
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Feb. S.-Magistrate J. B.
Wharton was defeated by Magistrate
Edwin F. Wood for alderman of Dover.
a position paying from 800 to $3.50 to
the magisterial incumbent by reason
Of the per centum of fines collected for
disorder and the violations of town or
dinances. Much local interest had been
up in this contest as while the posi-
ton does not pay heavily, il is re-
garded as one of high honor. as the
alderman has wide authority and con-
ducts the municipal elections The vote
in Council stood five to four, Mayor
Enoch Clark voting. Councilman Bar
ker nominated Mr. Wood, and Alder
man Wharton was placed in nomina-
tion by Mr.. Dawson.
Council also elected the following
municipal officials:
Treasurer, William S. Haman. clerk
Of Council. w. Charles Boyer; chief
engineer Of the light and water sta
tion. A. L. Kichline; first assistant
Charles Dorr; second assistant, Louis
Allen; fireman, Dobson Elliott
Water and light committee (elected
/ by balloD-James A. Graham, DR.
James Martin and Samuel II. Barker
Mr.. Graham was afterward elected
chairman Of this, the most important
acting committee.
/ The salaries of the engineers at the
/ electric and water station were con-
tinued at the same figures.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
YOUTH UNDER
FALLEN HORSE
Howard Glanding Escapes In
Jury Only Because Animal
Wanted TO Run

Howard Glanding aged IS years, son
0f Herman Glandlng, a meat dealer.
had a narrow escape from serious in
Jury In a runaway accident this morn
ing. He was driving his fathers
horse, delivering orders. and at Sew
enth and Market streets the animal
fell on the ice. In trying TO get tho
horse up young Glanding himself was
thrown Ia the street and the horse,
which had partly got on his feet. fell
over on him. Tho animal sprang "a
its feet and started west In Seventh
street at top speed. At Shipiey street
Il collided with a heavy farm wagon
which threw the delivery wagon on
the sidewalk The force of the i'm
pact snapped an iron hitchlng post
and wrecked the front OF the wagon
Thus freed. the horse continued oui
Seventh street and was later cap.
tured.
Young Glanding, after regalning hi
feet, started after the runway horse
/ Although not seriously injured he wa
/ painfully hurt
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
TAFT FACES
WALL STREET
Interests Trying to Frighten
the President by Panic
Talk
FEDERAL INCOME BILL NOT
TO BE PASSED THIS YEAR
Ry unIted Preaa leaaod speeIal VIC

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Feb. s-President
Taft is wondering If he viii have TO
put his back TO the wall and mix &C.
with the big financial interests as well
as with Congress In order 10 put
through ST Legislative program.
From tho beginning OF the present
session there has been a tremendous
amount OF advice from the interests
as TO matters Of the administration
program and the President has had
hard work i'm his efforts 60 prove that
his measures arc destined ultimately
TO benefit capital Every financler and
railroad magnate who calls at the
White House TO discuss legislation
drags forth that foarsome bugaboo-a
financial panic-and tries TO show that
any radical legislation will ruin the
country.
At some points this has approached
| almost to a threat. which the President
does not relish. He ciings tenaclously
to his outlined program and Ia not pre-
pared to relinquish any substantial
/ feature.
Frightened BY Shadows.
But il Wall streets temporary cpl
| leptic nt yesterday was the result OF
/ the introduction of tho administration
| Federal Incorporation bill I'm Congress
| Wall street has reached point where
it is frightened by shadows.
The President does not intend fore
! ing the Federal income bill 20 pass
age this year
It Is extremely doubtful whether he
J could prod Congress into passing IL
even II he so desired But he decided
l weeks ago as related i'm these dc.
4 spatches. that the measure was to b,
left over until next session for action
Its introduction az this time Is 20 al
low plenty OF opportunity to thresi
out the faults and virtues Of the bill IN
committee and on the floor.
The things that are worrying Wal
street most, however. are the inter
state commerce law amendments
recommended by the President. and IN
possibility of further trust prosecutions
II the Supreme Court upholds IN
verdicts In the Standard oil and To
bacco Trust cases. II has been prett
definitely settled that the Presideu
contemplates a campaign under III
Sherman anti-truat law, II that la
holds good in the pending cases,
This does not sit we'll on the wa
4 street chest, and fantic efforts are bi
| ing made to relieve the uncertainty .
securing n definite statement from u
President as 10 Just what he intend
20 do. But he refused to commit hin
self until the Standard and TObaco
Trust cases come down. referring a
- inquirers 20 his messages.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
HOLLY OAKERS
HEAR ADDRESS
John Nj. DOrney Spoke on
CitizenShip---0ld Officers
We're Reelected

The annual meeting Of the Holly
Oak Public Service Association was
held last night in J. Allan Colby's
bungalow at Holly Oak. when the fol-
lowing officers We're reelected: Presi-
dent. ]. Allan Colby; secretary. Frank
J. Williams. It was the beginning
of the third year Of the association, the
officers having been reelected each
year.
The association decided to have all
the orchards i'm and around Holly Oak
sprayed, to prevent the encroachment
of the San Jose scale. This was done
last year and the scale did not gain
a hold in that section.
John M. Dorney. of this city, deliver
ed an address TO the association on
"The Duties, Responsibilities and
Privileges of Citizenship" at the con-
clusion of which, on motion of f. ].
Williams. a vote Of thanks was ex-
tended to the speaker. Mr.. Dorney
spoke entirely from partisan
standpoint. his address being along
educational lines.
He said that the early savagos were
tribal. and the first government to
branch out from tho tribal was the
Hebrew. which was a theocratic gov
ernment. From that civilization got
its first glimpse of what later became
n democratic form of government. Mr.
Dorney pictured the growth of de-
mocracy throughout Europe. culminat-
ing in the French Republic Then
came emigration from Europe to Amer
lea, and this country threw off the
British yoke and became a republic.
Mr.. Dorney pointed out that this
country had faced and come stronger
through every crisis. and he had no
fear OF the outcome of the problems
now confronting the country Every
night. he said. two hundred meetings
are being held in the United States
by organizations of the common people
discussing political problems and the
well-being of the people generally. He
regarded this as a good indication that
the republic will live and prosper
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
FIX TEETH; BAD
BOYS NOW GOOD
Dr.. Belts Tells of the Effect
Of Dental Treatment at
Ferris School

Thursday evening will be Of special in
terest TO labor Organizations and all Of
the public interested ia the Industrial
question at the tuberculosis Exhibit, No.
7lS Market street. DR.. Ward Brlnton, of
Philadelphia. will lecture on "The Indus
trial Phases Of Tuberculosis" and VII
liam NJ. Ruth. Of the Central Labor Union
will preside. on Friday evening. a Citi-
zens' Conference will be held, at which
Judge George Gray will preside and a
number Of prominent men will speak. The
subject will be How the Citizen may
help IN the Anti-Tuberculosis Crusade"
on Friday afternoon there will be a
nurses meeting at which Miss jeanette
Duncan. Superintendent OF Delaware Hos
pitai. win speak on Tuberculosis as the
Nurse Views IT,"
Dr. Horace Belts gave an interesting
address yesterday afternoon on Public
Dental Hygiene" He said that good
teeth were the first requisite Of perfect
health. II was rare 10 sec a really clean
mouth, although people would spend much
money on alling teeth when simple clean
liness would have prevented this neces-
sity. II all the children In the world had
their teeth systematically cared for. there
would not be enough dentists in the world
to do the work Or. Osler said that more
physical ills were due to bad teeth than
to any other one Gauss
Sweden has sc per cent. Of the population
with defective teeth America Is second
with 90 per cent 1t is not only the one
child whose health is injured by bad
teeth but the air Of the room is polluted
from his foul mouth and the bodily resist
ance Of all the children in the room is low
cred from this one source Very few cities
have dental clinics, and little has been
done I'm the way Of educating public opin-
ION along this line This ought TO be a
matter 10 interest city organizations. and
especially the women. The cost Of dental
clinics would be less than the care OF
criminals and detectives. whose moral
condition is often traceable to bad teeth.
Dental inspection in the pubic schools
and teaching OF oral hygiene would be as
valuable as vaccination. It is most inn
portant 10 train children from babyhood to
keep teeth. throat and mouth clean. AZ
first soreness OF the gums may result from
careful cleaning. but after a while the
child viii feel uncomfortable unless his
mouth IS clean. Children are naturally
careless. and they must be watched.
Limewater is as good a mouth wash as
there is-clean the Infants teeth with a
cloth dipped In llmewater. A chiid's first
teeth should be kept until they are push.
ed out by the second. The longer they car
be kept. the older the child. the stronger
the new teeth, and the more room in hi,
mouth for them-there are 1s second teeth
where there were only ten first teeth. Tn,
new tooth coming up under the first one
gradually ahsorbs the roots OF the mrs
tooth
In the Ferris Industrial schoo
it has been proved that incorrigible boy
have become much better when their de
fective teeth were treated. DIR. Belts said
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
SHOT DEAD IN
THE STREET
Mysterious Murder Of an
Italian in New York by
Two Companions
MAY HAVE TOLD SECRETS
OF OATH BOUND SOCIETY

By United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK. Feb. a-Members OF tho
Italian branch Of the detective bureau
are working hard to ufravel a mysterious
murder which tool, place early to-day and
In which the detectives see evidences Of a
plot 60 punish a man who revealed the
secrets OF an oath bound society.
Early to-day James Johnson night
watchnan had his attention attracted by
the peculiar actions Of three men passing
along Fourteenth street going eastward
from Third avenue. One man 10 the can~
ter appeared terrified and the other two
held him by the shoulders a. they forced
him through a crowd that was Just ernerr-
ing from a dance hall in the vicinity
They we're talking rapidly IN italian.
according TO johnson and the man IN the
middle seemed TO be- pleading with tho
others
IL lust thought would follow" de-
clared Johnson 20 tho police. "and trail
cd half a block behind They turned off
Fourteenth street ia First avenue and L
hurried up 20 tho corner As reached It
saw the man on the right aide Jake a
big revolver out of his pocket and press
Il against the other mans hSad and nre.
The middle man toppied and a. he did SO
the man fred again, the bullet going
through his body. The men then ram"
Dead Man an Italian.
The police took tho body TO the station
house and found the dead man TO be APP
parently an Italian He wore a now hat
mado by r. Solomon and Co. Of Pitts
burg and his clothing also bore tags OF =
Pittshurg firm. In his pockets was found
letter head on which was the name
Antonio De GregoIia- No. 1905 IAncoir
avenue, Pittsburg II carried tho inscrip
ton. Shoes made to order specially
cigars and candy"
There was also a vulgar verse In Italian,
The police are inclined 20 see some con.
nection between the killing OF this mar
and the recent convictions of the members
OF the order OF the Panama in Ohio The,
declare that they have reason to below
the man was decoyed 10 this city from
Pittsburg in order 70 be slain and the
think that an oath bound society was re
sponsible for tho killing.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
DOVER BURNS
$1,000 IN BONDS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. S-rhere was bon
fire Of bonds when 5000 was burned in
open Council meeting at the Robbins Hose
Company last night. Mr.. Dawson Of the
Finance Committee reported having paid
OFF the two $1,000 electric light and water
bonds ordered paid last month out of the
moneys in hand The bonds were taken
up from the holders. Mrs. Lofand and
Mrs. Hall of Milford. Mayor Clark ordered
that the match be struck and they we're
rolled Up like a stick and burned.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
LEVY COURT MAKES
HEAVY DISBURSEMENTS

Many bills for work on the county
roads were paid by the Levy Court al
its meeting today.
The bills Of the Trustees Of the
worlShouse for ss,172 board Of prison
ers and 1895 transportation were paid
The Industrial School for Girls was
paid S2S5.20 for board of inmates.
County Comptroller Chandler re-
ported that Collector Beth of Black
bird hundred had settled in fun for
the years l905-6.
The State Board Of Health was al
lowed S34,i6 for services, medicine and
fumigating house of family afflicted
with diphtheria near Townsend. An
order was also drawn in favor OF the
board in connection with scarlet fever
case in Christiana.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
HEPTASOPHS
SHOW PROGRESS
Twenty Third Annual Com
muniCatiOn Of Order in
Session Here Today

The twenty-third annual communi-
cation Of the Grand Lodge Of Delaware.
Heptasophs. or s. w NJ. Is being held
in the Law Building to-day f. b.
Miller. grand archon. IS presiding.
There win be sessions OF the conclave
this afternoon and evening. Officers
will be elected this afternoon.
At this mornings session Of the con-
clave encouraging reports were sub
mitted by the grand officers Grand
Archon Miller reported having sue
ceeded L. A. Cloud 10 the Office on Au-
gust 26. and his work therefore covered
period Of only a few months. He
reported OF official visits made, dis
pensations granted and concluded by
suggesting that the order engage a
local organizer.
Reports followed by NJ. T.. williams.
William q. Wintrup. William j. Kirk,
John A. Walker. I. G. Snitcher. ]. S. b.
Long, deputy grand archons and by
Florence b. Waldman. deputy grand
president Of William Mckinley Cir
Gle.
William Wintrup. grand scribe, re-
ported present membership OF /. 1.O51. and
a gain Of i1s now members during the
year.
The disbursements were:
Amount paid as sick benefits, S3,21s 81
40; amount paid in funeral fund, 81
26775' donated for relief other than
benefits, Sl0S; amount paid for burylng
dead by Newark Conclave, No. g. $3.50
IS; disbursements for other purposes,
SS.l6I0l. total disbursements. s9.O4l.91
amount Of annual receipts of tho sub
| ordinate conciaves, 80, ,409.74
The sum Of S2.26775 was received
during the year for the death benefit
fund
II. a. Dempsey, grand treasurer. re-
ported a balance I'm bank of So, 76S. &c
to the credit Of the death benefit fund
The convention is being attended by
/ Heptasophs from all over the State.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
LACERATED BY
SHAFT WHIRL
Factory Workman Caught in
Machinery While Making
Repairs

Caught in a shafting at the plant Of
the New Castle Leather Company to-day,
John Tulley. aged 2S years, Of No. IiS
Church street. was whirled around several
times before the machinery could be stop
ped and was badly hurt. He was removed
TO the Delaware Hospital in the Phoenix
ambulance. IL was said that the man S
left leg and right arm we're badly laeer-
ated and that he had several cuts about
the head. He will recover.
Tulley is employed in the beam house
and was engaged in helping TO make re-
pairs 20 a belt shifter when his clothing
became caught I'm the shafting. Fortunate
Iy It was on slow speed. Engineer Frank
Clark was notified and stopped the ma
chinery. Tulley was then extricated and
was removed to the hospital.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
DOVER TO HAVE
TWO MORE WELLS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Feb s-Although Dover
has two new artesian wells for supplying
its inhabitants with what they believe
the purest drinking water an earth the
chic fengineer recommends that two more
of the wells be sunk before the machin-
cry Is moved from the ground.
Chief Engineer Wichline, In his re-
port. stated that he was glad 20 report 90
electric meters IN use. The town has in
servoco for its own use 400 poles The
municipality is also using sixty poles OF
the Diamond State Telephone Company.
twenty-nine poles of the Postal Telegraph
Company and fourteen poles of the West
ern Union Company.
Evening journal., 1910-02-08
TOWN COMMITTEES GET
ON THE CLEANING UP JOB

Special to uHE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Feb. S.--Practicaily all
the committees appointed at the joint
meeting Of the Board OF Trade and thu
Century Club TO go TO work on beautify-
ing and cleaning up Dover ara et work
The committee for the prevention OF tho
spread OF the white Plague" and for
a new hospital sent a petition to Council
which has been referred TO the street
committe for action after some favor
able words from ME Martin. Of coun-
Gil