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Evening journal., 1911-02-04
TO MAKE PISTOL
EXPERTS OF COPS
Captain Casey Plans Course of
Instruction for City
Guardians

Captain A. X. X. V. Casey. the re-
volver expert who will instruct tho
members Of the police department in
revolver practice, has planned a
course of instruction, a copy of which
has been turned over TO Chief of Police
Black, who will present it at the next
meeting of the Police Commission.
According TO Captain Casey's plans,
the men will qualify in the following
classes, "marksmen." "sharpsbooter'
and expert" and will wear suitable
decorations on the left breast below
the shield showing to which class they
belong.
Before a man can 90 from one stage
of a qualification in a certain class
to the next, he must have qualified
with the required score in that stage
The men will be allowed unlimited
trials for qualifications in these diff
ferent classes, but once the required
score has been made in any one stage
no further attempts to improve the
score will be allowed.
The ordinary rules for firing of the
United States Revolver Association
and the National Rife Association will
govern.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
SALOON KEEPER
SHOT TO DEATH

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO. Feb. with a sleeping
man sitting within ten feet, John Null
laney. aged 81, a saloon keeper, was
found dead today behind his bar with
a bullet hole through his heart.
Alfred Auhm. the sleeper, giving his
home as Schenectady, n. Y, denied all
connection with the crime and tho
police believe they are confronted
with another death mystery.
The body was discovered by two
customers. Auhm was awakened when
the police called. at once placing
Auhm under arrest The prisoner
asserts he entered the saloon early
this morning, finding the door un-
locked and wishing a warm place to
sleep, stayed there.
The police believe Mullaney was at
tackled by a hold-up man Immediately
after the saloon closing hour last
night and that resisting. he was kill
ed. Auhm Will be held pending in
vestigation.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
AGRICULTURAL
TRAIN ON B. 6 0.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will operate an agricultural train over
portion Of it's line In Maryland. for
three days, Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday, February 8. and 10. On
Wednesday the train will be run over
the Philadelphia division. on Thurs
day on the Washington Branch and
Friday over the Metropolitan Branch.
On Saturday. February IL. an all-dsy
farmers meeting will be held in the
Court House I'm Frederick. Governor
Crothers will be present and deliver
the principal address of the day.
The lectures on the Agricultural
train will be given by corps of ex-
perts from the Maryland Agricultural
College. College Park. DR.. Richard
3. Sill will be in charge Of the train.
assisted by Professors r. w. Sylvester,
w. Oscar Collier, w. T. L. Taliaferro,
II. J. Patterson. c. S. Phelps and e.
l. Oswald. The lectures will en-
brace the subjects of dairy husbandry,
poultry raising, corn and seed selec-
tion, alfalfa, legumes and soil fertil-
ity.
The train win be at Providence
Mills on the Philadelphia division
from . 10 1880 a. m on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
''BLOOMIN' SWEET"
WAS DYNAMITE
EngIiShman DigeStS DUPONT
Explosive and Lives to
Tell the Story
WILL BE MORE CAREFUL
In CANDY SELECTION AGAIN

The disastrous explosion in New
York harbor the other day. when some
80 men fell victims TO the destructive
fury of dynamite, has brought to light
a rather amusing incident that occur
red not long ago at Thompsons Pier,
n. j.. nearly opposite Chester, whore
the duPonts have one Of their plants
While a British steamship was lying
at the pier there. loading cargo OF
dynamite and other explosives for
Mexico, q small stick of dynamite fell
out Of one of the boxes without at
tracing the attention OF either tho
longshoremcn az work or the crew.
When its absence was finally discov-
cred its disappearance proved a mys-
terry Box after box was removed i'm
nigh, have fallen into the hold. whore
it presence would prove q real peril.
After a long a fruitless seach one Of
the crew, an Engllshman. admitted
that he had picked up from the deck
what he called "a bloomin' sweet. "
and that he had eaten it It's taste
was rather sweet, he said, and not dis
agreeable. The steamship officers
were in a quandary for a time as to
what to do The seaman was sent
to bed and next day appeared quite
well, without any ill-effects from his
strange candy.
The vessel sailed for Mexico and ar
rived there without mishap. The
sailor promised to be more careful
hereafter about eating unknown varie-
ties of sweets lying around loose ON
the deck
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
AGAIN URGE THE
CAR MAIL SERVICE
inventor Will Make Other Ex-
perimentS Here Without
Cost TO Government

George b. McAllister. inventor OF the
street car mail collection system has
made an offer TO the postofiice depart
mont at Washington which IL Is be-
lioved the Government will accept He
cites IN his letter that the trial of the
system I'm Wilmington last year was
conducted on but one line and could
not therefore afford any fair criticism
of what It would really accomplish for
either the public or the postofficc. The
desirability IS recognized of making a
fuller test of the system In this city
in order that the necessary practical
data may be had upon which to base
fair estimate of is net cost here, af-
ter due allowance Is made for It's
economies and profits. With this In
view and the known fact that the de-
partments of the government at Wash
ington wish 10 keep down expenses
Mr.. McAllistor suggests To the postal
department that the system be oper-
ated on a number of car lines Of VIII
mington for several months at no cost
whatever TO the Government
Mr.. McAllister will tender bond
for the payment Of all expenses Of
such undertaking with bond also TO
secure the car company from any loss
or injury thereby resulting; provid-
ing accurate data shall be kept by the
local postoffce OF the results Of a
comprehensive trial thus made Of the
actual possibilities i'm this city Of this
postal plan.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
A. |. DUPONT IS
A COMMODORE
New Cambridge Club Elects
DeIoWarean TO High
Office

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Feb. A yacht
club has been organized here with 81
charter members, which will probably
be increased to $50 at the next meet
inc. Hazelton A. Joyce, Jr., presided,
and Robert II. Matthews was secre-
tary. The officers elected We're
Commodore-Alfr !. DUPONT.
mmodore--William Rayner
Secretary-Hazeltine A. Joyce.
Assistant Secretary-Earl Hearn.
Treasurer-Robert II. Matthews.
Board of Governors-The Commo-
dores. John G. Hurley, George w.
Woolford. John G. Mills, Albanus Phil
lips, Ivy l.. Leonard and Senator Isl
dor Rayner.
Commodore DUPONT owns a landed
estate in Neck district and has al
ready done a great deal TO stimulate
interest i'm yachting here. Last fall he
gave handsome prizes for a series OF
races on the Choptank Next summer
he is expected 20 be here with his
palatial steam yacht and to again add
zest to the sport. A regatta will be held
some time during the summer.
Mr.. Dick is a wealthy New Yorl
broker and owns Hambrooks Manor
the old Henry home. near Cambridge
Mr. Rayner has a handsome summer
home at Clinton Place, near Cam.
bridge
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
GARMENT WORKERS
LOSE STRIKE

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CHICAGO, Feb. 4-Thousands Of
garment workers who have been ON
strike for weeks, sought their old jobs
today. admitting they have been beat
en- in their fight with the employers
and are willing to accept almost any
terms that would bring them food.
The strike committee late last night
ordered the strike called off.
The effect Of calling off the strike is
that the workers must return to work
as individuals; that the open shop
policy will be continued, and that the
employers will treat their employees
grievances as they please.
The strike has been on for p weeks
during which time $4,000 men and wo-
men have been out, involving 250
firms. It is estimated that the en-
ployers have lost S10,OOO,O0O in trade
and the workers more than S3,500,00C
I'm wages. AT least six deaths arc
directly attributed to the strike.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
No SMALLPOX HERE.
Health Board Checks Spread Of Disc
ease After Strenuous Work.

Now that the city is free OF smalla
pox. the last patient suffering with
the sickness having left the Emer-
gency Hospital at Farnhurst. the pubs
lie is beginning to realize the work
accomplished by ths Board OF Health.
to prevent an e0iCemic OF the dis
ease in this city.
Since December Z when the frp4
case was reported, tNtiye cases were
treated at Farnhurst. No deaths re-
suited. To the wholesale vaccination
which followed the outbreak OF the
sickness is believed TO be due the fact
that the disease did not spread to
every ward in the city. More than
$500 people we're vaccinated. many OF
them being employees Of the American
Car and Foundry Company. the Pull
man Company and the Pennsylvania
railroad shops al Todd's Cut
The physicians OF the Board Of
Health and city vaccine physicians
did good work. but DIR. ]. Frank Nc
Grath probably holds the record for
number of PERSONS vaccinated. He
devoted much af his time to the work
and was commended by the health
iepartna4at for his able and efficient
services. Secretary Malcom also Is
entitled TO some commendation for
his work as much of the details OF
handling the cases fell on him.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
NO TRACE YET OF
DOROTHY ARNOLD
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BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-The report
that Dorothy Arnold, the missing
heiress had been finally located I'm
Philadelphia, was denied by members
of the family today. John w. Arnold,
brother OF the girl, returned to his
home here and reported that his
search of the Quaker City had been
in vain. There had been a promising
clue there. he said, but when It was
finally run down It was found that
the girl in the case was not the much
sought one.
Mrs. Francis Il. Arnold, mother OF
the missing girl is a passenger on the
steamer Bannonia which is due to-
morrow. She searched through Italy
for her daughter, but became con-
WINGED that she had not gone abroad
Francis r. Arnold, the girls father
said today that now that the Phila-
delphla clue had proven worthless, he
is more than convinced that his
daughter Is read.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
SPRING SIGNS
in THE MARKET
Egg and Butter Prices Indi-
cate Return of Warmer
Weather
FLOUR SUFFERS A
HEAVY DECLINE

The street market shows signs OF
spring in great tubs OF spinach, sell
ing at 10 cents q quarter peck, and
spring onions at 10 cents a bunch.
In the basket full of things that one
man said he was taking home today
for his wife to play with, we're onions,
at . cents a quarter peck, fresh let
tuce at 10 cents-he could have gotten
a small one at cents, and veal chops
from the country al 20 cents a pound,
also a dozen OF big, fresh country
eggs at 2S cents. and a pat of fresh
country butter. at 80 cents a pound.
Poultry Is high. chickens selling at
so to 80 cents pound, and turkeys AZ
35 cents a pound Five cents a quar-
ter-peck seemed to be the regulation
price for most vegetables. white po-
tatoes. and turnips as well as onions
being marked at this price. Carrots
came at 10 cents a Quarter-peck, and
celery at 10 cents a good-sized bunch.
Nice-looking oranges averaged %
cents a dozen.
For those TO whom poultry looked
too high, there was plenty of fresh
scrapple at cents a pound.
Flowers were the most spring-like
and high-priced articles in the mar
ket. There were sweet-peas. daflo-
dis. narcissus, and carnations, but
nothing much could be obtained under
35 cents.
The reduction in the price Of -four
is the most cheering news for the
housewife, twelve-pound bags that
sold at As cents now selling at a.
cents. Eggs are selling wholesale al
20 cents a dozen. quite a tumble, but
they took the fall without gettinl
broken.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
SEARCH SURF
FOR ASHHURST
Feared That Postmaster of
Philadelphia PeriShed in
Ocean at Atlantic City
DISAPPEARED FROM
HOTEL MONDAY MIGHT
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By United Press Leased Special Wire.
ATLANTIC CITY, n j., Feb. Sat
isfied that the missing man either
fell from the Million Dollar pier or
deliberately threw himself into the
sea, the police department, assisted
by Federal life savers and volunteers
are today searching the surf for the
body of Richard L. Ashhurst, post
master Of Philadelphia, who disap-
peared from the Marlborough -Blen-
helm last Monday night Divers have
been engaged under orders of the Ash
hurst family, who are at the Blenheim,
and every effort is TO be made to find
whether or not the body of the miss
ing postmaster is held fast i'm the pill
ing or nets under the pier where he
was last seen.
Postmaster Ashhurst arrived at the
hotel on Sunday lin company with
two of his sons. He was i'll, and from
appearances was closely watched
Monday evening he escaped the Gus
tody of his sons. Leaving the hostelry
by a side entrance he engaged a roll
ing-chair to be wheeled to the Mil
lion Dollar Pier. Arriving there, he
declared his intention of remaining
in the dance hall until a late hour
There all trace Of the missing man
is lost
Members Of the Ashhurst family
are very reticent. and refuse to make
any statement other than that the po-
lice are familiar with everything they
know. They have instructed the po-
lice to spare neither expense or effort
to unravel the mystery.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
ARCHBISHOP
RYAN BETTER
His Official Household Believe
There is a Chance for
Him to Recover
HEARS TELEGRAMS AND
LETTERS OF SYMPATHY

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 4--Arch-
bishop Ryan. who has been lowering
on the verge of death for an entire
week, was reported today to be much
stronger. and members Of his official
household believe there is chance
for his recovery. His physicians.
however, are non-committal. With
deeper understanding Of the causex
aud nature OF his illness, they refrain
from holding out any hope, but admit
that the Improvement which began
early yesterday has continued, and
that the aged prelate seems better
and stronger than he has been At any
time since the beginning OF his ILL
ness.
The archbishop had an excellent
night Late last night, he insisted
that all letters and kilograms which
had been received should be read 10
him. Among them was telegram
from Bishop Walsh. OF Portland.
Maine, and another from Adolphus
Busch the st. Louis brewer. who Is
now in California. His telegram
read
"Everywhere / 60 In California, I
hear people praying that you may re-
cover"
When a letter appealing for =
worthy charity was read to him. the
Archbishop asked for pen and ink and
check blank. Father Kavanagh, his
secretary, protested. suggesting that
he wait until morning as the check
could not be cashed before daylight.
mo-" replied the sick prelatc.
while the check might not be good
until morning, | know that you Will
see that It is cashed and the charity
is aided with Il. But no one can tell
whether ! shall be able 20 sign a
check when morning comes"
After signing the check. he dropped
off TO sleep and slept steadily for sew
eral hours.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
CASSIDY ON
PLAYER HUNT
Will MingIe With Eastern
LeaGuerS to Strengthen
the Peach Team
BIG SCORE BOARD MAY
SHOW ALL LEAGUE SCORES

Peter r. Cassidy, manager OF the
Wilmington Trl-State team, Will go TO
Baltimore on Monday to mingle with
his old true friends, the Eastern
League managers, who will hold n
meeting there.
While there Pete will negotiate with
several Eastern League players, upon
whom he has had his eye FOR some
time. in an endeayor TO land them FOR
the Peach-Staters. Cassidy stands
well with the Eastern Leaguers aud
there is strong chance that we Will
see the names of some of the stars on
the Wilmington batting list this sea-
son. He has several good men In
mind and will do his best TO convince
them that Wilmington Is really the
only place to play ball this year
Pete is close to several other good
men in other big leagues, and expects
to receive signed contracts from them
soon. That there are some genuine
surprises in store for Wilmington
fans is assured and there will be
great rejoicing when everybody knows
Just how rosy the baseball chances
here for 1911 are.
While i'm Baltimore Pete also VIII
arrange with the managers Of the
the Eastern League teams for series
of preseason games to be played mere
on Saturdays. This is expected to
prove agreeable to the Eastern League
managers and will probably result IN
chance for the local enthusiasts 70
see their favorites in big games be-
fore the Tri-State season opens.
The team owners are now giving at
81 Ill alrrfat
Side Park is to be greatly improved,
and in one corner of the field a bic
score board will go up 1t is the de-
sire of the club owners TO show the
inning scores of Tri-State, National
and American Leagues games on the
board and negotiations for such tele-
graph service is now on. IL was said
today that if satisfactory terms can he
arranged the local fans will see al
the big league scores by innings while
attending the Wilmington Tri-Stat'
games.
With everything rounding int
shape so surely there is evidenced ;
great deal OF increasing interest II
the developments and within the mex
few weeks more definite status OF thl
situation Will be learned. Pete !
working steadily in on endeayor Z
bring a winning team TO the city, an
teh fans believe he will do It.
It's coming and it's coming righ
and there is going TO be much reioic
ing when the season opens in the Tri
I State League.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
Lieut.. Governor Better
GueSSer Than Governor

of S25 each. divide second prize.
Glass 5-Grand sweepstakes prize to
the member making the most accurate
guess In all Of the above classes. The
prize to consist of a registered Berk-
shire pig. Actual total weight of all
live stock guessed, 1906 pounds. Rep
.resentative Pool, with guess Of 1890
pounds, won first prize. and Repre-
sentative Marvel with guess of 7471
pounds. second.
Not Farmer, Either.
Lieutenant Governor Mendinhall,
who outguessed the Governor, is not
farmer but the Governor is a scien-
tific farmer with hundreds Of acres
near Greenwood Neither is Senator
Drexler, another winning guesser, a
farmer.
Never before was so much real in
terest manifested in Delaware College
and the College Farm by the Assem-
blymen and other visitors There
seemed a general appreciation of the
excellent work done by the iustitu-
tions for the advancement OF Della
wares farming and horticultural In
terests. Some OF the legislators were
so interested in the live stock and
other exhibits in the college barns
that they returned there after the e.
lege had been inspected and remain
ed until train time looking about and
asking many questions bearing on
scientific farming.
/ Governor Makes Address.
After the college inspection In the
afternoon Governor Pennewill was in
] troduced by Senator Marshall to the
assemblage of legislators and Others
numbering about two hundred PEI
! sons, I'm the gymnasium. The Cover
: nor made an address lauding the good
work the college and college farm arc
doing. The Governor said he didn't
! believe there was any State that con-
/ Quoted its State institutions better
than does Delaware, and he believed
the present high standard should bs
maintained. He referred to the ex.
| perimental farm as a recent and val.
liable addition to the States assets
and Of the great advantage Of the
work being done there.
Delaware Is an agricultural State
he pointed out, and as its progress
and advancement must be along those
lines, the experimental farm and col
lege can help wonderfully. Governor
Pennewill said he didn't think som'
people realized the great advantage
and scope of the farm and college
and he urged that its friends talk /
up and advertise It wherever possi
BILE.
Representative Everett c. Johnson
Of Pencader hundred. who is a grad
uate OF the college, assisted the trus
tees and faculty in receiving the Wis
itors and looking after their com
forts yesterday.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
RESULT OF CONTEST
AT COLLEGE FARM

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, Feb. Professor
Harry Hayward, director of the Agri-
cultural Experimental Station at Del
aware College, and of the College
farm this morning announced the win
ners of the guessing contest yester-
day. when State officials and mem
bers of the Legislature recorded their
estimates Of the weight Of pedigreed
and blooded live stock in the barns
of the farm.
Lieutenant-Governor Mendinhall
proved better guesser than Governor
Pennewill and won first prize in one
of the classes, in which the Governor
divided with another for second
prize. The result of the guessing was
as follows
Class 1.-The average weight of the
imported Percheron brood mares. First
prize, one bushel OF seed corn; second
prize, one-half bushel of seed corn.
Actual weight of mares is 3545 pounds.
First prize won by Lieutenant Cover
nor Mendinhall, guess Of 3555 pounds.
Governor Pennewill with guess of $3.50
and Representative Garrison with
guess of 1920 divided second prize.
Glass 2-The weight of the yearling
Percheron stallion and flly. First
prize, one bushel Black Beauty Soy
Beans; second prize, one-half bushel
Black Beauty Soy Beans. Actual
weight of stallion and filly is 2450
pounds. Senator Drexler won first
prize. with guess of 2400 pounds,
Representative Evans second, guess
of $780,
Class 3-The weight Of the imported
Shropshire ram. pair of Shropshire
and a pair OF Rambouillet ewes, and
the weight of the fleece that was shorn
from the ram and each pair OF ewes
last March. First prize, one bushel OF
seed corn; second prize, one-hali
bushel Of seed corn. Actual weight OF
sheep and fleece, 770 pounds. Repre-
sentative Pool. with guess Of $50
FIRST: Representative Tebo, with guess
of 500 second.
Glass 4.-The average weight oi
four registered Berkshire gifts. First
prize, one bushel Soy beans; second
prize, one-half bushel Of Soy beans
Actual weight OF pigs. Sll pounds
Representative Garrison. with guess
Of $50. first; Representative Lecatel
and Representative Talley with guess
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
HELD FOR The
EXPLOSION
Eight Officials Of the Jersey
Central and the DUPONT
Powder Co. AFraigned
GRAND JURY MAKING
AN INVESTIGATION

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JERSEY CITY, n. J., Feb Eight
officials of the Jersey Central Rail-
way and the DUPONT Powder Com
many with the owner of the ill-fated
tug Catherine W., were arraigned be-
fore Judge Queen in the Criminal
Court today charged with manslaugh-
ter in connection with Wednesdays
explosion.
they pleaded not guilty, but were
held without bail to await the action
of the grand jury, the court not hay-
ing power to fix bail on this charge
All were at once taken before Judge
Robert Carey in the Court of Com
mon Pleas, who permitted them to so
on their own recognizance pending the
returning of indictments by the grand
Jury. That body is now investigating
the affair. and it is believed will in
dict a score OF persons early next
week
Divers today raised the hull Of the
powder lighter Whistler" II was
evident from her condition that the
cargo, as we'll as that of the Gather
inc w. exploded at the time of the
accident. The divers are still search
ing for the bodies of the crews Of
both craft.
No knowledge of the Explosives.
Prosecutor Garven told the court he
was prepared to prove that the ex'
plosives which caused the disaster haC
been in the city for six days without
the knowledge of the authorities. Thai
a permit was not applied for in the
case, he said, was due to the fac
that the railroad and powder officials
knew that not only would such d,
permit be refused, but that If the Of
ficials of the city knew that such ,
quantity Of explosives had beer
brought inside the city limits, stepl
would have been taken to protect the
community.
With the recovery of the body o
Captain James Armstrong Of thu
Continued on Second Paeel
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
JUDGE AWAY;
COURT DELAYED

Owing to Judge woolley being In
Florida on business and there being
no resident judge for New Castle
county, the session Of the Supreme
Court was not held today. ~
Adjournment was made TO AIRY
2S. This is an adjourned ses4 20
hear the appeal of Reese Ro,
colored