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Evening journal., 1911-10-31
BATTERED MAN
WANDERS AWAY
Physician Fears Victim Of
Negro ASSaiIantS May
Die Of Exposure
ARREST SUSPECT IN
MERMAID ASSAULT CASE

Important events have transpired In
the case Of Peter Drejko, the Polish
farmer, who with his farm laborer
were brutally beaten in the barnyard
of the formers farm at Mermaid,
four miles from Hockessin, on Satur-
day night
State Detective Frank Mccoy last
night placed under arrest, in this city.
Samuel jackson, aged 26 years,
giant negro, on suspicion Of being one
of the assailants OF the farmer and
Jackson is now locked up at the po-
lice station TO await further develop
ments. The strangest phase of the
case, however. is the disappearance
of the farm laborer. one Of the vic
tins Of the affair. whose name was
learned today to be Wojciech Manei-
ski. The man dressed and walked out
of the Dreiko house shortly after
o'clock last evening to get a breath
of fresh air." he said, and that was
the last seen of him. When he did
not return a search was made for him,
but up to noon today he had not been
located.
DR.. John Ball, who arrived at the
Drejko house this morning to attend
the two men, was surprised to learn
that Manelski was gone. He expressed
fears for the man as he was in too
serious condition to be out. While
there was no fracture of the skull II
was evident, from the mans actions,
that he was badly injured about the
head and that he might be suffering
from concussiOn of the brain, with
danger Of brain fever. Absolutely no
tract of him has been found and his
relatives in Wilmington are alarmed.
1t was thought at the Drejko house.
that the man had wandered away and
walked to this city where he formerly
lived, but he was not located here.
Manelski made his home at No. 113
Poplar street when in Wilmington and
when a reporter called. there this
morning he found the house closed.
He learned from neighbors, however,
that the members of the mans family
had gone to the Drejk0 farm to as
sist in the search being made for
him.
Just how much the negro arrest
ed last night knows of the affair
not known Detective Mccoy sal,
y that ne gives misleading statement
concerning his whereabouts on Sat
urday night. The negro worke
around the country shocking corr
His shoes were very muddy when ar
rested
The condition of Drejka was re
ported slightly improved today and /
is probable that ne will recover
There is much apprehension, how
ever, concerning Manelsk. for h.
may have fallen somewhere and ma.
die from exposre and his injuries be
fore help can reach him. DR.. Bal
seemed to think the man was tn
more seriously hurt of the two mel
on the second day he was called 4
attend the victims.
Deputy Attorney-General Wolcot
is actively interested in the case ant
said today that Mccoy again went Il
work on the affair this morning ant
would keep at II until something wa
learned Mr.. Wolcott said the negr
under arrest according to Detectiv
Mccoy, does not give a clear accoun
Of his whereabouts on Saturday night
Mr.. Wolcott said that none of tn
victims, or Mrs. Dreika, has yet see
the suspect
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
CHANGERS DANCE
TO FIDDLE TUNES

Over a hundred members and guests
of Diamond State Grange merrily
celebrated Halloween last night at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs c. p.
Dickey, Ogletown Road, near Newark.
Until nearly IL o'clock, the party,
many Of whom were in clever mas
querade costumes, danced in the big
barn, which was appropriately decor
ated for the occasion with pumpkins
and corn shocks. IL was a genuine
old-fashioned dance to the music of a
fiddle played by Charles Morris, and
was heartily enjoyed by the guests.
After the dance, sandwiches and
coffee, served at the house, were ap-
petizing refreshments.
Next Monday night the annual corn
show of the Grange will be held in the
hall at Stanton. Although the entries
will not be made until that date. the
i~dio~fiorr ~r~ Co. p lrrge ovhih't
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
FIGHTING
AT HANKOW
Chinese Rebels Retake the
City From the I'm
periaIlStS
RIVER BANKS ARE
LINED WITH CORPSES
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
SHANGHAI, Oct 31.-The rebels
recaptured Hankow sunday afternoon
after the bloodiest battle since the re-
volution broke OUT aeeording TO des-
patches today. Wireless dispatches
from foreign warships IN the Yang
Use river on the city. report fight
ing today. but it is not clear If they
mean Sundays fighting or lighting
has been resumed. Since Friday, rebel
losses are approximated at 1000 and
the imperialists at 300
AS previously suspected. the rebel
defeat resulting in the loss of Han
kow was not serious. They were out
numbered however. and finding their
position difficult 20 hold, fell back
upon Wu Chang, which has been
their headquarters since early I'm the
rebellion. Reinforced and re-sup-
pllid with ammunition there. they
resumed the struggle. Instead of en-
trenching themselves in Hankow. the
Imperialists had been busy looting and
burning the city and butchering its
inhabitants. Despite the furious fire
from the imperialists ashore and their
supporting gunboats in the river. the
rebels forced their way across the
stream and engaged the enemy hand
TO hand.
River Banks Lined With Bodies.
The battle ragged for some time
along the river bank which is de-
scribed as Uttered with corpses. The
stream itself is thickly covered with
them, floating with the current to-
wards Shanghai. The struggle is said
to have been almost incredibly furious,
many Of the combatants being not
only killed but literally chopped to
bits. The Imperialists, finally driv-
en- from the city are reported as flee
ing in disorder.
The greater part of the city is said
to be a heap OF blackened ruins.
Much uneasiness is felt for foreign
ers who may have neglected TO take
refuge aboard the foreign warships
in time.
Late reports by wireless from the
foreign warships of Hankow make IL
plain that, though the rebels have
driven the Imperialists from the city
proper, the battle is still raging in the
outskirts. No quarter is being shown
on either side. II is believed the
dead will run into the thousands.
The rebels, It appears, drove the
Imperial warships from their position
in the Yang Use between Hankow and
WI Chang, by a fire from the forts
/ from the WI Chang side which they
held. The fiotilla was compelled to
drop down the river out of range OF
the two cities, and left the way for
the rebels TO make their attack with
out being fired on by the warships
and on the day Hankow was captured
by the Imperial troops.
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
YOUTH HURT BY
FALL FROM TRAIN
M. C. Scott Gets Hard Tumble
as Express Moves
Into Station

Merwyn C. Scott aged IS years. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Scott. Of
No. 41S West Twenty-frst street. fell
from the step Of a passenger train at
the Pennsylvania Railroad at French
stret station last night and received
severe cut over the left eye. His
knees also were cut.
Scott. who is a freshman at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, having grad
uated from the Wilmington High
School last February, had boarded
the 5.25 o'clock train from Philadel-
phia. When the train began TO slow
up as it entered the Wilmington sta
ton. he stepped from the platform TO
the step.
What caused him TO fall is not
known but he did not jump. AS it
was. the train was almost to a stand
still and he did not falI near the
wheels.
The Phoenix ambulance took IAN to
the Delaware Hospital A.
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
PRIEST SCORES
THE DANCE HALL
As Result New Castle Dance
Tonight May be SIlmIy
Attended

The Rev. Frederick V. Campbell,
pastor Of St. Peters Church, New
Castle, on Sunday, scored dance halls
in that city. Father Campbell beg
ged the parents in his parish to keep
their children away from the dance
halls and to keep them off the streets
at night. Dance halls lead to dark
thoroughfares and to shame" the pas
tor said
AS a result Of the sermon. one of the
town clubs today gave up the idea of
attending a ball I'm the town tonight
Dark shirts to be worn at the bali are
now being worn by the men while al
work
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
HOBBIES ZONE
LEGGED TROUSERS"
Mrs. BiddIe, State WOmen'S
Club Speaker Emphatic
on Subject

One of the most interesting features
of the meeting of the Delaware Sta,e
Federation of Women's Clubs in this
city, tomorrow afternoon. will be the
address by Mrs Edward Biddle, OF
Carlisle, Pa, retiring president of the
Pennsylvania State Federation of
Women's Clubs. Mrs. Biddle has en-
phatic ideas on the foolishness not TO
say immortality, of the extremes to
which women's fashions have run,
and of the society woman's spending
most of her time over clothes and
bridge whist; she refers with sharp
satire to the hobble skirt as "a one
legged trouser." From this 1t may be
gathered that Mrs. Biddle will be a
speaker who will hold the attention OF
her audience in her address on state
Federation Work" The second guest of
honor, Miss Anna Maxwell Jones, OF
the General Federation, will speak ol
women's rapidly increasing oppor-
tunities to do work of real value
through women's clubs. The State
President, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Robinson
will preside over the meeting whicr
opens at o'clock with the singing
of the state song, written by the pres.
ident. Other musical numbers include
a solo by Miss Isabel Wales, and an in.
strumental duet by Mrs Charles Grit
fifth and Mrs. Norman S Huxley.
Down-state delegates expected are
Miss Sally p. Marshall, Lewes: Mrs
O. V. Wootten, Laurel; Mrs. George
w. Emery and Mrs. John Eskridge
Seaford; Mrs. Kellent and Mrs. Sarah
Richardson, Georgetown; Miss Bertha
Smithers and Miss Eunice Anthony
Smyrna; Mrs. Robert p. Davis and
Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt, Milford; Mrs
Charles G. NAPLES and Mrs. Lacey
Milton; Mrs. Frederick Brady aad
Mrs. Derrickson. Middletown; Mrs. G
w. Fisher and Mrs. T. K. Jones
Dover; Mrs. William Schabinger, Eel.
ton; Mrs. C. o. Houghton and Mrs
Pilling, Newark; Mrs. Edgar Wetze
and Mrs. Herbert. Wyoming.
Evening journal., 1911-10-31

OulOus hOuuey, OidgIOuS uuh Ohl anu
Market streets. Continuing, Colonsl
Sparks said that Geographically Will
mington was hard to harmonic. Mar
ket street was too narrow for the hign-
way as the character of the street had
been set, and as for Fourth, Clayton or
Rodney streets, the grades were pro-
hibitive. In Col. Sparks opinion there
was bnt one street, that being Broome
street. His idea was that the boulevard
skirt the park, cross the Brandywine
and follow the b. and o. railroad to
the Concord turnpike.
General dupont asked Col. Sparks
how his company would get to the
Philadelphia pike from Concord pike.
and Col. Sparks replied build the
road" This caused Gen. DUPONT TO
mutter Him" The road from Con-
cord Pike to the Faulk road and then
to Harvey station was later suggested
as a connecting link.
Col. Sparks then said that the grades
on Broome and French streets were
right, but the location of the latter
was out of the question. He said that
Broome street was "a feet wide and
not a business thoroughfare The foun-
dation for a good road was there, ne
said, and If 1t was accepted by General
DUPONT he thought the Street and
Sewer Department would pass an or
dinance maintaining the road through
the city.
General DUPONT said Broome street
was too narrow; that Fifth avenue, in
New York city was so feet wide at
present and they were widening IL TO
so feet He said that with two teams
standing on the street at its present
width there would be little room for
an automobile to pass He said he was
looking 100 years ahead. He thought
that perhaps Broome street was the
best site, however.
Professor A. r. Spaid favored
Market street to Eleventh street, from
which point a boulevard could be
built to Washington street on the
Brandywine.
James L. Banning then said that Il
Broome street was extended to the
Newport pike It would be the longes;
street in the city. He said he owned
lands on four streets in that section
and he would assist General dupont
in every way. He was willing tc
donate 100 feet of land on duPonr
street il the road went there. or h,
would give land on the other streets
Mr.. Bancroft Has Idea.
At this point William p. Bancroft
president of the Board of Park Com
missioners, submitted a colored MAJ
! Of the city showing park lands, an,
/ it appeared to meet with genera
favor Mr.. Bancrcft's suggested routl
calls for the entering of the roa,
through Richardson Park to the parl
lands in the southwestern. side Of thu
city to Front and Union streets, theI
cutting through the colored cemeteries
at Front and Union streets to Gran
avenue TO Greenhill avenue, through
the park to Rockford dam, where
bridge so feet high and 26 feet widi
could be built for S5,00O The steep
est grade encountered would be ST,
per cent, Mr.. Bancroft said.
The highway bill recently passed b,
the Pennsylvania Legislature, know
as the Sproul bill, was considere,
and General DUPONT said he had con
fered with Mr.. Sproul, who desire,
his road to pass through Chester an,
as soon as the Boulevard reached tn
state line the Pennsylvania authori
ties would commence to build thei
connections
j In regard to this matter Genera
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
TALK
ABOUT JUDGES.
Hints That Candidate Paid
Tammany for a Place
on the Ticket
LARGE SUMS SPENT IN
THE JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3-On the eve Of
county elections. Tammany Hall is
confronted with what may develop
into one OF the greatest political
scandals in years. and prove that
Tammany Hall has been selling
places on the judicial ticket.
Three legal Investigations were in
stituted today into the judiciary mix
up, and from the three, enemies of
Tammany say, will come some start
ling exposures. John Doe proceed
ings have been started here by Dis
trict Attorney Whitman, before Judge
Rosalsky; an inquiry was started I'm
Queens county by District Attorney
Dewitt, and another in Brooklyn by
Assistant District Attorney Elwood. A
short time ago William Berri, of The
Brooklyn Standard-Union, charged
that money had been used by Tam
mariy's candidates for places on the
bench. Former Congressman VIII
liam Willett, Patrick F. Callahan and
Surrogate Herbert Ketcham, three
Tammany candidates for Supreme
Court judgeships, Immediately had
btIIl 1lIGnAtu Al NHdlkfc VI NAAAhAHdi
libel. Berri seemed to be well pleased,
and declared he had no apology to Of
fer, demanded an immediate trial and
expressed a willingness to prove every
word he charged.
The announcement was as startling
as unexpected The three candidates
publicly apologized to Berri for hav-
ing him arrested and withdrew the
suit Then Ketcham and Callahan
in supplemental statements declared
they did this because they had learned
that there might be some ground FOL
Berri's charges.
They declared Willett had borrow
ed large sums OF money Immediately
before he secured the nomination.
Willett admits this, but declared that
he had spent most of the money in
business enterprises and had saved
$4,000 to spend for campaign pur-
poses.
District Attorney Whitman today Is
! investigating a report that one Of the
candidates raised S37,500, Of which
| $4,000 was to go 20 Queens county
$4,000 to Kings and $4,000 to Man
hatton. Il is charged the balance wai
to go into the general campaign func
I'm Brooklyn.
Among those summoned by Whit
man are Joe Cassidy. leader of the
Queens County Democrats. who IL
charged with dumping Surrogate
| Nobel at the last moment and insist
ing on the nomination of Willetti
Samuel Willett, brother of the candi
date, who is said 10 have remarked
publicly, "Oh the , all the can
didates had to see Murphy" Louis
Walters OF Far Rockaway, clos
friend of Cassidy, who is named b.
Willett as having received $4,000 o
the money the candidate borrowed i
return for some stock in an automo
bile building concern, and e. Sanfor
Hatch, broker, who is said to have ar
} ranged certain details OF the Willet
loans.
Evening journal., 1911-10-31

Directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department this morning had fur
ther hearing on the pending lighting
franchise asked by the Public Utilities
Heat, Light and Power Company and
then continued II until Friday morn
ing at IL o'clock Josiah Marvel. OF
counsel for the company, Informed
the Board that Edward Underhill. who
had represented the Public Utilities
Company here had been withdrawn by
e. Clarence Jones. hacker OF the COM
pany. Mr. Marvel apologized for some
OF Mr.. Underhll's methods and an
nounced that w. ]. Wall had succeed
ed Mr. Underhill here. In asking for
a continuance until Tuesday next, one
until Friday being granted, Mr.. Mar
vel said:
1--WE will submit propositions that
we believe will be OF such benefit 20
your client, the city of Wilmington,
that we believe you will come TO us TO
execute the franchise"
Many Interested persons were pres
est when the Board took up consider
alton of the franchise resolution. For
mer Judge David T. Marvel and Josiah
Marvel represented the Public Utili-
ties Company as counsel, and John f.
Neary was present as counsel for the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tion Company President Crosby and
Henry p. Scott, of the company also
were present
UnderhllI Out.
Mr.. Marvel said that during the
progress of the hearing there we're
two things brought in that were for
eign and which caused embarrass-
ment and confusion. One was "the
matter of personal references here
and there. made through Mr.. Under
hill, who was sent here to do certain
things and work These were mat
ters OF which we as counsel had no
control and which E Clarence Jones
did not know of until Friday. Mr.
Jones at once and promptly stated
he deprecated everything that hac
occurred, did not sanction such ac
uons and very promptly requested
Mr Underhili to withdraw from th'
project and the community"
Mr.. Marvel said he realized that tn
commissioners could properly be af
fected by the things done and sale
and Mr.. Marvel assured the director
that Mr.. Jones deprecated the meif
80 Ao'AF wi NAAiN'A hulu lNhl NJ
n Underhill was gone and w. ]. Wal
- Of New York. had been sent TO WI
h mington 10 look after Mr. Jones' n
4 terests. Mr. Wall was at the hea
z ing this morning.
Mr.. Marvel conteuded that the n
' ject Of the New Castle and Wilmini
! ton Railway subject was entirely fol
/ eign TO the situation. as the railwa
! situation has nothing 20 do with th
light situation and never had NJ,
, Marvel said he expected to convinc
the directors OF this and clear th
situation. Mr. Marvel ,then read IN
following letter from Y. Clarenc
Jones:
October 30. 1911.
"Messrs. Marvel and Marvel. Whining
ton. Del.
Gentlemen: On my return to tn
Office from abroad two weeks ago
was advised as 10 the situation II
+, Wilmington and took occasion TO den
recate some OF the methods that hai
been employed regarding the applica
ton for an independent electric light
ing franchise in your city.
1T seemed to me that the desira
,, bility Of your citizens obtaining com
petition and relief from the existing
monopoly and high rates was sunl
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
ENTERTAINMENT AT McCABE.

A musical and literary entertain
ment. that promises much fun, is to be
given at McCabe Memorial Church on
Friday evening, November 3. Among
the speakers will be Mr.. Anderson. Of
Wanamaker's Church. in Philadelphia.
The entertainment is IN charge of
Company A, Mrs. James Bali, cantain
II will be mark-up night for all the
church companies. A free will Of
forin- viii ho taken
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
W. T. GEORGE DEAD.

William T. George, aged rs years.
who died at Wooddale on Sunday af-
ternoon, was a corporal in Company
X. 17Sth Pennsylvania Infantry, dur
ing the Civil War. He had been in
poor health several years. He was
born in Lancaster county, Pa, and
had been a resident Of Wooddale forty
years. His funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon, with services at
his late home and interment in Red
Clay Greek cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
COUNTY FINANCES.

County Treasurer Robert NJ. Burns
sumbitted the following report of
county balances to the Levy Court to-
day:
Credit of the Levy Court. $751;
479.45; special bond issue, s25, $685.
So; highway improvement bonds,
S85,058.49; Christiana, $4,239.32;
Mill Greek, S2.512: White Clay
Greek, S2,091.S7; Pencader, $1,455.-
40; New Castle, S3,579.S4; Red
Lion, $1,91447; st. Georges, So
O21.51: Appoquinimink, S1,694.75;
B5ackbird, $1,833.54; Brandywine.
ST. .23R ~
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
PROFITABLE EMPLOYMENT.

A boost for the laggard, en-
thusiasm for the faint-hearted,
an incentive for the thrifty
the Want Ads are an inestima-
BILE aid for the vast army of
workers who look to them to
supply employment and a
chance for advancement.
The Wants mean opportunity.
They tell of the needs that
workers can flll-they enumer-
ate chances for the skilled spec
ialist, the artisan, the journey
man, the salesman. those who
have had experience in many
lines of work, as we'll as Offer
ing chances for the apprentice
who Is Just entering upon his
labors.
The Wants bring employers
chance for betterment, profit
able employment and success.
The Wants bring employers
and employees together.
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
WFATUFR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-There will
he rain tenight in the Atlantic States
followed by generally cloudy and cold
er weather Wednesday except In the
extreme south, where temperature
changs win not be decided.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Forecast.
For Delaware-Rain tonight; We'd
nesday, cloudy and colder.
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
ROSE HILL cRANcr

Rose Hill Grange will be address,
ed tomorrow night by r. p. Robinson,
master of Delaware Grange at New
port, on the subject of Farming and
Finance" A general discussion on
business farming will follow. Re
froGhro onte viii ho served.
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
HE WANTS TO BE MAYOR.

William B. Jester, formerly of Del
aware City, but now a resident Of
Beverly, n. j., is running for Mayor
Of Beverly on the Republican ticket
Evening journal., 1911-10-31
VAL Largest CircuIa0n Any Ne,spapr Deaware
RIcHrs0N ~ corRT on DAY
NJ WAS 10 NANNY Mss EDNANDs

MCHFsON iN COURT on DAY
HE MAS no MiRRY MISS EDHNDs.
Dg Tho United Press.
BOSTON Oct ai-pae and saunt from bis thirteen days
Incarceration uurdcrcrs row az Jau
REV carence r. Rieheson WAS taken into city Police
Judge Michael Murray morning Riehe-
Dunbar DTS attorney mode no plea to
ohargo numbering Ays Lnneii having previously been
nirauscd between Judge Dunbar and ho postpone
meat e until November me day Rlchcson
was % have married Miss violet Edmands.
SNr STORY FALL lARsi FIVE STORY FALL KILLS.
By Tho United Press.
NEw YORK. Oct si.-Fraut smlsc at work tho ninth
story O, new buidng fell nno stories today and oecaped
without eeon bruse Antonio Rsino work on another
building foii Eve stories vas INSTANTLY Filled
PRESIDENT IN PITTSBURGH
ng Tho United Press.
PITTSBURGH. Oct si-Presiieu Tan arrived hsre early
today and guest National Safety
mno Demonstration and Centennial Celebration steam
navigation tho Pittsburgh rivers and banquet
Evening journal., 1911-10-31

has more Subscribers than
any other paper in Delaware.
That means a home paper
The daily Alaskan., 1911-09-05
FISHER STARTS
 4. B. STAMPEDE

Like most good things which are held until the last. the entertainment and initiation Of tbe Honorable Sec retary of the Interior waller L. Fish CT by Camp skagway No. l. Arctic Brotherhood. was Che most enjoyable part Of the hospitality afforded Mr. Fisher while within Che portals Of the Gate City to the Interior.
 While all other nodes of transpor- tation were off their schedule time. Arctic Chief sippreIie started the party over the trail on tae appointed hour and minute and from the time the distinguished musher put on the mucklucss there was no halt on the trail until the Summit had been reach ed and Walter L.. Fisher was an Arc uc Brother
 Accompanying the party which con ducted the Honorable Secretary over the trail were chechacos, Captains Marshall Chuds. J. T. Geary and R. F. Woods aH Of the United states Coast Artillery Corps. Captain Walk CT Waller Joynes. United States Rev enue Gutter Service. commander Of the Revenue Cutter Tahoma Captain c II. White. Master Of the City of Seattle. the "eradle" of the Arctic Brotherhood. Robert D Heinl. the Washington correspondent ot Leslie's Weekly. Thomas Corham. Of Boston. and John II. Cobb. of Juneau
 Robert w Jennings felt the im- portance of the occasion. and thought 1t time to get back into Che ranks of those who have the welfare Of the