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Evening journal., 1911-12-29
HOLIDAY JOY
AT SETTLEMENT
Young Folk Make Merry in
Round Of Christmas
Festivities

It Is doubtful II any building in the
city has seen the amount Of Christ
mas celebration that has made the
Peoples Settlement a merry place all
through this week Tonight Is the
big Christmas closing party at the
Settlement, when the adults, men and
women will be the guests, and a fine
time is promised.
Last night over 100 junior boys
were given the freedom of the whole
building and had a splendid time The
boys were given candy and calendars,
and served to ice cream and cake.
Helping the Settlement Home resi-
dents in entertaining, We're Miss
Mary S. Malone, and her guest, Miss
Rogers, Mrs. Annie Hilles, Edward
Mack. Mrs. William Snyder, and
George Helm.
Yesterday afternoon, about forty
members of the Women's Improve
ment Club enjoyed the hospitality
Of the Settlement They had much
fun over a big Christmas cake which
was served with the ice cream. Cal
endar souvenirs were also given TO
them. The calendars were presented
to the Settlement by Lehman and
Bolton, of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
FIRST PUSHMOBELE RACE UP MARKET
STREET PLANNED FOR NEW YEARS DAY

who finishes last. so that aside from
the fun Of the thing the race will
offer inducements TO boys to take
part The prize list follows:
Boys II TO 10 years Of age-Firat
prize, pair Snellenburg's SO shoes,
donated by Snellenburg and Com
pany; second prize. pair Hockey Ice
Skates. donated by H. w. Nandever
and Company; third prize, fine PEN
knife. donated by Peoples Hardware
Company.
Boys. 9 to IL years Of age-First
prize. fine REFER, donated by James
II. Wright Company, Clothiers; sec
ond prize. red sweater. donated by
James T. Mullin and Son; third
prize. pair cowboy gloves, donated by
Ephriam and Son.
Smallest boys In race-BoX candy,
donated by Robert Morrow and Son.
Last boys to finish-Box candy,
donated by Robert Morrow and Son.
Additional prizes will go to the
boy entered who wears the most ap-
propriate New Year costume; TO the
owner OF the best decorated push
mobile. and TO the boy who enters the
best homemade machine.
The other prizes offered will 90 to
the owners of the cars.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
DENIES THEFT
OF $3.50 CASH

Charged with the larceny of $3.50 in
money belonging to William C. Hus-
ton. of Talleyville, Horace Livergood.
a young man, was arraigned before
Magistrate Robertson today, and held
in $500 for court In default of Sc
curity he was taken to the work
house.
Two members of Mr.. Huston's fam
lily testified that they saw Livergood
with a bunch of keys on which was
the key which opened the desk where
the money was kept Livergood said
the keys were his own, and that one OF
them opened his bureau drawers. De.
spite his protestations of innocensC
the members of the Huston family
stuck TO their story.
According TO the evidence Liver.
good boarded with the Illusions, ans
was told on the day before Christina,
he would have to get another board
ing place. He went back the mex
morning to get his belongings, and j
is charged that it was then tha
! the money was taken.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29

HINTS AT A
new PARTY
DOeS Not Know at What Hour
the Clock Will Strike for
its WOrth
SENATOR CONFERS WITH
OHIO CHAIRMAN BROWN
BY The United Press.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. Ex-senator
LaFollette left Toledo early today by
trolley for North Baltimore, where
he kept a speaking engagement at
noon.
Before the mass meeting here last
night which was one OF the biggest
yet staked IN Ohio. Walter Brown,
chairman Of the Ohio State Republic
can Committee, sought an audience
with LaFollette and talked with him
for about fifteen minutes LaFolletie
would not comment on the talk, but
is believed to have refused TO COM
NIT himself In any way to the state
Chairman.
Brown was recently read oot of the
Progressive movement In Ohio b,
State Leader John ID. Fackler and IS
thought TO have sought to make his
peace with the progressives.
LaFollette held an audience oil
more than 1000 last night for NOR,
than two hours, while fully thai
number were unable to gain admis
sion to the hall Among other thingi
he said
81 do not know just what hour the
clock Is going TO strikt for the birtl
Of new party. Parties are growihl
like every other social and poltca
movement and when a new part
comes tnero will be men 10 guide il
Some narrow visioned historian VII
say that these men organized it lha
will not be true.
LaFoilette left here by trolley 70
North Baltimore whore he viii spca
this afternoon, Tonight he Will tai
at DAYTON
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
HOLD TWO
ON CHARGE
OF MURDER
Brown and Smith, Accused Of
IaCkuS DeaiiI, are Remand
ed for Philadelphia Coroner
VICTIM OF SANDBACGERS
SPENT MONEY In CHESTER

Joseph Brown and Richard Smith,
colOred, OF Chester, who we're ar
rested at midnight Tuesday night in
connection with the death of william
Backus, OF Bordentown, N. j., in Phil
adelphia, were arraigned for a hear
ing before Magistrate Toughill in the
Twentieth and Fitzwater streets sta
ton, Philadelphia, and held without
bail to await the action of the coro-
ner. The police accuse them of muir
der.
AT the hearing the prisoners gave
their names as Joseph Brown, Ches-
ter, and Richard Smith, Wilmington,
Del After the hearing they were
taken to City Hall 20 be examined
further by coroner's detectives.
Both men denied that they had had
anything to do with Backus' injuries
They said be had fallen and fractured
his skull several days ago, but had re-
fused to go TO a hospital. IL was
only after his condition became SER
ious. they said. that they decided TO
bring him to the home of a relative
Brown told the police that Backus
had $500 on deposit in a Wilmington
bank and that he had drawn 500 Of
this amount out last week. He said
1 Backus had spent the money on
friends in Wilmington and Chester.
! Backus, who also is c0lored. died
Tuesday at the home of his brother
/ in-law, George Barrett, 1905 South
Colorado street, Philadelphia, where
/ he had been taken i'm a dazed condi-
/ ton by two men Saturday Backus
had just previously received $1,000
/ from an estate in Wilmington. The
money is missing. 1t is believed that
Backus was sandbagged and robbed
Head Badly Bruised.
4 Backus was never able to tell whal
had happened to him. Barrett sum
moned DR. Oakley w. Hermance, wh'
found that the injured man was suf
fering from concussion Of the brain
HIS head was badly bruised. as ver
/ his eyes
According 10 the police. Backul
| came to Wilmington on Thursday O
last week to settle an estate. IN which
b he and his brother Caleb Backus
2 were interested. Backus received
J 81 200 as his share. which he carried
] with him to Chester on his way Z,
Bordentown. He was seen in Chester
Friday evening in the company o
two men.
The police and coroners detec
tiyes are working on the theory tha
Backus was sandbagged and robbie,
! by two men somewhere between
Philadelphia and Chester, and thel
taken to Philadelphia to avoid sus
picion.
e DR.. Hermance reported 10 the coro
\ ner that Backus' injuries had all tn
= appearance Of having been intlicte'
y with a sandbag. The two prisoner
were held for further examination
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
ROOSEVELT
DENOUNCES
The TREATIES
Says Pc IiCieS "TelI Against
Peace and Put Nation in
Attitude Of HypOCrlCy
FAVORS ABR0GATION
OF THE RUSSIAN PACT
Rv ma united Press.

By The United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--On the eve
of the widely heralded peace dinner"
to be held here tomorrow night and
at which President will be the guest
Of honor, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
today emphasized his antagonism to-
ward the general arbitration treaties
which are among the chief policies of
the National administration, by bitter
ly denouncing them as being designed
TO tell against peace and put us as a
nation in an attitude of unctious and
0dious hypocrisy" BY inference at
least he severely criticises President
Taft in regard to the treaty matter.
Abrogation of the Russian treaty he
declares, puts this nation in a position
where it cannot lin honor" adopt the
proposed arbitration treaties. In his
editorial the former President says:
BY Theodore Roosevelt, From the Cur.
rent Issue of The Outlook.
cordially approve the action taken
by Congress in abrogating the Rus
sian treaty because men must vote
and act on the situation that actually
confronts them; and in the actua
event congressman had only two al.
ternatives-namely to abrogate the
treaty or to submit to the contin
uance of conditions which have be
come intolerable to our national sell
respect and which represent a con
tinuing wrong especially to American
citizens of Jewish faith. I still be
lieve that in so serious a matter
would have been well first to endea
vor to secure a decision by The Hagu
Court on the Interpretation of the ex
isting treaty. / am confident tina
I such a decision would. Of necessity
be in 0ar favor. and IL SO IT woui
| have enabled Russia to have retire
from an untenable position with goo
| grace and no loss of self-respect--a
object that should always be held
view in dealing with any foreign ma
j tion with which We any time ma
have difficulties: while if the decisio
in Interpretation of the clause
question had been adverse to use W
y would have at once abrogated tn
treaty and have been clearly right j
so doing.
This was the position held by tina
/, distinguished diplomat, Mr.. Osca
! Strauss. But no movement has bee
! made by either nation looking towar
any other method of settling the ma
ter than the one actually adopted
Congress was confronted by the sin
, pie fact that unless the treaty wer
abrogated, conditions would renal
as they now are; aud under the eli
, cumstances, Congress acted wisel
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
RETREAT OPENS FOR
URSULINE TEACHERS

There was a large attendance last
night at the opening Of the retreat for
Teachers and for the Ladies' Auxiliary
at the Ursdline Academy. The Rev.
John J. Neary, S. j., who is conduct
ing the retreat, gave a short confer
ence on the preparation TO be made
by the retreatants, using as his theme
the parable Of the seed falling by the
wayside, ond on the stony and good
ground and the parable of the enemy
sowing the field with tares which
grew up and choked the good grain
He urged his hearers to remember
that the true Christmas spirit wai
one Of self sacrifice. rather than o.
personal pleasure.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
HELD ON OLD
HOLD UP CHARGE
Fellow Accused Of Lifting Roll
in June is Caught
Yesterday

John Brewington. colorSd, was boz
fore City Court Judge Cochran thia
morning, on the charge of highway
robbery Major Cephirs. colored, tes-
titled that ab9ui the middle OF June
last Brewington and another man fol-
lowed him from Front and Market
streets TO Third and Railroad ave-
nue. where the second man throw him
down and Brewington took his pock-
et-book containing Sl5.75.
Brewlngt0n was arrested yesterday.
He was held in $1,000 bail for Upper
Court
Cephirs had gotten his pay check
from the 3. & O. Railroad Company.
and after getting II cashad he treated
Drewingaon and the other colored
man, aud when he left the SALOON
they followed him 10 Third and tbs
railroad, where. ace riding TO Cephirs,
they threw him down and robbed
him.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
Ar ASSOCIATION
E-ELECTSOFFICERS
lrary Association Elects
Thomas Davis as Its
President

Nothing but routine business ex-
,ting the election of officers was
isacted at the meeting of the Bar
sociation of New Castle county
sterday afternoon. The officers
sed we're: President. Thomas F.
yard; vice-president. William F.
ritz: secretary and treasurer, David
Reinhardt.
Irhe banquet committee was con-
ed for a year.
following officers were elected
|. &he Law Library Association Of
Nv Castle county President,
|omas Davis; vice-president. ID. J.
|ghhardt; secretary and treasurer.
Ilnklin Brockson; executive com
|ltee. John Biggs. Willard Sauls-
nv. George A. Elliott. H. H. Ward
kAndrew Z. Sanborn.
BE matter Of appointing a care
Ar for the library was left in the
90 of the officers. George Smith
|N been temporarily acting as jani-
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
TIRED OF SCRAPPLE DIET,
WIFE GOES AFTER SUPPORT
New Castle Grocer is Held
in Bail for Court on Non
Support Charge.
THOUGHT SHE SHOULD
HAVE HAD TRASSEAU

Tired Of a steady diet of bread.
butter and coffee. with an occasional
dish of scrapplc, as she alleged Mrs
Minnie h. Duncan. wife OF Lewis Dun
can, a we'll known grocer of New Cas-
Tie, brought suit against him before
Nagistrate Robertson today. charging
nonsupport and assault and battery.
Duncan was held In $500 bail for court
on the non-support charge. Duncan
furnished the amount There was soma
doubt IN The mind OF the magistrate
relative TO the assault and battery
charge and he gave the defendant the
leunt OF il by dismisaing the case
Mrs. Duncan swore that she married
Duncan six years ago aud that for tho
past fifteen months he has failed TO
support her, even going so TAR as 70
lock the door between the store and
the house part of their home to keep
3 her from taking things from the store
TO eat She said she lived ON a diet OK
bread. butter and coffee, and occasions
ally scrapplo. that being an her nus
band supplied hen with In the rood
/ line He gave her no money with which
to purchase clothing she said
In answer to question by John II.
. Rodney. counsel for Duncan, Mrs.
Dupncan said she never asked her
husband Tor money, because she knew
he would no, give IL TO her
Gets Money From Washing.
Reauming her testimony Mrs. Dun
can said. that she scwcd and even
washed for neighhors to get money
she needed 20 porperly clothe herself
What she did cat, with the exception
OF the frugal fare furnished by her
husband she said she got at her
mothers home She said that the at
tack made upon her by her husband
occurerd on November A, and she tried
for "A month TO have warrants served
ON the defendant in New Castle, bui
without success. She Was inall,
, obliged to come to Wilmington for
warrant
Mrs. Duncan's testimony on the as
sault charge was that when she came
X down stairs on the morning Of No
ycmber she found her husband
working with the at0ye and AS ther
was considerable dirt on The door -
demonstrated with him, whcrcupoph
e struck her with a stove litter anP th
= coffee pot
Duncan made denial of bot
charges He said his wife cam
down stairs acting like a crazy wo
man. He said he pushed her ava
from him, and If he struck her wit
the litter Il was purely an accident.
. Husband Snys lie Provided.
On the non-suppori charge Dunca
testified that he furnished his wifi
5 with all she wanted 90 eat and sh
was free 10 get what she wanted fror
, The store He admitted closing th
door leading to The house part thrc
weeks ago after the trouble they haf
p because his wife would take things on
n Of the house TO sell or give them &
r. noighbors
/. Duncan said he had given his wifi
- So a week spending money, but tina
: 10 was not necessary 10 give he
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
7INESE REPUBLIC
I PROCLAIMED AT NANKIN
Sun Who PIaned Rev.
tiu'i0n Chosen Presi.
Henf by the Provisional
Military Assembly.
'AN WILL
lot INTERFERE
rhe United Press.

frhe United Press.
AiANGHAI, Dec. 29.-The new re-
lie OF China sprang into being at
lkin early today when DR.. Sun Yat
VINO planned the revolution. was
t0d President by the Provisional
tary Assembly. Seventeen of the
,teen delegates voted for DR.. Sun
he first ballot, the dissenting vote
/ changed and the election made
,himous.
i. Sun was notified by wire at
llghai and responded with the
Owing message TO the assembly:
y consider it my duty to accept
Presidency. My policy will be to
I in peace and a stable government
sthe promptest methods possible.
fsingle aim is to insure the peace
contentment or the millions of
! countrymen."
.'r. WI Ting Fang. Secretary of
sign Affairs in the revolutionary
fnet, is expected to be DR.. Suns
Hest adviser. DR.. WI, who was
|hqrly Minister to Washington and
lie TO the Manchu dynasty. de-
ed the throne at the first sign of
Ihl success.
Ihe election of DR.. Sun to the
sidency foreshadows the collapse
the monarchy. Members of the
Efffamily are preparing for fight
hey believe that a resumption OF
fare will mean the speedy capture
EPekin and possibly the execution
riLmerous Manchu princes.
mier TO Retire.
dyices from Pekin today state tha
Id Shi Kai has taken sick leave.
ffiis is believed to presage the earl!
krement of the powerful Premiel
I Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
sANGERS
ELECT OFFICERS

{. thscmeeting of West Brandywine
ldg9 at Talleyyille last evening,
iomobilfng on the Concord Pike
(. discussed. Some of the members
Fight that a sidewalk should be
Fl from Wilmington to Lombardy
ietery for the accommodation of
,estrians, as il was very difficult
sttmes for an automobile to get
5ugh without running into some
rhe Grange expects to hold a
ners' Institute some time in the
In future.
he following officers were elected
ster. William p. Dawson; over
n. Thomas H. Passmore; stewart
ward l.. Weldin; assistant stew
Leroy Pierce; secretary, Wills
|;smore; treasurer, e. d. Talley
urer, Miss Eva p. Weldin; chap
H. Charles W. Day; Ceres, Mrs
ma Luff; Pomona, Miss Katie
Ian: Flora, Miss Madeline Cox
.ekeeper, Thomas Ryan; lady as
ant, stewart, Miss Sidney Daw'
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
RIDERLESS
HORSE ALARMS

Residents Of The Cedars are
alarmed over the appearance of a
riderless horse in that little settle
ment During the past week several
persons have heard the clash Of the
animals hoofs on the road. Some
say there was enough noise TO be
made by two horses. c. Candy Hop
kins knows Of one woman who had
an evening party and heard the
tramping of the horses. Upon look
ing out the window she saw the
riderless horse.
One of the local doctors in Mil
Greek hundred fired a double barrel
gun at the supposed animal. Detec-
tive McVey of Brandywine Springs
Park says he is prepared for all such
animals that may appear in the sec
ton.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
PLEDGE HOLDS
BACK TWO CHARGES
Mrs. Burke Lenient on HuS-
band Whe Is DOubly
Accused

John Burke was a defendant in
City Court today on the charges of
wife beating and cruelty of a minor
child. Upon the application of the
wife the first charge was held up.
The testimony on the second charge
was that while Burke was beating his
wife on Monday evening he struck his
seven year old child with stove
litter AS Burke has taken the pledge
for year this charge also was held
mp.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
In ma united press.

By The United Press.
BOSTON. Dec Conflicting re-
ports as to the condition of the Rev.
c. V. T. Richesop, were circulated
here today, following early morning
visits to his cell I'm Charles street Jail
by his attorney. William A. Morse,
and DR.. Howard Lothrop, who has at
tended him twice every day since the
Baptist minister mutilated himself.
Attorney Morse asserted that while
Richeson is very well Of his hurts. he
is mentally in such a shape that il
would be inhuman for District Attor-
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
OPEN HOUSE AT
THE SETTLEMENT

There seems to be a great deal of
public interest in the New Years
reception to the people Of Whining
ton. TO be held at the Settlement
house on Monday afternoon and
evening. from until o'clock. The
whole house will be open to the
public and the work will be ex-
planned. In the evening there will
be an exhibit of class work.
On Sunday afternoon at 4.S0 O'Clock
the children of the settlement will
give a Christmas entertainment. over
which they have been working very
hard for the past month and TO which
they invite the public.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
CONFLICTING REPORTS OF
RECHESON'S CONDITION

ney Pelletier TO insist on his trial
starting January l5 On the other
hand Dr. Lothrop said today that
Richeson is practically recovered and
that he was in excellent spirits.
Chief Justice Aiken of the Superior
Criminal Court, announced today that
the trial viii be held probably on the
fourth floor of the Criminal Courts
building where the rooms are large
Local managers of telegraph and tele-
phone companies have arranged to in.
stall fifty instruments for use by loca
and out-of-town newspapers.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
PETER II. MILLER DEAD.

Peter H Miller. well-known mem
Der of the Weccac se Fire Company,
died at his home, No. 925 West Sec
ond street. yesterday. He was a
member Of DUPONT Post Of the Grand
Army and had been in the service of
the Remington Machine Company for
many years The Weccacoe FiDe
Company last might adopted resolu-
tions on his death His funeral will
be held Oh Tuesday morning with SER
vices in st. Paul's Church, and in
terment in Cathedral Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
ENrERTAINMENr Ar rNION.

The junior. intermediate and sem
i)' departments Of Union NJ. y. sun
lay school wAl have u Christmas en-
tci tainment this cyenlus in the
crurch. beginning at 7;5 O'Clock Tho
liceram includes a cantatA. Christ
mas Eve at the Old Union Home
stead by the seniors. orchestra sc-
lections. under the leadership Of
Earl Witsil: music by Miss Mabel
Carpenter, Miss Bertha Crawl, Miss
Marion Watson. and recitations by
Mrs. Allen Lewis and Marion Gamble.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
NFATHFR.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-It viii be
warmer tonight in the Middle and
South Atlnntic States. Storm Warn-
ines are displayed ON the New Eng
land coast from Block Island to East
port.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-ForecaSt:
For DeIaware-Fair tonieSl. Sat-
urday increasing cl0udiness, slightly
warmer.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
CALFNDlRs FOR C0TNCII.NEN,

George II. Hogue. a local printer
distributed attractive calendars
among the members OF City Council
and TO the newspaper men in the
Council chambers last evening.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
lHINK TT OVER AND DECIDE TO BUY ATHOME DURING 1912
DR N0ABE trrRprnfp.

By United Prose-
INDIANAPOLIS Dec % Df Helene Kaata ihe woman
~ho found 20 her apartments October p Win
murde ed acca dmg lo che
Coroner Durham mc eeoaeg
wAat causes mas have iei ne
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
THREE DEAD In
POOL ROOM FIRE

CALIFORNIA, Pa. Dec. 29.-Three
men were burned to death today in
a pool room and rooming house at
Daisytown, a mining hamlet near
here Six other men escaped from
the building by jumping from the
windows of the second floor.
The dead:
Whaley McCloy %, Brownsville,
Pa
John Lowther. %.
J. Mcintyre. %, shuster. W. Va.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
Recoverine FROM Horse's Kick.

Mrs. Gilbert Nose o. No. 1920 Tat
nall street. yesterday visited her son
Ebert. who is staying with the FAM
lily of Jacob Howell near Stanton.
The boy was recently injured by be-
ing kicked by a horse, but is get
ting along nicely.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
IROOMERs AND BOARDERs.

Every vacant room has a GER
hahn earning power. It will
Md TO the income Of the house
Aold for there is always de-
hand for cozy, comfortable
neatly furnished rooms.
The longing for a home and
a. palatable home cooked meal,
is an inborn desire of thous-
ands-the supplying of that
need is a source of income for
many households.
Want Ads are the most ef-
ficient means Of locating room
,ers and boarders.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
rosrroNE sIlNDlnD d .IlIENlE

P0sTP0NE sIINDI80 on 5ENITNIN
pv Tho United Press
BUFFALO. 81 y. Dec 29gsaeal laaes H
postponed sentencing he Standard conran5 Ne YoN
recently convicted Of accepting reeae fom eNeaa or
sAirmsnts o. oi Ihe attorneys Ae standard sussea
more ums to prepare pirese IN motion aeu ula
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
IS saUsIrR

demNaea
-eaeai reas aaa notified
rs & St Peerahals .-aat Russia mah
atapasaaona saiesaa.d Ae yoaag American
Sly Oh thoir journey baci ma uMed States
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
FINE ON A
FAKE CRIPPLE

When Officer Frank Green found
Joseph Kinsler yesterday. Kiusler
was pretending he was a cripple In
City Court this morning Kinsler was
fined s. and costs.
Paul Clifford was sent to Green
bank for ten days on vagrancy
charge.
Three men charged with drunken
ness were fined s and costs each.
Another unf5rmna6s took the
pledge and left the dock rejoicing.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TO ELECT.
There will be election of officers az
Rose Hill Sunday school at 2.30
o'clock next Sunday afternoon. Su-
perintendent Erby Davis asks every
member 10 be present.
Evening journal., 1911-12-29
RErnYERs FROM FALL.

Mrs. Charlotte Neal, who was ser
iously injured by a fall down stairs
at her home early in November, has
recovered