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Evening journal., 1911-12-20
PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS
LOWER DUTIES ON WOOL
Sends Tariff Beard Report 10 Congre and Urges
Early Revision Downward on The Wool
Schedule Mould Protect Workers in
the Industry.

open to the objection, first, that it in
creases administrative difficulties aud
tends to decrease revenue through
undervaluation; and, second. that as
prices advance, the ad valorem rate
increases the duty per pound at the
time when the consumer most needs
relief and the producer can best stand
competition; while if prices declineI
the duty is increased at the time when
the consumer is least burdened by
the price and the producer most needs
protection.
Another method of meeting the diff
ficulty of taking the grease pounds is
to assess a specific duty on grease
wool IN terms of it's secured content.
This obviates the chief evil of the
present system, m,namely the discrimina
ton due to different shrinkage and
thereby tends greatly to equalize the
duty The Board reports that thia
method is feasible in practice and
could be administered without great
expense. The secured content of the
wool is the basis on which users Of
wool make their calculations. and n
duty of this kind would fit the usages
Of the trade. One effect of this meth
gardless of the rate of duty, there
would be an increase in the supply
and variety of wool by making avail
able to the American market wCols
Of both low and fine quality now ex-
cluded.
Hard to Find Costs.
"The report shows in detail the diff
fculties involved in attempting to
state in categorical terms the cost of
wool product N and the great differ
ences in cost as between different re-
gions aud different types of wool. #
is found, however. that taking all va
rieties in account the average cost OF
production flr the whole American
clip is higher than the cost in the
chief competing country by an amount
somewhere less than the present
duty
"The report shows that the duties
I on noils. wool wastes and shoddy,
which are adjusted to tho rate of SO
cents on secured wool are prohibit
tory in the same manner that the
duty on secured wool Is prohibitory
In general. they are assessed al
rates as high as or higher than. th'
duties paid on the clean content o
woods actually imported. They shoul,
be reduced and so adjusted to the
rate on wool as to bear their propei
proportion to the real rate levied OF
the actual wool imports.
THE duties on many classes o
wool manufacture are prohihitory anC
greatly in excess of the difference il
cost of production here and abroad.
This Is true of tons Of warns (witl
the exception Of worsted yarns of ;
very high gradel and Of low an'
, medium grade cloth of heavy weight
"On tons up to 50 cents a pound 4
2 value and on yarns Of 65 cents II
! value. the rate is 100 per cent Will
s Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
TURKEY PRICES
AT LOW FIGURES

All indications point to a good mar
ket for poultry this Christmas, and
what is far more pleasant news to
the housewife, is the fact that the
prices will be reasonable. For In
stance, even at this early day, one
local dealer is advertising turkeys al
22 cents a pound, live weight, ducks
Is cents, and chickens, IL cents
Prices quoted in Pittsburgh. Phila-
delphia and New York on turkeys are
unusually reasonable. In Pittsburgh
yesterday, the price being 10 cents
pound and in Philadelphia and New
York, 20 cents.
In this city it is expected that West
ern turkeys will sell for 20 cents and
country dressed fowl at 20 cents.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
RED MEN AT
BROTHERS. FUNERAL

The funeral Of Robert II. Hanna
took place from his late residence.
No 719 West Seventh street. at 2
o'clock this afternoon with services
conducted by the Rev. Wilbur F.
Corkran, pastor Of Union M. e.
Church. The funeral in charge Of
the Keokun Tribe. /. o. r. NJ. OF
which Mr.. Hanna had been a member
for twenty-nine years. Mr.. Hanna
was also a past sachem of the Great
Council Of Delaware.
Delegations from Keokuk Tribe,
waneta Council, No 3. d. of p; Star
Of Delaware Lodge, No. /. S. o. r.,
and Delaware Lodge. No 5. A. Q. u.
W., attended. Many handsome floral
offerings covered the casket. Inter-
ment was in Riverview cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
HOLD One AS
BARN BURNER
Authorities Now After Man
Who is Said to Have
Prompted Chambers
ACCUSED ENTERS
NOT GUILTY PLEA

Frederick Chambers. colored, ar
rested with two others on the charge
of having set fire to the barn on the
farm Of J. Irving Hollingsworth, near
Prices Corner, was arra'gned before
Magistrate Lewis at noon today and
held without bail for the Court of
General Sessions. He pleaded not
guilty.
James E. Butler and John Gibbs,
both colored. were the witnesses.
Butler is the amateur detective who
was employed on the case. He test-
fed that he worked himself into the
good graces Of Chambers. The lat
ter. he said, told him he was impli-
Gated in the burning of the Hollings-
worth barn. On one occasion, the
witness testified, the two men were
discussing plans for a robbery, and
Chambers remarked to the witness
that if they got through with this
affair as we'll as he (Chambers) had
with the Hollingsworth barn burning.
everything would be all right.
Gibbs, the second witness testified
that he knew absolutely nothing
about the barn burning. Gibbs is
held as a witness.
The authorities. it was said today.
are looking for another man who. 1t
is said. employed Chambers to set the
harm on fire. This person. a colored
man. It is said. had grudge against
Mr.. Hollingsworth.
Butler. the amateur detective en-
gagged on the case. was employed by
william H. Klalr, a relative of Mr..
Hollingsworth, and he obtained the
/ first information unon which he and
State Detective Mccoy later worked
resulting in the arrest of Chambers.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
ST. NICHOLAS
GIRL REPORTS
BUSY SEASON

Wide spread interest in the st.
Nicholas Girls Christmas continues.
Gifts of money received yesterday are
as follows: Miss Nowland, $3.50; H.
F. M Rumford, 81; A mother, New
ark, Dell 81; cash, 81 25.
A box Of clothing for one very wor-
thy case has been received and a bag
of shoes and rubbers from ]. w Nor
ris. Many of the children have asked
for shoes TO wear to Sunday School
and these are therefore most accept
able. One hundred children have been
provided with toys; for most part toy
each has especially desired The let
ters are still coming in and moro
toys will be gratefully received New
material for a 9-year-old girls dress
is requested or a good dress Of aver
age size for a little girl who wants
TO go to Sunday School
THE EVENING JOURNAL desires
TO thank every one who has so gen
erously helped in this movement
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
LOSE S275 WHEN
BID WAS PASSED

The stock of Granville p. Alexander
who conducted a furnishing store at
No. ala Market street, was disposed
of at trustees sale this morning
Cohen and Finklestein, Of this city
purchasing the entire stock for Sl,lOO.
The stock was first put up In It's
entirety. and was bid in for Sl,315 by
a Philadelphian. II was then offered
i'm lots, so that II Il brought more
money. IL would be disposed of in this
manner. A total OF only Sll0O was
realized, however, and Aucuoneer
Stidham. who conducted the sale, cali
ed upon the Philadelphia purchaser
who had made the s1,375 offer. but he
had disappeared.
The stock was again put up In its
entirety and this time was disposed
Of to Cohen and Finkelstein Tor
S1.100.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
Rv The limited Press.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-President
.lTaft today submitted to Congress q
special message urging immediate re-
vision downward Of Schedule X, tho
wool tariff. He transmitted the report
Of the Tariff Board on the wool in
dustry. Taft stands by the findings
of that body, as he said he would
,when he vetoed the wool bill last
I summer, The Boards report calls
many of the duties on wools and
grades of cloth prohibitive. The
( President urges that these duties be
reduced to the point of compensation
} for the difference in the cost of pro-
duction as determined by the Boards
sexperts. The Board recommends the
Substitution of specific duties for the
kpresent ad valorem plan and Taft
seconds the motion.
The Senate was not in session to-
day but the message was read in the
y House soon after it convened.
The message follows:
Il now herewith submit a report Of
the Tariff Board on Schedule X. The
Board is unanimous in its findings On
| the basis of these findings l now
strecommend that the Congress proceed
~ a IOIcAutldNlOH vi llAln cNnN0uAO
with a view to its revision and a gem
eral reduction of its rates
The report shows that the present
method of assessing the duty on raw
wool-this is, by q specific rate on the
grease pound i. e., unscoured-oper-
ates to exclude woods of high shrink
age in securing but fine quality from
the American mar ket and thereby les
90 ~
the domestic manufacturer; that the
duty on secured wool of 33 cents per
pound is prohibitory and operates tn
exclude the importation Of clean, low
Crriced foreign wools of inferior grades,
which are nevertheless valuable ma
J terial for manufacturing, and which
tcannot be imported in the grease be-
cause of their heavy shrinkage Such
woOls, if imported, might be used to
displace the clean substitutes now in
use
ITO make the preceding paragraph
i a little palmer take the instance OF
M a hundred pounds of first-class WOO
imported under the present duty which
] Bis IL cents a pound. That would make
The duty on the hundred pounds S11
The merchantable part of the WOO
thus imported is the weight of the WOO
of this hundred pounds after securing
If the wool shrinks so per cent, a.
fsome woods do, then the duty in sucl
q case could amount TO S1l on =
pounds of secured wool This, o
course, would be prohibitory If tn
wool shrinks only so per cent,
would be S11 on so pounds of wool
and this is near to the average o
>ihe great bulk of wools that are i'm
ported from Australia, which is tn
principal source Of our imported WOO
These determinations could b
overcome by assessing a duty in a
valorem terms, but this method
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
Hacks Himself With Piece
of Tin While Guards are
Changing and is Now
in Critical Condition.
BELIEVE PAS TORS
MIND is AFFECTED
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
BOSTON, Dec. 20.-The Rev. Clar-
ence Virgil Thompson Richeson. for
mer pastor of Emmanuel Baptist
Church of Cambridge. held in the
Charles street Jail on the charge Of
numbering pretty Avis Linnell, at
tempted suicide at 2.30 o'clock this
morning. He may recover.
Richeson stabbed himself in the
groin with a piece OF tin just as his
guards were changing. He was rush.
ed 20 the prison hospital in a critical
condition. Many believe his attempt-
ed suicide today was impelled by
conscience which gave him no rest
Found in Pool Of Blood
Desperate efforts were made by
the prison officials to prevent the
news OF the attempted suicide from
becoming known. When Richeson
was found in his cell. in a pool Of
blood. writing in pain. he was carried
/ Immediately into the hospital ward
and all the guards and attendants
sworn to secrecy.
The story leaked out late In the
morning when a short term prisoner.
who had seen the wounded man on
his way to his hospital went to a
newspaper Office and sold the infor-
nation.
Later it was denied by prison ofic-
ials but even as they were denying It.,
there came ringing through the pris-
on corridors Richeson's wild voice.
my God I'm dying he shrieked
again again. my God I'm dying
Il was only then that the officials
would confirm the story.
Medical examiners for the county
and number OF physicians we're
hurried TO the Jail 10 attend 20 Richie
sons injury. They declared tn
wounds could not have been inhicte'
:, bv IA normal-niiuded man.
Il AZ $50 o'clock, Assistant D'stri
"a Attorney Lavelle. who was mast,
z. summoned to the Jail, declared \
y. physicians believed that the wound
b pastor might live. but that his conc
8 lion at that hour was very critical, Il
N nature of his self-inhicted wounds b
d ing such that blood poisoning mi
e result at any time.
Is Richeson timed his attempted 81
IS eide we'll, and carried out all his plai
N with nendish ingenuity. How he s.
l. cured the piece OF Jagged tin, vii
" which he tortured himself, may nev'
e be known, though it is thought |
picked IL up secretly while being pc
IS mitted 20 exercise In the Bull Pen
d Discovered BY Guards.
n The night and early morning guart
Continued on Page Z.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20

CABINET
STEPS OUT
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
TEHERAN. Dec. 2O-The Persian
Cabinet resigned today following the
action Of Parliament in refusing TO
permit the dismissal of w. Morgan
Shuster, the American Treasurer-Gen-
eral.
Cabinet members have violently op-
posed Parliament in retaining Shuster
and have been accused Of selling
out" to Russia. The formation of a
new ministry of ultra-Democratic
character. which will support Shus-
ter. is predicted
A despatch from Kasbin, says Rus
sian troops arc preparing to advance
upon Teheran tomorrow. Shuster
has received a warning that the
Cars soldiers will be thrown about
his home to prevent him from per-
forming his official duties.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
RrTH.RARLOM NUPTIALS.

In Scott NJ. z. Church parsonage
last night, Miss Myrtle E. Ruth, Of
Stanton and John A. Barlow, of No.
500 Bayard avenue, this city, were
married by the Rev. w. G. Rooms. The
marriage was witnessed by Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Barlow, Miss Alma
Barlow, Of Stanton, David A. Corn
brooks, Miss Clara Cornbrooks, Mrs.
NJ. Eta Cranston the Rev. A. r.
Brown. the Rev. Robert Watt and the
Rev. Warren Burr Mr.. and Mrs. Rar-
low will live at No. 236 Sixth avenue.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
"BUGS" ADD
FLESH TO SOLDIER BOY

Major William Marshall, Jr., of
Milford, and Major Meredith /. SAM
uel of this city, surgeons of the Or
ganized Militia, on Monday night gave
the members of Company G. of Dover
the typhoid vaccination treatment
All but three members of the company
appeared to undergo the treatment,
which includes the injection of ty-
phoid germs in serum form into the
patient.
Major Marshall has given the mem
bers of Company b. Of Milford. the
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
RICHESON, ACCUSED OF
AVIS LINNELL MURDER,
TRIES SUICIDE IN PRISON
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
IN LINNELL MURDER

March % of this year, the
Boston papers announced the
engagement Of the Rev. Clar-
ence v. II. Richeson, TO Miss
Violet Edmands, an heiress OF
Boston.
August 81 Richeson and Avis
LlnneIl, TO whom he was at one
time engaged, visited the Hyan-
mis-, Mass. Fair, where Miss
LInneII told several girl friends
that she was TO be Richesons
wife.
October 10-According TO a
drug clerk, the accused pastor
purchased nj Newton, Mass, n
quantity Of cyanide OF potas-
sum for the purpose of skill
ing n dog"
October 1i-Ayis LinnelI
was found In the bathroom OF
the Boston Y. W. &. A. seated
I'm chair her feet In warm Wa
ter and dead from cyanide OF
potassium poisoning.
October ia police autopsy
developed that Miss Linnell
had been Wr0ngcd.
OficiaIs decided that pow
dered cynaide Of potassium had
been given the girl who thought
II was drug which would pro-
duce different condition.
RichesOn at this time hastily
went into secIGslon at the Ed
mnnds mansion.
October Richeson was ar
rested mt the Edmands home.
October 3i-The date set for
his wedding TO Miss Edmands.
Richeson was taken into court
where preliminary hearing was
postnoned.
November 13-Rlcheson was
arraigued before Justice Sau-
derson and the date of his trial
SET for January IL. 1912.
Early this morring Richie
son attempted suicide.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
HURT BY FALL
DOWN STAIRWAY

Falling down stairs of her home, at
No. / East Front street today, Mrs
Annie Shapiro, aged 40 years, was
badly bruised about the back, and is
suffering considerably from shocg.
DR.. William c. Pierce gave the wo-
man medical attention. She rolled
completely over in falling down the
stairs and how she escaped more ser
ious injury is a mystery.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
FIRE APPARATUS
FOR THE FAR WEST

The U. S. Fire Apparatus Company,
of this city, shipped today to Oak
land, Cal, three combination chemical
and hose wagons.
The local plant is busy building the
new auto engine for the Fame Fire
Company. The combination chemical
and hose wagon of the Fame Fire
Company is being overhauled at the
same plant and the name Of the Good
VIII Fire Company. OF New Castle will
be placed on the wagon. The New
Castle Company recently purchased
the wagon.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20

typhoid vaccination treatment In
one case in particular, has the bene-
fetal effect Of the treatment been noted
upon a Milford militiaman whom it was
feared was developing typhoid fever.
Since being "shot up" with the serum
this 1an has gained more than twenty
pounds weight.
In the next few days the Whining
ton militia officers who received the
treatment will be given the second
application of it.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
PROPERTIES AT SHERIFF SALE.

At the County Court House this
morning Sheriff Logue sold two prop
critics. One was that Of Benjamin
F. and Elva NJ. File on New Castle
avenue. the purchaser being James
Mccormick at $500.
Caleb +. BurchenaI bought the
Richard and Bertha Ludtke property
at Twenty-fourth and Market streets
for 500, sobject to $4,000 mortgage
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
BOTH GET IN TROUBLE.

John Skelley was fined 81 and costs
in City Court this morning Oh the
charge Of drunkenness. and disorder
" conduct, and Michael Hamilton, his
friend, who attempted to take John
from Patrolman zebley was fined a
like sum for interfering with an Of
ficer,
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
GIVE WOKEN DAY
TO DO SHOPPING

During the holiday season the du-
Pont Powder Company has given every
woman in the company's service in
the DUPONT building an opportunity to
do her Christmas shopping. Each OF
the several hundred women was given
half day off in which to make her
shopping tour.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
BUY FROM HOME ERCHANTSTT MONEY AND ENFl5Y
SUPREME COURT DENIES
DTVORCEDECREE TO SINCLAIR

Sinclair will now be forced to go
through the whole case again before
another referee.
The denial Of the motion was on the
ground that the referee had permitted
Sinclair to exceed tho legal limita-
tions in giving his testimony relative
TO the relations he claimed existed be-
tween Mrs. Sinclair and Kemp.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
JAIL THIS TINE
FOR BEING DRUNK

Daniel Roberts, who was discharged
by Judge Cochran yesterday on a
charge of drunkenness was in City
Court again this morning on a like
charge Roberts said he did not re-
member anything about his ofense'
Patrolman Benson who arrested him
said Roberts was drunk and had no
home. Judge Cochran imposed a sem
tence of 10 days in the workhouse.
The case of Calvert Anderson ac-
cused of violating a resolution Of the
Street and Sewer Department had his
case continued until Friday as his
attorney. Reuben Satterthwaite was
out of the city.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
Will SUPPORT HIS WIFE.

Ansley White. charged with non
support, whose case was continued
from Monday, had the charge held up
by Judge Cochran in City Court this
morning Deputy City Solicitor Lynn
said White had worked and would sup
port his wife. White was instructed to
appear in court at the end Of Janu-
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
FuNERAL OF ROBERT REppEN.

The funeral Of Robert Redden, late
OF No. 1710 W. Seventeenth street, will
take place from Haven NJ. E. Church at
2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Rob
ert died yesterday Of typhoid fever. in
his 18th year
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
ANSWER STILL ALARM.

The Reliance and Delaware Fire
Companies at noon responded to a still
alarm caused by a slight blaze in the
cellar of No. 61S Penn street Plumb
ers were working in the cellar at the
time The damage was trivial
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
CONSTANT HOME CHANGES.

Home changes are constantly
occuring-the demand for
houses, apartments and fats
receives but little abatement
through the holiday season.
Owners are bidding tenants
to come and inspect their
property and prospective ten
ants are on the outlook for
homes. The Want Columns
contain many announcements
Of vital interest to both land
lords and tenants. They tell
Of chances that in many in
stances are we'll worth careful
investigation.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20--Refusing TO
confirm the recommendation Of Re-
feree W. S. Kelley, that Upton Sinclair
the author, be given an absolute d.
vorce from his wife Meta Fuller SIN
clair on the ground that she had
committed a statutory offense with
Harry Kemp, Kansas. poet supreme
Court Justice Davis today denied the
motion for a decree.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
sTEAMER,s NAME CHANGEp.

Collector Of Port Harry Raymond
has announced that the name of the
steamer Caroline has been changed to
that Of CITY of Dover"
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
GIVE HOME MERCHANTS FIRST CHANCE TO SERVE YOU
CHINESE RrFUmIc oFFFR AT PEACE cosFrRENcE

CHINESE REPUmIC OFFER AT PEACE CONFERENCE
By The United Press
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ed hst be vas ready accept republic provided that
agreeable % Premier. message at to PEI
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onnaodias ole northern division Of the ARMY
captured General neyes Ae revolutionary ioader
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Evening journal., 1911-12-20
PERMIT FOR DWELLINGS.

Building Inspector Cassidy today
issued a permit to ID. n. Scher to erect
three two-story dwellings at Nos.
1921 and % North Heald street, to
cost 81 900 each.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
MORE XMAS CHECKS.

The Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Society annouces, with thanks, to the
donors. the following additional
Christmas checks for Hope Farm:
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
MEATHER.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O-It will be
slightly warmer in the Atlantic
States.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-F0recasts
For Delaware-SnoW late tonight
or on Thursday; slightly warmer to-
night; increasing clOudiness.
Evening journal., 1911-12-20
The EVENING JOURNAL

has more Subscribers than
any other paper in Delaware.
Thai means q home paper
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-10-11
OF Virginia to Make Motion
before Supreme Court at
This Time,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. IL
Whether the supreme court will or
der that a master shall proceed To
Investigate the amount of interest,
II any, which West Virginia must
pay on the amount of the old state
debt for which the court has already
found West Virginia to be liable, Or
wheher the states will be given time
to get together and amicably agree
upon the matter of interest, is under
advisement by the court. The mo
ton of the state of Virginia for a
master to fix the interest was made
before the court yesterday. While
the motion was not argumentable,
the court granted Attorney General
Conley, in behalf of West Virginia,
the right to file response in
writing, which he did.
In his response to the motion At
torney General Conley denied the
right of virginia at this time 70
make the motion, holding it to be
contrary to the spirit Of the opinion
of the court delivered last March in
which 1t requested the two states to.
agree amicabIy and in spirit of pa
triotism upon the question of inter
est. He held that no opportunity TO
agree had been given, stating that
the legislature alone was authority
to speak for West Virginia and until
this body has failed to authorize a
with Virginia it can not
be said that West Virginia is ignor-I
ing the matter.
General Conley left last night for
his home at Kingwood, whence he
will proceed to Charleston. He did
not think it worth lille to wait here
for the courts decision as to the mo-
ton. since the court Indicated no
time at which its opinion might be-
expected, but merely announced
that it would take the matter under