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Evening journal., 1911-02-04
MAY
HAVE KILLED
Injuries Received by S. H.
Compton in Fall Not NeCeS-
SariIy Fatal

II developed today that Samuel H.
Compton. whose body was found at
the trolley bridge of the Brandywine
Springs line Of the Peoples Railway,
at Elsmere, yesterday morning, must
have laid there all night, and that
Mr.. Compton probably died of ex-
posure. He left his home in this city
to visit his daughter, at Elsmere, and
on getting off the car instead of cross
ing the dupont road bridge became
bewildered and got on the trolley
bridge, falling from It 10 the stone
abuttment. twenty feet below The
only injury that was noticeable was
a broken wrist. He was also bruised
about che head but none OF his In
iuries would have resulted seriously
under other circumstances Conse-
auently there Is but one conclusion,
and that is that when he fell he was
too weak 10 call for help and died OF
exposure.
Coroner Chandler has not yet issued
a certificate In the case.
Mr.. Compton's funeral will take
place on Monday afternoon from his
late home, No. SOC West Sixth street.
Interment will be made in Mt. Salem
cemetery
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
APPEAL OF
c. P. Hail S

Nv United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.--Captain Peter
G. Hams. now serving a seven years
sentence al Sing Sing for the murder
OF William u Annis, has sent pa
thetic appeal 10 the Secretary OF WAT
who accepted his resignation from
the army service several days ago
Il am resigning for the sake OF my
three children, he says, I'm order
that shall not be dopped from the
rolls"
Hams then insists that he COM
mitted no offense against the United
States. The killing OF Annis, whom
he shot down IN cold blood on q
float az the Bayside Yacht Club, May
16. 1908, while the magazine man was
dressed in bathing suit and un-
armed. was necessary "for the honor
OF the United States Army accord
ing to Captain Hams.
I'm resigning from the service to
keep from hei~g dropped from the
rolls" says Hams In his letter 10 Sec
rotary Dickinson, Il desire TO state
that William Z. Annis for the killing
OF whom | am now serving a SEM
tence In this place. posing as a friend.
took advantage OF absence on Govern
ment duty 10 debauch my wife and de-
stroy my home.
Not only that, but this same man
Annis, when ] sued for divorce,
prompted my wife TO make false and
/ Infamous charges against me In a
cross bill. This same man, Annis
boasted OF his relations with my wife
and stated In the presence Of mum
bor OF persons that, from his expert
ence many wives Of army officers were
unchaste. Under the circumstances
and whatever my mental condition
was AZ the time, do not think ! de-
served punishment at the hands Of the
War Department. n is true that
transeressed the law Of the State OF
New York but ] did nothing 20 bring
disgrace upon myself or the United
States army
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
CLIFTON HEIGHTS
THREATENS ROAD
Pass Two Resolutions Affect
ing Transportation in Retail
iatiOn for Raised Fares

CLIFTON HEIGHTS. Feb 4-The
controversy between the borough Of
Clifton Heights and the Southern
Pennsylvania Traction Company.
which operates the Delaware County
and Philadelphia Electric Railway
line. runnig from Angora To Media,
which grew out Of the compsnvs rails
ing the fare from cents TO 10 cents
from Clifton Heights TO Media. was
renewed yesterday IN the Borough
Council
Councilman Bernard Doherty Offer
ed two resolutions, which were adopt
ed. One Of the resolutions states that
the Delaware County and Philadel-
phia Electric Railway Company failed
to answer Councils communication
relative to the bad condition of Balti-
moro avenue, and that unless the
company complies with the recon-
incubation made by Q special com
mittee appointed by the Council. a
committee shall be empowered to ad-
vertise for bids for the paving of the
avenue with vltrihed brick for the
full length of the borough This nav
Ing will cost 100000. according IN
the figures Of Borough Engineer
Damon.
The second resolution states that
the company has failed to operate
cars on its lines in compliance with
the borough ordinance. and gives the
company a reasonable time to replace
the present cars with new ones. but
provides that upon failure to do so
the borough shall prohibit the opera
ton of its present cars on the line.
A communication was read from
PRESIDENT Oscar T. Crosby, of the
traction Company, in which he spoke
OF efforts by himself and officials Of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit and
the Philadelphia and West Chester
Traction Company regarding a trsaic
agreement President of Council
Hayes said M. Crosby would be given
an opportunity to explain the attitude
OF the company to the Council
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
POWDER BLEW UP
DOCK DYNAMITE
This is the Opinion Of dupont
Co. Inspector in Com
munipaw Disaster
BLACK POWDER MORE
DANGEROUS THAN DYNAMITE

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.--Ten thousand
pounds of black powder on board the
lighter Katharine W., contrary TO the
companys policy and orders proba-
bly, caused the explosion of the dyna-
mite at Communipaw, N. j.. Wednes-
day, according 70 DIR. w. c. Hudson,
inspector for the y. l. DUPONT de Ne
mours Powder Company This pow
der, he said, was part of DUPONT
shipment for South America as was
the dynamite: but II should have
been delivered 10 steamship. he
maintained, before the dynamite was
taken aboard.
Contrary 10 general belief" said
Or. Hudson. black powder is far
more dangerous than dynamite We
believe the powder became ignited
and In exploding detonated some Of
the dynamite--not much Of II.
Dynamite freezes az about a. de-
grees Fahrenheit and Is nearly impos-
snble 10 explode when frozen. The
temperature on the day OF the explo-
sion and for week before was be-
low 45."
Hudson Maxim, the inventor, Is in
clined 10 the same belief. He agreed
the after effects of the explosion sug-
gested gunpowder rather than dyna-
mite. Dynamite produces intense To-
cal Effects he said. IT pulverizea,
whereas gunpowder rends. heayes
and tears 10 much greater distance" /"
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
ORCHESTRA DOES MALL.

A fourteen-piece orchestra rendered
delightful music for the Junior Prom
at Newark last night. The orchestra
was composed of Harry Stausebach,
conductor; and Earl Wilsit, first To-
Inns; Mr.. Grechie, second violin;
Roy Dinsmore, viola; Edgar Goldburg,
cello; George Compton, base viol; Mr..
Cioncianulo, harp; Leo Montgomery.
flute; Mr.. Grechie, clarionet; Charles
Edwards and Paul Tatman, irstt cor
nets, William Anderson. second cor
net; Calde Linderman, trombone
Howard Ingrman, drums.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
BANKERs' DEFECTIVE FORCE.
WIN Operate 10 Capture Men Who
Rob Financial Institutions.

By United Press Leased Special Wire
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Feb. i-Ths
organization Of detective force
which shall aid county and State
authorities in the capture OF bank rob
bers, was the plan adopted today, fol-
lowing the meeting OF the officials Of
the State Banking Associations Of fve
States, which ended here last night.
The detective force will have head
quarters IN Kansas city and will
operate only for the capture of bank
robbers.
This is the result Of scores Of bank
robberies In the midwest during the
last three months IN which Il is esti-
mated S250,000 has been stolen.
The five States represented were:
Kansas. Missouri, Nebraska. Arkansas
and Oklahoma. The organization Is
TO be known as "The Bankers Co
Operative Alliance
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
CATCH BOY WITH
A STOLEN BICYCLE

After he had received a telephone
communication from Mrs. William B.
Austin Of No. 1904 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. about O'Clock yesterday after
noon, that her sons bicycle had been
stolen from Pennsylvania avenue and
Broome street, John H. Minnick, the
bicycle man at No. sos Delaware ave-
nue.. kept a lookout for the wheel,
He had only a little while 20 wait.
Between and o'clock Samuel Laws,
a colored boy, went to Mr.. Niinnick's
store with the bicycle and tried to
sell il. Mr.. Minnick held the boy while
he telephoned to Mrs. Austin. Mr.. Aus
tin responded and identified the wheel
Laws was turned over 10 the police.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
OUR HEALTH IS
GOOD, THANK YOU!
Wilmington Almost Entirely
Free Today Of Serious
Illness

Secretary Malcom of the Board Of
Health. said today that Wilmington
ians never were in better health than
at present Entirely free from small
pox. while that disease is prevalent in
Philadelphia and Pennsgrove, the city
also can boast OF having but seven
cases of diphtheria. FIVE of scarlet
fever. and but two OF typhoid fever.
The latter cases were reported on jan
uary 10 and February 2
The deaths for the week just ended
numbered 25, compared with 80 for
the corresponding period Of last year.
There were reported during the week
20 births and 70 marriages, compared
with II births and 81 marriages dun
ing the corresponding period Of last
wear
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
Backa,he, Rheumatism, sIeeplessness

Result from disorde ed kidneys.
Foley Kidney Pills have helped
others, they will help you. Mrs. !.
B. Miller, Syracuse. n Y. says, "For
a long time I suffered with kidney
trouble and rheumatism. I had Sc
we're backaches and felt all played
out. After taking two bottles Of
Foley Kidney Pills my backache Is
gone and where I used 10 lie. awake
with rheumatic pains I now sleep in
comfort. Foley Kidney Pills did won
derful things for me-" Try them now.
N. b. Danforth, Druggist, Market
and Second sts., Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
DUPONT TO BLAZE
FROM SKY SCRAPER
Powder Company Will Erect
Mammoth Electric Sign
on New Building

Il was said today that the E. 1. du-
Pont de Nemours Powder Company
would install 9n immense electric
sign on the root of its twelve-story
Office building, at Tenth and Market
streets as soon as the addition is
completed. The sign will contain the
word DUPONT" and will be so large
that it will be seen from the Della
ware river.
IL is conceded that such an adver-
tisement would not only be a big ad-
vertisement for the powder company,
but advertise the city as we'll.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4--The weekly
bank statement today shows the fol-
lowing changes:
Reserve on all deposits, dec. $3.-
740,575.
Reserve on deposits other than U.
S., dec. $3.73s,S5O.
Loans. inc, S34,61s,000
Specie, Inc, S9,663,S00.
Legal tenders, dec, 1894 200.
Deposits, inc, s4O,240,70O
Circulation, dec. $4,000.
Total loans, $1,S0s .592,7O0.
The surplus is s36.045,900 as com
pared with s27,141 .425 last year, and
81. .275,000 two years ago.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
BANDITS TERRORIzE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Feb. "A force of
bandits. who because Of the expert
manner In which they work are be-
lieved by the police to hail from Chi
cago, are terrorizing this city. Their
specially is holding up elevated and
subway ticket agents and saloon keep
ers. Since Wednesday they have
been responsible for six hold-ups and
that no one was killed by them is
strange, as they have used their re-
volvers in an indiscriminate man.
ner.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
WANT PLACES WITH UNCLE SAM.

Seven applications for positions as
clerks and five of sub-clerks in the
customs. internal revenue and United
States marshal offices, for the local
district, took civil service examina-
ton at the Federal Building here to-
day. There are no vacancies at the
present time, the examination being
held to get an eligible list.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
HOBOEs SWARM TO MILWAUKEE
Demand That Socialists Give Sleeping
Quarters and Food TO 500.
~ unlted Pross Leased SpecIal WIG.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb 4.--Social-
ism and hobo conventions are not
good mixtures, according to Socialis-
tic Congressmap-elect Victor l.. Ber-
ger today. Berger's statement fol-
lowed the demand by Eads How, the
millionaire tramp" that the city fur
nish sleeping quarters and food for
the 500 delegates TO the National
Brotherhood and Welfare Association
IN convention here. Yesterdays ses-
sion of the casual laborers" was held
in the City Hall, on invitation of May
or Seidel Then How, according 10
Berger, took a mile when offered an
inch. and demanded food and lodg-
ing.
Railroad men today report outgoing
side-door Pullman's and brake rods
filled with delegates leaving the hobo
convention"
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
WILL SUE TO
RECOVER TAXES

Ellwood Simon. one Of the commits
sioners Of the Rose Hill School. today
turned over to Constable Jones a
number Of bills for back taxes. Some
people In the district owe for several
years and the commissioners must get
the money to pay back salary Of a
teacher and to make improvements
about the school and grounds.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
PNEUMONIA FOIIOWs A com

But never follows the use Of Foleys
Honey and Tar, which checks the
cough and expels the cold. M. Stock
well, Hannibal, Mo, says, 1T beats all
the remedies / ever used con-
tracted 2 bad cold aud cough and was
threatened with pneumonia. One bot
tie OF Foleys Honey and Tar COM
pletely cured me-" No opiates, just a
reliable household medicine.
n. B. Danforth. Druggist. Market
and Second Sts.. Wilmington. Dell
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
saiIs for Pnrtn Rion-

RAephael Arrieta. who for several
months has made his home at the Y.
NJ. G. A., left Wilmington this morn
ing for New York, from whore he will
sail for Porto Rico, his native coun-
try. where he will engage In the sugar
business with his father.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
BROOKINS' WIFE

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Feb. 4.-His
pursuit of aviation was the indirect
cause Of Walter A. Brookins, aged %,
a member OF the Wrights aviation
team, today being sued for divorce.
Brookin was married in 1907 and in
the suit filed today, Mrs. Brookins al
legged neglect
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
REBELS MAY BE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
Ell PASO, Texas. Feb. 4.-From
tall building here observers with
field glasses have made out a dust
cloud to the southwest of Jua-ez and
it is believed the rebel army is on
the march toward the city The at
tack Is momentarily expected.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
TO pIsCrss VACCINATION.

Members of the Young Mems Club
Of the Grace NJ r. Church. will dis
cuss Vaccination" at a meeting to
be held this evening. Samuel Shall
cross will present the subject.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
BOOKKEFPER RECoVERs siO.

In a referee trial IN Magistrate
Lewis Office today. judgment was
given in favor of Evan w. Crosssn. a
bookkeeper, for $40 He brought
suit for services az bookkeeper
against CONFESS and Edwards. lessees
of the Avenue Theatre, naming S35 as
the amount due him.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
Pntfenis Som SerinnsIr nI.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.--Thomas Patten,
aged Is, son of James A. Patten, who
made millions out of Board of Trade
speculations in wheat, is critically III
OF pneumonia at the family home at
Evanston.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
nenth nf MIC snrer.-

West Eighteenth street, daughter Of
William Savers, died yesterday. The
funeral will take place from her for
mer home on Monday at o'clock and
interment made at Mt Salem oeme-
tery.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
RARY BROWN DIES.

Margaret. the four-yesr-old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Brown,
Of No. 215 North Adams street. died
yesterday. Burial will be made from
her parents home on Monday morn
ing at $50 o'clock and interment
made in Cathedral cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
Women SpoIled Their Ballots.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Feb. f.--Oppouents of
women's voting are having nice,
little laugh today over the fact that
out Of 333 votes cast in the New York
city Federation OF Women's Clubs
election Yesterday. 81 were found
void because Of improper marking
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
SENATOR RICHARDSON PAIRED.

In the vote on the ship subsidy bill
before the Senate Senator Richardson
the other day was paired in favor Of
the bill with Senator Rayher, Of Mary
land, who was opposed 10 Il.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
STATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Il
senior partner Of the hrm Of 2. J. Cheney
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm viii pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case Of ca.
tarrh that cannot be tured BY the use Of
Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day Of December.
A. y. 1886.
(SEAL.) A. W GLEASON.
Notary Public
Hall's Catsrrh Cure is taken internaily,
and acts directly on the blood snd mucous
surfaces Of the systehs. Send for testi-
monials free.
F. J. CHENEY a co. Toledo, o.
Sold by al Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
Millions Say So

When millions of people use for
years medicine it proves its merit.
People who know CASCARETS'
value buy over million boxes a
month. It's the biggest seller be-
cause it is the best bowel and liver
medicine ever made. No matter
what you're using, Just try CAS-
CARETS Once-you'll See. PIT
CASCARBTS 1oc box for . weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
IN the world. Million boxes q month.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
Mr.. Rrown Continues m

Deputy Receiver of Taxes Ellwood
Brown, who was taken sick in his
Office yesterday, Is still confined 10
his home.
Evening journal., 1911-02-04
TIE BROTHERS ARNAUD

Matinee Every Day, 10 and 25 cents.
zveryt Evening. IS. S5 and 90 cents.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-07
PUSHING BACK OF OLD AGE
Less IMAM Century Ago a Man
Was Considered Old at
Forty.

There t. no fact more striking than
the way riudcrn life is pushing back
the period Of ole age, says a writer in
the September Strand magazine Less
than century ago a man was old at
forty. You have only to pick up Jane
Austen's novels 20 find gentlemen of
thirty-five described as middle aged.
At sixty they were Cabling in their
dotage. And there Is Mr.. Pickwick-
that dead, delightful. benevolent old
gentleman Of forty-fve!
F11ty years ago. when a man reach
cd the age of forty-Gve he grew a
beard under his chin, bought himself
n pair o. drah CATERS mud q white
neckcloth. and spoke With anxious
concern Of the TI!ing generation,
whose manners were so different from
thos" he had known as young
man.. Nowadays the. popular notion
Oh irrc"I G.Sible, irrcpressible youth is
illustra,"G by Colonel Roosevelt. who
Is hity-two. In our generation thirty
TWO is outwardly indistinguishable
from ffty.two, save In that the former
has slightly more youthful tint I'm its
check and its waistcoat.
AS for the fair sex, the genus old
woman is all but extinct. The pretty.
vivac'ous matron you admire ut a gar
den party may have seen twenty five
or seventy summers. As Queen Alex.
andra not long since said to Mmo
Adelina Patti: 1--WE two are two Of
The youngest women in England" The
illustrious royal example has been so
sedulously followed that the women
always yourg. always active. always
III the height OF fnshion--may be said
to laugh in the face of Father Time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-07
WAYS Of MIDDLEAGED MAN
He Finds His Greatest Happiness In
4 Life That to Youth Is
irksome.

Younger people," said the middle
aged man. want variety. they %lnt
to BIO always on the go. Routine
gals them; they hate to have to do
the same thing over and over and
over again day after day.
They want to go somewhere or
do something different all the time.
Older reoplU are happiest in a life
OF routine, most disturbed when va.
ricty is thrust upon them.
For myself I welcome my daily
task. 81 dlessly repeated and always
the same. I should be lost without
II. Disturbed II Il were changed. A
life OF habit suits me hest like
the old sccnea. familiar. friendly
surroundings ! don't want to change.
Nor DO I want much outside pleas.
ure. In fact think should be best
suited with none like my groove;
II fits me and mt II. ! don't want
change. ] just want to be left alone,
TO work in my accustomed ways. II
Is in my groove that I am most com.
Portable like n life OF labor and
routine.
And could there come to one a
greater blessing Nature and the Gus.
toms OF men enforce routine upon 20
whether we Ike IL or not In youth
this irks us bat IN our maturer years
In life o. routine, In the undisturb.
ed enjoyment Of familiar labor we
may 6nd our greatest happiness"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-07
BOSTON MAN WAS MUSICAL
must Have Been, for He Found Moth.
Ing Good In Opera Performance
In Paris.

. Americans have to have a lot o.
nerve when they're abroad" said the
ian who ."I just returned from his
n; foreign trip. Il fell in with an
'r.@sic2n NJ the Grand hotel in Paris
ii" WAS o. his way to the opera. and.
4" was OF the same mind, we started
ogrther.
Although It was a fearfully hot
.'Ght We found the opera house
"tHed-ihe French. you know. are
.rC-t on opera"
Who were the singers?" asked
steiner.
oh. | don't know-it was third.
"ia performance.
Wen. we tried hard to get seats
go c"v dn't-not thing to be had
Wait, said my American n.endf
~ lie back in few minutes-I think
cen Het come tickets and he re.
'u.l ID yer! soon. waving two tickets
~" which. as it turned out. we're
complimentary. To obtain compli.
mentary -it.sets on a night like that
was a master stroke. The French
would have called it"
Coup ,'etat!" suggested some one
'oHr d" Greet said another. but no
one was quite certain. so he contin.
ucd:
lie had represented himsehNto he a
director OF the Metropolit&i1 Opera
company
Did he live in New York;" injured
another ,irteHcr
'No--lo i"n--but he was very nu.
slchi--ai cast. think he must have
Geeh Tor nile / sat enjoying the per.
tofmahc' 'mmenseiy he was exc.aim.
ing from time to time. Rotten. Hear
mai tcn0t. That sopranos awful.
Boston GrrA-d
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-07
THE STRAIN MAS AL MENTAL
Instance OF Persons Who Will Work
Only When They Are Being
Constantly "Xept After"

Some persons will not work without
being kent after" in the most literal
sense OF the word. writer in the
Popular Magazine tells story of Rear
admiral L. II. c. Leutze. whose Gus
tom 1t was to make daily inspection
OF the nayy-yard at New York. One
morning he arrived at seven o'clock.
which was late for him. Later in the
same day re saw two laborers sitting
on fence takirg life easy. He halt.
9, In front of them with the remark.
Pleasant weather today"
The two loafers saluted respectfully
very respectfully.
working today?" he inquired.
Ihey said they were. He walked a
little beyond them. and stood perfect
~ still with his back toward them
AFTER several embarrassing minutes.
the Two laborers shuffied of the fence.
ana picking up a heavy rusty iron
peam which happened to be lying on
Tue ground near them, went down one
OF the streets between the shops. and
turned che corner.
rev minutes later the admiral ap-
peared round the corner, and stood
sui. The laborers picked up the
peam and proceeded on their aimless
way, again turning the nearest corner
But they could not escape, for Leutze
was on their trail. He kept up the
performance of following them round
IN corners until he had seen them
CALI that heavy beam all over the
yaFd, which covers many city blocks
FINALLY he asked them:
Where are you taking that beam ?''
Nowhe-es particular" confessed
one of the Ioafers.
rake 1t back where you found It."
the admiral commanded, land then
quit working here. The strains too
great on you"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-07

if your child is pale and sicklyS
picks at the nose, starts in the
sleep and grinds the teeth while
sleeping it is a sure sign of worms.
A remedy for these parasites will
be found in WHITES VERMI-
FUGE. 1t not only clears out the
worms but it restores health and
cheerfulness Price Csc per bottle
Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-07
Iaxn:s5 q ance.

The mistress was giving Harriet the
benefit Of he: advice and counsej
touching a n:omentous step the latter
contemplated
"Of course Harriet" said the lady
of the house. I'll Jou intend to get
married. that's your own business;
but you mustn't forget that marriage is
q very serious matter"
'Yls. num-" said Harriet. "Yis.
mum; know tbs sometimes. mum.
But, mum, maybe I'll have better luck
than you did. mum"