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Evening journal., 1911-03-16
.FIND HIM DEAD
in WALNUT HALL
George II. Merritt, White Man,
Believed to Have Frozen
to Death
POST MORTEM WILL
DETERMINE TIE CAUSE

George II. Merritt, a white man,
aged so years, OF No. 500 Lombard
street, was found dead this morning
at the head Of the first fight OF stairs
In Walnut Hall, No. 909 Walnut street.
Richard Ryder. colored an occupant
of the building, found the body and re-
ported the matter TO the police. The
body was later removed to the
morgue.
Merritt has bruises about the head
and Coroner Chandler has instructed
CorOner's Physician Bastian to hold
an autopsy on the body, which the
latter will do. probably this after
noon
1t is believed, however. that the
man met with no foul play. but died
from exposure. In view of the reputa-
tion of the house where the body was
found and the surroundings, Coroner
Chandler thought Il best to hold the
post mortem.
The body was found on the first
landing and was frozen stiff. There
are no windows in the doors leading
to the place, and where the body was
found Is a window with a pane of
glass out. making the stairway and
hall cold. II is thought that Merritt
wandered into the place late last
night, and making his way TO the
head of the stairs. lay down TO sleep,
from which he failed to awaken.
Merritt's wife is prostrated Aside
from his widow he leaves four chill
dren. It was said at his home this
morning that he left his. home after
supper last night and that was the
last seen of him. Merritt was a wood
worker and was employed by the
American Car and Foundry Com
pany
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
JUAREZ SHAKEN
BY EXPLOSION
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By United Press Leased Special Niro.
Ell PASO, Tex. March 16-Gen-
eral Navarro and Colonel Tamborell,
commanding the Federal troops IN
Juarez, today announced that no one
had been killed as the result of an at
tempt of a band of insurrcctos 10
blow up the Federal barracks in
Juarez.
While the authorities deny il, re-
ports continue to be circulated that "A
dozen Federal soldiers were seriously
injured. A large portion of the bar
racks was completely wrecked
Juraez had not yet recovered from
its panic Of last night when morning
dawned, despite Navarro's sttempt &C
assure the inhabitants. The sud-
denness of the explosion and the ap-
parent case with which the insurrectos
got into tn city indicate that the Fed
eral troops guarding the town have
not kept a close watch.
Explosion Rocked City.
The explosion came shortly before
3 D. m. A small band Of insurrectoi
crept into town along the railroa,
track and were not discovered until
terrific explosion rocked the wholl
city and blew a portion Of the Fedora
barracks, in the center of the city
high in the air. There was a wild
panic about the city, which Navarro
was unable TO check. Only by posting
a heavy guard of soldiers on the IN
ternational bridge, did the authorities
prevent a general evacuation Of the
city by its inhabitants.
Before the Federal troops could be
/ lreorgauized aud rushed to the out
skirts of the city all the insurgents
but two had escaped These two we're
shot down and wounded by the Fed
erals and taken prisoners. It is eX-
pected that they will be summarily
shot
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
BOY In ROLE
OF LIFE SAVER
Thomas Riding HauIS UueI
RICHTER to Safety From
Brandywine Creek
YOUNGSTER CLOSE TO
DEATH WHEN SAVED

Thomas Ridings. aged IL years, Of
No. 722 East Tenth street, is heiug
hailed as hero by his boy com
panions and in fact by all the resi-
dents around his home in the Vi.
ciuity OF Kirkwood Park. because OF
his plunge into the icy waters Of tho
Brandywine creek at Kirwkood Park
yesterday TO save the life Of a four
year-old Ruel A. RICHTER. colored OF
No. S27 Locust street
Fighter was playing along the
creek bank and losing his balance.
fell overheard. The water is several
feet deep at the place where the
youngster toppled overheard and
Ridings who was with other boys IN
the park at the time. upon hearing
the splash turned IN time TO see tho
colored boy disappear in the water
Without pulling on any Of his cloth
ing Ridings plunged into the water
and reached the place where the boy
sank in time TO grab him as he came
to the surface BY this time Park
RhhfN HWhA A4hhAiof oAhNiNlAtu At AAlt
park, was on the scene and he pulled
both rescuer and rescued ashore.
Both boys were hurried to their
homes and il was reported today that
Ridings is in.
Everywhere in the vicinity OF Rid
ings' home the little fellow Is be-
ing proclaimed a hero. and there is
talk Of bringing his heroic decd %
the attention Of the Carnegie Hero
Fund Commission
Ridings is the son Of Allan r. Rid
ings.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
ST. PATRICK'S
DAY OBSERVANCE

Tomorrow is st. Patricks day and
the feast of the patron saint of Erin
will be celebrated i'm ST. Patrick's
Church. The Ancient Order of Hi
bernians celebrated the day last Sun
day by a lecture and concert I'm the
Garrick Theatre. Everywhere one
turns reminders Of the day are seen.
In St. Patrick's Church at 10 o'clock
the Rev. James p. Quigley will cele-
brate mass with a special musical
programme.
The parochial schools of the city
will be closed on account of the feast.
In the basement of ST. Patrick's
Church tomorrow evening an enter
tainment viii be given.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
EIGHT MEN
ARE DROWNED
Great Gale Sweeps Over Lake
Erie, Causing Heavy Loss
of Life
ONE TUG SINKS
WITH ALL ON BOARD

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CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 16.-
Eight men are today known to be
drowned as the result of the terrific
gale which last night swept Lake Erie.
OF the eight known to be dead.
seven were drowned with the sinking
Of the fishing tug Silver Spray. just
outside the Cleveland breakwater late
last night. while Charles Cripps. of
Cleveland. was swept overheard from
the tug Effie b., and drowned early
in the night The crew Of the Silver
Spray that went down with that boat
consisted of Captain James Purdy,
Engineer Robert Watts and Thomas
Reed Of Erie, and Edward Holmes,
Charles Brasso. Henry Anderson and
an unknown cabin boy Of Cleveland.
Two other members Of the crew.
Charles Purdy and Charles Purdy, Jr,
Of Erie. we're to have sailed with the
craft but were left behind, thus escap-
ing the fate Of the rest
Gale Prevented Rescue.
The Silver Spray which left Cleve-
land yesterday afternoon tried to put
back when the heavy gale sprung up,
but was unable to do So lspr three
hours distress lights were burned. but
tugs that were hurriedly gotten ready
did not dare go outside the break
water.
The progress Of the Silver Spray in
its battle 10 get back inside tho break
water was watched by Captain Hans
/ Hansen, Of the life saving station, un-
I'll he finally saw the tug caught on
the crest Of a twenty-foot breaker at
11.2S last night dashed against the
breakwater. Boats which later put
out in the hope Of picking up some OF
the crew of the ill-fated tug could moi
even find a trace OF the wreckage and
the tug with all on board is believed
to have gone at once TO the bottom.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
NO REPEAL OF
BOTTLE Law
Representative POOLS Bill
Fell Two Short Of Majority
Of the House
MANY DELEGATIONS
AT LEGISLATURE TODAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 16.-The House this
morning defeated Representative
Pools bill to repeal the bottle law
which prohibits the sale of liquor 10 be
drunk of the premises The bill re-
ceived sixteen votes and ten votes we're
cast against Il. IL required eighteen
votes 10 pass the measure The vote
was as follows:
Representative Alexander
Conweil, B. r. Cooper, Davis, Evans,
Garrison, Hart, Hoffecker, Hurdle,
Johnson, Locates, Marvel, Pool, Rob-
bins, Tebo. Wilson-Total, 16.
Nays-Beswick, Buckingham, T. o,
Cooper, Gormley. Hammond, Layton,
Moore, Morris, Swan, Wright. Total,
10.
Present but not voting -Represen-
tatives, Gillis, Messick, Talley, White
and Speaker Campbell.
Absent at time of vote-Representa-
tlves Bell Fisher, Hastings and FL
llot.
Many Delegations at Capital.
Many delegations came to Dover
for a hearing before the Legislature
or Legislative committees today.
During the morning Speaker Camp
bell Of the House requested the mem
bers 70 remain in the chamber dur
ing the hours OF business hereafter Il
they expected to get the BILLS off the
calendar. Members Of the New Castle
County Levy Court are here advocat-
ing the bill authorizing the borrowing
Of s150,000 to erect a new bridge in
Wilmington They are also advocat-
Ing the bill providing for bond issue
Of 100000 for good roads
Addition to Court House.
At the request Of the Levy Court
a substitute bill will be reported
back TO the Legislature authorizing
the court to borrow 100000 for ar
addition to the New Castle county
Court House. Notice Of this bill had
not been given, so It had TO be re.
ported out of committee as a substi-
tute for another.
Consumers League Hearing.
A delegation Of members Of the Con
sumers' League of Wilmington is u
be given a hearing this afternoon ol
the child labor law amendment an
the bill TO limit the hours Of employ
ment OF women There may be a join
Hpn14oA VI luc AtelhldLuIt lOT I'll
hearing.
The House this afternoon will TAX
up the pending game bills. Members o
the Delaware State Game Protectiv
Association will advocate the mea
sures before the House
Election Laws In This City.
Lambert ]. Foulk, secretary of tn
Wilmington Department Of elections
is here today advocating the passag
Of several bills urged by the depart
ment to clarity the election laws o
Wilmington.
The House passed the House bill I
provide a new charter for Bridgevill
and the House bill to enable foreigi
corporations to buy and sell propert
In Delaware.
A favorable report was made to tn
House on the substitute bill for Rep
resentative Whites bill to prevent tn
sale Of adulterated seeds.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
ROBERTS APPEALS
TO SUPERIOR COURT

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 16.-The Su-
preme Court is in session here today
hearing the appeal of Reese Roberts
for new trial. Roberts is convicted
OF the murder of Robert Casey. Chan
cellor Curtis and Judges Woolley and
Rice are sitting. the latter judge sit
ting I'm the court for the first time.
Josiah o. Wolcott is appearing for the
State, and J. Frank Ball for the pris-
Oner
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
DUPONT ROAD BILL.
Has Been Forwarded to the General
and viii BE Submitted to the
Senate Committee.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, March 16--General T
c. DUPONT has received from Robert
H. Richards and Daniel o. Hastings
a copy OF the proposed amendment "a
the general incorporation law that
will permit the building Of the State
highway offered by General dupont
or any similar road that any other
person might wish to build.
AS soon as the bill is returned by
General DUPONT, it will be submitted
s o the Senate Committee on Highways
TO which was referred the rough draft
of the bill introduced by Senator Mil
Ter.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
INJURED TRYING TO
SAVE MAN FROM DEATH

Charles NJ. Jones. of Elkton, is tie
guest of his brother, Detective Viii
liam T.. Jones, in this city. The vis-
itor is recovering from injuries in an
endeavor to rescue a man from death.
He failed in the rescue and lost the
little finger Of his left hand and part
of the hand. He received his injuries
IA, trying to pull James Wharton,
stage driver, between Chesapeake City
and Elkton, from under a train at the
Elkton railroad station.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
ACQUIT WOMAN
OF LARCENY CHARGE

ln the County Court Yesterday after
noon a jury acquitted Grace Williams.
colored. Of the charge of larceny Of a
raincoat and a silk underskirt from
Louis Iacoby's store. Another girl.
Mary Griffith, who was supposed TO be
with her was acquitted last week The
prisoner was defended by L. Irving
HANDY
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
COURT HOLDS UP
THE DENN CASE

Judge Cochran in City Court this
morning held up the charge of as
sault and battery against Louis DEM.
Denn refused to allow three men to
drink beer in the home Of the Inde-
pendence Fire Company and a fight
followed.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
H. G. KNOWLES SON
KILLED BY A CAR
Sad Death Of a Bright Child Of
the American Minister
TO Bolivia

A special despatch to the New York
Herald from La Paz. Bolivia says:
Malcolm Knowles. son Of Mr.. Horace
&. Knowles, the American minister
here, was accidentally KILLED this
morning by a trolley car. TIE for
eign colony is greatly grieved at the
occurrence"
Falling Pole Strikes Boy.
A special to THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL from the Laffan News Bureau Of
New York is as follows;
LIMA, Peru, March 16-Malcolm
Knowles. son Of Horace G. Knowles,
the United States Minister to Bolivia,
was killed in a trolley car accident at
Lapaz, Bolivia, yesterday. A trolley
pole broke and struck Malcolm
Knowles on the head, killing him.
Malcolm Knowles was the second
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Knowles and was
bright and attractive little fellow
about six years old. Their other son
Louis is attending school in New
York city.
The news of Malcolm's death came
as a great shock to the many friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Knowles in this city
Today they had no other information
of the sad occurrence than that con-
tanned in the Herald despatch.
Mrs. Wallace, mother Of Mrs. Horace
G. Knowles, who is living at 80 West
59th street, New York city had re-
ceived today no direct confirmation
Of the accident from Mr.. and Mrs.
Knowles.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
CHOIRS In
CONCERT AGAIN

Epworth Church choir and the
Gelbel Junior Chorus will give a con-
cert in Grace NJ. e. Church this even
ing, for the benefit of the City Mis-
sionary Society. The chorus, num-
bering together more than 1875 voices,
will be assisted by Miss Reah NJ.
Jackson. Of Philadelphia. who is an
accomplished musician. A silver Of
fering will be taken for the City Mis-
sionary Society.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
RAnROAp IrmnER kArrs ArrAeKEp.

WASHINGTON March l6.--Auaedng rates lumber ship
between Tho South tho West and timber ebppod
tho ports export exorbitant small OF
attorneys representing National Lumber Exporters
and private began argument
tho Commerce Commission asking reductions
ranging from 10 o 30 por cont
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
BArrIr X rRoaREss.
.eased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
EL PAsO March i6-Reporta reached today that
tho expected battle General Bancos troops tho
Federal Aqua Preta progress 80 details
aneagemen obainablo Passengers arriving
TO-DAY border declared they hy
leans largo body Of Indians well mounted well
eral pancor force
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
TELEGRAPHIC TABLOIDs.

WASHINGTON.-The Navy
Department has decided that
It has no right to refuse the
gift Of a silver service from the
people Of Utah for the battle
ship Utah because it bears
Brigham Youngs likeness.
NEW YORK.-Because his
latest play, THE Confession"
has brought a death threat from
a man i'm Montreal, Playwright
Hal Reid has obtained permis-
sion to carry a revolver.
BOSTON. - Clergymen are
opposing the bill to permit this
city to appropriate $4,000
annually to the Boston museum
because Of the nude work Of art
it contains.
NEW YORK.-The Duke Of
Brambilla is performing daily
operations in the Italian Hospi-
tai. having come here to study
American surgery.
MUSKOGEE. Okla. Mrs.
Frank Scott, of Highland. Kan.
brought her family of thirteen
children to this city on one rail-
way ticket. There were three
sets of tFiplets and two Of
twins, all under FIVE years.
BROCKTON, Mass.-Charlos
J. Grayson, accused F. X. Pet
ersOn of hynotizing his hens so
they wouldn't lay and hailed him
into court. Peterson established
his innocence.
) NEW YORK.-Robert W.
. Chanler. husband of Lima Cav
, alieri, has gone TO Bermuda
again, where he is painting pic
lures of angel fishes.
, OCONTO. Wis.-The City
Council has passed an Ordi-
nance taxing all unmarried
men between the ages Of p and
so. So a year.
PITTSBURG, Pa.-Blue laws
of Sewickley borough arc to be
more stringently enforced.
Undertakers aud paid choir
singers have been notified they
must cease laboring on the
Sabbath.
PITTSBURG-An agent has
been canvassing this territory
with large brilliant goldfish
cheap. The brilliance lasts
about three days. The fish are
gilded brook suckers.
INDIANAPOLIS. - A man
with an honest face" asked
Frank Tiemeyer for ten cents
for a bed last night Tiemoyer
handed him S. and is still wait
ing for the change.
RIO JANEIRO.-Dozens Of
two harem skirts. torn from
their wearers by mob that the
police had TO disperse are held
today as souvenirs as the first
> OF these skirts cen in this city.
9 PITTSBURG.-After twenty
years in the western penitent-
iary for a murder Of which he
o has been declared innocent,
Andrew 10th will go free.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
Funeral of Mrs. Pusev.

Impressive services We're held over
thf body of Mrs. Anne Kersey Pusey,
= sterday afternoon at the residence
Alfred d. Warner Parkway and
Grant avenue. There was a large
gathering of friends and relatives. Ser
vices we're conducted by the Rev.
z. A. Henderson.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
Tam Cedars 10 EntertaIn.

Brandywine Forest Tall Cedars Of
Lebanon, viii entertain a Camden. ~
j.. lodge tomorrow evening In addi-
tiOn 90 the Camden members 150 mem
bers from West Chester viii be pres
ent
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
ro rn0pT 0KLAn0MA ~ IINTs.

WASHINGTON. March is.--A sweeping investigation Of The
pipe companies Oklahoma VIII bc started BY
torato Commerce Commission within tho few
cordng statement made BY Chairman Clements today
The probe probably cheaper oil for small
sumors half a dozen Western States
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
RTMMAGE SALE FOR CHURCH.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of Hillcrest
NJ r. Church will hold rummage
sale on Thursday and Friday and all
day Saturday, at No. 100 W. Eighth
street. Candy will be on sale.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
RnckIeY Glres Bond.

Constable Thomas II Buckley bond
ed yesterday as a constable. Former
Magistrate l.. j. Broman and Joseph
c. Jolls register in chancery, are his
bondsmen
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
RenresentatIre HofIecker Reco,ers

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 6-Representative
Hoffecker, Of Smyrna, who has been
Ill for several days, was back in his
place in the House today.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16
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WEATHER.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Indica-
ti0ns are that the weather viii he fair
tonight and Friday In all districts
east Of the Mississippi river. The
temperature win remain low tonight
I'm the eastern States.
Storm warnings are continued on
the Atlantic coast from Delaware
breakWaier TO Eastport.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16

WASHINGTON, d. G.. March iG.-
Forecast till 5 p. m. tomorrow.
For DclaWarc-Fa tonight and
Friday, slowly rising temperature,
moderate TO brisk west winds.
Evening journal., 1911-03-16

You will find the Evening
Journal in Every Wilmington
Home. Ask YCa NeighboE
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-26
s. M. Butler, Driver of
Glidden Tour Car, is
Killed at Upton, Ga,

T1FTON, Ga. oct. 25.-s. M. Butler OF
New York City was instantly killed near
his home this morning when the auto
mobile which he was driving in the Gid
den tour was overturned. T. j. Walker
and his wife were hurt.
Butler was chairman OF the contest
board Of the American Automobile as
ISOLATION. Walker Is the referee OF the
Glidden tour now in progress. The ao-
cident was caused by break in the
steering gear. The car was wrecked and
Mr.. Butler was instantly killed.
Referee Walkers injuries are believed
to be serious. Mrs. Walkers arm was
broken. The injured were carried to a
Tifton hospital.
Referee Walker Is president of the
California Automobile association and
had been selected as referee for the
Glidden tour on It's run from New York
to Jacksonville.
The machine was running at good
speed when the steering apparatus went
wrong. The automobile turned somer-
sault and settled on It's side.
Mr.. Walker suffered dislocated
shoulder and broken collar bone.
Charles It. Kellman of Rochester, N.
Y, was In the car but escaped with
slight Bruises.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-26
Indications that
Dr. Knabe May Have
Committed Suicide

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. oct 25.-Detec-
tives today took to police headquarters
for examination Augusta Knabe, cousin,
and Katherine Mcpherson, assistant to
DR.. Helen Knabe former state bacterlolo-
glst, who was found dead with her throat
slashed in her apartment early yesterday.
Why there was delay of over an hour
In summonlng the police after DR..
Knabe's body was found by Miss Nc
Pherson and what were the conditions in
detail were questions put to the two
woman. After Miss Mcpherson entered
Dr. Knabe's flat and saw her body with
q gaping wound in the throat, she said
she first called by telephone Augusta
Knabe from her home in a distant part
Of the city. The dead woman, Miss
Mcpherson said. was lying on the bed,
on her back without covering. Her night
dress was wadded under her arms. Miss
Mcpherson added that she pulled the
night-dress down over DR., Knabe's body
before the arrival OF physicians, whom
she summoned before the police were
notified. This action, the detectives say,
would explain the presence OF blood on
DR.. Knabe's left leg, for the nightdress
was soaked with blood.
Miss Mcpherson and Miss Knabe were
in the house where the body of DR..
Knabe lay for nearly an hour before the
arrival of DR.. Ernest Reyer. who was the
first of DR.. Knabe's other friends to enter
the apartment. Miss Mcpherson called
Miss Knabe and DIR. Reyer and other
physicians by telephone situated at the
foot of the bed on which DIR. Knabes
body lay. She denied emphatically, as did
Miss Knabe, that she saw knife that
might have been used in killing the ply
slcian.
The detectives today turned to investi-
ration of a theory that DR.. Knabe may
have ended her own life and that some
of her friends who gathered in the flat
before the police inquiry got under way
may have sought to take away evidence
OF suicide.
Detectives said they had learned that
Dr. Knabe had been despondent because
she was in debt jefferson Haynes, negro
'anitor of the building in which DR..
Knabe lived was further questioned by
the police today.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-26
THROW PASTOR OUT WINDOW
Factions in Denver Presbyterian
Church Have Fist Fight.
MELEE LASTS FOR TEN MINUTES
Several Men slightly Hurt, Among
Them n Few PeRccmRkers---
Women Go Into HysteriCH
and Flee from Room.

DENVER, Colo, oct. 25,-Rev w. s.
Rudolph is nursing various cuts and
bruises, and number OF other members
u tho Union Presbyterian church are
using soothing lotions today as result
Of ten minutes OF lively fistlcuffs over
church affairs. During the melee the
pastor was thrown through window.
Dr. Rudolph with n number OF his
friends were sitting quietly I'm the rear
OF the auditorium of the church. while
trustees and other church workers ar
raigned the pastor in severe terms for
attempting to retain possession OF the
church after he had resigned from the
board OF governors.
Then n motion was carried TO 30 into
executive session In a room adjoining
the church and tho pastor and his friends
inferentlally were invited to absent them
selves.
DR.. Rudolph, however, led his cohorts
around TO a back door and entered the
room. A fight Immediately became gem
eral Women In Mysteries bolted into the
open air, while a dozen or more men
punched at each other In grim and al
most silent earnestness, several OF them
becoming involved while attempting TO
act as peacemakers.