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Evening journal., 1911-05-10
ACID POISONING
KILLS AGED MAN
Daniel Cam Tells Family He
Drank CarbOIIC Then
Dies

Daniel Cam, aged 60 years. Of No.
222 West Twentieth street, drank car
bolic acid at his home last night and
died. He had been despondent for
some time.
After taking the poison Mr. Cam in
formed the members of his family
what he had done and the Phoenix am
bulance was summoned but when it
arrived at the house the man was
dead. Thinking there might be life
in the body the crew of the ambulance
made a quick run to the Delaware
Hospital but the physicians there
pronounced the man dead.
Mr. Cam is survived by his widow
and several grown children. He was a
bookkeeper by occupation.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10

American conditions and life. which
may seem to impose special respon-
sibiities on American Christians.
First. there Is that special devotion
10 tho ideals OF liberty, which ought
to lead to the exaltation Of the con-
ception Of spiritual freedom. Our
national ideal Of free citizens I'm a
free State ought TO lead directly to
apprehension OF the meaning Of SON
ship. We can not refuse Him on tho
plea that we arc Of American seed
america is especially bound 10
preach the Gospel of true freedom
in Christ.
Again, We have special opportuni-
ties for helping to bring about the
abolition OF such prejudice AZ springs
up between individuals and popl'
from their mutual ignorance. Th'
composite character OF tho Americal
people. the fact that within our ma
tiohal boundaries men OF sil nation
meet on approximately equal terms
| ought to give us a wcll-dcveioped In
/ tornational sense We have an inter
national kinship, which at this tim'
is unique; and u gives us an os
pccial opportunity 10 act in behalf o
the interests Of worldwide peace.
"Thc same thing is true In the
Christian sphere We ought TO be in
tho way of learning what Is meant by
the CathOlicity of the Church. We
have a chance to come 10 a better un-
derstanding OF the various presenta-
tions of tho Christian faith because OF
the absence i'm this country Of local
association with the past differences
which have resulted In divided
Christondom.
American zeal for truth ought to
emphasize the truth as Il is in Christ
Neither on general principles, nor
because Of our particular use of oppOr-
tunites are We Americans justified IN
the hasty assumption that we are GER
tain to realize all the possibilities OF
our temperament and position. IN
many ways we have done we'll; but
I'm many others we have done less thar
might have been expected. We need e
be sobered by due sense of partial fail
ure and by recognizing the possibility
of greater failure. We have the manl
priceless advantages Of national
youth let US beware Of displaying th'
thoughtfulness of youth.
"We pride ourselves on being
shrewd and practical people Ye
among us there is a conspicuous alb
sence of profound and sober thought
which has become a sort of by-worI
1 in the learned world. We aim at be
coming an intelligent people; and w
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Evening journal., 1911-05-10
MAKING READY FOR
MEMORIAL PARADE

The joint committee of the G. A.
r., which is preparing for the Mem
orial Day parade, held a meeting last
evening and talked over the plans for
the days celebration.
Representatives of the Junior Order
Of United American Mechanics, the
Patriotic Order of Sons of America
and Sons of Veterans, which organi-
Sations will take part in the parade
to be held on that day, were present.
Other organizations will also take
part in the exercises.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
DUPONT INTERESTS OFFER
TO BUILD 15O-ROOM HOTEL
Want Eleventh Street Wild
ened---Sfreef Directors
Favor Condemnation oil
Continental Building al
Cost of $48, 900.

Wilmington in all probability will
get as fine a hotel as any city of its
size can boast. Il will contain $50
rooms with private baths for many
rooms and will be modern In every
respect
The Wilmington Trust Building
Corporation has offered TO put up tho
building providing the city will con-
demn and purchase the new building
now being put up by the Continental
Insurance Company. at Eleventh and
Market streets.
Tho proposition today came before
the Street and Sewer directors who
mot In special session 10 consider the
request.
The new building would have a
ball room 40 per cent. larger than the
ball room in the New Century Club.
There would be a roof garden. too.
The maximum cost to city for tho
Continental building would be S4S,000
If this hotel Is to be build Eleventh
street would have 10 be- wdoned. which
makes Il necessary 10 purchase and
remove the Continental building. now
being completed at cost Of S25. 900
Il was shown at the meeting today
that the purchase price Of this prop
orty would be returned 10 the city IN
five years In taxes that would he
paid by the hotel company In taxes
on the new hotel.
Directors Favor Project.
The Street and Sewer directors at
their meetinng today decided TO ask
City Council TO appropriate $4,000
with which to purchase the Continents
al Insurance building and the direc-
tors will attend the meeting OF Coun-
ell Thursday night to urge the project.
The Wilmington Trust Building
Corporation Is the name OF the COM
pany that holds title to the dupont
building. II is really a real estate
holding company for the DUPONT de
Nemours Company. which controls H.
General T. Coleman DUPONT. presl.
dent of the dupont Company. recent
( ly has become Interested IN hotel nro
iccts. He. with Charlie p. Taft an'
some other capitalists, have acquires
the Hotel McAlpin in New York, am
hotels In Washington and Pittsburgh
0fier to Build Hotel.
The proposition submitted by th
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Evening journal., 1911-05-10
SAVE MONEY
FROM FIRE RUINS

William Benner, lessee Of the Lyric
Theatre, which was burned yesterday
morning. has recovered his diamond
pin which he thought was. lost. He also
succeeded in reaching his safe and
finding his money as we'll as Mrs. Ben
ner's $500 which was I'm her room.
This money was scorched but il can
be redeemed.
Merchants came to the assistance Of
those who lost their effects I'm the
theatre Miller Brothers provided them
with clothing; Morris Levy with shoes
and stockings and others will assist
them. At the Star Theatre az ! o'clock
this afternoon a benefit performance
will be given for the actors.
The burned building will be rebuilt
and continued as a moving picture
place.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
MAYOR DUBS HARMONY
PLAN "UNDEMOCRATIC"
But Mr.. Pennington Points
Out That the First Com
promise Proposition
Came From Dr.. Spruance
Himself.

Urged by his friends to make re-
ply to the letter he received from Rob-
ert Pennington, who until yesterday
was Democratic candidate for Mayor,
making a proposition that all three
candidates withdraw and that con-
ferees named by them select. .one man,
Mayor Spruance today made public
his reply to Mr.. Pennington. He said
that in justice to himself and i'm view
of the fact that Mr.. Pennington pub
lished the letter. sent by him to DR..
Spruance and Mr.. Dubell it would not
be inconsistent for him, particularly
now, since Mr. Pennington yesterday
withdrew from the contest to make
public his letter.
Mayor Spruance in his reply char
acterizes Mr.. Peningtons suggested
plan as "undemocratic. Mr.. PEN
ington suggested that Mayor Spruance,
Charles e. Dubell and himself each
appoint two persons, who with City
Chairman DuRoss should select a
compromise candidate for Mayor who
might or might not be one of the
three. He suggested this I'm the in
terest of Democratic harmony. If the
compromise should be one of the
three. Mr.. Penington's proposition
provided for the other two to with
draw.
Mr.. Pennington, however. in ac.
knowledging Mayor Spruance's re.
ply. sets forth that the first PROPOSE
tion for a compromise really came
from Mayor Spruance and that it wa,
for each candidate to name five con
ferees to select compromise can.
didate and that Mr. Pennington and MIR
Dubell should withdraw, but that DR.
Spruance's name should not be elm
mated
Thus an interesting issue is raised
Mayor Spruance branding Mr.. Pen
ington's proposition as "undemocrat
ic" and Mr. Pennington charging tina
the Mayor himself had made a. propo
sition for compromise.
MayOr Spruance's Reply.
Mayor Spruance's reply to Mr.. Pen
ingsOn is as follows:
May 9Th, 1911.
Robert Pennington, Esq. duPon
Building, City My dear Mr.. Pen
ington
your favor of the 5th inst ha
fr-.4s.--a -. c-.a-a D.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
ROYAL BLUE KILLS
B. 6 0. R. R. SIGNALMAN

Edwin Melvin, aged about % years,
of Sunbury, Pa. was instantly killed
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
near SingeTly Station yesterday. Mel
win was a signalman employed in in
stalling a new signal system at Singer
ly, and he was in the acting of paint
ing the ironwork today when killed
Not hearing the approaching Royal
Blue express, the young man thrust
his head out of the ironwork, and I'm
doing so was struck by the locomotive
the top of his skull being knocked OF
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
FIRE SCARES
CASSTDY'S GUESTS
Slight Blaze Near Hotel Causes
Rush of ROOmerS at
Night

Guests I'm Cassidy's Hotel aroused
by fire in a small building adjoining
the hotel used as store house, at
midnight hastily attired themselves
and rushed from the house. An alarm
was struck from box -, by PATROL
man DiMare. and the firemen had lit
tie trouble extinguishing the blaze.
Peter f. Cassidy, owner of the hotel
and a friend were standing at tho
corner talking when they saw flames
and smoke coming from an alley along
side tho storeroom and one of them
ran to the police station notifying
the police.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
TAX COLLECTORS NAMED.

The Levy Court at its meeting yes
terday afternoon elected the follow
ing tax collectors:
Brandywine hundred. Joseph II.
MARITIME: Christiana, John F. ONeil;
Mil Creek: Merritt c. Dixson; New
Castle, Wallace L. Cannon; White
Clay Greek. Lindsey S. Wilson; Red
Lion. William c. Hickey; Pencader,
John T. Wright: St. Georges, John v.
Denny; Appoquinimink, William c.
Money. and Blackbird, John Beth.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
VEHICLES MUST STOP
WHEN FIRE ALARM SOUNDS

The Board Of Police Commissioners
yesterday afternoon took up the ques-
ton of having street cars, and, i'm fact,
all kinds of vehicles, stop upon the
approach of any fire apparatus in
either direction going 10 a fire. The
law bearing on the subject was read
and Il was decided to have a copy
of it sent to the railway companies
and notify them to comply with It,
otherwise the Police Department
would enforce the law.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
DEATH OF ROW.
LAND W. JOSEPH
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. Del, May TO-
Rowland w. Joseph, a merchant Of
this town, and brother-in-law of r.
T. Hart, and Miss Lizzie Hart. died
yesterday of pneumonia, aged So
years. Monday was his birthday. Mr..
Joseph was coroner Of Sussex county
in 1895 and 1896. and also had serv-
ed as deputy coroner.
Funeral services will be conducted
Thursday afternoon by the Rev.
James W. Colona, and interment will
be made in Union Cemetery. He is
survived by the widow and four chill
dren. Thomas, of Philadelphia; Misses
Loleta and Malorie and Frank Joseph.
of this town. He was a member of
Nanticoke Tribe No. 21, Imp'd o.
r. NJ.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
CENTURY CLUB DIRECTORS.
Five Retiring Directors are Reelected
Elect Officers This Afternoon.

A@ANNA 0AhNNAN AAN
At the annual meeting Of the New
Century Club Corporation held in the
New Century Club House yesterday
afternoon, the five directors whose
terms expired this year we're re-elect-
ed. They are: Abigail w. Miller, Eliza
beth J. Danforth, Isabelle Sellers
Smith, Elizabeth NJ. Bailey, Frances S.
Garrett.
The annual election of officers Of the
club will be held this afternoon.
The report of the board of directors
showed increased rentals and the
most successful fiscal year in the his
tory of the corporation.
Reports of Margaret W. Bush and
Sarah A. Sellers, chairmen of property
and household committees, mentioned
the addition made to the rear of the
club house and the employing of an
assistant janitOr during the winter.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs
Emma L. Weldin, audited by Sarah M
Robinson and Sydney w Mahaffy, was
accepted and ordered printed.
Attention was called to the fact thai
the New Century Club charter expires
in May of next year and will have tc
be renewed.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
HELD ON CHARGE OF
STEALING RADIATOR

On the charge of stealing an iron
radiator Marshall Butler. colored, was
held in $500 bail by Judge Cochran,
this morning, for his appearance in
the Court Of General Sessions. The
casting was taken from the curb at
mitted taking Il but said that a car
penter gave It. 10 him and that he
sold IL TO William j. Lutz, a dealer
I'm old iron.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
M. E. PREACHERS
ELECT OFFICERS

The Wilmington NJ f. Preachers.
Association has elected these officers:
j. y. Richardson, president; s. NJ.
Morgan, vice-president; j. r. Bick-
ing, secretary and treasurer; W. q.
Koons, A. e. Craig and t. f. Beau
champ, curators.
DIT. ". f. d. Lewis will address the
association on next Monday morning
on the subject The Message Of
Ruskin TO Our Age"
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, NAV l0-Tbe storm
area will move northeastward ana
will cause showers and tnunder
storms over northern Pennsylvania
Elsewhere east of the Mississippi. the
weather will be fair tonight and
Thursday with no material temper
atnre changes.
WASHINGTON, May 10-FOrecast:
For Delaware tonight and
probably THURSDAY; continued warm
er. Light TO moderate variable wind.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
TRASH FIRE FATAL TO CHILD.
Little One Burned to Death When
Mother Leaves Her Alone.

SEAFORD. Del, May 1O.-Playing
with fire which had been kindled by
her mother in burning trash piles
Clara. three-year-old daughter OF
Alonzo Murphy, of Oakgrove. was
burned to death when the flames
caught her clothing.
Mrs Murphy left the child in the
yard while she went into the house
to attend to household duties, and
when she returned, a few minutes Ia
ter. the child was a pillar of flames
The mother badly burned her hands
in irving to save her.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
HELPING THE VETERANS.
Flowers VIII be Bought Out Of Funds
Raised mt Entertainment.

A brilliant success was the enter
tainment given by the young people
Of the West End Reading Room TO a
large assemblage of friends last night
in the gymnasium. DUPONT Post, G.
A. R., will share in the proceeds. the
money being given them annually for
use in buying Memorial Day flowers.
The gymnasium was prettily deco
rate with gold and white festoons-
The play, per Telephone" was clev-
erly given and heartily applauded.
Recitations we're also given by Miss
Anna Brown and Clinton Brown.
Solos we're sung by Joseph Dorsey,
w. Mccall. and a May pole dance was
held by eight little girls. A wand
drill by nine OF the pupils was also
very pleasing and the kindergarten
played various games. Music was
furnished by an orchestra.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
CROss.OvERs ARE UP.

The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company has removed tho
cross-overs from the Peoples line at
Sixth and Seventh on Monroe street.
Tho company once had tracks on the
street but did not use them. Somo
time ago the tracks were removed,
but the cross-overs were left
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
REFERENDUM LEAGUE.

The following officers were cleo
ted at the meeting Of the Referendum
League Of Delaware on Sunday even
ing: President. Francis l. dupont;
vice-president. Richard S. Monck;
treasurer. Stephen Singleton; secre-
tary, John F. Thomas. The next
meeting will be held on Sunday, May
n.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
cow SALE AT KENNETT.

In Kennett Square yesterday after
noon Klair and Sinclair held a public
sale of COWS. There were $50 head sold
ranging in price from $50 to $50 each.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
PASTOR ANDERSON
GETS INCREASE.

District Superintendent p. l.. Hof-
fecker last night held quarterly con-
ference at Newark NJ. e. Church Pas
tor G.. r. Alderson's salary was in
creased 500. to S1100 a year To-
night Dr. Hoffecker will hold con-
ference at Elkton.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
FISHERMEN LACK LIGHTs.

Pilots of vessels have complained
TO the Bureau of Navigation that the
shad fishermen do not display lights
at night on the Delaware river, and
asking that the Collector Of Customs
enforce the law relating to such neg
lect.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
PROFESSOR RHINELANDER ELECTED
BISHOP OF PENNSYLVANIA.
BY United Press Wire.

BY United Press Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May 1O.-Prof Phillip
Rhneander tho Episcopal Theological School Cambridge
Mass today Bshoprc Epis-
copa Diocese of Pennsylvania succeed Bishop Mackey-
Smith, resigned The necessary total 1Os
second by and lay delegates Pro-
choice high
given a majority over the candidates of the
class-the Alexander Mann. Trinity Church.
Boston, Dean William Groon. tho Divinity
Philadelphia.
The Convention voted to the salary of the Bishop
$4,000 to $lOOOO and provide additional of
house expenses movement project
the Bishop sunragan by
lay delegates.
ANOTHER AMERICAN SHOT.
By United Press Wire
Ell PAso Texas, May lo-Another American through
the heart while standing the American side of the border
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
ENTERTAINMENT AT BELLEVUE

The Epworth League of Mt. Pleas
ant Church at Bellevue last night
gave an interesting musical and lit
erary entertainment.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
HURT RY FALL FROM CAR.

Mary Williams. colored, of No. 10s
King street. while boarding a trolley
car yesterday, fell and injured her
leg. She was taken to the Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
NAIL IN HIS FOOT.

Ernest Broomfeld of No 1921 Gil
pin avenue, was taken to the Homeo-
pathic Hospital yesterday. He stepped
on a nail in the Gentlemen's Driving
Park
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
HARRISON STREET FESTIVAL.

A festival planned to be held on the
lawn Of Harrison Street Church TO
morrow night will be held IN the
Church annex IT tho weather Is too
cool.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINs.

The Alliance Franchise, the only
French society in Wilmington, held
a meeting last evening I'm the Misses
Hehbs' School az Franklin street and
Pennsylvania avenue Miss Emma
Lore presided "a the piano.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
ASCENSION DAY.
knights TempIar TO Attend Second
Baptist Church In Evening.

st. Johns Commandery. No /,
knights Templar. win observe Ascen-
sion Day on May 25. by attending
Second Baptist Church in the even
ing. The Rev. Thomas p. Holloway,
pastor of the church. will preach a
special sermon. The Knights will
meet at the Masonic Temple at 730
o'clock and march TO the church in a
body. headed by a band.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10
CAR FLOAT LArNCHEn.

The car float built by the American
Car and Foundry Company for the
Reading Railroad Company, was
launched yesterday. II will soon be
adellYered 70 its owners.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10

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Evening journal., 1911-05-10

&XEZHzE EEH..s-EyE
Evening journal., 1911-05-10

The Evening Journal has
more Subscribers than any
other paper in Delaware.
That means a home paper.
Evening journal., 1911-05-10

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A SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. FRANCIS or ASSIST.

st. Francis, the son of a merchant
OF Assist, was born in that city, A. d.
1882. Chosen by God to be living
manifestation to the world of Christ's
poor and suffering life on earth, he
was early inspired with a high esteem
and burning love of poverty and hui
initiation. The thought Of the Man of
Sorrows, Who had not where to lay
His head, filled him with holy envy
Of the poor, and constrained him to
renounce the wealth and worldly sta
ton which he abhorred. The ScOrn
and hard usage which he met from his
father and townsmen when he APP
peared among them in the garb of
poverty were delightful to him.
Now he exclaimed, I can say truly,
"Our Father who art in heaven"
But divine love burned in him too
nightly not to kindle like desires in
other hearts. Many joined them
selves to him, and were constituted
by Pope Innocent III. into religious
Order which spread rapidly through
out Christendom. ST. Francis, after
visiting the East in the vain quest of
martyrdom, spent his life like his
divine Master-now in preaching to
the multitudes, now amid desert soil
tudes in fasting and contemplation.
During one of these retreats, he re
ceived on his hands, feet, and side the
print of the five bleeding wounds of
Jesus. With the cry, Welcome, sister
Death, he passed to the glory of his
God October 4, 1926.
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The Eucharist and Modern Church
Building.

/ i SIS 4 E
We are actuated by the same faith
as they. We also believe that the
one building on earth that can never
be too well constructed nor too richly
adorned is the house of God, the dwell
ing place of Jesus Christ among men.
Unbelievers and economists may
claim that there is no need of SO
great an expenditure of wealth in
church building and in church orna-
mentation; but our faith answers that
nothing can be too good, too rich, too
beautiful for the home Of our EN-
manuel, our God with us.
In the mad rush for worldly prizes
in our age and country people are apt
to become forgetful of the claims of
God upon their liyes-upon all that
they are and all that they have. In
our materialistic atmosphere there is
danger that even Catholics may lose
sight of this great principle and may
begrudge their Eucharistic King rich,
palatial surroundings, such as their
Pre-Reformation ancestors afforded
Him.
1t is sometimes said that fine
churches belong to Medieval times
to the days when feudal castles were
in vogue. To those who are governed
by unitarian standards, who estimate
the values of things by the material
profit derived from them, such re-
mark sounds plausible; but to those
who are animated by the truly Catho-
lie spirit it is thoughtless and ma
terialistic. 1t is true that the days
of feudal castles are gone, but the
Heavenly Occupant of our churches
remains to be honored and glorifed in
the present and in the future as well
ence depart from the tabernacle and
what superseded it? We have inner
tied glorious houses of God from the
generations that have gone before us
and there is no valid reason why
we should not erect in our new cen
ters of wealth and population churches
as nearly equal to them as the limita-
tions of our generosity and of our
modern genius will permit. We who
live in this land, and in this century,
have as much right to enjoy fine
churches, epics of architecture, as the
people of any land or of any century.
Let us bring this thought home to
ourselves. AS our Holy Father is the
Pope of the Holy Eucharist, so should
we be the people, the priests and the
bishops of the Holy Eucharist. Are
we initiating the example of our fore
runners in religion, who did such mag
unanimous things for the honor of
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament? Are
we fostering the old Catholic spirit of
sacrifice for God? Are we doing our
best according to our ability to pro-
vide for Him homes of splendor in
which all mans best efforts will give
glory to Him, and in which earth's
weary pilgrims gathered around His
affairs and conscious of the uplifting
spiritualizing influences of their sur
roundings cannot but exclaim "How
lovely are Thy tabernacles o Lord
of Hosts! This is none other than
the house of God and the gate of
heaven!"
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EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFT
ER PENTEcoST.

a NJ ii
EPiSTLE: give thanks to
my God always for you, for the
grace Of God that il given you
IN Christ Jesus, that In all
things you are made rich in
Him, In all utterance. and In all
: knowledge.
GOSPELS: That you may
know that the Son Of Man
hath power on earth to forgive
sins (then said He to the man
sick with the palsy, Arise, take
Up thy bed, and 90 into thy
house. And he arose, and went
into his house.