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Evening journal., 1911-05-29
PORTRAIT.
COST $2,45O
Startling Statement Made by
an Artist to HOuSe
Committee
ROSENTHAL SAYS THAT HE
RECEIVED ONLY $3.50
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. May 29.- Charges
that an $3.50 portrait Of former secre-
tary Of State Day cost the State De-
partment S2.45O. were made before
the House Committee on Expendi-
lures in the State Department today
by Albert Rosenthal. portrait
painter.
Rosenthal told the committee that
he received what he thought was. a
personal check for $3.50 from former
Chief Clerk William II. Michaels. OF
the State Department. and that the
voucher drawn on the department, as
turned in by Michaels called for
$2,450. This discrepancy was discov-
cred when Rosenthal endeavored 10
sell the department a portrait Of for
ner Secretary Hay and was told that
his price. S245O as shown by the
record of the Day portrait was ex'
orhitant Rosenthal protested he ha6
only received $3.50.
The committee confused by thii
revelation adjourned Immediately az
ter issuing a summons for Thomas
Morrison file clerk Of the department
and the vouchers I'm question.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
DEGREES SOON
FOR new PYTHIANS
Alpha Lodge Members to be
Formally Received To-
morrow Night

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the institution of Alpha
Lodge, No. %, X. of p. tomorrow
evening. The exercises will begin at
o'clock when the three ranks will
be conferred. Prominent members OF
the X. of p. will be present from all
parts of the State and a delegation
of $50 members will come from Phila-
delphia.
Calanthe degree team Of this city
will confer the first rank; Delta de-
gree team, Of Laurel, the second, and
Fourth of July degree team, of Phila-
delphia. the third rank degree. Fol-
lowing the degree work there will be
a banquet and address. Grand Chan
cellor c A. Short will be one of the
speakers.
Alpha Lodge has selected Monday
for its regular meetings.
Those who have seen the auditor
rum in the new Pythian Castle at
Ninth and West streets. are delight
ed with the appointments The
Pythian Hall Company has expended
about $4,000 on the work. Already
many societies are demanding the
building for entertainments. etc.
Commencement exercises of the
Cathedral parochial school will be
held in the Pythian Castle, on June
Is.
The women Of the Homeopathic
Hospital have rented the auditorium
for the afternoon and evening on the
following day.
The hall vii be completed in ten
days. The dedication will take place
in September.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
CITY FINANCES
in BAD SHAPE
Council Hopes to Hide Big De-
fiCit With Bond Issue
Proceeds
ONLY $l,O7S TO MEET
NEARLY 100000 OWED

Announcement that Wilmington has
but $1075 in the current cash fund in
bank, and with known obligations Of
$4,000 TO meet by June 1, not includ-
ing the $4,000 borrowed recently and
the bills due and which the Demo-
cratic Council is holding back pay
ment on, has caused a stir among Will
mingtonians. 1t has been generally
realized that the present Council has
run the city into a financial hole, with
a record-breaking deficit facing it, but
the true condition is even more start
ling than many persons supposed. The
100000 due by June includes $4,000
of water bonds, $1,000 interest on water
bonds. police, Council and miscellane-
Gus pay rolls. In addition to this $780,
600 are bills for printing and for other
purposes that Council has been "stav-
ing off" amounting to many thousand
dollars, in the hope that the deficit
will appear much less than 1t really is.
That the deficit Of the present Coun-
Gil will be more than 100000 seems
to be the sitaution, although Chairman
Kane of the finance committee is
counting on applying about $9S,000 of
the pending $395,000 bond issue to the
current fund in an effort to smother
the deficit. BY this meas the Demo-
cratic Council expects to create an inn
preston that there is no deficit" but
if the S395,000 bonds are delayed in be-
fa.rr Il.
ent Council will find itself I'm a har-
rowing condition financially That, ap-
parently, is why the Democratic lead
ers are so anxious TO have the bond
issue accepted and the money paid by
Kountze Brothers, of New York, as It
will enable the Council to apply the
money until the end OF the fiscal year
in a manner 10 give the impression
that there is no deficit.
No Deficit Says Kane.
Councilman Kane. chairman of the
finance committee and financial and
floor leader of Council, declares there
is no deficit" anyway, Notwithstanding
that City Auditor Kurtz pointed out
recently in a statement to Council that
the prospective deficit will be 100000
or thereabouts, not including bonds e
be redeemed of about $4,000
Mr.. Kane declared there is no de.
ficit" in a letter he sent to Mayor
Spruance on Saturday trying TO ex.
plain away Councils financial muddle
and the borrowing of $4,000 from a
bank to try to help that body out of a
hole. Mr.. Kane in his letter says:
May 26 1911
Honorable ]. Harvey Spruance, Mayor
Of the City of Wilmington. City
Hall, Wilmington, Del
Dear Sir: In answer to your in
quiries relative to the finances of the
city, l desire to inform you that the
statements to the effect that there will
be a deficit are incorrect. l say posi-
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
PATRIOTISM
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Daniel Ross Veteran the
Orator at Memorial Day
Exercises
PUPILS JOIN IN
SPIRIT OF THE DAY

The High School auditorium was a
place which could and did inspire
patriotism this morning. Upon en-
trance into the great hall there burst
upon the spectator the splendid, glow
ing colors of the American flag, from
many draped banners. Heaped high
upon the platform and bordering the
footlights, daisies, roses and ferns
added their wealth of beauty
The many visitors, on looking over
the school, could not fail to mark the
red and blue ribbons and white dress
es which made the girls side seem a
part of the decorations.
The guest of honor and chief
speaker of the morning was Daniel
Ross, representing the Grand Army
of the Republic.
Mr.. Ross has for many years been
one of the best known Grand Army
men in Delaware, and has held all the
high Offices in the State G. A. r. On
the platform beside Mr.. Ross we're
seated Principal Berlin and the speak
ers from the school.
The school sang America, God, the
All-Terrible, Columbia. the Gem of
the Ocean, and other songs appro-
pirate to the day, with spirit and
loyal sympathy.
Mr.. Ross the Orator.
The Grafton delivered by Mr.. Ross
was enthusiastically applauded. He
said
Principal, teachers, and scholars,
fifty years ago, from 1861 to 1865 our
country was the scene of the greatest
war ever waged between man and man.
The object on the part of the South
was to form a separate southern con-
federacy, and on the part of the North
to preserve the unity of our whole
country under one constitution and one
flag.
After four long years of civil strife,
during which battles were fought more
desperate and on a more extensive
scale than ever before known in
modern history, and more than two
millions of men were enlisted in the
Union armies, and about 100000 lives
lost by battles and disease, the Union
armies conquered the rebellion and the
country was once more united under
one flag.
About one year after returning
from the field of battle, crowned with
victory, the Union men organized tbs
Grand Army of the Republic having
for its objects, first, fraternity-tc
preserve those kind feelings which
bind together the soldiers, sEilors
and marines who united to suppress
the rebellion second, charity-to as.
sist comrades and widows and or
phans who need help and protection;
third, loyalty-to maintain true allegi.
ance to the United States of America
and fidelity to its Constitution anC
laws.
"Forty-six years have passed since
the dawn of peace in our beloved
land-a peace which each recurring
year has strengthened in the bonds o.
fraternity between the North and the
South. The flag under which we fough
is now the emblem Of a nation strong
er than ever in the fact that it knows
no internal strife. The broad spirit o
Americanism now dominates all oul
hearts more than ever before in oui
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
TO
HEAR SPEECHES

The Republican First District Com
mite will have its last meeting of the
campaign tonight, when arrangements
will be made for election on Satur-
day.
Congressman William H. Heald will
address the committee tonight The
Republican leaders are seeking to i'm
press upon the workers that Il is es-
sential to get Republicans to vote to
assure victory.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
SISTERS PLEA
SAVES BROTHERS
City Judge DiSmiSSeS Thornton
on Promise to DO
Better

Seven drunks were in City Court
this morning.
Rachel Saunders, colored. pleaded
guilty to being drunk and disor-
derly in Porters Court on Saturday
night and was fined So and costs.
Although Emma Bringle. colOred,
pleaded not guilty to acting disorder
ly on Saturday night, she was fined SO
and costs.
Upon the application of Frank S.
Speakman. attorney. the case of Mag
gle Daniels, colored, charged with
disorderly conduct was continued un-
til "Wednesday.
Frank Cunningham, charged by his
wife with breach of the peace, was
allowed TO go on his promise not to
annoy his wife in the future. Mrs.
Cunningham told the court that she
had lived with her husband but two
years in twenty years of married
life.
William H. Thornton and Henry
Thornton were charged with breach
of the peace by their father, but upon
the plea of their sister the cases
were held up The woman said the
trouble had been caused by over in
diligence in liquor.
Joseph Reinholdt, who struck his
wife one blow and was held upon a
charge of wife beating. was allowed
to have his liberty. The case was
held up against him and he was
warned not to come back again.
John Lewis and William Dutton,
colored, charged with selling intoxi-
eating liquor without a license, will
have a hearing OH Wednesday morn
ing. The men were arrested when
the Eigth Ward DUPONT Colored Re-
publican Club at No. sos McCaulley
street, was raided last evening. Few
men were found in the club. A guam
thy Of beer and other liquors were
seized by the police.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
CONFIRMATION AT ST. MARY's.
CIss of 4OS Take First Communion in
East Side Church.

last sue NuuIcus
The largest class in the history of
st. Mary's Church and one of the
largest in the history of the diocese,
numbering 40S children, made their
first communion yesterday morning
and we're confirmed in the afternoon
by the Rt Rev. John ]. Monaghan
Assisting the bishop were the Rev. e.
J. Mealey, pastor of the church, and
the assistnt pastor, the Rev. James
]. McKenna. Following the adminis-
tering Of the sacrament, the Rt. Rev.
Bishop made a short address to the
children upon their obligation TO lead
Christian lives.
This evening the annual May pro-
cession of St. Mary's parish will be
held with over 700 children partici-
pating. The girls will wear white
dresses and wells, and carry flowers,
while the boys wear black with white
sashes. Starting at 7.30 o'clock the
procession will march from the school
to the church, where the statue OF
the Blessed Virgin will be crowned by
a little girl. Before the closing of
the day with the Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament, Father McKenna
will preach to the children upon "The
Love Due the Immaculate Mother Of
God" The May procession is always
an occasion which taxes the seating
capacity of the church, and a large
audience is expected tonight.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
CHICKS In FOR
A SQUARE DEAL
If They Do Not Play Good Ball
Owners Will Not Expect
Support

Replying to an explanation in a
morning paper as to why the Will
mington Tri-State club has not made
a better showing until this time,
Thomas M. Brown, president of the
club, said this afternoon that If the
Chicks do not develop into one Of
the best clubs in the league the COM
pany will not ask for the support Of
the Wilmington fans. Mr.. Brown
said.
This question OF support for the
team is one that interests the team
owners more than II does anybody
else. If we do not give the Whining
ton fans their moneys worth we will
not expect them to support the club.
We will be the losers in that event,
and nobody else. We know We have
fast team and ihaf the club will
win. The season is no 2 month old
and we are only three gamc1 behind
the leaders. That would seem TO
indicate that the Chicks are not out
of the running by any means. If We
do not put up the right article of ball
we will not expect support"
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
FOIL PLOT TO
KILL MADERO
Plan to Re-eStabIlSh a Die
tatOrShip Nlpped In Bud
by Arrests
TWO ARE CAPTURED,
ONE AN AMERICAN
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
Ell PASO. Texas. May 29.-With
Dan De villars of Mexico City and
w. f. Dunn. an American. under ar
rest on charges Of fomenting plot
to assassinate Madero and re-estah-
lish a dictatorship similar to that en-
joyed by Diaz. It is belied today that
one of the principal obstacles to Ma
dero's rulership has ben removed.
General Benjamin Villioen, who is
responsible for the arrests gave The
United Press today the story of the
alleged plot
/ Dan De Villars, now under arrest
in lei Paso came Of rich family in
the Transvaal," he said 81 met him
there during the Boer war He had
good reputation as a soldier and was
highly respected. He went to Mex
leo about eight years ago and mar
rled an American giri IN Mexico City.
They have two children.
Eight days ago he wired from
Mexico City that he had scheme
whereby he could make a lot of money
did not reply but he came on to El
Paso. He came TO my hotel and told
me that he could get $4,000 for me
and S25,000 for Orozco. Maderos fav-
orite general, n we would turn on
Madero, convince his men that he
could not succeed and then lead them
in an insurrection against Madero
II told Madero about the plan and
Madero told me to go ahead and lead
De Villars on. / did this as Madero
ordered. Mrs. Villpoen helped me.
We dined with De Villiars and took
him out auto riding and finally he
gave me $500 on account and he gave
Orozco $500.
He told us that a Coahulia man
was putting up the money, and that
he wOlted us to let him know on
what train Madero would start for
Mexico City. DeVillars told us that
the man had said that. II he knew on
what train Madero would travel.
someone would kill him enroute.
While Madero was on the train be-
tween Juarez and Mexico City we
were to seize Juarez.
Plan 10 Seize City.
"DeVillars tolds us there we're 200
men in the federal army in Mexico
City and on the Mexico City police
force who understood the situation,
and at a signal would seize Mexico
City from De La Bara and the friends
Of Madero.
There was some hitch about the
payment of the rest of the money.
though DeVilliers received many tele-
grams telling him to 60 ahead and
buy Orozco and myself regadless of
cost. Finally w. j. Dunn, an Ameri-
can from Mexico City, who was help
ing DeVillars in the plot. started for
Mexico City to straighten out the
money matter. William Smith. a de-
tective, was put on Dunn's trail He
secured copies of all the kilograms
sent by Dunn to DeVilliers and others
and they will be used as evidence in
court.
Representatives of Madero. after a
long conference with DeVillars Sat
urday night, decided it best to secure
a warrant for him in the United States.
He was arrested in the lobby Of his
hotel,
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
NEW STREETS FOR
THE NINTH WARD

The Street and Sewer Department Is
now paving Concord avenue to Monroe
street and Market street is TO be
paved from Twenty-third street to
city limits. providing the city gets the
necessary money. This piece Of work
will be done in conjunction with the
Levy Court The streets in the Ninth
ward which will be paved provided the
department gets the money, are Clay
mont, Vandever to Eleventh; Twen-
ty-second Market to Carter street;
Lamotte, Market to Twenty~second;
Tatnall. Concord avenue to Twenty
fifth: Washington, Twenty-third to
Twenty-ninth; Twentieth, Jefferson TO
Van Buren, streets; Jefferson, Eigh-
teen to Twenty-second.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
SUPREME COURT susrArNs HOUR LAW.

By United Press Wire
WASHINGTON. May pa decision which will greatly
strengthen the effectiveness the socaed hours
regulating the employment dispatchers ongi
neers hremen. conductors down
by the Supreme Court Of the United
adudged constitutional
state Commerce Commission had the right require monthly
reports the railroads showing their employees
worked longer than the hours specified by law.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
BOY TAKES PLUNGE
THROUGH PLATE GLASS

Diving through a plateglass window
in the Baynard, Banks and Bryan
jewelry store, at Fifth and Market
streets, yesterday, Joseph Fuchelli,
aged Is years, of No. COL Tatnall
street, was severely cut about the
head. face and hands. Fuchelli was
riding down Market street on a
bicycle and attempted to turn into
West Fifth street. He was going so
fast that, instead of getting around
the corner, he ran into the curb and
was thrown headforemost through che
window, falling among a collection Of
clocks.
When taken out his face was CASH
ed, his head cut and one finger almost
severed. The boy was taken TO the
Delaware Hospital.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
CHRTSTIANA
TAXES ARE PAID

At the meeting of the Levy Court
this morning settlement was report
ed in full for Christiana hundred for
taxes for 1905-06, and the bond of r..
Lewis Armstrong, the former collector.
was marked satisfied and returned to
the attorney of his estate. The delay
in settlement was on account of the
death of the collector.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
DAMAGES
FOR LOST ARM

In Superior Court today trial Of the
case of Thomas Seininski VS.. the Will
mington Leather Company called.
Robert II. Richards appeared for the
plaintiff and ]. Harvey Whiteman ap-
peared for the defendant.
The case was on trial last winter
when William S. Hilles was taken sud
denly i'll SeininsH asks damages for
injuries TO his arm which was caught
in rollers and mangled to such an ex-
tent that amputation was necessary.
Seininski who was the first witness
called, told of the accident which hap
pened onJanuary IA, 1910 The trial
will be resumed this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
WOMAN SHOOTS
.OUARRELSOME MAN

Shot by a woman, Benjamin Will
liams, colored. of Armstrong; Corner,
is at the Delaware Hospital, but not
seriously injured. After shooting the
man, the woman, whose name is Cook,
had a warrant issued for him and
Constable Hicks brought him to Will
mington last night
The man started trouble with the
result that the woman got the re-
volver and fired at him.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
BERGER SCORES
BOTH PARTIES
Asks for a Congressional In
VeStiGatiOn Into the
Mcnamara Case
COMMITTEE DECIDES
THAT 1T IS UNNECESSARY
BY The United Press.


WASHINGTON, May Congress
will not investigate the kidnapping"
of ]. ]. Mcnamara from Indianapolis
on a charge of being implicated in
the alleged dynamiting of the Los
Angeles Times plant.
The Rules Committee of the House
at the conclusion of today's hearings
on the resolution of Representative
Berger Socialist, wisconsin, decid-
ed to not report it. The committee
concluded that, as Representative
Korbley (Dem. Ind) is now pressing
a resolution before the House Judic-
larry Committee. which if adopted
would amend the extradition laws to
prevent repetition of the Mcnamara
incident, an investigation would be
unnecessary.
Berger Scores Both Parties.
Declaring that both the Democratic
and Republican parties will be held
responsible for the kidnapping" of ].
J. Mcnamara. Victor S. Berger. So
cialist representative today urged the
Rules Committee of the House to re-
port his resolution authorizing a Con-
gressional investigation of the Nc
Namara case.
Berger declared that while Nc
Namara was not a Socialist and was
probably opposed to Socialism, he was
interested in his case because it was
product of the bitter struggle be-
tween labor and capital"
"Now, gentlemen" said Berger in
conclusion, 1T is for you to do what
lies in your power toward causing
the struggle between capital and labor
to take civilized and sensible form on
both sides. It is for you so to amend
the Federal statutes relating to ex-
tradition that in the future a man
will be sure of legal advice and q
hearing in a court Of record before
he is extradited.
Every man Is entitled to so mucf
at least in a civilized country"
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
ALUMNAE ON NAY PARTY.

The annual May party of the Will
mington High Schol Alumnae Asso-
citation was held on Saturday after
noon at Brandywine Springs. After
supper, a short business meeting was
held in which it was decided to en-
tertain the girls of this years grad
uating class at a June dinner in
Hanna's Cafe.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
TWELVE DEAD IN A
WRECK ON BURLINGTON
Orders Not Followed and Two Passenger Trains
Crash---Sfeam Pipes Burst ScaIdng
Many.

clubs were both on the train. Several
Denver players we're injured. but mono
was killed.
Passenger train No. 12, east bound,
had orders to take siding at Redwood,
a small station west Of here. but came
on east Passenger train No. 0, running
at so miles an hour crashed into No.
10 and both trains were ditched. The
enginemen on both trains were killed.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION.

The Rev. DR.. Charles A. Hill read
a paper before the Methodist Preach
ers' Association this morning ON "A
Study in Orders" DR.. Hill gave an
historical review Of the subject. He
gave the Catholic doctrine of the
Apostolic succession, and then told
the Methodist viewpoint. showing
wherein the two teachings differed.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
OPEN BIDS FOR BRIDGE WORK.

Bids for building new bridge over
the west branch Of the Smyrna river
in Blackbird hundred were opened by
the Levy Court today. The bids fol-
low: Frank r. Jones, $4,000; Nelson
Meredith Co., S5.s40; Anderson and
Clark, s4,S79; Robert r. Morrison.
$5,65020.
The bids we're. referred to the Court
as a committee of the whole.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
COUNTY FINANCES.

County Treasurer Burns reported to
the Levy Court today the following
balances: To credit Of the Levy Court,
$SS,245.1S; special bond issue, SS2,-
342.37; Christiana, $91.27; Mill Greek,
$1621.75; White Clay Greek, $7S3.07;
Pencader, $19S.47; New Castle, S17S2.-
40; Red Lion. SS5661; St Georges,
S4,749.S7; Appoquinimink, $605.52;
Blackbird. S1,154.81; Brandywine,
S423. 90
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
WEATHER.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Indications
are that the weather will be generally
fair tonight and Tuesday throughout
the lake region and the Atlantic States.
Temperatures will he lower tonight
and Tuesday in the Middle Atlantic
Stats.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Forecasf.
For Delaware tonight and
Tuesday; light Vriable winds.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
THREE DEAD IN FRISCO FIRE.

SAN FRANCISCO May 2s.-Threo bodies have
cred from the ruins of the chute Park
by hre today with the $25oOoo believed
other dead will be found.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
By The United Press.

IND1ANOLA, Neb.. May pa dis
astrous wreck on the Burlington oc-
CURED today two miles west of In
dianola resulting in the death Of
twelve persons and the injury Of a
large number of passengers. some Of
them fatally. The steam pipes burst on
several of the cars and many were
badly scalded.
The Omaha and Denver baseball
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
BY BICYCLE TO PHOENIXYILLE.

Elwood Downward, John Bullock
and George Broomal rode to Phoenix
willie. Pa, yesterday on, bicycles, COW
ering the distance in five hours.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
INVITE MORGAN TO CORONATION.

LONDON. May 29-Recognizing the Of J. P. Nor
in the world of finance, King George today him
special invitation Westminster Abbey for the coro
nation. Morgan will be the only American honored.
Evening journal., 1911-05-29
INSPECTED ROAD

Members OF the Levy Court went
TO Hockessin this afternoon to inspect
a road at that place
Evening journal., 1911-05-29

The Evening Journal has
more Subscribers than any
other paper in Delaware.
That means a home paper
Evening journal., 1911-05-29

THE BELT DRUG sTORE.