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Evening journal., 1911-02-22
ROUTINE OF
LEGISLATURE
Favorable Reports on a
Number of Bills
Today
SUSSEX MAY HAVE
A RECEIVER OF TAXES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Feb. 22.-The House bills
fixing the Secretary of the state and
the state Treasurer's salaries at S250O
annually, was reported favorably 10
the House today.
Represontative Whites bill requir-
ing trolley railway companies 10 yestl-
bule compartments on cars for crews
I'm the winter months was reported faY-
orably to the House.
Among other favorable reports to
the house were the bills TO license the
CARRYING of deadly weapons, TO abolish
tax collectors and create a receiver OF
taxes i'm Sussex county, the House
bill validating religious corporations
and providing "a now method FOR their
Incorporation.
The Senate passed the following
bills Senate bill vesting title Of
property held by New Castle county
i'm the state. the present New Castle
county court house being held by
trustees instead OF by New Castle
county. and J. wilkins Cooch being
the only living trustee.
Senate bill 10 amend the charter OF
Niddletown; House bill renewing the
charter Of the Camden public schools;
senate bill TO allow the Board of Edu-
cation Of Harrington to increase its
taxes TO $4,000 a year.
No Trickery in Bill.
The House passed the following
bills Senate bills authorizing the Sec
retary of State 10 procure a new seal
and a new press; Senate bill abolish
ing the English procedure in the
Court Of Chancery and for the taking
OF oral testimony in that court; House
bill extending the time for recording
private acts.
The Senate passed Mr.. buttons bill
to reincO -porate SeafOrd.
Senator Dutton explained that q
charge had been made that there had
been trickery regarding this legisla.
ton. but he said the charter had beer
decided upon in a town meeting and
that there was no trickery I'm It. and
/ he had the records 10 substantial
what he said There was no opposition
/ TO the bill
The House killed Representative
Moore's bill prohibiting the use o
| traction engines for heavy hauling
purposes as many Of the rural mem
bers thought it would interfere witt
the use Of traction engines TO NOV
houses and repair roads.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
ASK 100000 MORE
FOR COUNTY ROAD

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Feb. 22.-- Representa-
tive buckingham, OF Mil Creek hun-
dred today proposed in the Legisla-
turo a law TO authorize New Castle
county to borrow 100000 for road
improvements. In the past four years
that county has borrowed 100000 for
the building of good roads aud If the
Buckingham bill goes through il will
mean that New Castle county shall
have provided 100000 for modern
roads. All of the last 100000 bond is
sue has not been spent as yet but will
be required for roads to be built this
year.
The Buckingham bill specifies the
roads TO be improved. and was drawn
at the instance of the Levy Court.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
ANNOUNCED SHOW,
THEN BEAT WIFE
City Judge Sends Flynn to
Court for Being Real
Actor

Charged with wife beating, Michael
Flynn was held in $500 bail for his
appearance at court by Judge Coch-
ran this morning. Mrs. Flynn testi-
fed that last Saturday Flynn came to
his home and told the family of Mrs
Annie Ayers. with whom they room
to get their tickets ready to see big
show He said there was to be a
big exhibition. whereupOn he slapped
Mrs. Flynn across the face. took her
pocketbook away from her and threw
her TO the floor by her feet.
This was corroborated by Mrs.
Ayers, who was called to testify
Flynn. when asked what he had 10
say, started to tell the Judge how he
had not made his wife work when she
was sick and that he had always been
a good husband 10 her.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
DEBATE OVER
SAFETY GATES
House Passes Bill Providing
for Protection at Delmar
Crossing
Mr.. HART ONLY ONE TO
OPPOSE THE MEASURE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Feb. 22.-After pro-
longed discussion, the House this
morning passed Representative Le-
Gates bill 10 require the Pennnsyl-
vania Railroad Company to install
safety gates at North Delmar crossing.
Although tho railroad company had
opposed this bill in committee, buS
one vote. that Of Mr.. Hart was re-
corded against it in the House and a
motion to recommit il brought only
three votes for that motion.
Tho votes to recOmmit were cast by
Representatives Hart, Swami and
Conwell.
Representative Locates explained
that it was a dangerous crossing and
that there had never been hagman
there until he had introduced his bill
Representative HOnecker said he
would like to see a flagman or safety
gates at every dangerous railroad
crossing in the State, but he thought
that the term safety gates, as applied
to the devices now used is "a misnOmer
as the operator Of the gates is usually
occupied in raising and lowering them
and the gates could be easily broken
by runaway teams. He said no would
rather trust TO the protection Of u
ilagman. He asked Mr.. Locates If the
railroad company had ever been re-
quested to put a fagman or safety
gates at the Delmar crossing. Rep
resentative Locates replied that the
company had been asked 20 do 90
eight years ago and at various inter-
walls since then and had paid no at
tentiOn to the requests. He said pc
titions had been signed by nearly
everybody who knows of the cross
ing, but they had been ignored.
Representative Gormley pointed out
that even II safety gates are a mis-
nomer the railroad companies MAIN
tain them in all large cities and aside
from that, runaway teams could dash
on the crossing even if there were a
fiagman there.
Representative Hohecker replied
that Representative Locates had pre-
sented a new phase Of the situation
IF they were requested eight years
ago and since then 20 install safety
gates OF p hagman and had ignored
the request. think # time 70 force
something TO be done" said Mr.. Hof-
fecker.
Representative Hart moved to re.
commit the bill and Representative
Gormley seconded the motion. Rep.
resentative Locates explained that on
a recent rainy day with the roads
bad, the railroad company took an
account of teams crossing at NORTH
Delmar showing sixty-two teams and
about thirty pedestrians crossing
there which he said was small as
compared with the usual traffic. Mr.
Locates said he should not be sur.
prised if 1000 teams used the cross
ing on one day during the summer.
Representatives T. o. Cooper OBJ
1ected to recommitting the bill anC
advocated safety gates.
Representative Hart said he though
watchman would be sufficient
Representative Hoffecker explainin,
his position, said: "I am not her,
with a p. r. r. collar around M
neck. The fact that I was I'm th
employ of the railroad company 70
fifteen years does not imply that
am here TO represent Il for I stoppel
ten or twelve years ago"
The motion to recommit was thel
lost and the vote was taken on th
bill.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
CROSSING AT STATE ROAD.
Notice of bill to Have the Railroad
Tracks Elevated.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER Feb. Representative
Wilson. of New Castle, gave notice in
the House today of a bill to require
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
to abolish the grade crossing at State
Road.
The Levy Court had conferences
with the representatives of the rail-
road company recently and tried to
have the grade crossing abolished, but
could not reach an agreement
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Members Held a Conference at Dover
Thi, Morning.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Feb. 22.-Members of the
State Board Of Education met here
this morning to consider legislation
and bills recommended by the State
School Commission TO provide a new
school system for the State.
President Harter. of Delaware Col
lege, and other members of the board
offered 20 go before the legislative
committees to advocate the bill to es-
tablish new State Board of Educa-
tion Of seven members.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
Y. M. c. A. AUXILIARY.

At the meeting Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
women's Auxiliary yesterday after
noon it was decided to respond favor
ably to the written request Of the
York. Pa, auxiliary asking for two
articles for bazaar which the York
auxiliary is planning. The resigna-
tion Of Mrs. Il. B. Mode was received
yesterday and the names of Mrs. Harry
Heinle, Mrs. Eta Lawrence and Mrs.
Alice Hayes were reported as new
members. The auxiliary is endeavor-
ing to raise $125 for use in educa-
tiOnal work. A letter of sympathy
will be sent TO the president. Mrs.
Walter ID. Bush, upon the death of
her daughter. At the written sugges-
ton of the president. a letter of SYM
pathy will be sent to Mrs. David W..
Harlan.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
MORE COUPLES
WANT DIVORCE

Prothonotary Herbert L. Rice today
issued the list of causes for trial and
argument at the March term of the
Superior Court. The list shows forty
five couples seeking divorces. Eight
cases of this nature will come before
the court for the first time. Margaret
Pearce applies for the annulment Of
her marriage and tho remainder want
final DEGREES.
The new applicants for divorce are:
Nellie J. McKaig VS.. Charles B. Nc
Kaig; Rose A. Hickman, VS.. William
Raymond Hickman; Rebecca S. VIM
trup. VS.. Charles NJ. Wintrup; Nellie
NJ. Watson. VS.. Walter M. Watson;
Alice NJ Mcdaniel, VS.. Elmer Paul
Mcdaniel; Charles II. Rickert VS..
Mary f. Ricket; Emma Glacy. VS..
Peter Glacy; Jennie c. Fitzgerald, VS..
John ]. Fitzgerald.
There are "a cases on the trial list.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Feb. 22.-Seven in
formations against prominent Repub-
lican workers charging bribery, were
filed in court here at noon by Attor-
ney-General Andrew G. Gray and
Deputy Attorney-General Harrington.
Two allegations set forth actual pay
ment OF money. one by Charles r..
Moore. of West Dover. and another by
Daniel w Dodd. Of Dover. The other
informations all charge offering TO
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
TROLLEY MEN
BACK TO WORK

Announcement was made this morn
ing at the Offices of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
that two of the men who had gone on
strike when w. II. Tilton. of Brook
lyn. the wire foreman of the COM
pany was discharged, had been rein
stated in their old positions.
General Superintendent Heindle re-
ceived a long distance telephone call
from New York this morning asking
If the company needed strike break
ars. Mr.. Heindle refused the offer.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
All Three Are ReappOinted by Cover
nor PcnneMill.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Feb % Governor
Pennewil this morning reappointed
A. r. Spaid to be supe -intendent Of
the New Castle county rural schools.
J. e. Carroll to be superintendent Of
the Kent county schools and Z. j.
Hardesty to be superintendent of the
Sussex county schools
This is the fourth term for Superin-
tendents Spaid and Carroll and the
second for superintendent Hardesty.
All are Republicans.
Some friends of G. $. Messersmith
had urged his appointment as New
Castle county superintendent, but in
fiuential residents of all parts of the
county favored the reappointment of
Mr.. Spaid
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY EVENTS

Post Office. banks, city and county
buildings closed.
Public schools closed.
Celebration by Caesar Rodney
Chapter, u. A. II.
Semi-annual meeting, Delaware So
eiety OF Cincinnati.
Luncheon, Twentieth Century Club,
of Smyrna.
Dance at CentreYllle for benefit Of
Homeopathic Hospital.
Open House i'm Boys Department Of
Y. VI. G. A.
Colonial supper. First VI. p. Church.
Flag raising on public school at
Rose Hill.
Display Of nrize beef
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
Washington Party al settlement.

pies Settlement will give a Washing
tons Birthday party this evening. One
of the games to be played will be a
revision of the PIN the Tail on the
Donkey" game. The blindfolded guests
will be given hatchets to pin on a
large cherry tree at the place where
the famous woodchopper gashed it..
Favors of flags will be presented to
the guests.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
WiIminrton Ylsliors al Doror.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Feb. 22.--Levy Court
men Dennison and Elliott We're here
today comforting with members Of the
Legislature about New Castle county
legislation The Levy Courtmen and
their attorney, Philip l.. Garrett, will
be given a hearing on several bills
tomorrow.
Councilmen Kane and Dempsey. J..
J. English and H. NJ. Lange were
among the Wilmington visitors to-
day. The councilmen say they are
here advocating no particular bill.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
CITY LIGHTING
PLANT BILL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Feb. 22-The bill 10
authorize City Council of Wilmington
to erect a municipal lighting plant In
Wilmington for city lighting only will
be presented to the Legislature on
Thursday. The bill Is now being pre-
pared.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
Seven Bribery InformafiOns
Filed in Kent County Court

pay money for votes The defendants
are George w. Spayd. Of Bowerss
Beach. ON two informations; Charles
r. Moore. OF West Dover, two infor-
nations; Thomas Davis. OF Smyrna;
Thomas Il. Marvel, OF Smyrna, and
Daniel w. Dodd. of Dover.
Former Sheriff william Harmett
has been held to bail for alleged
bribery attempts. but the Attorney
General did not present him today af
he is seriously III and may not re-
cover.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
RESTAURANT
UNDER PROBE

In City Court today contnuance
was made until Saturday in the case
of Cornelius Robinson. who is charged
by Lewis Davis. proprietor OF a
restaurant at Ninth and Walnut
streets, with disorderly conduct.
Meanwhile Chief Black will ascertain
what kind of a place the restaurant
Is. Several cases in City Court with
i'm the last few weeks have originated
I'm the restaurant.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
BOY GETS OFF.

Agent Stout, of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children. re-
ported to Judge Cochran this morning
that in the case of Clarence Wilson,
the 17-year-old colored boy, who was
charged with trespass, he had found
that Wilson had been trespassing on
the property of the silk mills at Thir-
teenth and Walnut streets, and recon-
mended to the court that the charge
be held up. This recommendation was
carried out.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22

Louisa Beckett and Ethel Brown.
colored, were fined so and costs
each I'm City Court this morning on =
charge OF improper conduct on tho
streets. Their case was before tho
court last Monday. but they pleaded
not guilty and a continuance was
granted until this morning.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Feb. 22-John Spring. of
the Ninth ward, Wilmington, was here
today I'm behalf of his candidacy for
Sealer of Weights and Measures The
term of Arthur Hope of Delaware City
expires next month.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
ST. Mary's Church supper.

ST. Mary's Church will hold its an
nual supper in the basement OF the
church on next Tuesday evening"
Tbere will be "a dance afterward in
Reilly Lyceum Hall. The women OF
fhe parish are working hard TO make
both events successful.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
THAT NEWARK LEASE.
Citizens Before Legislature Commit
tee Urging the Referendum Bill.

tee Urging the Referendum Bill.
Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Feb. 22.-Alfrcd A. Curtis,
George G. Kerr, J. Wilkins Cooch and
Samuel \. DOnnell, Nosidents of New
ark, appeared before the House Com-
mittee on Municipal corporations to-
day and advocated Representative
Fishers bill providing for a referen-
dun Of the qualified voters of New
ark on the question of whether or not
the electric light and water plants of
the town should be leased or sold TO a
private corporation.
They are part Of the Citizens Com
mittee of Newark that is trying 70 up
set in the Court of Chancery, the re-
cent lease Of the Newark light and
water plant.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
Or. wolfe Marries One Pair.

Although eighteen marriage IL
censes were issued here yesterday. the
Rev. George l.. Wolfe married but one
OF the couples. They were George 5.
Sell and Miss Annie Reinhardt, both
of POttstown, Pa.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
FORGET FLAG
FOR COURT HOUSE

For a few hours this morning there
was no flag displayed on the County
Court House Register in Chancery
Jolls was in his Office when young
woman called over the telephone TO
announce that this is Washingtons
birthday. The flag was displayed
soon afterwards.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
Many Here TO Marry.

There was rush here today OF
young people from Philadelphia to get
married. The magistrates had laid in
a full supply of licenses and were
kept busy handing out the papers.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22

The Rev. II. b. Hunsberger, pastor
elect of Bethany Baptist Church, will
arrive in the city late this afternoon
and conduct the prayer meeting SER
vices in the church this evening.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
Chief Black Out Acain.

After few days Of illness with the
grip, Chief of Police Black was again
in his Office this morning.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
rRI.STATERS SIGN rP.

Contracts from Merchant and Ker-
fuss were received by the Wilmington
Tri-State owners this morning.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22

David Curlett, the Shipley street
cabinet maker. has donated a table
and wicker chair 10 Hope Farm.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
1,;ngsxood Wants Mr.. Willis.

The Rev. d. II. Willis. Of kingswood
Church was asked by the Quarterly
Confe-onc last night to serve the con-
rraaafinn Tor nnnthAr WAR
Evening journal., 1911-02-22

Ethel Jay and Ira Johnson who were
accused of larceny as bailee, We're
discharged this morning I'm City Court
there being no evidence TO warrant the
charge.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22
WEATHER.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-The indi-
cations are that the weather will he
fair tonight and Thursday in all dis
tricts east Of the Missouri river, ex-
cent that there will be local SHOWS In
the region Of the Great Lakes.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22

WASHINGTON, Feb. p. Forecast
till 5 p. mn. tomorrow;
For DelaWare-Fair tonight and
Thursday; not much change in tenn
perature, brisk west winds.
Evening journal., 1911-02-22

The Evening Journal has
more Subscribers than any
other paper in Delaware.
That means a home paper
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
MILITARY FUNERAL
I. FOR ADMIRAL TERRY
Will Be Buried In Naval
Cemetery, Annapolis, Fol-
lowing Church Services.

With full military honors the body ol
Rear Admiral Silas Wright Terry, U. S
N, retired, wkho died at his home, 2OS,
street. yesterday afternoon, will bt
inferred in the Naval Cemetery at An
napolis tomorrow afternoon. Service:
will be from the home at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning. and later from st
Johns Episcopal Church, the Rev. Ro-
land Cotton Smith officiating.
Rear Admiral Terry, who was sixty
eight years old, had been i'll win pneu
monia for almost a week. Though NJ:
condition was not at first consider ed
serious, after two days he began to fai
rapidly. He retained cons :lOusness I'M
til a few moments before his death al
2:15 o'clock. His son, J. L Mason Terry
of New York, and his wife were at his
bedside.
During his forty-six years service ir
the navy Admiral Terry had won the
reputation of being one Of the most DIS
tinguished and popular officers in the
service.
tered the United States Naval Academy
and after graduation served on the
wooden frigate Marion. While serving
on this vessel Rear Admiral Terry ef-
fected the rescue of the crew Of an
American schooner, which had found
cred off Head Island, in the Indian
Ocean. Owing To the difficult condition
under which the rescue was successfully
accomplished he was highly commended.
He was a native of Wallonia, Trigg
county, Kentucky, where he spent his
boyhoOd days and received his early cd
ucation. In 1900 he was placed in con-
mand of the Washington Navy Yard
and held that position for three years.
He was retired as rear admiral Under
the age limit in 1904 and since that time
has resided almost entirely in Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
PLEAFOR CLERKS
BY SENATOR SMITH
Maryland Statesman Would Give Them More Pay and
Pensions-Cost of Living the Basis He Gives for
An Immediate Revision

There is one delegation in Congress
which always has been loyal to the
interests of the civil service employees
of the Government. That Is the Mary
land delegation. The reason Is not far
10 seek.
The Maryland delegation has more
constituents among workers in the Gov
ernment service than any other State
delegation. Representatives Mudd and
Pearre, in particular, have hundreds of
the employees of the Washington execu-
tives living in their districts, and both
have had ample opportunity thoroughly
to familiarize themselves with condi-
tions in the service.
Pearre to Speak.
Representative Pearre has announced
that if opportunity presents he will
make a speech before the end of the
session, telling what his long and init
mate experience with the civil service
and its workings has taught him. He
knows that the Government has not
treated its employees WE'LL not so well
as any other employer would have
treated a similar body Of people, doing
like work.
Senator George Walter Smith Of Mary
land also has been aroused to a lively
interest in behalf of the thousands of
Government workers who number them-
selves among his constituents. Gath
cred UP from all over the union-from
Maine to California, from Lewiston to
Los Angeles-they have come to Wash
ington to work for Uncle Sam, and then
drifted out to the Maryland suburbs of
Washington. where they now live, and
have become citizens.
Senator Smith has more Of them in
his constituency than any other Senator
can claim, save of course his collea que,
Mr. Rayner. Not even the Empire State
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
Dan Cupid Loses Out
In Fast Three Rounds

Cupid Is today mixed up in a battle
royel with a grandfather. two mothers
and father as principals, and Pearl
Ritter, f1fteen years old, and Theodore
Hillery, nineteen years old, as interest
ed spectators.
The little god of love lost the first
round when he was trfpped at three
marriage license counters - Rockville,
Alexandria, and the District OF Column
bia, by demands that no licenses should
was sent out by John G. Kiilain 21GS I
street, grandfather of the girl, and thus
far has proved effective.
Protests against the intended mar
rage were made because of the youth
of the couple. and the fact that the
girls father died only two weeks ago.
The mother, Mrs. Alice Ritter, lives at
1868 Thirty-first street
The Washington times., 1911-02-10

| of New York, not even the other ada
cent State of Virginia. has so many OF
the Governments civil service workers
as actual residents.
And Senator Smith is thoroughly con-
WINGED that, whatever may be the cause
and the remedy, the civil service people
have not been fairly treated by the Gov
ernment.
Throughout the whole industrial world
and / should also include the profess
sional world he said, the tendency of
salaries has been constantly upward for
a long period.
Civil Service Alone Unchanged.
"All other trades and professions have
had their scale of compensation pushed
upward in this time. The civil service
alone has stood still. This much know
to be true.
II can tell this much, however. that
something ought to be done for cur civil
service employees, and that 1t ought TO
be done in the light of what everybody
knows about the higher cost Of living,
and with the purpose of increasing the
efficiency of the working force of the
Government"
The Washington times., 1911-02-10
Former Policeman
Seeks a New Trial

Setting forth four reasons, counsel for
Charles G. Baston, former policeman,
who was convicted Tuesday Of murder
in the second degree in the killing Of
his wife. Catherine Baston, today filed
a motion for new trial.
Baston was indicted for murder In the
first degree, and was tried before JUS
tice Wright, in Criminal Court No. l.
The defense was that Mrs. Baston came
to her death in a scuffle with her hus-
band to get possession of his revolver.
Arguments in the case will not be
heard for three weeks. In the event
that the motion for new trial is denied
it is believed the case will be taken to
the Court of Appeals.