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Evening journal., 1911-11-01
COURT DISMISSES
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

Judge Bradford, in the United Stated
District Court yesterday afternoon
handed down a decision in the Austin
Run Mining Companys case, sustain4
ing a demurrer filed by that concern
and dismissing the bankruptcy petition
filed by creditors OF the company.
Thomas NJ Mackey and Fred M. COLI
ston, both of Philadelphia, and the
p. I DUPONT deNemours Powder Com1
pany filed the petition against the
company, alleging insolvency and that
it had, within four months, next pro1
ceding the filing Of the petition, oom@
mitted an act Of bankruptcy by per$
mitting William j. Wescott, a creditor
to obtain a preference over otheG
creditors, through legal proceedings
in an action Of foreign attachments
and obtained a decree for the payment
of his debt In the Courts at Fredericks-
burg, Va. and an order of sale of the
effects Of the concern to pay the
amount
The court reviewed the various pro1
visions of the bankruptcy act and the
authorities and held that the omission
OF the alleged bankrupt to vacate or
discharge the attachment lien or the
Judgment or order of sale was wholly
without culpability on the part of the
company, and that no act Of bank
ruptcy was committed.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
SAID HE WAS 2l;;
so GOT DRINK
City Judge Delays Judgment
After Saloon Man Makes
Defense

Ludwig Dumbrowski. who conducts
a saloon at No. 40 Spruce street, was
before City Court this morning on the
charge Of selling liquors to a minor.
DumbrowslA was represented by
Robert G. Harman. The first witness
for the state was Leonard Compbell,
aged II years, of No. SIT East
Seventh street, who said that early in
July he went into the saloon and
bought beer. Campbell admitted say
ing in the saloon at the time that he
was past 21 year. The court told
Campbell that any one misrepresent-
ing his age to obtain liquor was liza
BILE to punishment. The practice had
to be stopped, the court added.
Ludwig Dumbrowski, Jr., who was
tending bar for his father at the time,
told of asking Campbell his age on
July 3, when he came into the sa-
loon.
Charles Mccullough told of being
in the saloon at that time and OF
hearing Campbell say he was % years
old. This was corroborated by John
Fraim who was with Mccullough at
the time.
Assistant City Solicitor Lynn said
he had other cases similar 20 this
one, against the defendant. The
court said they would give a decision
on Saturday morning.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
BISHOP AT
DEDICATION
Trinity Altar and ReredOS
Blessed at All Saints
Day Service
RECTOR KIRKUS breaches
ON COMMUNION OF SAINTS

The new memorial altar and reredos
In Trinity Church were dedicated this
morning at the All Saints Day Com
munion service, at which the Rt. Rev.
Frederick ]. Kinsman was celebrant,
assisted by the rector of the church,
the Rev. Frederick NJ. Kirkus. The
choir of Trinity Church led the hymns
and canticles.
Standing before the altar, Bishop
Kinsman said the dedicatory prayers.
blessing the altar and reredos, those
who should there minister or be min
istered unto the donors, and remem-
bering the deceased to whom the gifts
were a memorial. The Rev Frederick
M. Kirkus preached the sermon on
the communion of saints, the spiritual
communication between the living and
the dead who had been bodily taken
from them. The new altar and
reredos, of shining white Caen stone,
fill the entire width Of the chancel.
Concealed electric lights in the
canopied top of the carved Gothic
reredos shine through the interstices
of the carving, giving the effect of
candle-light, and today vases filled
with white chrysanthemums added to
their beauty. The prevailing architec-
ture idea of the church and parish
house has been carried out In the
altar and reredos. The gift is a me-
mortal to Mr.. and Mrs. Victor DUPONT
from their daughters, Mrs. Willard
Salisbury. Mrs II. NJ Barksdale, Mrs.
T. Coleman DUPONT, Mrs. Bruce Ford,
and Mrs. Leroy Harvey.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
sERENAnE Avn CEnARS.

Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Hopkins, of the
Cedars, were given a masquerade sur
prise party last evening. For a few
hours the merry makers had royal
good time. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins
were preparing TO make a visit when
they heard a deafening din by the
masqueraders blowing horns. Among
those prestnt were: DR.. and Mrs. l..
II. Ball. Miss Mary Stelle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry A. Brown. Miss Jessie Brown,
Gregg Derickson, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall Tindall, Mrs. Eastburn, Mrs.
Derickson, Miss Mamie Derickson,
Aquilla Derickson, Miss Callie Little
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eastburn, Harry
Little. Miss Ida Pierson. Robert l..
Armstrong. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ball
Mr. and Mrs. George Ball. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Eastburn, Miss Ethel
Drennen, George Brown, Mr.. and Mrs
Truxton Boyce. Willard Springer,
Harold and Henry Eastburn, Joseph
Hopkins.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
COURT GIVES
HOOD LIBERTY

Charles Hood. colored, who was ar
rested on the technical charge of as
sault and battery following a fight in
which Martha Saunders, colored, re-
ceived burns, resulting in her death.
was dismissed in City Court this morn
ing. Assistant City Solicitor Lynn in
formed the court that Coroner Chand-
ler's jury last night had not held Hood
responsible for the woman's death.
Coroner Chambers jury returned a
verdict that the woman died as a re-
suit of shock. caused by burns, re-
ceived in a manner unknown to the
jury.
Hood and the Saunders woman
we're the only ones in the room at
the time she was burned. In her
dying statement she said she had
threatened suicide. that she poured oil
on her clothing and that she held a
lighted lamp TO her breast when Hood
caught at it and knocked it against ner
dress, thereby causing it to ignite. She
said she did not know whether he in
tended to knock the lamp against her
clothing or to take it away from her
in an effort to prevent her from car
rying out the threat she had made Il
kill herself.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
SEA FIGHTERS
ARE REVIEWED
Secretary Of the Navy Sees
Uncle Sans Ships In
River Pageant
PRESIDENT TO GREET
THE FLEET TOMORROW
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. with the
broad pennant of the Secretary of
the Navy broken out from her main
mast, the trim little Mayfiower. bear
ing George Won l.. Meyer. steamed up
the Hudson today, through the broad
water-lane made by the greatest
armada America ever has gathered to-
gether
When the flag ship Connecticut fly
ing the blue pennant Of Rear Admiral
Hugo Osterhaus, commander of the
one hundred vessels of war began FIR
ing the Secretary's salute of nineteen
guns, twenty-five thousand sailors
manned the rails and stood at atten-
tion as the Secretary's yacht nosed
her way. through miles of battleships,
armored cruisers, torpedo boat de-
stroyers, torpedo boats, submarines,
colliers and mine laying ships. On
the Mayfower. Secretary Meyer stood
with head uncovered as he passed the
sparkling ships.
The review was filled with the i'm
pressive ceremony of naval etiquette.
The flag Of the Secretary was broken
out shortly before o'clock, when
Secretary Meyer boarded the Presi-
Dental yacht. Then the dainty little
yacht moved up along side the bat
tleship Connecticut, flagship OF the
fleet. whose small guns Immediately
began barking in salute. On the flag
ship a boatswain piped away the adj
miral's steamer" and Admiral Os-
terhaus and his flag officers went over
the side and sped down TO the yacht
When the flagships of the other divi-
sions of the feet came their COM
manders and flag officers On board
the Mayfower, they paid their re-
spects to Secretary Meyer, and then
returned to their own ships.
Then the review started. Secretary
Meyer boarded his own launch and
returned Admiral Osterhaus' visit on
the Connecticut. a file of officers and
marines manning the gangway as he
| boarded the massive fighter.
As soon as this formal visit was
ended, Secretary Meyer returned L
the Mayflower and started up steam
passing between the mighty battle
ships on the New York side and tin,
torpedo boat destroyers and subma
rines on the Jersey shore.
i Tomorrow the same program vii
be repeated save that the Commander
in-chief OF the Army and Navy of th
United States, President Taft. Will
the inspecting officer. Every ship /
the line will dress ship" for tha
occasion. Signal flags of every dc
scription will fly from every availabl
top as the President and his persona
party passes up and down the river, Z
the tune of the Presidential salute O
twenty-one guns.
Then the Mayflower will proceed I
a point off Tompkinsville and take ~
positions so that the President ma
review the feet as it steams maies
tically down the river and out througl
the Narrows TO sea.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
FINISHING THE
NEW STATE HOUSE
Interior Hardwood Being
Painted White to Brighten
Appearance

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Nov The work OF
putting the finishing touches on Della
wares new 100000 state building is
now progressing rapidly, with view
to having the whole plant in a finish
ed condition by New Years Day.
The Dover Lumber and Milling
Company is doing all the panel work
in the judiciary room on the second
floor, as sub-contractors.
The commission found itself in a
perplexing situation when the natural
wood finish was found 10 darken the
whole interior-rotunda. library, read
ing rooms and interior Offices. Local
people have expressed surprise to see
the fine quartered oak being painted
over with white paint in order to
brighten the interior.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
ITALY ARRESTS ANARCHISTS
TO HALT THEIR PROPAGANDA

BY The United Press.
NICE, Nov. Anarchists are being
arrested wholesale throughout Italy,
according TO today's advices from
across the fronaier The cults prop
agandists have been so effectively
among the soldiers bound for Tripod.
that enormous numbers of them are
said to be dangerously disaffected.
The shooting Of Colonel Stroppa, by
Private Masetti, at Bologna on Mon
day is understood to have been only
one Of great many cases of the
kind. A number of officers are re-
ported TO have been shot by their own
men in action in Tripoli.
Matters are being made worse for
the government by the popular sus-
picion that thef Italian forces in the
Tripoij are IN 4 bad way and that the
fact is being concealed by the censor
ship. Rumors of this kind are not
only facilitating the anti-militarists'
work. but dampening the enthusiasm
so essential to the administration 10
get successfully through with the
campaign.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
TAFT DEFENDS
SHERMAN LAW
HOtIy Replies to LittIetOn'S
Speech at PlttSburC Cham
Der Of Commerce Dinner
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
MORGANTOwN. W. Va. Nov. L.
There was rejoicing in the Republi-
can ranks today and the President
was congratulated over his victory
last night, also there was no little
indignation over what the Taft sup
porters declared was a deliberata
batting" of the President by the Pitts
burg Chamber Of Commerce.
Before an audience that included
perhaps hundreds of Pittsburg mil
lionaires" and at least one hundred
and fifty minor officials Of the steel
trust, President Taft was forced TO
sit while he heard Representative
Martin w. Littleton. (Dem. n. " de-
nounce the sherman antitrust law
and demand its repeal. The Pitts
burgers cheered Littleton to the echo,
as he said it was incapable of en-
forcement.
II had Been a long evening of tire
some speeches up to that time and
when Littleton concluded with a burst
of oratory amid a storm OF cheers
the President had but nineteen min
uleS 10 tne time MS tram Wdb dCueu-
uled TO leave Pittsburg and for the
first time since he became President,
Taft got mad right out in public Real
izing that he was being butchered to
make a Pittsburg holiday he went
right after Littleton's argument
Scarcely a sound Of applause greet
ed him as he arose But with more
yigor than he had ever put into pub
lie utterance. the President defended
the law. His face was tense. his huge
body swayed and he swung his fists
at the Pittsburgers and told then
they must obey the law.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
JUDGE SIDES WITH
REAL ESTATE MAN

Alfred TAFT, a real estate dealer,
entered a plea OF guilty to trespass
in City Court this morning. Judge
Cochran held the charge up against
him after telling him to be careful
in the future AS TO what he does in
like matters. Testimony was given
that Mr.. and Mrs. Ezekiel Boulden
moved from a house which was con-
trolled by Mr.. TAFT and he went y
the new house TO make a distress
with a constable and bailiff. Mr.. TAFT
entered the building by way OF a rear
window.
Judge Cochran called Boulden and
his wife TO the stand.
what do you mean by causing this
mans arrest when you owe him
money" Judge Cochran asked.
Boulden submitted a rent bool
showing receipts in full, but thes'
were not admitted I'm evidence
Edward G. Bradford. Jr., represent
ed the Bouldens IN the case. Judge
Cochran said he owned severa
houses and he would go with a con
stable to get his money from then
under like conditions. He held up th'
charge against TAFT
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
ITALIAN COMMANDER
CAPTURED BY TURKS
General Caneva Taken
Prisoner During Fight
in Outskirts of TripoH.
DIPLOMATIC
CIRCLES DOUBT
By The United Press.

by Inc united Press
coNsTANTINOPLE. Nov General
Caneva. commanding tho Italian army
I'm Tripoli has been captured by the
Turks, according to official reports
here today. Considerable doubt Is ex-
pressed in foreign diplomatic circles
here as to the statements accuracy.
The capture was affected. it is add-
ed, during a desperate fight between
Turks and Arabs on one side, and
Italians on the other. IN the streets
I'm the outskirts of Tripoli. Official
dispatches give assurance, the war
ministry announces, that the Turks
arc steadily pushing the Italians back
towards the coast and confidence ID
expressed that they viii be forced
either TO surrender or take to their
boats soon.
Minister Chefket Pasha is himself
authority for the announcement to-
day that the Turks captured FIVE more
forts at Tripoli yesterday after three
hours OF hard fighting which ended
much in the Turks favor despite the
fact that the Italians we're assisted
by a FIRE from their torpedo boats OF
shore. The Italians are being rein-
forced daily. the War Minister SAYS
but to offset this. Arabs from the
deep interior are flocking to the Turs
kish standard
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
HUCGING ACT
COSTS HIM $40

There was one echo Of the Hallow-
cen Joy in City Court this morning.
Buccio Trichaelangelo, was charged
with dirorderly conduct. He was rep
resented by James Salisbury. Edmund
Lundy said defendant was hugging
women on Market street last night
officer Green who made the arrest
said the defendant had grabbed a
woman by the thigh. Although the de-
fendant denied the charge, he was
fined S5 and costs.
Harry Thomas, colored, who lives
with Alonzo Davis, entered plea of
guilty to the charge of breach of the
peace. He was held under bond Of
$50.
John Price, co'ored, was fined $40
and costs on a charge of disorderly
conduct. John w. Davis, colored, said
Price had refused to move from his
steps at Ninth and Walnut streets
when requested.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
Two Hunters Die Instead of
Deer as Jersey Shooting Begins

BY The United Press.
MAYS LANDING. n. J.. Nov. L.
Mistaken for deer, two hunters we're
shot and killed and another seriously
injured near here early today. The
dead men:
Constant Steelman and John Yost.
prominent business men Of Pleasant
Vile.
The injured man is William Jarvins.
of the same place.
Soon after day break, the three
sportsmen separated from their party
and were walking down a by-road to
take stands when suddenly another
hunter walked out in the road, and
thinking the trio to be a deer. blazed
away. The men fell their length in
the road, the buck shot entering the
back Of Yost and Steelman, while
Jarvis received bad wounds in the
legs.
Sheriff Johnson, with a posse, are
searching for Charles Norcross, one
OF a party OF williamstown gunners,
who is said to have shot the men.
Jarvis wounds we're so serious that
his right leg had to be amputated at
the Atlantic City Hospital
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
COPY OF TIMES
IN EVIDENCE
DarrOW to Prove That Gas
Explosion Wrecked Les
AnGeIeSt Building
SAYS OTIS CLAIMED THAT
BLOW UP WAS SMALL AFFAIR
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
Los ANGELES, Cal. Nov. THAT
the defense in the Mcnamara case
will endeavor TO prove a great por-
tion of its contention that gas and not
dynamite destroyed the Los Angeles
Times building by the very forces
which are behind the prosecution, was
made certain by the introduction by
Attorney Darrow or a copy OF the
Times. issued ON the morning follow
ing the disaster Tie got le before
the court during the interrogation OF
Talesman Thomas Il. Preston. a local
architect. against whom he later
lodged a challenge for bias which
Judge Bordwell is expected to dispose
Of today.
Darrow had Preston identify a copy
Of the Times. which bears in deep
black type the statement: "Unionists'
Bombs Wreck Times"
He then introduced n IN evidence
over the protests OF the District At
torney, who objected, although he ad-
mitted he did not see the object OF It.
II Is now known that Darrow ex-
poets 20 show that the Time for weeks
after the explosion. openly declared
the Times building was destroyed by
dynamite and then when the insurance
companies refused to settle their fire
insurance on the grounds that an ex-
plosion and not a ire wrecked the
building. the owners OF the property
changed their tactics and asserted that
the explosion was only a small affair,
doing, according 10 a sworn statement
by the officers of the Times Company
In validating their insurance claims
/ only $4,000 damages. Darrow has the
afiidavits and expects TO confront th'
states witnesses with them and de
mand that they explain the dlscrepan
cies. He has introduced the copy o
CONTINUE on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
GIVE SALOON MAN
GOOD REPUTATION

Judge Cochran. In City Court this
morning. heard additional testimony
In the case Of Stanley salomon, the
saloon keeper at Second and Walnut
streets, who is charged with selling
liquor to a minor.
James Park. of No. PA East Second
street; william Carson and John p.
Alsentzer testified TO the good char
acter Of the saloon keeper. After VIII
bur L. Adams. representing Mr.. SAL
omon had quoted decisions in similar
cases the court reserved decision until
Friday morning.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
GET ANOTHER SUSPECT
IN THE DREJKO ASSAULT
Victims May Look at
Ezekiel George and
Samuel Jackson This
Afternoon.
WANELSM is
FOUND HERE

State Detective Frank Mccoy, who
has been working on the case of Peter
Drejko and Wojciech Manelski, who
were brutally beaten by two negroes
on the formers place. at Mermaid,
near Hockessin, on last Saturday
night, has made another arrest in the
case. He took into custody shortly
before noon today Ezekiel George,
colored. aged rs years, near Georges
home, i'm South Wilmington, beyond
Market street bridge. The detective
had been looking for the man since
yesterday afternoon. and did not come
up with him until this morning.
1t is said that George was working
at husking corn near the farm of
Peter Drejko on Saturday, and ad-
mits being in that locality on Satur-
day night The man was locked up
at the police station, where Samuel
Jackson, a giant negro, arrested by
Mccoy, on Monday night, has been
since he was taken into custody.
Mccoy hopes TO have either of the
victims of the assault or Mrs. Drejko
look at the suspects this afternoon.
Wojciech Manelski the farm
laborer. who disappeared from
the DItIhV AolAi0 Oh NAohAaf NfcAAH -
has been found. The man was wander
ing aimlessly by st. Hedwig's Polish
Catholic Church on South Harrison
street about O'Clock this morning
when the Rev. John Gulcz pastor of
that chuch who knew him, espied
him. Father Gulcz detained the victim
of the assault and sent word to the
members Of his family. Mrs Manelski
later took her husband to their home
at No. 112 Poplar street, where he re-
ceived medical attention.
Manelski does not appear to be ser
iously injured Judging from his out
ward appearance, but he is believed
to have been badly hurt about the
head.
When asked where he had spent last
night he said he had slept under corr
shocks in the fields. He had nothing
to eat from the time he left the home
u the Dreikos Lntil found this morn
ing.
Drejko took a turn for the worse
during the night and It is said ne II
now in a serious condition.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
HOLD WOMAN ON
THEFT CHARGE

Julia Wright, colored, was before
City Court this morning charged with
larceny of two rings, bed quilt and
towels from the home of Mrs. Julia
Lyman, of No. 900 West street. She
entered a plea of guilty.
Mrs. Lyman testified that the defend
ant had worked for her for about two
months. The ring was valued at $40
The state then closed and the court
held the defendant under $500 bail Tor
upper court.
Dorsey Blackiston, colored, who was
charged with larceny, was discharged
on account of lack of evidence.
The case Of Frank Caruso. charged
with tampering with a witness, was
continued until Friday morning. The
prosecuting witness was not in court
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
NEWARK o. Nj. D.
NEEDS LIEUTENANT

An order has been issued calling
for an election of a second lieutenant
pany E, has been granted a two
Lieutenant James d. McKeon, of the
Organized Militia of Delaware, who
has been promoted. The election Will
be held by Second Lieutenant Robert
NJ. Carswell, on November 3.
Captain Linwood B. Jacobs. of Com
pany E, has ben granted a two
months leave of absence so he can
leave the state. He is building a
big reservoir at Burlington, Vt.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
KIDDTES HAVE
$I4OO in BANK

About two years ago the New Castle
Board Of Education appointed William
]. Ferris to look after the savings of
the children. Since then the school
children have been bringing their
change each Monday morning to their
teachers. AS a result of this saving
there is now fund of $1460 deposited
in tho savings fund earning four per
cent.
Mr. Ferris takes a deep interest In
the efforts of the children to save.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
WILEY BANS
BEER R'COLLARS'
Health SIeuth Advocates Uni
form Drink for the Lager
Lovers
REAL BEER IN GLASSES
UP TO new STRIPE
Rv The limited prasa.


WASHINGTON, Nov. livery man
who pays a nickle for a glass Of beer
is entitled 10 the same amount Of bev-
erage, according to Dr. Harvey w.
Wiley. chief chemist Of the government
who today said that he advocated the
passage OF laws fixing uniform size
for beer glasses He would have a
stripe in the glass about an inch from
the top and would provide that the
glass must be filled with real beer
up 10 the strip. He is opposed to col
lars" on beer and thinks that every
customer should be insured a stand
ard measure for his money.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
sTREET MARKETS CHANGE.

The markets in King and Madison
streets moved to the west side of these
streets today, and will remain on that
side during the winter months. The
market is held on the west side of the
street in the cold months, because the
sun shines on that side in the morn
ing, but during the summer months
II goes over TO the east side, where
shade is most OF the morning.
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
PYTHIANs GET MORE DEGREES.

Alpha Lodge, K. Of p, had the third
rank conferred on a class of thirty
one candidates by the city lodges de-
gree team last night. Alpha is the
youngest and strongest lodge in the
state having about 260 members.
On next Monday evening Captain
e. e. Rotan will head the Alpha De-
gree team which will confer the first
rank
Evening journal., 1911-11-01
COMPLnIENTED on ROAD WORE.

COMPLIMENTED ON ROAD WORK.
Levy Court Commissioner Daniel
Thompson paid a deserving compl-
ment to William Oaks yesterday. Oaks
had charge Of the men who made re-
pairs to the Dutch Neck road in Red
lion hundred. Farmers in that sec
tion had been complaining for year
about the almost impossible condition
of the road But now compliments
take the place Of complaints. Tho
new gasoline roller was used by Oaks
and the road was levelled and rolled
leaving a good crown. Compliment
tary letters regarding the i'm
provement of the road were written
to Levy Court Commissioner Thomp-
son.