davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
GIVE $3,175 FOR
FOREIGN MISSIONS

Asbury Church was filled to over
flowing at the anniversary exercises
of the Womans Home Missionary So
ciety yesterday afternoon. Mrs. N. M
Browne presided, and introduced the
new vice-president. Mrs. f. l.. Hof-
fecker.
Mrs. r. b. huntington presented the
treasurer's report, as follows:
Il showed receipts of S2.067 SO from
the churches of the Wilmington dis
trict for the missionary cause: $555.78
from the Easton District; S22S.05 from
the Dover District and S322.9S from the
Salisbury District, a total of $3,175.44
as compared with S2.914.7p for the pre-
vious conference year.
The report OF Mrs. Emma l.. Well
din, the corresponding secretary.
showed that the society has been very
active and that It has branched out IN
several directions. The establish
ment of the Deaconess' Home, and the
large quantity of work which is being
done by the field deRconesses. is an
other tribute TO the society's efferts
The speaker cf the afternoon was
Mrs. Alfred Il. Craig. whose subject
was Making Americans" II was
pointed out that the faithful band OF
refugees brought here for conscience
sake conspired TO form for America a
peculiar type Of Christianity.
Bishop Neely also spoke.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
URGE LAWS
FOR The CITY
Departments Would Have
Legislature Give Them the
Authority Asked for
STREET PAVING BILL
AMONG MEASURES WANTED

Four Wilmington members Of the
Legislature were in City Council
chamber last night to hear delega-
tions speak I'm behalf OF bills now be-
fore the Legislature. They were
Speaker pro tenn. Monaghan. Sena-
tor Charles r. Miller and Representa-
lives Thomas f. Gormley and DIR.
Thomas o. Cooper.
Commissioners Shaw and Poole and
Chief Engineer Kienle. of the Water
Dcpa rtment; Directors Sparks and
Rudolph. OF the Street and Sewer De-
partment; President William P. Ban
croft. of the Park Commission; T.
Chalkley Hatton, consulting engineer.
and representatives OF the Delaware
Branch of the Red Cross Society
appeared. No speeches we're made
and various matters were discussed
at the one time. Tho meeting was
| Legislators were listening TO one DEL
egation on a certain matter perhaps
the others were I'm another part of
the room discussing something en-
tirely different.
Tho Water Board Directors want
| favorable action al Dover on their
bill returning TO that department. its
| former authority 10 retain its ravenue
instead Of turning II over to City
! Council AZ at present
Mr. Bancroft had q conference with
Senator Monaghan on the proposed
bill authorizing the city to borrow
$250000 for park purposes.
Mr. Hatton and the Street and Sew.
or Directors discussed with the Iegis.
lators the bill providing that abuttlne
property owners IN Wilmington pay
a part Of the cost OF street paw.
ing
Tho representatives OF the Ret
Cross Society urged upon tho mem
bers of the Legislature 10 pass thi
bill providing for an appropriation o
$4,000 for the Delaware Ant-Tuber
4 culosis Society for tho erection an
maintenance OF buildings at HOY
Farm
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
SLAUGHTER DAY FOR
WILMINGTON BILLS

feeling Of resentment stirred up
among the Democrats.
One bill introduced by Representa-
tive Gormley was passed. II was that
TO amend the election law passed four
years ago, and which was constructed
by the court to have been passed by
the Legislature in an unconstitutional
manner, thus upsetting the city cleo
ton Of June, 1909, held under that
law.
Bills That Were Killed.
The bills killed were: To confirm
the election of the men returned as
elected to city Offices in June, 1909;
the bill to validate the acts of the
present administration of Wilmington,
and Representative Moore's bill TO
establish a Wilmington Charter Com
mission to draft a charter bill for
submission to the Legislature two
years hence.
IL was the first time during the ses-
sion that party lines were drawn with
any display of partisan feeling, and
the Democrats yesterday afternoon
we're threatening all kinds of retalia-
tory action on legislation proposed by
some of the Republicans The de-
feat Of the Wilmington Charter Com
mission bill was caused by the Demo
Gratis lining up solidly against it in
retaliation.
While the bills to validate and re-
store the government of Wilmington
to a legal basis we're defeated yes
Continued on Page 81
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
MORE PAY FOR
THE PREACHERS
Laymen'S Association Of vii
minGtOn Conference Works
Toward This End
7. N. RAWLINS CHOSEN
PRESIDENTFOR SECOND TERM

The point most strongly emphasized
at the meeting Of Laymen's Associa-
tion of the Wilmington NJ e. Confer
ence, held in Asbury Church yesterday,
was that the Association would work
for better financial support for the
ministers of the Conference. With this
end, during the last year they sent
circular letters TO the ministers ask
ing. how financial conditions were with
them. A committee will be appointed
by the president to take active steps
i'm this movement. Some of the laymen
complained that only twO-thirds Of the
ministers had sent responses TO their
letter, but some ministers present re-
piled that they had never received IT,
The treasurer's report was not re-
ceived yesterday.
At the afternoon session. after the
opening exercises, Dr. Craig gave a
forceful address to the Association on
the subject of "The Brotherhood Move
ment."
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
T. NJ Rawlins, president; vice-presi.
dents, Wilmington district, Arthur r
Spaid; EastOn district, w o. HOf
fecker; Dover district, c. p Tunnelli
Salisbury district, J. G. Townsend
secretary, c. A. Short; treasurer, II. f
Marvel.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the close Of the meetinl
upon recommendation from the com
mittee on resolutions:
Whereas, The bill to repeal the bot
/ tie law was lost I'm the House of Rep
resentatlves yesterday. by only TIVE
votes, the vote being sixteen for, Il
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
MERRITT CASE
YET A MYSTERY
Police Have No Clue to Sup
posed Slayer Of White
Man

The police are still working on the
case Of George II Merritt, whose
body was found in the hallway of
Walnut Hall. No. 900 Walnut street,
Wednesday morning. and who is sup
posed to have been murdered. The
police have not unearthed any clues
which might serve to capture the
mans assailant.
The mans strange disappearance
from Tenth and Walnut streets, about
II o'clock the night before his body
was found is a mystery which is baf-
fling the police. Where he was be-
tween that time and $50 o'clock the
next morning when the bady was
found is what they are trying to find
out They are still Of the opinion
that the man did not lay in the hall
all night in view of the many people
living in the building and who come
and go at all hours.
Funeral services over the body will
be held at Mr. Merritts late home,
No 500 Lombard street, at 6 o'clock
this evening lnterment will be made
in Galena Md.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
Measures TO Validate the
Municipal Government
and It's Acts and TO Pro-
vide a Charter Commits
sion Were Killed

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 1S-Enorts to
validate by legislation the municipal
government of Wilmington, which was
shorn of legal standing by a decision
of the State Judiciary, failed yester
day afternoon when the House de-
fcated Representative Gormleys bills
to legalize the government and the
acts of the present administration.
The Democrats voted solidly for each
of the bills, but the Republicans split
up their votes, some for and some
against and the measures failed 90
receive the necessary twenty-four
votes To pass them Representative
Moore withdrew i'm the face of Demo-
cratic objection his substitute bill TO
give Wilmington a new election law
by applying the law now prevailing
at State elections. The legislative
day, as blustery as all the tradition at
taching to St. Patricks Day. ended
with the Wilmington bills knocked
out, temporarily at least, and with a
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
UTILITIES TO
Be REGULATED
Senator MOnagban'S Bill
Applying to Wilmington
Has One Opposing Vote
SENATOR DREXLER HAS
STATE UTILITIES BILL
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 1S.-With but
one dissenting vote the House yester-
day afternoon passed Senator Mona
ghan's bill to provide a Public Utili-
ties Commission for the city of Will
mingtOn. The bill now will go TO the
Governor for his action. and inasmuch
as il went through both branches or
the Legislature with but one vote re-
corded against il there is not much
likelihood of any but favorable ac-
ton by the Governor.
Senator Monaghan was given the
privilege of the floor of the House to
explain his measure. He said there
is crying demand for relief from con-
ditiOns on the part of the citizens of
Wilmington, and If they do not get
relief, for a body from which they
could get some satisfaction. He eX-
planned the details of the measure,
and said 1t was built along the lines
of fairness to all concerned.
There is no objection to II except
possibly from one gentleman connec-
ted with a public service corpora
tion." said Senator Monaghan. Il will
not mention his name and do not know
whether he is opposed to a Public
Utility Commission. but know he has
been opposing this bill" Senator Mon
aghan said the Wilmington members
were agreed i'm their support Of the
measure and he called on them to ex.
press themselves about IL.
Representative Moore said he wai
/ glad to add his voice in support of the
bill and was glad of the opportunity
I to vote for it.. He asked the privilege
of the floor for Senator Miller tC
I speak for the bill.
Senator Miller said there was alb
solutely no politics in the bill anC
there could not be. He said h'
1cnntinnnd ON parn EirnN
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
SUSSEX ROAD
BILL PASSED
DrexIer Bill Requires Ap-
prOvaI Of County Engineer
for Road improvements
MIDDLETOWN AND ST.
GEORGES TO GET MONEY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March Is Senator
Drexier's bill. providing that n,
moneys shall be expended on road i'm
provements in sussax county withou
the county engineer approves the pro
iect, was passed by the Senate yester
day aftrnoon. This bill would brinl
about, in another way. the reform n
the road building system in SUSSEX
that Senator Drexlers bill. defeated
the other day, provided for
Senator Shelldrake's bills for the
publication of the report Of the Oyster
Revenue Commissions report, and
making the chart prepared by c. c.
Yates, a United States engineer. the
official chart Of the oyster beds, we're
passed by the Senate.
To Help ST. Georges Hundred.
The Senate passed Senator Corbits
bill requiring the Levy Court Of New
Castle county to pay to the incorpor-
ated towns I'm St. Georges hundred
Middletown and Odessa, a sum equal
to the amount Of road taxes collectc,
in those towns. in lieu of any Other
appropriation, it being provided tha
the money shall be expended II
streets and roads in the towns
The House bill requiring lobbyists &,
register was reported on its merits
to the Senate.
Kill Newark Bill.
The Senate killed the Senate bill
requiring the Council of Newark &,
pay off $4,000 of it's bonded indebted
ness every year. after Senator MilleI
OF the committee on cities and towns
had said there had been a delegation
from Newark before the COMMITTEES op
posing the bill. IL was contended b.
some that this bill would have legal
lied the light and water plant lease.
Bills passed by the Senate includes
the following: House bill fixing th
voting places I'm the Eleventh Repre-
sentative district of New Castle coup
ty: House bill i'm relation TO com
panies authorized TO execute bonds u
wi ROA tNNN o1ANAf niAANf AARHNN NAAA IAA
viding for the appointment of elec
tion challenges by county committees
Senate bill amending the act incor
poratiug Frankford. by allowing On
town to borrow 1000 and also increas
, ing its appropriation by the Lev
Court $3.50.
On the motion OF Senator Fooks th
Senate reconsidered its action b
= which IL passed the House bill placln
the Office Of the State treasurer on
! salary basis. fixing the annual salar
at $4,000 and fixing the salary of tn
/ clerk az $1,000. Some members d,
D sired to look further into the sui
r ject
l The Senate committees made uufa'
orable reports on a number OF bill
q including the House bill reducing IN
I license fee Of real estate agents ou
e side of Wilmington from $50 10 81,
s Senate bills providing for hospitals
D Milford and Dover and the House bi
D fixing the fee 10 be charged by clerl
of peace for licenses
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
USES AK TO
SMASH In DOOR
COIOred Man Goes After Wife
in Exceedingly Threaten
ing Manner

Albert Gaines. colored. was IN City
Court this morning on the charge Of
breaking and entering a dwelling
Sarah Hopkins testified that about the
middle ofJanuary Hopkins broke down
the door Of her house In an effort to
get at his wife. She went into one
of the bedrooms and Gaines broke
down the door with an ak. AS John
Maston, a witness. in the case. failed
to appear the case went over until
Monday.
George Jones. who took the pledge
two weeks ago, against the use OF
liquor, was fined So and costs for
being drunk.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
$4,000 MORE
in BUILDING
Rush for Permits Keeps City
Inspector Busy Since
Monday
MUCH LARGE WORK
INCLUDED IN LIST

Building Inspector Cassidy has just
had tho busiest week since he has
been in ONCE Since Monday he has
issued permits for building opera
I tions costing more than Sl3i,000 The
largest operation Is The new church
for the ST. Paul's NJ. E. congregation.
10 be erected at Tenth and Jackson
streets. al a cost OF S53.600
Permits for a number OF houses
we're taken out. but the most of them
are small. Several houses of the more
expensive type. however. will be
erected In that growing residential
section beyond Washington street
bridge
A complete list OF the permits is
sued follows: William ID. Haddock
and Company, church for St. Pauls,
congregation, $4,000
John e. Healy and Son TO erect two
buildings for the Speakman Supply
Company. at Thirteenth and Spruce
streets. costing together S6,796.
Haddock and Company to build a
garage on the west side Of Orange
street. north Of Tenth street. for the
Central Real Estate Company. cost
ing SS.345. and to make alterations
to the property at the southeast cor
ner of Fifth and Market streets. Tor
Mrs. Rosa Lieberman, TO cost S1,l5S.
/ Elwood Souder to make alterations
/ to No 1903 Delaware avenue, for r.
/ G. Buckman. costing $500.
John h. Healy and Son. for an
apartment house on the north side OF
Tenth street, west Of Madison street,
10 be erected for Court StenograplNr
+. c. Hardesty. costing $4,000; to
erect FIVE dwellings on the northeast
corner Of Second and Scott streets,
one costing $4,000 and the others ST.
400 each, and TO erect a dwelling for
George O'Neill on the north side OF
/ Eighteenth street west Of Riverview
avenue. costing $4,000; Charles Al.
Tindall and Son, to erect a dwelling
at Delaware and Greenhill avenues
for Willard b. Rees, costing $4,000;
Preston Walker, for Bernard Donahoe,
dwelling in New Castle avenue be-
tween c and ID streets, TO cost S2,45O
Frank L. Ferguson, for Eugene
Monaghan. addition At No. 6l2 West
Eighth street. S1S5; Salvatore Con-
tero. store and a dwelling at the
northeast corner Eighth and Lincoln
street. costing $4,000; Nicholas Hi
dance, to build six dwellings, on tho
north side OF Sixth stfSsa, between
Rodman street and Woodlawn avenue
and six on the south side of Nintl
street, between DUPONT and Scot
streets. costing $500 EACH E. G. Cook
six dwellings at the northwest cOrne
OF Apple and Claymont streets, $50
each; William d. Haddock and Com
pany, to make repairs at No. 10
Orange street for George W. PiersOn
costing $1,000; Charles II. Tindall AM
Son, to put in a new store front a
No. S07 Market street, costing $3.50
Charles Forwood, to erect a dwelling
on the east side of the Boulevard, ives
: Of Twenty-second street, costing abou
S4 $500; Stanley l.. Sobocinsh, 10 maxi
alterations TO a property at Marylan,
avenue and Beech street, costing $3.50
{ and to A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany. to build a garage for John Il
Dandy, at No. 914 Orange street, cost
ing S1S6.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
Ar THE AYENuE THEATRE.
"CbarIey's tAuntr the bill for Next
Week with George +. Mack In
The Title Role.

"The House Next Door" will be
given for the last time at the Avenue
Theatre tonight
The offering next week, "Charley's S
Aunt viii be especially well receiv-
ed. The initial appearance in this
comedy Of George n. Mack will be
the event of the season. He is one
Of the best known comedians In the
country and the Avenue Amusement
Stock Company is extremely f0rtu-
naet TO secure him.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
nYAsION oF MExIco NEARl

by United Press Leased Special Wire
III PAso rezas March ISL looks Il tho United
states troops arc preparing Early today
two companies Of tho rvout third Infantry wore down
to tho driveway bridges crossing tho RIO Grande
Juares and two troops Cavalry
the river front half mile further down.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
NIGHT SERVICE AT AsBURY.

The Rev. Charles NJ Boswell, as
sistant secretary Of the Board Of
Home Missions. spoke 10 large au-
dicnce at Asbury Church last night.
The Rev. W. p. Tomkinson Of Har-
risburg presided and prayer was
made by the Rev. A. T. Scott. St.
Paul's NJ. e. choir gave very pleas
ing musical program.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
10 GENERAL sTRIKE.

by United Press Lcased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, March ls.-Thst thoro VIII be no general
strike tho assertion soday william
Ashton organizer OF the International brotherhood
OF Tcamsters.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
Serlice F0r Mnies.

There will be a service for deaf
mutes in the Sunday schol room of
St. Andrews Church at 7.30 o'clock
tomorrow evening. Rev. c. o. Dantzer
of All Souls Church Of Philadelphia
will conduct the service.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
NORTHLAND CLEARS.

The new steamboat Northlaud.
built by the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Corporation. left here today for
her new home. Her sister ship. the
Newburg. will follow her in a week.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
AMERIcANs no BE RELEAsEp.

By United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON March is.-n response representations
Mexican authorities ciudsd Poaro
Henry whlo American writer charged with participation
n tho Mexican lnsurceuon will be released
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
Visiting Preachers nj Harrison Street.

Harrison Street NJ. Z. Church pull
pit will be occupied tomorrow morn
ing by the Rev George T. Anderson. Of
Newark The evening preacher will
he the Rev. J. H. Beauchamp. OF Still
Pond, Nd.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
MEATHER.

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Tbe dis
furbance that Is now over eastern
New York will pass rapidly eastward,
attended by rains IN the Middle At
Iantic States, and rain or snow IN
New England followed by clearing and
colder tonight and fair Sunday.
WASHINGTON, March ls.-fore-
cast tilI s p. M, tOmorrOwi
For Delaware Unsettled and s0me-
what colder tonight; sunday, prOb-
ably fair. Moderate west winds.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

lContlnued 0n Second Page.l
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

Continued on Page 81
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-20
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Tragic Death of Mrs. p. Hart
man, Logansport.

Mrs. Alice Hartman, wife of Pearl
Hartman, fireman on the Richmond
division of the Pennsylvania, former
ly of this city, drowned herself on
Tuesday evening at Logansport,
where the family have resided for sew
eral years. The body was found on
Wednesday, 1t is thought that she was
temporarily deranged as a result of
her delicate condition.
Twice early in the evening the hus-
band called physician. About mid
night he left the home to summon
him a third time. While he was out
his wife slipped from her bed and
must have gone directly to the river.
After a search of the neighborhood,
the husband and friends, with the as
sistance of the police, dragged the riv-
err and recovered the body. Mrs Hart
man is survived by her husband and
three children. She was about to have
become a mother again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-20
VICTIM GETS BLAME
For Railway Crossing Fatal
ity "Wednesday.

Though coroner r. J. Pierce has not
completed his investigation of the &C
cidental death of j. r. WEIGH, the trav-
cling salesman who was caught in a
cut of cars near Twelfth street on
Wednesday morning. his verdict likely
will absolve the company from all re.
sponsibility and place the blame entire
ly upon the man himself. The death
bed statements Of the salesman were
to the effect that he realized the dan
ger in attempting to pass between the
cut of cars before he started to cross.
The man was % years old and I'M
married. The body was taken to Els
berry, Mo, on Thursday and was ac-
companied by his brother, Enron
Welch and an uncle, J. c. Welch, of
that place. The relatives arrived on
Wednesday night in answer to sum-
mons Welch sent from his death bed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-20
BURBANK ASSA|LS
FEDERAL EXPERTS
Plant Wizard Says Agricul-
ture Department Sends
Out Useless Trash.

San Francisco, Cal, July 90
Charges that experts in the United
States Department of Agriculture,
through ignorance or worse, are send
ing out tons of Just as good as Bur-
bank" spineless cactus, which in real
ity is ancient trash such as the build
ers of the Pyramids in Egypt might
have cultivated" are made by Luther
Burbank in a pamphlet he has just
published.
Burbank fires a whole broadside OF
sarcasm and scorn at the government
experts and speaks of his own achieve
ments as 1.-The most valuable improve
ments in vegetable life during the cen
turtles, fully equal in Importance to
the discovery of new continent"
AssaiIs the Federal Experts.
Experts in the government service
at Washington are called 'low browed,
narrow gagged, and pinheaded en-
ployes. who have to keep shouting to
hold their places, and who are largely
responsible for the trash free seed and
the trash so-called spineless cactus dis
tribution."
"Only nine years required to wake
up the experts" is the title placed
by Burbank over his chapter telling
how reluctant the Washington author
~; tD c.
1.-The existence of the United States
department of agriculture has been
rightly supposed to be, among other
things, for the purpose of fostering
and encouraging improved methods,
writes the plant wizard.
Hunt for Spineless Cactus.
"That the cause of agriculture and
horticulture would receive lasting
benefit by the prompt dismissal of
some of the low browed, narrow
gagged, pinheaded employees is too
we'll known to need further COM
ment"
After telling how he developed seed
less and spineless cactus, Burbank
says the department experts at Wash
ington at last became ludicrously ear
nest in their interest in his expert
ments.
Agents were hurriedly sent in all
directions to discover,if possible, come
wild or cultivated opuntia (cactus) of
agricultural value which was absO-
lutely spineless. All known regions of
the earth We're literally secured in
this vain effort. No such plant was
found, for none existed outside of my
own grounds at Santa Rosa"