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Evening journal., 1911-11-11
BRICK HIT BABY
INSTEAD OF MAN
Negro Fined $50 for Street
Fight That DisfiguereS
Child

Owing to the serious illness of Louis
Flast, aged 4 years, a witness in City
Court this morning, the case Of John
Collins, colored, charged with assault
and battery, was heard first. Collins
entered plea of guilty as the child's
father, with the young boy, took tine
stand. The child's face was covered
with bandages and he was crying with
pain.
Prosecutor Lynn informed the court
that last evening while Collins and
Walter G. Collins. colored, we're IN
dulging In a street fight at Second
and King streets, John threw half
brick at Walter Walter took refuge
behind a telephone pole and the brick
struck the child, who was in trout Of
his fathers store in King street.
The wound extended from the child's
nose to its ear and he was taken TO
the office Of DR. o. c. Speer where it
required nine stitches TO close tho
wound The child will be dishgured
for life.
Collins had nothing TO say after
Chief Black gave him bad reputation
and he was fined $50 and costs.
Walter G.. Collins, who was arrested
in connection with the case, was fined
81 and costs on the charge Of fighting
on the streets.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
CURRICULUM FOR
The SCHOOLS

In addition to the reports of the
three county superintendents, Super
intendent A. r. Spaid, Of New Castle,
Superintendent Hardesty, Sussex, and
superintendent Carroll, Kent. the
State Board of Education considered a
varied list of items at its meeting in
Dover yesterday.
The Board settled the question as to
what constitutes a graded school. A
graded school under the law is a
school containing ten or more grades
each grade representing one year
of work
The Board also decided to investi-
gate the sanitary condition Of State
Schools, and to assist the State Board
of Health i'm enforcing the law by re-
gulations and supplying equipment
for the conservation of the health Of
the school children.
Rules and regulations i'm regard to
Teachers Examinations were adopted
by the Board. A series Of professional
books also was adopted.
The State Board is working on a
curriculum for state schools-rural
schools and state high schools-and
this will be presented some time dur
ing the year for adoption as a state
course of study.
One of the most important matters
coming up at the meeting was a de-
cision to adopt a plan for a one-room
school building, the plan to show
among other things the ventilation
and the inside and outside sanitary
equipment This plan. when designed
and adopted, will be a standard for
the state. rural schools.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
ANDERSON CASE
PUZZLES DOCTORS

Physicians at the Delaware Hospi-
tai are undecided what is the trouble
with John Anderson, aged 40 years. a
Philadelphian. who, while walking
along Market street, shortly after
midnight, lost the use of his left leg.
Anderson was later found by the po-
lice and sent to the hospital.
In order to locate the seat of the
trouble an X-Ray picture of the leg
will be taken. Whether the man is
suffering with an injury or was
stricken with paralysis is what the
physicians are trying to determine.
Anderson lives and is employed IN
Philadelphia. and was a visitor here.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
WIFE DESERTS
TO WORK HERE
Dover Husband, With Four
Children, are Left in
Dover Home
COMES HERE TO GET
HER AND IS ARRESTED

A tale Of mother leaving her four
children and husband and seeking
work in this city, was told in City
Court this morning during the hear
ing Of testimony in the case of Walter
Lowder, charged with breach of the
peace Lowder entered a plea of not
guilty.
Mary Lowder, his wife, told the
court that after she had left her hus-
band and got work in a bakery here,
Lowder followed her from Dover, and
came to the bakery and also to her
boarding house, at 406 East Fifth
street. and told her he would get re-
venge. Lowder was later arrested.
George Russell, with whom LoWder
lives in this city, said he knew the
defendant to be a hard-working man,
and had gotten work for him with
James Logue on Thursday, after being
out OF employment for FIVE weeks.
Agent Stout, of the S. p c. c., said
he went to the Moore Place, near
Dover, where the Lowders formerly
worked and lived and found that sew
eral weeks ago the woman had taken
her baby and left late at night for
this city. She left her husband and
four other children at home. Moore
Mr.. Stout said, gave Lowder a good
recommendation. He also said Lowder
was a hard-working man.
Lowder said he went to the bakery
where his wife was working and ask
ed her to come live with him. Judge
Cochran said he had a right to dc
that, and the case was continued until
next Saturday, while an investigation
Is being made. Lowder was allowed
to go on his own recognizance.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
LEAVE FOR SAILORS
WHILE BOAT is REPAIRED

While the United States Fish Com
missions boat Fish Hawk is having
new boilers installed 'by the Pusey
and Jones Company. the boat will be
out of commission. This will cause
the crew Of seventy. under command
of First Boat Coxswain William Mar
tin, 20 be distributed among the sew
eral ships in this vicinity. About is
OF the men will take up headquarters
in this city under command oil
Coxswain Martin.
For the purpose Of providing quar-
ters for the men, It is understood the
Government will provide a house for
them on the east side of the city.
Several of the sailors went to the
County Workhouse this morning u
see the whippings.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
TROLLEY CARS
FOR HOPE FARM

The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company has donated to
Hope Farm three closed cars. which
will be taken out to the Farm week
after next
The gift is especially welcome be-
cause there is now a waiting list at
the farm as not all who wish to come
there can be accommodated. The
Farm has accommodations for 20 pa
tients. and every bed is taken. Now,
too. It will be necessary 10 take down
the tents for the winter.
The cars will be taken OFF their
trucks and made into temporary
shacks.
One car will be used for the OPEN
air school, which has begun success
fully with Miss Rose Geiger as
teacher.
Miss Geiger, who was formerly sup
erintendent at the Farm until i'll
health caused her resignation, has
studied open air school work at the
Phipps Institute in Philadelphia and
comes back well equipped for this
work.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
INSPECTING One
BOULEVARD ROUTE

The boulevard committee of the
Board of Trade is viewing the pro-
posed upper route of the Boulevard.
from the city limits to Penny Hill, this
afternoon. The committeeman as
sembled at the DUPONT Building at
1.30 o'clock, and viewed the city
through field glasses from the roof
of the building.
From here the committee will go to
the B. and o. Railroad crossing on
the Concord pike and then across
country to Penny Hill = When asked
this morning whether they would pro-
ceed by way Of the Foulk road, they
could not say.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
FOG HOLDS RIVER
STEAMERS In PORT
First Wilson Liner Gets
Away at 1890 O'Clock.
Trains Run Slowly

What was termed by many rivermen
as the worst fog that ever hung over
this vicinity, was that which settled
over the city last evening. Boats on
the river had considerable difficulty in
navigating
The first Wilson Line boat to leave
this morning left at 1890 o'clock No
boat arrived from Philadelphia. The
first down boat will arrive at AIS
o'clock.
The tugboat Meteor arrived with the
Bush packets at 10 o'clock last night
and the vessel was compelled to stay
over night before leaving for Philadel-
phia.
Trains on the various railroads were
late, owing TO the fog The milk train,
due here at S.O4 o'clock over the p.
and r. Railroad did not arrive until
$50 o'clock. Trolley cars moved slow
ly I'm the city
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
NOW IT'S OIL
KINGS TURN
Carnegie'S BenefaCtiCDS Sur
pass Those Of John D.
Rockefeller
RACE OF RICH MEN IN
GIVING AWAY MONEY
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. IL Its John d. S
ante.
The announcement of Andrew Car
negie's new gift of s25,OOO,OOO TO the
Carnegie Corporation all for sweet
charity brings the iron masters total
bonefactions up to the snug little fig
ure of 1920, 00G
Mr. Rockefeller's total handouts to
charity, exclusive of course, of the oc-
casional dime he gives to a worthy
caddie, amounts to only S174,711,OOO
Thus as can be readily seen, the lit
tie Scotch steel merchant whom Uncle
Sam is chasing with a subpoena Just
at present is S46,0S9,000 ahead of the
oil king, also subpoenaed, in the char
ity race, and John ID. ought to be
ashamed of himself for such tightwad-
derry when every school boy knows
that he has more cash in bank than
Andrew has.
The Carnegie Corporation is now
formed under a New Cork state char
ter to promote the advancement and
diffusion ef knowledge and under
standing among the people of the
United States"
Elihu Root is one of the incorpo-
ratOrs
Mr.. Carnegie gave out a statement
last night telling about the Carnegie
corporation. Possessed of $25, 1000 900
it is to continue his philanthropies
long after he has gone. promoting
technical schools. institutions of high
er learning. hero funds, Libraries and
useful" publications.
The S2J,000,0OO are represented by
that value in first mortgage gold bonds
of the United States Steel Corporation
which Mr.. Wickersham would have
broken m.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
THEY GET CONTINuANCES.

Lizzie Saunders, colored, charged
with disorderly conduct, entered a
plea of not guilty in City Court this
morning. The case was continued until
Wednesday. to allow the defendant to
secure witnesses.
Charles Lur, charged with larceny,
had his case continued until next Wed
nesday. Lur, from the evidence this
morning, gave the prosecuting wit
ness, who was drunk. some Of the
money alleged to have been stolen.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11

The first five had paid fines OF $40
each, when their counsel. William M.
Hope. raised the question of iurisdic-
ton. If the old law is not good, then
a justice has not jurisdiction.
On the advise of the state prose-
cutor. Magistrate Wood has sent for
a written opinion as TO intent from
Former Assemblyman Edward G..
Bradford, Jr., framer Of the law
Meantime all fines are impounded
and the defendants not fined are re-
leased on their own recognicanzes.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
STREET RIOT
In new YORK
Strikers and Strike Breakers
in Clashes Early This
Morning
ONE MAN KILLED AND
SEVERAL INJURED
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Carts placed
across the streets with locked wheels
today were called into play by Goth
ans police as a barricade to defend
themselves from mob of street
cleaning department strikers.
Ten policemen, including two
mounted men. guarding strike break
ing drivers, were attacked by a mob
at Fourteenth street and Second
avenue which held them powerless.
All traffic on Fourteenth street was
suspended while the police protected
their men behind the barricade OF
carts.
Repeated attacks on thirty-fvo
other carts sent out from the Hamil-
ton street station resulted in the
desertion OF the men from all except
five. These continued with a double
police guard.
Mayor Gaynor and Street Cleaning
Commissioner Edwards are as much
determined today as ever not to give
in.
Police inspectors as they send out
their squads of men are telling the
officers to knock down the strike
rioters with clubs. Remember you
, are not to be used as targets"
Mayor Gaynor today said:
"The city officials are not trying to
break any strike. The drivers of the
ash and garbage carts have Quit their
jobs and their places are being filed
by others. They are not to be taken
back"
Strikers and strike breaking drivers
came together early this morning in
serious clash. Bricks and sticks
were hurled at the drivers and the
police guard was compelled to use
their clubs and revolvers to dispense
the mob. AT the strikers headquar-
ters It was asserted that $500 sweep
ers had gone out in sympathy, but
/ Commissioner big BIZ" Edwards
secuted these figures saying that not
more than one hundred had quit.
| Edwards has called on 1000 eligible
laborers from the Civil Service list
to aid i'm breaking the strike.
General Organizer Ashton at the
head Of the strikers today reiterated
his threat to call a general strike ,o
the teamsters II their terms were moi
met.
To protect public health, Health
! Commissioner Lederle today said
should refuse accumulate in the
streets he will call on private con-
tractors to do the collecting if con-
! ditions do not better soon.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
GLASGOW BACK
TO PRISON FARE

Despite the declaration made yes
terday by J. Wesley Glasgow, who is
prisoner at the County Workhouse,
awaiting trial on the charge of send
ing Objectionable literature through
the mail that he would eat no more
of the prison fare, Glasgow seems to
have lost none of his appetite He
ate his supper last night and it is said
at the workhouse today that he dis
played a hearty appetite, at break
fast, this morning.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
TELLS OF ASSAULT
WITH SODA BOTTLE.

Joseph Weornish was IN City Court
this morning charged with assault
and battery on Harry Crlsocola.
Joseph said he was drunk and did not
remember what he did. Crisocola
testified that Woernlsh hit him with
a soft" bottle, which had contained
soda water
Edward Woernish. a brother OF
Joe's, said Harry and several others,
including a "hum." had been beaten
by his brother In a pool game IN a
South Wilmington saloon. The men
then mixed Joe's pool balls and h,
hit Crisocola with his fist Judg,
Cochran continued the case until mex
Wednesday 20 allow Joseph Emory.
court Interpreter, to Investigate To,
case.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
COLD WEATHER
ON WAY EAST

with the Northwest having the ex-
perience OF a small blizzard, and an
immense storm center forming In the
Southwest and moving swiftly east
ward across the country. It was said
last night at the Weather Bureau that
there are indications of cooler weather
today. In the Western States cold
wave warnings were sent out last
night, but II is not believed that the
cold wave will reach this city until
tomorrow, and probably win be con-
siderably chastened before Il gets
across the country.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
GET FOUR MONTHS FOR
KEEPING OTHER MANS MONEY

In County Court yesterday after
noon, Charles Turner and Harry Hay
wood, colored, were sentenced to four
months each in the workhouse for the
larceny of $50 from William Deery.
Of Christiana hundred. The colored
men found a poeketbook lost by Deery.
and divided the money. They over
looked a $40 bill among checks and
notes in the pocketbook, and threw it
into a corn field.
Bastiana Bruno pleaded guilty to
assault. and was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
TEMPLE FOR
ODD FELLOWS
$4,000 Structure to Go Up
at Tenth and King
Streets
TO BE DEDICATED
IN JULY OF 1918

Arrangements have been completed
for the building Of temple for the
Independent Order OF odd Fellows OF
Delaware at Tenth and King streets
next year. The members of the Order
say II will be the finest lodge builc-
ing east Of New York. Ground Will
be broken next spring and the temple
Is TO be ready for dedication and
occupancy by July 1, 1913.
The Odd Fellows Hall Company
has decided not to sell the Odd Fell
lows Hall at Third and King streets
and the new Odd Fellows Hall Com
pany expects TO transfer its property
TO the present company. The new
temple will cost approximately $780,
O00.
Plans for the temple have been
prepared by Architect John D.
Thompson. The proposed building
will be six stories high and Will
have a frontage on King street OF
115 feet and run along Tenth street
los feet.
Three elevators will be installed.
In the basement will be the boiler
and store room. as we'll as an up.
to-date kitchen, whore cooking for
banQuets will be done
The first floor will be fitted up as
stores. The second floor will bo
used as an auditorium and banquet
ROOM The third floor will be rented
as soon as the temple is finished.
Lodge rooms will be on the fourth
floor while the Grand Lodge will Oc-
cupy the fifth floor. The sixth floor
will be for amusements. Pool and
billiard tables and shuttle boards VIII
be installed, as we'll as first class
gymnasium.
The PLAYS call for red brick
building with brownstone trimmings.
In the building will be suites Of bath
rooms.
The site Of the proposed new tenn
pie was purchased from the Hilles
estate for Si6.500. The building COM
mittee estimated the cost OF the new
temple at 100000. but Il Is expected
| that the temple will cost an addi-
tlonal $4,000 Members OF the /. D.
o. r. have been working hard to gel
the temple started and now that IN,
ground IS TO be broken next xrin,
there Is much rejoicing amonEl =.
members. The builders Will shbrfl
be asked TO estimate on the hall.
AT one time the Odd Fellows Hal
Company decided 10 sell the hall n
Third and King streets. but as the
property Is paying good interest II
has been decided not to sell that hall
and the company will have charge OF
] both halls.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
Chinese Rebels Set Up
Republic In Canton
BY The limited. Press.

By The United. Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia com
plete republican government has been
set up by Chinese revolutionists for
Canton and the province Kuangtung,
according to dispatches received at
the State Department today
The civil authorities who represent
ed the imperial government have fed,
leaving the revolutionists to establish
their government without opposition.
The fleeing officers looted the treas
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
PIPE FOR RETIRING FRIEND.

John Wigglesworth, who had been
employed as a loom fxer for the
Joseph Bancroft and Sons Company.
resigned yesterday and his fellow
employees presented him with a. gold
mounted pipe as token of their es-
TEEN. The presentation speech was
made by William Kershaw after
which Mr. Wigglesworth responded
iu few remarks. Mr.. Wigglesworsn
has accepted a position with the
Johnston and Johnston Textile mills
at New Brunswick, n. J. He came
here eight years ago from Nays
Landing. y. j.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
Farmers Accused of Game
Law Violations To Test Law

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER Del, Nov 11.-Robert ],
Carney, Walter II. Carney, Levi II.
Mosley, William NJ. Carney. Claude
Pritchett, David Mosley Sr., and Bur-
ton Mosley, well known Dover-Bren-
ford farmers, who were arrested on
charges of violating the state game
laws by setting gum traps for rab-
bits, have appealed TO Magistrate
Wood, who has granted a stay I'm the
cases and may upset the whole Del
aware game laws.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
IMPELLED BY NECESSITY.

A large portion of Want Ad
readers have a definite point in
mind in searching the Wants
they are looking for certain
facts.
Want Ad reading is impelled
very often by the necessity Of
Immediately providing for some
emergency that is paramount
that's the reason why Want Ads
are so tremendously resultful
and so quick in bringing re-
turns
The employer in search of
helpers responds at once to the
advertisement or the person
looking for work. likewise the
employe makes il a matter of
immediate concern to get in
touch with the employer who
announces that he has positions
10 fill.
The other classifications of
Wants are likewise vitality in
teresting to constantly in
creasing number of readers
each day.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
S4O,OOO,OOO IN
NEW PENNSY WORK

According to the Pennsylvania Rail-
roads Improvement programme,
many millions will be spent In the
next few years by the management
Although plans for Broad Street Sta
tion's extension and the electrification
Of the cOmpany's suburban lines have
not been adopted, the work will be
done as soon as conditions warrant
the expenditure, which will reach
probably S40,000,000.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
CONFIRMATION BY BISHOP.

The Rt. Rev. John J. Monaghan will
conduct the confirmation of a large
class in st. Joseph's College. Talbot
county, Md, tomorrow, and this even
ing he will be the guest of Father
Murphy, pastor of Easton Church,
under whose charge is ST. Joseph's as
a mission church. The Rev. John NJ.
Walsh is assistant to Father Murphy.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
no CARE FOR CHILD.

Jacob Woodward, the small boy
who was turned over 10 Agent Stout
of the S. p. c. c. by the Police De-
partment several days ago, was taken
to Baltimore today. The little fellow,
who lived in West Third street near
Madison street, will have his eyes
treated at an institution in that city,
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
REc0YERs MISSING HORSE.

His horse missing since Friday
night when Il was driven away from
Middletown, Fletcher Daniels. of near
Mt Pleasant. recovered the horse
Monday on a farm near Kirkwood.
The horse did not seem to be harmed
and of several fine blankets, but one
was missing.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
PUTTING UP LIGHT STANDARDS.

The work of planting the iron
standards along Market street for the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
ton Company's new lighting scheme
is progressing rapidly. The workmen
have placed nearly all the standards
along the curbs between Front and
Second streets.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
1AcK TnE RIrrEna mILs ANoTnER.

by The United Press.
ATLANTA. Ca. Nov li.-Tho eiys mysterious "Blaek
Jack the Ripper credited with his twelfth victim
months today when the body Of negro found
with lroa eu finger hacked of and the shoes
exactly Ae ihe other eleven victims Of the heud An
victims have been ana all been slain and mu-
lated exactly tho same manner
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
GIRLS FRIENDLY
SOCIETY AT SUPPER.

The annual supper Of the Girls
Friendsly Society or the Diocese of
Delaware was held last night in Old
Swedes parish house. and was we'll
attended. II was followed by a SER
vice in the church at which the Rev.
Benjamin Thompson or Dover. Of
ficiated
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
CHURCH BAZAAR.

A sale win be held on October n
and IS by the Ladies' Auxiliary of
st. Luke's Reformed Episcopal
Church, at the church. There will be
fancy and useful articles. candy and
bread and pastry.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
FISH or the STATE.

"The Fishes OF Delaware" Is the
subject Of a lecture TO be delivered
on Monday evening by Professor II.
NJ Fowler. Of the Academy of Natural
Sciences, Philadelphia. before the So
ciety Of Natural History of Delaware
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
MIR. HEALD ATT BROTHERmOOD.

The monthly meeting Of the St
James Brotherhood OF Grace Church
Will be held I'm the Social Hall, on
Monday, Congressman William II.
Heald will make the address of the
evening, and Frank II. Mason Will
sing.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
ErCHRE FOR CHrRCH.

A euchre for the benefit Of St Eliz-
abeths Church will be held at the
Polish Hall. Sycamore street near
Maryland avenue on next Tuesday
evening.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
PAcIFIc srEAMER AeROuND.

ny The Uaned Press.
TOXIC Nov. nTle Gre-t Northern steamship company'a
nor Minnesota aground Nartshre miles southwest
fos1hama. Her wireless oa. commission and the ship
be n danger Te Minnesota Of The finest OF
Pacific liners.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
lola Nae SOW rnRrArENEp.

by Tho United Press.
TRlPoLL Nov IA holy imminent in Tripon
Arab delegations Tunis inviting cross
Trpolan frontier and the Mohammedaus i'm war Of
determination against Christians
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
TO HAYE OYSTER ROAST.

The Delaware Saengerbund Will
have an oyster roast at its country
home at Grubb's Landing tomorrow.
Some visitors from Baltimore will be
present.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
DREDGING CANAL.

The work of dredging the canal
from Bethany Beach to the Indian
river has been completed, and the
waterway is now open for traffic.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
LAUREL CALLS RECTOR.

The vestry Of ST. Phillips Protest
ant Episcopal Church. of Laurel, has
extended a call to the Rev. Alfred r.
Race, Of Trinity Church. Chambers
burg, Pa.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
WEATHER.

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON, Now ia chance
TO decidedly cold weather will over
spread the Interior OF the Atlantic
States Sunday.
Evening journal., 1911-11-11
MISSION NEEDS CLOTHING.

The Sunday Breakfast Mission
makes an appeal TO the general pub
lie for old clothes and other articles
The Mission has a Sunday school Of
100 pupils and the clothes are needed
TO partly clothe the scholars. The
clothes will be distributed free by the