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Evening journal., 1911-06-30

of Delaware. in and for New Castle
County. In the matter Of pro-
ceedings against Richard w. Crook.
for contempt OF Court. Andrew G.
Gray, Attorney General, for the
State. Robert II. Richards, for the
defendant.
THE matter has been simplified be-
fore me by the representations and
attitude taken by counsel for Mr.
Crook. The matter is a very serious
one and IL is 80 regarded, both by the
Attorney General and the solicitor IN
the case, as TO the representations
made. Because OF the gravity of the
matter ! have acted on my own initi-
ative in bringing Mr. Crook before the
Court by a rule to show cause why
he should not be attached for con-
tempt of Court.
THE facts which appear on record
are these: That the bill was filed on
the 18th OF May. 1911, the answers
of all the respondents were filed on
the 23rd Of May, the Examiner was
appointed on the same day, testimony
was taken on the 3rd Of June and was
returned on the 5th Of June by the
Examiner. and final DEGREES in the
three cases were made and entered on
the 9th Of June. But it does not ap-
pear Of record, however, that all three
DEGREES were signed on the same day
on which they we're presented to the
Chancellor. II further appears from
the answer to the interrogations OF
Mr.. Crook that he was present on the
3rd day Of June when testimony OF
witnesses was heard before the Ex-
aminer as 10 the practicability OF
grade crossings. the fact in issue IN
these cases. and the reasonable con.
clusion is that he was thus informed
Of the fact that the cause was still
pending in the Court Of Chancery, and
was not then ready for action by the
Chancellor.
Notwithstanding this fact. how
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Reading railroad tracks to the King
street wharf. The actual number of
feet to be laid was very small and
the Peoples Railway Company we're
given ample time to have made their
arrangements and completed the work
within the time limited by the fran
chise which, was December 81, 1910.
The Peoples Railway Company appar-
emily made no move In the matter
during the life Of this original fran
chise. except as it was approaching
its end they applied TO the Street and
Sewer Department for an extension
until June 30 Of this year The Poo
pies Railway Company has. SO far as
my knowledge goes. always been un-
der the management Of r. w. Crook.
On several occasion, I'm their con-
struction work. they have found n
necessary TO cross tracks OF existing
railroads at grade, so that they can
not plead ignorance Of the require
men:s Of The 10th Section Of our
Corporation Law, which provides that
when any railway desires to cross
the tracks Of an existing railroad at
grade II shall file its bill or petition
in the Court OF Chancery and show
why n is impracticable to avoid a
grade crossing. and the convenience
Of having such grade crossing The
Peoples Railway Company, however,
did not sec it 10 hle their bill in the
] Court Of Chancery against these three
railroads. asking the Chancellor to
make a decree allowing them to cross
az grade. until May rs, 1911 The
three railroads we're duly served with
the summons and filed their formal
separate answers on May 23 On the
same day the Court Of Chancery ap-
pointed an examiner TO take testi-
mony The examiner took the testi-
mony on the 3rd day OF June, the
three railroads not opposing. and on
the 5th OF June returned the tosti-
mony to the Court Of Chancery IN
writing
"The Solicitor for the Peoples Rail
way Company on June 2 came into the
Court Of Chancery and moved for a
decree. and ON the same day tho
Court OF Chancery signed the decree.
Consequently. there was not one
minutes delay by that court in this
matter The delay. n any there was.
in securing the right to do the work
under the franchise was entirely and
wholly occasioned by tho Peoples
Railway Company IN waiting to file
It's bill from August, 1909, TO May
16. 1911
Under these circumstances, and
especially IN view Of the fact that Mr..
1 Crook, the general manager Of the
Peoples Railway Company, has at
tempted TO secure a public franchise
by a ruthless misstatoment Of facts
involving the Court Of Chancery in
discredit IN the eyes Of the public.
would move that Mr., Crook be adjudg
ed guilty OF contempt by the court
Mr.. Crook Admits Mistake.
Mr. Richards representing Mr.
I Crook, said that he saw this morning
1 for the first time the copy Of the let
ter published which was sent to the
Street and Sewer Department by Mr.
Crook. Prior to the presentation OF
the bills In equity It was Mr.. Hillef
who represented the Peoples Railway
Company. "The statement as publish
ed IS undoubtedly grossly Incorrect
Mr. Richards continued IL wouiS
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THE MARKETS
PHILApELPHIA. "a. june sO..

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. June &c.
FEED-Car lots. winter bran, in
bulk, per ton, $23, ,0oa24.00: spring
bran, IN 10o-pound sacks, per ton, $2Sa
1850.
WHEAT-No. red, atioat. at SO LA
s6 1-2c. Car lots in export elevator
NO. 2, red. s9as0c; steamer No 2,
S6aS7c.
BALED HAY AND STRAW-Timo-
thy Hay-No. / large. bales, $25.50a
$500: No 1 small bales. S25a25.50; (;
Clover-mixed Hay--No. l. 00a21; ;
No. 2. $17a1s Straw-No. 1 straight
rye. s12a12.5o
CORN-No ? yellow, Ga 1-2a65c. :
eteamer No. yellow, So 1-2a64c.; No.
yellow. 62a62 1-2c.; No. yellow, SO
a60c.
OATS White. 4sa4e IL; standard
white, 4Sa4s 1-2c.; No. 3 white, Ala
AZ 1-2c.: rejected white, 44a46c.
Western solid-packed
creamery, fancy, 26c.; do do choice
25c.; frsts. 22a23c.; seconds. 20a21c.
nearby prints. extra. 2Sc.; do extra
hrsts. &c; first 24a26c.
Standard crate, containing
thirty dozen eggs, Pennsylvania and
other nearby firsts. in free cases
$5.55. at mark nearby good current
receipts. in free cases. $5.10.
GREEN FRUITS AND vEGETA
BLEs. Peaches. Georgia, per 6-bas
kot carrier-Carmen $2.50a3.00; Gov
ernor Hoggs, 81. 25a275; Georgia
Belle, S250a3 25 White potatoes. oil
crop. per bushel-Near-by Peunsyl
vania, S100a110; New York, Sl.90l
110; Norfolk potatoes, per barrel
No. /. s3.75a430; No. 2, $2.00a2.25
Eastern Shore potatoes. per barrel, No
/. S3.75a430; No. 2. S2.00a2.25; Nortl
Carolina potatoes, per barrel, S3.2
af0o
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be hardly possible TO expedite the is
suance of decree anywhere with
greater expedition. / agree with Mr..
Gray as TO the effect of contempt OF
the Court Of Chancery Mr.. Crook
admits his mistake and wishes to pub
licly apologize When in the
absence Of Mr.. Hilles ] presented
these bills, they we're signed by Mr..
Garland and DR.. Ball and not by Mr.
Crook"
Mr. Crook in addressing the court
said he was extremely sorry for what
had occurred and that IL was through
ignorance the statement was made in
the letter He said he had the impress
sion that the case was before the Court
of Chancery for at least four months.
In answer to Chancellor Curtis Mr..
Crook said he had not heen In confer
ence with Mr.. Hilles and that he knew
OF the decree being signed on June 10,
when he got a letter from Mr.. Hilles.
, Mr.. Crook said he attended the taxi
ing of testimony by the examiner on
June 3, but believed it was only pre-
liminary in connection with the case.
He felt ignorant of the proceedings
The reason he made the statement was
that he thought the case had been be-
fore the court.
Spottswood Garland, president Of the
Peoples Railway Company. said as
soon as he saw the letter In the paper
he called up Mr.. Crook. Mr. Garland
said there had been no delay in getting
the decree as II was signed in the
most expeditions manner possible Mr
Garland said the company had thought
II best to contradict in the paper the
statement made as the delay was moi
Of the Court Of Chancery.
/ Chancellor Replies:
Following is the Chancellor's judg.
ment IN the case:
'In the Court Of Chancery Of the State
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l cannot say intentionally. The ef-
feet. however, Is the, same, whether
recklessly or Intentionally. The mis-
statement was made charging the
Chancellor with delay In entering the
decree In a cause before him. This
was made TO a branch of the city gov
ernment and was used to obtain an
extension of the time for utilizing a
franchise.
Il cannot too severely condemn the
person who made the mis-statement.
BY it public confidence in the courts
may be impaired and the belief en-
couraged that courts unreasonably de-
lay in administering justice AS the
Attorney General has we'll said, conf
dence in the courts and Judges who
sit therein may be hereby impaired
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DEATHS
Frank 7. Stewart.
Clarence Davis.
John s. Maloney.


Frank T. Stewart.
Clarence Davis
John s. Maloney.
Warren E. Lloyd
LLOYD--fn this city. on June 10Th 1911,
Warren f. son Of William y. and sigma NJ.
Lloyd aged years.
Relatives and friends Of the family are
invited 70 attend tho funeral services az 1908
Pine street. on Saturday afternoon, July 1,
NJ o'clock Tntormont Riverview cemetery.
MALONEY--Tn this city, on June 80, 1911.
John s.. son OF the late Michael and
Mary Maloney.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral az his late residence, zoe
Pine ST. on Monday morning az o'clock.
Requiem Mass az ST. Mary's Church In
termcnt Cathedral cemetery
DAVIS--fn this city. on June 27, 19li,
Clarence Davis aged 80 years.
Relatives and friends arc invited TO a.
tend the funeral from the residence Of James
Moore 900 Madison St. on Saturday after
noon at 2.3o o'clock. lnterment az River
view cemetery
sTEwA ARr-At Orletovn. Del. on Juno 2s
fni1.. Frank H. son Of John and Eliza.
beth Stewart. aged 21 years.
Relatives and friends arc invited TO At
tend the funeral services from his late resi-
dence in Orletovn. Del, on Sunday after
noon. July Q az 2 o'clock lnterment ~
white Clay Greek cemetery. Funeral with
out further notice.
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and anything unjustly said one
against them officially is a graf
Tense against the state. II
gross offense amounting to cont
Of this court by the manager Of
lie corporation, who ignorg
charged falsely the delays of
in entering a decree as the bash
an application made by him to
branch of the city government for
extension OF a franchise granted
his company.
In addition TO this public expressio
Of my condemnation Of the conduct o
Richard w. Crook, impose hn'
of $50 and costs of this proceeding
for contempt Of the Court OF Chan
Gerry. and he is now committed to the
custody Of the sheriff until this nn'
is paid"
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MAYOR TO PASS ORDINANCE,

Mayor Spruance. who Is just going
out Of Office, 70 be succeeded by Dr.
Harrison ". Howell. thinks his time
is too short to consider the lengthy
ordinance passed by the Directors Of
the Street and Sewer Department,
regulating the use of the sidewalks.
lie will turn the ordinance over TO
his successor for consideration.
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no BEGIN TROLLEY WORF.

The work Of laying the cross over
Of the Peoples Railway Company's
tracks at Water and King streets will
be started tomorrow morning. The
tracks and tics for the extension to
King street wharf have been at the
crossing for several days
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es50 PROFIT FROM COURT.

Clerk Of the Municipal Court Lewis
Sasse this morning handed over TO
Treasurer Ross $3.50 as money re-
ceived by the court this month. The
full amount received by the court
amounted TO S93364 Witness fees
and other EXPENSE amounting 20
214 64
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

NEW YORK. June Exchanges al
the opening Of tho stock market today
we're pcrploxing. Some stocks ad-
vanced. others receded, while changes
generally we're in the shape Of slight
losses
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KennardSCo.

Store open tomorrow night until 9.30 Tues
day next, July 4th, store will be closed all day.
Beginning Saturday, July sth, and continuing until
further notice, we inaugurate our customary Sat
urday half holidays, closing at 1870 p. m.
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MAREFT OrOTATTONS.

Reported daily by F. ID. Lackey A
Co. bankers and brokers. members
Philadelphia stock Exchange. sls
Market ST
Las p. m. Quotations.
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LaCes and Embroidcrics

Those who have not as yet completed their
Summer sewing and require either Laces or
Embroideries for trimmings will find our stock
most complete.
Real Cluny Laces are very popular and
scarce. We are most fortunate in having good
line TO show. Allovers, Edges and Bands in white
Venise are very much in demand
The Embroidery line is still large and seleo-
tons good.
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Garment News

If among those who contemplate trip over
the Fourth of July, you will most likely need
new Linen Suit, Skirt one or more Waists,
Dress or Travelling Coat of some kind.
Our Garment Department can supply them
all Sizes and styles in every line have been kept
up to the highest point of excellence.
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sTANDARD ARMS no CLOSE.

The works of the Standard Arms
Company. in South Wilmington. viii
close tomorrow. The company Is in
the hands Of a receiver.
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200 LAVE TO cLAssIFY.

r OST-vALUABLT BAR PIN, SET WITH
- pearls, Market ST., or Del. Ave. Car.
today Reward II returned 10 1d12 Lnn.
caster Ave. j3o3t
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IN USING THE

IN USING THE
AUTO FUNERAL CAR
you can take your dead TO the grave
in eeclusion and comfort No danger
Of horses running away or falling on
slippery streets. or heat prostration.
No dust. Five-grave lot, $4,000 up
ward. Perpetual care
LAWN CROFT.
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Are You Going Away
Over the Fourth?
Ne Give Green Trading Stamps.

If So there are things you will need and ready with the
right goods a the right prices to suit all 90
Linen Suits, $3.50 value, in four coors 9ovO
Tub blue, white and natural slOO $AVO Ssov
Dresses, very pretty Onepiece effect
Cream coored Serge Suits with hair line effect SlVOU
Kmono surplce and square necks SiOO
Take along with YOU price Sa,"
"A .sps Just received line of large Felt Hats OF the
millinery Palm Beach and Coronation styles IN white
NeaAAh~s and mode color, Sc and 81 each Special
of black Chip black Straw Sailor Hats sc We have about
black Straw Sailor Hats specially priced at 5O The Knox
style Sailor white S5O Complete line of Lingerie
Hats for 81 to Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

and more powerful, the average ca pacity per machine having increased from 55 kilowatts in 1899 to S4 in 1909. The value of the dynamos. mo- tor generators, boosters, rotary con- verters and double current generators show the enormous increase during the decade of 730 per cent.
 It is something of a surprise that not quite as many motors for auto mobiles were made In 1909 as in 1899, when there was great activity in this branch. There were only 20 less to be st-'a, and there were accumulated thou sands of second hand ones. But the capacity of those made of recent years has been much greater, while the value, even for a mailer number of machines, is very much higher Electric far motors have more than doubled in num- Der, and the number of power motors has increased 5S6 per cent in the period considered
 One branch of the business which shows a falling off Is the making of arc lights. These decreased from 158,- 900 to 123,000 in the ten years; but the decrease is accounted for by the now used for street lights and for oth- CT purposes for which arc lamps were formerly used almost exclusively. The value of these lamps, however, owing to the introduction of more costly types of these lamps, such as flaming arcs, shows only very slight decrease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

Absolutely nothing. He was hanged and buried two weeks ago."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Through With Him

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 And what are the Russians going to do with that fellow who assassinated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
TEN YEARS OF ELECTRICITY
Immense Increase in Apparatus Made.
 Not So Many Arc Lights

From the Manufacturers Record.
 The enormous growth of the elec- trical industries is shown by the pre- liminary census report covering the ten syear period ended December 31, 1909. During that time the value of machin- cry and apparatus used in the genera ton and utilization of electricity in creased from Gin round numbers) S105,- 000,000 to s24,OO0,00O, or 130 per cent.
 It is pointed out that large quanti- ties of supplies used for electrical pur- Loses are manufactured in foundry and machine shops and other establish ments not identified with the electrical Industries.
 These parts are assembled by dealers and others not covered by the census, and it Is impossible to obtain accurate information in regard to them. There fore the totals given above are less than the true total value of all of the machinery of this character manufac- tured annually in the United States. 4 The number of dynamos annually made increased from about 10000 in 1899 to more than 16,000 in 1900. The Improvement was not in number alone. The dynamos themselves were larger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
of How Albert First Endured Then Pited and Then Sat Tn
NNCE upon a Time there was a Bright Young Lawyer of ordinary
 Good Looks and Modest Bank

NNCE upon a Time there was a
 Bright Young Lawyer of ordinary
 Good Looks and Modest Bank Account who regarded the so called Smart Set with scorching Contempt.
 When he heard People saying behind his Back that he was a Cynic and a Woman Hater it made him feel Good. It seemed to him that any Male Adult who would go to the Trouble to put on his Other Clothes and attend Functions and subsist on Salads and Macaroons should be Chased as a Rabbit and have a Baby Blue Ribbon tied around his Neck
 Most of his Friends had attained the Foothills of Society but had not scaled the Heights.
 Our Hero, whose Name was Albert, re- fused to fall for the Parlor Game, saying that he did not Choose to enter any Field of Endeavor in which Results are so easily Obtained. He had a. Theory that any White Person of Grammar School Intelligence who followed certain Simple Rules could break into the Bridge Whist Coterie and go as far as he liked.
 His Friends assured him that One could get to the Inner Circle only aftereYears of tactful Maneuvering
 Now there resided in this Town cer- tain High Priestess of the Socially Elect and a Queen Bee of the Cotillion Tribe w h a t ever she said, Went No one could lay claim to any Class in this Town until he had seated himself at one of her Dinners, with the $2S, coo Gold Service in front of him, and dissected . French Artichoke right down to the Foundation.
 One Evening while Albert was burn ing up the local aristocracy he made the Crack that if he wanted to go in for such Tommyrot, he could be Dining with the aforesaid Dowager Duchess within a Year. His Friends hooted at the Sugges- tion and the Outcome of the Controversy was Wager. Albert was to storm the Citadel and land inside before the Ex- piration of Twelve Months or else blow the whole Gang to a high-priced Feed.
 Next Sunday he began to take Part in the High Church Ceremonies and wait on the Steps to make a Fuss over the Women whose Names appeared on tho List of Patronesses.
 He ignored the Buds and Debutantes and worked overtime to Solidify himself with the Matrons.
 Whenever there was anything Doing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
DOCTORS EXPLAIN DERBY'S TYRANNY Men Are Slaves to the
 Stiff Hat DESTROYS THE HAIR Men Have Broken Away From All Uncouth and Injurious Habits,
 It Seems, Except the
 Wicked Derby

From the Kansas City Star.
 We all would hoot at a proposal to cram our feet into blocks of wood in initiation of the Chinese or Dutch. Yet, with cheerful inconsistentcy, we tolerate the Derby hat. Women are to a large extent to blame for this. They tell us, ''Well, you look a little better in der by After that, Of course, We have no choice but to submit. Perhaps we do look better in derbies. There ought to be at least that much to say in favor of these baneful headpieces if there is any thing in the law of compensation. But who can tell whether the woman whose satirieal flattery lures us on to derbies is not secretly gloating over being able thus so easily to keep legions of the lords of creation under bondage to an evidence of barbarism? In the three cen- turies past men have freed themselves from the restraint of all other uncouth and injurious articles of apparel, leaving high. heels, ruffs and stays as the ex- elusive property of women. But the ty- ra7ny of the derby waxes.
 The dominant fashion among hats for nine months of the year this tyrant rules with absul dities and whims. One season we must year high crowned black blocks with narrow brims; another, the law re- uuires crowns low enough and brims wide enough to outfit one of vaudeville s Gernan comedians. A year or two ago the mandate of the mode was to wear mere thimbles perched high and pre- oeriously; then the blocks were revised downward until now we must wear them pressing on the ears, as if we were na- ton of ol' clos men. This style appears to be able to live a little longer than some of the others because no one can think of anything worse It was estab- lished by collegians. A warning might be written here. To what extremes In clothes may we one day be impelled un- less we resolve here and now to snatch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

style setting out of the hands of gen. tlemen so young and irresponsible?
 If we could approach the derby hat problem with minds free from fear of what our mothers, wives, sisters, daugh ters and other powerful interests might say, the baneful nature of these black inflexible blocks would be apparent. A clerk snatches up a heavy metal engine full of teeth and keys, thrusts it down ever your head as | to snuff a candle, the clammy steel grips your forehead, claws down, then-click! It's done. The clerk takes out from among the keys a piece of paper punctured with the out
 line of a human foot. This. he tells you, is how your skull is shaped To the ju- dicious, that alone should be warning enough to flee. Fear of public sentiment, however, holds you. A moment later the particular block of inflexible felt for which you have spent the price of several dinners is borne to a foggy back room. There you see it being clapped into sort of combination mangle and wash boiler, to emerge. with a hiss of steam, nodded to the conform of a foot and with it's brim permanently bent out of shape in order that your head may be inserted more deeply into the inverted bowl of rigid black felt.
 Later the block tries to pull back into it's original and natural form, but is pre- vented by the presence of a head. Then, in the memorable words of the Journal Of the American Medical association, bad influences may be believed to be at work
 In the first place, the tight binding of the scalp must interfere with the cir culation through the scalp and around the hair papillae; and, in the second place, the space on the crown of the hat must allow a considerable quantity of air to become heated aboVe the tenn perature of the body, and this also must have a bad effect on the nutrition of the hair"
 Unless he stops in time the derby vic tim grows bald. And so will this disser- tation.