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Evening journal., 1911-05-20
A. 0. H. IS YEARS
In UNITED STATES
Order Will Celebrate Diamond
Jubilee in UpbuiIding
Membership

In Irish-American Hall last even
ing the anniversary celebration Of
Division No. /, Ladies' Auxiliary An
cient Order of Hibernians, was held.
There were over 800 persons present,
including many officers of the Divi-
sions of the A. o. II.
This is the Diamond anniversary of
the A. o. II. in the United States as il
is seventy-five years since the first
charter for the A. o. II. was sent here.
In every jurisdiction there will be an
effort made to celebrate the event by
increased membership.
The A. o. H. and Ladies' Auxiliary
are making rapid strides in Delaware
along this line. The hall last evening
was tastefuly decorated. Among the
speakers were the Rev. 7. F. Wal
dron and the Rev. John Connolly. Re
freshments were served and then for
two hours dancing passed away the
time.
The county degree team conferred
degrees on the members of Division
No. Z last Tuesday evening.
There will be a joint meeting OF all
city divisions tomorrow afternoon in
Irish American Hall, when the county
degree team will confer the third
fourth and fifth degrees. A feature OF
the occasion will be the fifth degree
in order that the members of the
Ladies' Auxiliary can see the work.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
APARTMENT HOUSE
MAY Be BUILT, TOO
DUPONT Interests Consider it
Along With New Theatre
Project

It was said today that the DUPONT
interests, after the new hotel project
is under way, will consider the erec-
tion of a large apartment house on
the corner of Eleventh and Orange
streets. No plans for the apartment
house have been drawn, but the sub
ject has been discussed. along with the
project for a new theatre adjoining the
hotel on the Eleventh street side. If
the theatre and apartment house arc
built they would adioin each other.
The procedure for the Street and
Sewer Directors to acquire the Con-
tinental and other properties to widen
Eleventh street will be ended next
week, when the damages or purchase
price will be paid to the Continental
Company and the duPonts. Demolition
Of the properties on the site will begin
within a week or ten days.
No formal transfer of the title Of the
Continental Life Insurance Company s
property is necessary. City Solicitor
Brady stated today as the condemna-
ton in itself, is sufficient
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
GRIFFIN'S BODY
HERE FOR BURIAL
Former WilmlnGtOnian Died
in New York With Poison
Beside Him

The body OF Edgar 2. Griffin, aged
33 years, a bookkeeper in the employ
of the Standard Oil Company, New
York city, who died in his boarding
house in that city under peculiar cir
cumstances last night, was removed
to Wilmington by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Hoyt, brother-in-law and
sister of the dead man. The funeral
will take place from the home of the
Griffins. No. 913 Monroe street, Mon
day afternoon.
According to information receiv-
ed stories which appeared IN
the New York newspapers. Grif-
fin took cyanide Of potassium
large quantity OF which was
found alongside him. Mrs. Hoyt
however. today denied that her broth
er committed suicide. She said he
had no reason for doing so and she
was positive that his death was due
to natural causes. She said her
brother had suffered with spasms and
she is satisfied that he, died while in
spasm.
The funeral will take place at
o'clock Monday afternoon, interment
to be made in Wilmington and Bran
dywine cemetery. Services will be
conducted at the house by the Rev
n. c. Lassiter. pastor of Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church of which con-
gregation Mr.. Griffin was a member
before he went TO New York city.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
MANY BOOMS
FOR PRESIDENT
Friends Of the Democratic
Candidates are Watching
One Another
TAFT PLANNING Now
FOR A REN0MINATION
By The United Press.

by The united BreSs-
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20.-Hot
weather in Washington breeds presi-
Dental bees in great swarms, accord
ing to political observers here, who
declared today that seldom so far in
advance of a general election has the
capitol seen such active agitation.
At the headquarters of Speaker
Champ Clark tabs are being kept Of
the movements of Governor Wilson OF
New Jersey, on his western trip and
the Harmon organization is keeping
the Ohio Governor well in the fore
front Half a dozen other angles on
the Democratic side are receiving at
tention and the fight is on in real old
time political fashion.
Taffs Friends Active.
That President Taft is carefully
planning to go after the Republican
nomination is freely admitted at the
White House, though no statement on
the subject has been issued. The
fact that the LaFollette boom is under
way and the activity Of the progress
sive Republican League against Taft
has made it necessary for the Presi-
dents friends to begin work early.
Both the Taft and LaFollette adher-
ents claim the support of Colonel
Roosevelt At the White House 1t is
said that Taft and T. r. are in har-
mOny. About LaFollete's headquarters
il is declared that the Colonel will
be actively with the progressives
Many persons here think Roosevelt
himself may yet be a candidate, but
his closest friends declare that there
is no possibility Of 1t.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
REPUBLICANS GREET
PARTY'S CANDIDATES

Many voters met the nominees on
the Republican ticket at a public re
ception which was held in the rooms
of the Young Mems Republican Club
at No. $40 King street last evening
An orchestra furnished music.
There was no speechmaking. the
candidates spending most of their
time shaking hands with those who
called and discussing with them mat
ters pertaining to the campaign. There
was much enthusiasm-and everybody
was confident of a big victory on
June 3.
The candidates present were: Or
/ Harrison W. Howell for mayor; VII
liam S. Lednum. for treasurer: Sam
uel II. Benson. Jr.. for president o
City Council: James II. Morris for as
SCISSOR and collector for the Northern
district and the candidates for Cit,
Council from the various wards.
DR.. Howell and the other candidates
stood In a semi-circle I'm the clut
house parlor and the callers we're in.
troduced to each candidate BY the re
ception committee OF the Republican
Club Hundreds OF persons visited
the club house during the evening
some Democrats being among the call
ers An atmosphere OF Republican
success seemed TO prevail, and the
general sentiment was that the Repub-
licans only will have to get their vot-
ers to go to the polls to assure vic
tory.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
BAPTIST MISSION
MEETING HERE
Foreign Society Workers to
Report Of Work at Tues
day Meeting

The Womens Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Delaware Bap-
tist Union Association win beet in
Second Baptist Church here on Tues
day afternoon and evening next week.
The officers are: Mrs. William l..
Pettingill, president; Miss Harriet l.
Newlin, vice-president; Mrs. William
NJ. Royal, secretary and treasurer;
Miss Louise w. Jones, State secretary;
Mrs. William E. Stab. district secre-
tary.
The program follows:
Afternoon session, 2.30 o'clock
Hymn; Scripture reading. Mrs. N. G..
Lassiter; prayer, Mrs. J. E. Huns
berger; words of welcome, Mrs. T. P.
Holloway; report of secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. William NJ. Royal; (;
solo, Mrs. J. Earle Edwards; reports
from circle secretaries; hymn; re-
port of district secretary, Mrs. VIII
liam Z. Staub; report of State secre-
tary, Miss Louise w. Jones; address,
Home Missions" Miss Isabelle Craw-
ford; Foreign Missions" Miss Clara
z. RICHTER; reports of committees
election of officers; offering; ad.
journment; supper and social hour
Evening session, 745 o'clock.-De-
votiOnal exercises, conducted by Miss
Louise w. Jones; address. Miss Ruth
Graham, of the Baptist Institute fol
Christian Workers; solo, Master Roy
L. Thompson; scene in a Chinese vii
lage, conducted by Miss Clara z
RICHTER; duet, Misses Marion Tayloi
and Florence Bouchholz.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
SUNDAY SPORT UNDER
BAN OF PRESBYTERIANS
BY The United Press.

BY The united Press.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., May 90
Condemnation of baseball games
sports, automobiling, travelling, theat-
rical and aviation meets on the Sab
bath was contained in a drastic re-
port of the special committee on Sab
bath observance adopted by the Pres
byterian General Assembly today. II
requests college professors and mem
bers Of the faculty to omit Monday
morning recitations to relieve the me-
cessity of Sunday study by students.
The report also took a rap at the
Atlantic City "open' Sunday and de-
clares the assembly's intention tc
make a fight to have the lid put on
The first official action on the mere,
sy trials was taken when the repor'
of the judicial committee was trans
ferred to the judicial commission IL
the appeal of the case Of Rev. william
ID. Grant. of Northumberland, Pa.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
WILL CHANGE
SCHOOL GRADES
Amendment to Bylaws to be
Offered at Board Of Ed
uCatiOn Meeting

Or. T. o. Cooper, member of the
Board Of Education from the First
ward. will introduce at the meeting
on Monday night an amendment to
tho bylaws providing for change Of
the terms of primary and grammar
grades.
Among the changes DR.. Cooper Will
advocate is one to change the grades
from six months to one year terms.
At present there are ten primary
grades and six grammar grades. I'm
der his amendments, however, while
there would be fewer grades, but OF
one year length, promotions would be
made as at present. This system
prevails in most of the schools OF the
large cities, and it is advocated as a
means of obviating confusion. IL Is
one of the changes suggested as a
result of visits of a committee OF the
Board to other cities.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
LUMBER TRUST
IS UNDER FIRE
Suit Will be Instituted Against
the Western Com
binatiOn
COMMUNITY OF
INTERESTS IS ALLEGED
By The United Press.

By The United Press
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The Gov
ernment's suit against Eastern lum-
bermen filed at New York, is prelimi-
nary to a second and larger prose-
cution shortly to be instituted against
a Western Lumber Trust" alleged
"unreasonably" to restrain interstate
commerce, according to information
here today.
1t was pointed out that investiga-
tions which have been in progress for
several years, conducted both by the
Bureau of Corporations of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor and the
secret force of the Department of Jus
tice have disclosed a community of
interests in the lumber trade of the
West and Middle West According to
information available at the Bureau
OF Corporations. this investigation
shows that nearly one-half of all the
privately owned timber in Western
States is in the ownership or con-
troll of a Western combination.
Five elevenths of the country's
privately owned standing timber is
in the Pacific northwest, California
Washington. Idaho and Montana,
saws the Bureau of Corporations re-
port. "And one-half of this is now
owned by thirty-seven holders; many
of these are closely connected. This
section furnished only one-sixth OF
the annual cut. Thus, its timber is
being largely, held for the future, and
the large owners there will be the
dominating influence in the indus
try
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
PREACHER GETs Pes BACK.

The Rev. Thomas P. Hollawy, who
left fountain pen on one of the desks
at the postoffice, which was later re-
turned to the PostofIice authorities by
a woman who did not give her name,
has claimed the pen. He asked Post
master Jester If any person had seen
the pen, and upon identifying his
property It was turned over to him.
Mr.. Holloway is anxious that the wo-
man who found the pen should know
that he recovered it.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
MADERO TELLS
OF HIS PLANS
Says That He Will Not Com
init the Faults Of Pres
ident Diaz
THINKS He CAN SOLVE
ALL THE DIFFICULTIES
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
JUAREZ. Mexico. May 20.--That he
would not allow himself to be con-
verted like Porforio Diaz from a sue
cessful and patriotic revolutionist into
a tyrant was the declaration made to-
day by Francisco |. Madero In an ex-
elusive signed statement to the
United Press.
Madero granted the United Press
correspondent an audience In the
white House" here and wrote the fol-
lowing.
BY Francisco !. Madero, Jr., PrOyi-
sional President OF Mexico.
Copyright 1911 BY The United Press.)
am sure that we will not commit
the faults of President Diaz. because
all those who belong TO our revolu-
ton are guided by highly patriotic
sentiments and not by personal in
terest. Furthermore. the people of
Mexico, will not again endure a tyrant
Having suffered for more than thirty
years the dire consequences of being
deprived Of the privilege of execut-
ing their political rights, the Mexican
people will not again permit them
selves TO be bereft OF those rights.
The question you ask me can bet
ter be answered by public opinion
than by me, because our honor and
patriotism can be better testified tc
by others than by ourselves. Il is
not !. but the Mexican nation that car
best answer the question whether o,
not, having gained power, / am likel,
TO convert mysolf into a tyrant a,
General Diaz has done.
You ask, will the Mexican peopl
be able TO conduct a government sim
iiar to the Government conducted b
tne American people?" The constitu
ton OF the Mexican Government
very similar TO the constitution OF m
United states but the Mexican peopl
are not so accustomed TO democratI
practices Without doubt the leaders
the new government. being true rel
resentatives Of the people and havil
the welfare Of the people at heart y
= shall soon be able 10 solve all diff
p culties and the Mexican people W
2 soon be able 10 conduct their O,
4 government
: l do not expect any difficulty
n dealing with any church party IN
y may arise. When ! formed my polite
platform / took care not 10 touch
J any point which could be connect,
, with religious questions.
have thought that the necessiti,
al this crisis we're 10 regain llbert
TO regain the rights OF citizens and
establish Democratic practices. Aft,
these matters have been settled N
representatives OF the people wi
reach the necessary conclusions r,
garding religious and other question
Upon all questions we shall limit oui
selves only TO carrying out the will
the peope.
The sympathy which the Unite
States has demonstrated towards on
revolution has aided us greatly an
will create I'm Mexico a sentiment ,
amity which will bring more closel
! together the people and Government
OF Mexico and the United States.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
DID NOT SEEK
REAPPOTNTMENT

Friends Of John G. Gray. former
Street and Sewer Commissioner, wish
to correct the impression that has got
ten out that Mr.. Gray was an appli-
cant for re-appointment at the hands
of Mayor Spruance. They say that no
delegation saw Mayor Spruance in be-
half of Mr.. Gray and that once when
members of the Democratic League, in
meeting, were discussing the advisi-
bility of sending a delegation to Mayor
Spruance In behalf of Mr.. Gray, he
walked into the room where the con-
ference was being held and at his re-
quest the matter was dropped.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
General DUPONT Pleased
With Progress of Survey

General T. Coleman DUPONT was at
his Office for awhile today. He is
busy on the plans for the State
boulevard, and said he feels much en-
couraged by the good feeling of the
people as shown throughout the State.
Several meetings will be held dur
ing the next week or two down the
State at which General DUPONT will be
present. In this way the merits OF
several sections can be shown Tho
idea is to build the boulevard for the
benefit Of all the people.
General DUPONT said it was impos-
sible to say when actual construction
Of the road would begin, as it all de-
pends on how soon the survey is
finished. Road construction will be-
gin the day after the survey is finish
ed, he said.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
CHURCH A. c. WINS.

Church A. C. defeated Orange to-
day by the score Of to 2 Church
A. c. would like TO receive challenges
from any IL or 12-yaar-old team in
the city. Send communications to F.
P. Quinn, No. S10 East Sixth street.
The lineup is: J. Quinn, catcher;
Cottingham. pitcher; Faller, short
stop; Donlin, first base; Lynch. sec
ond base; August, third base; +.
Quinn, right field Taylor, left field I;
Sodosky. centre field.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
MAY RENEW
MEXICAN FIGHT
InSurgent Troops Ready to
Leave Juarez for Another
Battle
MADERO WILL LEAVE
FOR CAPITAL TONIGHT
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
JUAREZ, Mexico. May 2O.-"On to
Chihuahua" is the whisper heard in
the military camps of the Mexican in
surgents in and about Juarez In spite
of the declarations of Francisco l.
Madero, Jr., and Judge Francis Car
bajal, that the fighting is at an end
there are strong indications today
that hostilities will be Nresumed when
the present armistioe ends next Mon
day night.
Out in the desert on the Mexican
Central Railroad, which leads to
Chihuahua. $50 Federal prisoners
under a guard of insurgents are re-
pairing the tracks. Meanwhile, one
thousand insurgent troops are ready
to leave Juarez for another slaughter
of Federals in Chihuahua. Two
freight cars loaded with ammunition
are on the way and the United States
customs officers have received orders
to permit the passage Of all arms and
explosives.
Peace Not Yet IN Sight
Peace is not yet in sight. The ar
hiAoNiNN OAlAit CD at II u. H. Mohudg
night and many believe the insur-
gents will Immediately start to march
against Chihuahua and Mexico City.
There we're indications that Ma
dero was being tempted into a typi-
cal Diaz trick when Diaz suggested
to him that he go to Mexico City to
help rehabilitate the government
Attempts at political If not physical
assassination. awaited him, according
TO friends here.
MaderO TO Go to Mexico City.
Nevertheless, Madero had fully pre-
pared to start for the national capitol
tonight and arrangements had been
partially made for a special car for
newspaper men, when without ex-
PLANTATION, Madero issued statement
saying he would not go to Mexico
City until Foreign Minister De La
Barre had been installed as Presideni
of Mexico.
The wording Of Madero's statemen
was highly polite and tactful, but iti
gist was: "Diaz has promised to re
sign. Let him deliver the goods.
? will not 60 to Mexico City while Dia
p is President"
In the meantime the insurgent wa
preparations go on apace and thu
= rank and file of Modero's army are
iubilant. They believe that theii
chiefs statement indicates a resump-
tion of hostilities on a larger scale
than ever.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
TROLLEY MEN OUTING.
WIN BE Held at SheIlpOt Park Late
In June.

VIII BE Held AT ShelIpOt Park Late
In June.
The Employees Relief Association of
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Co. hello a smoker IN MAYORS
Hall, Chester, last evening. II was
attended by about fifty members from
Wilmington, accompanied by General
Manager William A. Heindle and
Claim Agent II. II. Geiger. The VIII
mingtonians went in a special car and
report having had a good time. The
evening was spent in social enjoyment
such as smoking and progressive card
playing and refreshments. The
prizes awarded were a safety razor
box of shaving soap and gentleman's
pocketbook
A committee Of 20 was appointed at
the meeting to arrange for field day
sports at Shellpot Park between June
20 and June 2s.
There will be all kinds of sport on
that day including baseball, shooting,
potato races, bag races. fat mems
race and many other amusing features.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
MATER ROARD IN NEW OFFICEs.

The offices of the Water Department
were removed today from the old
Federal building at Sixth and King
streets to the new Offices of the de-
partment, at the City Mills Pumping
Station, sixteenth and French streets.
The work Of removing the effects
from the old Offices was started early
this morning and by noon most Of the
furniture had been carried out.
The new Offices Of the department
will be open and ready for business
Monday morning.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
TELEPHONES ON P. s R.
w. & n. Branch VIII be Equipped
With New Dispatching System.

W. & n. Branch VIII be Equipped
With New Dispatching System.
The management of the Reading
Railway Company has authorized the
erection of telegraphone booths at
the ends Of all principal sidings on
the Wilmington and Northern branch
between Reading and Hibernia.
The instruments have been ordered
by the. telegraph department and the
installation will be made in a short
time. These telegraphones are intend.
ed for the use Of the conductors OF
trains so that they can get in toucf
with the chief dispatcher's office a
any time.
They are attached to the telegraph
line and IN no way interferes with itf
operation. The booths Will be 10.
Gated at Reading. the company"s farm
at White Bear, Conesfoga, Birdell and
Hibernia. They have been a great
success on. all lines where they have
been introduced
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
CITY BOYS IN
ATHLETIC MEET

There Will be a track meet of the
BOYS Hebrew Association tomorrow
morning at Shellpot Park. The events
will be contested by the two sets Of
athletes, the blues and whites The
events include 22O yards race. stand
ing broad jump, running broad jump,
ball throwing, shot putting. The
entries for the other events are: 100
yards dash; Blues-Topkis, Green
stein, Rosenblatt, Bernhardt, M.
Leshem.
Whites-Topkis, Goldstein, Slausky,
Ornstein, Glickman.
Relay race; Blue-A. Topkis, F..
Greenstein. 1. Rosenblatt. NJ. Leshem,
NJ. Greenstein.
Whites-V. Topkis. w. Fisher, A
Gluckman, G. Slausky, A. Ornstein.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

phone tonight. Callers should ask
for ID. and A. phone 800, or Auto
matte phone 1905.
- -
Democratic primaries are being held
this afternoon to select a municipal
ticket for the party at the election on
June 3. The Polls opened at o'clock
and will close at seven o'clock.
When the polls opened in the down
town wards that have close Council
manic contests there was an army OF
workers about the polls, and also
many persons waiting to cast their
votes It was evident that it is to be
one Of the closest primary contests for
Mayor and Councilmauic offices that
the party has had for years. The Sprl-
ance and Dubell workers are out in
force and great part Of last night
was spent in campaigning.
In some of the wards, particularly
the First, Third and Twelfth. the
/ Councilmanic contests are overshad-
owing the Mayorality fight In the
Third ward the Councilman Higgins
/ followers had a shad bake and open
/ house" at the Third Ward Democratic
club, in the lower end Of the ward
while the McKelvey supporters had an
open house roundup at the West End
| Democratic Club In the upper end OF
the ward Both sides engaged Repub-
lican workers to tip them off If a Re-
publican should apply to vote, as there
/, were rumors that Republican votes
were being canvassed. II was predict
j ed that nearly 500 votes would be cast
e at Third and Madison streets.
z In the Twelfth ward the Council
e man McMullen and Hinger force.
/ also were lined-up when the polls
II opened. The Hinger men are seeking
n 10 prevent Councilman McMullen'
nomination. Both candidates hav
n made a personal canvass of the entir
u ward. No matter what the primar
II result Is today there will be SOM
n sore spots" and some Democrats feai
d that Il may greatly aid Matthew l.
Kyle, the Republican candidate
s Workers of the different candidates
, we're prepared this afternoon to chal-
} lenge Republicans who might attempt
TO vote and require them TO take an
: oath to support the ticket nominated
| before they shall be permitted TO
vote. This will be done under the DEM
ocratic party rules The Republican
. City Committee officers request Re-
I publicans not to participate in the
Democratic primaries.
! Last night brought Joy to some Of
r the Democratic fodder clubs which
! are formed for campaigns only TO
work" the candidates. There was no
? drought in many of the clubs as some
of the candidates had been good pro-
! viders of liquid refreshments"