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Evening journal., 1912-11-18
PARSON WITH
'POSSUM, M,ACCUSED
OF LAW BREACH

In addition to the numerous arrests
made by Chief Game Warden Freder-
ick Murphy. of Dover, and his assist
ants since Friday when the game
law went into effect, two more ar
rests We're reported today, one of
which was made by Murphy and the
other by Constable Lucius c. Jones.
Murphy last evening placed the
Rev. David Reason, a colored minister
from Philadelphia. under arrest on
the charge of cunning in Delaware
without license. Murphy boarded
the train at Dover which arrives here
early in the evening from down the
State and found the colored preacher
on his way back 30 Philadelphia. The
man had six rabbits and an opossum
in his possession. He will be ar
raigned tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock before Magitrate Lewis.
The arrest made by Constable Jones
occurred at Poole's Mill Pond, neal
Bear Station. yesterday afternoon. The
man arrested was Raymond Walker
He is accused of cunning on Sunday
He had three wild ducks in his pos
session. His case will come before
Magitrate Lewis on Wednesday morn
ing.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT
REFUSES ALIENS NEW TRIAL;
NOW APPEAL TO GOVERNOR

BY The United Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Now 1s.-Vr.
ginias supreme court today refused
a new trial to Floyd Allen and his
son. Claude Swanson Allen condemn
ed to die on Friday for their part in
the murders in Judge Massie's court
room at Hillsville. last March.
Preparations were Immediately
made by friends OF The doomed men
to appeal to Governor Mann for a
commutation OF their sentences.
The governor has already gone
over the records in the case an
ticipating such a plea for clemency,
and it is expected that he will act
upon il at once.
The Aliens friends admit that the
prospect Of his staying the electrocu-
tion is meager.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
GRIEF OVER DEAD WIFE
CAUSES FATHER TO KILL
SELF AND BABYDAUGHTER
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEWARK. y. j., Nov. 1S.-Suppos-
cd TO have been driven frantic by the
death of his wife, who he had mourn
cd increasingly for more than three
months, Fred Specht, % years old.
took his own and the life of his
three and half year old daughter
early today at his home. ia Maga-
zine street Specht was found by his
sister, Miss Anna Specht with his
daughter clasped in his right irm
and in his left he clutched a picture
of his dead wife. Three gas jets were
fully opened and the parlor in which
Specht and his daughter was found
unconscious filled with the illuminat-
ing gas which had been escaping for
more than an hour.
For four hours after the reception
of Specht in the city hospital the
physicians worked over him with a
pulmoter. but without avail. He was
dead when the hospital was reached.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
BANQUET FOR
OFFICIALS WHO
WIN CONVENTION

In honor Of their success in sccur-
ing this city as the convention seat
for the society Of Municipal Improve
ments next year, George W. Sparks,
Charles A. Rudolph and NJ ID. Murphy,
directors Of the Street and Sewer De-
partment. aud Leslie v Christy their
secretary, will be given a banquet by
the Board of Trade soon. Mr. Murphy
Mr. Rudolph and Mr. Christy will ar
rive home today, but Mr. Sparks i:
returning by steamer from Dallas
Texas, and will not arrive for ten
days.
The Dallas Morning News OF SO
yomber "A contains photographs o
the delcgstes 60 THIS years convention
and the announcement that Nh
Christy was elected a member of IN
{ executive committee OF three
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
CAREFULLY!DON'T
SWALLOW DIAMOND
THAT IS In BREAD

Diamond, diamond. who gets the
diamond?
This little game will interest many
persons for a day or two. So II you,
consumer of Huber's bread, bite down
on something hard don't "cuss" the
baker Just make an investigation,
for 1t may have been real genuine
$50 diamond that jolted your jaw and
nearly broke your teeth.
Philip Schlccht, foreman az the
George H. Huber bakery. sees nothing
but the most serious phase in the dia-
mond hunt He was knecding dough
for bread in the bakery yesterday.
He had a half-carat diamond ring on
his finger when he started. When he
finished he noticed that the diamond
had disappeared from the ring. II evil
IDENTIFY had been loose aud Was drawn
from the setting by thc dough.
Schlecht now offers reward for the
return of the gem.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
JUDGE GIVES
ERRING HUSBAND
CHANCE TOREFORM

Mrs. Anna V. Bert. OF No S0S ray-
lor street. in City Court today, told a
pitful story of suffering through the
habits of her husband. William Bert,
whom she accused OF breach Of the
peace. The woman said she and her
eldest daughter were almost bare
footed although her husband earned
sufficient money to provide for them.
rhe couple have four children. the
youngest being seventeen months old
Mrs. Bert said She had TO do washing
to help support the family
Assistant City Solicitor Lynn in
formed the court that Bert was be
fore the Court on like charge some
1 time ago but the charge was held up
IN his own behalf Bert said hl
wIes story was true and said hi
wages ranged from s12 to SIS 2 weel
but il allowed one more chance h
would do better Judge Churchmal
lecturcd him and held him under ;
5000 peace bona with the warning j
he returned he would be sent to th'
WOrkhOuse.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
NEGRO LOSES
HIS LIFE In
STABLE FIRE
Hamlin, in Sklut Property to
Spend Night, May Have
Caused Bad Blaze
COUNCILMAN FIRE FIGHTER
IS OVERCOME BY SMOKE

Fire early last evening destroyed
the stables and plant OF Louis Sklut
and Son. hide dealers. store
house OF the plant of the Illinois
Leather Company and a carriage shop
Of John Walther, along the Cause
way, beyond Market street bridge,
and also caused the death Of one man
and another was so overcome by
smoke that he had to be removed TO
his home The hremen prevented the
blaze from communicating with the
main portion OF the plant Of the illi-
uOis Leather Company. thereby pre-
venting a greater loss.
The iremen fought the flames for
two hours and after the ruins had
cooled sufficiently to permit them to
search the debris, they found the
charred body Of Albert Hamlin, color
ed. aged As years, who was employed
by Sklut He had evidently gone TO
the hayloft TO spend the night and
had fallen asleep while smoking, and
thus started the blaze. When the
FIRE was discovered the flames were
raging in that portion of the building
Councilman Jacob Zimmerman, Of
the First ward, member of the
Fame Fire Company was overcome by
smoke while helping TO drag a line
OF hose into the burning building He
was carried out by members of his
company and sent TO his home. He
had completely recovered this morn-
ing
The blaze was discovered by Alex
ander Guy, night watchman at the
plant of the Illinois Leather Company
as he was making his rounds He was
attracted by an unusually bright
| light in the Sklut stables and rushing
| TO a window of the leather plant saw
! flames shooting up from the roof of
the hay loft He sent in an alarm
lrom box No. 142.
Meantime Guy returned 10 the
| burning stable and was Joined b.,
iJames f. Stcen. OF No COS Churcl
street and Charles Calvin, who haI
4 been standing on the Market stree
bridge and who had seen the flames
With them came William Murphy. th
dav bridge tcnder at Market stree
draw These men broke open tn
doors of the Sklut stable and got on
the two horses. Then they ran to tn
stables Of the leather company,
short distance away, and from Their
took seven horses. One of the ami
mails broke away and dashed bacl
into the building. but it was takci
out a second time
BY the time the firemen arrived, thu
Sklut stable was a seething mass o
flames. Nothing was then known o
anyone being in the building. A stronl
wind was blowing and sweeping th
fire right toward the leather com
.pany's stables and their storehous
= which was a long one-story franz
building filled with bales of leather
J In a short time both the stable ant
the storehOuse were in flames. Tn
fire was carried along by the winI
and spread with such great rapidit.
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
REHOBOTH
MAY HAVE
A FIRE BUG
$4,000 Saturday Night Blaze
at Resort Worries Prop
erty Owners
SECOND FIRE THERE
WITHIN THREE MONTHS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. Nov. Is.
Residents Of Rehoboth, as well as
many who spend the summer here are
wondering. since Saturday nights
disastrous fire that ate up five big
cottages and did $4,000 damage
whether there is firebug plot to
wipe out the resort Starting under
circumstances indicating that some
body had set fire to the unoccupied
cottage of Harvey l.. Cooper, the
blaze on Saturday night was the
second within three months that has
seriously menaced the resort. Having
offered a reward for the arrest OF
whoever started the fire that destroy
ed the property of c. ). Horn and
others in August and gave the resi-
dents and cottagers a big scare, the
Town Commissioners are expected
to offer a reward for the punishment
OF the incendiaries that started Satur-
day nights blaze.
Everybody in Rehohoth today is
expressing his appreciation of the
Lewes firemen. who hauled their APP
paTatus here with automobiles and
saved the town from extinction. A
strong northwest wind was blowing
when the blaze was discovered in the
cottage owned by Harvey l.. Cooper
a banker of Denton. and il looked as
though everything on Surf and Mary
land avenues surely would be de-
strOyed Despite the heroic efforts
on the part of the local fire company
and other citizens who Joined th'
brigade, the fire soon spread to ad
joining buildings.
Five furnished cottages closed TO
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
81 FINE And $43
COSTS FOR FIGHT
City Judge Believes Pierce
Provoked Trouble Which
Badly Hurt Him

Judge Churchman in City Court
today imposed fine of 81 and costs
amounting to s43 on Harvey Porter,
charged with assault with murdcrous
intent on Clarence Pierce, on the
night Of September 2S at Third and
Market streets. In imposing the fine,
the case having been continued from
las Wednesday when Martin and
Joseph Cottingham charged jointly
with Porter were dismissed, Judge
Churchman said he though Pierce
was the aggressor in the fight and
while Porter acted on the impulse OF
the moment in assaulting Pierce. he
though he should not be imprisoned.
Despite the extensive costs in the
case Judge Churhman though Porter
should pay them.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
DEAD in
CANAL; MAY
BE A MURDER
David Robert, Wounded in
Cheek and Without VaIua-
bIeS, Causes Probe by
Coroner
MISSING FROM HOME
SINCE NOVEMBER z

Deputy Coroner f. f. Myers, accom-
panied by Coroner's Physician j. w.
Bastian. went to Delaware City this
morning to, investigate the death Of
David Roberts, colored, aged about
80 years, whose body was found float
ing i'm the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal at Delaware City yesterday. 1t
is thought the man met with foul play.
He has been missing since Saturday,
November 2, and when the body was
examined yesterday it was found that
the man had a wound in the cheek as
though made by a bullet, and a gold
watch and some money which he was
known TO have had with him when he
disappeared. is missing. This lead TO
the belief that the man was murdered
and robbed.
Roberts was favOrably known to
the residents of Delaware City and
fhereabouts. He was shad fischer
man and enjoyed the respect of those
who knew him because OF his indus
trious habits He was married and
is survived by five daughters the old
est Of whom is fifteen years OF age
Because Of tho wound found in the
mans face and the fact that his
watch and money are gone, Coroner
Chandler instructed his deputy to &c
To Delaware City and make an inves-
tigation Dr. Bastian went to hold O
post-mortcm- on the body, and IL is
likely that an inquest in the case will
be held before the officials return.
The body was found yesterday b,
Charles Gurkis who is empl yed on
the barge Cayuga. lt was floating in
the water between the locks at Della
ware ,ity and the bridge some dis
tancc up the canal Since the maI
disappeared friends dragged the cana
several times but without avail
The body was identified by Roberts
mother aud the coroner was notified
The latter instructed Undertaken VII
liam c. Bigger of Delaware City, &
take charge of the remains.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
THE
NEGRO HOSPITAL

Two physicians have lined up with
the opposition to the location Of the
proposed tuberculosis hospital for
colored people at Cedar and Frank
lii streets. One of them Is Mayor
Howell. He SAYS
~ certainly should not want the
hospital around my house. nor do |
think that the people who arc advocat-
ing it's location in the Eleventh ward
would want il near their home. I am
In sympathy with the objections Of
tho people OF the Eleventh ward"
DR. h. William Ryon, a well-known
physician, with a large practice in
the Eleventh ward, has the following
TO say
AS a practicing physician on the
ground ] desire TO express my opinion
on the proposed colored tuberculosis
hospital in the Eleventh ward.
1T is a fact-not a theory--that tu-
herculosis Is q very contagious dis
ease and one that Is being fought
mainly on the prevention lines. This
/ fact is one that the Anti-Tuberculosis
/ Society has been teaching the people
and it seems very Inconsistent for its
supporters to put a tuberculosis hos
pital In one Of the most congested
parts OF our city
I "This site Is one that overlooks the
surrounding ncighborhood and two
large schools Necessarily this
contagion, IN dust and varied other
forms, will be blown directly down
upon these people and there can be
but one result.
ut Is foolish for anyone TO say that
the nurses and the hospital regula
tions can entirely control this danger
They can, Of course. greatly minimiz
Il, but not eliminate IL. We are no
/ SO crowded in Delaware that 1t
r impossible or impracticable TO get
location out OF the residential distric
4 and | can sec no excuse Tor this I'M
q position on the residents Of the Elei
! enth ward
= "As a matter of public health
+ protest with many Of the physician
Z against the establishment OF this hos
pital in any residential district Of VII
, mlngton | ask Miss Bssel and he
, advisors why they don't establish thi
J hospital in their own neighborhoo
and set Samaritan precedent show
lug they have the courage Of their con
vlctions before they endeavor TO es
tablish il among others"
J Petitions against the location OF th
! hospital in the Eleventh ward are be
ing circulated among the residents o
= that section, and hundreds of taxpay
D ers and others are signing them. Tn
people OF that ward are also receivin
; assurances of support from the resi-
! dents of the Third Tenth and Twelftl
: ward These petitions. when filled
J will be presented 10 the proper cit
authorities.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
BROOKs.HrsHEBECk NUPTIALS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Nov. 1S.-William
Hushebeck, of this city. and Miss
Katie c. Brooks. of Wilmington, were
married on Saturday evening in VIII
mington by the Rev. w +. Pettingill
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Kee entertain
ed the bride and groom at a dinner
given in their honor last evening at
which about fifteen guests were pres
ent The happy couple Will live in
the DeaSyne property on North
Fourth street
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
WANT KENT
And SUSSEX
"WET" AGAIN
Democrats Said TO Favor
ReSubmiSSiOn Of License
Question in Lower
State
QUESTION UP IN
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE

II was said today that a determined
foii may be made at the session OF
ue Legislature which convenes Janu-
z to have passed a bill providing
TIE submission of the liquor liz
se question TO the voters OF Kent
Sussex counties. Both counties
uj against license several years
and the oniy way they can have
question OF license or no license
voted ON again IS by the Legislature
sss.ng a law providing for The sub
miss en- of the question to the voters
81 each county The effort to have
the license question submitted, it is
said. is 20 be made particularly by
Sussex county where it Is said the ne
ccssafy majority OF members OF the
Senate and House may bc gotten to
} petition requesting the Legislature to
pass q resubmission law. Should a
= maiority of members of both branches
= from amy county request resubms-
sion. the Legislature is required 10y the
|. constitution TO pass resubmission
= 'Qw
Democrats already are looking for
l ward TO gathering the piums TO be
handed out by the Democratic House
OF the Legislature AT Dover, and feel
ing has gotten around that Kent and
Sussex counties may collect most Of
f,ih0 Offices because of the great num-
Eeilof Assemhlymen they elected from
the lower counties.
/. K is expected there will be a con-
.~tcsi between Dr r. o. Cooper of VIII
mington and Chauncey r. Holcomb
\ fo New Castle for Speaker of the
illousc.
Clarence p. Killcn, of this city. who
|. was secretary of the Democratic Coun-
7 ty Committee. is being urged for
i Clerk OF the House ass "a reward for
r. his services. which he gave day and
night for months. Dr- 5. T. Cub
< hagc of FELTON,. also is mentioned ioI
A Clerk OF the House James NJ. lun-
Nnoil chairman OF the Sussex Count,
/, Committee rs said 10 be in the ieaS
for the position OF Counsel TO Tho
. House. However, there is a feelins
y among many Democrats that Ken
} and Sussex Democrats are not goins
TO concedo New Castle county Demo
Gratis much of the House patronage
this time. and if the United States
cenHlOtSnlp goes 10 tue h'i rti'i D
county. il will only be after spirited
fight
Therelis no end of applicants fo
| positions i'm the organization of th'
senate. which are to be handed on
by the Republican majority of tina
body. Senator George W. Marshal
OF Milford; Senator William NJ. Hazel
OF Dover and Senator Frank p. Ewinl
~ l,-r,-fno huu1rad arc n1cutiOu
cd for president pro tenn of that body
end it is likely that Dr Marshall vii
be chosen for that honor, with Sen
ator David J. Reinhardt. of Whining
ton. rs floor leader for the majority
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
BY The United Press.


VIENNA, Nov. 1S Turkeys claim
that the Bulgarians at last have suf-
fered a severe check in their advance
on Constantinoplo was regarded here
today as corroborated in several con-
vincing ways.
More to the point than any other
one things was the stinening of the
Ottoman diplomatic representatives
at the various European capitals in
their attitude concerning peace
terms. Hitherto since the succession
Of Turkish defeats between Mustapha
lasha and Chatalja, the sultan has
fairly clamored for Intervention by
the powers. Today. while e was stlll
admitted tina! he expects TO make
heavy concessions to secure a cessa-
| ton of hostilitles. 10 was intimated
that he does not feel there is need
for such desperate haste about IT,
Sofia which has been very prompt
IN the past ia reporting every Bull
garian victory, was profoundly silent
concerning .he latest Developments
before Constantinople.
Finally the story that the Turks
repulsed the Bulgarian attemp Satur-
day TO batter down the last line of
the capitals defenscs. rested alone
on Turkish authority but also on that
OF disinterested foreigners in the
city
Assuming il to be true that Czar
Ferdinands forces have been effec-
tually stopped. IL was agreed here
that the allies will have TO modify
their demands and make peace with
the Turks In short order.
Greece has not completely exhaust
ed its resource, Bulgaria, Scrvia ant
Montenegro have sent every available
fighting man 10 the front They can
. not reinforce iho armies they have
already ln the field And winter Il
now rapidly closing IN throughou
3 tho Balkans The Bulgarian force be
3 fore Constaniinople must either ad
+ vance or fan back It will be impos
siblo for n 10 remain many NOR
days encamped IN the opcn.
Il Should II be compelled 10 rctrea
and await spring for a resumption q
s the campaign, the Turks VIII b
given ample time 20 reorganizc thel
[ shattered European forces. stronl
u then them enormously from Asia an
resume warfare when the weath'
p again makes lighting possible
= The battle aiopg ihe Chauiia IN
~ was again IN progress, TO-DAY m
T. Turks maintain that they are stl
&c holding out Some color OF probab
lity was given TO them. however
the absence OF Bulgarian claims
Victory.
a Fresh detachments Of marine
I were landed in Constantinople toda
n from the foreign warships In n
e Bosphorus. il was stated in a met
8 sage from the Turkish capital.
d Eighty men from the America
d guardship Scorpion and British ma
: ines were guarding the United STATE
d embassy and the other embassies an
y consulates we're under similar pr
tection The Scropion itself remaii
ed a. anchor off Arnautkeui. ready
defend the American girls school.
T.. Further appeals to the powe
II were also despatched by the foreie
g residents today against allowir
l. either the Turkish or Bulgaria
troops 10 enter the city while cholcl
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
LEAGUE AT INAUGURATION.

The Democratic League has engag-
ed quarters at the Hotel Charles, No
4S5 Pennsylvania avenue for 125
members of the league for the in
auguratiOn of Woodrow Wilson. Ar
rangements for the accommodations
were made by George c. Morton and
George NJ. Gillespie who have just re-
turned from Washington
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
DOVER CHURCH
is REOPENED

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Nov 1S.-l esterday
was a red letter day with the MEM
mers of Whatcoat NJ +. Church (col-
ored). of this town and at an all-day
service. mauy colored people from
an over the State took part in the
services The occasion was the re-
opening OF their church which has
been greatly improved, new seats,
and a $500 pipe organ installed, all at
q cost OF nearly $1,000
The Rev. Mr.. Jefferson was assist
cd i'm the services by the Rev. ]. Har-
mon of Milford in the morning; the
Rev. A. r Shockley, of Smyrna. in
the afternon and by the Rev NJ A
Thompson, Of Cheswold, in the even
ing.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
OPTOMETRIsTS no MEET

Optical Society will be held on We'd
nesday evening. Otto G. Haussman,
of Philadelphia, a well-known opto-
metrist and physicist will have as
his subject "Occular Diagnosis by ,he
Iris" Other papers will be read by
members of the society, followed by
general discussion. All members OF
the society are urged to attend this
meeting. y,
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
STRICKrN On mann.

George c. Genau, or Jersey City. a
Pennsylvania fireman, was taken i'll
on his train Saturday night and taken
to the Delaware Hospital where he
died yesterday afternoon. He was 2S
years old and his death was caused
by dilation of the heart His wife and
her father came to Wilmington short
ly after the young man had died and
ordered his body shipped 70 Jersey
CitV
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
DEATH OF LANES +. EARNER.

James +. Garner, a we'll known
member Of the A. o. II. and the Wee
cacoe fire company. died yesterday.
The funeral will take place from the
home of his brother-in-law. James
Lewis, No. 223 North Van Buren
street, Wednesday morning. Requiem
mass will be held at ST. Paul's church
and interment at the Cathedral Gene
tary.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
DINNER BEFORE WEDDING DAY

Mr.. and Mrs Charles W Phelps
gave dinner party on Sunday in
honor OF Miss Florence A. Hobson, OF
Mount Cuba. and William NJ. Peoples,
of Hockessin, who are to be married
on Wednesday evening, at the home OF
the brides father. Following the
dinner the party went for a short
river ride in the hosts motor boat the
"GypsY."
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
CAUGHT UNDER UPsET AuTO.

Special TO THE EVENING IOI RNAL.
DOVER. Del, Nov. iS-Pinned
under an automobile, which had turn
ed turtle. while making q turn 10
avoid a passing team, Or. W. ID. Bur
ton. Of this town, narrowly escaped
serious injury on Saturday last. near
the Dover Water Works. Help soon
arrived and the machine was raised
and Mr.. Burton released.
Evening journal., 1912-11-18
IRIsn-AMERICANs TO CELEBRATE

The Irish-American Association
Will celebrate the forty-hith anniver-
sary of the execution of the Manches-
ter martyrs. Allen. Larkin and
OBrien on the evening of Novemoeg
%. in Irish American hall. The pro
gram viii consist of national songs
and airs. These three men were
hung on the same scaffold at the
same time In Manchester and they
we're the orignators of the words of
God Save Ireland.