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Evening journal., 1912-03-06
no WARRANT,
COHEN GOES FREE

Joseph Cohen. shoemaker. at Sec
ond and Monroe streets. was arraign-
ed before Magistrate Gluckman today
on "A charge of deserving his wife. He
was arrested by Chief Black at the
request of tho Philadelphia authori-
ties, but as no warrant had been sent
by the Philadelphia authorities he was
dismissed on motion of Caleb T..
Burchenal, his counsel.
Cohen was first married in Russia.
He came to this country several years
ago, and claims he got a divorce from
his wife, who did not accompany him.
He sent his wife i'm Russia a certiti-
cate Of the divorce, he says, and then
married another woman with whom
he is now living. Recently his wife
came TO this country and located in
Philadelphia. She found Cohen i'm
Wilmington and asked him for money.
He refused to give It, and she then
requested the Philadelphia authorities
to have him arrested on a dcscrtion
charge.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
LECTURER WOULD
HAVE CURFEWLAW
ON CITY GIRLS

On an errand to your postofice
anG back. yesterday stranger though
was | was made the recipient of
insulting remarks from three vounr
men loafng on the corners was
enough older to have been their
mother, said Mrs. Kathryn X Fiske
lecturer on the white slave traffic in
America to an audience of women Of
an ages that crowded and TANNED
the Pickwick Moving Picture Theatre
NO. 5Oi Market street Yesterday af-
ternoon.
This is one thing that your town
ought to get rid of. the weak-iawed
sports that loaf on the corners i'm
such great numbers. insulting de-
ienseless. respectable women and
girls who are obliged to pass them
on the way TO and from work" con-
tlnued Mrs Fiske These are the
men who are ON the watchout for the
silly, vain little girls who pick up a
street Irritation, ignorant of the
tragedy that may follow
The number of girls i'm their early
teens parading the streets of Will
mingion until late at night greatly
impressed Mrs. Fisko, who for nine
years has studied conditions i'm all
the larger cities Of the country. She
said that not for two months past of
constant travelling and lecturing has
she seen anything like the number of
rouged cheeks and lips on girls Of ia
and Is that she has seen i'm Whining
ton. Dressed in the latest fads. it is
evident to all spectators. she said
the girls are walking up and down
to win admiration from the men they
pass
The lecturer urged strongly upon
the mothers present TO keep their
daughters off the streets. She said
Wilmington ought TO have a curfew
law. The streets, the dance hall. un-
chaperoned walks in city parks. the
mothers should keep their girls from
frequenting.
Mrs. Fisko will give a special lee.
ture TO working girls in the Pickwicb
Theatre from G to Z o'clock on Friday
NhiAAAAAHt anu w MUlllhlN ANWli = 10 e
o'clock on Thursday afternoon. She
has other lectures for men and for
mixed audiences She is planning q
benefit lecture for Sunday, the pro,
ceeds to so to some local institution
for girls
Mrs. Fiske is a woman Of 35 Of al
tractive personality, and speaks con
vincingly. She said she at first spok,
in churches. but found she was no
reaching enough people. The girl ol
young man who never went to churci
was the one she wanted to talk to
Since lecturing in moving picture
theatres she has always fount
crowds who might come out Of cur
iosity. but were touched by the truth
There were many we'll known peo
pic AT both of Mrs Fiske's lecture
yesterday. and their comment. "Wha
she says is true" was so frequent a
to be practically unanimous.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
CITY GETS
CONVENTION
Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society to Hold Annual
Meeting Here Next Year
EXHIBIT OF FRUITS IN
DUPONT ASSEMBLY FALL

Following weeks OF activity, the VIII
mington Board OF Trade today was
assured by Francis NJ Soper, Of near
Dover, Del, president of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society, that Whining
tons offer to furnish the DUPONT As
sembly Hall for its convention and
other rooms for exhibition purposes
in January next, had been unanimous
ly accepted by The executive commit
tee A meeting was held this morn
ing in the Offices of Marvel and Mar
vel. i'm tho DUPONT Building. Prcsi-
dent Soper in accepting the oter, sug-
gested that the Delaware Corn Grow
ers' Association be asked to hold its
annual meeting at the same time,
January 22d next The State Board
of Agriculture also will attend.
Much of credit for securing the
convention for this city is due to
George II. McGOvern, secretary of the
Board of Trade. who had the Horti-
cultural Society change its meeting
place. after Baltimore had practically
been decided upon. Since that time
considerable correspondence has been
exchanged and this morning President
r. NJ Soper Secretary Wesley Webb,
of Dover, r. II Shallcross, of Mid
dletown. and f. c Bancroft, of WyOm-
ing arrived here and were met by
Secretary McGovern. They went 20
Mr. Marvcl's Office, where they were
Joined by Newton l.. Grubb and Oliver
W. Newton Of the State Board of
Agriculture; Charles A. Rudolph. II.
j. Mehaifey, Josiah Marvel David T..
Marvel and Oscar G. purdy. president
Of the Board of Trade. al of whom
composed the house and social feature
committee of the Board
The party inspected the large as
sembly hall and other rooms in the
DUPONT building. This impressed the
visitors immensely. The various
points of interest about the city were
pointed out to them from the roor
garden.
In the library of Marvel and Mar
vel cigars were enjoyed while the
proposed convention was talked of.
Il was stated that If the growers
wanted their apples and other fruit
to be entered in competition with out
side products the Board of Trade
would see that such was possible; as
the members desired the home grown
apples to receive the full recognition
to which it is entitled.
This afternoon the visitors will con-
fer with others interested i'm the con-
vention Following this mornings
conference the members present we're
entertained at dinner at Hanna's by
Josiah Marvel.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
TYPHOID
HOUSEHOLD CAUTIONED.
How 10 Avoid Infection.

typhoid fever is prevalent. Thor
oughly boil all water and milk used
for drinking; all water used for
cleansing uncooked eatables and all
used in brushing the teeth. Purify
the waste pipes, sinks, closets, and cell
lars with Platt's Chlorides. Places
where disease germs may develop,
hooks behind plumbing and all spots
that can't be reached by the scrub
bling brush should he freely sprinkled
with a mixture of one % part Platt's
Chlorides and ten C10) parts of water.
Do not neglect liberal sprinkling of
the cellar To remove Objectionable
odOrs where sprinkling Is madvisable,
keen cloth or sponge moistened with
the dilution mentioned. A little extra
care Just now may prevent much sick
ness and expense. Platt's Chlorides
is an odCless. colorless liquid disin-
fectant which instantly destroys foul
odors and disease-broeding matter. II
Is stronger, safer and cheaper than
rarholic acid and all druggists sell il
IN full quart bottles
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
UNCLE SAM
TO MOBILIZE
THE ARMY AGAIN
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON, March 6.--That the
United States will again mobilize an
army on the Mexican border and that
plans to this end are awaiting the re-
turn tomorrow Of Secretary Of War
Sumson. was the statement made here
this afternoon by an official in high
authority
II was said that the United States
has been forced To make ready to pro-
tect Americans in Mexico in view oi
extremely alarming conditions recent.
~ developed near the border and the
statement attributed to Foreign Min
lister Calero that i'm case American
Intervention seemed imminent. ALI
Americans left in Mexico would be
held as hostages by the Mexican
government against the outcome.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
SOLICITOR HASTINGS ON
THE STRIP TICKET CASE

City Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings
early this afternoon said a meeting of
the Public Utilities Board would be
held within a few days TO decide on
whether to continue with the present
strip ticket case. or TO abandon Il
and start a new proceeding. City so
licitor Hastings made the following
statement regarding Judge Bradford's
decision:
~ was not at my Office yesterday
afternoon when the opinion IN the case
of The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company VS.. The Board of
Public Utility Commissioners. relative
to the strip tickets was hled by Judge
Bradford. and did not. therefore. have
an opportunity to read the opinion
until this morning
"Tho opinion Is based. as 7 under
stand il, upon the fact that due pro-
cess of law was not observed by the
Utility Board IN the procedure which
resulted in the making of the orGor
complained OF. The only question thai
Is decided IS this Was the Traction
Company accorded fair hearing and
am adequate opportunity OF presenting
it's defense TO Monaghan's indefinite
complaint This question is decided
IN the negative
when I prepared tho argument in
this case and had examined the re-
ported decisions thoroughly. regret
ted that the Utility Commission had
not made.a a thorough examination into
ihc financial condition Of the VII
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company before making the order.
stated O>the Board that. in my opln-
ion tho fact that the Traction Com
pany aud its lessons had been selling
strip tickets for the past ten years
made II incumbent upon the Traction
Company to show that n was a finan-
cial necessity to abolish the sale OF
clusion was following what be-
lieved 20 he tho practice Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
"The serious mistake made, how
ever. was not making an official steno.
graphic report of all that was done
and said M tho several hearings on
this matter. The failure TO do this
gave rise to a dispute as 20 the facts
"The board evidently. IN its defense
did not satisfy Judge Bradford wha
the real facts were, for. In his opin
ion he says
1T Is difficult TO conceive of
treatment more arbitrary. iniuri-
Gus or ruthless than that to which
tho traction company was sub
iected by the utility board. A
malefactor taken red-handed I'm
the commission of crime would
have had a constitutional right TO
measure of protection and con-
sideration denied to the traction
company. The board, Influenced
and practically controlled by its
own counsel. instead of maintain
ing an attitude Of judicial and
legislative impartiality as he
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
FyENINg COMPANY.

Alta NJ. Durstoin entertained a few
Of her friends last evening In honor
Of her cousin, Miss Mary Moore. The
evening was spent In dancing ana
games. Those present We're; Mary
Moore. Marjorie Dunn, Hester Lack
len. Alta Durstein, Mildred Stewart,
Marguerite Began, Jean Began. Marie
Durstein, John OConnell Wilbur
Walls, Bruce Haney. Hugh Carter, Al
bert Short. Hazel Katz. Willard
Murphy, Vance Jefferis. Ralph Dur
stein. and Harry Durstein
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

tween Monaghan and those he
may be supposed 10 have repre-
sented and the traction company,
became the prosecutor and dis
played a spirit Of partisanship
and hostility toward that COM
pany from the beginning 10 the
end of the hearings on August
22nd and September lst, 1911. Yet
II does not appear that there was
any discourtesy or want Of re-
spect on the part of the traction
company toward the utility board.
or any act or conduct OF the for
mer intended or calculated to
provoke animosity on the part Of
the latter"
$50 far as | am concerned | did not
Intend 10 influence the board i'm doing
the most arbitrary. the most injurious
and the most ruthless thing that
could be done against the Traction
Company. nor did ! intend to in.
huenced them into "a spirit OF parti.
sanship and hostility toward the com.
pany'
Whatever blame may be attached
Go the procedure In this case ! an
perfectly willing 20 take on myself al
the counsel for the board still
think IL was the duty Of counsel Il
direct the board as to It's procedure
and Il is exceedingly unfortunate
II We're not properly directed.
II have not conferred with an.
member of tho Public Utility Commits
sion. but | shall request them TO hav
a meeting within the next few day
TO determine what further step
shall be taken The most seriou
question to he determined is whethe
We shall proceed with the presen
suit or whether a now proceedin
shall be begun and the things whic
Judge Bradford has criticized elm
mated
Oscar T. Crosby president OF III
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac
ton Company, who had been out q
the city early this afternoon said h
had not read the decision, and dt
NOT care 10 make a statement.
Herbert IL. Ward, Of counsel for III
Traction Company. said he had u
statement to make as to the decision
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
MRS. SARAH A. BRADFORD
DEAD At AGE OF 80

In the death Of Miss Sarah A. Brad-
ford. daughter of tho late Mary Cow
den and Judge Ebenezer Green Brad
ford, who was a Judge in the Pennsyl-
vania courts at York, Pa, Winnings.
ton loses one of its oldest residents.
She was in her ninety-third year. Her
death occurred on Monday at No. 2i5l
West Twenty-sixth street. where she
made her home with the Roberts
family.
The late Federal Judge E. G.. Brad
ford. father of the present Judge
Bradford was her first cousin She
at one time resided with her uncle.
Moses Bradford. in this city, who was
the father Of the late Judge Bradford.
of this city
Miss Bradford's funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon. Services
will be held at s o'clock with inter-
llment in Northumberland. Pa.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
High WATER IN RUN
PeLLUTES CITY RACE

The pollutiug Of the south long
race along the Brsndywine and dam
age done to park lands by the over
flowing of Rattlesnake Run were dis
cussed at this mornings session of
the executive committee of the Board
Of Park Commissioners. It was de
cided to refer the matter to Super
intendent Mack and the Water De-
partment.
At the meeting City Engineer Tay-
lor showed plans for the approaches
to the proposed bridge at THIRD
street. The committee took no action
but it is understood the plans were
satisfactory.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
POULTRY MEN NAME
Mr.. SPLAN PRESIDENT

The Diamond State Poultry and
Pigeon Association held their annual
meeting at No. 5 West Fifth street last
evening when the following officers
were elected William J. Splain,
president; John G. Hartmann. first vice
president: A. F. Wahl, second vice
president; II. W. Frazier, treasurer;
and Joseph II. Gould, secretary.
The members were addressed by
Charles II. Simmons, Jr.. manager OF
the Long View Poultry Farm, on en-
cubation."
On April 2, Charles c. Speakman
of Harvey Station, will address the
association on Poultry Raising"
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
GERMAN MINERS
THREATEN STRIKE,

By The United Press.
BERLIN, March 6.-Because of the
fear that the miners are certain to
strike and that violence will accom-
pany their walk-out the government
today issued an order prohibiting the
sale of arms. The situation in the
coal districts is very threatening. The
miners are holding meetings today
and others will be held tomorrow at
which the question of a general strike
will be definitely settled
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
TAFT MEN ORGANIZE
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
III Thn IInited Press-

BY The United Press
CONCORD, N. H., March 6-With a
New Hampshire Taft organization of
more than 1900 members perfected,
most of the members being not only
pro-Taft, but strongly anti-Roosevelt,
according TO the speeches delivered
at the organization meeting, the
executive committee today began an
active campaign for spreading Taft
propaganda.
Practically every city and town in
New Hampshire has representation IN
the league, which has unanimously
adopted sessions for a strenuous fight
to instruct the Stat, Republican dele
CATION solidly for Taft These in
structions. according to the work be-
gun today, will include orders that
the delegates vote first and last for
Taft no matter what the attitude of
other state delegations may be on
ensuing balloting should there be
necessity for more than one vote at
the national convention.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
STAYS PREACHER
THROUGH REVENGE

By The United Press.
GEORGETOWN, Texas. March e.
The Rev J. r. Snead father Of John
Beal Sncad. the Marillo banker recent
ly tried IN Fort Worth for the muir
der Of Captain A. G. Boyce, was shot
and killed here today by r. o. Hilliard
who then committed suicide.
Hilliard left a note saying that he
had killed Snead for revenge. 1t is de-
olared the killing is not connected
with the Snead-Boyce feud. which re-
suited from the elopement of A G..
Boyce, Jr., with the wife of ]. b.
Snead
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
GET CrP FOR pEGRFE WORN.

Delaware Lodge No. l. !. o. 0. T.,
last evening went TO Chester, and
conferred the first degree on sixteen
candidates in a Chester lodge before
a large attendance Of Odd Fellows
from different lodges. After the de-
grees were conferred the Noble Grand
of Chester lodge presented Degree
Master Glinn with a loving cup. Re-
freshments were served
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
C0L. RnOsEYELT Mini.

BY The United Press,
MINNEOLA, L. l.. March 6-While
waiting for his name to be drawn
from the jury box today, Colonel
Roosevelt occupied himself with a
book he had brought over from Oyster
Bay. He refused to discuss the
speech in Chicago last night of Secre-
tarv Of War Stimson and said he had
nothing to say about political mat
ters.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

II is not meet that man should
search work from door to door. Lo,
It maketh him to feel unworthy. Be
hold let him declare his ability in the
Want Ad Columns and let the man
who nedth a good servant send for
him then none will revile him.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
.TNDTCT One In
TURN HALL CASE

One case growing out Of the Turn
Hall raid will be used as a basis for
a test of the law as 20 the right of
clubs selling liquor without q license
TO their members
The new county grand jury today
returned an Indictment against John
Kinkaid. bartender at the halL
charging the sale of liquor without a
license.
The dozen witnesses summoned in
the case were discharged from furth-
er attendance at this term of court
The case may come before this term
of court on argument as to law gov
erning such club sales.
Attorney General Gray was before
the grand jury this morning for a
considerable time Following the
finding of tho indictment the grand
jury was discharged.
The Court informed the grand jury
that should ny case arise that would
need their attention they would be re-
called.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

If a man lose his job shall he find
another? Verify. if he search the
Want Ad Columns diligently he will
not wait, for they daily call to the ut
termost parts of the earth.-Adv
Evening journal., 1912-03-06
MnRE MARCH SNOM.

March last night and today pre-
served it's snow record and two inch
es of snow fell Indications say more
snow Otnight
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

The Want Columns seek you just
because you are a live one, ballasted
by a purpose, and are satisfied with
nothing less than the best-Ady.
Evening journal., 1912-03-06

The far reaching scope Of the Wants
includes every kind of realty. no mat
ter where its location; It is possible
TO arrange a sale or exchange under
terms that will be satisfactory to all
persons concerned.-Adv
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-27
POLISH 7. A. SOCIETY
National League Formed by Polish
Priests at Detroit Convention -
Bishop Rhode, Honorary President.

At the National Convention of Po.
lish priests held in Detroit last Febru.
ary, Priests Total Abstinence Lea
que was formed with Right Reverend
Bishop Rhode of Chicago Honorary
President. The project of forming
such an organization was outlined to
the delegates by Bishop Rhode. The
Rev. w. Kwiatkowski, editor of the
Polish Temperance paper, "Odrodzen-
ie,' then proposed that the members
of. the clergy present should form a
Total Abstinence League and sign
their names to the circulars which had
been distributed
About twenty Polish priests signi-
fed their willingness to become mem
bers and the following officers were
chosen: President, Rev. John Kubacki,
South Bend, Ind; Vice-President, Rev.
George Glogowski, Philadelphia, Pa. !;
Secretary, Rev. W.. Kwiatkowski, st.
Mary's, KY; Treasurer, Rev. Stanis-
laus Cholewinski, Chicago, ILL.,; Finan-
eial Secretary, Rev. Charles Miodus-
zewski, Albion, N. Y. An executive
committee was also formed, to which
belong: Rev. Edward Kowaleski, Chi
cago, ILL.,; Rev. l.. Grudzinski, Chicago,
H.; Rev. Francis Karabasz, Chicago,
ILL.,; Rev. Felix Seroczynski, Hammond,
Ind; and Rev. Francis Kowalski, Win
Eipeg, Canada.
The members of the League prom
ised each other to work hard for the
cause of Total Abstinence, to form
Total Abstinence Societies in their
parishes, and to support the Polish
temperance papers, for which purpose
collection was made among the mem
hers and other priests, which amount
ed to one hundred and thirty-foul
dollars.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-27
GIFT TO CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
Wealthy Hebrew Gives $4,000 to
Found Scholarship for Study of So
ciaIism.

Last week His Eminence Cardinal
Gibbons, Chancellor of the Catholic
University of Washington, was the
recipient of a gift of twenty-five thou
sand dollars for the purpose of found
ing scholarship for the study Of so
cial problems. The donor Of this
gift, whose name is withheld for the
present, is said to be a wealthy He
brew from the Middle West who re
CARDS the Catholic Church as the great
bu1wark i'm the United States for the
upholding Of law and order against
the menace of Socialism. This sum
will be paid in five annual install
ments, either to found lectureship by
means of which Socialism will be
studied, analyzed and attacked, or to
endow five scholarships for students
who wish to pursue special investiga.
tions along the same lines.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-27
MGR. MCNAMARA DEAD
Senior vicar-General of the Brooklyn
Diocese-Pastor of the Church of
st. Joseph.

On April IA, the Right Reverend
Mgr. P. J. Mcnamara, Senior Vicar
General of the Diocese of Brooklyn,
and Rector of the Church of st. Joseph
in that city, died after an illness of
about two years in the sixty-eighth
year of his age.
After his arrival in America from
the County Glare, Ireland, he studied
at st. Francis Xavier College and at
ST. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, where
he was ordained on June "a, 1870.
Since 1894 he was Rector of the
Church of st. Joseph, and at the time
of his death had prepared plans for a
new edifice, costing three hundred
thousand dollars, the cornerstone of
which was laid last Sunday.
Bishop Mcdonnell appointed him
Vicar General of the Diocese soon
after his accession to the See. He was
made Domestic Prelate by Pope Lee
XIII in 1900, and Prothonotary Apo
stolic by Pope Plus x in 1909. He was
in charge of the st. Vincent de Pau
Society and deeply interested In the
Holy Name Society and the Orphan
Asylum Society.
Pontifcal Mass OF Requiem was cele
brated by the Right Reverend Bishop
Mcdonnell and the sermon was
preached by Auxiliary Bishop Munde
lein.