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Evening journal., 1912-07-27
OFFICIALS
CAUGHT in
"GRAFT" NET
Eight Detroit COunCiImen AC-
CuSed Of Accepting Money
in Wabash Deal
SAY TWO MORE
ARE TO BE TAKEN
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
DETROIT. Mich. July 27.-Ten
city aldermen and one council clerk
are under arrest here accused Of
graft and according to the authori-
ties two more will be taken into Gus
tody later The accused men were
given a hearing in police court on
charges Of having taken money in
connection with the building of the
Wabash freight depot.
Up TO early today two of the ac-
cused councilmen had made complete
confessions while three others had
made partial confessions. All the al
dcrmen were released on $4,000 bail
furnished by friends Edward Sch
reiter. council clerk, however. was
refused bail and forced TO remain in
the police station. Schreiter protest
ed his innocence in a long statement
anC claims the Burns detectives who
gathered the evidence have nothing
against MIN.
The city officials arrested and who
are said to have made confessions
we're: Thomas = Glennan; Martin
Ostrowski, Louis Broza, Frank Ma
son and Joseph Theisen, while the
following we're taken into custody
but refused statements:
Louise Tossy, A. A Deimel, Andrew
j. Walsh and David Rosenthal
For four months Burns and his
operatives have been working on the
case having been brought here by
Andrew II Green. Jr.. a private citi-
ger who hearing that there was graft
in the city government volunteered
funds 10 pay for an investigation.
The Burns men opered headQuar-
ters in the Ford Building under the
guise Of Wabash agents. Followins
the putting through the council OF
the Wabash deal a short time age. al
Of the aldermen who had demanded
money we're invited to come to the
Office in the Ford Building and re-
ceive the amount they had agreed %
take up.
Although eight of them cam'
Thursday and "got theirs none o
these were arrested, the Burns mer
/ carefully waiting until all the guilty
I men were in the net Yesterday af'
, ternoon the remainder of the city of
ficials arrived to receive their mono,
and we're taken into custody.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
CARS JUMP,
BUT TRAIN
CREW SAFE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
SEAFORD, Del, July 27.--Whilo
passing through a Delaware Railroad
switch near here at midnight. three
cars OF freight train were derailel
and traffic was interfered with for
five hours
The freight had orders to proceed
from the southhound 10 the single
track to BID" block and due to som,
cause at the switch the cars were dc
rallied. 40 one was injured and traf
nc was restored after the deraileS
/ cars we're gotten out Of the way.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
OFFER TO BUILD SAMPLE
OF DUPONT BOULEVARD

GEORGETOWN, Del. July 27.-As
a sampla Of road same as the DUPONT
Boulevard will be built, employees of
the Boulevard Company have offered
to lay q street in Georgetown free of
charge if Council will supply the sand,
asphalt and workmen. The compo-
sition Of which the street will be built
has only recently been put together by
chemists of the DUPONT Company and
on all tests SO far given, was salts
factory.
IL is for the purpose of proving the
good quality that the offer has been
made TO Georgetawn. and with several
months travel on the street after it is
completed, a good eidea of the excel
lence of the paving can be obtained.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27

Thomas Handleman, a restaurant
keeper at No. 312 King street had his
faith in seers and fortune tellers dis
PEELED in City Court today when De-
putty Judge Joslyn disagreed with tho
opinion given him by a fortune tel
Ter that his diamond stud, valued at
s25. was stolen by a dark haired
man Harry Brennan. who had the
misfortune to have dark hair and had
visited Handleman's kitchen on the
day the pin disappeared, was arrest
ed on the charge Of larceny but after
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
COUNTRY REALTY.

Suburban property is inter-
esting more people than ever
before. There's greater demand
for small country places and
the larger estates.
Many households are seeking
a home removed from the city
with the advantages of broad
acres and the delights of the
country.
Most of the purchases Of
country realty varying all the
way from tracts of many acres
TO the modest little homes with
kitchen gardens and a few fruit
trees-are made as a result of
the Want Ads.
II YOU arc i'm the market TO
buy or sell suburban realty
call upon the Wants.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
ONE CROWD WOULD LYNCH;
OTHER WOULD JAIL SLAYER

declared that they would bring the
suspect to jail. while the other pur-
suers threatened to lynch the farm
hand if caught.
The suspected man was in the vii
lage store where the little girl was
last seen alive Thursday and he has
not been seen since her torn and
mutilated nude body was discovered
a few hours later in her fathers
cornfeld within earshot Of the Nit.
chell home
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
BUuDIN cPERMITs ISSrEp.

The Lobdell Car Wheel Company
was granted a permit by Building In
spector Cassidy today to make im-
provements, costing $500. A permit
also was issued 10 Melvin +. Charles
to erect a garage At No. $40 s. Frank
lin street, for J. II. Motero, ,ooomb
lin street, for J. II. Moore, TO cost
$3.50.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
CORONER TO
PROBE DEATH
OF MILLIONAIRE
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
NEW YORK, July 27.-The coro-
ner today ordered a rigid investi-
cation into the death Of Colonel
Louis T. Roquette, eccentric British
bachelor, found dead in his Seventh
avenue apartments. Colonel Roquette
whose wealth was estimated at S.
100000, and who was decorated for
bravery in the Doer war, was sixty
six years old and for several weeks
had occupied the Seventh avenue
rooms. A cursory examination by "a
coroner's physician showed that the
colonel's skull was fractured. An
autopsy indicated that the injury
killed him.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
FORTUNE TELLER PUT
WRONG MAN IN TROUBLE

hearing the evidence, the charge was
dismissed.
Handleman told the court that he
placed the stud and neck tie In a
siby coach in the morning and later
his wife placed It inside a coat hang
ing i'm the kitchen. Hahdleman went
out. leaving Annie Saylor, the cook
there. Annie said Brennan came IN
later and helped her dry the knives
but she did not see him take the pin
That evening Handleman missed the
pin and hiked of TO the fortune teller
al once. Brennan was later arrested
on a warrant.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
GRACE WILL
FACE WIFE HE
SAYS SHOT HIM
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 27.-Eugene
Grace is coming 10 Atlanta to see
his wife face the charge Of firing
the shot that has rendered him help
less. This was decided upon today
at a conference between Attorney
Hill and Mrs. Grace. the mother of
the wounded man. They put the
question of whether Grace was physi-
cally able 20 stand the trip from his
mothers home at Newman, Ga. ia
the courtroom, up to Dr. T. 5. Bailey
and he left 1t to Grace. The wound.
ed man Immediately expressed a dc
sire 10 come. Grace can move moth
ing but his arms. head and shoulders
The rest of his body is paralyzed.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
BY The United Press

by Inc United Press
CARMEL. Maine. July 27-Should
the thirty-fve-year-old farmland
suspected of the dastardly murder Of
fourteen-year-old Namoi Mitchell be
trailed by the state bloodhounds to-
day put on his scent, there may be
a serious clash between a sheriff's
posse and force Of armed farmers
and another armed body Of fifteen
men who refused to accept special
deputy commissions. The possemen
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
LITTLE HOPE
FOR THE MIKADO

BY Tho United Press.
TOXIC. July 27.-Following the
slight improvement announced in an
early bulletin. the Mikado has held
his own to-day There is small hope
that he will continue to do so long
however. His organic troubles arc
acute and incurable. His temperature
Is nearly normal.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
In ma United Press.

BY The United Press
CHARLESTON, W. Va. July ~
Three companies Of state militia
from Mount Gretna, Pa, arrived by
special train today and marched on
the Paint Greek mining section where
a dozen men are reported TO have
been killed in fighting between Bald
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
AUTO HITS POLE.

An automobile, driven by a colored
man whose identity was not learned,
struck an awning pole in front Of
Charles NJ. Grubb's store. No. 1916
Market street late last evening. and
nearly doubled IL up. The car. too,
suffered. but the driver restored it
to some condition of adequacy, and
drove of TO Bellevue where it's own
er is said 10 live.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27

that she was a hard-working girl.
Her employe, particularly, was ef-
fected.
The girl used Penno's revolver with
which to end her life. The weapon
was in box which was hanging on
the wall in the basement OF the gro
Gerry store
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
MOLE NEM AIM MONIES.

n. II. Cloud. architect, Of No. 1902
Mt. Salem Lane, has prepared plans
for seven modern two-story brick
houses of six rooms and bath each Tor
Sarah A. Newell The houses will be
erected on the south side of Fourth
street. between Union and Lincoln
streets. The plans can be seen at
John ]. Hanley's No 623 West Fourth
street and are open to all bidders TO
estimate on.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
NO ADDRESs YFTERANS.

Speakers at the reunion of the
Fourth Delaware Regiment Associa-
ton at Brandywine Springs on An
gust 10 vii be Captain David 4.
Buckingham Of Washington, Joseph
l. Kilgore Of New York, Francis II.
Hoffecker and former Congressman
l.. Irvia Handy of Wilmington
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
on AUTOMOBILE TRIP.

Morris Chaiken. proprietor Of the
Wilmington Steam Dye Works and NJ.
morrow morning for one weeks auto
mobile tour visiting various summer
resorts in New Jersey and New York
city.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
MnRTrARY STATISTICS.

Secretary Ellison, of the Board Of
Health, reported 20 deaths, 80 births
and 125 marriages, this week, as COM
pared with q deaths. 80 births and
90 marriages recorded in the cor
responding period OF last year.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
nNronD REsIeyAuoy Up 10 TAFT

rhe United Press
WASHINGTON. July a7-Fedea Judse Hmiorda formal
eter o. reclamation received he wate House toda
resident o-dered he leer aea until wash-
neion Congressional Committee which was Seattle
esdraane possible impeachment proceedings asns. the urs
their return and vheho ACCEPT Haniorda
sienadon or refuse H.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
DEMOCRATS TO ORGANIZE,

Democrats of the Third Ward Will
meet at the headquarters of the Third
Ward Democratic Club, Front and
Madison streets, on Monday night to
form Wilson and Marshall Club.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
MERCHANT STILL MISSING.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SEAFORD. Del, July 27.-Despte
the efforts of relatives and state au-
thorit.os to locate Carlton W. Hitch a
local merchant, and William B. Allen.
a farmer, Of near here, no clue TO
their whereabouts can be found
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
CONE HERE TO MARRY

Agnes c. Reiner and Lewis ].
Woelfer Of Yerkes, Pa. obtained
a marriage license today fom Mag
istrate Buckley and were married by
the Rev. n. c. Lassiter.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
OUTING FOR BUSH EMPLOYEES.

Employees of the George w. Bush
and Sons Company, on the steamer
West Point, will enjoy their annual
excursion this afternoon and this
evening. The steamer puts OF from
the company's wharf at o'clock.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
MAYORS SECRETARY ON TRIP.

Herman 3. Bothum, secretary TO
Mayor Howell left today on an auto
mobile trip TO the White Mountains
TO be gone week. The trip will
be made through New York city. Long
Island. Newport. Narragansett and
other places of interest.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
nR. HOFFECKER AT Nj. SALEM.

DR.. Z. l.. Hoffecker will preach in
Mt Salem NJ. Z. church both morning
and evening tomorrow Dr. 5. NJ.
Morgan the church pastor, who has
been seriously III, is much improved
and hopes to be out in few days
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
MAYOR MARRIEs THESE.

Magistrate Gluckman this morning
issued a marriage license TO Mona
Elias and Abbas Sheben. The couple
were married by Mayor Harrison W.
Howell.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
NM. cHANnLER ON AGAIN.

County Comptroller Philemma
Chandler, who has been indisposed.
was at his Office in the Court House
today 81
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
LnNnoN n0cK srRIRE orr.

8y The United Press
LoNboN july 27.-rhe doekworfrs STRIKE suddenly
called oil today. so explanation Sc yct orthr6mne has
lasted han weeks and reduced a sntors and
families such deautuon that have literally
ed . death
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
ma HRAR APpEALS.

The committee of School District
No. 20, will meet in the school house
this afternoon. to hear appeals from
any assessment
Evening journal., 1912-07-27

MOUNT VERNON. n. Y. July 81
Miss Dorcas Ijams Snodgrass, who
disappeared July II, is still missing,
though her brother, Edward T. Snod-
grass of Berryyille. Va, has offered a
reward of $500 for information con-
cerning her. Miss Snodgrass was
well known in this city. She had
been a nurse at the Mount Vernon
hospital and when she left her home
she said she was going to New York
to visit friends.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
MEATHER.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July 27.-For Del.
aware; Fair tonight and Sundays
light 10 moderate north and nOrth-
east winds.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27

WASHINGTON. July Generally
fair weather will prevail tonight aEe
Sunday in the eastern states.
Evening journal., 1912-07-27
rHRTE mITD N n NR AccDENI

By The United Press
MUNICH luiy 27-unable ovnF 20 fos to see how close
they bad 90 the earth Aata Joseph Fischer broush his
aeropane ground suddenly here today and killed
with bis mcchanician and passenger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05
VERMONT NOTES.

During the l6 years OF it's organization
the Rutland order OF Elks has lost ~
members by death.
Ar. and Mrs. Jacob Richardson, ST.
celebrated their golden wedding Monday
evening with a public reception IN the
town hall at Concord
While walking to West Danville Monday
George Davenport, aged 30 years, sud
denly fell unconscious and died OF
hemorrhage OF the brain,
Vermont leads In the commercial!
output Of marble In 1911. valued at
SS,3s4,930. with Georgia following next
with less than half as much valuatson'
Barney Baker. an aged resident OF
Rutland. died Sunday morning as the
result Of burns received when his
night clothes caught fre from stove
a week ago, He was veteran OF the
Civil War.
states Attorney Carver Of Barre he's
issued orders placing han on all
gambling machine- aid other games
OF chance. Slot machines. dice boxes
spinninR reels, etc, are included In
the sweeping order.
Fragrant viOlators OF the truancy
law as regards school attendance are
| To be arrested In Barre. Drastic mea
sures are contemplated IL the practice
! u conttnmsa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05
POPE BESTOWS RED HATS.
Names New Cardinal and Appoints
American BishOps Mt COnsistOry.

Rome, Dec. "A consistory was held by
the pope to-day at which the red hat was
placed on the heads Of Cardinal Francis
X. Nagl, archbishop of Vienna. Cardinal
Ciuppe Maria Cos y Macho. archbishop
of Valla dolid, Cardinal Antonio Woo, pa
nal nuncio to Spain. Cardinal Francis s.
Bauer, archbishop of Olmuetz, and Car
Ginal Enrique de Almarez y Santos. arch-
bishop of Seville, all of whom were Gre
sted ca rdinals at the consistory on NO.
vember q. 1911
The Pope looked very well and his voice
was quite strong. He also officially an
uounced the appointments of the follow
Ing prelates: Rt. Rev, Dennis j. OCon-
rell bishop of Richmond, Va; Ri, Rev.
Patrick A. McCovern, bishop OF Chey-
time; Rt. Rev Austin Downing bishop OF
pes Moines, and the Rev. Edward j.
Hanna, auxiliary bishop of San Fran
cisco.
Contrary to custom the Pope did not de-
liver an address to-day. 1t is suggested
In explanation that it was unnecessary
from a religious point of view, owing tc
the lack of any special pending religious
questions, while events of any other ma
ture interesting to the whole world are
not vet sufficiently matured for the rope
&c express Judgment on them.
The Pope created new cardinal
Charles Baron Hornig. bishop OF Vesz
prem, Hungary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05
WILLB 103YHARo OLD FRIDAY
REV. scdwick W. DidyyclI CT East Mid
dIebury Oldest Living Meth
odist Minister.

Middlehury, Dec. Son Friday OF this
week, December 6. the Rev. Sedwick w.
Bidwell. who resides in the eastern part
Of thi. town. will beyond doubt be the
oldest living Methodist minister for on
that day he will be lo3 years old The
Rev Mr.. I3idwell has for nearly so years
been preacher Of the gospel. He has
retained his faculties to a remarkable
degree and his physique is well pre-
served Hi. wonderful memory goes
back three genera tons and he can re-
late incidents OF the battle OF Platts-
burgh
MI B!dwell was born in Starksboro
December &, 1909, his parents being Eng
lsh and among the first settlers of that
town. In 1894 he was given a license TO
preach and during three-quartcrs of a
century he has had charges in % towns
In Vermont and New York State. He
has officiated at more than 30 funerals
and about 80 weddings, During the sum
mcr Of 1872 he was called upon to per-
wears ago he was asked to preach at
the Methodist Church at East Middle
bury and did so with great vigor before
a large congregation. During the past
summer he read letter without the aid
OF glasses In 1885 he married Miss Eve.
line Smith of MonlSton and upon hei
death he married Lucinda Aurora Tup
per OF Middlebury. A son was killed ir
the Civil War.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05
CHARLES P. TAFT LED ALL
BY S15O,OOO CONTRIBUTION

& Co, the Union League club of Phila.
delphia. j. Il. Ford. New York. and Edwin
s. and Charles w. Hardness of New York
II. A. IIutchins and D. H. Hutchins Of
Morristown. y. j., combined, contributed
5000. the Union League club OF New
York and Adolph Lewisohn n Sons, =, 500
each: r. A. c. Smith Of New York. 5000
Among the 5000 contributions were
Edwin Gould. Assistant Secretary Of
State Huntington Wilson. Arthur c.
James, A. d. Julliard. j. W. Seligman
company. George r. Sheldon, Otto T
Barnard, f. Q. Brown George Lauder
Lloyd Bryce. Among the $500 contri-
buttons We're Senator Root Of New York,
Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island, Sena-
tor Crane of Massachusetts, former
Senator Franklin Murphy OF New Jer.
sey, Henry Phpps, Ogden Mills, J, w.
Seligman and William Steward Tod, al
OF New York
The 81 600 contributors included. Mrs
Charles n. Norton, New York; Senators
Sanders, Tennessee. and Dupont, Del
aware; H. c. Prick Pittsburg; Rober
T. Lincoln. Chicago; Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, former Mayor Seth Low, Mrs. Rus
sell Sage. Robert Goelet New York
Henry w Taft. also brother OF tn
President. and Representative olmsteo
of Pennsylvania.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05
MOTHER AND TWO SONS
LOST IN 400-FOOT HOLE

Rockland, Me, Dec. Mrs. Austin
F'well Of Gushing killed her two small
children and herself to-day, according to
the belief expressed by the police, by
jumping with them into an abandoned
limestone quarry 400 feet deep and nearly
filled with water Family trouble Is be-
lieved to have caused the act Mrs Elwell
was - years old and the children. both
boys, We're aged Ave and four respective
ly.
there were no witnesses to the tragedy
The woman and the children were seen
going into the quarry enclosure. Later
their outer garments were found on the
edge of the cliff
Mrs Elwell. frien Is said. had sep
arated from her husband n year ago
Since then she had worked as a maid
for a local physician. A few days age
she returned from vacation with her
two children and put up at the hotel
where she was not known.
The DO lies were not recovered and
owing to the depth Of the quarry tS'
police say that the task OF dragging
for them will be hard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05
|LYNCHERS WILL
UNFINISHED
Governor of South Carolina Will
Never Order Militia to Pro-
tect a Black Brute.

Richmond Va. Dec. 3.-ln the name Of
the State OF South Carolina Governor
Please served notice to the governors
conference here to-day that lynchers Of
tegro assailants OF white women In his
State would go unpublished. Governor
RIcase warmly defended his use OF the
pardoning power. as well, declaring that
in @ months he had pardonod or pa roled
approximately 40 persons and that he
Hoped the number at the end Of his sec
ond term would BE 500.
II have said all over tho state Of South
Carolina, and | say 1t again now" he de-
CARED. that | will never order out the
militia to shoot down their neighbors and
protect black brute who commits the
namclcss crime against white woman.
Therefore, in South Carolina let 1t he
understood that when a negro assaults
white woman, all that il needed Is that
they get the right man and they who get
him will neither need nor receive trial"
Restoration OF the whipping post FOR
certain classes Of criminals and sterliza-
ton for others were advocated by Gov
ernor Baldwin Of Connecticut. Governor
Baldwin's address followed an address by
Gvernor Shafroth advocated lcnient bu,
certain punishment to criminals and
cited his own State as an examine
where this system had worked we'll.
Gov Shafroth declared that severe
| punishment had proved no deterren,
to crime. Certainty OF punishment. In
his opinion. with an opportunity to
shorten the sentence through labor
and good beha vior not only punished
I the criminal but served alike as de
i terrent against future crimes and in
centive to reform. He advocated the
system in vogue in Colorado Under
/ which gangs OF 80 men worked with
out guards, save at nights, on the pub
lie roads and expressed the hope tina
the time was near when the Stat.
| could do more than this and pay th'
convict = nominal wage for the worl
ne performed.
! Governor 'onachcy Of Arkansas declar
Cd for a severe penalty for lynchers
No punishment cave death he said woul
deter murdcrers from their crime. VIII
IT ha. gotten to the pass" he declared
where n man is certain of punishment
Il he should steal a horse. but where min
free il he commits a murder"
Every court Of appeal should he abol
ished, in the opinion OF Governor Eber
hard OF Minnesota. The jury system, h
thought. was at the root Of the evil n
frequent miscarriage OF justice. Now
, adays. ne declared "A man could plea
guilty to many varieties of insanity an
escape the consequences 81 his crime
Under the present Jury system, he add
cd. it was all but impossible TO selec
intelligent men Tor jury service.
~ want to take off my hat to Virgin
and TO New York. said Governor Gil
, christ Of Florida, for | believe the
have done justice in their recent murd'
c..e. don't believe Henry Clay Pea
tie could have been convicted in M
State"
A letter from Pres !dcnt-elect Wise
announcing regret at his inability to a
tend was read by Governor O'Ne,l
Alabama.