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Evening journal., 1912-03-30
ST. GEORGES REPUBLICANS
MAkE NOMINATIONS.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
MIDDLETOWN, Del, March 80
Republicans of the Third and Fourth
districts of ST. Georges hundred held
meeting last night and nominated
the following delegates TO the state
convention George l.. Townsend, Jr,
and H. w. Pharo; alternatcs, W. T..
Leo and }. C. Alston: members of
county committee, NJ. y. Willitts, II.
w. pharo, Joseph G Jolls
Fourth district Delegate. 4. Edgar
CLAYTON; alternate Heprv y HoNelii
committee. J. f.. Ellison. s. y. Lewis
II ID. Howell
The meeting decided not to instruct
the delegates 10 vote for any particu-
lar delegate from the State Conven-
tion TO the National Convention II
is expected that another sci of nomi-
nations for Stale Convention delegates
viii be filed. which viii mean a con-
test at the polls on April 13. unless
an agreement is reached by the time
for fling names, Tuesday night next
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
DESPONDENT, MAN SEWERS
WINDPIPE BY RAZOR SLASH

dell Car Wheel Company but was
laid off recently. This caused him
much worrimont. as he had only re-
Gently sent a steamship ticket to his
wife I'm Poland 20 come to this couu-
try. and he was looking forward to
happy reunion and the preparation
of a home Whether the wife has
started ON the trip was not learned
Mrs. KonkOski knocked at Sowa's
bedroom door this morning, receiv-
ing no answer thought he was still
sleeping, and she went about her
household duties Later she became
worried over the mans continued si-
lence and about II o'clock. she pro-
cured a duplicate key to the lock on
the door of his room. opening it, was
shocked to find her bOarder lying on
the floor with an overcoat thrown
over his head and shoulders Word
was sent TO the police station and
also to the Phoenix Fire Company for
the ambulance. Patrolmen Lewis and
Hahn arrived at the house shortly az
terward and found Sowa, fully cloth
ed. on the floor with an awful cash
i'm his throat and a bloody razor ly-
ing nearby. That the man had in
iured himself some time before was
evident as the wound had stopped
bleeding and the blood had congealed.
Under his head was a puddle Of thick
blood and over him was spread his
overcoat After drawing the razor
blade across his throat he probably
laid down on the floor and feeling
cold drew the coat over his head and
shoulders
Evening journal., 1912-03-30

With paper stuffed in a i.eyhole and
gas flowing from an open jet, John
w Colt. ST.. aged 62 years, former
well-known resident of Dover mar
rowly escaped death at the home OF
his son. Reuben 5. Colt, of No. $40
North Jackson street, carly TINS
morning. Mr.. Colts son, John W.
Colt. Jr. aged 32 years, a gas maker
who was employed by the Dover Gas
Light Company, was found dead in
"a chair i'm his LOOckerman street
spartments, Dover on Thursday
morning. with a bullet hole through
his right forehead and a revolver
in his outstrctched hand with two OF
its 32-calibre cartridges empty. The
sons funeral will take place tomor-
row at Dover.
The elder Colt worried greatly over
his sons tragic death. He kept con-
huually saying that he was sure his
son had rot taken his life, and that
he had met with foul play.
The elder Colts life was probably
saved by the prompt action of Patrol
man Reese who was patrolling his
beat i'm the neighborhood OF Jackson
ST.. about $50 o'clock when summoned
10 the home of the Colts. Members
Cf the household had detected gas and
6fBccd il 10 the elder Colts bed
chamber. and when they found the
door locked. made no effort to break
IL down. They found paper stuffed
In the kcyhole and picking this out
the odor of gas came strongly through
the hole. Reese put his weight
against the door, forcing an entrance
into the room
Colt was lying in bed as though he
had just retired tie was unconscious
and the room was filled with the suf-
locating fumes. The window in the
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
YOUNC'S
PIER PREY
OF FLAMES
Famous Atlantic City AmuSe.
ment Resort SmOuldeTing
Mass Of Ruins
FIREMEN KEEP BLAZE
FROM THE BOARD WALK
By Tho Unitod Press.

by Inc Onllcu ffeSs.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., March 80,
-Noung's Pier, the oldest and most
popular Of the big pleasure piers jut-
ting into the ocean here which made
this resort famous throughout the
country, rs today a smouldering mass
of ruins, the entire structure being
completely destroyed boy fire, which
started shortly before midnight
While the skating rinks' the thea
ire and In fact all of the many amuse-
ment devices were totally destroyed
the flames spared the cottage situ-
atod about 1000 feet from the beach,
formerly occupied by Captain John l..
Young The fire passed 10 the side
of the quaint cottage leaving the
dwelling, with It's garden, standing
intact amid the ruins.
At S o'clock today the fire was still
burning, the flames eating their way
out to the extreme end OF the struc-
ture. Owing to the iuilammablc ma
ture of the materials used in It's con-
struction, the flames spread rapidly,
and so intense was the heat that the
fremen were soon driven from the
pier to the beach, where they could do
little more than prevent the spread
of the flames TO other boardwalk
properties.
The fire started in one Of the dress
ing rooms of the vaudeville theatre
The pier originally cost about $780,,
600. There was only $4,000 insur.
ance ON the structure
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
sERENADE r0R NEwLY wEDs.

kitchen shower and serenade was
given 20 Mr. and Mrs Ebert Peddrick
az their home at Bellevue last evening.
After waking the .neighborhood up
with much noise. the young folks
were invited into the house, where
games were played.
Among those present We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Petit de Mango, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Mears, the Rev and Mrs.
T. ". Mcdowell, Mrs Green. Mr..
Deakyne. Misses Gertrude Green,
Emma Weldin, Emma Murray. Leola
Petit de Mango, Clara Petit de Mango,
Sidney Dawson, Phoebe Dawson, Es-
trer Mcdowell, Elizabeth Mcdowell,
Nellie Bowman, Aline Mears, Mar
garet Forester, Charles Weldin,
Harry Peddrick. Richard Dawson,
Oren Bowman, Howard Richardson,
William Dawson, James Dawson. Ir-
vim Mears. Theodore Dawson and John
Dawson
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
TROUBLE
in SIGHT FOR
DEMOCRATS
Party Row Threatens Over
Direct Primary and Ref
erendum Questions
FIGHT MAY GO INTO
THE STATE CONVENTION

The Democratic State Central Com
ilttec, of which Thomas f. Bayard
chairman. will meet in Dover ON
losday next 10 issue a call for
ate convention to elect delegates to
-e National Convention in Baltimore.
The committee also will consider
be resolution adopted by the viii
mingion city committee and endorsed
By tho New Castle county committee,
lavoring all nominations from candi-
iates for United States Senator down
10 district officers, by direct vote. This
promises to start a big row in the
party convention.
The State committee cannot provide
for direct nominations but il can eth
en- endorse the plan and recommend
that the State Convention change the
party rules TO provide for direct vote
primaries. or the committee can refuse
10 endorse the plan There is strong
opposition on the part of some of the
1mmitteemen to direct nominations
by the voters for candidates from
United States Senator down. but it
was said today that advocates of di-
rect primaries will carry their fight
into the State Convention anyway.
Another issue 10 be forced to the
front in the Democratic State Conven-
lion as a disturbing factor of the cam
paign is endorsement of the initiative
and referendum in the party platform
although some of the party leaders are
srrayed against this issue, one of them
being State Chairman Bayard, who
frankly stated his position at Demo
cratic League rally recently.
The Governor Wilson boomers. un-
dc, the leadership of Willard Sauls-
bu y. will try TO have the Delaware
deiegation to the National Convention
ins ructed for Wilson. but some of the
leaders who have not climbed into th'
Salisbury band wagon will try TO pu
4, crimp into Mr. Saulsbury's aspira
lions by advocating an uninstructe'
Del cation. Surprising strength hal
de- eloped among Kent county Demo
rrats i'm favor of Champ Clark Smyr
ma aud Duck Greek Democrats arr
great Clark champions. and the speak
or's picture is displayed in severa
stores in smyrna.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30

John Sowa, aged 40 years, a native
Of Poland, perhaps fatally wounded
himself some time this morning when
he slashed his throat with razor I'm
his bedroom, I'm the boarding house
OF Mrs. Stella KonkOski No. 500 East
Fifth street, where he had lived for
nine months. The man was removed
10 the Delaware Hospital in the
Phoenix ambulance wherc IL was said
this afternoon that his windpipc had
been cut by the keen blade of the ra-
zor. His condition is critical
Sowa had been In the country six
years. He was employed by the Lob
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
HATS
WITH TEACHERS
AT INSTITUTE

The spring local institute of the
New Castle County Teachers Associa-
tion, was we'll attended in Pythian
Castle today. and the ideal weather
brought out many pretty Easter hats,
which gave a festive appearance to
the assembly.
Miss Margaret A. Lewis, Miss NJ. Jen-
ME Raub, and Miss Emily e. Penning-
ton, were electer as members of the
Institute committee.
Discussion Of the proposed trip TO
Washington on May l6. occupied much
of the business session. The teachers
have been granted a rate Of $3.50, to
include transportation, baggage trans
fer. and hotel accommodation. for
three days. The schedule offered pro-
vides for leaving Wilmington at PSI
o'clock on Thursday afternoon. May
l6. and returning early on Saturday
evening Visits 10 the national libra
ry. Mt. Vernon and other points Of iu-
terest will be taken.
The first speaker this morning was
DR.. w. J. Rowan, of Delaware College,
who spoke on The Making Of an Ora
tor" rintePd synopses of the lecture
were distributed to the teachers. PROV
ing a valuable help in following and
remembering the address.
In introducing the speaker, Superin-
tendent A. r. Spaid referred to q Will
mington banker who said he would
give $4,000 to be able 10 get up at a
banquet and make good speech.
Miss Cornelia y. MacMullen, Ph. d..
of Montclair, n. j., gave two addresses
az the institute on "What Counts
and "The story and story Telling.
Miss Kate Mclaughlin read a paper
on Methods of Teaching Reading.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
Cleveland, O.. March 3O.--Complete
suspension of the coal mining indus
try OF the United States for at least
two weeks beginning next Monday
will result from wage scale compro-
mise effected early today by the BIZ
luminous Joint conference following
by eight hours a suspension order
closing all the anthracite mines. Al
most $4,000 miners in the hard aud
soft coal fields will become idle
next Monday. April 1, pending the taxi
ing of a referendum vote on the ques-
ton of stri,-es i'm both the hard and
soft coal fields
Approval of the scale committees
compromise, giving the miners an i'm
crease of five cents a ton on screened
lump, and three cents ton on mine
run coal. was almost assured this
morning when the joint committee Of
the whole reassembled for final action
] i'm the bituminous controversy.
With the sanction Of joint confer
ence the miners policy committee will
Immediately submit the compromise
TO referendum vote pending the out
come of which work will remain sus-
pended. An early renewal of wage
scale negotiations between President
Baer of the operators association. II
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
COURT SUSTAINS
REGISTER In HILL
WILL DECISION

Register of wills Walker has been
sustained by the Superior Court IN au
opinion upholding the will of Vincent
o. Hill. Blackbird hundred farmer,
whose Will after bitter contest, Mr.
Walker admitted TO probate. Hin left
his s4O0 estate 10 his two nieces, Hes
ter j and Susan y Hill. There were
1900 pages OF testimony taken before
MT Walker and six doctors, who read
the testimony OF the caveators. gave as
their opinions that Hin was of un-
sound mind when the will was exc.
cuted. They admitted. however, that
/ there had been lucid intervals In the
man's life
The court today granted an orde
allowing the expenses 10 The case
Counsel were allowed S65 each, doe
tors, fees Of s. each. being paid ou
of the amount
The question of expert witnesses
/ fees came up. Chief Justice Pennewil
I saying that the usual fees in court
Of general sessions was 81 a day. The
allowance 10 the counsel a. first was
$50 each, but had been increased "a
SOS each
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
MINES WILL CLOSE WHILE
WORKERS DECIDE BY VOTE
WHETHER TO 90 ON STRIKE

was believed today may result in an
adjustment of differences, ayertng a
strike. However a suspension. ORDER
ed yesterday by White will be elioc-
tive at midnight March 81, when the
existing wage scale contracts expire.
White expected to announce today
date for the reoponing of the an-
thracite negotiations affecting l6S-
600 which failed of an agreement in
New York An exchange of messages
between White and Baer last night
developed a willingness ON the part
of both to resume negotiations, inn
mediately in final effort to have
submitted TO the anthracite reteren-
dun a compromise instead of strike
order.
The compromise agreement TO be
approved or rejected by the mass OF
bimminous miners contains the fol-
lowing demands:
An increase in pay of five cents a
ton for screened coal, three cents q
ton on the run of mine coal and 52t
per cent on day labor In the mine.
All dead work shall be paid for.
Uniform work day and wage scale
for all outsire and inside day labor
Proper readiustmcnt Of machine
| differentials at basing points in I'LL
nois, Indiana, Ohio and Western
/ Pennsylvania.
Uniform day Of seven hours shal
be the basis for all scales. (Waived.l
Only five hour day on Saturday will
a full pay. (Waived)
Pay shall be made weekly.
No limit to the amount Of reduc
tion made through company's o
miners or organization
That no discrimination be shown il
the employment of mine workers II
regard TO creed, nationality. color o
activity i'm the union.
Taht all local differences be set
tied in the district affected.
That this contract be in effect TO
two years beginning May 19, 1912.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
GETS off WHEN
HE SAYS WOMAN
KNEW OF PAWNING

Mollie Marcus, colored. of Sails
bury, Md, who came here few
weeks ago following the death Of her
husband was the principal witness
against James Mitchell, also colored,
who was before City Court today ac-
cused Of the larceny of clothes and a
set Of silver spoons, knives and forks
James was represented by James
Salisbury and the case was dismissed
after considerable testimony had been
heard
Mollic said she formerly had room
< eish Mitchell and his wife "a 10 4
lGirard street and left there about
week ago to live at No. Girar'
street. After leaving she missed th'
articles and they we're recovered "a
Lcvy's pawn shop
The woman said her rings and
gold cross we're also taken but sh'
found them yesterday i'm an entry az
ber house with note threatening &c
whip her if any one was arrested toi
/ the theft The note also contained
pawn ticket for the goods.
Mitchell admitted pawning some OF
the articles, including the silver say
ing the woman had asked him 10 de
SO. paving him 2b cents This was cor
roborated. but Mollie denied IT, Nathan
Levy swore that Mitchell pawneu
some Of the goods at his shop. MT
Levy said his records also shoWeu
that some one. had pawned seVera
summer dresses which the woman nau
identified under name, but MT
Levy was not sure Mitchell had doh'
aq
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
BOULEVARD
ADDED $500
TO HIS FARM
Richard Duffy Of Georgetown
Writes About Road Rails
ing Value
ELISHA G. RYON SAYS
1T HAS SENT PRICES UP

General r. Coleman dupont has re-
ceived another big batch of letters
from residents of sussex county along
the route of the Coleman dupont Road
AS laid out and partly built on i'm that
county, all endorsing the boulevard
project and declaring that II has
caused great increase in land values
in that section OF the State,
II is fair to presume that the raise
i'm values that has come in Sussex
county. according TO the testimony OF
owners of property along the Boule-
ward route. will also occur In Kent
and New Castle counties when tho
boulevard survey through those coun
ties is completed. a few of the many
letters endorsing the project received
by General DUPONT the last day or 50
are given herewith
One is from Elisha G. Ryon, OF
Georgetown, wcll-known real os-
tate broker whose operations cover,
the entire lower section Of Delaware
and who is familiar with realty con
ditions and values Mr. Ryon writes 10
General DUPONT as Follows. under
date OF March 2S. from GcorA oiown.
AS "A real estate broker T
perfectly familiar with every tract
of land between Selbyyille and
Milford through which the du
Pont Boulevard runs. aud would
like 10 saw that the statements
appearing i'm some of the papers
90 the effect that the boulevard
is an injury TO the property
through which Il runs is abso-
utclv false with the exception OF
one or two instances. the Boule-
ward has greatly enhanced the
value OF the land along the entire
route and In some instances has
doubled the value 10 my personal
knowledge
As TO the tremendous objection
10 the road along the right Of way
would like 20 say that thiH ~
Z, likewise a mistake. as have Oh
B tanned the sentiment Of practlcal-
Is every one through whose prop
n erty The road runs and M posl-
B. two that there is not five per CONF.
= Of the property owners objecting.
I Very truly yours,
Elisha G Ryon.
\ Van Murray a property owner
I near Frankford. sends the followin
( letter 10 General DUPONT telling Of tn
3 Boulevard increasing land values:
! have a farm across which your
} line for the Boulevard crosses and
am glad You decided to build IL
in this locality, as IL increases
the value Of land
Van Murray.
, Has Added $500 Value.
: Richard Duffy, a farm owner jus
: outside Georgetown. says the Boule
Continued on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
PROPERTY SALE.

Charles w. Bush. attorney for the
heirs of Catharine Noon, at the county
Court House, today sold the following
properties:
No. 1905 West Second street to F.
F. Dure for 1890.
No. 1011 West Second street, to j.
H. Bartlett for S965.
Nos. 1O05-1OO7 South Franklin street
to John ]. Hanley for $4,000.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
LOSES EYEBROWS
WHEN BACKDRAFT
ENVELOPES HIM

Harry Hayden, aged % years, son
of NJ. 5. Hayden, the florist ON the
Newport pike, had narrow escape
from serious injury while at work
i'm the boiler room of the hothouses
list night. when back draft enveloped
him. The young man was burned
about the face and hands and mis-
clothes were ignited by the fire
Luckily there was a pail of water
nearby and Mr.. Hayden extinguished
the blaze with il. He then went "a
his home nearby aud DR.. w. =. Mlllsl
was called to attend him. Mr. Hay
den lost his eyebrows and his haiI
was singed
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
WILL
STARVE OUT THE
ALLEN BANDITS
By The United Press.

ny me AhAtfu 4 lN0ns
HILLSVILLE, Va, March 30.-A
starvation campaign against the two
lone Aliens still fugitives I'm the Blue
Ridge, was started today. The de-
fiant message from Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards. brought TO che de-
tcctives by Friel Allen when he was
examined in Hillsvillc jail-that they
will never urrcnder-together with
the half starved condition of the out
law STRIPPING, decided the posse lead
ers that loss Of life would be ayerted
if the siege plan were adopted.
It was considered doubtful here that
Friel Aliens frank admission to in
reviewers yesterday that the gang had
planned the court room murders,
could be used against him in the trial.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
DINNER FOR FRIEND.

George H. Records, of Blackbird,
this evening will entertain at dinner
in the Bellevue Stratford hotel, Phil
adelphia, "A number of his intimate
friends.
Those in the party will include
Deputy State Treasurer ID. NJ. Jones.
l.. l.. Maloney and S. T. Scott, of the
Delaware Trust Company, DIR. J. ID.
Niles. Deputy Sheriff Walter S. Money
and 5. A. Collins. Following the din
ner Mr.. Records vii entertain his
guests al one Of the theatres. Dur
ing the dinner Il is expected Mr.. Re
cords will announce the date of his
wedding 20 an Ohio girl.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
FATHER WORRIED OVER SONS
DEATH, ALMOST GAS VICTIM

room was closed tight and the fact
that the keyhole had been stuffed with
paper. led the police to believe that
the man had tried to end his life. The
gas jet i'm the room which was turned
on full. was located near the bed
i'm which the aged man was found,
and gas came from it in full force.
DR.. c. w. Hughes worked with Colt
for some time before there was a sign
Of returning life. Colt made no state
ment. except that he thought he would
feel better if he could get a good
sleep.
Mr.. Colt was a resident Of Dover
until a year ago
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
COUNTY REPUBLICANS
TALK CAMPAIGN PLANS

The Republican County Committee
met this afternoon at the Young Mems
Republican Club to make final ar
rangements for the primary election
for delegates to the State Conyen-
tion.
The executive committee will meet
on next Wednesday to pass upon the
names Of the candidates to be filed
Delegate candidates have until Tues
day night TO file their names.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
DENIES DOG
OWNERSHIP
BUT IS FINED

Tony Jukoski, charged with harbor-
ing an unregistered and vicious dog
entered plea Of not guilty in City
Court today saying he did not own
any dog. but after several witnesses
had testified that Tony did have dog
and that it had bitten several chill
dren he was fined So and costs. Annie
Acton. of No. ia Poplar street said
that ON Wednesday last the dog. "A
large yellow one, bit her brother Clar-
ence on the leg Dog Catcher kopf
said he had received complaint about
the dog and when he went to Tony s
house "a girl closed the door in his
face.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
yOUTH IL Held.

David Snyder. young white man.
charged with highway robbery in CON
nection with the holdup of Joseph A.
Buck. at Rockland. last fall, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Lewis yes
terday afternoon and waived a nearing
for the upper court lie was released
i'm 5000 bail. Caleb y. Burchenal rep
resented the defendant
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
MA EAGEN TN TAkE BRIDE.

Joseph Eagen. who had had charge
oF tne plumbing work on the addi-
tion TO the Postofice. left Wilmington
TODAY for Now York City 20 prepare
for his wedding to a New York girl
on April 15 After a trip abroad me
couple will return to this city and Mr.
Eagen will finish the work on the
FOstoflice.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
MOOSE HAVE BOOSTERS
IN MEMBERSHIP HUNT

Members Of the Loyal order of
Moose. who are preparing for an ac-
tive canvass in behalf of a 1900 mem-
bership. met last night and discussed
plans for the campaign A boosting
committee of ten members was APP
pointed 10 act in conjunction with
Deputy Organizer Thomas Taylor
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
An AUTO WANT.

II promises TO be a big season
for the automobile trade-there's
great interest being shown in the
new cars and prospective auto
owners are on the lookout for spe-
cial chances 20 secure cars un-
der extraordinary conditions.
There's one place where those
who arc in the market for auto
trades and buying used cars meet
for the exchange of Information
the Want Columns.
If you've a special auto chance
to offer-securities to trade for a
car. or If you are seeking to buy a
used car, or would trade for a
different make or model-make
full use of the Wants.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
ANOTHER DRY"
SUNDAY COMING

The clubs in Wilmington that sell
liquor on Sundays will be watched as
usual by the police tomorrow. and It
is likely that those under ban Will
keep closed. The campaign instituted
by the police will be continued, said
Chief of Police Black today. until the
court hands down a ruling on the
question.
Evening journal., 1912-03-30
MISSION A SUCCESS.

The most successful mission ever
conducted for Italians in this city is
now in progress at the Cathedral with
the Rev. Father Liberante in charge.
Two societies have been formed, one
for women and the other for men, each
having about 100 members.