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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
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AT ST. THOMAS
BARBECUE
Dinner, Music and Speeches
Combined to Make Note
worthy Event
TALK OF ROADS, RIVER
FRONT AND HOME WEEK

The Rev. John J. Connelly's barbe-
cue and carnival. held last night for
the benefit Of ST. Thomas R. c.
Church, at Fourth street and Grant
avenue. was the success that it was
planned it should be Because Of the
inclement weather conditions Of the
past few days which made the spac-
ious ground around the church pro-
perty too damp to hold the affair out
doors, it was necessary to crowd the
visitors in St Thomas school hall,
and there was a jam, too Everybody
was served with roast OK and the
many other good things, End if any
one went away hungry il was no
fault of the large corps of walters on
hand to attend to every want There
was plenty of everything to eat and
much praise is due those who so ably
arranged the big affair and saw to it
that the big crowd was fed.
II is estimated that more than $500
hundred persons we're present and
this number would have been far
greater had the weather been more
agreeable. Previous to the speech
making that followed the supper serv-
ed in the school hall Father Connolly
entertained his special gusts in his
beautiful home on the grounds. not
long completed. The parsonage was
lighted from cellar to garret and it
presented an attractive appearance.
Outside, over the school hall. was
large electric sign bearing the word
Welcome" and TO say the least, every
body was welcome. not only those
who partoOk of Father Connel'y's
hospitality in his home. but those
who gathered in the school. During
the dinner served at the parsonage
the Wilmington Lyric Club discoursed
sweet string music. There were six
pieces in the orchestra Curran's or
chestra OF ten pieces held forth in
the school hall, as did Professor Boyle
with his famous bagpipe.
Father COnnelly's guests of honor
included Former Mayor ]. Harvey
Spruance. General r. c. DUPONT,
Thomas F. Bayard John S. Rossell,
Street and Sewer Directors George
W Sparks. Charles A. Rudolph. Mat
thew ID. Murphy; August +. Jefferis
Thomas w. Miller. Frank NJ. Sewer
Charles r. Miller and Thomas NJ
Monaghan, Republican and Demo
cratic candidates for governor: Will
lard Salisbury, John J. Raskob
Councilmen Samuel II. Benson, Jr.
Weller e. Stover, Norman c. Downs
Robert Conner, Jacob Zimmerman
Continued on Page Nine.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
10000 ON
STRIKE in
LAWRENCE
Disorder Like That Of Last
Winter Features TOday'S
Big WaIkOut
THREATEN TO MAKE
IT COUNTRY-W WIDE

BY The United Press
LAWRENCE. Mass, Sept 27-s
Scenes of disorder. similar TO thoso
during last winters great textile
strike here, we're repeated today
when ten thousand mill operatives
went on strike. Benjamin Robinson.
chief engineer in the Wood Mill, was
badly beaten when he refused to shut
down the mill machinery. Ho had to
be taken home for medical treatment.
Clashes between strikers and those
who refused TO leave their looms and
spindles we're frequent. The police
were rushed to the mill district and
restored quiet. Three men were ar
rested charged with assault and dis
turbing the peace. One pleaded gull
ty, but the other two pleaded nos
guilty and we're held for trial, later.
The operatives struck today despite
the plea OF Ettor and Giovannith that
the big general protest strike" plans
be called on. Two thousand went out
late yesterday and this number was
increased by four thousand shortly
after 8 a. m today when two thou-
sand young men and girls at tbs
Wood mill left their benches. Word
OF the strike spread to the Washing
ton and Aver Mills. and although T.
w. W. leaders did everything they
could to prevent Il. six thousand more
operatives walked out after parading
through the various departments,
urging a general strike.
William Yates. |. w. w orean-
izer, said today that fourteen sepa-
rate mass meetings viii be held in
the halls of the various nationalities
when all will be urged TO go back TO
work II this fails, a monster meet
ing OF the 10000 members of the
Industrial Workers Of the World viii
} be held tonight when vote will be
taken 80 decide t. all wil go out TO-
, morrow. II l. w. w. leaders fail 70
have the main body OF the operatives
! TO vote against a strike, the strike
) VIII be declared Official and a picket
line OF six thousand will be thrown
around each min at daybreak tonor-
row.
Plans will be attempted for the
! calling out of the /. w W. in every
State in the Union. Yates claimed
} this afternoon that such a call would
bring out 100000 workers.
IL. personally and the other lead
ers," Yates today said, ARE not in
! favor OF making the strike OF today,
official. However, In the |. w. W. q
majority always rules. II a major
ity of the operatives vote to go out
at tonights meeting that is all there
will be 90 IT,"
Shorty after noon the Wood and
, Ayers owners announced a completes
! Shutdown for an indefinite period"
Unless the situation changes mater
; tally by this evening, the mills Will
be closed altogether.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
DOVER MAN
FREE OF CHARGE
OF ASSAULT

James Hoover of Dover in City
Court today asked to have his case
continued until he secured witnesses
from his home town 10 prove him in
nocent of a charge of assaulting Jo-
seph A. Donohue, a hostler at the
Delaware House stables. Judge
Cochran stated he would hear the
states side, and after doing so, he dis
missed the charge.
Donohue, who is cripple, appear
ed with cut face which he claimed
Hoover had inflicted on Sunday. He
stated that Hoover and five other men
came into the stable and we're curs-
ing. He ordered them TO leave and
they refused, whereupon his sister
went to get the police. He testified
that Hoover said the whole police
force could not move him, and that
Hoover strl X him.
Hoover testified that Donohue refus-
ed to allow them 10 get into their au-
tomobile they had left ther during the
afternoon. and had grabbed him by
the throat. Donohoe said an auto
mobile was in the stable that night
when he went on duty. and it was
later called for by a man from Do
yer. The charge was then dismissed
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
RURAL REPUBS
PLAN BIG RALLY
FOR OCTOBER II

Arrangements for a monster mass
meeting under the auspices of the
Republican club of Mill Creek and
Marshallton we're made last night to
be held in Marshallton on Thursday
evening October II.
The principal speaker will be the
Hon. Charles b. Lands, former Con-
gresham of Indiana He is one of
the best orators I'm the country and
this will be the only speech he will
deliver in Delaware.
State and county nominees of the
Republican party will be present and
several Of them viii speak. Invita-
tions will be sent to the Republican
clubs OF the county.
Previous 10 the meeting there will
be parade in which the Republican
Mounted Clubs viii participate.
A rural political poet turns loosl
the following:
The wheat is in the granary.
The corn Is on the cob;
We're grounding down some bright
hopes.
Since Miller's on the job.
Charles RS his name. boys,
His party he'll remember:
And he will be next Governor,
On the fifth Of next November.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
WASHINGTON CAMP
ENTERTAINS COMMANDERY

Washington Camp No. 21, p. o. S.
Of A.. entertained Delaware Com
mandery. No. 50, last evening. The
degree team under command Of Cap
tain Arthur f. Parsons and Lieuten-
and Richard Webb conferred degrees
on a class Of candidates. State Vice
President W. II. B. Maxwell reported
the membership of Camp 2t. of 109
and Ave applications pending. Fol-
lowing the lodge work short address,
es were made by Past State Presi-
dents George c. Pelus, A. +. Par
sons and Harry r. Loose; Past
President Charles MacNamee, of
Union No. %; State Treasurer Go.
r. Austermuhl District President f.
Guerney Arthurs installed the officers.
Refreshments of ice cream and pie
were served
Homer W. MacNamee. who has
been in the Northwest for about two
years, was a visitor to his camp and
made an entertaining address.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
WHITE HEADS
THE NATIONAL
PROCRESSIVES

An enthusiastic meeting of the
state committee of the National Pro-
gressive party. the party that advo-
Gates the election Of Roosevelt for
President and Colonel John c. Town
send for Congress, and at the same
time elect the Republican State ticket,
was held In the Jenny Building yes
tcrday afternoon. An election OF Of
ficers was held resulting in the cleo
ton Of former Councilman William
p. White, one of the most active OF
the younger Republican leaders in
the State, as chairman, and William
ID. Stoops, as secretary.
n was announced al the meeting
that the committee had secured quar-
ters on the first floor OF the building
No. 610 1-2 Market street, adjoining
the Snellenburg building. Future
meetings will be held there and head
quarters opened al once. Not only
mittee. but also the city and county
committee will make their hoadquar-
tcrs there from now on 10 the cleo
tion.
The several counties in the state
have been organized by the members
of the State committe residing in
these counties.
Reports received yesterday after
noon were highly encouraging. The
organization of the party is progress
ing nicely and the committee is much
encouraged from the favorable re-
ports received from all parts of the
State. The organization has some OF
the best known men in the State
within its ranks and it is growing
every day.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
MARITAL
WOES AIRED
in COURT
Day Devoted to NOn-SuppOrt
Cases, and Court Makes
Orders
HUSBANDS REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE FOR FAMILIES

While there were thirteen non-sup-
mort eases on the docket the Court
OF General Sessions today did not
have that many for consideration
because several Of those involved had
agreed to patch rp their differences
and live together.
William II Mcdaniel was charged
by his wife. Name Mcdaniel with non
support He has given her only 81
since May 80. she said. and she was
obliged to work every day in order to
support her two boys and herself.
They have been married for seven
teen vars
Mcdaniel testified he had been sick
during the summer. and said he VIII
pay $40 n month. lie was allowed 10
90 on his honor to pay the money.
The charges OF non-support against
George A. Boylor. Thomas Dugan and
Frank Wheeler were dismissed.
Michael Krissa was ordered to pay
Sl2 a month 20 his wife. He prom
ised 20 20 TO work and carry out the
order Of the court
Minnie b. Reed, charged her hus-
band, Joseph Howard Reed. with nom
support of her children, aged six
years and the other nine months. They
have been marrlei for eight years.
Reed testified he earns S12 a week.
His wife left him. She took the fur
niture from the house and said she
would support the children, he said.
and he was perfectly willing TO sup
port the children. An order for Sf2
month was made.
The cases OF Albert Davis and John
Polenski were dismissed.
Della Corliss charged her husband,
Martin Corliss. with non-support
They we're married in 1883. He
/ has not supported her since July last
She refused to live longer with Cor
liss.
Corliss said he refused TO give his
wife any money until bills were paid
His wife wants to live with her son
in-law. He got her two rooms OF
South Adams street but she refused Z
I've on the third foor The marriel
daughter Is cause Of the trouble, h
said. lie is cement worker
An order for S12 a month was madl
Tho case OF John s. Mcknight wa
| dismissed and that OF John r. Nc
Avanney continued until the mex
term.
Herman c. Lorman said he wal
willing to provide a home for hlI
wife and child. His wife. who is liv
ing in Philadelphia, refused TO liv'
with her husband. He has been pay
ing her $50 a month He had beer
making $50 month but lost his po
sition and is now earning $50 I
month The court made an order fol
S12 a month.
He Is at liberty 10 see the chile
when he calls to see it,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
JOHNSON
BACK;;IS HELD
BY SHERIFF
Disappeared After Conviction,
But Gives No Explanation
Of Action
COUNSEL WANTS TO
LOOK INTO RECORD

william j. Johnson, who was con-
yicted I'm tho Court of General Ses-
sions on Wednesday of attempted
subornation of perjury, and who dis
appeared and could not be found,
walked into the court this morning.
Johnson was accompanied by his two
daughters.
When he entered court. Johnson
took a seat inside the bar of the court
opposite the sherins desk. Following
the hearing Of the nonsupport cases,
Attorney General Gray informed the
court that Johnson was present
Lilburne Chandler. addressing the
court. said that when the case was
before the court. he asked for the
dismissal Of the prisoner. He now
asked for an arrest Of judgment in
order to have a chance to look into
the record.
The court granted the motion for
the arrest Of judgment The court
addressing Sheriff Logue informed
him Johnson was in his custody. Mr..
Chandler then asked that Johnson be
admitted to bail
Attorney General Gray said that in
view of the trouble given by Johnson
in walking out Of the court, he asked
for substantial bail. The court fixed
the bail at $1,000.
Johnson declined to say why he
went away OF where he had been since
Wednesday evening. The last time he
was seen was when he went to Mont
rose on a car and alighted.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
GEN. DUPONT
SEES UPLIFT
In GOODROADS
At St. Thomas Barbecue He
Pictures Benefits to Come
With Improved Highways
DAY OF "PIG-TRACK"
SURVEYS AT AN END

One of the features at the barbecue
and carnival at St. Thomas Church
last night was the address Of Gen
eral r. Coleman DUPONT on the sub
iect OF Good Roads" He being the
man who made the unprecedented Of
fer to build and give to Delaware and
Delawareans boulevard enc hundred
miles long, his utternces on the good
roads subject We're regarded as being
of more than usual Importance Gen
eral DUPONT was given the closest at
tention as he discussed the Importance
of the best highways and detailed the
benefits to the people that must nat
urally come with better modes for
public vehicular travel. In the course
of his address General DUPONT said:
1T is we'll known fact that good
road is one of the hardest things TO talk
about and one of the best assets of a
country. / have found something harder
to do than TO talk about a road and that
is to build one in Delaware.
"Poor roads constitute the greatest
drawback TO rural life and for the lack
of good roads the farmers suffer more
than any other class. IT. is obviously
unnecessary. therefore, 20 discuss here
the benefits to be derived by them from
improved roads Suffice IL 10 say, that
those localities where good roads have
been built are becoming richer, more
prosperous, and more thickly settled
while those which do not possess these
advantages in transportation are either
at stsndstill or are becoming poorer
and more sparsely settled. II these CON
ditions continue. fruitful farms may be
abandoned and rich lands 90 to waste.
Life on a farm often becomes, as re-
suit of 'bottomless roads isolated and
barren Of social enioyments and pleas
ures. and country people in some com
munities suffer such great disadvantages
that ambition is checked, energy weak
ened. and industry paralyzed.
Good roads. like good streets, make
habitation along them most desirable;
they economic time and force in trans
portation of products. reduce wear and
tear on horses. harness and vehicles. and
enhance the market value Of real es
tate They raise The value Of farm
Hands and farm products, and tend &
beautify the countr-- through which thel
pass; they facilitate rural mail delivery
and are a potent aid 70 education, re-
ligion, and sociability. I believe it wa:
Hon. Charles umner who said The
road and the schoolmsster are the two
imost important agents in advancing
civilization.
Profit and Loss.
"The difference between good and bad
roads is often equivalent to the differ
ence between profit and loss Good roads
have a money value TO farmers as wei
as a political and social value, and lesv
ing out convenience. comfort. social anC
refined influences which good roads al
ways enhance. and looking at them only
from the almighty dollar side. they arr
found to pay handsome dividends eacl
year.
''People generally are beginning t'
realize that road building is public
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
EIGHTEEN
FREIGHT CARS
Are PILED UP
General Merchandise Scatter
ed About at Carpenter, on
the B. 6 0. Railroad
TENDER LEFT THE RAILS,
CARS WENT TO SMASH

Eighteen cars attached to fast
freight train NO 694. east-bound. con-
tanning varied assortment of freight,
were wrecked and some of them com
pletely demolished shortly before 2
O'Clock this morning on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad between Carpenter
and Ogden, about eight miles north OF
Wilmington.
The accident was caused by the ten
der Of the engine leaving the rails.
Eighteen cars followed in quick sue
ceson, being overturned and several
thrown into a ditch along side the
rails. Fortunately the locomotive re-
NAMED on the track and there were
no members Of the crew on the part
of the train that left the rails No
one was injured The loss will be
considerable. both to the cars that
we're wrecked and the freight they
contained.
Word was sent to Baltimore and
Philadelphia Immediately after the
wreck occurred, and the wrecking
crews from these cities were soon on
The scene
The debris was scattered about in
profusion, and it completely blocked
both tracks. The wrecking crews
attacked the big proposition with a
vim. and they had the wreckage clear
ed away so that traffic was resumed
early this afternoon. Before that
time local trains were run up to the
wreckage and the passengers trans
fered around il, and all through trains
We're delayed over the Pennsylvania
railroad between Wilmington and
Philadelphia, in order to get around
me wreck
In addition to the debris a consid-
erabie portion Of the track and road
bed was damaged Just what caused
ih tender 10 leave the rails is not
Erown II is thought, however. that
something broke, as the track in thai
3caiity was in splendid condition. Al
Investigation viii be made TO Learn
ihercanse ui iha wreck.
Five hundred men are al work try
ing TO clear the wreckage away
Members oil the crew this morning re-
called thar as the train passed
through Baltimore late last night Sly
or seven tramps made a leap for the
cars II these men secured footing
on the Inflated train and did not leave
az the train passed through here all
may have been killed The middle
, brakeman had just left his position
: ard entered the cabin of the engine
when the crash came. Had he re.
mained at his post he would have
been killed.
It is impossible for the mind TO pic
ture the havoc wrought. The car
were of wood and steel, and the stee
rails IN some oil the cars were ben
double The cars contained pain
and paper besides hardware and il
some instances a can of such materia
could be seen resting on top of ca
away up i'm the air.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
CHILD STEPPED INTO
TUB OF SCALDING WATER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GREENWOOD, Del. Sept 27.--
Jane Hughes. an aged and respected
colored woman, who for some years
has been the housekeeper for Govern
OF Simeon 5. Pennewill at Greenwood
was stricken with paralysis and lived
only a few days.
William Porter, the two year old
son Of c. b. Porter, a well known
merchant Of Greenwood, stepped into
a tub of scalding water with one
foot and his root and foreleg were
badly scalder.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
DENY HANDY
SUFFERS FROM
PARALYSIS

Special to THE EVENING JIURNAL.
SMYRNA, Del, Sept. 27.-Addition-
al details relative 10 the illness which
caused L. Irving Handy. Of this town.
to give up campaigning for the Unit
ed States Senatorship and sail for
abroad we're obtained today. The i'll
ness came unexpectedly, and the first
that was known Of it was when Mr..
Handy entered a local drug store to
obtain a bottle of medicine. Several
friends we're in the store. They no.
ticed that his face looked haggard and
that his speech was thick One or
two Of them twitted him good ma
turedly about his condition. intimat-
ing that he must have been attending
banquet the night before. They
soon realized, however. that they
we're making a joke OF what might
prove to be an exceedingly serious
matter and were quick 20 express
their regrets.
Mr.. Handy, when in health. has a
particularly fine voice and his articu-
lation is splendid. One of the men
who was in the drug store at the
time said today that Mr.. Handy s
speech was thick.
Or. Dwight, the family physician
denies that Mr.. Handy suffered what
might be called paralytic stroke
Relatives Of Mr.. Handy join in that
denial, although they admit that fol
two days following the attack, his
lspeech was thick. They attributed
that. however, to nervousness. Fol.
lowing the attack, Mr. Handy was
kept in bed ten days.
AS soon as he was able to be NJ
and about, he left for Europe, Mrs
Handy accompanying him.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
WANTTODO AWAY
WITH COMMON
DRINKING CUPS

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Sept. 27-!The State
tuberculosis Commission met here
yesterday in quarterly session at the
Kent county dispensary in the Court
House. and considered a plan to try
to have abolished the common drink
ing cup in railway cars and at public
drinking places such as at stations,
etc. A committee was appointed to
confer with the State Board of Health
to see what can be done toward re-
quiring individual cups at public
drinking places.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
WILSON.CTHR NUPTIALs.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Sept. 27-Mr and
Mrs. Denton S Gehr. Of Westminster,
Md, have issued invitations for the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Mary Griselda Gehr, TO Manlove
Hayes Wilson. of Dover, on Wednes-
day evening, October 9. at 8 o'clock,
in the Methodist Protestant Church
at Westminster. Md. Miss Gehr has
been a frequent visitor 10 Dover and
is very popular among the younger
set Mr.. Wilson is son of the pres
ent secretary and treasurer OF the
Delaware Railroad, Daniel Mifiiin viii
sou.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
FISHING BOAT
CITY OF LEWES
DID NOT SINK

The statement in THE EVENING
JOURNAL yesterday that the fishing
steamer City Of Lewes had sunk at
it's pier in Lewes during a storm
er is afioat and in the best possible
condition and at no time was in any
trouble. an official OF the FISHERIES
company in Bewes said today.
That the steamer had sunk was
told TO a reporter and another man
by man who said he had come from
Lewes, and how or why he conveyed
the misinformation is not known. II
has caused much annoyance 10 the
fisheries company, which is regretted
and the wrong impression is corrected
gladly.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
MENACING MAN WITH KNIFE
CAUGHT BYFLEET CONSTABLE

about this time and heard Brown ask
Stokes II he was game at the same
time opening a knife. Wright said he
grabbed the knife and Brown then
ran 10 French street and to Third,
Wright following He arrested Brown
there
Judge Cochran addressing Wright
said: Officer, you did right. l want 10
commend you for your action" Ad-
dressing Brown, Judge Cochran said,
You are impudent like others In
town I guess He imposed a fine OF
$50 and costs on Brown.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-27
ACID TAKEN IN MISTAKE FOR
MEDICINE LEADS TO DEATH

Shaffner tainted. and Dr. Joseph P.
Pyle was summoned. He responded
quickly and treated her. Mrs. Shaff-
ner rallied for awhile but had re-
curing attack of gastritis from
which she had suffered, and she died
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Shaffner was in her 69th year
and is survived by her husband and
one son, Albert L.. who resides with
his parents The funeral Will take
place from her late home on Monday
afternoon at , o'clock. and interment
will be made in Riverview Cemetery.