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Evening journal., 1912-09-17
FINE TROPHIES
DRAW THE YACHTS
SpeedieSt Of Craft to Sail Over
Delaware River Course
for Cups

Much interest has been aroused
among yachtsmen along the Della
ware river over the Record Trophy
races on Saturday. The boats will
sail from the Wilmington Automo-
bile and Yacht Club headquarters at
Gordon Heights TO Ship John Light
and return. This race will start in
the morning. but the exact time has
not been decided The race is under
the auspices of the Delaware River
Yacht Racing Association.
Az 4 o'clock In the afternoon the
second race of the day will be heN
whom the Sunday Star trophy will be
raced for This will bring many fast
boats together The race is for dis
placement speed boats under 40 feet
and among the vessels entered are
The Zip, of Woodbury., n. j., El
Major and The X QQMe OF Phlladel-
phia as we'll as the Alfred II and
Alfred TIT OF this city The boats
will 60 over No. course three times,
nine miles in all
On the following Saturday the ban
nor race OF the season will be held
for THE EVENING JOURNAL Tro-
ply This race Will be between hy-
droplanes and will bring together
several Of the fastest boats OF their
kind i'm the world The Tech Jr..
owned by General T. c. DUPONT which
recently made a worlds record Of a
mile at the rate Of 5S $40 miles an
hour will participate Among other
boats expected to enter are The
Chelsea Special. OF Cape May. Ankle
Deep Of New York. Baby Reliance IL
and The Minnow. Of New York.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
COUNTY ACCEPTS
ANOTHER ROAD

The Levy Court AZ It's meeting TO-
day accepted the county road between
New Castle and Hare's Corner, built
by the Ambler-Davis Company AS
the contractor was behind with tho
work the usual penalty will be inn
posed
The Delaware Industrial School
for Girls was allowed $35S40 for
board OF inmates.
The Ferris lndugtrial Sschool re-
ceived 81 900 and the Trustees of the
Workhouse were allowed S2,624.0S for
board OF prisoners.
County Treasurer Burns reported
having received during the month
from Clerk Of the Peace Brown, Ss67
Sheriff Logue, S25.33; r. NJ. Walker
Register of wills. SSi3.34; p. O.
Churchman. Prothonotary, S3Sl56i A.
". l.. George, Recorder Of Deeds
S1,42f50; J. c. Jolls Register In
Chancery, S32S5O.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
MYSTERY In
GIRLS FALL TO
AWFUL DEATH

BY The Unuited Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE mys-
terry surrounding the death of Miss
Julia Wood, the young woman who
died at midnight after a fall from
the seventh story of the West Point
apartments, No 1886 West Ninety-fifth
street, still persists as her nurse,
Mrs Henry Thompson, declares the
girl fell accidentally and did not COM
NIT suicide
II was Mrs. Thompson who for five
minutes held Miss Wood by her hair,
dangling from the apartment window.
Henry c. Wood, chief of the naval
academy division of the navy depart
ment, father Of the dead girl. arrived
here today and will investigate the
mystery of his daughters death. He
came in response to a telegram sent
to him at Washington and which was
signed with his daughters name. 1t
simply asked him to come at once. He
is a Civil War veteran and has been
with the navy department for years.
His daughter was an intimate friend
of the family Of Rear Admiral Sigs-
bee and spent the summer with them
in Maine
Miss Wood was thirty-two She had
been suffering for some time from
melancholia.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
EARLY MORNING
PRAYERS AT TRINITY

An innovation was set In motion
by the Rev. r. NJ Kirkus at Trinity
p. r. Church yesterday morning. Mr..
Kirkus while on his vacation last
month was favorably impressed with
a daily morning prayer service inau-
gurated by a New England rector,
and believed II a similar service re-
ceived impetus at his own church, IL
would be we'll attended. He began the
experiment yesterday morning, hold
ing service at S.45 o'clock, and If this
hour IS inconvenient Mr.. kirkus says
he will change Il 10 time more pop
ular. However, Mr.. Kirkus believes
the present hour will receive favor
able consideration from business
men, who on their way TO their Of
fees. can easily stop at the church to
obtain a few moments Of spiritual
comfort.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
NEAR DEATH
WHEN WAVES
SWAMP CANOE

William A. Russell. treasurer OIL
the Woodrow Wilson First Voters
Club. and Harry Johnson. Of Sixth
and Van Buren, streets. had narrow
escape from drowning last Sunday af-
ternoon while in canoe about one
mile off the Pennsgrove shore.
The young men had been out In the
river about two hours when the waves
began 20 run high and almost before
they knew 1t their canoe had been
struck lengthwise by a large wave.
and they were in the water swimming
for their lives. Johnson clung 10 the
overturned canoe, but Russell at
tempted to swim TO the shore. which
was fully a mile away. When he
had covered half the distance he be-
came tired and seeing that he would
not have strength enough to cover
the distance. began TO call for help.
His cries attracted tho attention of a
man on shore. who climbed into a row
boat and went to the rescue. When he
found Russell, the young man was
almost exhausted. The rescuer then
went 10 Johnsons aid. who was In a
sorry plight as the canoe would not
sustain his entire weight and every
minute or two the waves would break
his hold on the canoe. After much
hard rowing against the waves. John
son was finally rescued and the two
boys were brought back to shore.
Mr.. Russell said this morning that
when he reached the shore he thank
ed the man who had so daringly
rescued him, but that he was so badly
frightened that he had forgotten Ia
ask his name. and that he would like
, to learn II so that he could reward
/ him.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
RENEW PROBE
OF HARVESTERCO.
BUSINESS METHODS
BY The United Press.


CHICAGO, Sept 17.-When the
governments questioning of the In
ternational Harvester Company Off
cials was resumed today. II was eV-
pected that details of the forming of
the $4,000, 900 combine to control
the manufacture and sale of harvest
ing machinery would be obtained
more fully than during yesterdays
questioning of Clarence S. Funk, gem
eral manager and William II. Jones,
vice president of the big corporation.
The government planned TO call John
J. Glessner, vice president, and Will
liam NJ. Gale r. r. Wood, and Alex
ander Legg, subordinate officers, but
the list Of witnesses so far made pub
lie does not include George w Per-
kins. Harold F. Mccormick or James
Deering. all Of whom have been heav-
lily interested In the merged compa-
nies. II is believed, although the gov
ernments attorneys would not verify
II, that they are not 10 be given an
opportunity 10 testify before the mas
ter. because such testimony would
grant them immunity in case the gov
ernment later attempted to push
criminal action against moving spir-
its in the Harvester Trust
At yesterdays hearing, Funk and
Jones answered all questions put by
Edwin P. Grosvenor, assistant attor-
ney general promptly and apparent
~ without desire 10 conceal any facts
which the government wanted.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
ROOSEVELT WOULD
HAVE CONGRESS ACT
Ry The rnited Press.

BY The United Press.
TUSCON, Ariz.. Sept 1.-THE call
ing Of an extra session Of Congress
should he be elected for immediate
enactment of laws in the District Of
Columbia and Alaska, covering the
social and industrial justice planks in
the Progressive platform, was the
pledge given by Colonel Roosevelt
here today.
u have been ashamed that have
no examples TO which to refer as il
Illustrating communities which ade-
Quately deal with the social and in
dustrial problems that confront us"
the Colonel declared. "In the event
] am elected, shall Immediately call
an extra session of Congress to put on
the statute books the principles for
which the Progressive party stands
along these lines l shall also urge
enactment of laws covering the Pro-
gressive plans, for development Of
Alaska.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17

IS HOPEFUL
OF SUCCESS
Says Business Men Of Country
Know Where the RepubIi-
can Party Stands
BELIEVES ROOSEVELT
WILL HURT WILSON
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press
BEVERLY, Mass, Sept 17-En-
couraged by kilograms from every
section of the country, including un-
expected good news from Ohio and
Nebraska, President Taft to-day in
terested himself in the general po-
ltical situation to much greater
extent than heretofore. He is in
tensely interested in the New York
state situation and will be i'm New
York closeted with Secretary Hilles,
next Tuesday when the Republican
state convention assemblies in Sara
tOga. He and his closest advisors are
confident that the entire political
complexion of the country is chang
ing,
THE people and our political oppo-
nents know where we stand re-
marked the President to-day, "but
We can only guess where our oppo-
nents stand"
The President said that he was
satisfied that the country was facing
an era of the greatest prosperity it
has ever seen Bumper crops and
increasing demand for labor. the
boom in the iron and steel business
has increased building operations
everywhere and the reported in
creased deposits in the savings banks
are all elements, the President be-
lieves, in reassuring the recent feel
ing of unrest that seemed TO be
spreading throughout the country.
The President insisted that this
prosperity is due in a great measure
TO the reassuring of the business in
terests OF the nation through his
vetoing the tariff bills passed by the
Democratic Congress. The President
has conferred many times lately with
his managers and persons from every
section and they have told him that
the great mass Of the conservative
small business men OF the nation. the
farmers and the mechanics are for
the Republican ticket and can be de-
pended on to vote it next November.
Taft builds great hopes on this Isl
lent vote" which he believes, will be
absolutely against Colonel Roosevelt
because of his third term ambitions
and the association with his cam
paign Of certain we'll known million
aires and against Governor Wilson
because Of his views on tariff reyi-
sion.
President Taft, after examining the
statistics furnished him from vari-
Gus localities, is satisfied that Col
onel Roosevelt will draw more heav-
lily from the Democrats than he will
from the Republicans and he has
pointed out to certain of his adyis-
ors that this being the case the Re-
publican ticket will be the one to
benefit almost everywhere.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
new LIGHTS
FOR The CITY
Street Department Enters In
to Contract With Local
Gas Company
RECTOR TELLS OF
DISTURBING LIGHT

AT the meeting Of the Board OF
Directors of the Street and Sewer De-
partment this morning II was decided
10 accept the new contract with the
Wilmington Gas Company and inn
prove the lighting conditions on
Tenth street between Market and Tat
nall streets and on Delaware avenue
between Tatnall and West streets by
supplcmenting the present system of
arc lights with the new model
Humphrey inverted gas arc lights on
ornamental iron poles of a special
design. The new lights will consume
a greater quantity OF gas than the
present style mantle lamps but will
give a much brighter light and be
more satisfactory in every way Work
on the installation will commence Inn
mediately
The new contract is for a period
of five years from September 1,
1913
A communication was received from
the Rev Frederick NJ. Kirlus, rector
of Trinity Episcopal Church. stating
that the gas light in front of his res
iden next TO the church on Adams
street was very annoying as the
globe was of plain glass and made
very glaring light. Mr.. Kirkus add
ed that he had painted the globe not
knowing that It was against the reg
ulations of the department TO do so
and that the paint had been removed
from the globe. making the light very
annoying. President Sparks said he
thought that every man who tamper-
ed with the streets lights should be
arrested and that the street depart
ment had put the light there for the
sole purpose of giving light The
board will investigate the matter.
A communication was received
from Councilman Higgins asking that
the board have an arc light placed at
Front and jefferson streets. The
communication stated that this cor
ner was very dark and had become a
| loafng place for men who made in
sulting remarks about women and
children who we're compelled to pass
the corner. The board ordered the
light placed Immediately.
Councilman Bilderback sent a COM
munication to the board requesting
that a light be placed on Madison
street between Twenty-ninth and
| Thirtieth streets. The board ordered
an investigation made. Complaint
was made by Joseph Schunder a con-
tractor of the bad condition of Rod
ney street between Sixth and Sew
enth streets The board ordered an
investigation.
! A representative Of the Home Build
/ ing Association requested that sewers
be laid on Carter street, between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth
streets and on Jessup street between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fiftf
streets. The board ordered the sew.
ers laid as the company in building
several houses on the streets.
Complaint was made of the baI
condition of Twenty-third street be
tween Jefferson and Pine streets. Al
investigation will be made and th'
street repaired, If necessary. A let
ter was received from Edward p. Nc
Kay, secretary OF the board of plumb
/ ing examiners, stating that Clarence
b. Brown had taken the examination
and had passed with the grade of l0C
per cent A license was granted him
The board accepted the invitation
of the Rev. John Connolly of st
Thomas r. c. Church to attend the
church barbecue.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
PENITENTIARY
SENTENCE IS
EDWARDS HOPE
Sweetheart Of HilISvilIe Out
law Says She Will Await
His Release
ALLEN CLAN HAS
REUNION In PRISON
By The United Press.

ny AHt AnAANH A'lNNcs
ROANOKE Va. Sept. l7-'I'm go
ing to stick TO Yves to the finish" was
the statement today Of Maud lroler,
eighteen-year-old sweetheart Of Wes-
10y Edwards. the Allen outlaw" arr
rested at Des Moines with Sidna AL
len, for completely in the Hillsville
courthouse tragedy Of March IA.
ives thinks he's goin' TO get off
with a term in the penitentiary," con-
tinued Miss 1roler, "and I'm goin to
see him through. III wait for him
for years, II ] have to-
Miss Iroler was held here to await
the expected arrival today Of her
father, Frank Iroler, from Mount
Airy n. c. She is technically under
arrest as a principal witness, but
the detectives today intimated she
would be allowed to return home un-
der her personal recognizance. Lit
tie value is attached TO her evidence
at the trial OF Sidna Allen and her
sweetheart
Letters she received from Edwards
while he was at Des Moines have been
seized by the officers These are said
TO be the most discriminating evidence
possible to secure from the girl.
Despite the fact that they face death
sentences in the electric chair. Allen
and Edwards slept soundly last night
Both retired early in their cells I'm the
Roanoke Jail Their cells are widely
separated. They are also removed
far from four other kinsmcn, Floyd,
Claude. and Friel Allen and Sidney
Edwards. Floyd and Claude Allen
%, ~ al Ara
vember %. Friel Allen has been
sentenced to eighteen years in the
penitentiary and Sidney Edwards to
fifteen years. The Aliens held a
brief family reunion in Jail last night,
but displayed little emotion.
II was reported here today that
Governor Mann will Immediately call
an extra session OF the the Wythe
county court to mete out Virginia
Justice" TO Sidna Allen and Wesley
Edwards The prisoners will be ar
raigned, however, In the Court House
at Hillsville--the exact spot where
five persons were murdered by the
elan six months ago. Arrangements
of the two remaining defendants is
planned the latter part Of this week
Judge Walter Staples. who tried the
other four members Of the Allen fam
lily. is scheduled TO preside over the
coming trials. He will probably be
specially designated as trial Judge by
Governor Mann.
Sidna Allen and Edwards today be.
gan negotiations for counsel to de.
fend them at the trial. They re
ceived offers from a half dozen at
torneys, but made no choice.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
FREE CARRIAGE FOR
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept 17.-Blind
persons we're made the objects Of spe-
cial dispensation of the post Office de-
partment today. Postmaster General
Hitchcock issued orders granting free
carriage through the mails of peri
odicals issued I'm raised letters for
the blind. providing no subscription
is charged and no advertisements
carried.
Departmental red tape regarding
the cent a pound postage rates to
publications of fraternity, lodges,
trades unions, literary. historical and
scientific societies was also released
today. The postmaster general grants
the cheap postage rates to such peri
odicals II a fifty percent. bona fide
circulation is had, unless such publi-
cation is issued primarily for adver-
tising purposes.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
FEAR OUTBREAK
BY ORANGEMEN
Rr rhA Irnited Press.

BY The United Press.
BELFAST, Sept ia ten days
series of big Orange demonstrations
against Home Rule will begin to-mor-
row with a meeting at Enniskillen,
where it Is expected $4,000 Orange
men will formally warn the govern
ment of their determination never to
acknowledge an Irish parliament, TO
obey its laws or to pay taxes which
IL may impose. Other meetings Will
follow elsewhere throughout the
north.
That the demonstrations will re-
suit in widespread disorder is con-
sidered more than likely In antici-
patton of trouble at Enniskillen, the
authoritieS took stringent precautions
to-day. A big force Of police will be
on duty and troops will be held in
readiness to reinforce the police at a
moments notice.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
DELAWARE BRANCH
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY

On Thursday, October 10, the Della
ware branch of the Woman's Auxil-
iary will hold its Fall meeting in
Trinity church. The program for
the day follows:
7.30 a. m.-First celebration OF
Holy Communion
10 a. m.-Second celebration Of
Holy Communion, the Rt. Rev F. ].
Kinsman, ID. d.. celebrant
11.3O a. m.-Qn the parish house,
Address by the Rev. G. c. F. Brat
enahl, d. D., secretary of the Third
Missionary Department.
1890 p. m.-Luncheon for members
of the auxiliary, the clergy and their
wives, etc.
2 p. m.-Brief business meeting.
2.30 p. Missionary addresses,
by speakers still to be announced.
There will be an offering at after
noon meeting as well as at the morn
ing service.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17

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Evening journal., 1912-09-17
COURT HOUSE In GAY
DRESS FOR HOME WEEK

The New Castle county Levy Court
this morning decided to decorate the
Court House and square during the
Home Coming Week and plans were
at once laid to make the square one
OF the most attractive places IN the
city during the celebration. Az night
the Court House and ground will ba
especially decorated swith lights The
front OF the building viii be outlined
with several hundred electric lights
similar 20 those with which the City
Hall will be decorated.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
WORE ACCIDENT CASES.

Howard Vennell, aged 81 years. Of
No. $50 Ferry avenue. Camden. n. j.,
employed by the Records Dredging
Company, was admitted to the Della
ware Hospital today, suffering with
an injury in the chest Edna War
rington. colored, aged q years, was
admitted to the same hospital to have
cut in her head dressed. Both
patients we're removed to the hos
pital in the Phoenix ambulance.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
INDICTMENTS FOUND

The New Castle County Grand Jury
returned the following indictments:
Carrying concealed deadly weapons
Joseph Harris, Harry Harris
Pointing a pistol-Bryan Burris.
Breaking dwelling-Charles E.
Chamberlain.
Larceny - Mary 70. Short. Luke
Naylor, Jeremiah Mccall, William
Cummings Ernest Wharton, Annie
Turner, Joseph Jefferson, Edward II.
Turner, Samuel Fisher Joseph f.
Ryan.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
NO CRIMINALITY
IN TRAIN HORROR

CORNING. n. Y, Sept. 1.-THE
Steuben county grand jury. which
has been investigating the wreck on
the Lackawanna railroad near here.
on July 4, when an express crashed
into the rear Of the Lackawanna lin
tied, killing forty persons, reported
to court to-day that no criminality
attached to anyone for the wreck
The engineer of the express and
the rear flagman Of the limited, who
have been out on bail, since the cor
oners inquest, will now be dis
charged.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
SEND HIM UP ON
WIFE BEATING CHARGE

Magistrate Buckley today held Jo-
seph Smith. Of No. 1918 Apple street.
in $3.50 bail for the Upper Court on
the charge of'wife beating. The war
rant for his arrest was sworn out by
ais wife Benedtica Smith. She tes-
tifed that her husband has been
abusing her and that last night he
put her out Of the house. This morn
ng when she returned home TO at
end their four children her husband
lgain beat her She then decided
o have him arrested
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
OPEN BIDS FOR
REBUILDING BRIDGE

The Levy Court today opened bids
for rebuilding the bridge over tho
Brandywine at Rising Sun. The bids
follow:
Tatnail. Brown Co. $3.50; George
Dohl S949; G. II. Mccoy. S1,441;
Thomas j. Day. S1.2S7; Irwin j. Hol-
lingsworth, 81 1,236.50: Joseph Ander-
son. SL65O: Frank r. Jones' $3.50.
The bids were referred 10 the court
as committee of the whole.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
REPUBLICANS CONFER
WITH NATIONAL LEADERS

National Committeeman T. Coleman
DUPONT and State Chairman Edmund
Mitchell of the Republican party, are
in New York to-day conferring with
National Chairman Hilles and other
leaders about the political situation
in Delaware and throughout the
country generally.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
HIS ARM LAcERArrD.

Albert Stoddard aged % years, of
No. 1917 Linden street, employed by
the Sheet Metal Contracting Com
pany, had an arm caught IN the cogs
Of machine to-day and was taken to
the Homeopathic Hospital His arm
was severely lacerated but he will
not lose H.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
Friends School

Fourth and West Streets
WILMINGTON, DELAwAKH.
The Oldest and largest preparatory school
In the State. corps Of twenty experilnoed
teachers, excellent equipment, Thorough In
strrction. Co-educAtionai.
Courses Of study preparing for College,
Scientific School or Business. dradnatea en-
tered on Certiheate in ell colleges that Ad.
init pupils on a school record.
High School, Grammar School, and Pri.
mary departments A new Primary Building
now In course Of erection. well equipped
rymnasium Pupils enrolled ~ any time,
Fall term hegins September 18Th. 1919.
For iliustrrted cRtalog. address
HERSCHEL A. NORRIS. A. NJ.
Principal
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
LIFT AUTO FROM CANAL.

The automobile which ran into the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at
ST. Georges on Saturday night. when
Dennie J. Harrigan and William II.
Cooper, Jr., narrowly escaped drown
ing, has been lifted from the stream.
The automobile is only slightly dam
aged.
Evening journal., 1912-09-17

and so nervous i
could not do any
thing. The doctors
treated me for diff
ferent things but did
me no good. | got
so bad that / could
not sleep day or
night. While in this
condition I read Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound, and began
Evening journal., 1912-09-17
BREAKs ALTITUpE RECORp.

BY the United Press.
PARIS, Sept 17.-Aviator lie Gag
neux broke the altitude record to-
day with an 1885 foot ascent. He
flew a monoplane