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Evening journal., 1912-01-11
OF
BEAUTY AT
RECEPTION
400 Employees Of Powder Co.
as Guests of Gen. and Mrs.
DUPONT Make Merry
800 MORE WILL
Be ENTERTAINED TCNIGAT

The great white ballroom of the
new DUPONT Building, with its soft
radiance from invisible lights, its
dancers, the pretty young women be-
witchingly dressed in pink, or cream.
or blue, and with its melodiJus ac-
compartment OF music, was fasci-
mating and beautiful scene last night,
on the occasion of the reception Civ
en- to the employees of the E. /. dupont
de Nemours Company by General and
Mrs. T. Coleman dupont About 400
guests were entertained last night, and
the reception will be repeated this
evening when the remaining 600
guests will be received
The entire eleventh floor was de-
voted to the reception, card-tables be-
ing arranged in the rooms of the
ballroom, and supper served in the
series of connecting rooms on the
Market street side During the dane
ing, fruit punch was served from the
buffet in the lobby The ballroom
with its impressive concourse Of
great arches, and the lobby with its
richly-toned marbles, possess in them
selves such a wealth of ornament as
to render a quantity of additional
decoration not only superfuous but
unpleasing. And yet such is the sim
plicity of line and color that the few
superb floral pieces arranged by Err
nest S. Taite, the manager OF the new
hotel for last nights reception. were
exquisitely set of and given their full
decorative value al the reception. The
color note was huge glowing mass
of scarlet carnations in the supper
room, supported by banked palms. In
the ballroom itself a mass of green
palm and smilax, curtained the stage
in strong relief against the creamy
walls.
The receiving party was stationed
on the low platform at the side OF
the entrance Assisting General and
Mrs. dupont in greeting their guests
We're their daughters, Miss Ellen du-
I Pont aud Miss Alice DUPONT Mrs. Eu-
gene DUPONT. Mrs. Lamlnot dupont
Mrs. ]. A. Haskell Mrs. g. =. Patter
son. Mrs. b. g. Buckner. Mrs. r. L
Connable. Miss Amy dupont, Miss
Greta Barksdale. Mrs. Charles Cope
land, Mrs. William Winder Laird
Mrs. H. Rodney Sharp. Mrs r. r. NJ
/ Carpenter. Mrs. w. *. DUPONT Mrs
Irenee DUPONT. Mrs. Lammot dupont
Jr. Mrs. Ernest DUPONT. Mrs. Pau
dupont. Mrs. Archibald DUPONT. Mrs
Francis I. DUPONT and Mrs. Philip du-
Pont
Following the reception. gold and
white programs were distributed and
! Cooks Orchestra seated on the stage
gave waltz and two-steD music until
the midnight hour. General and Mrs
DUPONT, with the members Of the re-
ceiving party. were most active IN
seeing that everyone Of their guests
felt at home and was having an en-
joyable time. and S'at no one should
be overlooked in the pleasures of the
/ evening. Their cordial hospitality
made the occasion doubly delightful
to the guests present. No one seemed
! Continued to Second Page
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
BY The United Press.

Dl Inc lulltQ lItho.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11--New York's
financial district became an armed
camp today while more than a hun
dred millions Of dollars was moved
from the fire-swept Equitable building
district to places of safety.
Not since the establishment Of In
spector Byrnes famous dead line"
have such elaborate precautions been
taken to safeguard money in Wall
street
The vaults of the American EX-
change National Bank, at 12S Broad
way, across Cedar street from tho
Equitable, We're emptied of their
treasure so that the business os the
institution might be carried on In the
temporary quarters at 66 Broadway.
The mass OF money and securities
were placed in a steel barred express
WAGON, ia Which ton heavily armed
private detectives rode. In front or
both sides and behind the wagon. as II
moved through lower Broadway. were
fifty plain clothesmen. uniformed po-
licemen and private detectives. I'm
mediately behind came a large auto
mobile packed with armed employees
of the bank. Not one would tell the
value of the contents. but financiers
said the banks vaults must have dis
gorged S6O,000.000.
At 1O15 the vaults of the Mercan-
tile branch of the Bankers Trust Com
pany were opened. experts declaring 4
would be safe. Thirty plain clothes
men, twenty uniformed men and
thirty-fve private detectives gathered
around as the officers threw the bolts
and exposed the great wealth they
contained. Under this guard, the $751;
O00.O00 in money and securities in tha
vaults was removed TO a waiting steel.
barred wagon and carried TO the main
Offices of the Bankers Trust, az Wall
street. The papers were not even
scorched by the heat to which the
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
BANCROFT
DIVORCE CASE
ON in PRIVATE
In Public Statement Court
Says Chambers Session Is
MADE Necessary
LEGAL FIGHT NAY
OCCUPY SEVERAL LAYS

Excluding everybody but the prin-
cipals, Witnesses, members OF the bar
and court officiais, the judges in Su-
peTior Court this morning began hear
ing the divorce case Of John bancroft,
Jr., against Mrs. Madeleine DUPONT
Bancroft Chief Justice Pennewill
and Associate Justices Woolley and
Conrad are sitting in the case. The
court made a statement to the assem-
hled spectators and the army of news
paper reporters, as well as members
of the bar assembled, that under the
provision OF the law which gives the
court authority for reasons appear
ing sufficient" to conduct divorce
hearing privately the trial would not
be public
After the court room had been clear
ed of the general public ard the news
paper representatives, many of which
came rom other cities, the hearing
was opened, and John Bancroft, Jr.,
went on the stand and began his
story on the strength Of which he is
applying for a divorce. He told Of
bis marriage in Washington, of he and
his wife travelling abroad and of their
residence in Munich.
Mrs. Madeleine dupont Bancroft
was not in court today. II was stat
ed that she is Ill and unable to APP
pear. Neither was Max Heibler of
Munich. Germany, who is mentioned
in the petition for divorce. The in
fant son of Mrs. Bancroft, the de-
iendant. is made a co-defendant in the
case and is designated in the legal
papers as MAX Heibler, Jr." His
paternity is denied by the plaintiff
In the suit
John Bancroft, Jr.. only related
part of his testimony this morning
aid was followed on the witness
stand by State Senator Charles r
Miller a close friend of the Ban.
crofis; by John Bancroft the plain
t0's father, and by Elaine Lapente
who was a maid in the young cou-
pies household.
Senator Miller and Mr. Bancroft told
Of the travels of MIR. and Mrs Ban
C~oft Jr.. abroad and of their visit tc
ie c0uple while abroad Elaine La
pente also gave testimony as TO the
movements and -oeidences Of Mr. and
Mrs Bancroft, Jr.
There was every indication wheI
the trial began of a long legal fight
which may continue two or three days
That the trial will not be finished be
fore tomorrow at least is indicated b,
the fact that many physicians sum
moned for the plaintiff as witnesses
were dismissed until tomorrow morn
ing
Announcement Of the court that th'
hearing would be conducted privately
elected great surprise. although th'
court has discretion under the law t
conduct divorce hearings publicly O.
privately.
When court opened at O30 oclocl
there were seventy-three persons il
the seats for the public. The lawyers
We're there in force and the jury bo,
and the snace within the bar was wei
filled with them Newspaper mel
from other cities, eager to get tn.
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
BOYS HURT In
SHEDDING SMASH

Joseph Govatos. Frank Sallat and
Michael Croley. boys about Is years
of age. all living In South Van Buren
street. while shedding in Maple street
last night, lost control of their sled
and crashed into a rock. The boys
were thrown with considerable force
and two of them were injured. Co
yatos sustained a sprained ankle and
Croley was injured about the face.
Sallat escaped injury.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
WALL STREET CAMP
TO PROTECT MILLIONS

vaults had been subjected, giving
great hope that the contents
of all other vaults would be found
intact when they were opened.
BY entering the second sub-cellar
under the building, a fireman today
penetrated 20 the spot where William
Camperson's body is buried in a great
sheet OF ice on the ground floor. They
are now cutting their way upward
hoping to secure the body before tho
walls fall.
Two hundred and fifty desperate
men, warned I'm advance that their
lives would be in constant danger to-
day. accepted the tempting wages Of
fered and entered the skeleton of the
Equitable Life Building in an effort
90 shore the tottering walls and
clear path toward tho Immense
vaults that contain. S200A09N00o IN
securities
Wall street. totally staggered by its
inability TO use this fabulous sum In
the daily routine Of its business, adj
mitted today that a fire for the first
time in the history of the New York
Stock Exchange. has practically par
alyzed the greatest financial center in
the world
The wreckers who entered the
building today did 80 only after each
had been warned that his life was in
constant danger. Despite this warning.
the alluring wages offered drew an
army Of volunteers. Several ambul-
ances were summond by the police
and kept waiting. The workers are
trying TO make their way 20 the vaults
and 20 find the body Of Battalion Chief
William X. Walsh, which is believed
to be buried in the fourth floor. No
efforts will be made for several days
TO secure the body Of William Cam
peon, a special policeman, which is
incased in a 40-foot iceberg near the
front of the building.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
OTLEY VERNON,
DIES AT AGE OF 81

Otley Vernon, one of the Oldest
farmers of New Castle county died at
his home in Kennett Square yester-
day Mr.. Vernon was born at Union
vile, Chester county, Pa, on January
Q, 1924, and was educated in the pub
lie schools of that county and at
Unionville. Later he taught school
and resigned that position to engage
in the merchandise business at Locust
Grove and Red Lion. Pa. In 1856 he
started farming at Mt. Cuba, and at
tended market here until 1899, when
he retired and moved to Kennett
Square.
Mr.. Vernon is survived by his wife,
Margaret NP. Vernon and children
illiam F. Vernon, Doe Run. Pa; Ella
i. Taylor, Kennett Square. Pa. Ed
gar r. Vernon, Presbo, South Dakota;
Elizabeth " Berns, Moline. Illinois;
Eugene H. Vernon, Canton, Ohio:
Horace G. Vernon, Moline. Illinois, and
Anna V. Townsend, Of this city.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
FLEE TO
STABLE WHEN
HOME BURNS
Fire AmOng Liquors in SaslO
BOttling House Gives Fam
lily Close Call
HORSES WARM HOMELESS;
FIREA.EN SUFFER kUCH

Fire broke out shortly after 2
o'clock this morning, in the home
and bottling house OF Generose Sasso,
at the southwest corner OF Fourth and
Scott streets, and resulted in a loss
Of about $500, which is covered by in
surance.
The blaze started in the store part
of the building where there were hum
dreds of bottles and many barrels of
various kinds of liquors. and It spread
so rapidly that the occupants of the
house, Sasso, his wife, three children
and two drivers in mis- employ. were
obliged to leave the burning building
by way of a second story window. TO
the roof of the bottling house, a one
story structure in the rear of the
main building All were scantily at
tired and in their hurry snatched any
thing they could in which to wrap
themselves as a protection from the
cold. The blanketed members of the
house took shelter with the horses in
Sasso's stables, the heat from the ami
mails helping to keep them warm.
The occupants of the house were
Sasso, his wife and three children, the
Misses Luigi and Theresin Sasso. and
boy aged nine years, Anielo Sasso.
and the drivers. Palmarino Di Meylio
and Peitro Ranieroer
The fire was discovered by one Of
the drivers who managed 10 reach the
street and aroused Joseph II. Neher
who has a saloon on the opposite cor
ner. Mr.. Neher sent still alarm to the
Union Fire Company and later struck
an alarm from box No. 63 at Fourth
and Scott streets.
The firemen suffered considerably
from the cold but only two companies
were in service, the Union and the
Weccacoe, the former using a plug
/ stream.
The store and its contents we're
entirely burned out. A cash register,
valued at $3.50 is in the ruins. Hun
dreds Of bottles containing liquors,
! bursted while the dre was in progress
and the explosions sounded like mus
ketry iro.
The origin OF the blaze IS not definite.
ly known. Sasso said today that while
he had left an oil stove burning low
in the store before retiring he was
confident that this did not cause the
fire, but he rather blamed it on mice
and matches. The oil stove is still III
tact, showing there was no explosion
| Of this nature.
Sasso said he had stock in his store
valued at $4,000 and aside from the
obstruction of this. the fire did some
damage TO the second story front bed
room, the flames having eaten their
way through the ceiling The damage
to the building. which is owned by
Henry Blouth, is placed at $1,000 Sas-
so said he carried S2500 insurance.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
EAsTBuRN ESTATE SOLD.

AT the County Court House yester-
day afternoon the estate of the late
William NJ. Eastburn, of Mill Creek
hundred was sold at public sale The
home farm consisting of 143 acres was
sold to Max Padolsky at S5O50 an
acre.
The 125 acre farm was purchased
by Richard G. Buckingham at $56.75
an acre.
The flour mill property, known as
the Red Mills. consisting Of a -four
mill and seventeen acres of land was
bid up TO S4O.50 by one Of the heirs
and then withdrawn.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
MANY GRIP GASES.

While he lscai physicians have
been busy attending numerous cases
Of colds and grip, few contagious dis
eases are reported by the Health De-
partment This is considered good,
considering the changeable weather
Diphtheria appears to be most prevail
ent. Among the elderly people. grip
appears TO be severe.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
De LUCHIA SANE
GETS LIGHT FINE

Raffeale De Luchia, the Italian,
who was ordered examined as to his
sanity in City Court yesterday morn
ing after he had been given a hearing
on the charge of assault and battery
on Colomon Irons. colored, was fined
81 and costs in court today. It was
reported that the defendant, while
subject to fits, was mentally sound.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
MORE BUGS SHOT
INTO MILITIAMEN

The members of Company d, Or
ganized Militia of Delaware, were Civ
en- their second vaccination with anti
typhoid treatment last evening. Ma
ior Marshall and Major Samuel were
present and one billion typhoid germs,
or bugs" were injected into the bod
les Of the men who are taking the
treatment. A third and final injection
of an additional billion bugs" will
be shot into the militiamen and then
the treatment will be complete and
they will be immune from typhoid
fever for life.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
BAR ASSIMILATION ELEcrs.

DOVER. Del, Jan. 1.-THE Kent
County Bar Association, at its annual
meeting elected the following officers:
President Henry R. Johnson; vice
president. Henry Ridgely; secretary
and treasurer, William NJ Hope:
board Of censors. James II. Hughes
and John B. Hutton. with President
johnson.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
SEEK REOPENING OF
RICHESON CASE THAT
NEW PLEA MAY BE ENTERED

Sandersoni This action will be done
unless the Executive Council votes
to commute the death sentence
Il will be cOntended that owing to
the mental condition Of Richeson he
was unable to comprehend the nature
Of his plea Of guilty and that Judge
Sanderson and District Attorney Pei
letter were in error in accepting the
plea and that the Judge was in error
in passing sentence without having
the case go to jury
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
INSTINCT OF THRIFT.

Probabably no part of the
daily paper has had so great an
influence in the development of
thrift as the Want Columns.
The Wants appeal to the in
stnct of gainfulness. The
Wants enumerate scores of op-
portunities-point the way TO
saving chances that are brim-
tul of practical economies.
It's a good plan 10 look into
the offerings of the Wants
many have found il decidedly to
their advantage. for they have
been put in touch with chances
for buying. selling. exchang-
ing. hiring. renting that have
? 2sulted in money-making.
The instinct of THRIFT de-
mands being posted regarding
the Wants.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
AFTER NEW
WAGE SCHEDULE
FOR THE MINERS
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 1.-THE Of
fetal call for a joint wage conference
Of coal miners and operators to con-
vene here January 25 was issued to-
day Miners and operators from In
diana. Illinois. Ohio. Pennsylvania
and Virginia will be represented.
Wage contracts in practically all
coal regions expire April /. More
than 100000 miners will be affected.
The wage conference will be held in
connected with the United Mine
Workers convention.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
IcF I'M MN rRFFK.

Although the ice in the Christiana
river is several inches thick shipnlng
has not been intere'erred with. Cap
taine Of the tugs al renort having
trouble with the foes IN the Delaware
river The sand drcdees and barges
of the Warner Company have sus-
pended operations.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
DAY CASE SETTLED.

The case of William ]. Day. aged
20 years. who was TO have appeared
before Magistrate Lewis last night TO
answer the charge Of acting smpiop-
erly toward a 15-year-old girl. has
been settled
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
BUSINESS OF LOCAL
PORT UP 24O PER CENT.
DURING LAST YEAR

Wilmington had one of the most
prosperous years in its history, so far
as the Office Of Collector of Port Ray
mond is concerned. The increase in
the duties collected on goods received
through the local office by local par
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
nISnRnFRLY AT RALL.

disorder at the ball given in Turn
Hall last evening, was arraigned in
City Court this morning. Patrolman
Sheehy. who made the arrest. said
Blackiston was drinking. The charge
was held up.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
OPPOSE LIFE
SENTENCE FOR
GIRL SLAYER
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
BOSTON. Jan. 11-So intense is the
feeling regarding whether c. V. T..
Richeson ought to die in the chair,
local papers are running open columns
10 readers for public discussion of the
matter. The majority of letters print
ed today bitterly oppose commuta-
tiOn of sentence.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
LOO RrsIeNs NInlssAnoRsnm.

by Tho United Pross
PARIS Jan n-Robsrt Bacon. Ambassador from tao
United States sdmt,od chat be had mailed
ton to President TAFT He vn the ofer o. me Fell
iovship Harvard 20 succeed mo judge lowell
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
By The United Press.

by Inc lnllcu fIesh.
BOSTON, Jan. 11.-A sensation was
sprung today when It was reported
that counsel for C. V. L. Richeson were
planning TO go to the Supreme Court
of this state and ask for a reopening
Of the case
Il is their purpose TO file a writ of
error, which If sustained, will set
aside the plea of guilty entered by the
pastor and the death sentence of Judge
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
PLEnGE SAVES ONE.

There were four drunks arraigned
in City Court this morning and while
fines were imposed i'm three OF the
cases. Charles Quigley, who expressed
a willingness to take the pledge, was
dismissed
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
WEATHER.

r. The United Press
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Cold
weather will continue in the Eastern
States tonight and Friday.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1L-Foreeasts
For Delaware-SnOw tonight and
FRIDAY: continued cold; moderate to
brisk nOrtheasterly winds.
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
WV PRESIDENT on rBnorrOV.

Hy The United Press
PRINCETON 81 g.. Jan. l-rrolesaor John Grior Hibbeu.
the faculty % Princeton University today unanimously
elected he presidency Of tha intauon succeeding Wood
Wilson who resigned become Governor Jersey
Evening journal., 1912-01-11

ONE DEAD, ONE MISSING N SEW YORK FIRE.
By Tho united Press.
NEw YORK JAM iiono woman is known to have lost
hor o and another missins while several other
rescued almost overcome by smoke fon ao ha' destroyed
tro story frame residence in tho Bronx today
Evening journal., 1912-01-11
i7a RrPoRrTD DIAD n BIlCN srl.

i7s REPORTED DEAD ~ BLACK SEA-
ry Tho United Press
LONDON jan u.--The Russar steamship Boss sunk n
tho Black Sea today and 7s lives wore ost according to
Reuter- disDaich
Evening journal., 1912-01-11

The EVENING JOURNAL
has more Subscribers than
any oihef paper in Delaware
lksi means { home paper
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
WOULD ABOLISH.
DEATH PENALTY.
Or. Oscar Haywood Gives
Address on Subject.

Those who attended the lecture
given by the Baptist church last
night, under the auspices of the Bap-
fist Brotherhood, heard an orator of
the first magnitude. The speaker
was DR.. Oscar Haywood, of New
York, who spoke on "Sha1l the Death
Penalty be Abolished?" DR.. Hay
wood is a firm believer in the aboli-
ton of this form of punishment and
proceeded in his discourse to show
the great evils that surround it.
Beginning with the crucifixion of
Christ in which he showed that an
innocent man had been put to death
to appease the desire of the mob for
blood, he traced the death penalty
down to the present day, giving many
narrowing details during the past
centuries. DR.. Haywood declared
thatsthe state Is the cause of crime
and cited Instances in the cities TO
prove his statement.
He declared that the criminals did
not come from the slums because
they were born there, but because
they lived there. He ridiculed the
general movement of the New York
churches to go up town and go get
DIS ldl AWAY DIS pOSolDiG from In6 INV
err end of Manhattan. He declared
that the great social problems to be
found on the east side in that city
must be solved, but this cannot be
done by trying to get away from it.
Continuing, the speaker condemn
ed the presentrjury system by which
a mans liberty or death is decided.
He said that when we have a valua-
BILE animal of some kind to be exam
ined~we call In the greatest experts
to be found, but when a mans life
Is in balance twelve men, regardless
of ability, whose names have been
drawn from a hat by a blindfolded
youth, are put up to Judge. These
men, after hearing the evidence, and
having the law confused in their
minds by the charge of the Judge, re-
tire to a room and are supposed to
give a verdict within twelve hours,
deciding a matter on which any ex-
perienced judge would require six
weeks to consider. Should these men
fail In q verdict at once, they re-
turn to the court room and receive
instructions from the Judge, having
the law, according to DR.. Haywood,
further confused in their minds by
what the Judge says. Finally when
these twelve men become hungry
they let a man hang because they
must have their dinner.
DR.. Haywood assumes dramatic
poses at times and his oratory forces
his points into the minds Of the
people in a most convincing manner.
His discourse last night was listened
to by a fair-sized audience and there
Is no doubt that he succeeded in
winning many persons to his belief
regarding the subject.
The pastor, Rev William H. Baw-
den, in introducing the speaker,
called attention to the other three
that are to take place in
the course, assuring those present
that DR.. Haywood's excef1en4 ad-
dress was, a sample Of what was In
store. rs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
QUARTET CLUB PROVE
HIT AT OWLS SMOKER

Members of Nest 1,027 Of the
Order of Owls held their third an
nual smoker at Captain William
Miller's Hartmann House last night.
A program Of entertainment, con-
sistiing of songs, dances and mono
logues, was rendered. Smokables
were enjoyed and refreshments were
served.
The Perth Amboy Quartet Club
made the hit of the entertainment.
They rendered several English and
German selections that pleased to
no small degree. Judge Green, of
Flatbush, L.. l., entertained with
stories and funny sayings. Morris
and Day, a male and female team,
danced and sang.
Those in charge were Captain
William Miller, chairman; Patrick
]. Rocks, Chris Eastman, Charles
Cluney, George Whitworth, John A.
Banner and John N. Perry,