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Evening journal., 1913-02-07

him that probably It would be best to
have the Commissioners elected the
same time that the question is voted
on No other objection to this was
made,
While there Is reported to be con-
siderable opposition to a sewer sys-
tenn at all IL was not manifested last
night. All who spoke on the ques-
ton seemed to approve of a sewer
but naturally there was a difference
of opinion as to various provisions of
bill Al the conclusion of the meet
ing many remained and discussed the
matter in groups and with MIR. Hat
ton. Those who have been advocat-
ing a sewer for years felt much en-
couraged over the general outcome of
the meeting although the real test
of course would come when the vote
is taken after the Legislature passes
the bill
The Rev. John Dougherty, pastor
of ST. Johns Catholic Crurch. took
considerable interest and part in
the discussions. He inquired if the
worcestershire properties would be
given the right to vote If assessed for
their portion of the sewer Il was
stated that while this would be just
no way could be found TO give them
vote Il is generally believed that
should the worcestershire properties
be allowed to vote in accordance with
tax they would have to pay If as.
essed il would go a long way towards
carrying the sewer question at the
Town election.
Among those who attended the
/ meeting We're: Or. George A. Harter
/ j. Wilkens Cooch, David c. Rose. l.
/ b. Jacobs. Joseph Dean, DR.. Walter
II. Steel. James A. McKelvey. Thomas
lClaringbold, Eben b. Frazer. Charles
b. Evans Frank Cooch, Mayor Joseph
! II. Hossinger. Professor Clinton O
/ Houghton, Edward L. Richards, DR.
H. c. NJ. Kollock. Everett c. Johnson
James Walker. II. Warner McNeal
Robert l.. Armstrong. Frank Luton
George L. Brooks. Father Dougherty
W. NJ. Coverdale. Walter c. Curtis
Louis Curtis, p. Clifford Wilson
Robert Gallaher William Wollas.
ton. Jonathan Johnson, John Pilling
Professor Charles L. Penny. Repre-.
sentative Harvey Hoffecker. Daniel
Thompson. Ad Thomas. Dr. Arthur
S. Houchin, George G. Kerr and
others.
Evening journal., 1913-02-07
Corrupt Practices Bill is In

Bills introduced in the Senate in
cluded the following:
By Senator Gormley: To provide
for New Castle county's portion OF
the joint city and county building at
Wilmington
Hospital For Negroes.
BY Senator Hazel AppropriatinE
$4,000 to buy a site and erect a hos
pital for negro consumptives.
BY Senator Marshall: requiring all
laws relating to labor to be referred
to the Commissioner OF Labor pro-
vided for in another bill of his.
BY Senator Furniss: to amend the
charter Of Bethel
BY Senator Reinhardt prohibiting
the catching of diamond back terra
pin between March IS and November
is.
BY Senator Reinhardt exempting
from taxation the property Of church
deaconesses.
BY Senator Pierce: improving the
voucher system in the State Treasur-
er's Office.
Among bills given notice Of in the
Senate we're the following
BY Senator Gormley: Providing foi
licensing Of stationary engineers in
Wilmington and exempting engineers
Of three years experience.
BY Senator Pierce: Amending the
law to shorten the course OF Mis-
pillion river.
BY Senator Ellison: To amend the
law regulating pawnbrokers by reduc
| ing the monthly rate Of interest
Give Notice of Marriage Law.
BY Senator Gormley: To amend the
marriage laws, to apply the New
Jersey law requiring preliminary resi-
dence OF one of the contracting parties
| In the State.
BY Senator Ewing Several bills az
fecting duties of sheriffs, constables
| justices Of the peace in Wilmington
payment Of money due deceased per
sons, etc
Evening journal., 1913-02-07

each 81 of tax that he pays and that
each citizen who pays a poll tax shall
also be entitled TO a vote for each
81 OF the tax. Some thought that the
renter who pays only 81 poll tax,
should not be allowed voice at the
election fixing an assessment on the
property owner Another objection
along this line was that one man may
own a piece of property with 50-foot
front on which he pays but SO and
would therefore have but 10 votes at
the election and another freeholder
owning the same amount of frontage
and paying $50 tax. would be entitled
to 80 votes, yet under the bill the man
who is entitled to but 10 votes would
be assessed just as much for the sewer
system as the man who cast so votes
There was an opinion that this was
wrong but there seemed to be no way
of adjusting it properly except by long
term bonds and increased tax rate
which II is desired to avoid so that
the non-assessable properties will pay
their share At any rate there was
not sufficient objections made to ans
of these points to warrant the bill be-
ing changed in that particular.
Mr.. Hatton said he understood the
average property had fifty foot
! frontage, and this would mean an as.
sessment Of $40. or S14 year In case
IL is paid in installments.
Dr Walter II Steel inquired II il
was the purpose to have the sewer
that would be built under this bill
carry the rain water of. Mr., Hatton
replied that il was not and that few
sewers are built to provide for that
as il would be too expensive. He said
[ Il would be intended only TO take off
/ the liquid household and manufacture
waste.
The first section Of the bill provides
I for the Mayor. within 30 days after the
passage OF the bill to appoint a Sewer
/ Commission Of three members. Mr.
/ Pilling, one of the members of the
committee who prepared the bill, sug-
gested that it be changed to read one
member from each Of the three dis
tricts In the town Mr. Hatton stated
/ that under the Commission form oi
government appointments by wards OF
districts was one thing that they were
trying to avoid This change how
ever, will probably be made In the
bill.
Former State Senator David c
Rose said It had been suggested to
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Contlnued from Flrst Page.

Continued from First Page
Governor. II is thought a special
session may be called late this year or
early next year
BY Representative Arthurs Provid-
ing the usual contingent fund Of $4,000
for the Secretary of States Depart
ment
BY Representative Arthurs: To in
crease the amount Cheswold may re-
ceive from the Levy Court
BY Representative Layton. To di-
vide the Fourth Representative Dis
trict of Sussex county into two cleo
tion districts.
Legal Ton At 2,9iO Pounds.
BY Representative Lynch. To make
2.24O pounds a legal ton Of coal in
Delaware and providing $50 fine for
any dealers sending out less than
2.240 pounds as a ton.
BY. Representative Hammond: To
abolish the hundred tax collectors in
Sussex county and empowering the
County Treasurer 10 collect taxes.
BY Representative Pool. To en-
able Elizabeth Ann Guest, Of Middle
town. to obtain title TO property Of
her deceased husband, Samuel Guest,
of Mddletown.
BY Representative Pool: Provid-
ing that the Levy Court or any county
collector shall not collect any county
road tax from property within the
town Of Middletown.
Would Protect Birds.
BY Representative Bradford Joint
resolution favoring Federal action TO
protect migratory birds and favoring
State lands as a refuge for game.
BY Representative Bradford. Ap-
propriating $1,000 each to Herbert II
Ward and TO Sidney Hayes. admins
tratrix Of Walter II. Hayes, State Code
Revision Commissioners. as compen-
sation and appropriating $4,000 to
cover the expenses OF the Commits
sion.
Perpetuate School Charter.
The Senate passed Representative
Smiths bill to perpetuate the charter
of the Delaware Industrial School for
Girls
A hearing was given this afternoon
by a House committee to a delegation
of women advocating the bill for the
State to appropriate $4,000 for the
erection of new buildings for the
school
Evening journal., 1913-02-07
MAY HOLD INSTITUTE.

West Brandywine Grange at TaIlev-
vile last evening discussed the advisable.
ity OF holding a Farmers Instritute.
Such a meeting will, in all probability,
be held in the near future.
The social hour consisted of the fol-
lowing; Readings Mrs. Emma Luf.
George Cleaver Jr.. Mrs. Julia Mouslev
recitation, Ralph Winant; readings. Ed
ward Ryan and Harley Mousley; piano
solo, Frank McAveny; readings. Bessie
Ryan, Thomas Ryan and Ernest Smith.
Evening journal., 1913-02-07

curing the recent campaign. II he
had been elected Governor he said
that he would have insisted upon
every plank being carried out.
Congressman-elect Brockson was
next introduced He told of the hon
est and manly campaign of Senator
Monaghan and said that no apologies
we're necessary for him, as he had &C.
companied him through the entire
length Of the State during the cam
paign
Evening journal., 1913-02-07
no nERATE sIIFFFRAGE

A debate on woman's suffrage will be
helo in Eastlake Presbyterian Church
tonight. The question win be. resolved
THAT Noman's Suffrage Should be
Adopted in the United States" The
Sunday school orchestra will furnish
the music.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
The Ianitors Union.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
= CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Chicago. fiat
dwellers today faced the prospects OF
a cold, cold winter and of shoveling
their own snow, when the call for a
strike vote was sent out to 1000 union
fiat janitors as the result of bicker-
ings between the union and several
landlords. Mrs. Fred G. Crocker,
owner of an apartment building. to-
day gave in and employed union
janitor after pickets had stopped de-
livery of groceries to her tenants for
forty-eight hours. Pickets continued
on duty at two other apartment build
ings where non-union janitors are EN-
ployed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
DISGUISED AS BOY, SHE
ESCAPES FROM THE CONVENT

definitely that Miss Thomas had her
hair cut short the night she disap-
peared. Every inquiry at the convent
has met with silence on the part OF
the heads of the institution. The po-
lice have not been able to get the
Sacramento address OF the mother.
Last night when they asked for a
photograph OF the g'rl who used a
camera frequently, they were told the
convent posses sed none. The p3lica
were asked to keep silent on the mat
ter when the disappearance was dis
covered, Mrs. Thomas Is grand
daughter of former Governor Bissell
of Illinois. No reason is given by the
convent for her desire to fee. She
was not known to have been engaged
in any love affair, according to con-
vent authorities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
OVATION
ARMY LEADER
General Bramwell Booth Makes
First Visit to America,
Coming in Staterooms
Costing 1915.

ITn1ted Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORT Oct. 31.-General
Bramwell Boy head of the Saliva
tion Army, : ed here today, occu-
pying two of the regal suite on
the liner s tania He was accom-
panied 8 ljutant General Kitching'
his ser y.
"Ty 5 3 .lvation Army has a plane In
the d. said General Booth. "It
was lnded on the principle that
washerwoman is as good as any
bishop. It was the first to point out
to the laity that laymen are Just as
good as any ornamental officer Of tbs
church. We also reach chose, othess
fail to reach. AS the wheels OF hfe
20 on, occasionally a man Or woman
is thrown out They do not get help
unless they fall into crime, but we
help them before they are In crime
and give them material aid. It is
true, however, that some Of the brav-
| est and most courageous people are TO
be found in the underworld"
General Booth paid high tribute TO
his late father who was CONNIE ender
of the army before him. His father
| was ahead of his time in teaching the
/ equality of sexes, said General Booth
but his stand on the question IS gen
orally recognized.
This is his first visit 10 America
/ He will go west, as far as Manitoba
| The general plans to remain In this
country twenty-one days. during that
time holding f1fty-three meetings Ee
is a venerable looking man, about TO
1; with long white hair and military
4 bearing
i General Booth declared the objec'
4 Of his visit was to look over the Wors
4 OF the army here and refused to- dis
= cuss the report that he expected Z
' collect a huge fund. He will visit hi
i brother, Ballington Booth, whoN !
head Of the Volunteers Of America
willie here. ASKED as to thu pros
Y poets Of a union between the two o.
, ganizations General Booth said n
such suggestion had ever been mad
2 to him. 81 have never heard of sue
prospective alliance, said Booth.
"Of course would welcome it +"
4 The general has net seen his brott
er in eighteen years He was Ill
!. his stateroom throughout the tr'
from England and was able to be u
but one day. The price OF the tw
. rooms of the regal suits occupied b
the general is 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
LARGE CHEST OF
SILVER AS GIFT
congressman Have Fund Of $4,000
With Which to Buy the Bride
Present.

TUnited Press Leased, Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON Oct 81. House
members are almost unanimously in
favor of buying a large chest of sold
silver dinner set-as their wedding
gift to Miss Jessie Wilson. The daugh-
ter of the house" Miss Genevieve
Clark, daughter of the speaker is to
assist the house committee In select
ing the silver. Some congressman are
urging that long pearl necklace be
bought instead of the silver set.
At least $4,000 is in the fund to
which house members are contribut-
ing for their gift to the white house
bride.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
TRUSTS
is COMING
President Wilson Has the Mon
opoly Question in Mind and
is Figuring Out How to
Handle 1t.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
ATLANTIC, N. j., Oct. 31.--Declar
ing that the government has under
way vast trust investigation, the
new commissioner OF corporations,
Joseph e. Davies addressing the Ma
tional Association OF Hardware Manu-
facturers today, laid down the prin-
ciple that 1t Is possible to bust trusts
without stopping industrial develop
ment and freedom. He said President
Wilson's mind is still open on the
trust question but that he is backing
the bureau Of corporations investiga.
ton with view to establishing the
best possible system in the United
states.
congress will deal largely with trust
questions. Davies said, but whether ll
/ will advocate destruction or control of
monopoly will rest with the deter
mination of the question: Does mon
opoly or competition afford the fairest,
best system for all the people7"
Monopo1y's vast hold on the country
was depicted by Davies in figures
| showing that 200 corporations, owning
/ $22,500,000 have come into existence
in the past fifteen years. This means
that two hundred artificial persons,
one ten-thousandth OF one per cent Of
4 the natural persons OF this country
own three times as much wealth as the
entire country owned in 1851. he said
THE so-called trust problem" satt
4 Davies, is nothing more or less thar
the problem Of what shall be the just
4 fair and scientific attitude,2f the gov
4 ernment In the interests Of society to
ward industry and business in its pres
/ ent stages of evolution.
What shall be done b preserv,
freedom Of opportunity for business 4
the problem congress will address il
self to In the immediate .uture,s b.
! declared.
THE efficiency OF an Industrial sys
tenn Will be finally gauged by the PEI
pie, in large measure, by the diffe
. ence In the cost Of what they buy"
! Answering claims that 1t is imp,
Q sible to crush monopoly Davies said
= Because a condition exists Is nc
8 conclusive that 1t Is the result G
fundamental natural and economi
i laws. Civilization would be a lie, 1
t after bringing these institutions Int
9 being 1t could not deflect their powe
: SO they would not become Frankei
J stein to destroy the liberties or men
y Davies called upon the country
business mon for cooperation in til
d. investigation and said in concluslo
l. that the government seeks only an Il
d dustrial freedom based on eficienc
It business, forebearance, 80 "our chi
n dren shall be men, not slaves TO an Il
d dustrial hierarchy or government
despotism."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
Weather Conditions.

The crest of the area of high pres
sure, which is causing cool weather
from the Rockies to the eastern coast
is central in Iowa this morning.
The temperature is below the freea,
ing point over the northern districts,
from the central valleys to the Rock
les, and extreme southwest to Nash
vile, Tenn.
On the Pacific slope where the pres
sure is low, the weather is becoming
unsettled and slowly warmer.
There has been rain or snow IN the
lake region, which is followed by
clearing weather
Conditions indicate fair weather for
this section tonight and Saturday, be-
coming warmer Saturday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
WABASH TRAIN
HIT STREET CAR
Nine people Injured, One Fatally in
the Crash at tho
Crossing.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Oct 31.-Nine persons
were injured. one fatally, when a
Wabash train plowed through Hal
sted street street car at grade
crossing at West Seventy fifth street
today, where the tracks were in pro
cess OF elevation.
G. e. Palmer, laundryman. was in
ternally injured and will die. Rev
Theodore Clifton, secretary OF the
Congregational church educational so
ciety, sustained slight injuries
Three others seriously injured
We're: August Lundin, James Quinlar
and James Francis
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
BILLS APPROVED
BY HE BOARD.
Prosecuting Attorney Says
Executive Board Of Iron
Workers Knew About
Dynamlting.
SAYS HE WILL PROVE IT
VIII Point Out Twenty-Five cases
Where Explosives Were Carried
on Passenger
Trains.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Oct 31.-District Attor-
ney Charles w. Miller, OF Indianapolis,
today told the United States circuit
court of appeals that before he closes
his argument tonight on the appeals
OF the thirty labor heads convicted In
the Indianapolis dynamite trial he
will point out in the record, at least
twenty-five specific instances alone
dynamite was transported on passen-
ger trains after January. 1910, When
the federal law making such ship
ments a crime, became effective.
Miller's statement was made in re-
sponse to. questions put by Judges
Kohlsaat and Seaman, after a ruling
lby Presiding Judge Baker, and gave an
| unexpected trend to the appeal case.
"The conspiracy to destroy build
ings would not be conspiracy of which
the federal courts would have cognfz-
ance," said Judge Baker interrupting
/ the district attorneys argument The
/ conspiracy that must be proved is a
conspiracy among these men to trans
port dynamite on passenger trains IN
!, violation Of the federal statute
Miller responded that in addition to
1 the twenty-five cases, he would cite
4 twenty-five more prior to the date
4 when the federal law took effect.
\ The evidence is not 1acking In the
4 record" he said. We will show tha'
dynamite was Illegally transported
and that its transportation was fol
lowed by destructive explosions. W.
& will show that the president of the
iron workers signed the checks to pay
for the dynamite and its transporta
ton and that the bills were approve2
!, by members of the executive board
! We will prove that responsible officials
, in the union knew all about it.
!, Answering the argument CT attor
neys for the appellants that genera
i conspiracy had not been proved, thu
! district attorney cited instances whe;
!, explosions had occurred simultaneous
j ly in different parts of the countr.
! but directed at work under construo
: ton by the same firm Of contractors
Simultaneous explosions In Omaha
t Neb., and Columbus, Indiana, he use
e as examples
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
Marrled In London.

IUnited Press Leased wire Service I
LONDON, Oct. 31.--1n St. Georges
church, Hanover Square, with simple
ceremony and few guests, Miss Mary
Williams of Washington, D. c., daugh-
ter of the late Charles A. Williams of
New London, Conn, was married at
ESQ o'clock this afternoon to Briga-
dere General VIM. Crozier, chief, OF
ordnance Of the United States army
The wedding was announced only two
days ago and came as surprise tc
the London friends of the pair.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
is
IN DISGRACE
: : I
British b Newspapers Turn
Down News Agency Which
is Pal Of Associated Press
of United States.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON. Oct 81. Following the
country's wide outcry against the
Reuter- news agency" The Times this
morning carried but five Reuter- items
containing $40 words and The Mail
used six, aggregating 51s words, main
ly minor routine Both papers are
using increased quantities Of telegraph
news from independent services and
from their own special correspondents.
The Evening News today follows the
action OF the other Harmsworth papers
by announcing it will refuse to accept
news and advertising from the same
agency.
The action is the latest phase Of the
journalistic tempest raging about the
supposedly conservative Reuter- news
agency, the Oldest Of British news
agencies and British ally of the Asso-
ciated Press. Following a country
wide protest from English newspapers
and strong denunciatory resolutions by
both the southern and northern feder-
alton of newspaper owners, the lead
Ing London papers are today taking
steps which promise to result in radi-
cal changes in the attitude of the
British press toward the agency which
has been almost national institution
for century.
Recently Reuters financial depart
ment sent out circulars urging con
Germs to place newspaper advertising
! through it and claiming that through
| it. 1t could secure reference through
] the columns OF newspapers receiving
| Reuters service which not only goes
to large majority Of British papers
but which reached American papers
through the Associated Press ant
which is distributed over Europe b,
Reuters alliance by continental gov
! ernment subsidized agencies. The cir
cular stated that through 1t, Reuter-:
relations with British financial edi
! tors were almost cordial in effect o
it's ability to influence editorial 0pin
ion in newspapers.
4 The London Times Immediately VI
LGIGu tlSOlOiS pIOLSolo Will Liz =
4 suit that the assistant secretary of tn
i Reuter- Co., withdrew the circular an
i expressed regret that 1t had been mis-
i interpreted. The effect OF this not be
ing satisfactory. Reuter- PERSONAL
barred the circular. In reply to Baro
i D. Reuter-, The Times pointed out tina
nothing in the baron's statement la
indicated any appreciation by tn
agency OF the gravity of the situation
revealed by the circular, namely: tn
possibility Of big financial interests b.
ing permitted to influence the new
channels Of the nation, through to
close relationship between the mai
agement of the news agency and sp
cial interests.
1t seems certain that the incider
: will end the practice long In vogu
] among the semi-official European new
, agencies practice never tolerate
r by American newspapers hayin
' news and advertising handled by tn
i same organization.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
Murphy as Witness.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Oct 31.-The prospect
of Charles F. Murphy, chief of Tam
many Hall, being called as witness
in the John Doe investiga ion growing
out of charges made in connection
with the mayoralty campaign stirred
New York for new sensation today
The investigation is expected to be-
gin late today. before CHIEF Mayi trate
McAdoo, with John A. Hennesssy who
has brought most OF the charges
against Tammany as the first W.T.
ness
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-31
CAUSE ENOUGH
TO WISH DAMAGES
Woman's Whist Skill Is Not What II
was Before She was In
Accident.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PIaAINFIELD, N. j., Oct. 3l.-Mrs.
Harry C. Biedelman cannot play whist
cs well as she could before she was
injured in a trolley accident and this
is one of the points that is depended
on to. win her suit here against the
Public Service Railway company. Mrs
Biedalman is suing for $4,000 dam
ages.
Six women, members OF card
club. to which Mrs. Biedelman be
longs, testified that after her injuries
Mrs Biedelman lost much of her skill
as card player.