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Evening journal., 1913-09-01

II AXE NoTfCE-THAT on THE SIXTH
i day Of September, a. ID. 1913, az 10
@ clock bon the forenoon. there viii be
petition presented 20 the Honorable Herbert
Z. Rice. Resident Associate Judge Of the
state Of Delaware. sitting In and for New
Castle county az the County Court House.
in the city Of Wilmington. said petition
being for the appointment Of five iudicious
and impartial frceholders Of New Castle
county, 10 view the premises at and ada.
cent 20 the grade crossing az Concord sta.
ton. on The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
90 or near the boundary line of the city o.
Wilmington. In Brandywine hundred. New
Castle county and State Of Delaware, and
assess the damages which tho owner or own.
ers, or other parties In interest viii sus
tain by reason Of the elimination Of said
grade crossing. aug26 2s. s.30.septi.
Evening journal., 1913-09-01
HELp WANTED-MALE

X 0VffN NfsNf POSITIONS kRE Easy
" TO eei Ny free booklet y SEQ tells
how Write todsy-Now. Earl Hopkins.
Washington. d. g. septl'im
Evening journal., 1913-09-01
NOTICES.

NJ OT1CF-I W1II PAY 40 BfTLS
y contracted by my wife. Adele penning
ton. GEORGE PENNINGTON.
nug293t. New Castle. Aug 20 1919.
Il LORENCE p. ANDERSON WISHES TO
II announce that she viii open millinery
parlors al SO. 1902 Tatnnll street, with a
new and complete line Of fine millinery after
September no. septi i2t.
II he tosTH ANNUAL COMMUNfCA.
4 tiun Of the Most Worshipiul Grand
Lodge Of Delaware will be held in the Ma
sonic Temple city Of Wilmington on Wed
nesday. October ! Grand Lodge viii open
promptly nt - clock noon Attest.
v. v. HARRISON.
septl cod I'M Grand Secretary.
Evening journal., 1913-09-01
BoARDERs WANTED.

BOARDERS WANTED.
ID OARDERS WANTED 81. so PER
ID week. All conveniences. No. Goa
West street aug25 I'M.
VHT ANTED-GENTLENAN BOARDERs IN
w private family No. 8 West Eigh-
teenth St. 3yes M wifi.
ID OARDING AT 40. sos WASHINGTON
ID street d. & A. Phone, 3942D.
aug30-eod I'm.
VIZ ANTED-BOARD AND TWO ROOMS
w for middle-agcd gentlemen. Prefer
rooms communicating and private family.
Reference given. Address with terms. VISA,
Evening journal once. nug3O Osepti,a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
WOMAN TO LEAD DEFENCE
OF MAN HELD AS SLAYER
Mrs. Jasper Lynch to Direct
Lawyers To- day in Fight
to Free Leehan.

Toms River, ~ j., Sept 8.-Sitting
with the lawyers for the defence and
promising a startling surprise for the
prosecution Mrs. Jasper Lynch. promi-
nent society woman Of Lakewood. will to-
day begin her efforts to secure the free
dom Of William Leehan. a stenographer.
who goes on trial charged with the muir
der OF Mrs Caroline Turner. Mrs. Tur-
ner, who was the wife of a gardener on
George Gould's estate. disappeared on
April %. 1911 Her body was found two
days later, but no arrest was made for
two years, when finally Leehan was ac-
cused.
81 have undertaken the defence OF Lee
han i'm the cause OF right and justice"
said Mrs Lynch. Immediately after his
arrest I came into possession of facts
which TO me plainly indicate his limo
cence. He is a man without means. ana
purely from the viewpoint of charity, as
well as justice. l am helping him in his
unequal battle
So Mrs. Lynch. woman Of means, has
engaged able counsel. whom she herself
will direct in person. sitting among them,
sitting evidence on her own account and
preparing counters for the public prose-
cutor's thrusts. Just as though she her
self were a lawyer.
For several months after the death or
Mrs. Turner" continued Mrs. Lynch, Il
had detectives on the case to find the
murderer. During that time | unearthed
many things which, In the light of fur
Their investigation. proved conclusively
that Lechan had nothing TO do with the
crime. | wish 20 add that disclosures
are about To be made that will electrify
the community and prove a great sensa-
ton"
She further declared that the disclos-
ures referred TO Will entirely nullify the
dictaeraph evidence which Will be offered
bv the prosecutor as evidence Of Leehan'
guilt. Conversations said 10 have been
caught by the dlctagraph when Leehan
was I'm the supposed privacy Of his home.
in White Plains, led 10 the arrest.
When Leehan was arrested he is al
legged TO have said: II never had any
thing TO do with the murder Of that
Turner woman" The prosecutor how
over. saws that he has witnesses 10 prove
that I,eehan entered the lane about the
same time that Mrs. Turner did. Ihe
full conversations said 10 have been
caught by the dlctagraph Will be pre-
scented TO the jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
THREE CHILDREN BURNED
Mother Seriously Hurt in Vain
Effort to Save Them.

Wellington, Kan, Sept. 2s-Three chill
dren were burned to death and their
mother perhaps fatally burned while try
Ing TO save them during "A fire that de-
stroyed the home OF Mrs. Jesse Alum
bauCh. on a farm near here. early to-day.
Mrs. Alumbaugh. with two Of the older
children and her sister. were sleeping on
the first floor and Claude. seven years
old: Myrtle. five, and Agnes. four. were
asleep upstairs when the Are started.
Those downstairs got out In safety.
To rescue the three younger children
Mrs Alumbaugh assembled "A short ladder
and tried To reach them through a win
dow. The flames forced her 10 retreat
after receiving burns that may cause
her death. Mr. Alumbaugh was away
from home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
CHICKENS CAUSE RUMPUS
Escape from Crate When
Thieves Raid Markets.

Chicken thieves caused. considerable ex-
element In the Washington and Gansc-
WORT markets. in the lower West Side.
yesterday afternoon. when they attempt
cd to pilfer a crate containing twenty
three white leghorns. Surprised by an
irate owner and po'ice officer. they
dropped the crate il flew open. and for
the next quarter OF ar hour the large
open square OF the two markets was the
scene Of a merry scramble between po-
licemen. marketmen. rhe alleged robbers
and the hens.
The feathercd fugitlves were finally re-
captured and returned TO their cage and
the other fugitives placed in the Charles
street police station. The latter were
noted on the police blotter as Louis
Beecher Of No. 18 Orchard street: Sam
uel Berkowitz. Of No. ~ Santo street. and
lssy Hasin. Of No Tompklns Place.
Brooklyn.
Lieutenant James keane. OF the Charles
street station, said he was passing
through Gansevoort Market when he saw
the trio trying 10 sneak the crate off The
dray OF Michael Garlick. "A marketman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
BEER AND BUSINESS LINKED
Increased Consumption of Former
Said to Show Lltter's Uplift.

The consumption Of beer in the United
States during the last fiscal year was
per cent larger than that OF the year be-
fore. fact acclaimed as a sign of i'm
proving industrial conditions by repre-
sentatives OF the United States Brewers
Association. who will open their nifty
third annual convention In Atlantic City
on october O.
This association took part in securing
the passage OF the national pure food law,
and Mt the present time. on account OF
the great expansion OF the bottled beer
business, the brewers will consider the re-
cent amendment to the law providing that
the quantity of the contents OF "A package
must be correctly labelled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
WRITES NOTE; SHOOTS SELF
Message to Wife Fails to Explain
Suicide of Ships Officer.

Il love my wife-God forgive me-"
wrote Bowman c. Gullisen. first officer on
the Standard oil tank steamer Perfection,
which lies of Tompknsville. Staten
Island. yesterday afternoon. before he
ended his life by shooting himself in the
heart. Just what caused the man TO COM
NIT suicide neither Captain Lars Harland
nor Coroner Jackson has been able 10
find out.
Captain Harland says the officer asked
Saturday to be discharged from further
duty and was refused lie returned TO
the ship after an hour ashore yesterday
and went TO his stateroom. Soon after
ard the crew heard the report OF a re-
volver shot and found Gullisen dead in
his berth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
THREE SHOT IN GANG FIGHT
"Dopey Benny's" Internal
Ouarrels Scare East Side.

As the result OF n fight between mem
bcrs of the "Dopcy Benny gang at For
syth and Grand streets early this morn
ing three mcn were injured. More than
twenty shots were fred Three arrests
were made.
The wounded are Harry Kern, clerk
of. No. 1873 Orchard street, who was shot
in the left foot. Samue' Bcnj.s. No. JOB
Madison astrcet. shot In the left side by
a CHANGING bullet and Jacob Jacobs. No.
1876 Eldridge street. wounded In the right
leg. The police say that Kern and Beniis
are gang members and that Jacobs was a
passcrby. All are at the Gouverneur
Hospital None is seriously injured.
Harry Lewis. Of 40. l36 Avenue u. was
taken to the Delaney street station
charged with the shooting, while William
Jones. OF No. - Delaney street. and
Harry Wescott were held as accom-
pliccs
Patrolman Loncrgan. OF the Delaney
street station. and Detective Lagrue. Of
Madison street. said that they saw Lewis
fire several shots. Lonersan captured
him after a short chase. Iagrue ana
Sergeant sheridan had no trouble In max
ing the other arrests. for though there
were many persons In the neighborhooI
when the opening shots In the teud We're
fired tho streets were clear when the
coming Of the police marked the time
10 cease firing. with the cessation of ac-
live hostilitics each house poured out an
army of excited folk, and 1t was neccS-
sarv 10 call the reserves from the De-
lanccy street station. The fight accord
ing to the police. grew out of trouble
within the gang.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
GREGoR sKoLNIK AND SHERIFF. JULIUs HARBuRcER

the imprisoned master laid his cheek
against the mellow wood and swept his
bow across the vibrant strings. so longer
did feet want TO twinkle upon the floor.
Threats were too fun Tor that. and hush
fell upon the uOn-payers Of ai.mOuy and
their friends as the melodious tones OF
Chopln's Noctuue welled from the late
fiddle.
Say, that is some music. believe me.
sighed Adam Zimmerman. as the melody
died away into an eutrauced silence.
"He is pippin at Chopin am no
longer I'm jail" breathed Vaudeville de
Marigny Han. cousin Of the Duke OF
Vallombrosa and dabbier lu matrimo-
nal misadveuture. cat present Dee is con
fined in Old LUDLOW charged by Miss
Florence G. Finch with the conversion 81
So 60 worth OF the stock OF the Finch
Manufacturing Company
But all these rapturOus murmurs were
hushed as Skoluik again pressed his
cheek and bow upon the throbbing violin
10 cnthrall his audience with Drorak's
"Humoresquc Long after 81 had Vi
brated into silence again. one Bog one his
listeners came back 10 earth sigh Dy sign.
though love may be- was the Sherln's
sigh Then he gave permission to the
picture men to set of the tlashiight.
And don't forget gentlemen. that both
myself ana Warden Johnson are the reg
uldr Democratic nominees for coruners
and his voice died away IN muuuuHng:
no. the soul OF music Is not dead. Mr.
Skolnik. / know il when / hear such
music as yours iu these necessarily
gloomy walls"
Skolnk. who is held iu the necessarily
gloomy walls as result Of II counter suit
Brought by his wife aud his failure 10
furnish $3.50 bonds he was placed under
to keep him from leaving New York for
Chicago. said after his triumph that he
was delighted with life IN Old Ludlow.
81 find it very soothing on my nerves.
said he. and / feel played better than
ever to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
SlAYER-PRIEST SULLEN
Schmidt Less Talkative Daily,
Says Keeper-Inouest Friday.

Subppnas have been served upon forty
Of the citys wealthiest men to serve upon
the Coroners jury in the case Of Anna
Aumuller. murdered and d!smembered by
the Rev" Hans Schmidt Though none
but Theodore +. ShOnts, president Of the
InterbOrough Rapid Transit Company,
chosen TO act as foreman. has yet ac-
cepted. Coroner Feinberg expects TO have
a notable jury.
Yesterday morning Schmidt I'm the
Tombs prison. spent his recreation hour
sullenly pacing back and forth In front
of his cell When a keeper notified him
that morning mass was about to begin
the prisoner waved the keeper away.
sa wing that he wished TO be left alone.
Muret. his associate. however. attended
the Episcopal service one OF the keep
ers said that Schmidt is daily becoming
more sullen and less laxative.
Muret appears only too glad to receive
the reporters. Yesterday afternoon he
told Tribune reporter that mo induce
ments have been offered, but If called
upon / will testify on either side without
fear or favor. according to my former
statement
The Rev. John r. Prout. Of st. Johns
Catholic Church. at No. 20 East 72d
street, yesterday. I'm his sermon. said Of
the self-confessed murderer:
Such person is like the wolf IN
sleeps clothing that our. Lord speaks Of.
He may seemingly and by deception be-
long TO the fold Of the Catholic Church.
lint I'm reality ne is ito Uorst .neunv'
The Coroner's inquest next Friday viii
probably be held in the Criminal Courts
building, beginning at 10 o'clock in the
morning. A limited number OF tickets
Of attendance will be issued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
PRISONER IDENTIFIED BY
DYING MANS HATRED
Wounded Italian Spat in Face
of Man Accused Of
Shooting Him.

is this the man who shot you2'
asked Detective Trabbucci. I'm italian,
as he leaned over wounded man IN
the Macdougal street station last night
and pointed 10 prisoner few feet
away. The wounded man did not open
his eyes or make any sign that he
heard the question. Dr. Dealy. Of St
Vincent's Hospital. was waiting TO take
him away. for a bullet had pierced his
right breast.
The prisoner motioncd the doctor
away and walked with a swagger TO
the side Of his apparently unconscious
countryman.
Did shoot YOU" he said lercely
The wounded man opened his eyes.
raised himself on his elbow and spat in
the face Of the prisoner. The excrtion
caused his wound To bleed afresh, and
he sank back unconscious.
That's a good enough identification
for me- said Trabbucci, and the pris-
oner was held.
H' N'Hhh'N mani '''' "i'''i ''H''''''
living at No. 19l Washington street,
was shot shortly after o'clock last
night at Bedford and Downing streets.
Patrolman George Cook. who ran 10 the
spot. said he saw Giuseppe Tavano fire
twice at Rubino, missing him both
times. Cook pursued Tavano into a
hallway. He arrested him after a
struggle. during which the policeman
said the fugitive fred at him. The
prisoner gave the address No. % Bed
ford street The police say he is a
member of the Black Hand. Rubino is
not expected TO live
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29

Said Sheriff hamburger to GregOr Skol-
Chicago Grand opera Company orchestra.
but by force Of circumstances just now
member Of Warden Gene Johuson's
Ahmony club in Ludlow street jail-said
Sheriff Hamburger in his best Shakespear-
ian form: If music be the food OF love,
play on" The Sheriff. you know. relnom-
bered that Gregor, when he flied suit for
separation from his wife, said he had
fallen off IN weight from 175 pounds 70 l5O
as the result Of the effect Of his domestic
infelicity. having been obliged 70 cook,
and eat. his own meals. So the Sheriff
said: Play on"
Mr. Skonlk played on" his violin yes
terday morning at the jail for the mem
bers of the AlmOny Club and a few Of
their best friends. among whom were the
Sheriff himself and wife Warden Johnson
and his wife. the Sherin's daughter. Mr..
Cohen. and her husband. and John Bel,
the Sherffs chief clerk. and his wife.
With a score or 50 members Of the club
they gathered at II o'clock in the dining
| room OF the jail from which had been
bolI4o4ltu the edbI's Oh Nll'u lilt lbOA 'l
man is ordinarily served 10 make room
for the proper serving Of Mr.. Skolnik's
food Of love" But it was not handed 10
them AL in a wallop." The Sheriff re-
allied the aiimOners have been cut of
from their regular diet for some time SO
he brought them back to il easily.
As all men know who know Warden
Gene the warden himself Is more than
a little Of a violinist. Wherefore the
Sheriff frst called upon him - serve M a
little entree 10 the musical feast. And the
warden did He played The Wearing Of
the Green on Skolniks own fiddle, with
all the phrasine and feeling that raised
him afore time to lie delegate Of Loca No
80 OF the Musical Mutual Protective
Union in his fiddler days before he was
warden. Gene was applauded
Then he handed the fiddle over to Skol-
mix. and il at once became violin. as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
UNION TO HAVE PENSION FUND.

Throughout the country the locals OF
the International union of the photo-en-
gravers. 1t was reported yesterday by
their representatives are now taking n
referendum vote on the question OF es-
tablishing an old-age pension for It's mem.
bers. The plan provides that assess
ments 10 create a pension fund shall begin
in 1914. and that beginning with 1920
members who are sixty years old or more
can draw IS a week from the fund. which
is to be kept up by yearly assessments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29

Every man aims for smart
clothes that fit.
Why not take a shot at us
this Fall!
Specially you men who
think you can't escape the
thraldom Of the high priced
tailor.
1t won't take ten minutes,
and see what you'll prove
!. That, with our scale of
sizes and provisions for short
men, stout men, tall men and
extra big men, you can get fit
ted in ready-to-wear clothes.
2. That our wOolens, es-
pecially our Scotch and Eng
fish woolens, are as fine as the
most expensive tailors'.
3. That our prices cut the
high cost Of living in half
at least as far as clothes are
concerned.
Always remembering, too,
that our guarantee Of salts
faction never gives out
your money back any time
YOU want it.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
Warren St. 18th St. 34th st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
HAMBURGER TO PANKEURST
Don't Preach Doctrine Of Female
Urgenists, Says Sheriff.

Julius Hamburger will not tolerate a
double standard for "suffragettes and
womankind." The Sheriff is a disciple Of
free speech. bat, as he said TO the mem
bers OF the Independent Order Of Free
Sons OF Israel yesterday afternoon at the
Majestic Temple. No. i'll East 125th
street that does not include preaching
destroyment rank anarchism. firebugs and
self-elorifying acts Of misdeeds"
The Sheriff repeated his warning 70
Mrs. Pankhurst not to preach the doc
t.ines OF the female urgenists"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29

where 1t was said his condition was ser,
GUS. The police enabled the girl Ma
garet, to make her arrest effective sbo
said the wounded man was her fa,h..
Salvatore Cardinole. and that the nr,.
oner. Tony San FillIpo. had stabbed h,',
IN the hallway Of the tenement hous. =,
No. 233 East I'D street. where both LIVED
Fillipo was taken to the East 9th strs.,
station. He denied he had stabbed c.
dinole, and said a negro had done II. Tn.
wounded man had run more than thre.
hundred yards after being stabbed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
CONVICT AT BAY KILLED
Fired Thirty Bullets at Police
Before He Was Shot.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Wilmington. Del, Sept. 2S.-Homer
Cleveland Virgins, the murderer who
escaped from the Eastern Pententiary,
Philadelphia. a couple of months ago.
was shot to death after being discovered
I'm n lodging house here tonight.
Virgins fired thirty bullets from "A third
story window into the street while
twenty policemen surrounded the house
. Policeman Scott was shot over the
heart by one OF the bullets. He was not
killed. Virgins fired three bullets at him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
AMERICAN COMES HOME
WITH ISLAND IN POCKET
Baumgarten, of Cincinnati,
Now the Owner of Land
in Rio HarbOr.
PLANS GAS ENGINE PLANT
At Any Rate, He'll Sail in
$4,000 Royal Suite of the
Imperator-To Ship Men
and Machinery.

David l.. Baumgarten a promoter. win
rived here Yesterday on board the Lam
mort & Holt liner Verdi. from Buenos
Ayres ana Rio de Janeiro. on a hurried
trip to his home. in Cincinnati. after
what is said TO have been an unsatis-
factory reception Of his schemes in Ar
gentina and Brazil.
He carried gas engine with him to
South America few weeks ago and
brought it back with him yesterday. He
left orders that the engine should Toe
kept in New York until his return to
this city. where on October H. he viii
sail in the 5000 imperial suite Of the
Hamburg American liner Imperator.
Mr.. Baumgarten was in a great hurry
to get away from the pier yesterday. lie
sent his trunks to the Grand Central
Terminal and said ne would stop over
few hours at the Waldorf-Astoria, whore
he maintains suite OF rooms.
According to some OF the Nerdis passen-
gers. Mr.. Baumgarteu bought an island
i'm the harbor Of Rio de Janeiro. on which
he said he would start n gas engine plant
lust as soon as he could ship the neces-
sary equipment. II was said that he had
arranged 10 send 10 this island by the
Verdi when she sails for Rio october Is
sixty-eight skilled mechanics and 900 tons
OF equipment for the manufacture Of gas
engines.
II his plans work out he will sail by
the lmperator and at Hamburg will board
the steamship Blucher for Rio De Janelro,
which will land him there five days ahead
Of his cargo and mechanics. Mr. Baum
garten yesterday said he had crossed the
Atlantic leS times and seld the record
for ocean travel by thS North German
Lloyd Line over any individual patron
Of that route.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
GIRL PLAYS POLICE ROLE
Clings to Arm of Man She Says
Stabbed Her Father.

Screams from a girl clineing TO the arm
OF q man. who WAS trying his best 10
shake her or. attracted the attention OF
Detectives Gallagher and Sicily in 13d
street near Second avenue. last night.
Tbey ran toward the struggling pair. but
halted two hundred yards away lot III
the gutter they saw a man lying uncoh-
sclous In his neck was stab wound
five inches long.
He was sent to the Reception Hospital,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
TIMBER AVALANCHE KILLS BOY.

Benjamin Itzkowitz. eight years old. OF
No 5l5 Watkin street. Brownsville, was
crushed to- death yesterday afternoon
while playing hide and seek in a lumber
yard at Newport avenue and Watkin
street
Piaymates dislodged some beams which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29

fE, Telegraph 20 Tho Tribune
Cincinnati. Sept S.-David J.. Baum
garten has been IN the public eye In GIN
cinn8u FOR many years. lie lives in one
Of the citys most aristocrauc sections
and H. known as a promoter OF large
schemes. He is mixed up TO great eN-
tent In Democratic politics. and caused
"A sensation several years ago when he
captured Mrs. William Jennings Bryan
al the Tniou Depot her" as she was ar
irving in the city with her husband. who
was 10 deliver a campaign speech while
a candidate for President. and took her
to his home. where he and his wife en-
,ertalncd her royalty FOR several days.
lie was active IN the campaign when
Bryan ran FOR President. and also went
on the stump for the Democratic candi-
date FOR Mayor at every municipal cleo
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29

fell upon him as he crouched hidden IN a
dark nook Of the woodpile. His neck
was broken, and he died within few
minutes.