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Evening journal., 1913-08-22

Members Of the Board Of Health,
1ity Council and representatives Of
local newspapers went to Trenton
yesterday to inspect the new system
)r collecting garbage that has been
put in practice in that city by the
commission form of government.
From the conditions found as ex-
sting there and not only the opinions
If the officials of that city, but the
,itizens themselves, they returned
nome last night with the feeling that
he system in vogue in Trenton is a
solution Of the garbage problem in
his city.
DR.. Julian Adair, president Of the
3oard of Health; j. Austin Ellison,
secretary; DR.. H. w. Briggs, Frank
= Sparks, and George c. Hutton, OF
he Board Of Health; Councilman
Oscar G. Draper City Engineer Alex
tnder J. Taylor, John J. Welsh, su-
perintendent of the crematory;
1ouis f. Wagner of the Morning
News; A. O. II. Greer, of the Every
Evening. and Dunbar McElhinny, of
he party that made the trip.
Councilman John J. Haney and John
5 Hamilton, publicity agent of the
Chamber of Commerce. were prevent
ID from going to Trenton at the last
moment.
Upon arriving at Trenton the party
vent 10 the Hotel Windsor, where
they were given hearty reception by
John r. McClain. superintendent Of the
Trenton crematory and collection o
garbage; ) w Mitchell milk inspecc
Tor. and Edward l.. Titus, sanitary in
spector OF Trenton
inspection by Auto.
After having luncheon as the guests
Of the Trenton officials, the party wa
taken in four automobiles around tn
sity and to the Nematory by Mr.. Nc
lain who explained the workings o
the new system of collecting garbage
II was adopted in April Of this yea
and after the first week proved to b
lbe most satisfactory system ever trie
out in Trenton, he said The system
has not only resulted in a saving o
money TO the city but meets with tn
approval of the citizens and the mum
ber Of garbage complaints have bee
reduced TO one or two a day Mr. Nc
Claim said.
The householders are required by
city ordinance TO wrap all garbage j
papers and deposit it on the sdewal
on the DAYS of collection. The garbag
may be placed in cans or other recep
tacles and placed on the sidewalk
However, 1T must be wrapped in pape
or done up in cloth OF placed in bag
Of some kind which will prevent it fror
scattering when thrown into the gal
bage carts by the collectors. II no
placed in receptacles the packages mus
be tied The usual method is to wra
the garbage in newspapers, tie th
bundles with string and deposit ther
on the sidewalk for collection Accord
ing TO that custom, which does nc
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
TROLLEY IS
ORDERED TO
PAVE STREET
Street Directors Find Peoples
Company Is Now Subject
to New Condition
TO INSPECT THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT

Following Councilman McDermott's
complaint Of several weeks ago to
City Council concerning the failure of
the Peoples Railway Company to pave
the streets In the Eleventh ward over
which its lines operate, which mat
ter was referred to the Street and
Sewer Department, Council last night
received a letter from that depart
ment stating that action has been
taken on the complaint
lndcr the agreement whereby the
Peoples Company was permitted to lay
tracks IN the Eleventh ward, it Is COM
polled az the expiration Of five years to
pave these streets from curb to curb In
blocks that are half built up. The com
municntion from the Street aud Sewer
Department sets forth that the peroo
OF 1--we years has expired ana that tue
board has notified the railway company
90 AZ once pave the block on Harrison
street between Beech and Oak street 8
and the block on Beech street between
Harrison and Van Buren srreets, and %
make proper repairs TO the street bed in
Linden street between Harrison and
Clayton streets
The semi-annual inspection Of the
fire companies will be made next
Monday and Tuesday evenings. The
committee so notified the council
last night and invited all the mem
bers to the inspection.
On Monday night the West Sid,
/ companies will he visited and OF
Tuesday night the East Side com.
panies will be inspected The
inspecting party will leave the city
hall an 7.45 o'clock each evening.
The Brandywine Fire Company sen
letter to Council. stating it will turI
over to the Volunteer Firemen's As
sociation the extra s1O0 Council ha
agreed to give it for the purpose. TIL
Wilmington Institute Free Llhrar,
was allowed $1,000. The account
committee was authorized to purchas
a typewriting machine for the cit
treasurer's office
The balance in bank WAS renorte
to be 50.S1931 A complaint abot
! the non-eollection OF garbage was RI
ceiycd from G. b. Missing, of 51l unio
: street II was referred TO the Boar
| OF Health
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
PEACH BASKETS
In CITY MARKETS
BELOW STANDARD

Some householders today complain
de that baskets of peaches, supposed
to contain half-bushel but which
do not contain a half-bushel, are be-
ing sold in the fruit markets. The law
fixing a standard Of baskets and car
riers for Delaware does not go into
effect until January / next. 1t was
pointed out today that so long as the
monkey" or short measure baskets
are not represented as containing a
half-peck, no legal action can be taken
against the sellers.
Peaches were selling as high as
81 a basket in the local markets to-
day. The choicest peaches were sold
at Cheswold Kent County, yesterday
at SO cents a basket
John Hannigan. who has a peach
stand at Fourth and Market streets
today had piled up basket Of yellow
Crawfords in which AZ peaches fl
the basket. The price he got for the
AZ peaches was 50.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
ONE rINEp. oTnER pIsCnAReED

George Eakin. charged with beg
ging from store to store and Harry
Davis, charged with vagrancy, were
arraigned in City Court this morning
Eakln pleaded guilty and was fined
IS and costs. Davis said he was
working in Elkton and came to VIII
mngton TO go TO Philadelphia. He
missed the boat and weut to sleep in
the Park near the Wilson line wharf
He was discharged by Judge Church
mar upon a promise to leave town.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
HOLD HIM FOR
SHOOTING WOMAN

Matteo de Diego. aged 64 years. who
some time ago shot at Dominick August
because he would not pay him n small
bill. one OF the bullets hitting Mrs.
Romania Afiero in the back. inAicting
slight flesh wound. was held under $500
bail for court on a charge Of assault
with intent to murder in City Court this
morning.
The woman testified that she and
the prosecuting witness were sitting
on her porch, at No. 1913 West Seventh
street, when Diego came up and de-
manded payment OF a bill from Domi-
nick The young man told him he
would pay it as soon as pay day came.
The defendant then said: you ain Z
going to pay me at ALL" and pulled
his pistol and started shooting. He
fired two shots, the last one Of them
striking her in the back.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
rINE HIM rOR REER SALE.

Charles Blake. colored, OF No. 1ll7
Elizabeth street whose house was
raided an last Sunday night a week
ago by Officers Bullock and Massey,
pleaded guilty in City Court to-day TO
selling malt liquors without a license
and was fined $50 and costs.
When the officers raided the house
they found seven cases Of beer, four
empty beer cases and a number OF
bottles of whisky and gin and two
jugs partly filled with whisky The
witnesses for the State were exam
ined several days ago in Court At that
time James Kane testified that he
bought half a pint of whisky ami two
bottles of beer from the defendant.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
TYPHOID CUTS
SHORT CAREER
OF M. P. PASTOR

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
sEAFORD, Del, Aug. 22.-Ihe Rev.
~ Ernest Lisinger, pastor of Mt. Olivet
Methodist Protestant Chmcn here for
six years, died in the Mercy Hospital,
Baltimore. this morning after SIX
weeks ilncss Of typhoid fever. He was
35 years old. and one Of the ablest ana
most popular ministers in the Baltimore
Conference. lie is survived by his vile
and one child.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
THAW WILL
NOT Be SENT
TO NEW YORK
Assurance 10 Given Fugitive
Who May Now Seek Safety
In Virginia
WILL GET LIBERTY
ON NEXT FRIDAY
BY JOHN EDWIN NEyIN,

Stan Correspondent of the United
Press.
COURT HOUSE, SHERBROOKE,
Que, Aug. ga positive promise
that he would not be turned over TO
the New York authorities was made
to Harry Kendall Thaw by his law
yers today This promise was made
Immediately after the return here
from Ottawa Of w. r. Shurtciffa his
Original attorney. Thaw was bInntly
told that he would probably have to
leave Canada. But whether he will
be rejected as undesirable and turned
back over the road he entered Canada.
or will be given forty-eight hours 70
leave and permitted 10 select his own
route Is not yet decided But Thaws
lawyers. II "a claimed here have the
positive assurance that he Will not be
turned over TO the New York authori-
ties in any event.
! The Thaw attorneys we're extreme
! ly secretiye today When they were
told that 1t was known they had as
sured Thaw he would be able 10
carry on his fight elsewhere they re-
fused either to confirm or deny the
u report They seemed peevish be-
cause someone had leaked"
Il was because they had the assur-
ance that Harry would not be sent
back 10 New York that his sister and
brother-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. George
l.. Carnegie and Dr. Evans, chief of
the Thaw insanity staff, went back
home last night They we're told
that the fight for delay would pro-
baby end next Wednesday. And Il
Is reported that hoping Harry can
choose his own route, the Carnegies
will have a yacht In waiting in Cana
dian waters which will take him in
TO Virginia, so that he can take adj
vantage of the John Armstrong
Chaloner court decisions there.
The only court action today in con
meet on with the Tbaw case when Mag
istratc Mulvcna adjourned until nex
, Friday. WAS the case Of Chauffeur
, Mitchell Thompson charged with aiding
and ahctting a lunatic to enter Can
/, ada The entire force Of lawyers p
4 both sides were IN court, but Thomp
Continued On Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
FICHT OVER CHILDRFN.

James Clcmcnts, who Knocked trank
Scrvieno down ON Madison street last
night was fined $40 and costs in City
Court this morning on charge OF as
sault and battery. The trouble arose
over some trouble that the prosecuting
witness had with number of children
who had congregated on the steps OF
the house at No. III Madison street
He ordered the children away and the
defendant came to him and told him tc
pick on children his own size. The
prosecuting witness resented the in
reference and the fight started.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
WHO HAS LAWYERS
REGISTERED PIGGY?

A well-known lawyer who has a
farm outside Dover this week bought
a registered Berkshire boar pig from
the Delaware College farm, paying a
high price for IT, It was shipped by
train from Newark on Wednesday.
For some reason the train was
stopped awhile between Blackbird
and Clayton, and the pig managed to
break out of his crate, jump from the
car and dash across country. The
pig has not been recaptured, and
some farmer about Blackbird is like
ly to find a pedigreed boar in his
pen of pigs some day. Il is black
with some white about the bead.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
CITY WHARF PLANS
co TO COUNCIL

Members of City Council conferred
with Alexander j. Taylor, chief engi-
neer of the city engineering depart
ment last night. relative to the pro-
posed wharf al the foot Of Church
street along the Christiana river. Mr..
Taylor submitted drawings of the
wharf, and these we're gone over.
According to the plans the wharf
will be 900 feet long. of concrete con-
struction and will cost about $4,000
There will be another conference next
Wednesday night
Evening journal., 1913-08-22

WASHINGTON. Aug. % Repre-
sentative Francis Burton Harrison,
Of New York, who was selected for
governor general Of the Philippines
will inquire into present conditions
in the islands with regards to carry
ing out the Democratic party pledges
relative to independence. Mr.. Harri-
son is a Democrat, a native Of New
York city, a lawyer by profession and
has been a representative in five con-
crosses. his first service being IN the
Fifty-eighth He enlisted as a private
IN the Spanish war in the volunteer
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
HoLp HIM As WEE BEATER.

Stanley Wozok was held for Cen
cral Sessions Court by Judge Church
man in city Court this morning ON a
charge OF wife heating The wife
testified that her husband had beaten
her many times and until this time
sine has been afraid to have him ar
rested. She said he bad threatened TO
kill her. Tho woman has no means OF
support and held a young baby in her
arms while tcstifying.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
TAX COLLECTORS
WANT SETTLEMENT

Ellis Hicks, Frank c. Miller and
John r. Taylor, tax collectors for Mill
Greek, Brandywine and New Castle
hundreds respectively, viii sit at the
county court house tomorrow to receive
taxes. These collectors are desirous of
getting all the taxes possible during
August in order 70 relieve the rush in
September The Levy Court is TO take
action against the tax collectors who
owe taxes for l9O0-lO-ll. Settlement
must be made at once or else proceed
ings will be taken on the collectors
bonds. Accordingly the collectors must
proceed against the delinquent taxpay-
ers to secure the back taxes.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
CLOTHIERS POOR BAIL PLAYERS

A baseball team comprised of en-
ployes of the Wilmington Trust Com
pany and the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company played a team com
posed of employees of j. T. Mullin &
Sons yesterday afternoon at River
view grounds. The bankers beat the
clothiers. 10 to s. No return game
will be played.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
r0 pR0RE nR0MNING cAsE.

Coroner Spring will hold an inquest
tonight in the case Of Richard Con
ner, a small boy who was recently
drowned in a hole filled with water
on lot at Vandever avenue and Clay
mont street. The lad was son OF
George F. Conner, Of No. 1903 Van
dever avenue.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
BEAT THIS SUNFLOWER,

John H. King. of No. S04 West
Third street. has a sunflower grow
ing in his yard that he thinks is a
prize winner. 1t is II feet inches
in height. II has one large flower on
1t, but four others are coming out.
Last year, Mr. King says, he grew
a sunhower eighteen inches in
diameter.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
orr AGMN. AGAIN. CATHERINE.

Catherine Joyce. an aged white wo-
man, was discharged from the work
house yesterday morning. after serv-
ing term This morning Catherine
again appeared in City Court charged
with disorderly conduct, and was
fined IS and costs.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
PAYS Sc FnR ASSAULT.

Oscar Smallwood. colorcd. was before
City Court this morning on charge OF
assault and battery ON Eleanor Laws,
colored. The prosecuting witness testi-
fed that the defendant hit her IN the
face ON Eleventh street bridge Judge
Churclnman fined the Defendant So ana
costs.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
CHARGED WITH SHOT LARCENY.

Thomas Watson, charged with the lar
ceny Of 90 pounds Of shot, valued at y
cents pound, was araigned in City
ued until tomorrow morning 20 allow
the police to ascertain the owner OF the
shot.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22

and was a candidate for lieutenant
governor Of New York in the cam
pdign OF 1904. He was educated at
Yale university and the New York Law
School A reorganization OF the Phil
ippine commission was among Mr..
Harrisons plans. Mr.. Harrison was
a member OF the party which accom-
panied William Howard Taft as sec
retary Of war on his trip TO the Phil
ippines. and he has had several con.
ferences on Philippine matters from
time 70 time with President Wilson
so that his policy is known 70 thu
administration.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
NEW LAWS RECEIVED.

Prothonotary Wigglesworth has re-
ceived a supply of the new laws of
Delaware as passed by the last Leg
islature.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
BUILDING PERMIT GRANTED.

Bnilding Inspector johnson issued n
permit TO-DAY to II. S. Pierce Go build a
porch for Joseph NJ. SEWER at No. 1919
West Eighth street. costing 5000,
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
No law 10 co,rrrr cAyApA 70 prronT -THAv

40 LAW 10 COMPEL CANADA TO DEPoET THAw. !
BY The United Press. rs
WASHINGTON Aug 2s.-secrstary q Labor wilson to- Is
Acting Glynn AuorneyGeuerai Car
mody that unable to ind law which
would authorize department the Canadian
men to deport Harry X Tbav York requested
81 am advised" bis message concluded that have a
ready been taken By the Department bring the
ter to the attention Canadian through the
proper diplomatic channels
OPERATOR ASLEEP WHEN STEAMER HTS
By Tho United Press
SEATTLE wash Aug a2.-wnen the steamship state Of
California struck rees and with torythree
sons the chief wireless Donald Perkins OF
duty and asleep according survivors Of the acct
dent who arrived today
FIVE HURT IN RAIL ACCIDENT.
By The United Press.
LEEToNIA o. Aus. s2--rhe Eastern express train. No.
on the Pennsylvania running between Chicago and
New York was deraed early seriously
Injured when loose rail up through the aoor
Of day coach william Dwnkesoarre Pa and Mrs
James stewart Of Alliance O. were seriously hurt
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
CITY OFFICIALS SEE
TRENTON GARBAGE PLAN
IN ACTIVE OPERATION

liter Thorough Inspection Wilmington Visitors Feel
That Jersey System is Solution of The Garbage
Problem in this Ciiy---Some Adjustment
However, Would be Necessary Before
System Could Be Adopted Here
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
WEATHER

For Delaware: Showers
tonight or Saturday; cooler
Saturday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1913-08-22
TO-DAY'S TEMPERATURE

THE BELT DRUG STORE.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-19
cnARLEoToM HEARlaso sMps.

ssnats COMMITTEES Rstur~s . Wash.
insten fer Legislative outjoe.
Washington. June 1e.-Threo TIRED
United States senator's Game back "a
Washington today altar week 81
strenuous investigAtion n tie coal
strike district Of West Virginia Soma
tors Swanson. Kenyon and MARITIME,
who concluded for . time their exami-
nation Of witnesses At Charlsston yes
terday, returned TO the senate to take
up their legislative duties.
During week In Charleston the
committee examined nearly 100 wit
nesses, worked ten to twelve hours a
day, and took about 1.eoo. 900 words OF
testimony.
The committee will resume hearings
in washington In few.weeks and Will
take up the charge Of the coal OPP
orators that the union u In league with
operators Of the competitive deld of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois to ruin
the West Virginia fields.
The operators will press their con-
tention that Senator MARITIME has pre-
JUDGED the case against them. The
attitude of Senator MARITIME win be
taken up by the sub-committee and
probably will be presented to the full
committee on education and labor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-19
stoekers and Feeders.

Chicago. June ia generous run
and few buyers reversed the order Of
the trade for the first half OF June
in stock and feeder cattle. Dry weather
prom pied the marketing OF much more
generous supplies Of stock cattle than
have recently been coming. and with
yard dealers carrying a good supply
from their earlier week purchases and
finding buyers few and far between.
fresh supplies were neglected during
the morning hours ana were salable
only at sharp declines Most every.
thing participated in a 15Q25c decline
from the Monday basis, with 25c
loss being most general and rarely es-
capped excepting by some Of the choice
classes.
A few high qualified selected year
ling and heavy feeders went TO the
country yesterday ~ high a. 3s.1B,
but IS was considered about the limit
Of the market for anything here today.
and $7.7607.so bought choice stockers
and very good to choice heavy feeders.
Common and medium stockero or
grass were much more IN evidence and
cleared slowly. BuIk 81 the right good
to very good stock ana feeding steers
sold from 37.2607.oS. and there Wa
quite q sprinkling Of common sud plain
stockers 1t 3s.H07 Stock eGWs and
AsifsFs shared n the decline ana
moved 10 narrow 0emand, Nv 0eoet
COWS selling q higA - ~ ~ stock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-19
BEWARE OF THE appLEJAck
Grave an1 oionified Jurist the Vie
tim Of Pleasant but 0eceitful
Beverage.

One Of New York's judges took
little vacation not long ago. He vis
tied a friend Fho owns a country
place in New Jersey. The friend had
some prime old New Jersey apple
jack. Il got a bit on edge with that
stun" said the Judge. And then ]
sobered up, az I believed. Three
days aftsrward l brushed my hair. BE-
ing desirous Of attending Sunday
school. Before could get the brush
away from my head I was soused
afresh."
1t was during the pleasant evening
with the Jersey friend that the Judge
escaped from the house. Loud yowls
coming from the orchard near By
guided the searchers to him. They
led him back TO the house and sug.
gested that he 90 to bed. The judge
acquiesced, but insisted upon telling
his experience. The trees were
bowling and waving their arms" said
he. land the wind sang through the
branches. and the scent Of flowers
was in the air. Sometimes the trees
changed places with each other. Nov
and then they almost swept the road
in front Of me with their boughs."
None of EN- hurt you. judge?"
mo. sir" said the Judge. solemnly.
Never in my life did 60 out with .
nicer bunch Of trees"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-19

Chicago, June 19.-Hogs advances
today owing to the run being compare
lively light.
Eleven markets received 107,6 hogs
Wednesday. or 1890 more than las,
Wednesday. $500 more than a year
ago and 1900 more than two years
ago. Total thus far this week $4,000
or $1,000 more than the same period
time last year and go 600 more than the
corresponding three days two years
ago. Total for 1918 to date 11,794, 900
or 1,1s1.0o0 less than the same period
1912 and $4,000 less than the CORE
spending time 1911.
While Chicago and eastern receipts
for the expired portion of the week
have been small, Missouri river runs
have been comparatively large.
Cattle.
Apathy ruled in the cattle trade
Held over lots and the hot wea Their
burdened sellers.
Cattle were heavy drinkers, hot
weather favoring sellers in this regard,
tho because of big fills buyers did not
start doin1 business on a large scale
until the session was several hours old
and offerings were worked hard by
buyers in their endeavor to get the full
benefit of shrinks as the session wore
on.
Sheep.
Packers did not evince much interest
in the open market for sheep ana
lambs. as two-thirds of the arrivals
had been consigned direct.
Continued heavy movement Of
southern lambs and Of native stuff
from corn-belt regions In face Of the
slumping markets earlier this week
and at the close Of last week was at
tributed to two causes-dry weather
forcing in a lot Of stun off grass and
the coming Of stuff bought in the
country on the strength OF the boom.
ing markets had the torepart OF last
week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-19
BLOW TO MEAT INDUSTRY
Agriculture Department Order Par
aIyxins 70 Australian shippsrs-ons
Source Of supply Of cheap Meas 10
Be Cut on.

San Francisco. June IA blow that
may paralyze the Australian meat In
dustry has come from the department
OF agriculture at Washington in an or
der which requires that every part OF
cargo OF meat from Australia must
be examined by local inspectors. Here
tofore inspection has been limited to q
few pieces chosen at random. The
order means. the order stated. that the
unloading OF cargo. formerly a mat
ter OF about twelve hours. Will now
take from three to i've days.
Approximately 500 tons Of frozen Aus
tralian beef and mutton have been
landed here recently and sold by re-
tailers at from to 3 cents q pound be-
low the price Of native beef. Another
cargo Of 1900 packages " meat is due.