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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
GETS FATAL
SHOCK ON
POLE TOP
Electric Co. Lineman Dies One
Hour After ZOO Volts
Go Through Him 4
USE PULMOTER
WITHOUT SUCCESS

Michael weiks. aged 20 years,
lineman employed by the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany. was electrocuted shortly before
noon today on top of pole, at Front
and King streets. The man received
2200 volts and died one hour later
Everything was done 20 save his
life, but without avail The pulmoter.
owned by the Wilmington Gas COM
pany was rushed TO the scene and
under the direction Of W. ]. Frame.
foreman OF that concern. the ap-
paratus was applied but without sue
cess. Or. F. Harvey Day assisting
Mr.. Frame, did everything possibls
for the young man. After the pull
moter had been working for some
time and without bringing a sign of
life, the Phoenix ambulance which
was standing nearby was pressed in
service and made a quick trip to the
Delaware Hospital Coroner Spring
took charge or the remains.
Weiks came here from Paulsboro.
n. j., and boarded at Clifford Nes-
bits Hotel, az the northwest corner OF
Front and Market streets, a square
from where he was killed. He was at
work on top fsthe pole az the north
east corner OF Front and King streets
when shocked With him on the pole
were William Kelleig and William
Hillhnger Weiks was wearing his
safely strap at the time and his body
was held suspended by il when ho
was shocked unconscious.
Harry Baylis. a foreman for tho
electric company, went up the pole
! and he and the two men already at
. the top quickly brought their strick-
! en- comrade TO the sidewalk.
In the meantime word was sent TO
the gas company and the pulmotor
shortly afterward arrived in charge
OF Mr.. Frame. A big crowd soon
b collected and It WAS necessary for the
- police 10 rope off q space In order
b that those who we're working to save
E. the linemans life might not be in
IS terfered with. From the first
e seemed that life was extinct. r0d
ie every effort was made to bring tn
man back 10 consciousness.
" DR. Day said there we're no burnt
'e on the mans hands or any part OF
his body. Just how he received the
jshock is not known Foreman Baylis
said the wires were covered He said
WeiSs had received 2200 volts. One
! fourth OF this. it is sai1 is considered
fatal 10 most persons.
At the Delaware Hospital the pull
= mator and other restorative methods
2 we're applied to Weiks until lis
E o'clock this afternoon, when he was
{ pronounced dead.
. The hospital surgeons found faint
b signs o. life when Weiks was rushed
e there in the ambulance, but he
0 would not respond to the various
e treatments and finally after an hours
b work life was pronounced extinct
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
NEGRO ATTACKS
CHESTER WOMAN

CHESTER, Pa. June 4.-While on
her way home last night Mrs. Eliza
beth Sheppard, who resides on the
outskirts of the city, was attacked by
negro. who struck her on the head
with a club. While the woman lay
unconscious. the highwayman robbed
her of $95 which she had just collect
ed in this city during the afternoon.
After recovering her senses, Mrs.
Sheppard shouted for help. Her
cries we're heard by her eldest son.
James, who assisted his mother TO
the house. The blow made a big
cash in the woman's head The news
Of the attack spread quickly through
the community and several men arm
ed with guns and clubs are searching
for the negro.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
BABY BAPTISED
WHERE PARENTS MARRY

Married in German Lutheran
Church more than a year ago, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Tingle, Of Berlin,
Md, came to Wilmington on a visit
with their baby son last week, and
on Sunday the infant was baptized in
the church where the young couple
were married
Mr.. Tingle is engaged IN the ium-
Der business in Berlin. Mrs Ttngle
is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles Blocher, Of No. 1908 Lancas-
ter avenue, whom Mrs. Tingle Is now
visiting. Mr.. Tingle has returned to
Berlin, whore business called him.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
BICHLORIDE
NOT FATAL HERE

Edward Taylor. OF No. GIL Poplar
street, the young man who swallowed
three tablets OF bichloride OF mer-
curry last Thursday night left the
Delaware Hospital yesterday after
noon. cured. His recovery Is attri-
buted 10 the fact that he became sick
az the stomach by the poison and
vomited much Of It before Il legan to
spread through his system.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
The Conservation of Energy

Shopping to some women and to some men, too, means
work-real hard drudgery
With knitted brow determined look they about their
shopping with liking for it than small boy who goes
to have his hair
Do that the results under these conditions
costly and unsatisfactory nothing of the distressing
mental strain occasoned by such unscientfc methods?
Shopping drudgery needless unnecessary II is
fault fault if at it bndly, and
selves to distraction when by the simple method of reading in
tegent helpful advertising in like THE
EVENING JOURNAL shorten steps, settle per-
picking questions and incidentally IL read carefully keep
dollar within purses that might otherwise
tray
Copyright, 1915 ~ J. P. Falon)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
ONE BEATING In II
YEARS; HUSBAND ESCAPES

Mrs. Edmona Evans, colored. of No.
221 Scott street appeared against her
husband. Nathaniel Evans. in City
Court today. when he was charged
with wife beating. The case was
dismissed, the woman saying she hit
her husband first in the face. She
said he had never abused her before
In the II years OF their married life.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
FINE YEAR BOOK OF
DELAWARE COLLEGE

"The Blue Hen" the year book OF
the 1913 class of Delaware College.
was issued today. Il is from the
press Of the Star Publishing Com
pany, the binding being OF blue un-
finished kid with the college seal i'm
printed in gold.
The book is profusely and artis-
tically illustrated, and is one OF the
finest example of the printing art
ever issued in Wilmington,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04

This is the subcommittee Of the
united States senate committee on
the judiciary which started an in
vesugation into the activity of the
lobby at Washington. The inquiry
was brought about by the statement
of President Wilson calling attention
OF the public TO the existence of a
numerous, industrious and insidious
lobby The personnel of the commit
tee consists of Lee S. Overman,
Democrat, Of North Carolina. chair
man; Knute Nelson, Republican,
of Minnesota; James A. Reed. Demo-
crat of Missouri; Albert s. Cummins.
Republican, of Iowa, and Thomas j.
Walsh, Democrat, of Montana.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
NExIcAN FEDERALs srRRENpER.

By Tho United Press.
BROWNSVILLE Tex June 4.-Folovins swenttour
hour esue e federal garrison Maamoras early odsy sur
rendered to Luoo Baneo coustutionalstas COM
mardcr Who immediately the port and sppealed "
American physicians the international boundary and
administer aid to the wounded sishseers crowded into
Mstunoras from The American side
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
Negro Desperate Keeps
Ahead of Sussex Posses

along the highway between Bridge
Vile and Greenwood has stopped, and
men whose business demands their
presence in the vicinity of Smullin's
Crossing have given up work until
Dutton is captured.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
HIGH COST OF
SITE FOR new
BUILDING
Dr.. Ebert Asks $l2s,OOO for
His Property, HiIIeS Prop
erty Valued at $4,000
CONDEMNATION BOARD
SURPRISED AT FIGURES

Prices asked at the cOndemna.
tiOn hearing yesterday by the
owners for f0ur properties In the
block bounded by Tenth, EleV-
enth, King and French streets de-
sired for a site for the new mill
lion dollar municipal and county
building are;
knights of Columbus, NE.
corner, 10th and King 3 10000
Mrs. Sarah 7. Hilles, No.
1909 King street 3 $4,000
John g. Goodwin, No. 1905
King street $1,000
DR.. =. G.. Ebert. S. f.
corner 1lth and King Sl25.000
Amount asked for four
buildings S2i6,bO0
Prices paid for four properties
already are;
Old School Baptist church,
No. zoos King : 16,444
National Real Estate Co.,
Nos. 101O-l2 King s 1871
. Property No. 1904 King
q street 3 $4,000
Amount paid for four
properties : 1920
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
RETURNED TO FORT DUPONT.

First 1t. J. S. Fielden has been or
dered to Fort DUPONT where he was
stationed before he attended the
Army Medical School.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
rrAn NATcHNlN DID N LIE.

By The United Press.
CHICAGO June Fire today totally destroyed the plant
Tanning Company loss Of S2ooooo "A watch
man is missing and body being sought the ruins.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
TREAT FOR ADD FELLOWs,

In Odd Fellows hall iHockessin, on
Saturday evening Charles Croft
treated Friendship Lodge in honor of
being twenty six years a member.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
ROY GIFTS WRIST.

Falling on glass Yesterday James
jackson, colored, aged IA years. of No.
225 Tatnall street cut his wrist He
was treated at the Delaware Hospital.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
IrNIORS ON A VISIT.

Strickersville Council, Junior
Order United American Mechanics,
visited Eureka Council last night. An
interesting program for the enter
tinment Of the visitors was given.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-06-04
WEATHER.

For Delaware; Fair to.
night and Thursday; cooler
tonight; light TO moderate
north and northwest winds.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14
Many Good Appointments
Given Trade Union Members

Steam Engineers Union, deputy city
clerk
Ralph G. Moser. Steam Engineers,
chief boiler and elevator inspector.
Ed. Mays. Steam Engineers, deputy
boiler and elevator inspector.
Harry Shaffroth, Boiler Makers
Union, assistant boiler inspector.
j. R. Waldron, Elevator Construc-
tors Union. assistant elevator inspec-
tor
]. C. Bulger, Plumbers Union, chief
plumbing inspector.
w. H. Wilson, Plumbers Union, as
sistant plumbing inspector.
Carl H. Jaensen Plumbers Union as
sistant plumbing inspector.
Charles F. Oliver, Electrical Work
er's Union, chief deputy city electri-
clan.
George 2. Winter, Electrical Work
er's union. assistant city electrician
r. H. Hamel, Electrical Workers
Union. assistant city electrician
William A. ]. Guscott, Electrical
Workers Union, permit clerk in cleo
trical department
Il. l.. Emmlck, FAINTER Union,
clerk in recorders office.
EDWARD Krusnic, Laundry Workers
Union, clerk in recorders office.
Building Department
w. l. Rice. member Denver Chapter
American Institute of Architects.
deputy building inspector.
J. NJ. McLane. Carpenters Union, as
sistant building inspector.
George Johnson. Bricklayer's Union.
assistant building inspector.
]. II. Mitchell. member Lather's
Union and Secretary Building Trades
Council, permit clerk in building de-
partment-
Commissioner of improvements
John b. Hunter. has named the fol-
lowing union men for places:
John Torpey. Steam Filters Union.
superintendent of street cleaning.
George Sturgis. Team Owners I'm
ion. street cleaning department
Patrick Clifford. Western Fedora
ton of Miners. in charge of street
sprinkling.
A number of union men have also
been given jobs at the city shops
Commissioner of Finance Pitcher
has appointed T. o. Spacy of the Bar
bers' Union. assistant bookkeeper in
the excise department.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14
Flore and Sullivan Win
CONTINUED from Page -

1t is to be hoped that you will par
ticipate in and enjoy the extraordinary
festivities that have been provided for
our entertainment by the local ar
rangements committee, and / am sure
they are both novel and satisfying.
But l would not have the Denver
convention remembered only by the
tango or the bunny-hug.
Rather let the Denver convention
be remembered by the wise laws here
enacted. Let Il be remembered by
the progressive action taken in the
interest OF the men and women who
toll. Let the things that you do In
the Denver convention be such as Will
further cement together into one har-
monious whole all the workers in your
crafts. So that when you return 10
your respective locals and report the
deeds done here. the entire member
ship will sound your praises and shout
with one accord: Well done. good
and faithful servant Next time we
Will elect you to be business agent
lam firm advocate OF the potency
of national conventions OF labor organ
izations. There is something about
the personal touch that comes out OF
these gatherings that is OF the most
vital Importance to the existence and
growth of every International. There
Is something about the tone of the
voice, the cock OF the eye and the
smile that won't come off that posi-
lively can not be transmitted from
one to another in any other way.
Every time labor convention is
held the members are benefited in a
dozen different ways. Your locals
would die of the dry rot but for the
infusion of new thoughts and new
ideas. and with that in view ! hope
every member here will broaden out
In the realm OF the labor movement
will deal Justly and demand just and
fair treatment.
again, ladies and gentlemen of the
convention. welcome you to Denver.
the mile-high city; the city of broad
streets and blue skies; the city with
hi peaks and, eternal SHOWS for q
front yard and limitless plains for a
garden: n city where brother work
man can meet brother workman and.
clasping hands. bring greetings from
the four corners Of the earth"
Chairman Croskey. next introduced
the secretary of the Colorado State
Federation of Labor. William T. Hick-
ey. who. In well chosen words. out
lined to the delegates the accomplish
ments Of organized labor in the state
OF Colorado.
Chairman Croskey next introduced
Bro. Edw. J. Hines. president of the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly,
who explained TO the delegates the
progress made by the trade union
movement In Denver and on behalf of
the Denver Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, welcomed the delegates to the city.
His address follows:
"Mr. Chairman. Delegates to the Con-
vention. Ladies' and Gentlemen:
"As the representative OF the Den
ver Trades and Labor Assembly I
bring you fraternal greetings and \
cordial welcome to our city.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

hope to have the pleasure of meeting
every one of you in person befor:
your convention adjourns."
Administration Wins Out.
Tuesday afternoon the election OF
officers brought all the delegates to
gether in bunch, for there was a
contest on for nearly every position
of honor. The administration won out
easily. Elwood Flore of Buffalo, N.
Y, was reelected president over F.
j. Madden of Hartford, Conn, by a
vote of $50 to 102. Jere l.. Sullivan,
the king pin of the organization, was
re elected secretary-treasurer, over
Joseph W. Rizzie of Stanton, ILL.,, by
decision of 374 to 1O5. F1ore and
Sullivan made happy speeches of ac-
ceptance. Robert Hesketh of Seattle,
Washington, was reelected first
president by unanimous vote. So
was Frank Hoffman of Minneapolis
for second and William H. Foster OF
Decatur. ILL.,. for third vice president.
For fourth vice president, James H.
Anderson of Kansas City who had
held the office for several years, an
nounced that he had engaged in a
business that would necescitate his re-
tirement from active membership.
Then James j. English of Boston was
unanimously chosen for this station.
c. w. McCurdy of Des Moines. Iowa,
was reelected fifth vice president.
Miss Elizabeth Maloney of Chicago
seventh vice president. and Paul Stef-
fler of Antonio. Texas eighth vice
president.
Election of delegates to the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor convention
brought forth one of the warmest CON
tests There were six candidates with
three to be elected. They are Thomas
s. Farrell of Cleveland, Emanuel
Koveleski OF Rochester and Edmund
Roleigh of Springfield. Ill.
San Francisco and Syracuse. n. Y
were after the 1914 convention. The
Pacific Coast city won out by good
majority.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14
Commissioner Of Prop
erty Otto Thum Heads
the List with Plums.
New City Government Sustained
by Judge Teller and Peace
Reigns at City Hall.

Under a decision rendered last Sat
urday by District Judge James H.
Teller, the five commissioners chosen
by the people to inaugurate the. COM
mission form of government for Den
yer were given a clear title and i'm
mediately assumed office. II re-
strained Henry ]. Arnold, Allison
Stocker and Daniel Sullivan. who were
defeated at the recent election, from
Interfering with the new administers
ton in any manner. The ousted Of
ficials have taken an appeal to the
State Supreme Court. 1t would appear
that this action is useless in view OF
a decree handed down Monday by the
Supreme Court in the Tate case at
Pueblo. by which the legality of COM
mission form OF government in Colo
rado was fully sustained.
One of the first acts of the new COM
missioners was to declare all subordi-
late offices vacant. except in the po-
lice and fire departments. which are
covered by the civil service. This
means that many new jobs will be
given out Chief OF Police Felix
O'Neil has been retained by Commits
sioner OF Safety -Nesbit. and Leonard
De Lue has been appointed police com
missioner. The city hall has been
thronged all week by job seekers OF
every class and condition. and some of
the juicy plums have fallen.
Thum First to Act.
Commissioner of Property Otto F.
Thum. who is an active member of
Denver Typographical Union No. 40,
was the first TO announce appoint.
ments. He has given organized labor
recognition in every department under
his control. Places given out by him
up to Friday were as follows:
Clarence ]. Moorhouse member
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14
Some Entertainment.

On Wednesday a special train took
the delegates and visitors over the
Switzerland trail to Glazier lake. A
commissary car was hitched in the
middle stocked with good things to
eat and drink. The boys and girls re
turned to town with high opinion of
the committee in charge.
Thursday night an alfresco ban
quet was given at Elitch's Gardens,
attended by all the delegates.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

Realizing that you are ANXIOUS TO
get down to the business OF the con-
yention. am not going to try your
patience with an extended speech The
saying that breyity is the soul of wit
applies sometimes most forcefully to
speech. and ! am going TO be very
brief in my remarks.
We accord you more than mere
invitation-we bid you a WELCOME
which has for its object the fulfillment
OF a desire that. when you shall have
closed your convention and quilted the
city. We shall be more than pleased 10
enjoy the pleasure OF your company
at any time in the future.
You are assembled here to demon
strate to your fellow-workers. as well
as others, the spirit that prevails with
in your organization. a spirit which we
apprehend has for its object the bet.
terment of your conditions and will
enable you to enjoy those pleasures
of life that are yours by heritage.
In this respect we find that the
value OF concentrated effort cannot be
oyer-estimated. There is no institd-
tion that has done more for the up
lifting of humanity than has organized
labor. Through the agitation. efforts
and struggles OF organized labor legis
latures and congresses have been com
PEELED to enact more just and humane
laws for the workers. Organization is
the arch-stone OF the fundamental
principles upon which the members OF
all organized bodies take their stand.
II is within the power of men so
massed together TO have a more log
ical hearing accorded to their plead
ings. But without organization. with
out the spirit of fellowship and love
ing but discord.
MANY people are of the opinion that
organized labor is but an organization
of men banded together to secure the
highest possible wage and do the least
amount of work. But a deeper study
of our movement soon convinces the
most prejudiced that such is not ou.
aim. but rather that we are striving at
all times TO better the conditions uu-
der which we have to work. to help
our less fortunate brothers. care for
tne SlCk anu dktu, anu pToNiut LOT tnt
proper disposition of our members
when death shall overtake them.
Organized labor is a business insti-
tuition and you as delegates to this
convention must ever bear this in mind
and put forth your best efforts to bring
about better results and greater bene-
fits to the members. and make the or
ganization so attractive that the de-
sire to join will cause steady in.
crease in the membership. Strive to
accomplish those things that will be a
credit to your organizations in particu-
lar and organized labor In general, and
In the future, when you look back to
the time of this convention you will
regard the work as well done and the
effort well spent.
Let us. therefore, organize so
strongly that. TO use the words OF Bis.
mnrck (when he had universal peace
in mind). AS we shall attack nobody.
we shall have peace. II we show our
selves SO strong that nobody will at
tack u.s.
"with these few words will conclude
by wishing for you most harmoni-
GUS and profitable convention. and
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

Bob Hesketh, first vice president Of
Seattle. Wash, is one of the bestowed
men in the International Union. Bob
has done so much for organized labor
in Seattle that it honored him by Sc
lecting him as their representative for
commissioner in the city government
of that city and elected him second
high man in a field of ten to be elect
ed He is president of the city coun-
Gil and acting mayor of Seattle;
hard earnest worker who has organized
the cities in the northwest for the
craft There is no frills or signs of
egotism in Bob's wake up, he is the
same old honest, rugged fighter tor
better conditions for all laboring peo-
Pile that he has been for years and will
be reelected as he has been for years
without opposition
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

the city whose beer made it famous,
is the dean of the general organizers.
He has held the position of organizer
for the last twelve years. Ben knows
the United States and Canada from
coast to coast He has organized
more local unions than any other man
in the convention. That he is a live
-one," a good mixer and knows the
game, goes without saying.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

Vice President Fred Sesma of Los
Angeles led the fight for San Fran
cisco for next convention city, the
genial Fred was on the job bright and
early with his carload of California
wine and cigars. His headquarters on
the ground floor of the St James ho-
tel was. needless to say. popular
place with thirsty delegates
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

Ed. Smallfield and Dell Warren are
the genial pair from Pueblo, R. R.
tDelD Copeland, blew in from Salida
and the new county of Alamosa was
represented by ]. A. Dougherty, all
fire fellows who we Coloradoans will
have the opportunity OF meeting again.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

Alderman Fred Schwenker is the
editor of the labor paper at Louisville,
Ky. his samples of real old Kentucky
whiskey were in great demand and
appreciated by the delegates.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

He was a little fellow. but he made
a big noise. His cards bore the
Allied Printing Trades Council label
in red INK. In an inconspicuous corner
was printed the name, Michael Gold
smith. business manager and editor OF
the Cleveland Federationist.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

prominent part in the labor councils
of the state some years ago and was
the vice president OF the late Ameri-
can Labor Union.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.

Among the smiling boys from Sunny
Dixie were John Horan of Birming-
ham. Lem G. Thompson of Memphis.
Ed. Anderson of Fort Smith. Ark, and
ID. Agostini OF Montgomery.
United labor bulletin., 1913-06-14

Fred Vessel and Dick Croskey were
two OF the hardest worked members
of the local committee. Both were on
the job day and night. and made the
visitors feel that the hospitality was
as ascendant as its altitude.