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Evening journal., 1913-05-06
DOVER TAX RATE
At FFTY-FlVE CENTS

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. May 6.-At the meet
ing of Town Council last evening,
considerable discussion WAS had over
tho electric light system Of the town
and the new dynamo soon to be IN
stalled, as Ncll as 10 the annual loss
10 the town by grounded wires, which
the chief engineer seemed not 70 be-
nhio 10 locate After a fun Discus
sion of the matior the lirhi and water
commission Was given fun power "a
act IN the matter
raise in tho rates on commercial
lighting was also discussed as II was
found that Dover is charging much
less than any other town for electric
service.
The assessment OF S63. .0O0 on rail.
road property was reduced 10 S53,60O
The total assessment for the year
was S2.a67. 600. Tho tax rate was fix.
ed az AZ cents on the hundred dol.
lars for the general fund, and II
cents on the hundred dollars for the
water fund A rebate of 5 per cent
on all taxes paid by June !, was al
/ lowed.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
TRACTOR WILL
PULL WECCACOE
FIRE APPARATUS

Having had a committee at work
for the past month inspecting auto
mobile tractors on fire engines in
New York and Philadelphia, members
of the Weccacoe Fire Company at a
meeting last evening decided to OBJ
tain such an apparatus for use on
their modern steam engine. The com
mittee elected. consisting of Dennis
S. shields. Thomas r. Kenney and
William J. Bailey. was given full
power 10 act and IL Is expected a con-
tract viii be given in a short time
for a tractor.
Tho committee has inspected the
Christy Tractor In several cities and
at present they are considering an
electric driven one Just what kind
will be selected Is not known as sew
eral favored the Christy Tractor
which Is gasoline driven. AT any
rate the company is TO have such an
apparatus and those inspected by the
committee we're capable of makinl
thirty miles an hour on level ErounI
and 12 miles and hour on hill Of th'
grade here Tho tractor will cot
grade here. The tractor will cos
the place of the present horse power
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
PLEASING PROGRAM AT
CLOSE OF CITIZENS SCHOOL

The closing exercises OF the spring
term of the Citizens Schools for
adult English speaking people
will be held tomorrow evening at Elm
and Van Buren, streets. at O'Clock.
The principal address will he deliver
ed by Attorney General Josiah o.
Wolcott
The year has been a most prosper
Gus one for the schools. and IT is ex-
pected that there viii be large en-
rollment at the opening of the fall
term in September Following is the
program Of exercises for tomorrow
night:
Piano and Violon election-Master
Clarence Carpenter; prayer; select
English readings History of the
American Flag by John zebsowsk
and Stanley Riska; readings from tbs
life Of Abraham Lincoln, by Roman
Jonkiert. P. Franczovsky and Angelic
Cofroncesco; address. Attorney Gen
eral Josiah q. Wolcott; address o.
Lincoln at Gettysburg. by Michae
woricula; singing. America"
Evening journal., 1913-05-06

CANDIDATESMUST
FILE TOMORROW

The time for filing names OF candi-
dates 70 be voted for at the Repub-
lioan and National Progressive Joint
primaries will expire with midnight
tomorrow. May T. Candidates may
Ale their names with any member
of the subcommittee. which includes
.Ioseph Wfgglesworth, Joseph IA.
BARTLETT. Frank W. pierson. Samuel
l.. Burris. Luther NJ Broadway ana
W. o. stack.
Clarence n. Burton. OF No. COL
Ravard Avenue has announced nim-
self as a candidate for City Council
from the Fifth Ward on the National
Progressive ticket. at the Joint prim-
aries with the Republicans on May H.
The Democratic City Committee has
decided 10 file two city tickets TOT
place on the official ballot. II was sal,
today. One ticket will be hied VIII
the Department of Elections, and tn'
other with Clerk Of the Peace Brown
They will be identical tickets. I'M
nlan will be followed because OF
doubt that has arisen under the new
ballot law as TO whether municipa
election ticket should be filed Wit
the clerk OF the peace or Department
81 Elections In the past the ticke
has been filed with the Department
Of Electios.
A registration of voters will be hei
on Saturday. when those who are no
qualified can be enrolled on the regis
tration lists, and voters who hay
moved into new district since tn
election in November last can b
transferred A list of registrstio
places will be printed later this weel
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
STATE SOLDIERS
UNDER INSPECTION

First Lieutenant Elvid Hunt. u. s..
A., who hag been assigned 20 this
state by the War Department to in
spect the Organized Militia of Della
ware. started his tour yesterday af-
ternoon when he inspected the pro-
perty IN charge Of Captain c. NJ. Dill
lon. The company headquarters, the
non-commissioncd staff and band were
also examined. inlh WAS iuiiuNru p1
the inspection of Company A at S.l5
o'clock. Prior to this tho band with
their instruments we're Inspected.
The inspection Of field and stan Of
ncers residing in Wilmington follow
ed this inspection
The inspection will continue night
ly throughout the state until May 10
when IL closes at New Castle
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
CHECKS FUSE
FIRE BEFORE
BOMB EXPLODES
London Officer Says SuffraGiSt
Placed Death Dealer
Near Hotel
ATTRIBUTE CHURCH
FIRE TO MILITANTS
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
LONDON. May "a bomb with
lighted fuse was placed at the main
entrance of the Grand Hotel at 2.3O
a. m. and tied to the fuse was a
placard with Votes for Women" upon
IL. A policeman said he saw Ada
Ward. a militant suffragist, place the
bomb. and arrested her. Holding the
struggling woman with one hand, the
policeman extinguished the fuse wi"
his foot. and then started with both
TO the station Miss Ward was held
for trial in Bow street police court
and remanded to Holloway jail with
out bail.
The policeman lost the bomb after
all. When he started for the station
the suffragist broke from him and
ran. Setting the bomb on the side.
walk the policeman made after her
and when he caught her and came
back for the evidence the bomb hac
disappeared. II was suspected thai
Miss Ward had an accOmplice.
A double police guard was PLACED
about the building of the STANDARD
today to prevent further suffragists
invasion. Last night, despite elabor
dlE UINIhuliNMof a NoAARN r"h''
trance torthe building aud before sii'
was elected ran through several rooms
damaging furniture and fixtures, AM
attacking one editorial writer. Sev
eral weeks ago, women threw stone
through the plate glass front OF III
building and struck the editor-in
chief. The Standard has been NOR
bitter against Votes for Women" tina
any other London newspaper
Suffragists we're blamed by the pc
lice for a $4,000 fire which today to
tally destroyed St Catherine
Church in New Cross, southeaster
suburb of London Three wome
we're seen leaving the church a fe'
minutes after the fire was discovere'
AS far as could be told from th
charred ruins. the blaze started
several places simultaneously.
A more thorough search Of the burr
cd church by the police revealed se'
eral oil-soaked hassocks, that fC
some reason had failed to burn. The
were such as we're used for foot res
i'm the pews Of the church and II vi
surmised that similar oil soaked ha
socks were used TO start the blaze.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
In TEARS
WINS SUPPORT
FOR HER BABIES

Mrs. George Brown. young
woman, cried piteously on the witness
stand in City Court today, as she told
of her husband having given her but
$3.50 in the past month for the sup
port of herself and three small chill
dren. After hearing the woman as
well as Humane Agent Frank Stout,
tell of his knowledge of the case,
Deputy Judge Joslyn ordered Brown
TO pay his wife So a week after May
10, the man having secured employ
ment at the Pullman Company's
plant.
Mr.. Stout said Mrs. Brown had ap-
piled to him some time ago to see her
husband and he had written to the
man. In response Brown came to his
Office and asked that he be given q
chance and, latter, according TO Mr.
Stout, he had abused his vile.
Deputy Judge Joslyn lecturet
Brown and declared he would be Civ
en- a chance and if he faild he would
be sent to the workhouse.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
UTILITIES
COMMISSION
NAMES PIERCE
As President Of the Body to
Succeed William H. Vance,
Resigned
BOARD IN WRANGLE
OVER THE BUSINESS

]. jackson Poirce was elected
president OF the Board Of Public
Utilities Commissioners to succeed
William II. Vance, who resigned, at
the regular meeting Of the board
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Peircc had
opposition for the place in J. Ralph
Baily, whose name was placed I'm
nomination by Samuel G. CleaVer,
Commissioner G.. Frederick Bacher
having nominated Mr.. Pelrce for the
place.
Following Mr. vances retirement
from tho chair Mr.. Peirce, on Mr..
Bacher's motion, was made tempo
rary president. aud the latter found
himself In the peculiar position OF
deciding a tie vote for the presidency
of the board in which he himself
was concerned as a candidate Messrs.
Vance and Bacher voted for Mr..
Peirce, and Mr.. Cleaver voted for Mr.
Baily, the latter also voting for him
self Mr.. peirce put both motions
but voted on neither one He said he
would rather have the choice unani-
nous. but as II was, he concluded to
accept the office at least for a while
/ He remarked that he did not think
/ ne would hold the office long.
Mr.. Vance said that the office
would continue only to July 81, as
/ by that time new commission
would be appointed, the term of one
member expiring in the interim, anC
a reorganization will be effected. H'
added with meaning. There may b'
another vacancy to be hllod.' IL u
known that Mr.. Vance has lost inter
est in the affairs OF the board since
the Legislature refused to pass al
act increasing the powers of the'co
mission.
Whether the contest had any ef
feet on the members was not dis
cernible, but whatever happened,
seemed TO have ruhled several j
! them notably Messrs. Bacher an
Clearer. Tovard the close of tn
j meeting Mr. Bacher wanted TO suhmi
Il some heu 'es relative to the earning
OF the Wilmington and Philadelphi
Traction Company which he had pre-
s pared but Mr.. Cleaver objcctd. TIL
, latter wanted to know where NJ
= Bachcr obtained the figures and
lfhev vere sWOru 10. Mr. Bachcr n
= Nilfn iNtl nf hHiHN'' f''Niiff't ttA' -
ures from replies to letters sent
tho board to the company, but az
mitted lev we're not sworn ;s.
You can't expect this board the
10 accept figures from YOU that al
not sworn 10. How do we kno
they are correct?" said Mr.. Cleave
"They are correct" retorted NJ
! Bacher., "and to prove them so all yC
: have 10 do is TO refer to the con
2 munications received from the con
pany," =.
Mr.. Cleaver insisted that NJ
Bacher had no right TO present to q
n board a report OF this kind. claimil
d it was not fair 20 the members.
II argument started about this time az
e Mr.. Baily moved to adjourn.
L Continued On Second Page.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
Surrender of ScufaH May
Cost Nicholas His Throne

Since that time, a cooiness has de-
veloped between the two states and
II is believed that if King Nicholas
should leave the throne he would
abdicate in favor of his son, Grown
Prince Danilo
II was uncertain today whether or
not the Austrian and Italian eypedi-
tion into Albania would still go for
ward in view of King Nicholas an
nouncement. II is possible that the
troops will be sent into Albania as
planned, 10 be on hand should the
Montenegrin soldiers refuse "a
evacuate Scutari in accordance witn
their Kings agreement
Further than TO read King Nicholas
telegram and issue a public state
ment of its reception, the ambas-
sadors meeting took no action.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
PRINTING CONTRACTs AwARpED.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. May 6.-The state
Board of Supplies has awarded the
contract of the printing Of the House
Journal OF the resent Delaware Gem
eral Assembly to the Delawarean
Printing Company and the Senate
Journal to r. f. Simmons. Jr., Print
ing Company both OF Dover.
Governor Miller today appointed
Mrs. John Phillips OF Wilmington
delegate TO the Seventeenth Child
Welfare Conference Of the National
Congress OF Mothers and Parent
Teachers Association 10 be held in
Boston. Mass. May Is to 20.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06

Locked in a freight car at Jackson
Vile, Fla, last Friday, a very much
famished middle-aged man was taken
from the car today in the freight
Yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad
by Special Officer West West was
attracted to the car by the prisoner
pounding on the door He immedi-
ately saw that the door was opened.
The man gave his name as James
Gallagher and says his home is in
Jacksonville Fortunately the car
in which he was found was loaded
with potatoes and he managed to
keep from starving to death by eating
the raw tubers. The moisture in them
took the place of water. At that the
man almost collapsed from weakness
when taken from the car.
He explained that he was engag-
ed with other men loading potatoes
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
ORGANIZATION
/ NOT OPPOSING
Mr.. CONNER
Republican Leaders Expect
Him to Win Second Ward
Council Nomination
STORIES TO CONTRARY
CREDITED TO DEMOCRATS

Certain Democrats who have more
vital interest in creating Republican
dissension than in the conservation of
their regulations for veracity have
given currency to a story that the Re-
publican organization in this city is
working in the Second ward in oppo-
eition to the denomination of Coun-
Gilman Conner. The truth is that the
organization is keeping itself out of
the fight between Councilman Conner
and Representative W. H. Cook in
that ward, and that most of the or
ganization leaders seem TO look upon
Il as being highly probable that Con-
ner will win the nomination.
AS the situation stands now, Coun-
Gilman Conner seems to have major
ity of the Second Ward Republican
voters with him and che indications
are that there will be no material
change between now and the Repub-
lican primary election day, when he
and Representative Cook will fight
the thing out at the polls. lnvestiga-
ton reveals that tho men prominent
in the Republican organization who
are credited with being i'm the fore
front Of the opposition to Conner are
really in favor of the Republicans in
the Second ward being freed from all
foutside influence and interference and
permitted to settle for themselves the
Nquestion of their Councilmanic re-
presentation on the Republican city
ticket. In fact, several OF the Repuo-
lican leaders seen today expressed
frankly the opinion that Councilman
Conner will carry the primary
against Cook.
The Democratic politicians were
hopeful that, by advancing the anti
Conner story at this time, they voul'
induce him to assist in the work o
deadlocking the Republican majorit.
iin City Council tonight on the elec
tion of Republican Building Inspec
tor Those Democrats we're workni
today to lead to a postponementf o
that election and 10 get the friend
of Conner to assist in bringing
about. using the so-called Organiza
ton opposition TO Conner's renomi
nation as an excuse for such post
honement. Their efforts nrohahi
will not he successful now that Cour
Gilman Conner has become convince
that the organization is keeping II
hands off the Second ward primar
fight and leaving the Republican
there free to settle the question fc
themselves.
The prevailing opinion among RI
publicsns in all the wards is that th
Building Inspector and the Milk II
spector should be elected at the NEE
ing tonight.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
Lived Four Days in Car
With Only Potatoes as Food

on the cars last Friday. That night
they did some drinking and he went
TO sleep in the car. In the meantime
the car was fastened and when he
awakened il had started on its jour
ney northward.
West took the nearly starved man
to a downtown restaurant and said
he never saw a man eat so much at
one sitting in his life. He ate
enough for any four men," said West.
Gallagher was without coat upon
his arrival here. He was taken be-
fore Magistrate Lewes, who commit
ted him for 10 days. He has no
money and an effort will be made to
get into communication with his peo-
pie in the South.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
Bv the United Press.

BY the United Press.
LONDON. May 6-The decision of
King Nicholas to surrender Scutsri
may cost him the throne of Mon
snegro according to dispatches to-
ay from Germany. The aged King s
submission TO the Powers is not sp-
proved by the Montenegrinf, and
rather than face their condemnation,
it is said, King Nicholas may sbdi-
cate.
AT the time Servia and Montenegro
we're together before Scutari and the
international bockaded Antivari,
King Nicholas announced that if he
were forced to lift the siege of Sou
tsri he would sbdicate in favor of
,, King Peter, of Servia and unite ;he
!. two kingdoms.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
GOVERNOR ASKS STATE
TO HONOR THE MOTHERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, May 6.--Goyernor
Miller today issued proclamation.
designating Sunday May IL, as
Mothers Day, and requesting that
the day be observed by individuals,
societies and organizations. religious
.or otherwise by the performance Of
some act to commemorate the moth
ers' of mankind.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
HOLLY OAK RESIDENTS
TALK OVER PROBLEMS

The Holly Oak Public Service Cor
poration held an interesting meeting
at ]. Allen Colby's bungalow at Holly
Oak The meeting was mostly of a
social nature. in the course Of which
the school tax rate for Mt. Pleasant
district and some other subjects
were discussed. Some of the voters
desire to reduce the school tax rate,
which was raised three years ago to
make improvements.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
PRINTERS EXTEND AID
TO FARMER EASTBURN

Employees of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL composing room today donated
S6 TO j. T. Eastburn. tenant OF the
Hamburg Cove farm, who has lost
twelve horses by strange disease.
The printers desired 70 show their
sympathy Tor the unfortunate farmer.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
The Methodical Housewife.

woman said another the other day;
Florence. do you manage? You have pretuer
things your house. your table and
better clothes than yet don't believe spend near
ly as much money I do"
I'm tell you / spend Just twenty minutes
reading BY looking through the ad
vertisements day just where and how get
the things values for
by looking the ads ! learn just who is selling what
the price then right after IT, No mat
ter what want food clothing or entertainment find
where [ quickly and conveniently. Twenty
minutes q hundreds OF dollars year
advertisements in THE EVENING JOURNAL are
many regular perusal Of these
ads the cost Of living : reduced IN many home.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06

$4,000 POsToFFIcE FOR eEoReErowN.
special to 1HE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., May e-united states senator saaia
bury today introduced bill providing $4,000 posonee
building a. Georgetown Delaware
MAY CALL MILITIA TO oHEcK RIOTS
~ 1he United
SYRACUSE X " May ga militia seemed likely
hero ttis afternoon serious rotns By striking bod
cursr and aborers during clashes Win the
police which resulted italians being and
policemen seriously injured strikers shot By ha
police viii
SLATER OF KING GEORGE A SUICIDE
By The United Press
LONDON May s-schiuas. the assassin OF the late King
oeorse OF Greece today killed himself esping from th vim
dow OF the police station where he confined in saioHa
according to a Reuters news agency dispatch
ARREST SUSPECT IN ALFONSO PLOT
Ry The United Press.
soRDEAUx. May s--reo more srrssts were made iodsy
BY the Feoch roics connection ~tA the alleged Plot g
sssassnato KING Alfonso 81 spain when he 20 Paris
vs President Poncae taken custody are believed
to b. spanish Anarchists Tho alleged Ansrhis' plot against
King Alfonso rs. discovered Hoa psisr
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
srNsHINE RRANCH MFrrING.

This evening. AZ the home of Mrs.
Harry Hackett. No 6o4 North Harri-
son street. will he held a meeting cf
the Cyn.hil Helpers Branch of inc
international Sunshine Society
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
WEATHER

For Delaware: Cloudy to-
night; Wednesday, unset
tied and cooler.
Evening journal., 1913-05-06
rO-DAY'S TEMPERATURE

TBB BELT DRUG sTORR
Evening journal., 1913-05-06

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08

sure OF one more look at il. And this
time he would manage to find out who
It was who was such a noarveIIo,a
counterfeit Of his old departed friend
Shlnburn.
Next afternoon Billiard took up his
position at the same spot, but this
time he had brought with him a uuioe
VINO knew all the distinguished resi-.
dents OF Brussels. At last the eouipaue
ne was looking for came in sicht
stepping out almost under the wheels
OF the landau, Billiard peered into the
carriage with earnest and fascinated
gaze. The distinguished gentleman
on the back scat turned his eyes upon
the straneer-and, to 1ulIard's amaze.
ment' smiled gentle flash of recoq.
milton!
who is that MANI" Billiard asked
ms guide as the carriage swept on.
That. sir. is. the Count de Merode.
SIR very worthy and very wealthy
man, air." replied the guide.
"And where does he live 2" pursusd
the astonished burglar as he made
note OF the address with the ntention
Of calling at once on his old comnsn.
ion. now masaueradins as selaian
count
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08

suburb Of Amsterdam and moved on
to Brussels, the gay capital of Bel.
GUM.
.strolIina about the city a few hours
after his arrival, Billiard leaned up
AGAINST lamp post on the fashion
able avenue where title and nobility
drive every afternoon, and gave him.
SER over to the enjoyment of the NOV.
ing panorama of wealth, fashion and
royalty. Suddenly Billiard gave
otart--he bent his neck forward ain
the name Of Heaven, Mark Shinburn!"
escaped from his lips.
6ut the carriage had passed. IL was
700 incredible. OF course II could not
nave been Shinburn, reasoned Bull.
lard to himself as he stroIled on.
But that face in the open landau
mad fixed itself in Billiards. brain. He
remembered the fine pair of prancina
horses, the jingle Of the silver.nnount.
ed harness, the tiveried coachman
and footman--no, it could not be shin.
ourn. And the crest and MONOGRAM
on the carriage--no. Shinburn would
nor f't into such settina. And the
beautiful woman beside hir,--r,o. Shin.
ourn was no society swell.
buf that face! Billiard would make