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Why not follow In the hot- Evening Journal Ycfftrday was steps of fortune TWENTY-FIRST YEAR-No. 208. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1909-8 PAGES ONE CENT SIMEON S. PENNEWILL1NMGURMED GOVERNOR GOVERNOR MD MRS. LEA GIVE BRILLIANT RECEPTION (D)tuiriniail WANT CITY TO OWN THE LAND Board of Trade will Hustle to Get Back the River Front NEW GOVERNOR WASSWORNINTO OFFICEATNOON Judge James Pennewiii, Brother of the Executive, Adminsters the Oath to Him yf" GOVERNOR AND MRS.LEA HONOR NEWEXECUTIVE Reception in Honor of V.r.

Pennewiii a Most Noteworthy Social Event SIX HUNDRED GUESTS WERE PRESENT BODY WILL ASK COUNCIL FOR HELP PARADE PRIOR TO THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL DQVKR, Jan. 19 With Impressive ceremonies, Simeon Selby Penne- -will, Greenwood, was inauguration Governor of Delaware c.t noon In the presence of a gathering of well-known residents from all narts of the tti'" Jii I I i whipi iiiii iiiiii fi Ppeclal to THE EVENING JOURNAL. DOVER, De.l, Jan. 19. Rivaling in brilliancy any social event ever.

riven, in the capital town was tha reception given last night by Governor and Mrs. Preston Lea In honor of Governor Simoon S. Pennewiii. Certainly no executive of Delaware ever marked tht' closing hours of his administration as did Governor Lea last night, and a-4 suredly no incoming Governor of Delaware has been honored by tha Kxccu tlve whom he was to succeed as was Governor pennewiii honored by Governor Lea and Mrs. Lea at tho noteworthy function Inst night.

Governor Leu's administration, along with Its highly successful accomplish-ments that the faithful historian must record as the best busftiess regime. Delaware etv -ha enjoyed, has been featured by a social side that has been an innovation. Nothing before has approached the lavish entertaining, tha open-handed hospitality, the fostering" and binding of like that which has come with the many receptions given by Governor and Mrs. Lea during the past four years. Tljey hav a Members of the joint committee of the Legislature and the municipal committees tho Board of Trade discussed st some lei ih last night the position of the city of Vlliiington with regards to its water front.

Tv. members of the water front committee of the board were at the meeting. As a result of the discussion and the feeling that something ought to be done at once, the committee empowered the secretary of the Boail of Trade to draft a reuolution urging the Hty to take steps at once to bring the mat.er to the attention, of the. I.eglw'-'tiire.. The resolution will read In ijubstan' llmt It is the sense of the meeting that "Vl! should own its water front; ine Legislature take the preliminary if that end, and that there bo no unneiv.

'y delay. The committee also favorfU the imitation which will be extended from t'lty Council to meet on January 28 v. ac i itf subject will be dlHcuiwed. The members I the munlclpsl and the legislative co-niiu, tee passed the word that they wouU, cept the Invitation and be sure to be the The matter was foiinierly brought before the meeting by the reading of he letter Which City Council recently received with regard to buying shares In water front property. The legislative enactment deeding the property to private interests was also read.

The discussion then aroe on how to get the property back. Several of the members vigorously ad-yocated prompt action State. The oath of office was administered by Judge James Pennewilv of Dover, brother of the new Governor, "and the ancient Latin Bible, that has played such an Important- part in tat induction of Delaware Governors into office, was used for the Inaugural the new Executive to-day. Earlier In the day John ,11. Mendinhall, Newport, was inaugurated Lieutenant-Governor, and with the passing of tha tenure of Governor Preston Lea and Lieutenant-Governor I.

Thomas Parket the entire new Republican administration is now in charge of the affairs of the State. Following his inauguration Governor Pennewiii formally nouneod his appointment of Daniel O. Hastings, of Wilmington, to be Secretary of State, and, the oath of office was administered to Mr. Hastings, who succeeds Joseph L. Cahall.

of Georgetown, as Secretary of State. Great Day For Dover. It was a great day for Dover, and of visitors flocked to the Capital from all sections of the county vied with Wilmington in the number of -visitors who Joined the inaugural day throttg, GOVERNOR SIMEON S. PENNEWILL. Who inducted into office with Impressive ceremonies at noon to day in the Opera House in Dover.

RETIRING GOVERNOR PRESTON LEA. entertained, ofilclully and semi-oftlcially. Who with Mrs. Lea last night received at the State Iiouho in honor of tho new executive. HELD PRISONER NEW ASSESSMENT in on elaborate manner, have neither class or partisan sentiment, i but have welcomed guests from all sec- Ulo.nsanLPHaw8r brnglng tho rr-si- 0NEQRCILR00F and Kent ounir to.

which the Js located, furnished hundreds' of; vi In itors. many of hour drove for miles to witness the inaugxtral parade and Yttjui inuf uicnne center. Others expressed like opinions and urged that there be no delay In getting try to get a gl'mpse of the foimal in BurirfliousfKravefthe Cold Until Rescued the matter before the proper body so that auguration ceremonies. It was one of New York Law Brilliant as iavebien tho many receptions "given fiy Governor and Mrs. Lea In the past fowyears, that of Isnt night -was crowning glory of the social phase of Governor Lea's tenure of office.

Aside from the unusual appreciation and compliment bestowed by tho city might receive authority to ac quire the It was also thought that the Street and the largest crowds Dover can recall foi inauguration; day, and it was significant of the general good feeling prevailing thac Democrats and Republicans alike were represented in the vis Also Hear that Meetings in Interest of Fanners Were Profitable Covernor and Mrs. Lea upon Mr. Penne Sewer Department might work In conjunction with the committees. The object Destroyed Building and Contents Valued at $11,500 with $7,500 Insurance It was brought, out' at a'spe'clul meet Shortly after 2 o'clock this niorning the- family of Robert Carswell, living at iting throng. In fact, harmony seemed to bo a predominant keynote, Republl No.

2709 Market stret, was aroused, by the smell of smoke. On making an in wiU. th then-incoming and now in reality tho Governor, tho was ono of the most pretentious social functions that ever titia graced hospitable Delaware. It assembled members the orernoBt families of the can and Democratic members of tha At a Joint meeting of the legislative and municipal committees of the Board of Trade in the Equitable Building last evening a proposed bill to amend the assessment laws on property was discussed and endorsed, power being given to the, chairman of the Joint committee, Francis I. duPontv to make tho necessary; revision of the bill and co-operate with any of the members he may deem Legislature working hand in hand in ing held by the managers of the Ferris tho inaugural arrangements, while a will be to try to have the act which apparently gives this property to" private individuals repealed and then have the Legislature deed it to Wilmington.

It was suggested that the city might condemn the property for public uses. The matter may be more thoroughly discussed at the meeting next Thursday evening when City council and the committees will take It up. vestigation the house was found to be on fire. All succeeded in getting out of the building excepting "Carswell, lie was forced, to, get out on a back porch The weekly meeting of Delaware Grange at -Newport last' night-was occupied by discussion ot some of the bills to be presented by-tho county grange" to the islalure and by reports'by visitors to' the non-partisan civic committee looked Stale, from New Castle, Kent and Sus sex. Territorial divisions wVre not Ind'u'sti'lal hclil'ye's'tcrday 'that tho loss on the building do stroyed-' by fire hist 'week will reach roof where ho remained in scanty at thought of.

While purely-formal and private, the reception was one of tha meeting' of tho Peninsula Horticultural necessary. Mr. duPont will Incorporate tire with tho thermometer hovering 111.600. the nearest atlmate 'to this. after some of the details.

Ono of tha pleasing incidents was that Dr. G. Paynter, rif Georgetown, who wus the Democratic nominee for Gov-t ornor and was defeated for Governoi by Mr. Pennewiii, was chairman of tha deepest public interest because of tha around the ten degree until the Society In this city and to Farmers Week at 'the tflate College-at Newark, in the bill everal suggestions which were made after the document was arrival of the firemen who rescued him. unprecedented fact that Governor and Mrs, Lea were entertaining in such drafted.

The bills to be presented to tho Leglsla-i George W. Hurst, a neighbor discov Inaugural reception committee. It wa.v splendid manner for the new csecutive. The bill which will be presented to SPECIAL SERVICES ered the fire about the time the. Cars-wells awakened and notified Patrolman Six Hundred the Legislature is modelled after tho ture by the county grunge have been thoroughly studied by tho grangers, and relief from many conditions were forecasted by speakers last'nlght." Among the bills New York city law of assessing pro Townsend.

who sent in an alarm from At least six hundred persons weni guests of Governor and Mrs. Lea last box. 215, truly the inauguration of the Governoi of Delaware, rather than the in nuguration of the Governor of any particular political party, and a striking illustration of the general ac-(tniesconse in that -foundation principle ON AT BETHANY Thpy represented the foremost and The b'laez started in the dining room to be considered by the Legislature from tha county grange will be ono providing Continued" on Keventh Page. I ii i i ii i i iii andhlazed fiercely a time. The first apparatus to arrive was' tho a penalty for uso of the "dry" measure of United States government the ex-j Brandywine Company and it succeed CITY DEACONESS WILL printed in THE KVKNINO JOURNAL being $15,000.

The insurance amounts to The. meeting was held at the New-Centurv Club, and1 In. the ot Chief Justice', Charles BV 'Lore and Secretary W. T. president and secretary IVce-Prcsi-dent Edwin 'Guiding presided and Frank II.

Thomas acted as secretary. It was reported that work was being rushed on several frame cottages which would be used until the burned building could lie replaced, The board only has about $800 In Its treasury, and $4,000 will be needed to replace the destroyed building. Two dollars was received by a local newspaper In subscriptions and will be turned over to tha school. The officials of the institution are experiencing considerable trouble in con cd in extinguishing the flames, so that by milk producers and for a change In bo method-of tax collection In the rural Those who visited the horticul it was not necessary for the other perty. It provides for an assessment in' accordance with, what the property under ordinary circumstances would sell for and provides that assessments shall be made on what the property would bo worlh unimproved and Improved.

The bill also provides that the clerks sholl prepare lists of the assessments so that persons may-be able to learn the values in different parts of tha city and that theso lists hall be made out consecutively, instead of in alphabetical order as at present. This plan would make It very easy ATTEND MILFORD MEETING companies. to go into service. turists convention and the Farmers' week The mrigin of blaze is a mys exercises at Newark reported that both tery. Tho loss will reach about $700.

meetings bad been most profitable. At a meeting of the Conference Dea pressed' will of the people. From the State House were emblazoned yards of red, white and blue bunting, rosettes, flags and other decorative effects in patriotic colors, and many, other buildings displayed flags. The State House was also decorated on the, interior, Ferris Giles, of Wilmington, being the official decorator for the inauguration. The Opera.

House inwhich the inauguration cere coness Board In the Deaconess Home, CHERRY HILL INVITES 831 Tat nail stret, last night, ar A splendid congregate for a mid-week service greeted tho Rev. J. W. Musson, of Plalnfleld, N. at- Bethany Baptist Church last night when the preacher took for his theme.

"Conditions of Success in God's Word," based on'the mlracls of Jesus healing the deaf and dumb men. Mr. Musson stated of the Saviour's method; of healing, as follows: The Heavenward look, the sigh of compassion, the personal touch and the power of Christ to restore. To-night Mr. Musson will speak on the subject.

"Food for the World." To-morrow night's subject will be "How to Make Our Religion Attractive. The services will continne for ten nights. "TAG DAY" TOMORROW FOR CITY CANINES PASTOR BICKING BACK for persons to make comparisons and give them the simple opportunity to rangements weer made for the repre. sentatlon of the home at the anniversary of the -Women's Home Missionary Society at the I.I. E.

Conference, at Mllford, In March. The secretary of tha monies took place, also had its touch of ascertain in what, proportion their assessment compared with their next' door color. neighbor. If this bill passes the Legis. ducting the affairs-of thes Tlit laundry plant and large bakery were both destroyed and.

the inadequatn means at hand to do tho washing and home was instructed to prepare a re The Organized Militia 'of Delaware lature, the members expressed tho hope All the dogs of the city will have t- get together, beforo to-morrow if tlics wish to escape dire consequences and have', a day, for. Dogcateher George Kopn finds any dog running that it. would lead to the establishing of an assessment board, to be comprised cooking for the boys is causing the most The Methodist Churet at Cherry Hill, has invited the pastor, the Rev. J. It.

Uicklng to return to the pastorate for: another year. Mr. filching is well known in: this city, and his extraordinary success with die Cherry, Hill Church is most pleasing to them. He had added members to the church, has repaired the parsonago and has started a building fund of J300. port of the work of the homo to be presented at conference.

The licenses of the several deaconesses were renews" ed by the board for another year. The denconctises are Misses Gould, Fergu son, Abcry and Hoyt. of perhaps three men who would assess property impartially. Tho pres i nere win be special music by the church choir and congregation nightly. The public Is invited.

and the Delaware College Cadets arrived on a special train about 10.3:) o'clock, and the militiamen made their headquarters in the skating Theodore Townsend was in command of the regiment. Ths Inaugural Parade. The Inaugural parade was held at 11 o'clock, forming on New street, and ent method was -unequal and there was FELLOW GAVE favoritism shown to some, the committeemen said. CONSTABLE THE SLIP Comptroller Phllenima Chandler said FALLOW SAYS HE DIDN'T STEAL COATS round tho street on Thursday without, a that dog will be "pinched." To-morrow is the last day for the owners. of canines to get out licenses and there remains about 2,000 dogs who have not yet been duly registered.

k' To-day but 690. licenses had been It Is estimated that there are 3,000 dogs in the city. After to-morrow the animals are supposed to exhibit on their collars a 1909 tag showing that they have a license to. be alive. Any that tho Levy Court was now considering a proposition along these lines and Workman Injured.

John L. Hobbtf, of Np. 501 East Fifth street, employed tile DKLMAR, Jnn. 19-That ho carried In the wood and kept the fires Letters on Estate. Letters of administration on th estute of William II.

Moore were grant- 1 ed today to KUzabeth McDaniel. Letters granted yesterday were as follows: Ellen Bowers to Elizabeth Burnley; Alartln Wolhar to Charles T. Wolhar; Henry C. Jones to Tllghman Johnson and the Security Trust and Safe Deposit Company. shops at Todd's Cut, was struck by a would probably draft a bill to be presented to the Legislature giving the Levy Court the power to appoint the assessors.

1 going was payment enough for his board was tho opinion of William Continued on Fifth Page. Workmen at Hockessin. Officials of the Grand Lodge of Delaware, Ancient Order of United Workmen visited Valley Lodge, at Hockes-sin, last night. The Hockessin Workmen entertained the visitors lavishly. piece or iron While at work yesterday James H.

Murphy was held for the and received gash in his face. He Karl, when ho was before upper court by Judge Cochran this was attended ly a physician and later Magistrate Williams charged with hav was able to return to dog not having such a tag will bo taken to the pound. J. morning on two charges of larceny, bail being fixed at $300 in each case. Jt was alleged that he took several overcoats.

The complainants were ing obtained focd and lodging at the boarding house of Rosa Wilson and failing to pay for the same. Magistrate Williams decided to send Karl where food and lodging are free, but while Constable Waller was con veying him there Karl got away and has not yet been found. TO AID SPONSOR OF BATTLESHIP I1L I .1 Governor Pennewiii Desig New-Century Club Lecture. Mrs. Helen Weil, of Baltimore, will give a lecture-reading in the New-Century Club this afternoon.

The subject will be from "The Servant in the House." Charles W. Schagrln and Mrs. Annie Shultz. Murphey said another man gave hln the coats to sell. Annie Jones, colored, was arraigned probers are again a Work in the city on a charge of keeping a disorderly WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. A storm of slight importance ia now centered In the northern lake region, which is ac-oompanied with a little precipitation in the central valleys and upper lake region. 1 It probable that the lake storm will cause light rain or snow in the lower lake region and tha North Atlantis Cosst states tonight or Wednesday. Forecsst till 8 p.

m. Wednesday: For Delaware Partly, cloudy and warmer tonight and Wednesday; mod- erate southwesterly wind. house and had her vase set down for a hearin gon Thursday. She was ar rested last night by Sergeant Lyons Henry F. Green and John T.

Doyle, members of the Civil Sen-ice Commission nates Miss Ellen duPont and Miss Frances Hazel for the Honor are again in Wilmington. They arrived went before Commissioner Green to-day and requested that official to show him this particular which was done, and Titus later made a sworn statement that it was not true. What the NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE MEETS IN WASNINOTON here from Washington yesterday after aeciaratlon was could not be learned. noon and Immediately took up the work of probing the actions of Federal employes in connection with political activity and paying assessments to their party The letter carriers and clerks were somewhat concerned over the proceedings today. It was said that the questioning was TODAY'S TEMPERATUR3 and a squad of police, who made a raid on a house in Lord street.

A second Annie Jones, colored, was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery and fined tSO and costs. Tha cofciolainant was Effle Boston. The trouble took place in the same Lord street house just a few minutes before the police got there. The Boston woman said that the Jones woman, who Is tall while tha first Jones woman is short, cut her with a knife. She had to be sent to a doctor and several stitches were necessary to close a wound on the left side of he face.

She said the Jones woman had the knife in a muff and slashed her as she came in the door. The witnesses 1n the first case who were arrested in the raid were held in $30 bail for their appearance on Thursday. Governor Simeon S. Pennewiii, at the request of the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, has designated two aides to Miss Anne PennewiU Cahall, sponsor for the battleship Delaware, which is to be launched on February 6. The aides will be Miss Ellen Coleman-dul'ont of this city, and Miss Fiances Hazel of Dover.

Miss duPont Is a daughter of General and Mrs. T. Coleman duPont, and Miss Hazel is a niece of Mrs. James PennewiU of Dover, Mhe Governor's 25 P. By United Press Leased Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, D. Jan. 19-Elghty-two boards of trade, from fourteen states of the Union, are represented at the thirty-ninth annual session of the National Board of Trade, which convened at the New Willard to-day. More than 100 delegates are In attendance, and, during the convention, which will conclude on Thursday, postal savings banks, conservation of natural and other subjects of interest to' -the business-men of the country will be discussed. "We afo going to endorse the President's natural resources conservation scheme," said Wrank D.

La Lanne, President of the Board, to-day, "and Will probbaly approve the postal savings bank matters in which we are particularly interested are protection for American merchant marine, an amendment to the Ald-rich-Vreeland currency bill; extension of the merit system in the diplomatic and consular services, and amendment to the Sherman anti-trust law, and the $500,000,000 bond Issue for the Improvement of the waterways of the country," President La Lanne who Is now serving his third consecutive term at the head of the board, will probably be re-elected. He is also being pushed by his friends for Secretary of Commerce and Labor In Mr. Taft's cabinet, because It was largely through his efforts that the national board of trade set in motion the movement which resulted in the establishment ofj the department. fund at election time. On their former visit they questioned all the employes of the Custom House, United States marshal's office, United States District Attorney John P.

Nields and oCllector of Port David S. Clark. On their arrival yesterday, they started to work among the postoffi.a clerks and this morning the carriers were brought to the front in bunches of six. Deputy Collector of Port John Titus also appeared before the board to-day to make an affidavit denying some evidence implicating him in a political transaction wheh was given by another Federal employe. Mr.

Titus, it is said, had In some way Awned ef this piece of evidence and he along tho lino whether any of the men had paid assessments for political campaign funds or had Interested themselves in the past election. Many of the men admitted that they had made contributions to their party. They could see no wrong in this and whether it was wrong, the commissioners did not say. When the commissioners were here the first time it Is said they asked the witnesses called before them, a number of questions concerning well-known politician who is not employed in the Federal Building. It is said that this man made all the assessments and collected them and it appears as if he may be drawn Into the investigation.

25 12 20 9 A.M. Trust Company Meeting. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Security Trust and fSafo AMUSEMENT and theatrical advertisements will be 13 8 00 A. M. Deposit Company will be held this aXUffiOoa.

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