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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
The Natural seauenoe.

The spectacle Of the court being called
upon TO openly condemn the grand jury
for giving countenance 20 those who would
tamper with the course Of Justice, as re-
Gently witnessed in Sussex county, should
challenge the serious attention of all citi-
zens who feel that in good government
and a faithful administration of the laws
are to be found the greatest security to
life and property.
The incident TO which we allude was a
notorious one, and yet it is not an inno-
walton. Two years ago, according to the
State Register of Laurel, the Sussex
county grand jury, at the instigation Of
interested politicians, ignored the bill pre-
sented against three negroes who were
accused Of burglary and larceny, notwith-
standing the direct and conclusive charac-
ter of the evidence. The accused men
were useful TO the Union Republican
politicians, hence the manipulation that
secured the favor Of the grand jury. The
same kind Of influence, exerted at the
recent term Of court, resulted in similar
leniency to a criminal, but the court was
aroused to action, and as a result of its
reprimand the grand jury reconsidered
It's action, returned an indictment, and
the accused was tried, convicted and
sentenced.
Here we have only natural sequence
to the carnival of election debauchery
that has so long disgraced this State.
Purchased votes controlled the selection
Of the agents for drawing iuries The re-
suit was juries susceptible TO corruption.
Merely an ordinary instance Of cause and
effect, but now terrible in its iar-rcaching
consequences.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

large plants by machinery, both for soft
and hard coal This is all there is in
what is commonly called "smoke con-
sumor
In small furnaces an intelligent and
licient fireman can accomplish like
results, no matter what grade OF coal is
used. ln the city of Cleveland the fire.
men are Intelligent and efficient They
have 90 be; there is a law, rigidly en-
forced, to arrest and fine not only the in
dividual who is In charge of the offending
furnace but "the owner, agent, tenant
occupant, or any person other in charge
or control of any apartment house, office
building. hotel, theatre place of public
entertainment, school building, institute
ton, or amy building used as a factory
or for any purpose OF trade or for any
purpose other than a private residence. "
This enforcement of Cleveland S smoke
ordinance is accomplished in a city Of
nearly half a million by a special engineer
and three inspectors. We think that
Commissioner Darlington, with his ample
powers of arrest and with the cooperation
of the entire Police Department, can do
as well for this city There is no adequate
defence in law, morals economies, or COM
mon sense in allowing 10 be sent broad
cast over this populous city clouds and
showers of bumable carbon, filling the air
with filth, the town with Crime, insulting
the lungs and health OF its inhabitants.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
How the EvIl May be curea.

"Ihe Anti-Bribcg League Of Delaware
will sec to il that our laws against the
illegal use of money at elections are en-
forced, says the Sussex Republican OF
Georgetown
Here is the assuring promise that the
evil Of vote-buying at elections in this
State will be eradicated through the in
fuence Of the Anti-BHbcy League. It
will see that the laws in relation to this
matter are enforced.
II is not conceivable that there will be
any extensive election corruption in the
face OF an organized effort to have the
laws enforced. Heretofore the crime has
faunted itself in the faces OF the people
because there was no organized effort to
enforce the law. Now the law will be
enforced. and few Of the sooundrels who
have gaily pursued the disreputable
business as a pleasing and profitable occu-
patton will have the hardihood to buy a
vote when the transaction seriously
threatens to land them behind prison bars
The work Of the Anti-Bnbery League
may be expected TO bring about this great
reform. 1t has formed State organi-
zation, and il is expected that in a short
time county organizations will also be in
working order Then, by the time the
active work Of the campaign is under
way, the agents Of corruption will find
themselves confronted by an organized
movement animated by the one stern
purpose OF enforcing the law against
bribery, vote-buying and all other forms
OF election corruption, and backed by
sufficient money to make its operations
effective in every election district of the
State.
That bribery and corruption can
flourish in the face of such an organization
is one Of the remotest Of probabilities.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
nnrrrndn Nvlth cnha

Cuba ranks second in Importance in
the trade relations OF the United States
with other American countries. The
total trade Of the United States with the
principal countries of America in the fiscal
year 1905 was With Canada. S2O3. .OO0.-
600; with Cuba, sl25OOO 600; with Brazil,
Sill 100000; with Mexico. s02. 600 600,
and with Argentina, S30.O0OOOO. This
places Cuba second at the present time
in rank in our trade relations with the
countries of America.
The value of merchandise imported
into the United States from Cuba in the
calendar year 1905, according to figures
prepared by the Department of Commerce
and Labor through its Bureau of Statistics
was S95,S57, ,s56, against S57 DOS. .20l in
1903, S3l ,747, ,229 in 1900, and 1929
456 in 1897, in which year our imports
from Cuba touched the lowest point in
the last half century. The exports from
the United States TO Cuba in the calendar
year 1905 were valued at s4i, ,560,s12
against S23 3,504,4l7 in 1903, 26,934. .524
in 1900, and 81 206, ,6l3 in 1896, in which
year they were smaller than in any pre-
ceding year in the last half century. In
both imports and exports the figures Of
the year 1905 are larger than those Of any
earlier year in our trade with Cuba.
Sugar and molasses, tobacco, cigars
and fruits are the principal articles form
ing the imports into the United States
from Cuba. BY far the largest and most
important of these articles is sugar of
which the total importation in 1905 was
valued at S72,649,slS, and formed 20 per
cent of the sugar brought into the United
States from foreign countries and 4s per
cent Of that brought in from all parts Of the
world, including our own non-contiguous
territory. The value of sugar imported
from Cuba has increased very rapidly,
and while much of this increase has oc-
CURED since the reciprocity treaty by
which the duty on sugar imported into
the United States from Cuba is reduced
20 per cent, the growth is doubtless due
also in part TO the great increase in pro-
duction OF sugar in that island in 1904
and 1905, as compared with the years in
which production was reduced by reason
of damage to sugar estates during the
period of hostilities which existed in that
island
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
Fears OF Renuhllonn pnnrer-

II is quite interesting to note, in the
extract from "Republican Glasses" in
yesterdays Sunday Star, which we re-
print elsewhere in this issue, some very
important concessions.
They are; That the apparent hostility
between Addicks and Alice may be merely
a pretence, and that Republican Legis-
lature might result in the election of Ad-
dicks to the Senate; that President Roose-
welt is not as popular as he was; that the
President has gone out of his way to give
Federal patronage to the Addicks Repub-
licans, thereby strengthening that faction
at the expense of the Regulars; that the
feelings engendered by these doings may
bring defeat to the Republican party in
Delaware at the election of this year.
These forebodings, it will be borne in
mind, are from Regular Republican
sources the writer Of "Republican Glasses
being affiliated with that faction Of the
Republican party.
All these things have been pointed out
in Every Evening from time to time.
The admission of their truth by Regular
Republican authority is somewhat signili-
cant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
STILL DANGER OF Ann1oKs.
Or Of Republican Defeat as Result
Roosevoit's Surrender 10 Addicksism.

VI Vi AAfpuuASdu Utltat as heSNl OF
Roosevelts Surrender to Addicksism.
"horutiican Glasses in SUNDAY star
Undoubtedly a Senator should be
elected. There arc many reasons for
tins. One is that In the uncertainty of
politics, u Is unwise TO permit a Rcpub-
lican Legislature 90 pass out of existence
without having elected a Senator. when
1t can do SO; further, there is no GER
iainty whatever that the next Icgis-
latuie will be Republican. And an un-
conditional surrender TO Alice after fight
ing Alice and Addicks for 10 years. only
to wake up and find that Addicks was
nearer his goal than ever. would be "a
serious matter; it would weaken the next
campaign more than il would help il.
This is an of year in politics. The trend
OF public sentiment from the high water
mark of Roosevelt 5 vote is rather against
the party than for IL, and If there is a
Republican majority in the State of
Delaware IN November. it will be "a
smaller majority than existed at the last
general election, when we had tho cam
dldacy OF popular President to add
materially TO the Republican vote We
should not get together except in such a
manner and under such conditions as will
prevent repetition OF the political
methods that have existed for the past
10 years. IL would be folly TO accept
the Union Republican offer for united
party and have it result in a Republican
Legislature, a caucus for United States
Senator and j. Edward Addicks have "a
majority of the votes There was time
when even J. Edward Addicls could be
helped to the United States Senate If
political influence and prestige and Office
could be had by betraying the interests
OF the Republican party, but that time
has gone by, and what we must now have
IS a party united in such a manner that
It Will Withstand the personal i'll feeling
and disappointments that attend any re-
organization, and at the same time elimi-
nate our present troubles. There must
be fairness and frankness in party manage
ment. There must be square deal. %
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
Poklns Fun at the President.


The platform adopted by the Indiana
Republican State Convention, last week.
referred to the Trusts in a manner that
has every appearance OF a deliberate
attempt to ridicule President Roosevelt.
under the guise Of applauding his adj
ministration.
awe indorse the action Of President
Roosevelt in rigidly enforcing the Anti
Trust laws placed upon the statute books
Of the United States by the Republican
party, is the declaration of the platform.
How Where When ? In the case of Paul
Morton, the Santa Fe official who winked
At rebates In the cases of the Beef Trust
magnates, the Standard Oil kings tho
Paper Trust, and others who arc now
laughing at the futile pretenco of cad
ministration agents TO enforce these laws ?
Really, this platform declaration must
be a scheme by Nice-Presidcnt Fairbanks
to discredit President Roosevelt. whom
he has reason TO fear as rival for the
Republican nomination for President in
1908.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
ba27-rucked Or BE- PlaIted Bl0use. a2 . l2 Bast

Combinations of tuclSs and box
plaits are exceedingly fashionable just
now and make some very attractive
blouses. This one is simple enough
70 be worn in the morning, yet can be
rendered dressy enough for afternoon
occasions, so that it fills a variety of
needs. In the case Of the model the
material IS Alice blue pongee with the
collar and the trimming of Oriental
embroidery, the colors Of which are
exceedingly effective against the blue
background. Suitable materials. how
ever, are very nearly legion. Pongee
IN itself provides a generous variety
Of colors there are all the simple taf-
fetas and louisines and also long list
Of washable fabrics, linen, madras
the soft finished French pique, mer-
cerized poplin and the like.
The waist consists Of the tucked
portions and the box plaits. the plaits
concealing the seams which join fronts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
pstsl o. county ExpendIturan.


The printed report Of the auditors who
examine the fiscal accounts Of New Castle
county is a very interesting pamphlet, and
Of much importance to the taxpayers.
For it records the expenditure of their
tax money, in detail.
And yet the suggestion is in order that
the detail is not altogether sufficient for
the purpose. A glance at the expenditures
of the Fourth Levy Court district brandy
wine and North Christiana hundreds)
which we print elsewhere in this issue,
will give an idea of what we mean. This
detail includes only the name Of the payee
and the amount paid. There is not the
slightest inkling Of what the money was
paid for, or what kind Of services were
rendered for the compensation. The total
of the expenditures in this district for the
year ended June Both, 1905, was s., ,626 .55.
an amount large enough to excite in the
mind OF the average taxpayer desire to
know what it was expended for.
1t is the same with the detail Of the
expenditures for the other Levy Court
districts, which we may take occasion to
lay before the public from time 10 time.
The information shows who received the
money, but there is nothing to show what
they did for it.
There may be room for very desirable
reform along these suggestions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
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TGZz2z0G0
W. & Co.
Sprimg
Garments.

The greater part Of the
Spring season is yet before us.
We are keeping up our stock
of Women's and Misses gar
ments to the highest point of
excellence. Many new styles
are shown for the first.
Attention is called to our
very unusual exhibit of Suits at
SIS, SIS, $40, SIS and upwards
to $50.
Strictly tailor made Goats at
$500 to S25,
Eton Coats in silk and pana-
ma are very popular. Many
styles at $40, SI2, SIS, SIS.
Large showing of Cream
Woolen Suits, Coats and Skirts.
Wolfe Skirts in black, navy and
cream, $40, SI2, SIS, SI8.
Shirtwaists in the popular
lingerie and tailor-made STYLES.
at SI.oo, sr25, $3.50. $500
and upwards to SIS each.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
THE SMOKE NUISANCE.

1t the Health Board intends to prevent
every. hotel in this city from using soft
coal IN their furnaces it might as well
give the order to close the hotels imme-
diately Statement of a Hotel Manager.
The attorney for a defendant charged
WITH causing smoke nuisance was al
lowed on Wednesday, without contra
dictlon by the court, to refer to Com
missioner Darlington s "edict against
soft coal users There is no edict
against the use Of soft coal. More
over its use is not the cause of the
nuisance. The City of Cleveland uses
bituminous coal exclusively in all It's
industries, and there is no smoke nui-
sance in Cleveland. Yet in that town
In the past four years the number of
manufactures has doubled.
The hotel keepers and factory pro-
prietors responsible for the nuisance
constantly plead in court that the Health
Commissioners is trying to put them
out of business" by forbidding the use
of Inexpensive fuel For their enlighten-
ment we quote from a letter of Prof.
w. Jones OF the Metropolitan Railroad s
power station az the foot of East Eighty
sixth street, printed in the Times during
the anthracite strike four years ago. Prof.
Jones says
In the power plant Of this company.
where | test all the coal used, there is
little OF no smoke produced This result
in no way depends upon any special APP
paratus termed a smoke consumer" In
deed / know OF no such apparatus
The whole trick in burning soft coal and
producing no smoke is to feed the coal
gradually TO the furnace, and in such a
way that the smoke produced is produced
only in the front part Of the furnace, and
is consumed in passing over the back
part OF the fire, which is a bed of incan-
descent coke the whole fire being gradu-
ally moved from the front to the back
of the furnace.
This feed ng is, of course, done in all
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

Canada knows something about govern
ment ownership and operation of rail
roads. The Intercolonial Railway. a
government property, was conducted last
year with deficit of Sl,725,3O3. And
yet it was able to buy American steel rails
at $40 per ton less than the railroads of
this country could buy them for If the
0annadian government loses money in
railway ownership and operation. what
would be the experience of the United
States
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

and slde-fronts, backs and side bacl 9
and the closing is made invisible
beneath the box plait at the left of
the front. There IS a fitted lining,
which may be used or omitted as may
be desirable, and the sleeves are the
taYorite ones with deep cuffs above
which they are moderately full
The quantity Of material required
Tor woman of medium size is AZ
yards 2l, 3's yards p OF 2ls yards Al
inches wide.
The pattern 1927 is cut in sizes for
a 81 "a, 30, 81 and 40 inch bust meas
ure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

The fact that Major Gillette, who is
now chief of Philadelphia S Filtration
Bureau was instrumental in sending
Gaynor and Greene to the penitentiary
may we'll incite the apprehension of the
suspected municipal contractors in Phila-
delphia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

1t will be admitted that the sidewalk
Is not the proper place for the transaction
of mercantile business. Il will he adj
mitted also that as long as sidewalk
business is permitted to such an extent
as it has been in this city, those who do
business within doors, and entrench upon
the sidewalk for advertising purposes only.
have reason for complaint in the apparent
discrimination that hauls them into court
and leaves the actual sidewalk merchants
unmolested.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

President Roosevelt favors the taxing
OF large fortunes. How long will il be
before he advocates an income tax ? And
then what will those who helped TO buy
his election with their lavish contributions
think of him
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
Note.

For Wednesday we will offer
a line Of goods that will appeal
to every housekeeper. See
to-morrow's advertisement for
particulars which will be well
worth knowing,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

The extent and character Of recent inn
migration from Europe is somewhat sug-
gestive OF concerted action in the direction
OF making this country the world-centre
Of socialism and anarchism-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

As TO the "man with the muck-rake -
whom the President scored so savaeelv
in his Washington speech. Saturday after
noon' he should remember. particularly
with respect to his administration that
so long as there is any muck. tho man
with the rake will be around to gather
ii up.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

1t is no credit to Delaware that ID
years-old girl of Baltimore who broke
away from parental restraint and fed
with her lover should have found in this
state the minister who was willing 10
perform marriage ceremony. Della
ware, particularly the city of Wilmington
Is becoming notorious as the place where
marriages are performed without question.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

The Smyrna Call thinks it would be a
joke If the people Of Sussex county. after
the spring Jail delivery at Georgetown
takes place, should tear down the rickety
apology for prison. and thus fool the
jail birds when they return in the fall 10
take up their winter quarters. Well. IL
might be joke, but It Will be much better
for the people Of Sussex county 10 look
at the matter seriously and resolve TO
provide decent and reliable jail accom-
modallons without delay.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
Rummase Sale

for the benefit Of Associated Charities will
be held the last week of April. Contri-
buttons Of all kinds solicited. particularly
summer clothing. May be sent to COZ
West street, or will be sent for. ID. "a.
phone 464f
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
8rntstfr's Ordfrs.
DEUIsItNis UhUrN

L k0lslEhs OkDhh
II. OFFICE or lHk REGISTER OF WILLS. }
New Castle County, Del, April 4th, 1906. I
upon the application of Mary G. HOuK, Ad-
m iistfairix OF ae.rg, h. houk, late Of Chris
uhna hundred. in said county, deceased, It Is
ordered ana directed by the Register Of Wills
tnad the Administrative Aforesaid give notice
o. granting OF Letters OF Administra-
uon upon the estate OF the deceased, with
the date OF granting thereof BY caus-
Ing Advertisements TO be posted within forty
Gays nom the date Of such letters in six Of the
most public places OF the county Of New Castle,
requiring all persons having demands against
oi Assembly In such case made and provided:
ana al'o cause the same he inserted within
paper published IA Wilmington, Del. and 10 be
continued therein three weeks te o d.l
Given under the hand and seal Of once
Of the Register Of Wills Aforesaid, At Will
H. minpton, in New Castle county aforesaid
the day and year above written.
FRED kklCk z BACH, Register Of villa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16

II is a reasonable presumption that the
quarrel between Boss Addicks and Senator
Alice is only pretenoe, gotten up for the
purpose Of deceiving President Roosevelt.
and securing the continuance Of his ad-
ministration favors TO the Senator But
should It prove 10 be a real quarrel, it
may bein order for DR., C. r. Layton, who
recently received an appointment to a
profitable position in Washington at the
hands Of Senator Alice, to figure the
difference between "thirty pieces Of
silver and a salary Of $4,000 a year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
Every Evening Prints N ore Want Adv.

than al the other newspapers in the cit,,
combined. Surely no one can ask for bet
Ter evidence Of the superiority Of Ererv
Evening as an advertising medium
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
NOTICE
l0rnhV rfva, thai

Notice is hereby given that Letters Of Admin
tIation we're IN due form Of law granted unto
the undersigned. on the 4th day Of April,
A. u. 1900, and that all persons having claims
against the estate Of the deceased must present
the same, duly atiested 10 the said Administra-
trl1 on or before the 3th day OF Arril, A. IA
1907. or abide che Act Of Assembly in such case
made ana provided. MARY a. HOuK.
Administering.
Address; William =. ynam Esq., Attorney-at,
law, Wilmington, Delaware apr5-tts-3w
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-16
gifenss SppIiratiuns.

N oIlCE = J. ANTHONY CoRLETo- TN
~ owner and occuDant OF the house sl,.,.i ~ Z
az K. Cor.s Seventh and Lincoln straa.a ts,ssated
the Fifth ward, city Of Wilmington. coSs,,, y, IN
New Castle ana State OF Delaware In cowrI,5 Of
with The requirements OF the acts ofthe Gerers.gi
Assembly, in such cases made and providnSii el.l
hereby give nouce that 1 shall applv in ,s-t,,u 20
70 the Court OF General Sessions III the sts,a
Delaware, In and for New Castle couns,. Of
MONDAY, the 18th day Of May, Al n Ion on
being the next term Of said Couri ~ a.. eisuoi
license for said house as an inn on fa,.r,l -o'
the sale therein Of intoxicating lfo,,c-.e ~ lot
quantities than one quart to be drsnt ~. "a M " =
premises and the following regpecto Ne oi, ~ tne
OF said ward at least twelve of ,yhorn -. ells
stantal freeholders OF said ward reeororso ~ ~ o
said application, viz: IN 'ue
Nicholas fioance, Rafaele Bernerdo
Giuseppe Giampetro, Vito Netass,no
Ncho las Laiasha Giuseppe Montrfcbt.
Giovanno Derogaty, Antonio Paceli iV'
Luigi Damico, Patrick Murphy.
Joseph boniIheino; z. A. NJ, Rovetti, n. D.
Domenlco Bernardo, Mauro Sisafa,
John Young, 1ommaso Iitoro.
uige De Luca, Joseph Dam co,
Jonn De Pei CO, Nicholas Cerchio
Cosimo idauce, pasduaie Npnriiio
Pasquale ldslo, j. @ Hartmann.
aprl4-st ANTHONY CORLETO