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Evening journal., 1906-08-21
The World OF Sport.
EDITED BY HAROLD HARVEY
AETNA WON ANOTHER
speelal 10 The EvenIng JOurnal.

NEWARK. Aug. 22.-The Aetnas land
ed another victory to their long list on
Saturday by defeating the strong st.
Paurs Guild Of Chester, by the score Of
C to /.
The Chester boys were the attraction
hero on the Fourth Of July and split
even with tho locals in double header.
They afterward won a nineteen inning
game from the ElSton Club and came
here determined 20 win tho two best out
of three with the locals. For a while it
looked as though it might be another
nineteen inning game burt in one in
ming the locals secured five clean hits,
and landed enough runs TO make the
game safe. In this one inning the locals
hatted around and twice they had an
the bags nlled. once With them filed,
Steele landed on pretty one and tho
bases We're cleaned. Murray pitched in
his old form and had the visitors at his
mercy at every point during the game.
Johnson also pitched a good game fo-
the visitors. The fans are now very
anxious TO see the locals get a crack at
New Castle and Elkton.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
INNINGS.
THEN A TIE

Dover and Brdgeville teams played the
hrst of a series Of three games in Bridge
vile yesterday and it was all that AHeo's
Senators could do to keep the Bridge
villeites from getting the best Of them.
AS il was the game ended in a tie. to :,
after eleven innings had been played.
Benson. formerly Of the Phnies, pitch-
ed for the homo team and the best the
visitors could do was TO tag him four
times while Mr.. Topham was touched up
for nine bags. The business men in
Brdgowile are putting up and viii fur
nish necessary money for hrst-class
team. The score by innings follows:
RHE.
Dover .... ........O 0OOO'2 O0OOO-2 1
Bridgeville D.. .eOOOO0OOOOO- 9 1
Basteries Bridgevire Benson and Sc
cord; Dover, Topham and zearfoss UNI
plre, Richards.
Tho clubs Will play in Dover again On
Friday.
The lineup in yesterdays game was
as follows.
Dover-Taylor Sb Alice. %; Johnson.
ssi Zearioss C; Donoho, CT; Price. ID.
Wrisht If; Jones. II; Topham. p.
Bridgeville-short CT; sperry. 2b Cor
neal Sb; Townsend. ri; secord. c; rar-
rington. II; Cook SIS; HolSc, ID, Benson. p
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
IS woman who was dressed and APP

ious woman who was dressed and ap-
peared as a child.
The trouble occurred in the place in
Watson street. The woman there had
known Thaw and he had repeated to
her his notorious offer and she tried
for the reward Of SlOO. A woman.
small Of figure and Of rather childish
appearance, was brought forward as a
child victim and offered at the feet Of
Thaw. The woman was fully as old
as Thaw, and the moment the young
man laid eyes on her he saw there was
some sort of a game on hand, and ne
burst forth: "Why, this thing is old
enough TO be my mother"
With that he began to break the fur
niture. The police were called and the
whole scheme came out. but was hush
ed up at the time Now every fact is
in the hands Of the police, who have
witnesses TO bear them out.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
LAST MARRIAGE
WAS ONE TOO MANY
lcontInued Lon FIrst 20
rho Happy Bride

nc fiaPPJ Riilo
The bridegroom turned to make
reply. but before he could the woman
who called came running out and
made grab for the boiler She
proved 10 be the bride
''There." she exclaimed you've got
n pai6 OF cuff buttons In that boiler
thatf gave to ~ first husband.
never ~ mytecond husband have
them ana you mustn't take them"
Those are my buttons the man
went -on. u told you twice that my
FIRST wife gave them to me-"
well. you've got both the rag car
pets, anyhow" said the woman. "and
only one of them is yours. Are you
going to take everything 7 have2"
With a whitening smile of contempt
Mr.. Re'ber passed on with the boiler.
and before he returned for a second
load Mrs. Reiber had time to explain
that this was her third venture into
the stormy sea of matrimony. that the
ship Of domestic Joy had met disaster
again and that they were now divid-
ing the wrcckage preparatory to ap-
plying for divorce. This she pointed
out, was the reason for the appear
anoe Of the belated wedding notice.
Children Made Trouble
While Mrs. Reiber was explaining
that the great difficulty had been TO
reconcile the two patches of children
which each partner had brought on
the voyage. Mr.. Reiber broke violently
into the conversation with the remark
well. It was your children that caused
the rows not mine" He made this re-
mark without stopping. as he passed
into the house and soon reappeared
with another load.
But, watchful as a custom officers
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
Club Reoraanized.

Manager Brennan has re-organized
the Wilmington A. C. baseball club for
the remainder of tho season and has
signed Jess Han. pitcher Of the Clayton.
n. J., team. The a. C. will play the
Frankford club on Saturday and the line
Up follows:
Thomas Ccapt), catcher: Hall or Bren-
nan, pitcher: Porter. first base; siemen.
second base; Walker. short stop; stne.
third base; Holland. left feid;. Alexander.
right field and King, centre field
Evening journal., 1906-08-21

at the dock, Mrs. Reiber went over the
cargo.
why you've got my wedding ring,
John Reiber Give it back"
IT'S not yours. ] only loaned il to
you after we were married. Why, my
FIRST wife gave me this ring and
wouldn't part with It,"
Why, you made me a present Of
that ring" shrieked Mrs. Reiber
And then you stole it off my finger
when I was asleep"
Il know" returned the bridegroom
calmly. "That was the only way 1
could get it back"
"Oh youll get everything back all
right" retorted Mrs. Reiber with nne
scorn.
"You bot will" said her husband
in mufiied tones from beneath a couple
cf rolls of carpet he was carrying ON
his head
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
S.. john Wants Game.

The st. Johns have an open date
ON Saturday next. as the Pennsgrove
team has cancelled the game for thai
date. The st. Johns would like to
meet any 1S-year-old team in the
State in their place on that date the
ST. Thomas Cadets or the Browntown
stars preferred. Address A. II. Jones
No. S98 Market street.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
EIkton Wants champIonshIp

The Elkton baseball team win cross
bats on Thursday in Elkton with tho. New
Castle Club and on Saturday II will play
the Belair team of Hartford county, Nd.
should Eiktcn take both games it will be
champion OF Cecil Hartford and New Cas-
tie counties.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
Official Visits for Bed Men.

Great Sachem Charles Mcintyre Will
pay an official visit tomorrow evening
10 oklahoma Tribe at Lewes. On Friday
he will visit the Rehoboth tribe.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
Giants Want Series.

The Wilmington Giants are desirous Of
playing Dover. X-wilmington or New
Castle a serles Of three games Of bali
The Giants manager believes his team
can set the best Of any of the others
named.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
Applaudsd BY Neishbors

BY this time the reporter was only
one of a big audience which applauded
both sides impartially and showed
keen appreciation of the repartee. But
Mrs. nelher was plainly exasperated
at the way her spouse continued
calmly TO 60 export business with the
goods and chattels Of the house.
suddenly she thought Of q way 70
stop him. A diligont canvass OF SYM
pathetic friends produced the neces-
sary $3.50 and she started for a magis-
trate's office 10 swear out a warrant
for John. Assault and battery was
the charge. based on a claim that he
had threatened her life with butcher
knife.
But the office was closed and when
she returned Reiber had made his last
trip and the house looked as though
a cyclone had struck It, He left word
that he didn't want anything more
and that she could move as soon as
she wanted.
And when darkness settled down Il
+, left Mrs. Reiber in possession Of the
house. But John, the. wedding ring,
the cuff buttons, the rag carpet and
whole lot Of the furniture We're gone
an of them probably never to return.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
National Leaaus.

RESULTS OF Yesterdays GAMES
Pittsburg, 2; Brooklyn. L
Chicago, 3; New York Q.
Cincinnati, .; Boston, l.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
Eastorn Ieanne.

RESULTS OF YEsTERDAY's GAMES
Jersey City s; Toronto. 0.
Jersey City, 3; Toronto, l.
Newark 4; Buffalo. 3.
Providence, 1; Rochester. 0.
Baltimore, 10; Montreal 3.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
Tri. State league

RESULTS or YES ERpAy's GAMES.
York, Q; Harrisburg. /.
Altoona, 2, Wnlamsport, /.
Lancaster, G; Johnstown, 3.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
SHELLPOT PARK
HYRUP'S MOVING PICTURES
and ILLUSTRATED SONGS

A full two hours show for one ad-
mission. Change Of programme every
Monday and Thursday. Admission, 1Oc;
children, &c. Continuous performance
afternoon and evening.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
RESULTS OF BALL GAMES

RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES
st. Louis q: Athletics. /.
Chicago. 4; New York, l.
Detroit 6; Boston, l.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21

Special train will leave Wilmington
Delaware avenue station) at go a.
m; Newark at $50 a. m. Returning,
leave Baltimore (Camden station) at
$50 p. m; (Mt. Royal station) at 6.35
p. m.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21

Special S1oo Excursion to Baltimore,
Baltimore and Ohio R. r., Sunday,
August 26.
Evening journal., 1906-08-21
4r7 King Street
Remnants of LAWS, 3 q

Today puton large lot of of lawns baistes
cahcoes and gngham that regularly sold for TO II 12c y
yard all price. y I-ZC
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13

a further sum apprOximating S3S was
paid to the governor to finish squarinp
up expenses of the trip, making in all
81, 800. 60 which this junket cost the
people Of the state of Iowa.
Gov. Cummins is apparently not
very democratic in his tastes when he
is representing the state on these
- tours of duty The ledger in the
Arlington Hotel in Washington shows
the following entry opposite his name
during one of his trips to that city:
TO bill OF self and wife. days, at
$24 per day ......F.. s216. 90
10 carriage hire. 30. 00''
An ordinary ind vidual going to
Washington to attend the inauguration
ceremonies would be liable to kick at
such a bill as that but the records
fail to show that CIV. Cummins did
anything of the sort.
Gov. Cummins is supposed to be an
expert lawyer. He is understood to
have some sort of legal relations to
a certain large accident association
and their records show that he very
recently appeared as attorney for the
Des Moines Union Railroad. How
ever, he has called upon the state to
pay 1915. 63 as additional counsel fee.
Gov. Shaw spent but $3.50 for this
purpose and Gov. Drake but $25.
The total amount drawn from their
contingent funds by Governors Lar
rabee, Boies, Jackson, Drake and
Shaw, for their personal use in
sixteen years was 1888. SO, while in
four years Gov. Cummins drew for
his personal use 50, 307. "a, or 81, ,623. 81
more in four years than the preceding
five governors drew in sixteen wears
During the four years of his admin
lstratiOn Gov. Cummnis has used for
all purpses $50, 885. 10 of the COVER
nor's contingent fund. The combined
sum drawn for all purposes from the
contingent fund by Governors Lar
rabee, Boies and Jackson was only
81. 754. 30 in excess of Gov. Cummins,
while the amounts drawn by Govern
ors Shaw and Drake exceeded it by
only 81. $40 80.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13
VOTING MACHINES FOR WlNNESHIEK
COUNTY.
Board Of Supervisors Orders Twenty. Seven
U. 5. Voting Machines for Use in This
County. First Trial This Fall.

At its session last week the Board OF
Supervisors voted to order twenty
seven United States Standard yotins
machines for use in this county at ths
coming election, the same to be ac.
cepted and paid for if found salts.
factory.
For some time the Board has been
considering the advisability of pur-
chasing these machines. An agent for
the company has had one on display
at Decorah and various points in the
county, and last week, representatives
Of other machines were here. The re-
claims that by these
machines mistakes in the voting are
impossible, and that the vote is added
as voted and within a few moments
after the closing of the polls the re-
turns from the entire county may be
We understand that twenty seven of
these machines have been purchased
at cost of $3.50. 90 each or total ex-
pense to the county of Sl7, $3.50.
1t is expected that the machines will
be here for the coming fall election,
and now it is up to the voters of the
county to learn at once how to operate
them. 1t is claimed that the machines
are easy of operation and that no
can be made in voting.
All of the members. of the Board
voted for the purchase of the ma
chimes except Mr. B. E. Jewell, the
member from Decorah and Madison
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13
Perkins Ss7. cummins $50. R..hbun 20.

Last week was very active one by
both the Perkins and Cummins suppor-
ters and the results up to date give
the respective candidates during the
week, Perkins 70, Cummins 40. Con-
tested counties Blackhawk, 81. The
compilation of the figures up to date
is Perkins 6S7. Cummins $50, Rathbun
80. The number of delegates to be
chosen after today is 1853. AS Mr.,
Perkins now leads Mr.. Cummins by 81
votes and Rathbun and anti -Cummins
delegates number 80. Mr.. Cummins ia
now in the minority by III votes,
having already suffered loss of 1885.
in making comparisons with his last
gubernatorlal contest.
In the East Waterloo contest Friday,
night where contest has already been
fled, four more votes were cast than
the combined Roosevelt and Parker
vote. The vote in the East Waterloo
caucuses was 729. l29 more than cast
for Roosevelt, and there were SO more
ballots in the box than the names of
the voters recorded. There are ten
counties yet to hold conventions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13
s5,6S4.A

1t is interesting to compare some
of the above items with like items in
the expense account of other COVER
nors of the state.
The launching of the Battleship
Iowa took place during the adininis-
tration of Gov. Drake, and while the
state was properly represented by the
governor and official party on that oc-
casion, the records fail to show that
Gov. Drake charged that state for any
of the expenses of his party at the
launching. Gov. Cummins charged
the state 81, sos, 60 for expenses at the
launching of the Cruiser Des Moines.
Gov. Shaw and party attended the
Inauguration ceremonies of President
Mckinley but aside from charge of
$40. 60 for the expense of the COVER
nOr's staff at that Inauguration, there
was no charge against the state for it,
Gov. Cummins charged up the state
$685. OF for the Roosevelt Inauguration
and in addition &l06 was charged by
his adjutant general. In 1899 Gov.
Shaw accompanied President McKin-
ley on his tour across the state at an
expense charged to the state of $I4. O6.
In 1908 Gov. Cummins and party
accompanied President Roosevelt
across the state and to st. Louis and
the taxpayers of Iowa were called upon
to put up 1905. 10 in expenses. AS
expenses charged to the state by the
Cummins administration amounted
to IS, 684. "a, while the total travelling
expenses charged to the state by the
administration Of Gov. Shaw was
1897. .04.
The launching of the Cruiser Des
MOines and the expense charged to the
state for the participation by the
governor and his party in the functions
attendant upon that occasion recalls
little bit of history which is not en-
tirely uninteresting This story is
told ON the authority of General
Melvin III. Byers, who was at that
time adjutant general.
1t is said that when this trip was
arranged for. Gov. Cummins drew a
warrant upon the contingent fund for
$500. He gave Gen. Byers $7OO and
instructed him to purchase fourteen
railroad tickets from Des Moines to
Quincy, Massachusetts. and return.
This was the point at which the
launching was to take place.
From subsequent developments il
appears that certain of the people who
were the recipients of these tickets
We're to go as the governors guests at
the expense of the state.
Now Byers purchased the tickets as
instructed and furnished them to the
following prcsous:
Hon. Geo. M. Curtiss, the mil
lumberman of Clinton State
Committeeman Stitz Way; private
secretary to the governor, John Briar,
and wife, and four ladies of Des
Moines, friends of the executive
family.
The remainder of the tickets were dis
tributed among the other members of
the party and We're paid for by the
recipients.
In addition, Gen. Byers drew a
warrant On the adjutant generals fund
for 500 to pay the expenses of the
STAFF. Afterward some members of the
staff presented bills which were paid
by the state, and. about year later,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13
Attention Comrades.

The Sixteenth Annual Reunion Of
the North Iowa Veterans Association
will be held at Clear Lake. Iowa,
Wednesday and Thursday, June % and
90, 1906.
An appropriate program is being
prepared and many of the prominent
G. A. r., w. r. @. and S. of V. are
expected to be with us.
The attractions at Clear Lake are
many, and all old soldiers with their
wives, Ladies of the w. r. c., and
Sons OF Veterans are earnestly urged
to meet with us, and have good time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13

taxation ranges from five per cent in
Lee county to 70 per cent in Emmett.
AS usual thing the increase has been
greater in the rural counties than in
those which contain large cities. Fo1
example in Polk county
as whole it is 10, while
in Warren it is 2S, in Dallas
81, in Madison 80 and in Story 81.
Then, too. taking the rural townships
into consideration it is discovered that
the increased taxation falls more
largely upon them than upon the city
precincts. While the increase in the
tax in Polk county is 10 per cent the
increase outside the city of Des Moines,
which falls upon the farms of the
county, is 20 per cent. In Cass county
the increase ON the county at large is
"a per cent while ON the farm it is
A per cent. In Harrison county, in
certain cases, the increase on the farm
is 20 per cent while the increase on
the county as whole is 81 per cent.
What is the reason for this extraor-
dinary increase of taxation? In a
word, the answer is" extravaganza"
The limits of this article will not
permit OF anything like complete
resume of the charges which may be
laid at the governors door. The
Governor has, during his term of
Office, taken a large number of junket-
ing trips, the expense of which he has
charged to the state of Iowa.
Gov. Cummins has apparently taken
advantage of many opportunities to
travel at the expense of the state. His
junketing trips have become famous
in the annals of Iowa and the debit side
of the state expense account shows
many items charged up because of
these trips. Here are some of them:
Launching, Cruiser Des
Dedication, St. Louis Ex-
iowa Day" St. Louis Ex-
position ........ $50. 90
Trips to Washington and
Pittsburg Landing. on
Shiloh Monument bust
ness. 5s2. o5
Inauguration, President
Roosevelt -. ....... 6l4.Cs
Mileage books for executive
office. ....... 1000
Other trips made by governor 60. So
Expenses of guests accom-.
panying Governor. .... 90. 30
Investigating pardons and
paroles. ..,............. 1,142. 80
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13

With all the squirming efforts at
explanation, denial and misrepresenta-
tion of the Republican on the tax
question, the fact remains that the ad /.
ministration of the affirs of the state
have been upduly extrayagant, and
that the taxes of the real estate of the
state have been raised .sS per cent,
while the taxes Of the railroads have
only been raised ss per cent. It's
pretty hard to wiggle out of this.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13
From Now Until the Close Of the Contest
There will be Great Excitement Among
the Contestants. all Working for
the Pianos.
Ist PRIZE 90 IN GOLD
Won by Miss Grace Christen.
I'd PRIZE-S3s.oo GOLD WATcu
Won by Miss Lucille Norton.
80 pNsZE-S!lvER GRAY DRESSER SET
Won by Miss Marie Hove.
~th xkIzE- $500 GOLD WATCH
Won by Miss Violet Libbey.
GRAND PRIZES:
$4,000 HAMILTON PIANO.
$4,000 HOWARD PIANO.

The fourth and last special prize in
the Public Opinion Piano Contest
closed on Saturday evening, and the
judges awarded to Miss Violet Libbey
OF hidgeway, who had 95, $50 votes,
the largest number barring all former
prize winners, the gold watch.
The beautiful $35. 90 Waltham
Ladies' Gold Watch was sent to Miss
Libbey at Ridgeway where she has
since been showing it to her friends in
that vicinity, who are delighted that
she won 81 fine and valuable prize,
one that will last her lifetime.
Now there will be grand. rush for
the grand prizes, to be given away ON
Saturday, June SOth. The First Grand
Prize is an elegant $4,000 Hamilton
high grade piano, and the second prize
is $500. 90 Howard high grade piano.
Inc contestants are working hard and
will make thorough canvass of the
county from now until the close of
the contest.
We have made this contest just what
we predicted, the greatest thing of the
Kind ever held in northeastern Iowa.
In every section of the county the
people are interested in watching it's
progress, and will be until the end.
The four special prizes given away
were all high class and have given the
best OF satisfaction. On April 7th
Miss Grace Christen won SIS. 90 in
gold, on April 2lst Miss Lucille Nor.
ton $50. 90 gold watch, on May 18th
Miss Marie Hove a handsome six-piece
silver dresser set, and on June 9th
Miss Violet Libbey ss5. 90 gold watch.
The grand prizes will be given away
June 3Oth. Ii You can help one of
the young ladies working for these
pianos do so. You will make her
happy and also yourself. Besides YOU
will make us happy. We have been
getting new subscribers by the hun
ired, but will not be satisfied until
Public Opinion is read in every home
in the county.
Meanwhile, who will win the
pianos?
Following is list of the standing
Of all contestants having over 10, 600
votes:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13

Try as it may, the Republican can
not juggle figures to evade the fact that
Cummins during the first four years
OF his term charged the state %, 307. "a
for junketing and pleasure trips,
which is 81, ,623.6l more than Cows.
Larrabee, Boies, Jackson, Drake and
Shaw all together spent in sixteen
years. The state Legislature had
nothing to do with this extravaganza.
But the taxpayer does.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-13
Republican State Convention

To the Republican Electors OF the State of
There will be delegate convention of the
Meines, Iowa. on Wednesday, August /, p6,at
1890 O'Clock q. m. for the purpose OF placing
In nomination candidates for the following
ofiices:
For lieutenant governor. 4 49,. Ssxs,
For secretary of state.
For auditor Of state.
For treasurer of state.
For attorney general.
For judge OF the supreme court 1.-TWO candi-
datesl.
For clerk of supreme court.
For superintendent Of public instruction.
For reporter of supreme court.
For railroad commissioner, two candi
datesl.
And for the transaction of such other bust.
ness as may properly come before said con.
All voters Of the state who believe In repub-
lican principles and who endorse the policy
OF the republican party, are cordially invited
gates TO said convention. The ratio OF
representation will be as follows: -
One delegate at large for each county and
one additional delegate for each two hundred
for Theodore Roosevelt, republican candidate
for president at the general election held No
vember s, 1904.
The representation to which the several
counties will be entitled under this call Is as
follows:
cerro Gordo ...... il Howard ........... 10
Chickasaw ........ IL Mitchell .......... IL
SEiayton Eny,n .'........' Winneshiek ...... lS
By order of the republican state central
committee. r. H. Spence.
Chairman.
George r. Eastabrook, Secretary.
Des Moines. Iowa, April IL, 1906.