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Evening journal., 1907-02-19
ANOTHER new
CHARTER BILL
Provides For Four Wards.
Four Departments With
Mayor Over All
Special to The Evening Journai.


DOVER, Feb. Wilmington IS 10
have a new city charter which is really
non-partisan organic law.
At the Senate's early evening ses-
sion, the Wilmington city charter bill
was reported favorably with substi-
tute." This substitute differs materi-
ally with what was known as the
Sparks substitute. and provides
That the government Of Wilmington
shall be vested in mayor and coun-
ellis. as now, but that there shall be
four departments. with department
heads. These heads OF departments
are to be appointed by the mayor,
whose authority is thus greatly ex-
panded They are then to form his
cabinet to meet with him weekly IN ad
visory and consultation meetings.
The city is divided into four wards
the dividing lines being Market street
running north and south, and Eighth
street. extending east and west The
initiative and referendum Is to be ap-
piled to all the governmental fabric
and transactions.
The four departments are Public
Works Public Safety. Claims and Dis
bursements and Public Highways. Al
though a part Of the Department OF
Claims and Disbursements. the treas
urer and receiver Of taxes are not Ia
be appointed by that department but
elected by the people.
There Is no change IN the Municipal
Court or it's judiciary or control, the
Democrats. therefore. who now have
control see their only objection re-
moved
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NO RELIEF IN SIGHT FoR our CRY

THE House Committee at Dover made re-
- port setting forth new systems of taxation by
which it is proposed to increase the revenue Of the
State. The public service corporations and the
brewers, under the recommendations, are to be
taxed for the benefit of the State. Practically,
even if the recommendations Of the committee are
put in force the benefit would not accrue TO Viii
mngton Money would be drawn from the city
for the support of the State government just as
the city is relieved Of the revenue derived from
the sale Of liquor here, all Of which revenue goes
into the Golfers of the State
The State should not call upon Wilmington to
contribute any additional excessive share of the
expenses OF the government We hope the City
Councilmen will push their measure asking for
authority to levy taxes for the benefit Of the
city regardless Of any proposed action by the
Legislature to increase the revenues of the State
The city is in need Of money and it should be
privileged to secure it.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
uNFAIR Acr1oN m sENArE.

M ANY arc the adverse comments heard on
4 the action OF the Senate Committee on
Revised Statutes, Of which Senator Conner is
chairman, and four other railroad senators are
members in trying to strangle in the committee
the bill limiting the hours Of employment of rail-
road telegraph operators The measure is simi-
lar to the one enacted by many other States, and
is intended to protect the lives Of travellers on
railroads. Senator Conner is quoted as saying
"that BILL il passed will cost our road (Pennsyl-
vania) fifty thousand dollars year. and we can't
stand IT," Well, WELLS it that Senator Conner
considers he is, as a State senator the agent and
servant of the Pennsylvania railroad and has
nothing TO do with protecting the lives of the
people? Did the oath he took say anything about
serving the Pennsylvania railroad? Senator
Conner and his committee should have at least
the manliness to report that bill, and all other
bills, to the Senate, and let them be voted on.
Il is an outrage and a violation of their public
duty for them to allow their personal interests to
sthe any measure in the committee We hope if
that committee, which appears to have been ere
ated BY Speaker pro TEN Sparks for the purpose
of sand-bagging any and all measures not favored
by the corporations, persists in its unfair treat
ment of the Senate's business that there are
enough free and independent men in the Senate
to successfully prevent the inhiction Of such a
disgrace upon the upper body of the Legislature.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
Is This rrus7

Editor The Evening Journal.
Can IL De possible that Delaware. the
smallest State In the Union, is trying
to impress her insignificance as to size
70 the whole nation at the jamestown
Exposition by using for its exhibit a
building about the same size and cost
as a cowshed? Visitors from this
state win aiso be reminded that our
generous Legislature have wisely de-
termined to try and sell the building
to some one for a summer house after
the fair. Perhaps some charitably in
cllned Pennsylvanian or New Yorker
will purchase the building for a play
house for his children or 10 use 1t as a
potato house on his farm.
Another illustration OF the micro
scopical penny squeezing policy now IN
vogue is the action Of a branch Of the
city government in turning down an
offer to clean Market street OF snow
for $50 sum about $3.50 less than
Philadelphia would cheerfully pay for
the same service.
It would seem as IL "Get all you can
and keep all you get" would be an ap-
proprlate motto to nail on the whip
ping post, Delaware's recognized
heraldric emblem.
Yours respectfully,
Pennsylvania.
VVittaf la o.far, r1ei,ri,oftr 10
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
WHISKY" COLD CURES
Danger Of Using Alcoholic Mixtures or
Coal Tar Tablets.

Coal Tar Tablets.
The most dangerous thing that one
can do when affected with cough or
cold is to use medicine that contains
whisky or a tablet that is made Of
some coal tar product. Putting aside
all moral objections to filing up with
whisky OF drugs because one has a
cold. the injurious physical effect
should be sufficient to keep one from
using these strong medicines.
The most sensible as well as the
only scientific way to treat a cough or
cold is by Uhaling medication that
will kill the germs and give relief TO
tho irritated mucous membrane in the
nose. throat and lungs.
Among the fow remedies that are
used IN this way. Hyomei stands pre-
eminent. It is breathed through a neat
pocket inhaer that comes with every
outfit. and the first breath OF It's heal
ing air relieves the irritation, and its
continued use soon effects a thorough
cure.
The best people in Wilmington al
ways keep Hyomei at hand IN the VIM
ter months and at the FIRST symptoms
Of a cold or bronchial trouble, use the
remedy and prevent serious and lasting
illness. II you have any doubts as
TO the effects Of HyOmei I'm curine
coughs, colds and all bronchial troubles
the guarantee 2. James Belt gives with
every outfit should convince you Of its
curative powers. A Hyomei outili
costs 81. and II does not give satis-
faction, he will return your money.
Extra bottles Of Hyomei. II needed
can be obtained for SOC, but the CON-
plete outfit is usually enough 10 cure
several colds.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
PLUMBERS MUST
LIMIT CONTRACTS
Will Be Compelled to CON-
pIete All Work in Progress
Within Thirty Days

Members of THE Board Of Health
yesterday at their meeting adopted a
resolution refusing to grant to any
master plumber a permit TO accept
more work when he already has on
hand one or more contracts, secured
through an order from the Board OF
Health that are not completed. This
measure was adopted because Il had
been found certain plumbers Of the city
had devised schemes to secure
all the work ordered by the Board Of
Health and keep other plumbers out
OF the contracts.
The resolution sets forth that each
plumber will have thirty days in
which TO complete the contracts he has
accepted. II at the end OF that time
he has not finished the work the Street
and Sewer Department will refuse to
grant him any more permits and will
withhold all permits until such time as
he has completed the work In question.
Tho resolution will be presented to the
Street and Sewer Department at its
next meeting. and they will probably
adopt the measure.
Some plumbers have been securing
all the work ordered done by the
Board OF Health, and only partly COM
pleting it. Then the work was al
lowed to go until they had time to at
tend to II. In the meantime other con-
tracts were received and partially COM
pleted, and work accumulated on them
so rapidly that they found IL impossi-
BILE to do half OF It while other plumb
ers were doing nothing. The new law
is intended TO put a stop to this prac-
tice.
James Wilson. the new city engineer
recently appointed by City Council,
yesterday attended the meeting Of the
board for the first time since his ap-
pointmert. He is, as chief engineer, a
member of the Health Board.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
NOT YET WHAT 1T SHOULD BE.

He substitute charter in providing for the
= initiative and referendum and in other
ways, is an improvement over the instrument ia
vored by Senator Sparks. There is, however, in
the new charter the Board of Control feature,
which is objectionable to many persons because
of its Capitalization of power The mayor would
become the car of the city so far as its political
welfare is concerned 1t is a species of bureauoc-
racy that is passing away in enlightened govern
ment There should be no one man power of
such extraordinary extent as is contemplated even
in the substitute charter. The people should
have louder voice in the city government than
is provided in any of the charter plums so far ad-
vanced.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
UP AGAINST BROOKS
sp-eIal b Tha E-.nIng Iournal

NpeciQl 70 the FNf fning journal.
DOvDR. Feb. 19--The gransers Of
Bridgevile have entered protest
against superintendent Of Public
Schools John ID. Brooks and have
commended Representative Newton for
opposing the increase in his salary
now before the House. They charge
that the superintendent used improper
language in addressing the Brldgevine
Institute on saturday.
Their resolution. sent here yester-
day in charge Of Recorder John T.
Green. OF Sussex county, Is as follows:
Resolved. That we. the members OF
sunny Side Grange, of Bridgeville. do
commend generally the work of our
representatives, in the General Assem-
bly,. Hon. o. A. Newton. and espe-
cially do we commend him for his ef-
fort to advance the cause of intemper-
ance and morality. and we also ap-
prove OF his opposition 10 the bill to
Increase the salary Of the superintend-
ent OF the public schools OF Sussex
county.
Friends OF superintendent Brooks de-
clared to-day that the educator was
fully justified under the circumstances
I VI tue NlhtciAiNA WHICH lAal 4tNtlultu
against him, in using the language he
did. which was;
"A man who would thus work with a
/ legislator and thus stab me IN the
back Is so small that IL would spit
upon him I would drown him." The
contention is that he further compared
the opponents who were agitating the
people against him to feas. which.
while they bothered a fine dog almost
TO death, gave him the consciousness
OF knowing that they We're infinitely
small
Professor Brooks has been exoep-
tlonally active IN modernizlng the
Sussex schools. and opposition has
arisen to him on this account.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

Editor The Evening Journal.
After the last snow storm the street
and Sewer Department did excellent
work in having the street crossings
cleared Of the obstructing piles, but
since that work have not noticed that
the department did anything else To
help clear up the city. At almost every
sewer inlet the water and melting
snow has frozen and blocked the
sewers, causing tho water running
down the cutters to spread over the
streets and sidewalks, and making
them very dangerous 70 either teams
or pedestrians. With a very little
work these inlets could be dug out and
once the water was started down II
would not freoze again. This could
easily bedone by the department en-
ployes as they are unable at this time
to do any other work.
Respectfully yours.
Citizen.
Wilmington, February 10.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

The large number of sales of the extra editions
of THE EVENING JOURNAL containing late
accounts Of the Thaw trial show the great inter
est the public is taking in the proceedings of this
famous case There has not been news article
i'll many day that has attracted so much atten-
ton as this famous trial has done AS usual,
THE JOURNAL will try to keep its readers in
formed of the news in connection with this heart
stirring case.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

The proposition to submit the question of
local option to the people at special election en-
failing an expense to the taxpayers Of 100000 is
outrageous There is no reason why a special
election should be held. 1t would be better in
every way to submit the question at the next
general election Then decisive vote will be
cast and the State saved the 10000 special
election will cost There is suspicion that the
whiskey interests are behind the special election
scheme. Will the Legislature permit the liquor
element to subject the State to an unnecessary
expense Of $4,000 in order to have a light vote
and perhaps defeat local option? Think the
good that amount Of money would do one OF our
State institutions, or the hospitals
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
Personal and Pertinent

DR. Harvey f Day, Of Taeyville, who recently ap-
pointed member the Board OF Trustees of the Poor
is of the most popular in the secto min which
he lives Besides being successful practitioner DIT.
Day has surrounded himself with host OF warm
friends his genial disposition and jovIal draw
ing everyone him with whom he comes in contact.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
Peoples Column

Anonymous communications for the
peoples column will not be printed
Names Of contributors to the column
will not be printed, but must be fur
nished The Evening Journal as an evil
dence OF good faith on the part Of tho
contributor.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
REPRESENTATIVES ARE DOING WELL

HE House at Dover is TO be congratulated
\ upon the speedy passage of the initiative
and referendum bill, as applied to Wilmington
There was not dissenting voice. AS one of the
Wilmington members justly put it, the vote in
this city at the last election showed unmistakably
how the people regarded the proposed reform.
It must cause our evening contemporary TO be
highly elated when il gauces at the solid vote of
the House in favor Of the bill despite the strenu-
Gus opposition OF that newspaper. But this meas
ure was not the only victory achieved for the
initiative and referendum. In substitute city
charter which was presented in both houses there
is provision for the referendum on the granting
Of franchises and bond issues. This desirable
feature would not have been placed in the bill had
It not been for the strength OF public opinion,
which demanded that the voters OF the city
should have voice in deciding such important
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

questions. Altogether it looks as though the in-
itiative and referendum has come to stay, and
that it will before long be put in practical opera
ton, not only in this city, but throughout the
State
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Invited 70 Return.

The Rev. f. IT. Miller. pastor Of this
Methodist Episcopal Church at Marshall.
ton. has been invited 10 return for his
third year and with the approval Of con-
ference will accept the invitation.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

Engineer Leisen deserves much credit for his
clever idea of using the waterfall as power from
the Porter reservoir The plan is a brilliant one,
and appears to be worth many thousands of dol
lars to our city.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
Jests and Jin9Ies

] think 'twould be jolly joke
To plant upside down,
So that day a great big oak
Would sprout in some old China town.
Exchange.
But Fraz the ring YOU gave won't fit any Of
my hngers"
well isn't too badl / suppose I'll have to get
a new grll"-Nieggendorfer Blaetter.
'hsg say that when ostrich Is surprised he hides
his head in the sand"
Il Wish to thunder he'd everlastingy hide his tail
there observed the who had just settled blood
errdlnE millinery bnl.-Boston Transcript
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
To Cure a cod in one Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMo Quinlne
Tablets Druggists refund money II Il
fails 70 cure. r. W GROVES sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

No attention paid 10 unsigned communications.
Advertising rates on application.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

For several weeks a number of important bills
have been in the hands Of the House Committee
on Revised Statutes of which Representative
Richardson is chairman These bills, most OF
which affect the railroads and other corporations,
should have been acted upon long ago and re-
ported either favorably or unfavorably to the
House. It is said the corporation influence at
Dover is responsible for the worse than inaction
of that committee. That is serious charge, and
one that can be refuted only by Chairman Rich
ardson and his committee, showing some evil
dence of not holding bills in the committee for
the purpose of killing them. If the bills are not
reported within a reasonable time they should be
called out by resolution.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

This newspaper on sale Broad street and Twenty
Fourth Chestnut street railroad stations Phlaoel-
1hia. and the Broadway Theatre news stand Ne"
York
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

After all, it looks as though the bottle repeater
law will be bottled up at Dover.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
PASTOR BAKER
FOILS ELOPEMENT
Prevented the Marriage Of
His Daughter to WeII-KnOwn
Young Man

EAsToN, Nd, Feb. ls.-After a thrill
ing chase which lasted all Sunday after
noon and evening, the Rev. Or. Charles S.
Baker, OF Stevensville, Kent Island, for
several years presiding elder Of the Dover
district Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
succeeded in having his ls-year-old daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie d. Baker. arrested and
detained here in An effort to prevent her
marriage to Il. w. Blizzard. a well-known
young man Of stevensville.
The pair have been engaged for some
time, but Mr.. Baker objected 20 their mar
rage, as the young man is not yet n. BIZ
zarn's father turned him out two years
ago, and since then he has been his own
master. At any rate he undertook to show
his independence Sunday afternoon, when
ne took Miss Baker from her fathers
home for a drive.
Almost Immediately after the Young
pair left the Baker home the father be-
came suspicious. He summoned a car
riage, and with his son. who secured a
saddle horse started in pursuit. Mr.. Baker
telephoned to Queenstown for the arrest
Of the pair, and at that place the ohief
OF police attempted to stop the elopers.
but they whipped up their horse and got
away.
Engaged a Team
At Queenstown the young pair engaged
a team and a driver to take them 10
Easton. on the way they attempted 70 in
duce the driver to cut the telephone and
telegraph wires along the road TO head
on messages for their undoing, but he re-
fused.
They had not long left Queenstown
when they learned that father and brother
were pressing them closely. AT. the same
time they discovered that one OF the axies
OF their carriage had become overheated
and they were compelled to turn on into
wood road, drive to farmhouse and
secure help for the oVerhoated axle. BY
taking a rircmtous route they succeeded
in escaping thoir pursuers and arrived IN
Easton about 12.30 this morning
sheriff Cannon. OF this place had been
appraised Of the eiopement and asked e
arrest the girl upon her arrival here. II,
did So and held her at the hotel until hel
father arrived, shortly before noon. Al
FIRST the young woman refused TO return
home. but after some persuasion she con.
sented and her father took her back tC
/ stevensviile. Blizzard says he will ye
marry the girl
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
Nor1cp ro rHn rupLIc.

any erroneous reflection upon the character standing
reputation OF any person. firm corporation Wncn
fay appear In these columns viii be glady coiree'eu
upon request.
Evening journal., 1907-02-19
TERMS OF suRscRIrnoN

l5y mail, postage prepaid $500 year. or % cenes M
month payable in sdvance. BY carrier six cents "esN
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ALL THE NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
Evening journal., 1907-02-19

D A. soo-TELEpHoNEs-Ds.marvia s''S
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Clean the Streets.

wIImIngton. Februarv 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
SPEEDWAY DRIVING RESTRICTED.
Billy Foster Boy q Frequent Winner In
Brushes Over Lower Stretch.

The Sunday morning brushing which
draws thousands OF sightseers to the Speed
way each week met with a setback yesterday.
The upper stretch. where all of the speeding
il done, was torn up for repairs. leaving a
stretch only wide enough for two horses
abreast. Rather than lose the mornings
sport the drivers decided to race on the lower
stretch, although this has never been consid-
cred conducive to speed, as a slight decline
Just above the finishing post seems TO have
a tendency TO throw a horse Of his stride.
The number of those who drove was large.
Among these we're William Clark with Aline.
George W. Grote's Island Bell. James obey
behind Mercedes. Andrew Crawford with a
Dan r. and n, 4. Pierce behind Upton.
The best brushes Of the m9rning were
f nny BY BY F Silll%T FT CSGk3 wilson s,llS and sG Tosr
opened with a series OF brushes between Billy
Reagan, which resulted in a decided victory
for the Cooke gelding. The first time down
the stretch Mr.. keegan refused to con cede
but Billy Foster Boy was in winning form
and remained inyincible TO the end Five
plmcky little gelding and then apparently
signing for other worlds 10 conduer was sent
to tackle George Hubers Nigser Psudit;
without coming to a drive. The next brush
in which he was entered, was 2 three c~ornered
one and brought sSse'hse1 au siily E96s!eT s Boy:
finished in the order named, with the Cooke
eelding a good length in the lead.
r.. J. La Places bay gelding, Frank Wilson.
was a good winner. In his first brush he
had for his opponent IF. Beekman's A, T..
Lehman. This vent TO Mr.. La Places favor
lie by a safe margin. The next To finish be
hind Frank Wilson was r., +; Eastman's
Nonainie single hand. Frank Wilson was
driven TO victory in n three cornered brush
with these two for his competitors. Mona
mie finished in second position and 4 u.
Lehman in third position. Later in the day
Nonamie turned the tables by winning a good
brush from Frank Wilson.
r.. Bolt cmrs was on hand with Rose Ele,.
trite. hut this il n combination that few care
10 tackle, for Rose E%lIctrite has 2 way Of
tered. Yesterday morning was no excep-
ton to the rule and she showed Just how
good she Was nv going TO the front in brushes
with Billy Foster BOY, Dick NJ. and Silver
Ore. driven ny David McClarey. After being
beaten by Rose Electric silver ore redeemed
himself by twice taking the measure Of \. J..
Lehman.