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Evening journal., 1908-05-12
FOR
COMMEN CEMENT

The commencement exercises Of the
High School will take place in tho
auditorium of the building on June
"a. and those of the Howard High
school will be held in the Opera
House on June %. The school term
will end on June "a. There will be
about so graduates from the Whining
ton High School and eight graduates
from the Howard School. Arrange
ments are being made by both schools
for elaborate comm mencement programs,
and prominent educators will partici-
nate
Evening journal., 1908-05-12
WILL CHANGE MILL
CREEK HUNDRED ROAD

L. Irving Handy, representing far
mers Of Mil Creek hundred, whose pc
tition for a change of the Creek road
in that hundred was approved by Gem
eral Sessions Court two months ago.
presented the petition to the Levy
Court this morning and asked for its
approval. The court agreed that the
road in question should be changed
and ordered the work done. The cost
win be about $500.
The change is made necessary b.
the waters of White Clay Creek. whicn
during freshets, washes over the road,
closing II to travel. The Improvement
will be made at once.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12
To Present a Comedy.

The Alumnae Association OF the
wilmington High School is to presen.
the comedy "A Scrap OF Paper" at the
New Century Club on Thursday even
ing. Indications are that there will
be an unusually large attendance, az
It is for the benefit of the Alumnae
scholarship.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12
Stricken While Shopping.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. May 12-while on the
street doing some shopping on Saturday
night, Mrs. Henry Mag, apparently WELL
was stricken with acute appendicitis. She
was taken on an evening train TO German
Hospital, Philadelphia. by DR.. Presley s.
Downs. and an operation was performed
there to-day. with probable success.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12
Attended o0Idsn EaaIss DInnsr.

T. e. White. Of Clayton. a past SUI
preme chief Of the Knights OF tho
Golden Eagle. attended the dinner Of
the Past Chiefs Association Of Phil-
adelphia County Knights OF the Golden
Eagle. held in Philadelphia on
Saturday night in honor OF Supreme
Chief ELI Manchester, of New Haven,
Connecticut.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12
Hurt At an Exeitina Fire.

CHESTER, Pa, May 12.-Fire OF
supposed incendiary origin destroyed
"a large stone and frame barn belong
ing to George G. Stated, on the An
derson estate, last night, entailing a
loss of $1,000. Robert Craig. a mem-
Der of the Lansdowne Fire Company,
made a misstep while endeavoring TO
board the moving truck, and was
dragged along the road for some dis
tance, sustaining a dislocated shoulder
and arm.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12

WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The indl-
cations for the next SO hours point to
fair weather with continued high tenn
perature in the east and south. The
temperature in the lower lake regions
will probably fall slightly.
Forecast till 8 p. m, Wednesday;
For Delaware-Fair tonight and
Wednesday, not much change in tenn
peraturej fresh southwest to west
winds.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12
rhr.n Einners cut of.

SEAFORD. May 12.-While driving
piling at Broad Creek yesterday. Gar
tina James. a young man of Blades. met
with a painful accident. The rope Of
the driver breaking, the weight sever
ed three fingers.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12
ro Hold strawberry Festival.

Grace Quigg Home Missionary So
ciety of Asbury M. e. Church will hold
a strawberry festival in the church to-
night. A pleasant evening has been
arranged for.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12

The newspaper that guarantees
its circulation. acts as an insur-
ance policy TO the advertisers
il fprotecis. The Evening Journal
guarantees its circulation.
Evening journal., 1908-05-12

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New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
SOME OF THE BENEFITS.

II is believed that such subway could handle o.
per cent of the freight Of lower Manhattan Some
of the things which il is believed will be accom-
pished by the construction of this subway a
solution Of the West Side problem and the removal
Of the tracks of the New York Central road below
s0th street: the entire abolition Of steam Iocomo-
tives in the city rail connections between factories
warehouses. stores, piers and trunk railroads:
lief Of the streets from large amount of vehcuIar
traffic, thus reducing noise. cost Of pavement
pairs congestion of sidewalks and pavements. de-
laws streetcars and cost OF street cleaning and
disposal Of waste products: relief of the congestion
and the uncertainties of har5or navigation: the ac-
cess Of all railroads Manhattan by rail connec-
ton direct shippers and the release Of piers
railroad uses thus permitting their occupation for
the expansion OF water borne traffic and facilitating
Il = commerce of the port. Express and mail mat
ter couid also be distributed quickly than ut
present.
Should TIE ferry service the Hudson River
deterorste with the opening of the different pas
senger tunnels such system would
chants from the problem involved in a reduTtio1
of ferry service such is threatened the East
River. The Amsterdam Corporation. Of which Nj
Wigus ia president and II. !. Pierce until :ew
days ago president Of the International Street Rail-
way OF Buffalo. ard still president OF the Neither
lands Trsmways Company of Holland, is vice-pr
ident organized last spring for the purpose
Of acting engineers special railroad prob
lens" According "a its prospectus: While the
principal purpose is To give advice the elsCtrin
cation OF steam lines. the building OF subaduecuS
tunnels. urban and interurhan railways. passenger
and freight terminals and the analysis of operating
contracts the Amsterdam Corporation is prepared,
! when desired. act agent for the principal IN
supervising and directing new construction 20 a
conclusion ard initiate and perfect plans for new
enterprises accompe MED by data that viii demon
strets their merit 10 investors
: IN answer 10 question as 70 The prospects for
the construction Of m. road should franchise oe
| granted, Mr.. Pierce said
! We feel assured that " II. franchise IS granted
the read will he built
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

town Ine p the neiEhhorhood or f1th street. COM
pleting the circle around lower Manhattan. In this
subway there would he two local tacks AMI two
express tracks. ia the passengor s1hvay. -
would probably take up less space than !he present
eulv,av however, it is asserted thai zach track
would require only Cross-sectio1 frea 81 ~.
square feet. The would be oS tenton ceT 4 y
following TIE Euroueau idea of freight 0f
small bulk for service in thickiy populated sec
tjous This relatively small capacity apparently
would not he objection from ANY point Of view.
according e. a statement by Mr.. Wilgus that the
average load i'm the thirty and forty ton used
on he steam roads Is only eight Or 'Hu .o'F. n
v-orkinz out the scheme allowance vas mGde for
the possible construction of ei4vafe1 AIS 7n1
subwavs for passenger trsnspor' alton y Is FRO
rosed to run pairs of tracks through tha fa~inu7
longitudinal and la7ifudina streets in l70 ~ Nan
haitian. one on -ithar side of The street These
would be dose the surface hirectlr under the
sde1alks and utilize the vault space Which the
cit- ncr allows the owners - buildings - use
Ine use of the vault privileges Tousd rsduca the
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

wired in such a way that whole train of them
could be operated By n1otorman. as the subway
trains are now. In dropping a car here and an
other there il would be unnecessary to do any
switching The car would be cut off and run on 10
the spur bv means Of its own motors thus permit
ting rapid operation of the lines.
Spurs would also lead 70 all the steamship piers
the cars being raised the level Of the tracks on
the pier deck by means of heavy elevators. The
operation OF the system would be somewhat Ike
that OF the postal system in New York. The cen
tral station where all the mail is sorted would be
represented in the the railroad by the casSi
flea ton Yards which il is proposed to place on the
inexpensive land of the HaCkensack meadows and
at the termiui OF the New York Central, Harlem
and New York. New Haven & Hartford railroads
At these yards the freight would he unloaded from
the cars in which il has been hauled TO the city and
loaded into the ten-ton cars of the subway This
breaking of bulk would take the place of the trans
fer which now takes place the piers along the
waterfront OF Manhattan. The cars would then be
sorted out Just postroan sorts out his letters
before starting his route. and made up into
trains the different routes into which the city
would be divided. The order OF the cars would be
according to the streets and numbers included in
the route In this way the freight would he dis
tributed ard picked Up in short time, and on
somewhat regular schedule.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
Electrical Subway Proposed
Somewhat Similar to
One in Chicago.

For forty years New York has been struggling
with the problem or handling its freight This
city. with ali its advantages port and a manu-
featuring centre. has been at a disadvantage in
respect and In this it is inferior to its rivals
Handling a volume OF foreign and domestic COM
merce probably not equalled by any other port in
the world practically the only Of transport
ing the goods OF the merchants manufacturers.
builders and hoUseholders Of Manhattan has been
the costly and primitive horse truck. The results
have been great congestion of the streets, in
estimable financial burden the consumer and
handicap the commerce OF the port. For these
reasons the last of the many solutions offered for
the problem is OF special interest This solution
electrical subway having its base the com
parativey inexpensive areas Of the Hackensack
meadows and connecting with the buildings OF the
lower part OF the city. II is offered by William J.
Wilgus, formerly a president of the New York
Central Railroad for discussion. with view the
granting of franchise if the public approves II
is estimated by Mr.. WilsUs that II will from
$50 10000 $000o00o0 for construction. and after
paying fixed charges. operating expenses and n rea-
sonable amount on the investment save for the
public in carriage expenses more than s15GOeH0
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

amount Of excavation required for tho construH-
ti,n of the road bring the cars close 70 tie build
iags which the road would serve and remove 1t
from the centre ~ the street where il might inter
fe~e with the construction OF future passenger
subways.
spurs would enf~r each warehouse or factory or
store The plans contemplate packets at the sides
ot o streets to "~eiye the street sweepinSs These
pockets at reCua- Intervals would he arranged 10
oren a the bottom. that the contents could be
quic,Iy dropped f7to tho car waiting underneath
Theme q couid he removed to the Hackensack
meadows for hlinc purposes. This WOULD do away
with the carting ~ refuse through the streets and
efr1r1ifr tae work ot tho Street Cleaning Depart
r1eni The roa1 required I'm the building would he
drorpad through chute into suh-cAar in ~ ink
ling The cars themselves according - the plans.
could be rsieod on an elevator 70 any floor Of the
building and II it desired 10 move their con
t-nts 70 r building served by the tracks the
,od7 could be lifted from the wheels and upon
near7, auto truck and moved over the street. Zach
OF the cars could be equipped with meters and
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
CARRIAGE CHARGES HEAVY.

The city Of New York with : per cent Of tho
population the United States. produces Il per
Of The manufactured products and is the
gateway through which flows nearly one-half Of
the foreign commerce of the entire country. Il has
been estimated that Ia 1861 10000 tons Of ner-
chendse and 100000 tons Of coal. not TO mention
millions of cubic yards OF excavated earth street
sweeplngs, garbage and snow. were hauled through
the streets Of Manhattan 1t has been estimated
that costs the railroads ton TO bring their
freight from the Yards the west side Of the
Bergen hills 70 their piers In Manhattan and 50
cents ton for the carriage TO the store or ware
house. 81 % ton after the freight reaches New
York. When a fve-tOn coal wagon deposits its
burden tho coal chute in tho sidewalk s. OF
the bill which the buyer has pay will represent
the Of the carriage and ferriage from the coal
var in Jersey City. Not figuring the cost IN de-
LAYS which arise because Of Interruptions due 10
fogs and sowstoTms IT is estimated that the ca RI
age tax on the merchandise handled by the prin-
cipal carriers alone amounts TO SGs.57OO0o a year
il has stated that each year 2OOaop wagon
loads Of rubbish, ashes and street srvce:,ncs are
removed at cost of 81 q load.
The solution of the freight problem ofersl bv
Mr. Wngus is an electrically operated subway
ioined hv tunnel VIII \ big 'cIasSificationr ,-ari
on the side If the Bergen hills of New Jersey
this ward in being Joined with the variops
railroad and steamship iires Terminating -, .i,A
Jersey eide of the Hudson by means OF hn,s tines
The main inA would consist OF four tracks passrg
beneath the Hudson and following the shore Ilns
~ Manhattan around the Battery and NJ the
T-set side 70 the freight stations Harlem and
the xao- YORK New Haven 2 Hartford railroads. IN
The Bronx II would also north along the
Hudson - the e0th street freight station Of the
,-s. Tork Central Falroad thus eliminating the
rrseent oreration ~ freight trains through the
strAers 70 Ct Johns Fark. Theirs would Be cross
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
BRIARCLIFF LODGE.

Rriarciim Manor. y Y. oct S--Ni-s. James l.
High Of chicago: Mr. end Mrs. r =. IIJrd and
Miss Jane Hur,l. of New Yo-. have returned % the
lodge. !. Parker sloane aud GUests from New
York nad dinner at tine I.odg" Wednesday even
ing MI and Mrs Kenneth Lord. OF New York reg
iztered az thN Lodge on Thursday. H Marcus. OF
New York has Joined his mother. Ntvs. z. c. Mar
cus. hs IodE~-
4 diDr~r part, from New TorS or Fr,ds, evening
Included N1v ard Mrs. r. s Darling. Mr. and Ms
4 y pavr1S and + s Daring. ir Miss cram
srd Mise psnlarest. ~ SsV York have TONED ths
autumn cOlcns az the T.odS-. Nr and Mrs Arthur
RyIa arc harA for the fal season. James Mclean
and l. r. Ackcrmsn, OF New York. rssisrsrsd On
Wednssiay-
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Hughes Mrs John Neal
ard Miss Mary D Harper Of New York. hsd lunch
scn at the Lodge On Wednesday
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
ou,cK-sMokING COMPETITIONS.

Started In one or two small places 70" years
ago smokers Clubs" have proved most popular
5sIi.,,tinns in Germany, and now to be found
in nearly every village. The members meet in the
taVerns a week. ana Drink nlucu O7eA
and smoke many pipes Of tobacco -,
Tie most interesting feature of these CLUBS no.
a,er ie rhe annual festival, to which members or
neighboring clubs are invited TO take part ln d
smokers competition. held under precise ana ela DO 9o
divided into two parties Of ten each and are seated
on = nIatforr0 at the end n; the room me pres
dent then weighs with great e1actltudee I'VE HHe
erammes-aboUf one-sixth of an ounce-ot tooacSo
So.- each man who rams II into new pipe -,
At given signal matches are struck pipes III III,
ard all herin smoking f,Iriously. that they are
soon hidden In clouds Of smoke. -leanWhlle the
iudre counts aloud the seconds and minutes a.
tba< N,- and before three minutes have passed most
rf the pipes have been smoked out, E;ach man , ,
time is duly entered sheet as ne nanos GIf
exarnined to see that the pipe has really oeeh
The prizes consist for the most part OF p9eT sTd
stems and smokers articles sncn as PprTtrent
mart in the entertainments which are DeCoIlihe
Increasingly numerous and popular.-1H-Di'S'
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
GARDENING In
THE CANAL ZONE
TRUCK FARMS OWNED BY
THE GOVERNMENT.
Temperate Zone Vegetables, Fruits
and Landscape Plants Successfully
GrO1cn on the Isthmus.

Before the United States took over the Panama
Canal from the French. American engineers went
down to the isthmus and boxed over the para
phernas left by the first digSers. They announced
later that there much machinery and othc-
equipment there that could be utilized sdvanss-
geously- The work OF the Americans had
been under way long before II vas found that
nearly everything the French company had left
could be turned 10 some use Old submerged
dredges were raised. rehtsed and repaired. old
wooden houses were equipped with proper vsntfs-
tion and used camps foreign laborers air
brakes we're Pvt the oil locomotives. sn6 tbs
latter worked perfectly. Indeed the French left
some experienced Iaborers behind and they also
were employed by the Americans
The Isthmian canal Commission. which has tried
IN make life the istbTn.s Ike sxistencs
IN the United States the tropics viii permit.
turned It's attention 70 gardening. AMI here again
the French leavinEs we're turned 70 use. for plants
that had been imported hv the French vers re-
moved from their Wild state. and nurtursd in ths
experimental gardens OF the commission
The list Of fruits and vegetables published -
the ccmmissary department. in the Canal RecordF'
shows that carrots. turnipS. squashes. sweet 20
tatces. wsterruslcns. onions corn, cabbage and
white potatoes NAV be had almost az cost Bus
these products the isthmus in cold storass
from the states" end the variety IL limited An
employe Of the commission Interested IN ths thrss
experimental landscape and truck gardens at tbs
isthmus. who arrived here recently. said that the
success Of the gardens was 50 encouraging that
plans made for fourth garden IN an idsst
place Pedro Miguel. in the district OF An:on. On
the Pacific side
1T is not easy matter to take plants from .
temperate climate and grow them successfully n
the tropics he said. but With various tests and
minUts daily observation We are working wonders
with the cultivation Of temperate zone vegetables
and landscape plants. When the first three gar
dens laid out Ancon. a. Empire and az
CorozsI. in 1905. announced that in time va
would produce a fine specimen OF asparagus, and
laughed To-day have asparagus
in our gardens that viii compare tavorably win
the best that Is grown in California The truc<
gardens at CorozaI and at Empire have produced
splendid crops OF wax, string and lima beans cel-
erv tomatoes parsley and radshes. and 70 Will
not be long before will be able 20 show eicicus
California navel and Florida oranges. as well a.
California mission and cluster figs. the trees OF
which are responding well to the care CT ths
Gardeners"
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
CURTOSITIES OF DIET.
Hoo Nature Adapts Food to Nan
and Fice Versa.

Modern science has shown that nature provides
fsod for mankind with marvellous care and fore
sight The human system requires q certain
amount - pTotaid daily to replace wornout
muscle and tissue. Fish and supply this IN
large quantities. In hot climates, however, these
spoil so quickly that their is limited. Nature
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
sFRIKING LANDSCAPE GARDENS.

FspacfaI care has been given 20 the cultivation OK
vanilla the seeds being sown blottins paper
placed in q 'Wardian case on soft moss. which -
kept moist from below. Some Of the native vanilla
specfr1ens have been sent TO the government Ak
perimentaI stations at Mayaguez, Porto Rico. and
at Miami Fla. The sisal hemp, native OF Mexico.
the most valuable fibre plant in existence ard tns
ha. pal have thrtved unusually well N tns com
missions gardens Because o. It's economic valds
much time is being expended on the cultivation OF
the East Indie bamboo. The French introduced
some vptus trees imported from Australia. but
their growth was not success. only few Of the
trees now remaining the isthmus- Those IN
cha rye Of the gardens introduced year several
specimens of the white eucalyptus from the oo-
tanicaI gardens Of Java and these have responded
well 10 the care expended on them
The lawns surrounding the Tivon are mads Up OF
grass imported from Bermuda. as the American
grass could not the long period Of heat which
prevails in the dry season
Many native exotic plants OF brilliant foliage ars
grown for decorative purposes About twelve dif-
ferent kinds OF French and English cTOtons. grown
from plants left by the French. sdorn the gardens
around the various commission quarters One OF
the striking feature Of the gardens Is TWO nnefoot
tree ferns brought from the jungle for interior dec
oration Among the plants selected for srlali gar
dens and tor trelIis decOrs ton the bshssu1
pies Florida crepe. myrtle and reseda dame del
Nochel. the latter native Towering bush. which
gives out a strong perfume az night Roses are no
small part of the garden cultivation the isthrus
The varieties under cultivation include American
Peautv Duchesse de Brabant. Kaiserin AuguSte VIC
tcrfs and MarechaI Mel. The truck and fruit gar
dens which have been unusually prolific. have sup
piled the commission hotels along the line Of tbs
canal zone from Ancon. the Pacific side. 70 CO..
coma near the Caribbean. A large number %
plants are in preparation Tor shipment 70 the lsper
settlement a PaIo SeCo Practically all tha plants
and seedlings supplied by tho Agricultural De-
partnasnt at Washington. Other governments sta
tons however exchange plants from time 70 Tins
with the gardens the isthUus.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04

A TIE DISTRIBUTION or
FRFIGH
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to have e
of
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kInw wudaeo
New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
NO SLEEP FOR NEIGHB0Rs.

III. Statu. quo was maintained for almost If
teen wears Meantime mutual friends often re-
marked to Mrs O'Rrien what a charming woman
Ms. Irvine was and 10 Mrs. Irvine what per
fectly lovable' personality Mrs o 8rien possesseo
but no one ever brought the two together
Finally as n the case OF the Wonderful one
Boss shay time and tho elements wrecked the
spite fence. II collapsed This, however orougilt
Ars. Irvine only transient pleasure IL was b"t
TIE calm before the Storm In the place "heIS
tie perizhable wooden fence had stood there was
soon erected = solid wall OF sheet iron Old Boreas
'pufed and le pufTed' and tried TO tear II down.
bgt only loosened the fastenngs little. 50 that
il could sway back and forth. rafting and banging
RSanst She Irvine wall The resultant effect Is
best described by Mrs. Irvine. who says:
We sleep about night in three, and then
through sheer exhaustion. The other t~o nights
are treated TO he Verdest sensations ims gina
ile from that fenc.- One night If makes noise
Ike ghost. when 4 rains u sounds Ike battle
not far sgsv. and. cf course. hear al sorts or
thunder ? hen the sun OF moon is shining
Nr. Irrine appealed the city authorizes for
Mrs o'Bren His argument failed
There ac~-e-er 'u-onan in fae csse of
Preston Csr-ys spite fence He is bachelor and
oF-ns rouanaodious storv and hsif ccttaze - No
IS Ecott street One 6sH other p-orertr cp-nsrs in
sooH street and more fashionable Astor street