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Evening journal., 1908-12-04
"A" CLASS WINS
AT FOOTBALL

The Wilmington High School Middle A
team defeated the Middle b team at foot
ball at Front and Union streets yester-
day afternoon II to o. The 4 class team
scored on forward pass ten minutes
after play began. They worked the play
again IN the second half. The lineup:
a. AIiddle-weldin. left end; Lacklen.
left tackle Henvis left guard; Little,
centre; Grubh- right guard McCanerty.
right tackle; Finger, right end; Mearns.
quarterback; Foster left half back; King.
right half back: Sawdon. full back
n. AIiddle-winner, left end; Rhodes,
left tackle; Johnson. left guard, Geely.
centre. Searles, right guard; Logue. right
tackle; Blaine. right end; Horty, quarter
back; H. Foster. left half back Bott
right half back; Croft. fun back
Touchdowns. King and Meams; goal
from touchdown, King; time Of halves.
20 minutes; referee. Kyle; umpire. Brown.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
BALL PLAYERS AS
DINNER GUESTS
dupont Team Boys Have an
Evening Of Pleasure at
Clayton House

A dinner i'm honor OF the DUPONT
baseball team was given last night at
the Clayton House bv the employees Of
the dupont Powder Company and there
was a good time. Some Of the Of
ficials OF the company were present
and several pleasing and congratuatory
addresses We're made in the course of
the evening.
The toastmaster who had charge of
the speaking ceremonies was J II.
Chesley Souvenir cups were presented
10 the club by Lyn Thomas and y. H..
Stassfort the latter representing w. g..
Earle Ralph Mckinley. captain of
the team. presented Manager Lester T..
Reeves. the clubs hustling manager,
with a rod and reel on behalf Of the
players. Mr. Reeves responded in a
happy vein.
Among those who responded TO the
toasts We're y. II. Lambert, Francis J..
DUPONT, J. B. Broad. John ]. RaslSob
and J. T. Simpson. Mr.. DUPONT spoke
on the relation Of employe TO employer.
Short and pithy telegrams of regret
were received from "Bill Taft" "Bill
Bryan" and r. Roosevelt" well known
citizens Of the country, who expressed
their sorrow at not being able to be
present to help I'm the attack on the
good things OF the table.
Congressman Hiram r. Burton was
one Of the guests. he arriving late in
the evening and making brief speech.
one Of the features was the singing
Of the dupont baseball quartette which
played bawl' during the evening and
sang several selections. The quartette
comprises =. j. Harrington, r. Nc
Kinney. Elwood sieman, and d. II. Nc
Avoy.
Everybody sang "Auld Lang Syne"
I'm several varieties Of keys and this
closed the festivities. it being unani-
mously conceded that It was the best
time ever.
The members Of the team who were
the guests Of honor were as follows:
NJ. Flood William Crouch, r. Me-
Kinney, w. w. Bacon. ]. McDonough,
Harry Shuler, j. p. Prentiss, e. i.
Harrington, d. II. McAvov. J. Burke.
Ea Sieman. Harold Childs, l.. 4.
Reeves and ]. J. Cook.
Among the other guests of the even
ing were the following:
Irenee dupont, Francis l. DUPONT. r.
n Wead, f. i. Palmer. -. c. Mat
thews. j. f. Wishart, ]. 8. Grant, W.
j. Pumphrey. j. J. RaskVb. J. r.
Broad. l.. w. Hammond. ID. Marghetic,
A. w. Bazia, w. S. Simpson, c. 5.
Robb. G. L. Cote, L. p, Durham. VIII
liam Coyne. c. c. Gerow, J. w. Ma
gill
w. T. Penniman, Jr., ]. w Macklein,
W. S. Matchett. c. l.. Petze, j. A.
Montgomery. Willard Young. ]. II.
Chesley, J. B. ID. Edge. r. w. Nc
Adams. Stanley Steele. J. w Kellum,
J. f. Porter. A. r. Hart, 4. w. keithly
c. d. Prickett. w +. Raskob, Il. T.
shallcnherrer. E. H. Crossan, l.. G.
Lyon. p. f. Garrett. II. Davis, b. l.
! WarC.
C. Underwood. w. r. Hance, II
Christy. f. j Messick. T. NJ. Eliason,
Roy sharpe G. r. Eaton. Alphonse
I.issner. l.. r. Beardsley. r. w Phil
lips. Jr.. r. l.. Naudain, e. b. Wilson,
II. f.. Brown, A M. Comegys.
j. W. Martenis, ID Ruiter, II.
Lambert. Leland Lyon. IL. G. Me
Dowcn. w. NJ. Allen, H. II. Lukons,
Eugene dupont James Russell, w,
staniar. II. ID. Rankin. Il. h. Jones, W.
NJ. Dole. Edward Banks. Percy smith
W. $ Gavan. Dudley 5. Wood, j. Ed-
ward AddicSs 81. James Rice.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
FARMERS WIN PRIZES
FOR SURPRISING CORN
Annual Exhibition lust Closed in Dover Was a Sue
cess---InsfrucfiVe Addresses
Made BY Experts

have mahred in sixty-hve days from
the planting.
The prize winners were.
Glass A--section For the best 20
ears white corn. w S. Davis, Bridge
Vile, 81; second best 20 ears white corn,
J. w Killen. FELTON,. SO; third best 20
ears white corn, T.. c. Phillips, Dover,
$500
Section 2--For the best 20 ears yell
low corn, J. c. Cowgirl. Dover, 81; Sec
ond best 20 ears yellow corn, Daniel
Thompson. Smyrna. S5. third best 20
ears yellow corn, Lowell Il. Roland, Eel
ton. So.
Section 3-For the best 20 ears mixed
corn, j. l.. Easthurn Newark. S7 Sec
ond best 20 ears mixed corn. Naudain
& Son, Marshallton, IS; third best 20
ears mixed corn. w. A. Stein, Dagsboro,
SO.
/ Sweepstakes in Glass A, j. c. Cow
gill, one Berkshire pig.
Glass B-Section For best 10 ears
white corn. iirst J. w. Killen, So; sec
ond J. II. Hopkins, 81; third, j. Frank
Rice. So; fourth. Ralph Jefferson, S2i
NTH. James r. Shallcross, 81.
Section For best 10 ears yellow
corn. first, Lowell Il. Roland. S5: second
/ j. B. Keith. 81; third. j. G. Cowgirl, So;
fourth II. w Vaughn. 81; nfth, Daniel
Thompson, 81.
For the best 10 ears mixed corn. first
/ J. G. Snyder, S5: second j. l.. East
burn. 81; third, Naudaln & Son. So:
/ fourth, Ralph Jefferson, 81; NTH, W. 4.
Stein. SlO0
sweepstakes In Glass B. j. w KIlen,
FELTON,, one Berkshire pig
class C--lN1r the best 10 ears Of any
variety or color from New Castle cuun-
I ty. First. 50. William Craig. Me
Donough; second. 81. Naudain & Son,
Marshallton
Kent county-T'irst 81. j G.. Cowgill
J Dover; second. 81. } S. Davis. Felton,
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
WEIGH is AFTER
PACKEY AT 1873

Los ANGELES, Cal. Dec. 4-Ne-
gotiations f,e been opened with Fred
die Welsh, making him another offer
to fight Packey Mcfarland, at Colma.
on New Years Day.
Jimmy Coffroth. the San Francisco
promoter. is looking after the details
and hopes TO get the two boys together.
Welsh is anxious to get crack at
Mcfarland, but does not want to enter
the ring with any weight advantage in
fdv6r of the Chicago lad. Welsh has
wired to Coffroth insisting on McFar-
land doing 1SS pounds ringsile. and
also demands 30 per cent of the gross
receipts for his end. with a guarantee
Of $4,000.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04

ceipts to the visiting club from forty
per cent. to fifty per cent. and the
increase Of the share of gate receipts
to the league from five per cent. to ten
per cent. means that the local club
will get but forty per cent Of its gate
receipts Of each game this year. Grand
stand admissions are not included in
the gate receipts. This additional ff-
teen per cent. Of gate receipts that will
go from the club next season, when ap-
piled TO Wilmington, would eat up the
$4,000 saved by the lower salary
limit, it is claimed by some. Alexander
Stirlith is already on the job. Alex is
shaping up his plans and already has
visions Of putting a strong team IN the
field.
The salary limit of the Atlantic Lea
que is $1,000 a month, but some of the
Atlantic League teams played remark
able ball last season. There were many
who developed TO be stars, too For
instance. there were the Miller brothers
of Easton. one of whom has been COB
bled up by Pittsburg.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04

DOVER, Dec 4.-The Delaware State
Corn Growers Association elected at
its annual meeting, Alexander =. Cor
bit Of odessa, president; Arnold Nau-
dain Of MQrshallton, first vice. presi-
dent; g. j. Meredith Of faeiton, second
vice president; Charles Barker OF Mil
ford. third vice. president; Professor A.
=. Grantham OF Newark, secretary
treasurer.
"The corn plant is truly a remarkable
plant said G. T.. Hartley of the United
States Department OF Agriculture. The
corn expert made the annual address
10 the association after judging the
exhibits at the corn show
'Ten thousand farmers VIII be needed
in Delaware within a few years" said
Professor Harry Hayward, director OF
the Delaware Experiment Station "and
] fAvc ben wondering where they are
coming from"
Professor Hayward was making an
appeal fer the boys and girls OF tht
State who are being attracted away
from iustcgd of toward the farm.
iie advocated a series OF prizes foi
the boy under IL and the boy under n
years ci age who could plant cult.
Naic hervcsi and select corn and bring
to Tho cNhibitlon next year. and h,
wanted the prize to be great one.
j. ~. killcn. the FELTON, farmer who
wine prizes ut every kind Of an agri-
cultural or horticultural show. was ON
hand at this ono ana carried on the
prize Berkshire hog
The awarding of tho prizes required
run days labor on the part of Mr.
Hartley The Corn Growers Associa-
tion determined To push the movement
of making Delaware "A great corn state
as, it IS claimed, this crop rarely ever
fails 10 bring large returns. Specimen
ears of "a new variety were exhibited by
James n. Shallcross. of New Castle
county. which variety. reddish yellow
and large grained corn, was shown t.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
PICK ALL STAR
GR!DIRON TEAM

Picked according to the official aver
ages recently announces an all Tri-
State team of men who figured in 100
games or more would look as follows:
First Base-Calhoun. Harrisburg.
Second Base-Magoon, Trenton.
Third Base-Zimmerman, Harrisburg
Shortstop-Lynch, Reading.
Outiielders-Cannell, Trenton; c. Fcs-
ter. Lancaster; Huelsman. Harrisburg
Pitchers Krause, Harrisburg; War
hop. Williamsport; Smith. Harrisburg
Emerson, Lancaster; Brady, Johns
town
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
SHOPPERS OUT
IN GREAT FORCE
Early indications Point to
a Big Holiday
Trade

Just three weeks of shopping until
Christmas This fact seems to be up
permost in the minds. of hundreds of
Wilmingtonians and nearby townspeo-
pie are going on the old principle thal
the early bird catches the worm, the
early shoppers are now out In force.
having most complete stocks to select
from and plenty Of time TO buy without
hustle and hustle 1t is safe to say that
in this city, at the same time Of the
holiday season. gift goods buying per-
haps never before was so well under
way as now.
The stores that have their holidays
stocks on display are being well filled
daily. The big run Of holiday shopping
may be said 10 have begun Saturday,
although this week the rush continues
with prospects Of continuing uninter-
ruptedly until Christmas.
Not merely the local folk, but out
of-town people seem to appreciate the
fact that they are gamers by shopping
early. A trip to the station at local
train time or an observation of the
trolley cars which run TO the suburbs
and nearby towns will convince one
that the number Of people from The
regions roundabout who are already
coming to the city to shop is large.
IL may he superluous to add that the
stores. bright in holiday garb are
stocked almost to overllowing will
Gift goods in the way of wear
ahles. novelties, articles ovlu
useful and ornamental and loads Of toys
In some Of the larger stores the toy land
offerings are revelations, including every
thing imaginable from "A iivc-cent trim
l,et to "a big toy automobile costing sew
cral dollars from a small ten cent me
chanical toy to a more complete steam
or electrical creation selling at mucl
higher figures. In general the crowds thai
have begun 10 tll the stores are being re.
warded for their visits.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
HAMILTON FISH. JR tiARVAel
CAPTAIN

NEW YORK. Dec. 4-Hamilton Fish
Jr., Of n-on-the-Hudson, will
lead the Harvard football team next
fail, having been unanimously elected
captain. Fish was the acting captain
Of the team during the last season whet
Burr was out Of the game. He Is a
member Of the 1910 class and has play
ed right tackle on the varsity team
for two seasons He stands 6 feet
3 inches in height and is one Of the
All-American tackles selected by the
experts this fall.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
belmont to FIGHT Jones.

BOSTON. Mass, Dec. Al Del
mont. champion bantamweight Of New
England. has been matched TO fight
While Jones' Of Brooklyn in Baltimore,
December 10. The bout win be held by
Al Hereford at the Eureka Club Del
mont is guaranteed $1,000. lose or draw.
The men win fight az catch weights for
fifteen rounds. After this go. belmont
hopes TO get a match with Driscop.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
TEAR UP PEACH TREES
DOWN IN KENT COUNTY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CHESWoLD, Del, Dec. 4.-Many acres
of peach orchards are being divested
in this section this fine fall weather. It
really looks as II the peach growing in
dustry has had its day and is a thing of
the past because Of the work. expense and
uncertainty after combating against
scale, yellows and a. dozen other diseases
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
New Pitcher For Readino.

Manager Weltzel, OF the Reading
Tri-State, has signed Sponag.e. a Read
ing amateur, as pitcher. He lost Emer-
son and Boice by draft. II Sponagle
measures up the standard set by Fox
the finger picked Off the lots towards
the close of last season and who won
four games without one loss. Weitzel
won't miss the stars.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04

First sweepstakes in Glass G, barrel
scalescide. William Craig. McDonouRh.
Glass D--For the best 8 ten-yoar oN-
hibits of any varieties or colors from
any grange in the state. silver cup.
Capital Grange Dover: second, 30
Union Grange Pleasant Hill
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
A Freak.

Jubb-Why, Jimmy, you look as If
you'd grown four feet since last saw
you. Jimmy-Huhl wisht had. I'd
exhibit in a dime museum as the 'hu-
man Quadruped" and get a pile of
money, | would.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04

Goals from iieId-Iaylor 6, Duncan 5,
Tarris 6. GemmiiI G. Deakyne 3. Valletto
;. X Taylor. Wylie Ford Referee
flames r. Hatton neutrality-suspicious.
1ancc, for High School first; William
Madden, for High School second. Time
u haNcs-20 minutes.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
Herrinno Defeats Lander.

WINNIPEG. Man.. Dec. 4.-"Biny"
Lauder. champion boxer OF Canada.
met his first defeat when in a fast nf-
teen round bout AT Calgary Alberta, he
lost TO Eddie Herrinno. of Seattle.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04

under different names.
Men who have stood first and fore
most as successful peach growers in the
past of whom John Heitshu and ID. c.
Bailey we might name are losing faith
in the peach. Mr.. Heitshu who has three
good farms In this vicinity is quoted as
having said: Il am done working with
peaches"
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
A Human bungalow.

Plkson didn't impress you favora-
bly,. Them?
mo; he's Just a bungalow"
"a what?"
"a bungalow. lie hasn't any foun-
Iation." Newark News.
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP
New Design Approved and Stamp viii
Be on Sale in Ten Days.

Be on Sale IN Ton Days,
Approval has been given by Postmaster
General Meyer to the new special deliv-
cry stamp, which will be placed on sale
within the next ten days. 1t measures
about one inch square and is OF dark
green color.
Running diagonsiiy across its face Is
an illustration of an olive branch. the
leaves Of which entwine a Mercury hat
symbolic OF peace and haste. In the up
per left-hand corner is the inscription,
'1Oc" while IN the lower right-hand COR
ner In bold letters are the words ~. 2
Postage. Special Delivery"
Evening journal., 1908-12-04
NEW CASTLE
HIGH WINS

NEW CASTLE. Dec. 4-By the score
of A. to % the New Castle High School
first defeated the New Castle High
School second basketball team before
g large crowd in the cage of the knights
OF pvthfan Hall
Evening journal., 1908-12-04

The intellect of the wise is like glass;
II admits the light Of heaven and re-
fleets it.-Hare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
IRON SALES GROW MORE ENCOURAGING Reports of Efforts Made 10
 Maintain Prices MAY HARDEN AT S13.50 Market Has Been Decidedly Animated This Week and the Total Ton
 mage Sold Has Been
 Considerable.
MAY HARDEN AT S13.5O

The volume of iron sold in the Birm- ingham district since the list of January, is greater than the tonnage of November and December combined But that fact of itself would not mean that the present buying movement was large, for Novem- Der and December were extremely dull months. The market this week, however, has been animated and the total tonnage sold has been considerable. It is esti- mated that in the Birmingham district something like 250OO tons have been booked within the past five or six days.
 The question of maintaining steady prices has been of even more concern to iron makers, than the sale of their prod uct The Tennessee, the Sloss-Sheffield the Republic, the Alabama Consolidated and other companies have been and are still holding pig metal firmly at $lS.5O on No. basis; but sales have been made by some concerns at SIP. .75aS13. It was stated last night that no seller was now offering iron for less than SIS. The manager of one concern who sold 2O00 tons to the United States Cast Iron Pipe company at $l2.75, has marked his price up to Sl95O and says he will hold it there. The Wood ward Iron companys price is understood to have been $13, but not lower.
 It was reported in New York that a meeting of large pig iron interests had been arranged for yesterday, but had been postponed until Monday, the object, 1t was said, being to consider the ques- ton of maintaining the price of iron at $1S50. It was further rumored that in the event the independents made sales on a lower schedule the U. s. Steel corpora tion and others would drop to SIP, or possibly $11, for southern pig. The New York story went on to say that the Woodwards are understood to be chief among the independents.'
 An executive official of one furnace
 -a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11

gers have entered into course of vio~z lence to maintain their side of labor controversy. They have justified it on the ground that they were simply fighting for their rights and that if the labor unions proceeded to use dynamite they would use dynamite in return. In con- elusion, to strongly condemn this course or this argument no amount of lawless- ness on the part of the labor striker will justify lawlessness on the part of the en- ployer.
 "A second abuse which employers are sometimes guilty of is what is techni- cally known as 'blacklisting.' This is un- lawful and should be condemned"
 MT. Taft condemned the "abuses of labor" such as violence, intimidation and the boycott. and pointed out the legal remedies by which a person may be pro- tested against the illegal acts of combin- ations of capital and combinations of labor.
 ''In cases of unlawful combinations of capital as well as of such combinations of labor,' he said, ''the method in equity by securing an injunction seems to be preferred by those who are about to be injured"
 Injunction Defended.
 He defended the injunction against criti- cism in that it places in the hands of judge legislative, judicial and executive powers and declared that prevention is better than cure" He granted the con- tention. he said. that the injunction had been abused in labor disputes and fav- ored the law to provide that no tempor- ary restraining order should issue until after notice and a hearing; also requir- ing from the judge issuing the injunc- ing a different judge in contempt proceee- ton.
 "There is class of capitalists who look upon labor unions vicious, and thele is class af radical labor unionists who look upon capital as labor's na- t:onal enemy" declared MT Taft in clos ing q believe. however, that the great majority of each class are gradually be- coming more conciliatory in their atti- tude the one toward the other. Between them is a larger class, neither capitalist nor labor unionist, who are without preju- dices, and I hope I am one of these. The effects of the panic are not over. We must expect industrial depression. This may be fruitful of labor controversies. earnestly hope that more conservative and eonciliatory attitude on both sides may avoid the destructive struggles of the past"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-11
HEALTH OFFICIALS
 DISCUSS THE WORK Sanders Explains Work of Ala
 bama Department
MEETING AT CITY HALL
We'll Known Physicians Discuss Vari- ous Phases of Work of State and County Health Boards.
 Explain System.

A conference of the state county and city health authorities was held at the city hall last night. Contrary to ex- pectations the meeting was not large ly attended but a number of the mem bers of the Jefferson County Medical society and possibly a score of the citizens of Birmingham enjoyed several interesting talks by health officials. The meeting was presided over by Alex T. London.
 The principal speaker of the confer ence was Dr. w. H. Sanders of Mont gomery, who stated the object of the conference as being that of bringing about a meeting of the state commit tee of public health, the county and municipal health authorities and the citizens desirous of knowing the gen. eral plan of the health system; and to discuss the public health laws and their application to the promotion of the wei fare of the citizens by way of the pre- vention of disease.
 Dr. Sanders outlined the plan or scheme of the public health system of Alabama. Discussing the state depart ment he pointed out the state medical association, which acts as the state board of health, as the deliberative body; and 10 members of the state as sociation, acting as an advisory board to the executive force in the capacity of a board of censors, a board of ex aminers and a committee of public health. The executive force to which this 10 members act as an advisory board, Dr. Sanders pointed out con- sists of the state health officer, the state bacteriologist and pathologist, the registrar of vital and mortuary sta tistics and his assistants
 In speaking of the system in the counties and municipalities, pr. San ders pointed to the county medical so- ciety, acting as a county board of | health, as the delberative body; five members of the county society, acting as a board of censors, and a committee of public health, as an advisory board l to the executive force consisting of the county health officer and assistants, and the health officers of municipali- l ties. Dr. Sanders went into full ex- planation of both systems.
 Among the other speakers were pr. l R. M. Cunningham, who spoke as a rep resentative of the State Medical asso- | ciationa Dr. E. H Sholl. who spoke as member of the state board of censors; pr. M. B. Cameron of Eutaw, who spoke as a representative of the state board of examiners; pr. V. P. Gaines of Mo- l bile, who spoke upon the duties of the committee of public health; Dr. Thomas M. Parke, who spoke for the board of censors of the county medical society; Dr. J. M. Mason for the executive force of the county; Dr. R. B. Hardness, city health officer. and pr. R. M Whaley, representative of the county medical society.
 The talks of all of the speakers were confined to the discussion of the duties of the various offices which they rep resented