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Evening journal., 1908-01-27
"RED" OWENS TO
PLAY IN READING

READING, Jan. 27.-Jacob L. Weitzel.
manager OF the Reading Tri-State League
Club, is engaged in getting his players
together for the coming season. Thus far
Mr.. weitzel has announced the names Of
only two players he has signed, Joe Biehl
and Ollie Britton, both of whom were the
star pitchers OF the pennant winning
Reading Atlantic League Club last sea-
son.
'Red" Owens. who covered short for
the local Tri-State last season viii again
play in Reading the coming season.
Manager Weitzel says he has sent con-
tracts TO fifteen players and he will short
ly announce the names Of all the men he
has signed. He is being assisted in select-
ing his team by Connie Mack.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
TRI-STATE LEAGUE
MEETS NEXT MONTH

A meeting OF the Tri-state League will
be held at the Mansion House. Reading
following the election on February IS.
President Carpenter is a candidate for
the office of City Treasurer of Altoona
and is so busy in political affairs that he
will have no time before election for a
baseball meeting. The schedule will be
completed and other details arranged at
the meeting.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
ROLLER POLO GAMES AT
THE COUNTRY RINK

At the Country Rink this evening the
American Bridge Company's roller polo
five and the Marshallton team viii play
ihe scheduled game in the Springs League.
Tomorrow night the Lincoln and the
Blumenthal teams will play. Next Fri
day night the All-wilmington team. of the
Eleventh Street Rink, will play the Rink
team of the Springs League at the Coun-
try Rink and fast game is anticipated.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
MANAGER WALLER
SIGNS TWO MEN

William +. Waller, manager Of the pro-
posed Wilmington Union League. base
ball team. is skirmishing about in an ef.
fort to obtain frst-olass players for the
local club and has prospects Of securing
several good ones.
Already he has signed Baker, a hard
hitting outhelder who has played in
minor leagues from coast to coast, and
Nagle, a pitcher from the West. who has
made his mark upon the diamond.
Mr.. Waller is in communication with
several experienced men. one Of whom
he win probably select as playing man.
ager. The local season viii open about
April -.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
FRUIT GROWERS FAVOR
PENINSULA BOARD

The Peninsula Horticultural Society
favors the formation Of a Peninsular
Board OF Trade which was projected
some time ago by the local Board OF
Trade. Wesley Webb. Of Dover, has
written to r. ]. Maclean. president of
the Wilmington Board Of Trade. stat
ing that the movement is favored by
the society, which comprises some OF
the leading business men in the Pen
insula. and that it will be discussed
at the next meeting Of the society to
be held in this city.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
FOORD HIGH MAN
IN ANOTHER EVENT

The contest for the high general
average trophies at tho Pinehurst. N.
c., shooting tournament on Saturday
was keen. William NJ. Foord, of this
city, led with a total Of 276 out of the
800 targets. or 90 per cent, with George
Lyon, of Durham, N. c., second. with
271. and Frank L. Hall. of Ridgefeid,
N. J.. and G. s. McCarty, of Philadel-
phia, tied for third.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
AMUssM

LYCEUM THEATRE-Matinee 10, 20
and % cents. Nights and Holidays 10,
20, 30 and so cents. Matinees to-day and
Wednesday. A. w. Cross presents the
dramatic triumph of the season David b.
Gally In Walker Whitesides Greatest
Comedy Success, I'VE Are King" by
Lieutenant Gordon Kean. author Of The
Magic Melody. Unanimously indorsed as
the Dramatic Success. one of the best
plays ever produced. A great big hit
Complete production and cast With foi-
lowing players: Philip White William
A. Carroll, John o. Hewitt. Grace Hill
ton. Maude Shaw, Ruth Gadshy, William
Clifford and others.
Coming-'Why Girls Leave Home"
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
SUFFERED FROM
SNOW BLINDNESS

John Henderson, of Philadelphia, was
stricken with snow blindness while
walking to this city from Chester yes
terday, and narrowly escaped being
killed by trains on the Pennsylvania
railroad. He tumbled into a snow drift
and was struggling, almost smothered,
when a party Of railroad men discov-
cred him.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
polo At ELEVENTH ST. RINK

This evening at Eleventh Street
Rink, walbrook. Of Baltimore. and
Lenox, Of this city. will be the con-
testing teams, and a good game will
be the result.
Through an error an impression has
gotten about that an admission Of 25
cents was to be charged for this game
The admission viii be but is cents
The higher admission only applied to
Saturday night on account Of the ex-
pense ef gating the NJ. A c. team
here.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
TO PLAN FOR BOARD
OF TRADE BANQUET

AS Charles A Rudolph. chairman Of
the house and social committee Of the
Board Of Trade. has been i'll no steps
have been taken so far toward giving
the annual dinner OF the board.
Mr.. Rudolph has about recovered
and the committee VIII begin active
preparations this week for the banquet
which win be given some time in Feb
ruary, the exact date not being fixed.
There viii be several speakers Of ma
tional reputation present and it is ax..
pected that the dinner win be the most
elaborate yet given by the board.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27

Diamond making as a possible in
dustry has again come TO the fore
through the arrest in Paris OF Henri
Lemoine on the charge that he falsely
pretended to his clients that he could
by artitisial means duplicate the gilt
tering product of nature.
All of modern alchemy Is bound up
IN the idea that II is possible to arti-
dcially produce diamonds large enough
Evening journal., 1908-01-27

and bright enough to be used for orna-
ments, and in every respect Identical
with those which come from the mines
of africa and Brazil. The crucible and
the blowpipe are believed to be con-
nected with this Golconda, which may
be conjured up out Of the mysteries
Of chemistry. So for the last hundred
years attention has been drawn contin-
ually to the possibility OF there being
Evening journal., 1908-01-27

some method through which gems Of
the first water may be- turned ont by
wholesale and at factory iuices.
It goes without saying that If a man
had invented a method for manufac-
turing diamonds in any quantity, all
that he would have to do would ne to
turn out the gods. Even II he did
so IN a conservative way he could soon
build up fortune OF millions.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
WEST END DEFEATED
AT NEW CASTLE

BY score OF 2S to 10 the West End
basketball team. of this city. was de-
feated by the New-C Century team, of
New Castle, on Saturday. The line
up;
New-Century. West End.
Mckay. ...... forward ........ Hogan
C. Wright. .... forward Firth
Lawler.
Truitt. ......... centre ...McKendriclS
McCaughan.
Lancaster. ..... defense ........ Lynch
Wright. ....... defense Cunningham
McCaughan.
Goals from field-McKay, s; Lawler,
p; McCaughan, 3; Wright, 3; Firth, :; ;
McKendrick, /; Cunningham l. Goals
from foul-McKendrick. 4; Lawler. 2.
Referees-Jesse Mckay. first half; Ed
ward Truitt, second half. Timekeep-
lers-Frederick Scibbs. for West End;
Francis Wright for New Century. Time
Of halves-20 minutes.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
ELEVENTH STREET RINK
POLO TONIGHT
LenOX vs.. WaIIbrOOk
Admission, 15c; Skates, 15c.
Country Roller Rink

Paper Masquerade st. Valentines
Day, Friday, February a.
Martha Washington Party, Washing
tons Birthday Eve. Friday, February,
21.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
BaItimore Team Seeks Ban Games

The following explains itself. We
the Brown A c., OF Baltimore, Nd,
w''n'o like to hear from all strong uni .
formed teams OF your city. We are
one OF the strongest teams Of Balti-
more. Hoping to hear from some OF
the teams Of your city. Games to be
played in your city. / remain
Yours respectfully,
Manager William z. Zimmerman,
ss7 Scott st. Baltimore. Nd.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27
Saving Away
To-day

lO-udy
Fine Overcoats.
Storm Overcoats.
Heavy Suits.
Black Suits.
Heavy Underwear.
Heavy Gloves.
Storm Shoes.
Rubbers and Arctics.
JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS
9Th and Market.
Evening journal., 1908-01-27

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04

In Louisville, Ky, there is being made at present big effort to cur tail the number of licenses issued. Among other changes suggested it is urged that licenses should be trans ferable from one to another, as any other property is transferred, or left, as part of an estate as the good will of any other business may be left. This form of license is similar to that enjoyed by all other lines of trade, and if granted to the retail liquor dealers, it will, in our opin- ion, remove them at once from ac- tive participation in politics. Under the present system the saloon kecp- CT is at the mercy of the political boss, and of the authorities elected or appointed for the purpose of is- suing licenses each year, and as long as this continues he must of neces- sity remain an active factor in all political fights.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04

The anti-third term declaration of President Roosevelt appears to have muddied the republican waters in- stead of clearing them. More can didates have been brought forward by their friends since the announce ment, and the race for the nomina- tion is so open that the political fOrecasters are all at sea. When the situation clarifies. as it will later, it will be found that a great struggle is impending for control of the republican party between Roose- welt and the reactionaries. At pres ent there would seem 10 be but one candidate representing the Roose- welt policies, for Senator La Toilette is for some reason not acceptable to the president. and onIy Secretary Taft can be looked upon as being backed Dy the president Fair banks. Cannon. Knox. Foraker and Cortelyou are all branded as reac- tionaries. It is true Governor Hughes is regarded as a reformer. but for some reason he is not ac- eeptable to Mr Roosevelt. perhaps because he is too independent to lay down and receive the Roosevelt brand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
WOULD KILL DISEASED COWS
Cattlemen Confer With Hughes as to
 Proper Legislation.

Albany. N. l.. Jan. 4.-Representa- tives of the State Cattle Breeders as- seciation, the Buffalo Live Stock as- sociation, the state department of agri- culture and Speaker Wadsworth of the assembly conferred with Governor Hughes regarding proposed legislation for the protection of this state against tuberculosis in cattle.
 It was the opinion of the cattlemen that S5,OO0,00O would be needed to stamp out the disease among cattle in this state. They said it would be nee essary to inspect all cattle in the state, to slaughter all diseased cattle and to reimburse the owners at least 60 per cent of the value of their cattle.
 These figures are based on the re- port that there are approximately 100000 cows in the state, 20 per cent of which are suspected. The cattle men urged upon the governor that provision be made for state inspec- tion of cattle slaughtered
 It was agreed, the cattlemen said after the conference. that the governor should confer with Commissioner Weiting of the state agricultural de partment as to the character of the bill to be introduced in the legislature and then submit a tentative measure to the cattlemen for possible changes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04

Advices from Washington indicate that the plan have been advocating for giving elasticity to our currency for some time may be adopted and become law. The plan is for con gress to authorize national banks to increase their ordinary circulation by an emergency circulation to the ex- tent of say 20 per cent of their paid up capital, the amount to be limited to $100,000,000, and to be issued
 upon approved savings bank securi- ties, they to be deposited with the comptroller of the currency This special issue of currency to be taxed to such an extent as to compel the speedy return and cancellation of such notes when the business needs no longer exist for the additional currency. The plan of issuing emer- gency national bank reserve money would remove the necessity of a cen tral national bank, which is now being agitated to a considerable ex- tent. Such bank will never be ac- ceptabfe to the national banks now existing, as it would curtail thei: business and attenuate and dimin- utize them. The jealousy of bank officials would cause them to exert all their influence against such a measure meeting with congressional favor. It would be practically re vival of the old United States bank, l which was source of so much polit- ical corruption, scandal and disaster in President JackSon's time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
Facing Jail, Woman Dies of Poison.

New York, Jan. 4.-Facing the pros- pect of Imprisonment for contempt of court. process servers and angry bill collectors crowding in upon her from every direction. bereft of her liveried servants andhiterally at the end of her rope. a beautiful woman who called herself Mrs. John Van Ness Roberts and Mrs. Catherine Stuyvesant Rob erts. but who is said to have been none other than Louise yermeule, died of poisoning yesterday in her elegantly furnished apartments nt the Hudson, 221 Riverside drive. She was born in Philadelphia and became the wife of Richard W. Roelofs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
loo Broad q Hint.

You've got a fellow in there that won't wait on me again, not much" :" said an irate customer, as he emerged from the dining room and slapped his money down on the pay desk. I'm not stingy." continued the customer, "and don't mind giving tips. but when a waiter hangs round till a fellow has nearly finished eating and whistles Do not forget me I think it is about time something was dOne"-LOndon Mail.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
HEARD IN PASSING.

Politicians who are trying to em 1 barraSS the Hughes boom by askin,
 what the governor has done for hi
 country are reminded that it is wha
 he would do if he had the chance
 Bridgeport Post.
 The simple life is a remedy fol | many of the ailments carrying peo | pie off at middle age, principal! heart disease and cancer, which
 counteract the ravages of the past from contagious standpoint dletown Press.
 A garbage collector in Pittsburg found $500 while carrying on his
 delicate occupation not long ago. He hunted up the owner of the money
 and returned it to him. And then
 the man laughed at him for being
 honest. Pittsburg certainly deserves
 all it gets.
 Boards of apportionment in Con-
 necticut cities are being besieged
 with demands by various municipal
 departments for increased appropri-
 ations. And about the only consola-
 tion they can get out of 1t is that the demands come more as a result of growth than of greed.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 The school managers of the New Shoreham council schools have had brought to their notice the fact that a scholar in the girls department has neither been absent nor late on d single occasion in eight years. The managers considered this most re- markable record, and it was resolved to ask the education committee to grant the scholar special award London Standard.
 Taft is the central figure of the contest for nomination. In the phrase of the political reckoners the man who beats him will be nom- mated. Only Hughes and Knox are on basis of enough natural strength to be successful competitors. To citi- zens of the discriminating type it re- mains reassuring that the republi- can party seems certain to nominate one of three highly qualified men, Philadelphia Ledger.
 Henry M. Whitney's resolution not to run for governor of Massachusetts again can hardly be considered sur prising. His experiences last fall were the reverse of encouraging His party's loss is greater than his He was the one Democrat who had any chance of drawing republican votes. But the Bryanite wing under 1 the guidance of George Fred Wil- Hams of Dedham preferred dlsas. trous defeat.-Providenc Bulletin.
 If Leslie NJ. Shaw accepts all the bank presidencies that are being of | fered him. he will have pretty nearly | q monopoly of the business. It's q rare day, indeed. that he isn't re- | ported as about to head a new con- ! cern. There is no occasion for this ! sort of thing. Shaw has a pretty | good job already, and there are sey. eral bank presidents idle. or will be | IS soon as their terms of imprison- | ment expire. National Daily.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04

\ good deal of attention is now
 being given to the political outlook and the presidential campaign. says Banker Clevs. The latter is gener- ally an element Of more or less dis turbanoe- This year. however. there are no important unsettling issues at present in sight Congress never enaets any important 'egislstion in 2 presidential year and the issues of the campaign thus far promise 10 be more concerning persons than principles There may be some talk about tarih revision but the pros pect of action in this direction seems remote when one considers the strength of the republican party and the power of the stand pzttsrs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
Mob After Jspsnese.

Ogden. Utah. Jan. A mob of 200 white men marched to the Japanese quarter of the town. with cries of Hang the Japs-' For a time matters had an ugly look. but a riot call brought a score Of policemen re-en- forced by a large number of sherifrs deputies. and after a brisk little scTtm- mage the mob was dispersed and its leader arrested. The whole trouble was caused when the Southern Pa- cifc discharged a number of white laborers from its ieehouse here and employed Japanese in their places
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
AMERICAN bOANCO
 REMOVED TO
 Room 1. 199 Bank St. Open Every Night. Phone 201.12 QUICK LOANS fSa acllDA7s ass
HUSH!

Don't mention it to a living soul! There are no auburn haired old maids. Now, girls, don't go buying acids, hair dyes nor peroxides to color your hair. Get a bag of BROWNS QUICKFIRE CHARCOAL and get the house nice, warm and comfortable. The very surroundings will suggest how nice it is to have a home of his own and force him to pop the question.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
w.., poi,, so.rd ., y;.;,or..

Washington. Jan 4 President Roosevelt announced the appointment of the board of visitors to West Point for 1sOs: Lieutenant General S B M. Young. [. s. A. retired. YsIlowstons Park. Wyo.: Colonel H. L. Higg1nsOn. Boston: Charles M. HOugh. United States district judge. New York; Rob ert s. Bean. Portland. Ore-s Dr. George N MorrOv. Birmingham. Ala. Joseph B. Bates. Bloomington. III, George s. Pattoa- Los Angeles. Cal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
InsNitahie.

So Nelson is dead. What killed him?"
 You know he had one foot in the graveT'
 Yes
 Well. some one pulled his leg Hsrper's Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04

The chief engineer of the Panama canal has decided that two locks nearest the Pacific shall be placed four miles further from the Sea than was originally intended. This will save $1O,OO0,00O and incidental ly will remove the locks further from danger of an enemy's fleet.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
SATURDAY, JAN f, 1908.
Tan. 4 In btstorv.

17sS-B Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist and abolitionist, born in Warren county, N. J.; died 1889 1sT-Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt died; born 17s4.
 1sSa-John William Draper, NJ. D., Amer ican philosophic writer, died; born 1911. 1s05-Theodore Thomas, noted orchestra leader. died in Chicago born 1884 19OS-William Harrison Weir illustrator of birds and animals, died in Lewes, England: born 1923 Earthquake shock at Masaya, Nicaragua.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
All He Said.

Oficer-How is this, Murphy? Ser gtant complains that you called him names. Private Murphy-Plaze. sur. never called him ony names at all All l said was. Sergeant" says I, some of us ought 10 he in a menag- erie "-LOndon Tit-Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
Ar..laaa

He's 10 good at an argument is he, Not at all convfncingT'
 Well I should say not Why. that man couldn't convince a woman th.t she vas prettyr-CevsSand Lead~r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
Bite R.xsrrr

Tommy Figg- Sisters beau kicked my dog yesterday. but got even with him. you bet Johnny Briggs-HovT Tommy Figg-I mixed quini1e with her face poEder.-Indianaposls Jour. nal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS:
Tonight and Tomorrow Morn;n,

Sun sets, 4:4s; rises, 7:a Moon sets, S'as p. m. Moons age. 2 days S:1s D. m moon in conjunction with Venus. passing three-quarters of degree south of the planet. from west to east; seen beauti- fully arranged shortly after sunset, in the southwest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04

Zebulon Montgomery Pike, soldier and explorer of the Rocky mountains, born In Lamberton, N. J.; killed 1913. LSsl-Emma Abbott, prirna donna, died in Salt Lake City. iSe-Foes fraternized at Port Arthur: Russian officers permitted to return nome on parole and the men held as prisoners of war,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS:

Tonight and Tomorrow Morning. Sun sets, A4S; rises, 7:21. Moon sets, 5:55 p. m. Moons age, l day. l2 mid night, opposition between Neptune and the sun, 1s0 degrees apart.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
Jan. 5 In blstory.

io66-E d W ard the Con- lessor. Saxon king of England. died; born 1004.
 16Ss-Catherine de Medici, cruel and intriguing queen of France, died. 17H - Stephen Decatur, commodore U. s. N, born in Sinnepuxent. Md: killed in a dual at
The Washington herald., 1908-03-04
POST-oFFICE PROMOTIONS.
Important Changes Occur in Weigh
ing Mails.


The Postmaster General has signed an
order. effective March ]. 1905. promoting
the following persons, employed in con-
.nection with the special weighing OF ths
mails:
Clsrks-From Nl00 TO s. 10 Mrs AuFusta X
Bashford. Miss EIzabeth q. C1aytor Niss paisy T.
Fridley John :. Hoiiingshead J. Arthur Jones
Mrs Eiizabeth A. Metcal. and Patrick II. Walsh;
nom 81 loG 20 100. Miss Jennie Ash tfeorgs r.
Barrier Mfs Anna h Carlson Mss MsIv A.
Dodge Ms Bcne = Erh. Mss Hazel T. Graham,
Miss Mabel Keenan, Miss Jessie &. Ll0yd Frank II.
Mccormick. NIrs Lizzie n Milier. Bartholomew q
Moore. Miss Ethel l. Roach Harc0gIt l. steven
son. Miss Caroline q. T0ules Clarence r. Treat.
Miss Julia ]. Webster. Miss Agnes VI. WeSchler and
Samuel a. White; from $40 TO Slco Miss Alice T.
Brown Miss Reha Campbell. Miss Eleanor ?
CaptTS. Nl.ss Annie NJ. CIaTeluu1 Miss Loia Collins
Miss Avs B. Damon, Miss Mabel G. Darccy. Ms.
Katharine Godney, Miss Alice Y. Ha-an Mss Pau
llae IT, Lee, Miss Rosa Lee. Miss Eta T. Lothrop,
Malcolm L. Lyon. and Miss Mabel /. Morherseadg :
from 500 90 Slo0o. Miss EdGice 81 Perkins Mis1
Ella y Price. James e. Schenck. Miss Jennie +.
Sgourney. Mss Miriam r. Simcus. Miss Susan B.
Temple. MIS-. Ida g. Thsyer. Miss Elizabeth T0mp-
kins, Mrs. Florence n. Townsend Mrs. Lule H.
Waleoe. Alrs. Laura +. White. Miss Margaret
Wright and Miss Urs0 A Yorks. from $50 70 500.
Mss Rose Mary Ball, Miss ~ Liza Barlup. Miss
Nora y. Glove. Miss Laura L. Dorsey. William 7.
Ferguson. Leroy T. Gravatte Miss Isabel Kiugdon,
Miss Marian r Livingston. AIRS. Mary Z. Martin.
Miss Elizabeth Y. MloYiCh. Alton Money Miss Isl-
bel Moshcr. Miss Otie T. Nelson Mrs. AiWiidz n.
Shailenbergef.
From iaborer tsssol 70 assistant messenger SD =
James e. Conroy, Clarence c. murray. and John T.
Young