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Evening journal., 1908-07-06
TO RECLAIM THE
CYPRESS SWAMP
Sussex Hopes Thereby 20 Add
5000 Acres TO Its
Territory
spseIal to rHn gEvENINa JouRNAL.

Special to THE ANvEN1NG JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. July e--Active stops
are being taken by the Sussex Levy
Court for the draining Of Cypress
swamp. ana to this end the following
resolutions have been adopted
Whereas. There is in Sussex county
very large acreage Of swamp land
known as Cypress Swamp and compris-
ing part of Gumboro and Dagsboro
hundreds. which land is very ineffectu-
ally drained by the upper waters Of tho
PocomolSe River; and
Whereas. 1t is evident that this land
can be easily reclaimed. provided the
proper methods for draining arc ena-
ploved: and
Whereas. The residents and landown-
ers of this district arc very desirous Of
obtaining the information necessary for
carrying out the aforesaid drainage
project: therefore be It
Resolved by the Levy Court Of Sus-
sex county. that tho secretary Of war
be and Is hereby requested to cause to
be made survey. examination and re
port upon the advisability, the proper
methods and approximate cost Of car
rying out such project
Immediately after receiving an
answer from the secretary of war
plans for reclaiming the swamp win be
made and work commenced. The idea
IS to drain the water into the Pocomole
River. thus making over FIVE thousand
acres Of arabic land which in its pres
ent condition is useless.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
.NEWSY D0INGSs
OF NEW CASTLE
Fourth Quietly Celebrated
and But One Serious
Accident Recorded

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. July G-1ndependence
Day. while appropriately celebrated,
did not have its usual noisy tone and
fortunately there were few accidents.
These included the burning of chill
dren's fingers ard n slight injury to
A. e. Goudiss. He mistook a powder
frecraczer for roman candle ana
held On to it until after the explosion.
His thumb and index finger were
burned considerably. Tho displays of
fireworks were boautifui. the police had
no special calls and the absence OF
drunken men was commented on
freely.
When the Philadelphia papers carne
yesterday friends of Miss Mary Smith,
of 1922 Norris street. were Dained to
read Of the outrage committed on her
the previous evening In trying to
prevent an Italian from shooting her
brother-in-law. Deputy Recorder of
Deeds Moran. she was shot four times.
II was learned last evening by tele-
phone from the Pennsylvania Hospital
that her condition is insproved.S y Miss
Smith has been a frequent visitor here
for several years.
Patrons of the national game were
aisgusted with the garae of ball on
Saturday, when DUPONT was defeated
by the score of 10 to 0.
The New Century Ciuh went 10
Chesapeake City and lost both games.
The High School defeated defiance by
the score Of 10 to 3.
Giants and a dozen Of the coming
greats played games which We're Just
as interesting as games could be-
In the Opera House on Friday even>
ing Division No. 3. A. O. H, celebrated
the anniversary of the establishment
of the order. The state officers We're
present to offer congratulations, and
while there are only three of the ORR
einal eighteen members who Joined on
July 2, 1880. those who followed soon
after that time as well as those up to
the present time We're present with
their families. Patrick McGrory pre-
sided. and Rev John Dougherty OF
Delaware City, delivered an interesting
and patriotic address. The Mask and
Wig club of st. Paurs Holy Names So
cietv furnished a pleasing programme
Moving p'gtures also entertained tie
large audience and after refreshments
were served dancing was indulged IN
for three hours. The affair was very
pleasant.
The Board of Trade viii meet this
evening.
Three industries NAV be induced 10
locate here.
The new trust company viii shortly
omen its bank here.
A cigar manufacturer wants to locate
in New Castle and Will visit here to
look over sites.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
CAMDEN

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMDEN. July 6-Aliss Mary slaughter
OF St Jones Neck, was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs r. X Hargrove on Thursday.
Mrs. Laura Cooper OF Wilmington, was
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Posi,es
on Thursday.
Mrs. Roland Hum, OF Boston, Is visit.
ing her parents
James c. Boggs is visiting in Phiadei
phia.
Miss Bessie Scott, Of Rising Sun, and
mss sa1lie walls Of Milford, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Benson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. cardeen Cooper. Of
Philadelphia. are visiting friends near
town.
MRS. James Lord has been visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Miss Annie Matthews is visiting friends
IN smyrna
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
POLISH TURNER'S
END SESSIONS
Baltimore Team Awarded a
Silver Cup in a Com
petiiive Drill

The annual convention of Polish Tur-
ners, which began Friday was ended
yesterday afternoon and the several
hundred delegates left the city last
night
on Saturday the Turner's after a
mass at St Hedwig's Polish Catholi ?
Church went to Gordon Heights, where
there We're speechmaking and athletic
events In the evening the societies
gave a ball in Polish Hall.
The delegates attended mass in st
Hedwig's Church yesterday morning
and at noon luncheon was served b
the women in Polish Hall. In the even
ing a competitive drill was held by
the women representing the New York
and Baltimore societies. A silver cur
was awarded the Baltimore team.
At the close Of the drill a business
session was held.
The following officers and COMMITTEES
We're appointed by the convention;
President, George w. Siewinski,
lawyer of Baltimore; vice-president.
Stanislaus Wysoczki of New York; sec
retary John X. Syafiansh Of Philadel-
phia. Among the delegates were four
Wpinen dLllieu III tic it6uidA4oh UNI
forms of maroon blouses, gray skirts
and light slouch hats.
The standing committees consist Of
the following members:
Arbitration: j. KokoczyinslSi, New
York; T. SlSoraczewisli, Reading, ana
j. Mictyusld of Baltimore.
Finance: A. Moyl, Trenton. n. j.;
T. KunonwslSi New York, and A. Kaw-
ski Of Bridesburg, Pa.
Press and Resolutions; K. Sewensl1i,
Trenton. and S. Bolewczwynski of New
York
Committee on Regulation and Revi-
sion Of Resolutions: Miss Mary Belbot,
Baltimore: S. KowalslSi of Ridgewood,
n. j.. and r. Adamsli of Reading.
Committee on Credentials: Tollew-
czynld W.ssoroski and A. Miller, the
latter of Bridesburg, Pa.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
INTERlCR VIEW OF
DENVEIS .AUDITORIOM
DELEGATES TO CONGRESS
ON TUBERCULOSIS

Governor Preston Lea has accepted
the invitation TO be one Of the vice-
presidents OF the International Congress
on Tuberculosis 10 be held in Washing
ton from September 21 to October IL
under the auspices Of the National AS
sociation for the Study and PREVENT N
OF tuberculosis DR.. John J. Black. Of
New Castle. IS chairman of the com
mittee of arrangements Other mem-
bers of the committee are General
Charles Bird. DR. Alexander l.owber.
DR.. A. Robin, William Ii. Swift; and
Mayor Horace Wilson, Of Wilmington;
Congressman Hiram r. Burton. OF
Lewes: DR. E. w. Cooper, Of Camden;
DIR. w H. Hancker of Farnhurst. and
Professor Henry Hayward, of Newark.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
FIND DEAD
BABE In FIELD
Milford Believes Child Was
Thrown While Alive From
Passing Train
HOLE IN CHILD'S SKULL
Special 10 rur rvrNrNe 1orpNA1

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD July 6.-The dead body
of an unknown male child was found
near Cullentown, one mile from Mil
ford. on Saturday morning by John
Minenr while plowing. The child was
found lying near the railroad track
which crosses the farm. and all indi-
cations point TO murder
Minner, who lives on the Kramlick
farm, known as Cullentown, which is
situated one mile from Milford, on the
road TO Harrington. was attracted to
the spot by the many buzzards which
he observed lowering around and upon
investigation saw an object which
proved to be the body OF child, which
from an appearances Is two or three
weeks old The infant WAS lying face
downward and was but scantily
clothed The garment and upper part
of the body We're smeared with blood,
which came from a large hole in the
top OF the skull. The wound was about
three inches I'm diameter.
The baby had been placed in a ditch
which ran along the railroad track
about twenty feet north of the road
leading from Cullentown to Williams
VILE and il is believed it was placed
there TO convey the idea that It was
killed by a train. Although a great
many think the boy was thrown from
the window Of "A passing car. There
were several injuries on the body
which, according to Dr. William Mar
shall. were made prior to death.
The coroner's jury rendered a YER
dict "That the child came to its d ath
by the hands of some unknown per-
SON"
The child in all probability had not
been dead over ten hours from the
time found and so must have been
placed by the track at night.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06

Mrs D. w Ridgley is at Rehoboth.
Mrs. John w. Evans has been visitine
friends IN Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs Ormond Culpepper, OF
Philadelphia, was the guest Of Lieutenant
and Mrs T. r. Cooper last week.
Mrs. Salisbury and Miss Lizzie Carter,
Of Lewes are spending the week with
Mrs. James Pratt
Miss Elizabeth Clark IS home for the
summer.
Mrs. WilliNn Moore who has been visi.-
ing relatives here has returned TO hsr
home IN Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
COLORED VOTERS WANT
SOME POLICEMEN

Some Of the colored voters Of the
city met in colored odd, Fellows Tenn
pie, Twelfth and Orange streets on
Saturday night and adopted resolu-
tions requesting the appointment OF
colored policemen. Richard Craig OF
the Second ward presided at the meet
ing. The resolutions set forth the dis.
gust Of the colored voters at the lack
of political recognition of their race
The non-appointment Of a colored man
as vaccine physician and the matter
of new policemen are noted. The re
solutions conclude:
In view Of the above facts we here
by resolve that the party need never
hereafter expect to receive the vote of
our people in the future so long as they
continue tnis unjust discrimination;
and we hereby warn that they may ex-
pect to make up their majorities at
future elections from some other source
than by that Of the negro vote"
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
THIS COUPLE TO WE'D
AT AGE OF 20 YEARS.
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. July e-The marri-
age of Mrs. Harriet Prettyman, aged
about 70 years. OF this town. and Myers
B. Belts. a well-known citizen ana
constable Of DaRsboro hundred, Of
Mflisboro. and who is also about 20
years old. will take place at noon to-
morrow at the formers home on East
Market street
Mrs. Prottvman and Mr. Belts have
been acquainted for two months, hav-
ing met at a funeral in this town. They
fell in love after a courtship Of only
two weeks.
Manv invitations have been issued for
the wedding and the affair promises
10 be notable one. as the parties are
widely known throughout this county.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
Ny Closest Friend

MY closest friend O subtle phrase
keplete with meaning that allays
The sting Of lineliness and care.
And hrcathes an intimate sweet ali
or comradeship through all my daysl
Alasl there Is another phrase
or friendship, which my araor stays
For sometimes can scarcely bear
My closest friend
Her social debts she never pays:
Az restaurants. her minds a haze,
She doesn't even do hcr share
Much to my pocketbook's despairi
In fact, she is I'm many ways
My closest friend
Puck
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
RauohIey Gets His Freedom.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. July 6~'
Lorenzo J. Raughley, who has been
serving a three months term IN tho
SUSSEX iaii for attempting 70 buy votes
at the last election. VIZ be released
to-day Despite the Efforts OF his
manv friends TO havc~iim released ever
since his incarceration all proved fruit
loss and he has served his fun time
mere are now three prisoners in tho
S1Nsex iail,
Evening journal., 1908-07-06

"You never find the smallest
at the bottom of the basket whs
get your fruit of me-" said the
boastfully.
mo, l guess that's right" sa
lady: they're all small-top an
tom" -Yonkers Statesman.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
Celebration ror urofor,,,,,...

"A ceiepra'.rn for the inmates of tho
DelaWaif state Hospital for the Insane.
'ooN place az hte institution on Sat-
uiVty ana the Fourth was otherwise
maze pleasant for the unfortunates. A
pr1otechnic display took place and was
tnoroushly enjoyed. At the county
hospital the inmates were treated 10
ice cream and cake.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
Mercantile Association Meetir
-,----o-.----.---.--,---c-1-..--.-L -.

The Mercantile Association anne
that the regular meeting OF the (
ization viii be held on Thursday.
ing of this week The subject o.
ing a mercantile exhibit at the q
farmers fair will be discussed.
bers of the association are urs
attend the meeting. i
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
nnmnnrats tn Ma.

To elect ward officers. Democrats Of
the Sixth and Eighth wards will meet
during the week. The Eighth wa'd
Democrats viii also meet in the League
during the week. First ward Demo-
Gratis who were TO have met on Friday
night, will also meet during the week
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
naptized In the chrIstiana.

Three colored women and one man
were immersed in the Christiana yes
terday afternoon by a colored Baptist
minister, directly opposite Frenca
street wharf. The baptism attracted
} a large crowd OF tho curious.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06
crnnnrs 30 Have Picnic.

The Retail Grocers Exchange win
meet on Wednesday to hear a report
from the committee in charge of the
picnic to be held in Shellpot Park on
August 20.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06

Special One Dollar Excursion to Bati-
more, Sunday, July II, Baltimore
and Ohio r. r.
Special train will leave Wilmington
Delaware Avenue Station) at $40 a.
M; Newark at $50 a. M; returning.
leaves Baltimore Camden Station) at
$50 p. M; (Mt Royal Station) at 6.
p. ma
Evening journal., 1908-07-06

Mr. and Mrs John Adams and sor.
Paul, have gone to Atlantic City far
week.
Evening journal., 1908-07-06

Our Suit Sale win take on via
next week. beginning Monday. Even
II you are fully supplied it win pay
you 10 get one of these for laying
away purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

and Grelff have shown topnotch work this
season.
1t is exactly nineteen years ago since the
first trap wa planted at Travers Island.
II was a rusty old thing OF the primitive
type n was attached to a wooden frame
sunk In the grass and Il had no covering.
Now n again when some man came along
who wanted a shot OF two a boy was sent
to load the trap and oftentimes he endan-
gered his life. While the shooter loaded
his gun the boy would creep up to the trap
and spring back the arm to the catch One
day a boy sent to the Job was weak and
he did not get the arm in the catch firmly,
Then suddenly 1t released and swept the
cap off the boys head. sending It flying
into the middle of the sound.
In those days the men shot from a little
four by five platform and the trap was re-
leased with a long rope. Today conditions
are different. There are four sets of traps.
operated by electricity; each set can ac-
commodate five men, so that twenty
shooters can be blazing away at the same
time. Beside there is the newest style Of
shooting box, with lockers, lavatories and
other comforts, the plant being worth thou
sands of dollars.
But why has clay-rock shooting become
SO popular? might be asked. The answer
is simple enough. When live-bird shooting
was prohibited by law in the states Of
New York and New Jersey those who
yearned for sport of that type turned to
the nearest form, and that was the clay
bird or target.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
JIM CROWLEY IN THE LONG RACE
Irish-American Athlete VIII Go Into
the "MarathOn.U


NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Jim Crowley, the
former bod carrier. who carried the winged
fist of the Irish-American Athletic elub TO
victory in the Yonkers Marathon is the
first man to enter the big twenty-six and
a quarter-mile race, which will be held
under the auspices Of the Mercury Athletic
club on the Empire City race track on
New Years day. Crowley is confident he
will show just as well over the track as
he showed over the roads on Thanksgiving
day. The last four miles of the Marathon
were run on the Empire City course, but
the greater part of the race was over steep
hills and roads. The stiff going killed off
rIany competitors before the track was
reached.
Sammy Mellor of the Mercury Athletic
club and Bob Fowler of the Cambridge
port Gymnasium Amateur Athletic club,
who finished second and third in the
Thanksgiving day Marathon. also have
sent in their entries for the New Years
contest, and Lewis Tewinima, the Carlisle
Indian. who finished fourth, is expected to
follow suit. Sidney Hatch and Albert
Corey of Chicago also have entered the
race, and the w~esterners surely will make
the other runners hustle to beat them.
Corey was not hurt as severely I'm the
Yonkers Marathon as was first thought.
He now Is as well as ever and has started
training again.
Entry blanks have been sent TO fifty
OF the most prominent Marathon men in
the country and 1t Is expected that a
great field will face the barrier on New
Years day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
AMERICAN FIGHTERS
Veterans Say that Former Champions
Were Superior.
PRESENT DAY PUGs ARE PUNY
Jeff, Fitx, COrbett and Sharkey Could
Have Trimmed Burns-KetchcI
Not in 1t with Dempsey,
FitE and Ryan.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-In the opinion of
many veteran ring followers America APP
pears to be going back in a pugilistic way,
while for the first time in many years
England seems to be coming to the front
with really first-class pugilists. Tom
O'Rourke, who handled Dixon, Walcott
and Sharkey when those pugilists were in
their prime, is among those who hold this
belief, and he has some excellent argu-
ments to back 1t up.
There are few really good fighters in
America nowadays" said O'Rourke the
other light. land why? Because the
American fighters are losing their grit, 1t
seems. while England is suddenly develop
ing skillful pugilists. 1 cannot account for
It, but 1t Is true nevertheless. Still in the
next ten years America is likely to come
back with a new crop Of boxers who will
beat the world"
Views of Experts.
To back up the opinion of O'Rourke and
others It may be said that. taking the
cases Of Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson,
who will light for the worlds heavy
weight championship in a few days, neither
would nave been able to cope success
fully eight years ago with such "heavies"
as Jeffries, Fftzsimmons. Corbett and
Sharkey. Burns would not have had a
chance with any of these once great pugil-
lists. either in science or physical strength.
Jeffries, in the opinion of practically every
competent ring expert, would have stopped
Burns in half a dozen rounds, II not in
quicker time. F1tzsimmons, with his Won
derful punches. might have disposed of
Burns in jigtime. as he disposed of such
fighters as Jim Hill. Dan Creedon, sharkey
- - III A1aN co., eh.
critics. would have been outclassed in
many ways by the Cornishman. Sharkey,
with his rugged physique and hard hit
ting. which put such a clever man as Kid
Mccoy away, would have worn Burns
down and out, particularly when 1t is re-
called that Burns could not stop such men
as Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Marvin
| Hart in twenty-round bouts. How long
would O'Brien or Hart have lasted in
fights with Jeffhes. F1tz or Sharkey? Cor
bett, with his wonderful cleverness, would
also have made a monkey of Burns, the
sharps insist. and so would Kid Mccoy
The same goes for Johnson, ever though
he is a 2~OO-pounder and probably the clev-
crest big man In the ring at the present
tire.
Would Stanley Ketchel and Bill Papke
the best middleweights in America today
have been in it with such title holders
as Jack Dempsey. Fitssimmons and Tommy
Ryan? This query is answered in tho
negative by the veterans who have studied
what is known as pugilistic class for years
Dempsey was a wonderful pugilist In hi
best days. scientific, game and a terrific
hitter. SO was Fitz. who weighed only 10
pounds when he won the heavyweight
championship from Corbett at Carson City
surely, say the experts, coul'
have successfully defended the middle
weight title IN a bout with Ketchel o
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
WORK OF AMERICAN TRAINERS
Complete Record of Those who Have
Retired for the Year.

NeNhEeu Tut tnG AtaEs
As the foundation an owner owes finan-
cial success to his horses, but a hardly
less important factor is the skill of the
trainer who works the horses into the
perfect muscular condition that enables
them to achieve success, says Chicago
Racing Form. 1t is a very delicate art,
requiring great judgment in gauging the
natural capacity of the horse, great and
%untiring labor and constant supervision in
exercising and feeding him up to that
point Of perfect health and vigor where he
can run UP to the extreme measure of his
capacity. Then harder still and the great
est test of the trainers mastery of his
calling is the task of keeping the horse in
that perfect condition after It has been
attained. That is the point in which the
majority of trainers fail. Still all do the
best they can and show results hat attest
their fidelity to the interests of their en-
ployers and frequently achieve surprising
returns by sagacity in placing moderate
race horses in races. where conditions are
most in their favor.
OF the trainers of this year James Rowe
made the greatest returns to his employer
with the horses under his care, with John
f.. Madden second to him and Andrew J.
Joyner third. They constitute a Big
Three among the trainers, no others
training horses that collectively won as
much as 100000. or even $4,000, for that
matter. But 1t is said that good horses
make good jockeys, and in a measure this
is true of trainers. The three had the
great none yowners, Maskette, Colin, Sir
Martin, Fair Play, Celt, Fayette, Ballot
and otheres of note in their care. and in
that were lucky. The table here published
shows the trainers who have retired
for the season effected this year in the way
Of winning money with the horses trained
by them:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
simpson on Schedule.

DIES MONIES. Ia. Dec. 19.-(Special.)-
Simpson will probably be added to the
Drake schedule next fall as Manager John
l. Griffith has been In correspondence with
the Methodists. Seven and eight years ago
when Simpson was a factor in the foot
ball world Drake and the Indianola< eleven
were great rivals. However. the abolish
ment of the game at Indianola stopped the
enthusiasm. Last year Simpson had a fairly
good team after two years rest and as
Griffith Is anxious to have a long list OF
home games the Methodists are again be-
ing considered.