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Evening journal., 1908-12-11

heard the same thing and are aware
Of the fact that in the morning the
pond is TO be dragged for the body.
"There may be some among you that
,ilink Joel has taken skip and is still
alive, but | am not Of the number.
There is no doubt in my mind that we
shall FISH him out Of the water and
that bis face viii wear the same pitt
full expression that we have seen rest
ing there for the past five years.
"The question among us is why Joel
should want TO die, and it is a ques-
ton that most Of US can answer to
our own satisfaction. He has simply
got tired Of life. lie could look back
for five years and see nothing but
ashes. When he looked ahead into
the future he could Not see that It held
anything for him. He has been gath
cred to his fathers, and. according to
my way Of thinking, he is now draw
ing long breaths Of relief in that other
land.
Gentlemen, what was the matter
with Joel Taylor? Why didn't he 80
around whistling Yankee Doodle and
feeling that this was good old world
to live in? The answer is not far
away. He married the wrong woman.
Some Of US who knew what he was
planning to do argued and rastled with
him, but It did no good. Joel would
lend a plow, a hoe or a shovel as quick
as any man on earth. and he was hon
est from head 20 heel, but at the same
time he was sot in his ways. hain'i
saying that It wasn't the right thing
for him TO fall in love with and marry
a widow, but what I'm contending Is
that there are several kinds Of wild
ows, and he ought to have taken ad
vice. II he had married one who had
been a widow only a year or so, will
the tears Of grief still In her eyes
he'd have been alive and happy today.
what sort OF a widow did he mar
ry7 I'm not going to say anything par
ticular agin her. I'm Jest saying thai
she had been a widow and bosseC
things for 1even years. She had go
the bossing business down fine. Ever
the ducks and roosters around he
place would jump at. her call. Joe
had come up by himself without an.
bosslng, and he was one that couldn'
take kindly to 1t. And he didn't know
womankind He thought every mai
was an oak and that every womai
was vine that wanted to cling to bin
and ask nothing better than to have
master.
'Well, as said. It was no use to al
que with him. He was sot and wen
ahead. and most Of US here know wha
be~un to happen almost Mt once III
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
MIR. TAFT Hints
VETO TO CANNON
PreSident-EIeCt Brings the
"Stand-patterS'' to Terms
at Conference

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. H.
Threat of a veto was the big stick wield-
ed by President Taft. in his engage
ment with Speaker Cannon and the men,
bers of the ways and means committee Of
the House. over the tariff revision matter.
But for the fact that he presented so
strongly his determination, that unless
they should frame tariff bill making
good the party's prediction promises, he
would refuse TO approve it, the stand
patters among the conferees would doubt.
not have surrendered.
They knew mighty well that they could
uyer pass a bill over the Presidential
veto. Such an attempt would not only END
in disaster TO the measure, but would re.
I suit at the next Congressional election
iu others filling their comfortable seats il
the House.
The friends OF the President-elect as
sert that he Will examine every line OF
the bill when IL comes TO him, and will as
sure himself that It means genuine re
vision
Mr.. Taft spent another busy day to-dal
meeting Senators, members OF Congress
and politicians. lie expects to confer will
both the President and Secretary Roo
before night. and has number Of socia
engagements to M.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
MOVING PICTURE FINDS
HIS LONG LOST BROTHER

NEW YORK. Dec. 1i.-Through the
medium OF a moving picture show r.
y. Mailer. a Bulgarian civil and min
ing engineer, recently learned ,the resi-
dence Of his youngest brother. whom
for three years he has been unable to
communicate with.
Mr.. Mailer went into a theatre where
moving pictures were being displayed.
The picture man threw upon the screen
description Of the next set, "A bal
loon race in Paris. conducted by the
Aero Club Of France"
He gazed at the life like scene, pre-
senting the members Of the club as
sisting in getting ready for an ascen-
sion. Suddenly among the members
he noticed one Of the figures. He rub
bed his eyes and looked hard. But the
figure hurried or the scene only to re-
appear.
He went to the manager and pleaded
with him to have the pictures stopped
when the figure Mailer supposed was
that Of his brother should be reached.
Then Mailer recognized his brother.
The face was turned toward him IN such
manner as 10 permit OF no mistake
He had only to communicate with the
officials of the club TO obtain his ad-
dress.
! See ropkis' Ad. on Page g..
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ten Ae.i.. ..e -lay Gave rta.z2d stones
In his pockets to make surer job OF
It, or,he may have hung to a log after
he found himself on the bottom. In
either case he will be found. When
we have got him ashore and turned on
his back we viii look into his face.
We shall there find smile Of peace.
No more bossing- no more dosing He
is free at last. II viii be our duty as
men and neighbors to follow his re-
mains TO the graveyard and hear the
dirt fali upon his coffin. and that will
be the end for us-that is. it VIII be
the end Of Joel Taylor But we who
live on win still have another duty.
It will be TO warn mankind that there
are various kinds OF widow women.
and he who marrles one Of the wrong
kind VIII find that she will sting like
a hornet and bite like an adder"
NJ QUAD.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
NEGRO SHOOTS UP
MEMPHIS DIVE
Kills Four Men and Fatally
Wounds a Fifth---Had a
Homicide Record

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dec. 11.-"Just
plain deviltry" is the only reason the
police can give today for the deed Of
William Latura, a negro desperate who
killed or fatally wounded five men.
Without apparent cause, Latura last
night entered a local dive and draw
ing his revolver instantly killed four
negroes, fatally wounding a nth. and
inflicted minor wounds on two others.
Latura began shooting without warn
ing and negro after negro. as they
stood at the bar drinking, dropped to
the floor
When every one in the place had
fallen under his shots, Latura calm
ly pocketed his revolver and left the
place. later being arrested with but
slight resistance. He declined TO give
any reason for the deed.
Latura, who is 80 years old is a
notorious bad man" Several years
ago he killed a white man, w. S
Wright. I'm a fight. but was acquitted
on a plea of self-defense. Before last
nights outbreak. he had killed two
negroes and seriously wounded at least
score more.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
roo LArE ZOE cLAssIEIrEIIoN


sealed nroposals viii be received nv
the PUBLIC RT1TTDING COMMITTEE
Of CITY COUNCIL. until Thursday
evening. December IL. at s o'clock. for
painting the hall and stairs. woodwork
walls and ceilings from inside Of en-
trance doors to and including the cell
ines and landings above the second floor
The specifications may be seen I'm the
Office OF Clerk Of Council
PROPOSALS must he addressed 70 1.-THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF WHINING
TON" and marked "PROPOATS FOP
PAINTING" and must be deposited
with the Clerk Of Council on or before
the above date.
The right to reject any or all bids is
reserved.
BY order OF Council
HOMER C. SIMMONS.
Chairman of Public Building Committee.
di1-st-eod
T Osr.-SCOTCH COLLIE. MONTHS
Il old. yellow with white collar. An
swers 10 name Of Teddy Reward - re-
turned to Mr. Hyrup, 2l3 w. 9th st.
dfi-1t.
w 'NTFD-ROY WITH SOME EX-
w pEPTENCrD in tracing dra win Vs
Address p O. Box 261 CITY di1-2t
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he tulh1,. ....- lll4ss lil Ii5 !ctlo >
He was thinking Of suicide at tha,
very time.
Just what happened today to drive
Joel into the mill pond i can't say, bu,
l know that about three months age
his wife made up her mind that he had
a tapeworm and began doctoring him
for II. She cooked up a compound OF
tar and 'lasses and vinegar and bur
dock. and the humber of doses a day
was eight She said she'd lay out that
tapeworm or Kill Joel. and she had
kept her word. OF course there was
no tapeworn. IL was just remorse on
Joels part TO think he hadn't taken
our advice. The remedy was kept in
a bottle on the clock shelf. and eight
times a day he had to walk up and
take IT, If he lodged n dose he had
TO take two next time.
Felt Sorry For Him.
"Three days ago as / was going
past the house l saw him out behind
the smokehouse wiping his weeping
eyes. felt to pity him, but passed on
knew that the time had passed wher
be could stand up and assert his rights
and II the wife had seen me talking C
him it would have only made matters
worse FOR the victim.
Gentlemen. we are to meet here al
S o'clock in the morning TO drag the
mill pond. It is a sorrowful mission
we have. We shall find the mortal re
mains Of Joel Taylor among the ole
boots and shoes and rusty pans tina
have f~---1 '''~i- v-av fho-a for the las
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
HERE AND THERE

OF the SIS locomotives in Roumania
427 use petroleum for fuel.
The Chinese government has decided
TO increase the duty ON cigarettes-a
rapidly growing import Of that en-
pire.
Sir Walter Hilyer has been appoint
ed expert adviser I'm the Chinese gov
ernment Sir Walter was born in
China of English parents and is a
learned linguist. Ii Hung Chang once
said that he spoke and wrote Chinese
as we'll as the most highly educated
mandarin.
France stands alarmed by an in
crease Of something like 10 per cent
in four years in the cost OF food,
clothing and other necessary supplies.
Milk is 13 per cent. higher. meat 27
per cent? cheese 16 per cent, oil 25
per cent. The price of rice has doub-
led Rents follow the upward trend.
New York World.
From Mora comes a story Of sugar
beets more than two feet long and
weighing only a trihe less than l.
pounds. There are said to be two of
these monster tubers there, and it is
claimed they were grown on the farm
of a native who lives several miles
up the valley from the town OF Mora.
Las Vegas IN. NJ optic.
Egypt imports wood and coal to the
value Of about S16660.0 900 annually;
Algeria. Tunis Spain. Portugal C per
cent forest land), Italy. Greece (with
9 per cent. forest land) the eastern
part Of Asia. British South Africa, the
Western parts of Chile and Peru, the
Argentine Republic and Australia, all
poor in wood, and dependent upon i'm
port.
The total quantity of fish taken by
the Scotch e. 1907 Exclusive Of shell
nsh), according to an ohicia9 report
was 9.OTS,O59 hundredweight. of tho
groes value Of S15.425.525. These fig
ures exceed the preceding years totals
by 20 nor Govt and 6 per cent. 70
spectively. and are in each case the
highest ever recorded in the history
OF Scottish fisheries.
The quartz lamp is the latest elec-
trical lighting apparatus. It is a mer
cury-vapor lamp with a quartz tube
in glass globe, and resembles an arc
lamp in general appearance. It is tC
be used as q single lamp at 22O volts
and has n rating of 5000 candles, con
suming OPS watt per candle power
It's life &c given at 1000 hours. anC
an advantage claimed for it is that il
e. ~~oeess0ry TO replace any elec.
trodez
Among the latest horticultural pro.
ducts exhibited in England is rose s,
dark as TO be almost, black. Many gar
deners are eagerly trying to get a blu
rose; success in this line means a for
tune.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
BLOCK In REAL
ESTATE DEAL

William Lawton. during the early
part of the week purchased from the
North Side improvement Company the
entire block of land bounded by Twen-
ty-first, Twenty-second, Jefferson and
Madison streets. The price paid was in
the neighborhood Of $4,000. The land
has frontage of $50 and depth OF
10 feet.
The firm OF r. ToolSis and Son was
associated with Mr. Lawton in the
transaction. They expect to erect
about twenty dwellings on the sit,
during the spring.
1t is one Of the largest real estat,
transactions of the year.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
CONCERT AT
DELAWARE COLLEGE

The first concert Of the season at Della
ware College by members Of the Phila-
delphia Orchestra was given last even-
ing. The orchestra was under the direc-
tion of ]. X. Witzezmann. The program
consisted Of eight numbers. all artist.
cally rendered. Mr.. Witzmann played
violin solos. and Phillip schmitz render.
ed solos on the cello.
Those who composed the orchestra
were S. W. Cook Phillip schmitz. Loul,
Boehnse Clemente Baroni. Edmund
Roloffma and Ludwig starzinsxi.
The next concert viii be on January
T. and the last on February l.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
GAY, DASHING BLONDE
IMPERSONATES MRS. HAMS

claimed to be Mrs. Claudia Hams" the
real Mrs. Hams said to-day. 80 far as
my going to Boston and appearing in the
cafes and hotels and all that sort Of
thing, as it has been reported this woman
I'd. that is all foolish.
In the trial that is TO come they will
talk constantly OF some confession that
l have been credited with making. I
ever made any confession. ! remember
have signed paper OF some char.
acter. but ] had no real idea Of the char
acter Of the document that has been since
produced"
Il is not expected that Mrs. Hams will
attend her husbands trial.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON, Dec. u-B1onde. dashing and
gay. a young woman has been iinperson-
ating in Boston's cafes, Mrs. Claudia
T.. Hains. wife of Captain Peter c. Hams.
slayer Of William L. Annis.
One Of her favorite ways Of impressing
the hotel people with her Identity was to
20 to the telephone girl in charge OF the
central office at the hotel and say:
IF anybody calls up Mrs Hams. tell
them that have gone home to Win-
throp."
An acquaintance of Mrs. Hams learned
the facts and notified Mr.. Norton.
IT have no idea who this woman is who
has registered at hotels and who has
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
VOLLEY BALL AT Y. M. C. A.

Under the direction of Physical Director
schatzel. a volley' ball league win be
organized among the different Y. NJ C. A.
classes. Games win be played every
Thursday night at s o'clock.
The following have signined their in.
tention Of taking part: ]. zebiy, A. Hy-
land. w. Mckenzie. S. Gilbert, c. S.
Malley, L. Yetter. r. Stidham, c. Johns.
ton. o. Alunda, c. L. Sharsha, J. H. Mil.
Ter, c. Perkins. II. Jones, G. Mearns
b. Emeck G. A. Wedler and c. Roddy.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
PedsatrIans on Thelr Way.

Peter Mcbride and Philip Fletcher.
who left this city yesterday morning
for a walk to New Orleans and re-
turn, expect TO complete the journey
in four months time. The young men
reached Newark. Del, yesterday after
noon accompanied by White Elwood,
another pedestrian of this city. ED
wood returned home later in e-after-
noon. walking all the way and making
fairly good time.
According to the agreement Nc
Bride and Fletcher win report at least
once a. week by mail TO Chief Of Police
Black.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
SCORE IN BICYCLE RACE.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. n. Y.
Dec. 1.-THE score I'm the six-day BIZ
cycle race at . o'clock this afternoon
was: Rutt and Stol. MacFarland and
Moran. Hill and Demora. 2i22 miles 4
laps; Wathour and Root, 2i22 miles 3
laps. Collins and Mtten. 2122 miles 2
/ APPS: Calvin and Wiley. 2l22 miles 1 Ian;
,nderson and Vanoni 2l21 miles . laps:
Palmer and Drobach 2114 miles 3 laps.
Previous record 2125 miles ] lap.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
Red Men to Entertain.

Wawaset Tribe. No. Q. I. O. r. NJ,
Of Henry Clay, last night arranged for
an entertainment to be held next
Thursday The committee Of arrange
ments comprises William II. Ferguson.
chairman; Harry Lowthers, William
Hunter, Irwin Geary. John Wilson,
George Phillips and Howard z. Shep-
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
See Topkis' Ad. on Page s.
Bids For New Factory.

Bio were opened today at noon
for the new building which is to be
erected by the New Castle Leather
Company at the northwest corner Of
Eleventh and Wilson streets. The
bids were opened at the Office Of the
company. Proposals were also opened
for the improvements to be made to
the present building at the northeast
corner
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
Pvthians % Eat cInns

Damon Ledge. knights OF Pythias
Of Middletown. will give a clam bake
I'm the lodge hall tonight. Many Will
mington Pythians vii ltake part in the
bake.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
THE UtACuA EXPLAINS
He Tells What Was the Matter
With His Friend Taylor.
JOEL HAD MANY TROUBLES.
According 10 5pooner, He Is Now
Drawing Long ereaths Of Relief In
Another Land--The Kind Of Widow
Not TO Marry.

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"AENTLEMEN," said Deacon
Spooner as the usual crowd
Y III had assembled at Snyders
grocery for the mail to ar
rive and be distributed, Il learned late
this afternoon that our friend and
neighbor. Joel Taylor. had disappeared
from his home, with strong suspicious
that be had precipitated himself into
the mill pond in search Of peace and
rest. presume all others Of you have
Evening journal., 1908-12-11
PUBLIC SALE

VIII he sold at 623 West Fifth street,
on Tuesday. December is. at NJ.
household goods, such as parlor suites
chamber suites. beds. bedding. tp bles
chairs. rockers. An oak sideboard. a
combination desk and book case. a din
ing room Outht. carpets and mating
throughout The house Harvest Home
cook stove. Kitchen utensils. about six
ton OF nut and pea coal. and many other
articles. Owner leaving citv. House for
rent. CHARLES W. COODING. Agt
Eighth and Jefferson Streets.
W. A. Hukill, Auctionecr. dll.12H
Evening journal., 1908-12-11

widow had a farm, and she didn't turi
It over to him. No, sir. She kept /
right IN her own name She told lir
she was perfectly able 70 boss that an
his, too, and she went ahead and dit
IT, joel hadn't been married three
months when his days work was
planned out FOR him. He couldn't bu!
nor sell without his wifes consent II
he got roasted on the fence to chin
with a tin peddler or n lightning rod
man, he'd hardly get his mouth open
before down would come the wife 10
hustle him back 20 work.
Occasions When Joel Rebelled.
II know there were occasions when
Joel rebellod, same as any man OF
spirit, but rebellion was crushed al
most in the bud His wife had q
way Of looking at him that set BIZ
knees 10 wabbling. II he still held oui
she starved him into submission. Tv,
known him to live for four days oi
raw turnips before he gave in. bu
Inuckle he had TO. There was even
ings when we used to see him here
He'd slip in with a jug or a can 10
1asses or kerosene, and II he couldn'
be waited on right away he was IN .
sweat. No matter how good stor.
anybody was telling he never dared
to stop and listen. On five or six or
ferent occasions Mn>-. 81. .-.s- a.a3
minute over bis time his wife
peared at the door and beckoned L.
out and took him by the ear and J
him home. The next day he got moi
ing to eat as q punishment.
"As if this bossing business was
bad enough for n man who imagin
be was a sturdy oak and capable
supporting q dozen clinging vines, q
wife was a woman Of fads. She to,
II into her head that be had liver COZ
plaint, and for two straight years 81
made him take four doses a day Of
compound she had prepared. The
was no escaping it. He had to wa
up to the rack and desc. Then sl
took notion that he had jaundic
aud she brewed another decoction (,
that. Then she decided that his shor
ness Of breath came from the asthm;
and she started in to cure IT, Nothin
whatever allied Joel but too much bosi
Ing. 1t was his GRIEF and hbmiliatiol
over it. Any man would have &C
thin and peaked with his feelings I
carry around.
''You all remember that we had |
circus visit this town two years age
Joel made up bis mind to 60 and Sc
the elephant. His wife forbade hin
to, and on that day he was set to hoe
ing corn. lie ran away from hi
work. and she followed and took hir
out Of the tent. l think he had dc
termined on that day to break tn
shackles at any cost. but, alas. 1t wa
too late. His wife brought the rollln
pin into play, and he was a licke
man. 1t was a day OF two after tha
he came to me and wanted TO kno'
If a man could swallow enough plu
tobacco to Kill himself. could NJ
tell him. and the sigh he heaved whe
Evening journal., 1908-12-11

Lawyers to Change Location.
John H., and Richa~1 $. Rodney, at
torneys. win remove next week from
No. 1913 MAJ -treet TO rooms Nos.
5O3 and 5O4 Ford Building.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11

SEQ Topkis' Ad. on Page s.
Evening journal., 1908-12-11

copyright. l00s byT c. Mcclure.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-17
Rural Delivery Of pankaaaS

The deficit of the postal service is piling up. It stands already in the fis- cal year at $16,910,27S. Here is how Postmaster General Meyer proposes to meet and overcome the deficit:
 There are now in operation more than S9,O0O rural routes, serving a population of about 180O0,0OO persons, and should an average of 55 pounds of merchandise be carried by the rural carrier on each trip throughout the year, it is estimated that H5,00o,000 would be realized. The rate would be cents for the first pound and 3 cents for each additional pound, up to II pounds, the maximum weight.
 MT. Meyer proposes to limit the par cells post at present to rural delivery routes. This would help the farmers and would not seriously affect the busi- ness of the express companies.
 The subject is to be brought up in January in the Senate, where MT. Meyer is confident of winning a victory for his modified scheme. Once through the Senate, the bill would be pretty sure to pass the House and become law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-17

people and the law of his state at the same time will certainly be con- demned The selection of a republi- can Senator in the teeth of popular instructions otherwise would cover not only the individuals engaged in it but the party they belong to with dishonor.
 The New Orleans Picaynne covers the ground when it says; Tt will come about that the people will want to place at their head some popular chief, and they will not submit to have the power of election taken from them by any device, and 50 they will change constitutions. state and national, un- til not a single individual will be al- lowed to perform any public function unless he or she shall be chosen by Q majority of the direct popular vote. Conservatism in the view of the Amer ican people is fast coming to be regard ed as slavery. They are going to have popular government no matter to what it may' lead or where it may end"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-17
--------es----------- PASSING OF THE MARINES.

From the New York World
 President Roosevelts order to withdraw the marines from the warships might as well be an order aboishing the force A bill to the latter effect was buried when the gallant record of the marine corps was presented eloquently to the House.
 Naval officers have long objected to the presence of marines on board their ships. The antipathy of the sailors to seagoing soldiers runs still further back and is traceable to one of the original offices of the marines-that of doing police duty on the ships and of preventing the organ ization of mutineers. "Go tell it to the marinest'' an expression of common usage, had it's origin in the contempt of the sailormen for the ships infantry.
 In the British navy the marine corps was established isl 1864 and has been sev- eral times abolished and restored. The institution of the corps in the United States service dates from June, 1776, and there has never been disestablshment, though the marines practically disap- peared for the period following the Reyo- lution when the navy also faded away.
 Our marines have fougnt gallantIy m China, Japan, Corea, the Bahamas Trip oli, Egypt, Sumatra, Peru and Hawaii. Some of them were at New Orleans with Jackson. They distinguished themselves at Chapultepec in the Mexican war. and later hoisted their colors in the City of Mexico. They kept the peace at Panama in 1885 and were the bodyguard of the present republic of Panama at its birth. In the Spanish war they did yeoman's service. Nineteen times they have re- ceved the thanks of Congress.