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Evening journal., 1908-04-22
ASK TO IMPROVE
THE SOUTH SIDE
Residents Of South Whining.
ton to Have Permanent I'M
prOVement Association

As the elimination of three years Of
endeavor on the part OF BENJAMIN B.
Allen Of A and Heald streets. and
other business men Of South Whining
ton. the South Wilmington Improve.
ment Association, which was tempor-
arilv orsanized six months ago, win
be made permanent at a meeting next
Wednesday night in the home of Mar
tin r. Smith. the lawyer, in South
Wilmington. The organization viii be
the first step Of an improvement cam
paign for South Wilmington, and the
business men and most of the tax.
PAYERS Of the district have enlisted in
the movement.
As temporarily organized six months
ago. the organization had forty mem
bers. with Mr. Smith as chairman. At
the outset. the purpose was to meet
everv other week in the home of Mr..
Smith. but owing to the disinterested-
ness OF a number Of members tbs
meetings have not been held regularly.
Recognizing the need of a permanent
Improvement association for that sec
tion and a more decided interest in its
welfare. property owners and bust
ness men with the future Of South
Wilmington at heart, have decided
that il their interests arc to be recog-
nized they must form en- association
through which their complaints can he
brought to the proper authorities.
Want Better Streets.
At the meeting noxt Wednesday
night officers win be elected and COM
mittees win be appointed. It is ex-
pected that Mr.. Smith win be made
president
Once formed, the association viii lose
no time beginning its Improvement
propaanda- One OF the first efforts
will be to bring the attention Of the
Street and Sewer Directors to the need
Of a better pavement for the roadbed
Of New Castle avenue from A street a.
the citv limits. Residents OF Sout
Wilmington declare that the road
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
HATS AND CHURCHES.

M EN- who are searching for excuses for not
i \ attending church services will take COM
fort from the declaration Of the Methodist minis
ters who believe that the MERRY Widow hats
keep some men from religious worship.
The question is a serious one to the ministers.
The headgear OF the women this year is of large
dimensions If the floors of the edihces were gen.
orally slanting the theatre floors, the trou-
bic OF being unable to see the pulpit or the
preacher would not be so perplexing. Then,
again, in the theatres the women who have con-
sideration for others remove their headgear, but
this custom has not obtained generally in the
church, and probably will not be followed. In
some churches the women would be prohibited
from removing their hats because OF the Biblical
Injunction, but in other edihces the minister sees
no violation of Biblical doctrine in the uncovered
heads of the fairer sex.
In what manner the ministers Of those Protes-
tant denominations who complain of the head
gear will solve the problem is question. They
cannot issue a command that hats shall be
smaller, as Dame Fashion would pay little heed
TO such command were it to be issued.
The fact that the new hats are pronounced 'un-
becoming" by the ministers and other members
of the sterner SEX is likely to have little effect
Women will do as they please in this matter and
Dame Fashion issues her DEGREES not to suit the
fancies of protesting clergymen. Still, however,
anything that the clergymen can do to draw the
men to their services is commendable
The question of why men in large numbers fad
10 appear at church is debated in ITS many
phases. Solutions OF all sorts are offered, and
novel plans are tried to win the men. For ex-
ample, in Atlantic City a minister proposes spe-
cial services Sunday afternoons, at which men
are to be entertained with picture slides, sort
of comic supplement OF newspaper They are
to be permitted TO remove their coats and to
smoke if they want to do so.
Recently one of the leading religious papers
invited persons to express their views in letters
as to what kind of sermons they wanted to hear
SO that the ministers could adapt their sermons 20
the pleasures of the men. If they wanted sugar
coated religion, they were to get it. 1t did not
seem to enter the head of the questioner that an
old-fashoned idea Of the church is that the min
ister should preach to the congregation what he
thinks his hearers need for the benefit of their
souls and not what they want.
We often think that the lament over the small
attendance Of men at Protestant churches-for
the complaint among the Roman Catholic
churches is not SO frequently heard-causes more
than usual anxiety. To be sure, many men do
not attend church. But it should be remembered
that comparatively "a small percentage of the
membership Of lodgeS, for example. attend the
meetings of their iodses Many men supposed
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
Wednesday, April ~, 1908.
DELAWARE AND BRYAN.

TOI,TS are occasionally given the movement
among the Eastern Democrats to preVent
the nomination OF Colonel Bryan at the Denver
convention The attitude OF Murphy, the ieadei
of Tammany Hall in New York. and who seems
10 have raised himself to be boss of the Demo-
Gratis Of the entire State, is puzzling. The New
York delegation to Denver is rninstructed. Inc
McCarren element, which is usually sub
servieht to the Wall Street influences, was
thrown out Of the State convention.
New York was expected to lead the battle
against the nomination of Bryan, and around the
delegation from the Empire State it was presum-
ed the opposition to Bryan would rally.
Now there are hints that the Tammany boss
may deal with Bryan, which, OF course, would
upset all calculations of obiectors to the nomina-
ton of the Nebraskan If Murphy could see
personal benefit in New York politics by dealing
with Bryan, he would do so.
With an element OF uncertainty about New
York the anti-Bryan men are confronted with
other difficulties. In Delaware, according to
William Salisbury, one OF the delegates to Den
yer there is no chance of swinging the Delaware
votes to the opponents of Bryan if Gray IS re-
tired Mr. Salisbury is quoted as writing that
four OF the Delaware delegates and possibly all
six of them, with Judge Gray out OF it, will sup
port Brvan Under the unit rule which was
forced upon the convention, four votes OF the six
would be sufficient to turn the entire delegation
10 BRYAN. 1t Is hardly probable that the Della
ware delegates with Judge Gray excluded, will
become part of the movement in the East to de-
feat Bryan. They would probably be for Bryan
against Governor Johnson of Minnesota.
The Bryan men in Delaware have won, If Mr.
Salisbury is correct in his prediction, their fight
to prevent Delaware from being used in the So
called Eastern conservative conspiracy" to de-
feat Bryan's nomination Bryan will probably be
the second choice OF the Delaware men, much to
the disgust of the old line Democrats, who find
that even with the name Of Judge Gray to conjure
with, they have been unable to smother Bryan
sentiment among Delaware Democrats.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22

to be interested in politics take no part in the
primaries of their party. Call a meeting of all
the men Of ward in this city, for example, to
consider some question that is Of importance to
their material we'll being, and notice how small
percentage of the men of the ward are present.
Every worker in a labor union knows how hard
it is to get a large attendance of members of
union even at one Of the infrequent public
meetings. The indifference of men to gatherings
OF any sort is not confined to churches
Some men have the excuse that they labor SO
hard at their daily toll that they have not the
time or inclination to attend churches or meet
ings Of a secular nature.
We believe, however, that few men are kept
from churches by Merry Widow hats" Such
hats would not bar them from baseball game
Men should go to church to worship their Gre
ator, and if religion has any vital hold upon them,
If it appeals to them, they are not absent from
church because they are uncomfortable in church
because they cannot see the preacher" or
perchance, because they "do not like" the
preacher
However, the ministers are probably pleading
for the occasional church goer who may wander
into a service, and the minister hopes that such
visitor may finally see "the light" This is the
only class that should find any pretext for not at
tending worship in the hat argument. Surely no
church member should be deferred from worship
by trivial excuses.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
The County Hospital.

Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
The County Hospital is situated three
miles south of Wilmington. The build
ing proper is four stori,s high, is built
Of brick In a substantial manner with
all the latest improvements in the way
OF bathrooms. and electric lights. The
different rooms and nails are light and
clean. The beds are OF good material
The food is plain, well cooked, healthy
and plenty Of it. The inmates receive
clean clothes weekly or oftener If
necessary, and are required to battle
weekly or oftener. Water is supplied
from an artesan well. 1 have been
an inmate off and on for two years
past. and say truthfully / doubt If
there is an institution of the kind
which eXcels Farnhurst. Mr. Foster,
the present superintendent, Is a man
well fitted for the position, is just and
considerate and always has a pleasant
word for every enc. Disputes that may
arise among the inmates are carefully
inquired into, and justice dealt fairly.
Mrs. Bacon. the matron, is a woman
of kind disposition, well suited for the
position she holds. Mr.. Ferris, the
head nurse of the male department,
dispenses the medicines and looks well
after the comforts of the inmates. He
is kind and Of q cheerful disposition.
Miss Minnie OHanlon, head nurse OF
the female department performs her
duties with credit to herself and the
hospital
The inmates generally are well be-
haved. There are a few that take de-
light in making mischief, and even go
so far as to write letters to the Board
Of Trustees and outside persons, COM
planning about the treatment they re-
ceive. While in the institution they say
things that are utter falsehoods. The
trustees and taxpayers can well be
proud OF an institution like the one at
Farnhurst. which takes care Of the
sick. aged and inhrm in their hours
OF need.
Respectfully,
Ex-Inmate.
Wilmington. April 20
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
SIC MARKET ST, WILMINGTON, DEL.

impassable in winter and discouraging
in summer and that it would be most
appropriate for the directors to try to
improve it at this time when the
weather gives them she opportunity.
Moreover. It is said, the idea is made
the more appropriate because of the
improvements that the county is maxi
ing on the road from the city limits 10
the city limits of New Castle. If the
directors would improve the road and
macadamize it there would be an al
most perfect highway from South Will
mington to New Castle
Drain the Marsh.
Nor are the other city departments
to be passed over. An Improvement
on which the association will insist will
be the drainage of the marsh south Of
A street and west of Locust, by the
Board Of Health. The marsh IS much
below the level Of surrounding ground,
and water collects and remains for
weeks stagnating, drawing mosquitoes
and proving altogether unwholesome
for those who are obliged to live with
in three blocks Of it.
Scarcity of arc lights. the need Of
gas and inadequate police protection
will be other matters to receive the
attention OF the proposed association.
One policeman is assigned to South
Wilmington during the day and two at
night. their beat extending from
Fourth and Pine streets TO Eden Park.
This system. the citizens say places
them at the mercy Of any shrewd thug
or gang Of Ruffians who become famil-
lar with the movements Of the police
men.
Urge City Beautiful.
Once successful in their movement,
many other matters win be acted on
by the association, such as the street
car service, further street improve
ments and Fairgrounds and parks.
Some OF those interested in the organi-
zation are already seeing a South
Wilmington beautiful" with the main
part Of the city itself far in the rear.
Some Of the prominent men Of South
Wilmington interested in the associa-
ton. besides Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Smith,
are NJ f. Cannon. former councilman
from the Seconi ward. William
Faulkner. William Wells. Harry
Dugan. Charles Stevenson. Sr., Charles S
Stevenson. Jr.. John MAY. Henry T.
Roller. Linwood Porter. John F. Quinn.
Bernard Donohoe, Harry Griffenberg.
Charles H. Colburn and Lelion Collins.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
Editorial Opinion
Miss MarIows Exonsratsd.

Uilae WdIl0WA ENoUIfdkcaa
Scranton Times.
The Times has expressed its firm belief
on several occasions of late, that there
was not a word Of truth in the allega-
tons OF Mrs. Clara L. Won Hermann,
that her husband had been unduly inti-
mate with Miss Julia Marlowe. That the
actress had borne an untaTnished name,
and had avoided as far as possible any
scandal, and that she was one of the stage
people Of whom America had occasion to
be proud A Boston dispatch says that
Attorney Percy A. Bridgham who, filed a
divorce libel recently in behalf OF Mrs
Won Hermann against Karl s.
Won Hermann. in which Miss Mar
lowe and Mrs Thorburn-Backus were
named as correspondents. had the libel
dismissed yesterday, in the Superior
Court. This means that the names
Of Miss Marlowe and Mrs. Backus are
eliminated from the case. Lawyer Bridg-
ham says 'That Mrs. Won Hermann was
sincerely honest in her allegations as con-
tained in the libel against Miss Marowe
and Mrs. Baclus 1 am convinced. but
after a closer investigation and more
careful Sitting Of the evidence, feel CON
vinced that the source Of Mrs Won Herr
mans Information is wholly unreliab e..
This does not alter my belief that Mrs.
Von Herman should get a divorce from
her husband on other grounds which in
no way involve Miss Mariowe or Mrs.
BaclSus, and Of which grounds I was in
Ignorance when took the case"
Miis Marlowe has gone to her home
In the Catskills, to be away from people
and excitement. 1t is a shame and a
damnable outrage. that the names OF
innocent, virtuous and estimable men and
women may be dragged into a nasty dl-
vorce squabble, by jealous. revengeful,
reckless or unprinclpled people Miss Mar
lowe was obliged to give up a successful
theatrical tour through the unenvlable
notoriety, and the shock TO her nerves
and her sense Of innocence, by a Jealous
woman, whose lawyer now says, after in
vestigation is convinced Mrs. Won Herr
mann's information is wholly unreliable
Miss Marlowe is a stage favorite and
the public will be pleased that she has
been vindicated so quickly and without
having been dragged further into unen-
viable notoriety in the courts to clear her
character OF false asperslons.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
TO GUARD OUR
MILITARY PORTS

Heads Of the army and navy estab-
lishments have approved a set Of rules
prepared by the joint Army and Navy
Board governing the visits of foreign
attaches and other foreign officers to
military and naval establishments or to
establishments which have military
work under contract.
These regulations prescribe that the
foreigner shall be accompanied by one
of our officers. who is to have instruc-
Hons as Il what may he shown, and
who is to repotr the apparent pur-
pose of the visit Of the foreign officer.
Requests 10 visit the proving grounds,
powder works. permanent fortifications
such as Fert DUPONT. Fort Delaware,
etc. are not 20 be accorded to foreign
officers except in special cases.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22

for the past few days and much valu-
able timber has been destroyed. en-
failing heavy losses to the owners.
The two largest fires occurred near
Millsboro. burning manv acres of the
most valuable timber in this county.
One Of them burned path over a mile
in width and about two miles In
length.
Farm houses situated near the woods
in several instances barely escaped ne
ing burned and were only saved by
the heroic work of the occupants.
Two fires have occurred near here
within the last few davs. but only a
few acres Of the timber were destroyed.
Eliza Somers, wife Of George somers,
fell deaa at the home Of Howard Wins.
near town. Monday night.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
LADY 5YBn GREY
Peoples Column

Anonymous communications fer ths
peoples column Will hst De printed.
Names OF contributors u the column
VII not be printed, but must De tuf-
nisned The hveninR Journal as an evil
uence OF .sosd faltn - the part OF the
coutributar.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
odd Fellows to Compete.

Four degree teams Of the Independent
order OF Odd Fellows. will compete to-
morrow night for prizes recently offe.
ed by the Grand Lodge for proficiency
in the work. The judges appointed
are the Rev. r. X. Stephenson, Robert
M. Burns and w. W. Douty.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22

Ibsen has invaded the precincts Of the select
school for young adies In the guise OF Course in
Northern Literature" In Of these establishments
blond beauty taking the Ibsen recently remark
ed 70 her Instructor. Il don't think Ibsen knew much
about dramatic art I've just been The Master
builder and they the costumes all the way
through" The astonshed instructor swallowed quickly
and respondent Don't Judge Ibsen by play. In
Hedda Gabler they morning. afternoon and even
Ing clothes It's really quite dressy."-Bellman.
Evening journal., 1908-04-22

Miss Edna Jackson and Thomas
Leclxy. of Philadelphia. were married
in this city on Sunday by the Rev.
II. A g. Westerheld-
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
FOREST FIRES
RAGE In SUSSEX

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN, Del. April 22-
Forest fires have been raging with un-
hated fury throughout lower Sussex
Evening journal., 1908-04-22
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
BY mail. postage prepaid $500 year or - ,a'ot
month, payable ia advance. BY carrier SIX cents "
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-04-10
a Wonderful Gliding Boat

in sbost thirty hours is the astonishing claim
made by expert marine engineers who have
seen The experiments made with the style
boat. and which, in rough, has attained a
speed Of ~ miles an hour. record breaker
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Gunnison news-champion., 1908-04-10
on8 0OoR1, - -
Csas.aued sresa vsrss Pass-

p~rpo~e Il either lGrssang the bs.;
Hsssassi ka9t~sy os traas-coossDeui-
Il railway so~se thro~Gt tk< uso~a-
tsass skach fer clsrnsa.c ressous ~as
wanted keswecu IS aud - pesalisls
81 ias.,sde II Y.~.sble Coas,eses-
IR8 st.e-e fscts. the snal ssi~cssoa
IT the rosts od the fifth exF~dsssoa.
wksch J. pssctsc~lly the same - the
route for q proposed state road, !.
one 81 the best cosamendations for
ITS adoption, The resspn thai the
hrst trauscontsDental railway. back
cd by the federal government, Was
not built along this line. selected
by 'ts mos, trusted explorer. and en-
g,neer Is matter Of history. Sec
tional politics oi the troublo.s times
succeeding Fremont las, survey.
and leading up 10 the civil var,
prevented route 80 far south be
ing chosen. 1t has always been a
cause If regret to the officials Of the
railway on part of the Route, that 1t
was not entirely built on the better
route selected by Fremont over the
more southerly and lower mountain
pass.
In the early sammer Of 1888
Capt. j " Gunnison Of the L. :.
Typographical engineers, was. like
Fremont. sent out by the govern
ment 10 locate route for the rail
road from the Missouri river % the
Pacific coast near the 3Sth parallel
Of latitude GunnIson proceeded up
the Arkansas to Beuts fort ON the
river While there he described in
his report the advantages Of the site
Of that fort as a military post Quot
ing his report: 1T Is beyond all
question one of the most favorable
points for a fort which is anywhere
presented ON the plains. Its cen
tral position makes it easy of access
from the east, from the Santa Fe and
Taos n NJ, by the way Of Sangre
de Christie pass Moreover it is on
an emigrant road from southern
Missouri and Arkansas, either by
North Park or COCHETOPA pass. "
From Bents fort he continued up
the Arkansas to the vicinity of the
present city Of Pueblo, then taking
a course south of west to Sangre de
Christie pass and to TT Mass, Clater
IT. Garland in San Luis valley.
Barring the detour made to visit this
military post, Capt. Gunnison
route from the eastern To the west
ern slope, was identical to the pro-
posed route for state road.
In September, 1858 Capt. Gunnl-
son stood ON the summit of Coche-
topa pass, little dreaming Of the
tragic death he would meet later in
the month from the hands of the
willy Ute Indians. His memory will
live for all time in the noble river
named for him.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-04-10
NARROWLY ESCAPES
WLeeh 4 Heavily Lsalel Wagon
Deing LAiie Lesee WaGaos to
Jaws e Deslh

What was almost fatal accident
occurred last Friday, when crowd
of merry school children climbed
onto Otis Moore's wagon, heavily
weighted down with plank. Mr.
Moore carefully stopped to see that
all were safely on for a ride but, on
starting up. little Leone Williams
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Williams and but seven years old
suddenly remembered her parents
injunction not TO get on wagons
and tried to jump of. She slipped
and in an instant tie little dress
wa. caught by the bread tire which
cruelty seemed TO press her to
death. However, the wagon was
instantly stopped and it seems the
tire did not cross the child's body.
The pelvic bone was broken, but no
internal injuries appear to have de-
veloped. and after some weeks IN a
plaster cast it is hoped that the little
girl will fully recover.