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Evening journal., 1908-10-16
PRESIDENTS COMMISSION
QUERIES STATE FARMERS
Men Seekinq TO "EIevafe the Farmer" Send Quiz
zing Circulars TO Grangers Throughout
Delaware

The commission explains the purpose
Of the circular as follows;
'The commission desires to secure ths
opinions and observations of farmers,
teachers. ministers. business men and
others on the condition Of country liie
and their suggestions as to what needs 10
be done. Some Of the subjects into which
the commission wishes 10 inquire are
stated in the twelve questions on III ;
sheet and under each head Two question
are asked. The commission Will be glad
of any fuller discussion Of the above sur
iects that you may desire to make. or (
any other subject pertaining TO the gen.
eral economic. social or sanitary condi'
tions of country life The general purpose
OF the commissions work is to arrive at
an understanding OF conditions and public
opinion with regard TO American country
life as a basis for a report and recom-
mendation to the president; and to this
end the commission invites the co-opera-
ton Of every citizen. other subjects are
to be taken up otherwise"
Brandywine Grange will take up the
circular for general discussion at its
meeting on next Thursday night, and
it is expected that other oranges will
do likewise. A number Of bankers,
clergymen, lawyers, shopkeepers and
others living in Wilmington have pre-
pared answers to the circulars.
Affirmative Answer.
To the question as to whether the
farmers in this neighborhood get rea-
sonable returns from the sale of the
products, a well-known banker of Will
mington, whose opinions have much
weight, has replied in the affirmative
and gives as a reason "closeness to
Wilmington, which affords a good mar
ket." He suggests that the city should
not make rules which work a hard
ship to the honest farmer with good
articles for sale" As to the service for
he replies in tile negative
and gives this reason Automobiles
do not observe the speed limit and some
roads are in very poor condition"
He suggests that the roads of the
turnpike companies be taken over by
the county He replies in the affirma-
tive as to reasonable postal and tele-
phone service in the rural county.
The question pertaining to gather
ings for mutual improvement is an
swered in the negative and as a rea-
son is mentioned 80 many irregulari-
ties of social standing, mostly based
on narrow prejudices or narrow ideas"
and he suggests that the intelligent and
we'll to do people Of the community
take more interest in local affairs.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
TROUBLE OVER A
FAMILY HEIRLOOM
COIOTed Junk Dealer and
PawnbrOkerS Give TeSti-
mOny in City Court
JUDGE RESERVES DECISION

The finding Of an old family heirloom
by a colored junk gatherer and the
subsequent selling of it at pawn shop
resulted in a peculiar arrangement of
details that were threshed out in City
Court this morning before Judge Coch-
ran. Although the evidence Of both
sides in the case was heard, the judge
continued the matter until next We'd
nesday when he will render his deci-
sion.
John Milber is a colored junk dealer
of No. LOG Orange street, and last
Tuesday while picking over rubbish in
barrel in a yard in Tatnall street
between Ninth and Delaware avenue,
he picked out an old fashioned box
tht might at one time have been used
to hold jewelry Inside was a loclSet.
similar in design to a small stem wind
watch The locket was the property
of Mrs William Beadenkopf, Of No.
1900 Pennsylvania avenue. Recently
while moving from the house in Tat
nall street the old fashioned box was
thrown away but il was not known
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Evening journal., 1908-10-16
TWELFTH WARD DEMOCRATS
TO GIVE A BALL TONIGHT.

The Twelfth Ward Democratic Club
will give a ball in Turn Hall this even
ing and it is expected that it will
prove one of the most diverting Incl
dents of the political campaign. ].
Edward Fahey will be conductor, and
the other officers and committee are
as follows: James Brown. floor mana
ger; Joseph Higgins chairman; Charles
j. Martin, treasurer; committee. James
f. Martin chairman; d. j. Reardon. W.
]. Long, John Connolly. j. ]. Flood.
Edward Thompson, ]. +. Deery. Miles
McDermott. Richard C. McAfuuen.
Charles NJ. zebley. S. p. Dougherty. f.
NJ. Sewer. Arthur Cook, p. ]. Green. J.
L. English, Charles Andrews, Thomas
Ryan. Thomas Grower, Edward ].
Quinn Edward Johnson, Daniel Nc
Kenny.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16

The "commssion on Country Life ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt. TO ell
,,ate the farmers" has selected Delaware
as one of the first Of the states in which
20 pursue inquiry in order that it may
pbtain information with which to begin us
work. A great deal of feeling was aroused
In some parts Of the country particularly
IN Democratic States. oyer the President 8
nresumption in assuming that the farmer
needed elevation and it was this feeling
more than anything else that aroused so
much interest in the commission. Ihe
commissioners are L. H. Bailey OF Ne"
York. chairman Henry Wallace, Kenyon
L. Butterneld, AIassachusetts; Walter II.
Page. North Carolina; clifford Pinchot. IT,
3. Forest Service, and L. w. Allen, eXecn-
tive secretary.
Several hundred farmers down the Statc,
most of them grangers, have received cir
rulars from the commission in which they
are requested to answer questions as TO
their homes railroad and trolley service
labor supply and other matters and TO
offer suggestions. Some Of these questiors
are: Are the farm homes in your neigh
borhood as good as they should be under
existing condltionsT
Are the schools Of your neighborhood
training boys and girls satisfactorily-for
life on the farmY
DO the farmers in your neighborhood
get the returns they reasonably should
have from the sale Of their 7roductsT
do the farmers in your neighborhood
receive from the railroads, high roads,
trolley lines. etc. the service they rea-
sonably should have?"
do the farmers receive from the United
States postal service. rural telephone, etc.
the service they reasonably should ex-
pecty'
Are the farmers and their wives or
ganizedY
Are the renters Of farms making sat
isfactory. livingy'
Have the farmers facilities for doing
their business in banking, credit insurance
etcT
Are the sanitary conditions satisfae'
toryY
DO the farmers and their wives and
families get together for mutual I'M
pr0vementT
Commission Wants to Know.
For each answer the commission asks
a reason and suggestions. The circular
ends with this question: what in your
judgment is the most important single
thing to be done for the general better
ment Of country llfe?"
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
G. S. SMITH IS HERALD OF
SUPREME CASTLE, X. G. E.

At the meeting Of the Supreme Gas.
tie. Knights of the Golden Eagle, Gar
rett S. Smith. Of this city, was elected
supreme sir herald.
The convention changed the date OF
the annual memorial day from the
third SUNDAY in June TO the third Sun
dav in Nav. and voted 10 place a tomb
stone on the grave Of its founder, John
Z. Burbage. in Baltimore. and later
erect a handsome monument in a pub.
lie park.
Yonkers was selected as the place
and the second Tuesday in October as
the time Of the next convention.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
DOG FIRED GUN,
HURTS MASTER
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. oct 16.-Captain
Edmund e. Rogers inspector of rifle
practice Of the organized militia, is
nursing a serious wound in his left
hand, the result Of a peculiar accident
While cunning on the Delaware river
from a boat. Captain Rogers dog
caught a foot in the trigger guard of
his gun, and when Rogers lifted the
gun by the muzzle to free the animal
its foot caused the hammer TO rise and
fall and explode the cartridge. The
charge tore some flesh from between
the base Of the fourth finger and the
wrist.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
On a Purehasina Trln.

Lyn Thomas. jeweler. accompanied
by Mrs. Thomas. is in New York max
ing purchases of diamonds and other
jewelry for the holiday season. 1t is
Mr. Thomas fourteenth annual holiday
purchasing trip. He reports that the
and jobbers of New York
look for a speedy recovery in business
soon after election.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 1e.-The
weather will continue fair, with slight
changes in temperature in the middle
eastern and southeastern states during
tonight and Saturday.
Forecast till s p. m. Saturday;
For Delaware-Fair tonight and Sat-
urday; light winds, mostly southerly.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
ASK Police to Assist in Scarab.

The police of this city have been
asked by relatives of Emma Armstrong.
a young woman Of Ashland, TO assist
them in searching for the woman who
has been missing since last Tuesday.
Miss Armstrong is said to be slightly
demented and her family is worrying
over her continued absence.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
Wall in the NORTH Park.

The board of Park Commissioners
yesterday, through its executive COM
mittee awarded the contract for build
ing a parapet wall in Glen avenue,
about a square west Of Market street
to the A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany, the lowest bidder Their price
is S3.47 per cubic yard
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
NOBLIT AN
EASY WINNER

Miss Noblit. of this city gained the
easiest victory of the day at the Hunt
ingdon Valley Country Club women's
invitation golf tournament at Noble
yesterday. defeating Miss Emo, OF
Woodbury. in most decisive manner,
z up and 8 to play.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
Returnina From Cruise.

Four men from Trenton, n. J.. who
have been cruising in Southern waters
for a month put into this port last
night and tied up near Third street
bridge They came ashore. attended
one of the local theatres and left early
this morning on their way up the river.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
peath Erom ParaIYsIs.

Richard w. Barnard died at his home
No. sos W. Ninth street. yesterday
afternoon from paralysis after four
days illness MIR. Barnard was 72 years
old and was born in Chester county.
ia. His funeral viii take place to-
morrow
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
"Washyv 70 House an Enaine.

Members OF the Washington Fire
Company will go to Conshohocken, Fa.,
on october 81, where they will rehouse
the Washington Fire Company's engine.
A meeting of the trip committee will
be held on each Wednesday evening.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
Pastor ANNALS For BrioI<s.

Rev. A. r. Robinson, pastor OF the
Temple Baptist Church at Chester. has
appeal to the members OF his congre-
cation for $4,000 bricks to build a new
church. and q brick rally will be held
when all members will contribute bricks
for the object to be attained.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
Leak In Wstor Moin

There is a leak in a water main at
the southern end of Third street bridge.
The Water Departm ent decided that
it would be necessary 10 dig up the
street to make repairs after an exami-
nation. Work will be begun az once.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
Hinh Prices Eor Cows.

Cows sold as high as s96 at Mrs.
Ella Clark's public sale in Londonderry
township. Chester county. yesterday,
and 20 head averaged s76 per head.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
Buys New Exeroisinu Macon.

The Brandywine Fire Company has
purchased a new exercising wagon. n
Is an up-to-date vehicle and was bought
from the Weldon firm.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
Ice at kennett suuare.

Ice formed in the country districts
near Kennett Square yesterday morn
ing. a temperature Of 20 degrees was
recorded.
Evening journal., 1908-10-16
couneiIman,s pauahter a eride.

CHESTER, Pa, oct. 16.-Miss Ada.
daughter of Councilman William II.
Mccain, of Eddystone, and Daniel G.
Rickers. Of this city, were married last
evening at the home of the parents Of
the bride. on Eddystone avenue. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Nil
ton Mccain. pastor Of the Methodist
Church at Cheswold. Del, brother Of
the bride,
Evening journal., 1908-10-16

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Evening journal., 1908-10-16

Prosperifyis coming BACK HOME
Be ready 10 mesF il this Fail
Get your Ads. ready. The Journal
will do the resi- with its large
home and rural circulation.
1T LEADS
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
GOOD SEED; POOR CROP"
Likens Parable of Sewers to
Conditions i'm San Francisco

At Howard Presbyterian church, Oak
and Baker streets, the pastor, Rev. John
S. Thomas. preached last evening upon
the theme, Good Seed; Poor Crop"
Taking the parable of the sewers in the
bible, the speaker declared that it was
three -fOurthS of it was lost, but rather
the fault of the conditions or ground in
which 1t was sown
When our crop fails" said Rev. Mr.
Thomas, people are apt to think the
seed was bad. There has been much
seed Sown in San Francisco. Our
schools, our churches and other institu-
tions are doing mighty work in seed
sowing, but, like the sewers in the par
able, their seed has fallen upon impen-
etrable shallow and stony ground
Here in this city is what may be
called unclean ground the natures of
men are SO full of dishonesty, greed and
malice that all the good seed sown
seems to bear no fruit. The weeds of
rank growth choke 1t before it has time
or place to take root. Even with fair
minded men the soil of their natures is
apparently received by them with glad
ness. too often perishes for lack of
depth.
1T is not, however, because the seed
is bad-because justice no longer ex-
lists. or because equity seems to have
perished-that the conditions are what
we see. The seed is as good and as
powerful as ever, but the environment
and manner of mems lives prevent the
sewers from receiving their reward in
full and goodly crop"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
TALKS TO YOUNG WOMEN
Rev. E. L. Waltz breaches to
Members of Y. w. c. A.

At the Young Women's Christian as
sociation rooms yesterday afternoon a
religious service, with the Rev. E. L.
Waltz, pastor of the Green street Con-
gregational church, presiding, was held
with some 80 women and girls pres
ent.
Taking for his subject the words,
Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again
/ say, rejoice" the pastor showed
clearly that it is ones duty first of
all to rejoice in all the beautiful
things about US to do our work happily,
and to walk through the world with
wide open eyes for the things which
make a man rejoice in this life.
Did Jesus make every one un-
comfortable by his looks or words ?''
asked Mr.. Waltz. "Can we picture
him as anything but man who moved
about cheerful, interested, useful? His
religion never made him gloomy Quite
the contrary. God has given us a
pleasant place to live in. The sky
might have been brown or the birds
all like bats; the ocean might have been
stagnant; but, as it is, earth with its
thousand voices is praising God, and
he has meant us, too, to rejoice
Two songs, "The King of Love NV
Shepherd Is" and He Shall Feed His
Flock" were rendered by Miss Emily
c. Jessup of New York.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
ARMY MEN PITY HAMS
Officers at Presidio Sympathize
With Slayer of Annis

Deep sympathy is felt in army cir
cles here for Captain Peter c. Hams.
U. S. A, who shot and killed William
Z. Annis in New York. Not word of
condemnation was expressed for him,
but instead, the hope that he would be
gently dealt with by the authorities.
Hams was well known by the officers
at the Preside and also by Captain
William Kelley Jr., who returned from
the Philippines on the transport Bu-
ford yesterday. Captain Hams was sta
toned in the Philippines long time
and there Captain Kelley learned to
know him we'll
Jack Hains is a fine fellow" said
Captain Kelley last evening, "and /
greatly regret TO hear OF this trouble
that has come into his life He is a
fine, manly fellow and every one who
knows him likes him"
Captain Kelley. together with Mrs.
Kelley and daughter are at the Stew
art They will go shortly to the sum-
mer home OF Mrs. Kelley's father, for
mer Governor Odell Of New York, in
the AdiTondack&
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
Will REPEAT
MELODIES OF JINKS
From "The Sons of
BaIdur" Will Be Included in
Fridays Program
BOhemian'S Chorus Will Be Aug
mented and Orchestra Com
sist of Sixty Pieces

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the annual concert of the
Bohemian club in the Van Ness thea
ter at o'clock Friday afternoon
More than $1,000 has been subscribed
for tickets by the members and there
is every indication that the affair will
be a success. The program will COM
prise selections from compositions by
members Of the club and will include
excerpts from the grove play of this
year. The Sons of Baldur,' as well
as several works not yet performed in
public An orchestra of so pieces will
interpret the scores. The regular
chorus of the Bohemian club will be
augmented to about rs voices.
Many musical novelties are promised
the members and friends of the club
who attend the concert. Several of
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
HISTORIC BUILDING
NATIVE sons MECCA
Celebration of States Birthday
Will Center in Famous Old
Cotton Hall

Within and about the old building
the new state of California the Native
Sons of the Golden West will this
year celebrate the anniversary of the
admission of the western common
wealth into the union. Plans are be-
ing discussed for the festivities, which
this year will be held at Monterey.
AS the most historic town in Cali
fornia, Monterey is the mecca of the
pilgrimage Of the Native Sons and the
literary exercises of the celebration
will be held in Cotton hall, the first
capitol of the state. On September 1,
1849, in the nearby custom house the first
constitutional convention met to frame
constitution. The interest of this
years celebration will center about
the two ancient buildings. The Gus
tom house is noteworthy also from
the fact that on July 1. 1916, the first
American flag to be raised in Califor-
mia was flung to the breezes over that
building. When the Atlantic fleet was
at Monterey Admiral Thomas recalled
that portentous ceremony by having
a detail from each of the 16 battle
ships raise a starry banner over the
adobe building.
Monterey will be able to entertain
all the people who gather there to
celebrate California's holiday. The To-
cal parlor is busily preparing for the
work, the following executive commit
tee being in charge OF the preparations:
George S. Gould, chairman; W. T. Read,
secretary; Francis Hilby, treasurer; ;
Grant Towle, William Sandholt Jr.. Car
mel Martin, Sol Carmak, William Berg
schicker, Bruce w. Fargo, w. z. Par
ker. Ross Sergent and DR.. McAuley.
The program includes the parade on
90 a
concerts, literary exercises, field and
aquatic sports in the afternoon. Drives
will be taken to landmarks and places
of historic interest. In the evening
the various parlors will give dances
at their headquarters and a grand ball
will be given by Monterey parlor at
Hotel del Monte.
At a meeting of the general Admis-
sion day committee, held Saturday
night in the headquarters in the Del
bert building, Van Ness avenue and
O'Farrel1 street. the following report
was received from the transportation
committee:
Special trains to Monterey will leave
Third and Townsend streets daily at
1920 a. m, 9 a. m. and p. M, ex-
cept Sundays, when there is train
at $50 a. m. Returning from Monte
rey there are trains at $50 a. m.,
S:1S a. m, 1880 a. m. and $50 D. m,
with a train on Sundays at Sis p. m.
From First street and Broadway,
Oakland. there is a train daily at 2:2O
p. m, with one returning by way Of
Oakland at 2:55 D. m.
Special trains will be run from here
Tuesday, September s. at D. M
and Wednesday, September 9, at 7
a. m. Return trains will leave Mon
terey Wednesday, September 9. at Z
a m. and Thursday, September 10, at 2
a. m.
A special train will leave Oakland
September 9 at p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
BISHOP HUGHES IS
WINNING HIS WAY
New Episcopal PreIate Grows
in Popularity as Speaker
of Strength
Behold, a Greater Than Solo
mon Is Here," Text of Force
full Sunday Sermon

Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, the new
prelate of the Methodist Episcopal
church in California, is rapidly becom-
ing known as a most eloquent and
forceful speaker. Preaching last even
ing at the Central Methodist Episcopal
church. O'Farrell and Franklin streets,
he took for his theme~the text: BE
hold, a greater than Solomon is here"
and delivered an unusual and striking
address, In part the bishop said:
THE field that we would cover is
large and the method must be sketchy
rather than exhaustive. The heavens
are high and wide and we cannot see
across their awful spaces, but we can
catch glimpses of the stars and face
the sun with shading hand. These
figures of speech are none too strong
We shall find that they are justified as
we study Christs claims in relation to
himself in relation to God, to men and
to his own mission.
Christ never makes any confession
of sin in his own nature or life. He
presented to men their loftiest ideal
but he never limited that he himself
came short of that ideal. He rebuked
sternly the self righteousness of the
Pharisee, but he did not hesitate to
affirm his own freedom from fault He
simply walked through all of life with
out one prayer for pardon, without one
acknowledgment of sin. His speech
and bearing imply the serene con-
sciousness of his own perfection. Why
is it then that we are not offended by
the amazing claims of Christ? So far
from being declared the topmost ego
tist of the ages he has been oftenest
known as the meek and lowIy Jesus
Why. is left for you to answer.
To carry his claims still further
Jesus started the church out to work
with a baptismal formula in which he
joined his own name with that of the
Father and the Spirit. And yet the one
who made these startling claims has
not impressed men as being guilty of
an insane spiritual pride. He was tried
on the basis of these claims and was
convicted; but still the world pro-
nounces him the meek and lowly
Jesus
LAS teacher Jesus simply claimed
to be final and supreme. In a sense he
was utterly dogmatic. He did not
argue; he affirmed. The way in which
he uses the first personal pronoun is
emphatic and majestic beyond all tell
ing. L am the good shepherd I am
the door L am the light Even after
his death he made his astounding
claims. He seemed to take the earth
in his hand, to hold it there, and say:
1t is mine! 1t is minei L claim it by
the right of an everlasting kinship.
demand that the crown be put on my
head, the scepter in my hand, that all
men yield to me as the monarch of
souls
These are the mandates of Jesus con-
cerning his own mission. And he who
made all these assertions, instead of
being called a brazen and wild re-
former, instead of being called an i'm
pudent claimant of superiority, has
been known as the meek and lowly
Jesus"