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Evening journal., 1908-12-31
TO SHOOT UP THE
TOWN TONIGHT
MaSqucraderS to Make Merry
as the New Year
Approaches

Arrangements for the New Year
shooters" parade tonight under the
auspices of the Mercantile Association
have been completed. The parade will
form at Fourth and King streets. The
aids of James c. O'Neal, president Of
the Mercantile Association. chief mar
shal, wiz meet at Fourth and King
streets at 7.30 o'clock, and each will
receive a handsome badge denoting his
office. The members Of the various
organizations forming will also receiv,
badges.
Two bands and a fife and drum
corps will provide music for the pro
cession. It is expected that about five
organizations will be in line in comi-
cal costume.
The parade will start from Fourth
and King streets at o'clock and will
march over the following route: King
to Front, to Market, TO Fourteenth, TO
King, to Seventh.
The Mercantile Association has in.
vited members of City Council and the
Board of Police Commissioners to oc-
cupy the rooms of the association at
No. S36 Market street, to view the
parade. Refreshments will be served.
Mr.. O'Neal has requested that house
holders and shopkeepers along the
route use lots of red fire and decora-
1 tions and otherwise help to make the
parade a big success.
The following prizes have been Of
/ fered:
For the largest number of men rep
resenting any organization in line, S25;
for the best drilled organization in line,
$40; for the best costumed organization
in line, SIS; for the best float in line So
for the most handsome individual in
line. IS; for the tallest man in line, s.;
best female impersonator. s.; for the
smallest man, 50; for the best clown
So
The aids named by the chief marshal
are: Chief of Police George Black
/ George :. Clark. c. W. Isenberg, John
c. strong, e. NJ. Ainscow. F. L. Nett
Ter. A. o. II. Grier, Daniel p. duRoss
s. @. Griffith. Ernest ]. Ottem, Car
MAYER. otto Herold. d. w. Lynch
President of Council William 6, Tay
lor. Daniel Ross. George NJ. Gillespie
George Bader. John 1. Beehan' o. 9
Purdy. William Lawton. Simon l.
Doherty, and Joseph II. Martin.
Among the organization which viii
participate are the Boys Brigade Of
the West End Reading Room anC
mounted clubs from Mill Creek anc
Christiana hundreds. headed by r. q
buckingham and Thomas j. Dalton
respectively. The Brownson Library
Association and the Polish Turner'S
will also turn out. The Democratic
League may parade.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
LAWYERS HELP
MONUMENT FUND

DOVER, Del, Dec. 31-The move
ment started some weeks ago by Man
love Hayes of Dover. to secure funds
for the erection of a suitable monu-
ment over the now unmarked grave OF
the late Chancellor Samuel NJ. Har-
rington. I'm the old Methodist Gene
tarv. here, has met with much success.
Aside from the subscriptions of Hayes
and members of the Harrington family
i'm Dover. subscriptions amounting TO
nearly $30) have been secured from
member of the Bar Of New Castle
county. The matter will be presented
To- the lawyers of Kent and Sussex
counties at their coming annual meet
ings, when it is expected several hun-
dred dollars more Will be raised.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
With the Photographers

'Cof is a poor mans game" says Mr. Taft The Presi-
elect obviously lose dozen balls every nine
holes he plays.-New York Mail
The German Emperor reported as broke Perhaps he
has Just got through with his holiday shopping-Phi-
adephia Press
His selection of date for leaving Venezuela indicates
that Castro is pretty good political forcasterWashing
ton star.
Pittsburgs population consists of mionaires and cam
didates for the United Senate.Scranton Truth
An Atchson man ordered hundred Blue Point oysters
I'm the shell sent up house for Christmas He work.
ed all day on them, and succeeded in opening three
Atchison Globe
A man named Lied sent up for four years in an
Ohio town for taking a bribe lie denied It, but they
looked at his and convicted him on first ballot
Washington Times.
-hilc the millennium IS yet here the convcts Of
watch charm Was there ever such another leVeer as
Chrstmas?-St Louis Post Dispatch
An Omaha woman who permitted to sit ON the
Judges bench and her husband gave him one
didn't have enough wood cut TO last week-Phiadel-
phia Telegraph
The EFFORTS of the Christian Scientists TO make people
believe that they sick and that there is no such
thing as disease will be entirely successful Some
people arc happy unless they have ailments Ches-
Times.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
KNOCKED DOWN
And ROBBED
Bold HighWayman Grabs
WOman'S POCketbOOk After
Dealing Her Vicious Blow

The police are exercising every effort
to locate a negro VINO knocked down Mrs.
william Davidson, Of No. I'll French
street. wife Of the proprietor Of the Della
ware Steam Marble and Electric Stone
Works. and robbed her. last night.
The assault was committed at Fourth
and French streets about o'clock and il
is considered one of the most daring ever
attempted at that hour OF the evening on
record Mrs. Davidson was passing the
corner. walking up French street toward
her home when the negro confronted her.
He grobbed hold OF her pocketbook before
she realized his object, but she held fast
to il. The man then healt her a blow in the
face knocking her down. He then secured
the purse and fed.
Mrs Davidson lay in the street stun
ned for a short time but passersby picked
her up shortly afterward and took her
home. She was not seriously injured but
was unnerved by her experience.
\ man, apparently intoxicated, was the
only witness to the hold-up and he did
not interfere, lie appeared at the police
station sometime afterward however, and
told of the attack and the police made
a search for the negro. but he could not
be found.
Whoever the thief was. he got little for
his trouble as Mrs. Davidson only had a
latch key in the pocketbook.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
Personal and Pertinent

Prof William T. Bennett. for twenty -nye years at the
head of the department chemistry of the University OF
wooster o. a martyr TO science and has been taken
TO hospital Cleveland in the hope Of saving his fe
THE trouble from which Bennett is suffering Is dis
ntegration tho bone the result OF an injury
sustained while experimenting with the N-rays. During
the early days after the discovery Of the N-ray Dr.
Bennett was among those who made scientific research in
the effort to develop in medical and surgical work
Dr. Bennett rather than experiment on others, used the
ravs on himself The ~~aons were not Just right and
Prof Bennett was burned on the breast This wound
never healed. Surgeons say that II Is the property OF
the X-ray when wrongly used to attack tho tissues OF
the flesh and that way has been discovered
to stay the corroson
Maria Farad the successor of Rachel died recently at
the age OF 10 sos and SOS of the last century
she was the star Of the Coincide Francaise. In the
course Of years when she at the zenith Of her
career appeared in nearly all the great tragedies but
deserted the AIoiere house for time play at the
Varees and took final leave shortly after
Perrin the director Tne step probably has
tended by brutality the part Of the director. At
rehearsal he kept his steadily hxed upon her and
growing nervous. she asked why do stare at me
sog Il notice" she answered. that you growing
ola" shortly after the incident she resigned, and.
although she appeared various theatres later heI
ambition had been crushed.-Bellman.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
PENNSY'S Men
OBEY SIGNALS

In order to ascertain the extent TO
which operating employees are complying
with the rules Of the company the
Pennsylvania Railroad. during the month
OF October according to reports which
have Just been compiled at the general
Offices OF the company made efficiency
tests covering 22,ss1 cases. The reports
show that in 22.7i9 cases the employees
obeyed the rules to the letter.
OF these 1896 were tests Of observance
Of block signals set in unexpected ways
and the percentage Of observance was
991
To ascertain the thoroughness with
which employees observe emergency sig
nails. such as fusees. torpedoes, etc.
s.s57 trains were tested and In 996 pei
cent. Of the cases the rules were obeyed
perfectly.
The iother tests covered cases Of trains
running ahead Of schedule. and signal
men being on hand al the relieving hour
Special attention is being given TO this
latter subject in order to insure that
the men shall obey the eight-hour Law
implicitly.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
MILITIA OFFICERS
ACT INQUIRED INTO

1t has been disclosed that the purpose
of the board of examiners of the state
Militia, which met ON December 2l,
was to consider the conduct of an Off
Ger who had criticised a brother Off
Ger for political activity and had criti-
cised tie commander in- chief as we'll
It is said that during the political cam
paign a militia officer connected with
a political bureau mailed letters to
militiamen soliciting their votes for the
presidential candidate of the party for
which he worked. Another militia ofii-
Ger took exception 10 this procedure
by an officer of militia and complained
to the mmsnder-in-chief. It is said
that exception was taken to the lam
guage the complainant used. a report
has been made by the board to the
militia authorities.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31

so well does he seem, so alert is he in attention
TO all the details of his business, that one would
fancy that he could keep along in the same way
for many more years. To those who know him,
to those who have seen him daily in his store and
who haveshad dealings with him, his decision to
throw off the cares of an active business life
will be received with regret because of the
pleasant associations, and yet none will be-
grudge Mr. Belt what he so we'll deserves.
His business career has been most remarkable.
His long service is high tribute to him as,
indeed, it is a tribute to this city. Year after
year Mr.. Belt has served the same patrons over
and over again, constantly adding new ones and
retaining them. Thousands have been his custo-
mers and his friends.
1t is perhaps needless to say that his career as
a business man has been marked by fidelity and
fair dealing because no one lacking those quail
ties could have the record which Mr. Belt hap
PLY possesses.
The Journal extends its best wishes to him.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
REMARKABLE BUSINESS CAREER

a RECORD OF almost sixty-two years in one
place Of business-and successful busi-
ness at that's something Of which any man
may feel proud Mr. L. James Belt has been
looked upon a landmark in Wilmington COM
mercial circles.
Years and years ago before many Of US were
here, the names Of f. Bringhurst and T. lanes
Belt were familiar on vanilla bottles and such
ike that adorned the pantres OF Delaware
homes in Kent and Sussex as well as New Cas-
tie. And sometimes these humble bottles were
the innocent cause OF childish debates as to
whether it was zee or "Zed7 the OLD colored
person about the house invariably calling it
"Zed"
Mr. Belt has decided 70 retire from active
business and to take well-earned rest; and yet
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
No Reliaious Test.

Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir: Would YOU. through the columns OF
your valuable paper please answer the
following question:
Is a Catholic prevented by reason of
being a Catholic, from becoming President
Of the United States? Does the Constitu-
ton or any other law Of the country pre-
vent itl Hoping that you will answer this
question al an early date, 1 remain. re-
sDectfuly.
A Subscriber.
Wilmington. Del, Dec. 81
CA Catholic by reason Of being Cath
alc is NOT prevented by the Constitution
or laws. from becoming President OF the
United States)
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
Peoples Column

Anonymous communications for
the peoples column will not be
printed. Names Of contributors to
the column will not be printed. but
must he furnished THE EVENING
JOURNAL as an evidence OF good
faith on the part or the contributor.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
Ianrel Fnlks Dance.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
LAUREL. Del. Dec. 3i.-one Of the
largest dances held here IN recent years
took place IN the opera House last nlght
Many persons from different parts Of this
state and Maryland were present. ogies-
by's Orchestra, Of Chester, furnished
music.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
TINE TO HAVE
DOGS REGISTERED

Beginning at o'clock tomorrow
morning Police Operator John Gaynor
will begin his annual work Of register
ing dogs. From that time 20 January
20 will be allowed owners of such
pets TO have them registered.
While Operator Gaynor is doing this
work his duties at the reporthg
machine at the police station will be
looked after by Patrolman Charles
Hutton.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
Breakfast Mission Mestino.

The annual meeting of the members
OF the Sunday Breakfast Mission will
be held IN the mission. No III Ship
ley street, on Monday night Five
members OF the board Of directors will
be elected.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
c.nn. nnnlarnd OF.

Because the lights went out in West
End Hail last night the basketball game
between West End and the Wilmington
Athletic club could not be finished.
West End WAS in the lead when the
game was declared on. A return game
win he ninvsd rovt ==@ei-
Evening journal., 1908-12-31

The catastrophe in the domains of Italy
touches the heart of the world and brings forth
messages OF sympathy with promises OF help
Always generous in responding to appeals for
help the people of the United States have al
ready begun securing contributions for the aid
of the stricken ones. The disaster is so ap-
palling that words fail to describe it. All that
can be done is to relieve the survivors who are
in such dire distress
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
The United Publishers Association

The Pubishers Bulletin, official orgsn Of the UNITED
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, prints the following:
THE WILMINGTON EVENING JOURNAL has a
yuaranteed circulation than 1920 daily which has
been verified by examination"
The examination by Arthur Koppel. gem
association, who offers TO 81 900
p his money. and undertake TO that the EVEN
ING JOURNAL has the largest paid circulation OF any pa
per printed IN Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
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Evening journal., 1908-12-31

The talk Of revivng the tax on bank checks
by the National Government will be unpleasant
news to those who use cn>cks and to she banks
as we'll This stamp was a nuisance, but the pco-
pie oheerfully submitted TO it as a war measure
1t was neasy way of raising money, and there
fore, when the expenses OF the nation are becom-
ing mountain high it will not be surprising If the
cd Of swelling the devleted Golfers of Uncle
Sam. The money must be secured as no one in
these days seems to think Of economy in national
expenditures. The impression often is that the
other fellow pays The tax but in most cases he
doesn't
Evening journal., 1908-12-31

Rummage sale will be held SIG
French, for benefit Of Layton Home,
Tuesday afternoon. Jan. 3. Coutribu-
tions thankfully received, can be eft
a. store Sl6 Hrench.@
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
81. PatrIok,a Rasksthall.

st. Patrick's basketball team will
play the Norristown team tomorrow
afternoon. a preliminary game will be
played between st. Patricks second
team and Belvidere.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
TIE
General Demand

Of the Well-Informed Of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable TO the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of senna the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one Of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cent.
per bottle.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
oFFIcIAL ENDORSEMENTS


OF American Ad-
= vertisers
The Association of American posed OF odvrt,sers s
Advertisers (New York City, has OF this country.
examined certified to the circulation Ass9oauon
Of this publication Only the figures Of snpers submit
circulation contained IN its report 70 examination
guaranteed by the Association. at any moment.
: Yin ! must be submit-
IL atGSUNSARJUONCOSNt ted The
No 11z CND/O Secnnry J panying certificate
~ No 1i2 has been
AAAAA >~-A~-A-A-4-~< issued to this'
Evening journal., 1908-12-31

duced ana sold over 1000 electric natirons
last year.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
Thursday, December 81, 1908
OUR SYSTEM OF VOTING.

HE subject of our system Of voting will be
- considered by the Legislature. 1t is not
a question that can be decided off-hand, but it
is one that requires careful thought. Many sug-
4 gcstons will be offered by those competent TO
Frame a ballot law, and if any changes arc made
they will be made only after careful scrutiny.
Considerable dissatisfaction has been cX-
pressed with the present method of voting The
Australian system is in vogue in most States
and in other States as we'll as in Delaware there
is more or less complaint But granting the dis
satisfaction it is by no means an easy task to
improve the ballot law.
In Pennsylvania at the last election thousands
of ballots were thrown out because of defects.
In New Jersey the dissatisfaction some years
ago bcame so great with the method of voting
then followed, that voting machines were tried.
These machines have not been satisfactory
The New Jersey Legislature which spent thou
sands of dollars for voting pachines now finds
that it has many of these machines on its hands,
the people in many districts having decided 10
do away with machines.
One OF the principal objections to the ma
chimes in New Jersey is that in using them there
is no secrecy in the voting. When man votes
a straight ticket it seems that no one can tell
from the machine which party he is supporting.
,- But when man votes for candidates on differ
cnt tickets a peculiar roisc is made by the ma
chine which indicates that the voter has split the
ticket One report oi the operation of the ma
chine says lndt CclSyllSu anu ollSlS WHO uO
not vote the party names straight are often em-
barassed when the fact becomes known that they
are not regular party men,
The envelope system also has its advocates
and warm supporters, but objections are raised
TO it because OF an endless chain scheme of re-
turning ballots which scheme might destroy the
secrecy of the ballot
There are some good features in the present
system and there are other bad ones. Many per
sons in Delaware, persons of more than average
intelligence lose their votes because they mark
their ballots improperly. The ticket IS cumber-
some and more or less bothersome. Many per
sons do not desire to call upon the voters as
sstants. 1t seems to us the system of vot-
ing ought to be so simple that there should be
practically no need for voters assistants.
=. Much complaint has been made of these as
siSants in past years, but the complaints were
not SO ofgeneral after the recent election. Il
would however, be highly desirable to give tho
ballot law a thorough overhauing with a view
toward Improvements that will retain th'
good things in the law and discard the bad ones
Evening journal., 1908-12-31

Massachusetts is supposed TO be one of the
best governed OF our States and yet thirty mill
lions OF untaxed personal property has been dis
covered in that commonwealth. This merely
brings out the fact that every community has
persons who fail to pay their share of the taxes.
The man who owns a small home however. may
be depended upon to bear his full part of the
taxation hnrden
Evening journal., 1908-12-31
FOUNDED 1883.

New York once sOt Cambridge Building, Corr Fifth
Avenue and Ihrty-third Street.
Chicago Office; Gil Boyce Building.
Evening journal., 1908-12-31

THE EVENING JOURNAL uses the United Press News
Service received in It's editorial special wire
Evening journal., 1908-12-31

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
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month. payabe IN advance -By carrier six cents week
Evening journal., 1908-12-31

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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-18
Ask parSOnS---f1e Knows

drought is now passed for good, and
all the bitches are running bank full
of water.
The Demorest farm of forty acres
was sold this week to H. w. Hawkin-
son, of Springfield, Mo. Mr.. Hawkin-
son has come to Carlsbad to stay. He
will plant a part of his farm in al
falfa and the balance in peaches and
apples.
Eighty acres of the John Nymeyer
place near Florence was sold this
week to DR.. Harry Irwin, of Encamp-
ment, Wyo. DIR. Irwin will settle at
Florence next fall and operate his
farm.
H. F. Stevens, of Santa Fe, and
two sons came in this week, and pur-
chased a part of the /. S. Osborne
farm near Florence. Mr.. Stevens
sons will reside on the farm and cul
tivate it.
The city council has raised the Ii
cenSe for saloons from $500 to $500
and limited the number of saloons to
be operated in Carlsbad to three, the
number now here
F. G. Tracy commenced shipping
peaches from his La Huerta orchard
this week, and will continue to make
large shipments daily. He estimates
his crop this year at 1000 crates. Mr..
Tracy has one hundred acres in
young orchard which will come into
bearing next year and the year after
Practically all the Carlsbad peach
crop will go to Colorado where they
top the market even in competition
with the Grand Junction product.
The Dearborn Development Co. has
large force of men at work on their
holdings near Carlsbad, putting in
drainage system. They will commence
next week to prepare their land for
winter oats crop so that it will be
ready for the homeseeker.
JAMES s. CARTER,
Secretary Publicity Bureau, Carlsbad
Commercial Club.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-18
THREE FINALS ALL WON
By UNITED KINGDOM.

London, July 1S.-The Saturday at
ternoon crowds filing the lower priced
second grand stand at the stadium
this afternoon had an opportunity of
venting their enthusiasm on the
three finals with which the days
sports in the Olympic games opened.
All three races were won by the Unit
ed Kingdom. Russell tok the 5000
metre steeplechase, with his team
mate, Robertson, second. Esle of New
York, who was handicapped by a sore
foot, put up good race, and came
in third. The other finals won by the
United Kingdom were the 200 metre
breast stroke swimming contest, and
the 500-metre cycle race.
The final event of discus throwing
was won by Martin J. Sheridan, Irish
American, a distance of 128 feet, s
inches. This beats the worlds record
for discus throwing, Greek style.