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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
FOR CONSERVATION
OF MISSISSIPPI
PRESIDENT OF WATERWAY COM
MISSION TELLS OF VAST
POSSIBILITIES
DEMANDS 14-FOoT DEPTH FROM
LAKES TO GULF.

New Orleans, La, October 31.-"The
plan for a deep waterway is an &C
compIished fact. What we need is &C
ton" declared w. K. Kavanagh, pres
ident of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep
Waterway association, in his address
at the opening of its convention yes
terday. "The history of the Mississ.
ippi river has been a story of mac
ton and of niggardly appropriations,
which have been fought through the
rivers and harbors committee, and
through congress without rhyme or
reason" said the speaker. 'The
whole valley is sick with the conges-
ton of it's transportation system, and
only this deep waterway can relieve it.
The people of the Mississippi valley
must have definite assurance that
this carrier is to be completed at a
certain date, and that date must not
be much more remote than the COM
pIetion Of the Panama canal
Mr.. Kavanagh said that the people
looked to President Taft for the exc
cution of the great task. He referred
to the executive trip down the river,
saying:
"He has seen the richest farm lands
in the world crumbling from it's banks
dissolving in it's waters; he has seen
Ievees that protect $4,000 square miles
of this rich alluviaI threatened by
these caving banks; he has seen the
remains of uncompleted revetments
that have been torn away by the river,
because a negIectful congress has not
provided for their completion, and he
has seen a thousand-mile channel I'M
burdened by a single modern vessel,
the docks of its many cities unmarked
by a single installation Of modern ter
minal apparatus.
There was a day when the Mississ-
inni was considered an untamabIe
stream, which shifted its channel and
devomed its banks at will. Today we
are able to show the president of the
United States two remarkable
changes one Of these is a river which,
in its most difficult and most readily
shifting parts has been bound down
By the engineers to a fixed channel,
with permanent banks; that has been
forced to scour its own bed, and per.
nit the passing of deeper ships.
'aThe other is a great garden land Of
soil worth from 800 to 5000 an acre,
capable of producing in crops every
year enough money to pay many times
over the entire cost of producing a
14-foot channel from Chicago to New
Orleans, and this soil protected from
waste only by those same engineering
devices which have held the river in
its fixed bed and which make the deep
waterway.
1--WE have shown him this, and now
we are ready to ask him to extend
the revetments which do this work in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
WHITE SLAVE SOLD
AND DEALER NABBED

Chicago, Oct. Enlarged with
white slavery, the selling Of girl for
$50. Mrs. J. W. Frank has been ar
rested. The formal charge is pan
dering. Representatives Of south
side neighborhood improvement or
ganization contracted to buy the girl,
the woman took the money and de-
livered the girl.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
NINE LIVES LOST,
TWO FATALLY BURNED

St. JOhnsbury, Vt, Oct. 3l.-Nlne
lives were los in the fire which de
stroyed the Citizens Saving bank
building yesterday. Two others prob
ably were fatally burned. The loss
was $4,000. OF the killed, two fell
from upper stories and seven were
buried TO death. The four story
building was a combination of stores.
offices. tenements and assembly halls.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
Hot Sport Suddenly
Passes in His Checks

San Francisco, Oct. 31.-Willus
Britt, we'll known sporting man and
brother of the former lightweight
champion, James Edward Britt, died
suddenly yesterday. He was formerly
manager of Stanley Ketchel, Battling
Nelson and other pugiIists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
MRS. ADAM GOD GOES
FREE AFTER A YEAR

Kansas CIV Oct. oL.-AIs, JaLLI5s
Sharp. wife of Adam God" leader OF
the religious band, which engaged in
battle with the police last Deem
Der resulting in the death Of five per
sons. will be released today and not
prosecuted. Her husband is serving
% years in prison convicted OF the
murder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
OBITUARY.

a. S. Porter, one Of the Oldest resi-
dents of Palmyra. Wis, and veteran
Of the late war, is dead, aged IS
years.
David Taft Robinson, aged 81, a
cousin Of President TAFT, died at Rich
wood, 0. Mr.. Robinson was a retired
farmer.
Benjamin Barnes, postmaster OF
Washington, an appointee of former
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
HIS SKULL FRACTURED,
PRIZE FIGHTER DIES

Philadelphia, Oct. 31-Nichaei
Murray died last n ght of a fractured
skull received in a boxing bout tour
nament of the Philadelphia Athletic
club. His opponent. Harry Haber,
was arrested.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
DEATH OF LAST REAL D. a. r.
Passes Away at GreenvHIe Aged Sew
enty-Nine Years.

Appleton, Wis, Oct. 31.-BeIieved
to have been the last surviving real
Daughter Of the American Revolution,
Mrs. E. S. Palmer of East Greenville,
who died Wednesday night and
whose funeral was held yesterday, OBJ
served her seventy min birthday an
niversaTy last Saturday.
Mrs. PaImer's father, Jacob Lewis,
began service under Washington
when a mere lad, after both OF his
older brothers had died for freedom
at Bunker Hill She was the young
est child Of her fathers second wife.
Last February the death Of New
Jersey woman, who was thought to
be the last real Daughter Of the Rev
olutfon, was chronicled by the press.
Tt is quite certain, however, that Mrs.
E. S. Palmer bore that distinction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
GRAS TY OUT.

Buys Into ST. Paul Papers But Quick.
ly Sells Again.
St Paul, Mimi, oct. SIC. H.
Grasty of Baltimore, vino a year ago
purchased an interest in the st. Paul
Dispatch from George Thompson, an
nounces the sale of his interest and
those of his associates in the Dispatch
and Pioneer Press to Thompson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
100000 FIRE LOSS.
Aged Man Perishes in Philadelphia
Conflagratlon.

Philadelphia, Oct. 31.-Severai
hours after a fire yesterday that de-
stroyed the Peoples theater building,
the body Of Isaac Taylor, aged II, a
Waterman, was found in the ruins.
Among the tenants was the Textile
National bank Half million dollars
in cash and an equal amount in secur-
tiles were removed from the vaults
The loss is 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04
AGED Couple KILLED by Train.

La Porte, Oct. 31.-Mr. and Mrs. D.
x. Northam, an aged couple, drove
upon the track at Kingsbury in front
of a Grand Trunk train. Both were
killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-04

Every disagreeable job around this
Office" every man around an office
SAYS, they put on me-"
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
MISSIONARY
CONVENTION

The wilmington cooperating COM
mittee TO the laymen's missionary
held a meeting at the Y. M.
C. A. last evening.
II was decided to call the attention
of the clergy Of the city to the de-
sire OF the general committee that to-
morrow, the eve Of the third anniver-
sary OF the movement, be observed as
special day Of prayer for the cam
paign. This call is addressed TO the
churches OF this country, to the mis-
sionaries in all fields, and 20 Chris
tian people throughout the world
Each pastor will also be asked TO Sc
cure at least three delegates " possi
, BILE. to attend the Philadelphia Con
vention on November is, 19, 20 an'
21st.
This convention viii open with
supper in Scottish Rite Banquet Hal
on Thursday evening next. The morn
ing sessions viii be held I'm Wither-
spoon Hall. and those Of the evening
in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. VIII
mington churches are likely to be wei
represented.
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
PROGRESS OF THE
COLORED Y. M. G.. A.

The members OF the newly organized
Y. NJ. e.. A. (colored) were addressed
last evening IN Bethel A. NJ. e. Church
by General Secretary f. B. Tibbitts, Of
the Y. NJ. G.. a. The triangle is the em-
blem OF the association and Il repre-
sents tho soul body and mind OF man.
Mr.. Tibbitts in speaking OF the coll
ored y. NJ G. AS progress said the
Tuskegee Institute Association employ
( ed the first student general secretary
in this department and enrolled more
than 700 young men in voluntary Bible
lstudy groups
"This department now has 1876 as
lsociations, ninety six I'm educational in
stitutions and forty In cities. with an
aggregated membership exceeding H..
600 young men," said Mr. Tibbltts
"Notwithstand'ng the financial strin
gency Of the past year. two new cit!
associations and six new student as
sociations were added TO the list.
new building was dedicated at New
orleans and the corner stone laid b!
President Roosevelt. The year wa
specially characterized by the splendii
advances made I'm night school worl
and by the increased attendance upol
religious meetings. Ten colored as
sociations sent delegates TO the frs
international student Bible conference
in Columbia. Ohio"
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
NEWPORT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT Del. Nov 1s.-Mrs. Lizzie
Hilyard is spending two weeks with rela-
tives in Brooklyn.
Mrs. William Young spent the day re-
Gently with friends in Media.
Thomas Young is spending some time
with his son Lewis Young, in Ches-
ter.
The Misses Maud and Alice Polk. OF
Wilmington. spent Thursday with their
cousin Miss Helen Gregg.
Walter Young spent yesterday in Ches-
ter.
Mrs Howard Way, Of Downingtown. is
spending a few weeks with her son.
Ralph Way.
Douglas Way. the young son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Way, is i'll at their
home on st. James street
Miss Elizabeth Middleton and daugh-
ter of Wilmington. spent yesterday with
her sister, Mrs. Hattie Mcgee.
Harry 6hupp, Of Philadelphia, and
Clarence Wiltback, Of Germantown. and
Miss Alice Taylor. Of Richardson's Park.
have been the recent guests Of Miss
Madaline Allison.
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
TIE BLESSING OF TIRE.
Nal. thnt IS a good way % be.

Ilre1s
Well. that is a good way to be.
Stop aud think how glad you ought
to be because you get tired and hun
CRY and sleepy.
Why? Because you can enjoy to the
full the great Injuries Of rest aud
good appetite and sleep
For you know there are many peo-
pie who grow weary in mind. but who
are never truly tired in body; people
who force themselves to eat without
being hungry; people who try to sleep
and cannot.
To be tired is n blessing.
Work is the great panacea Of life,
the best recipe of nature. Work is
the best cure Of psycotherapy" says
DIT. Robert Cabat. professor Of medi-
cine at Harvard.
And therefore. MIR Man. II you are
obliged to work TO the point OF firing
TO make both ends meet; If you are
bound by the insistent demands Of
family until you are tired. madam
blessed are you.
Work rightly understood and right
/. " performed is great JOY iu itself
: And it is the greatest cure in the
world for grief and sorrow.
No wonder Adam and Eve fell"
They had absolutely nothing to dc
but TO roam through the garden and
pluck what they wanted-save from
one tree. Any man or woman with
, nothing whatever to do will fall
Before tue fall" Adam and Ev,
never got tired. because they never Ia
bored
And so the primeval fiat. I'm tn,
, sweat of thy brow thou shalt eat Z ,
bread" was n blessing IN disguise.
set them to find JOY IN work and com
fort IN rest.
The greatest curse OF humanity
, not that Of forced work. but of forces
idleness Thousands OF people are M
der that curse They have nevo
known what It is to get PHYSICAL
. tired They have never done an hon
est days labor IN their lives.
Pity them DO not envy them. Pit
them.
, They know nothing Of the sweetne'
= Df congenial labors. They have nev'
known the Joy Of resting from labor
They have never been tired. The
are miserable.
i Emerson taught us lot about con
pensation - how everything in q
world Averages up. So It is wort
while il pays. to get tired. becau'
: labor is the law OF life. because re
\ follows tire. because work browns so
row
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
BLAST SHAKES
NEWARK TOWN
Village Officer Gets Another
Shock When Council Says He
May Have New Uniform
,lal - rnr rvEN1Na JouRNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Nov. IA blast on the
siding being laid did considerable dam
age Yesterday TO dwellings in Cleve-
land avenue and the vicinity. Inc
charge was very heavy one, and be-
ing so close caused the damage. Many
houses in town were shaken, out no
damage was done. except the breaking
of windows.
The students of Delaware College en-
ioyed a smoker in the oratory last
evening. Speeches were made by some
of the students and members of the
Alumni. After the smoker the students
had a gala time.
At a special meeting of Council last
evening, Mr.. Parker. of the Russell
Machine Company. made statement
that the engine purchased OF the Rus
sell Company was new. and had never
been run before it was installed here.
He was piled with many questions
which he readily answered. In con-
clusion he said that II a committee
wuold go to the factory to corroborate
his statements, and If the engine was
secondhand the company would
pay all expenses, and if the machine
was new the town to bear the eX-
penses. Council thinks a mistake had
been made in declaring the engine had
been used before.
officer Chalmers hereafter has to re-
port every two hours at the telephone
exchange The object of this is to be
able to get the officer if needed. He
was also allowed money enough to
purchase a suit of clothes. The town
now has a day-night electric service
from II a. m. to p. m, and then the
town current is turned on. This gives
day and night service to the town.
At the regular meeting OF the New
Century Club Miss Eleanor Hartei
read a paper on Across the Pond
The paper touched on Naples. Ger
many, France. Switzerland and Eng.
| land. Miss Kerr read a paper or
Americans as Viewed by Europeans
Mrs Elwood L. Richards enter.
tained the teachers of the public schoo
at her home, on South Chapel street
last evening.
Abram Mote. a farmer. living shor
distance north of town, had a lighi
paralytic stroke one day this week
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
AGAINST LAW TO
KILL MUSKRATS
New Castle Mill Employees
Join in Saving Fire-MenaCed
WOOlen Plant

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Nov. 1s.-Muskrat trap
pers are taking big chances just at pres
ent Under law passed by the last
Legislature the season for killing musk
rats does not open until December 1. and
closes March 20. The fine for killing a
rat between these times is s. and costs.
About thirty dogs In the western Sec
/ tion OF the city were bitten last night
| by a mad dog. The animal had been
tied TO its house but chewed the rope
and escaped
Foxes have been been playing havoc
with the chickens belonging 10 farmers
in this hundred.
A successful dance was held in the
Opera House last night.
city Council so far has neglected TO
evening and granted permission to the
Deemer Steel Company to use the bed
OF a street for the spur track into its
works
When the fire broke out IN the Gam
brill Woolen Mills yesterday as was ex-
, clusively published in THE EVENING
JOURNAL. A. Tropenas, of the Tropenas
steel co. stopped all operations in his
mills The entire force of workmen we're
sent with fve sections Of hose to fight
the fire and by the time the Good VIII
Fire Company arrived the blaze was well
under control Employees OF the other
steel mills were hurried I'm automobiles
to the scene and the work Of the firemen
was especially good.
city Council so for hase neglected tc
| to remove the piles OF mud and leaves
from Sixth and Delaware streets or tc
cause repairs 20 be made to the street
Only last week I'm Wilmington a bakei
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
MAIL WAGON DRIVER
DIES OF INJURIES

Injured several weeks ago by being
run over 10y a heavily laden truck at
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad sta
tiOn. at Delaware avenue and dupont
street. James p. Scanlon, OF No. 1926
Linden street died last evening at the
Delaware Hospital.
Scanlon was 70 years OF age. He
was employed as a mail wagon driver
for a number of years. He was pulling
a truck loaded with mail bags across
the tracks at the station. when a
freight train came along and striking
the truck knocked him down. one Of
the wheels of the truck ran over his
foot, crushing It. and IL had to be
amputated at the hospital. His age
was against him and his condition
gradually grew worse until death re-
lieved him OF hs suffering
Funeral services win be held at Mr.
scanlon's late home on Monday night and
the body viii be shipped the following day
10 Bethel. Md. for interment
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
DELAWARE SENIORS
WILL DANCE TONIGHT

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Nov. fS.-The Senior class
OF Delaware College will give its first
dance Of the new year tonight. Owing to
the death of the late professor In chem
istry, DR.. T. r. Wolf, there will he no
Freshman reception this year: conse-
quently the "Class Of 1s1O' has taken
upon itself to at least give the students
and their friends one big dance before
Christmas.
The dance will be informal as was the
Freshmen dance and the College Or
chestra will furnish the music. This SOC
ial affair will start at eight o'clock in
the gym" and the members Of the
Western Maryland football team viii be
the honored guests Of the evening. A
large gathering is expected, and in the
event of a victory for the Blue and Gold
eleven. there will be no end TO the en-
thusiasm displayed within those four
brick walls Of the gymnasium.
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
HEALTH BOARD
AFTER CITY CELLS
Expected to Take Action on
Monday on UnSanitary Con-
ditiOn at Police Station

DR.. Harrison w. Howell, president Of
the Board of Health, made a personal
investigation Of the prisoners quarters
at the City Hall yesterday afternoon.
He visited the station several weeks
ago and at that time made the state
ment that something should be done
to improve existing conditions. After
his investigation yesterday he was
more than satisfied that the place was
unsanitary and unfit for prisoners to
remain IN.
AS a result Of this visit Of Dr.
Howell IL is likely that the Board of
Health at its next meeting viii take
up tho matter, and Council may have
70 provide for alterations at the police
station OF provide a new city prison
Apropos of the disgraceful condition
that exists in the police station, the
question Of holding night session Of
court in order that prisoners win not
he obliged TO spend the night in the
cells has been brought up. Usually
there are not many prisoners who
could be called before n night session
of court
A reference to Section "A Of the City
Charter discloses the fact that night
sessions of the court are required by
the law. although for more than three
wears there has been none held. The
passage reads as follows;
80 provided. nevertheless, and
Il is hereby expressly made the duty
Of the city judge TO so regulate the
said court that there shall be sessions
Of the same on every Monday. We'd
nesday and Saturday evenings
throughout the year. after tho hour of
o'clock"
Judge Cochran when asked about the
dropping of night sessions said there
had been no sessions OF the court I'm
the evening for about three years. 1T
became a regular thing almost. when
u came near the time 10 hold the
evening session." said the Judge. "that
the police would telephone 10 me that
there was no use to come 10 the City
Hail. as there was no one 10 be
brought before the court. Finally, all
concerned, that is. the chief Of police,
the city prosecuting officer detailed by
the then city solicitor TO prosecute
cases before the evening sessions. and
myself agreed that there was no use
holding these evening sessions any
more. and they we're simply discon-
tinued because we could see no use
for them. There was not the pres
sure OF business that would require
them
1T is true that the provisions of the
section you quote provide for these
sessions. but there has been no neces-
sity for them. / think. however, that
that provision was repealed. I know
that a repeater was prepared by the
then city solicitor and am under the
impression that IL was passed at Dover,
but I cannot say positively just now
that IL was passed. II should have
been, anyhow.
"Thero are few cases wherein per
sons who are I'm a condition whicl
makes II safe to release them on bal
.are unable to secure IL. and are com
PEELED 10 remain in the cells until tn
next days session Of court"
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
Tho Barasin.

"One day last summer" said a fon(
Iather. my two little sons were play
.ng circus. TO please them | ioine,
them in the garden. They were sell
ing circus lemonade.
Here y'are.. Fine pink lemonade
Only cents a glass: Tommy shouted
Here ware" cried his younge
brother. Fresh Lemonade. All yol
can drink for u cent.
Il sampled each merchants bever
age. The penny lemonade SCENE,
quite as good as the dearer sort. II
fact. it seemed almost better. l dranl
three glasses OF II. Then said:
"'Why is your lemonade. Harry
cheaper than your brothers? It's JUS
as good
"'Of course it's just as good said
Harry. only the cat fell in IT."
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
FIELD DAY FOR
TEMPERANCE

Field Day OF the Anti-saloon League
OF Delaware win be observed tomorrow
when the subject Of temperance viii be
the theme in twenty-four city churches OF
different denominations at the morning
and evening services and the temperance
forces win unite in a mass meeting In
the Grand Opera House IN the afternoon,
when the Hon. J. Frank Hanly, former
Governor Of Indiana, will be the speaker.
Prominent orators from different parts OF
the country will be present 20 address
the cooperating congregations and the
program OF the church services In COM
nection with this Field Day.
A chorus choir representing the choirs
OF several city churches and under the
leadership Of William p. White. will as.
sist at the Opera House meeting and th'
Nozich singers also win be there
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
CATHOLIC SOCIETIES TO
ARRANGE FOR SANATORIUM

Another meeting OF representatives
Of the Catholic Societies of Whining
ton will be held tomorrow afternoon
10 discuss arrangements for building
a sanatorium at the Hope Farm for
consumptives, 10 be donated as gift
of the societies.
Definite organization probably viii
take place tomorrow and the laudable
project will be planned.
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
MOVING PICTURES AT
SUNDAY MEETING

A decidedly new feature win be intro
duced tomorrow into the Y. NJ. c. A
mass meeting for men at tho GarriclS
Theatre. The first part of the hour viii be
devoted 20 the display OF moving pic
lures. depicting scenes in the life OF
Christ The moving picture principle ap-
7ned to this, the greatest theme in the
world. affords new and more vivid inn
preston Of His great personality.
The speaker viii be Robert NJ. Moore,
OF Washington. n. c. There viii be
special music by Harry sokoleve. the
noted Russian violinist.
Evening journal., 1909-11-13

recovered damages against the city be
cause the Council and other city bodies
knew Of the dangerous condition Of the
street.
Council to be wise in the eyes Of 9TH
ers has asked the Levy Court to put the
causeway in repair. This piece of a street
is the best in the city and yet Council
wants to tell the Levy Court to cover It
with oyster shells.
Evening journal., 1909-11-13
nov,r vouno Man to We'd.

DOVER, Nov. 12.-Henry c. Collt-
son. Jr., Of Dover will be married on
next wednesday. November II, to Miss
Almira Chew Poplar Of Philadelphia,
at the residence OF the bride, No. 2142
South Broad street. Philadelphia.
DIR. A. Novel; Creadick, another Dow
er graduate. and Miss Emma C. De-
Bow of Philadelphia. will be married
in Calvary M. E. Church, that city.
on Tuesday. November %. DR.. Crea-
dick and his bride will remove to Port
land, oregon.