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Evening journal., 1909-03-11
Social and
Personal

John A. Walls spent yesterday at
West Chester.
Miss Eva Scott is visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs Phillip Scott OF
Leipsic.
Mrs. George Slaughter is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. William II. Rawley
Of Leipsic.
Mr. and Mrs. John West were recent
guests OF friends in Harrington.
Mrs. A. p. Jones has been the guest
Of Mrs. d. II. Boyce, Of Cheswold.
Mrs. Lee Sentman OF Wyoming, is
spending some time with friends here.
Mrs. Mary Walker has returned %
Kenton after a visit to her daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Moore of this city.
Howard Benson has been visiting his
parents at Wyoming.
Mrs. Viola Wilson has been visiting
her sister. Mrs. George Stuart, Of New
port.
Miss Anna Roche and Miss Cora
steele have been visiting in California
for several months
Miss Elma c. Bartram has returned
from Washington, ID. c., after being
the guest of Mrs. Clara l.. r. Emmons
for several weeks.
Miss Ruth Story Of Chester. is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. George Minnick OF
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stocking have
been the guests of friends at Ches.
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hall have re-
turned after spending a week as the
/ guests Of Chester friends.
Mrs. +. L. Gilpin has returned from
a visit to New York city.
NJ. Newton has returned to his home
at Bridgeville after a visit to Washing
ton and this city.
Miss Edna Foreacre has returne'
from two weeks trip TO Washing
ton
George Mellon OF Delaware City, ha
been visiting Wilmington friends.
Mrs. Nathaniel Slaughter, of 81
Jones, is the guest of her daughter
Mrs. Harry Knots Of this city.
Mrs Arthur w. Stephens and daugh
ter Sara. who have been spending sew
eral months at Chester have returne'
to their home here.
Miss Mary OHara, OF Philadelphia
was a recent visitor here.
Miss Blanche. Andrews has beei
spending a few days with Baltimor
friends.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
THOMPSON HEADS
STATEWORKMEN
Annual Communication Of
Grand Lodge Concluded
Last Night

At the afternoon session of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, United Workmen'
yesterday the following officers were
elected: Past grand master, E. +. Mel
win, Frederick; grand master, 5. G.
Thompson, Wilmington; grand fore
man, George p. Tunnel, Lewes; grand
overseer, Joseph Schunder, Wilmington;
grand recorder, Thomas S. Taylor, VIII
mington; grand receiver, j. w. Cooch
Newark; grand guide. c. A. Yeager
Wilmington; grand inside watch, John
b. Manlove. New Castle; grand outside
watch, Joseph =. keenan,, Wilmington;
grand medical examiner l.. w. Finn,
Wilmington; trustee, Joseph I. Hof-
fecker Dover; representatives TO Su-
preme Lodge, J. l.. Ellis. Delmar; r..
u. Melvin, Frederica, and DR.. ii. w.
Howell. Wilmington; finance trustees,
James II. Bowe, Robert G. Kemp, E..
Cooper, all of wilmington; finance COM
mittee, S. J. Dennison, e. f. Kane,
John r. McElwee, all Of Wilmington;
law committee. c. B. Prettyman, DR..
w. +. Hoey and b. A. Groves, all of
wilmington.
Hon. Asaph II. Hale. past grand
master of the Grand LODGE Of Connec-
ticut, who attended the convention as
the personal representative of the Su-
preme Master Workman, who was un-
able to be present, installed the new
officials in an impressive manner. The
newly installed grand master, Mr.
Thompson. was then presented a testi-
monial of the order.
Miss Agnes Hammell was reelected
clerk in the Office Of the grand recorder
Organizer Davidson reported the aver
age age of the new members during
the past year was 28.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
DEBATE OVER THE
NEW BALLOT BILL
Democrats Anxious to Learn
Of Move They Suspect by
the Republicans

DOVER, Del, March 11-It was not
without some discussion that the
simplined ballot bill proposed by the
Democrats and introduced by Repre-
sentative Connolly passed the House
yesterday by a party vote. There IS
much speculation among the Demo-
Gratis as to what will happen to the bill
I'm the Senate They have an impress
sion that the Republicans win retail
ate with a ballot bill Of their own
moulding. The Connolly bill provides
Tor a simple ballot of white paper, this
ticket Of each party being on a separate
ballot Cutting shall be by means Of
a pencil or with stickers II is also
provided that ballots can be obtained
from the county committeeman of any
party three days prior 20 the election
and can be marked at home or any
other place outside the booth. The
voter then places his ballot in an en-
velope provided in the booth. and de-
posits 1t in the ballot box.
After calling up his bill Mr.. Connolly
said the State had been voting many
years under an Australian ballot sys-
tenn. but his bill proposed an American
ballot system. He said a voter could
get his ballot three days IN advance
take il TO his club and home and pre-
pare IL and then take IL TO the booth
on election day put II in an envelope
and deposit it, BY this method. Mr..
Connolly said. every voter could have
as many voters assistants before cleo
tion day as he desired.
Representative Ainscow. Republican.
said he didn't like the simplified ballot
biii. It's too simple" he said. Col
onel Ainscow said he was opposed to
the provision allowing for ballots to
be prepared outside or at his home
1t would give the politicians a chance
10 doctor it up. You know the poll
ticians control many OF the voters IN
both parties" said Mr.. Ainscow. "What
] would like to see Is a law that will
compel every man to vote publicly be-
fore God and man. A man who is
ashamed TO have anybody know how
he votes or cuts his ticket should not
be allowed TO vote Mr.. Ainscow
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
WILKESBARRE MAY
HAVE OUTLAW BALL

WILKESBARRE, March 11.-There
is a possibility now that an outlaw
league baseball team may be placed
here this season. Inquiries are now
being made by some men here as to
the chances Of getting such a team
located here, preferably in the At
lantic League. Last year an Atlantic
League team did very well here and
played as good ball as the New York
State League team. For some years
professional baseball has been played
at the Wilkesbarre Driving Park This
year, however, the owners of the New
York State League team have secured
a ten-year lease on the Y. NJ. c. A.
park and will equip it solely for base
ball It is said directors of the Driving
Park Association are now considering
the advisability of getting an outlaw
team here to play at their park.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
conlyn-vansant.

In stanton NJ. e. Church last evening
Miss Leah e. Vansant. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick c. Vansant. and
James J. Conlyn were married by the
church pastor.
The bride was attended by Miss Clara
Smith as maid of honor and William
Conlyn, brother of the groom acted as
best man. Miss Virginia Hutchins
played the wedding march and Miss
Theodore. Stroud sang Lohengrin's
Bridal Chorus.
A reception was held at the home of
the brides parents from $50 until II
o'clock and during the evening music
was given and a fine collation. was
served. The bride received many
gifts. Mr.. and Mrs. Conlyn left last
evening for Niagara Falls and upon
their return viii live in this city.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
Y. NJ. c. A. Lobby to Entertain.

The lobby committee of the Y. NJ. c.
A. met last night and elected Harry
G, Gasldll permanent chairman and
Herbert A. Sentman, permanent secre-
tary. It was decided to appoint three
committees to arrange for a series Of
social and athletic entertainments.
The committee TO have charge of the
first entertainment was appointed as
follows: Charles Bush. chairman; =.
Albert oliver. Dr. Edward Q. Bullock,
DR. Julian Adair and Charles Tazewell.
II was further decided that the first
event will be strictly social, with sew
eral musical numbers. The committee
viii meet Friday afternoon at Sis
o'clock to decide exactly what the ma
ture Of the entertainment win be
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
RIGID RULES FOR PIRATES
Leach Receives His Orders for Play
ers from Manager Clark.

PITTSBURG. March 11.-Fewer stol-
en- jackpots and more stolen bases,
less two-card draws and more two
base hits, will be in order on the
training trip of the Pittsburg base
bal team, which started from this city
last night. Outhelder Tommy Leach,
who starts for West Baden then with
most Of the pitchers and with few
other players, to put in week before
Clarke and the rest of the crew join
him, has received a letter from Clarke
which he admits contains some rigid
rules laid down as to gambling among
the boys.
It has been the custom Of the Pitts
burg ball club to permit poker playing
until IL p. M, when all lights must
go out, but it is understood that this
viii be barred. The last ruling OF
poker made by the BAH team was -four
years ago, when the limit was reduced
from 25 cents to 10 cents.
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advocated two more clerks to facilitate

advocated two more clerks to facilitate
voting.
Mr.. .Janvier, Democrat, thought the
Connolly bill was an advanced step to-
ward providing an intelligent ballor
law and a secret ballot He thought
the abolition Of voters assistants and
the feature allowing the preparation Of
a ballot outside the booth before cleo
ton day were good ideas
There would be no assur-
ancc of delivery OF the goods" should
voters be corrupted. Mr.. Janvier con-
tended. for a voter could deposit n
ballot different from the one marked
for him outside.
Mr.. aJckson, Republican, said he did
not know Of anything more dangerous
than TO have ballots out in circulation
where they could be fixed Il saw the
fruits of that in the last election" said
Mr.. jackson. "Some ballots were fixed
up outside. were taken into the booth
and voted. They were not on the
same Kind of paper, but paper nearly
similar"
Mr.. Spruanee. Republican. said he
would ask 70 be excused from voting
on the bill. "I am in favor OF doing
away with the Australian system and
in favor Of a fair. simple ballot" he
added. Mr.. Spruance said that he was
not prepared to vote for the pending
measure
Mr.. Rrookson, Democrat, said the bill
was prepared to meet the general want
of the people Of the state for a simple
and Pair ballot law. He thought it
would provide a simple, honest ana
fair ballot law. He explained that a
voter could go to a friend to have his
ballot marked and then could returc
to the booth and cast his ballot.
Mr.. Williamson, Democrat, spok,
along the same line.
Representative Ainscow said most o
I the ballot bills spring from politicians
anyway. and he remarked that there
was no honesty in politics.
Mr.. Brookson said he wished to chal-
lenge the statement that there is no
honesty in politics. Il should hate
TO think the American people have
descended TO that level" he said. "A
man who is not honest in politics
should pe watched every day OF the
week.
Mr.. Jackson agreed with Mr. Brock
son that there is much honesty IN poll
tics. But there are men who will
sell their votes" he added. There
always will be. If we could get rid of
them we would throw them into the
river" AT the same time Mr.. Jack
son said he did not like some features
Of the proposed law.
The vote on the bill was IS yeas and
IA nays. the Democrats voting for and
the Republicans against the bill Mr.
] Spruance. Republican did not vote.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
WILL POSTPONE
MERCHANTS MEETING

Because many of the members Of the
Mercantile Association will attend the
Wilmington Board OF Trade banquet
tonight the former organization VIII
not hold its regular meeting tonight
The meeting will be convened and inn
mediately adjourned. The next meet
ing will be held on the second Thurs
day in April. when much important
business viii come up for discussion
and officers Will be named.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
Surprise Agate Shower.

A birthday surprise party was given
TO Joseph Riley at his home, No. E1s
South Van Buren, street. in honor of his
thirteenth birthday. Misses Lillian and
Bessie Monck gave piano selections
Those present We're: Misses Stanislaus
Riley. Winifred Walden. Margaret
Jones, Anna Whalen, Julia Donohus
Ester Garvey. Eleanor Craven, Rhea
Merrill. Agnes Schanwald, Lillian
Glenn. Joseph Riley. John Garvey. Al
bert Merrill. James Harkins. James
Curran, Frances Gibson. Edward Nc.
Keown. Arthur Hurdman, Edward
Walden, Thomas Walden and Francis
Rogers.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
New PIayers For PottsvIIIe.

POTTSVILLE. March 11.-Manager
T. B. Golden, Of the Pottsville At
lantic League baseball team has fin
ished signing a dozen men. The new
contracts received during the day
were those of Catcher w. j. Dugan,
Of philadelphia; Martin Lavelle, Of
Ashland. a promising second baseman,
and Pitchers Benjamin Funk. of
Coatesville, and II. C. McNeeley, of
Dauphin.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
colIeoe Team NAV PLAY Atlanties.

NEWARK, March 11.-The manager
Of the Delaware College baseball team
has received a request from the man
agement of the Wilmington Atlantic
League baseball team for game 10
be played in Wilmington before the
league season opens. More than likely
the Delaware team will accept. Last
year the college team defeated the
Wilmington Tri-State team.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
Eavors Church Leaaue.

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
In regard TO the formation Of a
Church Baseball League. I wish to state
that Scott NJ. +. Church is in favor
of the league. 1t would be well II every
church in the city would look this
matter up and consider the subject
thoroughly.
Hoping that the other enthusiasts in
the church league viii tive the sub
ject consideration.
/ remain.
Clark r. Kuhns.
Wilmington. March II.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
vandever A. c. Wants Games.

The Vandever A. c. has organized
for the coming season and would like
to arrange games with any first class
team in Pennsylvania, Delaware and
New Jersey. All candidates are re-
quested to attend the meeting on Fri
day evening at No. $50 East Seven
teenth street Communicate for games
with Gorden Naylor. southwest corner
OF Twenty third and Market streets,
Of Raymond Elliot of No. $50 East
Seventeenth street.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
cheffins-sedqwlck.

Alfred B. Chefins OF Marshallton, and
Miss Lizzie Sedgwiclx, of this city, were
married last evening at Asbury NJ. E.
Church parsonage last evening, by the
Rev. II. A. G. Westerfield. The couple
were unaccompanied. MIR. aid Mrs.
Chehins will live at Ninth and Wilson
streets.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
oak HiII sohooI Entertainment.

A pleasing programme has been ar
ranged for an entertainment to he
given by the pupils Of Oak Hill
School. in the school TOMORROW even
ing. II stormy the entertainment will
be given on the first clear evening
following
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
Wilmington. March II.
r r.oI, eask.tbaII Series.

The long looked for abttle for su-
premacy in basketball between the
Brownson and the Ex-West End fives
win begin at Eleventh Street Rink on
Monday night when the series OF
championship games win begin.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
nIood POISON EoIIovy. Hor.. kiek.

GEORGETOWN. March ia few
days ago Owens Deputy. residing near
Milton, was kicked on the. leg by a
horse and badly hurt. Blood poison
has now developed and his condition
Is critical.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11
Stanton Y Meeting.

The monthly meeting Of the Stanton
Y was held at the home Of John Bar
low. on Monday evening. Most of the
members were present and a very
pleasant evening was spent.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11

Have opened more of the Mems Heavy Cotton
Pants at SIC pair. Bergers Price was s1OO.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11

Mems United States Army shoes, all sizes 1 nE
Bergers price was $3.50. our price. pair. 10
Evening journal., 1909-03-11

You all have read that the city has condemned tn
ing the street from Market to French street.
we purchased the entire stock Of Mr.. Berger at
selling this stock consisting Shoes, Clothing Men
of their regular price. Read some the bargains.
Evening journal., 1909-03-11

Mems Dress Trousers in newest styles and a va
riety of patterns to select from. Berger's l n0
price was $500 to $3.50 pair Our price pair. szu
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which shall enable the state to share
largely in the proceeds of such large
accumulations of wealth which could
hardly have been brought about save
through its protection and its aid.
I'm this way gradually but effective
ly, the concentration of wealth in one
hand or few hands will be neu-
tralized and the danger to the repub-
lie which has been anticipated by a
continuation through generations of
such accommodating fortunes will be OBJ
Waited The use of the income tax
itself for this purpose will. think,
never be successful because of the de-
feet already indlcated-the difficulty
of finding the income upon which to
impose the tax and the opportunity
that perjury will offer to escape it,
An Inheritance tax cannot thus es-
cape because when "a man dies his
property must before some court of
for consideration and adjudication with
view to its legal transmission. and
therefore those who are to succeed,
however. reluctant. must always make
showing of just what the deceased
left in order that they may acquire
valid title to the succession.
Perfect the Corporation Tax.
1T seems therefore, that the present
congress has taken the wisest course
in adopting as much of the features
of an income tax as conforms to the
constitution and by recommending an
amendment to the constitution which
shall enable us to round out and per-
feet this corporation tax so as to make
it mere equitable and so as to make
it an instrument of supervision OF cor
poration wealth by federal authority.
doubt that the information thus OBJ
tanned may be made a basis for further
|, legislation of regulative character,
applicable only to those corporations
whose business is so largely of an in
terstate character as to justify greater
restrictions and more direct super
vision.
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Appeals ID Land Cases.

MALESTER, Okla. Sept. 22.-As-
sistant Attorney General Frost today,
in the United States circuit court. ap-
pealed IA of the 10000 land title suits
brought by the government which were
thrown out of court several weeks ago
on demurrer filed by the defendants
attorneys.
Frost asked Judge Campbell who
was presiding, to allow the IA cases to
be considered as typical ones, and the
decisions rendered in them be made
effective in the remainder of the 10000.
This Judge Campbell refused to do.
Frost declared he would try the four
teen cases before touching the others.
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Tax Easily Co 1ected.

1T is tax, easily co:lected-One
dat no corporation can escape-one
:" "-h:~,- - cannot piay any i'm
portant part at al in effort to escape
it,
Another feature of it is that Incl
dentally it will give the federal gov
eminent opportunity to secure most
valuable information in respect to the
con 'uct of corporations, their actual
financial conditions which they are
required TO show in general terms in
a public return. In addition, the law
provides that means under proper
limitations of investigating fully and
in detail their course of business.
This is to be done only after the
commissioner of Internal revenue
shall have ascertained from evidence
that their returns required by law are
not correct. Then the evidence which
he secures by mis- Investigations of
books and papers and examination of
Witnesses is not to be made public
but is to be held in the secret ar
chiVes Cf TIE government until the
president shall deem it of public in
terest and according to justice to
make the facts known.
No Statistics on Corporations.
Up to this times we have no ade-
.tate statistics concerning our cor
porations. Even the stockholders
whatever their right may be to know
the course of business of corpora
lions. are generally in a state of COM
plete ignorance and any instrument
IL,
compelled to disclose with accuracy a
general statement of their conditions
certainly makes for the public good.
Indirectly it would help very much
in another revision. whenever that
shall come. because corporations en-
gagged in business said to be affected
by the tariff viii have upon record in
! Washington their exact financial con-
dttion from year TO year in the mat
ter of their income their expenditures
and their debts.
Having said this much with re-
spect to the corporation tax as it is
| want to say few words in favor of
! the passage of the income tax amend
ment as proposed by congress to the
states. Assuming the constitution au-
thority to have been given, l am op-
| posed to a general individual income
tax law, except in times of great ma
tional stress l am opposed to it be-
| cause of the difficulty already allude d
to. that ii puts such a premium on
perjury as to have led other govern
ments to abandon that method of
ewing an income tax and of impos-
ing the tax whenever possible on the
sources of income in the hands of
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Watterson Expresses Sorrow

PARIS. Sept 22.-COl Henry at
terson, who is visiting Paris was
greatly shocked when informed of
Governor JohnsOn's death. Il knew
Governor Johnson Well from his early
manhood" said Colonel WatterSOn.
He did me the honor of calling him
self one of my boys In the summer
of 1907 | mace a sincere effort to con-
vince the thinking democrats that his
nomination would give us the only
chance of election in 1908. Those
who thought Well of the suggestion.
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Oregon Pcstmasfers

i PORTLAND. Sept. 22.-Tha -
masters of Oregon opened their seooa,
"ua' convention here today. Tho
needs of various offices througbor.
state will be announced and nlor.
the retirement of the service discrs..,
postmaster General Hitchcock win
speak tomorrow on economies
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DENVER THOUSANDS

Continued From Page Four)
iicratiOrS and that of individuals
y here they earn their income by ser
ices. either by making the rate less
or by not taking the earned incomes
&c ak. The latter is the effect from
the corporation tax.
Only Shares of Stock Taxed.
Another criticism OF the corpora
ton tax ia the present bill il that
only shares of stock i'm corporate en-
terprises are thus taxed and that those
who own bonds secured by mortgage
upon the entire property or plant of
tbe corporation do not pay any tax
at a. This is true and the defect
uas fully recognized by those who
Cr1tted the corporation tax. They
Wucid have been sad if possible TO
iHpose Il tax upon tie bond holders
VINO are not only less Interested in
the earnings md srccess of the cor
povatjonS than are stockholders; but
the difficulty they had of collecting
t, nn The corporation before the pay
meat Of interest on the bonds an in
cc'..a tax IroEort!oned to q percent
age of the interest to be paid on the
bends was that congress could not
authorize a corporation to recoup it
self in the payment Of such a tax
from tire interest to be paid because
thys ia impose q tax on the bond
holders prOp0rt;Oned to the interest
he received would be in violation of
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THOMPSON HAS TAKEN
OVER PAN AMERICAN ROAD

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Sept. ga
letter from David E. Thompson. Amer
lean ambassador to Mexico, states that
Mr.. Thompson has practically taken
over the Pan american railway on
which he has an option for $9,6OO,Oo0
and that actual possession will be ac-
quired within a week. Mr.. Thompson
announces that he will Immediately
rebuild the road. Twenty five miles
of track will be laid to connect with
the Guatemala Central building from
the CITY of Guatemala.
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Mrs. Roosevelt to Tour Alps.

PARIS. Sept. 22.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, accompanied by her daugh-
ter Ethel. left here today for SWitZer-
land After a brief tour Of the noun
tains they, will go tc |enice, and
thence to Porto Maurice where they
will spend some time with Miss Carew,
Mrs ROOSeVeltS sister.