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Evening journal., 1909-05-18
WILMINGTON A CITY
OF MANY CHURCHES

What an extraordinary number of
churches you have in Wilmington"
Such was the exclamation OF a dis
tinguishcd New Yorker after an auto
mobile spin about tho city on Sunday.
Wilmingtonians who were entertain
ing him considered the remark, and
then began to look upon their city in
"A new light. In truth. IL but directed
their attention 10 a fact overlooked by
most Wilmingtonians, that Wilmington
contains surprisingly large number
of churches
There are eighty churches within the
boundaries of Wilmington. on the
basis of population OF 10000 there is.
therefore. one church TO something like
every ll00 persons in the city. The
fact That the average church is built
to contain about 500 persons indicates
that IN spite of the large number OF
churches here there are not enough to
accommodate the unusually large num-
Der of church goers. Thus the intcr-
esting feature OF these statistics. it
would appear, is not only that Whining
ton has many more churches than the
average city OF its size. but that Il has
also great many more church goers
Churches Everywhere.
There is hardly one place in the city
where one may not stand and see at
least one church steepie.. In the resi-
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

come the Roman Catholic. OF
which there are H. There are IL Bap-
tist Churches. The Prcsbyterians and
the Episcopalians break even with
nine churches each. Each of their re-
lated bodies. the United Presbyterian
and the Reformed Episcopal. has one
church.
Fourteen Within a Circle.
There are three Lutheran churches,
two Methodist Protestant and two
Friends meeting houses. Denomina-
tons that have one house of worship
each are the Christian Scientist,
Church OF the New Jerusalem. Seven
Day Adventists. Swedish Baptist Uni
tartan, and Salvation Army In addi-
ton to these. are the various religious
missions, OF which there are six, a
number OF which have large member
ships.
or course. the number OF clergyinen
does not depend on the number OF
churches. for many churches. espec e
tally the Episcopal and Catholic have
more than one clergyman to each
church, and there are number OF
clcrgymen without charges.
Possibly there are more than 100
clergymen in the city, so that with its
unusual number OF churches and It's
disproportionately large number OF
churchgoers. Wilmington's religious
life is well sustained.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

cry Annex, Foreign European. Foreign
Oriental. Administration. All the Stat
uary, Baptist Society. Forestry, Fine
Arts. Fisheries. New York. oregon,
California Washington King County
{ hehalis Yakima, Spokane, Good Roads,
Music Temple. Power Plant. Fire sta
tion. Geyser Basin, Cascades, Arctic
Brotherhood Grand Trunk Railway.
Emergency Hospital, Woman's League
Of America. Model Farm, Barn and
Stadium. Idaho. Utah, Michigan. Edu-
cation, Main Entrance, Main Service
Building. South Entrance, United States
Government United States Aquarium,
United States Life Saving Station.
Concessions.
The various concession buildings on the
amusement thoroughfare. named the
Pay Streak" are nearly all complete and
consist Of a varied and high-class Of
amusement, some OF the more noted Of the
world being represented. The restaurants
and other buildings of convenience. suf-
hcient in number and of a very good type,
are complete.
Exhibits.
The exhibits are being rapidly installed
and it is certain that the installation viii
be complete on the date of opening. The
management was fortunate in having
more exhibits offered than they had space
for and could. therefore, discriminate in
favor of those of greater interest.
Location.
The exposition occupies 2s5 acres Of the
campus Of the University Of Washington.
It is ideally situated with reference TO
natural beauty-water and mountain seem
cry. None of it's predecessors has been so
fortunate in site.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18
BACKWARD PUPILS
OF WILMINGTON
This City is Twenty-fOurth
in the Percentage Of IRE
peaterS' in Schools

Educators are more and more COM
ing TO look upon the repeater who drags
on two or three years In one grade as
a trustworthy barometer of school ef-
flciency. In the current number OF
Psychological Clinic, Leonard +. Ayres,
who Is In charge of the investiga-
ton conducted b ythe Russell Sage
Foundation Of New York City into
schol conditions in American cities.
computes the direct financial loss en-
dured annually by 55 American cities
as the result OF the repeater" In
the schools of these cities there are
nearly two million children Of whom
over 100000 are spending their second.
third or fourth year In tine same grade.
Mr.. Ayres estimates that these waste
ful rehearsals devour annually nearly
$4,000 600
Among all of the cities studied som
crville, Mass. makes tho best record
with only a little more than per
cent OF her pupils in the repeating class
The first 10 cities are all in New Eng
land and Of them are In Massachu-
setts. In Boston and Springfield 10 per
cent. OF tho children are repeaters, and
10 per cent. OF the school fund.- are
annually expended on the wastcful pro-
cess of rcinstructing them m work they
have already covered once. twice OF
more times.
The city of Wilmington occupies tho
twentv-fourth place among the 90 cities
studied. Here Mr.. Ayres claims that
if.5 per cent. or 1854 children are re-
peaters. This means that "repeaters'
of this city annually consume s36,925 oil
the school funds.
The results OF the Russell Sage cdu.
cational inquiry viii furnish 70 educa.
tors all over the country facts con.
cerning their schools which they can.
not afford 10 ignore The announce.
ments which are now being made ant
which will soon be put in their en-.
tirety az the disposal OF school author.
tiles tell for a large number of Amer
lean cities such facts as the number
and cost OF repeaters. the number o
backward or retared children, the rat
at which the pupils progress through
the grades. the proportion Of begin
ners who continue unit lthey graduate
from the elementary course. and man.
other similar significant measures o
school efficiency.
These figures will give American
school men for the first time standard
by which they can judge their school,
cities, and discover how nearly the
have attained the highest possible de
gree OF efficiency.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18
Big ALASKA
YUK0N-PACIFlC
SLOW READY
OffiC al statement Issued
That ths Great txpOSit on
Will Op.n on Time
Special to TINE EVENING JOURNAL

cpecldl 10 ltiE T. LNlNG JOt41lN Al
SEATTLE Wash. May iS.-That the
American people and the tourist world
IN general may know the exact condition
of preparedness of the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition. Director General I.
A. Nadeau has ISSUED a statement GER
titled to by President j e. Chilberg.
giving i'm detail the fullest assurance
that the big show viii be ready and
complete in every detail upon its OPEN
ing date. June lst.
As to the grounds. the Director Gem
eral states that the grading is finished;
installation of gas, water mains. sew
ers. electric light. telephone and fire
alarm conduits is done; all of the
streets are paved with asphalt and are
finished; the landscaping and garden
ing are complete with the exception Of
placing out of those flowers and shrubs
whose nature demands that they be
kept within the hot house until at least
the 18th of May.
Buildings.
The following buildings are now en-
tirey completed Alaska. Hawaii.
China. Japan, Canada. swedish. Mines.
Masonic Womans' Dairy. Hoo Hoo.
Philippine Agricultures, Manufacturers,
Auditorium. Machinery Hall, Machin-
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

Dental districts, the blushing couple
who cannot find "a little church around
The corner" can find a bunch Of churches
around the corner. and they are gen.
orally pretty big ones, too.
According TO the number Of churches
in its neighborhod. it would appear
that Delaware avenue and Washing
ton street is the Genre Of sanctifed
circle. Within six squares of this
popular corner there are not less than
fourteen churches. Perhaps It
viii soon be changed, for new churches
IN wilmington grow almost as fast
as opinions are formed. The churches
which are within six squares Of one
who stands at Delaware avenue and
Washington streets on Sunday morn
ing are Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, Sacred Heart Church. Church
Of the New Jerusalem. Hanover Pres
byterian Church. Grace NJ. r. Church.
First Presbyterian Church, the Unitar-
ian Church. the Cathedral. West Pres
byterian Shiloh Baptist. St. Mat
thew's. Episcopal and Trinity Eplsco-
pal and Friends Meeting House at
Ninth and Tatnall streets
The denomination of the so houses
Of worship in Wilmington show most
interesting proportions. The Methodist
denomination indicates its large mem
bership in the city with churches. the
largest number Of any other congre-
cation. This number does not include
the three Union A. NJ. +. Churches and
the four African NJ. +. Churches. which
are under separate jurisdiction.
The only one Of the important de-
nominations not represented is the
Congregational. which. considering that
the denominations home is in New
England. is not surprising.
Next to the Methodist churches in
Evening journal., 1909-05-18
BE INQUJSITIVE
SAYS UNCLE SAM
65, 900 Census EnumeratOrs
To Gather Statistics Next
Year

WASHINGTON. May 1s.-sixty-hvs
thousand inquisitive persons will enter
the government service carly next year.
They must be inquisitive in order to hold
their jobs.
The 5000 are the census enumerators
whom Uncle Sam expects to pay to get
al sorts of Information about his neph-
ews and nieces. The work of gathering
the statistics which he demands is stu
pendous. In addition 10 the enumerators,
who do the actual collecting OF the in
formation by house to house canvoss,
there will be appointed 800 supervisors
Director OF the Census North plans 10
place one Of these In every congressional
district IN the country and one also to
have charge of the work In each Of the
large cities. The only exception to this
rule Is the state Of Massachusetts which
will be I'm charge Of one supervisor. This
Is a delicate compliment TO the states
statistical bureau. which the census Of
fee holds TO be extremely efficient
The supervisors will receive 1850 a
year, and in addition, will draw an allow
ance OF s1.O0 for every thousand persons
enumerated. The people who do tn ques-
tioning-the enumerators-will receive
two cents per person interviewed. In
big state like Pennsylvania for instance.
the government will carry on its payroll
5000 enumerators, and % supervisors.
But the work OF the census is only
begun with the collection of statistics A
big office force is required here I'm Wash
ing to arrange the figures intelligently
and interpret them.
The census bureau Is now housed In a
big red brick building near tho capitol.
and Congress Is expected TO appropriate
several hundred thousand dollars at this
session for another building.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18
Cures dyspepsia;
Trial Is Free

IL Is a popular mistake that only
wealthy people who eat rich and highs
ly-spiced foods suffer from dyspepsia.
or, as II is also known. indigestion. The
laborer in the street. the worker In the
field also finds himself a victim of this
disorder. Among the very greatest
sufferers from it are women.
Dyspepsia Is indicated by a constant
troubled sleep. by sour stomach and dis
tress after eating, by bad complexion and
lutcrlcss eyes.
There is no surcr and speodier cure for
this trouble than Dr. Cadwelis Syrup
Pepsin, which dyspeptics have been using
successfully for twenty years. This great
herb laxative compound cured capt
Clark, OF Ruifalo. Ia, Of dyspepsia and
sour stomach that he had had for forty
years. or until the lucky day that he
II cured Joel Adams, OF Montgomery,
Ala, after suffering continuously for six
teen months. These arc only a few Or
the many. But II As not expensive TO he
cured with this grand remedy, as It can
be bought at any drug store In a 5O-cent
on 81 bottle.
Your very noighbors are probably life-
long users Of Dr. Caldwelis Syrup Pep
expense what Il win do for YOU person.
ally. send your name 10 Or. Caldwell
and he will be glad 10 send you free
trial bottle. He Is actually anxious 10
have you make fest OF his remedy.
Thousands Of families everywhere keep
Il IN the house against such an emer-
genCy as constipation. sour stomach, In
digestion. biliousncss, dyspepsia, heart
/ burn. torpid liver. etc, which may come
on "a member of the family any day. II
does not gripe. 10 is the great children 4
laxative tonic.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

.'The neiehbors' children are the noial
est brats I ever saw"
what are they bowling about nowr
'our dear little Tommy is thrashinl
them because they won't play Indian viii
him.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

The largest church In the city is
Grace NJ. f. Church. Ninth and West
streets. which is also the largest in the
state. II has also the distinction OF
being the handsomest church. The
oldest church in the city-and the old
est I'm the country--is Old Swedcs
Episcopal church. al the foot OF Seventh
street The newest church Is McCabe
Memorial NJ T., on the Boulevard.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18
PHONE GIRLS THE BUSIEST
OF ALL GIRLS IN OWN

No; chewing gum. biting pencils.
strolSing marcel waves, saying 20
pshaw" and 30 gee" is not all that
telephone girl has TO do. You doubt
my word, eh? Well. then have some
company official take you through the
building Of the Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and telephone Company at
Sixth and Market streets and you will
receive a Missouri demonstration.
If YOU won't leave the place believing
that those telephone girls are among
the hardest working people in town,
and that those girls deserve a Christ
mas present and a birthday present
from you just as well as the milk man.
the newspaper boy and the mail car
rier, then I'll give it up.
one thing is sure. After seeing the
girls at the switch board, how deftly
they move their fingers, how swiftly
they move and how gracefully they
carry themselves you will be convinced
that the chewing" you gave the girl
the last time when Mr.. Smith or Mr..
Jones did not answer promptly was
given to the wrong person. For IL is
evident that the girls treat all alike
and do the square thing by every
body.
The mechanism in a telephone ex-
change can hardly be explained so that
it will be understood by the average
reader But suffice it to say that tire
girls are but a part of that vast
mechanism and are simply the com
Meeting link between tho caller and
the one whom they desire. The work
Of the girls in itself is very interesting
and fascinating to say the lest, but the
machinery is far more so.
The switch board is especially in
teresting There is no noise. all the
signals being given with small lights.
The calls are answered with a remark
able rapidity, and there is only a buzz
zing noise in the room coming from
the lips of the girls, as II they were
studying.
The toll operators are a delight. The
manner in which these calls are re-
corded is very we'll systematized. The
duration Of talks is registered on a
clock which stamps the time even 10
the quarter of a minute on card
This instrument is called a calcula-
graph.
The local company has 1928 lines in
operation. Many OF the lines have
three parties.on them. There is space
on the switch board for 10000.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposi-
ton at Seattle now bids for fame as
the Ivory City" The soft tints chos-
en- will help to make the fair the most
beautiful ever held.
The United States Government Is in
stalling the fisheries exhibit at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, at
Seattle. June ].
A "moonshining" outfit brought from
the mountains Of eastern Kentucky viii
be exhibited at the Alaska Yukon Pa
cific Exposition at Seattle this summer.
The Swedish building at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition. one OF the
handsome and classical structures at
the Seattle fair, is ready for exhibits
Evening journal., 1909-05-18
GREETING :

Sssssz7sssss=S SSss5s=ssSSsN i
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

Among the notable visitors TO Seat
tie this summer during the progress
OF the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
will be the Countess OF Aberdeen. She
win attend the Information Council
Of Women.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

More thsn s40o. 900 OF Seattle capital
has already ben invested in attrac-
tlons for the Pay Streak at the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition.
Evening journal., 1909-05-18

II there IS anything
about your ailment that
YOU don't understand. or
n you want any medi-
cal advice. write to the
doctor, and he will ans
wer you fully. There Is
no charge for this ser-
vice. The address is Dr.
W. r. Caldwell. b26 Cald-
well bldg. Monticello. Ill.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-31
Life Prisoner Second Burbank,

A Christmas dinner given at the
Minnesota state prison has started a
movement for pardon for "Sinbad
the Sailor an illustrious life con-
vict, supervisor of everything that
grows on the state penal reserves, on
a basis of his services to the state
of Minnesota and general scientific
knowledge"
Among Warden Wolfer's guests
was member of the pardon board.
who commented on the immense lem
on, weighing three pounds, and mea-
suring 1Sh inches, major circumfer-
ence.
The guests, excited by the ward
ems story of the presence of second
Burbank as convict, directed him
to bring in the creator of the mon
ster lemon.
He took the guests to the green
house and explained how he grated
tropical lemon and grape fruit He
also showed many other graftings,
producing rare fruits and flowers.
His roses for many years captured
first honors. His real name Is
Charles Price, and he was sent up
for life for killing laborer with
pick.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-31
NEW HOPE.

Manuel Tomas and Fred Mccall
lister spent Xmas with relatives at
Woodville.
Mr.. Sellon, who has sold his farm
at this place. has left for Cleveland,
Ohio, for visit, while his son, c. e..
Sellon, and wife will make Seattle
their home.
Our school Is progressing rapidly
under the present management, The
clerks report shows 27 enumerated
and the teacher has % enrolled.
We are told that Mr. Gentry, of
Murphy, Is to become one of our
prosperous farmers about January
Is. 1910, he having a contract for
one year with the Parkey. Best
Fuller Co., this being one of the best
farms In the Applegate valley.
Geo, Walter made Grants Pass a
business trip Monday.
Dance at New Hope Saturday
night, January /, 1910. Tickets,
supper included, 81. Horses In shell
ter 10 cents per head. Spectators
tickets 90 cents. Come one, come
all and have good time. The floor
never was in better shape.
The farmers of New Hope are
clearing their right of way for the
telephone line and wagon road. TAX
Ing out several crooks in the pres
ent road. which will shorten the dis
tance to Grants Pass by about half
a mile. oh, yes and we are now
ready for that rural route. the road
petition having been sent In and the
road cleared of It's brush Say,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-31
10 all departments where the .bes

to all departments where the best
of manhood Is needed?
The local advocate OF unlimited
booze says that immense quanti-
ties of liquor are being shipped into
Josephine county. Not long ago the
same organ complained that the
agent at the depot had been giving
information to the temperance peo-
ple as to the shipments OF liquor.
Where does our friend get his In
formation?
OF course, we cannot tell how IL
is in the office of said journal, but
we know that drunkenness has been
reduced 400 per cent on the street.
That is worth something.
Our leading daily gave great head
lines to Walla Walla wet, and a
scarce inch to Ashland dry the third
time by large majority. Why is
this thus? Ashland is attracting
the best class of people because OF its
loyalty to the principle of cleanness.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-31
FRCITDALE

The Christmas exercises held at
the school house were very enjoy
able, the program being excellent
VIM. f. Byrne spent Christmas in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Jones and
children spent Christmas with Mr..
Jones father and mother.
Mr.. and Mrs John Scarborough,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Scarborough, Mrs.
Green and Mr. Breitmayer were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. f. l.. Church
i'll Christmas day,
Paul Blanchard is home from the
Willamette University for his vaca-
tion.
DR.. j. C. Smith was called out
early Wednesday morning on ac-
count of the illness of Mr.. Hyatt.
Alonzo Jones, John Scarborough,
Mr.. Kieffer and t. H. Wise are
working the roads this week The
road is being dltched and filled in
by f. II. Wise's place.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-31

The Rogue River valley is the
ideal winter resort when compared
with anything north of 1t. There has
been fierce storms in the central and
eastern part OF the state and also In
Washington. Idaho and Montana
have had still worse storms. The
entire territory between the Rocky
Mountains and the. Atlantic coast
have been storm swept for six weeks
and many degrees below zero has
been the almost daily record. Here
In the Rogue River valley people
are living comfortably in tents ana
In houses of light construction. When
this winter is over there will be a
rush from many states to find a home
In this favored locality, where mild
winter rains and bright sunshine
make up the daily record from Nov.
ember until April.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-31

MISSISSIPPI-The supreme court
of Mississippi has handed down a de-
cision holding that no liquor OF any
kind containing the least per cent
Of alcohol can be sold.
For the four months ending Sep
tember /, the number of arrests in
Springfield, Ohio, (dry) was 246, as
against 534 for the same months of
last year when the city was wet" "
A Toledo, Ohio, brewery reports a
product of only $4,000 barrels this
year as compared with previous
output of $4,000.
After careful investigation the
League has found it almost impos-
sible for a stranger to buy drink
in Pennsylvania "dry" towns. A
leading detective agency recently
worked six days in one town without
success, while another after ten days
trial was able to secure only one
drink.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-31

A shooting match was held at fro-
volt December "a.
Mrs. G.. T. Woodbridge has been
laid up with the grippe for the past
few days.
Loago Woodbridge and Mr.. Plimp-
ton have been spending few days
taking in the sights at Grants Pass
Farming has been brought to a
standstill, owing to the ground being
frozen to a depth from three to four
inches.
J. C. Taylor's house came near
burning to the ground a few days
ago, but, by good luck, help was
near and the roof was wet so the
flames did not get hold. A hole
was burned through the roof ana
also two rafters and some sheeting
were burnt. The fire was caused, 1t
is thought by the stove pipe slipping
down.
Geo. Woodbridge has gone back to
work pulling stumps. He must Ike
narrow escapes.
School has closed for the holidays
There is still rumor In the APP
plegate valley about electric rail-
roads. This time it is about road
] rTst
| from Grants Pass to Ashland. The
people of Applegate are talking
thusly: "Why don't they put an
electric railroad from Grants Pass
to Medford by way of the Applegate
River valley. 1t would open up
valuable lumber and mining dis
/ tricts, such as are up Murphy creek,
1 Williams creek, Thomson creek,
/ Humbug, etc. The mountains along
side of the river and these creeks
are covered with high grade lumber
/ There are hundreds of strips OF land
containing all the way from 10 to 20
acres lying back among these hills
that would be open to settlers II an
electric railroad was put through.
The price of land is low throughout
the valley because there is no way
to get products out cheaply' The
farther up the Applegate one goes
the cheaper you can get hay. There
are two townsites in the valley that
would make the map OF Josephine
county look good"
A card party was given at h. Z.
Baseys Christmas night, and all en-
loved a good time.
AS bacon is worth "a cents, jack
rabbits are considered prime In the
Applegate region To prove TINS
statement prominent farmer has
been trying to get up rabbit drive
to get in his winters meat.
]. H. Johnson was in Grants Pass
for few days and returned with
Mr.. Guthrie. who is figuring on buy
ing land on the Flat.
SANTA CLAUS" ."