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Evening journal., 1909-01-19
THEATRICAL
THE GARRICK.

Another choice show opened at the
Garrick yesterday TO audiences that
were decided lavish in their apprecia-
tion. All the elements of comedy, nov
city, music, etc, figure in the program
and make up a three hours entertain
ment that is sure to please. Mrs. Jules
Levy and family in a musical number
opened the bill. followed by Norton
and Russell, in protean sketch which
introduced some very remarkable light
ming changes. Dixon, Bowers. Dixon
and Miss Burt offer a comedy act that
received a hearty welcome and which
proved a feature OF marked merit. The
Frederick Raymond Trio. an operatic
act THE knights OF Old" contributed "a
number that won hearty encores time
and again. 1t is an unusually pleas
ing singing act. in which Frederick
Raymond is prima donna soprano and
j. Koeber and Il. Ormont, tenor and
baritone. Edna Aug. the Broadway
star and general favorite appears in
her novelty act THE Scrub Woman OF
1909" A more varied or artistic bit
OF acting has seldom been seen at the
Garrick than that which this petite
little woman presents. From the typi-
cal scrub woman of the south side 10
the dainty French singer Of the stage
is but step to such art as Miss Aug
possesses, and her work won hearty
applause at every point. Herbert and
Willing in their 20. Man" act, an ex-
cellent black face contribution, by the
way; Ed. Morton, a singing comedian
and last but by no means least, Jesse
l.askey's big spectacular production
The Military Octette." all figure in the
bill The Military Octette" or "The
Girl with the Baton" is a novelty feat
ure in three scenes, presented with little
regard 80 expense and surrounded by
the atmosphere Of the military that
will carry even an ordinary act through
the piclets of public approval. MIR
Laskey's act is a brilliant climax tc
an excellent show.
Evening journal., 1909-01-19
MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS.

IT HE Mayors veto Of the resolution adopted
= by the Street and Sewer Directors extend
ing the franchise of the Commercial Light, Heat
and Power Company will probably result in the
revocation of that franchise.
For our own part we do not believe that any
more franchises should be granted to public SER
vice corporations in this city, except in cxtraor-
dinary instances where the result will be plainly
beneficial to the city. We can think now of no
such emergency.
For many years franchises for public service
corporations have been persistently sought in
various cities and usually the city gets the small
end OF the bargain. Applicants for a franchise al
ways haye plausible argument to present to
those who look not below the surface They say
in nearly every instance: Here is a corporation
like our own gas company, for example which
controls monopoly People kick about the SER
vice of the gas company. Why not have new gas
company? Here we are wanting TO place a gas
company in the city in competition and everyone
knows that beneficial results follow competition" /"
That is the argument for franchise
The best opportunity the city had to secure
competition. If such desired was when the
Otto Company asked for franchise That
scheme fell through Then came along the Com
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mercial Light, Heat and Power Company which
secured, with little trouble a franchise on the
competition plea 1t has always been presumed
that only let group Of men get franchise for
a public service utility and the purses of wealthy
capitalists and mysterious syndcates are at the
beck and call of the holders of the franchise; or
else the old company that is on the ground is
prepared to buy up the franchise and get the
would-be competitors out of the way.
But in the Commercial instance neither thing
happened Capital seeking investment did not
come our way. Perhaps hard times scared capi-
tai off At any rate the company, after holding
the franchise for a reasonable length OF time, has
done nothing and it seems to only fair that II
it wants a renewal OF the franchise it should be
ready to begin operations in earnest.
However we believe there is far better way
to deal with such municipal problem as gas
companies or, in fact any public service utility.
These concerns, such as gas companies, telephone
companies and all public service corporations,
should be regulated by the city. Supposed COM
petition among them is often no permanent
competition at ALL
The legality of municipal regulation Of pub
lie service corporations has been proved in the
United States Supreme Court. The best students
of municipalities favor not competition between
rival gas companies, for example, that sooner or
later merge, but they favor public or munich
pal regulation of such utilities. If the charges
are too high, or if the service is inadequate the
city should BE- able to apply the remedy.
This is the drift Of the best sentiment as re-
CARDS public service companies. Municipal regu-
lation and not the awarding of franchises to va
rious companies on the plea that they will COM
pete when often the net result is no competition,
is the solution OF the problem. In return for the
privileges that such corporations enjoy from the
city, they should pay a reasonable tax based upon
their gross receipts.
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he is headed.
Reform. Doesn't Punish.

Iittsburg Post.
The United States Senate had most
interesting debate last wees over the
PROVISIONS of a measure intended 20 ex-
tend the parole system TO Federal pris-
oners. Senator Hale, Of MaiRe. was the
only strong opponent of the bill, the kerr
mel of which was thus expounded by SEN
ator Nelson. Of Wyoming, which state
has made a practical test of a similar
law. 1.-The modern idea Of criminal leg
islation is that we impose punishment
upon criminals and convicts for the pur-
pose OF reforming them and ultimately
making them better citizens"
Inquisition days have passed. 1t IS not
the purpose Of the government to make
offenders against the law sweat for their
crimes. but to make of them better citi-
zens. Why litter our jails and keep them
Uttered with men who might be doing
useful work outside the wallsg Men who
have shown a disposition to forsako evil
ways should not be compelled to touch
elbows indefinitely with men who have
not. Give the convict a chance to show
that his reform is complete. and II it is
not clap him back behind the bars.
Evening journal., 1909-01-19
With the Photographers


Governor iasKe Is having uoupie with the ti~ahoma
lcglsaturethe first that has been heard OF nm since
tbe collision in the summer Of 1sOs.-st Luis Globe
Democrat
Every other event in the sporting world paes
before the prospective game between Taft and Rookie
feler on the golf links at Augusta.Atlanta Journal
Senators Dick and Depew are busy engaged in reading
the handwriting on the wal.-Birmnsham Ase-herald
great French economist says that France is making
a billion dollars a year. all expenses Many Amer
leans who neither economists nor economical come
home Paris ready to believe itCleveland Leader
While Washington is the seat of great democracy
IL is stl beleship Of bellies is apt TO be
about proportion to the solvency Of their sires-
Washington Times.
At the the President is engaged in instruct
ing tho United States Senate in its duties and prepar
ing for the lions-Deroit Journal
Gypsy Smith has to Pittsbuig for the purpose
Of trying induce the people of that city to be good
GYPSY has job that is likely keep him busy all win
ter and well into the spring-Chicago Record Herald.
Evening journal., 1909-01-19
Editorial
Opinion
Being a Good Fellow.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
No man is a real good fellow who know
ingly lives beyond his means, no matter
what may be the immediate success he
appears 10 gain by such conduct. Sooner
or later he will be found out Then,
though he may still be tolerated be-
meath the federation there is always con-
tempt. He may not be actually. summed
but he Is regarded as one certainly more
or less OF fool and 70 be watched by the
prudent as potentially a knave.
The business man Of any age finds that
he Is becoming usually spoken Of as "a
good fellow" in certain tone. and that
for censures or criticisms OF his conduct
the defense that he is vithal good fel-
low is offered, had better pull up short
and do some hard thinking about the wa,
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A former Senator living in Dover is meeting
with considerable success i'll the search Tor ma
terial things. According to our esteemed contem-
porary, the Sunday Star, he owns a mine filled
with gold and copper and he doesn't intend to
sell any of the stock but will keep it all himself.
"Why should / sell the stock" he is quoted as
saying; 81 am private citizen now and don't
have 10 share up
O low
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE

A clown OF the pantominies is the
character designed for Louis Mann in
play being written for him by Madame
Fred de Gresac, who is at work on
Give and Take" the comedy in which
Miss Grace George is to be seen soon
after the holidays. Mr. Mann. who
comes TO the Opera House tomorrow
afternoon and night in THE Man Who
Stood St'l." is not of the opinion that
the clown, as a type. is OF any real
interest to American audiences.
"He--the clown-has never figured
much in the sentiment or literature Of
Americans" says Mr.. Mann; and for
that reason a play built on a clown
must needs succeed as a play pure and
Evening journal., 1909-01-19

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has Just
given large order for steel cars to replace wood
en- cars which have been used on its lines. This
fact calls to mind that we have excellent pros
poets of securing place in which such cars may
be manufactured in Wilmington-that is il the
Industry is not driven away by that spirit OF mar
rowness which too often shows itself in thus
city.
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E.lI,nc asII Menace. chiIar.n.

CHEsTERTOwN. Nd, Dan. 1s.--
Miss Mary Hadaway principal of the
Edesvilie public school, and her schol-
ars had a narrow escape from being
seriously Injured when the bell fell
from its fastenings near where the
children and teacher were standing.
Evening journal., 1909-01-19

The trustees of the Delaware Hospital have
paid handsome and fitting tribute to the late
Mr. Henry c. Jones, who was for many years
treasurer Of that board. While not seeker for
public office, Mr. Jones found many ways in which
TO be of service to the community, and good ser
vice is not by any means confined to office hold
ing.
Evening journal., 1909-01-19

Surprising is the array Of melodra-
matte novelties offered in that sterling
play THE Phantom Detective" one Of
the big scenic successes fostered by the
Rowland & Clifford Amusement Co,
coming to this city on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday at the Opera House. The
is filled with comedy, ex-
citement and tricks such as are used
by the great magicians. A real den
Of lions are introduced during the
course Of the play.
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The United Publishers Association

Ths Pubnshsrs Bulletin oieis organ Of the UNITED
EO6IIHHERS' ASSOCIATIONS, prints the following:
THE WILMINGTON EVENING JOURNAL has q
Guaranteed circulation than daily
baen verified by examination"
The examination made by Mr. Arthur Koppel gen.
OF the association who 1000
Bic money and undertake. 70 prove that the EVEN
ING JOURNAL has the largest paid circulation OF
Der printed In Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1909-01-19

The proposal that the convicts of Kent and
Sussex counties shall be returned to the prisons
of those counties for confinement has not met
with much approval. There should be no step
backward in this matter, and the plans Of few
persons who have suggested the change merely
for the purpose of serving their own selfish wishes
should not be considered by the General AS
sPnnbiv
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improved Municipal Government.

Ohio State Journal.
One by one the cities are adopting the
centralized form Of government known as
the commission plan. There is one thing
to be noticed about this style OF municipal
government and that Is, It seems to be
succeeding, for there is no return TO the
Evening journal., 1909-01-19

brane resulting from Cetarrh and drives
away Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
80 cts. at Druggists OF by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atomizers 70 cts.
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New York.
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Your LTver's
Your Life

A dead liver means awful sick
ness-don't let it come-when
it can be prevented. Cascarets
keep the liver lively and bowels
regular and ward off serious.
fsAal illness. sG
cAsCARETs--ioc box-weeks treat
ment. All druggists Biggest seller
in the world Million boxes q month.
Evening journal., 1909-01-19

simple and not through any general
Of or sympathy with the
principal character"
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OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS

Tho Association
vertisers
The Association Of American posed a,,.sps al sps
AdverHssrs (Nsw York City has OF this country.
examined certified ths circulation The Ass9oaticn
Of this publication. Only the figures Of cnners hrnit
croulAon contained in its rspet 10 its examination
guaranteed hy the Association. At any moment.
p44s.4 s.::., 81, $:E,,p3 ;..;::: i;;
L No ia has been
issued 20 this pa
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Pillows & BoIsfeEs

Nine pounds to the set, best
guaranteed heavy tickings.
Best Geese Feathers, from
$1,000 to 5000.
Duck Feathers, nearly equal
to Geese feathers in softness,
from $500 to $500.
Special Set of Mixed Feath-
ers at $3.5o the set.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31

Jockey
the colt galop and he
Starter Hoffman bad bungle of the ndof the fifth
Miss Delaney,
holding
Nebuous
had all and might
taken through Jockey Scovie ruined the
heavily played Red Leaf taking through
the rail virtually all the
BUTWELL
Spohn and Argonaut had battle all the
Argonaut led Jockey Upton
sleep and
spohn by Jockey Buwe put mastery ride on the winner
Argonut would unquestonab
self When Upton awoke to the fact that he about to lose the
the end but in vain Doie Dollars backed down to from IS
the second choice became hopey involved the deep going along
railan thereby lost all chance
Six the nine eonenders the old finished in heap
Williams Old
Recon by slight with Miss Roberts Tpste Penn and Indian
Tapped closely The named three choices
and their comparatively showing the fact that they
through the stretch the going +
Ts Temp into long early lead the third but Deutschland
gradually him down and by length after
from paddock to wire Dainty Bells the third horse closed
second choice was seemingly unable to raise respectable gaop She
ridden Devch difficult
whether it is OF the hy having lost Der form incompetent riding
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
Los Angeles Is Cut Out of
WaIlaby Schedule

Word was received yesterday from
Manager Mcmahon of the waIIabies
that they would positively arrive here
on Friday, February 5, provided no de-
lays were encountered on the journey.
Mcmahon also confirmed the statements
in his cable received here two weeks
ago to the effect that the gate percent
age was satisfactory and no other Of
fers would be considered.
He also said: we will have to aban-
don the Los Angeles game, as time will
not permit of going that way. We are
very sorry, as we have a number of
Australian friends in Los Angeles and
would like very much to have assisted
the game there"
There are 80 members of the team
and all will take part in one or an
other of the games in this vicinity.
The Wallabies played 29 games on
their tour in all. They won "a, lost
four and played one drawn game They
scored a total of 40 points and only
had 126 scored against them. One OF
the most meritorious wins was against
All England by 9 points to 8.
Pat Higgins, the crack Los Angeles
three-quarter, yesterday wired Presi-
dent Unmack of the Rugby union &C
cepting the post OF playing against the
Wallabies and said he would arrive
here on February 8. in time to put in
final training with the All California
team.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31


S. c. Hildreth's King James,
winner of the Burns handi-
cap, wearing the floral collar
placed around his neck after
the race; Jockey Eddie Du-
gan, who rode him to victory,
and Colonel Daniel M. Burns,
in whose honor the stake was
named.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
Two Games Scheduled for
FruitYale Field

The Bay Cities league has been COM
PEELED to declare off all games sched-
nled for this afternoon. save a double
header on the Fruitvale diamond This
action was made necessary on account
of the soggy condition of the Oakland
diamond.
The contests down on the list will be
furnished by the Wiley 3. Aliens and the
Calkfns, who meet at noon and the
Fruitvale and United Railways mines.
who will line up Immediately after
the conclusion of the first game
Manager jacobson of the Fruitvales
announces that he has leased a new
field and will have It ready for the
weeks. George James. president OF the
league, has appointed Harry Roberts
his delegate to the Pacific athletic as
ISOLATION. All the players of the
league will shortly be given amateur
cards and upon receipt of these they
must forswear all allegiance to pro-
fessional baseball teams or else quit
the league.
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Gossip of the Racetrack


Judge Hopper and his associates
We're anything but pleased with the
startling and sudden Improvement
shown by Spohn, and an investigation
of the reversal is scheduled for Mon
day. The horse was heavily backed
yesterday by somebody who certainly
seemed to have something on the gen.
eral run OF racegoers.
Jack Keene unexpectedly put in an
appearance at Emeryville yesterday
afternoon, just before the running OF
the Burns. having returned from an
absence of several months abroad, dur
ing which he investigated turf condi-
lions In Japan. Russia, England.
locating abroad the coming season.
After looking the ground over thor
oughly, Keene came to the conclusion
that opportunities are better at home
in spite of the depression following adj
verse legislation. and so decided to re-
turn He might have remained in Rus
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
U. c. beats MATsoNvILIE

BERKELEY. Jan. 30.-The Califor-
MIA varsity basket ball team defeated
the five OF the Watsonville Y. NJ c..
A. last night in Harmon gymnasium
by a score OF IL to 20. but the blue
and gold played far below their form
of last year. The visitors opened the
game with a rally which Melted s
points. but they were held and passed
before the close Of the half In the
second period the college boys piled
up the points and won out The lineup:
acknowledgements. Hart, Cortel-
you. Prouty and Martin; center, Bal
ley; guards, Wagner. Hirsch and So
reason. sonville-ForWards Swass
and Brown; center. Baldwin; guards.
Brown and Scrivini.
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came up yesterday. Shilling had sew
eral mounts during the afternoon, but
failed to distinguish himself. Matt
Reiss spread the cheering information
that the racing situation in the state
OF Washington is not as bad as 1T has
been painted and that the prospects
are good for continuation of the sport
at The NJ eadows the coming season,
probably for the last time. however.
The following horses were sold at the
wedding out sale of the Hildreth stable
in the Emeryville saddIing paddock
yesterday noon:
Lady Hildreth, f. GuIlett, SIPS; Ar
oma. c. A. Mclaughlin. $40; Schmoo-
Dunno, $500; Micaela, J. McNames, $780,
Transmute, Ace OF Diamonds, Little
Siss, Stroke and Waisenkind were
scheduled to be disposed of as we'll, but
lack OF time prevented their transfer.
At>vesterday's cutin 81 book makers
took stands, as against &c at the pre-
vious draw Al Koenigsberg dropped
Benny Falk. w Guncheon. Sam Brad
ley and Fred Cook were the accessions.
c. E. Durnen mingled with the crowd
at Emeryvllle yesterday for the first
time in months.
John E. Madden has shipped PIaudit.
the sire of King. James. to France to
means to establish in that country.
Three thousand Thoroughbred foals
Were registered with the stud book de-
partment of the. Jockey club during
1908, a decrease of 500 from the regis.
tration of the previous year.
A Thorns OF Pasadena, probably
the Oldest living Jockey In America, is
a frequent attendant at the races at
Arcadia. Thorns rode Gibraltar to
victory in the Peruvian derby of 1863
and was considered a crack Jockey in
his time.
Jockey Notter and Charlie Ellison have parted
company. Notter came to the coast to ride for
Ellison at fancy salary. bnt called the con-
tract of upon his return from Arcadia on ac-
count OF inability TO make the weight of 10
pounds that the contract called for. Ellison
readily agreed to release the boy and being n
free lance Notter was able to I'LL bis engagement
Firestone in the Burns handicap Ellison
Will now depend Jockey Butler to do his
riding. Notter win continue to ride as often
as the weights will permit until his Departure
for Europe. month hence.
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STA. where he formerly trained but for
the financial stringency which followed
the Japanese war. and from which the
turf is still suffering. Keene went
from Japan to England via Siberia and
returned via Manila. He will remain
here throughout the season. but has no
further plans at present.
Carroll Reed and George Ref, own
ers OF Maltbie. returned to Arcadia
last night greatly disappointed over
the showing of their horse In the
Burns. Jockey Page went south with
them John Powers win remain here
with AnImus for a week or so. Jockeys
Smiling, Dugan and Butwell who
came up to ride in the Burns, will re-
turn south forthwith. King James,
the Burns winner, will be taken back
to Arcadia at once by Dave OIeary.
Jack Atkin. Matt Reiss, Al Austin
Joe Mason and Jockey Shilling were
among the Arcadia contingent that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
ANGELS BEATEN IN ZION

SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 3O.-Out-
played In team work and basket
throwing the basket ball team from
Los Angeles. which came to this city
with the splendid record Of SO vic
tories after tour of the Pacific states,
met defeat in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymna-
SUM here tonight and forfeited its
claim to the championship of the west.
The score was "a to Is.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
ToLGER WINS Ar COLE

The regular monthly medal play
tournament of the San Francisco golf
and country club was held over the In
gleside course yesterday.
The event also constituted the play
off for last. years monthly winners. j.
A. Folger won the latter, while the
regular monthly event went TO 8. l..
Abbott.
The scores follow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-31
Sam HiIdreth Again
Wins Burns Handicap
King James, With Top Weight, Repeats Victory
Scored Last Year by Montgomery
By J. K. Jeffrey

Class counted In these two words may be
summed up the outcome of the sixteenth renewal
Of the historic Burns handicap, in which the top
weight, s. c. Hildreths King James, won by a
short head from F. A. Forsythe's Dorante in the
presence of some 1900 enthusiastic devotees of
the thoroughbred at the Emeryville track OF the
New California jockey club yesterday King
James was piloted by Jockey Eddie Dugan, who
had ridden Montgomery to victory for Hdreth
in last years running OF the Burns. Dugan is
the only boy who can boast of two Burns vic
tories
King James had the exacting impost of 124
I'd lcit,c nod