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Evening journal., 1909-07-14
Men OPPOSE
BEING JAG-LISTED
Threaten to Dynamite Houses
OF PrOhibitiOniStS Who
Would Enforce New Law

NEWFIELD. n. J.. July 14.-There
is talk of dynamiting the houses and
otherwise Furnishing the members OF
the Board of Projectors of Franklin
township by the "Jag-listed." which at
the present rate will soon include every
man who takes a drink in the vicin-
ity, % more names having been serv-
ed on the hotel proprietors yesterday.
Some of those placed on the list re-
sent the action of the Board, the mem
bers of which are all Prohibitionists,
who intend to enforce it to the full
est extent, which. according to the lat
est version. includes everybody, as the
law says. "and habitual drunkard or
any person label to become a habit
ual drunkard" can be "jag-listed." 1t
is said that money is being raised and
that the hotelkeepers are behind the
movement to test the law and that
Franklin township will be the battle
ground.
Most of the names on the "jag-list''
are of men from Vineland and Mill
ville in dry" Cumberland county who
come over the county line to New
field. Malaga and Franl1linville to al
lay their thirsts. Glassboro, which re-
Gently went dry" also furnishes its
quota of names. "A now being on the
list from that town. At first the hotel
men were rather pleased with the law
as II kept away the loafers who hang
about the bars, inviting themselves to
drink whenever the least opportunity
offered, and by their actions drove good
trade away. But the latest names on
the list. the barkeepers claim, are their
best customers. and now they are
ready to fight.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
Editorial
Opinion
The EIoauenee Of EIaures.


New-Church Messenger.
The eloquence of oratory has lost it,
charm, and this is an age when figures
are oloquence, we are told. If this is
true, the present is the most eloquent
of ages. Let us speak for moment in
it's language.
Notwithstanding the widely-express-
ed desire for peace. uir expenditures
for war purpose are rapidly rising.
and creating conditions that require
an enormous annual cost to the ma
tion. The costs TO the Unitd states
for the year 1908 was over S11O. 900. 900. 90
for the army alone. The last appro-
priation for the navy was Si89OOO, ,O00 90.
This immense sum was given to sus-
tain not only nonproductive occupa-
tions, but instruments OF destruction.
The evil is in not only the waste of
the labor and energy of the people,
but also in the brutalizing degeneracy
inherent IN the thought and study OF
war. 1t is said that this cost to soul
body and purse is necessary for self.
defense. Our purpose is not to argue
as TO this. but TO assert that which
admits of no question, and goes to the
root of the matter. Because of the
spirit Of aggrandizement and universal
distrust we pay this penalty, a penalty
which. including the annual pensions
amounts to two-thirds of our national
expenses.
During tho present year we win spend
Ss2s, 200. 10000 on account of wars. The
mind cannot grasp the meaning OF
such figures. Some comparisons may
aid us to see what a waste this is. The
cost of maintaining Yale University
for one year. as last reported, 1867
was Sl,1015O0.00. What we pay for
war would sustain six universities like
Yal in every state and territory in the
Union. IF this amount were turned
toward cleaning mp the slums. in q
few years every hovel would be sup
planted with a sanitary and comfort
able dwelling. and this does not con
slider the benefits that would com,
from all those, who are now employe,
in occupations necessitated from wars
turning their efforts toward productiv,
rather than destructive uses. wha
we thus pay directly in money an,
what we lose from misdirected energy
is the effect of evil. the love of do
minion, deeply seated in the hearts o
the white races.
But our nation is not the only on
that is paying so dearly for its trans
gressions. other nations carry Xix
burdens. England spends six time
as much for war as for her elementar,
schools; France staggers under its wa
burden, and Germany spends its las
dollar In the struggle TO lead i'm mill
tary power. Notwithstanding tn
present hopeless outlook, we shouli
not be discouraged. If we will lool
more deeply, we will see reasons 70
believing in the final redemption from
this evil. The Lord permits evils 4
break out that their nature may b
/ known, and their penalties are s
heavy on the natural plane to sho,
how destructive they are In the sou
The cost. destructiveness. the loss tina
attend war are becoming known: an
when IL is seen that war is universe
evil, as costly TO the soul as TO th
purse, It will be put away.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
NEWPORT

NEWPORT, July 14.-Miss Vera Dun
is entertaining Miss Iva Appleby, Of
Wilmington. for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gregg left yes
terday for an extended visit to friends
in Pittsheld, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs John Whann are en-
tertaining their niece, Mrs. Elwood
Jones, of Kenton.
Mrs. Owen Carton and daughter
Elizabeth. spent Monday in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William King spent
the day recently in Norristown.
Miss Mary Adams spent yesterday in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Denny are en-
tertaining their nieces, Misses Vera and
Marion Bradford, of Camden, n. j.
Miss Myrtle Carr and Margaret Gil
beIt of Aberdeen, Nd. are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. +. McFadden.
Mrs. Maggie r. Stuart spent yester-
day with friends I'm Wilmington.
Benjamin r. Fluharty has returned
from a short visit with relatives in
Clayton.
Miss Nellie Sawln and Miss Elizaoetr
Sutton, Of Wilmington. spent Satur-
day as the guests OF Miss Nora Stuart
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young spent
the day recently in Philadelphia.
John Scarborough and daughter
Miss Lena Scarborough, have been Wis.
iting his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Patton
of New Castle.
Mrs. Annie Shibes. of Wilmington
was the guest of Mrs. William T. Stuar
/ this week.
Leroy Seltzer and Carl Miller. o
Wilmington, were the guests OF friend
here on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hill and Isidl
Phillips, of Wilmington, were tn
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Phil
lips on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Foraker AM
daughter Ethel, have returned from
visit with friends in Clayton.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
Railway Accidents.

Engineering News.
Railway accident bulletin No. 81. re-
Gently issued by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, gives the number
of persons killed in train accidents
during the months Of January. Febru-
ary and March. 1909, as 177. Tho num-
ber of persons injured in train acci-
dents was ISIS These reports deal
only with employees on duty and pas
sengers. The number of passengers
killed. exclusive of postal clerks. ex-
press messengers. &c, was sixty-nine.
but only twenty-eieht Of these were
killed in train accidents. OF the re-
naming forty-one. twenty-eight
deaths were occasloned by falling
from cars while getting on and off,
and the remaining thirteen We're due
20 other causes not specified. The total
number Of passengers and employees
killed on the railways was 66s. as COM
pared with 79S in the last quarter cf
1908.
There were 1.042 collisions and 1.242
derailments IN the quarter now under
review. OF which 16S collisions and las
derailmonts affected passenger trains.
The greatest loss OF life in any one
accident during the quarter occurred
I'm the collision on the Denver and
Bio Grande Railroad on January H.
when twenty persons were killed. This
accident is ascribed to the misunder-
standing OF a train order.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
WINNING MORE FRIENDS
FOR EAST SIDE PARK

Enhancing the attractions Of Christiana
Park at the foot of Third street as play
ground for the youngsters in that densely
populated district, Park Engineer Mack
has erected a high wire screen along the
river side of the park so as TO prevent
the loss Of baseballs and tennis balls in
the river The park is now one Of the
most attractive in the city and is a boon
to hundreds of eastside children.
The Park Board will soon take steps to
win the park even larger patronage by
having a neat boat landing constructed
along the river edge Of the tract. Boats
men along the Christiana at that point
have no facilities for making a landing
at present, and It is expected the pro-
posed wharf viii increase the popularity
of boating in the neighborhood Of the
park.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
Personal and Pertinent

The Darwin centenary. httingly marked at Cambridge
by world congress of scientists calls up the nevit-
able crop Of anecdotes Some of those at the
celebration win doubt remember another Darwin
celebration there many years II when Darwin
himself up receive his degree of LID in the
senate House. Undergraduate Cambridge to the
occasion Darwin stepped the platform for presenta
ton the ice-chanceor thin cord had been quietly
gallery 10 that facing IT, and the
cord the critical moment just the public orator
began his choicest Latin there suddenly slid
down and swung exactly Darwin's head the huge
hairy imitation OF ape dangling rusty link Of
chrfn lshelcd Missing" The laughter and general hi
arity that followed baed all the efforts OF the proc
tors keep order. the grave and reverend
dons the platform could help unbending and join
ing in-Boston Transcript
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

consider the economic as we'll as the ethical side
OF the question. If the present rate of expense
OF armies and navies continues, some nations will
be forced into bankruptcy and will be com
PEELED to call halt their outlay for war pur-
poses. The burden on some European nations
IS far greater than that of the United States If
there were to be general war; or war be-
tween Germany and England, for example, the
destruction of life and wealth would reach stu
pendous figures.
The New-Church Messenger shows what
could be done with the money that we now de-
vote to war purposes. The sums expended on
army and navy would sustain six universities
like Yale in every state and territory of the
union
1t is not likely that we shall see, at least for
years to come, a change in the policies of ma
tons regarding expenses for militarism. Rath-
er will these expenses increase in the present
frame of public mind. Time may prove, how
ever, that the Messenger and those who are
advocating arbitration other methods Of re-
ducing the ornaments of nations are voices cry
ing in the wilderness.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
With the Photographers

Three hundred singing canares to make the
vices OF church in Cincinnati attractive. trained
parrot in the pulpit would complete the show.-New
York Evening sun
The swift trial and sentencing of twenty two grafers
Japan is something which that initiative people did
not learn In this country.-Chicago Tribune.
We wonder what Thomas Jefferson would have said
II could have looked forward. a hundred years and
seen claiming be his disciples clamoring a
national income taN.-Boston Transcript
The prospects for a bouncing big crop make IL
necessary the Beef Trust begin figuring out
what excuse 1t will offer for raising the price Of
meat.-New York World.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
lido NOT WANT
M. c. Robbins.

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1 do not want so many things
Like wealth or costly gems,
Such as so many have on earth
But do not, envy them.
I do not care for earthly fame,
Nor wealth that 1 can store,
My life is full of haPpiness,
What can / ask for more.
I do not want that on my hand,
Such costly gems shall shine
But 1 want a hand that's ready
To do a work divine.
/ want a hand that's always stretched,
To help the sick and poor,
A hand to lift the fallen up,
What can 1 ask for more.
1 do not want TO mingle
with Societys great throng.
1 want to always do the right,
And never do the wrong.
I want to be a lowly one,
Like Lazarus at the gate,
If can only have my wish.
I'll ask no other fate.
I do not want to spend my life
At fashions gay levee,
I want that I be always found,
Where there's a work for me.
I want 20 help a sin-sick soul.
And heal a heart that's sore,
If can only do that work
What can / ask for more.
I want to be like Mary.
Sitting lowly at His feet,
And then I know each day will be,
With happiness replete.
So wealth and Jewels. rich and rare,
Are not for lives like mine.
Give me the Jewels that viii shine
Beyond the woes of time.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

only as effecting the odor Of the water
and the presence Of algae"
The greatest hardship is worked out
on truck farmers, whose crops have
been held back considerably.
Furthermore the weather man says
that rain is not in sight yet for this
section. Wilmington folk realize the
drought mostly through the sight of
withered lawns and flower gardens,
while the housewife appreciates that
delicious vegetables that should have
been in the market a fortnight ago are
long overdue.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
Chatty Stories OF the Day

To the leader Of band in Omaha, jocuarly spoken
in that locality the worst in states there
with request that the band play a
cousins funeral
rs IL military funeral?' asked the leader
mot at ALL the reply My cousin MILL
tary MANN fact he never interested in mat
military Nevertheless his express wish
your band should play at his funeral
The leader surprised and aattered. rs that so?"
he asked
''Yes" responded the other HE said he wanted
everybody Omaha to be sorry that he died"-San
Francisco Argonaut
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
PENNSY CUTS OUT
COAL FOR RORKMEN

HARRISBURG. Pa, July 1.-THE
Pennsylvania Railroad company coal
agency. which for years has supplied
the employees of the company in Har-
risburg with anthracitee ecoal for what
Il cost at the mines, including the
freight and drayage. which brought
the price far below the local retailers
product. has been wiped out and here
after Pennsylvania Railroad company
employees will have to buy their coal
from coal merchants. Harrisburg was
the only city on the line Of the Penn
sylvania railroad system where a coal
agency was maintained.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
PeopIe,s Church Exeursion.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. July 14.-A big and jolly
excursion party Of children win go
with the Peoples Church Sunday
school next week to Bowers Beach.
Everybody. adults and all, will take
a day OFF for this trip.
A feature of the popular twilight
services for Sunday evenings in the
Opera House at $50 o'clock will be
the congregational singing OF new
music. Some special numbers will also
be given by the chiidrsn of the Sunday
school.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

A meeting is to be held in the Board Of Trade
rooms this afternoon for the purpose OF organ
izing a Fairgrounds Association. We have
made considerable progress in this work in Will
mington, and wtlmthe forming of such an as
sociation and the arousing of interest in the
matter we may expect to have more play
grounds Nothing adds to the health and hap
pness OF children more than Fairgrounds in
the thicLSy populated parts Of a city. The asso-
citation should be encouraged in every possible
manner.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
NO DANGER OF
WATER FAMINE

wilmington has been without rain
for fifteen days and the Brandywine
is far below normal, but there is no
danger OF a water famine here. ac-
cording to Chief Engineer John Kienle,
Of the Water Department.
AT its lowest stage the Brandywine
has given 4O,OO0,OOO gallons of water,
and we use only 100000 gallons" ,"
Mr.. Kienle said today. "The drought
has Inconvenience the department
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
FARMERs AND TowN LEE.

ID ROFESSOR LIBERTY H. BAILEY. Of
Cornell University. who was the chair
man of the Country Life Commission appointed
by President Roosevelt, addressing a meeting i'll
Buffalo, n. " recently depored the practice of
American farmers Of moving to town as soon
as they derive a competence from their farms.
lie says they do not become progressive clti-
zens in the towns and practically men
without country. The professor thinks that
we should develop a rural civilization that will
satisfy farmers so that they shall wish to re-
main in the country.
Perhaps farmers like others desire change,
and it is difficult to see how Professor Bailey
can alter that instinct. Although many farmers
do move from farms TO enjoy town life there
is an increasing number of men in cities who,
after they can afford it, move to the country
to live. Take for instance, own eN-goV-
governor and some of his neighbors who form
the colony about Delaware City. They are en-
ioying all the pleasures of rural life after they
had spent many years in cities. After all the
tastes OF people will differ, as they should, and
no scheme can be devised which will bind men
down to a certain kind of life.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

Welcome to Mr. 6eist. our new gas magnate
We are glad TO learn that he has been so iaVor-
ab1v ;mnressed with Wilmington He has Sc
cured control of a valuable property that can
add greatly to the upbuilding OF Wilmington
Nav we have good gas, and plenty OF II at
cheap rate Sometimes our gas meters and gas
bills dance Merry Widow Waltz and the gas
gives a Srid light, but we suppose that we get
alnnr almnEk as well as some others.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

German Lutheran Excursion TO
Pennsgrove, Thursday, July is, 1909.
Boat leaves King street wharf at and
IL a. m. and 3 p. m. Returning, leaves
at and 7.30 p. m.t
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

Many are hoping that Taft's hand in the tar
iff conference will be as large as the remainder
OF his physical proportions.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

Band concerts in parks during the summer are
popular not only in Wilmington but elsewhere.
Ten thousand people attended concert the 9TH
er day in Harrisburg given by the famous Ring
gold Band, of Reading The music was paid for
by popular subscription. This leads Reading
paper to remark that it has been years since the
people of that city have had an opportunity to
hear concert by the Rnggold Band. Progress
sive cities are demanding these summer con-
certs.
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

The United Publishers Associa-
tlou of New York City has investi-
nated, and certifies to, the clrcu-
Iatlon Of this publication. These
facts have been established, and
guaranteed TO advertisers.
No. ,,a Uzzs171 JaA5dee2
Evening journal., 1909-07-14

A report of the attendance at the Peoples
Church and at the regular Methodist Church
at Dover which was reopened on Sunday, shows
about 200 at the Wesley services including some
fifty visiting teachers, while the attendance at
the Peoples Church was 900 Rather large con-
gregations during the summer The attendance
at the Wesley Sunday school was fifty and that
at the Sunday school Of the Peoples Church,
Ii8. AT the evening services of Wesley Church
there were fewer than 100 present while the twi-
light services of the Peoples Church were at
tended by between 400 and 500. Judging by
the rumpus in Dover we did not expect that the
Wesley attendance would be so large.
Those who have stuck by Wesley a nucleus
from which the conference supporters evidently
expect to build up again the church
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
10 Hnve . Lawn Partv

The National Protective Association
will give lawn party on Friday even
inE an Rsd Oak road and Benson street
Evening journal., 1909-07-14
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS

Tho United Pub
fishers Association
through its Presi-
dent. Mr.. Arthur
I<oppen has ex-
a m In a THE
JOURNALS cir
culation and Mr..
Iloppell offers to
wager $1,000 OF his
own money, and
undertake 60 prove
that THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL
has the largest
paid circulation Of
! any paper printed
IN Wilmington.
The Butler weekly times., 1909-10-21
A Double Inheritance Tax.

From Chicago comes the story that
the State of Illinois is about o attempt
the collection of a tax upon such per-
sonal property, formerly of Edward
H. Hartman, deceased, as is located
in that State. 1t is stated that the in
heritaHee tax attorney, in his petition,
specifically AYERS that the holdings OF
the Hartman estate in the Illinois
Central and the Chicago & Alton are
subject to taxation This is under a
new law which went into effect July
/ last, and the tax to be levied is spe--
Gifted at 2 per cent, which is double
the amount of tax levied by the State
of New York against estates under
similar circumstances. If the Illinois
contention should be established taxes
may be collected twice on the same
property; first in the State where the
owner died, where the whole estate
may be. taxed, and again in any State
having similar law where personal
property of the estate may be found.
Ii this be done ii will speedily become
fashionable to concentrate property
in the State of the owners residence.
New York Sun.
The Butler weekly times., 1909-10-21

Deputy Game Warden Harper, of
Butler, turned his attention to Grand
River the past few days, and as re-
suit fishing will be better in that
stream next spring.
First he visited Jackson's Mill and
with erewbaf shifted the logs and
pried loose the rock foundation so as
to make sure the next freshet will
practically remove all distractions.
Next with the sheriff and four help
ers, he tore out the Kidweilder dam
of logs. The owners Of this dam are
now under prosecution in the circuit
court for violating the game law.
Lastly he visited the Cook dam,
tearing out not only the traps, but a
section Of the dam.
'Tf there is another such system OF
dams and traps in the sixth district, F"
says Mr.. Harper, Il have not run
across it. No wonder you people
complain of no fishing. Fish had
absolutely no chance against such
traps as these. | am determined to
get them out and give the man with a
hook and line a chance. Clinton
Democrat.
The Butler weekly times., 1909-10-21
1t Turned Red.

James A. Beller took out local
hunters license, issued to him by
County Clerk Weeks on the canary
colored blanks furnished by the state
game warden. MIR. Beller being
Iaw-abiding citizen put the license in
a pocket of his hunting shirt in order
to have it handy, as prescribed by
law. On his return from hunting
trip his good wife gathered up his
hunting shirt for the wash but failed to
carefully search the pockets. When
Mr.. Beller again hardened to the call
of-the-wild and thirst for slaughter,
he searched his pockets for the pre-
cious license that would keep him
out of trouble with the game warden,
when his CONSERVATION was great to
find a paper of very dark red, with
all signs Of writing blurred and OBJ
liberated. The hot water and soap
had made chemical change in the
paper. County Clerk Weeks issued
him a certificate that he did have q
license of the prescribed color and
then put the matter up to state game
Warden Jesse A. Tollerton.
The Butler weekly times., 1909-10-21

Geo. Mordica was killed by light
ming on the ALI. Long farm during a
storm last Friday evening. He, in
company with Mr.. McAnally and son,
Roy, was working on a well when
the storm came up. Mr.. McAnally
went to the barn for shelter. Roy
got under some boards, while George
went to a large tree near the well.
When the storm had cleared, George
was found under the tree dead, with
his clothing down the right side torn
in shreads and the right shoe spill
open. His watch was found several
feet from the remains and was still
running. The coroner was notified
and after viewing the body the ne
mains were given to relatives fol
burial, which was made In the Rock
viIle cemetery Sunday. = Merwin Clip
pr.
The Butler weekly times., 1909-10-21
Ten Years for Seven Cents.

Chicago, Oct.-Robert Keller, a
self-confessed burglar, was sentenced
to an indeterminate term of not more
than ten years in the state peniten-
tiary, after being found guilty OF
stealing cents.
The crime was committed Septem-
ber "a, when Keller entered house
in Chicago, and was surprised by a
police sergeant. His sole plunder
was baby's toy bank containing Z
cents.
The court was informed, before
sentencing the man, that he had a bad
police record and had served term
in New York prison.