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Evening journal., 1909-01-02
Personal and Pertinent

The German Emperor evening dress
suit He has particular objection the swallow tail
which, ne reminds him OF the somhre surroundings
Of a funeral. Umbrellas his pet ayerson--he
possessed In his life; and sticks they
ualy the cheapest he buy. His rides and guns
under the special OF the Lebjager being kept In
strong cuphoard.-Tit- Bits
Sir Oliver Lodge believes that electricity atmos-
phere VIII lemnato the fog which has been Londons
since civilization the upper hand and only waits
the black pudding London's particular, begin his
experiments But the fact is Is three four years
since there genuine case great city then
having ben only partially afflicted with fog And why
this? Is fear OF Sir Oliver Lodges threatened electric
currents? More likely it is the predomnance cleo
tricy flowing through myriad wires above and below
the EARTH the thousands Of electric objects flying
yon which dispelling the fogs putting
dons particular OF commission And yet the
world realize mghtiest servant doing
with all creation.-Boston Herald
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
BURTON FOR THE SENATE.

II NJ Ohio Senatorial situation is clearing up
4 Nicely For q while it looked as if there
would be\Rn ugly fight in which the President
elect wouldNe involved. His brother, Charles p
Taft, a very Wealthy man of Cincinnati was an
avowed aspiraNt for Senatorial honors. Sena-
tor Foraker was also after reelection. But on
the scene appeared Congressman Burton, OF
Cleveland, man Of great strength and energy
Burton was wanted in the TAFT Cabinet, but ne
declined the honor The Senate was the goal for
him. He could not be led away by the chance OF
cabinet position
Then came stories that Burton would have to
give way for the brother Of the President-elect
This was followed by careful investigation Of
the brother and it was discovered and made
known throughout the country that Mr.. Charles
r Iatt was allied closely with the Cox ring Of
the metropolis of Ohio. What was we'll known
N Cincinnati was spread broadcast Then came
me uniaVoraoie comment on the brother Bur
tons own inherent strength also helned R,,rto,,
along he election of Mr.. Charles p Taft n
'@eame evident would not be received with favor
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
With the Photographers

Senator Bourne, Of oregon. says that the Office Of
president is "a continuous and terrific strain" We all
feel it-New York World.
A New York man predicted that the world would end
Saturday. We able to cheerfuy announce that it
didn't.-Chicago Record-Herald
Mr. ABE" Ruef says he hopes TO get justice from the
Supreme Court of California" Right there Is where
say Amen" "Abe's" bservaton.-Washngton Herald
Perhaps the Bumble Puppy viii succeed the Teddy
Bear--Ohio State Journal
To Pttsbughers the saddest thing about the graft
cases Is the smaness OF some Of the amounts.-New
York American.
II must be very difficult for the Atlanta and Savannah
papers live cOmplacenty nthe presence of the
giant Augusta press since Taft there get little
of the towns far-famed quet.-Houston Post
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
Chatty Stories Of the Day

Speaker Cannon Chief Justice Fuller. OF the United
States Supreme Court; Judge Greene Of the Supreme
Court OF Virginia; District Attorny Jerome New York
and eX-Presdent McC0sh, OF Princeton University
all known their acquaintances absent men,
but those who in position TO know say that this
failing Thomas A. Edison has them all beaten.
The great electrical wizard days carry
ing his mond the details of intricate problem
that he is working and IL suddenly asked question
out Of his inner self quickly that he does not
know where he is. II Is related that time he had
taken his place in line before bank window and as
usual fen TO thinking about things electrical He was
suddenly aroused by the clerk asking: is your
name please?"
He looked blank and embarrassed and nobody knows
what would have happened hadn't acquaintance come
along Just at that moment and said How do you
Mr. Edison?
yes Edison. that's t--pretty we'll thank you-ves
my names Edson-Thomas A. Edison"
He conhded afterward that he couldn't have told the
teller his that instant have saved his life
Washington Post
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
PRIZE WINNERS IN
NEW YEARS PARADE

The committee Of the Mercantile Assoc
citation which had the New Years Shoot
ers' parade in hand have announced the
following prize winners
First prize. s25-Phoenix Mummers Club,
largest organization in line.
Fifth prize, SD. NJ. Draper No. 1878
King street. most attractive looking in
dividual.
Sixth prize. $5--John W. Porter, No. 1iea
Brandywine street, tallest man.
Seventh prize. $5-Walter Hubert, No.
5O1 West Fourth street, best female im-
personator.
Ninth prize. s2-George W. Grandell,
No. 5l3 West Sixth street, best clown.
The second, third, fourth and eighth
prizes were not awarded as there wers
no organizations in line competing for
them
Evening journal., 1909-01-02

throughout the country And SO Brother
n~e rse~o1 And it is said with much
truth that the retiring of Mr.. Charles P. pleases
the big brother, soon to be our President
Mr. Roosevelt is of course delighted There IS
much about Burton that is attractive to
Roosevelt He should be strong man in
the Senate Those who know him declare that
he is in sympathy with what goes under the
name OF the new spirit in our political lih He
will not, as Senator il is believed, be the repre-
sentative Of the special interests. No Standard
Oil letters are likely to be found in his private
correspondence.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
HAS RETURNED
FROM CONVENTION

Postmaster Henry c. Conrad who as the
representative Of the Delaware Historical
Society, attended the twenty-fourth an
nual convention of the American Histori-
cal Association held at Washington and
Richmond this week, has returned home.
Two-days' sessions were held in Washing
ton and two I'm Richmond at which many
papers containing valuable information
were read.
a feature Of the convention was the
reading Of a paper by the Hon. James
Br.ce. Ambassador Of Great Britain to the
United tSates. The latter entertained the
members at the British Embassy on Mon
day evening.
The next session win be held in India
naoplls during the holiday season Of 1909.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02

Among the things of the past year upon which
Wilmngtonans may reflect with some degree Of
pride is that the city during 1908 has made a
wonderful stride in the Improvement of the city
streets. The Street and Sewer Directors took
a far-reaching and commendable step when
hope of all citizens is that the good work will
be continued during 1000 until Wilmington has
as fine and clean highways as any city in the
country
Evening journal., 1909-01-02

Beginning on Tuesday next we will have the
Legislature with us, for the biennial session will
convene in Dover on that day. To be sure, the
perennial contest for United States Senator will
be missing feature this year for Delaware has
solved, satisfactorily the Senatorial problem but
in its stead the outlook is encouraging for a pro-
longed game OF political battledore and shuttle
cock at Dover, with a Republican Senate on the
one side and a Democratic House on the other
If the outcome IS for the benefit Of the people OF
\he State, it will prove interesting.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
West End Reservea Wln.

The West End Reserves defeated the
Cooper Academy on the former floor
Wednesday night by the score of 90 to
H. The West End played much better
than Cooper Academy. The West End
Reserves would like to play st. Pat
rick's Second and Mt. Vernon Second
on the floor of West End. Please ad-
dress challenges to Charles Braun, I'LL
Lincoln STREET
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
Manv tn EIent Officers.

Many organizations and societies
will hold elections OF officers this
month, the first OF the new year. The
fire companies for the most part will
elect officers and there is expected to
be some lively contests. The election
of officers OF the Democratic League
will be held Monday evening. The
nomination took place a week ago.
There will be few changes.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
Hook in His Hand.

Henry Kitsleman, y years old, Of
No. 800 South Van Buren, street, was
injured Thursday when a lumber hook
with which he was working penetrated
one of his hands. He paid no atten-
ton 20 the wound but yesterday it
gave him so much pain that he had
to go to the Delaware hospital. Kit
seman is employed by the Whining
ton Sash, Door and Blind Company.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
The United Publishers Association

The United Publishers Association
The Publishers Bulletin onical organ OF the UNITED
PU5LlsFAE@Es, rs AssoSJATlQN prints the foilowins;
been verified by examination"
The examination made by Mr. Arthur Koppeil gem
wager 81 O0O
pf his money. and undertake
INC JOURNAL has the paid circulation OF any pa
per printed IN Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
Bids for Hospital sunnIias.

At tho meeting OF the trustees OF the
State Hospital on Thursday, bids will
he received for the quarter. These
bids will he for beef veal, mutton
groceries. bread, dry goods, clothing
drugs, shoes, slippers and milk.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02

1t is evident from the health statistics, which
show decrease in the death rate, and the police
statistics, which show fewer arrests during the
year just ended, that Wilmington is one of the
most healthfu and orderly cities in the country.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
Has an Old Dog Taa.

Dogcatcher George Kopp has been
presented with a dog tag issued in the
year 1873. 1t shows number 10 and
was issued to W. V. Bond, who gave It
to Mr.. Kopp.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
MORE FAR AWAY
SPRINGER HEIRS

Three more Springer" heirs have writ
ten to Postmaster Henry c. Conrad con-
cerning tho supposed estate Of Baron
Springer. These communications are from
Mrs. Charles WHEREBY, No 1916 Ninth
street, Brainerd, Minnesota; Mrs. Dora
Richard Swarlz No e03 West Candy
street, Denison. Texas, and c. E. De-
Camp. Adel. Iowa.
One OF the communications was adj
dressed 20 attorney Of Baron Sprlnger's s
estate. Wilmington, Del"
Evening journal., 1909-01-02

Sergeant Tucker's Birthday.
House Sergeant James B Tucker Of
the City Hall police. celebrates his SD
birthday anniversary today.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02

Many New Years resolutions of yesterday
furnish the disillusions of today.
Evening journal., 1909-01-02
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS

The Association
American Ad-
vertisera
A..~~;.,to- ~ Ar,.~i... posed OF all the
Advertisers (New York City, has Of this country
certiEed the circulation he Association
Of this publication. Only the figures Of ht e
circulation contained in its report 10 its examination
/ guaranteed BY the Association. at any moment.
4 ~ and positive proof
~ ~ A n be submit
elpSpASN9jOOeAS~~ ted The
I No. 112 " ~ Secretary. J pany1ng certincat0
No 10 been
->>>~~ issued TO this
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-12

ity Of important cities depends entirely
upon the constant operation OF these
mills. In Massachusetts the curtail-
ment will be especially ~burdensome,
as the earnings of households already
faced compulsory reduction in com
pliance with the new state law restrict
ing the employment Of women and
children. In the section of the south
where great mills rivaling the New
England industry have been built, the
curtailment will come also as a set
back, as that territory was Just begin
ming to recover from a prolonged per-
iod of depression.
If the claim of the manufacturers
be true. that they are driven to this
course by a speculative activity in the
cotton market, which has forced an ar
~tificial price which It would be folly
for them to pay, then 1t is to be
hoped that their determined attitude
will force down the price to a natural
level in time to avert the thr satened
Curtailment. The comfort and prosper
ity Of too many homes are at stake
upon the activity Of the millions of
cotton ~spindles to permit the interests
of spectators to accomplish the clos
ing of these mammoth manufactures.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-12
Somebody's Blunder.

When the lengthy list of delinquent
and defunct corporations was recently
advertised to the world for not paying
the tax imposed under the new Ne
braska corporation tax law within the
time required people were surprised
to find a lot of supposedly law-respect-
ing corporations blacklisted apparently
without any reason. Among the delin-
quents, or detectives, we're included
such associations as:
Ashland Social club,
Associated Charities Of Omaha,
Benefit Department Association Railway
Order of Fairbury,
Bethany Commercial club,
Citizens Building and Savings association
of Superior. o.
Clerical Fund society,
Country club of Lincoln,
Dupont Gun club Of Omaha,
Happy Hollow club of Omaha,
Nebraska Art association of Lincoln,
West Side Improvement Assn Of Lincoln
and nearly 100 others of similar character.
Why these societies, although incor-
porated, should have been thus pub
licly blacklisted passes comprehen-
sion, because the law in exempting
them from the tax is so plain that no
school boy able to read could misun-
derstand It. The exemption section is
as follows:
All educational, religious, scientific and
charitable corporations and all banking, in
surance and building and loan associations,
corporations, and all corporations which are
not organized for %pecuniary profit, are ex-
empt from the provisions Of this act.
If the corporations within the class
mentioned ARE exempt from the pro
visions Of this act" they are exempt
altogether. They are exempt from the
requirement to pay a tax, and are also
exempt from the penalty of being pub.
licly advertised as delinquent, as vel
as from the other penalties of add
tional occupation fee and forfeiture OF
corporate entity. The exemption sec
ton would be a complete defense fol-
the associations embraced within It'll
provision to any suit to collect the tar
or to forfeit the corporate charter
The inclusion of exempt corporations
In the published list Of delinquents /:
an ineXcusable blunder.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-12
Wickersham's Trust Remedy.

Popular demand forgoYernment con
troll of big corporations and regulation
of trusts will not have been in vain If
Attorney General Understands plans
succeed. While public attention has
been diverted from the subject, his
has beer concentrated on it, and when
owen the Department. of
Justice will be ready with various
recommendations OF, legislation COM
ing within it's jurisdiction.
One of the devices from which prac-
teal results are expected is Mr.. Wick
ersham's national incorporation act
Because of the differing conditions at
fecting incorporation In various states
and the transaction Of business in
other states where no incorpora-
ton has been made, the formation OF
holding companies and other make
shifts or evasions. has been fostered
in the past, giving rise to complex
situations. Mr.. Wickersham hopes that
the new national incorporation law,
on winch ne 10 at WOihb wan - :"
a more simple and effective means OF
administering the business of inter
state concerns, and at the same time
enable the national government to
give such federal regulation to such
corporations as shall be fair to the
corporate interests and satisfactory to
the public.
This is a large order, even for q
legal mind as keen and thorough as
that of the attorney general, but tbs
fact that Mr.. understands efforts in
this direction are being fostered and
approved by other important officials
of the administration makes 1t appar'
ent that he is gaining Roadway toward
a trust regulator If not a panacea.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-12
STRIKE OUT THE WORD.
"subsIdy" Jars on the Ears of Most
People.

"subsidS" Jar on the Ears of Most
People,.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
There exists no American citizen who
does not desire to have his country's flag
represented upon all the oceans of the
globe by busy fleets Of modern vessels.
The development of our and Of
our agriculture and industries which create
and sustain hat commerce., together with
the desirability OF a permanency to our
prosperity. require the extension and ex-
pansion OF our merchant marine.
There are words in the language which
are obnoxious to the people. They repre-
sent to their minds unrighteous favoritism.
They are typical OF legalized protective
monopoly and signify to the ~populace the
subversion OF personal rights, individual
freedom the oppression Of the many for
the benefit Of the few. There is no theme,
however lofty, no eloquence however thrill
ing, that can endow the word slavery with
any idea that will attract or hold popular
approval. From the earliest dawn of mans
history to the present hour the word
has slgnified degradation and injustice.
Through all ages and all races there has
rightly been opposition and antagonism to
the very thought expressed by the word.
Subsidy is a word that in itself arouses
the ~antagonism Of the people of the United
States. They despise a subsidized press;
they have contempt for a subsidized man;
they may sympathize with a people con-
quered by the sword, but they loath a ma
ton that is subsidized and transfers its
rights through the potency Of money. Dur
ing our revolution our soldiers N our peo-
pie could unite in friendship and honor
with their foes from England, Scotland or
Ireland, but the subsidized Hessian repre-
scented all that was low and degrading in
warfare.
To subsidize is to. lower, to degrade, to
corrupt, Why then do the friends OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-12
Standing By the Platform.

The Omaha Bee quotes the democratic
state platform regarding supreme court
candidates, a part Of which declares: I'VE
hope no democrat will vote for a candidate
for either Of these offices (supreme Judges
and regents Of the university merely be-
eau the candidate is a democrat" The
Bees attention is called to the fact that
the Democrat is standing upon that decla-
ration when it supports Judge Sullivan,
Judge Sedgwick and Judge Dean.-Kearney
Democrat.
Good. Then, IL the Kearney Demo
crat in favoring two democrats and one
republican is upholding its party plat
form, what about the democratic Or
gans and orators that are violating the
platform by supporting three demo-
Gratis and no republicans? Has the
attention of the Kearney Democrat
been called to the fact that Mr.. Bryan's
Commoner is advocating the election
of a straight democratic ticket in utter
disregard to the platform adjuration?
Is the platform binding on the Kear-
ney Democrat and not on Mr.. Bryan's
Commoner?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-12
That Great Conspiracy
New York Sun.

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other interesting details may be found by
reference to the record. Mr.. Parsons
charged that upstate republican votes de-
feated the measure. on April %, one DAY
before adjournment, Senator Agnew moved
that the rules OF the senate be suspended
to the end that the Ward bills might be
considered. 1t required twenty-six votes
to carry this motion. 1t secured but TWEEN
ty-four. The only republicans voting
against II were Human, Kissel and New
comb. Human will be recognized as the
introducer Of the governors direct noml-
nations bill. Newoomb is q New York
republican senator. and Kissel a Brooklyn
republican. Thus only one upstate repub-
lican voted against the resolution, and had
the New York republicans above mentioned
voted for the Agnew resolution it would
have carried.
In the course OF his public statements
Mr.. Parsons has taken occasion to accuse
Hon. John Raines Of part in the great
conspiracy. On April g Hon. John Raines
voted for the Agnew resolution. More
tha that, after It had failed, Mr.. Agnew
moved to reconsider the vote. Senator
Grady raised a point OF order which would
have destroyed the motion, and Senator
Raines, then In the chair. ruled against
Grady and saved the bill from defeat at
that point. This detail indicates the JUS
tice Of the Parsons charge OF a Grady
Raines conspiracy.
We nave taken the trouble to produce the
record in this matter, not because we con-
sidered It possible that Mr.. Parsons
charges could be credited by intelligent
persons-they were too palpably absurd for
that-but merely to demonstrate the
characteristic lack of good faith, correct
information and ordinary common sense
with which they lave been promulgated to
the exclusion Of issues that might interest
the electorate of this town. The fact hat
he had been refused a desired committee
appointment might lead Mr.. Parsons to
suspect a national conspiracy was not ex-
traordinary. II is only with the oddly
ridiculous explanation that any one might
quarrel. In any event, we think the con.
spiracy incident Is about closed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-12

A few days ago the Hon. Herbert Parsons
Of this town achieved approximate national
repute by the discovery Of a tremendous
conspiracy. This conspiracy, It will be re-
called, was in essence a disreputable bar
gain between the leaders of the republican
party in the house Of representatives and
the leaders Of the same party in the New
York state legislature by which the repre-
sentatives Of the New York City democracy
supported the Hon. Joseph G. Cannon's
rules Of procedure In the house and the
republican legislators defeated the Hon.
Herbert Parsons legislation to purify the
local elections pending at Albany.
This charge enjoyed an hour Of prom
inence4 1t excited comment and ELECTED
denial in various quarters. Then, of a
sudden. those journals which purvey the
words OF Parsons through anonymous in
terview announced that mistake had been
made. that these same bills had been de-
feated not as a result OF a national con-
spircy, but BECAUSE of the devotion OF the
Hon. Herbert Parsons to the political fort
unes Of the Hon. Charles e. Hughes. Mr..
Parsons, we believe, refrained from any
public statement in the matter.
We wondered at the sudden shift at the
time II took place. We wonder less now.
The simple fact is that at the time the
Hon. Joseph G.. Cannon was reelected
speaker Of the house Of representatives and
the house rules as amended by the Hon.
o ]. Fitzgerald were adopted there
were no election bills pending at Albany.
The Ward bills, which Mr.. Parsons alleged
to have been the basis of the bargain, had
not been introduced. In point Of fact some
Of them were introduced at Albany on the
same night Speaker Cannon was reelected,
and were first reported in the press of
March 16, the day following. Several of
them, moreover, were not introduced until
March IS. Hence Mr.. Parsons specific
charge that the Ward bills were the basis
Of a corrupt and criminal deal falls flat,
for the obvious reason that at the time the
deal was alleged to have been made they
were not in existence. No wonder Mr..
Parsons felt an imperative necessity to
change the details of his great conspiracy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-12
curtailing the Cotton Product.

The concerted move of manufactur-
ers to shut dow the cotton mills for
a considerable period is the indirect
result of the shortage in the cotton
crop. Nature having curtailed the sup
ply of raw material, growers have
united in demanding higher prices for
the staples, which spectators have
forced to an excessive point, and the
owners of the mills find themselves
unable to establish a corresponding
increase in the market for the finished
product. All the manufacturers Of New
England are agreed\that cotton is too
high for the prices their goods are
bringing, and most of them further
declare that the cost has been forced
much higher than natural conditions
warrant. Therefore, the cotton manu-
featuring interests are devising an
agreement to curtail the running time
Of all the mills by at least 224 hours
for the winter.
This will mean a hardship to a vast
army Of people who eustomarily work
long hours for a comparatively low
wage. One of the astonishing sights
OF the cotton mill cities Of New Eng
land is the deluge Of humanity from
the mill gates when the closing
whistles blow. releasing the toiling
thousands from their spindles and their
looms. These operatives are the main
stay OF large families. and the prosper