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MODERN KOBI son CRUSOE.

The h~omoward voyage Of the Nimrod, the
vessel of the Shnckleton expedition, has
been marked by the discovery on Mlcquarlo
Island, nearly 600 miles southwest Of New
Il mlafd, of II modern Robinson Crusoe "a
solitary inhabitant with two dogs.
The Nimrod, under the command of Cap
tam j. X. Davis, left Sydney on May s, and,
says keutor, in accordance with Lieutenant
Shuckleton's instructions, proceeded south
in order to visit Macquarie Island and
search for certain charted groups of islam Is,
the actual existence of which was doubtful,
Macquaie Island was discovered in the ear
~ pant of the last century by a Colonial
sealing vessel 1t is twenty one miles long
md five miles broad. and is the home NJ
countless myriads Of ponguIns, sea-birds,
and seals.
A visit was paid to the south point Of the
island and some specimens collected, and
then Me Nimrod proceeded along the coast
, 1909-09-15
THE CRETAN E~MBBOILMENT.
lOutlook, tug 2ISt)

Last week Greece and Turkey cane rs
near to wan over the island Of Crete Us they
dared, and then, under compulsjou from the
Powers, backed off ".nakiug faces at eoch
other" as the children would say. Crete IS
about a hundred and sixty miles long and
thirty broad, inhabited by three hundred
thousand Greeks, four-tifths being Christians.
The island has always been associated with
Greek history and mythology. Its splendid
peak Of Mount Ida was Juplter's seat. At
Mjnos's capital Dedalus lived and contrlye(
for Niuos the famous labyrinth where tho
Miuotaur was confined At Cretan Pergam-
us ii the traditional grave Of Lvcurgus. In
cIasa.c days Crete was part Of Greece, the
Cretau people were part OF the EroeB people.
"Nor have the moral and human ties between
them ever been either broken on relaxed"
as Gladstone said twelve years ago in his
ploa for Crete The plea had It's effect, and
Gladstoue's plan for international control
was successfully carried ont by the four
Powers principally interested, England,
France, Italy, and RUSSIA. la 1898 they in
t5rvened, and huve since managed affairs on
the island SO us TO keep the peace. The
Sultau'5 authority wBs recognized, but no
tribute was paid to him. GA the other hand,
my formal Cretuu attempt at union with
Greece was discouraged. Informal ana pop
ulsr expressions Of opinion, however, were
not prevented These have now borne their
natural fruit in an island not only Greek on
geographical, racial, linguistic, historic, rel
gious, and sentimental grounds, but one
where the official language is Greek, where
the Greek legal code has been in use in the
msular courts, and where for eight years the
High COMMISSIONS Of the Powers was a son
Of the KING Of Greece. Yet Prince George
acted with impartiality and fidelity toward
the Powers, and hence they were willing to
select as his successor another Greek, Alex
audor H,inis, a former Greek Premier.
Moreover, with this succession the Powers
allowed the KING of Greece the privilege Of
nominating High Commissioners The Pow
ers had slowly withdrawn the international
police and replaced it by Cretaus under
, 1909-09-15
ENGINEERING
The Structure Of NJ BIeriot'> Aoroplano.

The Structure of VI. BIeriot'9 Aeroplano.
Now that an opportunity has been afford
ed Of Inspecting the arship in which M.Bjcr-
lot made his memorable ii gbt across the
English Channel, the character OF the per
formonce can be more accurately appreciate
ed, and as the Dimensions and construction
Of the apparently frail craft are seen and
realized, the achievement becomes the more
astonishing. In general form and proportlony
tins structure. with ribs Of thIn ash and with
tissues Of linen, resembles the common tlpala
or crane-hv, and the resemblance IS perhaps
no mere accident. The first impression OF it
is that it is something invested with HE, and
vet too fragile 10 be capable OF prolonged
md energetic movement against the eIe-
meuts. Its length is scarcely more than a
1.-the man can Jump aud It's weight does not
greatly exceed that which a strong man can
lift to the casual view, therefore the small
ness of the parts and the lgh5uess of the
construction, ia comparison to j $ useful load,
reveal the skin whereby NJ. BIeriot has en-
dowod it with the necessary strength, stiff
ness, aud propulsive power. Upon close sur
vey the secret Of his success is gradually
made manifest, and the wonder that the de-
vice can SAL, that it eau be steered, and that
it can make up le way against gravity and
against the wind, gives place to admiration
Of the manner in which the inventor has APP
piled discretion, imaginatiyeness and me-
chanical principles to achieve his purpose
When the admirable proportions Of canti-
levers, struts, ties, and stays are examined
all frtilty disappears, and the engineer dis
covers that he has before him one of those
masterpieces of mechanical art which at rare
intervals proceed from hard work and genius,
mvstifying us with their final simplicity. The
balance Of the parts, the form OF the wings,
and the design Of the Anzaut engine NC
doubt had their origin in studious research
but we hazard the opinion that the Bl6riot
monoplane owes its success chiefly 10 an.
untrommeIled imagination supported by ar
duous experiment, and that this lesson is not
the least that the world has gained by the
i%ntrepidity Of VI. Bleriot, The inventor is to
be congratulated on the fact that his exploit
has not only aroused o vast amount of public
enthusiasm on the subject Of aerial flight,
but that his Willingness to exhibit the
machine has enabled his constructive skill 10
be widely recognized Times, 4ug. 9Th.
, 1909-09-15
BY 9TATUTE

That you cannot make people sober by an
Act of Parliament is a saying that has be.
come a kind Of political axiom Like q good
many welI-worn sayings of its kind, 1t ap-
pears to be wrong. Scottish topers have
been made sober by our famous Budget
which already, Of course, has the force OF
law us regards raising p~ricos-the reason
being that the national virtue OF thrlftlness
has prevailed over the bacchic tendency
which is sometimes known to nuke sons OF
Caledonia wild but not stern, at HI event
iii limiting the flow Of 'toddy' The Bu@-
get resolutions which increased the cost OF
whisky were passed on April 70. In May
1908 the arrests for drunkenness IN Scotland
numbered A, 1861. Ia May 1909 they mum
bered 1865. In June 1903 the number of
0vor-stimulated Scots who fell into the hands
Of the police dropped by 81 per cent. rs
compared with the figure for Juno 1908.
The commilL.Is TO prison show tho Same
healthy falling off as the arrests. Probably
beer has to a lNr8e extent taken the place
in northern j|oyiaIIty which whisky held so
long, and beer is but a weak means II IN
Huouciug our hard helded kjn5nen from
beyond the Tweed. The result Is That
Scotland does not stand where she d@ III
these rqther distressing statistics, AMI that
many more Of her p~erforyId children stand
us they should, quite firmly upon steady
legs
Those Scots who have now weaued them
selves from the uproariousness winch leads
to the police station may find u serene and
chastened pleasure IN contemplating their
temptcr in a detachedland scientific mood,
and the final report Of the Royal Commits
sion on Whisky, details Of which Will be
F.,,.l - ,. par,.t nDl11DlnG will enable
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
SHOWER OF CONGRATULATIONS.

TF Mr.. William r. Smithers of Dover, were
4 not modest man, we fear that his head
would have swollen TO about three times its nor
NAL size in view of the shower Of congratua-
tions that have poured upon him since his ap-
pontment to be Secretary of State The Gov
ornor has evidently done a very popular thing
AS soon as he was appointed the Wilmington
papers sounded the praises of Mr.. Smthers and
the State papers have been Ginning in as the
time for publication came along Such praise
must be gratifying to Governor Pennewill and
TO Mr. Smithers.
One of the Dover papers says that the heel
ers made some petty objections to the appoint
ment of Mr.. Smithers' on the ground that dur
ing political campaign he was not on the FIR
ing line buying votes, or pulling men into car
riages" or other work of that kind No one
would expect a gentleman like Mr. Smithers to
be engaged in that sort of business in Kent
county, but as the Dover News says: when
there was legitimate work to be done campaign
work and a rafting stump speech needed, he
was on the ground
The appointment shows that this kind of
work-legitmate works to be rewarded and
this is as it should be. If Governor Pe1newill
keeps on the same path that he has entered
upon, he surely will have a successful admins
tration. Hastings and Smithers as secretaries
of State show that the Governor has keen con-
ception of the qualifications necessary for that
Office.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
POTATO BUGS RAMPANT
Some Farmers Remember the Variety
Of Many Years Ago.

Farmers in the northern section of
the state are reporting the potato bugs
as being much IN evidence, and they
are waiting even in patches where there
are no sprouts in evidence for the lat
ter to appear. One farmer advances
the idea that the bugs have remained
in tho ground TO a great extent dur
ing the last two seasons, when they
caused little trouble. and are reappear-
ing after the manner OF the locust
They look for good crop of them this
year and much damage TO be done.
Many Of the older farmers remem-
Der a former plague of bugs which de-
stroyed the plants for a number OF
years, but none OF this variety are 10
he found at the present time. These
former bugs were gray in color and OF
a fiat shape, but when the Colorado
beetle took charge OF the work OF de-
struction they disappeared and have
not since been seen. The arrival OF
something TO drive out the present va
riety is awaited.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28

and is doing what he believes to be for the adj
vancement of the interests OF Delaware. And yet
he IS standing firmly by the Taft idea
When the Delaware Democrat looks at the rec
ord, he also finds that seventeen Democrats,
more than one-half Of the party's representation
IN the Senate, voted against Senator DUPONT on
the lumber tariff
If people in their political matters, we're
broad minded and not ruled too much by their
party passions and prejudices, we should eX-
pect hundreds of these Delaware Democrats to
rise up and say that Colonel Henry A. dupont
is making a fine record in the Senate, that he is
attending TO his business, that he IS serving the
State Of Delaware we'll that he is not inconsis-
tent one-half of the Senators representing their
own party are and therefore they are not going
to oppose his return to the Senate. And they
would add that no Senator that has represented
Delaware in the higher house of Congress has
showed more courage, more independence, more
devotion to his duties than has Senator Henry
A. dupont. He is his own man and in these
days of political chcanery that is saying great
deal
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
AROUND THE WORLD
IN THIRTY DAYS

It is interesting 10 note the rapid shrink
ing Of tAis world i'm size "Arouad the
world In eighty days" may soon be
around the world I'm thirty days"
A ninety-six hour schedule from New
York TO Puget Sound ports is in operation.
The Mauretania continues to lower her
record. Russia has started to double track
her Trnns-Siberian Railroad and will
spend SS0O00000 in that work AS soon as
one may leave New York by some fast Gu
harder or other steamer for Plymouth di-
rect he should be able to reach that port
as things are now going. IN five days and
two hours and London about four hours
later
II there was Saturday steamer leav-
ing New York at ten a. m. this would
bring us TO London at four p. m on
Thursday. We should have ample time to
take the train from Victoria station by
the Flushing route for Berlin at thirty
five minutes after eight p. M, reaching
Berlin at forty-nine minutes after six
p. m, next day. and take the elevated
around to the Warsaw station A slow run
Of forty-two hours brings us to Moscow on
Sunday az twenty minutes past one r. m.
That evening at seven p. m. we start over
land on the Trans-Siberian railroad Ex-
perts claim that with improved roadbed
double tracks and prompt service we
should within the next few years be able
to make the run to Hardin in FIVE and a
half days, enabling us 10 reach that i'm
portant junction point on the Saturday
morniny following.
Baron Goto haa done great work Will
the Japanese and corean railroads, anJ
! promises a through run for expresses from
/ Hardin by way Of Mukden. Win an,
Seoul to Husan. The stretch from tie Yall
river north to Aiukden is narrow gaugl
and has a poor roadbed. but when it q
/ brought up TO the standard our through
express should reach Fusan on an extr,
| days run-Sunday morning There w
take a steamer-it may soon be TRAN
ferry-over 10 Shimonoseh and make tn
run into Yokohama by Monday morning
The fine Empress" boats. the Canadia
| Pacific line, take us hence to Vancouver
II Is now an eleven days run, but we ar
| promised a new suction gas engine wit
ability to double present horse power wit
the same coal consumption and we shoul
get this trip done in eight days. Leavin
Yokohama on our sixteenth day out frol
New York. we reach Vancouver on th
twenty-fourth. and the ninety-six hou
schedule brings one back home on IN
twenty eighth day. This may be 'goin
some" but It seems to be on the program
Evening journal., 1909-05-28

Cecil County, Md, is troubled with the tax
dodger. Getting an equitable assessment of per-
sonal property is a difficult problem in Cecil.
AS the Elkton Wing points out incorporeal Sc
curites are hard to reach and there is good rea-
son to believe that much of this kind of wealth
escapes assessment and taxation. Other per-
sona property such as live stock which is Wis
be is drawn into the tax net The experience
of the assessor with concealed personal wealth
is an intimation of the trouble that would be
met with under an income tax law.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
Editorial
Opinion
A stalwsrt Youth.


Dover News.
Twenty-one years old last Thursday.
and having reached its full majority.
THE EVENING JOURNAL of VIII
mington Creally THE EVENING
JOURNAL Of all Delaware) celebrated
its anniversary by becoming quite
"chesty" and large. II was a fine and
dandy paper, and everybody congratu-
lates IL on being old enough TO vote.
Some of US who have been in touch
with THE JOURNAL during all these
twenty-one years, of ups and
downs" which experiences would fiji
a book, are delighted to say that ii is
on the mountain-top Of deserved pros
perity, good looks and usefulness We
take it that a State. that every house
hold, must take pride and really re
joice in the fact that one of the assets
Of the State is a good newspaper Or
two. This JOURNAL is one. And
one Of the best traits Of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL is that it is one Of
those broader types of newspaperdom
In politics it boosts-as it has the
right TO do-its party principals, but
seldom knocks the others. Editorially
it gets the good, the joyous, the
humorous and the merry out of life
IL does not believe that Delawareans
are rascally or that competitors are
numbsculls. II is therefore, ntting
that THE EVENING JOURNAL has
existed and prospered until, it has be-
come valuable TO its owners and it's
patrons as we'll IL is one of those
agencies that serve to make the best
Of the little sphere in which we live
and move and have our being.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
Personal and Pertinent

OF late years fencing has grown tremendously in pop
ularty among society women, and of the most
charming graceful eXponents of the is Baroness
de Meyer. The Baroness makes a delightful picture
attired black knickerbokers long tunc black stock
and shoes, poises preliminary attack She
is also, by the way splendid swimmer, and such
powers physical endurance that using the breast
stroke keep herself ahoat for matter three
quarters OF an hour.-Tit- Bits.
The question Of whether women should smoke not
ben settled in the Affirmative by Of the Euro
pean royal ladies. The Empress Dowagcr of Russia
smokes cigarettes regularly; the Queen Of Roumania
when her literary labors usually has cigarette be-
tween her lips, the Queen Mother of Spain is said to
smoke cigars well cigarettes, and the widowed
Queen Of Portugal smokes necessarily. Queen Alexandra
Of England and Queen Victoria OF Spain not smoS
ers while the Empress of Germany has taken firm
stand against the Of the weed by her seX-Leses
Weekly
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
Chatty Stories OF the Day

Among the habits which have grown apace among
Americans years has been that Of souvenir
hunting Souvenir spoons knives forks plates, photo
graphs postal-cards, have been a perfect
passion with the multitude The thing seemed have
been carried little too far when somebody a
ception TO Mr. Wu the Chinese Ambassador, some
years tried 20 snip OFF piece Of that eminent hu-
morists pigtal, with pair of pocket-scissors but
that surpassed by certain Chicago woman
Of great personal attractveness, who to have
reached the ultimate.
A stranger speaking OF her TO another woman. and
being familiar with certain in the family his
tory Of the lady whom she talking. observed
Hunter.
mot really kleptomaniac you know" she said.
"Oh, no, not at ALL" the reply "She is Just
the ultra Of souvenir hunting happen TO know too You
see, some she paid a weekend visit at our
country place and when il was over
you missed your sverware?"
mo, inded'" was the answer MY hushandi'--Lp-
~ncfs
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
IN THE SENATE.

XTERY natural is the anger and disgust dis
played by a large number Of Democratic
leaders and newspapers over the spectacle made
BY the Democratic Senators during the debate
m rs the tariff bill before the Senate Had the
n IN been voted as a whole, the Democrats
AWho jumped the party traces might have es-
NCaped the castigation that they have been re-
ceiving But the vote is being taken ON sepa-
rate schedules and this method is showing up
the inconsistencies of the Democrats and max
ing clear what a sham and pretense has been
the attitude of most of the Democratic Senators
from the South during the last few years.
A few years ago the Democratic national
platform pronounced the doctrine of prOtec-
tive tariff as applied to this country a robbery
and fraud and fought on that issue. Since then
they have declared for a low tariff or tariff
for revenue" They have preached this doctrine
in season and out OF season, and the Democrats
have been educated to the idea that the chief
point of difference between the parties is the
tariff.
No wonder then, that when the Democratic
party in the Senate goes to pieces on this very
issue that there should be bitter criticism and
resentment. OF course, these Southern Senators
who have been voting for protection-voting
against the latest authoritative declaration OF
their national convention which favored free
raw materias-have an explanation. They say
that as we have tariff and that as revenue must
be raised they shall therefore. vote for the tar
if on some things for the benefit of their own
regions This explanation may seem plausible to
some Democrats, but it will not relieve these
Senators from the odium that will be cast upon
them by thousands of Democrats throughout
the country. If these Democrats wanted to be
consistent wanted to show that their former
teachings had not been mere buncombe, they
would stand fast for the income tax as a means
of raising revenue.
Perhaps these Democratic Senators do not
think of the far reaching affect of their attitude
Many man in the Democratic ranks will be-
come disgusted and VOW that the party has gone
back on him. If such Democrat, a Delaware
Democrat, for example looks at the record what
does he hnd2 He finds that Henry A. dupont
the Senator from Delaware, is voting for free
raw materials in many instances because he is
taking enlightened view of the protective tar
iii doctrine and because he is a Delawarean
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
JOY RIDING A CRIME
Governor Hughes Signs Bill Restricting
Use of Autos.

Albany, n. Y, May Ex-Governor
Hughes has signed the so-called 10Y
riding" automobile bill It provides
that "any chauffeur or other person
who without the consent of the owner
shall take or cause TO be taken from a
garage. stable or other building OF
place an automobile or motor vehicle
and operate or drive or cause the same
to be operated or driven for his own
profit. use or purpose, steals the same
and is guilty Of larceny and shall be
punishable accordingly
The act takes effect September
next.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
New AUTO Law IN
PENNSYLVANIA
NOn-ReSidentS do Not Gel
Exemption From License
This Year

Delaware automobilists will be inter-
ested to know that they viii not be ex-
empt from the licensing provision while
touring in Pennsylvania. The recent
Pennsylvania Legislature passed a law
giving nonresident automohiists ten
davs' exemption from the licensing re-
ouirement, provided they had license
in their own State. Now It is found that
the ten days exemption does not 80 into
effect until January /, 1910.
Attorney General Todd Of Pennsylvania
has decided that the license features OF
the new auto act of that State including
the clause to allow auto owners Of other
states certain privileges, do not take ef-
feet until next year He says:
''The licensing provisions Of the act ap-
proved April q. 1909. do not become oper'
ative until the first day - January, 1919
All other provisions OF the act became
operative upon its approval, and there
fore are in full force now. And inasmuch
as the second section Of the act does moi
so into effect until January 1, 1910, Il
necessarily follows that the proviso there
I'm tnat non-residents of this Common
wealth shall be exempt for a period os Il
days from the provisions Of this section
If they have complyied with the require
ments Of the State in which they reside,
is not enforced during the year 1903"
Tho State Highway Department is tax.
ing steps TO give notice about certain
provisions Of the act and the statement
has been issued that the law, with Tho
exception Of the clauses relating to IT,
censes. is now in effect This means thai
the new speed limit Of "a miles in th'
country and u i'm the cities, with all OF
the requirements as TO signaling, lights
brakes. prosecutions and obedience t'
signs, is now IN force.
Evening journal., 1909-05-28
With the Photographers

The people Of great Central West have the alttr
native if Congress revise the tariff the right
way of revising Congress.-Kansas city Star.
The ss9cOoo Holbein picture would harmonize very
well with the hatracks and chandeliers in the Harris
burg CapitoL-New York Post
Expecting TO get something they know they won't
get" way Governor Johnson characterizes public
attitude toward discussion There will be
disappointment. he might have edded-Louisvie Cour
journal
Don't worry If you think you horned toad on a
hatpin an right it's there; they using em.
aren't they the limit the outside of peach bas-
ket2-Boston Globe.
Perhaps Einor Glyn will try a beauty specialist be-
she again the men of this country may
be willing do a little judicous flirting with her
Chicago Record Herald
Senator Burton OF Ohio voted for free lumber WIN
anybody need mCae than guess TO tell which way
Foraker would have voted If he had stll been mem-
ber Of the Senate?-Chicago Record Herald.
Even Uncle shelby M Cuom's apology for the AID
rich bin entirely convnce.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
modern science is trying to invent iagless whis
Ky. II the enterprsng behind this movement sue
coed. they should omit send circulars promptly
TO the Baltimore City Hal-Baltimore American