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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
MONEY FOR
CITY FIREMEN

The fire committee Of Council pre-
scented its report OF tho semi-annual
inspection made by Council on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings of this week
to City Council last night and in It
praise is given the firemen for their
excellent equipment
The semi-annual appropriation of
the various companies were allowed as
follows: Friendship. $3.50; Reliance,
S2.O5O; Delaware. $1,000; Phoenix, $4,000;
Water Witch. s., $50; Independence, 81
05o; Washington, S2,S00; Weccacoe, 81
500; Liberty. S2,O5O; Brandywine, 81
$50; Union. S2,250; Fame, $3.50.
A number Of firemen attended the
meeting expecting the paid fire depart
ment subject to come up but the matter
was not discussed. The fire committee
has not yet received figures and in
formation from other cities maintain
ing paid fire departments. as 10 the
cost of the same. A report from the
committee is expected next week.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19

Of Masons has planned for an elaborate
celebration OF Washingtons birthday
on Monday night Following the lodge
session a reception win be held at the
Hotel Richardson for the members,
their wives and invited guests. Mem
bors Of the Legislature and officials
who are Masons have been invited TO
the reception. and a delightful program
OF instrumental and vocal music will
be given.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
Headache
For Years

81 keep DR.. Miles Anti-Pain
Pills on hand all the time, and
would not think of taking a
journey without them, no mat
ter how short a distance am
going. I have a sister that has
had terrible headaches for years,
and 1 coaxed her to try them
and they helped her so much,
she now keeps them by her all
the time. From my own exper-
fence 1 cannot praise them
enough"
MRS. LOU M. CHURCHILL,
O. High ST., Penacook, N. H.
Many persons have headache
after any little excitement or ex-
ertion. They cannot attend
church, lectures, entertainments,
or ride on trains without suffer-
ing. Those who suffer in this
way should try DIR. Miles Anti
Pain Pills. They give almost
instant relief without leaving
any disagreeable after-effects, as
they do not derange the stomach
or bowels; just a pleasurable
sense of relief follows their use.
Get a package from your drug
gist. Take it according to direc-
tons, and if it does not benefit
he will return your money.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
DOVER MASONS
TO CELEBRATE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Feb. 19-Union Lodge
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19

most encouraging feature of the re-
vlval is the fact that quite a NUM-
Der OF recent converts are among those
not reached by ordinary methods.
STAFF Captain and Mrs Richards, of
Philadelphia. will have charge Of the
weekend meetings. The sunday af-
ternoon service will be held at the
Worllhouse,
The hall at Fourth and King streets
has proved so satisfactory for the
Army operations, that the lease has
been renewed for another year.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19

A Lima, Peru. newspaper, the LaPrensa,
commenting on the congested condition of
the port of Callao, says that it is not UNI
common for vessels TO be detained four
or five or even six weeks before they can
begin TO discharge. on December 3 there
were five British ships waiting their turn
one OF which had been there for forty
eight days.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19

tiously observing them with the utmost
possible regularity and with the deter
mination to get out Of them some gem
uine spiritual help, Lent would bring
to each of us individually and TO our
parish as a whole a quite incalculable
blessing. +. NJ. K.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
Salvation ARMY Revival.

The special meetings at the Salvation
Army Hall, Fourth and King streets.
are still going on, and many converts
are being made.
Adjutant Bartlett states that the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19

Civil engineers are said to be busy near
Reynosa making the plans for a large
gravity canal from the 70 Grande into
the Mexican territory. It Is possible that
the water may be taken from the river for
a distance Of about 80 miles into the in
terror. This work Is being done under Mr..
Samuel obertson. who built the famous
gravity canal at San Benito. Tex.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19

During the year 19O7-s the total number
OF acres planted TO peanuts in Burma was
142.o5i. against 1878 the season previous.
This crop does better in upper than lower
Burma and has proved so profitable that
the Increase Of acreage Is likely TO con-
tinue from year to year.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19

Until March 10th Inclusive.
~iold filled Rimless Spectacles, $3.50
Cubberly, S24 Market St.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-19
PURPOSE OF THE
LENTEN SEASON
MIR. KirkuS Writes Letter to
Trinity Church COngrega-
ton on Subject

The Rev. +. NJ. Kirkus, rector of
Trinity P. E Church, has written the
following letter to hfs congregation
relative to the observance or Lent:
Another Lent is close at hand, with
It's call for every Christian to cease,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
TETRkZzINI VERSUS MELBA.
How tho Former Came, Sang and Con-
quered In London.

How tho Former Came, Sang and Con-
quered In London.
Maria Gay. the Spanish prima donna,
had clash with Melba in London two
years ago Then Melba ruled the
roost" at Covent Garden, and Gays
Spanish pride was stung. Esteeming
herself to be quite as good an artist
as Melba, with Spanish resentment she
swore to be revenged.
Having known Tetrazzini in Spain
and South America, she told the Covent
Garden syndicate that Tetrazzini was
a far finer artist than Melba and that
if she were presented there she would
make sensation.
Believing that Gay was actuated by
dislike of Melba and, Furthermore,
fearing to do anything calculated to
antagOnize that diva, the syndicate re-
fused to have Tetrazzinis voice tested
Gay was not to be bafiled. She went
to the organizers of the autumn popu-
lar season of opera at Covent Garden
and advised them that if they wanted
to create a furore by securing really
big star they ought to engage Luisa
Tetraz2ini.
These gentlemen agreed to do so,
thinking that if Tetrazzini was only
one-tenth part as good star as Gay
pictured her she would be cheap at the
salary she asked.
TetraZzini came, sang and conquered
and Maria Gay prides herself on being
the means of introducing to London
what she calls "a real great artist"
After hearing Melba and Tetrazzini
sing the same night at a gala perform
ance of opera the music experts de-
clared that Melba had the purer, even.
er voice, but that Tetrazzini while vo-
cally slightly inferior. was artistically
pre-eminent; that she had the musical
| soul
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26

the moment LuiSa made herself six
years older than she really was. This
is one noteworthy instance in which a
public singer failed to discount her
age.
Fame came speedily, but for a long
time it was confined to Europe and
Latin America. She sang seven sea-
sons In st, Petersburg, three in Next
co, two in Madrid, four in Buenos
Aires and even on the Pacific coast of
America before she appeared in New
York, She had sung Lucia more than
200 times before her first appearance
at COvent Garden and the twenty cur
tain calls she received on that occasion
came as the greatest surprise of her
career. She had begun to believe that
she could never be appreciated by
English speaking audiences, and the
ovation almost overcame her.
1t was by the merest chance that
Nine. Tetra2Zini ever came to the Man
haitian Opera House in New York.
The diya's own account of her engage
ment is as follows:
81 was in London, and for a wonder
l had week, n wet week on my
hands, You know people will do any
thing in n wet week in London
"There were contracts from all over
the continent and South America pend
ing. There was much discussion nat.
urally in regard to settlements and ar
rangements of one kind and another.
suddenly, just like that'-she makes
a butterfly geSture-"M. HammerStein
came, and just like that'-a duplicate
gesture-"I made up my mind that |
would come here. II his offer to me
had been seven days later l should not
have signed, and If had not ! should
undoubtedly never have come, for q
contract that | might have signed to
60 elsewhere would probably have
been for number of years"
Voice experts confess that they are
not able to solve the mystery of Nine.
Tetrazzinrs wonderful management OF
her breathing
At is perfectly natural" she says.
al breathe low down with the dia-
phragm not, as some do, high up in
the upper part Of the chest ! always
hold some breath in reserve for the
creScendoes, employing only what is
absolutely necessary, and | renew the
breath wherever il is easiest.
"ln breathing find. as in other mat
tiers pertaining to singing, that as one
goes on and practices, no matter how
long one may have been singing, there
are constantly new surprises awaiting
one. You may have been accustomed
for years to take note in certain
way, and after a long while you dis.
cover that, while it is very good way,
there is "A better"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26

strength OF tone without the attack
coming from this seat OF respiration
In praCtlcing the trlll or staccato
tones the pressure Of the breath must
be felt even before the sound is heard
The beautiful, clear, bell.llke tones
that die away into soft plano are
tones struck on the apogglo and con.
trollcd 10y the steady soft pressure Of
the breath emitted through perfect.
ly open throat, over low tongue and
resounding in the cavities of the
mouth or head.
Never for moment sing without
this apogglo, this breath prop. Its de
velopmcnt aud its constant use mean
the restoration OF sick or fatigued
voices aud the prolonging of all ones
vocal powers into what is wrongly
called old age.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
LAFOLLETTE AND
PENROSE TILT
Stormy Debate PreCedeS Pass.
age OF POStOttICe Bill,
HEPBURN HITS HOUSE RULES

Declares Speaker Has Been Made a
Tyrant-1iIl Codifyng and Amend
ing Penal Laws Is Passed-Forttt
cations Appropriation Measure Up
Washington, Feb. l9.-The postoilice
bill, carrying appropriations OF $232,
100000, vas passed by the senate
after stormy debate during which
Senator Penrose, in charge of the
measure, made an angry assault upon
Senator LaFollette, who had entered
into general criticism of the senate
committees because of what he termed
their unwarranted delay in reporting
great appropriation bills. LaFolletIe
declared the senate had permitted a
glut of important legislation to be dis
posed of in haste during the last days
of congress, and had suggested that II
would be no calamity If these bills
could not be acted upon in the regular
session, saying that a reorganization
of committees would allow the special
session to consider them and other
important legislation.
Responding in angry tones, Penrose
declared LaFollette's criticisms sound
ed more like the arguments made by
a vendor of patent medicine from the
tail door of a cart in village Of wis
Consin," than those of a senator of the
United States. The COlloquy was rem.
dered almost tragic by the fiery atti
tude assumed by the senator from
Pennsylvania as he denounced the
senator from Wisconsin, who stood
quietly at his place on the other side
of the chamber staring back at his big
antagonist.
Fortifications Bill in the House.
The controversy over the legislative
appropriation bill in connection with
rotary of state involving the eligibility
of Senator Knox for the office was
settled in the house of representatives
when the bill was sent to conference
and the committee authorized to con.
slider the salary provisions as if in dis.
agreement. This gives the committee
power to reduce the pay from $4,000
to $4,000, its former figure. The Re
publicans We're caught mapping when
resolution by Fitzgerald was adopted
disagreeing to the senate amendments
creating the offices of under secretary
and fourth assistant secretary of state
The bill codifying and amending the
penal laws of the United States was
passed and the Notifications appropria.
ton bill discussed, Vigorous attacks
on the house rules were made by Hub.
bard and Hepburn (IaD. The latter
asserted that members had betrayed
their trust and Frustrated themselves
al the feet of the speaker, who, he
said had been made a tyrant
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
MOVE IN HOUSE TO RAISE MAINE
Committee Will Include Item for Com
mission to investigate Feasibility.

Washington, Feb J9,-The house
committee on approp. iations is to in
clude in the sunQry civil bill an item
looking toward the ultimate raising of
the battleship Maine, the wreck Of
which still remains in Havana har.
Dor. The subcommittee which is pre-,
pairing the bill has decided to insert a
clause which provides for a commits.
sion which will be directed to inVesti-
gate the condition of the week and
determine the feasibility and cost of
raising it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
Tetrazzini's Great Triumph.

The night Luisa TetraZzini first ap-
peared at Covent Garden, London, lit
tie had been dOue to herald her COM
ing. To the management she was just
a good singer who would please. and
so they advertised her. But when she
came upon the stage, a perfect stran-
ger to her audience, it was Immediate
ly felt that she was a prima donna
far out of the ordinary. And when
she had finished singing she got encore
after encore, and az she emerged from
the stage door she found the whole
audience awaiting to greet her.
Men and women Of fashion the as
Semplage was for the most part. but
in their enthusiasm they had trans
formed themselves into a plain mob,
and nothing would satisfy them ex-
cept that the horses should be taken
out of the singers carriage and that
they should draw it through the streets
to her hotel
TetraZZini's husband tried to dis
suade the crowd. and for his pains he
sustained a fracture Of one Of his
arms and had to stand idly by while
the audience carried out it's purpose
and dragged the carriage off to Nine.
TetrazZini's hotel
That WAS just the beginning of the
sensation. From that time forward
the Covent Garden was damned to its
capacity when she sang.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
PIN CHAMPIONSHIP
MATCH is ON TONIGHT
Best Men Of New York and
Cleveland 10 Roll in Brooklyn.

New York, Feb. 22.-The opening
games in the match between the bowl
ing champions of New YORK and Cleve-
land, o., will be rolled on the Grand
Central alleys in Brooklyn tonight,
and the popularity of the alley game in
New York is showing itself in the in.
terest taken in the match. Jimmy
Smith, the New York champion, is to
meet Louis Franz, the best bowler of
the Ohio city, in a home and home
tournament. Thirty games are to be
rolled, the first fifteen in Brooklyn to-
night and the other fifteen in Cleve.
lana on March H.
Franz has been champion Of Cleve.
land for three years. He is as good
a bowler when working in team as
in singles, as he proved lately when
he and Charley Gilbert won an inter.
city match rolled against VIII Flenner
and Gus Steele, two OF ChiCago's best
men on the alleys. Cleveland bowlers
are enthusiastic about Fran2s ability,
declaring that he will prove himself
the best bowler of America. A mum.
Der of them have come on here to see
him roll against Smith. The latter IL
generally considered the best bowler
of the metropolis. In a recent work
out in preparation for tonight's match
he rolled an average of nine games OF
1888, beginning with 800 score. 1t Ia
reported that he has done even better
The match is for $500 a side, in add
ton to a share Of the gate receipts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
INDIAN AMUCK IN CINCINNATI
Fatally stabs Two Persons and Seri.
ousIy Cuts Another.

Cincinnati, Feb. 22.-With an ear
splitting warwhoop, an unidentified
Navajo Indian war chief ran amuck
in the Union station here and before
he could be overpowered he had fatal
ly stabbed and cut Mrs. Anna Devord
Of Huntington, w. Va and Max Mey.
eTs of Cincinnati and seriously wound.
ed Joseph b, Gordon of Cambridge, III.
The Indiana, with four Sioux war
chiefs from Kansas, had alighted
from a crowded train, AS the passen-
gers alighted from the train the In
dian, with warning yell, drew a long
dagger and started through the crowd,
slashing right and left.
Mrs. Devord was nearest to the In
dian walking up the platform with a
child in her arms, Before she could
heed the warning cry raised by pas.
sengers the Indian had buried the dag.
ger in her back and then slashed her
across the body and arms.
Dsregarding the insensible form of
his victim, the Indian next attacked
Meyers As Meyers fell to the station
platform the Indian ran toward Cor
don, AS the Indians blade pene-
trated the clothing of the victim and
entered the flesh, passengers and sta
ton attaches, who had stood rooted in
their tracks with horror, made a con
certed rush on the mailman. The dag,
ger was Knocked from his hand and
he was taken in charge by the police
On the train the Indian, who had
been to Washington to see the secre,
tary of the interior, was noticed by
DAsssngers TO be brooding and sullen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
ULTIMATUM TO PIERCE COMPANY
Must Sever Relations With Standard
or Quit Missouri

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 2O,-Attor
ney General Major declared that the
relations of the Waters-Pierce Oil
company and the STANDARD Oil com
pany must be severed if the Waters
Pierce company expects to do business
in Missouri, unless the supreme court
holds that the Waters.Pierce company
has complied with its order and unless
the court modifes the judgment Oh
the Standard Oil company. which is
already ousted He contends that the
WatersPierce Oil company has not
complied with the order and decree Of
the supreme court.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
TETRAZZINI AS A BABY.
She Sang Little Songs In Her Cradle
Days.

Speaking of her art and how she
came to follow her natural inclination
Nine Tetrazlini said recently:
"All of my family were naturally mu-
steal, and | cannot remember when |
could not sing, or at least when / did
not try. My mother always told me
that | learned to sing little songs in
my cradle before | learned to talk.
But with all this natural inclina-
ton l missed very narrowly turning
my attention to serious effort in this
direction. AS | have said my elder
sister was a singer, and my parents
thought that one successful singer in
the family was quite all that was pos
sible. So | did not do more than fol-
low my natural inclination for the sake
of amusement until eleven years ago.
Then | sought out, much against the
wishes of my relatives. grand old
maestro, Signor COccherani. That was
after | had moved to Milan. First
took lessons for three months. Then
discontinued my studies and engaged
for a time in dramatic singing in
Milan. After a time | went back to
COccherani and took lessons for three
months again. Then Coccherani told
me that he could not teach me any
more"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
n VISA TETRAzzINl. the most ia.

Y VISA TETRAIXI the most IA
nous italian cOlorntura sopra
Am< no OF the day, declares that she
began to sing before she learn
cd to talk Her parents were not anu
steal but her elder sister, now the
wife of the eminent conductor Cleo
fante Campanini. was public singer
OF established reputation, and her sue
cess reused her young sisters ambi-
ton to become great artist. Her par
ents were well to do, her father hav-
ing n large army furnishing store in
Florence, anI they did not encourage
her In her determination to become Il
primn donna. One prlma donna. said
her father, was enough for any family.
Tulsa did not agree with him. If one
prlma donna Is good, she argued, why
would not two be better? SO she never
deslstcd from her importantly until
she was permitted TO become pupil
Of Professor Coccherani, vocal in
structor Mt the LyCee At this time she
had committed to memory more than
a dozen grand opera roles and at the
end of six months the professor con-
fcsscd that he could do nothing more
for her voice. that she was ready for a
career.
She made her bow to the Florentine
opera going public, one of the most
critical in Italy, as lnez in Meycrbeer's
"L'Africaine," and her success was Sc
pronounced that she was engaged ut n
salary of 500 month, n phenomenal
beginning for young singer. Queen
Margherita was present on the occa'
sion and compIimented her highly and
prophesicd for her great career. She
asked the trembling debutante how old
she was. and I'm the embarrassment OF
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
Attorneys in Calhoun Case Clash.

San Francisco, Feb. Recalling
the attempted assassination of last
November, Francis j Heney charged
that Henry Ach, attorney for Abraham
Ruef the convicted political boss,
knew of the intention of Morris Haas
to shoot the prosecutor The accuse.
ton was flung at the attorneys for the
defense during a heated exchange
The session resumed its calmness aft.
er Judge Lawler had threatened the
belligerent attorneys with imprison.
ment. single seat in the jury re.
mains to be filed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-26
Stringent Liquor Law in Kansas.

Topeka, Feb. 19.-What is probably
the most stringent legislation enacted
in any state in the union to prevent
the sale of intoxicating liquors was
passed by the house, The bin had al
ready passed the senate. The bill alb.
solutcly prohibits the issuance of per.
mits to druggists to sell liquor and in
connection with the prohibition law in
force is absolutely DrOhibitiVe