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Evening journal., 1910-06-28
Editorial Opinion
The Session Just Closed.

Washington Post
The Congress has dispersed. its
calendars cleared of all measures vital
to the public good and the fulhllment
Of the pledges of the party in power.
The policies OF the Taft administration
have been written into law. much Of il.
Of a progressive character, but temp
cred to comport with the calm and
judicial views Of the author Of the
message in which they were embodied
and laid before Congress. The legisla-
ton therein outlined included all the
policies handed down from the prev
ious administration and the Chicago
platform, except the tariff bill adopted
a year ago To this volume were add
ed the measures proposed by the pres
ent administration itself, comprising,
in all. the biggest legislative program
ever sent in.
At one time the prospect was any
thing but cheering. Suddenly and un-
expectedly everybody was seized Of the
idea that no more time could be fritz
tered away; all buckled down to the
task. and, presto Ut was done. Uni
versally and without grudglng. the
opinion is held that President Taft
is entitled 10 the lions share Of credit
Lacking none of the frmness that
characterized his predecessor. Mr.. Taft
has maintained far more friendly re-
lations with the influential members Of
Congress, and TO this fact. coupled
with the spirit of compromise he had
evinced in his general message. is at
ftributable a measure Of success no less
than phenomenal. AS a, consequence.
the Presidents supporters have full
title 10 say that "a more complete and
immediate fulhllment of pledges has
never before been seem
Just why Congress came TO pigeon
hole partisanship and disputation and
buckle down 70 business awaits a suf-
! hcient explanation, but the most prob
able reason put forward is that the
people at home. practically regardless
| of party afhliation. favored the enact
ment of the policies which in one form
or another had been in the platforms
Of both parties. and that Congress
hearkened 20 the popular voice. Be
that as it may, the session Just closed
will occupy a unique place in history
as an "exemplihcation Of representa-
tive government carried 20 a full ano
logical conclusion"
There is enough for all to point &C
with pride.
Evening journal., 1910-06-28
Personal and Pertinent

Senator Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee is never so
happy when he is promoting romance and giving
pleasure 10 hearts that beat He has just HAD
another opportunity 70 render such a service Capt
Josephus Cecil OF the army who native Tennesseean
a gallant soldier. about be married. he is
engaged 70 New England girl and together they
planned a splendid honeymoon Just about the time
all this announced. however, there order
from the War Department saying that the honeymoon
would have TO be short one month all the
Captain should have whereas he had depended upon
three Senator Taylor heard this case He went 10
Secretary Dickinson who is also a Tennesseean
and the put the question up to the Secretary
as one Tennesseean another. He argued the case
with the War Department and refused take for
What did army regulations and rules have
do with like this? contended the Senator and
he won.-Washington Times.
Evening journal., 1910-06-28
SUICIDE INCREASES;
POISON PREFERRED
Alarming Advance in Self
Destruction in Last Five
Years

In London nearly every day has ITS
poisoning case. on examining the latest
returns Of the Registrar General one finds
that this increase is not temporary one,
which might be put down to coincidence,
but that there is a steady and alarming
advance in the number of deaths eirect-
ly traceable to poison. besides many
cases which were not sufficiently clear
to be so classified.
Deaths by poisoning fall under three
heads-suicide. accident and murder; bur
murder. by poisoning shows no apparent
increase. Taken as whole, poisoning
seems TO be gradually ousting every other
method of self-destruction.
No longer does the man who is tired Of
lie cash his throat with a razor or
blow out his brains with a revolver-at
least not to such an extent as used to
be the case-but he adopts the cleaner
and less inconvenient way. both to him
self and his friends. OF taking a narcotic
poison that lulls him to sleep, or he
adopts the much favored plan OF plac-
ing his head in a gas stove and waiting
himself off to the other world.
The other point Of view regards this
more genteel manner OF shufiing off the
mortal coil as indicating that the class
of determined suicides who would take
their lives by any method available Is
rapidly being added to by the persons
who would not have the courage to END
their lives by brutal wea apons.
To be plain, suicide is increasing as n
is made easier Of accomplishment This
can be easily proved Deaths by violent
poisons have not increased at all. but
those through narcotic poisons show
the startling increase OF about 50 per
cent. during the last FIVE years.
Evening journal., 1910-06-28

The newly organized Wilmington Yacht Club
deserves congratulations on the auspieious open
ing of its club house The large crowd present
testified to the interest in aquatic diversions
which needs only to be aroused TO insure the Sue
cess of the club and repay the Young men at the
head of it for their untirng efforts The Yacht
Club starts in fine shape, and if the gathering
Saturday is any indication of the future, the sue
cess of the club is assured No city is better
suited for a lively yacht club than Wilmington.
1t ought to be the headquarters for all Delawar-
cans interested in the healthful festivities on the
water.
Evening journal., 1910-06-28

TIE next important run Of the Delaware Au-
tomobile Association should be to Dover In a
city with many motor cars as Wilmington
has, it is odd that not more than a dozen ma
chimes took part in the very delightful ride last
Saturday. The Delawareans went to points
where the residents were not particularly inter
ested in them. 1t would have been different had
thev gone down the State as those who took part
in the Dover run last year will testify The
towns along the route TO Dover would have roy
ally welcomed the visitors and the interest in an
tomobiling and good roads would have been stim
ulated. Let the next run be TO Dover
Evening journal., 1910-06-28
Obsolete War Vessels.

indianapolis star.
Uncle sam has about thirty one-time
hghting ships that he would like to
sell TO the highest bidder The YES
sells range from obsolete monitors to
big battle ships that are no longer
possible because Of the increased ef-
ficiency of more recent guns. Just what
10 do with these vessels is a perplex-
ing problem that confronts the Navy
Department. for there seems to be no
purchaser in sight.
''Sell them for pleasure yachts" was
the suggestion Of one member of Cor
gress. But no one seems to be banker
ing after a yacht in the form of a
cruiser that would require a crew of
200 or 800 men, Then again the fuel
bill OF the proud owner of a cruiser
yacht would be decidedly heavy. not
10 speak of the expense of feeding such
a crew. keeping the old craft in repair
and a few other minor incidentals that
would run the annual bill into hum
dreds of thousands.
The average citizen win not bother
his brain greatly over the disposition
of these costly has-beens. The gov
ernment pays big salaries 10 men who
are trained as experts in such mat
ters. The chief interest Of the situ-
alton to the citizen is the thought OF
the millions obtained by taxation that
have heen paid in the construction OF
vessels that prove TO be mo account
/ in a few years. In a sense II seems
like throwing moneseto the birds
Evening journal., 1910-06-28
state OF Ohio. clty o. roiedo. Is.

State of Ohio. city OF Toledo. ss.
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm OF y. ]. Cheney
q Co, doing business In the City OF To-
ledo. County and State. aforesaid. and
thar said firm will pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case Of Catarrh that cannot be cur
ed by the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed Ia
my presence, this 9th day OF December,
A. u. 1856
A. W. GLEASON.
SEAL Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure r., taken irternaiiv
and acts directly on the blood and mn.
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials free
+. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o
Sold by all Druggists, -75c.
tion.
Evening journal., 1910-06-28
With the Photographers

In any disturbance which happens TO arise in Okla
Governor Haskell is quite TO be somewhere
near the center of it-Des Mones Capital
They can't hear Mr. Bryan reading Governor Har-
out Of the party while the campaign bands
playing.AAtlanta Constitution.
'Twos company. threes a divorce" the way Nat
Goodwin puts He ought to know--Houston chron-
ole.
Oscillation kills thousands, Cincinnati woman
says Maybe also it has delighted billionsPittsburg
Post
Evening journal., 1910-06-28

The Irish-American Athletic Association has
reason to feel proud of the success Of its meet
held in this city last Saturday. The event in
the athletic world was really Of norewnportancc
than most people imagine. Some OF the best ath-
letes of the country participated, and good rec
ords were made The affair recalled the days
Of the old Warren Club when gatherings of the
kind witnessed a Horse Show Park were fire.
quent There is no reason why the Irish Ameri-
can Association should not make Wilmington a
notable center for sporting events of this char
acter.
Evening journal., 1910-06-28
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Salute That Captivated
General Gordon
BY "f1o;land.v

This daily series OF anecootes and Incl
dents that throw new. interesting and fire.
quently dramatic light en- famous events
and personalities Of the past have been
collected by Mr.. Edwards during near
forty years OF more or less naimate ac-
qualntance with m0ny of the country
leaders since the civil War Each an
ecdote or incident is fresh from Mr. Ed
wards notebook, and, either in whole or
IN part. II constitutes NEW NEWS OF
YESTERDAY. garnered from the men
who made the uews-the historv--or from
equally authoritative sources. As i'm
pOrtant contributions Of the Human in
terest" sort 10 American history, these
articles have a distinctive value all their
own.
Evening journal., 1910-06-28
WHAT A SUMMER COLD MAY DO

WHAT A SUMMER COLD MAY DO
A summer cold if neglected is just as
apt to develop into bronchitis or pneu-
monia as at any other season. Do not
neglect it. Take Foley's Honey and
Tar promptly. It loosens the cough.
soothes and heals the inhamed air
passages. and expels the cold from the
system"
n. B. Danforth Market and Second
stree4e Wilmington. Dele
Evening journal., 1910-06-28

Foleys Kidney Remedy may be given
10 children with admirable results II
does away with bed wetting. and is
also recommended for use after measles
and scarlet fever.
N B. Danforth. Druggist. Market
and Second SITS. wilmington. Dels
Evening journal., 1910-06-28
OFFICIAL. ENDORSEMENTS

The United Pub
iishers Association
through its Presi-
dent, Mr.. Arthur
lSoppell has ak
q m / n o a THE
JOURNALS cir
culation and MT.
Keppell oners 20
wager $1,000 81 his
own money. ana
undertake. TO prove
that THE EVEN
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has the largest
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any paper printed
IN WILMINGTON
Evening journal., 1910-06-28

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell OF
"A Hero Of the Federal Treasury"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
Gossip Of the Pugilists;
Sidelights On the Battlers

start for San Francisco shortly and
get in shape for his championship
battle with Abe Attell on July 2, before
Jimmy CoffrOth's club. Previous to
DriscolPs contest with Moore, he was
given an even bet against Attell, but
since then the followers of boxing are a
bit skepticaI and will no doubt make
shape it should be great contest and
to who will win.
Eddie McGoorty, the Wisconsin middle
weight, is a pretty wise boy, even though
he is only 20 years of age, and he
has a pretty wise manager in Patsy
Callahan OF Neenah, Wis, who made
the trip 10 Europe with him. The other
day Eddie was offered a match with
Stanley Ketchel and with good money
for his end, but after considering it
awhile Callahan said: Under ordinary
circumstances 1 would jump at the
chance but you see Eddie has a splen-
did chance Of winning the middle
weight title one of these days, and
do not care to run him over the wrong
route at the start.
There are plenty of tough men in the
country besides Ketchel and Papke, too,
and by giving Eddie more experience
he will be better qualified to go
against Papke and Ketchel when the
proper time comes. He is young yet,
and can wait awhile, although we
would not stand aside if there were no
others in sight. We would like 10 beat
Hugo Kelly and Jack (Twin) Sullivan
first and then tackle Papke. or perhaps
we may go over to England and meet
Tom Thomas for the British title" Nc
Goorty has two matches on now, one at
Appleton with Young Mahoney on June
9, and the other with Tony Caponi at
Thermopolis, Wyo., on June % Caponi
IS almost as tough customer as
Kelly, but Eddie feels confident of
getting his goat" this time. having
fought him a draw once before.
Frank Gotch, the Iowa farmer, proved
himself the greatest of all wrestlers
when he defeated Zbyszko. the Polish
champion, in match at the Coliseum,
in straight falls, the TWO not
lasting quite half an hour. The pole
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
By Horace
II. Shelton
Statistics About Baseball
Kings; Some Averages, Too

I 1868. He has played but eighteen games
so that the real second honors goes tC
/ Tyrus Cobb, who has been in SO games
at the bat 12S dimes; has made A bin
giles, leaving ais percentage at .567.
In the National league Zimmerman
Of Chicago, has a better percentage
than Cobb, 1868, but he has been in but
II games.
The following National league play
ers are batting better than 800: Nc
Gee, Philadelphia, 40; Chicago, 1868;
Bescher, Cincinnati, 345; Mclean. Gin
cinnati, .345; Wheat, Brooklyn, .33S;
Brown. Boston, .333; Hulswitt, st. Louis,
324; Phelps, st. Louis, .306; Davidson,
Brooklyn, 1902; Gresham, Boston, 800.
The following American league play
ers are batting better than 800: Lajoie.
Cleveland, 1876; Killifer, Washington,
36S; Cobb, Detroit, 1857; Gardner, BOs-
ton, .34S; Speaker, Boston, 1886; Lake,
St Louis, 333; Murphy. Athletics, -321;
D. Jones, Detroit, .317; Zeider, Chicago,
sos; Laporte, New York, SOY; Lord,
Bison, 1907; 7. Jones, Detroit, 1903; H.
Davis. Athletics, 1902.
The leaders in the National league
are: Batting, Mcgee, Philadelphia;
cinnati; club fielding, PittSburg; base
stealing, Bescher, Cincinnati; run get
ter. Ellis, st. Louis; slugger, Magee.
Philadelphia; long hits by clubs, Gin
cinnati; double plays, New York, 3d.
The leaders in the American league
are as follows: Batting, Lajoie, Cleve-
land; pitching, WarhOp and Bender;
leading sluggers, LajOie, Cleveland
d IL p F4a71
ing, Philadelphia; club batting, Phila-
delphia; double plays, Washington, 50;
base stealing, Collins. Philadelphia; run
getters, Cobb, Bush, Detroit.
In the American league no man, with
the exception of Cobb and Lajoie, are
doing any better work than Speaker, the
former Texan. He IS fifth in the bat
ting line of the Aperican league. He
has played in 80 gaines, been at the bat
119 times, made 20 runs and 40 hits.
His fielding record is also most excel
lent. IF he keeps his present gait up
he will rank at the end of the season
with the greatest men that ever played
in either league. Batting average 1856.
Block, the former Galvestonian, who
is now with Chicago, is also making a
record for himself. He has been in IS
games, dI the pat % IlHlSSs ulduS Z runs
and hit II times, average .2S2.
Griggs; former Broncho. with the ST.
Louis Browns, is not doing as well with
the stick as he did last year, but still
his record is fair. He has been in 81
games, at bat 116 times, made runs
and % hits, average .215.
Criss, also with the St Louis Browns.
who is being used as pinch hitter and
who relieved Abstein at first until he
was replaced by another Texan, New
nam, has played in II games, been at
the bat SO times, made 3 runs and
hits. Not good record Cor a pinch
hitter; average 1872
Gardner, the Texan with New York,
is doing nicely in the field but is WELD
ing the willow very poorly. He has
been in L games and at the bat Al
times, but has managed to get but two
runs and six hits, giving him an aver
age OF .146-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
BY 7. S.
Andrews

| had been tuned up to suit the occasion.
having met and beaten every wrestler
of prominence in the United States, but
when he appeared with Gotch there was
nothing to it but the man from Iowa.
The Pole was trained down very fine,
and did not appear larger than GOtch,
except around the chest and neck. He
weighed about $50 and Gotch about 20.
The Pole had relied on his great
strength, but he never had chance to
display it, for Goteh was far too
clever to allow him to get a dangerous
hold on him. What holds the foreigner
did get were broken by Gotch as
though his opponent was helpless. The
dazzling speed displayed by Gotch sur
prised even his most ardent admirers,
for never before had he shown to such
fine advantage
His first fall, in 61-4 seconds, was
such surprise to Zbyszko that he was
dazed for minutes afterwards. Gotch
really won two falls in the six seconds,
as he had the Pole down prone on his
back just two seconds after the referee,
Dick Fleming, called time. but in order
not to take a chance he pinned him
down second time so that the referee
could not miss it. The Pole complained
that Gotch did not stop and shake
hands after time was called, but there
is nothing in the rules 20 compel a
wrestler to do that, and therefore
Zbyszko had no right to a protest.
Gotch simply sprang from his corner as
time was called, like a sprinter getting
the start from q pistol, and had the
Pole by the legs under the knees be-
fore he realized what was being done
He upset the Pole so quickly that the
latter went prone on his back, all four
points down. In the second bout
Gotch no doubt took his time, probably
TO give the picture men a chance, but
the impression prevailed that he could
have won even quicker had he forced
matters.
Gotch's trick in the start. That may be
his feeling in the matter, but to an
outsider there was not the slightest
doubt that Gotch was away the superior
wrestler and was in a class by himself.
Gotch stated after the bout that he in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
By Horace
II. Shelton
Texas League Is Developing
Some Likely Big League Men

was next called, and did not make
good He was released and now Bell
is taking shot at this corner
The BuffalOes also had trouble with
their catchers. WickenhOffer, mainstay
for the team. has been out Of the game
a great deal of the time as result OF
injuries Burch, the utility man, also
cot injured and for a time the team had
to fall back on a Waco castOff-
Then came the purchase of Newman
by ST. Louis and the delay in the COM
ing Of Salms and Truesdale- In the
meantime, Hunter Hill picked up Jerry
Kane, Fort Worth castoff. and
dOped enough ginger into him that he
made good on first If Houston can
circumstances it is mighty hard for
one to figure out how they are to be
crowded out of first place.
San Antonio has been steadily COM
ing to the front. With Ables. BIandfng
and Billiard to do the twirling and
Stinton, Firestine and Alexander and
! HOrnhurst to bat in the run. il looks
like the pennant winners will have 10
best that team. a careful survey shows
the Bronchos to be well balanced and
a strong team.
Galveston, another strong team, has
received setback Their winning
streak was broken when San Antonio
defeated them four straights. and some
way it looks as if the team had not
yet recovered from that blow But the
Sand Crabs are fighters There IS not
cold foot in the bunch. Old Don
nelly has put the proper fire in them
and they may take a fall out of the
best OF them The team is one that has
got TO be accounted for
There is yet long fight ahead for
the pennant and there is no certainty
as to what portion OF the state will
have the honor of floating that little
piece Of bunting over the park
II Dallas gets together the men that
is promised the North Texas team IS
TO be heard from
No mention has been made Of Fort
Worth in summing up the possibilities
Unless that aggregation of cutters
shows better form there is really no
use in spending any time in figuring
that team in the league for any other
purpose than to help some Of the others
along toward the pennant.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11

To the lovers Of statistics there are
many things Of interest which occur
in organized baseball. Here are a few
of general interest TO the fan who
likes TO argue. Pin these in your hal
and show what you really know Of The
game:
Greatest number of times at the bat
Brown, Of Louisville, 1892, 65S.
Greatest number Of one-base hits
Keller, Baltimore, 234.
Fungo hitting-M. Mitchell. Cincin-
natl Nationals, September II, 1907; dis
tance 413 feet SO inches.
Bunt and run TO first base-John
Thoney, Toronto, Eastern league, Sep
TENDER II, 1907, time 3 X seconds; Shaw
of st. Louis Nationals, at Cincinnati
October 4, 1908, time LIS seconds.
Greatest number Of hits in one game
since 1s76-36, Philadelphia Nationals
off pitcher John Wadsworth, of Louis
vile
Greatest number of home runs in one
season-Major league, 1899, John Free
man OF Washington, 20.
Batting record for a single game
Major league; July p, 1899, Beaumont
Of Pittsburg, hits in times at bat
off w Piatt; Philadelphia, July Is,
1896, off Terry Of Chicago, in times
at bat, made 4 home runs and 1 single
Minor league; Bottenus, Buffalo, 1893,
in times at bat, made home runs
and ! twO-base hit.
Club batting record-Minor league;
Corsicana club, Texas league. claims
this record; game July IA, 1902, Cor
sicana VS.. Texarkana, score 81 to z.
There were 10 two-base hits, II three
base hits and 10 home runs Robert
Lowe. William Bottenus, Daniel Broth
ers and Edward Delehanty are each
credited with having q record Of drIv-
ing out four home runs in a single
game.
Highest batting percentage in major
league. E. ONeiIl, of St Louis,
American association. 1887, .4e2.
Record batting percentage in major
leagues National league, Hugh Duffy,
1894, .43S. In 1907, Chase, New York
Americans, batted safely in q cOnsecu-
tive games.
Greatest total bases in one game
Nav 1S. 1898, r. Lowe, off Chamberlain,
home runs and l single; total II
bases; July 13, 1896, E. Delehanty, off
Terry, Of Chicago, home runs, single,
total II bases.
Greatest number Of home runs IN a
game-Major league. 1886, July II, De-
troit-St. Louis, Z; minor leagues, 1902,
Corsicana, Texas, 10.
Such events occur at rare intervals,
but there are always some fanatic fans
who keep them stored away and digs
them up at intervals to astonish the
fan
There is no game in the world, even
the horse race game. where the records
of the participants are kept more &C
curateIy than in organized baseball.
The latest averages compiled by the
American and National leagues shows up
a new leader in batting. He is Mcgee
of the Philadelphia Nationals, with an
average of 40. The next highest av-
erage is held by Lajoie of the American
league. He is batting at 1876 clip
MCGEE is rather an unknown as
heavy batter, and it is doubtful If he
holds the wonderful clip He has been
in 80 games, at the bat SO times and
has made 20 runs and 81 hits.
Lajoie, the great Frenchman, has
been in 81 games, al the bat ia times,
made nine runs and 45 safe wallops.
Killifer of Washington is second in the
American league, with an average of
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
"A Continuous
Performance y

Again yesterday, Friday, as usual, the
FL PaSo business men used more than double tile
advertising in the El Paso Herald than they used
In any other Ell Paso paper.