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Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
SENATE BOSS GOES AWAY

Probably never before in all
its history has the Senate made
so pitiable an exhibition of Boss
subserviency as that shown by a
majority of that body abdicating
their .prerogatives and duties as
Legislators for American freemen
by adiourning a busy session four
days, possibly indefinitely, merely
because one of their mber, Al
drich of Rhode Island, has gone
to Florida to nurse a cold! Thus
does Boss Aldrich demonstrate
that he holds not only that miser-
able "rotten borough" state in
his vest pocket, but the compla-
cent majority of the whole senate
as well!
That historic pronouncement
of kingly absolutism of Louis
XIV-'L'Etat-C'est moi" II
am the State. " receives thus in
the United States Senate a new
affirmation, 'Le Senat C'est
moi"-"The Senate-that's me-
Boss Aldrich!"
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
NEXT M, E. CONFERENCE

Preparations are now under way for the
coming session OF the Wilmington Meth.
odist Episcopal Conferences, which con.
venes in the NJ E. Church at Salisbury,
Md, on Wednesday morning, March 10Th,
and it will mark the first visit to this con-
ference of Bishop John w. Hamilton,
who will preside over the sessions. Bishop
Hamilton, prior to the coming conference,
will sail for San Juan, Porto Rico, to pre-.
side over the Porto Rican Conference,
which convenes in the First NJ. E. Church
OF San Juan on February 3. The coming
session OF conference will be an import
ant one, for the terms Of District Superin.
teudeDts a, S. Mowbray and S. M.
Morgan of the Wilmington and Dover
districts, respectively, will expire aud
their successors will be elected. This
session will be unique in tile fact that
in connection with il the Laymen's As.
sociatiou will be in session a part OF the
time. This association of which Pro.
lessor H. Goldey, OF Wilmington, is pres.
Ident and Professor c. A. Short, Of Della
ware College, secretary, has representa-
tive from each pastoral charge, aud these
representatives are now being chosen at
lie enasterly conference. Arranpaments
are now being made for homes for the
members of conference during their stay
ii the Maryland town.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
BISHOP WANTS PARISH DETAILS

In the current issue of the Delaware
Churchman Bishop Kinsman, of the
Episcopal diocese of Delaware, announces
these appointments:
February Is, Christ Church, Christiana
hundred; St. Thomas's, Newark.
February 20, Emmanuel, st. Johns, Will
mington.
February 24, St. Michael's, Whining
ton.
February 27, St. Anue's, Middle
town; St. Mary's, Townsend; Ascension,
CIaymont.
March 6, Calvary, Wilmington; Christ
Church, Delaware City; Emmanuel, New
Castle.
March 13, Trinity, Wilmington; CAL
vary, Hillcrest; St. Andrews, Whining
ton.
The bishop also says:
I'm making appointments for this year
l have appointed confrmations for the
parishes in New Castle county dnIing the
Advent and Lent, reserving the Sundays
between Easter and the annual conven.
tion for the parishes in Kent and Sussex.
1t is my intention in future years to fol-
low the same general plan, although iu
1911 shall be able to adjust details in
the schedule in such way as to make a
more convenient arrangement for several
parishes. In regard to the time Of day at
which the confrmations are to be held
it is my intention to alternate from year
to year, so that those parishes which are
to have morning combinations this year
may expect to have them next year in
the evening.
In addition to these appointments for
combinations have made various others
for the weekdays of Lent as we'll as for
holy week and Easter; but can make no
new appointments of this sort except in
the vacant parishes of the diocese. The
number of vacancies at this time is un-
usual, and what time I have to dispose OF
must be given to serving them.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

The most powerful agency in
school management is kindness.
ii There is no force fooff ee 6eff 6eff earth SO fno.
tent as love. When it has posses.
sion of the human heart it is all
pervading and oyerpowering, and
especially if brought to bear up
on sympathetic childhood and
youth. The teacher must rule by
kindness, have a uniformity OF
good will, earnest sympathy, and
hearty generosity habitualIy ex-
ercised toward her pupils. The
teacher alone who loves her
pupils has power to gain their
love and confidence, which should
be their chief reliance in school
management. An affectionate
pupil will confide in a teachers
judgment, respect her authority
and fear her displeasure. Ifyou
show him by your personal atten-
ton and kindness that you are
his true friend, and that all your
efforts are designed to secure his
best good, and make him believe
it, you hold him as by the power
of enchantment, having no need
of physical force to keep him in
subsection. He is held by an.
other and higher law, which in
duces him to crafty your wishes
and seek the best wishes of the
school. But this kindness, which
is an essential element in every
true system of government, is
not, and cannot be, a substitute
for authority or an obstacle to
severity, when the good of the
individual or school demands it.
The teacher must cherish an
abiding love for her pupils and
| that love is never more truly ex.
ercised than in the infiction Of
necessary punishment in the
management Of public affairs.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
AsrOR BEATEN FOR PARLIAMENT

One pleasing incident comes to
US from the hot English Parlia-
mentary battle. The self-expat,
rated William Waldorf Astor
has fallen outside the breast
works Now that miserable Tory
iunkey, who was willing to sur.
render the dignity of free Ameri-
can citiz MS h ip for the pur
chased privilege of kissing Roy
alty's big toe as a subject can
attend Parliament, like other
"commeners" in the gallery-the
"peanut gallery" SO to speak
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
A $4,000 HEN

peggy" hen valued at $4,000, was
the principal attraction at the fourth
annual show of the Philadelphia Poultry,
Pigeon aud Pet Stock Association which
was held this week.
Peggy is white Orpington owned by
Ernest KeIlerstrass. Madame PadereWski,
who is an amateur chicken fancier, pur-
chased five of Peggy's chicks for $3.50 and
at tile game time offered $2500 for Peggy
herself, but the owner refused the pro.
posal.
Peggy left Kansas City for Philadelphia
in charge OF Caretaker and special
detective. She carries a travellers acci-
dent insurance policy of $4,000. and
when she is benched at the show will be
given special guard of four policemen to
prevent accident or abduction.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
M1DDLEFowN, DEL, JAN. ~, 1910
GOODWIN GOES UP FOR TWO YEARS

The Supreme Court has unani-
mously affirmed the conviction,
by the New Castle County Court,
Of Jack Goodwin for the crime of
attempted bribery of a voter.
Godwin's career in doing dirty
work in politics, has been a long
and varied one. In the late Tenn
perance fight he was strenuous
worker for the liquor interests
some, indeed, claiming that the
defeat of that cause in this county
was due to his work. He was
also a confidential agent Of
Addicks in the last stage of his
infamous fuke at buying the
Delaware Senatorshlp.
If a few more of the Addicks
lieutenants should get til Ell r
deserts Goodwin would have COM
pany-very "distinguised' COM
pany ct that! Jack will earn an
honest mans salt for two years
in the workhouse. The fact that
Jack gets his deserts despite the
strong political "puIl" that sought
to save him, and which conf.
IDENTIFY expected to reverse his
conviction, cannot but be highly
beneficial in coming elections in
tending to deter the commission
of the crime against the ballot.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
Communicated
THE RICH Or POORf

Mr.. EDYToR:-I can't ketch on to the
way they runs the Town Laws what says
clean OF your payment hours after a
snow. SO rites your paper to find out.
Give you sampel, here on Broad street il
a l80 foot payment with snow on it an
it seems that there payment has got 2
ends to it. Payments generally has got
2 ends you say. But jest you waite nov !
By an by long comes the cop an yanks
the pore Jew what keeps store on go
foot of this payment before the Mister
Square Cox an be fines him for not CIeanin
of his end OF that payment. Serves him
right for not obein the Law you say. But
you listen bit, we gets snow, an sure
enuf the Jew end of that payment is
cleand of this time But how about
tother end! Why all day the boys an
girls wades thru 120 foot of deep slush on
the Gentle end of that 160 foot Of pay.
ment, an any boy or girl who don't wear
rubers they gets their feet wet certain.
An listen still, Mister Edytor, the l2O
foot of snow payment on the Gentle end
of that payment aint cleand up yet an
its days sense that snow fell Now,
Mister Edytor, would like to know jest
how this snow law works anyhow. Does
It fine Jews an not Gentle? Or must a
pore mans payment be keep clean an
rich mans payment go as he like? Or
does this law go for us as don't belong 10
the High sassetty" crowd, an fine us an
not them? nearly scrached bald spot
on my head a.:ryin to figger the thing out
an l gives it up an waiten to here your
view, sines myself what be,
Very Respectfully,
A PORE MAN
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
MAY ELIMINATE HI0f.pRIcFD FOOD
Plan of Those Who Are Trying to Force
Down Meat Prices

Up to noon Thursday about 500 resi-
dents Of Wilmington had signed the anti
meat eating agreement that was prepared
Wednesday by City Judge Edwin R.
Cochran, Jr., and copies of which are
now being circulated throughout the city.
Judge Cochran prepared six copies of
the agreement and placed them in the
hands of that number OF citizens to be
circulated throughout the city. Thurs
day morning he prepared IL more copies
Of the agreement and placed them in the
hands OF IL persons for circulation.
The signers of the agreement pledge
themselves not to eat or purchase meats
OF any kind for ttI5 next ST ST days, Of Until
the price of meats shall be lowered.
Some of the Wilmington retail meat
dealers are not in favor of the plan, as
they claim that it will injure their busi-
ness considerably. but it is not the in
tention Of either Judge Cochran or the
signers to force the butchers out of busi-
ness.
If the plan is successful in reducing the
price Of meat, the persons int rested in
the matter say they will do the same
thing with respect to other eatables on
which the prices have been advanced re-
Gently.
1t was reported Wednesday that several
Wilmington grocerymen had raised the
price of -four one cent per bag, notwith-
standing that this year the crop Of whe at
and other grain is said to have been the
largest for many years.
In regard to the high price being asked
for eggs it IS reported that many of the
farmers, who, up to few weeks ago, had
been eating many eggs themselves, had
ceased to do so, as they say that they
are not going to eat them as long as they
can take them into the city and the city
people buy them at So aud so cents q
d1zen.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
COMBATING THE COST OF LIVING

"From various widely separ-
ated parts of the country come
reports of organized efforts at re-
sisting any further advance in the
cost of commodities and at fore
ing prices down to a more reason.
able and practicable level. At
Cleveland a consumers league
has been formed to abstain for
the time being from the use of
meat. Several thousand persons
are said to have made this prom
Use and the satisfactory result of
their cooperation has been to Sc.
cure a substantial concession from
the principal firm Of meat dealers
in the city. A similar crusade
has been started in Omaha where
pledge to eat no more meat for
thirty days received two thous-
and signers almost at once, and
thousands more are expected to
adhere to it within the week.
SAT Milwaukee the Federal
Trades Council has decided to
enter the fight against extortion-
ate prices and a mass meeting
will be held shortly at which all
the people will be urged to become
vegetarians until the dealers have
been brought to terms, and the
labor unions are considering the
expediency of forming anti.meat
clubs in all the larger towns.
Even as near home as Whining
ton a like feeling is being mani.
tested, and how best to meet an
intolerable and menacing situa-
ton along some line of concerted
action is being eagerly discussed.
These developments are chiefly
important as indicating the exist
ence of a state of mind which un-
questionably prevails from one
end of the country to the other,
and as showing that the patience
of the American people under the
present extraordinary conditions
is becoming exhausted.
"For several years the cost of
living has been steadily and rap
idly increasing until it has today
become a serious problem with
millions of American families
how they shall make both ends
meet, and the worst of it is, that
there seems to be no telling
where the thing is going to stop. |
It was supposed, judging from
Gil precedents, that substantial
reaction would accompany the
panic and consequent depression
OF 1907. Well, there vas small
decline. but it was nothing like
to the gravity of
Ihe occasion and long before a
aormal measure Of prosperity
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
All our 4OC and SOC
Ribbons to be sold at
zoe yd.

During this sale only. Plain
coIors, plaids and stripes in
the lot.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
GOODWIN case PFB. 2lst
Supreme Court Orders Him to be Pro.
duced for Resentence

Dover, DEL, Jan. 20th-John Fl. God
win did not appear in the Supreme Court
yesterday when his case was called at
8 o'clock in the afternoon to be resantenc-
ed on the charge of bribery, his convic.
ton on that charge by the lower court
having been affirmed by the Supreme
Court.
The Supreme Court judges adjourned
to meet again in Dover on February 2lst,
10 adjourned term, to have Goodwin pro
duCed before it at that time and resen-
fenced.
David ]. Reinhardt. appearing for God.
win, stated that he had come merely
oy invitation 81 tie court tthliet tliets he he'd
tried in every way to get the information
Of the decision OF the court to his client,
and kilograms sent to the address furnish
ed counsel had not, evidently, reached
him.
Mr.. Reinhardt stated that he did not
appear for the bondsmsn, but he would
call the courts attention to the clause Of
the constitution wherein it was set for that
bondsmen, 10 important cases of this
character, should have thirty days in
which to produce their charge.
Deputy Attorney General Wolcott in,
sisted on a special sentence-that the
court sentence Goodwin in his absence and
have his term begin with his delivery tc
the trustees of the New Castle County
Workhouse, and end at the expiration o.
che specified number of years, months
and days in the sentence.
"He has shown utter contempt for thi.
court, and If his sentence is allowed tC
stand as it is, he may return after tha
time and absolutely escape punishment al
prescribed by the court below and affirm
ed by this court" argued Mr.. Wolcott.
The court, however, deferred the mat
ter to February 81, after issuing benct
warrant to bring Goodwin into court.
In the appeal to the Supreme Court o
Delaware in the Goodwin case the conten
ton was not made specifically that God
win had been deprived of trial by jury
The general ground was laid that God
wins conviction was mot in accord with
due process of law" which would raise
the point of regularity of trial withou
jury. The lower courts in the differen
counties have ruled that trial before tht
judges, and without grand or petit jury
is constitutional This point has not beer
raised specifically in the Supreme Cour
OF Delaware in any case, however.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
THIEVES TRACED TO SMYRNA

TOWNSEND, Jan. 18th.-An investigation
of the robberies committed in this town
on the night of January I'd, revealed sew
eral clues, and when detective was put
on the case the two robbers were traced
to Smyrna where they reside, according
to the detective. An effort is to be made
to capture the men as they are known to
the officer, but nothing can be done at
present, as the two men left Smyrna
hurriedly on the day following their
return. However, the detective expects
to nab the men within short time.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22

had been regained the ascent Of
prices was resumed. Since then
it has been going on with an in--
tensified acceleration until now
many articles which formerly en-
tered into the general consump-
ton have got beyond the reach
of the average household. and the
consumer is wondering what he
will be obliged to do without
next. THE PhiEa. Inquirer.
Middletown transcript., 1910-01-22
HAS WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL

Senator Dodson, Of Talbot county, Nd,
is preparing to introduce bill to enable
the women Of Easton to vote in muni-
cipal elections. The Mayor and City
Council Of Easton decided to ask for the
necessary legislation after large mum.
Der of the most prominent women OF the
town had presented their views to the
local governing body, and there seems to
be an overwhelming sentiment among
the women of the town for eqnal par
ticipation in the direction Of municipal
affairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09
China Soon to Change to
Popular Government
Believed Throne viii Create q
Constitutional Cabinet.
Remarkably Rapid Advance from
Ancient Absolute Regime.

Pekin. Dec. SIT seems safe to an
nOunce tonight that the ancient abSo-
lutte regime in China will exist only
historically after the Chinese New
Year in January, 1911. 1t is stated that
the throne has decided to accedc to the
resolution of the imperial Senate
praying for the immediate creation of
a constitutional cabinet.
Political events in China have moved
with a rapdity that appears almost
revolutionary when it is considered
that the provincial assemblies repre-
senting the first step toward popular
government in the empires history of
thousands of years, We're inaugurated
SC recently as Oct. Ia, 1909.
The first imperial Senate met On
Oct. so last, the late Empress DOWager
had decreed that general representa-
tive Legislative body. to be known as
the Imperial Parliament, be convoked
in 1915 at the end of a nine-year period
OF preparation. However, the people,
having had a taste of popular govern
ment We're impatient and the Senate
continued on Page TwoD
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09
Makes Good Appearance
in His Own Behalf.
Other Witnesses Place Him al
Home, Night Of Murder.
Evidence All in in Fellows Murder
TriaI..To Jury Today.

Concord y. H., Dec. S.--The state
rested carly in the day at today's SEES
sion Of the trial of Albert +. Ball,
charged with the murder of Charles
n Fellows of this city on Oct. %. 1909
and the defence, after occupying the
remainder of the day with its wit
,esses. announced just before adjourn
ment that its case was complete. Clos
ing arguments will be made tomorrow
forenoon, the jury will be charged and
rrobablv will retire to consider the
evidence by tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Fellows. widow Of the murder
cd man. was the final witness for the
state She testified that she knew of
no fact that would connect Ball with
the mdrder of her husband, although
she admitted that she had had i'm
proper relations with the defendant
over period of seven years.
The defendant himself was the prin-
cipal witness in his own behalf. He
was calm and collected and answered
all the questions readily. On the night
OF the murder, he said he called on
Mrs Fellows at her home, leaving at
about S.15 o'clock and going to his
own home. Later he visited Fellows
store to purchase some supplies and
had a brief conversation with Fellows.
after which he went directly home and
remained all night He did not hear
Of the murder until tn" next morning.
Balls wife curroburatcd his state
,nents as to his movements on the
night Of tn" murder. saying that he
reached home from Fellows store
about $50, went to bed at and re-
NAMED there all night. The murder
occurred after 10 p NJ.
Other witnesses for the defence gave
evidence tending to show robbery as
the motive for the crime, with the per-
petrat0r unknown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. S.-MrS. Lii
liam NJ Glover three times threatened
to buy a revolver and shoot her hus-
band. Clarence r. Glover of Waltham.
for whose murder Hattie lie Blanc is
now on trial here, according to the
testimony Thursday Of Mrs. Kate
Sampson OF Auburndale. one of the
witnesses for the defence Mrs Samp-
son said that Mrs. Glover had made
these threats while visiting her at Au
burndale and that she appeared en-
ragged because, she said She had found
her husband insulting Hattie LIE Blanc
who Yves working in their home, in
the hath room. The witness further
said that Mrs. Glover told her of haV-
ing repeatedly beaten Hattie and that
once Mrs. Glover brought Hattie to
the ONE of the witness and struck her
under the chin in an attempt to make
her confess that she had acted i'm
properly with Glover. On crosS-eXam
nation by District Attorney Higgins,
Mrs Sampson adhered to her story of
the threats, but said that Hattie had
denied the bathroom incident.
This was but one of numerous SEN
stations at today'S session. The state
had concluded its direct case yester-
day, and this forenoon A. Farley Brew
er. junior counsel. outlined the ease of
the defence. He declared that Hattie
lie Blanc was brought to GloVerS
home designedly and was sent from
there designedly on the night of the
murder.
1T is mysterious case he told the
jury, IT is not your duty to solve the
mystery. The law SAYS the common
wealth must prove this girl guilty be
fore Won adjudge her guilty. We show
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09
The Morning Session.

ne NOIsiiIiJ oSSo'oi'
The Thursday morning session
opened at $50 o'clock with a talk by
Prof. II. j.. Evans, director OF the
State laboratory of Hygiene at AT
gusta uuon Dirt and It's Relation t.
Bacteria in Milk" The speaker be
gan by describing the kinds Of clrt
that the producer runs into Iii the
form of solid filth. He included dlfl
from the animal, dirt from the place
where the animal was MIXED, DIRT
from the person who milks the COW
the r,ili dishes and the milking room
He showed how forms of bacterial
dirt were carried by the solid NTH ana
their effect on health and how by SIM
pie methods the major part OF the
9th can be eliminated. He advocated
milking from the healthy COW only,
milking in Il cleanlY manner and III
a clean place and the cooling of TIE
milk at once in order to avoid the
multiplying of the bacteria.
Prot. Evans answered q number on
| Questions uropounded by the dairy
| men present. at the close of his adj
| dress.
Hon. T. s. Adams of BoWdolnham
| opened the discussion OF the ddesnoh
"Can Alfalfa BE Raised IN Maine.
The speaker said that the alfalfa p'an'
was an ids al one to feed DAIRY stoch'
having about the necessary ain"nn'
of protein and carlo hydrates re
related at some length his personal
cxneriercc in raising alfalfa on ms
farm in Bowdoinham. The frsf Neaf
| tl,e frost killed all the plants but flVt