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Evening journal., 1910-08-17
LAUNCH TRIP
TO NEW YORK
WiIminGtOHianS Had Delight
full Cruise Along Rivers
and Through Canals

A party Of Wilmington men who
left this city last Saturday, on the
launch C. King, for New York, safely
arrived at their destination and had an
enjoyable trip.
The route taken was up the Della
ware to Bordentown. where they en-
tered the Delaware and Raritan Canal,
travelling its entire ength to New
Brunswick. thence down the Raritan
River to Raritan Bay and up the Kill
Won Kull River to New York harbor
The party consisted of George King
captain; William Ward, mate; William
Deakyne and Frank Gathers, OF Ches-
ter, deckhands; Alex. King. pilot
travelling its entire length to New
lips, a former newspaper man of this
city. but now of Newark, n J.. as dish
washer
A delay was encountered at Trenton
where the party was compelled tc
spend Sunday, as the canal is not nav.
igable that day, but much enjoyment
was had visiting the parks and points
of intereset in the Jersey capitol.
An early start from Trenton was
made on Monday morning and at {
p. NJ. the same day the party landed
I'm Newark. n. j.. and spent Monday
night with Mr.. Phillips and his family
Tuseday morning they landed at tn,
Battery in New York, completing tn,
trip Of about 140 miles I'm an actua
running time of % hours. Ia minutes
The party is living ON the boat
which is amply stocked with prOvi
sions. They will leave New York Fri
day afternoon and expect to arrive il
Wilmington Saturday evening.
William Ward, the grocer of Elev
enth and Pine streets. a member O
the party, has been selected TO act al
ballast on the home trip. He weigh.
! 250 pounds.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
THINKS ROOSEVELT
WILL FLY WITH Him

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON. Aug. III believe Col
onel Roosevelt will fly with me-" said
Clifford b. Harmon the millionaire
amateur aviator to the United Press
representative at the Hotel Lorraine
to-day. Il shall invite him to fly for
few moments around the aviation
field. and while | have not heard di-
rectly from him. / have reasons to
believe he will accept"
Colonel Roosevelt is to be a guest
of Doubleday, Page & Company at the
laying of the cornerstone of the Coun-
try Life in America building at Garden
City. L. l.. where part Of the exercises
will be flights by aviators Harmon
Baldwin and Fairchild.
A definite acceptance from Colonel
Roosevelt. Harmon is not expected un-
I'll he reaches Garden City Friday.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
OWEN ON The
"GREAT ISSUE"
Oklahoma Senator Says it is
the Initiative and
Referendum
RELIEF FROM INFLUENCES
THAT ARE OPPRESSIVE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Aug 1.-THE
greatest issue before the country to-
day is the initiative and referendum.
declared Senator Owen. democrat,
Oklahoma) to a United Press repre%
sentative, at Democratic headquar-
ters today. IN an interview in which,
he liSened the future of the country1
to France before the revolution. "Un$
til such a law IL enacted in ALI the
States there will be no relief FROM
the influences that now oppress the
people" he continued. "In no otheH
way than by the initiative and re]
ferendum can an effective corrupuI
practice act be passed.
"Such an act rs essential to brea1h
the hold on government held by the
political machines operated by the bia|
interests. No genuine corrupt prac{
tices act will be enacted by the MAJ
chimes because they do not PROPOSE
to place themselves out OF business<
Hints at Revolution.
Unless relief is afforded by tho
adoption Of the initiative and refer-
endum. conditions viii continue to
grow worse and worse i'm this coun-
try. The grasp of the trusts will ba
extended and frightened. and In the,
end the people will find that their
only escape from intOlerahle condi-
tions will be through revolution. That
was what happened In France. A
favored class there obtained control
OF most of the land. and allowed vast
tracts to lie idle. serving as parks
and game preserves. The fact that
thousands walked the highways work.
less and hungry was OF no concern
to the land classes. They had plenty
of food and felt that others should
shift for themselves. This went on
until, the people found conditions in
tolerable. and. using implements an
weapons, tore down the class that op-
pressed them. There was a redietri
= button Of land. More people Il
France than in -aay other country ow
farms. and they ares thrifty ana pros
y porous.
y ExtOrtiOn OF the rrusssss
y "rhe great sums extort9t from q
m people by the trusts yearly >gS1,ll 2
4 able them 60 rapidly absorb more ~
more Of the oountry's wealth al
M means OF production. and as thin
4 | are drifting. II is inevitable that Il
is time will come when the people w
m find conditions wholly impossible
~ boar
II with the initiative and referel
= dunn. political bosses would nai
= away They could not traffic with IN
n interests for the passage of laws b,
! cause they could give no assuranc
. that the laws would stand. The inter
A ests would not buy laws that coul
be repealed at any time by popula
= vote.
y More regard for the needs an'
I rights OF men would attend the use
of the initiative and referendum. Thai
, the people OF the United States are
, aroused on the subject is reflected
by the fact that the speech OF Sena-
tor Bourne, of Oregon on the opera
ton of popular government IN that
State has reached a circulation of
100000 copies"
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
MOTSSANT
FLYS CHANNEL
French Bird Man Crosses
English Waterway in
AZ Minutes
LATHAM UNHURT WHEN
BIPLANE HITS TREE
PREYIOTS CHANNEL FLIGHTs.

PREVIOUS CHANNEL FLIGHTS.
July 10, 1909-Hubert Latham, in
Antoinetta monoplane, first tried cross
channel flight from Sangatte, France.
Fell into sea sixteen miles from
French coast Picked up by French
torpedo boat, which followed
July 25, 1909.-Louis Bleriot, in
Bleriot mono-plane, made first sue
ccssful flight Left Les Baraques,
France at 4.33 a. m, and arrived at
North Foreland Meadow, Two miles
from Dover. England. 81 minutes
later. Broke propeller as he landed.
Won London Daily Mails prize Of
$4,000.
July 27. 19O9.-Hubert Latham. IN
Antoinette mono-plane left San
gatte. France, at a. m, but fell into
English channel within two mile of
Dover, % minutes later.
May 21, 19O9-Count Jacques De
Lesseps, in Bleriot mono-plane, left
Les Baraues, France, circled in air
ten minutes, then few to Wanston
Court Farms, near Dover. Trip from
coast line to coast line % minutes.
June 2. 1910.-Captain Hon. Charles
Stuart Rolls Ckilled at Bournemouth)
in Short Wright aeroplane made first
round trip. Left Dover. England at
80 p. m, flew to Sangette, France,
reaching there at 7.15 D. m, circling
about I'm air. dropping note and then
returning to Dover. cirCling Dover
Castle and landing at sos p. m. after
50-mile fight i'm one hour 35 minutes
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LONDON, Aug I'm. Moissant,
flying between Paris and London,
landed at 1927 this morning at Til
monston. near Deal, after crossing the
English Channel When he reached
English soil he was numb with cold
and could hardly get out of his aero
plane. though he made safe landing
He told the spectators that he had
been forced to descend on account
of the frightful cold of the upper
air.
Moissant's time from Calais wher'
he left the French coast, TO Tilmon
stou. where he descended on tn
English coast. was AZ minutes ]
took Bleriot 81 minutes to cross tn
channel. though his distance was con
siderable shorter. Count De Les
seps required only % minutes to max
the flight from coast line to coast line
Captain Charles Stuart Rolls made tn
cross-channel fight from Dover Il
France and return in one hour an,
S5 minutes.
Moissant left Calais for Dover a
1O.45 o'clock, beginning the trans
channel flight in the face of a stiff
breeze Moissant reached Calais at
o'clock, but had to stop there await
ing a partial subsistence of the gale
Hubert Latham who started from
Paris in competition with Moissant
gave up the race on account of en-
treaties from mother, who becam
alarmed when she heard of a sligh
accident to Latham's motor, whicl
forced him to descend at La Faloise
The aged woman telegraphed her sol
that his continuance in the race woul,
kill her and Latham reluctantly turn
ed back
Latham started to fly back to Pari
but had gone only a short distanc
when his biplane crashed into tire
and was badly damaged Lathar
was unhurt. The machine was only
few feet from the ground when tn
accident occurred.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
FnneraI OF Henr, .. nure.

Many persons attended the funeral
services Of Henry F. Dure yesterday
afternoon from his late residence, No
800 West street. Services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. r. B. Cook Inter
ment was private at the Wilmington
and Brandywine cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers were for
mer Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, DR..
j. p. Pyle. Joseph L.Carpenter, George
W Bright. former Mayor John P. All
mond. j. Augustus McCaulley, James
b. Clarkson and Lewis r. Bush.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
STARVING WOMAN, TOO PROUD TO BEG,
FALLS UNCONSCIOUS IN NEW YORK STREET.

BY United Press Leased Special
NEW YORK, Aug. 17Too weak from hunger TO work too
proud teg aged wandered the
OF without morsel Of food Early to-
day she staggered At the Washington
Heights Hospital treated the physicians
she live
Thu little woman bears every refinement and her
hands bleeding which she
used.
my husband he brutal to me- she gasp
ed get kind scrubbed floors did
jobs cleaning Yesterday stood outside the Polo
grounds out and ride away in
automobiles supper parties had not the heart to
them just starved
n pocket found twenty cents which she
said policeman gave buy
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
MFATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l7.-fOrecast
till ) D. M, Tomorrow:
For Delaware and Mary land -Part-
~ cloudy Tonight aud Thursday,
moderate temperature.
WASHINGTON. Aug. i7.-There
viii he rain within the next thirty
six hours In the Ohio VALLEY. TenneS-
see and the northern portion Of the
esat Gulf states and the weather Will
continue unsettled in the Middle At
Inntic and New England States. The
temperatures will not change decid-
edly in the Atlantic States during to-
night and Thursday.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
RABID DOG
BITES WOMAN

A white bulldog believed to have
been suffering with rabies ran amuck
in the vicinity of Chadd's Ford yes
terday and created considerable eX-
citement until shot near Twin Bridges
by George Barney. A woman was
bitten. but the wound is only a
scratch and is not considered serious.
The dog chased some campers and
made it's appearance at several places
before Barney ended its lift.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
PhIIadeInhIans Nam Here.

The Rev. DR.. c. T. Wyatt, pastor
of Harrison Street NJ. +. Church. mar
ried Robert c. Cridler and Miss Jen-
ME T. Gehring, both Of Philadelphia,
i'm Harrison Street parsonage last
night The couple were accompanied
by the brides aunt, Mrs. Sarah A.
Scull.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
Charge Falls After Marriage.

Adam Bonlocki, who was arraigned
in City Court yesterday on a charge
preferred by a young Polish woman
was married TO her I'm the officer Of
Clerk of the Court Sasse I'm the city
hall last night. The charge will be
dropped.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
New SMImmIng InstruclOI

Miss Irene Winner succeeds Mrs.
Atkinson as swimming instructor at
the Y. w. c. A
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

Lewis T. Grubb will celebrate his
eighty-fourth birthday anniversary, on
next Sunday. The boy" builder went
TO work at his trade when he was
sixteen years old and is still in the
harness.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17
ARBOR DAY FOR
THE TALL CEDARS

The following committee will have
charge of the second annual Arbor
Day of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon at
Atlantic City,on September 80: Arthur
Wright, Atlantic City; J. Writ Will
liam, Wilmington; c. Fowler Cline,
Glassboro. N. J., Il. H. Flagg, Camden.
n. j., and James s. Boughton, of
Trenton. This committee will hold a
special meeting in a few days to make
arrangements for the celebration.
Evening journal., 1910-08-17

Every advertisement in this
paper is worthy Of your
confidence-Or it would not
be here
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become a tradition Tor the W-sdE which
Cologne audiences are 10 hsar 70 he made
in America
Edward Lankow. who 70 a native Of
IarrytOWn, y. Y where he wAs born IN
iSss. has Just bssn engaged to 60 TO Vienna
AZ the hrsi bass in the Imperial Opera
House. which ~ . remarkable post for
a young man whose Sxpenencs on the
opsratic stage has beeu 80 brief He has
spsnt the last Two yesrs in Frankfort
after one season in Dresden. Last winter
he went 10 Vienna 60 sing a. guest with the
idea 81 being engaged for the company.
although ~ scaTcsly scanned probable
that the post Of first bass would be offered
To such a Young man He vas imme-
diately engaged He retires from the
Frankfort StAdt Theatsr 40 the end OF he
present season and then goes to vienna
for the next Ave yesrs
Mr. LsnkOw was the adopted son aud
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hurried To persuade the american tenor
10 siEn a contract for the Netropolu ar
Op-ra HOUSE lie demanded = sum
however. lley0ud what Mr. Dipp~l thoi gin
proper Mr Miller rv.cetves ~ Vienna
slSWsi year which ~ large >Im To
paw ~ foreign oPera house ByGOrd
Ryan - anoth~~ AueriCan tenor who
has succeedsd abroad He - al the
komische Oper i'm Berlin and has been q
sIicCs-S-ful feature ~ all the product ions
there
William Negener IL n native OF Wis
consin and went To Berlin IN lsvo 20 study
lie remarked there for foVr years and
then came back To Chicago and sang in
a synagogue Later he came 10 BROOKLYN
and remained there until I0o4 singing for
the following three "~aTa with the Savage
English Opera Company until " was dis
handed. Mr. WsEener then decided 20
go 10 Europe and was engaged ~ the
opera house IN Freiburg where he has l,esn
for the last two years and half In that
time be has acquired fifteen new operas.
including 81 coursa the entire Wa gner
repertoire IN which h- has the leading
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,enor role Mr. WeRener has bsen 80
gaged gan for the new "ilerd house
IN Fi,.iburg wE,cG was r., cut ~ COM
ple;cd q a ,uSi 1T Inii Un amt hall
dollars anu viii h. ni-.r.,i 10 S~piember.
Putnam ErsWoir who has beer en-
rax.-d lor th.. Me- rouoli'an - era House
when h~ CpI,ss ever here ~ CiarerC-
yeatS IN w. rim tie WIS born in Miniie-
apol,s ia IS7G srd tom I. an . II pursued
Va '1ous Du.iu"Ss osCiIpat ioTs. continuing
"asUsl study ard Practice uI music H.
lfink- 'E.~ 'S'sni vS- ACQUIRED from hia
mother. vino ~ d.rrCt descendant 81
lsFpel Pu,uaIr ~. ISvC tut OnaTy General
Mhils leo ~ psIi ~ kIvs- Herbert dts
covers ihai hr hsi voiC~ worth Guilt
walton and Mr GrsWOld considers that
h~ Owes more To tut- teacher han any
other
Aft,r the bg rytOUs had continued for
two years IN ~ Psul 80 rsiirosd EN-
plovr- and ETO,.ry ,l-rk. he moved 20
Califorf ls where he became a hOoT walker
IN a dry goods store. He also continued
III" study " singing IN san Francisco
Nith Francis StuFrt aud later sang in
churches end coz c-rts. Through the
generosity Of California friends he was
enabled 10 40 sbrosd ~ the spring Of
1910 10 study. Ore year later he made.
his fir-s appos ranCe . Z the ROYAL Opera in
Coy-n; Garden lie NaA then engaged n
tho StAalt 1haa;s ~ IN Frankfort came over
to sing an the -. wage Parsifal company
ard vas then Engaged for the Royal
Op-Fa IN Berlin. where he has bsen ever
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public veal are now the overseer. the
whip. whose Office IL 10 90 corral the fsudal
retainers and drive them TO the work cut
out for them by their lords. How arr thou
fallen FROM heaven. q. IAicifer son OF
the morning.
I thought he wac too hight to fall.
remarked Miss I.aphOon. evidently re-
posse-sed % her rsippancy
When - this all to take place. siTs-
asked
late a. Tomorrow session after
DarT has had time 10 gather his hordes
together IL ~ 20 he done on tiptOe
~ true dark lantern style Nuns the
word. both before and after answered
Mr.. Gizer and yet you see I know
from sure source However IL may be
with thieves there 10 no honor among
slaves. and there shouldn't he N Won
only hadn't lost that depositinn. Ruff,In.
would glory IN the chance 10 re7u,s and
confuse them
To the sound Of the b,G French horn. :
murrnured Miss IAphoon
Suppose that you had proof that an
emissaTy ~ the PalafoH gang had not
only stolen this deposition hut had terror
ned poor Snafiie 10 his death'- I asked.
Inhe@ding
Suppose you had the matter Of the
deposition IN another form hut in poor
Mr. Snanles handwriting asked nv
siser Laura
= too might make a suppose said
Miss Lsphoon. did not my completely
IN the traeeTiy bar mo from the company
~ the immaculate
An innocent. a kindly completely
Forgive me for what said I Whispered:
hut look full 81 scorn flashed from her
black syes. and Mr.. 0tneT in his excitement
cut short my penitence
Explain; explain. please. You first
BIfuIn. he Ordersd
/ told % the l-.ShEeJ on the stairs and
What IL suggested.
/ wow. laura. he went On. q,,;ts simply.
most gently - ga are always % wise
benefit II your thoughts
:Shs. hs.sitatah n little. OOlOriug 90 the
roots ~ her pretty brown hRir
1T - only an id~s. she sud. -peT-
haps foolish idea: but ] kept hear
ing Mr. Snaff'e all through the night;
sometimes walking zap and down his
room. =ornetimes sitting in that sGD~aky
chair ~ his de~k. II was - still. he was
- still that 10 seemed ne IL could hear
the sound II his writing. writing.
-~uppO~e this was 80. from What Ne
know ~ his iirnidity. his fears. his lack
Il confidence in himself. his dread Of
having done the wrong thing; isn't IL
likely hat he made up his mind to write
hi@ statement o,It In his own hand for uss.
al 1uld anything happen 60 the original
Deposition
Lent ~ natural that. having harmed
from George this morning that the dep
0sifion was safe. he should say nothing
about his copy hat leave it where he
bad hid n. ~ - destroyed when he re-
turned when his ordeal vas past7-
Good good exclaimed Mr.. GizeT
Md Won will search for ~
In my Ovu WAv. In nv own way
too I is,liev- I shall ind II j."
y ton IN nv own way. vii follow the
trail II the key. ! announced
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blinking like an owl and feeling worss
than a ToOet ~ them
Ona glance AZ her wan face showed me
that she had suffered even more than !.
! swear | oO'Iid nave cried a. ! asked her
forgiveness IN kas
I came over elrlv thus morning before
TN" mist lifted Laura hogan.
-Ov"rs- RaEped.
Yes. along tho gutter she answered
simply He was sitting over his break
iast. picking ms teeth with his fork. Oh
dear think he knew ! Was there. for
- q sudden he gave a great laugh
4 remember. ! heard that damna bic
do"
\ cr"pt hack again. brother. hut I
didn't know what 20 do. ! didn't know
where YOU were; though felt. I felt. YOU
were here. Even ~. how could explain
TO Mrs Purrett against what her lodRer
might say. might do? II might have led
TO your arrest. to the ruin of Mr. Gi1er's
career. so waited. q dreary while.
though Susanne was with me until !
saw that wretch 60 nv with his vakse:
until say Mrs. Purrett 20 by on her way
20 market; until knew there was no one
in che house.
You didn't venture on that gutter
again.
Il didn't need 70 this time 10, nv.
self into the house with thsi key that was
found On tho stsirs-
! looked out ~ the window N t=-r4,r
The flag was NwsssS On the House wing
IT, House was in session.
IL 70 all ho,lTS. ! cried. Tome coma''
What was that manuscript you found in
Mr.. Snss's's roon:- asked. az We nassed
Out into the strest unot~srved
His story in hts own handwritinR
Ceorge: IL 10 wonderful how the truth
stands out in evegy word 81 it
1T would have all the force Of an ante
nortem stateEncnt, far more fOrcs than
the disposition which was stolen: hut
10 v too late too late; and am 10 blaine
for IT.
i think that - Why suzanne Eel, 40
hadiy. George ventured IauTi why
when you didn't come she e., 90 excited
She said sh" would do anything. any
thing n prevent the plans ~ the Leaders
bsinE carried out whiie you were miaainR
Then she hurried away on one Of thoss
sudden ifnpulses of hers I don't think
yol realize. my dear brotheF. how
" you will fetnh that manuscript down
TO me. I broke IN. nnheeding. i will try
e. get " into M. Gizer's hands No
there ~ no need now: look. look
A. pointed a man who had scrambled
the halliards from the haErtaT ana SLOWLY
lowered the haG. The House had adj
jourDsd. What did II mean?
81 all events. laura. our no news e.
good news I cried. There hDS bs.nO
M time for them to carry out their
schemss Som~tbing has miacMrried
Wait mere and III find out
In 4 iify I was back A@ain my eaulta.
ton mingled with bewilderment -It 10
the most peculiar thing ! aaidO MY
friend the doorkeeper told me all about
Il. Only few of the reiiAbles were present
John Darr never showed up ~ all The
They arc furious.
"fhank God. - have plenty % time.
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large German cities without "a -"-''l'"d
~American boy" N an important post
They always spoke OF then. - Am"r.rsn
hoys" az horne batur- rh"y wont abroad
aud IL is a. -Americf "A boys tAat they a."
RtiIl referred to by their roi'ca gti'- The
Ohio boy in Cologne refers genialiy 70 -"
success % the Vermont bov m Dusseldorf.
80 the spirIt of ths home town ~ tram
ported from one Of these European opera
houses 20 another
Not all 81 these singers however hegan
their O. eerS abroad Ellison Van hooS"
for instance who has MT becom" IN"
first lyric tenor az the Sfad' Th-ater
Mayence WIS q well known concert
singer before he went abroad IN TACT
no was then known ~ the best OF American
ooncert tenors Hs success IN Mayence
has been great. although his experience of
opera mad previously been confined 90 the
twoseasous he appeared with Walter Dam
rcsch. attempting then only small roles.
He il n Tennessee bcy and learned MUSIC
as a chiid from hi- mother who - an
accomplished musiciPn In ise5 he came
10 New York and took lessons from lsadoT
LucIsstone and later from Henry Wood
~ London and Fedele koenig ~ Paris
Following the example ~ manv Amer
cans. he climbsd INTO 'he organ loft upon
his return and became one NJ the be~t
known church tenors IN the country
He returned again 20 Pans for study
and whsu he came hacs to the United
states sang for four years with Nine
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pupil Of Nine Anna LAnkoW. the singing
teacher who recently died Associated
Sth HIM IN The company as tenor will
he william Miller now al the ROYAL
Opera in Dusseldorf " all the American
singers abroad hia career mas been m.
mOst surprising and ne - said to pussass
. voice o. uncommon beauty He - a
native u Pittsburg. where he beRan
life ~ q newebOy. and IA hia youth Was
sick from smallpox. which left him
scarred from the disease. 10 Ne has no
Deatty 60 account tor his great success
He studied IN Berlin. and after singing
Tor various agents was engaged Cor
Dusseldorf When Herman Gurn gave
has season last summer at the Royal
Opera House he Engaged young Mitlrr
"a come there for several performances
81 great was his sucC~ss that F@li1 Vein
gRrtner 81 the lmperial Opera IN Vienna
immediately began to negotiate for his
servIces 20 take the place 81 Leo Slezak
who had To come - America Andreaz
Dippel who was al that time IN Berlin