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Evening journal., 1910-01-28
Altouether Zoo RsaIIstle.

Realism was unintentionslly carried
too far at a mock FIRE in London. Eng.
A big pyre had been built for demon
strauon in connection with the annual
tournament of the London Private
Fire Brigades' association. The wood
en- structure having been fired one of
competitors. mounting pompier lad
der, was attacking the flames when
by some means special belt he wore
caught in the woodwork. His efforts
20 retreat from the fire we're fruitless,
and there was real danger that he
might be burned to death, but with
the aid Of chemical extinguishers the
FIRE was held in check while his com.
rades released him. He was severely
burned, however. and was removed to
the hospital.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
FRIDAY, JAN. % 1910
LEGISLATURES VS.. ATHLETIcs.

A S a means of solving the football question,
( \ the Legislature of Virginia is considering
a bill proposed by a State Senator TO prohibit
students in State Colleges and Universities which
receive state aid from engaging in sport except
baseball and then the games are to be played
on the home grounds between fellow students
1t is said that the measure has the hearty sup
port of many members of the Legislature and it
may be passed If so it would be a cruel wrong
10 the young men who attend the State Colleges
and we doubt not that as many of them could
do so would leave the State Institutions and 60
to other places where they were allowed more
freedom.
There are doubtless abuses in intercollegiate
athletics the dangers of football are far too
great, greater than they used to be, but the idea
that the boys should play nothing but baseball
and see no sports but baseball, such games to
be PLAYED on home grounds only between teams
OF fellow-students is ridiculous. Probably the
only sport that this Senator knows anything
about is baseball, and while the game is the most
popular of all sports and brings delight to thou
sands OF players and spectators throughout the
country there are some young men who are not
enannored of il and prefer other sports. What IS
there about track sports and the gentle but ex-
hlarating lawn tennis and lacrosse that should
bring them under the ban of a crowd of meddle-
some legislators!
II NAV be that the excuse of the legislators
who iavSf Sacn reStllCuOhS II ua' uhNy "iN -
islating for the protection of public morals as
all such enactments come under that classified
ton But the morals of the Virginia students, we
have no doubt are fully as good as the morals
of members of the Virginia legislature or OF any
other legislature. Doing away with athletic con-
tests and the rivalry that comes from contests
between various schools would be abolishing one
of the chief Joys of the young men. In these
contests between schools young men make
friendships that last throughout life and closer
friendships than they make in later years
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
Chatty Stories OF the Day

coored woman presented herself the other day in
equal state at the place Of registration
TO qualify for casting OF her vote upon the school
question at the next election.
what political party do ailiate?" inquired
the clerk applicant using the pre-
scribed formula.
The dusSy lady" blushed all coyness and confusion.
is 'beeged that there question:
Certainly the law requires it,
Then" retreating in dismay, Il don't believe I'll
vote to have to mention the partys
He's one Of the incest gentmums in town."-Lades'
Home Journal
"yveIl by Jove, this is luclyl" cried young man,
as he heartily slapped the back Of gentleman whom
he overlook The other turned sharp
iy and angry showing the face Of complete stranger
man. confused.
IAN right" said the stranger; and he doubled the
young up with tremendous poke In the waist
coat.
what did you do that for?'
Il though that what Jackson ought do" re-
marked the stranger he resumed his interrupted
walk.--Judge's Library.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
One "cost, Living" Certainty.

One "cost- of Living" Certainty.
Cleveland Leader.
The "cost-of-living discussion is given
point and force by changes in tho market
price Of food products more than by any
thing else. All agree as to that The rise
in the market value Of food is profitable to
farmers. a fact which admits OF no dis
pute. The agricultural population must be
better off than It was when food staples
were cheaper. The rural districts Of the
United States are certainly more fav-
orable place to live in and work in than
they were before the rise in prices began.
But labor is harder TO find in tho coun-
try than It was when market values for
food were much lower. The dearth of
workers is more marked than it ever was
before taking the average OF farming dis
tricits throughout the United States The
drift into the cities Is greater than It
was 10 years ago, or twice as far back
The city outbids the country for work.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
BRIDGE Tournament.

A new departure in the way of an
entertainment for charity will be the
bridge tournament to be given at the
New Century Club, on Monday even
ing next for the Home OF Merciful
Rest The umpires viii be James f.
Nields and william, L. Scott. The
committee in charge has provided four
cups, which will be, awarded, one each
10 the two men having the highest
and next highest score, and one each
to the two women having the highest
and next highest score. Contestants
may make arrangements to- have
tables reserved upon application to the
chairman. Mrs. Richard Reese, No
1917 West Fourteenth street. After
the play supper will be served.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
Editorial
Opinion
Irish Revival.


Baltimore American.
Nothing In the course Of civilization re-
Gently is quite as interesting as the re-
crudescence OF Gaelic literature and the
revival Of Celtic origins. Throughout Bel
giurl and France there is a veritable Gel
tic wave arising that finds its force, not
alone in the study of the Gaelic tongue
but in the claims of Irish descent being
made by the best families Of continental
countries. The students Of Irish sources
realize that In Ireland there has been one
undiverted stream OF literature and in
stitutions. other than political. and the
tenacity Of the people in their position for
autonomy arises not so much from politi-
cal unrest as from an interrupted race
feeling
The respect with which the home-rule
campaign is now received in England
arises not a little from the abatement of
prejudice through the creation Of the
new irish school OF writer's and the en-
iightenment Of England relative TO the ac
tual merits Of the Irish personality and
the genius Of the race.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28

The commission form of government may be
tried by Buffalo, NJ " and with that end in view
bill has been introduced into the New York
State Senate to revise the city charter. If the
bill is enacted into law, Buffalo will be the
first city OF considerable importance in the East
to try the new plan. The Chester Times re-
marks that the tax payers OF Chester would be
benefited if that city were governed by COM
mission The new idea seems to work partcu-
larly we'll in cities which very unevenly Dir
vided politically 1t is all one way in Chester
and that is the reason why there is so much
complaint in our neighboring city about the
municipal government.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
Personal and Pertinent

Mr. Edward German who has provided the music
for Sir W. S. Gilberts opera "The Fallen Fairies
gained musical experience in an organ loft as
blower TO his father who honorary organist at
CONGREGATIONAL church took him a good many years
70 discover his forte. however. AS boy he showed
such a bent engineering that II was intended he
should become engineer; but in consequence of his
forming a juvenile band for which he arranged the
music he became quite well known amateur
sician and gained not little reputation
amateur actor and conjurer But II was vlolinst
ht he first distinguished himself although at Sir
Macfarrens advice he successfully gave greater aten
tion to composltion.-Tit- Bits.
Alexander A. Walker OF Edinburgh has been notified
by Italian Ambassador in London that by order Of
his Majesty King Italy the Minister OF War has
granted him the right to the medal for the War
OF Independence and Unity in acknowledgment Of the
services rendered by him in the Of Italy In the
ranks the British Legion during the campaign OF
1860 Walker working tailor in Glasgow
when Garbadl came 10 the front. and he became
thusiastic volunteered Sailing from London, he
landed Palermo and took part in the advance to
Naples. He was the battles Of Miazzo and Reg
go and at the Siege Messna and entered Naples
September Z. 1850. Mr. Walker served a year, and
although taking part in many engagements only
once wounded Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
ANTI-ruRERcuLosIs FUNDs.

@ TATISTICS compiled by organizations pro-
- noting the campaign against tuberculosis
show that during the year just closed an aggre-
gate in round numbers, OF $S,ooo,ooo was ex-
pended in all parts of the country in fighting
the White Plague, and for the present year So
100000 is already assured. During the past year
the state legislatures provided half OF the money
snent and itis expected that the State aid will
be largely increased this year. while the pub
lie subscriptions are also expected to be much
greater There will be no lack Of funds for car
rying on the work in an effective manner In
nearly every state the anti-tuberculosis move
ment is making remarkable headway and It's
gratifying 10 note that Delaware is in the front
rank. DR. Black could have left no better mon
ument than the memory that it was largely
through his efforts that Delaware awoke to the
necessity of combating the dire disease, but it is
also proper that some mark of tribute to him
should be placed at the Hope Farm.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
A BRANDY BOYCOTT.

a HERE IS a boycott in Germany that threat
4 ems ITO cause a serious crisis in the re-
ceipts OF the treasury of the empire 1t is called
the brandy boycott" and the Socialists are be-
hind it. The fight started last summer with the
passage of the taxation measures. The Social
lists and the masses generally wanted the land
owners taxed more heavily, but the government
increased the tax on brandy and the Socialists
decided to abstain from the use of brandy. The
decrease in the consumption of brandy as a re-
suit of this determination varies from thirty to
eighty per cent. and the national finances of the
government are crippled Incidentally the max
ers OF brandy have sustained heavy losses and
the Temperance movement has been advanced.
IF the movement TO curtail the use OF meat
in this country assumes anything like the pro-
portion that the brandy boycott in Germany
has attained, the meat industry will be seriously
crippied.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
urbao Movement Of Population.

EuAiduNiHAhN NN~~~f
Massachusetts has a commission which
has been undertaking to find out why
people move from the country TO town
and how they can be induced to retrace
their steps Its conclusion In brief is that
they go to town because they like It, ana
there is little the state can do in the mat
ter. Four Of the five members do not think
the state should buy land. build houses
and then invite city dwelieTs to buy on
easy terms. But they do think something
can be done to increase suburban life by
borrowing the garden city idea which has
achieved substantial results in Germany
and which has been adopted with success
by several English towns. There is an
other reason why people move from the
country TO the town. To be farmer is
to be a capitalist in small way. Three
thousand dollars is a low estimate Of the
value Of farm, house, stoch and i'm
plements. OF course a man can get farm
on a mortgage. But even thousand dol
lars is considerable for a man to get to-
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
COLD STORAGE AND COMBINES.

G ECRETARY WILSON, of the Department
- Of Agriculture, is convinced that COM
bines and understandings among dealers in cit
les are responsible for high prices. The cold
storage methods make these combines possible.
He does not think that cold storage methods
have anything to do with prices but in this 9TH
ezs do not agree with him. Certainly if there
were no cold storage it would be impossible 20
hold some articles of food for an advance in the
market. At the same time cold storage has many
advantages and no one would wish 1t abolished
Referring 10 the relation of the tariff to the
high prices, Mr.. Wilson cites the price of eggs.
Eggs have been quoted in Canada at IS cents
a dozen, while they 90 cents a dozen in New
York City The duty on eggs is FIVE cents. The Ca
madam farmer, therefore, could ship his eggs,
pay the duty and reap handsome profit if he
were disposed. But in the case of New York,
Mr.. Wilson believes it is the petty combination
OF purveyors, freight handlers and commission
men who get these fat profits. And it is the
market men in smaller cities, as was shown by
the futile attempt to advance the price of tur-
keys to a very high figure in this city during the
holiday season.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
1921
Market
Street

ers. or in some way attracts them more
strongly.
Therefore. the changes in the last decade
must have left the condition of the city
wage-earners decidedly better than it was
then, or else the American people are city
mad. crazy to get into tho big towns, re-
gardless Of the adverse change which they
may experience in their pecuniary condi-
ton or their general welfare.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
Experience Not Necessary.

Il believe I'll open a dramatic
school, said the seedy-loolxing man.
"Why2 You never have been on
the stage, have your" asked the
preacher.
mo-" s.-.
"Then how do you expect to be able
TO teach people to act?"
Its simple enough. You're teach
ing people how to be angels. aren't
you? Have you ever been in heaven ?"
Chicago Rscord.HsEsld
Evening journal., 1910-01-28

gether as a farm laborcr, so that he can
transform himself into farm owner. He
may hire. and more and more Of that is
going on all the time; but the rent is
a good deal more certain than the pro-
ceeds. The farm iaborer finds It difficult
to get employment during the winter and
he goes to town and seeks a job that goes
ON at all seasons.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28

Tomorrow, Mr.. Edwards. will tell Of
HANNIBAL Hamlin's Journey Of Love
just Before Death"
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
With the Paraqraphers

The Tammany braves regard most Of Mayor Gay
nors appointments OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bee
bill enacted by the South Carolina Legislature
nrovides "penslons for certain widows years
OF age As a rule. widows So years OF age are
toleraby certain.-Houston Post
Mr. Cannon Is said to be planning trip around the
world Naturally attention will be attracted by
his visit to other at $. Petersburg-St Paul
Pioneer Press.
Evening journal., 1910-01-28
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS


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vertisers is
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Advertiser (Nsw York City, has great
sxnsnineo ara certified tbs circulation The Association
~ this publication Only toe figures Of endorses only susn
uircussfon contained in itk report s esronston
( guaranteed Ay the Association. at any moment
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Evening journal., 1910-01-28

The United Pub
fishers Association
through It's Presi-
dent. Mr.. Arthur
Koppell has ex-
a m cd THE
JOURNALS cir
culat;0n and Mr..
Koppell offers te
wager $1,000 OF his
own money. and
undertake te prove
that wHE EVEN
inc JOURNAL
has the largest
paid circulation OF
any paper printed
in Wilmington.
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The United Publishers AssoCla-
fIon of New York City has lnvestl-
uated, and certifies TO, the olrou-
iafIon of this publication. These
facts have been established, and
guaranteed to advertisers.
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Chicago omces nl BOyCe Building
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Nee york onee. eo4 Cambridge building. Corner Fifth
Avenue and Thirty-third Street
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TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION
BY mai. prepaid $500 year or ~ ceussSS
ncnth payable iD advance BY carrier. ak centr week.
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All remaining and ends of splendid bust
in Womens Suits Furs and Chdens Coats have been
duced All desirable goods Our policy of sacrificing profit
make sales you with opportunity worth taking advan
age Of
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TELEPHONES.
Editarini Roou-D. a A 500 Domarvia 1otA
Business once u. A Nh DelmarviA 0s@
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
LAPS ARE GUESTS OF
 MEXICAN GOVERNMENT

Mexico City, December 25.-Twenty three officers, IA cadets and 24 musi clans of the Japanese navy spent Christmas Day as the guests of the Mexican government.
 Admiral Boruki Yashuri and his men, who arrived here yesterday from Salina Cruz, where two Japanses warships are anchored. were received at Chapultepec castle by President Diaz this morning In the afternoon they attended a bull fight and at night were guests of hon. or at a dinner given at the Japanese legation. The Japanese visitors have been accorded a hearty welcome here and both officials of the government and members of the Japanese colony are exerting every effort to make their stay pleasant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
MATHEW GRAPH HELD
 ON MURDER CHARGE

New York, December 25.-Polceman Mathew McGrath, member of the Irish American Athletic club and famous in athletic circles throughout the world as weight thrower, was committed to jail without bail in Brooklyn today charged with felonious assault upon George Walker, a clerk employed by the New York Telephone company. McGrath says he came unawares upon Walker about 1 o'clock this morning in the McGratli house, and mistaking the clerk for bur glar, tried to eject him. McGrath and Walker differ in their stories of subse- quent events, but surgeons found five bullets in Walkers body three of them bullets in Walkers body, three of them will die.
 McGrath says Walker pulled a revolver and fired at him twice after the former found him in the house. This statement Walker denied tonight before he lost con- sciousness. He said the policeman began shooting at him the instant they met.
 Walker denied that his purpose in visit ing the McGrath home was robbery. On McGraths complaint, however, charge of burglary was recorded against him on the police blotter.
 McGrath will be examined Tuesday on the charge of felonious assault.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
COLDER WEATHER
 EXPECTED SOON

Washington, December 25.-With the ex- ception of cold spell on Monday in the eastern states, moderate temperature will prevail everywhere during Christmas week, according to the weather bureaus bulletin tonight.
 A disturbance of moderate intensity, now in the southwest. will reach the At lantic seaboard by Tuesday and will be attended by unsettled weather, with rain or snow in northern and central states east of the Rockies. The principal dis turbance of the week, which will reach the Pacific coast on Tuesday or Wednes- day and the Atlantic coast by Friday or Saturday. will be attended by general precipitation and a pronounced change to colder weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
EXPERIMENTS IN
 BREEDING. COTTON

Washington, December 25.-Success- ful experiments by the department or agriculture in the acclimatizatlon and breeding of Egyptian cotton in the southwestern part of the United States have led experts of the government de- partment to believe that this cotton can be grown with profit in this coun- try. In a bulletin the department an nornces that the breeding work has de- voloped several superior strains and two very distinct varieties which are ready for testing on a field scale.
 Favorable results as to the quality and uniformity of the fiber produced have been obtained from these experi- R,ents. The diversity caused by cross ing with other types of cotton which during the experiments of the previous season seemed to threaten seriously the future of the acclimatized stock, has to a great extent disappeared. The report says:
 The possibility of growing Egyptian cotton of good quality on the irrigated lands of southern Arizona and south eastern California has been demon strated. Production on large scale awaits the solution of certain cultural and commercial problems which are now receiving attention"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-26
PROPOSITION ID
 UNITE COUNTIES Lauderdale and Colbert Would
 Go Together NAMED MUSCLE SHOALS Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Florence to Unite Under Name of Muscle Shoals City-Mayor Ashcraft
 States the Reason
NAMED MUSCLE SHOALS

For the purpose of getting into a position from which to bring greater pressure to bear on Congress for the improvement of the Tennessee river at Muscle Shoals, proposition Is now afoot to unite the counties of Lauder dale and Colbert under the name of Muscle Shoals county, and to unite the cities of Sheffield, Florence and Tus- Shoals City.
 C. W. Ashcraft, mayor of Florence, an ardent partisan of the scheme states that far no opposition has been developed, and that many promi- nent men throughout the state have declared themselves favorable to the idea.
 The commercial clubs of Florence. Sheffield and Tuscumbia have arranged for banquet in Florence on the even ing of Friday, December 30, to attend which prominent men from this and ether states will be invited. The entire Alabama congressional delegation, the state officials the senators and repre- sentatives of the entire Tennessee val ley. and several congressman and Uni ted States senators from other states will be expected to attend. In addition, other prominent citizens of the state will be present. Mayor Ashcraft states that many of the invitations have been accepted. He is certain that the ban quet will be a splendid success, and that the idea will be launched under most favorable auspices.
 Governor Emmet ONeal will preside at the banquet. Mayor Ashcraft states that the banquet will begin at e:s0 o'clock and that guests from Bir- mingham will be able to catch a train returning home at 11:15 o'clock.
 In Birmingham, there is a great deal of interest in the project of the citi- zens of Colbert and Lauderlale, and there will be present a large Birming- ham representation.