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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

money. They need It when the Gus
tom taxes are evaded at such a rate
as that
The efforts Of the honest diamond
merchants Of New York to protect
themselves from the unfair competi-
ton Of jewelers. have taken shape In
the offering to all who before May 1
next year will supply information lead
ing to the arrest Of persons smuggling
precious stones for business purposes
a reward Of not less than $500 or at
least 10 per cent OF the foreign market
value OF the Jewels il Il exceeds that
amount. Ludwig Nissen. president of
the association, is now in Europe en-
deavoring 10 enlist the help Of the
large European dealers in the fight
against smugglers
What makes people smuggle is a
question that has been asked many
times in the past and has been an
swered in various ways. The case Is
perfectly clear with those who snug
gle for business purposes-they need
the money, and evading custom du-
ties and then underselling competitors
is one way Of getting H. But how
about the society people who snug
gle7 They surely do not need the
money, and they do not smuggle in
the goods for the purpose Of selling
them. The amounts saved on the cost
Of gowns and silks and furs and other
articles Of personal sdornment cannot
be the inducement that makes persons
of great wealth run the risk Of heavy
fines and imprisonment In federal
penitentisries
The psychologists have recently
taken a hand in the matter Of explain
ing smuggling. Prominent among
them Is Professor Hugo Munsterberg
Of Harvard, the eminent German
American. who states his belief that
the reason people smuggle is because
they do not personify the government
to themselves-that is. they do not re-
gard Uncle Sam as a man whom they
defraud when they evade the lawfully
imposed custom duties. But that ex-
PLANTATION is rejected, or. at any rate.
Is not accepted. by the majority OF in
vestigators Of this interesting subject
These latter bulging brows assert that
the temptation to smuggle is an alta
vistic reversion to the delight in run
ming risks. in facing danger for it's
own sake-in other words, the snug
glers delight IN matching their wits
with those Of the custom official. II
Is the same spirit that makes a child
desire 70 see how close it can put It's
finger 20 a candle flame without be-
ing burned.
But one would think that the widely
published accounts Of smugglers who
have had their fingers burned would
serve as a deterrent TO others. II does
not seem 10 do 50. The game goes
merrily on at all our ports OF entry,
especially at New York, by far the
greatest OF them all. But Collector
Loeb has determined to put a stop 10
Il there. He may do so partly. but Il
is safe 10 say that there win be snug
glers as long as human nature remains
what it is today.
L. ARTHUR j. BRINTON.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

courses IN farming was that given by
the trolley special which toured west
ern Massachusetts,. In the rest of the
country the course seems to have been
confined TO steam railroads.
What the Movement Means.
For those who may not be familiar
with the underlying principle of this
railroad farming scheme a brief ex-
PLANTATION may be necessary. The idea
is simply this: The railroads travers-
ing farming territories cooperate with
the state agricultural colleges and ex-
pertinent stations in spreading among
the farmers the knowledge OF scientific
agriculture. Cars are fitted up with
the latest agricultural implements,
specimens, charts, fertilizers, etc, and
the experts of the colleges and stations
accompany them to explain them to
the farmers and deliver lectures. Brief
stops are made at scheduled points.
Every effort is made TO spread knowl-
edge of the lectures and exhibitions
among the farmers and 10 induce them
to attend. The station agents of the
railroads are pressed into service to
tell their farming neighbors about the
coming of the trains: the local news
papers are asked for space; posters
and circulars are distributed The re-
suit is generally the welcoming of the
agricultural trains by throngs Of in
terested, intelligent progressive farm
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

ers, who are anxious to increase the
productivity OF their fields and i'm
prove the quality Of their products.
Special efforts are made to interest
the children in these matters Accord
ing to one prominent railroad official:
I'VE are building for the future We
aim TO interest the children in inn
proved farming, in the hope that they
will realize their future opportunities
to do great work for the advancement
of the nations material prosperity
Farm products are the basis of a great
percentage OF our wealth. We are aim
ing to call the attention Of the farmer
of the present TO the fact that in the
matter Of obtaining the best results
from every acre OF ground America is
woefully behind the nations OF Europe.
We hope to remedy this condition by
introducing as widely as possible the
knowledge Of scientific agriculture,
and we know no better means Of at
tanning our aim than by bringing TO
the very door Of the farmer facts
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

ment to the supreme court was pre-
ceded by doubt whether he would give
up private practice IN q law firm in
Boston which was about 70 be formed
and which the fame Of the ex-attorney
general would have carried 70 high
success. But the prospect of further
public service-long service II was to
have been. according 10 his reasonable
xpectation--determine the course OF
the attorney general. He saw In the
salary and the certainty OF retirement
the provision for the future which. as
a reasonable man. he desired. and he
made the sacrifice of great personal
gain. Perhaps the fact that Mr..
Moody Is not married influenced his
decision.
In reviewing the life and career OF
the man whose term on the bench is
thus cut of betimes one encounters a
very pathetic fact That Is the fire.
quent reminder Of the sennblance,
physical and otherwise, of Mr.. Moody
and Former President Roosevelt A
few years ago the two men were COM
pared frequently. and the Washington
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

trees. shrubs and fruit trees that can
be grown successfully in the state.
Methods of planting. pruning and gem
eral care OF the trees win be explained.
Grain. grasses. forage crops. weeds
and plants illustrating plant diseases
viii be shown, and methods Of fight
ing diseases and weeds will be eX-
planned. one car viii be devoted 10
live stock. Dairy and Fat cattle. hogs,
sheep and poultry viii be on exhibition.
The better types OF stalls and hangers
will be shown and also different rations
to be fed 20 the live stock. Different
kinds OF poultry appliances and dairy
utensils ~ the latest and approved
kind win be placed where they ear
I be easily Sxamined. Special inter.
est will be given 10 domestic economy
Miss Hoover and her assistants vii
have exhibits of sewing and cooking
10 assist in making the lectures a.
practical as possible. A day coacl
viii be devoted TO lectures for the la
dies
Three meetings will be held eacl
I day. one win be from to IL or /.
o'clock, the afternoon session viii bi
I from /. 80 20 or o'clock. and tn,
evening session from until II
o'clock"
one Of the prominent leaders in tn,
movement 10 spread knowledge of bet
ter farming IL william G. Brown
president OF the New York Central
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

He Is the head Of the recently formed
Agricultural Improvement Association
OF NJ York State The primary OBJ
ject OF this movement; In which many
prominent citizens Of New York have
manifested interest. is the attracting
OF attention to the opportunities Of
fered by farm life in New York state.
President Brown recently announced
policy Of establishing demonstration
farms by his railroad to indicate what
can be done with a reasonable expend-
iture and intelligent management to
yield good living on lands now large
/ ly unused. The road purchased run
down farms. placed ~rSem in charge OF
expert agricdlturists afsu -s i1 -os .
show the farmers of the state what
ISan be d5ne with land generally sup
posed tg be worthless. As those farms
are brought up 20 good condition they
win be offered for sale and others pur-
chased Another road has offered 10
purchase one or more rundown farms,
10 be turned over 70 the state depart
ment of agriculture OF the colleges
having courses IN agriculture. for the
purpose OF demonstrating improved
farm practice. In these cases the rail-
roads have no large areas OF land to
dispose Of. as some Of the western rail-
roads have. but the movement Il
! prompted by a faith IN agriculture ana
a belief in the greater utilization Of
] farm lands.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

showing how better methods OF farm
ing win help not only himself and his
family. but the nation at large. We
make thus a double appeal-one TO the
farmers individual hope Of gain and
the other 20 his patriotism. OF course
we are not entirely unselfsh OF altru-
istic or patriotic In this matter. Any
thing that viii help the farmer TO grow
more or better crops helps the rail-
roads that haul these crops"
Farmers Wife Also Remembered.
The farmers helpmate is not forgot
ten. In many of the railroad agricul-
tural trains lectures are given on do
nestle science, food values and other
topics of value 10 intelligent women.
The lectures are practical and inter
estlng and touch upon problems which
arise in the daily course OF work OF the
average farmers wife. OF course the
branches OF farm work in which wo-
men are generally held 10 be mainly
interested. such as dairying. poultry
raising. gardening etc. are not neg
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

VI KIIH the probanle retlre~
"A "a ment from public life Of
NM Supreme Court Justice
" william II. Moody. COM
PEELED to relinquish his duties By III
health. the United States win lose the
services Of one OF her ablest most en-
ergetic and distinguished citizens.
There is something supremely tragic
about the dofing Of the silken robe by
Mr. Moody II is as though the gaunt
hand Of disease had reached out 10
pluck him from his place OF honor
when the years seemed 20 open 70 him
a long vista Of usefulness and work
and fame For he is not old IN years.
as are most Of his former colleagues
Of the supreme court bench. He is
only nifty seven years OF age and the
junior by almost decade Of the young
est Of the men who sat with him on
the highest bench OF the land II is
less than four years since Mr.. Moody
took his place on that bench. seeming
~ with every right 10 look forward 10
a long term there and with the possi-
bility OF the chief justiceship before
him But the decisions Of hope and
reasonable expectation have been an
nulled by illness and Justice Moody
probably win retire.
II was a brilliant career Of labor for
the public good that ended when Jus
tioe Moody was compelled TO abandon
further work As member OF the
house Of representatives. secretary Of
the navy. attorney general and SUI
preme court Justice he earned fame
and recognition Of his ability and zeal
in the public welfare So instant was
the recognition OF his abilities IN the
house OF representatives that, al
though one OF the youngest members
Of the house at the time having serv-
ed only two terms, he was prominently
named as a possible successor Of
Speaker David B. Henderson. Moody
became secretary Of the navy by ap-
pointnent Of his intimate friend, Presi-
dent Roosevelt. before Mt Henderson
retired. but he Is reported 10 have
said that he would not have accepted
the cabinet portfolio II he had known
that Mr. Henderson was about to re-
tire, as he preferred the place Of which
Speaker Reed said there was only one
superior and no equal. The course OF
events. however took Moody into the
navy department., where he made a
record for efficiency. His predecessor
was John ID. Long who conducted the
affairs Of the department during the
Spanish American war Then the at
torney generalship became vacant
through the election of Secretary
Knox to the senate, and Moody be-
came the governments legal adviser.
That was in 1904. Two years later the
retirement OF Justice Brown left a va
cancy on the supreme court bench,
and Moody realized the ambition OF
years by taking his seat on the bench
Of that great tribunal.
It is recorded that Mr.. Moody is not
man Of wealth and that his appoint
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

lccted. One Of the most successful OF
recent agricultural trains was the
poultry special" run by the New York
Central In cooperation with the ag-
ricultural college OF Cornell univer-
sity. Speaking OF that train recalls 10
mind the fact that in England recently
similar poultry special run by one
OF the big railroads met with favor and
success.
An idea OF the variety OF work un-
dertaken by one OF these railroad ag-
ricultural trains may be gathered from
a recent description OF a North Da-
kota Farm Special Train" run on the
Northern Pacifc railroad The train
was operated along the line of the rail-
road for two weeks.
Agricultural Train Described.
THE train will be equipped with
some fat cars where the different
types of farm machinery will be ex-
hibited The train will also carry lit
erature for free distribution and ex-
hibits OF the different kinds OF forest
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

very good authority. The Precious
Stone Importers Protective associa-
ton. composed of some of the leading
dealers in the stones in New York. is
authority for the statement and its
word is entitled to credence. It's menu
bers assert that the government has
lost in the past at least 100000 a
year in duties on illegally imported
precious stones. Add to this amount
the sums that should reach the gov
eminent Golfers, but do not. from du-
ties on silks. laces. furs, dresses.
brandy. wines. etc, and IL Is easy to
see why the men in Washington are
making frantic appeals for more
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

correspondents found many poines o.
resemblance between them. Yet Mr..
Roosevelt returned with vigor I'M
abated from his tremendous African
and European trip at the very time
when his friend and companion OF only
a year ago his appointee as secretary
OF the navy. attorney general and SUI
preme court justice was totally inca
pacitated by illness and compelled 70
give up his duties on the bench.
The American ancestry OF Justice
Moody reaches far back to the early
years OF the seventeenth century. whsn
his ancestor came to this country from
England He was born at Newbury,
Mass. on Dec. %. 1863. He was edu-
Gated al Phillips academy. AndoveF.
and at Harvard. receiving his degres
In 1875. He entered on the practice Of
law in his native state and was dis-
trict attorney OF the eastern district
Of Massachusetts, from 1880 10 1895
He went to congress to MI the vacancy
caused by General cogswelrs death. in
1895. His home Is in Haverhill. Mass.
WILLIAM HENDERSON
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

elers and dealers in other goods whose
business has been affected by the COM
petition of wares on which no duty
has been paid. The men who buy and
sell precious stones have been the
chief sufferers in the past and they
have joined now in the effort to put
the extlnguisher on the efforts OF too
enterprising passengers.
This is the place 70 inform the read 70
er that no less than 100000 worth
Of diamonds. pearls and other iewelry
are struggled into this country each
year. II was a surprise TO the writer
TO learn this; possibly It will be so to
the reader. Yet the fact is stated on
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08

r UNLESS all signs fail this is
to be a bad season for
smuggling II will have TO
w. be a very ingenious evader
Of the customs who viii get past Mr..
Loeb's men at New York without de-
clsring whatever he has OF duuable
goods This goes also for the woman
would be smuggler. Collector Loeb
has determined to get for Uncle Sam
the last penny that is coming 10 him.
and he has frightened the net so closely
that n his hopes are realized not
even foreign mosquito win be able to
get through. The weather prediction
for thoea persons who have been living
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-08
BY CHARLES N. LuRls.

" " KHAT is in II for the rail-
~ road? Everything.
WW The Germans have a
v saying, zone hand washes
the other, and they both become
clean" So it is with the agricultur-
lists and the railroads. The latter help
the men OF the pillow to grow better
and larger crops by bringing the lat
est scientific agricultural information
almost TO their thresholds. The farm
ers repay the railroads with bigger
carloads of freight. And the greatest
benefit accrues. of course, 70 the coun-
try at large.
1t really amazes one 70 note with
what rapidity the idea OF special rail-
road agricultural trains is spreading
over the country. Every section OF
Uncle Sans domain is being toured
by the men who attack the problem OF
agriculture from its scientific side. and
they are meeting with encouragement
and enthusiasm.
There are no leaders in the move
ment by the railroads to give every
farmer in the country a short course
in scientific agriculture" without
money and without price. East and
west, north and south. the officials are
enthusiastic over the scheme. The
trolley men are in il too. One of the
most successful Of the recent railroad
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-28
Real Estate Men On a Jaunt.

More than 80 members OF the De
troit Real Estate board iourneyed 10
NJ. Clemens. Wednesday afternoon.
-fef-an -exeellent dipper-in- Park
hotel and the regular monthly meet
ing OF the board. Ii was the members
first outing of the season, and the way
the weather man cooperated was
highly appreciated. AT the business
meeting. plans for attending the ma
tiopal convention in Minneapolis,
June 10. lG and II. were informally
discussed and post poned for final
action until the May meeting which
will be held earlier than usual. For
mer President Lester f. Wise and for
mer Vice-President Frank G. Nall,
were presented with handsome re-
membranes. the former receiving a
beautifully engraved gold watch and
the latter set of amethyst cuff but
tons and scarf pin to match. Walter
c. Piper was unanimously elected a
member of the board
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-28
STUDENTS ISSUE WEEKLY.
THE Quill" Published by Eastern
High School, Makes Appearance.

With a cover design in free-hand
black and white, an orange letter b
being the only hint OF color, the new
Eastern High school weekly, The
Quill, is just out The cover Is the
work of l.. Gault. business manager OF
The Quill. and is an attractive bit OF
conventionalized drawing. The con
tents are varied in character and in
clude a short novelette,, editorial ut
terances, school notes. sport, exchange
and society departments, humorous
anecdotes and jokes. An excellent
class of advertising is a feature.
The Quill will be published weekly
by the Western High school House OF
Representatives in the interests of the
students. Its stan OF student editors
follows: Editorin-chief, RI. l.. Purdy;
managing editor, Il. G. Hamilton; as
sistant editor, Miss VI. MacQuisten:
Joke editor. w Peoples: literary eait-
ors r. II. Wesolowski and l.. J. Pur-
dy: sporting editor r. Seiffert; school
notes editor. Miss G.. Wetmore: soci-
ETY. editor, ID. A. Scully. The business
staff includes: General manager. NJ.
G. Waterbury; business manager, l..
Gault. advertising manager, ). Rack
ham; circulation manager, X. Geist.
A weekly publication is an innovation
In local school circles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-28
CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Family Theater VIII Celebrate First
Anniversary With Special Bill.

Closing a year OF almost unprece-
dented success for new amusement
enterprise, the Family theater. the
coy little showhouse on the Campus,
will celebrate its first anniversary
next week. The theater will be
transformed into veritable floral
bower. and special bill, with added
attractions that will surpass any Of
tering i'm the theater's existence, will
mark the opening of the second year.
The Harris Amusement Co. is the
lessee. and its choice OF location and
the class OF performances given have
reaped a rich harvest for the stock
holders. John p. Harris is president
of the company and Ed f. Kane. sec
retary.treasurer. Not a little OF the
credit for the high tide Of prosperity
in the Family is traceable TO the
clever publicity work of Fred C. Nash,
the cartoonist.
The theater's high-water attend
ance mark for one day was 5000, and
the lowest attendance in its year OF
business was 5000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-28
Attacks Girls: Beaten.

Ferditi Philip. an Italian laborer
43 years OF age, narrowly escaped
death Wednesday at the hands OF sew
eral men In Highland Park, who
caught him in the act of attacking
Miss Bessie Ernshaw, aged IL Miss
Ernshaw and Miss Florence Jones, OF
about the same age. were roller skat-
ing on Woodward-ave.. near Farrand-
ave. when Philipi seized both OF
them. Miss Jones broke away and
skated to the Highland Park phar-
macy. screaming for help. but Miss
Ernshaw was thrown to the ground.
Miss Jones screams attracted several
young men. and Phillip was being
beaten and kicked vigorously, when
arrested by the marshal. He was
taken before Justice Potter and re-
manded to Jail
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-28
MANS DEATH IN FOLDING
BED REVEALS DUAL LIFE
New York Mlllionaire's Neck Is Brok-
en-Was Accompanied BY Woman
Not His Wife

NEW YORK, April 2S.--Henry Wei
lington Smith. millionaire paper man
ufacturer. of Lee, Mass and delegate
to the Republican national convention
In 1880. was crushed To death last
night in folding bed. With him in
the boarding house at the time was
an elderly woman. who was slightly
injured and who has subsequently
disappeared, leaving behind a case OF
mystery She was known at the
boarding house as his wife, but in
yestigation showed that Mrs. Smith
had not left her home In Lee.
DR.. W. RI. Weston told the story OF
what happened in the boarding house
OF Mrs. Benjamin Ralph. on West
Twenty-third street, where Smith met
his death. DR.. Weston said that when
he was called to the houe he found
Smiths body on the floor. while his
woman companion was walking wild
" about the room. talking in an ~
coherent manner. The physician saw
at once that Smith was dead. The
legs which supported the folding bed
had given away. and the heavy ward
robe which formed the back of the
bed crashed down on Smith and his
companion, breaking the mans neck.
The woman was uninjured. except for
a slight wound on the shoulder.
When she learned that Smith was
dead. DR. Weston said. the woman
ran downstairs to the basement. DR..
Weston and an ambulance surgeon
followed her. and found her sitting
there, dazed. She refused TO say a
word Later she departed for the
home OF friend, whose name she did
not mention