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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-27

2 who's Responsible?" Miss Mary
S. Haines; 3. The Relation of the
League to the Liquor Traffic." the
Rev. e. l.. Hoffecker, d. D.; solo, Mrs.
II. A. G. Westerfeld: Question Box,
conducted by the Rev. F. f. Carpenter.
Afternoon 2 o'clock-Devotional ex-
ercises. conducted by the Rev William
H. Briggs; election of officers; re-
ports of committees. address. the Rev
]. l.. Bickerton, ID. d.. of Philadelphia;
Junior Hour, conducted by the Rev
W. G.. Rooms; reports of Junior SUI
perintendents, exercises by Rising
Sun Juniors, Junior Conference
Touch OF the Live Wires" Junior
Question Box.
Evening 730-Song service; unfin-
ished Business; address, the Rev. j.
R. w. Sumwalt, of Washington, ID. c.,
What Are We Here For?"
The cabinet officers of the League
are the district superintendent, the
Rev. r. l.. Hoffecker; president, the
Rev. ]. Harry Mitchell; first vice
president. the Rev ]. r. Bicking; sec
ond vice-president. Mrs. f. B. Man
chester; third vice-president, Miss
Mary S. Haines; fourth vice-president,
Miss Ethel May Parsons; secretary,
Mrs. William l.. Bicking; treasurer,
Ralph /. Finn; superintendent of
Junior League. the Rev. w. G.. Rooms.
A steel horseshoe magnet can hold in
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-27
BOAT INsPECTORs PRAISED.
Fewer Fatalities in This Division Than
Anywhere i'm East,

Captain R. A. Sargent and f. IT.
Howard, United States steamboat in
spectators for this district. received a
letter yesterday from Supervising In
spector Ira Harris, of New York,
commencing them on the fact that
fewer fatalities occurred during the
past year on vessels under their SUI
pervisiOn than in any other division
in the Eastern district
The records showed, he said, that
but two lives were lost during the
year on vessels plying in the Della
ware river and along the New Jersey
coast. over which the inspectors have
jurisdiction. Mr.. Harris attributed
,this unusual showing to the care ex-
ercised by them in compelling all
steamboats, to be operated in accord
ance with the law.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-27
NEW STATION FOR LFNApP

The Reading Railroad Company has
awarded to ID. w. Sperry, Philadel-
phia, the contract for the erection of
a passenger and freight station at
Lenape to replace the one recently
destroyed by fire. The new station
will be nineteen feet wide and forty
one feet long. 1t will have stone
base, with frame structure above fin
ished with panel work and pebble
dash
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-27
CONVENTION OF
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Wilmington District Society
Will Open at Rising Sun,
Nd, Tomorrow

The twenty-first annual convention,
Wilmington district, of the Epworth
League, will be held in James Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Rising Sun,
Md. tomorrow and Thursday. The
Rev. John W. Jones is pastor of the
church. A program full of interest
and dealing with practical subjects
has been prepared for the two days
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-27

Bureau of Animal Industry, Depart
ment q Agriculture.
October 10, at the places mentioned
in the list printed hereon, to secure
eligibles from which to make certifca-
ton to fill vacancies as they may oc-
cur in any branch of the service in
the position of electricians helper.
The usual entrance salary is $500 per
annum.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

printing, but his bill to that effect
was voted down. But although
money was wasted in this way an
absurd economy was shown in the
printing of bills with the apparent
purpose of preventing the public
from knowing what was being
done at the capital.
The confusion thus caused was
intensified. our correspondent says,
by the manner in which the bills
were read by the clerk the whole
thing being regarded as farce.
Not more than one bill in a hun
dred was read, lie said, and this
was done in a jocular way, as, for
instance, "and Mr.. Tete will ex-
plain his vote" Another favorite
was, This has nothing do do with
jackasses running at large, and it
won't be necessary for MIR. Shat
tuck to listen" 1t is needless to
say that Legislation transacted in
this careless, farcical way will not
he and cannot he what the voters
want.
Ninety per cent of the time of
the Legislature is wasted in roll
calls and farcial readings. As for
debate, there was not enough"
our correspondent complains. "to
thoroughly thresh out one of the
many conservative laws that were
passed. There wasn't even debate
in the committee meeting warm
enough to bring out the facts, but
there was decidedly too much yell
of Vote! Voler whenever anyone
undertook to seriously discuss a
proposition before the House"
The failure of the session is
thus easily explained, as well as
the ability of the Governor to do
with the Assembly whatever he
liked. In many cases he did not
even had to explain his measures,
only to order them passed; and it
was rare that he found it necessa-
ry to act as he did on the bill for
the sale of the Penitentiary farms,
and to send for the Legislative CON-
mittee and explain why he wanted
them to reverse their previous ac-
ton and approve his pet. A tho
rough explanation has been given
of the failure OF the last session.
The remedy is easy-the election
of men who will attend to their
business seriously, who will look
after the interests of the people,
and who will not only not be SER
vile to the Governor, but will re-
slst his aggression, put stop to
his meddling with the Assembly,
and insist upon the independence
of the latter in making such laws
as the people want rather than the
Governor.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23
Shut Themselves Out.
The Tim es- Democrat.

The further tho work of the Lee
gislature is studied and consider
cd, the more evident it becomes
that the Legislators in their care
lessness and failure to investigate
the measures before them, in their
disposition to create new sinecures
aud offices and to boost the sala-
ries of the old offices, have cut
themselves off from most of "the
good thipgs."
We have already referred to the
Attorney Generals ruling on this
point, that whether the increase is
by constitutional amendment or
legislative act, whether the in
crease in pay is by direct enact
ment, or indirectly by giving the
officials more or new fees, the re-
suit is the same-the lawmakers
cannot personally benefit financial
ly by their own laws.
The Times Democrat has alrsa-
dy noted the large number of Off
ces from which the members of
tho General Assembly are shut out
by this wise provision OF our Con-
stitution - the district attorney
ships, new commissions and other
good things" The fact has been
hitherto overlooked that the Lee
gislature provided for the increa-
sed compensation of sheriffs 10 the
way of receiving parts of the fines
collected for violation of the game
laws, thus debarring, under the
Attorney-gsneral's ruling, any le-
gislator from becoming a candi-
date for sheriff, as several inten-
Q6u TO De.
In fine, the legislators find
themselves, like the members of
the first French Assembly of 1889,
cut off from political preferment,
with this difference, that the
French patriots took this action
voluntarily in the interest, as they
believed, of France, whereas the
Louisiana members got caught in
their own trap, and by their dis
position to create new offices and
to boost" salaries shut themselves
off. 1t was no intentional sacri-
flee on their part; but was brought
about by forgotten section of
the Constitution and the declara-
ton of the Attorney-gener that
this article must be interpreted in
its true spirit.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23
A Frightful Wreck

of train, automobils or buggy may cause
cuts, ruises, abrasions, sprains OF
wounds that demand Bucklen's Arnica
Salve-earth's greatest healer. Quick re-
lief and prompt cure results. For burns,
bOilS, sores of all kinds, eczema, chap
ped hands aud lips, sore eyes or c0rns
its supreme. Surest pile cure. 25c al
all druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

Mrs. Alfred Fuselier died at her
home in Charenton at lO:4O o'clock
p. H., Friday July 18TH, at the
aye of Z years. Mrs. Fuselier was
a Miss Olivier, and the mother of
MIR. Cab. Fuselier, manager of the
st. John Plantation of this parish.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

New Iberia and Jeanerette want
to build a model road to connect
the two towns. The road is to be
built at the joint expense of the
towns aud the parish.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

Lee soon eat up your profits. Kill
this pest quickly and surely with Con-
keys Lice Powder for body lice, Lice Lii
quid for mites and Head Lice Ointment
for little chicks. Ask for copy of Con-
keys Poultry Book. By mail 4. Du-
champ Hardware Company.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

Teething children have more or less
diarrhOea, which can be controlled by
giving Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy. All that is neces-
sary is to give the prescribed dose after
each operation of the bowels more than
natural and then castor oil to cleanse
the system, 1t is safe and sure. Sold
by all druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

The first shipment of rice this
season was made by MIR. 2. A. Con-
rad of Iberia parish, thirty five
sacks which sold at auction for S.
per barrel.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

The Breaux Bridge Military
Company passed here last Sunday
on their way home after having
spent six days at the Camp al
Alexandria.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

There was game Of base ball
here Sunday between the Brous-
sard and st. Martinville boys. The
game was won by the Broussard
boys.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

For sale-62 acres of sandy land East
Side OF the Bayou. = mile from town at
*oo per acre. this is fine tract of land
see Laizaire Bienvenu,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23

Fine corner property on Washington
street for sale. white neighbors. good
size lot see Laizaire Bjenyenu.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-07-23
How Laws Are Made in
Louisiana.
(The Times-DemOcrat)

yOopOiduy q euOiou6h 0h' SAA WIZ
analysis of the manner in which
Louisiana frames her laws with
special attention to the last session
of the present Legislature. The
article was by correspondent who
has for years been reporting Con-
gress, and who reaches the conclu-
sion by comparing the methods of
that body with those of our Cen
eral Assembly that our system is
bad, and that many serious re-
forms are needed in the rules of
the General Assembly before we
can hope for good, healthy laws,
such as the people demand.
The Times-Democrat has alrea-
dy explained the bad work of the
Legislature as due to the unfortu-
nately centralized political condi-
ton of the State. Our correspon-
dent goes still further, and de-
clares that outside of the demora-
lIzatioD. due to bossism and ring
ism, good Legislation is not to be
looked for. under the rules and
methods that prevail at Baton
Rouge. 1t is impossible to keep
track of the bills before the House,
impossible to understand what
they are from the jocular way in
which the clerks read them; there
is no discussion in committee, and
rarely in the Senate or House, and
most of the measures are rushed
through without exahiiation, eth
or as to their legality or their mer.
it on the simple declaration that
they are administration mea-
sures." Good work under these
circumstances, it is perhaps unne-
cessary to say, is altogether i'm
possible.
Our correspondent insists that
the first need for satisfactory and
intelligent Legislation js All oppo-
sition. That scarcely existed in
the beginning of the session, but
a few public spirited members
joined together towards the end
and succeeded in defeating many
obnoxious measures, including the
judicial raids.
The men who did this were only
doing their duty by their consttu-
ents and by tho State, and the
word "insurgent" is wrongly APP
piled to them. An "insurgent" is
a man who opposes authority, who
is in rebellion. The word was
properly applied to the "insur-
gents" in the National House, who
were fighting the Speaker and the
iniquitous rules he had passed,
and who won a glorious victory
but the Louisiana sO-called "in-
surgents' were not opposing
Speaker Dupre on the rules of the
Legislature, but, on the contrary,
were insisting on the independence
of that body, and resisting the ar
bitrary and illegal meddling of
the Chief Executive, and his Ell
forts to gag the lawmaking body
of the State. The Governor sue.
ceeded in every effort Of his, for it
was only necessary to say "admiD.
istration" to force any bill through
the Legislature-it was not even
deemed necessary to examine it.
The Times-Democrat has alrea.
dy called attention to that freak
economy of the Legislature by
which no bill was printed until it
was reported favorably and was on
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-09
F raternal Meetings
xeLxsEsIA xscAkYDET 30.

a..1s sFs-v EEs, sEi .EI-d Friday e tae
xsz-z ~ gsC ? "a, !. Ola Fellows ~
Fs.e 9t-s<S Tisit:.z srsfhsr. cordi.ny N
-3tsf s* srT>-s
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-09
jas. v. Pratt
REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE
LOANS NEGOTIATED
CITY AUCTION co.
l25 Merchant St.
AT AUCTION

For account Of WHOM, i nav concern.
the BRICK, IRON. WOOD ana GLASS
remainder of the ORPHEUN BLOCK
and ORPHEUN THEATER. Every
thing to the surface Of the ground. save
and excepting the fencing. will be Of
fered at public auction on the premises
at II clock noon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-09
Fistic Sport Lively.

Here, right in the midst Of the ho--
TEST heat wave This little ola town ever
has known. we are having all the ring
sport We can stand and still maintain a
respectable standing with the family in
an occasional evening a ola C0uey. l.
IS the natural result following a big
fight. and had the Rem, battle been
fought either SIX months earlier or
later l would feel safe in predicting he
greatest year Of sport ever known in
the history Of the squared circle. and,
mark you. reader. this means more for
he future Of the ring than mere time
Y gossip.
IT requires lively times in the ring
sport TO develop our champions, and
without regard to what may he written
or said now concerning johnson : claim
to supremacy IN defeating our best
white champion il Is from the crop Of
new men we must look for the future
wearer Of the championship crown.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-09
Lang Looks Good to Corbett.

..Lang s a good, cIeaNI00Ning Young
fellow who probably VIII be given a
chance this fall to show what h can
10. / don t think that Johnson 5 de-
feat Of Jetfries has frightened any who
son says he has a forty-weeh engage
menr in vaudeville and then wants to
enter an auto cup race. He then pro.
poses to rest year, ana, rs Parsou
Davies woaIa sav. There YOU are. ''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-27
IiT1LE Girl. RUN OVER
AND KILLED by AUTOMOBILE

Especial to The es-Dispatch.
Wilmington, n. c., December 26--
Adeil Roman, four years old. daughter
of an operative at the Delgado Cotton
Mills, on the outskirts of the city, was
run over and instantly killed by an
automobile In which N 3. Rankin, a
local capitalist and prominent banker,
was returning from drive with mem
bers of his family. late to-day. The
coroner investigated the accident
finding no negligence, but he recog-
nized Mr.. Rankin to appear before a
jury of Inquest tomorrow.
The tragedy occurred on turnpike,
and reports vary as TO how fast the
machine was running. The child ran
IN front of the automobile and Mr.
Rankin tried hard to steer the machine
to one side. He almost succeeded. and
the outer edge of one of the wheels
was all that hit the little girl. but that
was sufficient to knock her down. and
a rear wheel passed over her body,
crushing out her life. Mr. Rankins
wife and daughter, who We're in the
automobile with him at the time. were
overcome by the accident. Mr. Rankin
is we'll known financler This is the
second fatal automobile accident that
has happened in Wilmington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-27
CLOTHING AFLAME,
LEAPS TO GROUND
Young Woman Burns t.
Death, and conflagration
Follows.
Especial to The Times toisnatc,

Especial to The Times-Dispatch
Woodstock, Nn. December 20
Meagrc details of the most disastrous
IRE In the history of Orkney Springs.
the well known summer resort, situated
IN the southwestern part of shenan-
doah county, reached here to-day.
Christmas morning, Miss Lille BiIIer,
youngest daughter of II. III. Bilicr, pro-
prietor of the Mountain View Hotel,
postmaster and merchant, rose before
day. In some unknown manner her
clothing ignitcd. With n scream, she
lcaped from the second story window,
and ran, with her apparel all ablaze,
and before assistance could arrive, she
was burned to n crisp. The hotel and
building adjoining and tho large store
burned, and the stock of goods of Mr..
miller was destroyed.
I'cing without winter protection, the
work of the fire was complete. The
loss will amount to thousands of dol
lnrs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-27
four BABIES GIFT
FOR A YOUNG WIFE
Neighbors Hasten to Shower
Presents Upon This Unusual
Holiday Quartet.

New York, December a6.-Santa
Claus and the stork combined forces
on Friday night, bringing not only
JOY and an abundance of good things
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
cortright, of sebrinss Mills, near
Dunellen. N. j., but quartet of babies,
whose combined weight is twelve
pounds. Yet all appear to be strong
and healthy. And the mother is said
to be dong we'll" The census showed
that the borough of Dunellen had not
Increased In population as fast as some
of its sister boroughs, but the present
indications would show that start is
being made in the right direction.
Mr. and Mrs. cortright celebrated
their first anniversary of welded hap
piness on Thanksgiving Day.
When seen yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Cortright said: II don't know of any
joy keener than that of being a father,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-27
QUITS CHRISTMAS DINNER
TO ATTEMPT HER LIFE
Unaccountnble EExrt at suicide OF
Mrs. Rachel IIichbcrg While
Visiting Parents.

Washington, December 26.--Mrs
Rachel Elchberg, wife of merchant
of Danville. Va, attempted suicide by
drinking carbolic acid yesterday, but
had so far recovered from poisoning
and burns to-day that she was permit
ted to receive visits from members OF
her family.
Yesterday afternoon about . o'clock
at the home of her parents, 1012 G
Street, Southwest. and swallowed more
than one ounce of the acid
No cause for the act was assigned
by the woman or her parents, but the
suggestion was made by others that
because she was so far away from
her husband on Christmas
You We're very. foolish to do such
a thing" the patient was told while
she was being treated at the hospital
Foolish, she echoed, that does not
express It."
Came Here to Spend Holidays.
Mrs, lIichberg came here some days
ago to spend the Christmas holiday
standing BEING. that her husband would
reach here this evening. She seemed
TO enjoy Christmas dinner with her
parents yesterday, chatting and laugll-
ing as IL she had not a care.
shortly after the meal she Went out
minutes, and it was during her alb
sence from the house that she prob
ably purchased the poison. When she
returned to the house she went to her
room explaining that she was going
to take nap, and shortly afterWard
a member of the family found her in
an apparently dying condition.
When Mrs Eichherg was found on
the he'd In her room she was terribly
burned about her face, body and
hands, having spilled part of tho acid.
She was not unconscious, however al.
though she offered no explanation OF
her act, DR., Price reached the bed
side Of the sufferer from the Elmer
gency Hospital a few minutes after
hospital,
Quick work on the part OF the ply
Stefan was followed by decided im-
proyement in her condition this morn
ing, The physician told her relatives
that she would probably recover.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-27
Social and
Personal

1.-THE second dance given by the
Richmond German Club in the
Masonic Temple was danced last
night and was decidedly the hand
soonest affair given by the club for a
number of seasons. The ballroom was
handsomely decorated in palms and bag
trees, with wall pockets of crimson
flowers and festoons OF holly and
cedar. This german is always a gala
event. owing TO the presence of so
many old members from out-of-town
and a great many active members who
only attend the Christmas german of
the club Some OF the guests from a
distance We're; Mr.. and Mrs. S. r.
James rutherford, OF Goochland
county, Va; Charles Mcyeigh, of New
York; Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Flanagan,
of New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry y.
Maryland, of Albemarle; w. Palmer
Gray, OF North Carolina: DR.. Armistead
G. Crump, of New York; Richard II.
Boyd OF Huntingdon. w Va; Colonel
and Mrs. h. Cameron, OF Raleigh. n.
c.; Max Talbot, of Boston, Mass; DR..
Russell J.. Cecil. Jr., OF New York:
John Kable, Of Stanton; Coke Elan
nagan, OF New York: W. e. Jones OF
Birmingham, Ala; James r. Werth. OF
schenectady, n. u, and others.
Colonel 10 Lane Stern led, dancing
with Miss Edith Donran, who wore
white satin dress drsped In silver
spangled net, and who carried Ameri-
can Beauty roses.
In tho dining-room the tables were
prnamented with ovals of poinsettias
and favors appropriate to the season
We're at each plate.
r,..J,x Car,,.n roNtyhf
The first of a series OF dances 10 be
given by the TUESDAY German Club VIII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-27

but to have the happiness come four
The whole neighborhood is Interested
and the way the gifts have poured
In and offers of help and nurses. + am
Inclined 10 believe that everything
VIII be done for the preservation OF
the quartet
The couple live on a farm near Dun
ellen. They have made comfortable
living out of II, and have become pop
ular with their neighbors. Neither is
yet twenty-five years old
Among gifts sent to the infants yes
terday We're two little cribs and a pair
of gocarts. each capable of holding
four infants besides rattles, blankets,
underwear and provender OF all kinds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-27
TRAIN WRECKED ~..uRTH
TIME IN THE SAME SPOT
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatcil,I

Burlington, y. c., December 20
Eastbound freight train. extra No. S6a
was wrecked and several cars demol-
ished between Elon College and Glib
sonville this afternoon, and traffic was
delayed several hours, transfer of pas
sengers mail and baggage on trains
Nos. 90 and 139 being necessary. The
same engine, No. S62, and practically
the same train crew have been wrecked
at this same spot four times within
twelve months. Each of the four
wrecks has been of trains going east.