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Evening journal., 1911-06-17
GARBAGE COLLECTION.

TT HERE should be no question as to the pro-
l. per course TO be pursued in this city as to the
collection Of garbage The law specifies that the
lids of the garbage carts shall be kept closed as
Dr. Cleaver has contended, and therefore it is no
hardship on the garbage contractors if they are
required to live up to the letter of the law
1t may be unfortunate for them if they did not
have this regulation in mind when they made
their contracts, and when new contracts are award
ed the understanding should be distinct that the
carts are to be kept closed.
We do not fancy, in view of the protests of the
members of the New Century Club, that City
Council would take a step backward by amending
the law that the carts with their foul smells
could be kept open.
The garbage carts should all have the latest ap-
pliances and the collection of garbage should be
conducted in as sanitary manner as is possible.
The people of the city should be gratihed now
that the Board of Health is alert in trying to en-
force such rules and regulations for the protec-
ton of the health and comfort of the people as
advanced cities have f
or course there are objections on the part of
those affected, but the welfare of the community
in all these matters is paramount to any objec-
tions that individuals might make.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
COMMISSION FORM OF
CITY GOVERNMENT
By GeOrge HenrY DOC.

Some are trying to make the peo-
pie suspicious in regard to the pur-
port of the words, initiative, refer
endum, and recall as used in con-
nection with the commission form OF
city government Every American is
familiar with the meaning Of these
words, although one may not be
aware Of it. Let US notice how sim
pie they are IN meaning and in op-
Grafton. Mr.. A rises in a New Eng
land town meeting and moves that
seven dollars be appropriated to the
repair Of the roof of the town hall.
That motion is the initiative, because
il commenced, initiated a proceeding.
If Mr. AS motion Is supported, the
chairman puts the motion to the meet
ing, saying, "All in favor of Mr. AS
motion, say Aye" The. putting of the
motion Is the referendum. The prin-
ciple Is precisely the same in the
commission form OF city government.
For example, the people want a. new
school building. A petition is circu-
lated, and when a certain number Of
petitioners are secured. the petition
is handed 10 the commissioners That
petition Is the initiative i'm getting a
new school house. Then the commits
sioners submit the question of having
new school house TO the people at
the next election. The submission Of
the question TO the people is the
referendum. Thus by petition the
people can begin proceedings In Sc
curing any desired thing by means of
the initiative. and have the subject re-
ferred to the people by means of the
referendum. feel sure that every
boy in Wilmington, and the girls too.
can understand the initiative and the
referendum.
But what is the recall? Let US
illustrate. Suppose our city is gov
! erned by three commissioners. and
one Of them proposes undesirable
measures. Upon the filing Of a peti-
tion signed by the prescribed number,
he is recalled from Office and another
Is nominated to he elected in his
/ place. So also If two or all Of the
commissioners prove unsatisfactory.
Is this not a direct, efficient, and sim
pie way Of getting rid of incompetent
and corrupt officers?
But the referendum works in other
ways. BY means of il bad measures
can be stopped. Take for illustra-
tion this Suppose a ring Of polite
ians propose 10 pay a hundred thous-
and dollars for land that Is worth
only fifty thousand dollars for the
purpose Of looting the city treasury
OF fifty thousand dollars. Under our
present system there is no way that
such land deal could be stopped. and
the Mayor might wash his hands II
the deal, saying that IL never came
before him. Now, under the commits
sion form Of government. all such
proposed acts 10 become legal must
be published a fixed number Of weeks
before consummated In the mean
time petition bearing a prescribed
number of names, would necessitste
submitting the question Of purchas-
ing the land to the vote Of the people.
The people can also punish those pro-
posing iniouitnns measures not only
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

revenue which should properly belong to the city
turned over TO the state
In justice to Wilmington an effort should be
made to prevent this city from paying more than
its just share of taxation. But it is not altogether
fair to compare the expenses of the state govern
ment at present with what they we're years and
years ago
1t would be impossible for the Democrats, il
they had the power to do so, materially TO cut
down the expenses of the state government and
in fact they have shown little disposition to
be more economical than the Republicans have
been.
mere change of party control would not re-
lieve Wilmington of the financial burdens the city
bears, but there could be relief if the members
of the Legislature from the city stuck together in
determined manner and demanded a change
whereby the city should not be looked upon as al
most the only source of revenue in the state.
The dissatisfaction of the people of Whining
ton over this matter of being deprived of revenue
that should be at our own disposal is increasing,
and among men Of affairs who talk of such mat
ters this dissatisfaction is even greater than is
expressed in the newspapers.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

My native city of Portland, Maine,
has been the birthplace of a good
many distinguished men. but of all of
them ! sometimes think / am proudest
of John Neal, said Thomas B. Reed to
me not long after he had resigned from
Congress and taken up his residence in
New York City for the practice of law.
Il suppose you have never heard Of
John Neal; yet in the first half of the
nineteenth century he was volumi-
nous writer of novels. one of the lead
ing newspaper editors Of the country,
and a sympathetic adviser to all
struggling young writer's, among them
Edgar Allen Poe. And he was pioneer
of American letters in England. He
was, in fact, the first American who
made an Englishman read an Ameri-
can literary work, and it is because he
set out deliberately to do this that
am so proud Of him John Neal died in
centennial year, at the ripe old age of
eighty-three, but years before that
had come to be numbered among his
friends, and from his own lips l heard
how he set about making England take
notice of American writer's.
when John Neal was young man
there appeared in one of the English
quarterly reviews the now historic
question: Who reads and American
book?' That question humiliated many
Americans and 1t touched a raw spot
in American life for more than half a
century. II made John Neal especially
angry. BY that time he had written
several works of fiction or semi-iction
and Of biography, and so quite natural
ly he felt very keenly the slur implied
in that British question.
We'll, several years after the ques-
tion had been asked John Neal an
nounced to his friends that he was 60
ing to England.
What do you intend to do there?
they asked him.
I am going to write as a Yankee
something which will be published in
Great Britain and which everybody
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
NE wv NE WIS
OF YES RDAY
THE YANKEE WHO MADE ENGLAND READ HIM
BY
=" n 0 LII A N D"

who reads anything at all will be surG
to read he replied.
But have you enough money te
live on while writing and awaiting
publication of your writings? hii
friends asked, snxiously.
I have replied John Neal. You
may be sure that it will not be neces,
sary for me to borrow or beg while
am in England
so John Neal sailed away for Eng.
land and soon after he got there he
wrote a series of aFticles-what we
call personal sketches-describing the
first five or six American Presidents
These he offered to one or two of the
quarterlies which we're then the great
standards of English critical litera-
ture, only to have them declined. AT
last he ventured into the office OF
Blackwood's Magazine and offered his
manuscripts. There they were speedily
accepted, and John Neal received what
for that time was a very handsome
check in payment for them.
Moreover all England read those
sketches, It became widely known that
a Yankee had written them, and John
Neal became man of some literary
distinction. And whenever he met a
prominent Englishman who congratu-
lated him upon his magazine articles
he would invariably reply in a very
kindly way, Well, at last you English
people do read an American literary
work, and now that we have broken
the ice / think in the course of time
you will read many more of them
In due season John Neal returned
to the United States and was occu-
pied for the rest of his life in literary
work. And / think It ought to be re-
membered that 1t was John Neal. of
Portland, Maine. who was the first
American to compel the people Of
Great Britain to read an American
work. Soon after that all England was
reading the novels of Fenimore
Cooper"
Copyright, 1911, by E. ]. Edwards. All
rights reserved.)
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
UNCONSCIOUS
STALENESS
BY The REV. r. [. JACKSON


Every now and then meet a min
lister who boasts of never having taxi
en- a vacation. Apparently it has
never occurred to him that his con-
gregation would appreciate his abb
sence from the pulpit a few Sundays,
provided Of course, It meant his re-
turn to It with a new supply of ideas
and enthusiasm. A minister who
stays by the stuff without a break
grows stale, and the pity of 1t is he
is quite. unconscious of the fact.
But ministers are not the only peo-
pie who take on a staleness of which
they are honestly ignorant. II is the
experience of all sorts and conditions
of men. The sin Of staleness has no
prayer-book recognition. but it is a
sin all the same, and one TO which
the general run of us must plead
guilty. The causes are not far to
seek; one of the most obvious of
them is money-grubbing Men who
breathe money, dream money, talk
money, chase money, from morning
to night seven days in the week, be-
versation with an Egyptian mummy
is a positive relief after an hour of
their society.
A severe case of staleness can be
brought on by local gadding. There
is doubtless always something to be
seen in the windows OF the stores on
Market street, but after a woman
has seen IL a dozen times in less
than a dozen days, her friends begin
TO notice an appalling paucity of new
ideas in her conversation. The gad-
ding need not necessarily be confined
10 Market street. II may compass
other thoroughfares as we'll. The only
condition is that it be steady and re-
stricted to local areas.
Another cause Of staleness is the
conhning of ones self to newspapers
that preach only one political doc.
trine. The people 10 whom a paper
of another political faith than the one
they profess is equal to a dose oi
deadly poison, are on the road tc
cerebral petrifaction II they have moi
already arrived The same is true
of those who confne their religious
reading to periodicals and books oi
their own denomination and school
of theology. Religion seems such an
luninteresting, commonplace thing tc
so many people because they iden.
tify it with the uninteresting, com.
monplace exemplihcations of it IN
men and women who deem it their
duty to be good Methodists, Epis-
copalians, or Presbyterians first, and
Christians afterwards.
never could see anything in q
good Methodist or Presbyterian that
was very interesting or extraordi-
nary. I have seen some Christians
and Christians belonging to the above
denominations, however, who were
very thrilling people. Churchianity
will make you stale and improbable
every time. Christianity, provided Il
be Christ's Christianity, will make
you source of most piquant anC
profitable surprises TO the world.
In conclusion let me bark back Z,
what was intimated at the beginning
! namely a vacation as a preventive o
staleness. There Is hardly anythin,
equal to IT, To get away. If only foi
a week, and make a new outlool
upon the world and a new relish fol
life The old staleness will be gon,
and our friends will begin to revive
their ardor for our society.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
Stories of the Day
COTLnN,T TAKE Els PLACF

Joseph P. Sherer told humorous
experience while automobile riding,
which he said illustrates the sarcasm
which a woman is capable of when oc-
casion demands.
I'VE were going along at an awful
speed" he said Il didn't see the dog,
but I heard his 'ki-yi.' so ! ordered the
chauffeur 10 stop. Going back, we
found an irate lady standing over her
dead dog-one Of the ugliest dogs you
ever saw.
"She met US with a TRADE of re-
marks, telling us in no uncertain
terms what she thought of us and
automobilists in general. finishing up
by calling us the murderers Of her
dog. It was then that thought would
pacify her
Madam, l said, i will replace your
dog
"'Sir, she said in a freezing tone Of
voice. you fiatter yourself Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
WILMINGTON PAYING THE Bill.

IT HERE is caustc and we might add angry crit
i icism of the tax imposed by the Legislature
on pool tables in this city with the comment that
the city as usual is taxed for the support of the
State. And yet during all the time that addi-
tional sources Of revenue were being searched for
by the state it was known that Wilmington would
be the lamb to be feeced. Notwithstanding this
there was some objection to increasing the taxes
OF the Delaware Railroad Company, whose pro-
perty in all fairness should be taxed additionally
as the value of its property grows along with the
growth OF the state.
As We have frequently said, the people of this
city are becoming weary of being MIXED contn-
uously for the support of the state Sources OF
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
:: Personal and Pertinent ::


Among the exceptional privileges granted the new
housemaid by the young married woman were three
free telephone calls week. provided she inform
Cd beforehand what the girl wishes TO talk about
the New York Sun. At the close of a turbulent day in
which the Wills Of mistress and maid had clashed vio
ently Mary sought permission to telephone. ITO whom
do you wish TO speak?' asked her mistress ITO the
pastor Of my church said Mary Taking that pious
ambition sign of contrton. the mistress readily
gave consent Mary went TO the telephone Father
Grim she said, won't you please pray for the woman
/ am working for and II that won't take some of
the seehness out Of her heart and make see that
Il is wrong for her to ask 10 finish all that ironing
today when could lust we'll let It till tomorrow
morningg II the pastor prayed his petition not
answered
.-.-.-.
This want ad" is copied. word for word, from last
Sundays paper For Sale-One parrot one monkey
two poodle dogs The is about marry and has
no further use for these animals"
Puzzle: Is the owner a woman? Also is
there implied compliment to the happy bride or
groom as the may be? Prize answers should be
written on two sides Of the paper only.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
J: With the Paragraphers =.


Mr.. Bryan is doing whole lot Of debating these
days but nobody seems to be taking it down.-Ptts-
burg Gazette Times.
These are the days when a fellow wouldn't subscribe
two cents for the monument TO the late Mr. Fahrenheit
-Pittsburg Gazette
The New York Aquarium is now kept open until 10
p. and all the fish have dark circles under their
eyes from sitting up lste.-Boston Globe.
Amid the general crusade against crookedness Bos-
ton hasn't taken even little step toward reforming its
streets-Albany Journal.
The idea of school teacher finding life hard on
S504 yearl Why, that is almost enough TO keep up
automobile for six monthsl-Baltimore Evening
Sun
II some men in this city should happen to be seen
going TO church on Sunday. with their wives. the
neighbors would be infer that either the men
had heart rtouble, OF the women had hats-ches-
ter Times.
New York miniser says St Paul would be base
ball fan were be living now, but whether he would
devote his energy to converting the beaches
ing the umpire is not made clear.-Batimore Evening
Sun.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
WHY 1T HnRT To WAIT.

After having shipped fourteen gal
Ions of Southpool sea and having mar
rowly escaped colliding with the iron
work of a pier, Algy rested on his oars
and gazed into the beautiful eyes of his
companion.
Darling" he cried recklessly, q
love youl viii you marry me?"
She dropped her eyes and gave a
blush; then she replied in a fiuttering
clustering voice:
This is so sudden. Algyl Give me a
little while to think it over"
Certainly" he said, resuming his
rowing landward. "But-er-do you
mind If give it to you on shore dear
est? This costs dollar an hourl"-
London Answers.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
SATURDAY. JUNE II. 1911
NO NEED FOR HURRIED ACTION.

IT HE LEVY COURT should certainly take no
L action in a hurry in regard to building an
addition to the County Court House.
1t is said that the Court has decided 70 reach
a definite conclusion at the next meeting, but II
this be true, the court will make mistake.
Public opinion seems to be greatly divided as
to what the best course to be pursued, but there
is general fear expressed that a "botch' will be
made in the Improvement if carried out according
to the plans that have been considered for making
an addition
Something should not be tackled on to the pres
ent building that will practically be dishgure-
ment, making an ugly looking structure which It
will be desired to tear down in few years. Some
citizens are prepared to pay considerable sum
for plans for a court house improvement and
the Levy Court would be taking a very unwise
course if it should not wait until these plans have
been made and suggestions considered.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

Whether the Mckay property is bought by the
city for park purposes or not it may be said that
it is fine old place with ample grounds, beaut-
full trees and a mansion that would be delight
TO a lover of the old and substantial form of dwell
ing. What a splendid community house il would
make for the children of the neighborhood. The
demolishing of the house and the converting of
the ground into quarry would be a source of re-
gret to those who admire residences like the Nc
Kay property.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
w. c. n. u. MEETING.

The Wilmington W. c. 7. U. met
yesterday afternoon at headquarters,
with the president. Mrs Jessie
Mearns, presiding. Mrs. Robert Fer
guson gave report of flower mission
day, showing that many flowers were
distributed. Mrs. Fannie Joseph, OF
Ithaca. n Y. the former treasurer
Of the union. was a guest at the
meeting yesterday. The meeting ad-
journed for the summer. the next
meeting to be held on September
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

There is no reasonable excuse for City Council
holding so many meetings as the majority are in
clined to hold. The Republican Councilmen have
rightly objected to the extra sessions. No doubt
Council has considerable to do in winding up its
affairs, but such work should be done promptly
and expeditiousy
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

In many sections the storm caused much damage
TO life and property but as the, Dover Republican
remarks Delaware as usual, escaped serious
damage, and we should be thankful for that luck
The location between the two big bays is an ad-
vantage worth having.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

The death Of Postmaster Clark of Newark
will cause a sharp pang of regret to his friends,
almost without number, in New Castle county. Mr..
Clark was Of an affable and kindly disposition. He
filed various public Offices in most satisfactory
county
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

by stopping bad measures at once.
but also by recalling those who pro-
pose them. For this reason the loot
ers, machine politicians and the horde
OF grafters that live on exploiting the
tax payer are naturally against the
commission form Of government
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

Sussex county farmers have suffered heavily
from the drouth. ltmay not be many years before
enterprising farmers will provide against the dam
aging of crops by drouth 1t could be done with
artesian wells on the farms.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17

The Peninsula Horticultural Society is doing
splendid work by offering prizes to be awarded at
its next meeting for the best fruit, vegetables and
canned goods.
Evening journal., 1911-06-17
FOUNDED 1883.

N.v YoIt oasa. ssa poo Avs0ua.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-13
HAL IMPROVES, TAKING
SECOND RACE EASILY

let, LOO (F. wilson,. Il TO /, second: East
End. Ill Gmcs), s TO /. third. Time.
l:04. Geneva and j. ". Fuller finished
az named.
Fourth race, six furlongs. seling-Sir
Barry, ia (ParlSer), to 5. won; Black
Sheep, Ill tKedrisJ, 3 to .. second,
kogo, 10 (Fosarty). s to l, third. Time
i:16 Lady McNally also ran.
Fifth race, SIX furlongs. selling-kuro-
Allen. III (Bevan). 4 TO 5. second Scene
Russell, III Gmes), to 5, third, Time
III 4-5. Aftermath also ran.
Sixth race, five furlongs. selling
Amargosa. 104 tAnderson), 5 10 l.. won;
Whisky Toddy. 1o9 tBuxton). 2 TO l.
second; Tom Dolan, Ill CE. SMITH.
to l. third. Time, LOS. Tony Koch and
Soka finished as named.
Scene Russell finished second. but was
disqualified for foul and placed third
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-13
Packey Outfghts
Tommy Kilbdne In
Ten-ROund Battle

BUFFALO. n. Y, May 12.-Packey
Mcfarland of Chicago outpointed and
outfought Tommy Kilbane OF Cleveland
in a ten-round bout before the Buffalo
Athletic association tonight. Kilbane
was weak and clinching at every OPP
portunity to save himself at the close
OF the tenth round.
Kilbane proved to be a good two
fisted boxer, capable OF taking a lot Of
punishment, but his swings always found
Mcfarland either inside or out Of range
There was much vicious infighting In
Cleveland man held his own.
At the opening Of the eighth round,
Klbanc began to show signs Of dis
tress, and Mcfarland twice sent him
through the ropes. Packey hooked re-
peatediy with right and left to the face
and tried with straight lefts for knock
out -,
From then until the close OF the bout
Kilbaue. outboHed. clinched at every op-
portunity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-13
BILL MURRAY TO
OPEN NEW TRACK
Former Salt Lake and Ogden
Promoter Settles at Niagara
Falls.

BUFFALO, y. Y, May l2.-Another
border race track will be added to the
Canadian circuit within year, accord
ing to an announcement made here by
William Murray, the well-known
starter. who has been appointed gen
erai manager by the hackers of the
new venture,
The rack will be located at Niagara
Falls, Ont, within an hour of Buffalo
and Hamilton. Ont.
The new association is known at
the Niagara Driving Park association
and Mr.. Murray has been engaged fol
d term of Eve years. The association
has only half mile track, but it il
asserted that after the spring and sum
mer meetings of this year, mile track
will be built that will be equal TO any
In Canada.
Mr.. Murray is authority for tht
statement that the association will be
able to meet all the requirements OF
the Canadian law governing racing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-13
BPOR Ting NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
STATE LEAGUERS TO
PLAY THIS AFTERNOON.

The State Baseball league will play
the third series Of games this afternoon
with Ogden coming to Salt Lake to meet
tne Occidentals and Salt Lake going to
Murray to clash with the smeiter city
boys, Salt Lake and the Oxies will play
2 double header AT Walkers field Sun
day afternoon, beginning at 2:30 o'clock,
for one admission, while Murray Will go
30 Ogden 10 meet Gimlln's men,
The Salt Lake team will present Il
strengthened lineup for this series, Mel
son. former big Lacquer. probably will
start, the game against Murray, while
Seaman, youngster from the. Winter
Nelson was with Des ,Mones in the
Western lengue last year, going there
from the Chicago White Sox, and is said
to have everything. Following the 1910
season. Nelson played In the Winter
Coast league. Scanlan is said to be a
fast youngster- The rest OF Marget,s' s
lineup follows:
Harris, second; Forbes, center; Nc
Croskey. left, Clark, first; Hicks right;
Lehr, catch: Lawrence. third; Jensen and
Chevalier. extra pitchers.
Rebecher Is In from Kewanee, ILL.,, and