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Evening journal., 1911-09-04
COOPERATION.

A ccORDING 10 an announcement Of the
"A management of the Illinois Central Rail-
read Company a-gc number of the men on its
rayrolls have taken advantage of its plan for the
sale OF stock TO employees on easy terms II is
possible for the employees to buy stock in the
company credit, as a certain sum may be de-
Quoted from wages 10 be appiied TO the stock. This
is easy way OF saving.
The plan is arousins much interest among the
employees, and it is called peopeizing" the cor
roration. II is really new form of cooperation
and plan that is being tried by many other cor
porations. With the employees as stockholders.
they have direct and personal interest in the
prosperity of their employers
The plan is being tried largely by some big con-
Germs, and under il the employees may derive really
more benefit than they could in an ordinary CO.
oneration concern, for the Httest men are at the
head of such corporations whereas in any strictly
cooperative concern the chances are that he most
capable men will not become the managers just
as in popular government, a municipality for
instsnce, the it man is often ignored by the vOt-
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
FARMERS AND coon ROADS.

IT HERE is a determined and successful agita-
i ton in the State of Missouri. Not only is
the scheme for a statewide highway being push
ed along, but individual counties have begun TO
do considerable Cor good roads.
In Lafayette county the sum of $4,000 has been
spent for grades and culverts, and several times
that amount will be expended in putting rock
the road BEDS Among the farmers of the coun-
~ there has been change of sentiment in re-
gard TO good roads Those who formerly we're
opposed to them now favor the Improvements.
One prominent farmer of Lafayette county re-
Gently remarked that if anyone we're planning to
buy his 400 acres, the intending purchaser had
better act quickly for with the good road COM
pleted the price of his land would be advanced $40
an acre ut is worth that much to the FARM" said
this land owner.
When the question of a bond issue was first
brought up in Lafayette county, it was carried
in the Affirmative by only small majority and the
majority came from the city vote. The issue of
bonds was rejected by the purchasers because of a
defect. New bonds we're prepared and another
vote taken. At the second election the bond ad-
vocates won by vote of six TO one, the farmers
largely favoring them.
This shows that rural communities in all parts
of the country are more and more coming TO real
ize the Importance of fine highways.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
DEEPER WATERWAYS.

T INTEREST in the waterway agitation does not
i lag. The convention of the Atlantic Deep
er Waterways Association is to be held at Rich
mond Va. from October ~ 10 20. Governor Will
son, OF New Jersey, will be one of the principal
speakers and Governors from the other Eastern
States will attend number of United States
Senators and Representatives in Congress will also
take part in the deliberations.
Summing up the purposes Of the great project
President ]. Hampton Moore, of the Association
says:
In the rivers and harbors act of March
3, 1909, Congress authorized survey for
a continuous inland waterway along the
Atlantic seaboard from New England to
Key West, and thence along the gulf TO
the Mississippi River. That survey has
since been going on under the direction
of the United States Army Engineers and
ought TO be reported upon when Congress
convenes in regular session.
Delaware has been much interested in the work
of the Association, the Board of Trade OF this
city being one Of the pioneers in the movement,
and Delaware no doubt will be we'll represented at
the convention. Delaware man should be one
OF the speakers.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04

Corruption Of the suffrage is not confined to
any particular part Of the country. There is red
hot contest for the election of Governor of Ken
lucky, and the Republican candidate for that po-
sition during one of his recent speeches told tho
crowd that at every election in Kentucky between
sixty and seventy thousand men in the state we're
willing to sell their votes to the highest bidder
Such men ought to be disfranchised for a long
term Of years. When it is considered that their
votes count for as much as the votes of intelligent
and decent citizens, the evils Of the purchased
vote become apparant.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
Wilningtons Season Of Vaudeville
and Drama Opens Today and Tonight
BROKEN SHAFT
DISABLES STEAMER

The steamer Ulrica with more than
200 passengers aboard, was marooned
in the Delaware River when the break
ing of the shaft of the boat rendered
It helpless on Saturday. The boat
runs between Wilmington and Penns-
grove. It was making the afternoon
trip when the shaft broke and the
craft drifted about the river until the
steamer West River came along. The
officers were notified of the accident
and upon reaching this city they dis
patched the tug Martha 10 the aid of
the cripple
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
i: With the Paragraphers ::

The American bar association has been accused
of radcaism. When the president SAYS that money
power menaces the country the statement is likely to
be taken seriously by the whole country.-Chrstion
Science Monitor.
Governor Wilson. who represents the higher education
and who is the exPresdent of Princeton University in
one of his speeches said Il am on to their curves
See what politics does for manchester Times
We can conscientously say this much in womans ia
vor: She hasn't begun TO ostrich plumes her
shoes yet.-Gaveston News
Garry an onion in pocket and you will not have
hts But the man who sits next TO you will.-Memphs
Commercial Appeal
As women look at is the objectionable sin is that Of
being Observation-Disclosures American
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
TO SCHOOL
TOMORROW
Army Of $1,000 Sun Burned
and Happy Children Pre-
pare for Studies
SOME CHANGES IN
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

After a two-months' vacation 1900
children will file back to school to-
morrow morning for the fall and
winter terms. Many of the children
are sunburned and show signs of hav-
ing spent July and August where the
sun was shining and the cooling
breezes were in evidence.
This school year will be markeS
by many changes both in the schools
and the system. The Board of EdU-
cation and Superintendent George w.
Twitmyer, have laid out their plans
while the pupils have been on their
vacation.
Many of the buildings have been
remodeled and have been renovated.
superintendent Twitmyer announces
that it will be possible, with few ex-
ceptiOns, to take care of every pupil
of legal school age in the school
nearest to his or her home The pro-
motion list will be unusually large
During the opening week there will
be one session, from until IL o'clock
Only three new teachers have been
added to the training stan, the small
est since 1906
w. A. Foster. the new director OF
manual arts, is planning for the in
PRODUCTION of handwork and drawing
in all of the elementary grades. Mr..
Foster will direct the work in the
manual training shops at the High
School. For the present the forge
shop in the High School will not be
| operated.
At the High School two members
will be added to the faculty. Irwin
Nj. Anthony, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, will be made
the head of the English department
Miss Mary l.. Lacklen has hereto
fore had entire charge of the work
in higher English classes at the High
School
Harry A. Houston, Jr. a graduate
| of Princeton University, will teach
| English, Latin and elementary math-
enatics. These appointments are 70
fill vacancies created by the resigna-
/ tions of Miss Gertrude NJ. Townsend
and Anthony NJ Steinhilper.
Because the Board of Educatian Has
established a two-year course for the
/ training school, fewer students than
usual will enter. At the present time
IL applicants for admission have been
/ enrolled. Twelve young women who
have completed the teachers Zone
year, training course in this school
have, without examination. become
teachers in the rural or village
schools. The State Board of Educa-
ton some time ago decided to accept
the graduates of the training school
without examination.
The introduction of manual arts
and the new plan for teaching sew
ing Will evolve some changes.
The teachers have decided to con-
tinue this year the professional study
class begun last year under the iu.
struction of superintendent TwitunJ.
er. The Primary Teachers Associa-
tion will have a most interesting
course of lectures. The Teachers
Mutual Beneficial Association will
continue active in all matters affect.
irg the interests of the teachers.
The classes in psychology and so
GEOLOGY under instruction of members
Of the faculty at the University OF
Pennsylvania. will be formed In Oc-
tober. superintendent Twitmyer viii
conduct the principals conferences az
usual.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04

ers for some good fellow" who needs the money
and being unable to earn enough to support him
self in private business, the public promptly takes
him up and puts him in charge of the public's
business.
This sort of thing is avoided in a corporation
that sells limited number of shares easy terms
TO employees, and If the business is sound and the
employees know what is good for them, they will
jump at the opportunity 10 invest their surplus
cash in the concern for which they are working.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04

The sentiment for Presidential primary is in
creasing in some parts of the country primary
at which the voters directly express their choice
of Presidential candidates TO be nominated by the
National Conventions There is to be Presi-
Dental primary in Texas if the Governor signs
the bill to that effect passed by the Legislature.
This move in Texas is said TO be in the interest Of
Governor Wilson, of New Jersey as the friends OF
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, opposed the primary
bill when it was considered in the Legislature.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
Stories of The Day
HIS MEMORY POOR.

Representative Thomas L. Rubey,
of Mississippi. went into the House
cloakroom the other day. As soon as
Tom, the negro attendant, saw him,
a perplexed expression covered his
black features. Mr.. Rubey inquired
as TO the trouble.
Il certainly is a forgetful Niger" /"
replied Tom. "A person called you
on the telephone.
"Well, who was it?" asked the
member OF the House
"He done tell me, but disrecol-
lect," said Tom.
when did you get the call?" asked
Mr. Rubey.
1T was either today or yesterday,
he replied. Il never was no hand TO
remember dates. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
REASON OF HIGH PRICES.

IT HE cry about the excessively high prices that
4 consumers pay for the products Of the farms
has evidently got on the nerve of some farmers
and they are looking into the matter.
Delegates representing seventy branches OF the
Pennsylvania State Grange have been in session
in New York City. They think that the thousands
OF farmers whom they represent should get more
for their products and that the consumers should
pay less They are trying to solve the problem
of the high cost Of living in cities The men on
whom they intend TO make are the middle man
and the cold storage man.
AT one of the meetings, Patrick Egan, former
Minister to Chilli presented figures showing why
farmers do not get more and why the consumer
does not pay less.
According to Mr.. Egan the consumers of the
country last year paid S60O00000 for potatoes,
but the farmers received less than S6000000 for
these same potatoes Cabbages, which sold in
New York according to Mr.. Egan, for more than
S9O0oO 900 returned the producers ST 100000. Milk
for which the residents of New York paid S4s000,-
600 brought the milk producers less than half that
figure.
1t can be readily seen from this why the cost OF
living is so high. Entirely too much goes for the
handling and transportation and selling of the
farmers product.
The Grangers hope to evolve some plan Of CEN
trail distributing stations in the cities that will
give them more for their product and at the same
time greatly reduce the cost TO consumers.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
GUNPOWDER AND KID

Perkins, in a letter he writes us
from New York has apparently relap-
sed into daffydilerium. Thus:
"If you let the hre escape, what
will the holocaust"
Come into the house this minute,
Williel
Speaking Of Willie, we beg TO call
to your attention the affecting lines
Of Mr. Frank Richardson:
Now Willie sleeps in undisturbed
peace,
But why he died cannot even
guess.
(The Coroner assigned the lads de-
To ultra-complicated williness.)
In this respect Mr.. Richardson says
that Mr.. George r. Sims is probably
Of the opinion that:
Been out in the dust cart often"
AYE, aye, Sir, many a time,
But begging your honor's pardon.
I don't see as 'ow it's a crime"
Some Of our valued readers may
remember tnat We recorded some days
ago the fact that Mr.. Henry Penny of
Newtown Conn, had undertaken the
difficult feat of extracting a well from
the property Of Mr.. David Fairchild
and replacing it with a new. one. We
are pleased 10 note in the Newtown
Bee Of recent date:
Henry Penny has completed
the work at David Fairchiid's
having made over a deep we'll
He has taken the contract for the
mason work for the new barn of
Mr.. Jacot.
Then he came to a circular hole in
the ground,
And said to himself. IT is welli'"
The reporters of the Bee further
record the fact:
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
:: Personal and Pertinent =:

Wel" smiles the wife of the customer "you miss one
worry that the of have. With your husband IN
the grocery and business you don't have worry
about the higher cost of living
"Yes, we avoid that worry, says the market mans
wife But the trouble is that Mr. freedom enjoys
his meals Every time he eats anything he about
how much he could have sold It for.-Chicago Evening
Post.
.-.-.-.
Frederick Townsend Martin whose book The Pass
ing Of the Idle Rich Is the fall lists has adopted
public speaking medium for expressing his views
and made several addresses In London this
Gently before meeting Of the Independent Party
Club at the East End he spoke conditions among
workmen in the United States.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
RIeachers and Cushioned Pens.

Chester Times.
1t would be well for teachers In
morals I'm every community If they
would cease inveighing against the
empty pews and the people who de-
cline TO fill them and devote time TO
the study of the reason a seat on a
hard bleacher board at a baseball
game is preferred 10 a comfortable
cushion in a church.
Comforts are multiplied for the at
tendant at the religious service, in
which the light streams softly
through stained glass windows. the
notes Of the organ are attuned to re-
Election and the choir entertains with
out cost, not to mention the other
provisions of the service. But all
these things are absent from tho
bleacher seats, where the sun beams
remorselessly upon the auditory,
there is no music, and advance pay
ment is demanded.
Why will the average man sit with
out murmuring on a hard board at
the ball game, yet complain Of an
hours service amid creature COM
forts? We say again, moral teachers
might gain their absent audiences if
they gave attention to the psychology
Of this.
We do not assume to venture upon
such sacred ground except to hint
that If there were more Of the militant
and less Of the golden harps 1t might
awaken attention and interest from
the multitude.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
BUSY WEEK AT SPRINGS.

This week will be full of interest
at Brandywine Springs Park. with one
of the largest Philadelphia excur-
sions of the season in the afternoon
and evening on Monday; volksfest on
Tuesday, fireworks display and con-
fetti war. most likely on Wednesday,
and Democratic League clambake and
Lippincott Relief Association dance on
Thursday night With the exception
of the opera. the park amusements
will run full blast all next week
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
WOUNDED COP
OUT OF HOSPITAL

Patrolman Sherwin c. Walker, who
was shot in the right hip two weeks
ago. left the Delaware Hospital on
Saturday afternoon to go to his home
at No. 426 South Harrison street.
Patrolman Walker Is recovering rap
idly from the wound. but may not go
on duty for some time.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
paul ]. BORRFLL DEAD.

Paul ]. Borrell. formerly of this
city, died in Philadelphia on Friday
evening. He was but Is years old
The body will be brought here tomor-
evening at the home of his aunt. Mrs.
ss...,.,.l T,.~1,,a NJ org AFo,-,-,,,. .,.,..
The funeral will take place on We'd
nesday morning with services at Sa-
cred Heart Church, and interment in
Cathedral cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
Carnival is POSTPONED.

Owing to the unsettled weather, the
carnival that was to have been held
in Kirkwood Park the latter part Of
last week, has been postponed until
Tuesday Wednesday and, Thursday
Of this week. The feature of the
carnival or lawn fete will be the boat
ing in the evening, and the bake on
Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
REFERENDUM LEAGUE MEETING.

Caleb f. Burchenal will speak on
the initiative and referendum and re-
call at the meeting OF the Initiative,
Referendum and Recall League I'm
Pythian Castle, No. sOs West street,
tomorrow evening.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
Satan Busy in Chester.

Chester News.
There's more real deviltry going on
in Chester than probably ever before
in its history, but the shades are pull
ed down and the blinds are bowed to-
gether and tied with a nice white
ribbon, the emblem of purity. If
anybody had been at the corner Of
Fifth and Welsh streets, a few nights
ago. about one o'clock, they might
have seen a sight that would have
chilled the marrow in their bones.
The lid may be down tight. but things
are boiling underneath the lid.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04

The French people have more militant way Of
dealing with high prices than we do in this coun-
try They simply riot about the shops and force
the dealers TO bring down prices. Here we inves-
tigate, become tired and pay the increase de-
manded
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
ENROLLMENTS ATT TOME.

PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Sept ed
ward Tatnall Warner Edsall. son Of
DR.. Frank H. Edsall Of Madison, Wis,
will enter the Tome School for Boys,
Port Deposit, Md. this month.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04

half pound ones. one day last
week in the river.
One wondersl
Again quoting from the Bee:
The new state road is nearing
completion. when Greater Hill
and over-fatigued teams will be
thing Of the past. ascending and
descending continuously to New
Milford and returning.
Which reminds Perkins Of his old
friend who owned theatre and sud
denly gave up business and went into
retirement.
why did you give up your the
atre?" asked Perkins.
Il got so tired seeing people Just
going in and then coming out II
was really too monotonous."
In the news OF criminology reported
in the Bee We find that:
A Mr.. Ferry of Sugar street
claims to have been assaulted,
Monday, about p. m, near the
foot OF Newtown street and rob-
bed of s35 in broad daylight by
stranger he did not know.
To be held up and robbed by ones
friends is bad enough, but when one
is buncoed by a comparative stranger
or, in fact. by a stranger one does not
know, one is but the more peeved
We have often noted how often COM
parative strangers are folks that one
would noe care 10 know.
c. E. NJ: A "glye" is all the beel
that can be brewed in any giver
brewery at one brewing.
r. S. Won Innes.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04

Labor Day holiday in other states as we'll as in
Deixware IS being quiefiy observed in this city.
There will be a public meeting tonight TO be ad-
dressed by some we'll known speakers Labor Day
is significant as showing the remarkable progress
the labor movement has made and is making.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
SHAPING CARNIVAL PLANS.

Various committees of Wesley NJ. 2.
Church carnival 10 be held September
l3. IA, Is and 16 will meet at the
church tonight 20 complete arrange
ments.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
SPECIAL MEETING AT ASBURY.

A special meeting Of the congrega-
tion of Asbury NJ. e. church will be
held in the Sunday schol room Of the
church this evening.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
HIS HAND CRUSHED.

Private Berry, baker at Fort du-
Pont, had his hand badly crushed in
a kneading machine. Amputauon
may be necessary.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
GET CHURCH CONTRACT.

william d. Haddock and Company
have been awarded the contract for
erecting the new North East Method
list Church
Evening journal., 1911-09-04
Editorial Opinion
violation of Law.

Chester News.
We are not so sure but that the
withdrawal of the strip tickets, is
not a violation of the law, in that Il
is an unreasonable restraint of trade.
Great Scott, but it would tickle some
people In this city, to see the iron
hand of the law come down heavy on
the trolley company, and compel It
to disgorge the strip tickets again.
Evening journal., 1911-09-04

Talk about oysters and football is a remainder
that the autumn is with US, and it is welcomed by
those who have gone through hard and dull and
hot summer
Evening journal., 1911-09-04

The Association Of
American Advortis.
TIE Association % American I an the great adver.
Adveraasrs New Ysvk City) has tses Of this
sxhmmed certified the circulation w Ihe Assoeis
this publication Only the hsnrss Of ncb nares n. srb
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gusxaatee1 by tae AssOctateA. tion a any moment
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Evening journal., 1911-09-04

Curtis Hall caught a two-pound
bass and several one and one
half pound ones, one day last
week in the river.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27
HlER MI FOR MAYOR aAYNOK

Large numbers of the municipal cierkships
service. but the politicians have resorted TO an
eNpedient that enectually prevented the desir-
ed operation of the system. When vacancy or
promotion became open there the names
of three eligible for the place the wait
ing list and The selection had to be made from
one Of these three An additional rule was
that after being passed three times name
had TO go back to the bottom of the waiting
list 1t is apparent how easily those in
thority. who desired to select fayorites or
acceptable to the machine could pass the unde-
sirable names repeatedly until they were forced
to the bottom Of the list and how they could
manipulate in other ways to effect the selection
Of the favored few
Mayor Gaynor has issued an order that will
put All end 10 this practice and place every man
upon the basis of merit After January / the
heads OF the twenty-six departments and bu-
reaus OF the city government must select the
names for promotion appointment in numer-
ical order from the eligible lists
Maybe it viii not be great thing for every
community when appointments and promotions
TO city posi- tons shall be made on merit and not
through political and partisan considerations
There is much reason for playing favorites
and politics in great mercantile institution
or a bank as there is in the municipal admin
istratiou The captain of industry who would
appoint men 10 the fat Jobs in his establish
rnent merely because they were allied with
tan political parties or factions or merely be-
cause they CHANGED to be personal friends OF
his would be rated fool The demand of com
mercial institutions is character and capacity.
| Merit wins in the long IN the establishment
/ where common sense sits in the managers office,
| The citizens OF community who have sub
mitted to the operation of politics and favor
itsm In the selection OF their officials have been
| guilty Of the greatest folly and economic waste.
When business sense and patriotic concern
! for the efficient conduct of the municipalit Y
mark Of citizens they Will demand htat merit
be made the measure OF the qualification OF
| the who seek situations under the admin
| istraton, and other consideration,
| The general introduction OF this prleiple will
be bad thing for the peanut politician but a
fine thing for the city. We trust Richmond
will bear this in mind in the selection of it's
Administrative Board