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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-23
Lone District Law.


The one District bill which was passed
by the House at this session OF Congress
was agreed to In the Senate today. ana
now needs only the signature OF the Pres
dent to become a law 1t provides Tor
the extension and widening OF Colorado
avenue northwest from Longfeilow street
to 10th street and Of Kennedy street
northwest through lot $40 ~ square 2ils
Ii received the approval of the senair
without discussion. after Senator curtis
had explained that the District Commute"
recommended its passage
The Senate District committee had an
nounced a hearing on the bill at this
mornings session A letter from James
B. Green protesting, in behalf of interest
ed property holders, against provisi n
of the bill that the cost 81 the extension
shall be assessed "a benefits again
nearby property had been received ana
Mr. Green was invited to explain his OPP
position today He did not appear. how
ever, and telephone message To his o.
flee brought the information that he no
longer wished to oppose the measure.
Arguments Not Needed.
Louis p Shoemaker. Engineer Commits
sioner Judson and others who were pres
ent to urge the legislation We're told
thar they need not present arguments. as
the committee wou.,. take the rec"in-
inendation Of the District Commission
ers 1t required but minute for the
committee formally TO register its APP
prevail
4 favorable report was also ordered
by the committee on the bill for the
widening and extension of Minnesota
avenue from Pennsylvania avenue south
east 10 It's present terminus near East
ern avenue The highway Will be tx
tended I'm accordance with a new nigh
way plan which is also authorized by the
bill so as to provide Il better alignment
for the street 10 avoid improvements
within the street If the present highHa.
nlan is carried out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-23
GETS BLOW BEHIND EAR,
INSENSIBLE 40 MINUTES
Democratic Legislator Assault:
Newspaper Correspondent at
Springfield, Ill.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. June % Repre-.
sentative Lee O'Neil Browne of La Sale
last night knocked down z. O. Phillips
legislative correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune. Mr.. Phillips was unconscious
forty minutes.
Since the inception OF the Lorimer In
vestigation Browne and Phillips have
been unfriendly and for more than a year
have not spoken. Meeting In the speak
ers room at the capitol last night Mr.
Phillips addressed Browne, and the as
semblyman Immediately struck Phillips.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-15
Too Late to Classify

7 OST-Saturdsy May 18th, on county road
II between Cam bridge and Shorters Wharf.
child's tan coat, trimme ed with blue silk
braid and blue silk tie. Suita Bile reward for
return to Banner office. 1t
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Railroad Trespassinq.

The Board of School directors OF
Cecil county, meeting at Elkton
last week, decided to take up the
question of trespassing on railroad
tracks and the five thousand chill
dren in the schools will be instruc-
ted against trespassing on railroad
property.
The subject of boys throwing
stones at railroad trains will also
be considered, and an educational
campaign about the dangers Of tres
passing will be conducted.
The counties of Delaware, Pa. !;
New Castle, Del. and Cecil, Md,
have considered this matter, and
$4,000 children will be reached in
this educational campaign. This
does not include the good work the
churches are doing.
1t is expected that the campaign
will reach hundreds OF thousands Of
children as the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company intends to carry out
its campaign along all the lines of
the main division.
The School Board of this county
will be doing a public service by
taking similar action
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Additional Locals.

Misses Hazel Toffling and Maggie |
Harris are spending sometime in
Baltimore.
Miss Bessie Bradshaw has re-
turned home after delightful visit
to Baltimore.
Mrs Eugenia Travers, of Baltimore,
is spending several days in Cambridge
as the guest of relatives.
Master Russell Matthews is
spending a few days in Baltimore,
having gone up Friday night.
Mr.. j. w Henry, of Baltimore, is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Brice w. Colds
borough, at her home on High street,
this city.
Mrs. Clara Dali, Mrs. William Med
ford and Miss Lille Todd arrived home
yesterday morning after short visit to
Baltimore.
Mrs. John Wallace Scott, of Elk
ton, Md, is the guest of Mrs. Julia
Henry, at her home on High street,
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Z. Willis. of Green's
boro. Md are the guests Of their son,
Mr.. T. E. Willis, Jr., at the Hotel Dixon
for few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert E. Tubman and
little daughters, Mary keene and Bet
tie. arrived on the boat yesterday morn
ing to spend sometime at the home of
Mrs. Humans father, Mr.. l.. Z. Skin
ner. Locust street.
Mr.. James Dixon, whose work in
taxidermy has won renown all over
this State. has just mounted for
Mr. Elmer Hall, of Fishing Creek,
beautiful male Loon.
In another column will be found
the advertisement of H. f. Mitchell
& Co., who have opened a new gre
Gerry store at the corner of Willis
and Travers streets.
Ross and Sumner in a comedy
sketch at the Auditorium tonight.
Although this is their first time in
Cambridge, they are making their
third trip over the Eastern vaude-
vile circuit.
Messrs. John R. Tubman and Geo
W. Woolford left on the train this
afternoon en- route for Atlantic City,
N. j., to attend the sessions of the
National Oyster Packers Associa-
ton, which convenes in that city to-
morrow.
Messrs Richard Hughlett, Jr., and
William H. Medford left on the boat
last night for Baltimore where they are
to he witnesses in the suit of Robbins
VS.. Bear resulting from difference in the
settlement between Messrs. Robbins
and Bear over fur purchases made last
year by the former Mr. Bear.
Mr.. Sidney H. Henry, who has
been representing the United States
Graphite Co., in New York, in the
position of manager of the sales
department, has resigned this po-
sition and accepted one with Col.
T. Coleman dupont. Mr.. Henry will
be actively connected with the work
of constructing the State Road
through Delaware.
Mr.. Travers Ewell, son of Col
and Mrs. Thos. J. EWell, has accept
ed a position in South America land
sailed a few days ago, to enter up
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Standinq of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
SATURDAYS Games.

At Philadelphia - Philadelphia, 5;
Cincinnati, (1o innings). Batteries
Chalmers, Alexander, Moran; keefe
Smith, Clark.
At Boston-Pittsburg, 9; Boston, 3
Batteries - Adams, Leifield, Adams
Curtis, Graham.
At Brooklyn-Chicago, 5; Brooklyn
4 10 innings). Batteries-Cole, King
Scanlon, Rucker, Bergen.
At New York-New York, 10; st
Louis, 5. Observation-Disclosures Mar
guard, Myers; Harmon, Laudermilk
Bliss, Sallee.
No games scheduled yesterday.
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Blinded BY WALLPAPER
Woman May Permanently Lose Sight
of an Eve From Poisonous Dust,

Woman May Permanently Lose Sight
of an Eye From Poisonous Dust.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 15.-Mrs. M. ].
Anderson, thirty-five years old, of
Homestead, probably will lose the
sight of her right eye through being
poisoned by tints in wall paper. She
| is now at hospital suffering greatly.
She was having her rooms, papered
and tie gilt and red colorink matter
brushed from the wall entered her
eyes, causing them to become SO in
famed that within few hours she
was totally blind Physicians declared
that the coloring matter in the paper
caused all the trouble.
Kaiser to Visit London For Week.
London, May 15.-The German i'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern, with the
emperor and empress and Princess
Victoria Luise on board, arrived at
Sheerness. The German cruisers es-
corting the yacht exchanged salutes
with the British warships. The en-
peror will remain in London a week,
during which time he will attend the
unwilling of the great national me-
mortal to Queen Victoria, and be en-
tertained at various functions, pre-
urinary to the coronation festivities
K. of c. Choose M. J. McEnery.
Dubois, Pa, May 1.-THE Pennsyt
vania State Council of the Knights OF
Columbus, in session here, elected
Michael ]. McEnery, of Philadelphia.
state deputy, to succeed John T. Brew,
of Erie. Pa.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-15
Standinu of the Clubs.
TRI-STATE LEAGUE.
SATURDAYS Games.

At observation-disclosures, 16; Trenton,
g. Batteries-Scott, Hurley, Broezel;
Hafford, Dugan, Kerr.
At Wilmington Wilmington, 8;
Johnstown, q Batteries Brazell, Har
kins; Hitchcock, Raub.
At Reading Z; York, 2.
Batteries-Northrop Millman; Culp,
Carter.
At ncaster-Lancaster, 6; Harris
burg, 5. Batteries-Thomas, Mckinley;
Dorner, Stroh.
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scar could no found.

DR.. R. T. McHenry, Of Heilwood, dis
covered positive symptoms of rabies
and notified the local representative of
the state health department, DR.. S. C.
Weamer, who ordered the child sent
to a Johnstown hospital for Pasteur
treatment.
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STANDING of the Clubs
Four Killed In Freight Wreck.

White River Junction, VT, May Is
Four men were killed and three 9TH
ers seriously injured when two freight
trains met head-on at Devil Curve, two
miles south of this town. The wreck,
age caught fire, destroying some of the
cars and burning the bodies of several
of the victims.
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BASE BALL SCORES.
Following Is the Resuls. of Games
Played Saturday and Sunday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
SATURDAYS Games.


At st. Louis-AIhletics, Z; ST. Louis,
o. Batteries-Plank, Thomas; Lake,
Krichell.
At Detroit-Boston, 10; Detroit, IL.
Batteries Hall, Carrigan;
Willett, Work, Mullin, Stanage.
At misunderstanding, II; New
York, 6. Batteries = Knapp, West,
Fisher; Quinn, Brockett, Blair.
At Chicago-Wash iSgton, II; Chic
go, 6. Batteries-Walker,O tey, Henry;
Lange, Scott, Young, Sullivan.
Sundays Games.
At ST. Louis st. Louis, 6; Washing
ton, 2. Batteries = Petty, Stephens;
Groome, Otey, Henry.
At GReettIaoiitt-DetrUft, s.; bostUn, 5.
Batteries : Works, Lively, Stanage.
Collins, Carrigan.
At Chicago-Chicago, g.; Athletics,
5. Batteries-White, Sullivan; Ben
der, Morg.n, Thomas.
At Cleveland cleveland, IA; New
York, 3. Batteries-Harkness Fisher;
WARRIOR, Quinn, Sweeney.
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ed position in South America, and
sailed a few days ago, to enter up
on the discharge of his duties. Mr..
Ewell has been engaged in his pro-
fession in South America before.
having spent sometime there only
a few years ago.
4 very Interesting entertainment was
given at Phillips Hall yesterday even
ing by the Senior and Junior branches
of the Epworth League of Zion Church.
Addresses were delivered by Misses
Bertha Robinson, Eleanor Bothum,
Gretha Warren, Mamie Robbins and
Blanche Matthews. The meeting was
presided over by Miss Bertha Robinson.
There are said TO re few persons in
Cam bridge who read only the local
columns of the newspapers, and while
we cannot believe that such is the case,
still if there are any such we advise
them that locals will be found in other
columns. They will also find some in.
teresliIg information If they will read
the advertisements to lie found in other
columns.
Mr.. Garlic Dunn prevented what
might have been a serious acct
dent yesterday afternoon about six
O'Clock, when he stopped pony
driven by little Miss Drusilla Phil
lips, the daughter of Hon.and Mrs.
Edward S. Phillips, after it had
been scared by being run into by
another vehicle. There were sever
al little girls in the trap at the
time, and had it not been for Mr..
Dunn's bravery they might have
been seriously injured.
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UNBITTEN GIRL HAS RABIES
Most Mysterious Case of Hydrophobia
Vet Renorted.

Salisbury, Pa, May ia mysteri-
Gus case of rabies has developed in
Heilwood, near here, of which Helen
Davis, about eight years old, is the
victim.
So far as is known the child has
never been bitten by dog, and no
Evening journal., 1911-03-09
DIRECT ELECTION
OF U. S. SENATORS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 9.-Repre-
sentative Evans yesterday afternoon
introduced and had referred IN the
House a joint resolution urging Con-
gress to enact an amendment to the
Federal Constitution to provide for
the election Of United States Sena-
tors by direct vote Of the people.
Representative Evans a few weeks
ago introduced a concurrent resolu-
ton to the same effect. and after it
had passed the House it was sent to
the Senate. There the resolution was
lost or misland, but by whom nobody
seems to know. At any rate, Mr..
Evans has not been able to discover it.
He now will press to final action his
joint resolution, which is similar to
that being introduced in the Legisla-
lures of different States.
Evening journal., 1911-03-09
WANTS TWO MORE
STATE SLEUTHS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 9.-Senator
Ewing. who has Just gotten through
the Legislature a bill 10 provide for
rural policemen in Brandywine and
Christiana hundreds Of New Castle
county, yesterday afternoon introduc-
ed a bin to provide for two additional
State detectives to be appointed by the
Governor at q salary Of $1,000 a year.
The captain Of the four State detoc-
iives thus provided for viii receive
81 SEQ a year salary and viii be will
he one Of the four, and a clerk viii
be appointed a. 5000 year salary.
Senator Ewing also introduced "a
bill increasing from Sl.500 to $500 a
year the contingent fund for the At
torney- General go he used IN detecting
criminals.
Evening journal., 1911-03-09

Cooper said he favored keeping gyp-
sizes out of the State if it were pos
sible, but he raised question of con-
stitutionality of Mr.. Marvel's bill. It
received eighteen votes, Just enough to
pass it. Representative Wilson. VINO
had been called into the room, supplied
the eighteenth vote.
Bills Passed by Senate.
Bills passed by the Senate yester-
day afternoon included the following
Senate bill providing for the en-
largement and improvement of tho
County Court House in Sussex
county; Senate bill enabling the va
rious counties and municipalities to
contribute to the Delaware State Tu-
berculosis Commission; House bill al
lowing wall-eyed pike to be caught
In Kent county all the year around
latter the bill had failed of passage
and action had been reconsidered)
House bill requiring coroners to keep
a record Of their Office; Senate bill
to make uniform the law Of negotis
bic instruments
Kill Cunning Season Change.
The Senate killed the House bill
changing the time for opening the
cunning season for rabbits and quail
from November Is TO November %.
In the House an unfavorable report
was made on the Senate bill to In
crease the allowance for persons at
tending normal schools in preparation
for teachers in the public schools
An unfavorable report also was made
on the House bill to continue for two
more years the State School Commis-
sion.
The House bill fixing a uniform
time for the holding Of school cleo
tions in Sussex county was reported
to the House on its merits.
New Castle Light Plant.
The House bills amending the char
ters Of Smyrna and Milton. and the
House bill to incorporate Woodside
were reported favorably to the House
Representative Wilson introduced 2
bill authorizing New Castle to estab-
lish a light and water plant Of its
own should the residents by referen
dun vote so decide.
After much discussion the Senate
recommitted the House bill for the
muzzling of dogs running at largo
throughout tho State.
Evening journal., 1911-03-09
lohhvst.

lobbyist
Laws enacted by Legislatures fire.
quently contain jokers. but this IS
impossible In laws passed by the peo-
pie. for four months of public discus
sion would disclose the effort to en-
act law against general welfare and
the people would defeat It.
Direct legislation gives every man
opportunity to be heard, provided his
ideas meet the approval of eight per
cent OF the people of the State.
"The initiative and referendum not
only educates and develops the peo-
pie, but elevates the legislator,
through his realization that If he
fails to enact needed and progressive
laws the people will act under the
initiative OF will refer legislative en-
actments to themselves II they believe
them unwise OF against general well
fare
Il assert that the people acting col
lectively. cannd, under the initiative
and referendum, enact legislation
against general welfare or in favor.of
any selfish interest.
Protects Legitimate Business.
"The referendum protects legitimate
business interests from the attacks Of
blackmailing Legislators.
Where the referendum Is In force.
blackmailing legislators cannot make
their schemes effective, for cOrpOr-
ations unjustly assailed can appeal
directly to the people with full conii-
dence that the people are fair and
honest and will not approve unjust at
tacks upon business or property.
Corporations will not buy special
legislation where the referendum
exists, for the corrupt legislator can
not deliver the goods.
"'It has been asserted that the peo-
pie viii not study a large number Of
measures, but will vote in the affirma-
tive, regardless of the merits of meas
ures submitted. Experience IN Ore
gon has disspproved this, for the re-
suits show that the people have ex-
ercised discriminating judgment.
The fact that thirty-two measures
we're submitted to the people at one
election has been cited throughout the
United States as a serious fault of the
system Of direct legislation. A review
Of past events and a consideration OF
the situation which was presented tc
/ the voters Of Oregon on November 8th
viii show. however, that the submis-
sion of so large a number of measures
was due to legislative delinquency and
that the people. even though com.
PEELED TO vote upon so large a mum
ber of bills and amendments, acted
| intelligently.
There has been no hasty or i'll
advised legislation. The people aci
camly and deliberately and with thai
spirit of fairness which always char
[ acterizes a body Of men who carr
their living and acquire their property
/ by legitimate means. The people O
| Oregon were never before more pros
| porous and contented than they arr
today, and never before did the Statl
offer such an inviting field for invest
ment of capital.
The submission of a total of s.
I measures at three different election
in Oregon has cost the State SAT,
610.61, or an average of about S74S 70
/ each measure, amounting to abou
/ three-duarters of a cent for eacl
voter. Isn't the enjoyment Of all tn
rights of sovereign citizenship wortl
the price?"
Evening journal., 1911-03-09
Robert c. Gordon. Robert H. Harring-

Robert c. Gordon. Robert II. Hsrring-
ton.
Constable James n. Wright is some
runner. He beat a colored man and
half dozen bullets, arrested the col
ored cross-country runner, and later
In the day had the fellow tined for
cruelty to a horse, Wilson Jones, of
Wilmington. was seen during the af-
ternoon with the horse attached to a
dearborn on which was a load Of
scrap iron. He beat the animal and
prodded It with the end Of a knife.
Word was sent TO the constable and
when he went to Sixth and Harmony
streets Jones started on a run. Wright
followed, and not until they had gone
through the unimproved streets of
the Buttonwoods did the constable get
his man. Jones was given a hearing
before Magistrate Nickerson and was
fined.
Andrew Gursney has been held for
court to answer the charge Of wife
beating.
William j. Hunter will erect a
marble tomb in Newark Church to the
memory Of Dennis McGonigal. Mr.
Hunter also has completed a granite
monument for Isadora b. Shortess to
be erected over her grave in Whining
ton.
Division No. 8. Ancient Order OF
Hibernians initiated one new member
last night and received a number Of
applications.
Seminole Tribe. No. 40, Improved
Order Of Red Men, expect a big time
here on Monday evening. The new
chiefs Of Seminole Hay Loft will bo
raised and the warriors will smoke
their pipes.
James z. White Is preparing to re-
move from the Louise building to the
Evening journal., 1911-03-09
HONEST CONFESSION.
A Doctors Talk on Food.

There are no fairer set of men on
earth than the doctors. and when they
find they have been IN error they
are usually apt to make honest and
mainly admission Of the fact
A case in point is that OF a practi-
toner, one OF the good old school, who
lives in Texas. His plain, unvarnish-
ed tale needs no dressing up:
Il had always had an intense pre-
iudice, which ] can now see was un-
warrantable and unreasonable against
all muchly advertised foods. Hence,
I never read a line Of the many ads
OF Grape-Nuts. nor tested the food
till last winter.
while in Corpus Christi for my
health, and visiting my youngest son,
who has four Of the ruddiest, health
lest little boys ever saw, l ate my
first dish Of Grape-Nuts food for sup
per with my little grandsons.
q became exceedingly fond OF il
and have eaten a package of it every
week since, and find it a delicious re-
freshing and strengthening food. leav-
ing no III effects whatever, causing no
eructations with which / was former
ly much troubled, no sense Of full
ness, nausea, nor distress of stomach
In any way.
There is no other food that agrees
with me so we'll, or sits as lightly or
pleasantly upon my stomach as this
does.
Il am stronger and more active
since / began the use of Grape-Nuts
than have been for 10 years. and am
no longer troubled with nausea and
indigestion" Name given by Postum
CO., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in pkg. for the famous little
book, "The Road 70 Melville"
There's a Reason
Ever read fhe above letter. 4 new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine. true. aud luIl Of human
interest.
Evening journal., 1911-03-09
new CASTLE
NEWS NOTES
Town Constable Has Long
Chase for Man Who
Abused Horse
MANY FRIENDS AT
FUNERAL OF Mr.. WHITE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. March 10-Members
Of the City Cornet Band are incensed
over the report that their janitor per-
formed the work in the Town Hall
room The secretary and hers said
last night that for fifteen months the
members have acted as janitor and
that the janitor or his assistant never
lighted fire or swept the room. The
band men buy the fuel and clean the
stove pipe and chimney in addition to
lighting the fire. They furnish the
heat for the G.. A. r. in return for
using the furniture.
The funeral of Alfred Lesley White
took place yesterday afternoon. Ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. John
Rigg and interment made in the Glebe
Cemetery. The pallbearers we're:
Howard Wilhelme, Andrew Mitchell
Weldin c. Vining, Burton 7. Lank
Evening journal., 1911-03-09
GORMLEY BACK
OF MANY BILLS
Introduces One Providing for
Amendments to Whining
ton Charter

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. March 9.-Represen-
tative Gormley introduced several 9th
er bills affecting Wilmington in the
closing hours OF yesterday afternoons
session of the House One bill is to
amend the charter of Wilmington to
provide method for enforcing pay
ment Of capitation tax levied upon
male residents of Wilmington who are
p years old OF upwards. At present
there Is no determined effort to collect
the capitaion tax, but Mr.. Gormley's
bill, which is backed by City Council,
requires that the tax collectors shall
collect all capitation taxes in Will
mington, and collect thirty cents pen
atty from delinquents The collectors
also are given power to attach the
wages Of persons who neglect or fail
70 pay the taxes. and a penalty of fine
or imprisonment is provided for those
who after receiving proper notice fail
to pay capitation tax.
Another bill introduced by Mr..
Gormley provides that the city Of Will
mington shall receive for municipal
purposes oue-third Of each LIQUOR IL
cense fee paid by dealer within the
city, the remainder of the fee going 20
the State.
Another bill provides that after the
term of the present coal oil inspector
of Wilmington expires the inspector
shall turn into the city treasury all
fees collected by him for the inspec-
tion Of oils. and he shall receive an
annual salary to be fixed by Council.
The Office of coal oil inspector is said
10 be worth between $1,000 and $4,000
year under the nrasnnf sNaiem-