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Evening journal., 1911-08-04
FRIDAY. AUG a. 1911
HAIr THIs pRoPERTY DESTRUCTION.


HE difficulty between the New Castle and the
Delaware City trolley lines is clearly ques-
,;or that should be arbitrated. The interests OF
the reonle arc vitaliv concerned The consequences
of tearing up the Delaware City line VIII DC
Gar reaching. more so than would be supposed al
II the Delaware City line is dismantled and put
out of operation, the New Castle line wnlen runs i
into this city will undoubtedly be crippled. we
do not care TO discuss the differences OF business
nature between the owners of the two companies
but we do care TO consider the general concern
Of the public.
We don't want to drive capitalists and industries
ay,a, from Wilmington We do not want 10 de-
stroy industries already here. The dlsmantling
Of the New Castle and Delaware City line is the
destruction of an industry. And it may mean the
destruction of another industry the uoney nne
between this city and New Castle
what will the effect Of this sort Of thing be on
capitalists who may be looking for investment IN
Delaware? Is the story Of the destruction OF
trolley line in a fine county such as New Castle
county is. an allurng tale TO tell?
AS we see it, practically nothing reasonable can
be accomplished by the dsmantng OF the road.
If the New Castle company is willing to pay
anv kind Of price for the road and there can be
70 agreement as to terms, clearly the proper thing
for reasonable men to do is TO submit the question
TO arbitration
The contending companies, Of course, are within
their legal rights in not doing this but in the mat
ter before us there are other rights moral rights
and the rights of the community to be considered,
for the trolley. companies are public service cor
porations whose relations the public are entirely
different from those of ordinary manufacturers.
The proper thing now for the Delaware City
Company to do is TO halt the destruction OF their
property to see if some logical plan of adjustment
cannot be reached. Surely in this instance IN
which the welfare Of the people is so vitality con-
cerned no harm can be done by granting delay
SO that public spirited persons may try TO lind
way out of the difficulty The property would be
worth as much for old junk in few months as it
would be at present
Some persons whose interest in the subject is
merely that of public spirited citizens have devoted
considerable time and attention TO this matter,
and If they can afford TO do this. surely the per-
sons who own the two lines afford to get to-
gcther as reasonable men with due consideration
OF the public so that proper adjustment can be
made
As we have said the effect Of the destruction Of
the Delaware City trolley property will be far
reaching and a halt should be called until arbi-
traitors can consider the matter.
The New Castle Company has offered TO oper-
ate the Delaware City line on a rental basis to be
arbitrated by the committee that was named TO
put value the property This proposition il
strikes us is worthy of more consideration than il
has received or counter proposition should be
made
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
EnITnPEM! OPINION
LII VNTHL VT INEON

and most OF the newspapers of the
State, so that it has mattered naught
to it which party was in power Now
railway and express rates touch in
dustry at every point. The price Of
farm products is fixed by the cost of
putting them on the market. The cost
Of manufacturing depends on the
price paid for the assemblage of fuel
and raw material and the carrying Of
the finished product to the point Of
consumption or export. No port or
city can enjoy to the full measure its
natural advantages OF location as a
trading or manufacturing center
without assurance of the good will OF
the carriers.
There is every reason to believe
that in the long run the rule of the
square deal would prove as advan-
tageous for the railroads and express
companies as for the shippers, but
we have long ceased to hope that
carriers will take such a broad and
sensible view Of the matter. especially
In Delaware. They will loosen their
grip on the throats Of the farmers, the
manufacturers and the other shippers
when it is broken by the strong hand
of an effective law placing rate fixing
and regulation in the hands of 4
strong and impartial commission. To
accomplish this they must be driven
out of politics. as they have been in
some of the other States, and IL is up
to the voters of both parties to do
this. Can It be done7 We say yes,
and It will eventually be done. When
depends on the voters and cam
paign of education and agitation
which should begin at once on the
part Of the newspapers of the State
the grange and other organizations
and leaders Of public thought
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Kenney had been voted the ugliest man in Dover.
Alas for those who dwell in the ethereal realms OF
public spirit and progress How many cruel
knocks they get They think the other fellow wants
TO see his town 60 forward as we'll as he, but the
other fellow is often willing to let the public
spirited man make the improvements while the
other fellow reaps the benefit, adds little more
to his hoard and puts it away that II cannot be
jimmied from him except by a western promoter
of mining stocks or other schemera with glow
ing prospectus Of thirty per cent. dividends.
If Dover doesn't get the boulevard it will be be-
cause of the trouble of securing the right of way
and, if Dover doesn't get the boulevard citizens
like the hold-up Sussex farmer will no doubt move
from their farms into the town in short time
Really the Dover people should get together and
raise whatever money is necessary for the boule-
vard--bond the town il necessary, would have
to be done for other Improvements.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
BAD NEWS FROM DOVER.

II HINGS we're going along so swimmingly at
l. Dover as regards the state boulevard and
every one in Dover seemed TO be so happy about
it-judging by the Dover newspapers-that we
already had visions OF the completed state highway
brilliantly lighted street of Dover, the hve hun
dred handsome men of Dover, the generals and the
colonels and the other celebrities passing in parade
and even the editors getting ride now and then.
The improvements made in the present streets of
the state capital were so great that in fancy we
pictured Dover with the state boulevard. We had
dreamed that the change would be so great
that the politicians of Dover would be compelled
to stop talking politics and look for some other
method of living on easy street.
What a shock then TO read in the State News
partly responsible for pleasant dreams, the
startling question Will Dover get the boulevard? {?
As odd TO us as if Colanel Wickes had announced
that he had substituted talIow candle or a Ian
sern for that fine electric sign. or that General
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
Delaware's Need.

Dover Index
More than a half century ago the
people of the United States we're 50
anxious for railroad facilities that
almost every concession and induce
ment was held out for the building
Of line. States We'd with each other
and different localities offered rights
Of way, material and financial aid In
Delaware the State loaned what to it
at that time we're large sums of
money, much OF which has never been
repaid, and Is now paying a low rate
Of interest. The people rightly looked
to the railroads as the means of de-
velopment and prosperity. Gradually
railroads became the foundation OF
almost all atcive business. Out OF
this condition grew up all over the
land the latter day evil OF discrimina-
tion, rebates and the fixing of rates,
not on the principle of compensation
for service. but on the basis Of all the
traffic would bear. In delaware. with
the lack of competition, both the rail-
road and express company have
shown little mercy to the shipper, but
have taken the heavy toll Of monop-
olies. Farmers have complained. man
ufacturers have protested and busi-
ness interests generally have fretted
at the unfair rates and delays in
transportation, but to little avail
The railroad early intrenched itself
by control OF all branch roads and all
boat lines worth its notice and entered
into politics, controlling both parties
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
Stories of fhe Day
Needed Glasses.

Bitter experience is a wonderful
teacher. No doubt tho young lady had
often been told that she ought TO wear
glasses, but had neglected or refused
to do so.
There was a most determined look
in her eye, however, as she marched
into the opticians shop.
II want a pair of glasses immedi-
ately," she said. Good strong ones.
won't be without them for am
other dayi"
Good, strong onos?"
YES, please. was out in the
country yesterday and I made very
painful blunder which I have no wish
to repeat
Indeed Mistook an entire strang-
er for an old friend, perhaps?"
'No. nothing Of the sort. I mis-
took a hUmblehee for a blackberry. -
Ideas
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
:: Personal and Pertinent ::

~
The Princess Ncnia, of Russia sister of the Gar
S as thoroughly democratic any American woman.
Shc passes little time in Russia and. with her hus-
Dand the Grand Duke Michael Aexandrovitch travels
great deal, much of the time in English-speaking
countries She has home I'm Barritz and always
was accustomed TO be there when King Edward made
his annual visits The Princess is exceedingly ami
mated vivacious, clever couversationsst fluent linz
guist and hubbling with striking ideas She is
fond Of having guests 20 dinner and though she has
hve children aud Is good mother to them, likes TO
have persons of many nations about her In this way
she has hroadened greatly and understands the view
points of persons Of various natonalities. She and
her husband make frequent trips over the mountains
near Biarritz They often n Cafe de la
Plage-Washngton Post.
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Ina a contribution TO the Christian Register Thomas
r. Slicer tells this: Some the other night in
conversation with me, knowing ! q ninister-and
IL Is the spirit of this time to put II up to minis
ter In terms At least Of gentle satre-said We have
been discussing conscience and one OF them said,
7 have given definition of conscience a is the
mcular appendix of the SOUL and they laughed And
/ said That Is good definition In your case you
know have It until it hurts you Then they
did not laugh
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
MIR SINCLAIR A WINNER.

ONE of the things about the County Work
- house and the stone pile is that it does not
destroy the poetic nature of the convicts Dra-
matte il must have been to Mr.. Sinclair writ
ing a clever poem while the others we're loading
stone and one reformer was mending wheel
barrow
We don't imagine that the workhouse authori-
ties thought that the institution would be written
up in poetry, but as Mr.. Sinclair celebrated II in
verse some of the trustees of the workhouse might
retort with poem the Menagerie at Arden
However, far as, poets are concerned Mr..
Sinclair is in the lead. In the publicity battle his
poem has given him a considerable handicap. Col
onel Brown, the Anarchist is himself poet, a
writer of inspiring well as a proficient
juggler of adjectves But he has lost his OPP
portunity.
And Mr.. Artie Kemp, the Kansas poet, is also lost
in the shuttle. Instead of tumbling over flower
pots and having an alteration with an unpoetical
policeman, Mr.. Kemp should have been writing
soul poem on the sole of his shoe describing the
swelterng scenes in the magistrates Office. So
far as the poetcal end of it all is concerned the
blue ribbon belongs TO Mr.. Sinclair.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
): With the ParagrapherS :.

Balloonsts trousers caught the steeple Of Meth
odist Church and the catch saved his life Baptist
churches are equipped with water tanks that might
also help in time of similar need.-New York Morning
Telegraph
Pennsylvania farmer raising nies eggs ss a ts-
bic delicacy. II VIII be cheap luxury, owing the
impossibility of exhausting the suppiy.-Baltmors
American.
The young who is looking for easy place
often has hard time finding II, but the young man
who is looking for work. generally hnds it-chester
Times.
An old Kansas City friend OF Colonel Bryans remem-
bers that William j. always fond Of peanuts and
usually carried some in his pockets. He usually car
ried some in his politics, also.-Kansas City Journal
One by the horrors Of dentistry are disappearing
In Yonkers cocktail follows tooth that is pulled
New York Herald
chicken crossing the road wrecked a motor car
So after ALL IL isn't to get the other sdeSt Louis
Pout-Dispstch
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
UNDERTAKING. THE wORKHOUsE.

TT HE trouble that Philosopher Brown stirred
L. up at Arden is moro far reaching in its con-
sequences than was expected. 1t has often been
said by those who know about them that Anarchists
and Socialists cannot agree on many points, and
the different opinions expressed by Mr.. Brown
and Mr.. Sinclair about the County Workhouse
proves the truth of that assertion. Brown thinks
that it is pretty good institution of the kind and
after sojourn Of ive days he was willing to re-
main there longer.
Not so with Mr.. Sinclair, Mr. "Buzzy' Ware and
the rest Of them. They we're not pleased in the
slightest with the Greenbank prison stone pile. Mr.
Brown, however, lost an opportunity to muckrake
the Workhouse and new and wide field OF en-
deavor is opened TO Mr. Sinclair Why not muck
rake the prisons of the countryP
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

II the county prison worked so great reforma-
ton in Anarchist Brown as he says, there may be
trouble for the authorities Suppose all the an
archists and others Of their kind should conclude
that they are tired Of reforming the world and
intend to reform themselves they might take a
course of treatment in the New Castle County
Workhouse, and the jail population would be in-
creased
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Governor Hadley of Missouri, has completed
trip through the state in the interests of the good
road movement The Governor remarks that never
in any political campaign has he seen such whole
souled interest and enthusiasm in the old state as
has been shown in the good roads movement which
is non-politcal. The era of good roads is coming in
Missouri, he declares And so it is in other states
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION.

Newark Union and Mt. Lebanon NJ
r. Sunday schools will 60 on their
regular annual excursion to Penns
Grove on Monday, August z de-
lightful time is anticipated A COM
mittee is arranging the games and
sports for the day. The steamer VI
rica leaves King street wharf at 2
a. m. and returning at p. m.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Several years ago the city engineer of Allentown,
Pa, proposed the of oil the streets of that
city, but there was lively protest Now the pro-
testing citizens firm friends of the of oil
a means of keeping down the dust.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

With proceeds from the stories he will write
about his experience in the New Castle County
Workhouse Mr. Sinclair will be able to enjoy
many Sunday tennis games and have ample funds
with which 70 pay the fines.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Thus sings Arthur Folwell in the
Brooklyn Times:
Somewhere, somewhere grows the
tree;
Whereabouts we do not know,
But we're sure It must be so;-
Somewhere, somewhere grows the
tree.
And we, holding the ten, jack, queen
and king of hearts the other night,
sang thus:
Somewhere, somewhere lies the ace;
Whereabouts We do not know,
But we're sure It must be so;--
Somewhere, somewhere lies the ace.
But somehow the singing didn't
seem to do any good. Even the nine
spot proved to be in the discard.
Judging from the price paid for
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Why doesn't Mr.. Taft make some
Of those high-browed scientists Of the
Coast and Geodetic Survey take a
guggenheimometer up TO Alaska?
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

And passing on 10 the next cage
we observe a few Wickershams get
ting prodded into a state Of distress
ing anger.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
Billing Machines
M0RITTRI SALrTAMTs

SAY Mister, We who are about to
die,
Salute youl" said the helpless little
fly.
But you'll admit we've got a little
pluck
We'd like to sting you just once more,
for luck"
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Travelling up through Pennsyl-
vania the other day we were much
impressed with the sign of a manu-
facturer displayed on his building:
Billing Machines
Our friend Perkins tells us he has
a new cooling machine out at his
house She is three months old.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Pitcher O'Toole one might imagine he
was chorus lady being taken out to
supper.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Our pet rubber plant is moulting.
Can any of our valued correepon-
dents suggest a remedy?
r. S. Won Innes.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

The Kansas City Star thinks that
1911 is too early for Nebraska to be
committed" to any candidate for
President next year. Yet in 1895 a
distinguished resident Of that state
was committed TO perpetual Literary
and Scientific Circling, and he is still
going aroundr--and around--and a.
round.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04
GUNPOWDER AND KID
HAPPY THOUGHT

hAA AhVLUhi
/ hate to think there's any place
That have never been to;
And yet, I'd probly find a mess
I'd, like as not, get in to.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

..---.------~.---~~~-1 The Association Of
= Americcn Advsrtis.
The A,sociston cf american srs e composed Of
Advertisers tNaW AosA ~ - tisers Of this
sxamsped and sssd The urculaton y The Associs.
81 ths publication. Only the figures Of ton endorses on
rrouIatna contained in ita cspert are & ~ g sssmns
auerautsea By IN Association tion At any moment
1Ap4ssgasa s.s. 4: '';.:;
AA.-AA has issued TO
: a A-4-~ - paper.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Judging from the price paid for
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell
ssHoW Jenny Lind Helped TO Give
America a Great COntralto Singer.
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

Our August Sale is proving a splendid ucc
made but on account of the many new custo mel
Of pleased patrons. A careful comparison of VI
many others that our prices are lower than the
Evening journal., 1911-08-04

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Nv mail postage prepaid $500 OF ~ cents mon'n'
psysSis in advance ~ carrier six cents week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
FOR WIFE, $4,000
Kansas City Judge Places Value
at High Mark.
Awards Husband That Amount
Against Denver Millionaire.

Kansas City, Oct. 26.-Perfect wives
are scarce, according to Judge Thomas
of the circuit court. But the judge has
decided there is at least one wife
whose affections are worth $4,000. And
in making that decision Judge Thomas
has thoroughly aroused Earl A Nor
ton, millionaire mining man and bank
er of Denver. Col. The judgment was
rendered against him September Il
without his knowledge.
Ward S Waterman, formerly Of the
Teck-W Waterman Restaurant company,
caterers. sued Mr.. Norton for $4,000
damages last June He alleged that
Mr.. Norton alienated the affections of
Mrs. Gertrude Waterman, his wife. 4
change in the court terms, of which
Mr.. Norton did not know. caused the
trial to come I'D sooner than he ex-
pected. As a result he filed an
swer, believing he had until October
to do SO.
Norton Wants Judgment Set Aside.
Mr. Waterman with his attorneys,
Hughes & Whitsett, went before Judge
Thomas and asked for judgment by
default. 1t was explained that Mr..
Norton was wealthy and prominent and
did not want the notoriety of contest
ing such a suit. But Mr.. Norton did
intend to contest, although he had not
Mr. Watermans testimony and reading
Mr. Watermans Testimony and reading
MANY love letters which Mr.. Waterman
said his wife mad written TO Mr.. Nor-
ton and Mr.. Norton had written to her,
Judge Thomas decided that Mr.. Water
man was entitled to $4,000 damages,
the full amount asked for.
Mr.. Norton sent his attorney 20 KAN
sas City recently to prepare his de-
tense. The attorney from Denver found
judgment already had been entered
against his client. Mr.. Norton filed a
motion in the circuit court late yes
terday afternoon, asking that the judg
1nent be set aside on the grounds OF
collision between Mr.. and Mrs. Water
man, a mistake on Norton's part IN
his conclusions about the beginning OF
the terms of court, and for the further
reason, he has a good defense to the
suit, which he desires to urge before
the court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-26
AETNA CLEANS HOUSE.
Elects New Board Of Directors at
stockholders Meeting.

A special meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Aetna Building & Loan a )
ISOLATION resulted last night in the cleo
ton of a new set of directors. While
J. n. DolIey, state bank commissioners.
who caused the recent resignation OF
TWO directors and discharge of i've hl2h
employees, told the meeting yesterday
that the company Was safe with the
rest of the old officers in command,
the attending stockholders and agents
with proxies decided to make it more
safe by replacing all of the old regime
Practically all of the $4,000 stockhold-
ers in the association were represent
ed by proxy. Mr. Dnlley himself hold
ing 4,500 Of them. He swung his votes
for the new directorate. The new d.
rectors chosen are: w. H. Eastman,
secretary of the Shawnee Building &
Loan association; S. F. Cobb, cashier
of the Prudential State bank; J. W.
Bergman. president of the Drovers'
National bank of Ashland. Kan; I. ].
Beatty, of the Florence State bank,
Florence. Kan.s and J. H Emerson, a
banker of Oklahoma City.
Those who were holding since the eX-
animation by the state banking depart
nant were: w. T. Fitzpatrick, presi
dent w T Watson. vice president.
John @. Royce, secretary and treasurer,
and Horace Clark. examiner
The new directors Will elect the Off
GERS of the association at their pleas
IRE.