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Evening journal., 1911-01-05
SON COMES AS
FROM The DEAD
Frank Burgess, HOmeSlCk
Alaska Boy, Was Believed
to Have Drowned
NC TIER GETS WORD
OF LONG ABSENT SON

Through the reading Of letter pub
lished IN last evenings issue Of THE
EVENING JOURNAL. there may re-
suit happy reunion Of family which
has been separated from one Of It's
members for six years, they believing
that the one had been drowned In the
catastrophe in Canada several years
ago when bridge collapsed. senaing
about twenty men to their doom. The
letter referred to Is one sent to the Of
fee Of THE EVENING JOURNAL by
Frank T. Burgess. now living at the
Overland Roadhouse Fairbanks. val
dez Trail, Alaska. and who for many
years sold THE EVENING JOURNAL
on the streets OF Kirkwood.
Having been away from his people
for so many years, the heart OF the
young man yoarned for the home and
his own people. The longing grew
upon him until on December 10 he
wrote a letter to THE EVENING
JOURNAL. asking that the letter be
published In the hope that some of his
family or acquaintances might see it
and aid him In getting in communica.
tlon with the ones from whom he hat
been so long separated.
While reading THE EVENING
JOURNAL last evening. Mrs. George
" Stewart, OF No. 414 Lombard
tIeet. noticed the lette- Q, d at once
/ recognized the name and the family
to whom tho writer referred. Hav-
ing been acquainted with the Burgess
family for many years. Mrs. tSewart
Immediately clipped the letter from
the paper and sent II to Mrs. Annie
Burgess. Of Coatesville. Pa. who Is al
present visiting her daughter, Mrs
Joseph r. Helry Of No. 1903 South
Fifth street, Highlandtown. Baltimore
These two people are the mother and
sister Of the lonely man OF Alaska
who appealed 10 THE EVENING
! JOURNAL for assistance I'm locating
HE parents.
MS. Stewart this morning said tha
Frank Burgess was a bridge worker
and was supposed to have been ont
OF the many who met death when thl
bridge collapsed in Canada soye a
several years ago. The sorrowinl
family had long ago given up hope o
ever seeing the boy again. and th
news Of his existence and the happi
ness which will come to the mothe
; and sister Of Mr. Burgess will Ger
tainly be q fitting climax to IN
travels Of the once Kirkwood EVEN
ING JOURNAL newsboy.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
FARMERS BANK
DIRECTORS NAMED

Special % THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Jan. 5.--At the annual
meeting Of the Farmers Bank Of Del
aware here to-day the following di-
ectors we're elected:
Wilmington Branch-William w
Lobdell. Charles L. Dubell, John p.
Almond, william Baxter, Vincent c.
Walker, Eugene N. Sayers.
Dover Branch--Henry Ridgely,
ames II. Hughes, Caleb S. Pennewill,
Tames f. Anderson, NJ. R. Jenkins
laurice Hartnett.
georgetown Branch-Dr. r. &.
aynter. Dr. Joseph b. NAPLES, VIII
lam G. Dodd, John J. Perry, Ebe w
Tunnell.
President Elected Were-Wilming-
ION Branch. William w Lobdell
Dover. Caleb 5. Pennewill; George
own, Ebe Tunell.
A semi-annual dividend Of pei
cent was declared.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
PRICE OF VOTES ST
in CINCINNATI

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Jan. 5.-Four-
teen men called as witnesses before
the legislative contest probe going on
here today, confessed that they re-
ceived money for voting from Cox o.
ganization workers last election day
One dollar was the market price oi
votes.
Bought Cincinnati voters are not SC
eager TO confess as the corrupted ones
OF Adams county. The investigators
are conceded to have been up against
campaign Of intimidation that has
caused many voters who sold out, tc
change their minds about testify
ing
The probe was started by the Demo.
cratic Legislative candidates who OF
the face Of the returns were defeated
last election. They a seeking to un-
seat the Republican Legislators, charg-
ing election frauds.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
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Evening journal., 1911-01-05
WANT MORE
COURT TERMS
Grand Jury Also Says Prose-
CutiOnS Cost County Too
Much Money
ASK LEGISLATURE
FOR TIE REMEDY

Before the Grand Jury was dis
charged today in the Court OF GEN.
eral Sessions the body presented the
following report:
To the Honorable Judges Of The
Court OF General Sessions
"The Grand Jury in the discharge
OF it's public functions has been much
impressed with what seems TO be an
unnecessary expenditure Of the public
money in connection with the deten-
ton and trial Of offenders against the
criminal law Of the State. Under
conditions, as they now exist, persons
accused OF petty criminal onenses are
frequently committed 10 the work
house. where they have to remain for
several months at the expense Of the
county before they can be tried by the
court. which trials. in some cases, re-
suit in a finding OF the innocence of
the persons accused.
"we are informed that for many
weeks before each term OF the Court
of General Sessions many alleged
criminals are so confined in the work
house and that II the Court Of Gem
oral Sessions was authorized by the
! Legislature TO meet more frequently,
say once In each month q large por-
ton Of the expense incurred by the
county for the maintenance of sucD
persons would be saved
"In addition to this II frequently
happens large numbers of persons are
held for term Of the court aud under
the present practice witnesses are r.
quIed TO attend on the frst day OF
court and remain until their services
lare no longer required which has en-
tailed la-ge expense Of public
moneys for witness fees and mileage
which expenses we believe could be
largely diminished II more frequent
sessions of the court were held. In
view of the fact that these conditions
can be changed only by action Of the
General Assembly now In session, We
feel constrained at this time to re-
spectfully recommend that such action
may be taken by the present General
Assembly as will make it possible for
one Judge TO hold the court OF Cen
eral Sessions and that the General
Assembly may further provide for the
sitting Of the Court OF General Ses-
sions at least once a month during
the year. Very respectfully,
! s. Frank Ewart.
Horace l.. Dilworth.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
MOTORMAN HURT
WHEN CAR JUMPS

A car on the Brandswine Springs
branch OF the Peoples Railway Com-
pany, ran OF the tracks, opposite the
skating rink at Brandywtne Springs
shortly after Ia o'clock today. Frank
Kimble, the motorman, was thrown
from the platform Of the car and sus-
tanned a sprained ankle aud several
cuts and bruises. The conductor, Rob-
ert Lundy, and the six or seven pas
sengers on the car escaped injury
Rimble was brought to this city on a
car and removed to his home.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
TROUBLE AT FROsTBURG.
War Between Coal Companies Calls
Out n Sherlf7s Posse.

By United Press Leased Special Wire
CUMBERLAND, Md. JAN. 5.--A
force Of deputies. led by Sheriff Head-
ley left to-day for Frostburg TO pre-
serve order in the war between the
Piedmont Georges and the Price Davis
and Williams Coal Companies. The
lands Of the companies adjoln and
there has been considerable litigation
over titles. The tracks Of the Price,
Davis and William Company, were
torn up to-day. Both companies are
said to have armed guards, who are
threatening trouble.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
TOBACCO "TRU.T"
ARGUMENT TOMORROW

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.--Before the
Supreme Court Of the United States
will begin tomorrow the forensic
battle which will settle the fate Of the
Sherman Antitrust law, and OF the
American Tobacco trust"
Three days probably Will be occu-
pied in the arguments. The court does
not sit on Saturdays.
Immediately after the Tobacco
trust" case on the court dochet comes
the suit against the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey. It's presentation
also probably will consume three
days
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Washington Nan Accused Of Obtain
ing Goods Under False Pretensee.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Jan. o.
Charged with obtaining goods under
false pretenses, Benjamin Sloan, who
claims to come from a reputable fam
ily In Washington, ID. c., was today
held under $500 bail for further hear
ing by Magistrate Rooney.
Sloan was arrested on warrant
sworn out by the proprietor OF the
st. James Hotel when he coudd not
settle a bill presented for his room'
meals and incidentals.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
GRANn IrRY nISCHARGED.

Tho Grand Jury concluded its duties
this morning and was discharged. The
following bills we're found today: VIII
mer Jackson. charging Illegally
registering: +. l.. Mettler, charging
the aiding Of an insurance company
IN the State without a license; Ed
ward Johnson, charging the practic-
ing of medicine without a license.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05

By United Press Leas ed Special Wire
INDiANAPOLIS Ind. Jan 5.Jonn
vs. Kern endorsed at the primaries for
United States Senate, may see Jose
out as q result OF the ac tnat lhomsa
TaggaIt, former DeWoci attic National
Chai man. and present naIoua. Com
mfteeman, appeared iodey to have sa-
cured control o. the SAFE leslsiatu y
IL a. conceded that Il Taggart presses
the advantage, 1t will be possible for
him TO defeat Kern.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN.
Governor Osborn IndOrses the lnitlh-
tive and Referendum IN His
Inaugural

rv Unred rea e7sed : er'a Wt.e-
Y TANSTNG. Mich. Jan. .. IN rad
ically prog essive message which Was
read al Joint session of tie stare
Iegislatu e today. Governor c. 5. Os-
BON indo- ses the initiative and ref
e endun and the establishment OF
hi-pa tisan tax commi sion. demands
the regulation of express rates in the
State and recommends thorough leg
islative investigation Into Institutional
and departmental irregularities
Regarding. express rates, he declar-
ed they are irregular excessive, un-
fair and unreasonable. NO partic1-
lar effect be says. Is made 70 serve
the public properly and slight con-
sideration is given the rights en1
welfare Of the peopls.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
OWN WAGON
HIS AMBULANCE

Elmer Strade, who conducts a
farm near Edge Moor, fell from a
wagon which he was driving near
Shellpot this morning and sustained a
fractured leg and a dislocated ahoul-
der. Ire was driven in his own wagon
TO the Homeopathic Hospital where
the fracture was reduced.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
RECLAMATION PR0IECT.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Secretaay
Bellinger today granted authority TO
the reclamation service TO proceed
with the preliminary work for the
construction Of the Carson river dam
in connection with the T-uckee-Csr-
son Irrigation project in Nevada, and
allotted $l,25O,O0O for the work. This
is the first recommendation made by
the board Of army engineers.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
STATE HOSPITAL
GIVES CONTRACTS

Contracts for provisions for the
Delaware State Hospital for the In-
sane at Farnhurst, were ava 'ded this
morning at the regular monthly meet
ing of the trustees.
They are as follows: Bread, J. J..
Schrader: mems clothing. j. III.
Wright; shoes and slippers Snellsn-
burg; drugs Erdman Hoffman. Dry
goods will be bought in the open mar
ket this year Beef, mutton and veal
contracts go to John T. Dev!ne and
groceries to w. z. Frank.
The statistics for the month Of
December follow: Population from
December l. male, 247 female, 200;
total. 447; admitted during the month
of December, male. 8; females. 4;
total. -; died during the month OF
December, females. The population
at the first Of the new year was 255
males and 202 females.
The sum OF S1,21S.SS was received
by the board from pay patients dur
lns Iie month OF December.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
BAGief BAi.Hef ses sex s7';;FFED ss7T';v;fFfF 10.
Contest for Scat IN the New Jersey
SenRte.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire,
TRENTON, N, j., Jan. S.--Senaeor
Thomas Mathis, Of Ocean county, who
Is ooutesting the Senatorial seat with
Low, his Democratic opponent, VAS
at tho State House todey preparing
for the hearing on the writ OF man
damus before the Supreme Court to-
morrow. Mathis said that he was
elected and be claimed that Justice
Voorhees,, who presided at the recount
at Toms Rive, had not seen the
string Of about one hundred ballots
with which It Is claimed the ballot
box was stuffed.
The general opinion prevails that
when the Senate convenes NEXT Tues
day neither Low or Mathis will be
seated.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
srNTMAN.CROMPTON NUPTIALs.

Walter Crompton. of near Kirkwood,
and Miss Ella Seminar, of Fair Hill,
Md. were married at the home OF the
bride on Wednesday morning last On
account OF the recent death OF the
bridegroom's mother the wedding vas
quiet, only the immediate friends Of
the family being present. The lev.
G. p. Smith. of Lewisville, Pa, per-
formed the ceremony.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
PROHIBITION LEAGUE.

The monthly meeting OF the Will
mington Prohibition League will be
held on next Monday evening At w. c.
7. U. Headquarters, No 100 West
Eighth street. Following the business
of the league the Rev. William 9
Poole, will make an address.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
CONDITION OF PAUL GILLIS.

The condition of former Sheriff
Paul Gillis, who is critically i'll at his
home at Hare's Corner, remains the
same. He passed a comfortable night
but suffered much pain today.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05
OBITUARY.

Marion Reese, the 15-months-old
baby q 1Ir aud 1irs Charles J.
aAasc. ' 49, 1893 Lancaster avenue
diea llls llguag The iu-sral VIII
g. Be- place from tha home @. ner pare
nts 0u Sunday afternoon al -.to
oclots. and iuterntrt made in fi1cr-
View Cemrtafs.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05

COUNTY ENGINEEK ON VISIT.
County Engineer James Wilson left
yesterday for Ohio where he viii visit
relatives.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05

WIliam Comfy o. No. 200 East Third
street. died this morning The funeral
will take place from his former home,
on Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1911-01-05

Mrs. Burris. widow Of Edward Bur
ris. died this morning. She will be
bu fed from the home of her son-in-
law. Walter W. Jackson. No. SIS Lom-
bard street. on Sunday afternoon and
interment made in Nverview ceme-
tery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-05

Al OUC IN w0oi VoliE' W
in navy, tan, brow
terio1 for COO1 summer CHR
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
Usage POTATO YIELD GREAT.
Otis Woodland Has Method Which
Will Produce S37 Bushels to
the Acre.

From Usage comes a report of an
experiment in potato raising which
will be sure to open the eyes of
those who desire to increase the yield
of tubers in this part of the state.
Otis Woodland of Usage, commenc-
ed last spring on new plan of
preparing the soil and has demon
strated beyond doubt that his way
is a success and will result in a
greatly increased production if pur-
sued.
The work which he did only took
in small amount of land but fig
ured on the basis of production there
he achieved remarkable results. He
dug a trench about eight inches in
width or as wide as an ordinary
shovel and twenty-five feet in length.
Then he threw into the trench about
four inches of loose dirt. Then the
potatoes were planted, the pieces six
inches apart. On top of the potatoes
was thrown dirt, so that it came
level with the rest of the ground.
The plants during the growing sea-
son were not hilled up, but the
ground was left level.
Now Mr.. Woodland has gathered
the potatoes and has yield of three
and one-half bushels from twenty
five feet.
He has figured out that if an acre
was handled this way and the yield
were as good, total of S37 bushels
would be produced. Those who are
looking for new methods by which
to increase production may profit
by this experience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
Booming a Town.

1t is little use for the local editor
to waste his lungs and sprain his
spine in trying to boom town, when
the citizens all stand around with
their hands in their pockets and in
differently wait for something to
turn up. If the capitalists or bust
ness men do not put their shoulders
to the wheel and do a little boosting
it is useless for the editor to try to
boom things. He can write boom"
articles till he gets bald headed, but
if the citizens themselves do not take
hold and push, the town will forever
stick in the mud. OF what use is
it for the local paper to suggest i'm
provements and new enterprises if
the suggestions are never acted up
IN? One man cannot boom town.
1t requires the concerted action of
the citizens. When one man should
ers a town and attempts to carry it,
there are always a lot of cranky
kickers ready to jump on top of the
load.-EX.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
Heir to Farm Kidnapped.

Davenport, Ia, Oct. 30.-Henry
Thiessen Luncheon, aged three years,
heir to a valuable farm in Mime
sofa, whose parents are both dead,
was kidnapped from the yard of his
mothers home here last evening by
woman who drove up in an auto
mobile, threw a blanket around the
boy and carried him, screaming, to
the car. The car was driven to Mo-
line and dismissed.
Another car was secured and driv-
en- to Barstow, from which place the
woman and her lawyer left for ST.
Louis on a fast train.
Police at Galesburg were notified
but failed to catch the pair. War
rants have been sworn out for Freda
Luncheon of Upton, Iowa, distant
relative, and a Mr.. Johnson, sup
posed to be her attorney, charging
kidnapping. The boy had been legal,
adopted by the grandmother.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
The Cattle Problem.

The question before the farmers,
according to the cattlemen, is how
to raise calves enough on the high
priced lands of the middle west.
Some think that the farmers will
have to go to breeds that can be
matured as baby beef within a year
or fifteen months. If a farmer can
raise 1900 or 1900 pounds of beef
in little more than year, he
ought to be able to make it profit
able. In the olden days it used to
take four or five years to bring a
steer to maturity. That time has
been cut down and it is going to be
cut down still more. A hog is now
marketed within eight or ten months
of it's birth and the short time is
one of the factors in making the hoe
a profitable farm animal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
DEER ANNOYING FARMERS.
Animals, Protected by Law, Make
InrOads on Alfalfa and
Grain.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct. 30.-State
Fish and Game Warden George A.
Lincoln of this city has returned
from Avoca, where he went in re-
spouse to a complaint from num-
Der of farmers who claim the wild
deer which infest the country about
Avoca are running their fields.
The farmers cannot shoot the deer
because of the state laws and since
the fields and other haunts are bar
rem of feeding spots, the deer have
descended in large numbers on the
alfalfa and corn fields.
Mr.. Lincoln will attempt to round
up the deer and then will send them
to parks in Iowa, which have made
requisition for animals.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
The Size of the Oceans.

The Pacific Ocaen covers $4,000
900 square miles; the Atlantic 3d.
000,000; and the Indian Ocean, Arc
tic and Antarctic Oceans 10000
To stow away the contents of the
Pacific it would be necessary to fill
a tank one mile long, one mile wide
and one mile deep, every day for 440
years. Put in figures the Pacific holds
in weight 94S,000, 900, 900, 900, 000,-
900 tons. The Atlantic averages a
depth of not quite three miles. Its
waters weigh 325, 000,000,00 ,00O,-
100000 tons, and a tank to con-
tain them would have each of its
sides Al miles long. The figures OF
the other oceans are in the same
startling proportions. 1t would take
all the sea water in the world 2,000,'
600 years to flow over Niagara.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
Selling Goods on Pixies Peak.

A dispatch in western papers will
be of interest to the merchants and
friends in this city of Miss Alice
Manning, who, it is said, is the first
lady drummer to have assembled
Pixies Peak and sold bill OF goods
there. Miss Manning is from Car
roll, Iowa, and well known here,
and travels for firm in Des Moines,
selling novelty articles. Miss Man
ming is the first person who has sold
goods at the top OF that mountain
in thirty years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-11-01
Fire Kills Aged Woman.

Anamosa, Iowa, Oct. 30.-While
working in the kitchen of her daugh-
ter's home here yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. A. A. Cooksey, aged SO, was
accidentally burned to death. Her
clothing caught fire when her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carter had gone to call on
neighbor, and when Mrs. Carter
returned the interior of the kitchen
was badly damaged by the flames
and the aged mother had suffered a
horrible death. The neighbors dis
covered the fire, but too late to save
Mrs. Cooksey's life.