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Evening journal., 1911-09-20
MAKING LABOR A PAsTnME.

Christian Science Monitor.
There is a great deal more to the
proposition that lawn mowers be fitted
with automatic musical attachments
than one is likely to see at first
glance. Ii is not so much the work of
pushing the mower that tests a boy
or man as the monotony of rolling it
up one side of the yard, or sward, and
down the other. The trip up is too
much like the trip down, the trip
across too much like the trip back. 1t
seems so utterly useless to have to
follow the lawn mower and keep on
pushing it after one has started 1t on
its way. But all of this might be over
looked If there could be introduced
into lawn moving the element of di-
versity. This seems TO be what the in
ventor of the musical lawn mower has
undertaken to supply.
From the rather brief and unsatls-
factory details at hand it is gathered
that the musical lawn mower, set in
motion, strikes up a tune. This may be
in slow or fast time, as the operator
wishes 1t nav be a march, a quick
step, polka, waltz or two-step. II may
be a selection from an opera or part
of a symphony. The number of tunes
and their quality will, of course, be
determined by the price. Those who
can AFFORD il may have chorus and
brass band effects alternating with
cornet and vocal solos.
But, this is far from being all of it.
Il musical attachment may be placed
on the lawn mower, why not on the
snow shovel? Why not on the buck
saw? Why not on the kitchen stove
or the kitchen faucet? If one kind OF
labor is to be relieved of its monotony
why not another? Cooking and dish
washing are quite as laborious and
monotonous as lawn moving and snow
shoveling.
This is an age of invention. i'm
provement and general advancement
and It is by no means unreasonable q
look forward TO the time when all Ol
our daily experiences may be diversi-
fed by the application of automatic
music. One Of the western railroads
now entertains passengers on it,
tourist trains with organettes. Why
should not street-car passengers anc
taxicab patrons be entertained witt
refined music on their journeys? Is
there any reason why doors instead oi
banging should not be made to play q
tune in closing? Why should there L.
any more discordant locomotive anC
steamboat whistling when they mign
just as we'll play favorite airs, The
noise of the elevated trains, even
might be converted into harmony, an'
the fire department instead Of screech
ing through the streets could be s.
equipped that responding TO an alarm
would be like the opening of musi
cal festival.
These little points are brought for
ward with no hope that they will b
acted upon Immediately, but rather foi
the purpose Of pointing out tendenc'
Of inventive genius that might other
wise escape notice.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
:: With the Paragraphers ::

One million gallons Of molasses flooded the levee at
New Orleans but nobody drowned Anybody with
speed worth mentioning outrun New Orleans
lasses--Toledo Blade.
With the White House virtually rails, many of the
commonweaths will be able TO claim the Chief Execu-
tive as of their temporary Observation-Disclosures
Science Monitor.
One Of the Chester churches is planning opay of
its mortgage and that both work and sacrifice
If the community realized the full value Of the church
es to themselves and their families there would be
church mortgages.-Chester Times.
Wonder If anybody ever bored down in underneath
Chester TO If there any gas down there
where there much the surface there ought to
be some underneath.-Chester Times.
To some OF our motorists the pedestrian seems TO
be growing more and more of nuisance. Is it not
possible TO have ordinance passed providing for the
arrest Of the fellow foot for getting in the way Of the
motor cars?-Chester Times.
Senator Bailey is quoted saying that he would not
return to the Senate for million dollars; presumably
because of the new campaign expenditure law-New
York Evening Post
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
COMFORTING WORDS
Many a Wilmington Household win
Find Them So.


Find Them So.
To have the pains and aches of a
bad back removed; to be entirely free
from annoying, dangerous urinary
disorders is enough to make any kid
ney sufferer gratefully. To tell how
this great change can be brought
about will prove comforting words to
hundreds of Wilmington readers.
Mrs. W. B. Burns, .113 y. Second St,
New Castle, Del, says: Since using
Doan's Kidney Pills, I have been en-
tirely free from kidney trouble and
give them the credit for my present
good health. / was bothered by a
constant pain across my back, often
extending into my shoulders. At
times / could scarcely raise my hands
above my head. When I stopped or
lifted, sharp pains darted through my
body and ! was hardly able to per-
form my housework. Not being bene-
fited by the various remedies / used
] was induced to give Doan's Kidney
Pills a trial. They were quick Ia
giving me relief and II vas only 8
short time before l was cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-anC
take no other.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
MuZzLING THE PEOPLE.

A PECULIAR case which may be far reaching
"A in its consequences has been brought before
the Federal Grand Jury in the state of Washing
ton Some time ago the Federal Judge issued an
injunction in connection with a street railway trou-
bic, the point at issue being in regard to an in
crease in fares charged by a trolley company.
Meetings of protest were held addressed by for
mer Mayor Fawcett and other well-known citizens.
The action OF the court in issuing the injunction
was criticised
The Grand Jury at Tacoma is asked to indict
the speakers at the meeting for their criticism OF
the court charge of conspiracy TO obstruct
justice has been laid against them Should the
men be indicted, they will be defended by Attor-
ney Francis ]. Heney of San Francisco, the noted
prosecutor in the graft cases.
Mr. Heney explains the matter by saying that
all that the accused men did to address a mass
meeting which protested against the alleged un-
just restraining by the court of the people who had
demanded transfers from one of the trolley CON-
panies.
From this distance it looks as if the action of
the court in trying have these citizens punished
is high handed proceeding. If the men can be
convicted of the charge, it will mean that no cit
privileged to critcise the courts, whatever
the provocation for such criticism may be- II
would be carrying the autocracy of the courts tC
unreasonable lengths, and such examples the
one We are considering are what causes an agita
ton for the recall of judges in the west In tn,
east courts are seldom criticised as a matter o
seod Judgment or taste, but there is no valid rea
son why they should be absolutely exempt from
proper and reasonable criticism. The action of TIL
Federal Court in the state of Washington in try
ing to muzzle completely citizens surely will not b
tolerated by the people in that community
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
GUNPOWDER AND KID

Again, Nine. Bernhardt-trage-
dienne though she is, has a sense OF
humor. Otherwise her art were not
perfect.
It is not possible here to enter into
the argument. II is sufficient to say
that Miss Fay has a sense Of humor
which, as she herself says, dates back
to the time when Grant was a cadet,
which still makes us sit up and take
notice of an art which in and of itself
is perilously near being great.
And that art is nothing more nor
less than making one laugh.
Now the text Of this little sermon
is not so much the work OF Miss Fay
as the suggestion that essential gloom
does not make up the days work.
A long time ago-in the days when
Blue Jeans" was the play uppermost
in the thoughts Of the playgoers,--it
is related that a manager OF a road
company playing the melodrama wrote
ahead to the leader of an orchestra
in Oskaloosa, Iowa, or some othcr
equally important seaport town. Ihe
manager desired the orchestra leader
to play appropriate music at the time
in the play when the lovely heroine
was getting cut up by buzz saw. The
orchestra leader understood his Dusi-
ness thoroughly and telegraphed tnai
all would be well.
On the night of the presentation OF
the play the scene was set. Slow music
waited its melody over the audience
The stage hands started the saw viii
an insistent and murderous buzz. Then
the manager. who had been hoping
yet fearing, heard the old familiar
strains of "Just Tell Them that You
Saw Mel"
So that's all right
R. S. Won Innes.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
AGAIN EXPLAINS
THE REFERENDUM

Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Allow me the use of your columns
TO further explain the Initiative, Ref
erendum and Recall.
The Recall as proposed-As it ap-
pies to officials who do not do their
duty.
Section 1. Every public officer in
the state Of -- holding an cleo
tive Office, either by election or ap-
pointment, is subject TO recall from
such Office by the qualified. electors
of the electoral district from which
candidates are elected TO such Office.
Such electoral district may include
the whole state. Such number Of said
electors as shall equal 25 per cent. Of
the number of votes cast at the last
preceding general election for all Of
the candidates for the Office held by
such officer may by petition, which
shall be known as a recall petition,
demand his recall.
Section 3 Every recall petition
must contain a general statement, in
not more than 200 words, of the
grounds of such demand, and must be
filed in the Office in which petitions
for nominations to the Office held by
the incumbent are required to be fled
Section 3. If said officer shall offer
/ his resignation, it shall be accepted
and the vacancy shall be filled as may
be provided by law. If he shall not
| resign within five days after a recall
petition is filed, a special election shall
be ordered to be held, not less than 2C
nor more than 80 days after such or
der, to determine whether such officer
shall be recalled. On the ballots al
said election shall be printed the rea.
sons, as set forth in the petition, fol
demanding his recall and, in not more
than 200 words, the officers justifica-
ton of his course in ONCE. He shall
continue to perform the duties of his
Office until the results of said cleo
ton shall have been officially declared
i Section T. Unless he otherwise re
quests in writing. his name shall o.
placed as a candidate on the offlcia
! ballot without nomination. Othe
candidates for the Office may be nomi
mated to be voted for at said election
The candidate who shall receive th
highest number Of votes shall be de
clared elected for the remainder o
the term. Unless the incumbent re
ceive the highest number OF votes. b.
shall be deemed to be removed from
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
Editorial Opinion
Close of the Extra Sessions.


The extra session Of the SD Con-
gress. which adiourns today. is mark
ed chiefly by the achievement for
which it was assembled-the passage
of the Canadian reciprocity bill How
ever. it has placed several other i'm
portant measures TO its credit. The
campaign publicity bill, which has
just become a law, is one of the most
notable. This measure will apply to
the coming presidential contest and
aims TO inform the people respecting
money used for campaign purposes.
The reapportionment bill has become
law, increasing the House member
ship from 391 to 433 A joint resolu-
ton has been passed providing for the
admission of Arizona and New Mexico
TO the union, on condition that the
former eliminate the recall of judges
] from its constitution. The Senate be-
gan a new investigation Of Lorimer,
and determined upon an investigation
OF Stephenson. Committee investiga-
tions of the steel trust and Dr. Wiley
nave dllldCltu WAuNolAtdA dN1'htiDii
and have brought out various import
ant facts An opportunity was offered
! TO the Senate to advance the cause OF
international arbitration, which It did
not see fit to embrace. and the pra-
posed treaties with Great Britain and
France have been postponed
Doings of the session now ending
have been strongly tinctured with
politics, this being especially manifest
in the dealings with the tariff. The
Democrats and Insurgent Republicans
being enabled to control Congress by
a coalition, have constantly endeavor-
ed to make political capital out OF
congressional proceedings. With this
object in mind they passed wool and
woolens, cotton goods and various
articles embraced by the farmers free
list, which brought forth vetoes from
the President. The Insurgents
thought they saw a political motive
in the reapportionment bill-namely
a reduction Of the strength Of the In.
surgents in the Rep" blican nationa
convention-but were unable C
arouse sufficient sentiment against
the bill TO defeat it. This politica
animus doubtless will characterize
the coming regular session in de-
cided degree, as It has the 0vtra ses
sion, and thus subtract from the
value of its work to some extent
though giving extra snap to the in
vestigations and bringing out many
facts that are good for the people tC
know.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20

Many cities are having trouble with their school
boards. There is complaint that the conduct of
the schools is under the direction of partisan poll
ticans Detroit has been disturbed by this ISSUE
The Detroit Municipal League reports encour-
aging forward step in the defeat of the School
Board machine in that city. The League elected
majority of the members of the new board, in fact
of the nine members recently chosen, eight we're
indorsed by the League. Grand Rapids Mich,
abandoned the large school board idea several
years ago, substituting a small board elected at
large and the result has been greatly increased ef
hciency and better educational system. The man
agement of the schools should in every city be en-
tirely free from politics. Fortunately, Wilmington
has not been perplexed by problems in regard to
her schools such as have caused trouble in many
other cities.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20

We have now a new correspondent
who, regarding with favor our Hap
piness" symposium, sends us the fol-
lowing under the obviously assumed
name-apparently Japanese-of Yea
Bo.
The sailor and his wife are fit
To roam from home or sit and knit.
But I've a wife who loves the sea-
] mail her checks,-and let 'er be!
We wish to speak of Miss Ellie Fay.
Neither literary nor dramatic criti-
cism is the true method of approach
ing her queer art. There are few
women-as we have observed after
about sixty years Of living and about
two hundred and eighty years Of ex-
perience in the subtle art of happi-
ness,-there are few women, we say
who have a sense of humor.
Let this fix itself firmly in your
mind. Paste il in your hat if you want
TO, but the phrase goes. This is it;
The suggestion of the governor Of
N. y. 10 lne governor OF >. u, as &C
the period existing between the wei
and dry spells, was as but a moment
of time as compared with the eternity
existing between the times one meets
woman with a sense of humor and
another woman with a sense o
humor.
Mrs. George Drew Barrymore haC
it, So has May Irwin. So has Marie
Dressler. And so has Miss Fay There
have been, and, the gods give us JOY
there are a few more who retain thii
wonderful ability to observe tha
which is essentially funny. Fortunate
! ly, too, they are able to let US SCI
this, and to display at times before
an audience in a theatre some littll
part of what the things other thai
/ gloom may be made to mean.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 20, 1911
ADVANCE IN PRICE OF SUGAR.
FOUNDED 1888.

IT HE action of the Sugar Trust in advancing the
Il price of sugar will not find favor with the
people who receive with much reserve the state
ment of the officials of the trust that the increase
IN price is due to the shortage of sugar Rather
will it be believed that the Sugar Trust, which has
been greatly favored by the Government in pro-
tectve duties, is simply trying to get even' for
the fines imposed by Uncle Sans in the suits
brought by the Government against the trust
The gross profits to the trust for the coming
wear. following the advance in the price of sugar
from s375 per one hundred TO S7.25 since January
l. will reach $40 900 900, according to sugar orok-
ers in New York Much of this money will be used
to wipe out the deficit in the corporations reserves
caused by the Governments underyauauon prose
cutions, and the seemingly endless litigation that
followed the discovery OF the manipulated scales
on the Brooklyn docks Of the trust.
This money will go direct from the consumer to
the producer-the big sugar corporations con-
trolled by the trust as there has been chance
in the steady upward movement of prices for the
brokers to lay in reserve supply OF the sweet
substance so thai they might participate in the
cutting OF the melon"
49, Wholesale sugar dealers in New York are bitter
against the action of the trust in boosting prices in
the face of the smuggling disclosures and while
facing congressional investigation and character-
ize it as an mpudent defiance of public opinion
They say that last January the situation in the
sugar market seemed so bad that the Spreckes
outfit hurried their Hawaiian sugar into this mar
ket by way of San Francisco they feared the
bottom would drop out of the market before they
could get their oargoes around TO the Atlantic
seaboard in vessels. Instead of going down, how
ever, prices have steadily advanced.
Shortage of the crop is the reason assigned by
the nroducinp companies and they assert that they
are being unjustly criticised, supply and demand
being the actual cause of putting up the price.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
REPLIES TO MR.. CROSBY.

REPLIES TO MR.. CROSBY.
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
President Crosby, of the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany is quoted in a morning paper
as saying that he does not believe
that the public realizes what it means
to operate a railway, and this is true.
It would be laughable if IL were not
contemplate, however. to have this
information conveyed to US by a man
in Mr.. Crosby's position. This is
surely adding insult to injury. The
writer would like to inform the
president of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company that
if the people of Wilmington knew
one-half of what il takes to run the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
/ tion Company at this time and then
knew what It would take to replace
the properties in its possession they
would be a great deal "greener" than
I they are now if they would not bring
him and his like to terms with a jolt
that would knock the tower of the
City Hall.
Mr. Crosby himself can do much &c
relieve the bitterness against MS
company which is growing every day
by taking the people into his con-
fdence and letting them know just
how things stand Let him tell the tax
payers who support the municipality
how much Of the liabilities Of the In
ter-State Railway Company he mas
made the people of Wilmington re-
sponsible for, in addition to the rent
averaging over $4,000 a year for thir-
teen years and $11S,000 a year there
after. When Mr.. Crosby talks about
the fortunes lost in trolley lines II
this state, the writer believes he eiths
has got his information from unre'
liable sources, or is willfully pervert
ing the truth.
The people Of Wilmington, as well az
the Utilities Commission, are green
about the true inwardness of sucl
concerns as that of which Mr.. Crosb,
is the president, but they are ripeninl
very fast and they are going to knox
Mr. Crosby and his kind, the writer il
willing to predict, will pay the penalt,
that always comes from eating unrip
fruit. Experience has shown that
moderate indulgence in the immatur
gives the eater a chance. but whel
the victim has gorged himself until h
has to unbuckle his belt and let ou
the seams in his clothing, retributiol
is sure to come.
Yours,
John S. Hamilton.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20

Denver believes in having clean citizens and al
most half million of municipal baths have been
given since the opening of the city bath in 1898
The bath-house is already recognized as one of the
most important civic Improvements of recent
years The building is open during the entire
season aud everything is free, including soap,
towels and bathing suits. In 1909 there we're 1884,
$50 free baths taken; in 1910 this number had
risen TO i56,723; and in 1911, i66779 baths we're
taken The cost of maintenance OF the bath-house
for the past year was Si4,s62.36 This includes
the reading room and the assembly hail. used
for entertainments and athletic games
Evening journal., 1911-09-20
PEOPLES COLUMN

Office upon qualification or his success
sor. Respectfully
George H. Litz,
Chairman Publicity Committee, /. r.
and R. L. d.
Wilmington. Del, Sept IS, 1911
Evening journal., 1911-09-20

Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell of
"The Childlike Fad of an ex-Presi-
dent"
Evening journal., 1911-09-20

So that's all right.
R. S. Won Innes.
Evening journal., 1911-09-20

September 20.
The wageworker., 1911-01-06

the young man, as he puffed his
cigarette and tried to look inter
ested
ITS no joke" said the old
man. 1t is parable The
bundle of sticks taken together
represent organization, which IS
very desirable IN the case OF capI-
tai. If. however, we look upon
the sticks as representing labor
it is criminal and immoral for
them to be tied together They
would then represent a union Al
ways keep your capital sticks tied
together and your labor sticks
separate
Il should think what's sauce for
the goose IS sauce for the gand-
r.. said the son. whose point OF
view was still blunt
1T depends on how big goose
you are. replied the old man
The wageworker., 1911-01-06
DOWN TO DATE.
Bundle O. Sticks Fable as Re
lated These DAYS.

Ellis o. Jones. in Life. relates
the following interesting tale Of
course. It has moral. all inter
estine and truthful stories have
The old man called his son to
him to explain the mysteries of
business,
F My SON. said he. YOU have
finished college and You must
make 2 show AT least OF getting
busy let me explain to YOU a
FEW fundamentals Here I have
I bundle OF sticks See if YOU can
break them.
The young man had been alb
sert from school with appendi-
cts Al the time his class had
al he cd story OF the bundle
2F sticks. ard 50 he was not next
II tried and tried to break the
sticks. hut could not.
See how easv it IS said the
old man. taking the sticks. cutting
the cord and breaking them one
By one.
Gee, that's a bum JOKE said
The wageworker., 1911-01-06

These are splendid Shoes in Gun Metal Calf
and Patent Colt-extra ordinary values for men
C-sizes range up to H. CLEARING SALE
PRICE . IS
The wageworker., 1911-01-06
SET 1T HIGHER

The basis OF life today IS the
empty belly. Can we not set the
mark at least one notch higher.
What would happen if we were to
make it the idealizing soul -
Free Comrade.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
TAFT, ROOSEVELT, DIX INDORSE
EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY FROM
MONTREAL TO JACKSONVILLE
Bill Approprating $160Oo00 to Complete New York States
Share of Work Has Passed Senate and Will Core C-fore
Assembly This Week--Leers of Approval of Plan ReCeiv
ed From Dix, Mayors Gaynor and Guerin and Others
(By Associated Press.)

n. Y. 27-With
highway Montreal
100000 complete highway
probably will
Dix
announced his approval of the
President Taft Howard Hadey of Pattsbug head of
follows:
which speak of enterprise to build
highway of
carried
countries and be many other ways
From Phoenix letter.
would achievement could have such
an international highway Jacksonville to Montreal
Of resolutions unanimously
Herald and The Atlanta Journal
highway New
Jacksonville, these
building
tonaI highway Jacksonvle,
N wothird completed and that the
decided build magnificent stone
Rouses north Montreal.
The Taft Mayor Gaynor
uern Montreal have
approval Mon
republic with the
IS
easily completed
by November 1911, the work begun early this SPRING