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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
THURSDAY. JULY 10. 1911
PUBLIC OPINION.
FOUNDED 1853.

THE BRIDGEPORT CONN. POST which is
L progressive newspaper in the better sense
of the word, is highly pleased with the passing of
the Public Utilities Commission bill by the Leg
isature of that state.
The campaign for the bill was made by state
wide association of business men, The question
was handled gingerly by the leaders of the two
parties. Perhaps the public service corporations
Of the state had contributed to the campaign funds
of both parties. Governor Baldwin was lukewarm
on the question. The business men, however per-
sisted. They held meetings. They urged the leg
islators to vote for it.
1t was supposed that the State Senate would
bak but it didn't There was a little hold-back in
the House, but finally the bill was passed, and
the Governor will appoint the commissioners.
The business men have done all that they could
do by securing the passage of the act and it now
rests with the Governor to make good appoint
ments. Connecticut is considered conservative
state as conservative Delaware, but as the Post
points out, the enactment Of the new law shows
what we'll directed pr5lic sentiment can do. twas
not necessary TO have the initiative OF the refer
endum OF tses recall. Results have been obtained
49, Connecticut under the present system. And so
it would be in Delaware in regard TO all measures
Of legislation designed for the progress of the
state.
well directed organization of business men
in this city, for example, could accomplish wonders
The Board OF Trade makes its influence felt fire.
quently. But there are some things without the
province Of the Board of Trade, and unless the
Board keeps within, comparatively speaking, mar
row lines some fellow cries politics. That cry
frightens few and they think the Board should
be careful.
The Civic Association however, could be turned
into an organization that would lead in all the
progressive movements for good legislation in
Delaware. Perhaps the most advanced thought on
these questions is found in the association. BY
agitating the new city charter subject the asso-
citation has shown what could be done. 1t is within
the field of possibilities for this association to be
turned into an organization that would be in the
van Of every good movement in Delaware.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
DR.. S. W. THOMAS,
AGED PASTOR, DIES
Of Methodist EpiS-
COpal Church Ends Sixty
Years of Service

Death last night closed the career OF
the Rev. DR.. Samuel W. Thomas. for
more than sixty years a Methodist
minister. His last illness was brought
on by fall recently, and his advanced
years caused blood poisoning. He died
at his home, 1913 North Gratz street,
Philadelphia.
Doctor Thomas was born in Will
mington, nearly eighty-one years ago.
He entered the ministry in 1851, and
on March last celebrated the six
tieth anniversary of his ordination.
During the long period of his labors in
Philadelphia he occupied the pulpits Of
st. Stephens, St. Pauls, Scott, St
Johns Union and other churches. In
1868, twelve years after he became a
minister, he opened the Methodist
Book Room, which he conducted for
ten years.
Doctor Thomas was editor OF the
Philadelphia Methodist for twelve
years, retiring in January, 1909.
He had the unusual distinction of
having served as presiding elder in
each of the four districts of the Phila-
delphia conference, his terms of pre-
siding eldership aggregating sixteen
years and eighty-four days In Janu-
airy, 1908, he was appointed by Bishop
Earl Cranston to act as presiding
elder in the place of the Rev. William
H. Shaffer, when that minister was
suspended as the result Of the findings
/ of an ecclesiastical court
Doctor Thomas was secretary OF the
! PHILADELPHIA conference tract hoard
chairman of the executive committee
of city missions, president of the board
of trustees of the Methodist Orphanage
I at Bala, and charter member Of the
board of managers of the Methodist
Hospital, of Philadelphia.
Alfred and John Thomas are broth
ers of DR.. Thomas and lived hero
years ago.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13

Springfield Mass, one of the most progressive
cities of the old Bay state is constructing its new
municipal buildings in the group form. There is
a large building containing great assembly hail.
and in another structure to match it will be housed
the administration Offices and the council sham
bers. The city proposes to have as fine collection
of municipal buildings as any other municipality
of its size possesses. All of which suggests the
thought that il might be a good idea to have some
competent city planning architects to take hold
of the matter regards the charging of our own
Court House and the possibility of combining a
city and county building. If the county and city
are to make Improvements, they should be ones
or one that will add to the permanent beauty of the
city The fine new city hall in Philadelphia is
regarded by city planning experts as a failure
according to the city beautiful idea and we want
no failure in Wilmington.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
DELAWARE BETTER.

VATHEN there was a wrangle at the opening of
w the last session of the Delaware Legislature
over the election of a speaker of the Senate, our
people soon became Disguised, and they made il
hot for the trihing legislators they we're term
ed. But what would the critics say if they we're
confronted with Legislature like that of Ten
nessee?
That Legislature will neither legislate nor ad-
journ, but it goes through the form of holding
daily sessions. They have bad mix-up down
there The other day only six Senators and twelve
Representatives we're present
The Legislature is split into factions that have
no confidence in one another The Patterson
Democrats have slight majority over the COM
binaton OF Independent Democrats and Repub-
licans, but the constitution requires the presence
OF two-thirds of the members to form quorum,
and the opponents of the Patterson faction stay
away.
The majority tried to pass some obnoxious par
tisan legislation, but the minority vanished, and
there appears to be no legal to compel their
attendance
AS consequence of this kind of "monkeyng"
no appropriation bills have been passed the state
government is out of funds and the financial ma
chinery of the state is tied up. When we compare
Delaware with some other states, the comparison
Is largely to the credit of Delaware.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13

When women first began to wash
clothes, they soaked them in stream and
beat them with paddle. A hard job it
was then to get rid of dirt
Then someone found that fat and I've
made a substance which, mixed with hot
water and rubbed hard, cleaned things
pretty we'll. This was soap.
Finally, came Fels-Naptha.
Fels-Naptha isn't simply good soap;
it's different altogether from soap as you
know it.
Fels-Naptha marks as big an advance
over soap in its usual meaning, as ordinary
soap itself did over the paddle.
Ordinary soap calls for much hard~
rubbing and plenty of boiling water to take
away dirt. Some kinds of stains, greases
and blood it simply won't remove.
But Fels-Naptha cleans without hard
rubbing and you don't use hot water at all.
With Fels-Naptha all you need is cool
or lukewarm water.
Think how this cuts all the terror out
of washday.
Full directions printed on the
rad and green wrapper.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
FRIGHT CONvULsEs Girl.

Awakened early yesterday morning
to find a negro armed with a revolver.
staring her in the face, Miss Olivia
Casio. IS years old. of near Newark.
Swas frightened into commissions, and
it was two hours before she could tell
what had happened
The negro gained an entrance by
forcing open a kitchen window. The
screams OF the girl frightened him
away and be has not been appre-
hended-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13

The heads of the alleged magazine trust do not
want TO be investigated 1t is alleged that the
called trust controls twenty-five publications. They
are going 10 make an explanation some time later
The magazines have been Undertaking other BUSH
nesses and now they will be muckraked themselves
by the courts. II seems to be an exemphfoaton
IF John S. Hamilton's theory thatreformers should
reform themselves, but the magazine trust does
not wish 70 put that theory into practice.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
Anty Drudae's Idea Of clubs.

Organizer of Wonans Chb-'Anty we want you to Join
club for the study of sociology. economics and
the general uplifting of womankind''
Antg Dr7tdge-"All right my dear. Wen begin by tell
ing all women about the new way of washing clothes
with FelsNaptha in cold or ukewarm water. It does
away with boiling and hard-rubbing, saves work.
time worry and money, and does more to help women
than all the sociology and economics in creation.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
THE NAME CAUSES SUSPICION.

A MONG the advocates Of the Aldrich currency
L plan some who say that they favor the
things it embodies, but fear it will not become a
law because it bears the name of the noted former
Senator of Rhode Island.
So long as it is called the Aldrich bill people
will be prejudiced against it because they think
nothing good for the nation can come from Sena-
tor Aldrich, they say
This attitude has irritated the friends of the
Rhode Island leader, and yet il is a force to be
reckoned with. Of course it is not fair to condemn
a measure simply because it bears the name of
Mr.. Aldrich, regardless of whether the provisions
are good or bad, but many persons feel that Sena-
tor Aldrich has been so adrot in handing them
legislative gold bricks that he could not give them
currency measure that was not loaded" for
the benefit of some special privilege
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
ODDITIES IN
A DAYS NEWS

NEW YORK - Edward Loe-
Bile, a fat man, sought relief
from the heat by sleeping in the
bath tub with the shower turn
ed on. He went to sleep and
was barely saved from drown
ing.
NEW YORK-A black snake
got into the telephone distribut-
ing box at Mont Clair exchange
and caused a short circuit Civ
ing the hello" signal. The
line was tied D for hours be-
fore the viper was discovered.
GRASMERE, N. Y. - With
everything set for a thrilling
moving picture scene on Gras-
mere Lake, Albert Dreysten
jumped from a boat to save a
drowning actress" He failed
to rise. Moving pictures of the
search for the body were taken.
NEW YORK-Hiding for near
ly a month in a hay loft. her
only food being horse fodder,
Vera Trevor, a heat-crazed
Austrian girl was discovered by
the police yesterday, nearly dead
from starvation.
AKRON, O.-Edna PEBBLES,
aged 10, in in jail charged with
attempted bank robbery. She
levelled a big gun at a local
bank cashier, demanding all the
money in the vaults. She didn't
know how to fire the revolver.
CHICAGO-If he falls off the
water wagon before he is sixty
years old, Charles T. Montague
will lose half a million left to
him by his father. on condition
that he keeps sober and quits
gambling.
ALBANY, N. "a bill estab-
fishing a state farm for tramps
where any 'downcast hobo" may
go and rest, has passed the Sem
ate.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13

Although direct primary bill was promised by
the New York Democrats, the Legislature has Jug
gled with the matter much that poor sort of
bill if any will be passed. The Legislature is vim
dicatng the view of Roosevelt that in the event
of Democratic success in New York Tammany
would rule the roost
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13

II now looks as il President Taft would get what
he wanted-the reciprocity measure in accord with
the agreement reached with the Canadian govern
ment-All amendments so far offered have been
voted down by large majority, and the final pas
sage Of the bill is not far distant
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13

The Association Of
American Adyertis.
era Is composed OF
nj the great adver-
tisers Of this coun.
try. The Associul-
tion endorses only
such papers a. sub
init 20 its examina-
ton ut any moment,
and positive proof
must be submitted.
The accompanying
certificate No. liz,
has been issued 10
this paper.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13

ALBANY, N. VA bill estab-
fishing a state farm for tramps
where any 'downcast hobo" may
go and rest, has passed the Sem
ate.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
Stories of the Day
Probably Astray.


The editor of country newspaper
in Iowa always impressed upon his
assistants the necessity Of exercising
caution in the statement of events.
That one young man finally learned
his lesson we'll was indicated one
day when he handed in the following:
when Mr.. Samuel Parker entered
the bedroom on the ground floor Of
his farmhouse one day last week he
found that a COW, probably astray,
had made her way there from the
open door."-Lippincott's Magazine.
His Bluff at Generosity Failed.
An ingenious young man once took
his fiancee to church in a small
country village, and when the time
for collection" came around he rath-
err ostentatiously displayed a silver
dollar. Presuming upon their engage
ment, the young woman placed re-
straining hand upon the arm Of her
fiance.
Don't be so extravagant, George!"
she exclaimed.
"Oh, that's nothing" he replied. Il
always make a point Of giving a dol
lar when l go to a strange church"
Just then the deacon came with the
plate, and George dropped a coin.
Everything seemed favorable, and the
young man beamed with a sense Of
generosity. Then the minister gave
out the notices for the week. and con-
cluded with the wholly unexpected
announcement Of the days collection.
THE collection today" said he,
amounted to 95 cents"
George hadn't much to say all the
way to his fiancee's home-Houston
Chronicle.
Sunny Jim and the Book Agent.
The book agent approached re-
speotfully the desk Of James S. Sher-
man, the vice-President of the United
States, saying:
This set Of books is for you, free
Of charge. There are a few celebrat-
ed men TO whom we wish TO give a
set, thus affording you pleasure and
giving the books valuable advertise
ment. Please sign this receipt"
Mr.. Sherman signed and smiled.
The books were handsome.
Three months later another agent
appeared, asking payment for the
DOohS.
"But they were presented to me-"
objected the Vice President
I'm return for the recent and
promise to paw" explained the agent
smoothly, producing the paper Sher-
man had signed.
The Vice-President sighed, made
out his check for the required amount,
said something about being stSrg and
was about TO had the check over On
second thought he drew IL back and
wrote on 1t this Endorsement:
This chek is in full payment for
set OF books which are not worth
darn, but the money is cheerfully
paid in acknowledgment of the smooth
way in which a gentlemanly book
agent put it over your Uncle Jim
Ponulzr Masa zine
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El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-03-25
10 DEL DIA.

que Green tener razones
aplastantes para clio, que el
iSr. Limantour no cuenta con
los elementos politicos que
Sc lie atribuyen, y que su re-
greso a Mexico solo tiene
por objeto asuntos financie-
ros, arreglados los cuales,
regresara definitivamente a
Europa.
Lo cierto es, que, desde N.
York a N. Laredo, no con-
cedi6 q nadie entrevistas, nj
hablo una sola palabra de
political. en- N. Laredo va
habl6 algo, 10 mismo que en-
Lampazos, y suponemos que
en- Monterrey, donde Sc dice
que permaneci6 algunas no.
ras; pero hablo sobre-gene-
ralidades, en- frases sin valor
real y de pura cortesia.
Solo en- Mexico fue recibi-
do con gran aparato escini-
co, como para impresionar a
las multitudes.
,Pero de'verdad, de interes,
de trascendencia, NADIA Sc sa-
be sobre Ia venida del Sr.
LimantOur.
Y mientras los politicos
mexicanos Sc entretienen con
la cola del perro de Alcibia :
des, mientras discuten aca-
loradamente 81 son galgos 6
son podencos, 81 ell Sr. Lii
mantour es Ia OLIVIA de la paz
g la espada d. Breno, la nu-
becilla que aparecia en- la
frontera mexicana como pre-
sagio de tormenta, Sc con-
densa mas y mas cada dia, a.
menazando la independence
nacional para un futuro muy
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-03-25


proximo, confrmando los pre-
sentimientos de aquel gran
vidente que Sc llam6 Benito
Juarez, que tuvo corazon y
energfa para rechazar, en-
medic del hambre, de IL mi
seria, de la desorganizacion
p1blica, despues de la larga
y sangrienta guerra de la
intervention francesa, el orc
y los auXilios del coloso a.
mericano, clamando en- el
ardimiento del patriotismo
mas sano: "Timeo Danaos
ct dona ferentes."y
Solo un milagro de patrio-
tismo mexicano puede con-
jurar la tormenta que va Sc
avecina, con la movilizaci6n
de grandes masas del ejerci-
to americana de mar y terra
sobre las fronteras v costas
de Mexico; ,pues, a pesar de
las protestas de amistad de
la Casa Blanca Y de las Sc
guridades dadas por la Can
cilleria de los Estados Uni.
dos, la tension que esa movi..
lizacion intempestiva de fuer
zas militares produjera en-
Estados Unidos, en- Mexico
y en- las Cancillerias de Eu-
ropa y America, lejos de dis
minuir, acrece mas cada dfa,
y la situacion es cada dia
mas amenazante, y la trage-
dia mas inminente.
Lo repetimos: solo un mi
lagro del patriotismo mexi-
cano puede conjufar la tor
menta que Sc cierne va sobre
nuestra patria infortunada!
Sin que lie demos gran i'm
portancia a la coincidencia,
hemos Observable que, desde
la llegada del Sr. Linantour
a la frontera mexicana, ell
movimiento reyolucionario
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-03-25

Y 81 Gel Impartial, que es
ell 6rgano semi Official del Go.
bierno, no tiene empacho pa
ra explotar ell alarmismo,
con gran desprestigio del
Gobierpo y-con perjuicio gl a.
vfsimo para los intereses rs-
cionales, hacienda Greer, 8
pretendiendolo, cuando me-
nos, que la revolucion actual
de Mexico es tan (podeross
que en- una sola semana pue-
de sostener 107 batallas, com
bates 6 encuentros siQuiera,
con las fuerzas fede rales,
ique no pretenderan hacer
Greer los organos 6 simpati-
zadores de la revoluci6n?
Por fortuna, GEL Impair
cial" va tiene bien sentada
su fama de embustero, de
desvergonzado Y de antipa.
triota, y nadie toma en- cuen
ia sus mentiras, que result
tan perjudiciales solamente
para ell Gobierro.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-03-25

.i
Vuelve a circular la espe-
Gle de que ell Gral. Reyes liza
va sus petacas y emprende
viaje de regreso de Europa,
llamado por ell Gobierno del
Gral. Dfaz, como un factor
lie gran importancia para la
oacificaci6n del pals, y que
'u llegada coincidira con un
cambio de Gabinete, en- ell
cual ocurara la Cartera de
Guerra Ell mismo Gral Re-
yes.
Ell valor que esta noticia
oueda tener, va 10 hemos a.
oreciado mas, de una vez.
Sin embargo, tanto Sc repi-
zen las profecfas y las ame-
lazas, que suelen tornarse en-
IN realidades, y no seria ex-
,railo que en- este reriodo
ile crisis politica resurgiese
a personalidad del Sr. Gral.
Reyes como factor de gran
lmportancia.
De todos modos, la cues.
ion politica de Mexico sigue
,nvuelta en- sombras, Y nj
IN solo rayo de luz puede
suiarnos para aventurar una
opinion racional sobre el
,orvenir, La 4dnica esperan-
"a, la dnica seguridad que
;enemos de que ell apueblo
dexicano saldra triunfante
: glorioso del tormentoso
Tiberiades por que atraviesa,
IS su patriotismo, ,su entereza
su buen ssntido y sus tradi-
clones gloriosas.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-03-25

- J. 2
ha entrado en- un periodo de
calma, y no Sc han registra-
do encuentros apreciables
entire las fuerzas federales y
las revolucionarias; pues, aun
que las columnas de "El I'M
parcial" estan plenas de no.
ticias de triunfos, batallas,
marchas, contramarchas, &,
&, esas noticias, 8 son repeti
clones 8 variaciones de
otras muy antiguas, 8 son
forjadas en- la misma redac-
cion, para llenar la voracidad
de los lectores afectos a no
ticias emocionantes.
Un periodico juicioso y
observador, hace notar que
Gel Imparcial," en- solo la
semana comprendida del 8
al IA de Mario actual, ha in
ventado 107 batallas entire
las tropas federales y los re-
beldes, y que en- 13 Estados
Sc verificaron esas batallas,
segun la siguiente lista:
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-03-25

/ 81 Ell anuncio de la movili
zaci6n del ejercito america
no sobre la frontera de Me-
xico cause hondisima sensa-
ci6n, y di6 a los peri6dicos
americanos y mexicanos g.
sunto, al parecer negotiable,
para llenar largas columnas
con impresionanGes comen-
tarios, mas 6 menos sensa tos,
mas Q menos disparatados,
mayor, mucho mayor sensa-
|e6n cause la llegada del Sr.
Lie. Limantour a N. York v
|su aScutldo vlaJe a Mexico.
Los concentrates han sido
antoss, tan variados y tan
Gtravagantes, que han lie.
Nado por complete la aten-
leon pdblica de Mexico, tai
como 81. el Sr. Limantour
[iuese Ia Divina Providencia,
|eque trajese en- sus manos
Ia Gaia de Pandora.
| Qulenes .aseguran que ell
&' Limantour va arreglo un
W.enlmlento con los revolu-
e1enarios; ':'a! quien, que trae ell
al1lmatum de los prestamis-
"a; as De I Europa; quien, que
.ae el portador de instruc-
s'0des y para Ia intervention
" Istados Unidos en- Mexi-
s",y y, otros, por fin, Due fue
~ Mexico, resuelto y con 30.
Ca,! cs1 !oastante, para obligar al
sT0lerno .',a a hacer reformas
ss' Sles' que renazcan todas las
n' ,,ueItades pdblicas,, tales CO.
mo mo las a eonsigna la apolillada.
S ~ 0lVldada, Constitution de
~ U'los, en- cambio, Sc mues
~ saa pos poseidOs de un pesimis.
NY mortal, y aseguran, por-
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1911-03-25

-Panuelos, medias. calce.
tines, guantes, abanicos, y
articulos para ell tocador, en-
GEL Palacio de Hierro," bien
surtido almacen de ropa de
los Sres. Guerra e Izaguirre,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-16
MEXICAN REBELS REPULSED
NEAR CITY OF YUAREZ,
SUNDAY MORN.
General Orozco, the Insurrecto Leader,
Puts Up Sharp Fight-He Failed to
Reach the City and It Is Thought His
Power Is On the -Slowness Too
Costly.

Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. 6.-Colonel
Rabago and his command of 800 federals
entered the city of Juarez Sunday night
at 9:25 unmolested by the insurrectos,
and were received with joyful acclaim
by the people of the city.
General Orozco, the insurrecto leader,
compelled the troops from Casas
Grandes to leave their train at Bauche,
10 miles from Juarez, during morning
and throughout the day harassed them
by frequent attacks and desultory firing.
Federal officials in Juarez heard with
concern the report that 100 federals had
been attacked by 600 insurrectos under
Alanis, rs miles east of Juarez, opposite
San Elisario, Texas.
The star of the insurrecto leader,
Pasqual Orozco, who was to have occu-
pied the city of Juarez by sunrise Sun
day morning, appears to be on the wane
The fatal policy of delay has enabled
reenforcements to reach Juarez and the
probabilities of taking that city are now
considered much more remote than be.
fore.
Other requirements, in the shape OF
General Navarro IS column, are en- route
from Calico and it is believed here that
the federals will be able to hold the city
and that knowing this the insurrectos
will retire.
The net result of the battle at Baucht
Sunday between Orozco and Rabago was
two killed and five wounded among tn,
insurgents. The federal loss can not b,
learned, as they carried their wounded
with them.