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Evening journal., 1911-05-20
Peoples Column
CITY PLANNING.
Some Improvements on Market Street
Suggested by Mr.. Hamilton.

Some improvements on Market Street
Suggested by Mr.. Hamilton.
Editor of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL:-The coming of the new du-
Pont Hotel will have an effect upon
the business and the life of Whining
ton which would at this time be diff
ficult to estimate. Much will de-
pend, however, on the readiness with
which the people Of the city take ad-
vantage of the magnificent opportu-
nifty that is presented to them.
Those i'm authority in the city
should Immediately get together and
using the new hotel as a basis out
line some planning scheme which
while It might not be possible to
carry it forward at once because OF
the unfortunate financial condition OF
the municipality it would at least
prevent some things from being done
which in the future would possibly
be an interference with if not a pro-
hibition of desirable public improve
ments.
In this planning scheme the writ
er thinks should be included an i'm
proved Market street This should
be easy and taken up at once. All
poles, trees, awning posts, bulk win
dows and other distractions outside
the building line should be removed
and the authorities should insist OF
first-class pavement both street
bed and sidewalk everywhere. This
with better lighting which is already
being talked about will be one i'm
portant step towards availing our
selves of an opportunity that seldom
comes to a city the size OF Whining
| ton.
In addition to this a wider Eleventh
street should be provided for not mere
" from Market to Orange street ou
from Delaware avenue to Frencl
street. The hump or convex on KIM
street between Ninth street and Thir
teenth street should be removed ant
the concave between the same points
on French street should be filled up
Bv this work there would be sew
enty foot street practically free IRON
street car tracks from Delaware ave
nue. to the Pennsylvania station. I'M
fine thoroughfare would also be avail
able for those coming to Wilmington
bv automobile via the Philadelphia
Pike
The writer thinks that this pro
gram will appeal to most people
after they have looked over the fiel'
but the building of the proposed Cour
House addition at this time will ser
iously interfere with any such plan II
the future.
John S. Hamilton.
Wilmington, May 1s.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

waste, in favor of everything for the development
of Delaware.
All this work will positively show itself in party
platforms and in the nomination of candidates.
And If The Index will think about il a newspaper
protesting allegiance to one party can influence
another party. If the Index will pardon a refer
ence to the Public Utilities Commission again, it
may recall that The Journal advocated it and
Republican and Democratic members of the Leg
islature from Wilmington supported it, although
1t was not urged by the Democratic convention
OF the Democratic newspaper. This shows that
newspapers may have an influence on the oppo-
site party, and il all shows that legislation that
the people want may be obtained.
We thoroughly believe that the Kent county
newspapers can stir up sentiment in favor of such
legislation as we have been speaking of, so that
1t will come about despite any efforts on the part
OF any leaders of either party who may be dis
posed to check it,
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
NEW CITY CHARTER
Wilmington Can Become the Best
Governed Municipality in the
United States.
Wilmington. May 10.

Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Said a gentleman in my parlor
few nights ago: 1--WE have a citizen
who is doing more for our State and
citv than has ever been done by an
hundred men. May he live hundr@
years"
TO Mr.. T. Coleman DUPONT. Not only
are his efforts a direct beneht TO
Delaware and Wilmington. but he has
set an example that others are takinr
up. There is false economy and gen
uine economy To have bad roads Is
false economy. Building good roads
is one of the fundamental ways OF
permanently lowering the cost OF Nv
ing. Good roads promote commerce
and expedite exchange. The percep-
ton of the economic uses OF good
roads is becoming universal. Della
ware. through Mr.. DUPONT is TO become
the leader OF our States and famous
for taking up so largely a matter
now before our countrymen. His en-
terprise will bear fruits throughout
the land. An opportunity for an
eminent use arose; he saw It, and
availed himself of It.
There is now another opportunity
before us Wilmington can become
! the best governed city in the United
| States. It can become exemplary in
/ demonstrating the economic principles
Of city government The opportunity to
take the first step Is now with the
commissioners appointed to draft a
new charter The first essential in
! \ H., 90 An crF1a AZ
the people is that those who prepare
the charter sacrifice all personal in
terests. political and otherwise. They
must honor the trust imposed in them
that they shall rise above personal
considerations so as to see only the
good of our city No compromise
with private interests OF established
bad practices can be tolerated. II is
better to have a good charter voted
down than to have a bad one ap-
! proved The commission given to the
committee of ten should be regarded
so sacred as to make complete self
sacrifice a pleasure. The motive
should be not to draft a charter that
can be put through, but a charter
which, If put through. will best safe.
guard the interests of the city.
There is now before the committee
of ten a splendid opportunity, reach
ing far beyond our city's limits in IL
influence for good and pure govern
ment Later will try to find time
to state some Of the principles es'
sential in responding to the cry thai
is become so universal, Back to the
people" George Henry Dole.
Wilmington May. 10.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
Editorial Opinion
View Of the Index.


(The Editorial Article on Live Leg
islation.)
We reprint the above from THE
EVENING JOURNAL, not because we
agree with all that is said, but be-
cause we think there is much truth
and good advice in what is said. We
do not consider Governor Wilson a
ring master any more than we. con-
slider President Taft or Governor Har-
mon ring masters. or than we did
consider Justice Hughes when Gov
ernor of New York a ring master.
Chief executives are required to lay
before the legislative branch informa-
ton and recommendations, and this
can be done in the prefunctory way
in which it is usually done, or with
perfect propriety, as we Bee it, in the
emphatic, convincing and insistant
manner employed by Governor Will
son. We agree that the newspapers
Of Delaware can do much to bring
about the reforms so badly needed in
Delaware, but the newspapers even
as unit, which they will never be,
cannot accomplish so much as a
strong, fearless, progressive Cover
nor can.
We are not so sure that there is no
Governor Wilson in either of the par
ties in Delaware. We are sure, how
ever, that such a man, if he could be
found, is not likely to be nominated
by either the organizations in control
of the parties in Delaware. AS to
the party platforms, THE JOURNAL
must not forget that the last Repub-
lican platform contained a plank
pledging that party to the enactment
of a State utilities law, resulting as
noted by THE JOURNAL.
We do not blame THE JOURNAL
for this and we commend its good
work in securing the law for viii.
mington. We are ready to join with
THE JOURNAL and other progress.
sive newspapers of the State in an ag,
gressive campaign for platforms anC
candidates favoring the measures re.
| ferred to. AS a Democratic news
paper, we look with more confidence
to the accomplishment Of such re
forms through the medium of the
Democratic party, but we believe they
are so important to the welfare o.
the State and its people that W,
should welcome them from the Re
publican party We are convincei
that the people of the lower counties
are not so blind to their needs as i
appears, and that much can be done
as THE JOURNAL suggests, alcne
educational lines.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
WOULD HAVE
AUTO PATROLS
Police Commissioners Urge
Council Committee to Dis
penSe With Horses

Police Commissioners Jones, Bowers
and Stayton, last night conferred with
City Councilmen Kane and DuRoSs,
chairmen OF the finance and police
committees of that body, on the advis-
ability Of installing automobile patrols
to replace the present horse drawn
vehicles, in the police department.
While all we're Of the opinion that auto
apparatus Of this kind has many ad-
vantages over horse drawn wagons,
nothing definite was done but Il may
be that provision will be made in the
next years budget providing for such
apparatus.
II was shown that the cost OF main
tanning an automobile apparatus would
be much less than keeping horse
drawn vehicles. The city now pays bic
rent for stables. located at Front and
French streets, and the cost of keep
ing horses adds considerable to the
total each year.
It was also pointed out that because
OF the hills and the long distances the
patrol wagons are compelled 70 travel
at times. automobile apparatus would
do much to improve the service.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
With the ParagrapherS ::


When anybody wants 10 get sarcastic with Uncle
Joe" he calls him Joseph Gurney Cannon--omaha Bee
Mr. Bryan sees "the coming of the Democratic party"
But Il isn't trying 70 overtake Mr.. Bryan-Atlanta
Constitution.
It certainly gracious the par OF the trust to
state that would obey the OF court Of last
resort--Baltimore Evening Sun.
eighty years has last to his desserts says the
Washington Herald We trust that smoke won't fol-
low the desert-Chattanooga Times
What is the of taking gloomy views Of the future
when the Strawberries in the market large hne
juicy, and plentiful they this spring?-chcago
Tribune.
We thoroughly agree with the statement that men
lose their youthful interest in fairy tales. Their
wives will bear cut in proving that they keep at
this form Of narrative until they die-Chester Times
1t begins TO look If fate had its grim eye upon
the office of coroner and that il will be many years
before this job will into the limbo Of oblivion
Chester Times.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
ROW ABOrT THE FLEuTHEREl

Editor Of THE EVENING JOUR-
NALL hear many persons suggest
ing a name appropriate for the big
hotel which the duPonts and men in
terested with them in business enter
prises will erect at Eleventh and Mar
ket streets. Here is my guess:
Hotel Rip Van Wrinkle"
Why? Haven't the DUPONT interests
aroused Wilmington from It's stand
pat" slumber and given it a new start
in the path Of progress?
But seriously, how would the name
The Eleuthere" sound? II would be
appropriate, too. for the pioneer du-
Pont was Eleuthere l DUPONT de Ne
mours, who came from France in the
latter end Of the eighteenth century
and established the powder business
on the Brandywine that has meant Sc
much to Wilmington and to the sur
rounding country.
Nomen.
Wilmington, Del. May 20. 1911.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
WHAT CAN BE DONE.

THE DOVER INDEX contains some interest
1 ing comments on an editorial article The
Journal printed entitled Live legislation" We
fear that The Index gathered the impression
and such an impression could be gathered-that
we used the term "ringmaster,' in an offensive or
derogatory manner for it says that it doesn't con-
slider Governor Wilson of New Jersey and several
other noted executives who have been very active
in urging legislation as "rngmasters." We used
the term merely as expressive as 10 their course
and rected that in the past the Governors of Della
ware had not taken the position that these execu-
tves have taken The Journal admits that Gov
ernor could make more of an impress upon leg
islation than our Governors have done and The
Journal would be the last to object 10 activity
of this kind.
The Index fully realizes the work that the
newspapers can do and intends to do its part in
the fight for good legislation The point, how
ever, we had in mind in the discussion is that
even in off year the newspapers can create SEN
tment for good things in legislation needed in
Delaware. AS partisan newspapers they may
stumble and fall, and disagree, but fundamentally
there are many things on which all can agree.
They can create condition so that both parties
will strive to outdo each other in securing proper
legislation.
We should have clean elections in Delaware
brought about by creation Of public sentiment
of using money. We should work together for
good roads. for public improvements, for fair and
equitable taxation, for fair dealing between cor
poratious and the people. for efficient administra-
ton Of government. against extraVagance and
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

Members of the new charter commission for
Wilmington declare they are going to make good
and prepare charter that will be acceptable. We
sincerely trust that this will prove true for the
commissioners have a splendid opportunity TO be
OF great service to the city They have chance
to give us a charter which will be in accord with
the progressive spirit that ought TO be shown in
Wilmington, spirit that has been stimulated and
strengthened by the new hotel project and the
unanimous action of City Council and the Street
and Sewer Directors in forwarding that project
so far as the city could forward it,
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
U. V. L. MEMORIAL.

In Irish-Ameriacn Hall. on next
Tuesday evening the annual memorial
services Of the Union Veteran Legion
will be held
There will be ten chairs. draped
for the departed comrades. Seven oi
the chairs will be for the members
who have died during the past year
two for the deceased members Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary. Mrs. Ellen Wogan
and Mrs. Jennie Piece. and one chair
for the women of the war
Relatives of the dead comrades are
invited and they will be allowed "a
take home the flowers on the vacant
chairs. The choir Of Harrison Street
NJ. Z. Church will sing and an ad-
dress will be made by Frank Hos-
fecker.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
:: Personal and Pertinent ::

There was very stupid play presented early in the
season, adaptation" Il called by the author.
Even the best-natured critics went away in disgust
One newspaper representative turned to another and
said:
IF that tumble had been presented on the other
side of the water It would have been hissed there
were lot of foreign visitors present wonder that it
wasn't"
1T really is a wonder" was the others response
Il would like to have Kissed myself but-you can't
yawn and hiss at the tme."-Metropoltan Mag1
azine.
.-:-:-:
Col Edward II. R. Green, being commiserated with
the two hundred offers of marriage that had recent
y poured in his, said: my boy IL is awful II is
bad being poor-and poverty's disadvantages
were brought home to me only this morning by con-
versation overheard in the subway This is a hard
world said shabby chap. A can't get Job un-
less he's got a spring suit No, said his COM
panon; and he can't get spring suit unless he's
got job"
:-:-:-:
Patrolman Malone of Denver was called the other
day 10 stop quarrel between some women who were
neighbors. He heard the story Of each woman, and
then asked "Will you follow me?" They were puz-
zed but gave attention He laid aside his helmet and
club knelt on the floor and made a short prayer He
left them in quiet mood giving the advice: "Cut out
this squabbling and pray more"
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

Some Democrats fear that Republicans will take
part in their primaries this afternoon. Doubtless
the rival Democratic candidates will try 10 get
some Republicans TO vote for them, and some Re-
publicans may on their own initiative attempt TO
vote at the Democratic primaries. But it is
bad thing, we think, for members of one party to
meddle in the primaries of another, for by so
doing they will create dissatisfaction with the pri
mary system. The Republican City Committee has
advised against Republicans taking part in the
Democratic primaries this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
ALMOST LOsEs HIS sOsF.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GLENDALE, Del, May 2O-Walk-
ing about his home without any lights
in the house. William Walker ran
against pane of glass in one of the
doors, and breaking IL, cut his face
badly. His nose was aluos< severed.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

Did you ever look at piece of linen
under the magnifying glass;
Or any other kind of cloth?
You d see a multitude of small threads
woven together with tiny open spaces be-
tween.
When soiled clothes are boiled, the dirt
is just Softened, not loosened.
When you rub them on the wash
board, the soft dirt is partly rubbed into
the tiny spaces between the threads and you
might rub till Doomsday without getting
it all out.
That's why clothes washed in the boil
ing, hard-rubbing way are so often muddy
or dull-looking.
They're not wholly clean.
Fels-Naptha cleanses clothes perfectly
because it attacks the dirt and dissolves it.
Breaks it up into particles which are
easily rinsed out of the cloth meshes.
Fels-Naptha Soap does this in cool or
lukewarm water.
No boiling; no hard-rubbing; takes
less than half the time of the old way.
Saves the clothes; saves fuel.
When you've once tried the
Fels-Naptha way of washing in the Winter
or Summer you'll never go back to the
wash-boiler and hard rubbing.
Try it next washday.
Follow the easy directions printed ON
the red and green wrapper.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
NOTICE.

Miss Sallie NJ. Haley has moved
her parlor millinery from No. 216
West Nineteenth street to the store,
No 223 West Seventh street. Open
evenings except Fridays
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

Step ladders and scaffolding. prices
right If you have never used ours
you never had the best. Bamberger &
Robbins, No. 204 w. Seventh ST.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

And the Street and Sewer Directors we're right
"on the job" when it came to pushing forward the
DUPONT hotel project.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

1t doesn't have much effect on the man with the
toothache to tell him TO cheer up
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Hy mail postage prepaid. $500 or IS cents month";
n BY carrier six cents a week.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

oAIs.ss sms.. Iso MIeAIsan Aysnas.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

Advertising rates on application.
No attention paid to unsigned communications.
Evening journal., 1911-05-20
TheEvening Journal
TELEPHONES.
FOUNDED 1855

New York ones' as4 Fii'A Avenue
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

THE EVENING JOURNAL uses the United Press
News Service received in It's editOriaf rooms over
Ixrfro
Evening journal., 1911-05-20

This Newspaper regularly at every news stan
and the principal towns IN the state sh ot Ds m
Station and IWenty-iourth an
Chestnut Station, Philadelphia, Pa
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-03
AN EXTRA SESSION
DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE
STATE LIE GISLATURE
Conceived and Brought
Forth in Inquiry They
Now Declare.

GRAFTON. Mar. 3-Caustic reso-
buttons denouncins the Democratic
legislature were adopted by the
Democrats Of this city at their city
convention. The resolutions declare
THAI the Democrats have been thu
inflated, chagrined and outraged
by The perddy OF unfaithful SER
wants. They further declare for a
graduated income tax and denounce
those Of our legislators and repre-
sentatives in the state legislature
who disregarded our wishes and
their own pledges and defeated the
measure
OF the charges Of bribery and cor
ruption the resolutions denounce
the Democratic legislature for not
making a complete investigation,
and says: I'VE are forced to the
conclusion that those who voted
against the said investigation were
all tarred with the same stick"
The resolutions endorse reeiproc-
ity and ask for the necessaries of
life being placed on the free list and
that trusts and combinations be de-
stroyed. They oppose the plan of
dividing the state INTO. twepty-seyen
judicial districts as unnecessary,
.-.-.. ,..,J.nssys,o ~ 4l,a
election OF United States senators
they ask for direct election, and IN
conclusion say; The last isgisla-
ture is now memory. ftssrFatt-
way in life was strewn with Broken
promises and blasted hopes. Let us
remember that It was conceived in
sin and brought forth in iniquity,
and let us engraNe upon its monu-
men: these two words: Hi
jacet.'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-03
BILLS
BECOME LAWS
OF West Virginia Without
the Signature Of Gov
ernor Glasscock.

CHARLESTON, Mar. = The
state department OF roads was Of
ficlally qbolished, when Governor
Glasscock allowed the bill passed by
the legislature to that effect to be-
come a. Jaw without his signature.
No appropriation was made for the
department, and while the governor
is gtaunch advocate OF good roads,
the department would have been in
effective even If he had disapproved
the bill. Six other bills became laws
without the governors signature,
including that establishing The Office
Of state commissioner of agricul-
ture. This bin is believed unconsti-
tutional in that 1t creates new cleo
tive office, and for this reason the
governor refused to approve it.
The bills becoming laws withou;
the governors signature are the
following TALL House Dills): No.
2S6, relating to county zr0gd > en-
glneers; No. ITO, relating to sherI
ms colles,ions; No. &C. providing
I6r protection of property along
streams; No. los, creating the Office
Of commissioner OF agriculture; No
nm n0Un Y \
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-03
OPERETTA
Is to Be Presented Tonight
at the First Baptist
Church.

One Of the most elaborate and
beautiful childrens entertainments
ever presented in Clarksburg is to
be given by the Primary Department
Of the First Baptist church this even
ing. 1t is to be an operetta, en-
titled. "a Fete in Flowerland."
Groups of children in costume will
represent the various flowers, snow
doops, violets, forget-me-nots, roses
daisies, buttercups, peoples, sweet
peas and lilies. While a fairy with
her magic wand adds charm to the
whole program.
The success of the entertainment
is guaranteed with such capable
leaders In the training of the child
rem as Miss Mamie Lowe aud Miss
Jessie Renshaw, with an efficient
corps of helpers.
1t is to be given at the Baptist
church this evening at 1880 o'clock
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-03
TARIFF BOARD Bill sNATCTIED
ASA BRAND FROM THE FLA S
buster Ends

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Mar. g.
Order out Of chaos was brought at
1906 O'Clock this morning, when the
Senate after listening to many hours
of fllioustering reached an agree.
ment that at $3.50 O'Clock Saturday
morning vote would be taken on
the bill to create a permanent tariff
board.
1t was like snatching brand from
the burning, when friends of the
measure accomplished that result.
What had been supposed to be the
death knell for this measure had
been sounded several hours before.
The Senate at o'clock adjourned
until 10 o'clock today.
Unfamiliarity with rules Of the
Senate on the part Of those en-
cheering the obstructive tactics was
responsible for the crumibling Of the
opposition. Stone, who was conn
dent Of his ability to hold the floor
for the night, had permitter coterles
of long distance takers who were to
spiel there today to go to their
homes. Learning that fact Bever-
idge, invoked the rules which do not
allow senator to speak more than
twice upon any one subiect in a de-
bate in the same day without leave
of the, Senate. Stone had spoken
early In. the day5on the tarit board
bill. He tried to speak again twice
atitbe night session and the point OF
order made by Be9eridge,Was slls7
ltsined.
3. Shortly after this an .agseehden4
was made fixing the time for a vote,
Stone then made the point of 2 no
quorum, whereupon Perkins moved
to adjourn. which was carried.
An even score of weay-eyed SEN
ators faced vice President Sherman
at 10 o'clock this morning when he
called the Senate together. At thai
time there were four supply bills
yet TO be passed by the Senate
These were the sundry civil, postof
fee, naval and general deficiency
bills.
After some parliamentary sparrint
the sundry civil bill was taken up
1t was passed at 1880. The nsva
bill was then taken up and qulckl!
passed.