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Evening journal., 1911-04-17
THE DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.

THE JOURNAL notices that the Democratic
League is making additional Improvements
in its handsome club house and il intends TO make
II the finest building Of the kind in the State. Mr..
John G. Gray is again "on the job
The growth of this organization has been re-
markable, although its influence on the Democrat
ic party Of the State has not been so great would
naturally be expected. The League it will be re-
called was founded during the first Bryan cam
paign OF 1896. Ii started in humble quarters. II
recruited its members from the rank and file of the
party. The leaders Of the party Stunned it, be-
cause they we're opposed 10 Bryanism.
The League kept the banner of the party flying
during those days With the rise of the Demo
cratic League, came the decline of the Young
Mems Democratic Club which represented the con-
servatve wing Of the party. Finally the leaders
some OF them, who had viewed the League with
eyes OF suspicion began TO draw little nearer to IT,
Perhaps they thought it the only important
thing in sight and they had better take it than
nothing.
The League today may have abandoned some
Of its radicasm, but the ideas that il is supposed
to represent at present are different from the ideas
still held by nearly all the leaders of the party
In fact there is wide divergence in the views
held by the rank and file of the party and the
iews expressed by the leaders.
Doubtless the rank and file of the Democratic
,arty. certainly in this city would stand for re-
modelled Bryanism for views such as Woodrow
Wilson is expressing, while the leaders would prob
ably stand by such Democrats as Bailey of Texas
and the conservative wing as represented by Sen
ator Martin who was chosen as the Democratic
leader in the Senate.
The last Democratic State platform showed the
party far out OF touch with the mass Of Demo
cratic sentiment throughout the country Such
things as Public Utility Commissions the direct
election of United States Senator'S the income tax
amendment found no support among the members
OF the State Committee but there was rather vio-
lent opposition
The Democratic League has fine club house
ana social attractions 1t may be that the League
,n.enos 70 engage IN an educational campaign 70
bring the leaders Of the Democratic partv in Della
ware into line with the Democratic party through
01' INC ntfJ-in 0tneT words 70 make OF II a
real Democratic party instead Of a masqusrsdine
organization of leaders pretending to hold Demo,
cratic doctrine.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
With the Paraqraphers

Let get the impression that the 10000 sol
diers going down Texas TO prevent tho accent
ance OF Senator Baley's iesignation.-Detrot News.
Hereafter Lorimer will look for reversed tacks every
time they ask him to be seated-Atlanta Constitution
No wonder Chicago was frightened when it thought
the explosion earthquake. Chicago isn't ready for
its finish without time to repentRochest,r Union and
Advertiser
made himself ridiculous that his power for harm IS
much curtailed--Chcago Record-Herad
Congress believes in respecting the Constitution if
has to put the clock in the Ananias Club to do it,
Washington Post
An ltasn is said to have invented an applause ma
chine for use in theatres That's for the interests
Now let him invent kissing machine for the benefit Of
the puolic- Albany Journal
The fellow who has been arrested in Boston for sell
ing counterfeed pieces of the Barney only aggra-
waited his offence by telling the magistrate they we're
snamrocks'-Pittsourg Gazette-Times.
Perhaps the Progressive League went to hnd out what
became OF the groundhog-Albany Journal.
Any ring says the New York City Court will make an
engagement ring AT the seashore, then. cigar bands
VIII do-syracuse Post Standard.
It is said that the who do the most kicking over
the bills Easter hats spend the most money for cs
ars.-Pittsburg Index-Appeal
There always may be room at the top but most Of
those who start out for Pixies Peak or bust" bust
Louisville courier-Journal-
The latest society fad in Washington is fishing But
fishing for office has always been the favorte
pastmes there-Baltimore sun
The harmony that has so far manifested itself in
Democratic deliberations is regarded something of
triumph-Washington Star.
Il is not surprising thar Princeton is finding it rather
oncut TO MI the vacancy created by the resignation of
11 woSoIo~ row wilson. The vacancy is large one.-New
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
MONDAY, APR. IT 1911
SORRY For 1T.

HOw the old Delaware mossbacks are bristling
Il Il with anger and jealousy and hatred. They
have worked hard to suppress their real feelings
as 10 the dupont road. Some of them could not
do so while the DUPONT proposal was being consid-
cred. Now the old Delawarean declares it is from
Missouri, and it bursts forth in a TRADE and thinks
that il is time that the loud noises and personal
advertisements cease. 1t wants the road to be
produced "instanter" and forthwith. 1t must be
shown.
We are sorry for the Delawarean. We might
fancy that it was from Patagonia instead OF from
Missouri, and we regret that it is displeased be-
cause The Journal is talking about the road and
about Delaware progress in general. If it dslikes
that kind of talk fear it will be displeased right
along, for The Journal is going to keep at it.
The trouble is that a certain crowd of persons
imagine that they are much more important than
they really are The are displeased with anything
done in Delaware in which they do not figure as
the prominent ones For years they have regard
ed Delaware as a sort of pocket borough to be ex-
plotted for their own personal advertisement and
political advantage. They have throttled the State
in every wav possible. Bourbons by nature they
resent ANYTHING that does not SAVIOR of bourbon
ism When they can't run things themselves
they sneer at others. They ought to hold up the
mirror 10 themselves and take their own measure,
their own reflection II would be a very small and
queer looking reflection at that
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
.FORESTERS'
RATES STAY DOWN
New York Court Rules order
Cannot Raise Cost of
Insurance

ROCHESTER, N. Y, April H.
A decision Of widespread interest has
been handed down by Supreme Court
Justice Benton, in an action brought
by Henry J. Simmelink against the
Independent Order of Foresters, for
a permanent Injunction restraining the
order from raising the rates of insur-
ance. Simmelink joined the order in
1890 and in 1908 the corporation rails
ed his monthly assessment from IS
cents to S1.35. Justice Benton held
that the defendant had no right to
raise the rate and issued a permanent
injunction.
The increased rates are known as
the 1899 schedule. which affects 100,-
900 out of the total of 250,000 mem
bers of the order.
Since 1899 more than 10000
members have been admitted to the
order and all of these paid or are
paying at the higher rate. Those
admitted to the order prior 10 1899
were paying at a rate which is about
40 per cent. below that which is now
in force. Il is claimed that the
earlier rate was considerably below
the actual risk and that therefore
the increase was justified.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
EDITORIAL OPINION

stone that makes mute, eloquent ap-
peal to oiceps that itch for the strain
ing is sticky with loan. Before the
school bell clangs there is the gar
den to spade or angle worms TO be
dug from their homes. At recess time
the game of scrub absorbs all ener-
giles, and there is something about
the virgin white of a new ball that is
despicable. Does not the great Mulliu
rub a new ball in the sod until it's
good and dirty? He does. When all
other things worth while in this uni.
verse are coated with rich, clean dirt,
boy cannot keep his hands clean,
and hands once muddled are drawn by
an inverted gravity to the face
The learned school board asks too
much. This is the time above all
others for a return to the primitive
and the boy who doesn't return,
shrieking his ecstasy and waving dirty
paws as he goes. is something less
than natural.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an examina-
ton on May "a to secure eligibles from
which to make certifcation to I'll three
or more vacancies in the position OF
assistant in the paper and textile lab
oratories of the Bureau Of Standards,
Department of Commerce and Labor,
at salaries ranging from $500 to 81 500
per annum.
Other examinations will be held as
follows:
May "a, to secure eligibles from
which 10 make certihcation to fiji va
cancies as they may occur in the DO
sition Of veterinary inspector, at s140O
per annum, in the Bureau of Animal
Industry, Department of Agriculture.
July SO, to secure eligibles from
which to make certifcation TO ill a
vacancy In the position of scientific as
sistant, made (qualfied in forest dis
tribute), Office of Dendrology, For
est Service, at Washington, D. c., at
$500 per annum.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
DON'T ALL SPEAK AT ONCE.

VATE CERTAINLY wish some rich Democrat of
Wv Delaware would do something, or try to do
something, or make bluff" at doing something
towards giving Delaware a public improvement.
There is plenty of opportunity. If some Demo-
crat should do this, should do anything for the
material good of the State even under conditions
If they we're only half way decent, The Journal
would yell for him and advertise him and talk
nothing about being "buncoed.'
The Journal would not go of in corner and
sneer and make sighting remarks and show i'll
temper. Just let some of them give us the oppor-
tunity to praise them We should not recall their
real or alleged political sins The Journal would
not display small-minded partisan malice.
If some Democrat of one of the time honored
factions of the party would do something, we
have doubt that the Democrats of the other fac
tion would fight him in the same sort of way that
they have been fighting the DUPONT proposition
in the same kind of impotent manner
If some man in whom the Dover DelaW arean for
example is interested would do something of this
nature we should join in praise of him, give him
probably greater praise than the Delawarean would
and combat the Index which would in all prooa-
bility make war on him.
The Journal doesn't hold the rank and file Of
the Democrats responsible by any means for the
barking OF some OF the leaders Of Democratic
thought During the discussing of the road bill
they showed they we're leaders without followers
a dscredited crowd Of backbiters.
But however that may be, we stand ready to
praise any evidence of public spirit that may be
given by the caustic critics of the road
The Journal trusts the Democratic leaders won't
all answer in a body
We shall go little further and give them hint
which we don't suppose they will take. Let them,
some of the Democratic rich men, get together
and erect fine new hotel building in Wilmington
II would be business proposition with them as
they think the DUPONT road is, but we should give
them praise
They need not build million dollar hotel at
that but they can easily do something. We sug-
gest this as a cure for wounded hearts and in.
jured feelings.
Don't all speak at once, gentlemen.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
A LOng-IOved Actor.
Baltimore American

Baltimore American.
In the death Of Denman THOMPSON
the stage loses an actor who through
out his long career was a source Of
delight to those who were charmed by
MS portrayal OF Yankee characters or
who were delighted by the chief cres-
ton of his whimsical genius.
The originator Of The Old Home
stead brought together odd village
characters who were as familiar to
him as he made them TO multi-thous-
ands in his truly American plav.
Those who have not seen this sweet
and taking play, that Is beautiful I'm
Its human feeling that is finely hu-
morous and clean throughout are
fewer than those who have.
So that Denman Thompson may be
regarded as a benefactor, one whose
talents rightly directed made him a
contributor to the entertainment Of
millions, one who chased away dull
care without instilling the poison Of
questionable antidote. He was the
purveyor Of the purest delight. The
Old Homestead was a growth, and It
was evolved from the depth Of knowl-
edge and experience. The passing Of
It's creator will be a source OF regret
to many who will cherish his memory
because Of the good he did in bring
ing gladness into many lives
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
City Government.
.iIle journal and Trlbune.

Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
It is easily seen that the old sys-
tenn Of city government. as it has pro-
vailed from the beginning of the ma
ton, is a failure. Recently, as the
result Of a great and what the time
appeared TO be an irretrievable dis
aster. the city of Galveston adopted
what was called a commission govern
ment. At the outset il was expected
to be only temporary and It was ex-
pected that as soon as the city got
out Of its troubles. the old form Of
government would again be taken up.
But the experience with the new
form was so satisfactory that Il was
made permanent and the people of
that city now testify that the change
has already been worth hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars. The example
Of Galveston has been followed by
numerous other cities, and there are
now over a hundred of them that have
thrown off the old form and taken up
the new. Not one that has tried the
commission form has abandoned IT,
One of the foolishest things imagin-
able, something that cannot be recon-
ciled at all with either business sense
or common sense, is the injection Of
party politics into city government.
Whenever and wherever that is done,
more or less Of the taxes paid by all
the people will be dissipated in be-
slowing rewards upon politicians and
the tools of politicians. The muni-
cipal politician assumes that il is one
of his vested privileges to take as
much of a city's money as he may
need in his business and his business
is to hold municipal office.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
WILL SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS.

GONE of our public men look at things
- through blue glasses. They think the coun.
try is going TO the dogs The mad lust oe gold is
tie ,cuse Of it. Senator Robert l. Taylor delivered
speech the other evening at a dinner in Wash
ington which was alarming TO he optnists
America today has noe mu,h of the happiness
that was handed down to by our fo.eiathers,
declared Mr.. Taylor Gold lures the people. Per.
hars il does but gold alWa, has lured them
This should not be the proper time for pessi-
mism on the part Of public men.
Has Mr.. Taylor been reading any of the des-
patches that are being reprinted in the newspapers
of today telling of the events leading up to the
rebellion of fifty years ago? The happiness hand
ed down by the forefathers then was a happiness
which involved the holding of human beings in
slavery, the happiness that brought about con-
spiracy to wreck the union with the consequence Of
a war that filled the country with blood
The country survived that awful shock and is
better and brighter than ever. There were pessi-
mists in those days, There always will be pes
simists, but it seems to us that country capable
OF solving so great problem as that Of the Civil
War can take care Of other problems that confront
IT,
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
SIX PER CENT. HETTY
GREEN'S LIMIT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, April 17.-"My mother
has never asked more than six per
cent for her money. This is almost a
religion with her. / have looked over
her books for many years and | have
not found a single case where she
charged more than the legal rate"
This tribute to Hetty Green's busi-
ness methods was paid by her son.
Colonel p. ~ r. Green, in discussing
the plans for Incorporating the varied
interests OF his mother under a single
management.
And this policy has made millions
for the famous woman financier. ac-
cording to the son. Because of her
widely known liberal attitude toward
her customers in panic times" he said.
"she has always been in a position TO
skim the cream Of the borrowers in the
financial world"
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
GETS WORD FROM JACKIE.

John T. Jones, of this city. who is
member Of the crew of the L. S.
Battleship Tennessee, and who had
not been heard from for long time,
has written his brother, Samuel R.
Jones. IN this city, from Guantanamo
Bay, in which he says he is just re-
covering from an attack Of yellow
fever. In the letter Mr.. Jones sent
a poem which he composed during his
convelescence. The subject Of the
poetry was the accident on board the
Battleship Delaware.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17

Fcrmer Senator PETER who has been holding
Government position in Washington has returned
TO Kansas much elated He says that many of the
reforms he advocated in the old Populistic days
have been taken up by Republicans who used to re-
vile him. 1t will be recalled that Senator PETER
succeeded Senator ingalls, from Kansas and was
one of the leaders in the Populist movement. He
was noted chiefly for his long whiskers. Mr. Pef-
Ter is now an Insurgent Republican
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
EOUAL SUFFRAGE MEETING.

The Newport Equal Suffrage Club
will hold its monthly meeting at the
home of Miss Ella W. Johnson, on
Wednesday afternoon, April 18th, at
8 o'clock. Miss Mary Winsor of
Haveford. Pa, president of the Penn
sylvania Limited Suffrage League will
lecture for the club in the NJ E
Church on the same evening at
o'clock
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
You Dirty Boy.

DETROIT NeWs.
The Board of Education in Muske-
gon wants to know whether It IS
within its powers in suspending from
attendance at school a boy who per-
sists in arriving at class with hands
and face of the earth earthly. Ger
tainly not The board is in bad-of a
surety. The very times, too, decide
against It. For this is the fantastic
season "whanne that April with his
shoures sote the droughte Of March
hath perced TO the rote and small
foules maken melodie." The roads
are filled with puddles, and every
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
MR. PAuLsON TRANSFERREn.

The Rev. Charles Pauison Will meet
the official Board Of the Swedish NJ E.
Church tomorrow evening and turn
over his books. He has been pastor of
the church for two years. He will leave
hare on Thursday for Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
NO GRIEVANCES REPORTED.
Pennsylvania r, r. Denies Reports of
Trouble Among It's ShOpmen.

Pennsylvania Railroad officials say
that the company had not received any
communication from its shopmen in
the Pittsburg district relating to griev-
ances these employees are reported to
have.
II was asserted that the complaint
that the management was discrimi-
mating against the workmen who be-
long to the union was without founda-
ton In fact On the contrary the ex-
planation was made that since the
companys retrenchment policy was
put into effect the men who felt il most
were the union employees because they
constituted the greater number OF
those in the shops.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17

The Kansas City Journal, one of the reactionary
newspapers admits that there is no place in Amer
ican self-government for the yellow dog politics"
that formerly prevailed, but there is plenty of
room in municipal government FOR the aprlica
ton Of the same hghminded principles Of polit-
cal cleanness as in State and National Govern
ment" There is plenty of room no doubt for
such application, but partisan municipal govern
ment will have 10 do better than it has done if it
Is 10 continue
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
WORKING AT LEWEs.

Charles F. Anderson and Sons, con-
tractors and builders, sent a force OF
eight bricklayers to Lewes on the S.19
o'clock train this morning. Melvin +.
Anderson, junior member of the firm
will have charge Of men on the work.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17

We notice that Commissioner Hope of Kent
county has gathered considerable data about road
Improvements and it is stated that il is not his
fault If the Levy Court of the county refuses to
use It, Mr.. Hope is receiving pay for the Office he
holds. But what foolish situation il is that
man holds Office with practically nothing TO do.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
nr Hiii nj I. W {. 4.

The Bible class of the Young wo-
mans Christian Association will be in
charge Of the Rev. Charles A. Hill this
evening. All women are welcome to
be present.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
HlstorIal Societr MeetInr.

An interesting session OF the His
torical Society OF Delaware will be
held this evening.
Evening journal., 1911-04-17
Lighting Talks. No. a.
A Dollars Worth Of Gas

Do realize how perfect illumination you get
from a dollars worth gasp?
Suppose for example you uhaveo only Reflex lamp and
three Welsbach Juniors
The Reflex which is Candle Power burned four
hours night for month and it will
worth gas.
The three Welsbach Juniors which Candle Power
each used three nightly month";
will rife less than worth.
Thus constant illumination of 1SO candle power, for
hours and further illumination Of IS candle power for
hours be secured for single dollar
Of course, it will if
of gas by using twenty lights
That is of the further advantages of lighting your
with
You can much or little choose when and
how choose without being penalized irregular
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
TOWNSEND HARRIS VICTOR
Defeats Columbia Freshmen in
Dual Swimming Meet.

The Townsend Harris swimming team
opened its season last night by defeating
Columbia freshmen ar the College ~ the
CITY OF New York tank. The score vas
"a TO 10.
f. Osgood won ten points for his team
by capturing the 20 and the 10 yard swlrns.
The 10O-yard swim proved TO be a nip'and-
tuck affair between Crossmsn, Of Town
send and Osgood, Of Columbia. After
swimming abreast for two lengths, the Co.
lumba swimmer cut loose with A burst -
speed and shot to the front Then followed
a spectacular struggle for the last nifty
yards. Osgood finally won, beating his
opponent by a scant inch az the finish
w Rogow who was a star In last year
scholastic swimming championships won
first place I'm the fancy dive with score OF
165 points out of a possible 10.
The summary follows:
500 foot relay race-Won by Townsend Harms
ORobinson, Rogow, Crossmsn and Msrtusl CO
lumbla secoad tSpearlius, Brown, G'Nnn ara
plunge for dstance-Won 10y y. Cohen. co.
umbia, with a plunge of 80 feet; \. keienefl
Townsend Harris. second. with a plunge ot =,
fect 2 inches; r. Smith, third win plunge o'
~ feet inches go, ...,.,..-.
bia. +. Duncan Townsend Harris. second y,
SCLauer. ToWnsend Harris. third. Time 0:30 -
Fancy dive-Won by ". RoScw, Io"nsenN
Harris, with l65 points; T. Llnn.cus' 'o,un.ppls'
second. with 120I points; S Frank Columbia
''% 925-yard swimY~Won by J. Hopkins Townsend
Harris: T.. Smith, Townsend Harris. second y
Cohen. Columbia, third. Time 3lIB.
p Crossman. Townsend Harris second W.
Kempner. Townsend Harris. third. Time l'i'
New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
ARMY TO TAKE UP POLO
Major General Wood Orders Four
Teams to Play in West.

Los Angeles. Dec. 14.-Uncle Sans cav
airy fighters will take up polo as sport.
The notice Of this change came to-day i'm
a letter from Major-General Leonard
Wood. Chief of Staff, L. :. A, TO Major
Colin G. Ross. OF San Diego. secretary Of
the Coronado Country Club and a polo en-
thusisst.
General Wood in his letter told Major
Ross that he had ordered four polo teams
of cavalry-One each from Forts Riley,
Russell, Sam Houston and the Presidio-to
report to San Diego and enter the polo
tournament, TO begin there the middle Of
January From San Diego the teams will
enter the tournaments at Riverside, Pasa-
dcna and Rurlingame.