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Evening journal., 1911-05-19
ON THE BALL FIELD.

New York Sun.
President Lynch's efforts to preserve
order on the diamonds Of the National
League and 10 suppress "mucker" ball
are encouraging because they are be-
gun early in the season. Too frequent
ly the officers of the baseball associ-
ations have restrained their annoy
ance over umpire batting and senseless
kicking until the summer was nearly
spent. The fact that in the past, inter
vention on behalf of decent ball has
been deferred until the public showed
signs of refusing TO attend the games
has led to the suspicion that the
money from the box office and not the
conduct of players on the field was the
factor that influenced the administra-
tors Of one Of the most profitable busi-
nesses In which investment can be
made.
On the ball field the umpire has COM
plete and absolute control His author
ity is established by rules which pro-
vide for every emergency. The legis-
lative bodies OF the leagues have set a
penalty for every conceivable kind of
improper conduct All that is needed
to rid baseball Of unpleasant incidents
is the application of the regulations
and the punishment of players who
violate them. Spectators will not be
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
RESOURCES -FOUR COUNTRY.

IN SPEAKING in opposition TO the Canadian
Il reciprocity treaty before the House Committee
at Washington the other day Mr.. John McSparron,
a well-known farmer Of Lancaster county, Pa,
said that if this country with its rich resources
cannot furnish food supplies for the people the
world must be on the verge of starvation. He
points out that the population of the United
States is only 81 TO the square mile of territory
while that OF England is 367; France l89; Ger
many 306, and Belgium 649 Senator McCumber of
North Dakota added that with intensive cultivation
the soil of the United States could support popu
lation of S00O00000.
And yet in view of these facts some persons
have been arguing that our population has al
ready been pressing on our resources. How fool
ish, this kind of talk in view Of the figures cited
by Mr. McSparron, figures that have been known
by those familiar with the matter.
This statement by Mr.. McSparron alone is suf-
Hcient to show that there is no legitimate reason
for the high prices of food products except that
the land is not worked as il should be and that
there are not enough men engaged in agriculture
Or perhaps il is not the fault of the farmers High
prices are due to the manipulations of the hand
ers of food supplies Certain it is there should
be no distress in this country. There should really
be no hard times no depressed business, for the
figures quoted above tell us that so far as popu
lauon and its sustenance are concerned this great
nation is merely in its infancy.
But we have not solved the problem of being
able to use our great resources TO the best advan
tage.
And in the meantime we suffer from periods of
depressed business.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

ed and sold in full measure. AS the Union says
it is a hardship on the dealers TO be compelled
TO buy short-measure boxes of berries and then
rebox them for sale, but the Massachusetts law
is very stringent and the dealers must comply
with its provisions.
The Union urges that there be uniform law in
the States concerning weights and measures, or
better still a Federal enactment.
The Massachusetts dealers will have just cause
for complaint and it to us il would be better
for the Delaware producers to give full measure
in a quart and not a short measure. The ten
dency has been in many trades to give short
measures and they are an imposition on the pur-
chasers.
But on the other hand, are the strawberries sold
by the box" or by the quart? Would not the
sale of the sale Of the berries by the box" re-
gardless of any quart specification make it salts
factory all round?
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
Stories of The Day
SWEET REVENGE.

The frequent and unsuccessful can
didacy of certain men in this town for
public office reminded George (Scot-
ty) Dore of story of his old friend
Hogan.
Hogan was rafting a clock" said
Mr.. Dore. He was fairly success
full in disposing of tickets in the shop
where he worked, but he ran up
against trouble when he convassed
neighbors.
dropping in at a neighbor's house,
he tried to sell a ticket on the clock.
It's a fine timepiece, and it'll lux
foine on yer 'what-not er mantel,'
says Hogan, caiolingly.
'Gwan, the old clock doesn't run!
replied the neighbor
"'Well,' drawled Hogan, changing
front completely. well perhaps yez
won't win it, and then ven have the
laugh on the fellow who does Mill
waukee Free Press.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
NOTICE TO FIRE COMPANIES

A splendid picture of the Phoenix
Fire Company will be given free with
the New York World next Sunday A
picture of the Fame Fire Company
will be given on Sunday, May 2Sth, of
the Water Witch on Sunday, June
Atm, and of the Friendship, on Sunday,
June 18th. Others to follow, one
each week.
Read the great detective stories by
Conan Doyle every Sunday with the
World, i'm booklet form.
Save the Premium Coupons, they
are good for many valuable articles.
Order the World in advances
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
:: Personal and Pertinent 3:

George Barr McCutcheon the novelist was prsisine
Chicago at the Chicago Athletic Club. "A New York
err he said. visited the other day. and disposed
TO sneer at all he saw When he registered at his ho-
tel he said 70 the clerk warningy and haughtly Re
member, now, I'm from New York Yes, sir, said
the clerk, with polite smile 'Ill see 10 A. sir that
knife is served with your pie"
.--.-.
The ofice boy looked at the persistent lady artist,
who calls six times week. and said firmly:
The editors still engaged"
Tell him that doesn't matter. don't want 70 mar
ry him."
81 haven't the heart 10 tell him. miss He's had sew
eral disappontments today"-Sketch.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
EDITORIAL OPINION

disorderly unless they are encouraged
TO it by the behavior of the teams. If
the umpires keep the field In order the
stands may be left to themselvs.
BY ordering few chronic offenders
off the grounds now and imposing on
them adequate fines, managers and
players alike will quickly be brought
to a frame of mind in which they will
behave as they should Mr.. Lynch has
the power and can work a much need
ed reform with ease and celebrity if he
is really in earnest about II.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
i: With fhe Paragraphers =:

President Diaz says be will Quit after the audience
stops throwing things at hm.-Chicsgo News.
the Free List Bill. He wants nothing but the bald
fact-Omaha Bee.
The more hear about Il the II seems that
the kind Of farmers that opposing Canadian rec-
procity the kind that do their farming in rolop
desks-Indianapolis News.
Milwaukee Il is said expects TO be made famous by
her Congressman. Victor Berger. After witnessing
Vctors early exploits in craftsmanship the average
observer would advise Bnlwaukee stick beer-Kan-
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
Peoples Column
ApDIrIoN no COURr HOusE.
Citizen Thinks Work Should be Done
by Local Architects.

by Local Architects.
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Would you pardon just an ordinary
citizen, n he should feel like having
a word 10 say about a matter Of broad
public interest? I understand that
the Levy Court is contemplating the
erection Of an addition to the Court
House.
Would II not be wise and only Just
10 the tax payers. n the Levy Court
had this work done by our local archi-
tects as we have 10 pay the money
and we would not only like TO see the
emoluments kept at home but think
that local talent should be encour-
aged
Would II not be nice II this business
was conducted in an open, legitimate
and above-board manner. Please let
us cut out pretty politics, personal
favors at public expense. and let the
matter be decided on its merits. Any
body at all familiar with the subject
knows that the proper way for public
officials to conduct this business Is
10 invite an open competition OF tho
architects of our State conducted ac-
cording 10 the rules and regulations
laid down by the American Institute
Of Architects. which has been the
recognized procedure for all civic
bodies for years. The writer is ac-
quainted with several architects who
have not been invited to submit
sketches for the proposed work.
hope that the gentlemen who consti-
tute the Levy Court will not lose
sight of the fact they are public
officials chosen by the people TO
transact the peoples business In a
proper and legitimate manner.
Yours truly,
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
44QUARTs9 OF STRAWBERRIES.

II HE Springfield, Mass, Union thinks that the
4 Delaware strawberry growers are going TO
cause the New England dealers considerable trou-
hle. The Union remarks that 100000 quarts"
OF strawberries from Delaware will find their way
TO the Boston markets during the present season.
Each of these baskets, says the Union, lacks three
cubic inches OF full quart measure, according to
the Massachusetts standard.
The local authorities in Massachusetts, NAV un-
dcrteke - ree II. - n--ra-e ha-rie- a-e -.ho.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
A SOCIAL pRnRIEM.

A BOUT the time some Congressman we're talk
"A ing Of investigating the plants Of the steel
trust with view to finding out the hours of labor
and the pay of the employees, Mr. Ebert H. Gary,
one OF the steel magnates, was addressing meet
ing of iron and steel men in New York.
The talk turned on the treatment of employees.
It is most important topic. Mr. Gary believes. He
thinks that employers should so treat their men as
to make excuses for the advancement of Anarchis-
tic and Socalistic ideas impossible. II the capital
lists see that the right thing is done under all
circumstances they will be doing for their country
something worth while.
President Clark of the Lackawanna Steel Com
pany, declared the problem TO be staggering. He
said il was necessary to look into the conditions
under which men are housed, the conditions of
sanitation, of education, relaxation, amusement
health and many other things.
Because of this question. said Mr. Clark, new
class Of engineers, Sociological engineers" had
srisen and he believed these men had the
right point of view. They are engaged in welfare
work. Thus it is that capitalists and captains of
industry are recognizing that there is social prob
lem and they are going TO try to solve it. This is
better than TO deny the existence of such ques-
ton or TO be utterly indifferent TO IT,
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

We doubt very much whether the managers of
the local public service corporations will take the
hint to form combine and make good on the
goes without saying" theory that they would
control the city. Well bet big apple that 1t they
should do so, they will make no public announce
ment Of that fact.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

One Of the queerest developments in the farmers
fight against the Canadian treaty is the charge
that firm of Wall street brokers is financing
the opposition
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

The Democratic leaders evidently intend to rip
DR.. Spruance up the back, but it looks as il it
would be a lively fight
Evening journal., 1911-05-19
RASS SEASON OPENS

tomorrow. Get your fishing tackle
ready. Vom Hope, Shakespeare, Hem
dryx Reels and bats. Many new styles.
Blood worms, $1.50 per hundred
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

Mr. Dubell announces in his cards that he is
unpledged but some people seem to think he
should be pledged
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

Now that the Standard Oil decision is out of the
way let business boom.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

The Association Of
American Advertis-
ors is composed Of
nft the great adver-
tisers OF this coun-
try. The Associa-
tion endorses only
such papers as sub.
init 10 its examina
tion az any moment,
and positive proof
must be submitted
The accompanying
certificate No. i12,
has been issued to
this paper.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Hy postage prepsid. $500 25 cents MONTH
payable n advance BY carrier, ak cents week
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

Chicago once, $50 Michigan Avenue.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

New York once. aa4 Fifth Avenue.
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

Advertising rates on application
No attention paid to unsigned communications
Evening journal., 1911-05-19

Entered Postonce Wilmington. Del, second
class
Republican published daily afternoon
except SUNDAYS by
The Washington bee., 1911-11-25
DURHAM ASSOCIATION REPRE-
SENTED BY FLOAT.
(From The Durham Sum

The North Carolina Mutual and
Provident Association. the we'll
known colored peoples insurance
company of Durham, had an attrac-
tive float at the Georgia colored state
fair held at Atlanta recently The
float ATTRACTED many favorable COM
ments. The Atlanta Journal had the
following to say:
Some of the most notable floats in
the parade were those representing
the North Carolina Mutual and Pro
vident Association, of Durham, n. c.;
The Union Mutual Aid Association,
of Mobile, Ala; The Atlanta Mutual
Society, of Atlanta; Pilgrim Life and
Health Association, Of Augusta; four
insurance organizations doing bust
ness III this state among the negroes.
Other floats represented the Bal
lard school, Edward Redding Fish
House, the Baptist organizations in
the various franernal organizations
in the city. There were also in the
parade a number of social clubs and
private vehicles.
''The constant rain has hampered
the management considerably in hav-
ing all exhibits ready for opening
The woman's department occupies
the entire space in the art building
and is attractive and creditable in
every respect. The agricultural, ex-
hibits vie with the wOman's exhibits
in attracting attention from the visi-
tors
"One of the most attractive and
complete exhibits OF the fair has been
placed by. the North Carolina Mutual
and Provident Association of Dur
ham, n c., of which w. B. Mathews,
of Atlanta, is state manager For the
opening of the fair, John Merrick,
president; Dr. a. NJ. Moore, secretary
and c. c. Spaulding, general mana
ger, came to Macon, The three of
them, who are at the head of the
largest negro insurance company in
the world expressed themselves asI
being pleased with the remarkable
showing made by the negroes of
Georgia in this fair
The Washington bee., 1911-11-25
THE MORAL MAN.

Sometimes the inquisitor asks
who the moral man is. The Bee
finds the moral man to be he who
talks about the immortality of his
associates or other people and COM
mitS acts of immortality himself.
The moral man is he who warns
other people against another man
and on the sly is the keeper Of a
mistress.
The moral man pretends to the
seeing public that he is above inn
morality, can be seen out of the
city iii search of prey. Not males.
The so-colled moral man is hypo-
critic and a dangerous factor in
Some people dislike a man be-
cause others do, and all that is said
against him. A man who is easily
convinced or persuaded by expert
testimony is lnave and fool.
The so-called moral man believes
everybody is immoral but himself.
Beware of the moral % man, as
he is a faker.
The Washington bee., 1911-11-25
REV. \. SHEPARD DEAD.

Ii IS with sadness that The Bee
announces the death of Rev. A.
Shepard, of Durham, n. c., the
father of our young and diStin-
guished friend, DR.. James E. Shep-
ard. Rev. Shepard died Saturday
afternoon, and was buried Monday
afternoon at ? 80 o'clock P. M. In
formation reaches us that all Dur
ham is in mourning. His death
and loss to the people is not only
felt in Durham, n. c., but through
out the country wherever this dis
tinguished divine is known. There
are hundreds of North CarolinianS
in this city who keenly feel the
death of this divine. The Bee
office was the information bureau
in answering calls from inquiring
friends and acquaintance. The
news of his death reached this Of
flee Saturday afternoon, and indeed
it was a shock, because we person
ally and intimately knew this desci-
pie of Christ to be a noble and up
right Christian. North Carolina
loses a valuable citizen, Durham,
his home, loses a most loving citi-
zen, the White Rock Baptist
Church, of which Rev. Shepard
was pastor and loved by his congre-
cation loses a man whose place can
not soon be filled. He was a low
ing husband, a father whose chill
dren loved him. Rev. Shepard
lived above suspicion. His life was
one of purity and usefulness to hu-
manity. His death is loss to Dur
ham, n. c., and it is hoped when
White Rock Baptist Church calls a
successor to this noble character he
may be a man who has lived the
life of Rev. Shepard, and be an eX-I
ample to his people as he has been
to the people of Durham. The Bee
joins with hundreds of North Caro-
linians in this city in rendering its
coincidence to the family of the de-
ceased. But, why should we weep?
"SoUow never could revive the
dead, so we must weep because we
weep in vain"
The Washington bee., 1911-11-25

path, made rough by near-insur-
mountable obstacles, but he plowed
his way through the A. NJ. Associa-
ton schools; won his way through
Fisk University; made his way
through the postgraduate course of
the University OF Pennsylvania, and
later achieved the eminence which
belongs to the man who succeeds
to a place on the faculty of that
splendid inStitutiOn-HOward Uni
versity. The career of Prof.
Moore is replete with encourage
ment and inspiration for every
young man whose complexion clas-
sites him as Negro, whether
American Negro or not.
The Washington bee., 1911-11-25
ESTABLISHED 1880.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
SOUTH'S QUOTA

Discussing the question of reduc-
ing the South's representation ir
National Conventions, The Wash
ington Times, which is an advo-
cate of this reduction proposition,
in its last Sundays issue, had the
following to say:
These views have been express
ed at various times, as unalterably
opposed to such a reduction of
Southern representation in Con-
gress. The two cases are not par
allel. 1t would be unfair and revo-
lutionary to deny to States their
fair proportion of representation,
according to population, in Con-
gress. 1t would impose taxation
without representation"
In stating that the two cases are
not parallel The Times fails to rec
Ognize the fact that the reduction it
advocates is to equalize representa-
ton upon the basis of numerical
strength, and this does make the
two cases parallel and not only
parallel but identical in so far as
principle enters. In stating that
1t would be unfair and revolution
airy to deny the States their fair
proportion of representation in
Congress, and that 1t would i'm
pose taxation without representa-
ton" The Times in advocating a
reduction Of the South's representa-
ton in Republican National Con-
ventions, while opposing a reduc-
ton Of representation in Congress,
is not only inconsistent, but admit
tedly unfair. Congressional repre-
SentatiOn is presumed to be based
upon voting population, and a vot-
ing population embraces, under the
constitution, all American citizens
tWenty-One years of age or over.
In all the Southern States the Ne
gro is citizen, under the cOnstitu-
ton, but his right of suffrage is
arbitrarily, and unlawfully denied
him, although he is taxed for the
support Of the commonwealth ex-
actly as the whites are taxed. He
is taxed, in the Southern States,
without representation, and if The
Times is opposed to taxation with
out representation, why does it not,
to be consistant, oppose taxing Ne
gro citizens of the South when
denied representation? And why
does not The Times advocate suf- |
frage for all who are of legal agej
and are American citizens. and who
are taxed?
The Washington bee., 1911-11-25
INSPIRING CAREERS.

1t matters not how far down
life's ladder is the first rung, the
last rung at the top only requires
energy, earnestneSs, and keeping
everlastingly-at-it to reach, and the
reaching of it is but a matter of a
few years, leaving a wide margin
of years in which to radiate the
sunshine of good influence and up
lift. In the man who succeeds
there must be an element of worth,
for success is only restricted to the
degree we environ our worth. This
ought to be impressed upon each
and every young colored man who
aspires to do and TO be something,
and the best way to impress it upon
them is to keep before them, to call
to their attention such men and
women of the race who have made
success-who have carved out of
the rough stone Of lowly beginning
the fine statue of high achievement.
In an address Prof. L. B. Moore,
of Howard University, once made,
he said: Don't cease to grow. "
Because he has fitted that express
sion to himself, because he has ever
kept that sentiment before him, he
has grown, and grown to such pro-
portions that his career, starting
where nothingness and hopelessness
stand hitched, " offers a fitting in
spiration for the more than a thou
sand colored students who attend
Howard, and for the many more
thousands distributed throughout
the land, Apparently, Prof. Moore's
rise was a slow, tedious, torturous
The Washington bee., 1911-11-25
ATLANTIC CITY POLITICIANS
Call in a Large Touring Car-Editor
of The Bee Surprised

About 4:3o P. NJ. Tuesday after
noon a large tourin gear, owned by
Mr.. w. Shirley Stafford, of Atlantic
City, N. J., drove to The Bee office
in full force. The car contained
Messrs. w. Shirley Stafford, John H.
Johnson, l. A. Kilby, VIM. H. Ford,
Geo. Henderson, Al Brown, and Jas.
A Lightfoot
These Atlantic City politicians
drove all the way from Atlantic City,
N. J., in this five thousand dollar tour
inc car of Mr. Stafford's. They had
visited several States and cities be-
fore they reached this city. These
distinguished politicians had just won
a great victory in Atlantic City, and
they took this means to celebrate it.
Many of the tourists, after arriving
in this city, and after having been en-
tertained by their many friends, took
different routes for places elsewhere,
but only three of the company return
ed to Atlantic City Mr. Lightfoot
left in the evening for Palm Beach,
Fla, where he will remain two or
three weeks. 1t was a jolly crowd,
and every attention was paid them by
their numerous friends They are all
happy over their Atlantic City vic
tory
The Washington bee., 1911-11-25
hero ever since The Post published

hero ever since The Post published
his testimonial to Roscoe Bruce.
writes glibly, and rovingly about
Race Pioneers in the North" Now
| believe there is an opening here for
a bright, wide-awake colOred maga-
zine, of The Black Pen dimensions,
but to a success The Black Pen will
have TO throw out some of the ballast
it is carrying, get articles that people
outside of St. Elizabeth will under
Stand, keep Jesse Lawson from glid
ing into the etheral atmosphere of
highbrOwism; drop some of thoseI
tails to names, and just hustle around
GOWN here where we everyday readers
hibernate. For the Christmas num-
Der, DR.. Z. Mayfield Boyle, a "dinge''
from the land of the midnight sun, is
advertised to contribute an article on
West Africa Ferment," when an ar
tlcle on Corn Ferment would sell
better. Rev J. Milton Waldron will
quiet the sinners with an opaque ar
t1cle on Modern Religion and Color
Prejudice" Almond Scott, seated in
his new automobile, (suppose you
know Almond has worked up to a
real bird of a carr will ride through
he Negro as Lawyer" and Bob
Wearing will inhict "As We See 1t"
on an unsuspecting public once again.
But seriously speeking, The Black
Pen might be made to write legibly, |
if the feudal lords behind it know
where to dig up the coin to keep it |
going, and don't get scared because
they fail to secure more than FIVE sub |
scribers the first year I'm wishing |
them success, and hope they wont at
tempt to get it out Oftener than once
a month. It's a promising babe, and |
deserves your patronage.
x <
When will Bethel Literary hand the /
cheap white man, Manning, an invita-
tion to stay away | never had a very |
high opinion of white man who runs
with cOlOred people all the time, and |
wears a hand-me-down suit of clothes
worth about $40 in Confederate
money. When a white man Just lays |
around Negroes all the time, he's /
working for something for himself |
WHO wants to hear Manning? Echo |
reverberates the answer vOciferOusly |
down the avenue of intelligence
Nobody!