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Evening journal., 1911-10-19
THURSDAY, OCT. 10. 1911
TROLLEY FARES.

A THE meeting of the American Electric
1 n Railway Association held in Atlantic City
recently there was reported a widespread need OF
increased fares if adequate service is to be fur
nshed and capital to be secured TO provide for
the continued growth of the industry.
Several plans we're suggested for increasing the
fares but doubt was expressed as to their prac-
tcablity because il realized that any increase
in the fares charged always causes protest on
the part of the patrons of the roads. All the sug-
gestions contemplated either a direct or round
about way of increasing fares.
Ii will take considerable reasoning to convince
people that trolley rates should be increased, Tor
the people as a rule have a very definite belief
that the securities Of trolley companies have been
manipulated so that they contain so much water
that the companies are trying to snatch from the
people more than they should in order TO pay
the heavy interest charges on bonds and to meet
dividend expectations.
The increase in the populations of cities the
development of rapid transit facilities, the inn
provements in the machinery and the like ought
to enable companies to meet their charges without
an increase Of fare being necessary Whenever
there is an attempt TO increase fares in city the
M 6eople resist, and unless trolley companies can
show that there has been overcaptalization, the
right TO obtain six per cent. interest on all the
stock issued may we'll be questioned.
Discussing this matter Roger w Babson statis-
tician and authority on investments, man who
can not be accused of advocating conhscatory
legislation says.
There was once time when street railway com
pany could increase its earnings TO pay the in
terest almost any capitalization by simply increas-
ing the rate OF fare-or decreasing the service-on
its roads, for it Is absolutely for the peo-
pie to use the railroads whatever the rate OF
fare the condition Of the service This very fact
however caused the courts TO rule that this ques-
on OF fares and service is public question, TO be
decided by the companies but by the public through
their official commissioners; and thus, within the last
few n
golden eggs" has been ked-or. at least, has had
its wings clipped
In many cities the straight rate Of FIVE cents
has been denounced as exorbitant. In Cleveland,
O., there has been fight for three cent fares.
The question is pertinent in this city as the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company
despite the favors granted by the cty-some Of
these favors being Of recent date-has withdrawn
the strip tickets and intends TO carry the struggle
for the higher fare through the courts.
One thing highly desirable will result. We shall
find out just what rights the city has in the mat
ter, what real authority the Public Utilities Com
mission possesses and whether such commission
in Delaware can give the people the relief they
have been expecting.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
SMOKING IN THE SMOKY CITY.

n ITTSBURG women few of them at least,
i have on hand a new fight for "women's
rights" the right TO smoke cigarettes in public
places, and they have a conflict with the nine new
councilmen of the smoky city who we're recently
appointed by Governor Tener
One night recently following church meeting
the elders and pastors and their wives went TO a
restaurant to dine They declare they could hard
ly find their way to the tables because of the
clouds Of cigarette smoke coming from the mouths
Of score of so-called society women.
The church visitors appealed to the Mayor and
the CounciImen the result being an order that
any woman found smoking cigarettes in public
place will be arrested for disorderly conduct II
is said that the society women will organize to fight
the order and insist that they have right to smoke
when and where they please.
An interesting point is thus raised, but if the
women keep on smoking cigarettes in public they
may soon be smoking cigars and pipes. Society
women sitting around tables smoking pipes might
be real jolly TO some. Yet we presume that in
strict justice, if men have a right to smoke Gig
arettes, under the law women must possess the
same right 1t is simply question of convention
good form and public opinion, what is proper
No sumptuary law will prevent women from smok
ing If they wish 10 do So no matter how much the
general run of folk may be shocked thereby.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
INSURANCE REFORM.

INSURANCE policy holders in some of the large
Il companies are receiving the benefit of the re-
formation that followed the investigation of the
Armstrong Committee of the New York Legsla-
ture some years ago.
1t will be recalled that some scandalous dis
closures we're made with the result that legisla-
tion enacted to protect more fully the inter-
ests of the insured
The policy holders of one of the large COM
panies are receiving this year more than double
the annual dividends that we're received on poll
cies of similar duration previous to the nvestiga
ton
With largely increased business this companys
total expense cost was cut from 6 1-2 million dol
lars in 1904 to "a million dollars in 1909 In
consequence of this great saving the total div-
dends TO policy holders we're $l230OO00 in 1910,
compared with amounts ranging from S2,299, ITS to
S2,994,643 in each of the FIVE years from 1901 to
1905 inclusive, preceding the investigation
The work of the Armstrong committee is there
fore bearing fruit that must be luscious to the
policy holders of one Of the large companies at
least.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
:: Personal and Pertinent ::

Mrs. Ellen Rose. of Buena Vista, Pa, is carrying
on a unique business among women. pumping sand and
coal from the bottom of the Susquehanna River.
Though Mrs Rose has passed her SEVENTEEN she
directs her force of Is workmen personally, going out
with them every morning and visiting them several
times day to see that everything is going right
.-.-.-:
letter received in this city tells Of conversation
overheard at a baseball game in New York recently.
The principals young man and young
"Do you know" said he "a game Of baseball re-
minds Of a household There is the plate. the
pitcher. the fouls and the flies"
1T reminds me more Of courtship and marriage"
said the young woman with the diamond the coach
ing the strikes. the going out and their difficulty
in getting home Indianapolis News
.-.--.-.
There is comfort for Americans in the report
of Smith College alumnae that only divorce fol-
lows the marriage of hfty-seven college The
report shows that Smith College stand even
higher there being among them only divorce in
every eghty-hve marriages. Angie C. Chaplin acting
dean Of Wellesley College. said short time ago the
low divorce rate among college is not due at
all to the higher education enjoyed by college girls but
simply TO the fact that most OF them before marriage
have passed through the puppy love period and know
what kind of a husband they want. The result Is
either happy marriage at worst the ability Of the
wife go through without the necessity OF divorce
the post-nuptiai establishment that may come. The
Smith College report on divorce statistics shows the
percentage Of divorces among non-college is
one in every twelve marriages-New York Press.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
CHURCH ALLIANCE
MEETS TONIGHT
Delaware and Wilmington
Societies Coming for Three
Days Session

Wilmington is convention city fol
a number of religious organizationJ
this week The Wilmington City and
Delaware State Convention of th1
christian and Missionary Alliance will
be held in the First M. P. Church
Seventh and Walnut streets, this
evening, Friday. Saturday and SUM
day. The sessions will open with
prayer and praise service at 7.3O thii
evening. the Rev. j. Coke leading and
the Rev. F. E. Marsh, D. D., of Bristol
England, preaching.
On Friday morning, at 10 o'clock
the Rev. ]. d. R. Allison, a missionI
airy to the Congo, will lead a devo|
tional meeting. and there will be al
address by Miss Laura Gardner,
missionary to India. At 230 o'cloc
the pastor will lead testimony meet
ing, and the Rev. DR.. F. z. Marsh will
preach. DR.. Marsh will also b'
preacher at the Friday evening praisI
service.
Miss Laura Gardner will lead thI
Saturday morning praise service, anI
the address will be given by the Rel
J. ID. r. Allison. Mr.. Allison and MisI
11A 1htA Will 6AND hilnolOndI1 ldlhS "A
the afternoon, and in the evening
testimony meeting will be led by MisI
J. Lattimer. and Mrs Blanche Newto
with the Rev. F. z. Marsh as preache
The Rev. p. J. Richards, Binghanl
ton, n. Y, district superintendent, Wi
preach the annual missionary sermcl
at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning;
missionary address by Miss Gardne
Mr.. Allison, and others, will accuII
the afternoon, and the convention vii
close with a young peoples rally a
the evening. Mrs. F. H. Senft. 4
Philadelphia, will lead the rally, a11
there will be singing by Mrs. Gra,l
Ward Stauffer, of Philadelphia Til
Rev. E. ]. Richards will preach Al
evangelistic sermon, and the annu
missionary Offering will be taken {
Sunday evening. Other conventi51
speakers are Vale Danes, Miss
Braiden, and Miss E. Stirling, of w
mington.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
With the Paragraphers ::


why not put Ty Cobb in the Cabinet and have
Government department Of sports?-Atanta Journal.
We note that Italy is planning to make the Duke Of
Abruzz Governor OF Tripolt VIII Miss Elkins we
wonder. be disposed 10 considery a position as gov
erness?-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Candidates for the Mayoralty in Cincinnati have
agreed that either elected the salary of the Office
will be reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 From this 1t
may be judged how badly they want the ofice.-Ro-
chester Union and Advertiser
It is possible TO live on 4 cents day. as Philan-
thropist Mcdowell has told you but Il is not probable
To live in condition that would in any way approach
riotous living must expend as much as 5 cents
per diem-Chicago News.
The song Brown october Ale" has been put under
the ban by the w. c. T. U. of Ohio town Will some
body please write jovial, inspiring song about root
beer?-Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
Now Houston is advertising itself as a winter resort
The FIRST visitor they had there was Dante
Charleston News Courier
- Inc PRESIDENTS COW is making great tour also.
She has, however, no vetoes defend.-Birmingham
AEe-fieraid
Work is the very salt of life. not only preserving
Il from decay, but also giving it and flavor
Hugh Black
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

In many respects the gathering of Progressive
Republicans at Chicago was remarkable. The chief
purpose however, seems to be to aid the canvass
of Senator LaFoette for the Republican nomina-
ton for President Twenty-eight states we're rep
resented at the convention, and platform ofprin-
ciples was adopted. The platform is far
different from that held by ordinary Republicans.
The important thing is what the Progressives will
do If they fail to nominate Mr.. LaFollette and
they will fail. There is no doubt of what many Re-
publicans would do with LaFollette as a candidate.
They would leave the party.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
QUEER EXCUSE FOR TAX DoDGrNG.

A N EXCUSE for tax lodging is put forward
1 by an Ohio newspaper. The name of the
Tax Dodger is legion, but he has no real desire to
dodge his taxes Mr. Tax Dodger, according to
this Ohio newspaper thinks that his money paid
in taxes will be wasted by extravagant and grating
officials Therefore he will let them have as little
of IL as possible. This may be a view satisfactory
TO some but does Mr. Tax Dodger ever think OF
the wrong he inHicts on his neghbor who pays his
taxes in full? Every cent that tax dodger avoids
paying is an injustice to his neghbor and 1t is a
remarkable fact that the most persistent and ag-
gressive of the tax dodgers are those who best
able to pay their taxes.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
ENDS DYSPEPSIA
In FEW MINUTES
Heartburn, Gas, Indigestion
and All Stomach Misery
VaniShcS

There would not be a case Of indi-
gestion here If readers who are SUB
iect to Stomach trouble knew the
tremendous anti-ferment and diges-
tive virtue contained In Diapepsin.
This harmless preparation will digest
a heavy meal without the slightest
fuss or discomfort, and relieve the
sourest acid stomach in five minutes,
besides overcoming all foul, Nauseous
odors from the breath.
Ask your pharmacist to show you
the formula. plainly printed on each
50-cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin, then
you will readily understand why this
promptly cures Indigestion and re-
moves such symptoms as Heartburn,
a feeling like a lump of lead in the
stomach, Belching of Gas and Eructa-
tions OF undigested food. water brash,
Nauseau, Headache, Biliousness and
many other bad symptoms; and, be-
sides, you will not need laxatives to
keep your stomach. liver and intes-
tines clean and fresh.
If your Stomach is sour and full of
gas. or your food doesn't digest, and
your meals don't seem to At, why not
get 50-cent case from your druggist
and make life worth living? Absolute
relief from Stomach misery and per-
feet digestion Of anything you eat is
sure to follow five minutes after. and
besides, one 50-cent case is sufficient
to cure a whole family OF such
trouble.
Surely. a harmless. inexpensive
preparation like Pape's Diapepsin.
which Will always, either at daytime
or during night, relieve your stomach
misery and digest your meals, Is
about as handy and valuable a thine
as you could have in the house.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICE

The Seven Last Words OF Christi.
by Dubois will be sung at the A. q.
Church. French street between Eighth
and Ninth, next Sunday evening The
chief soloist in the oratorio will be
Charles ]. Mahoney. the Philadelphia
tenor, with assisting soloists Mrs
Ellenora Chippey. soprano, Mrs. Ester
Driver, soprano, Miss Minnie Smith
soprano, Arthur Haines, baritone,
and II. G. Hinson, baritone Jonathan
Chippey will direct the singing, and
Professor Willard B. Chippey will be
pianoist. The concert is given under
the auspices or the choir, for the
benevolent fund of the church. and a
silver offering will be taken. The
Rev. T. H. Skinner is pastor Of the
church.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
TIME TO EXPRESS SENTIMENT

It is just as we'll to remember that
the public should take an interest and
show the Street and Sewer Depart
ment on Tuesday next how much they
favor competition in the matter of
electric lighting by allowing the Pub
lie Utilities Light, eHat and Power
Company a franchise to engage in
business. It will please the Street
and Sewer Department when 1t grants
the franchise to know the public is
back of it. In addition it is easy for
a monopoly TO create apparent oppo-
sition. In addition the many letters
which have been received by the
Street and Sewer Department and
which are no doubt being held for
this public hearing. will make inter
esting reading to the public.+
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
BY
+" H.O LII A N D Z"

pecuniary value, for him or any one
else.
Il recall that Ingersoll invented a
certain apparatus by which he set
great store; he expatiated glowingly
about what it would do and talked
with great confidence of the fortune
that it would surely bring him. He
based upon it the highest hopes he
ever had for pecuniary returns from
his work.
"One day there came along a pro-
moter, who. after looking at the in
vention, offered Ingersoll a certain
sum of money for it. He would not ac-
cept the offer Then it was Increased,
until at last Ingersoli was offered FIVE
thousand dollars for the apparatus.
But this offer he also turned down
with the decided intimation that the
invention would bring him fortune.
But when he put 1t on the market it
was a commercial failure, and he
never got a dollars out of II. There
were other instances of a similar ma
ture.
"On the other hand, Ingersoll, when
he had conceived and perfected a real
ly great invention, like the rock drill,
invariably failed to appreciate it's value
from a business point of view, and that
is why his greatest invention, the rock
drill, which made millions of dollars
for others, and without which much of
the material prosperity of the United
States and of the world, in fact, would
have been greatly delayed, yielded him
little or nothing
Like many'another inventor, Inger-
soil had no shrewd business sense, and
on top of that he had the queer men,
tai habit of tying his hopes Of a for
tune TO useless inventions and think
ing little or nothing Of his really val
liable inventions as fortune winners
Copyright, 1911, by f. J. Edwards. All
rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell Of
@The Dress Suit That Kept Its Owner
| in Office"
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
OPENED BIZ MISTAKE.

The cheerful patient needed all his
good spirits. for the severe operation
had been a failure and the doctors
were hesitating to tell him. The physi-
clan stood by his bedside in the hos
pital and from his grave expression
the patient suspected the truth.
We'll, Doc" he said with a sad
smile, 1T must have been like this"
He fumbled under his pillow and
produced an envelope which had been
erroneousy delivered in another ward
On the, esvelope was scribbled in PEN
Gil, Opened by mistake New York
Sun
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

The Public Utilities Commission of this city
has been attacked and the courts are to decide
upon the questions involved The rights of the
commission are to be determined and 1t will be as
certained whether the commission has authority to
regulate rates. If the courts should decide
against the commission, the city would have no
authority such as it is supposed to possess under
the commission TO regulate the rates. The ques-
ton Of what would be the best thing to be done
would then assume new phase, and very i'm
portant one.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
SWAIN FOR MARSHAL.

Milford Chronicle.
fractional bitterness is gradually
and rapidly dying out in the few sec
tons of Sussex county where it was
most in-evidence during the last cam
paign. In the Second Representa-
tive district, which is composed of
Bridgeville, and where there was a
bitter fight at the primaries last
year, there seems to be a general
understanding, and so far has this
gone, that those who opposed the
nomination Of Cornelius P. Swain as
Senator from that district, have Joined
in recommending him for appointment
to the United States Marshalship for
this district, which will be to fill next
December.
This should and will wipe out the
discord which ran rampant there last
year Mr.. Swain is we'll qualified for
the place and is backed by leading
Republicans generally in the two
lower counties.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
GOOD.HEARTED CABBAGE.

A well-known expert in cooking en-
countered trouble in a suburban com
munity the other afternoon when she
prepared to lecture to the Mothers
Club. Her subject was How to Cook. .
She began by telling how much man
appreciates good cooking, and then she
proposed to give various recipes.
Among the first was one for cold
slaw. "To have this best" began the
lecturer, take a good-hearted cabbage
and
Al this point a young matron inter-
rupted. She was eager to get all the
information possible. Tell me,
please" she spoke up, "how Is one TO
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
INCONSOLABLE.

The city man at the State fair was
shaking hands with the farmer at
whose place he had spent his summer
vacation.
Hear you've had a sad loss" said
he.
Yes, answered the farmer, six of
my prize hogs got the cholera and
died on me-"
But l heard that your wife was
dead" said the city man.
Yes. said the farmer, "she died
last week. could have got $40 apiece
for them hogs. "-Richmosd News
Leader
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
MAKING OF LENSES.

Millard F. Davis. jeweler and opti-
can, has issued pamphlet under the
caption How We Make Your Lenses. q"
There are twelve pages in the little
book and each contains matter showing
the development of lenses, pictures
of the various machines and processes
through which the glass is put being
graphically shown. The, pictures
plainly tell how carefully and skill
fully lenses are made by the local
firm.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
NOES AM THE RECALL.

Worcester, Mass, Gazette.
Justice, that is to say. the courts
and the police powers of Pennsyl-
vania. is making no creditable show
ing of its worth in securing convic-
tions for the lynching OF the negro,
Walker. in Coatesville. Yet the crime
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

portuniy for the merchants of the city to receive
orders from the state they should get them. 1t
is too bad TO have fraction of the large sum paid
by Wilmington into the state treasury go out TO
PHILADELPHIA business houses
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

know the disposition or CABBAGE -
Philadelphia Times.
SHE WAS WILLING TO DIVIDE.
Dr H. H. Wiley. the food expert, was
talking at a luncheon in Washington
about food adulterator
His first offer" said DR.. Wiley.
sounded, on the face of it, fair to tho
public, but It was in reality as unfair
as the offer Of the divorcee.
"A wife, after the divorce. said 10
her husband
I am willing to let you have the
baby half Of the time
Good said he, rubbing his hasds
'Splendidp
Yes she resumed. you may have
him nights "-Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

One of the chief things to remember in consid-
ering the progress of Delaware is that Delawareans
should patronize home industries. Delaware is
small state only three counties. keeping I'D their
town and county governments and state gov
rrnment as we'll The drain therefore on the city
Of Wilmington is heavy and if there is any op-
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

The Supreme question of public interest as it
comes to the newspaper Offices this week is,
whats the score?"
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
HERE is HER OWN sTATEMENT.

Paw Paw, Mich. .-"TwO years ago suffereS
very severely with displacement could moi
be on my feet for a long time. My physiciaB
treated me for several months without much rek
lief, and at last sent me TO Ann Arbor for an OPP
Grafton. was there four weeks and came hont,l
suffering worse than before. My mother ada
vised me to try Lydia II. Pinkham's Vegetabl
Compound, and L did. To-day am well ana
strong and do all my own housewOrk. owe ms,
health to Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and advise every woman who is afflicted
with any female complaint to try it," = Mrsn
Orville Rock, r.. r.. No. B, Paw Paw Mich.
tfTu
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

The Association Of
American ACveria-
The Association Of American 4 ali the great adver.
Advorasors New York City has tsers Of this coun
examined certified the circulation w w nne ASSoen ,
a this publication. Only the hgues Of ch paprs as ub
eculaoa contained in ita apert nit to It's examina
guarantsea by tns Assoe,atien- ton at any moment
Z1S~ Z and positive proof
OIk~ MAN must be submitted
<, -. eA4>TS5F~-4 The accompanying
) f%os AZ oecrciAr certificate No. 1i2,
L. A-AA.A-A-A has been issued TO
this paper.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

Roclport Ind."T ase-of 4
Ills than mine
For anything. / in
for month and the said nothing wou
Compounds took it, and
ride
feel sufferinf
Pinlbams Vegetable a
before submitting Margaret
r. f. ID. No. 3, Rockport, Ind.
We will handsome reward person who win prove
us that these letters genuine and uthuor that
these paid their testimonials
letters published without their permission
letter from each did not entirely unsolicited
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
Please Read These Two Letters.

The following letter from Mrs Orve Rock will how unw
it submit to the dangers heni
be avoided by taking Lydia Pnham Vegetable Compound
She four weeks in the hospital and home suffering
than before. Then after all that suffering Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable Compound restored her health.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19
SHORT STORIES OF THE DAY

know the disposition of a cabbage
Philadelphia Times.
Evening journal., 1911-10-19

For 80 years Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands Gf cures 80 stS credit
NsEaNgzs Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
MfSz&F to write her for advice. She has
guided Thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Rdnlkham, Lynn, Mass.