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Evening journal., 1912-04-06
UP no THE PEOPLE.
From The Milford Chronicle.

From The Milford Chronicle.
In view of the purpose of those who
are fighting against the building the
DUPONT boulevard through Delaware,
and who have retained lawyers to OBJ
struct the donors gift to the people
becoming a reality. by entering suits
to trail through the courts, the Gov
ernor has very wisely called upon the
members Of the judiciary Of Delaware
to give him an opinion as to the
constiutionality Of the law. which is
one Of the points on which the OBJ
sructionists base their appeal to the
courts. WhileNthis question is being
considered and the constitutionality OF
the act being passed upon by tho
judges. General DUPONT hs called off
all work on the boulevard. II is con-
fidentially believed that the court viii
uphold the constitutionality Of the
law. but General DUPONT has raised
another and very important point for
the people to rule upon, and that is;
DO the people want the gift OF the
State long road?"
Il is now up to the people TO give
expression as TO what they want i'm
an emphatic way by instructing their
representatives and senators as TO
their desires. This can be accomplish
ed in several ways, either by signed
petitions. local voting and registering
OF tho desires Of the people OF the
districts. or IL can be made one Of
the questions to be voted upon at the
next election, when every man can
express his choice. We believe that
fully ninety per cent. OF the popula-
ton want the road built, and would
express themselves in that way If
given the opportunity. The constant
battering and nagging by the obstruc-
tionists. who have been aided by a
few narrow minded politicians, mas
raised the present obstacles TO the
further building Of the road at this
time. We hope that General DUPONT
will not become irritatod ~ their me-
thods and withhold his generous offer
TO the people of Delaware finally.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06

terests that he will put himself be-
tween his papers and a driving rain
storm any time. Billiards may tie up
railroads and trolley lines, but they
never yet have succeeded in tying
up mike" BY all the rules laid .
down by doctors he should have been
dead at least eleven and one-half
years ago In reality. he is in bet
ter health today than he was when
he started. Although known to every
one as Mike" that is not his name
II is Patrick O'Donnell. He only
uses that name on Sundays and legal
holidays, and il is known only to his
intimate friends.
Mike came TO this country from
Ireland twenty-one years ago. He
then was IA years old. A rich brogue,
that has lost none OF its strength and
charm by the transplanting, came
with him. He got a job i'm a boiler
shop and worked there some time.
Then he discovered the northwest
corner of Fourth and Market streets
and decided to use il. Up to that time
the Rudolphs had thought it was
theirs. from the curbline back to the
adjoining property. Mike survey
ed the situation, and proceeded to dis
illusion them. He decided to let
them have from the building line
back to the adjoining building in
Fourth street for their traffic in sill
verware and jewelry IL they would
let him use the sidewalk from the
building line out TO the middle of the
street for newspaper-vending pur-
poses A compromise of some sort
was effected and that has been the
arrangement for the last twelve years.
II may be said in passing that dur
ing all that time Mike" never has
complained that the business of the
Rudolphs interfered with his busi-
ness. That convinces the Wayfarer
that the Rudolphs have kept well
within the lines of business comfy:
otherwise Mike" doubtless would
have said something which, if they
had listened intently, and had taken
a postgraduate course in Gaelic, they
might have understood. Mike" feels
that it is his corner, and the Rudolphs
never have been so cruel as TO enter
into controversy with him on that
point Other newsmen and news
boys have tried to jump his claim.
Some still bear the scars of the en-
counters that followed, and i'm which
the Rudolphs always sided with
Mike"
And be il known that mike" is
diplomatist. II he sees an EVEN
ING JOURNAL man approaching. he
seizes copy of that paper. rushes
forward. aud says: EVENING
JOURNAL, the leading newspaper in
the city" II, five minutes subse-
quently. a representative Of another
paper comes along Mike" quickly
shifts his cry to that other paper. BY
so doing he preserves the local journal
istic balance and keeps on friendly
terms with all. He doesn't fool any
body. and he knows it, but he thinks
it is the diplomatic thing to do, and
he does il.
Mike also extends credit to those
whom he knows. He keeps no books.
but if his head were opened il would
be found full of figures, svstematical-
/ ly arranged Il is seldom any
one tries TO cheat him. Everybody
likes him too we'll If, at long inter-
walls, such an attempt be made, Mike"
knows how TO deal with it without
causing the least friction. Ills ac-
cusing eve will bring any forgetful
or dishonest man TO settlement
within two days.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
rEARS FOR BOuLEYARp.

From The Dover State Sentinel.
General r. Coleman dupont has sus-
pended operations in the building Of
the dupont Boulevard pending an
opinion from the State judiciary as
to the constituiionality of the boule-
var corporations law, aud until the
people say they want the road.
General dupont made this announce
ment Wednesday In a statement TO
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter.
The fact that Governor Pennewill
Tuesday had sent a lettor TO the six
judges Of the Supreme Court OF Della
ware. requesting their opinion as 70
whether or not the boulevard corpoI-
ations law is constitutional occasioned
great surprise throughput tho State.
This important development was
announced exclusively in THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL. and by nightfall II
was known and being discussed on
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
MORK sTOPs on RorLEYARn.


Georgetown Union Republican.
Pending an opinion from the State
Judiciary as to the constitutionality
of the Boulevard Corporations Law.
and until the people of the State say
they want the road, Geenral T. Cole
man DUPONT has suspended operations
in the building of his boulevard,
which, when completed, he proposed
10 present to the State.
The news OF his determination to
stop work reached here Tuesday and
expressions Of deep regret We're heard
ON all sides II is true there are per-
sons who oppose the project but we
believe those who favor it are very
largely in the majority. When work
was stopped about two hundred per-
sons in Mr.. duPonts employ between
Georgetown and Millsboro were
thrown out of employment besides
many at other points in this county
Many persons express a fear that
General DUPONT has become disguised
at the bitter opposition to the boule-
ward project displayed by some news
papers and some individuals. and that
he may abandon the boulevard scheme
altogether. We sincerely hope this
will not be the case and the work of
building the road will be continued.
We hope the people will get busy
and show Mr.. dupont that we want
the road
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
sOREHEADs AND GROuCHERs.

From The Dover Delaware Re-
publican.
Governor Pennewill has taken tho
right course in submitting the ques-
ton of the constitutionality of the
boulevard law to the judges. Though
We believe there are no grounds for
questioning the constitutionality of
this act, that question has arisen, and
the Governor has taken the only pos
sible course to have il definitely set
tied.
II is stated that General DUPONT has
ordered all work on the new State
boulevard 10 cease, till definite un-
derstanding of the attitude of the peo-
pie of Delaware is ascortained. I'm
this course General DUPONT is right,
but he should not be annoyed by the
sofeheads and grouchers. The people
OF Delaware are with him
The people want that State boule-
ward. General DUPONT and all the
soreheads and kickers that are now
putting hot air, will have no effect on
public sentiment.
We suppose the grouchers and kick
ers are satisfied that they have tenn
porarily blocked operations on the
DUPONT State boulevard. But wait till
the farmers and citizens generally get
a whack at them at the polls. =
The testimony of leading Sussex
farmers rather robs the kickers
against the DUPONT boulevard of their
argument that the road will be a detri-
ment instead Of a benefit Many farm
ers are testifying that the value OF
their land has increased.
The Every Evening says the Demo
cratic League took a proper step IN
questioning the constitutionality oi
the dupont boulevard law. We thini
so. too. for by that one act, they
make certain Republican success al
the polls next November.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
CARTER-A LIYE MIRE.

From the Newark Del) Post.
This man Carter, of The Evening
Journal-welcome and luck to him.
We have never had the pleasure Of
meeting many of this family In our
younger days. we had a slight ac-
Quaintance with old Nick Carter and
knew him to be a shrewd fellow.
Judging from the way this new edi-
tor is tackling some of the questions
OF Wilmington and the State, he must
be some kin TO old Nick Carter.
And Delaware needs him The Even
ing Journal has fine record in bring
ing kickers to Justice and this new
sleuth promises we'll He is live
wire. His writings smack of plain
common sense--a thing most needed
just now.
The Post congratulates Whining
ton and the State. The Evening Jour
nal with Carter at the desk, prom
ises leadership of the press of the
State and great good to our whole
citizenship.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
BOARD 0F TRADE ACTS.

Y vote overwhelming that il practically was
~ unanimous. the Wilmington Board Of Trade last
night adopted resolution in favor Of the DUPONT
Boulevard. Il depored the attitude Of hostility dis
played toward that project in some sections of the
state. Previous endorsement Of the boulevard enter
prise also roalirmed Pronouncement was made
that tho great highway proposed by General T. Cole
man dupont gives promise Of benefit to the people
and is worthy of the highest commendaton
The action Of the Board OF Trade is commendable
II represents the sentiment OF this wde-awake and
progressive community. There are few dsintorested
pcrsops in Wilmington who do not realize what
great benefit the construction and the operation OF
the boulevard will be to all the business interests in
State The action of our Board Of Trade should
be omuated by all civic organizations in this city
and also in the towns aud villages throughout Dea-
ware.
This is tmc to permit bands Of organized and
conspiring obstructiouiss have full swing in our
commonwealth Nor should any voter Republican or
Democrat do anything 10 uphold or condone the work
of such conspirators. The question whether 50 oOo
600 highway such is proposed by General DUPONT
not political Il will fare M with those who attempt
to make it political issue. II is an economic ques-
ton In a State that practically is devoid OF good
roads outside the metropolitan zone. when such ques-
tion is raised IL seems TO there be only one
answer Il is that the State the boulevard; that
the people want IT, and that General dupont is willing
to give IT, No matter what quibbng there may be
relative to the precise provisions of tho law and its
proposed amendments that answer stands the Of
all controversy. No mattog what organized conspira-
tors may do IL will withstand all assaults simply bc-
cause it IS the truth
o Niec aoFgcs and~'se"yers, and unwise lawyers and
laymcn may discuss the constitutional and legal
phases Of the situation until they have exhausted all
lines of argument But overlapping all such discus
sion in tho public mind viii be that great truth that
is bigger than all the points involved in the contro-
vcrsy II is:
Delaware needs the boulevard; tho people want IT,
and General DUPONT is willing to give it,
Surely there is enough law in State to give TO
our commonwealth what Il needs; surely there is
enough legal wisdom to frame law that will give to
our people what they want and surely there is a
bench in state which will SEQ to IL that the con-
spirators who are ondcavoring sandbsg tho boule-
ward project shall not be permitted to accomplish their
designs
by the Same token confidence may be expressed that
there is in our state overwhelming sense of decency
that will mpol the people accept s2OoooOO gift
In the spirit in which il is offered
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
SMOOTH WATER sEAsICKNEss.

There is no telling where, when or
under what circumstances seasickness
Will attack a person. or who will es-
cape il or succumb to its terrible ef-
fects. A weakling will go through a
rough voyage without having a touch
of it. A strong man will take to
his berth and remain there for days,
not caring whether the ship sinks or
floats. On the other hand the weak
ling may succumb and the strong man
may escape.
One of the strangest freaks of sea-
sickness that ever came 10 the atten-
ton Of the Wayfarer had to do with a
sea captain who commanded tramp
steamship that ran in the raw sugar
trade between the Far East and Amer
lean and European ports. lie is dead
now. Made the mistake of carrying
one cargo too many Of sugar, was
paralyzed by the gases that arose
from the raw sugar and went TO Bng-
land 10 die.
That skipper could make voyage
to and from the Far East without
ever experiencing a touch Of seasick-
ness. But let him get on a ferryboat
plying across the North or the East
river in New York harbor. or across
the Delaware river I'm Philadelphia
harbor. and he was seasick from the
time the short and smooth voyage
began until it ended. That weakness
used to infuriato him.
81 find consolation, however. in the
fact that there are other deep water
shippers who are afflicted similarly 81
he said TO the Wayfarer. Il know of
three. and when we meet we commits
serate with each other"
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
PRIZES FOR THE FARMERS
Ioney Awards for Fair EXHIBITS and
Guns fnr | i've Sfnck

Money Awards for Fair EXHIBITS and
Cups for Live Stock
DOVER, DEL, April 6.rhc state
Board of Agriculture in special session
here decided 10 offer the following prizes
for award at the State Fair. Wilmington.
September 1913:
Best display of apples. $50; best dis
play of peaches, $50; best display Of
grapes. $40; best collection of grain, S25 I;
best display OF vegetables S25.
The State Live stock Sanitary Board,
also in session today. decided to make
the following offers:
Best gentlcmen's road horse silver low
ing cup; best pair farmers draft horses,
silver loving cup; best dairy COW of amy
breed, silver loving cup: best brood sow
of any breed, Sl0:: boar. $40.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06

Senator LaFolette has carried the preferential pr
maries in his own State Wisconsin That was in strict
accord with the expectations of the managers OF the
Taft campaign and does alter their estimates Wood
row Wilson won in the Democratic preferential pr-
maries Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts Champ
Ciarks friends to defeat him. Wilson's boom seems to
prosper despite the handicap it has suffered from
ing behind it of the most unpopular Democratic
State leaders in the country. Meantime william Jen-
nings Bryan is cunning industrousy for Governor Har
mon of Ohio. and all in all, a merry war is shaping
up i'm the Democratic ranks
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
CoNYICTs AND TRUSTEES.

Hope Farm is a great penal plan
tation maintained by the state Of
Louisiana. II is situated on the
Bayou Teohe, between New Iberia
and Jeanerette, in the southern part Of
that state. The Wayfarer has bad tre
interesting experience Of spending
part Of sday there as the guest OF
the superintendent, Captain Trott-
man. The plantation consists of sew
eral thousand acres OF rich, black
land II is devoted chiefly to the
raising OF sugar cane and corn. Hun
dreds OF negro convicts do the plan
tation work. They are recruited from
all parts of the state. Many are des-
perate characters.
The convicts are divided into
working gangs. Each gang is in
charge OF a white overseer Mounted
on a horse and with a repeating rife
lying across his knees, he accompan-
les his gang to the fields, remains
with it during the working hours,
and returns with il when the work is
done. When the convicts are not al
work they are housed in long brick
barracks, which are whitewashed'
Near them are the home OF the SUI
perintendent and the quarters for the
guards. In front Of them is the Bayou
Teche, or the Bayou Evangeline, i'm
mortalized by Longfellow in his
poem of that name. II is narrow,
sluggish creek across which school,
boy might swim easily.
There is not a fence on the entire
penal plantation and there is only a
handful OF white men to control the
hundreds Of negro conyicts. Captain
Trottman, a big man with the should
ers and chest of gladiator, goes
around unarmed. The only symbol
of authority he carries is a heavy dog
whip, suspended from his right wrist
by a thong Near the buildings there
are two or three sentry-bOXes in
which armed men are stationed. In
fact the white force is so small that
If the negroes we're to revolt under
competent leadership Il would be
wiped out in a few minutes.
with nothing except open fields
about them, don't the conyicts ever
cscape9" the Wayfarer inquired.
"One tries il occasionally, but al
most invariably he is recaptured,
| was the reply. There are several
reasons why they seldom try t. One
is that they are fed and housed bet
ter here than thoy would be at home
or on privately-owned plantations.
Another is that they are afraid OF
the TRUSTEES, the rife and the
lhoundsn
Captain Trottman then explained
that il is his policy 10 make TRUSTEES
Of the more tractable prisoners Those
TRUSTEES live with the other comvicts
and as a rule are not known TO be
TRUSTEES In short they are spies on
the other eonvicts. II would be diff
fcult for the convicts to hatch plot
of any sort without at least one Of
the TRUSTEES knowing Of it, Then he
immediately reports it to the super
intendent, who takes steps to circum-
vent the plot and to punish the ring
leaders in il. Nor are the Louisiana
officials unconscious of tho fact that
Southern negroes as a rule have al
/ exaggerated fear of blOodhounds.
Come and see the dogs" the cap.
| tain said.
lie led the way to a roughly-fash-
ioned stockade, struck the boards
with his whip and I'm few seconds
! twenty OF thirty bloodhounds werl
springing toward the top OF thu
stockade and trying to get at him.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
EDITORIAL OPINION

all sides from one end of the State to
the other. Many persons expressed
a fear that General DUPONT was be-
coming disgusted at the bitter oppo-
sition to the boulevard project display
ed by some newspapers and some in
dividuals. and that he might abandon
the boulevard scheme.
Wednesdays statement by Mr. du-
Pont that all now depends on the de-
cision Of the judges and the attitude
of the people is taken as an indi-
cation that he does not want to thrust
upon the people something they do not
want. In fact, he made such a state
ment at the grange meeting in Talley-
vile last week
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
THIEVES TERRoRIzE FARMERS.
Steal Teams and Rail Hen-roosts Near
Coatesville.

Steal Teams and Rail Hen-roosts Near
CoateSville.
COATESNlLLE. Pa, April 6.-rhieves
have SO terrorized farmers in this vi
entity that a norganizcd attempt is he
ing made 10 apprchcnd them. Within a
week four horses and hundreds of chick
ems have been stolen. Three OF the
horses have been recovered after the
thieves had abandoned them
Teams have heen stolen from the
barns of Clarence b. Hope, of Pomeroy;
~ c. Valentine. of Cain; s. J.. Clemens,
OF. Cedar Knoll, aud Mrs. Enoch lIcston,
of Parkesburg. The plan adopted by the
thieves Is to steal team early in the
evening Then they visit several hen
roosets in the vicinity and haul the
stolen goods away After the chickens
arc secure they drive the team TO some
secluded spot and abandon it
Evening journal., 1912-04-06

There is nothing encouraging the Milwaukee cleo
ton returns to those who deplore the spread of Social
ism. Il is tho Socialist ticket was defeated That
result only was accomplished however by fusion of
the Republicans and the Democrats The Socialist vote
was larger than II the old parties had not fused
another Socialist victory would have resulted from
threc-cqrnered fight In Hartford Conn., the Socialists
also showed large gains, their being the largest
in the history of the city
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
aMIKE.p THE NEMsMAN.

There is no one, old or young, in
who does not know mike,
the Newsman." He has sold news
papers at Fourth and Market streets
for the last twelve years. Every time
the sun has arisen in that time it
has warmed him. and he has been
wet by every rain and snow and
chilled by every wiutry blast In all
that time Mike" is so self-sacrific-
ing and devoted to his business in
Evening journal., 1912-04-06

All comrades Of General Thomas
A. smyth Post No I. G. A. r.. are
most earnestly requested TO attend
meeting Of the post on Monday night
next, al s o'clock
Business Of great interest TO the
members OF the post BY order OF the
commander. NJ. S. Kane; attest; J.
p Devinish. adiutant.4
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
SAIIs FnR pANAMA

John A. Kicnle chief engineer of the
Mater Department sailed from New
York today for months trip 10 Panama
where he will view the engineering work,
especially The work Of the sanitary en-
gineerinc corns.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06

THE EVENING JOURNAL uses the United Press
News Service received In its editorial a
special wire.
THIS is sale regularly at stand
Wilmington and the principal towns the State OF Della
Broad Street Station and Twenyfourth and
Ststion. Philadelphia Pa
NOTICE 10 VIsITORs-THE EVENING JOURNAL has cs-
Exchange Table
with tho
We large exchange list covering all tho Eastern
those New England and the seuth aud
tcay ar tho important cities IN tho Middle West Those ex-
will be Exchange Table ready for tho
folk who here for
visits. welcome awaits all such ys
in tho once Of THE EVENING JOURNAL
Advertising application.
No attention paid TO unsigned communications.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06

There was time when in certain sections OF vr-
gina man who desired to right what he regarded as
a private wrong or afron might get his gun. commit
almost any crime with and escape adequate punish
ment by process OF law. The persstency and merci-
lessness with which the members of the Allen gang
have been hunted down demonstrates clearly that that
time has passed The crime the Aliens committed was
unusually atrocious Il prompted by the idea they
entertained that they were beyond the reach Of the
The prompt action of the State and county officials i'm
dealing with such a desperate situation rebounds
TO their credit 1t will make for better and safer
social conditions in commonwealth in which too many
men heretofore have armed and ready to avenge
with gun or knife real imagined anronts Only by
adquate punishment OF the Aliens however can the
stain of their crime be removed from the State There
should be no cooling of public indignation and no work.
ing of political machinery that will defeat Justice in
dealing with such desperate criminals.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
HIS ARM BRoKFN.

Earl Tighman, colored, aged Is years,
fell from q hsrrcl al Tenth and Shipey
streets last night and broke both bones
in his right arm below the elbow lie
was sem TO the Delaware Hospital
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
HELP FOR HOSPITAL.

Through an error credit was not given
in the annual report of the Delaware
Hospital for a generous increase in the
donation TO the hospital by the New
Castle Leather Company
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
THE QrEEN oR rEsIIHAIs

EbP religious thought aud emotion have a soften
II iue and wholesome influence and women
Of a1yaees ana creeds That was true before Christ
WAS borp: ts truth acceutuated BY His life and
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
nR. MACNICHnL AnnREsSES MIN.

The y. NJ. c, A. conducted MONDAY SER
vices yesterday at the works Of the
Pusey aud Jones Company The address
to the men was made BY the Rev. n. c.
Nacnic1ol.
Evening journal., 1912-04-06
DR. PIPES A CANDIDATE

The name of Henry W. Pipes appeared
in the newspapers as candidate for
committeeman at the Republican primary
in the Sixth ward Tho candidate is DR..
W. Henri Pipes.