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courses runs rivuets conduits and subways; pub
lie landing places. wharves docks and other works re-
qnred for the accommodation of commerce and for the
maintenance and improvement Of the harbor; all mat
ters relating the water works and water supply sys
tenn OF the City; public lighting; removal of refuse OF
every description and the CONTROL MANAGEMENT
AND SUPERVISION OF ALL WORK DONE IN CON
NECTION WITH THE FOREGOING"
II is contended, that nasmuch all acts Of the Leg
slaure Inconsistent with manifestly superseded
supplied by the provisions" of the charter
repealed by Section 1877 Of the proposed charter that all
the old laws to bridges repealed and that all
bridges within the boundaries of the city defined in
Section Of the proposed charter placed under the
control of the city by the above provisions Of the
posed charter.
The bridges in question include the Market street
bridge the Third bridge the Christiana
which latter structure is about be rebuilt by the
Levy Court at approximate of $225OO0
Therefore the voters will realize that Il is Of supreme
importance that they study the proposed charter
carefully before deciding which way vote It, as
the above In relation bridges is only Of many i'm
portant changes its trainers propose
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HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN

From the Newark Post.
Higher education for women in
Delaware is nearer a reality than ever
before With the State Board of Edu-
cation as the directing mead 10 the
movement. the outlook is indeed
bright. Different plans have been
outlined heretofore and much senti-
ment aroused, but not I'm such crystal
lied form as the present movement
Pet theories Of some enthusiasts are
giving way 30 the main object In view.
The grange with the agricultural
idea predominating. women's clubs,
with the cultural side and teachers,
strongly advocating normal training.
n separate school co-education--aii
have now compromised on what is
understood as the affiliated school
with Delaware College. where the
girl can get training best suited to
her inclinations and needs.
The best argument in favor Of this
idea is that II can be financed by the
State and has met with the approval
Of the great majority of our citizens
interested IN this work
At the present time there seems TO
be no doubt as 10 its success. How.
ever. lot Us not get TOO confident be-
cause we hear no objections There
are those who seriously oppose the
sharing Of any Delaware funds for the
Girls az thss institution. The mere
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THOSE RESOLUTIONS.

II HE COATESVlLLE RECORD pays its editorial re-
spects Councilman stover, father of the yellow
journalism resolutions, and his colleagues in Whining
ton City Council follows:
"Councilmanic bodies usually comprise men of polit-
ical experiencemep possessed OF gumpon enough not
TO become grotesque before community but 20 keep
right along the beaten paths Of stereoyped fort
nightly official procedures without being excably ruff
fed when the local press calls them to account for -
gressions from the paths of official ''turkey-trot
"Smarting however, under exposures for star-cham-
Der methods in dealing with waterfront question IN
Wilmington the council OF that city has just taken
picturesque refuge IN passing preambles and resolutions
against Wilmington Evening Journal that are unique.
The whereases aud the resolutes have profound
air of seriousness about their phraseology but TO c
zcns general wenformed upon the honesty Of pnr-
pose that has shown by The Journal in its eXcor
jations of that cty's Council the rush to presumed
cover Resolutions that adopted by the Soons
has plunged all Wilmington into Of the most exhil-
iarang states OF harity that has ever effected the
Delawareans"
Yes no one viewed those resolutions seriously ex-
cep the excited Councmen who voted in favor of their
adoption
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EDITORIAL OPINION
DOVER PEsTs-THE CAUSE
AND THE REMEDY

DOVER PESTS-THE CAUSE
AND THE REMEDY
From the Dover Index.
In these spring days we believe few
If any towns equal Dover in beauti-
ful homes. handsome trees, grass and
flowers There is however, one SER
iOus impediment to real enjoyment,
and that is the mosquitoes, which are
here in billions, and sometimes al
most make life a burden. Then there
is the promise Of a large crop OF pest
bearing flies The town is full of sta
bles with exposed manure piles, not
to mention pig pens and other breed
ing places One cannot feel that Do
yer homes are all that can be desired
so long as porches cannot be used be-
cause Of mosquitoes, and the flies are
everywhere with their filth and dis
ease carrying feet and wings. II may
be a dream to think of the day when
vigilant community, with oil, drain
age and other means, succeeds in
eradicating the mosquito, but there
is really no excuse for having the
fly. He is a child of filth and neglect
Of ordinary precautions. On every
alley are stables with large exposed
yards in which the manure is piled
In many cases there Is a cleaning
up in the early spring, and sometimes
In the fall, but for six months of the
spring, summer and fall IT is piled
up in the rain and sun, decaying and
unscreened and forming the breeding
ground of millions Of flies that go
from such places directly into kit
chens and dining rooms Of neigh
boring houses. Such a thing should
not be tolerated in town like Dover
and when it comes to swatting the fly
the most effective swatting will
be found I'm swatting manure piles.
Swat the fly by all means. and wher-
ever he is found. but with the filthy
facilities in Dover for breeding, two
flies will be found to take the place
of every one swatted. The town
council should take the matter in
hand and should begin the cwatting
in the manure piles Of some OF its
own members. Dover is clean and
beautiful on the surface, but its al
leys present a different picture and
one of which no clean person can
boast.
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SATURDAY. MAY 25. 1912
coon ROADS AND REALTY APPRECIATION.
FOUNDED lsss.

Me Of the most and effective advocates OF
good roads is Senator E Gosin, state
Roads Commissioner Of Maryland. He is now,
and has been the hfteen years, untir-
ang champion Of highway legislation One of the pleas
ing features of his work has effectiveness THE
EVENING JOURNAL takes pleasure in publishing else
where news article from Baltimore Sun Of last March
bearing on the earnest plea OF Senator Gosn for
$4,000 900 forward the good roads movement in his
home state The Senator lives in Federalsburg. which
IS the Eastern Shore. It is enough to Della
ware to make the force Of bis revelations relative to
the effect Of good roads the welfare Of communities
and the appreciation OF real estate values possess
usual local interest.
Senator Goslin experienced in his early advocacy OF
good roads the sort OF opposition that has been
experienced by General r. Coleman DUPONT Of this
state in his effort to build magnificent boulevard and
give IL to the people The Senator found IN various
parts Of Maryland opinion prevailing that pronounced
appreciation in values could not be obtained by improv
cd highways His reply that 10 give 90 the pub
lie. I'm the article which republish comprehensive
idea the appreciation In the values of properties ad
jacent to his home town. Federalsburg His findings
disclosed that fully eighty cent Of the appreciation
had been the result Of improved roads To clnch
bis argument the Senator gave tho Of the per-
who owned the realty, the prices at which they
purchased il and the prices at which they subse-
quently sold IT, declined TO SELL
Senator Gosln is profoundly interested in the sue-
of good roads work Not only from his observation
but also from actual experience, he is satisfied thor
oughly improved highways increase the values of
realty only Immediately adjacent 70 such highways.
but extending back many miles therefrom. His nves-
tigation discoses that the appreciation Is less
25 per and that In most instances It is fully
nifty per His figures also show that In many
oases tho appreciation has been fully 100 per cent
He says he is convinced thoroughly that money
pended by the State the individual for good roads
work from a practical and busluess-like viewpoint, is
money-maker and not a money spender.
We commend 10 the attention Of Delaware readers
the article which print in another coIumn tho
enlightenment OF Deawareans the experience Of
real estate owners in Maryland. Unquesonably II tho
dupont built in this State there would
he corresponding appreciation in values all along the
line.
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Captain Horace Wilson and his Joseph S Wilson,
have done a good Wilmington by establishing
fast and frequent ferry between this city and Penns-
grove. N. j. II that Wilmington merchants, II
they alive to the opportunity will obtain much or
the trade OF that section Of Jersey that heretofore
has gone to Philadelphia The establishment of the
fast and frequent ferry also will bring to our city much
trade from Pennsye and Salem. as boats from those
places make direct connection with the Wilmington
boats in Ponnsgrove. Beginning today there will be
nine round trips on the Ponnsgrove ferry as against
three such trips daily the old schedule that was in
vogue prior the Wilson's taking the line The
ferry also will be of great to Delaware automo-
bilists Under the reciprocity clause OF the New
Jersey automobile law. Delaware automobile licenses
now are good the State the river In antci-
patton OF heavy automobile trafhc this summer, the
management Of the fast and frequent ferry between
Wilmington and Pennsgrove has installed special equip
ment on the for the safe and expeditions hand
ling OF machines. Therefore, all Of New Jersey is
thrown open to auomobsts and there no longer Is
any necessity them 20 Philadelphia to be fer
ried over The service also opens zip TO Wilmington
aus more fully than before. that delightful little
riverside resort Pennsgrove which Is an ideal place
for family parties and pcncs in warm weather Taken
all In all the Wilson fast and frequent ferry will con-
serve both the business and social interests Of our
municipality
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PROVISIONS or NEW CHARTER IN RELATION TO
BRIDGES

HE proposed city charter to be voted In this city
on June next, makes important provisions in
lation to bridges. Under the enumerated powers set
out in Section S, is the power (sec. T. "E") do
the following:
ITO lay out, own, establish. build construct repair
OPEN alter WIDEN extend grade establish grades pave
sacate close discontinue abolish or otherwise improve
regulate the use Of and deal with parks, Fairgrounds
highways, streets, avenues lanes alleys sidewalks,
wharvcs docks. bukheads reservoirs sewers subways
vaults, conduits, BRIDGES other public grounds,
places, work things.
Section ST. p 20 is follows:
The Department OF Public Works shall have and
exercise general management and all matters
relating 20 the construction, erection. repair main
tenanee Of public works Of every description fexcept
parks) Of real estate public buildings
alleys. sidewalks and other highways. BRIDGES. via
ducts drains cutters. other works for the
disposition of and drainage of natural
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WANTS a,ocs.eOo FOR ROADS.
Senator GosIin Points To Land Values
As His Argument.


As His Argument.
From the Baltimore Sun of March is.
1912.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 14.-Sen-
ator Goslin, of Caroline county. wants
the work of road building continued
on a scale approximating that upon
which the roads were built under the
Crothers administration. He is urging
an appropriation of at least 1000, 900
at this session of the Legislature and
holds that the State cannot invest
money more wisely than in building
good roads He produces tables show
ing land value increases in Caroline
to prove his'case. He said yesterday:
Eighty per cent. Of the increases
in land values around my home town
of fredericksburg have resulted direct
ly from improved roads.
Our farms are being cut into
smaller tracts and I know Is young
men in Southern Caroline who en-
tered the street-car service in the
cities, but who Immediately returned
when those roads had been construct
ed and took up agriculture and fruit
growing and are greatly aiding in the
development of our county The en-
hancement of real estate because OF
these roads will more than pay their
cost and money cannot be expended
by the State in any other way so as
TO. yield such a big return.
II am advocating S4,000,000 for
State roads, because the people want
S4,000,000 and not S2,000,000 The ini-
tlal work, locations, surveys, blue
prints, etc, having been largely COM
pleted, actual construction can be car
, ried forward most advantageously
/ during the next two years to the ex-
tent of even more than $4,000 600.
know whereof / speak, because dur
ing the past two years in which ] have
been connected with the work repre-
sentative citizens from every locality
in this State, and in large numbers
too, have persistently urged that II
the initial work to which / have re-
ferred above had been wrought out
actual construction should be pushed
forward to completion without delay .
Senator Goslin gave out the follow
ing table, showing the value of land
around fredericksburg before and after
road construction:
Price sold for or
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BORROWING CLAUSES
IN TIE NEW CHARTER

TO the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir: My last letter considered Sec
81, giving Council under the proposed
charter power to waive the usual no.
tice of thirty days and bond the city,
borrow money without the people
people knowing what is going on
until too late to make any protest
| now call attention to another sec
ton of the same character Sec. 40.
Read lines 10 and II. 1t will be seen
that under this section money to the
amount of fifty thousand dollars may
be taken, even in excess of the rev.
enue for the year, and be spent tor
special purposes. Notice what could
be done under this section in connec-
tion with Sec. 81. which legalizes the
waving of the usual thirty day no
tice These two sections make it
possible for officials. if they are
unanimous, to get together, and in one
minute appropriate fifty thousand dol
lars for any purpose that they might
desire. And, mark you. the Mayor
will have no vetol The people will
know nothing of the deal until il. Is
too late The Controller cannot stop
the deal, for there is no violation Of
law" OF Ordinance Il is all done
in strict conformity with the powers
that the people have given their Of
ficers. Here is what would be pos
sibe under the proposed charter. Sup
pose the boss" who will surely get
in the saddle under the new charter
wants fifty thousand dollars. He could
get Council to give him fifty thousand
dollars for a thousand dollar lot on
which to build an engine house, and
year after year this same thing could
be done in one form or another.
The only answer ever given to ac-
count for this clause is that it is IN
the old charter. Then. If all the bad
in the old charter is to be carried over
to the new charter, why have a new
charter? Why sanction by the vote
of the people that which experience
has shown not to be good? Be
cause such things are i'm the ole
charter, the city wants a new one
But tit does not want one that takes
away the last remnant of the voters
power or makes malfeasance easier
Respectfully,
George Henry Dole
Wilmington, Del, May 25. 1912.
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municipality

Austin l. Crothers. or Elkton, formerly Governor
OF Maryland dead. and ueighboring State has
lost one best and most prominent citizens Mr.
Crothers was staunch Democrat but, nothwithstand-
ing his partisanship, he had many warm and inhu-
ential friends in all parties He self-made man
Born on farm in Maryland he early manifested
signs Of ambition Overcoming all obstacles, he OBJ
tanned an education and finally admitted to tho
Cecil county bar. His political career began in 1897
when he was elected States Attorney. It not,
however untl he had been elected a State Senator
IN 1897 that he revealed those qualities Of leadership
that destined 20 result in his attainment Of the
highest Office in the gift Of the people Of Maryland He
was man whom defeat could not daunt. That
by the fact that he forged 10 the front despite
defeat IN 1892 and 1895, due TO factional duarres
Ultimately many Of those. who had endssvored fruit
lessy TO prevent his political advancement
PEELED to 20 him for favors when ne had
all opposition and been elected Governor Mr.. Croth
handicapped by ill-health during most Of his
administration. Notwithstanding that, he persisted in
performing his official duties and his final break
down and untmey death attributed largely by
his friends to his close application TO such work even
when he urged to drop everything and seek relief
in absolute rest
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TROLLEY COMPANY MERGER.

When the new plan of operation
under the merger of the Union. Bran
dywine and Peoples Railway lines
becomes operative the work Of con-
ductmg the busines of the company
will be more simple than it is at
present About June I the new ar
rangement viii go into effect and all
of the lines viii be under the direct
management of the Peoples Railway
Company. The merger was consum-
mated at a meeting Of the board oi
directors Of the various divisions on
Thursday
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PEOPLES COLUMN

incidentally in this note, let me
say, | was sorely grieved to have to
hear before our case was called sew
eral cases Of marital troubles brought
before the court, the wives in most
instances applying for a decree from
the court for financial aid from the
separated husbands for themselves
and their children ] noted in most
cases that at the bottom of these mar
ital differences was the drink evil
an object lesson imperative, it seemed
to me, to the court to allow no ex-
tension of lines of this licensed in
fanny in any part of our otherwise
fair city. whoever asks it,
When our case was called, among
the very large aggregation Of names
of good people from all over the city
demonstrating, was paper signed by
the Methodist preachers of this city,
on the ground that the place where
this evil thing was proposed is the
old Methodist Book Store stand. We
felt not only that this is bad busi-
ness to be newly located in that sec
tion of the city. but that it would be
grossly violative of both religion and
sentiment to locate it where the
Methodist Church had had its deposit
tory Of religious literature and where
the preachers meeting of this city
had held. its sessions every Monday
morning for many years. The Metho-
dist preachers of the city and several
pastors OF other denominations were
present in the court room to back up
Caleb e. Burchenal, Esq. attorney Of
the Law and Order Society, in its re-
monstrance against this proposed Ii
cense.
| was surprised and chagrined at
one disclosure appearing in connec-
tion with the above mentioned appli-
cation. 1t was that the Attorney-Gen-
eral of our Commonwealth Andrew
c. Gray. Esq, acted as Mr. Kane's at
torney in the matter. / could not have
believed it thinkable, not only because
Mr.. Gray occupies so honorable an Of
fetal place in our proud State, but be-
/ cause the duties of that office en-
/ brace certainly good part of the
work of the Law and Order Society.
| The anomaly to me was glaring
Moreover, | remembered that Mr..
Gray had been elected to this high Of
fee. Notwithstanding he is a member
of the minority party of the two larg-
er parties of the State, by large con-
tingent of the moral and temperance
citizenship of the State of two other
political parties. He could not have
been so elected otherwise. and he was
50 elected on avowed moral issues.
Respectfully yours,
S. NJ. Morgan.
Mt Salem Metohdist Episcopal par
sonage, Wilmington, Del, May "a
1912
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fact that these objections are not
being made public is no reason that
the opposition will not arise at the
proper time. There is absolutely no
doubt Of the ulti~-~te success Of the
cause, but it behooves every one in
.terested 10 see to II that no movement
is made to delay ~. To our mind the
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The establishment OF bureau for in the De-
partment of Health is wise step that doubtless will
be Of great service TO Wilmingtonans Il is planned
that all who desire do shall register there
and then, when anyone is in need of nurse he may
to the department look the list and make a
lection We think gladly will avail themselves Of
such opportunity TO be put touch with an en-
ploying public and that the public will find the register
of nurses exceedingly useful.
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next move to be made is for clean
cut declaration from the college board
Of trustees. To simply declare that
the board is ready to consider the
matter when funds are forthcoming,
is not sufficient. This may be diplo-
matte common sense, but it is not
plain everyday common sense.
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With such handsome speedy and efficient machine
as the new automobile combination chemical engine OF
the Fame Fire Company in service this city the
of loss of life and destruction of property by fire will
be lessened greatly. The company 10 be congratu-
lated upon having made such powerful addition to
the hre-hghting apparatus Of our city.
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Cuba is disturbed by uprisings of negroes aud
the Of little island republic is exertine
itself to the utmost to suppress such uprsings Il
may be that Uncle Sam will be called upon once more
TO exercise his fahery supervision down there to
end that peace may be restored and the weight ofhe
moral support Of Government given TO the Cuban
administration thst is beset by these fresh troubles
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HERE no MARRY.

Mary NJ Hale. Of Philadelphia, and
Philip Fisher. of Crestonville, Pa, OBJ
tanned marriage license from Mag
istrate Gluckman yesterday. They
we're married by the Rev. George l..
Wolfe
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On the face Of the Republican primary returns. Pres
ident Taft Of Ohio is New Yorks favore and Colo
mel Roosevelt of New York is Ohios favorite 1t
has great year mixing the political children
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On Monday Mr.. Edwards will tell OF
"The History that TX Marvel Planned
TO Write and Didn't"
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A METHODIST PREACHER
IN COURT.

Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir: was one of the witnesses in
the case of the remonstrance of the
Law and Order Society against the
application for a new liquor license
filed by James II. Kane for the build
ing No 604 Market street heard by the
court on Saturday morning last
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QUESTION AZ TO TAXES.

QUESTION As TO TAXES.
Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Sir-If the taxes are raised to S1.6O.
what amount will Councilman w. T..
Stover pay? Il would be interesting
TO know.
~William r. Quincy.
Wilmington. Del, May "a 1912.