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Evening journal., 1912-05-24
FRIDAY, MAY "a. 1912
rnnsE RIYERFRoNT LANDS.

- rrv COUNCIL adopted a resolution last night
X referring to City Solicitor Hastings the Deia-
ware river waterfront plan Of the wilmington le'-
mnal Company and its associates for an opinion on
me ouestion OF the ownership of the land uder va
ter between low water mark and the bukhead wnica
s proposed the Federal Government shall build from
the mouth Of the Christiana river up TO Edge MOOT
That Is as Il should be- The question is exceedingly
important Il involves a great legal principle IN au-
dton to the ownership Of 800 more acres OF val
oable waterfront in the largest city in State.
II may be accepted as a fact that the City Solicitor
viii give TO the question his earnest and intelligent
attention. and that he will not hesitate to frame MS
opinion according to what he thinks are the leeai
merits Of regardless of whether 1t favors the
state the city or the owners Of the Cherry Island
marsh land Nor would any honest Delawarean wish
It to be otherwise No doubt they all feel that II that
and belongs to the State It should be conserved for
the public benefit 1t also may be accepted as true
that there is no honest Delawarean who desires 70
deprive those waterfront marsh owners of ore foot
of land above or below water that legally belongs
10 them
The ownership Of tho property Is big legal ques-
ton II should be decided strictly legal grounds.
Herbert Ward counsel to the riparian owners, says
it belongs to his clients. William r. Kurtz, Robert G.
Harman and Alexander b. Cooper, men Of recognized
standing the New Castle bar insist that the state
owns the bed Of the river beyond low water mark NJ
Ward not only represents the Wilmington Terminal
Company and It's associates counsel but he also
is one OF the owners of the waterfront lands Messrs
Kurz Hartman and Cooper have professional or pri-
vate ineres. in them. Under those circumstances we
think it will be apparent Delawareans that It is
time for the question Of ownership to be settled be-
yond all question to the end that the rverfront do
velopment negotiations matter what form they may
take shall rest upon solid legal foundation
Wilmington taxpayers should not forget, however,
that If be decided ultimately that the hundreds
of acres under water do belong 70 the Wilmington
Terminal Company and It's associates, that the ques-
ton then will right back TO the original propo-
stion that it would be manifestly wrong for City
Council TO pledge the cty's influence to induce the
Federal Government 20 build the bulkhead and TO MI
in that land and pledge the citys credit TO build
system magnificent houlevards and streets through
the Cherry Island tract in return for the miserable
pittance that offered the city by the Wilmington
Terminal Company and its associates. II City Coun-
cmen the best interests OF the city at heart they
will insist under any and all circumstances that the
city receive three times the waterfront now Of
fered and that the citys share shall extend from the
bulkhead hack to the present marsh bank and moi
merely back to a boulevard 500 feet from the bulk
head.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
INVEST YOUR MONEY AIT HOME.

L NTIRELY too much Wilmington money is being
IL sent out of Wilmington for investment in mort
cages We are not speaking Of the hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars sent from here each year by
those Wlmingtonans who unwise to seek TO
make fabulous returns from wildcat schemes but Of the
money that is legitimate and safe invest
ment Wilmington supplies good investment field,
particularly in real estate and rule the returns
from such investments II they be made wisely is
good as those from investments made outside
Eagerness to have Wilmington money invested in
Wilmington is not in the broad sense evidence Of
narrow-mndedness. II should be borne in mind that
every dollar that is kept here and invested in Whining
ton real contributes that much to the prosperity
Of city Surely that prosperity should be dear to
the heart of every Wilmingtonan
One OF the strange features the situation is that
tanning Wilmington money, while the time viii
mngton enterprise and go-aheadtiveness be suffer-
ing for just such financial support is given to other
communities by our own monied men and women.
glowing prospectus issued by outside Industrial
cern awakens much greater interest with many Will
mington investors than would similar document is
sued by in the local field who equally honest
and deserving OF hnancie support
Wilmington property is good as a rule for every
thing that be obtained it in the way of loans
That also is true, rule. Of Delaware property par
tcularly in the prosperous sections of State
There is ample opportunity right here at home for the
investment OF millions of Delaware capital that now Is
being used stimulate the prosperity of other COM
munities that no deserving and the property
of which offers no better security for loans than does
the property in own home city and State.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
New Charter
"Star Chamber Methods

To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir.-In my last letter I showed
how providing for Controller select
ed bv the Mayor and Council IS not
an efficient guard against the wrong
acts OF those who appoint him. l
now call attention to Sec. 81. Of the
proposed charter. Read under this
section lines Is and 16 These two
lines enable the Council to borrow
money and issue bonds without the
accustomed thirty day notice. II the
Council. under the new charter, are
, only unanimous. they can waive all
the guards against hasty action and
use star chamber methods. They are
given by this section, and others later
10 be considered, power to continue
the old methods of borrowing and ex-
pending money without time on the
part of the tax payer to protest even
in the newspapers. All other methods
of protesting are done away with by
the adoption OF the charter and even
appeal in the newspapers becomes
impossible under Sec. 81. Sec. 25.
takes away the power of the Mayor
to veto appropriations. and now with
the power vested in officials by Sec
81. the power TO waive all formality'
there is not left a single protection
TO the city's welfare. Things will be
done and citizens will have no know
ledge of them. until they read Of them
in the papers.
II is exceedingly easy to get un-
animous action in City Councils where
Il is to the personal interest Of coun-
cilmen In considering the new
charter, we must not suppose that the
council will always be composed Of
honest men. The charter itself is o.
such a nature a. 70 make II most de
sirable for unscrupulous men to gef
into office. II will not take bad mer
long TO learn that under the proposed
charter they have unlimited power
They will be most eager to get int
office for the spoils. The dishones
man will under the new charter b
put in a position where he can affor,
TO sacrifice more directly OF indirect
ly TO get into office. than can tn
honest man. With honest men tn
new charter might give honest gov
ernment. though at best It would b
excessively costly But in making
charter, the possibilities for goini
wrong ought TO receive more atten
ton than has been given, and guard
ed more effectively than is provide
4 for, in the proposed charter. We wan
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
TOWNSEND JUNIORS CELEBRATE.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
TOWNSEND, Del. May 24.-The
fifty-ninth anniversary of the organi-
cation of the Jr. o. q. A. NJ was OBJ
served by Townsend Council No. II.
on Friday evening. The following
program was given: Singing. Amer
lea scripture reading and prayer by
chaplain; address of welcome by Past
state Councillor Richard Hodgson;
solo. The Rosary" Miss Lulu Rat
ledge; What the Order Has Done
Here William c. Money; solo.
Nine" Miss Ruth Richardson; "The
Story Of Man Without a Country" !"
Miss Meta MacSorley; "The Counter
sign was Mary" Miss Julia Wells:
song. Battle Hymn of the Republic. 4"
by Mrs. J. D. Niles and chorus.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
SENATOR CRANES RETIREMENT.

From the Washington Post.
Seantor Cranes announcement adds
another to the long list of conspicu-
ously useful members of the Senate
who have been virtually legislated out
Of public life since the evasion of the
constitutional provision for the cleo
tior Of United States Senators came
into vogue.
Mr.. Crane is not communicative as
to why he retires, but it is we'll under
stood that his decision is incidental to
primary legislation in Massachusetts.
Mr.. Crane, like others among his col
league who have voluntarily vacated
their seats within a recent PERIOD Is
prompted by a strong disrelish for
participations in political warfare as
now carried on-a feeling that, 1t is
to be feared, must sooner or later
make even the Presidency position
to be avoided by men best fitted for
the office. But for the Presidential
primary the scenes now thrust upon
us would be impossible, undreamed
Of
Concerning Mr.. Cranes successor
in the Senate. there is no question as
to Massachusetts ability TO fill the va
cancy most acceptably. The Senate Is
to be envied for her wealth of good
material But the danger is, as the
lesson of the recent primary teaches,
and as current changes in the Senate
still more strongly suggest, that the
eligibles will be passed by. Packing
the Republican primary with the votes
of Socialists and other undesirables,
and at the same time resorting to tao
tics calculated to drive intelligence
and decency to avoid the issue, make
the outcome inevitable. Fortune could
not have more signally favored the
Socialist idea Of eliminating the SEN
ate preparatory to changing our form
Of government to suit their ends than
when the new converts to radicalism
in their blind rush toward revolution
hit upon the primary as the instru-
ment best adapted 10 the work of over
turning the established order. II is
only step from the degradation OF
the Senate to the abolition of that
body. Fill it with incompetents and
Socialists, and the people will abolish
It altogether.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
SOME LESSONS FROM THE STATE
CONVENTION.
From the Salisbury News.

ElOm Ant OdlAohui9 ANtWh.
The result Of the Democratic State
Convention in Baltimore last week
demonstrates very clearly tha unless
there is some effort made to get the
Democratic party together there will
be a split before the next state cleo
tion which will have a very demor-
alizing effect on the party as a whole
The effort to array the counties
against the city is very much to be
deplored There should be no line OF
demarkation between the Democracy
Of Baltimore and the Democracy OF
the rest of the state and we do not
believe there would be any if the
Baltimore City leaders would re-
cognize their limitation and stay on
their own ground. There is no feel
ing against letting the City Demo-
Gratis run their own political machine,
but there is a decided objection 70
their reachi = out to control the state
and the county Democrats will not
stand for such a movement.
1t has been a notorious fat that
for many years past the class Of men
elected to represent Baltimore City in
the Legislature has not been up to the
standard lie ted from the counties
and time ana time again the city peo-
pie have had to appeal to the county
members to save them from their Owl
people, and in every instance the
county members have always come tc
the aid of Baltimore and asst ed hei
best citiz ms to get through the Legis
lation that which was needed for tn,
/ development of the city.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24

Councilman stover's plan TO lay the proposed city
budget before all the members Of Council and to
NIT them TO study and discuss It's provision prior to
# being submitted formally TO Council by the finance
committee, Of which Councilman Stover is chairman,
is good In years gone by IT has been the policy
of finance committees not to take the other members
Of Council into their confidence prior to submission
Of budgets for adoption. Under the Stover plan. II
any member Of Council has any suggestion to make to
money for the city he he's ample opportunity 10
90 it and there Is ample time for its consideration.
We understanding is that taxpayers must prepare 10
meet increase in the city tax that Coun-
Gil provide funds needed mperatvely for running
the city government Such taxpayers may hnd COM
fort however the suggestion that in a year two
the city will he in such shape owing 10
full and economical management that 1t will be pos
bble TO reduce the tax rate again and possibly bring
It slightly below the present figure. With our city
growing steadily however and the demands the
treasury increasing constantly, fear Council will
not be able to carry out that part of its plan.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
rHr PnoPosrn cIrr cHARrER.

TATIILE there has been much discussion in the city,
W various meetings held by several organza-
tons the proposed charter for the city which
will be submitted TO the voters Saturday of next
week for their approval dsapproval it is contend
ed by many that the radical provisions have
been brought the attention of the voters
It is the purpose of THE EVENING JOURNAL, from
until the day of the election TO present to its
readers. who have not had the time or perhaps the
inclination, to read the proposed charter under which
they be governed for certainly decade if il be
adopted and enacted into law by the next legislature
Of the changes from the old law as it exists in
khe present charter.
onA interesting feature of the proposed charter
Evening journal., 1912-05-24

relates to special assessments on property 1t is to
be found IN Section g. Paragraph aud shows that the
city shall have. among other powers the following:
ITO provide for making Of local improvements and
TO levy and collect special prop
erty benefited thereby and for paying the
portion thereof TO determine what work In relation
sewers. curbs pavements street construction and
other improvements shall be done made by at
the expense in whole in part of the Of the
abutting contiguous proxmate property others
specially benefited thereby, adopting front foot
other standard Of assessment and provide the
of the payment and collection thereof"
The above-granted power. II exercised, will place the
cost Of local improvements such sewers, curbs,
pavements and street construction the OF
abutting property. The question OF taxing ahutting
property for such improvements was threshed
out thoroughly during the session Of the General
Assembly in 1909 and the bill providing for that
change in the law was defeated
This is one OF the provisions Of the proposed new
charter that think is deserving OF the interest of
all property owners
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
arr~xsrOur H0-----
NEWSY DUINGS
OF new CASTLE
Veterans Make Ready for An
Rual Memorial Day
Service
MUCH INTEREST In
SATURDAY BASEBALL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May 24.-Manager
Charles / Countiss. of the New Castle
A. A. baseball club, wishes to contra
dict reports in circulation regarding
the games to be played here. The con-
testing club here tomorrow will be
Marshallton. and a good game is ex-
pected On Saturday, June 1, two
games will be played here and every
one should be at Battery Park to see
them. The game with Fort DUPONT will
be played on June 16
Several leading farmers from this
section we're present yesterday at the
dynamite demonstration on the farms
of former Governor Lea.
There will be society dance to-
night in the Opera House.
Captain Chauncey P. Holcomb, pres
ident of the Good VIII Fire Company,
requests every member to be present
this evening at the meeting when all
returns in the S25 contest are made.
The Wilmington fire companies we're
generous regarding the contest which
takes place tomorrow evening.
Complaints are heard regarding
stones and an obstruction on Seventh
street.
The cemetery superintendent are
getting their cemeteries in order for
Decoration day when relatives will
remember their dead by strewing
flowers on the graves. Captain Evan
S. Watson. Post No. 5, G.. A. f. will
observe the usual course and visit the
several cemeteries where flags and
flowers will be placed on the graves
and a salute fred.
Mark Bennett has purchased a pair
of draft horses.
Mrs + j. White, and children, are
visiting friends in New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plat and son, Of Cam
den, n. J., we're New Castle visitors
yesterday.
The Novena in St Peters Church
closes tomorrow evening. The masses
in that church on Sunday will be at
z and o'clock.
Contractor Guerson will be request
ed to rush the work of removing the
remainder of the old Jail in order to
arrange for the Good viii Fire Com
pany's carnival.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
ST. GEORGES

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ST GEORGES. Del. May 24.-The
Excursion TO the Worlds Fair"
given in the Presbyterian chapel last
week was a delightful success in
every way. Trains for the fair were
called every fifteen minutes and tick
cts sold.
Memorial Day will be observed here
with appropriate exercises. Colonel
T. II. Hunter. commandant at Fort
dupont, will send a squad Of soldiers
to fire a volley of each soldiers grave.
Addresses will be made by the Rev. r.
L. Jackson, pastor of Hanover Church,
Wilmington, and others.
Miss Laura Ccnoway and James
Cannon. both OF Ct Georges. were
married here by the Rev. r. T. Ander-
son. The couple left on a wedding
trip for Baltimore and Washington,
and upon their return will make their
home in st. Georges.
a meeting of the Trustees of the NJ
f. Church was held on Friday even
ing.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
THREE BARRIERS HAVE
THEIR OWN STRIKE

When Arthur G. Preston. who con
duts the barbershop in the basement
of the building at the northeast cor
ner of Fourth and Market streets, yes
terday morning, told one of the three
BARRIERS in his employ, how he want
ed certain things done, the man quit
and turning to the other BARRIERS
working in the place said, Come on
boys" All three quit their Jobs and
left the place.
Mr. Preston was handicapped FOL
awhile, but has obtained the services
of two babers who are helping hin
out of his dilemma.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
OLD SCHOOL
BAPTISTS ADJOURN

The Old School Baptists Association
of Delaware came to a close this
afternoon. The business letter COW
ering the meeting was presented by
Elder William Alexander, of Richard
son Park. This was accepted and or
dered printed in the minutes. The
services were in charge of Elders Far
mer and Sylvester Hassell, of North
Carolina. and at IL o'clock adjourn
ment was taken for dinner
This afternoon the various visiting
elders. fourteen in all, will address
the meeting, after which adjournment
will be taken. The next meeting of the
association will be held at Cow Marsh.
Kent county, in 1913.
Last evening the church was crowd
ed to the doors.~ Elders S. H. Durand,
H. c. Kerr and G. M. Fetter, of New
Mexico, spoke.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
MONTROSE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MONTROSE, Del. May 24.-Howard
u. Derr is working on his bungalow
on Rosedale avenuc.
The mansion Of Richard Sellers, fac
Ing the Delaware river between Cor
don Heights and Bellevue is nearing
completion.
Margaret Billingsley daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w Biilingslev
fractured her collar bone while play-
ing. She is under the care of DR..
Pennock
Professor A. R. Spaid. superintend-
ent OF the New Castle county schools,
delivered an address to the pupils Of
MI. Pleasant School on the subject,
Birds"
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
SAY BOY WORE
STOLEN SHOES

A squad of local policemen, headed
by Captain German of the P, B. and
w police, early this morning cap
tured George Smith, Is years old, and
Daniel Sullivan, about the same age,
in the marsh at the foot of Seventh
street. The prisoners will be taken TO
Kent county for trial on the charge
of being members of a gang who rob
bed a freight car at Clayton several
nights ago.
Smith carried "A calibre revolver
and plenty of ammunition. The shoes
and stockings he wore are said to be
part of the loot from the freight car.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24


Councilman stover, Of the Seventh ward, who has
been eager shove the Delaware river waterfront
proposition of the Wilmington Terminal Company and
its associates through City Council without first OBJ
tanning the opinion of City Solicitor Hastings the
courts both, the important legal points involved
once made spectacle OF himself at the Council
meeting last night Smarting under the weight OF
public opinion that had forced him to to such
reference TO the City Solicitor, he made sighting au
sons TO Former Judge Hastings Former Mayor Charles
d. Bird, Former Mayor J. Harvey Spruance Former
President OF City Council James L. Banning and the
Rev William Campbell, one of his gray-haired con-
sttuents in the Seventh word OF course there is not
a Wmingtonan who does not know that any of those
has more sense in minute than Councilman
Slower has in month Therefore what he said will
have effect upon their standing in the community.
Notwithstanding that it will have effect upon
Councilman stover owing to the fact that Whining
tonians who already have measured him with greater
degree of accuracy than he perhaps magines, will
sent such attacks being made upon former city officials
and a clergyman by OF the superficial mem
taty and unbrded loquacity of the Councilman from
the Seventh ward
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
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HEHN UT
PLOT TO SLAY
TOWN OFFICIALS
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
SAN DIEGO. Cal. May 24.-That a
plot is on foot TO kill Mayor Wad-
ham, superintendent of Police zohn.
District Attorney Utley. and Chief Of
Police Wilson. was the assertion by
Wilson, who said that six men chosen
by lot to do the killing are already
in this city.
He said he saw q letter written in
Los Angeles BY a man purporting to
be an Industrial Worker. revealing
the alleged plot
Evening journal., 1912-05-24

Charles w Morse, the New York nnancer, who
served part Of long term in prison for crooked
financial transactions and who pardoned by
President Taft on representations made by surgeons
that he dying, has returned from Europe we'll
II is apparent that those surgeons who informed
the President that Morse would not live longer than
six months following his release sadly mistaken
or that most likely, they imposed upon by Morse
and his friends.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
Editorial Opinion
DOGS AND LOAFERS.

From the Smyrna Times.
One of our citizens says when Town
Council gets the dog question under
way, they should turn their attention
to the "loafing nuisance" There is
already an ordinance against loahng
on the street and street corners which
is never enforced. So great has the
nuisance" become that often It Is
embarrassing for ladies to pass. After
all, It is not so much a question OF
Town Council making laws as II is
to get them enforced II there is one
thing that needs overha1iing in
Smyrna It is the police department and
in line with this we favor the divor-
cling of the police department from the
street or hauling work and having a
town officer, a special officer who
will always be "on his job"
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
TWO MORE BISHOPS CHOSEN.
BY The United Press.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. May "a
Rev. f. d. Leet, of Detroit, was elected
to the bishopric on the Twenty-third
ballot at the Methodist General Con-
ference today. He received 551 votes.
The Rev. R. J. Cooke, New York
Methodist editor, was elected bishop
on the twenty-fourth ballot. This
leaves but one more Bishop to be
chosen.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
THAw AGAIN LOSES.
By The United Press.

DJ Nc UUIItU TIe5s.
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. May "a
Justice Keogh today denied the ap-
plication of Harry K. Thaw for a Jury
trial of HIS appeal for release from
Matteawan on the ground that he is
now sane
Evening journal., 1912-05-24
MHnSE MnNEY IS MIS-

Assistant Postmaster Leroy W.
Hickman yesterday found a sum Of
money in the corridor of the post Of
fee. the owner of which can have
it by calling there and stating the
amount lost.
Evening journal., 1912-05-24

Frederick j. southard. of Minneapolis. an amateur
aviator, is the latest victim of the effort to make
conquest Of the air. The just opened clev-
ery and it may be accepted safe prediction that
before it ends the already long list victims will
be heightened result of the efforts to effect that
conquest in machines which. while they win fly lack
the stability to protect their operators emer-
gency