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Evening journal., 1912-03-07
ENGLAND
BELIEVESSCOTT
HASFOUNDPOLE
London Prepares to Celebrate
Upon Receipt Of Word
From Southern Explorer
AMUNDSEk ADMITS
RIVAL HAS HONOR
By The United Press

By The United Press
LONDON. March satisfied Of the
authenticity OF the reports received
. from Wellington, New Zealand, that
Captain Roald Amundsen admits his
British rival. Captain Scott, has won
the honor Of being the first individual
to reach "farthest SOUTH" Great
Britain prepared today for period
Of general rejoicing. Scotts wife
and closest friends are anxiously
awaiting word from the English eN-
plorer whose present position is not
yet known.
Why Amundsen should have adj
mitted Scott reached the South Pole
and made no statement Of what he.
himself, accomplished, is puzzle
here. although It is rumored that the
/ Norwegian explorer had contracts
! which forbade him saying anything
/ for general publication regarding mis-
own work in the unexplored southern
| territory.
When the Scott expedition left Eng
land the British commander did not
know he was to have a rival in the
! Norwegian, but he found him in Mo-
| Murdo Sound when he reached there.
From that moment both sides strov0
desperately for the advantage, and so
close was the race that leading
geographers have said they would not
have been surprised should the quest
result I'm a dead heat.
Captain Scott's South Pole expedi-
tion left London in June. 1910 His
ship is the Terra Nova, Scottish
whaler, which was remodeled especi-
ally for the trip. He took with him
sixty men. picked from list OF 5000
volunteers. twenty Siberian ponies
thirty dogs and two motor sledges
Only twenty-five men are known. 4
have accompanied Scott on the fina
stages OF the pole dash.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
PREPARING FOR
RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN

Wilmington workers arc ready for
opening the Men and Religion For
ward Movement campaign in this city
with institutes on March "a, 20 and
%. Boys work, Bible study evangel-
ism, social service and missions are
included i'm the movement.
Leaders in the Wilmington cam
pairn arc: The Revs. George Edward
Reed. Alexander Alison, Jr, ]. H.
Crawford. J. r. Stonesifer, J. c. Lane
w. X. Kieffer. Henry Cunningham, d
NJ. Cleland, n. C. Lassiter, II. w
Wells. K. J. Hammond. p. Isenschmid
and Messrs. Frederick Bringhurst, L
p. Bush. J. H. Hayes, 7. Elmer Perry
II. e. Link. H. S. Goldey, p. NJ. Col
bert and J. II. Burns.
The workers have inaugurated a
series of weekly dinners for discus
sion of topics bearing on the cam
paign the first dinner being held at
the Y. NJ. c. A. last night.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
UTILITIES BOARD
HASN'T DECIDED
No Meeting Yet to Determine
Course in Strip Ticket
Case

No meeting of the Board OF Public
Utilities Commissioners has been ar
ranged as yet to determine the future
action in the strip ticket case, in
which the Board was cnjolned by
Judge Bradford ON Tuesday from en-
forcing its order to compel the Will
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company to restore siX-for-a-quarter
tickets. Just when a meeting will
be held the members of the Board
and City Solicitor Hastings today
We're unable to say.
The commissioners will determine
whether or not to proceed with the
present case. in the face Of the de-
cision Of Judge Bradford. or whether
to cause the abandonment Of the
present case by Withdrawing tho
strip ticket order against the traction
company, and then institute an en-.
tirely new investigation on a new
complaint. and with a procedure tha
would observe the due process of Law
that Judge Bradford emphasizes al
necessary.
Such a hearing would require al
exhaustive examination into the as
sets and liabilities Of the Traction
company. its bond issues and fixe,
charges, earnings. etc. that woul'
last several weeks. and also woul'
involve an appraisement Of the phys
ical value of the railway by ex
perts.
Many persons have expressed a de
sire to see the subject gone int,
thoroughly along those lines. evel
though it would involve some expens
/ unon tho CITY
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
ASH LOCAL FIRM TO
DUHD STEAMBOATS,

Organization Of the Maryland
Steamboat Company was effected in
Baltimore yesterday to operate
steamboats, between Baltimore and
points on the. eastern and western
shore of Maryland and Virginia.
Resolutions were adopted calling
upon the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Corporation. steamship builders OF
Wilmington, to submit bids on three
up-to-date steamers for the Chesa-
peake Bay trade.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
HE WEEDS HIS
STEKOGRAPHER
J. B. Taylor Passes Phllsdel-
phia to Marry Edith B.
M. HarbOttls acre

John b. Taylor and Edith B. NJ.
Harbottle, both Of New York, went to
Philadelphia yesterday, applied for
marriage license, received it, turned
IL back, and then came to Whining
ton. where they were married by the
Rev. George l.. Wolfe after obtaining
a second marriage license from Mag
istrate Gluckman. The reasons un-
dorlying their sudden determination
TO transfer the scene of their nuptiais
remain a mystery as far as their
friends in Philadelphia and New York
are concerned.
In appearing before Clerk Ferguson
at the Marriage License Bureau, ray
/ lor declared he was 43 years old, a
salesman, and lived al the Waldorf.
Astoria. His first wife died % months
ago, he said
His companion gave her age as 8,
years. She said she had been widow
six years and that she lived at 1IS
West Seventy-third street. New YORK
They we're Identified at the bureau by
j. Burton Muslin. of i25 West John.
son street, Germantown.
No sooner had the pair received tn,
certificates duly stamped and signed
than they returned the papers 20 Clerl
Ferguson, leaving the Philadelphia
City Hall Immediately and boarding Z
train for Wilmington. Asked to ex
lplain the incident. Ferguson declared
that the pair did not have their di
vorce papers with them. but when 4
was pointed out that the man has
said he was a widower and the wo
man a widow he declined to discuss
the matter further.
Upon other authority Il was learn
ed that the bride was Taylor's stem
ographer several years while he wat
in business In New York She oh
tained a divorce from George G.. Har
bottle. IL was said. in Sioux Falls il
1907. Taylor is n son-in-law Of tn,
late Governor Flower OF New Yorl
and Is understood to be a millionaire
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
STATE HOSPITAL TRUSTEES

Only routine business was trans
acted by the Board of Trustees of the
Insane at their monthly meeting at
Farnhurst, today. The only member
not attending was DR.. Wilson, of Do
yer.
Superintendent Hancker OF the
State Hospital, submitted the follow
ing report:
Population of hospital March 1, 244
males and 1872 females, total, 1853; ad-
mitted during the month Of February
6 males-and 5 females; discharged
II males and 10 females; died,
males
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
MAN BUSY, SO
GIRL ARRANGES
WEDDING PLANS

Although this is Leap Year Miss
Ida Bloom, a resident OF Philadelphia
is the first girl to secure a marriage
license here. Miss Bloom. who is "a
year old. today appeared before Mag
istrate Gluckman for the license. Civ
ing her own name as well that of
Harry L. Zorn of No. 2lS East Federal
street. Youngstown. Ohio. as the CON
tracing parties. They will be mar
ried here on March "a by the Rev.
DR. Abels The intended groom is a
grocer. Miss Bloom said today he
was so busy he could not leave his
work so she came down from Phila-
delphia today and made arrange
ments for the marriage.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
COUNCIL TO HEAR
OF RIVER FRONT

Following the regular meeting Of
City Council tonight, the committee
appointed by that body to take up the
question OF a Delaware river front,
will discuss the project with Coun-
Gil as a committee of the whole. The
committee has reached that stage in
its investigation that It feels the mat
ter should now be taken up by the
entire Council. This will be followed
by n formal report TO be presented
probably at the next regular meeting
of Council
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
GOVERNOR WILSON
~ PASSES THROUGH

Governor Woodrow Wilson. of New
Jersey. who is a Democratic candi-
date for President, passed through
Wilmington at 1,55 o'clock this after
noon over the p. b. and w. Railroad.
He was going TO indianapolis to
make a speech. and Mr.. Coombs, the
Wilson manager, was with him.
Thomas n. Stayton and John T.
Mullins chatted with Governor Will
son at the station. Mr. wilson said, in
response to a question, that so far as
he knew he was to speak in Winning
ton i'm the near future.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
DEFENSE OF
LAWRENCE
MILL OWNERS
Pastor UphOIdS Police in Re-
fuSiuG to Permit Children
to Leave the City
ADMITS THAT LITTLE ones
WERE FORCED INTe MILLS
By The United Press.


WASHINGTON, March THE Rev.
Clark Carter. city missionary Of Law
renee. whose salary as superintendent
Of the Lawrence Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Children is paid,
he said, largely by the Lawrence mill
owners, defended the action of the po-
lice in preventing strikers children
from leaving Lawrence. before the
House Rules Committee today.
Another audience of fashionable
dressed women was on hand to hear
the testimony. While Mrs Taft did not
appear her niece. Miss Anderson, was
present
The Rev. Mr.. Carter discussed with
the committee conditions in the Law
renee mills and under cross exami-
nation admitted that in many in
stances children were forced to en-
ter the mills just as soon as they were
fourteen years old. because, the single
wage Of the head Of the family was
not enough FOR them to live on He de.
Tended the mill owners. however. say.
ing that they had never encouraged
the employment of children.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
$2sO,OOO In
DELINQUENT TAXES

City Auditor Biddle has compiled
statement Of the amount of city
taxes on real estate due the city and
will submit the figures in a COM
munication, which will come up In
regular business form before that
body this evening.
The statement. It is said. will be
| submitted in detail and will show the
amount of taxes owed in both tho
Southern and Northern districts for
each year. While the exact total
was not learned today, City Auditor
Biddle refusing to give out the figurSs
before Council received them, II was
said that the total will reach I'm round
numbers about S250.0O0. This is a
smaller sum than was thought.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
NO FORCING;
CHARGE FALLS

Walter Martin, coiored. was placed
on trial in General Sessions Court
today on the charge Of breaking and
entering the residence OF Lena Fisher
with intent to commit larceny. A
81 bill and the bed sheet were stolen
from her room at No. S24 French
street on the morning Of January -.
Mamie Daniels. colored. on the day
in question, said she saw Martin
break into the other woman's room.
Martin called a witness who said
the door had not been forced. There
upon the state nolle prosecuted the
case.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
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Evening journal., 1912-03-07
JOHNSON GIVES HIS SIDE.

Arthur Johnson. a saioonkeeper. at
No. 404 West Front street, who was
charged with selling Intoxicating
drinks to a minor in City Court last
Tuesday and was dismissed, claims
his side Of the case was not clearly
set forth in the newspapers. The boy
who testified against him stated that
he bought beer from Mr.. Johnson s
bartender. but Johnson says he has
not had a bartender in his employ for
four years. Mr.. Johnson further as
serts that the boy never was I'm his
place and that he didn't even know
where il was.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
EpMORTH CONCERT TONIGHT

At the Epworth NJ E. Church con-
cert this evening. six composers, who
have written original choruses and
anthems for it, will attend. They are
Adam Geibel, J. Lincoln Hall. c. Aus
I'm Miles. C. Howard Louden. all Of
Philadelphia; Will NJ S. Brown and
Charles T. Edwards, Of this city.
The concert will be given under the
auspices of Epworth choir OF fifty
voices and the Geibel Junior Chorus
or seventy-five voices.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
MARRIES WOMAN
WHO NURSED MS CHILD

Edward Conner. divorced, and
descendent of one of the oldest and
most aristocratic families in Phila-
delphia and related to wealthy and
socially prominent people of that city,
created a sensation recently by the
discovery of his marriage in Whining
ton by a justice of the peace, on No
vomber 6, to his child's nurse, Miss
Abbie Davis. Miss Davis entered the
employ Of the Conner family in 1903.
The child is now in its mothers
custody. Mr. Connor and the pres
cnt Mrs. Connor are living in Wash
ington, d. c.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
RAILROAD Wan INJURED.

Francis Z. Wheeler, an employe OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, whose
home is in Morrisville. Pa. fell from a
train at the Edge Moor yards early
this morning and was brought to
Third street and the railroad from
where he was removed to the Della
ware Hospital. II was found that ne
was not seriously injured.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
AVENUE CHURCH CONCERT.

Preparations have been completed
for the organ recital which will bo
given in Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church this evening. Prominent or
ganists from Philadelphia will per-
form, and the recital promises IN
every way to be successful. The con-
cert begins at SIS o'clock and the
doors will be open at 7.30 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
MRS. LAMRERT AT EAsTLAKE.

Mrs. Efie NJ Lambert addressed a
temperance meeting in Eastlake Pres
byterian Church last evening, and also
gave readings and addresses on THE
Belshazzar Feast in Modern Life" A
young peoples branch of the w. c..
T. U. was formed, the name and Off
rers to be announced later. The meet
ing drafted a resolution in which it
eulogized the police for their action
in prohibiting the sale of liquors by
social clubs.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
TO ATTEND HEARINGS on
LIOI0R SHIPMENT BILL

S. J. Cleeland. superintendent Of
the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware,
will attend to hearings before the Ju-
dietary Committee of the House at
Washington this week on the pending
bill TO prohibit interstate commerce
in intoxicating liquors into states or
territories that prohibit the sale of
liquors
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
REPUBLICANS TO
MEET AT TWO O'CLOCK

Tho meeting of the Republican
County Committee meeting on Satur-
day afternoon at the Young Mems Re
publican Club will convene at J
o'clock. In the notices to committee
men the time is not specified.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
AGAIN ARREST COHEN.

Joseph Cohen, arrested a few days
ago on request of the Philadelphia
police, and dismissed by Magistrate
Gluckman for lack of a warrant, was
today re-arrested. The warrant was
received by mail. Non-support is the
oharge against him.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
LOCk RREAkER FINEn.

Charles Wilmer. colored, charged
with drunkenness and disorderly
conduct, was fined 81 and costs in
CITY Court today after Timothy Congo
of No. 507 Walnut street. had said
Charles caused trouble in front of his
home and broke the lock on his door
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
TO DRAM ANOTHER LURY.

Jury Commissioners John Nfviu
and l.. Scott Townsend are arranging
to draw another jury for the present
term OF the Superior Court and Court
of General Sessions. The new jury
will report on March Is.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
RETURNED FROM FLORIDA.

T. Bayard Heisel. OF Delaware
City, a lawyer practicing in this city,
returned yesterday from Palm
Beach. FLORIDA. Mr.. Heisel was un-
well when he went away few weeks
ago. but has recovered. Mrs. Heisel
is still at Palm Beach.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
TO Sill THEATRE FIXTrREs.

Christopher L. Ward. receiver for
the Avenue Amusement Company OBJ
tanned an order today from Chancel-
Tor Curtis to sell the furniture. the
theatrical lighting fixture plant and
material of the company on Friday
March Is.
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
TAX COLLECTnR SETTLES.

Walter Beaston. tax collector for st.
Georges hundred. for the years 1906
O6-07 and 0S. settled in full with Coun-
~ Treasurer Burns today
Evening journal., 1912-03-07
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The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01
IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Prosperity Reported at High Water
Mark by Merchants and
Bankers.

Prosperity is at high water mark
in the Mississippi valley. The st.
Louis Star has been interviewing
merchants and bankers and they all
tell the same story of abnormal busi-
ness.
An army of 5000 statesmen radiat-
ing from St. Louis have reported to
the. Sales Managers Association, ac-
cording to Secretary Robert E. Lee.
that already there is enough business
in sight to test the capacity Of all
the manufactures.
"All business men are jubilant. The
head of a large hardware company
has reports from 500 sales agents in
every section of the country, showing
largely increased orders. 1T is sim
ply great the way business is advan-
cling he says"
Walker Hill. president of the Me-
chanics-American National bank. says
that trade is pheromenally large and
that he hopes nothing will happen to
destroy prosperity.
William F. Saunders. secretary of
the Business Mems League. is also
enthusiastic over business conditions.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01

their countries to pay 70. foreign
made goods.
1t is thus easy to understand how
Democratic tariff legislation will up
set prosperity. The matter is one OF
vital interest to the farmer because
in the Democratic tariff bills passed
by the house and vetoed by The presi
dent. cereals were placed on the free
list. This means that all the grain
producing countries in the world. and
especially our neighasr upon the
northern border. would send in wheat
and corn and deprive the American
farmer of his market.
In 1892. when there was prosperity
under Republican administration. a
majority of the people voted in favor
of a change and elected Grover Cleve-
land president. What happened then
will happen again. There will come
anxiety and distress. with many
thousands of factories closed. mil
lions of workingmen out of employ
ment and the farmer suffering under
low prices and decreased value OF his
farm lands.
The way to avoid this result Is to
vote for Taft and Sherman and the
entire Republican ticket.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01
Two Smiles.

Ezra Pound. the poet. was talking at
the Authors Club, in New York, about
Shelley's cremation.
Cremation. although beautiful" he
said, "lends itself to ribald jest in a
way that sepulture doesn't
who can forbear a smile at the
thought of that devoted young matron,
who. her front steps being covered
with sleet, sprinkled her first hus-
bands ashes over them in order that
her second husband might descend in
safety"
Smiling himself. Mr.. Pound resum-
ed:
"And who could forbear. another
smile at the thought of the young
widow on the blustery March morning
who entered her drawing room to
find that the wind had overturned the
vase which contained her husbands
remains.
"'Pshaw.' she said. now isn't 1t Just
like George to trrow his ashes oil over
my new Kirmanshah rug!"
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01
Production, as compared with full
crop. is given as follows: 100 repre-
senting q full crop:

In summary, the government rates
the condition of all Colorado crops not
yet harvested 30 per cent. better than
at the corresponding time last year.
In giving figures for crops on which
has not kept accurate data in pre-
Sious years, the government gives
Colorado yield of three bushels Of
clover seed to the acre, this being 43
per cent. above the national average.
There was 80 per cent. of full crop,
against national average OF 77.4, and
IN increase in the year of per cent.
n the acreage.
The Colorado yield of alfalfa seed
is placed at ~ bushels to the acre.
there being 80 per cent. of full cron.
The average yield of cabbage per
acre is placed at 10000 pounds. there
being "a per cent. of a full crop,
against percentage for the nation of
90.6.
The states yield of onions is placed
at 12,S25 pounds to the acre. 1875 per
cent. above the national average. The
crop is rated as full"
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01
A Nice Distinction.

Senator Gronna. discussing knot
ty problem, said in speech:
There is nice distinction involved
here. You don't notice 1t at first.
Once it is pointed out to you, however,
you perceive its immense importance.
Its the sort of distinction that
Gobsa Golde's beautiful young wife
revealed to him during conjugal
quarrel over diamond tiara.
People say quavered the old
man, trembling with rage. People
say you only married me because had
money
The young woman smiled superbly.
Rubbish she exclaimed. My pri-
mary reason for marrying you was
that l had no money myself"
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01
Strong Tide Toward Taft.

There is strong tide of public
sentiment setting in toward President
Taft. 1t comes from all sections of
the country and is not confined to
Republicans.
The situation at the present time
very much resembles the conditions
in 1896. At that time the country
was menaced by the authority of free
coinage of silver but was saved by
the action of many Democrats who
voted the Republican ticket. This
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01
Grain CROP of the World.

Washington.-Cabl to the De
partment of Agriculture from the In
ternational Institute of Agriculture at
Rome, give tho total wheat production
of twenty.four principal producing
countries at a,257 100000 bushels. ~
per cent. more than they produced last
year; barley 1,279. 100000 in % coun-
tries, 5la per cent. more than last
year; oats, 4,0S4,000.000 in rs coun-
tries, 2O.7 per cent. more than last
year; corn, S,C2OOO0,OOO in y coun-
tries, 1G.4 per cent. more than last
year
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01

In yield of oats per acre. the Colo
-rado average. 1913 bushels is 14.4 per
cent above the average for the United
States.
Colorado's average yield of winter
whe at is G2 per cent. above the aver
age for the country. it being 24.5 bush
els to the acre, While Cclorado's yield
OF rye, twenty bushels, is 15.5 per cent.
above the national average.
In yield of hay per acre, Cclorado's
average, 2.2O tons, is so per cent. above
the national average.
The government has made public,
its final figures on six of Colorado's
crops, and although prices are gener-
ally lower than they were last year.
the figures SHOW an increase of nit
lions of dollars in the sum paid to
farmers for those six crops. The fol-
lowing shows the value each year;
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-01
To Decorate a Bald Head.

"My husband writes Mrs. Pezozzle
to the chaperon. was quite bald when
l married him, although otherwise per-
fectly good. l first washed his head
with a cleansing solution and stiff
brush; then l sandpapered 1t, starting
with the rough paper and using each
grade down to the finest. After that
I rubbed 1t at intervals with my bare
hand for several days and now it is
lovely. 1t has all the dull rich finish
SO much admired and the natural
grain shows autifully."-Kansas
City Star