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Evening journal., 1912-03-29

missions award in 1902 was a fair one and that tho
miners should be content with conditions now pre-
vailing under that award. TO that the miners reort
that in the years that have intervened since the
making Of that award the OF living has increas-
ed materially and that the wages established under
the award should be increased meet those changed
conditions Il is difficult to how the operators
controvert such plea The experience of the
miners relative TO the increased of living is the
experience of almost everyone. In many industrial
pursuits there have been readiustments to meet
H. The question OF the recognition Of the union is
wide open to controversy. Many employers re-
gard the union a benefit, and their plants with
union Others would fight to the verge of bank
ruptcy rather than do such thing But where wages,
hours living conditions and all other things except
recognition OF the union satisfactory it is sell
dom that miners precipate general strike based
solely the question of recognition. AS rule they
after the substance which consists of good pay,
reasonable hours safe and sanitary working condi-
tions and good housing. If they those things they
have obtained everything that the union, recog-
nzed organization, possibly could have obtained for
them and they may rest coLtent to hold the question
Of formal recognition in allegiance.
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4 RAJ CLARK ENTHusIAsT.

willard Salisbury, Jr., Democratic
National Committeeman for Delaware,
is an ardent supporter of Woodrow
Wilson for the Democratic nomination
for President SO is William Sauls-
bury, owner and editor of the Dover
Delawarean. John f. Salisbury, Of
Dover. formerly Secretary of State, is
a red-hot advocate of the nomination
of Champ Clark and thinks the party
Will go to the bow-wows in the next
campaign unless Clark be made the
standard-bearer James Salisbury, a
promising young lawyer in this city
and a son of John +. Salisbury finds
himself in a position where diplomacy
counts for much with such a division
of sentiment existing among other
members of the family, and II may
be said TO the credit of young James
Salisbury that he has some Of the
qualities of a diplomat.
The Wayfarer heard today a story
that is current here bearing on the
split in the Salisbury family and its
effect upon at least one of the politi-
cal controversialists That story may
be true, or it may be false, but it is
good enough TO repeat, anyhow BE il
known at the outset that by order of
Willard Salisbury a Wilson pow-wow
was scheduled to be held in Dover to-
day. II is said that yesterday a mem
Der Of John f, Saulsbury's family
called up James Salisbury by tele-
phone and inquired:
James, are you coming to Dover
tomorrow to attend that conference OF
Wilson men?"
No, ] think not" was the reply.
oh, I'm so glad, for the sake OF
all Of US" was the response.
"Why?' young Salisbury inquired
in surprised tone
"Oh, because your father is so en-.
thusiastic in behalf Of Champ CLARK
/ that he has been up all night sayine
the most dreadful things about the
Wilson men who are coming here. and
I'm so glad you are going to stav rigbt
in Wilmington" 4"
Evening journal., 1912-03-29
TRIUMPH FOR LOCAL PRIDE.

II HE indications that the Howard Pyle
\ collection Of paintings aud drawings will be
kept intact and housed here properly the property
of the municipality. It may be necessary to let tho
large mural frescoes the walls of the Pyle home
go the market the local fund, raised by pub
lie subscription, not be sufficient to include them
in the purchase. Those frescoes, however, not
regarded being important, in point of general
interest, as the oil paintings and the beautiful
sketches in black and white The paintings and
sketches esteemed representing the best work
of the distinguished Delaware artist
UnQuesuonably it will be great triumph for local
pride if the collection be kept intact and put pub
lie view here later in municipal art gallery, the
architectural features Of which should he in keeping
with the treasures it will hold. Suggestion has been
made that another and urgent appeal be made to
Andrew Carnegie to give to Wilmington a public IL
brary building with the understanding that wing
Of it shall be used to house the Pyle art collection
and any other pictures of merit that may come into
the possession of the city That suggestion is good
one, and may be that If Mr. Carnegie be approached
properly he will consider the request favoraby. I'm
questionably the Ironmaster liberal in such
gifts. II is surprising that in his benehcent work he
has overlooked long the claims of the premier
city Of Delaware, which has a population Of almost
100000 persons who would avail themselves eagerly
Of the inestmable benefits and pleasures of such
gift For the time being. however il is wise not 10
lose sight of the main qucstian before the community
That is the acquisition of the Pyle collection Con-
sideration of the relating how and where il
shall be housed permanently quite properly may be
until the collection really possession
of the city.
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"THE BIG STICK.

James H. Kane until recently in
the saloon business I'm West Seventh
street, this city, has invented a new
drink He calls it "The Big Stick. ."
in honor Of Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt. That is not because he is q
roosevelt admirer. On the contrary.
ne Is hide-bound Democrat who
never splits his ticket. He is willing
however. to drop party lines when it
comes to christening drinks, especial
ly those like. the one he has invented
II rs composed of a dash of brandy. a
bermuda onion, ground horseradish.
slippery elm, absinthe, vermouth su-
gar beet pickle, licorice powder. gin
New Bedford rum tincture of myrrh.
and creosote. The proportions in
which these ingredients are used
constitute secret which he guards
Jealously. At first it was his purpose
to patent the preparation. Experi-
ments he has made on bimself and an
habitual drunkard have constrained
him. however, to change his mind and
TO order several thousand poison la
bells to go on the bottles when he is
in a position to engage in the manu-
! tacture and distribution of the hair
raising. throat-parching and nerve
racking compound.
Mr.. Kane already has attained dis
tinction as an operate star. He sans
the part of "Koko" i'm THE Mikado.
when that comic opera was given here
under the auspices of the Elks He has
a highlow- w-jack-and-the-game voic,
of unusual quality and it works auto
matically. He has such vocal rang,
that he can start at A fiat and run NJ
TO &c without the least trouble
He also sings I'm five languages. but Is
at his best in the Fifth ward dialect.
That such an artist should hav,
turned his attention to the invention
Of an unusual drink was a surprise tC
those whom he took into his conf
dence. To his credit, be il said. h
tried it first on himself. That wat
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

There is feature of the proposed city charter
which. think is deserving of special attention by
those citizens who meet discuss It, Il has do with
the bridges in this city Heretofore the county has had
jurisdiction the building and maintenance of those
bridges. The new charter provides that hereafter
bridge built within the city limits shall be paid for
and maintained by the city Unquesuonably such adj
dtonal municipal expense would increase the city tax
rate unless corresponding retrenchmeni made in
other directions. which is not likely. THAT is why we
say that in the charter meetings the bridge question
should not be overlooked but should be discussed wise
iy with the benefit of the city and its people kept
santly in view.
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IRONwORKERs AND PROVIDENCE

Structural iron workers who build
skyscrapers and big bridges carry
their lives in their hands during all
The working day. Even with the eXer-
else of all proper care the element OF
danger in such work is so great chat
only men of iron nerve, steady head
and great physical strength dare en-
gage i'm It, The danger is in-
creased many fold. however. by the
contempt which such workmen ulti-
mately have for that element. They
take unnecessary risks at great
heights. where a misstep, pun OF
wind. an inequality in the footway or
many other things may destroy pal
ance, the maintenance OF which spells
the difference between safety or IN
jury or death.
OF sailors it has been said there is
sweet little angel who sits up alott'
keeping watch DER the fate of poor
Jack. Structural ironworkers also
must have some such guardian angel,
as the remarkable escapes from al
most certain death that have been
chronicled from time to time would
fill many volumes. Here in Whining
ton there have been such incidents
which go to show that special prov
idence Of some sort looks after the
welfare Of the tanned-faced and cal
lous-handed dare-devils who assemble
the part of big steel structures. Take
the dupont Building, for instance. In
its construction not one in ten of the
narrow escapes of the men have been
written. There have been two, how
ever. that are deserving of passing
notice.
A spark detector," or man whose
business it is to pick up hot rivets
that have been dropped, started TO walk
across a beam, carrying with him a
bucket containing rivets. His ball
ance was disturbed and he plunged
three stories. landing so heavily il was
thought he had picked up his last
rivet. Was he killed? Not at all. Was
he dangerously injured? Not so II
could be noticed. With the assistance
of his comrades he went to a neigh
boring saloon and took a good stifi
drink .of whiskey When the liquor
had spread through his system and
counteracted the effect of the three
story "jolt" he had suffered, the
Evening journal., 1912-03-29
WAYFARER'S NOTE BOOK

spark detector" returned to his work.
seemingly little the worse for his
plunge.
Another employe in the building was
Joseph Hart. He is a big fellow and
one who does not know what fear IS.
One day he was working I'm the base
ment. Far above him was another
workman who was swinging a twenty
pound sledge. The sledge slipped
from his hand, hurtled downward,
struck Hart on the head, glanced of
and crashed to the floor. The skull
of an ordinary man would have been
crushed. But Hart was not an ordin-
airy man. A surgeon put nine stitches
in the cash in his head, dressed the
wound with antiseptic solution and in
little while Hart was back on the
iOh -
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

Suggestion that boy pupils in the High School here
should have and not women teachers does not IN
ec into the educational system Of this country new
idea New York and other large communities 1t has
been in operation under consideration for years
Many persons acutey Interested in education do not
opinion that boy pupils injured and made
eheminato in thought by having women high school
teachers. They advance the suggestion that being
taught by women has refining and subduing effect
on boys at the very time they need such influence and
that such tuition is benefit rather than detriment
10 the educational development of that class Of pupils
Il probably is true that men teachers would enter
more heartily into the athletic and other sports OF the
boys As a rule however, tho boys have surplus Of
enthusiasm along such lines and need repression rather
than stimulation. The high school boy who does not
take interest in athletics than in his studies IN
football baseball and basketball seasons is an excep-
ton.
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

one of the most wonderful women>in America today
is Grace c. Srachan president of the nerborough AS
sociaton of Women Teachers of New York city Her
long persistent nteigently directed and successful
fight for equal pay for teachers in that city stag
gerod the Board OF Education the Board of Aldermen
the Board OF Estimate and Apportonment, the Mayor
the Legislature and the Governor 1t also served to
make OF her the idol Of the thousands Of women teach
ers and their relatives and friends The result of Miss
Srachau's work shows what ono smart diplomatic and
determined do when she sets out to do it
and who fears neither city State officials
Evening journal., 1912-03-29
:: With the ParagrapherS 8

Considering the usual position of ne Washington
club in the league. wonder demand has arisen
there for an investigation of the baseball trust
Cleveland Leader.
An earthquake shock has been felt in Washington
Has of the Congressional investigating commits
tees discovered something?-Ohio State Journal
Mr.. Rooseyets "No" turns out TO be just like a
mans. This ought 20 tickle the moycoddes.-St
Louis Posct- Dispatch.
Lost strayed stolen from the present campaign
Hon. Nicholas Longworth-Scranton Trbune-Re-
publican
Just think Of IL. Russia spends twice as much a
year on dreadnoughts as il pays out for education
Bridgeport Post
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HIS AILMENT.

Tommy's Aunt-"Won't you have
another piece OF cake. Tommy"
Tommy Ton a yisiD-"No, thank
YOU
Tommys Aunt-'You seem TO be
suffering from loss Of appetite"
Tommy-"That amt loss Of appe-
tite What I'm sufferin' from is po-
liteness. Judge.
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

All country editors will say amen" to this editorial
uterance by the Milton Times. because it TO the
very meat OF the matter:
"A newspaper editor and proprietor is amenable to
civil law and is expected to meet his financial obliga-
ons with promptness Subscribers will kindly aid him
in this by renting prompuy-preferably and proper
ly in advance
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JUMBO'S BAGGAGE.

whats that long snaky thing he
swings around in front of him?" she
wanted 20 know.
That's his trunk" explained her
father.
Then, I s'pose that little one behind
him is his suitcase
Little Margaret was watching the
elephant at the zoo.--Woman's Home
Companion.
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

Hostility to the DUPONT Boulevard that is being work
ed up among property in Kent county promises
to be more profitable to a handful of lawyers than to
either the property owners the general public AS
a rule when It comes "A contest between the broad
public interest aud the interest of individual or
group Of individuals public interest wins We're that
not true would be impossible build railroads, ca
nails pipelines, thorouehfares public buildings, piers
telegraph lines, telephone lines and the many other
things that 20 make State and country what they
should be- The Boulevard will be great artery of traf-
hc extending end end of this state II will bring
the cities towns villages and farms into closer quick
er and plcasaner communication It also will be the
great trunk for a comprehensive good roads system
The people Of this State for the public good Il
is not in the nature of things that such enterprise
should be blocked by the unwisdom or ayarce Of
few individuals
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

followed by the discovery that il de-
prlved him of all thought of sleep and
caused him 10 suffer from the system
atized delusion that he was a Mara
thon runner. He couldn't possibly sit
still or walk. He simply had to run.
In three days the effect wore off and
he became normal
Wishing to discover whether It
would affect similarly a man of differ
ent temperament, he gave a drink Of
1.-THE Big Stick" to an habitual
drunkard who had complained Bit
terly to him of the aridity of the East
and the supreme necessity for this
section emulating the West in its ir-
rigation enterprise. When the habi-
tual had swallowed the dose he gave
whoop, a wild leap and made a
dash for the door, AS soon as he had
recovered from the first shock of the
thing he began to run, taking the Fifth
ward boundaries for his course. Every
time he finished a lap he dashed into
Kanes place and wanted to lick the
man who had invented the drink. Be
fore he could put his threat into exc
cution. however. he would have anoth-
er spasm of the running fever and out
he would go ON the course again. Fin
ally he failed to return to Kane's place
and there still is mystery as to his
whereabouts.
Kane now is in correspondence with
the managers of the American team
for the Marathon race in the next
Olympic games. He is willing to
give a guarantee that "The Big Stick
if taken as he directs, will cause the
American runners to distance all their
European competitors and to make the
record of Johnny" Hayes look like
that of a slow-race artist
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

There are in Delaware thousands of chestnut trees
many magnificent result of long years OF growth.
II has been predicted that owing to the rapid ad-
vance Of the chestnut blight in the Eastern States
in FIVE years there will not be live chestnut tree on
the Delaware Maryland Virginia peninsula Eastern
New York already ravaged by the pest and its
woods parks and private grounds contain thousands of
dead trees. John d. Rockefeller and other own
ers of wooded have sacrificed sentiment and Or
dered that all their chestnut trees be cut down so the
wood at least may be saved The blight now is in full
swing in Eastern Pennsylvania, and traces of 1t have
been found in own State Thus far Government ana
other experts have failed utterly in their efforts to find
a remedy that will check and ultimately eradicate the
disease Let us hope something effective will be dis
covered before the Brandywno Valley and the wide and
level reaches the South Of it have been devastated
by the blight which kills the from tip to taproot.
Evening journal., 1912-03-29
Bids for Smiles
THE NATURAL CONCLUSION.

when I was tiny boy with ring
let's" said the man with little hair
they used TO call me Archie
ct suppose now they call you Archi-
bald. d."-Christian Register.
Evening journal., 1912-03-29
THAT CAR.RACING HABIT.

Regular riders on trolley cars be-
tween this city and Darby and inter-
mediate points always find entertain
ment when the car reaches Gordon
Heights. That is owing to the fact
that w. d. Blackburn, who has an
attractive cottage close 20 the line, -
the possessor of a large black dog
that seems to think its mission in lie
is to act as pacemaker for Doth north
bound and south bound cars.
AS soon as a car rolls within sight
the dog rushes to the front OF tne
lawn. crouches and holds himseit IN
readiness for the test of speed. Ana
4he animal knows the rule of the rae
ing game. too. II waits until the car
is dead abreast and then breaks the
tame with an energy and earnestness
that arouses the interest of passen-
GERS and car crew. Race after race Ia
run during the day and the enterpris-
inc dog has had many narrow escapes
from death beneath the wheels. IL
still is at il, however, and the indi-
cations are that only death or dis
ability will end its racing career
The car-racing habit seems TO come
natural to any dog that is owned by
Mr. blackburn. The wayfarer is inforni-
ed that several dogs belonging to him
have been killed by the cars as a re-
sult of their attempts to use tho track
for a race-course. This last dog
however, is more foxy and thus far
has escaped all injury notwithstand-
ing there have been many times wnen
passengers have feared he would be
| killed
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

II you wish an auto trade and want
to get IN touch at once with those
who are interested. make the facts
known through the Wsnts-Adv
Evening journal., 1912-03-29

THE EVENING JOURNAL uses the United Press
News Service received in its editorial over a
special wire.
newspaper q sale regularly stand
Wilmington and tho principal towns in the State Of Della
Street Station and TWeny-fourth and
Chestnut Station. Phladelpha Pa.
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Of visitors this city who desire 20 keep touch With the news
exchange list covering all the Eastern
New England and the South and
tcay cities in tho Middle West Those
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Evening journal., 1912-03-29

such general hardship will attend general coal
strike that both operators and the Representatives
of the miners should make all reasonable concessions
avert IT, The operators say that the strike com
Evening journal., 1912-03-29
LIGHTER. BRIGHTER AND BETTER

To one who, like the Wayfarer, has
been away from Wilmington many
years, the most striking thing upon his
return is the great change that has
taken place in the appearance of Mar
ket street. no matter whether 1t be
viewed by night or by day. That
change, perhaps, is not appreciated
fully by persons who have lived in
Wilmington continuously. To them II
has come by gradual process and each
Improvement has made a separate
mental impression. When one re-
turns. however, after years Of alb
sence, those improvements strike the
mind as a whole. Observation OF the
many details which go to make up
I that whole comes later.
The main thoroughfare Of the city
has become lighter, brighter, better
and more ornate. It appeals at once
to the newcomer as a practical de-
monstration of the progressiveness OF
the municipality and its people. The
improvements, collectively and sep
arately, represent a great civic awak-
ening which augurs well for the fu-
ture Nor has that awakening been
I confined TO Market street. II has lett
its impress clearly on other business
] thoroughfares and on the residence
! sections. When progressiveness
once seizes a people whose home
pride has been arousd II feeds and
fattens upon itself and its accomplish
ments and strives to do even greater
things. That is truism that will
apply with full force to this charm
ing Eastern city.
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oAis.so ons" lza South Michigan Avsnu.
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Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell Of
"The Act OF Courtesy That Gave
Name to a Famous Webster Speech"
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The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
PLANsMlDE PUBLIC
HIH[RAL1C0hTEsT
Prises Announced and List Of Prizes
Made Public Advocate Says
Arrangements Are Complete.
BUILDING Is RENTED
TO DISPI.AY AWARDS
Commodious Quarters At ia Thiy.
teenth Street Leased-Competi-
tora Nay See for Themselves.

For the purpose Of displaying the
matchless awards in The Washington
Herald's $4,000 contest and placing on
exhibition manufactured products adver-
tised in connection with the competition.
a magnificent and commodious three
story building at n Thirteenth Street
Northwest will be opened by The Ad-
vccate at noon Wednesday.
This is the matter to which the dapper
little gentleman In colonial dress in
charge Of the contest has been quietly
and secretly devoting his time and en-
e-gy during the past month. The build
ing will serve as q headquarters for the
entire competition.
This Is without a doubt the most ex-
tensive proposition ever undertaken In