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G PEAKING Of lobbes, how would II do for the Levy
- Court TO appoint special committee to iuvest
gate tho activities of certain who working to
oisi pron tho county bridges of particular types to
span tho Chrstiana river at Third street? Such in
vcsigation " ably and fcarcssly conducted night
veal the cause for the intense interest which certain
citizens outside tho and also outside tho bridge
companies are displaying In the tyne that shall he
sclccicd
Tho people Of New Caale county do want the
now bridge bult at the dctaon or for the financial
benedt any lobby. They it built for the benefit
Of tho public and for the lowest price consistent with
good workmanship and service
II the Ievy Court Commissioners he wise they will
put the lobbyists 10 rout and select that type Of bridge
which appeals to their hest Judgment the tbins need
ed for the present and future uses the city and county
Nor should they permit themselves to be sVerved from
what they esteem their honest duty to the people by
the threats Establishments Of the bridge lobbyists,
no matter whom they may he
Suggestion has been made in certain interested
quarters that unless the Levy Court Commissioners
select particular tyne Of bridge the Interference OF
prominent officials will be invoked to call them TO
terms Such suggestion is insulting. only to the
Lc,y Court Commissioners but also TO the high public
oHHciss the bridge lobbyists may have in mind It
doubted that there is any high official in state
who would care TO he recognized the ally Of bridge
iohhyiste making such threats. Hut even II there he
such Il is tho duty of the Levy Court Commissioners
10 stand for the thing hey fcc s right and force the
lobbyists and their Official allies. 70, they have any TO
come out in tho OMEN and show their hands. There IS
nothing that puts lobbyist and his hacker 10 rout
moro quickly than tho liVh OF publicity In this bridge
matter tho commissioner should adopt that bridge
which it thinks IS hest II they will do that honestly
and fearlcsaly tho public viii take Of The dis
appointed lobbyists and any allies, oencial unofficial
they may have.
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HARRINGTON FOLK
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
HARRINGTON, Del, July 9-Nliss
Mary McCabe is visiting relatives in
Berlin Md.-Miss Eva Hughes. of
Greensboro. is visiting Mrs Leonard
Harrington Mrs Joseph Eggert and
daughter have returned to their home.
In Philadelphia after spending several
weeks here with her mother.--Charles
Lane and daughter. Caroline, Jacob
Wroten and family spent the Fourth
Al Augustine Beach-Mr and Mrs
w T, Sharp entertained Mr. Vineyard
and family OF Milford. on Sunday
Fred Quimby and daughter Miss Lucille
of West Summerville. Mass. have re-
turned home after spending several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Sau-
tclle.-Niiss Lille Reese is visiting
friends near Williamsport. Pa.-James
Cahall Is improving.-Quite number
Of town people visited Bowers on Sun
day. Among them we're; william
Powell and family. Soloman Sapr.
Walter Taylor. George Harrington,
LoUher Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Dicker-
son. Gorden Riley Ann Trice. Charles
Lane and family. Mr.. and Mrs Jacob
Wroten. Harry Wingatc and daughter
Eva Mr. and Mrs. William Reed
spent Monday in Philadelphia--M Miss
/ Eva Wingate entertained Mrs. George
Hanson and Mrs. William Reed on
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Egan. NJ. f., How They Worked
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Finn. r. j.. That Football Game.
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dcnce. Insurance and real estate ac-
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Audreev. y. n. The Seven whe
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Andrews, y. IT,. A Practical Course
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De weese. T A.. The Bend in the
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Gibbs. r. and Grant b.. Halgan
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LaFollcttc r. NJ, LaFollette's
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Lincoln. H. c.. steam and Hot
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Loomis. r. a.. Hunting extinct ami
mails In tho Paiaeonian Pampas
Martin. r. G.. Our Own Weather.
Miles. H. IT, How 10 Remember.
without Memory Systems or With
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Parson, r. A.. Tho Principles of Ad-
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rellew. G. E.. Dyes and Dyeinr
ritre. Giusseppe. The Swallow
Book
Royce. Josiah. The Problems OF
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Stlle. =. Co. Nutritional Physiology.
Tyroll II. c. Artistic Bridgs De
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law inadequate the responsibility for their inaction
rests upcn the Legislature and not upon them
Mayor Howell is wise IN advising the commissioners
not fan air II waste time them attempt
to do under that law things which they feel within
themselves will be impossible to do AS he suggests
they should attempt only such things they ad,
viscd the law will support them in doing and. when
they have decided those things force the fight
and follow IT, matter where IT. may lead.
There arc too many persons who think that a Public
Utility Commission should be placed in a position
whore it may ride rough-shod public service
corporations. That is conception Of It's right
ful duties It's real mission is 10 hold the balance of
power between such corporations and the public aud to
see that equal justice is done between the two i'm
terests
The Central Labor Union seeking to force the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company to
grant four-cent fare. Such suggestion appeals
strongly TO the people who its lines, just
three-cent or a two-cent fare would do. II must be
horne in mind however that the fact that four
cent fare has been demanded is desired. does not
mean that such should he ordered. Capital Is
entitled to fair return upon its investment. and what
is regarded a fair return from investment in rac-
ton properties is concededly higher than that from
certain other investments. That is admitted by
the most radical regulators woud-be regulators OF
traction properties
Upon such request has been made by the Central
Labor Union the thing necessary for regulatlye
body to ascertain would be whether four-cent fare
would bring the company affected fair return upon
its investment. Quite naturally the traction company
would assert that would not Those proposing such
a fare would insist that it would. There the issue
would Join. II would be necessary for the commission
to decide that point
Such a decision cannot be made upon guesswork.
u be made upon actual and accurate information.
The only way for the commission to obtain such In
formation is to have the power and the money needed
Obtain II II has neither the power the means,
It is stopped the very threshold Of It's inquiry and
is in position to decide the question to issue
order that would stand the test in court.
In the before the commissioners, II they
feel that they have tho power and the right spend
the cy's money To employ experts to make the in
yestgations needed they should follow the Mayors
advice 60 ahead with the work and to it that IL 'S
carried out honestly and mparally They should not
however 90 into such enterprise merely to fan air
and spend money when doing It. AS tho Mayor
gcsts they should attempt only the things they feel
reasonably sure they the power to do and when
they have decided upon those things, ahead and
them, with concrete and beneficial object in view
in whatever proceedings may he undertaken
II should he remembered that houndcring about is
I, as bad as tanning air
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a Swiss chalet and is surrounded by
several miles of woods of oak. birch
and fir, which swarm with game
among which are several thousand
deer.
The beautiful Wehrbelin Lake is
about an English mile from Huber
tusstOck. Us banks are covered with
hanging woods The lodge at Huber.
tusstock was built in 1850 by King
Frederick William ~ but it has since
been enlarged. and two residences foi
foresters occupied by members of
The encourage during the imperial
visits and other buildings have been
added. The lodge. which rs built on
hilly prominence. permitting fine
view of the surrounding country. wae
q favOrite summer residence of tn.
first emperor William. but was rarely
il ever, occupied by the present
Kaiser.
The clergy and city-fathers of War.
wick, with the support of the Bishou
of Worcester, are appealing for 1000
pounds wherewith. to restore Beau.
champ Chapel in the parish church,
where there are monuments of the
famous family which included the
"kingmaker." In China it is regard.
ed as a pious duty for each family
to maintain the tombs of it's ancest.
ors, and it is very unlikely that
public subscription would be neces.
sary for the purpose.
The Warwick earldom has. il il
true. changed ancestors several
times. and perhaps it may he claimed
that the bones of the Beauchamps do
not concern the Grevilles. who ac-
quired the title i'm 1859 II would
seem strange If in future years the
monuments of the Vanderbilis and
Rockefellers should have to be re-
paired by contributions from the
/ public. and one would have believed
that this particular duty would have
! been cheerfully discharged by the
numerous aristocatc families who
are very proud to claim descent from
the earlier Warwick clan made i'm
mortal by Sir Bulwer Lytton in his
famous historical novel.
Lord and Lady Portsmouth have
been staying for a short time at Eg.
gesford House, North Devon. This
may possibly he their last visi. TO
that place, as the estate is for sale
The late Lord Portsmouth resided at
Eggesford during twO-thirds of the
year. but his son never has cared fOt
| the place. preferring Hurstbone
the family seat in Hampshire. Egges.
ford. is a modern Elizabethan hous
which stands on high ground COM
manding extensive views over rho
valley of the Taw. and II IS sur
rounded by well-wooded park nj
300 acres. There are very pretty old
gardens, with the finest yew herge'
Copyright. 1918. by A. d. Jacobsonl
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with people going to the Sunday school
classes Some drive as far as eighteen
miles TO be able to attend. Many are
old -meu- Civil War veterans. pioneersi iu
Ohio. They come early to get good seats
and hear the preliminary sacred concert
Rev. Welshimer. who built up this tire
mendous Sunday school attendance in q
town of 10000 people. is regarded as the
best business man in Canton He is 40
years old. drives fast automobile be-
cause he has TO conserve every minute
of his time to do his days work and has
the best card index system in northeast
ern Ohio. Under him he has an organiza'
tion of 100 men and 100 women as
building up committee TO keep attend
ance mp in-his Sunday school and church
He employs two stenographers and az
assistant to take care of his Office detnn
and has personal charge of ninety Sun
day school teachers.
And ON Sunday not a man, woman o.
child can get into that Sunday schop
without having shaken hands with the
Rev Mr. Welshimer at least once. As a
hand shaker he has a record that is al
most equal to that of President Wilson.
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orr MAYOR IS RIGHT.

MAYOR HOWELL is right The public is noi-sstia-
ned with What the Wilmington BOARD OF Public
Utility Commissioners has done. Neither is satisfied
With what the Legislature has done with what GER
tain Of the public utility corporations have done
The board has been operating under skeleton
Public Utilities law which the Legislature has refused
to strengthen. That law Is q mere apology for what
II ought TO be. As consequence ihc commission.
through no fault Of its apology Tor what
should be-
For such body 70 do work that is worth while Il
must have adequate law upon which 70 base s
work and upon which it may rely 10 defend that work
in court and out Of court, after II has been done
n We are to have effective commission. we must
have IN effective law We have an effective law
so long oc the legislature refuses 10 give g.
No one knows better than the commissioner tho
Mayor and tho public service corporations the weak
nesses Of the Public Utility law. They are notorious
There loopholes in il through which the Con-
soldated Gas Company Of New York might pass with
out touching and which the commissioners cannot close
or bridge
The only hope for the commission lies IN the Leeis-
Isure. which has given 10 il skeleton instead Of a
real potent law, with which do work that would tax
sthe strength OF the best of laws.
IF the law would permitted H. the commissioners
no doubt would have corrected by this time many Of
The things complained OF by the public. But with the
Evening journal., 1913-07-09
GOSSIP OF THE COURTS
BY FLAEEUR

tomological collections and manuscripts.
No trace now remains OF Count Rzewu-
sky's folly" nor of the house that Bal
zac's imagination had Transformed. IL
was wiudowlcss in the back had no gar
den; long court, the length of the house.
aud high wall ON the opposite side
The house. with ground hoor and an up
per story. was slightly below the level
Of the court and formerly served stew.
ards.
On the. other side of the wall was the
Chateau de Benuion. built by an eight
centh century banker. and marvel Of
architecture. II was bought about forty
five years ago by bankers widow, who,
seeing q "Naboth's vineyard" in the Bali
zac property raised the wall TO sky
scrapng height Rzewusky's mother-in-
law and the wife for long time stuck
to the house, which Balzac's illusions
and death had made one of the most ia
nous in France. Stanslaus himself WAS
chilled out of il, andth ladies eventually
sold it TO their disagreeable ncighbor on
her own terms.
Rzewusky moved toSt Germain. where
he studied insects in the forest. A sea
son ticket enabled him to remain Boul-
evardier and keep in touch with his club,
his theatcrs and his friends They agreed
among themselves, after his ruin, TO give
him pension. Publishers made him
I tempting offers for his memoirs. To one
of them he said: MY intimacy with
those whose names might draw readers
prccludes me. with my pessimistic view
Of human nature, from writing about
them"
Another editor mentioned the prcce-
dents established by members of the
Royal family who supplied copy" to the
papers and the book trade of great
monarch; and were very much alive to
the pecuniary advantages of the trans
actions. Rzewusky replied: "This precc-
dent does not tit in my case. We Poles
are above Royalty, inasmuch as we elect
ed our kings
Princess Henry (Beatrice) of Bat
! tenberg, Queen Victoria's youngest
ShilL ann mother CT the Queel q
Spain. @ho recently sold haf estate
at Osborne was the ca' :, cf Col. ant
! Mrs. Colnorne at Nonsuyh Park. near
4 Cheam.
Nonsuch is a cas'ellated house &C.
signed By Wyattville. which stands
near the eide Of the palace of Henry
VIII, which was pulled down during
the reign Of Charles H. Tho place
was granted by tina. King TO the
Duchess Of Cleveland, his favorite
who razed the house and sold the
materials after which she divided the
large dee- park into farms
The Prussian Royal Jagd Schloss
hunting lodgel Of Hubertusstock
! Whorc Prince and Princess Ernest ol
| Brunswick-L daughter and
son-in-law OF the Kaiser spent their
honeymoon, is built in the style oi
Evening journal., 1913-07-09

The death at Paris of an old gentle
man OF arstocratic habits. soft manners,
lisping speech. and shrewdly intellectual
recalls the career of an in
tercstinc ruin. Count Stanislas Rev
usky The had dropped his litlel was the
husband of Balzac's step-daughter, Eve
line dc Hanska. from whom lie had been
for wears separated she living in a CON
ven. and he at St. German, with "
"pied- a -terre" first floor fat in Paris
He was the last OF the boulevardiers
wFlaneursnl OF the time of Emile de Gil
rardm Alphonse de Calunnc Duke de
Gramunt. Caderousse. n well known char
dc Mornv Aurcllen Schol. and the
Prince of Wales (kmg Edward. his
friend during several scasonsl. They all
held him i'm great respect as grand
seigncur of the old Polish school born TO
great wealth. heir 20 many talents. yet
unable 10 retrieve his heavy losses ON
club tables where a leu d'enier" went on
nightly. One must look for the reason
of his lack Of grit and firm character.
Balzac. in his powerful novel, La
Cousine Bctts portrayed this type Of
Pole in Stanislas, the designer of sculp-
tural groups for sivcrsmiths.
His marriage may have been the mis-
fortune of his life. Nine. de Hanska,
who contriyed that her name should be
mdissombly connected with the fame of
Balzac. first as his inspiring agent and
later, when death freed her from her
tolerant husband. as his wife and widow,
seems to me nothing but vulgar ntri-
gantc. The two ladies and Rzewusky
lived perhaps ten years or more follow
ing Balzacs death in the house in which
he died. Rzewusky had great culture
everything exquisite innate qualities aud
capacities. lie lorcstalled. for instance
Lord Avcbury and j. H. Fabre as a stu
dent OF insect life. was a disciple of Shop
cnhauscr, and wrote poems. too Slavic
in sentiment and thought to attract the
Paris of that date. His plays labored
under the same drawback for the Paris.
ians of the Second Empire time of riot.
Gus living where satirists of talent were
content tO be mere funny men.
However much they might he patron
izcd by the Walewskys. Poinatowskvs
and by Napoleon, they never took. Tho
times had not ripened for lbscn and rol
stoy. and he anticipated them. He hire,
thcatcr and engaged good actors. Cri
tics took his bribcs and then "roasted'
him. This typical Pole spent heavily
in improving Balzac's house when h,
lived there. As Victor Hugo described it
this house was the most ill-kept. untidy
ramshackle house in France. "Polnisch,
Hauswirtschait' Everything struck
false note.
The sonin-law built chapel aud
dinlngroum. round. because the dining
table was to be round He added sor
of fifteenth century wing with small
rooms, except one large one for his on
Evening journal., 1913-07-09
WEDNESDAY. JULY 9. 1913.
ACTLrKE MN.

IA HE New Castle County Levy Court is Ropub-
lican body and supposed to have good Republican
sense II was not elected by the people TO permit
itself to be stampeded by bridge lobbyists Demo-
cratic critics working in or independently.
It to that the decision the court to sell the
two county automobiles simply because a Democratic
newspaper a Democratic member made the accusa-
lion thai the machines had been used for Joy rides"
childish The sensible thing for II to have done
would have been:
First-To ascertain If there had been indulgence in
such ioy-rdine by any Of the members or employees
second-If such an abuse of the county property had
practiced to issue an order forbddmg it in
future.
Thrd-If there had been no such abuse to proclaim
Tho fact to the world and show the influence under
Tying the ruwarrautcd accusation.
In these days the puhlicy-owned and operated auto
mobile is looked upon as a necessity and not as a
luxury In vdeawake and progressive communities
It not only is used by public officials but when prov
pcrly used viewed by the taxpayers as a ume-sayer
and morey-sayer. For the Levy Court to permit it.
ser 10 he stampedcd into the scusecss act Of selling
hsle red automobiles would result in a tbrecfold dis
kessarte' 4 ssd aass to the tsxpsyers.
n {oo/ secondhand machines they would have to be
acrieced for only fraction Of what they are really
worth
After their sale the taxpayers would be called upon
nay large the hire private automobiles
'or work Of inspection and supervision
such work would less frequent and thorough under
such conditions
II is highly important especially for the welfare of
the Levy Court districts The rural scctiona Of the
county that the commissioner reconsider their action
Of Tuesday and thereby show that they have the in
leresi Of the people heart What they did then was
both resctionary aud uniushhed There Is no sense in
bresking good and modern system Of inspection
end supervision merely to correct what may he an
abuse in that system.
Il there has been ioy-rdns in The county automo
piles. iei it be exposed and stopped
II there has been such ioy-ridips let At fac, he
proclaimed and the public given assurance that there
o1l be more
But above an things. lei the emcenry Of tho work
,f inspection and supervision in the rural districts
maintained a. that high standard winch Of auto
mobiles has made possible IN short le, tho Lov
Court commissioner act Ike and not like child
and show the hrids lobbyists that they arc not
to be frightened into dons anything that is not for
The good Of the county.
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PHYSCIAN RAISES cHICkENs

BOOTHWNN. Pa. July g. DIR. Geo.
r. Baier. who few months ago paid
$4,000 for the Okic place has gone into
the chicken business on large scale
and has adopted tho colony system of
keeping poultry he has we'll ou TO
1000 birds amous them. in separate
quarters. white ;.cghorns Rhode Is
land pads and White Orninzinns
Evening journal., 1913-07-09

Erie has done we'll in celebrating the victory Of Com
modore oliver Hazard Perry over the British the
Battle Of Lake Ere in iSi3 Wilmington has inter
est In that victory apart from the general that
applies 10 All Americans That Is that II Whining
ton made powder that enabled tho hero of that moment
Gus hrhi smash tho power Of the British tho Great
Lakes our city also has had more than an ordinary
interest in tho present celebration owing to the fact
that a nowdcr wagon like the that carried tho
munitions Of war to Perry in 1913 has made its way
from Wilmington Eric and been received there
with tho hcarics possible evidences OF approval The
sending Of the wagon in 1913 by tho durouis an
act in which patriotism and business blended r.
fectvciy Tho sending Of the one like IL this year
represented expensive patriotic sentiment for which
the duPonts Of today receiving unatntcd praise
from the people Of the entire country.
Evening journal., 1913-07-09

The visit oi Director Of Public Safety Porter and his
stan superintendent Robinson Of the Philadelphia
Police Department and the members Of his staff and
$50 Of the captains and cutenants Of the force in that
city 10 Harry J. stocckc In this city Yesterday was
pleasant affair in which Mr. soccklc assisted by Chief
of Police Black and other members Of tho local force
PLAYED the part OF host with eraconsness that was
pleasing 10 the visitors. The reception OF the Phia-
delphians assumed semi-oaioial tinge. despite the
fact the visitors here as guests Of the city.
Such visits the courteses which attend them
and the exchanges which naturally follow good FOR
municipalities. Both Philadelphia and Wilmington
should benefit by tho sood-feelins snsendsred By the
function Of yesterday
Evening journal., 1913-07-09
Band Concert On Church
Roof Garden Makes Ohio
Sunday School the Largest

CANTON, O., July with the at
traction of band concert in the church
roof garden, and double orchestra con-
cert in the church auditorium. the Rev.
p. n. Nelshimcr of Canton's First Chris.
tian Church. has built up what nc claims
is the biggest Sunday school in the world
within the last five years. The average
attendance az the Christian Church Sun
day school in Canton i'm this hot month
of July is 3.2jl. The record attendance
is i.7li Several Sundays back thirty
eight babies were checked in the babies
check room" of the $4,000 church The
mems class OF $50 had to hold their scs-
sion in the street while the teacher eX.
planned the lesson from the tonneau OF
an automobile.
Tho streets leading to the church are
crowded each Sunday morning by $40
Evening journal., 1913-07-09

Friday evening-M and Mrs. Rash
will occupy their home in Weiner ave-
nue. Clarence Raughley has returned
from Rehoboth Mrs. Noah Cain visit
ed her daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Jacobs.
on Monday.
Evening journal., 1913-07-09

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