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The Evening Journal FOUNDED H»* Wilmington, Do!., ■.a Entsrad at the Postofflce at sscond-class matter. A Republican Newspaper, published dally, every after noon except Sundays, by THE EVENING JOURNAL COMPANY. Robert 8. Baird, Directors and sole stockholders! Albert W. Cummins. Clsmsnt B. Hsllam and Gilbert 8, done». Gilbert B. Jones. Business Manager Fourth and Shipley Streets. Wilmington, Delaware Cambridge Building. Comer Fifth New York Office: *04 Avenus and Thirty-third Street. Chicago Office; 811 Boyce Building. TELEPHONES. Editorial Room-D & A. BOO. Delmaiwfa. 15«. -D. Ä A. »70. Delmarvla, 8248. Busineß Offlci TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. b, »* 1 , „..U.. ""i,; "Vu mouth, payable In advance. By THE EVENING JOURNAL ueee the United Prssi'New. Secvk.e, received in it. ediror.al rooms over a epena. wire. This newspaper It on sale regulsrlv at every r\< t In Wilmington and the principal ' . Twenty Delaware; also at Broad Street 8'^ton and Jw.niy fourth and Chestnut Streit Station. Philadelphia. Fa. Advertising rates on application. No attention paid to unsigned communication Tuesday, February 4. 1908. BUILDING AND LUMBER SUPPLY. EMENT, steel, brick and stone arc not yet used in sufficient quantities to encourage lumber users to predict the time when the forets will nqt be called upon to furnish the pnncipal materials used in building operations. Notwith .landing the remarkable increa.e ,n cement and other fireproof materials, the last re ports of the building operations 1« 1 forty-nine ot the leading cities of the United States for the year, collected by the Geological Survey, show that 59 per cent, w-crc of wooden construction. Even if the remaining forty-one per cent, of the buildings were built of brick, stone and concrete, vast quantities of wood are consumed both in the construction and in the finish, though m he latter form, metal is taking ths place of wood to a very large extent. The amount of lumber given above does not take into consideration tins item at all. While this percentage is representative ot tnq building industry in the United Stales, dealers point out that it does not include the large quan tities of lumber used for the construction of dwellings, stores and other buildings in the thou sands of small cities and towns scattered over the country and not included in the forty-nine cities on which a reckoning was made. In towns and small cities wood is usually the predominating building material, and it is safe to say that if the statistics had included figures for all places 01 whatever size, the percentage of wooden con struction would have been much greater. 1 hese figures, as a rule, are only for the corporate lim its, and the suburbs of these cities have each very large amounts to be added. The cost, also, is relatively higher in these cities than m towns nearer the base of the supply. In wooden buildings, New \ork City is at the bottom of the list, though it leads witji $18.075 as the average cost of buildings. Except at San Francisco, where abnormal conditions have pre vailed since the fire, Boston shows the greatest {increase of any of the cities in the total cost of building operations. The average cost of build ings is constantly increasing, having risen over three hundred dollars during the last three years. fThe average value of a building is given in the report as $2,035. Lumber is by far the greatest drain on Ihe for ests, and the wonderful development of the coun try during the past decade has called for the use of nearly forty billion board feet a year. The largest quantity ever reported for a single year for 1906, when thirty-seven and one-half bil lion feet, with a mill value of $621,151.388. was used. Including the value of the lath and shingles used with this amount, the'total value of the wood used for buildings is brought up to $656, 796,5I3 The increasing price of lumber and the rapidly increasing use of perfected fireproof systems of construction should have much to do in holding down the amount which the forests are called .upon to yield each year, but so far these more substantial materials have not decreased the lum ber cut of the nation. c was Many colleges are proud of their sons who bc come great leaders in the world of industry and finance. Too often the colleges do not inquire into the methods qf making the fortunes. C. W. Morse, who is a graduate of Bowdoin College, Me., however, was severely scored the other day by President Hyde, of that institution. Dr. Hyde denounced the dishonesty by which one man profits out of the losses of ten thousand others, and the extravagance of the directors of the Morse companies was condemned. President Hyde declared : "The man who did it, sat for four years in the same chapel scats where you students are now sitting." President Dr. Hyde evidently docs not believe that Mr. Morse got his high finance ideas from the instruction he had received while a student. PRACTICE OF UNCTION. A T THE recent convention of the Episcopal Church, held at Richmond. Va., a com mittee was appointed to consider the advisability of restoring a service of unction in the church— that is, the anointing of and praying over the sick, as commanded by St. James. The committee will report to the next General Convention, which may or may not accept its recommendation. For many years the high church element in the F.nis ccpal Church hr* piv«p as one of the sacraments, but the practice in the church at large has fallen into disuse. The suggested reviv ^R:,icc is prob ably due to the growth of the Christian Scien ■ fists, who have been making heavy inroads upon the Protestant congregations in manv parts of the country. The Christian Scientist doctrine of healing has undoubtedly been felt in the churches. Not long ago an 41 U, Episcopal diocese of 'California, in discussing the question, mended the general revival of unction as a rclig recom V ious practice. In a large church gathering in England several months ago the same subject was discussed. There must be some offset to the Christian Scientist teaching, it was declared. The healing or alleviation of the sick by other than medicinal agencies, ipTai>^ is being gravely discussed not only by Episcopalians, but by other churches. Bishop Fallows, of the Reform ed Episcopal Church, has adopted a sort of men tal healing, which he says carries hope and com fort and blessing to the sick. The Rev. Dr. Wor oester, of Boston, one of the stars of the Broad Church School in the Episcopal Church, for sev eral years has had a mental healing school in operation in connection with his clerical duties. Altogether this subject is likely to he discussed with increasing interest. And^as Christian Sci ence has made progress among what are consid ered the "upper" classes of the country, its doctrines, in whole or in part, cannot be ignored either by physicians or by religious leaders. Hoping to relieve the sting of dull times in New York, the Central Labor Union of that city urges the city authorities to push work on the subway and hurry other city improvements. If this is done, hundreds of men in the metropolis who are in dire need will be given employment. Throughout the country municipalities are being asked to engage in public improvements so that work may be furnished for those who arc hurt the most by industrial depressions. According to Attorney-General Bonaparte there is to be no halting of the government's prosecution of trusts. Attorney-General Bona parte declares that the Standard Oil and the Har vester trust cases are to be pushed to trial. MURDER OF A KING. OLICE, militarism—all the safeguards of imperialism—are insufficient to prevent as sassinations of royalty. King Carlos, of Portugal, and his son are but another addition to the list of European rulers who have fallen victims of assassins. The assas sination was doubtless long planned. It was easily executed. Portugal, of which we hear little, has been in a state of unrest. The liberal movement that has been sweeping throughout Europe finally reach ed the little kingdom. The king was an indiffer ent ruler. He had neither the love nor the respect of the people. He seemed heedless of their wishes. He relied upon the army to protect his throne, and only to the army had he made concessions. The administration of the government is corrupt. Taxes are high. The yoke of oppression is heavy. The seeds of revolution are growing. But in these days it is difficult for revolutionists to duct a war to overturn a government with any hope of success. Therefore, they blindly resort to assassination of rulers, the embodiment of the government they detest. Probably the assassination of the king was the outcome of a widespread conspiracy and not the carrying out of an anarchists' plot. The govern ment of Portugal had used repressive against the revolutionists. They struck hack. It is not probable, however, that the murders will result in any change in the political situation in Portugal. Whenever an assassination a nation like Portugal the reactionaries, instead of yielding, only strengthen their repressive rule in the hope of crushing out the spirit that prompts revolt. Reforms cannot be brought about by the murder of rulers. con measures occurs in The great crowd that gathered in Philadelphia to hear Mr. Bryan's address on "The Prince of Peace" and the reco _ ion accorded him, seem to make it certain that T.VIr. Bryan's "orders," as a local preacher expressed it, should be renewed. The campaign of the reactionaries against Bryan in New York appears to be lagging. The reactionaries arc showing signs of anger. As he is no longer a dark horse in the presiden tial race, Governor Hughes is trying to put the New York race track men out of business. Personal and Pertinent Just after the President's message had been read In the Renate Friday, Senator Scott, of West Virginia, walked out Into the Marble Room. West Virginia paper was waiting. "Senator," he said, "please tell me what you think of this bill," at the same time handing over a printed copy. The Senator looked at the bill, at the reporter and then out of the window. "My boy." he said, with tho Scott and Mark Twain drawl—"my boy, after what I have just gone through I wouldn't express an opinion on the Lord's Prayer." Thu Senator' folded the bill carefully, handed It back to the reporter and left the Marble Room with bowed head. —New York World. • • • A hotel proprietor In Kansas City once told of an amusing incident connected with the stay at his house of a rnra' politician of Missouri. y The politician had come to the hotel for but one day, and he hud taken hts dinner elsewhere with a friend. When, on coming to pay his bill, he found himself charg ed with a day's board, dinner and all, he protested vig orously. It was explained to him that the American plan was based strictly on time, and that If he chose to elsewhere It was his own lookout. The man, however, refused to be pacified, and paid the bill under protest! Then, to every one's surprise, he asked If dinner were "still on." Upon being informed that It lasted until 9 o'clock In the evening, he exclaimed: A reporter for a • h ' I've eaten one dinner, but I'm going to get my money's worth out cf this house, if I suffer all the torments of dyspepsia." He then rushed Into one of the dining rooms, seized a bill of fare, and ordered everything he could think of When he finally reachd his limit, the waiter handed him a check for $8.36. "What's (hst for?" he demanded. "Your dinner sir." . "But I have already paid my dinner In my bill, tested the unfortunate man. American plan." Then you should have gone Into the other dining room,* said the waiter "This Is the European plan cafe."— Harper's Weekly. pro "I am staying here on the • • • Like every man who values the look of his clothes: King Edwaro carries very little In his pockets besides a handkerchief. In his waistcoat pocket he carries a gold pencil-case, a rjgar-cutter. a lltt'e pass-key, a gold watch, carefully regulated by Greenwich time, and half a dozen sovereigns, in his coat pocket he carries a tiny note book. and in the winter he puts his gloves In the pocket of hla top-coat The King never carries a cigar case, except a g.'Ul css« which holds one cltrar. but he almost always has a small box of lozenges. Unlike his nephew the Kal-er, lie istiof carries a fountain pen in his pocket. -Tit-Bits. The other day there was a ladder leaning against that building over there and peo pie Lad to walk under It or else walk out toward the edge of the sidewalk. A good many women walked under 11, but a lot more walked out of the way of It After a while I got to noticing more particularly, and 1 noticed that nearly all the women who didn't like the idea of walking under the ladder were blondes. Most of the brunettes went right under without a moment's hesitations**—Cleveland Plain Dealer "I believe blondes are more superstitious than brun ettes." remarked the crossing policeman at Euclid avenue and Ea:t Sixth street the other day. "Here's hcv I know: O'CONNELL TALKS OFTROLLEYPLANS Says Construction Will Begin as Soon as Weather Settles "I expert to begin construction work on the Wilmington end of the West Chester and Wilmington Electric Rail way as soon as the weather Is fit." said President T. B. O'Connell, "but it Is useless to attempt It yet." The energetic official of this new road Is very sanguin« over the pros pects of the new road, and says lie has been used royally by the people of Delaware and has nil the legal require ments necessary to go ahead with the project. The State has granted the charter asked for and the company has been given rights of wav from Wilming ton to the State lino without any trouble. The city of Wilmington gave, without pay, the right of way along their new reservoir front In Brandy wine hundred, only asking that ths hedges and trees be replanted In place of those removed. Sufficient money has been guaranteed to start the construction work and more cash will be subscribed as need ed. "Several merchants have made cash donations for preliminary work and^ legal expenses. It Is stated that ail rights of way between the Delaware State line and Brandywine Summit, with a few ex ceptions, have been obtained, some property owners still holding out for exorbitant prices. These will not stand in the way when the road Is started, as condemnation proceedings can be re sorted to if necessary. PLANS FOK POWERHOUSE. Mr. O'Connell has plans drawn for a $75,000 power house at Brandywine Summit, which Is midway between West Chester and Wilmington, and also between Kennett Square and Media, If these extensions are decided upon. trouble can be saved. By this method power and I The specifications for the line call for two railroad bridges, one under the B. and O. and one over the Ci ntral. Baltimore Seventy pound rails will be In the rural districts bracket poles will be used and suspension wires in used and the construction will be on tho basis of a steam road. the be temporarily suppll'd from a plant In Wilmington, operated by Director Wills of the company, used for other purposes. Another director who has towns. It Is said, to start with, power can property near Wilmington, contem plates opening a picnic grounds on his property along the line, In Brandywine hundred. It is also sail that the open-' In g of the line to a new cemetery is considered such a boon that a right of way was granted through the property free of charge. The cemetery business and the carrying of workmen to the new' reservoir will pay expenses at once. There will be a mooting of the directors of the new road at the Wil mington office of the company to merge the Pennsylvania and Delaware State chartered companies into one organi sation. There will also bo a meeting of citizens of West Chester and Delaware counties at Dllworthtown, at Darling ton's Corner. nfSBafily on next Satur day evening to boom tills end of the new road. HOUSE PASSES PENSION BILL Under suspension of tho rules tho House yesterday passed tho Sulloway bill, granting a flat pension to all widows of honorably discharged sold iers. Its provisions were explained by Its author, who said It Involved an ad ditional expenditure of $12,741,000. Ho described destitute widows of soldiers who were unable to secure pensions be cause of some technicality of tho law regarding property holdings, and re ceived applause when he said these technicalities should be swept away. Mr. Fulton of Oklahoma, wanted to make the penson $30 a month, but under the rules that could not be done. The bill was passed without division and with only one voice In opposition. It was e matter of special note that the attendance of members to-day was the 1 argent since the opening day. The bill increases the pensions of widows from $8 to $12 a month, and It Is applicable to all such pensions for less than that, rate which have been or may be granted under existing pension laws. Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL NEWARK, Del., Feb. 4.—Mrs. Eliza beth K. Steel, wife of John T. SteeC a highly «respected farmer living near the Head of Christiana Church, died on Sunday morning after a short III ness. Some weeks ago she had a par NEWARK alytlc stroke, which was followed by another. After a lapse of a week the third stroke was noticed and death fol lowed a day or two later. She was In her 74th year. A husband and four children survive him—J. Edward Steel,, Mrs. William Davis. Mrs. George T. Johnston and Miss Mary Steel. The funeral will take place on Wednesday at 1.30 o'clock. Services will be held * I In Head of Christiana Church, with In termont in adjoining cemetery. H. Warner McNeal and George R. j Powell began gathering seven-inch Ice | yesterday. • Miss Esther E. Piper, a teacher In the High School. In this Wwti, sur prised the Board of Education a few days recently by handing In her reslg nation. Miss Piper left, for her home. ■ at Newvllle, Pa., last Friday afternoon. The Board of Education had elected Miss Piper for the school year, and her sudden determination to quit makes It necessary to do some hard work to se cure another teacher. Mrs. Anna Eliza Jeanes, widow of Joseph Jeanes, of Chester, died at her home yesterday, after a long Illness, The deceased was 76 years of age. Mrs. Jeanes was formerly a resident of Wilmington, where her family were connected. Her funeral will take place |On Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from her late residence, and Interment will be private in Chester Rural Genie tery. Death of Mrs. Jeanes Soda Crackers that crackle as good Sodfc Crackers should Uneeda Biscuit y With meals—for meals—between meals 3 * In dust tight, moisture proof packages. Neper sold in bulk. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY (TEdilorial Opinion % W. L. Douglass For President. Paterson Even ng News. If the Democrats really want to elect the next President, why not select a candidate who represents something? j n the person of. ox-Gov. William L. Douglas, the great shoe manufacturer the Democracy would find an ideal candidate, Douglas is a self-made man. 0 f Brockton, Mass., Mr. He has worke 1 up from the shoemaker's bench to the Governor's chair. He can sym pathise with labor. He is the heal D f a'groat industry and Is a capitalist 1 an( j knows the needs of business and ! industry. He is a banker and under- | He is stands the currency question. a manufacturer and knows the tariff ! a.tuatlon. He is a constructive states ma „ ag witness the wise legislation of Massachusett9 in relation to savings 1 hanks and life Insurance. He Is not identified with the factions that have rrnt the Democratic party. He car riRll the rock-ribbed Republican State Massachusetts by a phenomenal ma lorltv. He would reunite the De mocracy and lead It to victory, has no past political record like Brvan'.s. He would make a safe and sane candidate: that Is, If he could be Induced to take the nomination. The trusts and grafters would not like him, but the great body ot the common peo ple, the business men and the farmers would eledt him. The Democracy are in the political wilderness. If William L. Douglass would take the nomina tion. he would be the political Moses that will lead them to the promised land of victory at the polls next No Ho vember. Different From Other Hard Times. Wilmington Labor Herald. The panic this year unlike panics of former times affects trade organiza tions but very little, so far as reducing wages are concerned, the American Federation of Labor that the«« shall be no reduction of wages appears to have taken hold with the average union workingman., is right that It should be so, as a wholesale reduction of wages as in former times only makes times harder. The slogan of And It Making No Noita. Baltimore Sun. If Cortelyou is still running It's on rubber tires. , Bad For Reactionaries. York Dispatch. That confraternity of corruptionists, fortunately for tho country they con sist of but a handful, can hardly hold together under this blast of the presi dent's, long enough to bring about tho reaction against Roosevelt they have planned. Gather in First Voters. Delmar News. There Is a large number of young voters who will cast their first ballot at this year's election, be a bad idea for some of the party leaders In thie section to get a hustle on themselves and see that majority of these young voters vote the right way. The men who want the jobs should be willing to help earn them, | Philadelphia Press, It would not Requires « Two-thirds Vote. Colonel Bryan Is not to be blamed If he thinks the man who can carry the Denver convention by a two-thirds | vote has a right to the nomination; and n0 body Is going to get It without a tW0 .thlrdB vote, * Guard Against Bryan. Phlladelohia Press. If Bryqji Is going to pick up Republi can policies for his own use it may bo necessary to get them copyrighted. dorslng everythin* Mr. Roos veil sal.1 An his special message, with Senator Jeff Davis mov ns the publication of 10,000 extra copies thereof, and with Justice Gaynor lauding the Pr aident as one of the greatest men of the age. it looks as If the real danger of a third term stampede faced the Democratic convention, Danger of Democratic Stampede. New York Press. With William Jennings Bryan In I Mayor Will Arrive To-night. According to a wireless message re csived by relatives of Mayor Wilson yesterday afternoon, he will not be home until this evening He was ex-1 pected last night and preparations were under way for the reception of both he and Mrs. Wilton when the message was received. No reason was given for the delay, but It Is believed that the vessel on which the mayor set sail had stormy weather on the trip ,up the coast from Porto Rico. . I % CITY SOLICITOR ASKS ABOUT COAL Mr. Townsend Wants Data About les s Made by the V\a:cr Lepartm:nt City Solicitor Sylvester D. Townsend made a request to the Board of Water Commissioners at their regular weekly meeting yesterday afternoon to subm,t to him data concerning the awarding of contracts for coal and the tests made of the coal, before awarding the contracts, since July l, 1902. The board Instructed Secretary Grohe to request Mr. Townsend to come himself or send any person selected by him to the de partment and. If necessary, make an Investigation of the books of the do partment. Mr. Townsend's letter was as follows: "You will kindly prepare and send , FINANCIAU FINANCIAL A. WILMINGTON SECURITIES Reported by F. D. Lackey & Co., Bankers and Brokers. 843 Market street. Capital Last Authorized Par Bid« Ask £Lls Name ■Li 1M UJ.lMI National Bank ot Delaware .. Central National Bank .. Far .ners Baillr ..... First Nat.onal Bank .. Nat'i Ban It of VVIlnnugton ft Brandywine Union National Bank ... Uquitable Giiaiaiitt» ft Trust Company.. Security Trust and Safe deposit Co. Wilmington Trust Company . American Vulcanised F brc. common ...... American Vulcanised Fibre, iarelerred.... Delaware Ra.lroad Stock . Wilmington Gas & illectrlo Com .. Wilmington Gas A Electric, ptd .. Whmlngton, New Castle A So.. RX-. Com.. Wilmington, New Castle & So.. Hy . pGd Wilmington Light, Power A Telephone Co Name Bonds American Vulcanised Fibre Bonds . Wilmington City Railway Bonds . .. Wilmington & rb-s'.er Traction Bonds. Wilmington Gas A Elect. Bonds ■ • ■■■• . Wilmington. New Castle A So. Bonds.... .. Delmarvla Telephons Bonds .... ••••• Wilmington Light. Power ft Telephone Co. i.a i o 210,000 bou.uuo O 00 . 00 O 1.6 50 T-0 loo 130 in a KM 20 200AM) 85 - 203,175 600.0Û0 600.000 ».■o.uoO 1 . 800,1100 651,300 2> 7,835 av.oi'O 700,000 160.000 170.000 1 « ... ... . 1 , 090.000 10 « « .... _ A Issued Rata Bid Asked Sale ... 466,000 . «10.000 . 2 , 306.000 . 1,000 000 . 660,000 . 100 000 123 220 235 226 110 110 200 H 2JJ liw 3.' :n ■i 1 3 109 Vü 85 90 U-i m 25 28 20 60 -6 51 10 30 104 106 FR 6 ! 0 4 mo 6 95 mo 10 98 100 98 UN < too t .... 808.000 ESTATES Should be settled In strict confernfc tty to law. A misconception of duty sr an error In Judgment, on ths part of an Executor or Administra tor. may result In great loss to ths parties In interest. Our long ex perience and unvarying success In buAcapacllles give assurance that If y8ur Estate should be placed In our charge. It would be properly administered. ccurily Trust & afe Deposit Co., s >!• MARKET ST. WILMINGTON, Da ♦ duPONT POWDER Lou b ld sac Sold •'referred «r C siasa S.H P.PELL & C0„ Members New Vwk Mock Lvchange j TiL 7863 HANOVER Postmaster at Newark. The term of Postmaster J. Kinsey [Chambers, at Newark, expires this month. There are no applicants yet announced for the office, which Is the queerest situation that has happened In uolltlcs In that town for many a day. Mr. Chambers hue made an acceptable postmaster. 43 lXCHANGE PLACE NEW YORK to me at your earliest convenience a statement showing all bills for coal purchased by your department since July 1. 1902. *T should like also to have copies of all the contracts and the results of tho various tests, together with the names of the persons who made such testa. If you have the data at hand, I should like to know how much coal was used at each particular place, not such data, kindly give me the names of the various stationary engi neers who used the coal." The Charles Warner Company now -has the contract for supplying the do partment with coal, having received It several months ago. Weeges had up to that time been sup If you have plying coal for several years, and ha claimed that he bad not been treated fairly In the test made of coal sub Charles H. Ten mltted by bidders before the contract Guild Meeting, . . .. St. John s Guild will meet at the real dcnce of Mrs. Wilkes Bowen. No. 2113 Washington street at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, was awarded. '-EQUITABLE GUARANTflff««" . TRUST CO. I N. W. Cor. Ninth and Market Sts. Wilmington, Del THE SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in the vaults of this Company are abso lutely burglar and fire proof and afford protec tion to valuable papers and jewelry that can be se cured in no other way. The annual rental is small compared wkh he service rendered the* 0 '. y Ca.l and see Capital and Surplus. $1.000.000 2 %miEREST<'.. DEPOSITS JAMES F. NIELDS Bonds for In /est mint. Local Securities Bouglft and Sold, erkst Btrseta N. W. Cor, Eighth and F. D Lackey & C° BANKEkS and BROKERS Members Philadetphiie Stock Ex change orders for tho pfirehose end tala ,,f stocks, Bonds on A, Grsm for cash or carried on favore #!• terme. SECURITIES INVESTMENT 843 Ms <W SueoL I