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Evening journal., 1907-09-17
THINK BEAUCHAMP
HAD BEEN DOPED
Family Suspects Foul Play
and COFORer'S Physician
Will Examine Body

The body Of the man who Is now
confidently believed to be that Of Ohio
Beauchamp. who disappeared from his
home on July 10. and whose remains
were Inferred at the county burying
grounds, at Farnhurst viii be disin-
TERED tomorrow by direction OF Cor
oner Callaway and examined by Cor
oners Physician Bastan. After this
examination, which win be made at tho
request Of tho mans family. who ara
of the opinion that he met with foul
play. the body viii be turned over to
Undertaken George NJ. Fisher and Eii
be buried in Riverview Cemetery.
Believe He Was Doped
Beauchamp's family believes that he
was the victim Of Knockout drops. Hd
had Si2 with him on the night he
left home. July 10. and when his body
was recovered. two days later. floating
In the Christiana river at Third street
bridge, none Of the money was found
and his watch was also gone. the only
things found IN his pockets being
piece Of watch chain. pair Of nose
glasses and his cuff buttons. which
were Of inferior quality.
There were no marks on the body
when IL was found, and as It looked
like an ordinary drowning, no autopsy
was held After holding the remains
for several days for Identification. Corr
oner Galloway ordered the man buried
at Farnhurst.
Effects Identified BY Sister
Identification OF the man was made
possible by his clothing, glasses and
lcun buttons. Coroner Galloway kept
a piece OF the mans coat and this
matched the goods Of the vest Of the
suit which Beauchamp wore when he
disappeared. The vest he did not wear.
The cuff buttons were also Identified
lby Mrs. Emma Cummings. sister OF
1.-THE dead man. The Beauchamps made
their home with Mrs. Cummings, at
lNo. 23i5 Tatnall street.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
BEEF ADVANCES AGAIN

Another advance in the wholesale price
Of beef, which has taken place during
the last few days. will probably result in
an advance in retail prices in the near
future.
The prevalent wholesale prices Of beef
ranges from $3.50 to SO per 100 pounds, an
average increase on the price Of d fferent
grades Of beef Of about so cents per 100
pounds in the last month or so.
The exceptionally high price Of feed ard
the scarcity Of cattle are the main causes
to which local dealers attribute the in
crease.
While the price Of lamb remains un-
changed the prices. on both pork and veal
have advanced recently.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
BENEDICT SHY
AS A WITNESS
TeStifies at Hearing Of Fed
eraI Suit to Dissolve
Standard Oil Co.
8y THE JOURNALS Special wire.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire
NEW YORK. Sept Commodore
E. C. Benedict. millionaire yachtsman,
proved decidedly recalcitrant Wit
ness when he took the stand to-day in
the Federal suit to dissolve the stand
ara OIL Company Of New Jersey. be-
fore Examiner Franklin Ferris, of st.
Louis. He said that he and Anthony
N. Brady formerly owned three
quarters Of the stock of the Manhat-
tan OH Company. but that he had sold
his shares and ne declined at first TO
positively identify that company.
Later he said his stock went to tho
General Industrial Development Conn
pany. Of England. benedict said he
first went into theSon business to pro-
tect his gas interests in indianapolis
and sold his oil stock for $sS9,342. He
didn't remember the. .name of the pur-
chaser. but delivered the stock and
bonds to the Central Trust Company.
He denied he ever had any negouc-
tions with any representatives OF the
Standard or Subsidiary Company IN
connection with the sole and had no
agreement whatever regarding the
continuation of the contracts between
teh Manhattan oil Company and his
gas company Brady, he said, was
now In Europe.
A series Of questions regarding the
actual transfer OF the stock only
brought out the fact that Brown
Rrothers of New York, furnished the
bonds to- the trust company
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
DIDN'T LIVE LONG
AFTER INJURY

Robert Miles. aged about 40 years, who
boarded with his wife at No. sA King
street, died at the Delaware Hospital
shortly after 2 o'clock this morning. He
left his home more than a week ago and
returned last night and complained of be-
ing injured while at work yesterday He
was later taken TO the hospital in a cab
and early this morning died.
The hospital authorities do not know the
cause OF his death 1t is bel eved, however.
that he either sustained a fractured skull
or was suffering from conclusion Of the
brain. An autopsy will be held by the cor
oners physician.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
POPULAR STEWARD
FATALLY INJURED.
No Hope Entertained For Life
Of Joseph Gibson, Who
Fell From Car

Joseph Gibson, aged 80. the we'll
known steward at the Delaware Horse
Show Association Park, is lying at
the point Of death at the Delaware
Hospital as a result Of an accident late
last night.
In some manner he was knocked from
the running board Of a Peoples car
on the Brandywine Springs line, just
after the car had passed the bridge
across the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
near Sixth and Hawley streets. He
trmbled part way down steep in
cline and then struck a telegraph pole
with such force that he sustained a
fracture Of the base of the skull.
He has been unconscious since the
accident.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
REV. DR.. SHORT
TO BE PASTOR
IN SALT LAKE

The Rev. DR. Francis B. short has about
recovered from the attack OF typhoid
fever which confined him 70 the Delaware e
for several weeks, and is now
going about greeting his friends.
He has received a notice from b shop
Neely that he has been transferred to the
First Methodist Episcopal Church at salt
Lake City. Utah, and he will go there
about September l to assume his pastoral
duties
Dr. Short expected TO return to the pas
torate OF the First Church in Portland.
oregon. where he has been for several
years. The church at Salt Lake City is ore
OF the finest Of the Methodist denomina-
ton in the West
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
MEN CLING TO
THE STRAW HAT

straw hats Of various shapes and
shades continued in evidence on the
city streets to-day. despite the tradi7
ton that they should be laid away on
September Is. In fact there were
about three straw hats to be seen to
one fall hat This was due to the
warm weather, and many Of those who
wore the fall derby or the soft hat car
ried them in their hands while in the
shade ,aud-wiped the perspiration from
their foreheads.
Retail hatters said this morning they
do not expect a rush for fall hats until
next week, unless there should be o
sudden change in the temperature. u
is. expected that more hats Of light
colors win be worn this fall. Later
the demand win center on the black
derby.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
Edward ]. kane S Now ! Man.

Edward ]. Kane, a member Of the
New Castle Baseball Club. and popu-
lar, was 21 years old yesterday. and
his parents last evening. at their home.
No. 1902 Spruce street. planned a fine
little surprise for him. When he re-
turned in the evening there was a
happy family gathering. refreshments.
music, games and other good things.
His parents presented him with a gold
watch. Mr.. Kane's friends did not for
get either that he was now a man, for
they showered 200 post cards upon him
and some of the cards were very fine
indeed. Only members of the family
and Hugh O'Hara, an intimate friend,
were present.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
Figs and
Thistles

Are the common menu Of every mer-
chant There are periods of quick
sales, long seasons and nice profits.
These times are the figs that fatten
for the feast; the dull season-the
time when every merchant sells close
and sells little. These are the this
ties, and they represent the time when
the merchant with the longest pole
gets the most >persimmons. The dead
'uns" who sleep at these times with
sigh and the exclamation of what's
the use" are the chaps who drop the
fat Of tho figs, and often their bank
account In the red. The merchant that
hustles-who advertises and gets the
TRADE that is to be bad--at least holds
his own. In which class are your
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
DUTCH CONSTITUTION
is TO BE AMENDED.

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
THE HAGUE, Sept 17.-At the
opening Of the states general of the
Netherlands today Queen Wilhelmina,
in the speech from the throne an
nounced the constitution is to be
amended, the electoral law revised, the
zuyder Zee partly drained and a sys-
tenn of meat inspection perfected at
the coming session. She expressed a
keen interest in the work Of the peace
conference.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
CONFERENCE ON
COOPERATIVE EVANGELISM

The Rev. DIR. Theodore s. Hender-7
on. of New York, conducted a confer
ence on "Co-operaive Evangelism in
st. Pauls Methodist Church this morn
ing, at which many ministers Of differ
ent denominations were present. DR..
Henderson is secretary Of the General
Conference Commission Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, and an authors
ity on evangelical work.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
ROGERS IS TOO
ILL TO BE IN
COURT ROOM

BY THE JOURNALS Special Wire
FAIR HAVEN. Mass Sept 17.--It
was announced here to-day that II. II.
Rogers, OF the STANDARD on Company,
could not obey the summons served on
him In New York In the special pro-
ceedings brought there to dissolve the
standard. The health Of Mr.. Rogers
is given as tho reason FOR his failur1
TO obey tho subpoena
Townspeople who have met Rogers
state he presents every appearance Of
sick man.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
SAM NABS THIS
FINDER OF "AFFINITIES'

By THE JOURNALS Special Wire
CHICAGO. Sept. 17.-If you go into the
"Afhnity" finding business. do not UNDER
take 10 collect your fees in advance. This
is the advice that probably viii be given
by Miss Marion Grey, 96 years Of age. She
was arrested at Elgin, H., and to-day is
resting in the custody OF Deputy Cnited
States Marshal In c1dcago.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17

sat about munching dry bread. to-
matoes and spaghetti Up on the hill
top the younger elements held sway
in song and stories.
The chief feature of the day was the
band contest between Gattrs Band
which has been playing at the Springs.
and the Marine Band Of Philadelphia,
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Evening journal., 1907-09-17
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-condi-
tions are generally unsettled this morn
ing except in the south and southwest,
and there were showers over the Northern
tier Of states from the Pacific to the
Atlantic. There we're also light local
showers in the south and in the lower
Missouri and middle Mississippi val
leys.
Forecast till p. m, Wednesdays;
For Delaware: Partly cloudy tonight,
Wednesday, fairs variable, winds.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
SCOTTISH POLE HUNTER
is REPORTED LOST.

EDINBURG. Sept 17-Dr. Edward
S. Bruce and the Scottish polar ex-
pedition which was last reported in the
Arctic North of Norway and Sweden
is believed to be lost The Scottish
Oceanographical Society today received
telegram from Agard via Tromsoe
stating that two vessels which have
been searching for the expedition have
reported no trace Of il having been
found.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
prizes Al chester County Fair.

rri1e5 AZ SnceAo' co"'V ~"'
At the Chester County Fair. the
Bocthbrook farm OF near this city won
nrst on Black Orpington cocks and first
in Black Orpinton hen and second ana
third on cockercl and pullot of this
variety; first on partridge wyandottes.
William ri. More Of Chadd's Ford won
second cock and second hen, black
.Orpington and first coclSerel and first
pullet. In the Buff Orpington variety
mn Moore won four first prizes.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
40 KILLED OR INJURED
in WAR SHIP MISHAP

gun after target practice near Kure. at
4 p. m. September 9.
The battleship, under Captain Kol-
suma, reached Kure two hours later
with its forty killed and wounded.
Among the fatally injured were a lieu-
tenant. two cadets and one stan ofi-
Ger. whose rank has not yet been
learned.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17

She has been unable to secure bail to the
amount Of $1,000 asked. Under the name
Of the searchlight Club. Miss Grey and
her stan Of stenographers at Elgin sought
to md 'afhnities' at s. each and it is
claimed they were doing a land office bus
iness when the Federal authorities who do
not understand the affinity business.
stepped In
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
Temneranee Committed Meets.

The Wilmington Anti-License Com
mittee held a meeting last night pre-
sided over by Chairman c. z. Burche-
nal. The Woman's Federation will hold
meeting tonight in Union Church.
The committee has received offers from
several young women stenographers to
assist in the campaign work without
cost.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
APPEAL FOR AID FOR
STRIKING TELEGRAPHERS

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Sept. IT,
President Gompers, of the American
Federation Of Labor. today issued an
appeal TO organize dlabor for funds to
assist the striking telegraphers.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
SCORE REPORTED HURT
IN RAILROAD COLLISION

borg tunnel. A special train with ply
sicians and wrecking appliances is on
the scene from here.
The scene of the wreck is fifteen
miles from here. and no details have
as yet been received.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
,NA1,s snenial Wire.

By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
BAsTON, Pa, Sept. 17.7sA score OF
persons are reported injured in a coll
lision between a freight train and
through Buffalo express in the Patten-
Evening journal., 1907-09-17

By THE JOURNALS Special Wire.
TOXIC. Sept. 17.--An explosion Is
reported on the Japanese batteship
Kashima. a 12-inch she'll having burst
with forty casualties.
The explosion occurred inside the
gun shield. following an attempt to re-
move an unexploded shell from the
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
Diamond oranae's New Members..

Diamond Grange. Patrons Of Hus-
bandry. held a meeting at its hall. in
Stanton. last night Six new members
were received into the Grange.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
FILING CABINETS in PLACE
Court House Office Now Present Els-
giant Appearance.

CANT Appearance.
The work of installing the metal
filing cabinets ia the Court House
offices was finished to-day.
During the morning Messrs. Hopkins
and Brown, in company with a repre-
sentative Of the W. II. Hoskins Com
pany, which concern installed the cabi-
nets, looked over the work and pro-
nounced it satisfactory. The cabinets
improve the appearance OF the offices
greatly and insure the priceless records
in the building from destruction BY
fire.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17
STILL LOOKING FOR SITES
Board Of Trade Hopes to Announce
Two New Industries For City in
Few Days.

Few Days.
Representatives of two firms which de-
sire to locate their business here. re-
maincd in this city to-day in search of
sites for their industries. The representa-
tives met George II. McGovern, assistant
secretary Of the Board Of Trade, yester-
day who offered them one building in
which to combine their interests. This ar
rangement, however was not satisfactory
TO the business men and they are now con-
tinuing their search for separate build
ings as sites for the industries.
The Board Of Trade hopes to announce
the latter part OF the week that the con-
Germs have decided to locate here.
Evening journal., 1907-09-17

On your Fall advertis-
ing and use the paper
that stands for HOME
TRADE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18

willing to sell only to the jobers, and con-
corning those manufacturers who sell d.
rectly to the retailers. Mr.. Van Hose de-
nounced the practices of these two classes,
and pointed out that eventually this would
lead to the ruin of the wholesale grocery
business.
The principal addresses of the morning
session were made by Mr. William Judson,
the president Of the National Association of
Wholesale Grocers, and Mr.. c. w. Hannis
the president of the New York association,
both of whom were listened to with great
deal of pleasure by the members.
While the grocers were attending strictly
to business in the morning, their wives,
daughters, sisters and~sweethearts were
taken for a drive over the city by Mr..
Hooper Coyne, of the Sea Gull Specially
Company, and they made the most of the
trip, visiting nearly all the points of his
torical interest In and about Baltimore.
After luncheon they boarded trolley cars
for Bay Shore PARK At 4:3O they were
received by the members of the local com
mittee at the casino at Bay Shore. and at
s o'clock in the afternoon they were enter
tanned at supper at the resort. From the
time supper was over until 10 o'clock the
women were entertained by the various
forms of amusement on the grounds and
late at night they returned to the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18
YEARS IN JAIL BY MISTAKE.
Clerk Wrote Twenty Years Instead Of
Twenty Months

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 1S.-Because
of mistake of court clerk who wrote
years" instead of months" Rhena Riv
ers of Houston county almost served out
twenty years for a twenty-month sentence
at the Alabama mines. She died just be-
fore the term was up. The mistake was
only recently discovered and bill was in
troduced Tuesday in the legislature to pay
the mother of the woman for the overtime
served.
The woman was sent up from poorly
settled part of the state. There the courts
at that time were crudely administered.
She was arraigned for larceny and went
through the trial and was given sentence
was sent to the mines and there she re-
NAMED until her death recalled who she
was The white people for whom her
mother worked became interested In the
case and it occurred to them that the SEN
tence was a long one for so small crime,
so they looked it up. They discovered the
mistake, but too late to help the poor girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18
RoTATIVE STEAM ENGINE.
Remarkable Claims Made for Re-
cent Spanish Invention.


The possibility Of a revolution in the use
Of steam power is indicated by Consul Cen
eral B. H. Ridgely of Barcelona in a report
to the Department of Commerce and Labor:
"Senor Pedro Puigjaner, a well-known
engineer of Barcelona, has invented and
submitted to practical trials rotative
steam engine which it is asserted will
cause a revolution in all countries where
steam power is used. 1t is claimed for this
remarkable engine that 1t may be applied to
all purposes for which steam power is re-
quired, whether on land or on sea, and
that it consumes but one-fifth the coal per
horsepower that ordinary engines con-
sumo For example, it is declared that a
ship burning 800 tons OF coal per day with
the ordinary marine engine would burn but
100 tons with the new invention. 1t Is also
claimed that the small relative size of the
engine is great advantage, since 1t occu-
pies but one-ffth the space occupied by an
ordinary marine engine. This also applies
to bunker space, but not 10 Inc ooliers'
which are of the usual dimensions.
The inventor says that even when it is
a question of motive power of trifling i'm
portance, the consumption of coal by his
rotative engine is confined to half kilo
al pounds) per hour per horsepower, and
does not go beyond this established maxi
mum, which decreases to an appreciate
extent when a machine Of 100 horsepower
is required, and so on successfully until the
expense of fuel does not exceed a quarter
of kilo (O.55 pound), when the engine is
working at 1000 horsepower.
Another claim for the engine is it's
weight The ordinary 1O0-horse-p power en-
CINE for example, weighs fifteen tons, this
one but three tons. The inventor also says
that the engine being much smaller, the
cost of production will also be much
less and It can therefore be sold
considerably below the prices of ordinary
engines of the same capacity. 1t is claimed
that the economical results thus indicated
are not exaggerated, when it is considered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18
CONTROL OF COMPETING LINES.
Practice Of Railway Companies to Be
Thoroughly Considered

Upon the return of Attorney General
Bonaparte and Assistant Attorney General
Pu-dy from their summer vacations they
will take up the question whether action
can be brought in the courts against the
practice of railroad corporations acquiring
shares of stock in other railroads, especial
ly competing railroads. shown in the
Hartman case. Both of the department
officials will do little work before October
and they will then thresh out this subject
1t is said to be the unofficial opinion Of
some of the legal lights of the Department
Of Justice that the antitrust laws cover
the case and will enable prosecution to
be entered On the other hand, Chairman
Knapp and some of the members of the In
terstate commerce commission doubt this
and believe that the best thing to do is to
induce President Roosevelt to urge upon
the next Congress the passage Of a law
prohibiting competing roads from acquiring
stock in each other or even in non-compet-
Ing roads. Mr.. Hartman Is charged with
having built up great combination of rail-
roads destructive of competition. and If
prosecution should be instituted against
him, as may be done next fall or winter,
the question to the comprehensiveness
of the antitrust laws will be fully tested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18
MACCABEES ELECT OFFICERS
Plan Home for INDECENT Members and
Juniors Society.

DETROIT. Mich. July 1S-The Supreme
Tent. knights of the Maccabees of the
World, elected its officers yesterday after
noon follows: Supreme commander, ID.
p Marley, Port Huron. Mich; supreme
lieutenant commander, NJ. +. Elkins, Lex
ingtOn, Ky; supreme record keeper l. f.
SisleT, Port Huron, Mich; supreme chap
lain. ]. II. Buckbee Elkland, Pa: supreme
sergeant. George W. Miller Chicago: SUI
preme master-at-arms. G.. X. Haw Kansas
City Kan; supreme first master of the
guard, c. c. Showalter, Parkersburg w
Va: supreme second master of the guard
George w Sulman, Chatham. Ont; SUI
preme sentinel, S. G. G. Ward. Augusta
Me. supreme picket Robert a. Nelson, Min
neapois. Supreme board of trustees, j. b.
Mcdaniel, Buffalo. n. Y; l.. f. Sister. Port
Huron: S. W Tosler Camlachie Ont; w
y. Blaney, Pittsburg, Pa; r. d. Anderson
St. Louis Mo; J. f. Downer. Chicago
The committee business recon-
mended to the convention the establis hment
of a home for INDECENT members and widows
and orphans of Maccabees. and the collec-
ton of 25-cent per capita tax in Deem
Der of each year for the maintenance of the
home
The committee also recommended the es-
tablishment of junior Maccabee society
TO which il is proposed to admit boys rang
ing in ages from fourteen to eighteen years
and that the representation of the mem
bership in the Supreme Tent be increased
from - to 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18

calls for much mutual concession If there
is to be new modus vivendi, and the New
foundlanders are not anxious that there
should, until they have some sufficient as
surance that they can have a satisfactory
permanent arrangement To that end they
Rave suggested a reference of the whole
Subject of conflicting treaty and Legislative
rights to the permanent Hague tribunal.
Our own government is not averse to some
such proposition under proper limitations
as to the scope of the arbitration, which
must be carefully guarded lest it set a
precedent which might have a dangerous
influence upon the vexed question of con-
fiicting national treaty and state rights
In the United States as involved in the San
Francisco Japanese matter But it is said
at the State Department that up to the
present moment there has been nothing to
indicate that the government of Great
Britain itself is willing to accept the New
foundland suggestion to arbitration, so
1t is giving the better share of it's atten-
ton to the subject of the modus vivendi.