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Evening journal., 1910-08-01
MANY DEAD
in RACE RIOT
Bodies Of Eighteen Negroes
Buried in Trenches in
a Texas Town
MANY MORE BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN KILLED
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By United Press Leased Special Wire.
PALESTINE, Texas, Aug. with
the State Rangers, one company of
the Capital City Cavalry from Aus
tin and armed citizens doing police
duty at Slocum and Elkhart. the little
villages are quiet today after two
days Of the bloodiest rioting between
whites and blacks in the history Of
| Texas
The bodies of eighteen negroes
were buried in long trench just out
side of Slocum yesterday and a house
to house investigation is being CON
Quoted in hope that the State officials
may learn the exact number Of
blacks killed during the fighting. The
estimates run from eighteen to forty
and although but eighteen bodies
we're found yesterday, one Of the
deputy sheriffs insists there are FIVE
bodies unaccounted for, which would
bring the known dead up to twenty
three. Il has been definitely ascer-
tanned that no white men We're killed.
The four men missing from Slocum,
il developed were at Elkart when
they we're reported slain.
The full extent of the casualties
among the negroes may never be
known according to the militiamen
doing police duty.
Today few negroes could be found
who We're seriously wounded. II is
believed certain that al least a score
were fatally shot This led 10 the
conclusion that the relatives and
friends OF the blacks have shielded
the injured, I'm fear Of arrest or have
taken them to secluded spots where
they died.
The Anderson county grand jury
will convene today and efforts will be
made to procure the identity Of the
riot leaders. -Four white ment have
been arrested so far and a score more
will be taken into custody after the
jury gets to work.
Absolutely quiet prevails through
; out the riot ridden villages and th'
surrounding county todoy. Not ever
wife or a daughter Of the farmer
, could be induced 10 talk OF the fight
Ing for fear of duplicating some mem
. ber OF the family
4. The burial of tho eiglteen victim
seems 10 have brought 10 the mind
Of the whites. a full realization {
the slaughter they bad wrought.
y call issued for farmers living be
"a tween Slocum and Elkhart TO NEE
az noon on the farm of Dick Willie
/, midway between the two towns
Scouting parties were then sent on
, 10 search the woods and the bodie
/ of the dead were brought to a com
, mon cemetery in the middle of
great corn field. Long trenches wer
dug and after a hasty inquest tn
bodies were buried.
a report that four more negroe
were killed yesterday in a woods nea
Elkhart has not been confirmed.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
RESERVOIR AIR
ALGAE BREEDER
In Consequence City Filtered
Water, Almost Pure, is
Sent Direct to Homes
TO MAKE PLAY GROUND
OF NEW RESERVOIR PARK

Chief Engineer Kienle reported TO
the Water Commissioners this morn
ing the following result Of the oper-
alton of the filter plant during the last
week:
On gelatine Raw water of Brandy
wine. 125O0 bacteria; filtered water,
25 bacteria; efficiency. 99.S per cent.
On bile agar-Raw water of Brandy
wine. 1850 bacteria; filtered water. ?
bacteria; efficiency, 99.S per cent The
chief engineer added.
Owing to the continued spell OF
warm weather the filtered water. due
10 open storage in Cool Spring reser-
vOir, developed considerable
quantity of algae, which imported a
disagreeable odOr and taste to the
water and COVE it a light brown color.
Owing TO this condition the reser-
voir was passed by the early part Of
th week. and the filtered water de-
~ erred direct to the low service dis
tribution system"
In commenting upon this report
President Shaw declared that it would
be necessary eventually to have the
reservoirs covered.
Reservoir a Pleasure Park.
The Board of Water Commissioners
upon suggestion of Commissioner
Poole. instructed Chief Engineer
iKenle to employ a landscape garden
or 10 lay out the Porter reservoir
grounds with view of converting Il
into a pleasure ground.
Mr. Poole said his idea was 10 have
the ground made eventually one OF
the most attractive parks in the city
with baseball grounds, tennis courts
golf links and other athletic fields
The ground vas easy Of access, he
declared, and would probably soon be
reached directly by trolley cars.
Weekly balances were reported as
follows.
Current, s5,O7721; special, $780,
O913S
Weekly pay rolls were paid as fol
lows:
Current S-.O05.4O; special. s14O42.
The monthly pay roll of S1,170 was
ordered paid. The receipts for the
last quarter will amount to about S1S..
600.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
LETTERS START DIVORCE SUIT.
Conductor Reads Wife's Messages to
Her Admirers.

PtTTSBURG. Aug. 1.-"You wrote
that letter to my wife, and now | am
going to kill you" was the remark
made by John German, a Pittsburg
railroad conductor. as he covered
Harry Knechter, a good-lOOking young
machinist, with a revolver, waving a
letter wildly in the other hand.
IF you start killing all who write
to your wife or TO whom she writes,
you'll have a nice job" said Knechter.
as he held up his hands. why, I've
got two dozen of her letters at home
real mushy ones, too"
That settled It for the angry hus-
band. He went to Knechters board
ing house and got the letters. He
read them and went at once to an
attorney. The suit i'm divorce was filed
late yesterday.
One of Mrs. Germans letters closed
as follows;
"Goodby. ! am so lonesome without
you II is terrible to be lonesome and
have no sweet heart to comfort you.
I love you with all my heart and can
not live without you"
Another reads;
20 You Kid think | am going fur
ther West and you will never see me
again. ! VIII stay however. until l
see you again. Kid. love you better
than any one else in the world, except,
possibly, my mother guess / love
her gest. / could leave everything for
you"
a gushing letter handed over to Cor
man was one bearing the signature of
his wife's full name.
In this letter, the writer says, she is
longing for her sweetheart's good
night kiss" and tells how she is miss
Ing his loving caresses. Letters of a
similar strain will create a commotion
In several homes both in Allegheny
and Cambria counties, when produced
at the hearing of the divorce case.
The suit will come up in September
They are surely a pair of good
ones to put it over that way" said
German tonight. 81 certainly never
suspected anything until l got that
letter written by Knechter in which
he told my wife how he missed her
kisses while at home. Yes. III admit
q jealous woman who knew Knechter
aid tip me off 10 watch for my wife's
lciters. I'm glad shc did. for now
Iaow what the trouble is"
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
USED BOTH AXE AND
RAZOR IN KILLING RIVAL

Last night the negroes, with six
others. were shooting crap in an
old berry shanty at Woodland, when
a dispute arose between the rivals,
Holmes, il is said knocked Butler TO
the floor and when the latter regain
ed his feet he retaliated with blow
on the head with an axe that was
lying in the shanty. Holmes was
knocked unconscious, whereupon But
Ter is said to have crawled on him
and cut his throat from ear 10 ear
with a razor.
Butler escaped but when the Sea-
ford authorities, assisted by a posse,
secured the surrounding woods they
found Butler up a tree. He was
brought here this morning for trial.
The six negroes alleged to have been
in the shanty when the murder oc-
Cured, when brought I'm court this
morning, swore they knew nothing
Of it.
Butler. who was committed to jail
to await court said there had been
bad feeling between them for years
and he could not stand the abuses OF
Holmes any longer.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
REPORT GOODWIN
HAS CONFESSED
Reported That Convicted Man
Asked AttOrney-G General
to Hear Story
NO INFORMATION
OBTAINABLE AT NOON

Although il has been reported that
John Goodwin, who is serving a two
year sentence at the County Work
house on a charge of attempted cleo
tion bribery, is said to have made GER
tain statements relative to the case
TO Attorney General Gray, no con-
firmation Of the report was obtainable
at the Office of Mr.. Gray this morn
ing because Of his absence from the
city
According to the report Goodwin sent
for Attorney General Gray one day
last week and made certain statements
about the case. Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Wolcott and another attorney are
said to have accompanied Mr. Gray
on the occasion. II was said that God
win had desired his statements made
known to the oBard of Pardon. All
information on the subject, however,
was denied at noon to-day.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
MILKING TO MUSIC.
PhOnOgraph SOOthes Cows, They Say,
Say, and Increases Product,
Saws Millionaire.

BOSTON, Aug. John Munro
Longyear, Brookline's greater million
aire is milking his celebrated Jersey
COWS to the accompaniment of a pho
nograph containing the latest popular
musical selections. A daily record is
kept Of the quantity produced at each
milking.
One evening the milking was I'm
progress during the playing of the
phonOgraph. The mixers noticed that
some of the more irritable COWS were
quiet, and some one suggested that
they enjoyed hearing the music.
The next night one of the mixers
brought out a phonograph and put on
number of such records as he
thought would produce a soothing
effect. There was the same Increase
in the milk yield as on the night OF
the barn party
Since that time the phonograph has
been an established fixture i'm the
Longyear Dairy, and the mixers say
they would not he without it. The
COWS, as we'll AS the milk. they say
show a marked improvement
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
GIRLS MUST FLIRT,
SAYS DIR. HALL
Most Natural Recreation for
Those in Their Teens
DiSCIOSeS Professor

WORCESTER. Mass, Aug 1.-G.
Stanley Hall. President of Clark Uni
versity. who is an expert on the psy-
chology of Cupid, asserts that flirting
is a natural quality Of girlhood and
is not harmful if not INDUCED in TO eX-
cess. He establishes the dictum that
flirting is especially natural to girls
I'm their teens.
"a believe that by no act Of Parlia-
ment or of Congress or by any man
made law can you change human ma
ture to any great extent AS flirting
is hereditary IL must remain imper-
viOus through all time to mans edict
Flirting. which may be harmless If
not carried too far is woman's emo
tiOnal safety valve. A girl needs TO
fiirt if she is young and full of spirit,
and generally it does her no injury
She is less serious in her little fiir-
tations than might be supposed. being
given TO extravaganza of word and
phrase.
Woman is delightfully."- effervescent
i'm her emotions. and so her ability for
really deep feeling while I'm her teens
has often been questioned. l doubt
il any girl i'm her teens was ever
seriously I'm love. The man who puts
his trust I'm the emotions Of a girl in
her teens Is i'm dangerous waters.
Flirting is the most natural recra-
elton of girls. Golf. tennis, canoe
ing and all sports followed by either
sex are tame TO the young girl with
out the tincture of that which seems
10 be love. The golf links and the
tennis courts would be deserted bv
feminity If thereon. with his arma-
ment Of bow and arrows and quiver,
Cupid did not attend"
President Hall finds six degrees of
love. They are emOtive delusions, fixed
idea, rudimentary paranola, psychic
neurasthenia, episode symptoms of
hereditary degeneracy and psychic
emotive Obsession.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
NEGRO SHOT AND
BURNED BY MOB

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
ALEXIX. Ala, Aug. AFTER hav-
ing criminally assaulted and prob
ably fatally stabbed Mrs. Nettie Glib
son, 81, white, wife of the superin-
tendent of a farm near here, slashed
her eight-year-old brother with a
razor. shot another negro and forced
the latter's wife to take to the woods
with him. Bill Walker. a negro, was
shot to death and his body burned by
a mob early to-day.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
HIGH WATER RATE
ON NON-RESIDENTS

At the weekly meeting of the Board
of Water Commissioners this morning
City Solicitor Brady's opinion on the
application Of the town commission
ers OF Elsmere for city water caused
the commissioners to agree to es-
tablish higher rates next year for
water outside the city limits. num-
Der Of manufacturing plants outside
the city now receive city water Mr.
Brady has declared that II would be
illegal to supply water 70 another
incorporated town such as Elsmere.
but the department Will continue to
supply manufacturing plants.
A copy OF the opinion was ordered
sent TO the Elsmere town oommis4
sioners.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
HOLD MAN ON
SHOOTING CHARGE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Aug. Lewis w.
Davis. the negro who is accused Of
having done most of the gun play on
Loockerman street Saturday night in
which Joseph Tough" Turner, was
also engaged and was shot, has been
held by Magistrate Wood to await the
result Of Turner's injuries. This was
the shooting affray that almost ended
i'm a lynching when the Saturday
night crowd realized how many lives
had been risked in the negroes alter
cation.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
TRAINMAN LOSES
LEGS UNDER TRAIN

Peter Kindebeiber. aged 80 years,
brakeman on the p, B. and W.
railroad whose home is at Henry
Clay, fell from a freight car yester-
day afternoon and the wheels of the
car passed over his feet crushing
them so badly that they had to be
amputated at the Delaware Hospital.
The accident occurred near Newark
The train had stopped and on re-
suming it's journey Kindebeider at
tempted to jump aboard He slip
ped, however, and fell beneath the
train. One foot was crushed at the
ankle and the other across the in
step.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
LAUNCHES RUN ON
PENNSGROVE ROUTE

Owners of launches did a land-ofIlce
business on the Wilmington Penns-
Ulrica, which runs between the cities
broke down i'm the river on Saturday
afternoon and was out of service all
day yesterday. Repairs were made TO
the Steamboat by the Pusey and Jones
Company The launches, which were
in service Yesterday, carried five hun
dred WilmingtOnians 10 the grove.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
CoIored Men, Crossed in
Love, Fight TO Death in
Sussex Berry Shanty
ACCUSED SAYS HE
WAS TIRED OF ABUSES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SEAFORD, Del. Aug. Wood
land, a thriving little town on the
Nanticoke river, four miles below
Seaford, was the scene Of a crime
late last evening when Henry But
Ter, colored, is said to have killed
his rival in love, John Holmes, by
knocking him i'm the head with an
axe. and then cutting his throat.
Il has been known for a long time
that each of the men had been pay
ing attentions to the same girl, and
had on different occasions threat
ened TO kill each other.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT
BUT GETS CONTINUANCE

Homer s. Morris. aged is years. was
arraigned i'm City Court this morning
on the charge of embezzlement. the
complainant being Loren c. Yingling,
manager of the c. ID. Kenny Com
pany's store.
Morris. by which company had been
employed as a driver. SccOrding TO
Mr. Yingling, Morris collected about
S25 for the company and failed to
turn it I'm. On Morris request, the
hearing was postponed until Friday.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
WENT TO SEE WOMAN
FINED FOR TRESPASS

Trespass was charged against John
Marfiock In City Court this morning.
According to Annie Johnson, Of
Eighth and Church streets Marfiock
was found in her house al 11S0
o'clock last night. The witness said
Marhock had been annoying a wo-
man boarding in the house. John
said the woman had invited him. He
was fined $40 and costs.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
CRIPPEN TO GO
BACK TOENGLAND

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
QUEBEC, Aug DIR. II. II. Grip
pen was arraigned in police court
before Judge Panet Anglers shortly
before noon to-day The proceedings
were brief. Crippen readily admitted
his identity, together with that of Miss
Leneve. He offered no objection TO
being sent back to England for trial
Judge Anglers promptly remanded him
to Jail for fifteen days.
Miss Leneve was too i'll TO appear in
court the physicians announcing that
she had broken down completely and
was in a condition of nervous col
lapse.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
MEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Forecast
till 5 p. VI. tomorrow.
For Delaware Tonight; Tues
day partly clOudys light variable
winds.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-Unset-
tied weather with showers and thun-
der storms will prevail over the
Northern tire of States, beginning
with the upper Lake region this af-
ternOOD and reaching New England
Tuesday. Over the Southern dis
trictS the weather will be partly
cloudy but generally without rain
except I'm the extreme Southeast.
Temperatures will not change deci-
dedly.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
Accused of Poisoning.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va, Aug. L.
Jessie and Lulu Metz. sisters. We're
arrested here today charged with poi
soning eX-Judge James A. Watson
- t ,... 90 30, - -
known 10 have been in his possess
ion, missing. The police are search
ing for men accused Of being accom-
plices.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
HnrrIing NeM Rfidre Work.

Work on the new bridge of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
across the Brandywine is being push
ed rapidly. Travel along the Brandy
woodwork for the arches has been re-
moved.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01

The Brandywine Fire Company will
hold an important meeting tomorrow
night. The question OF equipment for
the fremens parade In October viii
be considered, and large attendance
is expected.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
.CRIPPEN NOW
BEHIND BARS
His Companion a Physical
Wreck Moaning in Quebec
Dungeon
ACCUSED PHYSICIAN
IS SULLEN AND SILENT

s+$@ a@s *#e
The wireless. since the late
'9OS, when GuglielmO MarcOni
perfected il, has worked mar
Vels. Its greatest feat, prob
ably, was the saving Of 1900
persons from the Republic. The
following is a table Of some Of
the most notable features of
wireless:
January 23, 1909 White Star
liner Republic, rammed OH Nam
tucket by Italian liner Florida.
One thousand persons sayel by
Baltic, following "C. q. D." wire
less call by slack" Binns.
June 10. l909-Cunard liner
SlaVOnin wrecked OF the Azores.
Two steamers received her "S.
D. s." the international call that
succeeded "C. q. d." and went
TO her rescue.
June 10, Goodrich liner
City Of Racine disabled of Wau-
keegan, I'm Lake Michigan.
Steamers Chicago and Christie
phcr Columbus took of two hum
dred passengers.
August Il, 1909 - Steamer
Ohio fOundered OH Alaskan
coast. One hundred and fifty
passengers and most Of the
crew saved. Wireless operator
died at his post.
February I, Steamer
Kentucky. bound for San Fran
cisco, sinking OH Cape Hatteras.
Wireless brought Mallory liner
Alamo Just as vessel went down.
All saved.
April lS,l910-Atlantic Trans
port liner Ninnehaha grounded
near Bishops Rock, Scilly ISL
and. Wireless brought aid. All
saved.
JUyl %. Southern Paci-
tic liner MOmus on fire of Flor
ida coast. COmus, OF same line,
takes OFF passengers, assists in
putting out fire and then returns
passengers.
July 81, 1910-The wireless
most dramatic feat. Capture Of
Dr. Crippen and Miss Leneye OH
Father Point. Quebec.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
Find Old VauIt.

While digging a cellar at Seventh
and Poplar streets on Saturday an old
vault was found. II is 7x12 feet and
IS believed to have been wine cellar
used by the Swedes.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
Ontinr for Milkmen.

The. Retail Milk Dealers Association
will hold its annual outing this year
on August is. at Brandywine Springs
Park All milk dealers arc invited to
attend the outing.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
RIrer Ride for Dad FelIoMs.

The steamer Ulrica has been secured
by Columbia Lodge, !. o. o. F.. for a
river ride on the evening of August
16. Members OF the lodge and their
lady friends will constitute the party.
Evening journal., 1910-08-01
Personal.

Mrs. Comerford and her daughter.
Mary, Of No. 1918 Washington street,
have returned az 'r~~' vacation
at Salem. y. J.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-20

go out--I am dying of a broken heart.
Speculation is the most awful curse. in
the world. l hate it as much as l love
Right and Truth.
IF you have prospered and win per-
form a miracle of S1350O0 by Sept. 18th
so that the worn out body and heart can
go for rest and be ready to meet the
steamer Sept 14th, acquitted. L know
what / am talking about when l say
this will return to you tenfold. Hear
work I will give my whole life to this
perishing world. If the debt is not i.tr-
ed what will happen 1 dare not face be-
cause my life is going out with the
strain already. Health and happiness and
the blessings of God be with you. In
His Name and for His Service"
Has Original Scheme.
Then comes another. this one from
Salt Lake, who has a most unique
scheme, which he asks Mr.. Newhouse
to provide ways and means for float
ing" He outlines his plan, in original
language and photography, as follows:
salt Lake, Jan. IA. 1910.
'Mr. Samuel Newhouse,
Dear Sir: Your safe return TO your
hume in Salt Lake is a cause of con-
graduation to yourself as well as the
citizens of Salt Lake, and the State
and myselve to you in particular. in
line with your observation-disclosures and
Lowelty to this State of Utah to which
you have been as light tower to the
wayfaring men of our State you stand
foremost amongst them all, by your
good examples of progressiveness, in
the organizing of the Elements of our
State, as you have done so much and
intend to do in the future, there are,
however, very few among them all
who have instinct of APPRECIATION with
in them, for they are mostly engaged
in fishing along the shores of the
broad ocean in small row boats drying
to catch sukers upon which they sup
sist. you have therefor VERY little
time to argue with them outside pas
ing salutation of the time of day. my
desire is, in writing you this few lines
in wishing to max you acquainted with
Our resources, which are now going to
waist, TO the determent of all our city
Zens of City and State. and it is only
you amongst them all who is capable
to understand me correctly when 1 do
talk about 1t.
The great alarming cry of how to
get cheaper living is like a war cry of
this whole Nation, and our State in
! articuiar. thinking peopel, who have
a sense of simpathie for their fellow
men within them are aroused by this
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-20

ficult to find a better expression of the
sensation of pleasurable sadness with
which this minstrel fills the heart OF the
listener Had the West Indies been peo-
pied by an imaginative race, a wealth Of
legend would undoubtedly have sprung up
round the solitaire.
The habits of this bird are interesting.
As its name suggests, 1t is Of retiring
disposition, haunting the dark recesses of
the forest and seeming to avoid the gaze
of other living creatures. In this it Is
materially aided by its dull blue plumage.
relieved only by a dash Of orange at the
throat and should some curious wan
derer be fortunate enough to catch sight
of ii as ii sits on a bough or fits from
tree to tree il would be difficult for him
to believe that so insignificant creature
could be the author of the songs that held
him entranced.
In Hayti the bird is known as forgan-
iste, and in some of the other islands as
the musician. In St. Vincent 1t is called
the Soufriere bird, on account of its be-
ing met with only on the wooded slopes
of the volcano, and even at the very brink
of the crater.
In 1902, when the eruptions of Mont Pc
Ice and La Soufriere occurred. most Of