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Evening journal., 1910-07-12
SLASHER CUTS
MANS LIP OFF
English Negro Attacked While
Walking Along Dover
Street

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER July 12.-Dover has a
Jack the slasher" II not several Of
them, and effort will be made before
The next Legislature 10 have a special
and severe law passed to stop this
growing custom OF stabbing, carving
and dishguring people II is estimat-
ed that one-third OF the black popu-
lation OF Dover carry till doomsday
some hideous or conspicuous scar, and
some have terribly cut faces.
Charles Jones, a citizen Of South
ampton England. though a colored
man. was attacked by this "Slasher"
while going through the negro quar-
ter last night. The fact that he was
an Englishman did not stop the may
hem. and according to Jones there
was no explanation as TO whether he
was suspected of having a yellow
streak or not When Jones reached
the office Of Dr. Harbordt, he was
slashed almost beyond recognition, his
lower lip just hanging by a thread.
The authorities were given a de-
scription Of Jones assailant
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
EXCHANGE DOES
BIG BUSINESS
Farmers Distributing Center
~ .s.si enlarge Quarters
to Keep Up

DOVER. July 12.-Haying handled
up TO date land only the middle Of
summer) over 100000 worth OF pro-
ducts. the Delaware Produce Exchange
will have TO enlarge its central quar-
ters
With this in view, President David
penneWill Directors James T. Shall
cross of New Castle county, s. H..
Derby Of Kent county and NJ. Quatt-
lander of Sussex county. with other
interested share owners met here and
discussed the advisability of erecting
a large and commodious building with
telegraph rooms. accountants rooms,
telephone rooms. and a room each for
directors. manager and treasurer As
it Is now thousands of dollars worth
Of business and the secret price lists
have to be exchanged in room
where several men. customers and
strangers can congrcgate.
With n view OF having some sys-
tenn I'm the work. the directors have
about concluded, though without TAX
ing a formal vote 10 ask for specif-
cations. that a new and commodious
building in Dover is necessary. The
concern now occupies two rooms in
the Priscilla Building, and while these
rooms have all conveniences yet they
are found far too inadequate TO meet
the constantly growing demands of
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
FIGHT REFERENCE
ANNOYS SHALLCROSS

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. July 70 James r.
ShallcrOss, New Castle county mem-
ber OF the State Board OF Agricul-
ture. and S. H. Derby. Kent county
director in Delaware College and the
man whose apple crop is the only one
in the East this year said to have
come fully up to expectations, have
some secret joke between them about
cigar which their friends are unable
to fathom. The two men We're hav-
! ing a half-hour laugh over it at the
Pennsylvania Railroad station here
last evening. when a friend started to
ask II the cigar joke was a cabbage
leaf or a brown irecracker. The
questioner lost nerve, however when
the two men looked serious and, in
stead he asked
You know what ! just heard said
about YOU two?'
NO"
THAT YOU two men had raised
enough apples in your life time "a
completely fill the money bags Of
/ Johnson and Jeffries"
20, cut out that prize tight.' re-
torted Mr. Shallcross as he swung on
a Middletown train.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
CHARTERS GRANTED

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, July 12-The State
Department OF Delaware yesterday is
sued certificates of incorporation
to the Mexico and Toluca Light
and Power Company, TO engage In a
general construction business and to
distribute power. The incorporatOrs
are Harry w Davis of Wilmington,
William S. Woodruff of East Orange,
n. j.. and Charles +. Hickey of Brook
lyn, and the capital stock is s5,Q00,-
600.
The American Bankers Assurance
Company was incorporated here by
application at the State Department,
with a capital stock at the outset on
which State and charter taxes we're
paid, OF S10000,000. This com
pany is authorized TO do new as
we'll as varied character of insurance.
Health, disability. accident I'm travel,
burglary. embezzlement and loss of
destruction of securities, title and
general casualty, are all to be safe
guarded by this new corporation, as
well as the old lines Of losses by
death. fire, sickness.
Inc luCoipOIdlOTS are a. 4. lanuOn,
=. A. Peters. John B. Christiansen.
all of St. Louis, Mo, and the local
representative of the corporation is
A. Dohnell Marshall
The Robertson Engineering Com
pany was incorporated to engage I'm
general construction and engineering
along all lines. These incorporators
are Edward J. Curren. James +. Gil
/ lespie, both of Baltimore, Md, and
/ Warren n. Akers, Of Wilmington. The
capital stock is S150,000.
The United Food Company, to deai
in all kinds Of food stuffs. was chart.
cred by corporation Representatives
Of Wilmington Offices applying to tn,
State Department here. The capita
stock is 100000
The United Life Financing Com
pany was charatered to engage in
general brokerage business. The in
corOprators are of Wilmington, anC
the capital stock is 100000
The Oakridge Investment Compan,
was chartered to deal in and i'm
prove real estate. The incorporation
are of Wilmington and Philadelphi;
offices and the capital stock is $50.
coo.
Comets Eclipse TwiIights.
The Comets beat the Twilight Jrs
yesterday at Kirkwood Park by tn
score Of rs to II.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
WANT FARMING
TAUGHT in SCHOOLS
Milford Grange Sends Letter
to the Local Board Of
Education

E. p. Phillips, appointed as a commit
tee by the Milford Grange Milford. Del,
to present TO some OF the educators in the
state a plan Of education followed In
Canada along agricultural lines. sent a
letter to the Board Of Education last
night In 1t he called attention to the fact
that in the public schools OF Canada
courses Of elementary agriculture. ma
tiona study. biology. working in soil
and home making are taught and it was
the general opinion Of the members OF the
Milford Grange that the same courses II
taught in the rural and high schools would
have benicial effectinasinuch as Jcla-
ware was an agricultural state. The
grange wanted TO know the opinion OF the
members Of the Board of Education on
the matter.
The letter was referred to Presi len:
Shortlidge
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
CAMDEN

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMDEN, Del. July 12-Miss wi
nette Lodge. OF Magnolia, was In town
on Thursday.
The privileges Of the Camden Camp
viii be sold at the grounds on Sat
urday
William Lindale died early Sunday
morning after an illness of a week.
He leaves a wife and four children.
Mrs. H. Klopp and daughter are
guests Of Mrs George Johnson this
week
Walton and William Stinson are
guests of G. M. Fisher this week
Mrs. Frank Hanson and son have
returned to their home after spend
ing several weeks here.
Miss Elsie Johnson has returned
home after spending several months
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Forsman and son. of Williams
port. Pa, are visiting her parents
near town.
/ Miss Mabel Cole is visiting friends
/ in Norfolk and Cape Charles. Va.
] Miss Alice Hum and Mr. and Mrs
/ Wright have gone by automobile tc
Rehoboth for a couple Of days
Eight-year- old Priscilla Johnson
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
DOVER SOCIAL NOTES
peciai to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. July 12-J Walter
Derrickson and family, who have
been spending a month In North
Carolina on business and pleasure
trip, will return home next Satur-
day.
Miss Marie Martin is visiting friends
In Baltimore.
Miss Kyle Martin is on a stay with
relatives in and around Selbyyille.
Mrs. Howard c. Maloney. Of Denver,
Col. was IN Dover on Sunday as the
guest OF Mrs n. B Louderbough
Mrs. Maloney and daughter have been
visiting Mrs Bradford Ennis, her sis
ter. at Kenton.
Judge and Mrs. Daniel o. Hastings
and family have been trying the salt
air at Kits Hammock for a few
days.
DR. and Mrs. W. H. Burton, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Magee and Magistrate and
Mrs John n. Wharton will spend next
week at Kits Hamomck.
Miss Mary Wood Is In Baltimore,
the guest OF her brother, the Rev.
Andrew Wood.
Miss Helen Hurd and sister are
among the tenters at Kits Hammock.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
CUT JAIL WALL
WHILE WARBLING
Sussex Sheriff Concludes
Prisoners hoodwinked
Him by Their Concerts

GEoRGETOwN Del July l2-It ias
developed that the escape OF hve negro
prisoners from the Sussex county jail an
outcome OF the clever manner in which
the prlsopers hoodwinked Sheriff West
for O fortnight.
Under the pretense OF forming a glee
club William Turpin. awaiting trial for
murder; Samuel W Brooks, charged
with Illegal liquor selling. and Frank Kir-
by, an alleged burglar, sang songs day
and night. The officials did not interfere.
and now it IS learned that the noise was
made In singing deadened their efforts
IN digging through two-foot stone wall.
Turpin, Brooks. George Steward and
Thomas ouales are yet at large. Kirby
was Injured in jumping from wall %
feet in height and was recaptured.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
TELLS OF CRIME,
THEN DISAPPEARS

CRISFIELD. July PA clue which
il is hoped may clear up the murder Of
J. Dallas Collins, watchman for the
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
Railway Company and the burning Of
the company's docks in Crisfeld on
the night Of February - last, is be-
ing investigated by the authorities of
Cristield.
According to Mrs. r. B. Nelson, who
conducts a boarding house in Girls
field, a stranger who said he Is H.
w. James of Philadelphia, declared
he saw the crimes perpetrated by
three tramp dredgers.
The authorities began an investi-
cation and found a cudgel in the place
designated by the stranger, but when
James was sought he had disappeared.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
FINISH Sd ROUND In
DELAWARE TENNIS

WILMINGTON. July 12.-In the
tennis tournament being played at the
Wilmington Country Club for the
championship Of Delaware, the third
round of singles was played yesterday
afternoon. the result being as follows
Fl. NJ. Tilden defeated Mr.. Dixon. g.
2-6. 5-3; A. d. Faher defeated l.. A,
Decazenove, 4-6, rs. SO: the Rev. II
J. Randall defeated Mr. Hathaway. GA
6-2.
The pairs were drawn for the first
round OF doubles, which will be played
this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
Settle AI.WilminCton squabbIes.

The Board of Arbitration of the ALI
Wilmington League at a meeting last
night awarded to Ashley the Ashley
Parkside game of June is by a score
OF to 1. That was the score when
the game broke up in wrangle. The
board also ordered played the game
between Merwick and Rockford sche-
duled on June II which was claimed
by Merwick when Rockford failed to
appear after being notified that there
would be no game because Of wet
grounds
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
Firemen Mnr Plar

The members OF the West Chester
Fire Company are making prepara-
tions for two games with the Wee
cacoe Company, OF this city, which will
entertain them at the coming parade
of October in the Delaware city. The
firemen will play at Wilmington free
of expense and the Wilmington COM
pany will go to West Chester the
same If the arrangements now in pro-
gross develop as expected. The pro-
ceeds Of the game will be devoted to
expense at the parade.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12

Of Wyoming, was badly burned after
lighting a sparkler
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
Traynor Signs Two New Ones.

Frank NJ. Traynor announces that
Butsy McCabe and Tommy McDon-
ough have ben signed to play with
Brookwood. McCabe is the old Tri-
Slater He has been employed here
Tor some time. Tommy McDonough
has been playing on the St. Eliza
beth team. The men will play in the
Brookwood-Gas Company game on
Saturday.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12

Comets Eclipse TwiIights.
The Comets beat the Twilight Jrs.,
yesterday at Kirkwood Park by the
score Of rs to II.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
Newarkers After Trouble.

The Pleasant Hill baseball team Of
Newark, would like to arrange games
with Stanton Jrs., or Newport Jrs,
for games to be played az Pennocks
Grove on August 4. Address chal-
lenges TO Warren w Buckingham, at
Newark, Del.
Evening journal., 1910-07-12

this corporation Of producers. All
through the heat wave clerks and
operators and expert accountants have
been kept busy until we'll into the
night at the exchange
Evening journal., 1910-07-12
40 Mile Track.

Clarence Megaw, Of Prices Corner,
and Frank Staszesky, of Fifth and
Searles streets have started on lao
mile walk. They expect to make il in
a week.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
STOCK MARKET BREAKS
BUT QUICKLY RECEIVERS

NEW YORK, DULY 6-The crash In
prices of stocks continued with the open
ing Of the stock market again today. The
paralysis Of demand and the free offer
ings were similar to yesterday and pro-
duced like results in the rapid crumblins
Of prices.
The tone Of comment reported from in
terror bankers and the situation present
ed by the speculation in farm lands were
not liked The slump made low prices for
the year in a few prominent stocks, in
GLIDING Union Pacific, Reading and Uni
ted States Steel. Prices rebounded in the
course of the first hour. This was after
Reading, Union Pacific. Kansas and Tex
as. Wabash preferred, Rock Island, Ches-
apeake and Ohio, American Car and some
others had shown losses of 2 1-2 and
points and the general active list ! to
points.
Before the days session Of the stock
exchange had half expired the market
turned very strong and prices recovery
to above last nights level. E. ..
The weakness of wheat and corn had
strengthening effect on stocks.
The downward course of foreign ex-
change caused an expression that gold
would be imported and strengthened the
banking position. There was evidence
of some buying for support, supposed
to be by important banking interests
and uncovered shorts were induced to
buy by this development, thereby help
ing the recovery.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
ATTACKS ON MISSIONARIES
BRINGS FORTH PROTEST

ROME. July s.-The American ambas-
sador, John G. A. Leishman, has brought
to the attention Of the premier and the
foreign Office the situation arising from
recent attacks made upon the mission
aries in the province of Avellano.
At the time of the outbreak in that
district. early in June. James P. Stuart.
of st. Louis. representative of the Ameri-
can Board OF Baptist Missions in Italy.
and other missionary workers were at
tackled by a mob and were escorted out
of the district by detachment of SOL
diers.
After a conference with Premier Luz
zatti, at Rome, Mr.. Stuart returned to the
Avellano district, where another attack
was made upon him and his compan-
ions. He telegraphed a statement of the
affair to the American ambassador, who
asked him to come to Rome. This Mr..
Stuart did and he had a long conference
with Ambassador Leishman yesterday.
He related further details of the occur
renee
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
MANY STUDENTS. VISIT
ATHENS SUMMER SCHOOL

ATHENS, Ga, July 6.-The summer grad
ing school Of the department OF cotton In
dustry OF the Georgia College of Agriculture
is now in session with a fairly good enroll
ment. This school is being conducted for the
benefit Of those who contemplate warehousing.
buying cotton, or handling cotton this fall
or any time in the future and is the first time
that the state has offered a complete
course In cotton CHASING grading. This is
great opportunity for young men who wish
to engage in the cotton bushes and for mer-
chants who buy a limited amount OF cotton in
connection with their business. 1t is also de-
signed to meet the needs Of teachers who wish
to more sufficiently teach the relation OF pupil
to environment in the great state Of Georgia.
where the cotton industry is the great industry
OF the state. Teachers Will find 1t to their In
terest to take this work in connection with
other work they are taking in the regular sum
mer school OF the university.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
IS CHARGED
TO DEPUTY SHERIFF

A warrant for peonage was sworn out
Tuesday before United States Commits
sioner o. c., Fuller. of Atlanta, against
Joe Wheeler, deputy sheriff OF Carroll
county. Mr.. Wheeler was Tuesday taken
before United States Commissioner
Printup at Rome. Wednesday he was
brought to Atlanta by United States
Deputy Marshal Scott, and Wednesday
morning Judge Newman issued an order
for his removal to Montgomery, Ala He
has been indicted by a federal grand
jury at Montgomery for peonage.
The actual charge against him is that
he delivered a negro named Trammell
to J. F. Barrett, of Carroll. and that
Barrett "unlawfully and forcibly' made
the negro work out a debt Wheeler will
be removed to Montgomery and tried
there in the United States court for
peonage.
The indictment recites that on March
/ an officer named John NJ. Windham
seized the negro Trammell in Randolph
county, Alabama, and turned the negro
over to Wheeler, who delivered him to
Barrett.
The indictment states that when the
negro was turned over to Barrett and
was held and forced to work out a debt
that he was 'unla wfully and knowingly
caused to be held in condition Of
peonage." s-.-
Deputy Sheriff Wheeler was given the
privilege by Commissioner Printup of
making bond. He decided not to make
bond until he is arraigned in Alabama.
He is well known in Carroll.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08

NEW YORK July THE cotton market
opeaed STEADY az an advance OF points on
July Z result OF covering ~ shorts. put
seneraIIy unchanged 20 points iower. under
liQulda ton Near ucnth sshorts were nervous
owing 70 reports that no more cotton would be
shipped here from Liverpool and the failure OF
cotton to start IN this direction from the south
In any large amounts. and right after the call
the whole list firmfd up on covering and IN
fRvorahle private crop Advices with July sell
ing az a net advance a about points and the
new crop cold about to points net higher
There very little cotton for sale later
In the forenoon and with near month shorts
showing uneasiness. prices worked 20 q net ad-
vance 81 abcut. 1o9i4 points. The trade was
Disposed to take rather a more favorable view
o. the weather conditions. as there was less
rain In the eastern belt but there was nothsig
TO indicate an effectuAI breaking Of the Texas
drought. and a wire from san Antonio Offer
ing $ halcs OF new crop cotton for July ship
nent made little impression upon the old crop
months.
Trading was very quiet during the early
afternoon in the absence u any fresh news
and prices eased off few points under scat
tered realizing.
The cotton market advanced In the late ses-
sOn on the bull support and buying OF spot
houses.
NEW YoRA COTTON
The following were the ruling prices on me
Tone. firm; middlIns. Is SS-lOOc. quiet.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
SITE Is SELECTED
FOR PEABODY SCHOOL

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 6.-At an ad-
journed meeting OF the, board of trus-
tees of the George Peabody School for
Teachers, recently endowed with a mil
lion dollars by the trustees of the Pea
body education fund, Wyckliffe Rose was
elected president Of the school. 1t was
decided to locate the institution on the
site of the old Roger William university,
negro school. Just southwest of the
Vanderbilt university campus. No steps
were taken in the matter of erection of
buildings.
The board adopted resolutions in re-
gard to the death Of Chief Justice Fuller,
of the United States supreme court.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
KANSAS SEEKING TO
GUST PHONE COMPANY

TOPEKA, Kan, July 6.-Attorney Gen
eral Johnson, of Kansas, yesterday filed
in the district court here an custer suit
against the Missouri and Kansas Tele-
rhone company and against the Ameri-
can Telegraph and Telephone company.
The court issued a temporary injunction
preventing either company from acqulr-
ing or absorbing more independent lines
until the case is finally settled.
The petition filed by the attorney gen.
eral recites that the American Telephone
and Telegraph company is the real own
err of the Bell lines throughout the coun-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
FLOUR. HAY. GRAIN AND FEED

ILOURs 1A4s uhA46 AMI k6&0
Flour, sacked, per barrel-swans Down (high-
est patent). ss.25: Puritan highest patent),
IS rs; Home Queen (highest patent), ss.25 :;
Supreme (highest patent), Ss.25; White Cloud
Chigh PATENT. $50; Sun Rise (half patsnt),
Is 90. ocean Spray (half patent), $3.50; Iowa
natent $3.50; Tulip flour, $500.
Meal sacked. per bushel-Plain. 14t-lb. sacks
sac: do. Ssh. Aseks. s5c; do. 4sIb. sacks. SIC;
DO ALB. sacks. ssc.
Grain. sacked. per bushel-Corn. choice white.
ssc; do. No. white, 2-bu. sacks, SIC; do.
yellow. Sc; do. mixed. sc; corn chops. SOc;
oats fancy white clipped. sc; do. white clipped.
Hay. per ewt-rlmOthy. choice IarE. bales.
n sS: DO choice third bales. S1.SS; do. No. 4,
smau bales. Sl.3o; No. I clover mixed hay
Ul5: No. clover mixed hay, t1.2o; choice
clover hay. $40; No. hay. $40; pea sreVE
Feed stuff. per ewt-Chicken feed. 5o-Ir.
sacks, 800; wheat flor chickens). per bu.
81 40: Purg7a scratch. bales. l doz., $3.50;
Purina chick, s2.1S; Purina scratch. 100 ID.
sacks s2.Io. Purina feed. l75-lb. sacks. $40;
Purina feed, 1OO-lb. sacks, sLT5. Arab horse
feed, 81 rs; June pasture, s1.6O; Halliday white
shorts, sl.7s; shorts tred dog). Sis: shorta,
fancy 75lb. SACHS. sl.70: shorts, r. wheat,
cotton racks rs lbs, sl.eo; Georgia feed, 7B-lb.
sscks Sl.6O; germ meal. si.5o; sugar beet pulp,
81 IS. fine feed 75-Ib sacks. 3i.45; bran. I00lb.
and T5-lb. sacks. $50: salt brick. per case,
81 50: salt brick, medicated. per cp>e, Sass salt
rock per cvt., S1.Oo: salt. 100 10. sacks. 4Sc;
cotton reed meal. No. ]. per tos. ssl.Oo; sacked
bulls, tI7.00.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
FEARING KIDNAPERS,
SHE DROWNED CHILD

DURANGO, Colo, July 6-Crazed by
the fear that her 6-year-old daughter
would be kidnapped, Mrs. w. L. Luxton,
wife Of a well-to-do ranchman, living ten
miles from Cortez. drowned the child in
wash tub to save 1t from what her
unbalanced mind considered a WORSE
fate.
Mrs. Luxton was found last night by
Sheriff Gawith on the doorstep Of the
sherifr's home here. She told an incohs-
rent story OF a conspiracy to kidnap her
daughter and declared she had thwarted
the plotters by holding the childhs head
in a tub OF water until she was dead.