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Evening journal., 1910-03-23
TO EXPERIMENT
WITH CATTLE
Fair Association Will Have
Expert Show Effect Of
TuberCulin Test

A demonstration that will be OF the
highest Importance to raisers and owners
of cattle throughout the state viii be
made at the New Castle County Fair here
in September under the auspices of the
state Board Of Agriculture. Its purpose
will be 10 direct attention TO the latest
methods Of preventing bovine tuberculosis,
hog cholera, and anthrax, diseases with
which the state Board OF Agriculture has
had much difficulty during the last sew
eral years
Permission to have the exhibit was
granted the board at meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee Of the fair association
Yesterday afternoon The demonstration
will be in charge Of Dr. Charles S. Daw-
son. Of the experiment station at Newark.
who will lecture each day Of the fair.
As a part Of the demonstration a COW
that has reacted to the tuberculin test
will be shown during life. following which
IL will be slaughtered and its flesh exhibit
ed and the test explained. Portions OF the
bodies of tubercular cattle win be dis
played as well as a collection OF vaccine
tuberculin used in controlling tuberculosis,
hog cholera and anthrax.
The state Board Of Agriculture is max
ing an effor , control these diseases
throughout Il state. and the demonstra-
ton will be but one Of several modes OF
instructlng the public as TO their nature.
The fair committee arranged for an ex-
hibit Of grain from Montana, Oregon and
Washington. These will not, Of course. be
in competition, the purpose being merely
10 show Delaware farmers what the
farmers Of the West are doing.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
TWO WORKHOUSE GUARDS
SHOT BY NEGRO PRISONER;
SEVEN BULLETS STOP HIM

Some Of the prisoners grabbed Hun
ter and tried TO pull him away but
were unsuccessful. Meanwhile the
guards in the centre heard the shooting
and the scuhiing in the east wing, and
all dashed up the two stairwavs lead
ing to that corridor.
Had Desperate Battle.
Deputy Warden William H. Wingate
bounded up one stairway and Guard
Mccullough rushed up another stair
way and both reached the corridor in
which Guard Hastings and Hunter
were battling about the same time.
AS Mccullough entered the corridor
he did not have an opportunity to
shoot. as Hunter and Hastings were
struggling about, Hastings being be-
tween Mccullough and the negro as
sailant, so that a shot from McCul-
loughs revolver would more likely
have found Hastings target instead Of
the negro.
Before Mccullough could get a
chance to shoot Hunter raised his re-
volver and fired at Mccullough, the
leaden missile entering his abdomen
and disabling him.
Deputy Warden Wingate however,
was at the other side of the corridor
and as Hunter was swung about by
Hastings he fired at the prisoner. Win
gate did not stop until he had emp
tied his revolver into the negro's body.
Even then Hunter held his feet and
clung with the strength of mad
man to Hastings, as blood from the
wounds of both trickled to the floor
Meanwhile Guards Edward O'Rourke
and Everett Guest had arrived. and
Guest seized Hunter while Wingate
and O'Rourke battered the negro oveI
the head with their blackjacks The
vitality shown by the negro who was
able to put up such a wonderful fighi
was remarkable, as it required sew
eral blows from the blackjacks tC
bring him into submission.
Warden Leonard Crawford was II
his residence part Of the workhous'
when the trouble occurred and h'
dashed upstairs as quickly as he coulC
get the many steel doors barring his
way open. He met Mccullough ant
Hastings slowly making their wa,
down the stairway and immediatel!
arranged for their removal to thu
Delaware Hospital for treatment
Meanwhile Deputy Warden Wingat
and the other guards on the fourtl
floor corridor put all the prisoner
I back into their cells, and had Hunte
removed unconscious 10 the workhous
hospital
Warden Crawford immediately mott
fed the trustees OF the workhous,
and r. Allen Hilles, J. Frank Ball an
/ George G.. Kerr trustees, went TO tn
institution and made an investiga.
tion. They then went 10 the Della
ware Hospital. where Guard Hasting
made a statement of the affair. o.
returning to the worlhouse with War
den Crawford the latter In the pres
ence of the trustees made a state
ment of the shooting sub
stantially as narrated in the foregoing
Hunter is a big negro weighing near
ly two hundred pounds and being ST
feet tall He has the strength O
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
KILLS WOMAN,
Then HIMSELF
Charles TindalI Shot
Mrs Clara MeWcOmh
in Her Home, Then
Turned Pistol on
Himself

Mrs clara Newcomb. wife Of Clement
A. Newcomb. an engineer in the employ
OF the Lea Milling Company was shot to
death by Charles Tindall at 4 o'clock this
afternoon in the Newoomb home, No 1877
Poplar street Mrs. Newcomb was %
years old.
Tindail then shot himself through tho
head dying instantly
The cause OF the tragedy has not been
ascertained by the police.
All tho police know is that Tindan called
on Mrs Newcomh early this afternoon
and that the shooting followed
Tindall fred two bullets from ss-cali-
bre revolver into the woman's breast and
then sent a third one into his own brain
Tindall was % years old ana unmar
ried. He lived with his mother bcyon,
Eleventh street bridge. George Tindan
his father, is a contractor in New Yorl,
Neighbors upon hearing the pistol shot
hurried into the house to find both Mrl
Newcomb and Tindall dead Police Car
tain Evans had the bodies removed to III
morsue.
n Tindan is said TO have been unemploy,
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
TEETH LOOSE
In BRICK YARD

The Mystery of the Brick Yard. or
Whose False Teeth Were They?
The foreman OF the brick yard at
Elsmere thinks that would make a
pretty good title for story OF per-
sonal experience IL he ever relinquished
brick making for book writing
He got the suggestion for the title
this morning when he found lot Of
false teeth scattered over the brick
yard. lie knew they were false be-
cause some OF them had phoney gums
He was very much surprised. but
as the teeth hadn't bit into any OF his
bricks, and as they didn't threaten to
attack him at all. he scooped them up
and showed them TO the Office people
Somebody had heard that the American
Dental Parlors. of No. Gl9 Market
street, had lost a show case two weeks
ago. and the parlors were telephoned.to.
The man who answered the phone said
he knew the teeth well and that he
was glad 10 learn that they had been
found but was there any gold teeth
among them7
He was saddened by the reply that
no one had seen any gold around the
yard or among the bricks for some
time. The teeth were then laid aside
for him.
In the meanwhile whoever stole the
show case from In front of the dental
parlors IN the dark night two weeks
ago. will get a reward If it is returned.
II cost $40 and the dentists can use n.
while the man who took Il probably
can't And nothing will be said about
the gold teeth, either, aarnough there
were some fine big ones among the
rest OF the imitation chewers stolen
with the show case.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
BIG BUZZARDS ON
CRUSADERS CASTLE ROOST

After the. close OF the meeting Of
Crusaders Castle No. 8. knights of the
Golden Eagle. last night. several strag-
giers invaded the buzzard's roost. The
.buzzards' degree. with its impressive
ceremony was then conferred on the
stragglers. who numbered twenty-five
after which a banquet was served by
Caterer Cathcarr.
Many visitors were present from VIII
mington. Hockessin. Christiana and
Tallayville. Among the prominent
guests were Grand Master of Records
w. G.. Hurlock. Grand Instructor N.
D. Warrington, Past Grand Chief p. r.
McFarlane Past Grand Chief Charles
A. Bamberger. Past Grand Chief
Thomas Hetherton and Supreme Vice
Chief Garrett $. Smith of the X. G.. r..
At a late hour the roost was closed
and the buzzards flew to their homes
well pleased with the evenings enter
tainment and the lessons taught in the
buzzards degree.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
MEAT RIOTS in
BALTIMORE
Mass Meeting Of Women De-
nOunCeS the High
Prices
PICKETS STATIONED ABOUT
THE BUTCHER SHOPS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 2S-"Meat
riots" were the order of things in the
Ghetto districts here this morning. A mass
meeting, attended by over 5000 women.
members of the Housewives Association
was held last night at which speeches de-
nouncing meat dealers In general were
made, and a boycott declared. our hus-
bands die in the factories; our babies and
ourselves die at home" was the cry. Meat
prices in Baltimore are the highest in the
city's history
This morning pickets were stationed
around the kosher butcher shops in the
district. In many instances those who had
the temerity to buy meat were roughly
handed, their meat being taken from the
baskets and dashed into the gutter 9th
ers were forced to return the purchases
to the shops and have their money re-
funded. Great crowds collected and ex-
ctement was rampant. Police reserves
were called and finally restored order.
Further trouble Of more serious char
acter is looked for.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
READING MATTER
FOR THE POLES

Two hundred Polish books are 10 be
added to the Wilmington Institute
Free Library. They will be miscel-
laneous in character. many of them
being fiction. The books are udded at
the request of the Y. M. g. A. and
several other organizations Interested
IN the Polish people, and IN response
10 a desire on the part OF the Polish
residents themselves.
There Is such large demand for
the Italian books IN the Library that
more are 20 be added 20 those al
ready on hand. The Italians are con-
stant readers. though they are more
apt 10 send their children for the
books than 10 come themselves. The
italian parents always know very de-
hnitely what they want, and send the
child for some particular book instead
OF telling il TO get some good book"
The library officials hope that tho
establishing Of Polish section will
prove as popular among the Polish
people as the italian department has
among the Italians.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
ENDS LIFE
WITH RAZOR
Mind Affected, Mrs. HARRIET
S. ROmmeIl SlaSheS Throat,
Dying Almost Instantly

Mrs. Harriet S. Rommell. aged 81
years. wife Of William RommeL cut
her throat with a razor. az her home.
No. Al South Jackson street. early
this morning. The woman gnshed her
self twice with the razor and died
within a short timef Beside her hus-
band she is survived by four grown
children.
Mrs. Rommel had been rs'ff7r 81
with melancholia for something Mem
bers OF the family noticed tE.at she
had been more dependent within the
past few days. but they had no idea
that she would take her life. They
believe she was mentally deranged
Mrs. Rommell came down stairs at
4 o'clock this morning, presumably TO
hurry the kitchen fire. Shortly after
ward the sound Of a falling body start
led other members OF the family and
on making an investigation they found
the woman lying on the floor with
her head between the stove and the
wall. She expired In a shotr time.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
PRESIDENT TAFT

AT THE CAPITAL
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. March 2s-After a
week of travelling. banqueting and
speechmaking. President Taft to-day
settled down at his desk in the White
House to catch up with the huge mass
Of executive business that had ac-
cumulated during his absence.
The first thing the President did
when he reached Washington was to
sleep. He turned in just after he left
New York last nigkt and this morn
ing his private car was shifted to a
quiet spot in the yard while he took
an extra hour Of slumber.
Charles d. Hilles. assistant secretary
of the treasury, travelled from New
York in the Presidents car He was
present at several political conferences
In New York yesterday, and many be-
lieve that he is being groomed TO sue
ceed Tim l.. Woodruff, as Republican
chairman Of New York state.
The same train that brought the
President to Washington carried two
carloads of northwestern lumbernien,
who win visit the White House to dis
cuss the Canadian tariff situation with
the President. The lumbermen say
that their business would be ruined by
q tariff war with Canada
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
KILLED In AN
AUTO MISHAP
Motor Run Down by EleC-
trio Car Near Washington
WOMAN FATALLY HURT
AND GEN. BELL INJURED
By UnIted Press Leased speelal VIC.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. March 2s-In an au-
tomobie accident near this city to-day.
Mrs. II. J. slocum. wife OF Major so-
cum, stationed at Governors Island. was
killed, and General J. Franklin Bell, chief
of stan OF the army slightly injured.
The automobile was struck by an cleo
trio interburban car. Mrs, solcum died
within fifteen minutes after the collision.
General Bell escaped without serious I'm
juries. The machine was completely de-
molished.
General Bell and Mrs. slocum were
seated in the tonneau Of the machine and
received the full impact Of the electric
car when 1t struck Ward the chauffeur
was uninjured. Eye witnesses differ as
to the cause OF the accident. but u Is
generally supposed hat Ward attempted
to cross ahead OF the street car and mis-.
judged the distance The automobile wal
struck squarely In the rear. with sucl
force as TO demolish IL, and throw th'
occupants out
Mrs. Slocum never recovered conscious
ness She was rushed to Georgetown
Hospital. but died before reaching there
from the terrible injuries TO her head
General Bell was removed TO his hom'
at Fort Myer The exact extent Of hi
injuries IS not known. but at the pos
hospital it is stated that they are no
serious. beyond deep scalp wound
The motorman and conductor of TN
street car together with the chaufeu
OF the Inflated automobile we're all ar
rested.
Major II. J. Slocum. husband Of tn
victim Of the accident is attached 10 th
Seventh Cavalry. He is a nephew Of Mr'
Russell Sage.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
NEW TURN In
THE HORSE CASE
Now PIummer Wants DAMAGES
From Collins for Alleged
False Arrest

William H. Collins and George W. Plum
mer. who appeared in Superior Court on
Monday were there again this morning
on Monday Collins sued Plummer for
si25. the price Of a horse bought from
Piummer After the plainuff had put in
his case a non-suit was granted.
In court to-day Plummer asked for
damages against Collins for false arrest
ana imprisonment Plummer sold the
horse 20 Collins last April and ihe ant
NAL did not turn out as Collins had ex-
pected. on June I. Collins had Plummer
arrested on a warrant sworn out before
Magistrate Henry S. Anthony. at smyrna,
charging him with obtaining money under
false pretenses. He was in custody for
six hours and after a hearing was dis
charged Then Collins went TO Townsend
and Instituted suit for the recovery Of
the SIPS paid for the horse by civil action.
The action for the recovery Of damages
for malicious prosecution. followed.
T. Bayard Heisel represented the plain
tin and j. b. Hutton and Franklin w
Brockson appeared for the defendant. The
first witness called was Magistrate An
thony before whom the case was tried
Constable Dennis A. Goldsborough
testified to making the arrest and be-
ing at the trial.
George W. Plummer. the plaintiff.
testified that he never had been ar
rested previously. He said he had
heard people discuss the arrest and
believed he had been injured He said
he did not make false representation
to Mr.. Collins at the time he sold
the horse.
At o'clock court took a recess until
2.30 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
MANY FRIENDS
MOURN MRS. HOLLE

The funeral Of Mrs. Sophia T. Hoelle
took place from her late home, No.
1901 Lancaster avenue to-day and was
largely attended. Services were held
in Sacred Heart Church. Solemn
requiem high mass was celebrated with
the Rev. Father Hugo, pastor of the
church, as celebrant He was assisted
by two priests.
The floral offerings were so numerous
that an open carriage was required to
convey them TO the cemetery.
Hundreds of friends viewed the re-
mains last night and this morning. at
the house.
The pallbearers yere: Theodore
Hammer. John Sinclair. John Droxler,
John SPAIN, Gotlieb Hornung and John
Prica-
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
PARK BOARD MAY
NEED MORE MONEY
: Extra Work May Require
Larger Budget Than Allow
ed Last Year

At the weekly meeting Of the execu-
tive committee of the Board of Park
Commissioners this morning the boards
budget for the coming year was dis
cussed. It is probable that owing to
extra work. growing out of the new
B. and O. bridge, an increase over the
appropriation of last year, which was
$4,000, will be asked.
The committee decided to have light
mohair caps purchased for the park
guards this year instead Of helmets.
The caps will be grey and viii be sim
liar in shape to those worn by the
Philadelphia police.
tt was reported that the park engi-
neer is considering the B. and o. plans
for the Improvement Of Eighteenth
street near the new bridge.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
Walter G. Hastings and ThOs.
c. Mccullough Wounded by
Stephen Hunter, Convict,
after a Desperate Struggle.
NEGRO MAY Die, BUT
GUARDS MAY RECOVER

Pounced upon by a vicious negro
prisoner. who wrested away his re-
Folver, one of the guards In the county
workhouse at Greenbank was seriously
shot twice through the abdomen this
morning. and another guard. who rush.
td to his assistance. also received a
bullet through the abdomen from the
revolver used by the infuriated negro.
1t was only after five bullets had been
fired into his body and. that he had
been black lacked over the head by
two of the guards that the negro was
pverpowered and carried away TO the
prison hospital.
Walter G. Hastings and Thomas Nc
Cullough were the guards seriously
wounded by the prisoner. and the con-
Wet who did the shooting was stephen
Hunter colored, serving a term for as
sault and battery. He had been act
Ing strangely. and il is suspected that
he may have become suddenly insane
RS he leaped TO the attack
Hastings and Mccullough were oper-
ated on by surgeons at the Delaware
Hospital shortly before noon when the
bullets were removed from them, and
a statement early this afternoon at the
for the recovery of both men,
Meanwhile Hunter is in a critical
condition i'm the worlShouse hospital,
his body punctured with bullets and
his head battered with blackjack
wounds He probably will die.
Hastings Pounoed Upon.
II was seven o'clock this morning
when the trouble occurred. There had
been roil-cal of the guards in the
centre" on the first floor of the prison
and Guard Hastings went UP to the
fourth floor OF the east wing to release
the prisoners from their cells so they
could 60 to breakfast. He had manipu-
lated the lever that opened the doors
of ten cells on one side of the corridor
and the ten prisoners filed out and
lined up waiting for him to open the
corridor door that would permit tn,
prisoners to march to the dining room
AS Hastings turned about to shift
the lever and close the cell doors. tho
negro. Hunter. took a step out of line
and struck Hastings a heavy blow
back of the neck, stunning him for ar
instant
Throwing one arm about Hastings
the negro reached into the guard
pocket. pulled out his revolver and be
fore any OF the other prisoners could
interfere he pressed the revolver
against Hastings body and shot twice
with the bullets in his body Hastings
clune to the murderous negro and
erappled with him.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
SHACKLED NEGRO
MAKES HIS ESCAPE

Charged with carrying concealed dead
" weapons. Alfred Green. a negro, OF
Kennett Square, who has served one year
on a similar charge, was again commit
ted BY Squire S. b. Dougherty in West
Chester. While en- route to the county
seat in trolley car in charge OF Ofncer
Reilley. of Kennett, the prisoner. sim
handcuned. jumped from the moving car
near Endery.
He ran up the Brandywine Valley 10 a
point near Marshallton. where he re-
auested a laborer on farm 70 break the
handouts with a pick; but the man ro-
fused. and Green continued his flight. and
sss LAST seen going toward CostesvAa4aN
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
LARGE COAL BREAKER
DESTROYE DIV FIRE

WILKESBARRE, Pa. March 2S.-
One of the newest and largest break
ers in the anthracite region was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. when the
Mineral Springs structure, ownel and
operated by the Lehigh Valley Coal
Co. was burned to the ground The
immediate loss is about S25O,0OO. But
the valley has a big shipment ahead.
and the destruction of the breaker will
entail damages far in excess % this.
over a thousand men and boys Ire
thrown out OF work The origin of
the FIRE is unknown. In the breaker
at the time were 500 tons of prepared
coal and under the chutes were five
big railroad cars loaded for market,
all of which were destroyed. Several
mules were suffocated at the bottom
of the pit.
Workmen were repairing the struc-
ture last night and Il is thought they
ignited the oily timber in some way.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
Individual Cups in Stations.

The Pennsylvania Railroad will
shortly begin TO furnish individual
drinking cups in all its waiting rooms
in Pennsylvania. officials OF the road
for some months have been prepar-
ing 10 conform with the recommenda-
tions Of the Pennsylvania State Board
OF Health TO abolish the public drink
ing cup.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
FATHER IS FINED;
SON GOES TO REFORMATORY

After report from Humane Agent
Stout. city Judge Cochran this morning
committed Cornelius Holtberg. a boy
charged with the larceny Of newspapers,
TO the Ferris Industrial School Of which
he had formerly been an inmate. The
father was fined $50 and costs for neglect
ing to care for younger son, whom
Judge Cochran had instructed him TO
place in a home.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
OPPOSE CALL FOR
STATE WIDE STRIKE

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March ga
The session Of the executive board of
the State Federation of Labor TO de-
eide whether TO call Statewide strike
10 aid the Philadelphia traction strike,
was postponed until this afternoon be-
cause of the absence of two members
who were called to Philadelphia for a
conference there. II is stated on au-
thorities that a majority of the COM
mittee opposes the Statewide strike.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
TRIAL TRIP
NEXT WEEK

William c. Coke. president Of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
ton announced this morning that the
City Of Wilmington. another new VIII
son lie steamer, would be given trial
trip sometime next week.
The City Of Philadelphia, which was
given its trial last Saturday, may be
placed i'm service on Saturday. Oni-
cials Of the Wilmington Steamboat
Company will decide this afternoon
whether this will be possible.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
INDIANS GREET
THEIR BIG CHIEF

Cherokee Tribe Of Red Men. in Red
Mems Hall last night officially re-
ceived Great Sachem Harry b. Sin
clair and his great chiefs. Following
the business session, an OPEN council
was held, at which there We're ad-
dresses by Mr. Sinclair and other ON
GERS. music and refreshments. The
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
Mrs. Woaan seriousIY lIl.

The condition of Mrs, Ellen Wogan,
a police matron. who was stricken
with acute indigestion Several days
ago, was reported to be serious at
noon today.
Mrs wogan's illness is a source Of
much concern to her many friends. 1t
was not thought at first that her sick
ness was of a serious nature.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
HOW IT is VIEWED
IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Seldom
has a political event created such COM
motion in Washington as the Demo-
cratic landslide of yesterday in the
Old Colony section Of Massachusetts,,
whereby Eugene ~ Foss. Democrat,
was elected TO Congress by a plurality
OF nearly 5000 votes, as against a Re
publican plurality Of $4,000 for his
predecessor. the late William G. Low
ering.
For the moment, II has obscured
the rules fight I'm the house. Demo-
craticAcongressmen are jubilating. and
Continued on second Page.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
/ cIothino al Bankruptoy Sale

The effects Of the clothing store OF
Fine and Company. at No. sos Market
street. were sold at bankrupt sale this
morning. The contents Of the store
we're purchased by a Philadelphian
named Fleichman. for S4975.
Evening journal., 1910-03-23
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 23-
The weather east Of the Mississippi
river will be generally fair tonight and
Thursday.
Forecast till p. m. tomorrows
For Delaware-Fair and continued
warm tonight and Thursday.