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Evening journal., 1911-12-08
DID STUNTS TO
AMUSE INSANE

Thirty-one performers on the bill
at the Garrick Theatre this week gave
a show for the patients at the State
Hospital for the Insane, this morning,
and the affair was as much enjoyed
by those doing the acts as the un-
fortunates who principally made up
the audience. The latter frequently
applauded and seemed to know a good
thing when they saw it.
In addition to the actors, Manager
w. L. Dockstader, of the Garrick, and
Mrs. Dockstader made the trip to the
hospital Following the show a
luncheon was spread, at which Sup
erintendent Hancker presided. He
thanked the visitors for their efforts
to amuse the charges under his care
Mr.. Dockstader and others made re-
plies.
The trip to Farnhurst Wa made IN
automobiles loanedi by II. S. Schutt,
of the Wilmington Gas Company;
John B. Martin, Gomery- Schwartz
Motor Car Company, William S. An
derson, George S. Capelle. G. Sellers
Smith, William H. Swift and W. L.
Dockstader.
The program gAen at the hospital
included the following artists: Arthur
Dunn aud Marios Murray, Hilda
Thomas and Lou Hall, The Luxury
Girls and Max Stamm, Dave Jones and
Harry Mayo, Roach and McCurdy, Ray
Montgomery. and the Healy Sisters
Delavore and Fritz and Eleanor Wis
dom and Co.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
SEES TAFT ABOUT
STEAMSHIP GRAB

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec S.-Mayor
John F. Fitzgerald Of Boston, today
laid before President Taft an alleged
five million dollar grab in watering
the stocks Of the steamship lines for
merly controlled by Charles w.
Morse. To check the plans Of the
high fnanciers. Fitzgerald said the
President promised TO refer his COM
plant to the Department of Justice.
Consolidation of the Eastern Steam
ship Company. capitalized at $1,000
600 by Morse with two other steam
ship lines, and the issuance Of
$4,000 IN new stock is contem-
plated according to Fitzgerald. He
said the watered stock was planned
without any increase in assets.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
DYNAMITE
PROBE EXTENDS
Government Seeks Evidence
as to AlIege Misuse
OF kaiIS
BROWNE CLAIMS
SOME OF REWARD
By The united Bros.

BY The United Press
Los ANGELES. Cal, Dec. S-That
the Federal Grand Jury, probing the
alleged dynamiting plots. will devote
much time to the reputed misuse Of
the mails in connection with the coll
lection of the Mcnamara defense fund.-
seems certain today.
Dozens of postofllce inspectors are
endeavoring TO secure evidence to
snow that despite the admission OF
attorneys for the defense that they
knew for months that the men wera
guilty, they have persistently written
all inquirers that the McNamaras
We're absolutely innocent
AS a result they received many con-
tributions which would otherwise
have been denied. The inspectors
have many letters. sent to Attorney
Darrow and his associates, and their
replies. and are trying TO determine
whether there has been any violation
of the law. If so, indictments are
certain.
Meanwhile the examination OF
Ortie McManigal and others who hav,
been subpoenaed to corrOborate his
story continue McManigal repeated
his entire story as first told TO De.
tective Burns. Now special Fedora
Prosecutor Lawler and Assistant Dt
trict Attorney Regan. in charge o
the investigation are working TO con
| firm this For that purpose they have
dozen labor men from San Francis
co and Seattle here and will inter
/ rogate them
Interest in the bribery scandal il
| increasing as a result of the an
nouncemont OF Detective Sam Browne
| that he will claim the reward offered
for the arrest and conviction Of the
/ dynamiters. He will base his CLAIM
on the announcement of Judge Bord
well that the bribery revelations caus
ed the plea of guilty. II Is certain
that Bordwell demands that Fred
erlcks prosecute but whether he viii
do so or not he declines TO say.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
HER SICKLY CHILD
Is Now Strong and Healthy-YinoI
Built Her Up.

Is Now Strong and Healthy-finOl
Built Her Up.
Every mother wants her little boy
or girl TO have a fair chance in tho
world. Make your children strong
and healthy and they will grow up
able to make their own way,
For ailing children there IS nothing
so good as Vinol. our delicious tonic.
for It gives them fine appetite.
mikes their blood rich and puts
roses In their checks again.
Il have been giving Ninol to my
little daughter" says Mrs G. Ell
saesser of Hackensack N. J. "She
was very delicate and | was worried
about her. Vinol has built her up
fine. She is strong aud healthy now.
with a good healthy color IN her face
which she never had before. Il only
took one bottle OF Vinol to do this
for her. She likes the taste Of Vinol
too"
We could tell you Of many others
right In this town-but give Vinol TO
/ your puny child and see how fast II
/ improves. We give back your money
II Vinol does not do all we claim ~
=. Danlorth, Druggist. Wilmington
Del
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
BURNS MAY BE
FATAL TO BABY

While playing around the kitchen
stove in his parents home this after
noon, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Kivaleski,, of No. SO
Stroud street, had his clothes ignited.
In an instant the child was wrapped
in flames, and hearing his screams, his
mother went to his assistance. After
extinguishing the fire. DR.. ]. w
Bastian was called, and after giving
treatment, ordered the child sent to
the Delaware Hospital in the Phoe-
nix ambulance. An investigation
showed the baby was horribly burned.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
BRITAIN MAY
Be MEDIATOR
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON Dec. S.-The Persian
Cabinet is willing to negotiate with
Russia through Great Britain accord
ing to a dispatch to the Times. As
surances are given that any terms
agreed upon will be carried out by
Treasurcr-Gcneral Shuster and the
suggeseian is made that the settle
ment be based on q definite written
proposal agreeable to England. Rus
sia and Persia Semi-otlicially Il was
stated this afternoon that England
believed the dismissed of Shuster is
necessary before any settlement can
be reached.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
SHIRTWAIST GIRL
ON STREET TODAY

The shirtwaist girl came back TO-
day with the Indian summer-like
weather. delayed in transit, that blew
into town The mercury got up as
far as 70 degrees in the Belt Store
thermometer at 1.3O this afternoon.
Men got rid of their overcoats, and
to give the midsummer touch to the
scene four girls without coats, hats
and wearing white shirtwaists, stroll
ed happily along Market street at
noon. They were students at busi-
ness school. and certainly suggested
the return of summer.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
WAR MENACES
VENEZUELA
Bv The United Press.

By The United Press.
PANAMA. Dec. S.-Within thirty
days a rebel army of 5000 men Will
start a war to unseat President
GomeN, Of Venezuela, according TO Dr.
Pedro J. Jugo Delgado who is hero
i'm the interests of the insurrection.
Delgado is the wealthiest man in Ven
ezuela and is financing the revolt.
Dr. Alexandra Rivas y Nasques,
formerly a government official of
Venezuela left here today for Trini-
dad where the revolutionists are max
ing their headquarters.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
TROUBLE ~ GETTING
JURY TO TRY PACKERS
IN ma united Press.

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-A long drawn
out effort TO secure a jury to try the
ten millionaire packers on charges of
criminal conspiracy in restraint OF
trade was indicated by the ease with
which counsel for the defendants
weeded out veniremen.
When court convened today the
government had tentatively passed
twelve veniremen. Not one of these
it was said, was acceptable TO the
packers.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec. s.
Hurled from the top of the structure
when the foundations of a section Of
the Brunswick Apartments. under
construction. on Walnut street, gave
way, five workmen were buried in tho
ruins when the building collapsed this
afternoon. Three workmen, all seri-
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
POLICE AND STRIKERS
IN FIGHT AT MEMPHIS
3y The United Press

BY The United PrCss.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. S-Police
reserves We're called out to protect the
Nonconnah yards of the Illinois Gem
tral Railroad station. following bat
tie between the police and strikers
last night in which Deputy u. 5. Mar
shal Victor Benner was killed ana
two of the strikers wounded. Several
arrests have been made, but no one
has been formally charged with kill
ing Benner.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
FIVE BURIED WHEN
NEW BUILDING FALLS

ously injured. were dug out by fire.
men and police. They are:
Robert Shoemaker. fractured skull;
both legs and arm broken.
Harry Sykes, severe internal in
juries.
Thomas Smith, severe internal in
juries.
Search is being made for the bodies
of two others reported missing
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
ASKS $4,000
FOR Her KISSES
By MD United Press.

BY The United Press.
ST JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. S.-A kiss
is worth $4,000. according to Miss
Margaret Bender-and only 90 cents
according TO w. r. Magct, wealthy
farmer, and the ldsser. A jury hero
today will have the task of recon-
ciliating the two values in the suit
Miss Bender has brought Maget,
she alleges. forcibly kissed her seven
times few weeks ago and she values
the kisses at 100000
Maget declared the kisses were by
the lady's favor. but that for fear Of
a scene he subsequently paid her
$3.50 per osculation. They would
have been dear at so cents he says.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
TAXES WOMEN TO CLEAN
A POLITICAL HOUSE

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-"Men are no
more good at political housecleaning
than they are at domestic house
cleaning. It's like a man washing a
child's face-he doesn't get behind the
ears
This was the plea for woman suf-
frage voiced here at the first sufirage
bazaar and fair Of the Illinois Equal
Suffrage Association by Mrs. George
W. Trout
To show that sufiragettes are do
nestle, special display of cakes and
other culinary productions was made.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
DOLLAR A DAY PENSION.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The Sher-
wood dollar day" pension bill which
would add S45,00O,00O 10 the pension
roll, was taken up in the House today,
when Representative Adair (Dem.
Ind.) spoke in favor OF it,
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
pEATH TwICE BALKs COURT
3v The u lited Press.

BY The Z lited Press.
DENVER, Col, Dec. S.-For the
second time death has stepped mys-
teriously into the affairs of the Ma
tional Jewish Hospital for Consump-
tives. Bruno Grosser, assistant to
the late Alfred Muller. secretary OF
the hospital is dead today-the day
he was to have gone on trial on the
charge of embezzling funds of the
hospital. District Attorney Elliot IN
structed the coroner to determine
whether death resulted from natural
causes.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
ESCAPES DEkTH TO
HAVE ANKLE SPRAINED

Elwood Green, "A lineman of the
Wilmington and Philadelphia Trac-
tion Company grabbed a charged guy
wire in front of the Hotel Whining
ton yesterday afternoon. When he
felt the shock he threw himself from
the pole on which he was working
and fell 20 feet to the ground lie
alighted on his feet, and escaped
with only sprained ankle.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
CHINA MILL TALK PEACE.

BY The United Press
!. SHANGHAI, Dec. S.-Premier Yuan
Shi Xai has wired the foreign media
ton committee here, that he will be
glad to send delegates to a confer
Aence on terms of peace. A meeting
place probably will be selected today
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
EVEN CURES ULCERS.
Remarkable Results From New Skin
Remedy that Costs Almost Nothing.

Old sores and ulcers are quickly re-
lieved and cured by using Hokara, the
wonderful skin food that is curing all
kinds of skin diseases and blemishes
Eczema, pimples, blackheads, acne.
BARRIERS itch, and every form of skin
disease respond to this antiseptic and
greaseless slim food and tissue builder.
n. B. Danforth, the local agent for
Hokara has been authorized by the
manufacturers to refund the purchase
price TO any dissatisfied customer Buy
Jar today and see for yourself what
a remarkable remedy Hokara really is.
Liberal jar for 25c. Larger sizes soc
and 81.
"If the blood is impure, use Hokara
Blood Tablets. They cool and cleanse
the blood and regulate the bowels in
a natural manner"
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
RUSSIA HAS NO
DESIGNS ON PERSIA
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. S.-The
government announced today that it
has no intention of permanently oc-
cupying Persia and that Russian
troops would in no way interfere with
internal affairs in the Shah's domain.
A denial is also made that Russia
seeks to place the dethroned Shah,
Mohammed Ali. on the throne again.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
HIS THnMR CRUSHED.

John Dutton, of No. s04 King street
employed by the Harlan and Mol
lingsworth Corporation, had his right
thumb crushed while at work today.
The injury was dressed at the Della
ware Hospital.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
SPECIAL FURNITURE SALE

Stidham and Son, No. III East
Fourth street, are conducting a largo
sale OF furniture this afternoon. The
quality Of the goods brought a big
crowd TO the store.
Evening journal., 1911-12-08
CONSTARI.E NAMES I.EYY.

Constable Fisher has closed the
store of the Empire Barber's Supply
Company. on King street, above Sixth
street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-02

cream colored octoroon spurned the
leather colored quadroon and the lat
ter took it out on the yellow muIatto
or dark molasses tinted negro) inter-
marriage is rapidly reducing the race
10 homogeneous one, probably five
siHths negro and one-sixth white
with dash of Indian. The octoroons
are almost gone. A few escape dis
guised into the ranks Of the whites
occasionally to be exposed and driven
back; the others sink down into the
mass Of the negro race.
But the striking feature of this
change is that the new negro the
composite or homogeneous negroid. is
very dark. probably darker than the
antebellum negro or even the original
imported African. No one who can
remember conditions Of fifty years ago
ut Is struck by the fact that the
average negro OF Louisiana Of today
and especially Of New Orleans is much
darked than of old.
It is a dark, velvety black rather
than the blackish yellow Of the origi-
nal Congo African. 1t is much too
black for the proportion Of white and
Indian blood in their veins Of the typi-
cal negro Of today. On the other
hand. although blacker, the features
are less pronouncedly African, the
hair less woody.
How much Of this improvement is
due to better conditions, to better liv-
ing, and how much to racial inter-
mixture is Of course impossible to say.
The wavy hair is frequent instead of
wool, which the negro abhor as a
racial badge. Thus there is a blacker
race. more distinctly African in color
but infinitely less so in feature, a
black American as 1t were.
The explanation probably lies in the
fact that the black type Of negro is
more virile and increases more rap
Idly than the yellow or mixed types
and is therefore swallowing them up
Quadroons and mulattos, as a whole
are weaker ARE more prone to dis
ense and have smaller families. For
merly these people, who were mainly
free, looked with contempt on the
blacks. but this sentiment has been
destroyed by the experiences Of the
las forty years.
The negro race is not self-support-
! ing in New Orleans; there the negro
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-02

deaths exceed the births, and the de-
hciency is made good by the drift of
the blacker negroes from the country
districts. Thus, with a continuous
supply Of black blood flowing in, the
amalgamation becomes more complete
This does not, however, fully explain
the tendency Of the negro to grow
weaker, which is due rather to the
fact that the black tribes Of Africa
were Of a stronger and more virile
type and there is that natural ten
dency to revert to that original type.
The same tendency is shown in
several Of the West Indian islands.
where the original Indian inhabitants
have been swallowed up by the ne
groes, as we'll As a considerable white
population, with apparently no effect
on the color of the negroes. In ST.
Kits, to which thousands of Irish
men were sent as prisoners in Ire
land, there is little apparent trace Of
Irish blood to be found among the
inhabitants, but the negroes of the
island speak with a marked Irish
brogue, all that survives Of the pris-
oners.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-02
NEGRO GIRL ARRESTED FOR
HOUSE BREAKING.
Mary Jones Tries to Break into Resi-.
dence During Absence OF Occu-
pants.

tuesday afternoon Mary Jones, a
small black negro girl, was arrested
by Policemen Owens and Hatcheli
for attempting to break into the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Beach. All of the men,
bers Of the family went out during
the evening and Mrs. Beach found
the girl trying to get into the house
through the window upon her re-
turn. The girl at once ran off upon
the arrival Of members Of the house,
hold, but she was seen and a descrip-
ton Of her was given to the police
which resulted in her arrest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-02
Square Meals" and Mean Liquor.
Newberry Observer.

Newberry Observer.
Some doubt has been expressed d
whether Columbia Is really a Square
meal town" but there is no doubt at
all that II Is a mean liquor town. II
was proved at the reunion this week
If any proof were needed. Per-
sons who were present say that the
amount OF drinking and drunkenness
among the veterans was fearful to
see.
IL is shameful. and those who. in
their mistaken hospitality" furnish
ed the old men-many OF them In
their second childhood--with liquor
TO make them drunk have much to
answer for.
IL Is said that Columbia did very
little for the entertainment OF the
veterans except to give them liquor
and beer. IL was the same way two
years ago. Last year In Spartanburg
the hospitality" Of the people, took n
different turn: the old soldiers were
treated royally-but there was scarce
" a drunken man seen during the
entire reunion.
II u shame that Confederate
reunion should be spoiled by baccha-
nalion fcats and that the enjoyment
ot the old soldiers should be thus
turned into modification and regrets.
Let the next reunion be somewhere
else, and let the standard Of hospi-
t'lit" ard honor 20 the survivors Of
;he Los. Cause" he something high
er and better than free whiskey and
leer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-02
GORMAN FOR GOVERNOR.
Maryland Primary Returns Indicate
That Democrats Have Nominated
Late Senator's Son.

Baltimore. Nd. Aug. 29.-Returns
from today's Democrats primary
election In Maryland indicate that
state Senator Arthur Pue German,
son of the late United States Senator
German. will be the nominee OF the
Democratic party for governor at the
November election. Mr.. Germans
opponent In the primary was State
Senator Blair Lee. who had the sup.
port OF Congressman Talbot and Gov.
Crothers and the so-called progress
sive element. Today's primary also
determined the nomination for at
torney general. comptroller, mem
bers Of the Maryland senate and
house and delegates and the State
central committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-02

Chesterfield Court House. Va,
Aug. 2s.-An auburn haired boy.
talking swiftly but clearly, revealed
on the witness stand today to the sur
prise of 10th defense and prosecution
In the trial OF Henry Clay Beattie,
Jr.. for wife murder. that ne had OBJ
served several blood spots along the
Midlothian turnpike. where the crime
occurred. Hitherto IL had been pre-
sumed no blood spot existed except
one near the place where Mrs. Beat
tie is supposed to have succombed
Alexander Robertson was the boy.
and what he told the jury In response
TO n question from counsel for the de-
fense entirely upset the plan OF the
commonwealth 20 rest its case today.
Prosecutor wendenburg announced
that II would be necessary for him
now 20 all at least seven or eight
witnesses - controvert the boys tes-
tlmony.
On dircc. examination by the prose-
cn'or when the latter was seeking
10 show where the boy found n GER
tain yellow hair pin. similar TO that
worn by Mrs BcattIe. Robertson ro-
ferred TO Its distance from "the first
hiod spot"
Were there two blood spots?"
asked Henry NJ. Smith. Jr.. counsel
for the defense. In apparent sur
prise. the hoy not only told Of a sec
end blood spot. hut Of several smaller
spots near N.
The rel"va,ion concerning the pres
ence of more than one biod spot Is In
lire 9TH no contention of the de-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-02

With the passage Of the tariff re-
vision bills and the bill admitting
New Mexico and Arizona as States
into the union,-not to mention 9TH
ers-the Democratic party is moving
into the confidence Of the masses Of
the people.-Bamberg Advocate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-02

fense that all the blood on the road
dripped from the car. In which Hen
ry Clay Beattie. Jr.. alleges his wife
was shot.
The prosecutions theory Is that
the blooc in the road at the place
Mrs. Beattie was killed resulted from
murder committed outside the ma
chine.
The prosecution has pointed out by
witnesses and Its statements concern
ing an examination Of the machine
that no blood was found on either
running board Of the car and that
the dust pan underneath the car
would have caught any blood that
trckled through the front part Of
the machine from the seat. and that
all the blood visible had hardened on
the floor Of the car just beneath the
steering wheel.
Robertson was summoned as a wit
ness by the prosecution only for the
purpose Of stating that he had found
a hair pin. but his testimony. as a re-
suit Of the questions Of counsel for
the defense, soon established that he
would be an important witness for the
defense. and he subsequently will be
called by the defense II necessary
The prosecution announced Just be.
fore adjournment Of court at 4:30
today that after the Introduction OF
! several witnesses along this line to-
morrow 1t would rest It's case.
Henry c. Beatie, Jr.. the accused
and Paul d. Beattie, his cousin. who
yesterday on the witness stand told
OF an alleged confession by Henry
concerning the murder, were confined
In searate cells in Chesterfield county
jail tonight. Paul hitherto had KEEP,
In confinement In Richmond In de-
fault Of bond. but today, after he
finished on the witness stand, Judge
Watson suddenly ordered his reten.
tion in jail here.
Paul Beattie's story Of yesterday
Vas not shaken In the cross examin
tior by counsel for the defense, but
II became apparent today that the
defense intends to refute his testi.
mony by placing on the stand the
prisoner himself.
Alexander Robertson. 16-year.
old-boy. was the last witness Of the
day.
He testified to having found q
womans yellow hair pin Thursda,
morning after the murder. He said
he gave the pin to his older brother
Taylor Robertson "a newspaper man
In the court room at the time.
rs It your purpose to prove thai
| the pin was Mrs. Beattie's? asked
consel for the defense.
'Tt IS"
The boys testimony revealed foI
the first time the presence Of a sec.
ond blood spot on the Midlothian
turnpike about 800 to 400 yards from
he first blood spot. He said It was
1s' inches long.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-12
German RureaucracY.

A good story Is going the rounds of the French newspapers Illustrating the beauties of beauracratic govern ment in Germany. We are told that In the postofice department, if clerk wishes a new pencil, he has to hand in the stump of the one that has become too short to work with. In the par ticular instance cited a clerk re- ceived his new pencil without return ing the end.
 Before the omission was discovered the clerk was transferred to another office. Just after he had commenced his duties at his new post he re- ceived an official intimation that he had neglected to hand in his pencil end By this time 1t had disappear ed, but to prevent bother the clerk purchased a new pencil, cut off a piece about the length of the missing bit, and dispatched it to the stationery department.