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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-18
RENGO BELT
CORSETS

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made, will produce a stiff and
anything but graceful appear
ance, also a world of discomfort.
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the proportions throughout are
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1t is because you do not need to
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-18

John =, Primer, who is known as
ore of the largest peanut mvl OF the
country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-18
You Can Easily \
a Prize

Do discouraged nominated do drop You
will work These valuable will certainly be
by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-18
Engagement Announced
w orc-~E dwards,

M. ] " Watson Wood, Of Rich-
ynond, and Mrs, 7f3essie NJ. Edwards. or
West Point. we're married Ia Washing
ton. T. O. Wednesday AT 4 o'clock, Mir.
Wood is prominent young architect
OF this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-18

Visit this department often Expert
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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
MORE HOUSES ON
WOODLAWN TRACT
Company Takes Permit to
Erect Fifteen Dwellings on
West Side

The Woodlawn Company will build
q cluster Of houses in their tract in
the extreme western section Of the
city. There will be fifteen houses in
the group, the total cost of which will
be S27,s00 The permits we're issued
by Building Inspector Cassidy today,
and we're as follows:
Four dwellings, Nos. 610-12, 614-16,
$500 and 622-24 Grant avenue, So
200 each; two dwellings, Nos. 602-O4
and 630-632 Grant avenue, $500
each; two houses, Nos. 630-32 and
634-36 Springer street, $4,000 each ;
four dwellings, No. 606-0S-26 and %
Grant avenue, 81 300 each; two dwell
ings, northeast corner Sixth and
Grant avenue, and southeast corner of
Seventh and Grant avenue. $1,000
each, and one at the southeast corner
of Seventh and Grant avenue. S2,400.
Inspector Cassidy also issued a per-
nit for the erection of four houses to
J. A. Bader and Company, for G. ELM
quist, at Nos. 2301-o and OF Jessup
street, costing $4,000 each. J. A. Bader
and Company also obtained a permit
10 make alterations at No. 1905
Broonle street for William G. Coke, at
. cost Of $500. ... -.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
KILLS HIMSELF RATHER
THAN DIE ON GALLOWS

BY The United Press.
BEAVER, Pa. July 1s.-Making
good his oath never TO hang, Charles
Hickman, wife murderer, who twice
escaped from the Beaver county jail,
cheated the gallows today. He was
found dead in his cell at daybreak
Just an hour before he was TO have
paid the penalty for his crime.
Strychnine poisoning is thought to
have been used.
Hickman's death ended probably the
most spectacular and sensational muir
der case I'm the criminal annals Of the
country. The nervous little man was
a timer and insanely jealous OF his
wife whom he suspected of keeping
company with other men during the
few years he was separated from her.
In February, 1910. he waited on the
street until his wife arrived home and
deliberately shot her. -Four months
later he sawed his way to liberty
from the Beaver county jail lie was
captured and last April Hickman
again managed 70 obtain his freedom
while the jail door was unlocked for
a minute. He was recaptured In four
houre He then offered 10 bet he
would not die OF the gallovs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
FOUR CHILDREN ARE
ACCUSED OF MURDER
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
GRAND JUNCTION, Col, July 49,
Four children. two boys and two girls
were held today on the charge Of rob-
bing. and numbering Clark A. Wolf
kill, heretofore supposed to have
drowned in Grand River. near Cliff
ton, last Wednesday. They will be
given a preliminary hearing tomor-
row.
The child prisoners are: Gladys
Thompson. aged II; Lillian Osborne
aged IA; Leo Baker, aged IA and vir-
gil Wilson, aged II.
The coroneris physician declared
Wolfkin was dead before he was
thrown into the water. The four chill.
dren, held in different cells. tell wide
ly conflicting stories. They admit
however, they were near Wolfldll's
cabin at the time Of his death and tbai
they searched his body after they dis
covered he was drowned"
II is believed by the coroner's ply
sician that the man was heated q
death.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
BED POST ON
WOMAN'S HEAD
HaCkett Alleged to Have AS
SauIted Woman After
Night Argument
TOO WEAK TO PROSECUTE
CASE IN COURT TODAY

Sick almost unto fainting, as q re-
suit Of the injuries alleged to have
been inflicted upon her by George
E Hackett. colored. Addie Butler, col
ored. was brought from the Delaware
Hospital to the City Court this morn
ing, but was too weak to testify
against Hackett. Her head and arms
were swathed in bloody bandages and
her dress was covered with her own
blood
The corner post Of the footboard Of a
bedstead, which had been used 10
beating her, was in evidence In court
and Assistant City Solicitor Lynn was
ready to prove that il was the weapon
used by Hackett upon the woman.
When the woman was called to the
witness stand she was unable 70 get
upon her feet The court ordered
the case continued until tomorrow
morning and the woman returned TO
the Delaware Hospital. She was
taken there in the patrol wagon.
Hackett is held without bail for the
hearing tomorrow morning.
According to the story told by the
woman she is is years old and lives
at No 21S Tatnall street. George
Haokett is % years old and his home
is at No. Ala West Front street. She
I says that George called upon her last
evening shortly before midnight and
they started to argue The girl or
dered George from the house and
when he refused she says she started
to his home to tell his father. George
followed her, she says, and when she
entered his home he attacked her
with the piece of the bed, rendering
her unconscious.
j Police officers Crozier and David
son attracted by the woman's cries
made an investigation and after a
chase captured Hackett at Third and
Tatnall streets.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
CATCHES MAN
In HER HOUSE
Sick Woman Holds Man Whom
She Says Had Silver
ware

Frank Riggs, a young white man,
who was caught as a result of the
bravery Of Mrs Thomas A. Comegys,
an invalid. Of No 303 East Third
street yesterday while he was taking
her silverware from the house, will
have a hearing in City Court on August
/. The reason for the postponement is
that Mrs. Comegys recently under
went surgical operation and is not
able TO appear in court.
When Riggs entered the house Mrs.
Comegys was lying upon sofa and
the man did not see her. She watched
until she saw him take a silver sugar
bowl and walk out with It. Despite her
delicate condition the woman sprang
up from the couch and rushing out
side grabbed the man and screamed for
help Two men responded to her cries
and took charge of the man until Pa
trolmon Keyser and McGillen took him
into custody. Riggs Is a stranger in
the city but has just been released
from the Workhouse where he served
ten days for vagrancy.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
ALTERNATE
OF THE STORM
Bolt Kills MlddletOWn Horses
and Hits in EIIiOtt'S
House

During the electrical storm yester-
day morning three horses We're killed
near Middletown. Roads in the lower
hundreds we're damaeed b tho heavy
flow OF water. Lightning struck the
chimney on the residence of Levy
Court Commissioner Isaac e. Elliott
of Brandywine hundred. Some of the
bricks We're scattered and the light
ming then went along 2 wire TO the
carriage house where a man who had
sought shelter was stunned
Two of the horses killed by light
ming near Middletown were the prop.
erty of Richard v Cochran and the
other animal belonged 10 John T.
Bigner, who tenants the Williams
farm. In hilly sections Of the country
districts the flow of water following
the downpour of rain Was such that
big gullies We're cut in the clay roads
The effect of good drainage was shown
along the good roads as the water was
carried of
In Appoduinimink and Blackbiro
hundreds considerable damage done
was by water
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
DIR. WILEY TO Be
CALLED DOWN.
Will be Reprimanded for
Bis Alleged Irreeu-
IoritieS
TAFT'S PLAN TO KEEP
PEACE IN HIS CABINET

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON, July 1S-Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley. the pure food expert, will
be publicly reprimanded for irregu-
lsrities in his administration of the
chemistry bureau.
It was learned upon authority to-
day that this was the solution Of the
Wiley -Wickersham difficulty deter
mined upon by President Taft Such
a decision, It was said, was reached
by the President as the only way out
Of a dilemma which threatened to dis
rupt his official family.
Wiley is expected to receive a "call
down" gracefully. Attorney General
Wickersham' Is decision against the
chief chemist would thus be approved
and only Secretary OF Agriculture
Wilson left 10 bear the brunt of the
public protests against Wiley's re-
moval.
In view Of this reported situation
Washington would not be greatly sur
prised to hear of Secretary Wilson's
retirement from the Cabinet. There
has been friction between the head OF
the department and Wiley for some
time and it is thought that any decis-
ion which would result i'm Wiley's
continuance in office would be suili.
cieut TO cause the secretary's resigna-
! ton.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
TROLLEY LINES
Are TIED UP
Trenton Company Would Not
Discharge Men Who Re-
fused to Join Union
TRACKS TORN UP AND
OVERHEAD WIRES CUT
By The United Press.


TRENTON, n. J., July ls.-As the
result of the refusal of c. NJ Bates,
President OF the Pennsylvania and
New Jersey Traction Company to dis
charge a dozen or so conductors and
motormen who will not join new
ur'op, the lines of the company run
MIN between Trenton and Princeton
and Trenton and Lambertsville and
Newtown are tied up today by strike.
Bates himself took out one car this
morning and a crew of old employees
ran another one or two, but very little
traffic was handled because Of the ex-
citement attendant upon the strike
Tracks Are Torn Up.
There was no violence today but
last night strike sympathizers weni
out into the country and tore up tho
tracks and cut the overhead wires To
day police are on guard here in the
city and the company has vatchmen or
guard over its country lines. Presiden
Bates declares that he has sixteen mel
at work while Fitzgerald, the unior
organizer declares only ten have re
fused to Join the strikers. About fiftl
men are out Bates says 1t is merely ;
matter Of recognition of the union, a.
there is no disagreement over wages
or hours. He refuses TO recognize th'
closed shop to the extent Of dismisslnl
the old men who will not join tn
union.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
ON THE WATCH
FOR CHOLERA
Stringent Quarantine Regula-
tiOnS in Italian Quarter
Of New York
FOOD STUFFS FROM ITALY
ARE BEING DISINFECTED
By Lac united Press.


NEW YORK, July 1S.-Fully resliz-
ing that il cholera ever gets foot
hold IN the crowded and unsanitary
tenements Of the Italian quarter and
the lower East Side, stamping it out
will be a herculean task, the health
officers of this port, aided by the ex-
perts from the United States Marine
Hospital service It Washington, today
put into effect the most stringent
quarantine regulations.
OF only VIII all immigrants from
Italy be held under observation for
ten DAYS at Hoffmsn's Island. but
even cabin passengers, unless they
can show they were not in ports where
cholera is prevalent will be held until
subject TO a meteorological exam
instion
Disiufect FOOdstufls
Foodstuffs coming from Italy are
10 be- disinfected. Those brought by
immigrants who come from cholera
centers will be destroyed, although
the experts say the chance of the dis
ease being distributed through fooc
or personal effects are so slight az
10 be almost negligible. But because
OF the eyer-present fear Of infection
everywhere no precaution is to be ne
elected.
Assistant Surgeon-General l.. %
Cofer. probably the best equipped
cholera and plague expert in the fed
eral service. who for years was prom
inent in the departments successfu
work on the Pacific coast and Dr
Herman NJ Biggs. a noted bacteriolo
rist attached TO the New York Health
Department. made a careful inspec
tion of Swinburne Island, where tn
contagious disease hospitals are 10
Gated. AS result a number o
charges in the modes Of handling tn
suspects and actual cases were made
No new cases we're reported today.
The following official statement
was issued today by Health Ofncel
Doty.
AT Hoffman Island conditions ar
satisfactory. There have been no fur
ftrt.f'.sa7ea OF ei1oi-ra. aruacurr the mas
seugcrs or crew of the atcarae
Moltke. detained there
There have been no further death
in the contagious disease hospitals o
Swinhurne Island
THE condition of the passenger
and crew Of the detained steamship
Perueia is also satisfactory today"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
Mr.. MULLIN
BUYS HOTEL

The transfer OF the Delaware House
property. in Market street between
Fifth and sixth streets by Cornelius
and Patrick Mundy. and James Nc
Elwee, to Thomas M. Mullin, has been
recorded in the office of City Registry
Clerk Toner
Negotiations for the sale Of the
property have been going on for some
time The price paid by Mr. Mullin was
$4,000 He intends to tear 1t down and
erect one Of the prettiest little hotels
in the country. II will be four stories
high and will contain thirty sleeping
rooms. The new building viii cost $780,
600
Mr. Mullin will apply for a license
for the place az the September term OF
court the license now I'm force havins
been issued In the name Of Arthur
Sullivan who recently vacated the
place.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
TO LEARN FOREST
FIRE DAMAGE

James W. Ponder will go to Milton
this afternoon TO learn the devasta-
ton Of a FIRE that ravaged through a
tract of one thousand acres Of pine
timber belonging TO him between FL
lendale and Milton last week
The FIRE Is alleged to have been
caused by a locomotive spark, and il
some satisfactory adjustment is not
made II is expected that suit will be
entered against the railroad company
TO try to recover the value of the de-
stroyed timber
Mr.. Ponder this morning said he had
been informed that more than SOC
acres of young pine trees had beer
eaten up by the fire and the loss vii
be somewhere around S25.0OO.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
ELECTRIC SHOCK
KILLS LINEMAN
BurriS Fails to Rally After
Receiving Current While
Working on Lamp

The body Of Joseph Burris. aged 40
years, an employe Of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company,
who vas fataliy shocked By oleciricity
Yesterday while trimming an arc
lamp Is at tho county morgue A
sister Of tho dead man came here from
Smyrna. his home, today and claimed
Ia. making the necessary arrange
ments 10 have the body sent to that
town
Burris was shocked shortly after
the storm at noon. but how IL hap
pened nobody can tell His uncon-
scious form was seen lying in the
street by a nurse in the Delaware
Hospital and he was carried into that
institution. where the. physicians
worked hard TO save his life but with
out avail
Burris had a premonition Of his
death. A few minutes before he re-
ceived the fatal shock he remarked
that he did NOT like to do the work
before him. The lamp was the last
one he had 10 clean. Tie had found
shelter from the rain in the drugstore
of Walter Wier. at Fourteenth and
Washington streets. and after the rain
had ceased he went out. Because of
the severity Of the storm he expressed
the opinion that there might be some
live wires down somewhere which
might charge the arc wires, but after
carefully scrutinizing the lamp, he
decided that Il was safe and went to
work. He no sooner touched the
metal part Of the lamp than he fell
to the street unconscious.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
WOMEN MAY GO
ON A STRIKE
Fancy Leather Workers to
Protest Against New York
Police Methods
By The United Press

BY The United Press
NEW YORK. July 1S.-Anticipating
general strike Of fancy leather
workers. mostly women and young
eirls. GENERAL mass meeting Niil b.
held IN cooper Union tonight 10 pro
test against present police methods
In New York
Ina the recent shirtNaist and neck
tie makers strikes women and girl
pickets We're beaten by the police
and I'm certain cases arrested and
sent TO the Workhouse without a hear
ing The call for toniEhfs meeting
was sent out today by Miss Mary u.
Dreier She is organizing a women's
auxiliary Ia aid the strikers.
Police Commissioner waldo has
promised me that in All future strikes
women pickets viii be protected from
the paid thugs Of the manufacturers,
who masquerade as detectives said
Miss Dreier, "and we viii see that
this promise Is kept Tonight's meet
ing will adopt resolutions demanding
fair treatment when the strike is
called. which viii probably be to-
morrow"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
ANOTHER BREAK
In WATER MAIN

Having placed a sleeve around the
broken water main in the Christiana
river opposite Orange street last even
ing it was thought by Captain j. j.
Williams of Chester that the work
would be completed today but when
Diver Ryan went down this morning
he discovered another break in the
main. Just what caused this mishap
is not known but 1t was thought that
the cutter on a dredge nearby had
broken It.
Chief Engineer Kienle of the Water
Department went to the wharf and the
diver started to learn Just what dam
age was done. He was still working
on the break early this afternoon
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
TRUST TRIES
A FREEzE-OUT
Sugar Combine Tries to Put a
Rival Company Out Of
Business
COMMITTEE WAS NAMED
TO BUY OUT COMPETITORS
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. 3ng iS.-Tbat the
American Sugar Refining Company.
the sugar trust has gobbled up a
large share Of the preferred stock Of
the National Sugar Refining Com
pspv and is behind the suit in chan
Gerry IN New Jersey to freeze ont the
common shareholders. chief Of whom
Is the son Of the late II. o. Havemyer
was admitted on the stand today by
Washington B Thomas, chairman Of
the board of the trust. Thomas was
the chief witness before the Hard
wick Congressional committee. The
testimony Of the virtual head Of the
trust was vrung from him only after
q searching examination and over the
united protests Of a battery OF trust
lawyers. He admitted that the Ma
tional Sugar Refining Company was IN
a position 10 become a potent factor
and that. If the trust could not retail
control Of It, real competition would
result
Efforts to get Thomas 10 admit that
the trust had engaged the counsel who
are lighting the present management
Of tho National did not work. as he
said he was I'm Cuba when the di-
rectors acted on the matter.
Thomas also admitted that on Sep
temher 8. 1898, he, with n. o. Have
myer and other directors Of the trust
we're named a committee 70 arrange
for the purchase Of all competing
ompanies and to fix the price Of
sugar everywhere.
"But so far as I know this COM
mittee never met, he said.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
rHEIR MEnDINe ANN0rNCEn.

Keeping the news a secret for
three months Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Bowker yesterday startled their
friends at Lansdowne, Pa, by an
nouncing that they were married here
by the Rev. George L. Wolfe, on May
~. Mrs. Bowker before her marriage
was Miss Irene Frances Rementer.
The bridal pair were accompanied
here by Miss Marion p Thorne and
Harry Giherson. but they too were
pledged 10 secrecy aud nothing was
known Of the wedding until Mr. Bow
ker returned from the West.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
YISITnR FROM nENYER.

Former State Librarian G. W. Frear,
who now lives. in Denver, was a VIII
mington visitor today. He went 10
Denver several years ago from Dover
to benefit his health. and has been
greatly improved since taking up his
residence there, He was accompan-
led today by Captain ]. NJ satterheld.
of Dover.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
LIEUT.. COLONEL BOYD
MAY LEAVE MILITIA

Having secured a leave Of absence
for four months from the Organized
Militia, Iieutenant-Colonel Evan G.
Boyd, Of New Castle, Is attending to
some business interests IN the West
and he will not be here for the annual
encampment next week
In case Colonel Boyd does not re-
turn it. viii be necessary to elect a
new lieutenant-colonel and II is un-
derstood that either Major Simon F.
Doherty or Major ]. Warner Reed,
both Of this city, will be chosen.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
DRANK A DOSE
OF IMMINENT

Mrs. Mary Hudson. aged S5 years,
at her home. No. 61S Church street.
last evening drank a large dose OF
chloroform liniment and was shortly
afterward taken to the Delaware Hos
pital in the Phoenix ambulance,
where the stomach pump was used to
good effect The effects of the
potion we're overcome and her condi-
ton is such that she will probably
return TO her home this afternoon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
LONE BANDIT TRIES TO HOLD UP TRAIN.

BY The United Press
BELLPLAINE Ia. July 1S-A attempt hold up the
Chicago Northwestern passenger No s. bound from
Chicago Omaha between City and Belpano
entered Of tho sleeping Brakeman
Mitchell, who passing through hold up his
stead Of complying the brakeman drew revolver shot
the bandit who fell in the He brought
this city and taken hospital where he his as
W. j. Morris. of Plainhed N. j. Physicians doubt his
covery.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
WILLIAM L. GOODING DEAD.

DOVER, Del. July 1S.-William L.
Gooding. formerly active in the Kent
county bar and once a Democratic
caucus nominee for Congress, died
suddenly at his residence in Clayton
Recently he had assisted William
George Hili in conducting the latter's
commission and fruit business. lie
leaves a widow and several children.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
INTO RIVER TO
SAVE Boys LIFE

Edward McAleer has placed himself
in line for a Carnegie medal, accord
ing TO his friends. On Sunday last
he rescued from death a lad who had
gone beyond his depth at Pennsgrove.
n. ]. Realizing that he had to Nc
Aleer jumped overheard with his
clothes on and brought the boy
ashore. McAleer saved another boy
from drowning several months ago.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-18
CnrNTY FINANCRS.

County Treasurer Robert NJ. Burls
submitted the following report of the
county finances TO the Levy Court to-
day. Credit of Levy Court, S3S.473.6S
special bond issue. S56,126.49: Mill
Creek. s423.73: Chrlstiana. s1se.60;
White Clay Greek. s2e9.6S: Pencader
sS4.sS; New Castle, s1409 80; Red Lion
s71134: St Georges, ss,0e2.75; Apo
ouinimink. SS0s.4S; Blackbird. S927
Brandywine, sS95.5S.