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Evening journal., 1911-03-25
MOVING PICTUREs ciYILIzE.
Wild Philippines Are Being Educated
In Modern Ideas by Machine.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The
head hunters of the Philippines and
the other wild tribes of that archi-
pelago are being coaxed to civiliza-
ton by moving pictures, according to
statements made by Dean c. Worces-
ter Secretary Of the Interior for the
Philippines, in his annual report.
Poor progress, he said, was made Ia
the huts and villages until this form
Of instruction was tried. The novelty
Of the show" appealed TO the natives,
and he was quick to see the lesson
presented by the firm.
Among the illustrations used in the
report are some showing the differ
ence between the old-time streets
and houses and the houses and streets
of the present day. The former houses
are dilapidated, unclean novels. The
latter are clean and neat, with a
touch of the picturesque.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
BUSY SEASON
FOR ARCHITECTS
Spring Finds Many Of Them
Busy on New Building
Plans

Architects ]. and NJ. Kennedy said
the local building trade promises to
be busy from now on. The architects
have many sketches under way but
are not ready TO dlvulge the opera
tions contemplated The improve
ments to St Peters Church at New
Castle. for which plans We're prepared
by these architects will be commenced
early in May
Architect William S. Evans. Jr..
has opened offices in the Equitable
building. He succeeds William Draper
Brinckle.
Architect N. c. Cloud is receiving
estimates for the Crawford apart
ments on jackson street between Del
aware and Gilpin avenues
Architects +. l.. Rice Company have
awarded the contract to Egbert Nut
ter to build a warehouse for George
W. Goodwin at No. 115 East Fourth
street. Later three story apart
ment will be built over the ware
house.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
WHITTIEA SOCIETY
In "MR. BOB" TONIGHT

Over six hundred guests are expect
ed at the annual reception OF the Whit
tier Literary Society of Friends
School tonight. This years celebra-
ton of reception that is the most
brilliant social happening of the year
at Friends School, promises to be a
highly successful occasion. The dec
oration and refreshment committees
have been busily occupied in prepar-
ing for the guests, and the finishing
touches have been put to "Mr. Bob,
the comedy to be acted.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
BANK STATEMENT.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, March 25.-The week
ly bank statement as issued today
shows the following changes;
Reserve on all deposits, decrease,
$325,300.
Reserve on deposits other than u.
s., decrease, $330,475.
Loans, Increase, S6,242SO0
Specie, increase. S233200.
Legal tenders, increase. S1.276,i00.
Deposits. increase, $7,339.600
Circulation, decrease, S21 700.
Total loans. S1,352, 100, 400.
The surplus is $31 ,457 800 as COM
pared with S14 1857 $50 last year, and
Sl7. .406, ,625 two years ago.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
R c CKING CHAIR FOR
RETIRING FOREMAN

Elmer W. Wilkins, until recently
foreman Of the sheet iron and copper
departments Of the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Corporation, but now a
forman with the Benjamin r. Shaw
Company, today received from his
friends Of the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Corporation a handsome ma
hogany rocking chair The presenta-
tlon took place in the Grand Union
Hotel to which place Mr. Wilkins was
invited for dinner with his friends.
Among the foremen from the ship
building company present were: John
Mcdowell Harry Jamison. G. l.. Mar
man. William Brown. Robert Nea-
son John Jack, James Marchman,
William Shaw, Christopher King. Har-
ry Jordan, j. Alfred Coverdale, and
Robert Fell. Mr.. Jamison presented
the chair.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
HANG ROBERTS
ON GOOD FRIDAY
Christian Sentiment Shocked
That Execution Is Fixed
for That Day

The attention of THE EVENING
JOURNAL has been called by one II
its readers TO the fct that April IA,
the date set for the execution Of
Reese Roberts, the Casey murder, is
Good Friday.
The date was set by the Court OF
Oyer and Terminer. and confirmed by
the Supreme Court and II can oe
changed only by temporary reprievs
by the Governor 1t Is felt that
Christian sentiment will be shocked
by the execution of Roberts on that
date. because of the solemnity oI
Good Friday.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Moderate Advance In Trade Noted,
With a Spirit of Caution.

With q Spirit or CauuOn.
Dun's finds that although reports
show a great dissimilarity there Is
good evidence Of a moderate advance
In trade:
Although reports from the leading
trades and different sections vary con-
siderably and statistical comparisons
do not show uniform gains yet condi-
tions on the whole continue to indicate
a moderate advance IL is noticeable
that retail trade Is generally more
satisfactory and many OF the import
ant centres make quite optimistic
statements concerning the outlook.
The remarkable change IN the for
eign commerce situation by which in
eight months a balance of trade has
been created in favor of the United
States of S418,000,000, as compared
with $1ss,000,0O0 a year ago, the enor-
nous total Of American credits OBJ.
tanned In Europe by reason of this
large balance and the heavy sales
abroad of our securities, the substan-
tial reduction in the cost OF living by
reason of the decline In price OF arti-
cles Of necessity-these are important
gains which must sooner or later work
for business improvement, especially
II supplemented by ample crops.
Crop conditions we're certainly bet
ter than they were a year ago in spite
of dry weather in the Northwest
Building operations In most cities out
side Of New York are larger. There has
been some lessening in the demand for
pig iron. but with increased activity
in structural materials the recent i'm
provement in iron and steel fairly
holds its own.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
SPARK SETS BABY AFIRE.
While Sitting in Coach Near Blaze
ChiId's Clothing Is Ignited.

CHESTER. March 25.-Councilman
John r. Innis and Holland r. Rhoads
saved a baby's life yesterday. They
were standing at Sixth and New Mar
ket streets, watching the firemen play
ing on the embers at the Chester Mill
ing Company's plant, and the child
had been left in a coach in front of a
store where its mother was shopping
when a spark from the Franklin Fire
Company's steamer fell on the robe
igniting it.
The fire was nearing the infants
head when discovered by Innis and
Rhoades. who lost no time in smoth-
ering the blaze with their glovec
hands. The fire had burned a large
hole in the robe and blistered the
babys hands.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
POLICE FIGHT
WITH ROBBERS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
LINN. Mass. March 25-Two men
who attempted TO break into the tool
house Of the Juckins' Ice Company to-
day, we're discovered by John Middle
ton. with whom they exchanged shots.
Later they we're surrounded In
patch OF woods between here and
Salem by the entire police force Of
the city.
A pitched battle was anticipated
Middleton drove them to the woods IN
q running revolver fight and Il Is be-
lieved that one OF the men was
wounded, as a trail Of blood marked
their line OF flight.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
TEN MORE LASHES
FOR CUNNINGHAM

David Cunningham, alias Buck"
Cunningham. who was arrested In
Philadelphia recently In connection
with the theft Of seven brass Journals.
which we're taken from the freight
train on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, was again whipped at the work
house today. He was convicted on
two charges of larceny. and last Sat
urday received ten lashes on onr
charge. and today he received ten
more.
He viii serve four years in prison
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
NEW LaW PLEASES
THE UNDERTAKERS

The undertakers OF the city are
much pleased at the passage Of their
bill by the State Legislature. The
measure provide among other things
for a license for outside undertakers
doing business in Delaware, also an
examining board OF five undertakers
to examine both undertakers and as
sistants, who wish TO do business in
this State.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
CAR WRECKED
WHEN AXLE SNAPS

An axle OF freight car attached
TO a northhound B. & o train. broke
above Chester last night and delay
ed traffic for some time. The st. Louis
train, southbound, due here at 90s
o'clock came into the city over the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks The
damaged freight car was thrown over
both south and northbound tracks.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
Four Dead In Milwaukee Fire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
MILWAUKEE. Wis. March 25-With
a revised list today showing four dead
and fourteen injured in yesterdays S
fire at the Middleton Manufacturing
Company's plant, Coroner Nahin be-
gan probe of the affair. An In
dependent investigation to determine
the necessity Of sending the men who
we're caught in the crash to the roof Of
the building will be conducted by the
city authorities.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
EnterinIns al Dutch Luncheon.

Mrs. Otlie NJ Pierce, Of No. 311
West Twenty-ninth street gave a
Dutch luncheon on Thursday night,
in honor of her two sisters, Mrs. Laura
NJ. Sharkey and Mrs. Blanche Gosser.
Of Philadelphia. Those present were:
Mrs. Frederick A. Sharkey, and daugh-
ter Evelyn, Mrs. Martin Gosser and
daughter Apna. of Philadelphia; Mrs.
]. Wesley Pierce, Mrs. w. Harvey
Beeson. Mrs. William R. Hogue. Mrs
William II. Williams. Mrs. Ollie NJ
Pierce, Mrs. T. Herbert Hendrixsor
and C. Charlton Williams.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
COUNTERFEITING PLOT.
Making Five Dollar Gold Pieces That
Are Almost Perfect.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. March Pa
counterfeitinf plot involving the
manufacture of FIVE dollar gold pieces
so nearly perfect as to defy detection
by all save experts, was today report
ed 70 Acting Chief Moran OF the Sc
cret Service by operatives in Kansas
City, Mo.
John Martin and Frank Schively
were arrested. charged with attempt
ing to pass the coin. The plant has
not yet been located.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT.
Miss Case, Of Metropolitan 0pern
Company. To Be SOlOist.

Miss Anna Case, of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, who made a most
favorable impression here as soloist
at the last Wilmington concert OF the
Philadelphia Orchestra Company, Is
proving a drawing card for the Will
mington High School Orchestra con-
cert on Monday evening. at the High
School building. Another soloist
will be Mrs G. Arthur Rice, OF Plain
field. n. j.. who whistles instead OF
singing Charles E. Griffith. Jr., the
third. soloist. may be counted upon for
his usual meritorious violin numbers,
The school orchestra is prepared 70
give a good account Of itself In NUM-
erous tuneful selections.
Mrs. Charles +. Griffith and Georss
Kelly are the accompanies.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
Three Killed BY Failing Ceiling.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, March 25-Three men
we're killed this afternoon by the fall
OF a ceiling in the feed store of Gleich-
mann and Company, in Brooklyn. The
building was on fire and the three
men, as yet unidentified. were trying
to extinguish the flames on the sec
ond floor when the accident occurred
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
PERMANENT TARIFF BOARD.
LOngwOrth Thinks Democrats VIM Do
Nothing With II.

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. March 25-Small
comfort was given President Taft to-
day by Representative Longworth
(Republican, Ohio,) as to possibility
OF the Democratic House passing the
Permanent Tariff Board bill. The
Ohio congressman said he, believed
the legislation would never be re-
ported out OF the Ways and Means
Committee.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
Boys Escape From Burning School

by VnIIeu Tless Leased Speclnl Wire.
BOSTON, March 25-About one
hundred boys rushed to safety today
when the exclusive private Rock
Ridge School for boys In Wellesley
Hills was burned. The big maia
building was totally DESTROYED.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
SalvatiOnists I'm New Ouarters.

The Salvation Army which has had
places of business in different parts
OF the city has rented the old Novelty
Carriage Company's building at Sec
ond and French streets, where the
entire business Of the army will be
conducted in the future.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
One Missing. Three Hurt m Fir,

One Missing, Three Hurt in Fire.
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, March 25-One man,
Alfred George, is missing and four
others were injured in a fire that de-
stroyed the plant of the United States
and Canadian Deigrise Company in
Brooklyn today.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
pEATH OF MR. TRICKFER.

Appalonia Trickfer, aged 6S years,
died at his home No. S11 Bennett
street this morning. The funeral will
take place on Wednesday morning
with requiem mass in Sacred Heart
Church.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
:, kans9n Wins at Hammer Throwing.

n y - -" '7V''7E-" f'I7''I"T WIZ
LONDON March 25 In the games
between Oxford and Cambridge today,
G. e. Putnam, a Rhodes scholar from
Kansas, won the hammer throwing
event for Oxford with a mark of 1853
feet 3 inches. This beat the dual rec
ord
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
BROwNsON TRIMS sT. MALACHY.

In Philadelphia last night the
Brownson basketball team defeated
st. Malachy is to IA. The local five
put up rafting good game from
start to finish.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25
Would be Sow CastIe,s Mayor.

Richard S. Rodney of the law Arm
Of Rodney and Rodney. announced
himself today as a candidate for
Mayor of New Castle.
Evening journal., 1911-03-25

In the Comic Section there ares-
Further adventures of
LITTLE MEMO"
"MR. TWEE DEEDLE,S
"GNCLE NUM-
"TINY TADS.-
And besides there will be the beauti-
ful creations in Easter fashions,
with Paris photographs iIIustrat.
ing the gowns hats and numerous
other features to interest women.
Order Your Copy Now
Evening journal., 1911-03-25

Matinees Every Day. 10 and % cents.
Every evening %, 35 and 90 cents;
the boxes rs cents. Both Phones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-18
REPORT ON RAILROADS.

Commission Makes Some Recon-.
mendations-What Is Needed.
The annual report of the railroad
commission contains 421 pages.
1t is asked that rate expert be
appointed. 1t is stated that such an
officer would earn his salary many
times. 1t is also asked that an In
spector be appointed to be continu-
ously on the railroads of the State.
making inspections. T.
There were 1928 miles of railway
constructed in the State during the
year. 80.
+ The commission does not recon.
mend that the icinder defector Law
be amended. It is stated in the re-
port: that the law has been violated
by several of the railway companies
of the State and that cases are now
in the hands Of the attorney general
for prosecution, Attorney General
Lyon has already given the opinion
that the law is detective and thatno
road can be prosecuted. 1t is s'stated
that many complaints and. petitions,
have been handled, by the commission
during the year. The commission
says in the report that there is no
doubt in their minds that the tele-
phone service in many places is de-
fcient and that an inspector should
be appointed to make investigations.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.
aAYN%rS~1'GHyGGHyNN~G
PENITENTIARY. PAYS.
Superintendent D. ]. Griffith Has.
Made Grand Success.

Superintendent D. j. Griffith Has
Made Grand Success.
The State peintentiary in the fiscal
year turned into the State treasury
$4,000, in cash, representing the
profits of the year. The State peni-
tentiary was established as prison
and for years was not even self-sug.
tanning. Today it is. producer of
revenue. Under former superintend-
ents its scope developed gradually
and today it stands clear of debt and
has $4,000 in bank with which to
start the year on cash basis.
The total income of the institution
lats year as shown in the report of
the superintendent, Capt. D. j.
Griffith, was s137,2S8.16. The operat-
ing expenses were s75,SO5.07, perma-
nent improvements $S,447.19, leaving
a net balance of $61, ,423.O9, to which
is to be added the account due for
convict hire from responsible persons
$500. The grand total of profit for
the year is therefore s67,9S3.O9, or,
within a few dollars of s6S,0OO.
When he was elected superintend-
ent 12 years ago, Capt. Griffith re-
ceived as the cash assets of the in
stitution, sS3, and along with this was
floating Indebtedness of several
thousand dollars, money due on
notes to the Carolina National bank.
Since that time-in addition to- many
physical improvements made, in ad'
diticn to paying into the State treas.
ury S16O,0OO, in addition to paying
off all floating debts-the institution
ha sended this year with $4,000 cash
on hand with which to begin the
operations Of this year on a cash
basis.
Despite the destruction wrought by
two freshets, each of which. was al
most without precedent, Capt. Grit
fith's administration has earned in
cash s236,OOO and has made s125, 900
in permanent improvements, approx
mately s36O,OOO. or 100000 .oer
annum.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-18
SYNOPSIS.

Archibald Tarhuns. popular young
seeebeior Of London, 10 suddenly aroused
$rum the aimiess and indolsnt Life he
Jea6n, hy the startling news from the law
Grim of Barner. W1loushby q Son, that no
y the hoir to q sheep farm in Australia
sStnsanS In an income OF $4,000 year
NE bequegt comes from an aunt, Mrs.
,6eor4tana James OF Essex. She makes
:h1zn her hear on condition that he marry
within ten days or forfeit the legacy to
third cousin living In America. The story
,cDsnr at Castle wyckof. whore Lord Vim
se1nt and his wife, stsunch friends OF Ter
huno, are discussing plans to dnd Ter
6nno WHO within the allotted time. II
Deerng.4hat Lady Vincent Is one OF seven
Persons named Agatha, all whom have
kesn clcae girlhood chums. She decides
% invite two Of them toA party at the
;eastfe and have Archie there as one OF
TIE guests. Archie accepts the invitation
snd the vlncents discuss his prospects in
atp their varied beaxtngs. He listens to
their descriptions Of the two Agatha's
and decides that the sixth shall be his
;chaine. Agatha first and Agatha sixth
arrive st the castle, Agatha the Sixth
strikes Archie AZ handpainted beauty.
Agatha First Is, a breezy American girl
Only eight days remain for Archie to oe-
cure bride! Lady Vincent tells her hus-
band that Agatha the Sixth already cares
bur Ar-h
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-18
A step 10 |. UNI0NISN' |. N 0 4 5
Two Methodist Bodies Agree
TO Come / together.
CHATTANOOGA CHURCHES JOIN.
Two Members of1The commlftee on
Organic Union Participated Yin the
Discussion-To sconeoildatel and
Build One Great Church.

~ Z
Chattanooga, Tenn,-A long step
was taken here in the organic union
Of Methodism In America when Cen.
tenary Methodist Episcopal Church
South and the Methodist sEpsscopa,
Church, ,(Northern branch agreed to
consolidate and build one great church
and be one people.
"A meeting of fjinterest to American
Methodism as "a whole was held in
this city. Twenty-Five representatives
of each branch ofithe Church discuss.
ed the future of Methodism in frank,
fraternal way Members Of these
two Churches, which separated In 1S45
on account Of political and ecclesias.
tical differences, declared themselves
one in spirit and while recognizing
loyalty to their respective denomina-
tions, every speaker showed himself
in favor of a reunion Of the Metho-
dist family in America. John A.
Patten and Bishop William M. An.
drews, both members of the com
mission on organic union, participat,
ed in the discussion. President John
F. Rice of the Chattanooga Univer-
sity made strong appeal for union.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-18
TAKE A LESSON FROM VEnus
Moral That Writer Has Drawn ss
Not Without Some Points OF
WorthIness.

Miss Venus is a lovely girls no&
one time has she muttered, against
her pale, illumined life not one word
has she uttered. Just think, she's
been without her arms for many dusty
ages, and yet she never drops the
brine or rants in hopeless RACES. She
has to stand bunch of guff from Art
Jugs down to draymen,> and yet she
never once comes back and grills the
heathen layman. When. some Iowa
brow of brutal mien starts merrily to
panning and says her face Is worse
than wood and that her, hair needs
canning or that, he has a waitress
friend who jerks coffee jigger could
give her many, many leagues and beat
her out on fgger, she never even
looks at him, that rank untutored sim
ner, but holds her tongue and pedes.
tai; o, Venus Is winner. She's ON
the job both day and night, she hears
man knock or fatter and women not
Of classic mold get madden than q
halter. She suffers long and quietly
with calm and placid manner, In cold
no nits to reach quilt, in heat, no
hands fan her. She is a lesson In
herself-a fruit for daily picking. Jusa
spare the world your trouble tales and
scratch the useless hcking-G. s.. Ii
Chicago Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-18
Using the Information.

Please, suh," said Unc' Nose,
would yo' all please be so kind as ter
show me how ter write million, eff yo'
please?"
"How to write million?" asked the
bookkeeper. who often assisted Unc'
Nose in his letter writing.
"Yes, suh."
The bookkeeper jotted it down on
slip of paper and Unc' Nose went
away, murmuring thanks. Later in
the day he proudly exhibited a letter
he had written to his son down in
Georgia, in which he said:
Il hopes you is going to have good
waterl, 100000 crop this summer"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-01-18

/ ing consciousness that things were go
Ing well with our loverers peryad!ng
every stroke. We had observed with
pleasure on the evening previous that
Archibald had done nothing but de-
vote himself to Agatha Sixth, end had
brought his devotion In public to 9
well.managed termination by inviting
the girl out for stroll on the terrace
to see the moon!" Happy excuse for
seeing each other! Time-honored and
time-worn, but as good as new to each
fresh pair Of lovers! And from this
moonlight walk Agatha had augured.
and had hoped. great things.
Then again early that morning we
had seen them depart for drive to
the village. where 1t seemed young
Miss Lawrence had an errand. don't
know that I have mentioned before
that Lawrence was Agatha Sixth's last
name, just as Endicott was Agatha
Frst's. have grown SO used to re-
ferring to them, as Arch and / were
accustomed to do in the days when
there was g necessity for keeping
their identifies a secret beyond the
knowledge of their frat names, that
I'd almost forgotten they had any
other.
The best part of the thing was that
although they had only two miles to
go, the pair had not yet returned. And
it was now high noon. Dearest
couldn't get over 1t, AM frisked and
hoped SO, had to beg her to remem-
Der that she was playing tennis and
not cup and ball."
Z Forty love!" I called across the
net, serving my fast serve that sell
dom use against my wife, In my pre-
occupation az my thoughts would per-
sist in dwelling upon Arch and his
love affair rather than upon the game.
81 say, do you think they can have
eloped?"
That's too good to hope fort" re-
turned Agatha, though she was not SO