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Evening journal., 1911-07-21
NEW MAN AT COLLEGE FARM.

Ernest Reynolds, formerly of the
Sugar Loaf Farm. Chillicothe. Ohio.
has assumed charge Of the cattle and
pigs as herdsman at the Delaware
College Farm. He has had a great
deal Of experience in handling hne
cattle and swine In England. and has
been connected with some Of the best
herds in this country
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
WOMAN FAINTS
In COURT ROOM

Hattie Butler, colored, who says she
was assaulted with q foot post of
bed on last Monday night by George
T.. Hackett, colored, tainted while in
City Court this morning. She had
been brought from the Delaware Hos
pital to testify against Hackett. It
was through a mistake that the wo-
man was brought in for the case was
continued from last Tuesday until
next Tuesday. After some colored
women had revived the woman with
cold water she was taken back to the
Delaware Hospital. She is very stout
and the close air of the court room
may have been moro than she could
stand in her weakened condition.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
REAL ESTATE
; BUSINESS DULL

The past week has been unusually
dull in the real estate trade, few, If
any properties having changed hands
and those which have been sold are
small dwellings. What is true among
the real estate brokers is true Of the
architects, the largest building for
which plans have been drawn being
the Sewer Hotel in Market street,
above Eighth. II Is expected that
the contract for the erection of this
building will be awarded on Monday
next
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
TO TAKE STATE
CENSUS OF BLIND

At the last session Of the State
Legislature the Delaware Commis-
sion for the Blind was empowered 20
tace census of all the detectives or
the State This work will be started
within "A few days. II consists in taking
a census of the feeble in mind, as well
as the blind and deaf.
John Griffin. a native of clayton
and teacher in the Pennsylvania
Institute for the Deaf at Mount Airy,
Pa. will take this census unassisted.
He is qualified TO do the work by rea-
son of his experience with the defec-
tive and because he is a resident OF
Delaware. Tho work will rquir about q
month.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
Mr.. PONDER SEES
FOREST FIRE RESULT

James w. Ponder returned home to-
day from Sussex county where he vis-
tied his tract Of woodland where "a
fire in the early part Of the week
burned young trees valued at $4,000.
According to Mr.. Ponder the fire was
started by a spark from an engine on
the NJ. ID. and " railroad which runs
TO RehOboth Mr. Ponder owns 1900
acres of Woodland along the railroad
and of that tract zoo acres fell prey 10
the fire. Young oak and pine trees Of
splendid growth were destroyed. No
one was injured and no houses or
stock we're burned.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
SISTER SAVES BROTHER
FROM POTTER'S GRAVE

The body Of William Bouldon, who
fell from a window in the stables of
Charles r. Dougherty, several days
ago. and was killed. was shipped to
Baltimore today by Coroner Chan
dler, sister Of the man, In that
city. having claimed the body.
The body was Inferred at the coun-
~ burying ground at Farnhurst yes
terday afternoon when nobody ap-
peared to claim A.. u was disin-
TERED today and prepared for ship
ment to Baltimore
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
mol suRYEY THE NEPTUNE.

Senior aCptain W. r. Reynolds, su-
perintendent of construction at Bal
timore, will come 20 Reedy Island
next week TO make a survey Of and
recommend repairs to be made to the
United States Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service steamer Nep-
tune on duty i'm the Delaware. The
Neptune is a steel vessel built by the
Spedden Shipbuilding Company at
Baltimore in 1901
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
OHIO MEN ADMIRES
DELAWARE ROADS

Charles r. McBee, of Athens, Ohio,
is the guest of State Revenue Collec-
tor Bowers. Mr.. McBee represents
the McBee Harvester Company, and
has travelled through many states
He said that in no state has he found
such good roads as in New Castle
county. Especially was this true Of
the Newark roads.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
TO EXHIRIT sTATE CATTLE.

The Delaware College Farm is MAX
ing preparations 10 send a car load Of
its pure bred live stock 10 some OF
the fairs The first exhibit will be
made at Salisbury. Nd, beginning July
Is. and the week following at Eas
ton, Nd. after which the exhibit will
be sent to Wilmington. Plans are un-
der consideration TO make an exhibit
of cattle and swine at the Trenton In
terstate Fair in October
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
GAS COMPANY SIGNS
TWO NEW PITCHERS

men against Fifth Ward in their game
I'm Chester tomorrow Cunningham,
Of Philadelphia. and OBrien, OF West
Chester, pitchers. viii work I'm the box
is necessary. ICY" Young also viii he
ON the bench.
other men will be- Icarfoss. C;
Johnson. SIS: Manncring 1b; Byron.
2b; Duncan. 3b, Townsend, IL;
Hoover or DOlan. cf. Hook, rf. A.
big crowd Of Wilmington ro0tors will
see the game
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
AT EXPERnfENTAL STATION.

Miss Minnie Ridings. of Whining
ton, has taken up her duties as stem
ographer at the Delaware College Ex-
pertinent Station. Her work will be
largely I'm the Extension Division. Miss
Baker, secretary of the Experiment
Station, is in Maine for a part of
her vacation.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
no PLAY CORNET SOLOS.

Director Edwards of Henry and
Young's band, who has been playing
cornet solos at Shellpot Park. has
been requested to play Where the
River Shannon Flows" and the de-
scriptive selection "Fireside to Bat
tie" on next Sunday evening. Mr..
Edwards will use a new cornet which
he purchased this week
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
LAUNCH THE YACHT
LYDONlA ON TUESDAY

The private yacht Lydonia, being
constructed by the Pusey and Jones
Company. for a Mr. Lydon, of Chi
cago, will be launched on Tuesday
next The vessel. which is Of steel
construction. Is ono of the finest
craft built here and reflects credit
on the builders.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
BUILD ROSEyILLE BRIDGE.

Nelson Merydith Co. of Chambers
burg, Pa, contractors for the Rose
Vile bridge over White Clay Creek,
have started the preliminary work
on the structure. It is to be con-
crete arch bridge and will be the fin
est structure i'm the county. The con-
tract price is 1850.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
BIG sToRM ABOuT NEW Y0Rk.
Fourteen Buildings, Including Catho-
lie Church, Arc Hit.

BY the United Press.
NEW YORK, July 21-FOurteen
buildings in and about this city were
struck by lightning during a storm
that swept over this section today
Slight fires started in most Of them
and one. the Catholic Church. Of the
Guardian Angel at Coney Island, a
land mark Of tho resort. was cont
pletely destroyed with lass of Si5,-
600.
Rain fell in torrents for more than
an hour and the sky was so overcast
for two hours that street and store
lights had to be turned ON.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
p. w. STORY DIES.

Charles l.. Story was notified yes
terday of the death Of his brother,
Perry w. Story, of Baltimore. He was
a former resident of this city. Twelve
years ago he was a police officer, and
during a fight was thrown into a
trench. He received injuries which
eventually caused his death. He is
survived by a widow and one daugh-
ter
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, July 21-Certain as
they can be Of anything that has
ever been before the Senate, friends
and foes Of the Canadian Reciprocity
project today predicted the passage
Of the pact in the form in which it
came from the House.
"I have made recent canvass"
said Chairman Penrose (Rep. Pa). ot
the finance committee, and in charge
Of the bill, today, "but my statement
based on a previous count, sull
stands. Tho vote will be approx
mately two 20 one in favor OF The
4 measure.
Senators Stone (Dem. MOI who
favors the agreement. said
/ Tn my opinion, the vote viii. bl
in the proportion Of 81 to 34 Those
4 figures represent the sentiment of th,
total membership of the Senate. bu
a number Of senators will not be
present
The passage OF the bill IS beyond
/ question was the opinion or Senator
| BristOw (Rep KanD. a progressive
II have made no figures" he con
tinued "but all the Democrats ex.
cept four or five and As per cent oil
the Republicans will~ vote for the
] bill"
According to Bristow's calculation
the vote will be about 5S for and 3.
| against
The judgment OF McCumbor CRop
! n. WI. one Of the most able and ag
gressivo opponents Of the bills, was
that the measure would 60 through
by vote OF nearly two 70 one.
This Is because 1t will be sup
ported by the Democratic side Of tn,
chamber as a party" he explained
"as a measure expected by them o,
destroy the policy of protection. ant
will be reluctantly supported by
considerable number Of Republican
senator's.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
CHURCH hit BY LIGHTNING.
By The United Press.

BY Iho United PTeSs.
WALLINFORD. Conn.,, July 21-The
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
i'm this city. was St ack by lightning
today. the bolt chattering the gilded
cross and fired the steeplc The flames
consumed the steeple.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
ExCURsIONIsTs AT SPRINGS.

About $50 members of the Marcus
Hook NJ r. Church Sunday school
came here on the Wilson Line boat
this morning and went to Brandywine
6prinEs Park.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
SHERIFF AND WIFE
MARRIED Is YEARS

Sheriff aud Mrs. James Logue will
celebrate their silver wedding anni-
versary this evening at their home, No.
z West Twenty-Ninth street.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
POLICE DESTROY
SHORT MEASURE,

While a huckster was disposing of
his wares at Thirteenth and King
streets this morning two police Of
ficers found that his measure was
short and destroyed it. The police
are on the hunt for short measures.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
WEATHER.

By Tho United Press.
WASHINGTON. July 21.-T There
will be local showers tonight or sat
nrday in the Ohio Valley, while else
where east Of the Mississippi, the
weather viii probably be fair tonlghtl
and Saturday. The temperature ;
not expected 10 change materially. 7
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
CONGREssMEN IN pITTsBURG.
Members OF the Rivers and HarhOrs
Committee Visit Industrial Plants.

Committee Visit Industrial Plants.
BY The United Press.
PITTSBURG, Pa. July 2f.-With
all the Whistles of the smoky city's
multitude Of factories shrieking for
five minutes today. the members Of
the Rivers and HarhOrs Committee Of
tho National House of Representa-
tives began day of sightseeing
among the monster industrial plants.
Tomorrow the party goes TO Ashta-
hula to inspect the Pittsburg to Lake
Erie canal route and lato Saturday
the congressman will start down the
Ohio river for Cairo. TT.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
is SUPERINTENDENT
OF EQUIPMENT

In order TO keep the cars clean and
sanitary. r. p. stevens, president of
the Lehigh Valley Transit Company.
has engaged James Blanket. of this
city, as superintendent of equipment.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
RrRY nEAn LINEMAN.

Tho funeral of Joseph Burris. who
was killed hy fan from AN electric
light pole ON Monday took place yes-
terday lntcrmcnt was made IN tho
Baptist cemetery near CLAYTON.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21

Reattie, according 10 the police.
Now under surveillance.
BY The United Press.
RICHMOND. Va, July 2f.-vir.
ginia's murder mystery today resolved
itself into the old. old story Of two
women and "a man.
When six members of n coroner'n
jury crowded into the little parlor Of
Coroner Loving's home to probe the
killing of the beautiful wifo Of Henry
Clay Beattie. the aristocratic civil war
society Of the old dominion waited
with baited breath for the unclosetine
of a Beattio skeleton Detective l.. j.
Scherer predicted an arrest at the
close of the inquest.
Today the police brought forth the
results of the strenuous work they
have done since Henry Clay Beattie
brought home his murdered wife, her
shot-plerced head in his bloody lap
from their last auto ride.
They went back four years to find
the woman, and found Beulah Bin
ford, brunette beauty, school day
sweetheart of Beattio, and. according
10 the Henrico county records, mother
Of Beattios first born, now dead.
While Henry Clay Beattie, in his
fathers home last night cuddled his
motherless -weeks-old sou, the
other woman was i'm the custody Of a
half score Of strong armed men, on the
/ farm of j.. L. Scherer. chief OF tho
/ Chesapeake aud Ohio Railroad deiec-
tives. nine miles from Richmond. Af-
ter the other woman was put through
q rigorous third degree by Schercr and
the public officials yesterday, she was
spirited away from Richmond in a
! speeding automobile. Far from Bearic,
Yelled Woman At Wedding.
Despite the potent chastc feeling 0l
the Virginia aristocracy. the first FAM
lilies remembered today. when the,
spoke of the wedding of Henry Cla,
Beattie. but eleven months ago. of tho
mystcriOusly yelled woman who fhCr
appeared. II has been recalled by those
present al the wedding that there was
"a strange woman who appeared hcav-
ily vcilod like a wrath at tho wedding
feast, and from her dark rear pew Of
the little church ia Manchester. i'm
spired a dread fear that the bannH
would be forbidden. Tho police today
named Beulah Binford as the woman.
Under yesterdays sweating tho po-
lice declared that the other woman
admitted that she was the mother Of
Beattie's dead son. born July "a. 1909.
and that she has been lately paid
money by the scion of tho South to
keep away from Richmond. She re-
turned three weeks ago and on at least
two occasions just prior 10 the killing
of Mrs. Beattie, she was seen, accord
ing 10 Chief of Police Louis Werner.
I'm the automobile of Boattie, which
j carried the latter's wife To her death.
Detective Schcrer who has led tho
scattered chase for Mrs Beattie's
, slayer deemed the other woman rho
handspring OF The case. lie spirited
her away last night TO have her on
I hand as the leading witness az to-day'a
. inquest and 20 confront her with Bcat-
tie.
They point out that she left town
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
PROFESSOR McCUE's VACATION.

Professor McCue. of Delaware Col
lege, is spending his vacation in Mich
igan. visiting at his home Alma Mater,
in Cass City Michigan Agricultural
College. and college friends at Beld-
ing and Greenwich.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
MlNHINGTON. InIr aI.-Forecasl

For Delaware Unsettled t0nighti
Saturday probably fair. not much
change in temperature; moderate va
riable winds becoming westerly.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
POSSES SEARCH FOR NEGRO WITH WHITE GIRL

POSSES SEARCH FOR NEGRO WITH WHITE GIRL.
By The United Press
BURLINGTON. n. ]. July 2l-Two posses of farmers
county officials today searching along
Schuyler Ferry this city for negro
small girl the police
Of Farmers negro dead
wife first the girl when tho negro
fed from a hedge dragging the child after him.
BOSTON DRAG NET OUT FOR MISSING GIRL.
BY The United Press
BOSTON July 21.--Boston police officials today threw
drag for Marian Harris. daughter
James H. Harris. Washington. who said have
missing Washington since July 10. 1910
ANOTHER DEATH FROM CHOLERA.
BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, July 21-one death from cholera at
swnburne Island. York today reported Surgeon
wyman the Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service
Evening journal., 1911-07-21

The Evening Journal has
more Subscribers than any
other paper in Delaware.
That means a home paper
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
TO-DAY'S TEMPERATURE

THE BELT DRUG sTOEB.
Evening journal., 1911-07-21

Continued on Page Eleven)
Evening journal., 1911-07-21
ANOTHER WOMAN IN
THE BEATTIE MURDER CASE
She Was an Old Sweet
heart of Husband OF
Slain Woman---To Face
Him at the Inquest To-
day.


Henry Clay Beattlc, only child
OF one OF Yirginia's first families,
husband OF the murdered woman,
who was with her ut her death.
Mrs. Henry Clay Beattie, the
murdered bride Of one year,
daughter Of the COnfederacy, belle
Of Manchester, mother Of Beattio's
iiYe-Weeks'-0ld hoy
The other woman, Reulah Bin
ford, for four years sweetheart Of
Beaitle, according 10 the police.
Now under surveillance.
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tobacco barn, where some forty girls
were employed, stringing the leaves
on hard twisted waXed linen Irvine.
/ (the tobacco will quickly rot cotton
| twine) hanging them close together.
This Irvine is attached to a lath at
both ends and these laths rest hori-
zontally and as near as pos
sible without having the leaves touch
on cedar poles, placed in tiers
through the barn about 80 inches
above each other. and just the right
distance apart to receive the ends of
the laths. Each tier of leaves hang
ing down DO "ot touch tn one be
low.
1t is considered fair days worf
for one girl to string 200 laths, but
when they become expert they can
do 2l0. 1t takes an average of 24oo
laths to an acre of tobacco.
The workers begin hanging the
upper tier in the barn first, follow
ing down with each tier, until the
leaves of the lowest reach within
about three feet of the ground.
When the barn is filled, charcoal,
coke or wood fires, are built on the
ground under the tobacco, and kept
running for about three days to wilt
the leaves.
With tho o1iT11i ra ton Of hn fnh
stalk using only the leaves, a large
amount of moisture is avoided and
the process of drying facilitated.
In Mr.. Smiths barns the arrange
ment of the side is such, that the
boards extend from sill to plate, ev-
cry other board not being nailed, but
attached to a wooden strip running
along the side of the barn and
hinged to the barn This allows of
their being swung out in good wealth
er, permitting free ventilation, and
can be closed in time of storm,
Thorough ventilation is one OF the
most important factors. otherwise
W nat ID hIbAn DIS blt sweat may
appear greatly damaging the produc1.
This process of air driving takes
about three weeks for that grown
under cloth-known as shade
grown"-while that raised outdoor.
having a heavier leaf, requires from
four to five weeks before it is cured
sufficiently.
When cured 1t has changed from
green color TO a brownish color The
stems are shriyelled and it is now
ready to pack in bales containing 80
to 40 pounds. In packing it is press
ed down with the knees just enough
to make firm. Around these bales is
placed heavy wrapping paper, strong
ly tied, and in this condition it is
shipped to a Connecticut tobacco
warehouse, where it is sorted and
"sweated' or fermented.
1t cannot be removed from the barn
when cured however, should the
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weather be very dry, IS it would
break badly. 1t is therefore allowed
to hang, until day when the air is
heavily charged with humidity and
the damp day becomes the baline day
Arriving at the warehouse, to pre-
pare It for the process of fe-menta-
ton or sweating. the tobacco that IS
grown in the shade is piled into the
sweet room in a large mass by it
self. When il comes from the sweat
room, il is sorted leaf by leaf and
graded into different grades That
grown outdoor is sorted and packed
in boxes holding about $50 to 100
pounds before it is placed in the
sweat room.
This sweat room is practically air
tight, heated by steam pipes and the
temperature is brought 10 90 degrees.
and maintained at that temperature
until the tobacco has been fermented
sufficiently to show the color desired.
This fermenting or sweating pro-
cess is kept up SIX to eight weeks.
and the tobacco which in the green
form has shown but little of the
characteristics of the dry leaf, here
develops the flavor, color and aroma
that changes it into a commercial
product.
Mr.. Smith, with his experienced
superintendent-Mr. Jackson-has
this year made a demonstration. that
We believe will be the means of in
PRODUCING a new and profitable agri-
cultural industry, to this section of
Maine.
The work at Pearl Brook Farm
has shown that Maine soil is adapt
ed to the production OF good tobacco.
In Connecticut it is often the case.
that tobacco has to be raised several
years on piece of ground, before to-
baeco of quality that will ensure a
good burning product can be
raised
Now Mr.. Smiths tobacco burns
with white ash-the most eonyine-
ms test OF its high qualW-ana this
of itself demonstrates that Maine
soil and climatic influences, are all
that need be desired for the raising
of tobacco.
or course Mr.. Smith has gone
about the matter intelligently, he is
reaping the benefit of the knowledge
obtained through ten years of Ia
borious experimentation. by the now
experienced growers in Connecticut.
The Connecticut growers used to
be troubled with what was known es
calico tobacco, that is, tobacco that
had a yellowish color, but they have
discovered that this is usually due To
an excess of potash, where the
ground has been formerly cultivated
for the production Of other crops or
il might occur in shade grown stock.
where the ground was too sandy, not
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GROWING TOBACCO IN MAINE IS PROV
ING QUITE PROFITABLE
Pearl Brook Farm in Belfast Owned by M. B.
Smith is the First to Grow it in This State

of the tobacco plant, success began
to keep them STEADY company" and
the tickle fiirt deigned to crown the
efforts of her suitors.
For long time however it was
considered one of the most risky I'M
dertakings upon which a farmer
could venture. But that time has
passed, the elements of uncertainty
have been largely removed from to-
bacco culture in Connecticut.
The tobacco farmer no longer gets
"queered' with poor seed, or fertiliz-
er that is composed of ingredients al
together wrong, he knows how to
feed the weed, has learned how to
meet the insects that attack it and
make them sick of the meeting.
He has got past the danger of
'pole-sweat" while the tobacco is
hanging in the barn, and barring
hail-storms, drought and gales, he
is reasonably sure of profitable
crop.
He has overcome the worst sourc-
es of evil by covering his field with
Cloth or netting. In other words,
making great tobacco tent covering
acres and acres, Zone farmer this
year has 1876 acres under cloth")
and with this tent, retaining the
heat of The sun by day, and the moist
ure that comes In at night, he is
quite secure against all but violent
winds, that might swoop down-as
they sometimes do even in Connec-
ticut-with a twisting, cork-screw
up-pull, that just clears the cloth off
from field of tobacco, quicker than
a circus rider will doff the old pants
that covers his tights.
1t was a beautiful day, the sun
shone clear, the atmosphere just
right to bring nature out at its best,
when Mr.. Smith came toward Pearl
Brook farm. AS he passed over the
border onto this estate, he saw great
areas of potatoes, interspersed with
fields OF grain, and soon he came to
where a crew was digging a cellar
40 feet wide, 100 feet long and 10I
feet deep, to have cement walls and
floor. This for the storing of pota-
toes. While on top of this cellar
will go a mammoth tobacco barn with
posts 20 feet high, with modern
roof and up-to-date system of vcnti
lation, etc, etc.
Passing fields of grain that had
been reaped and laid in shocks by
the reaper, passed sections of young
orchard he made way to where In
the distance he saw an enormous
tent, large enough in area to drop all
the great circus tents that have come
to Belfast in a decade. right into its
bosom. 1t was the great tobacco
tent, and soon we paused in front
CT this mammoth spread of white
netting.
This indoor tobacco farm covers
two acres, while just outside are four
acres more.
For the erection of this mammoth
tent, posts rising nine feet above the
ground and set 33 feet apart were
required, across the top of which No.
10 and No. IL wire are tightly |