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Evening journal., 1911-09-27
AUTO TIRE THEFT
LEADS TO JAIL

Arthur Robinson, colored, was
placed on trial in General Sessions
Court today on the charge of larceny
of FIVE automobile tires the property
of James Winchester and William
Johnson
Winchester and Johnson had been
given the tires to have repairs made.
The tires after being stolen we're re-
covered at junk Dealers place OF
business and Robinson admitted to
Officers Purcell and Mcbride that he
took the tires and sold them for $150.
The jury found him guilty He was
sentenced to six months and ten
lashec
Mary Loper. colored was the next
prisoner 90 be placed on trial on a
charge Of larceny of 500. the property
Of Abner Hollingsworth. The state
in opening said that the prisoner,
Bertha Harris and Cora Reed found
pocketbook belonging TO Hollings-
worth. The money was taken from
the pocketbook and divided up among
the women. The case will be resumed
this afternoon
Frank Reed, colored was placed on
trial charged with improper conduct
toward Mary r. Ray. aged IA years.
He claimed he was not In company
with the girl. The jury gave a ver-
dict OF guilty. He was sentenced to
be imprisoned for two years.
Reed Is now serving a ninety days
sentence in the workhouse so his two
years will begin December "a.
, Susan Butler. colored. was placed
/ on trial on the charge Of larceny o
Sl2. Eta Sewell was the prosecuting
q witness. The defendant denied al
. knowledge of the money The iurl
p acouittod hpr
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
sILyERBROOK ANNIVERSARY.

The Rev. Charles A. Hill, pastor Of
st. Paul's Church, was the speaker at
last nights anniversary exercises Of
Silverbrook Church. I'm charge Of JOS
eph W. Coley's class. DR.. Hill gave a
summary Of the history Of Silverbrook
Church from their organization in 1890
to the present time. Silverbrook nov
has a membership Of 254 and Sun
day school enrolment Of 377. DR.. Hill
congratulated the Rev Mr.. Greenfield
on his success as pastor. MIR. Coley
also made a speech congratulating NJ.
Greenfield and praising the Bible class.
The Rev. ]. w. Easley spoke in a
similar vein. A social hour followed
the meeting.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
M'NICHOL INTERESTED In
FIRM GETTING CITY WORK

the last five years, is valued at about
S195,000.
The Millard Construction Company.
General White, profted heavily by
supplemental contracts. In the con-
struction Of the Queen Lane Filt-a-
tion plant at the Falls of Schuylkill
White brought out. the original con-
tract price was s760,O00. Later a sup
Elemental contract was given the Mil
lard Company by which It received a
total of S1.600,0O0. The original con
tract price for the construction of the
Fairhill reservoir, White brought out
was S393,72S BY supplemental con
tract this total was raised to S77S,7SS
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
GETTING READY FOR
SYNOD ENTERTAINMENT.

The General Entertainment Com
mittee, which will have charge Of
securing places of entertainment and
other matters connected with the
Synodical Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary Society meetings.. to be held
in the First Presbyterian Church. on
October "a and 25. is composed Of
the following members
Mrs. James r. Price, Of First
Church. chairman. from Westmin-
ster. Mrs John Biggs; from First
Church, Mrs. James McMullen; from
Central. Miss Barr; from Olivet,
Mrs. J. c. Lane; from West, Mrs.
Cazewell; from Eastlake, Mrs
Richard NJ Walker; from Green
hill. Mrs Victor Stirling.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
ACCUSE MAN OF
ACTING IMPROPERLY Y

Frank Hall was arraigned before
Judge Cochran in City Court this
morning. II Is alleged that he ap-
peared before the window Of his room
in scanty attire and where he could
be seen by women living In houses
back OF his home. He lives on West
Ninth street, and complaint was made
by persons living on Tenth street.
The defendant said he was not aware
that anyone saw him. and did not in
tend 60 do anything wrong or i'm
proper He was represented by W
w. Knowles.
The case was referred to Agen
Stout for investigation.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
GERMAN-AMERICAN
ENTERTAINMENI

The committee in charge Of the en-
tertainment, which will be given by
the German-American Alliance, has
changed the date Of the affair from
October 6 to October 90 IL will be
held in Turn Hall There will be
singing by the Delaware Saengerbund
and athletic exercises will be
demonstrated by the active members
of the Turngemeinde under the direc-
ton of Professor George Doelling.
Henry Lutz. a prominent speaker, Of
Philadelphia, will make an address.
Reuters Orchestra will furnish music
and following the entertainment a
dance will be held
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
PRIMARIES
in new JERSEY
Machine Routed in Jersey City
But Wins In Essex, Camden
and Atlantic
ALL BUT ONE OF WILSON'S
SUPPORTERS RENOMINATED
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
TRENTON, N j., Sept. 29.-The
downfall of the machine of Hudson
county in the defeat of the candidates
endorsed by the big six" and tho
overwhelming slaughter of the inde-
pendent candidates in Essex, Camden,
and Atlantic counties, were features Of
the first primary under the Geran law.
The Democratic candidates Of Essex
county. endorsed by the Woodrow viii
son League, were routed by the ticket
placed in the field by former State
Chairman James B. Nugent and the
defeat was decisive. Senator Harry V
Osborne was renominated because ht
was endorsed by both branches of The
party. On the Republican side the vic
tory of the regulars was just as com
plete. Everything in Essex was regu'
lar.
Mittpen Wins in Jersey City.
In Hudson county Mayor Otto Witt
pen won a decisive victory over MARI
Sullivan and the "big six" Wittper
had majority of about l,5OO anC
will again be the Democratic candi
date for Mayor of Jersey City. Al
but. one of the Wilson assembly can
didates will no doubt be returned t
the. Legislature.
Mark Fagin, former Mayor of Jer
sey City, won out over the regula
candidate Judge Frederick Stuhr.
Baird Controls in Camden.
David Baird carried the day Il
Camden county. and his candidate
for the Republican Senatorial nomi
nation. William T. Reed, got a ma
jority. of 500 over Senator Bradley
Independent Republican.
The machine ticket in Atlanti
was successful Daniel White, tn
defeated candidate for the Mayoralt
nomination announced that he woul
be an independent candidate agains
Harry Bacharach on election day.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
NnTES OF THE PIONEERS.

The Benevolent Pioneer Literary
Association will hold its semi-annual
election of officers next Monday right
All members who desire to join tic
social club are expected to meet in
the rooms Sunday morning at IL
20 organize and appoint a committee
TO give a dance early in October.
The committee who had charge OF
the euchre are working hard to get IN
the returns from the tickets so they
can submit their report next Monday
night
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
THREE HURT WHEN
ELEVATOR FALLS
Rv The rnited Press.

By The United Press.
PHILDELAPHIA. Sept 27-Dash-
ed down an elevator shaft to hard
concrete floor by the collapse of a
scaffold. three bricklayers employed
in the new plant being erected for
the Lippincott Soda Fountain Com
pany, Locust street. sustained injuries
today which will probably cost their
lives
The injured are; John P. Kerpey,
%; William McCune, 80; Merritt
Dodd, 10. All three men we're rem
dered unconscious and injured intern
ally. They were removed to the
Polytechnic Hospital
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
SUGAR PRICE
REMAINS THE SAME
I'm ma IInlted press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. Sept Represents
tives Of the Arbuckle Brothers Re-
iinery today stated that the prices
fixed by that firm yesterday when 1t
reduced the quotations ON fine granu-
lated sugar seventy-ive points, was
not 625 as IL was carried by the
tickers but 6.75. the same figure being
maintained by all OF the big sugar re-
fining companies with the exception
Of the Federal Company, which ia
quoting 7.25 less the usual discount.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept 27.-The
State Senator James P. McNichol, ally
of United States Senator Penrose and
supporter Of George H. Earle. Jr,, for
Mayor Of this city. owns 1899 shares
or one-half of the stock Of the Mil
lard Construction Company was
brought out before the Catlin
"Lexow" Commission here today. Je-
rome X. Louchheim, president of the
concern, on the stand testified that
McNichol's share In the company
which has done large amount OF
municipal contracting work during
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
ACQUITTED OF CHARGE
OF SELLING LIQUOR

Ruth Young. colored was placed ON
trial on a charge of selling liquor
without license. State Detective
Frank Mccoy testified he got pint II
whiskey and six bottles Of beer. Tho
defense was that she did not sell H.
but got woman to buy IL. she was
acquitted.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
HEAVY BLAST JARRED
THE WESTERN SIDE

An unusually heavy report in the
vicinity of Shallcross avenue and
Broome street, shortly before noon to-
day. alarmed the residents of that sec
tion. Heavy blasts in a quarry are fire.
quently heard. but nothing like the
report today Some thought the city
was in the grasp of an earthquake,
the shock and rumbling noise which
followed, resembling a disturbance in
the earth
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
.SUNSHINERS HAD
MASQUERADE PARTY

Miss Edith Francis was hostess at
the fall rally OF the Delaware Branch
Of the international Sunshine Asso-
citation last night The affair was a
social, the girls wearing masquerade
costumes. Miss Frances Foreman.
dressed as a suffragette, was tied for
first prize, a gold pin. with Mrs. Ella
Hance, dressed as an infant, Miss
Foreman winning the prize on draw
ing lots. Refreshments we're served ST
prettily decorated tables The society
will hold a rummage sale at w G. r.
u. headquarters the first two days In
December.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
Y. w. C. A. GETS REAEY
FOR THE FALL WORK

Heads of Y. W. c. A. departments
this week at a meeting at the home
of the president. Mrs. w. S. Prickett,
discussed fall work of the institu-
tion. a new class at the Association
this year being a class in fencing, TO
be conducted by Miss Seipp.
Registration for all classes has been
good All present, former or pros
pective members of classes, are in
vited to the fall rally on Friday even
ing, when a swimming exhibition and
a social in the gymnasium will be ell
ioyed The Association will continue
extension work at Friends School
during the winter, in the school gym
nasium
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
GIRL OF LEADING FAMILY
FACES MURDER CHARGE

ford's parents and another sister died
suddenly.
The attention of the police was
drawn 10 the case by the younger
sister, the sole survivor Of the alleged
poisoner. who asked that an insur-
ance policy made in favor of Annie
be changed. The accused was the
beneficiary in the other life insurance
policies
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
SIX FOR QUARTER RIDES
IN INDIANAPOLIS

Former State Revenue Collector
Harry W. Chairs, member of the de-
gree team of Eden Lodge which cap
tured two prizes at indianapolis, says
that city is one of the most modern
and progressive communities in the
country and with one of the finest
street railway systems he ever saw
"The company has no opposition -
said Mr.. Chairs, yet it sells six tick
cts for twenty-five cents or twenty
five for 81 "
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
REPAIRING TROLLEY LINE.

William r. Meyers and a force Of
fourteen men are making repairs to
the trolley tracks near Red Lion
creek. During the recent floods the
bed OF the road was washed away and
nothing left but the ties hanging be
meath the rails. II has been said thai
the company that purchased the Della.
ware City line may be operating cars
within ten days.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
TEACHER Ill. so
SCHOOL Is FuMIGATED

Stricken with scarlet fever MISS
Margaret Murphy. a teacher at No.
"a school, is confined to her home.
Today Supervisor Of Schools Croney
funiigated two study rooms and an
assembly room at the school, Miss
Murphy having been in all of them.
Sessions will be resumed in these
rooms tomorrow. The remainer Of
the school was not disturbed.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
SQUIRE HASTINGS
SERIOUSLY i'll

Friends of Magistrate Washington
Hastings will hear with regret that
he is seriously in at his home, No.
100 Delaware avenue. II was said at
noon today that his condition was crit
ical
Mr.. Hastings has been III for several
months, his sinking spell starting with
"A hemorrhage of the stomach. Since
that time he has appeared to grow
weaker with each succeeding day and
recently he has been in bed entirely.
His condition is due to a general
brakdown.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
HORSE CASE i'm COURT.

Magistrate Robertson heard a
mixed-up case today in which Angelo
Cicatello was the plaintiff and R. Mis-
sino the defendant, The former
brought suit to recover $50 from Mis-
sino in a horse deal After hearing
the evidence the justice of the peaca
gave Judgment in favor of the defend
ant for the costs of the suit.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
.SUYDAM DIVORCE
In Is MINUTES

NEW YORK, Sept. Pit required
less than fifteen minutes today for
Justice Clark to hear the evidence and
grant an interlocutary degree of di-
vorce to Walter L. Suydam, the Blue
Point millionaire, from his wife, who
left him for Fred Noble. son of
Brooklyn plumber.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
LUNCHEON FOR SYNOD.

A meeting of the luncheon com
mittee, Mrs. James II. Price, chair
man, was held in Central Church yes
terday afternoon, and it was decided
to serve lunches in the Central Church
parlors during the meeting of the
Baltimore Synod The committee
members, two from each church. will
make a canvass to secure funds to
carry out the plans.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
TWO CHILDREN ADOPTED
RY COURT SANCTION

In the Orphans Court today Maui
rice d. and Augustus A. Cowling
adopted Bissell Snyder. Sarah Mar
garet Bryan was adopted by Samuel
w, and Annie Coucill.
L. r Wales was granted an order
of sale of the estate Of the late David
w. Elkinton. and of the Sarah j.
White estate in New Castle.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
LErTERs ON ESTATE.

Register OF Wills Walker today
granted letters testamentary on the
following estates: Abel Brierly 70
Charles y. Donovan; John II. walker
10 Elizabeth Walker, William r.
staats TO ]. r. Biggs; Sebastian N
Miller TO Louisa and George l.. Miller
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
SPARINED HIS HAND.

Frank Hill, of No. 324 Sixth avenue,
an employe of the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Corporation. sustained a
badly sprained hand today The iu-
Jury was given attention at the Del
aware Hospital.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
ANTI-TUBERCULOsIs MFETING

The September meeting OF the Della
ware Anti-Tuberculosis Society was
held last night at the home of tho
president. Miss Emily p. Bissell. Only
routine business was transacted.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
SETTLING FOR TAXES.

Many farmers against whom civil
suits we're brought by e. L. Huson,
county tax collector for Christiana
hundred before Magistrate Lewis, arc
paying up
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
Bv The United Press.

BY Ine UnlIeu FItb5.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27-Miss
Annie Crawford. aged 25, member Of
the city's most prominent families.
was arrested today. accused of muir
der. Her arrest follows an analysis
Of the stomach Of her sister, Elsie.
%. who died Saturday from opium
poisoning.
Within the pact year Miss Craw-
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
GETTING READY FOR WINTER.

Kindergarten work at the West End
Reading Room began Monday and the
superintendent, Miss Jennie M. Wea-
yer, is busy now getting ready for
the winter activities, which will be-
gin next Monday
Evening journal., 1911-09-27

Soda crackers are
more nutritive than
any other flour food.
Uneeda Biscuit are
the perfect soda
crackers. Therefore,
Uneeda Biscuit.
Five cents spent for
a package of Uneeda
Biscuit is an invest
ment-an invest
ment in nOuriSh-
ment, in health, in
good eating.
Though the cost
is but five cents,
Uneeda Biscuit are
too good, too nOur-
iShing, too crisp,
to be bought merely
as an economy.
Buy them because
of their freshness
buy them because
of their CriSpneSS-
buy them because
of their goodness
buy them because of
their nOuriShment.
Always S cents. Al
ways fresh and crisp
in the moisture
proof package
Never sold in bulk.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
MARY WANDERING IS
AGAIN LED TO ALTAR

New York, June 3.-Mary Manner
ing. the actress. has become the bride
Of Frederick T.. Wadsworth, a Michi-
gan manufacturer. When thmey OBJ
tanned the license they gave June Z
as the wedding date.
Mr.. Wadsworth gave his address to
the license clerk as Grossepoint
Farms. Michigan. Miss Mannering.
who was formerly the wife of James
X. Hackett. gave her age as 80. Mr..
Wadsworth Is 43. Both are divorced
and both have children.
Miss Mannering stated that she was
born in London. being the daughter of
Richard Friend. and that Mannering
IL merely her stage name.
In April of last year she divorced
her first husband, James X. Hackett,
the actor. on the grounds of infidel-
ity and was awarded the custody of
their daughter Elsie.
The divorce decree was final one,
preventing Hackett from ever remar.
rying.
Mr.. Wadsworth was divorced from
his wife on July 11.191O. The action
was brought at Kalamazoo. Mich, by
Mrs. Wadsworth who alleged extreme
cruelty. She was give nthe custody
of their two children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
Five Men Endangered, but
Saved by Body of Pig.

New York. June 3.-A dead pig pre-
vented disaster in the reptile house
at the Bronx geological gardens when
kaa, the twenty-foot python, escaped
into the runway hack of his cage.
Head Keeper Charles Snyder and
four men were moving Kaa with a
sack over his head into a new cage.
The hindmost keeper shove kaa's tail
into his new abode, and the others
pushed each armful of snake in after,
kaa was all in but his head This was
the critical moment. for when the
sack was removed the snake dashed
out at those who had been holding
him.
AS Snyder snatched the bag away
the man holding the head made a des-
perate effort to push it into the case.
but failed. Instantly the snake flung
itself forward into the three fott pas
sage
The keepers tried to run but were
damned tightly together There was
every chance of the snakes getting
twist on one of the keepers and
crushing out his life.
Snyder saw one chance. Ten feet
away lay a box containing the body of
pig, provided for the python's next
meal. Snyder snatched the pig and
threw it before the flashing head of the
snake.
Kaa reached for the carcass and
wound his twenty feet about it in a
| compact coil.
Snyder and his men leaped forward
hurled. a blanket over the coiled rep
| tile, seized it, and with mighty
heave, flung it into the cage and
! slammed the door
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
POSING AS COP GIRL
SWINDLES SERGEANT

Allentown, Pa. June 3.-At the re-
quest of chief of police Rhoads. the
sheriff at Towanda arrested Miss
Florence Chamberlain, who is accus-
ed Of having obtained money here by
masquerading as a female detective.
Two weeks ago Miss Chamberlain.
who was brisk. good looking and ap-
parently pious appeared in Allentown
under the name of Marion Perkins.
representing herself as an officer of
the house of refuge at Darlington, Pa.
She visited persons interested in So
Geological refrom and said she was
looking for a girl escaped from the
institution.
After awhile her funds gave out and
her dexterous appeals touched the
heart Of Harry Sterner, a sergeant of
police. who advanced her a considera-
BILE sum whereupon she disappeared,
and 1t took some detective work to
locate her. Sergeant Sterner left for
Towanda to bring back to Allentown
for trial the fair bogu detective who
flimflammed him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
WILL HONOR NAMING
OF THIS CONTINENT
(National News Associat

(National News Association)
Paris. June 3.-Nearly all the lead
ers of the American colony in Paris,
including Ambassador Bacon and Con.
sui General Mason. are going down to
the little city of st. Dio in the vosges
to take part in the celebration of the
400th anniversary of the publication
of the "Cosmographiae 1ntroductio."
in which the western continent was
first termed America. The celebra-
ton. which is to take the form of a
Franco-American love feast, is to open
tomorrow and continue over Sunday
and Monday. The program will in.
clude military review, a historical
pageant and the installation of a tab
let on the house where the name AM
erica was Arst written. The corner
stone also is to be laid of an obelisk
to be known as Americas tower. on
the peak of Mount Ormont, in the
Vosges forest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
TRAVELLED $4,000
MILES WITH MAIL

Pittsburg, June 3.-Miss Florence s.
Markham has completed twenty-five
years OF service for Uncle Sam in car.
rying the mails between Stockbridge
sation and the Interlaken postoffice,
three miles distant.
She has travelled In that time $1,000
miles on her regular trips between
these two places, and side trips made
each day will bring the total up to
s.. 900 miles.
For the first twelve years Miss
Markham made a round trip of six
miles day, making a total of 22,464
miles. For the past ten years she has
made two round trips day of twelve
miles, total OF 37.S40. all of which
makes a grand total of $1,000 miles.
A part of the time Miss Markham
has been assisted by her father. who
10 a years Of age. Her salary is SIS
q month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
WON FRENCH TITLE REPTILE ATTACKED
Poor Ticket Seller Found by
Her Fiance.

Washington, June 3.-Viscount Jean
| Baptiste de Ventura, a French noble
man and former army officer. stroll
| ling along Pennsylvania avenue, wait
| ing for the time to arrive when he
| would keep an engagement with a
| friend at the Capitol decided to while
away an hour at moving picture
show. He started to purchase a tic
ket at the first theater on the route
! but, instead of buying ticket. he got
/, a wife and fastened to a nearby par
sonage.
/ Miss Althea Price was selling tic
| kets at the theater and she happened
to be the same young lady with whom
the young Frenchman had plighted his
troth months ago, only to lose all
track of her when he was called to
France to settle up an estate.
| Viscount Jean Baptiste came to
| Washington a year ago and, becom-
| ing financially embarrassed got job
He happened to get a position where
Miss Price was working. He soon
+; lost his heart and gave up his job to
| go home to get some money which he
| had inherited. He was to return as
soon as he got the cash and make
Miss Price Viscountess de Ventura.
! Months passed, Miss Price moved to
another boarding house, and when the
Viscount returned with the cash, he
could not locate her. After months
of futile search he left Washington
and established himself in New York
| He came here on business, still on
the lookout for Miss Price but little be
lieving that he ever would have the
luck of finding her again.
When the Viscount saw Miss Price
! his hat, arms and voice all went ur
in the air. AS soon as the girl could
extricate herself from the booth and
the ream of tickets in which she be
came entangled she forgot all about
business until the manager of the
theater fastened to reprove her fol
running his trade by keeping the
side instead of inside.
| The Viscount scoffed at the mana
ger and arm in arm he and the erst
while ticket seller hurried around to
the residence of the Rev. w. l.. De
vries. The parson tied the knot and
the pair left on train for New York
where they will live.
ger of the nickleodean. I've only had
that girl a week. She gave up eight
! per and got a title!'