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Evening journal., 1911-08-08
NEW THEORY in
BEATTTE CASE
Prosecution Will Not Contend
That Killing Was DeIiber-
ately Planned
FEARED HIS FATHER
WOULD CUT HIM OFF
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
RICHMOND, Va, S-According 70
information today, the prosecution in
the Beattie murder case has aband-
oned it's contention that Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr, deliberately planned the
killing Of his young wife. and viii
argue that he was In state Of acute
panic when the deed was committed.
The way the prosecution views the
case Is that Beattic was thrown into "a
panic by the information that his
father. source OF his spending money,
was shortly 10 arrive In Richmond
and feared that his wife would cut
off this golden stream by telling Beat
tie. Sr., OF his sons cruelties and in-
idclities In this state of acute fear
the commonwealth alleges, Beattic
clumsily planned his wife's murder
This new theory was decided on %
offset the possibility Of the defense
contendiug that II Beattie did the deed
after crafty planning. he would MOI
have purchased the shotgun in sucl
way that its ownership was easily
traced.
Detective l.. J.. Scherer Is invesii.
eating tho report that j. s. Hooker
New York travelling man, saw Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr,. on July IA. and tha
/ Boattie drew three shotgun sholl'
/ from his pocket July IA, was th'
day before that on which the shot
gun was purchased, according 70 Pau
Beattie's version.
Only three or four witnesses vii
he taken before the Grand Judy mex
! Monday. according 20 counsel Tor th'
prosecution. They will include Pau
Beattie and Beulah Blnford, tn
other woman"
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
fOGO'S LAST DAY
AT THE CAPITAL
Japanese Admiral IHSpeCtS
the Naval Gun
Factory
By The United Press.

'WEsHNINGToN, Aug. s.--Admiral
Togo felt quite az home today, on his
last days visit in Washington as the
guest of the Government, vVhen he was
taken through the naval grNp factory
at the washington Navy YardN
The Admiral was permitted ~ lOoh
az everything he liked as closAly as
he pleased, and naval officers wh0N es,
cortei him through the great shops,l
were kept busy answering his uues-I
tions. Admiral Togo was for years
! commandant of the largest navy yard
and gun factory of Japan, aud is we'll
versed in the technicalities Of gun and
projectile manufacture.
Assistant Secretary of State Will
son was the host of Admiral Togo this
afternoon at a luncheon given at his
4 home.
Tonight the Admiral will be the
+ guest Of Acting Secretary of the Navy
Winthrop and will later attend a re-
4 ception at the Army and Navy Club.
4 He will leave tomorrow morning for
Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
ARDEN HEARS
FREE SPEECH
COnfab Over Rents by all
SidetraCkS Personalities
by Few
BROWN THREATENS TROUBLE
IF MONEY IS MADE KING

Free speech had full sway at the
Town Meeting in Arden last evening
and George Brown, the philosophi-
cal anarchist who caused the colony
n few miles north of this city to be
brought into the limelight, said some
things. Brown had attempted to eX-
press his views at the Arden Club
several weeks ago and his arrest
followed, but at the meeting last
evening democracy reached the al
titude record and everyone talked
About 200 people were present,
many Of them women. and il was af-
ter IL o'clock when the meeting ad-
iourned until Wednesday evening of
next week, when a special meeting
Will be held. The tilt of the evening
occurred during the discussion OF the
raising of rents, when Brown said he
thought the rents could be raised
without a kick being made if it
was done in the right manner. Il
am the little boy who will make trou-
BILE IL you don't do 10 in the right
manner he continued.
THE question of raising the rentals
Is an adroit move to sideirack other
questions. but let us settle them i'm
ing to count so much around here VIC
may as we'll take down tho sign at
the entrance, You Arc Welcome
Hither,' and place one there reading,
If You Have No Money You Needn't
Come Around.
William Lightbown, one of the
leaseholders. said that he would make
trouble If the rents were raised in
an arbitrary manner.
The meeting was called to order by
Charles +. Shandrew. the president
and Miss Margaret Wood acted as
secretary. President Shandrew re-
ferred TO a lease held by a man, and
the rent had not been paid nor could
the lessee be located II was thought
that a notice should be published in
the papers for sixty days before means
were taken to dispossess him.
Monte Beane said the lease was that
of man named Taylor who had
sold half his lot and his lease had
been sent to the trustees to be fixed
The purchaser of one part received
his lease but Taylor had never re.
ceived his lease. He had written sew
eral letters, Mr.. Beane continued, bu
l4Se.ved 10 reply lie would hav'
been foolish to send the rent wheT
/ he had no lease. 1t was decided (
ask him to send the rent.
I Chairman Foote. of the Colony
!, Health Department. made a lengthy
|. report on the proposed plan for laying
a sewage system in ~ colony. /
was also reported that there wer'
<several cases Of whooping cough IL
Nhe village.
tRobert Wollery reported about th'
improvements being made to the roads
Continued on Page Ten.)
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
AUTO EXPLODES
( WITH DRIVER In
aiddIetOWn Has Two Night
| Accidents in Which Cars
( Figure
.ecial to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
1 MIDDLETOWN, Aug. S.-Ralph
Ahallcross had narrow escape from
bhing burned to death last night when
dc gasoline tank of his brothers au-
temobile exploded. The car was de-
sgroyed and young Shallcross was
severely burned about the hands and
face. He is now recovering under the
hare of DR.. Smith, of Odessa.
II Shallcross was in the car within 100
yards of his home when the blaze
broke out under his feet. He ran the
car to a ditch and then jumped out.
He thenrwrenched off a new tire and
threw It one to side as he wanted to
save that much of the car at least.
Then he went to his home and Lee
Sparks went after DR.. Smith, Elias
Shallcross, who owned the car, was
notified and he went TO the side of his
brother. He assured him that he
cared nothing for the loss of the car
so long as Ralph was safe.
Ralph says he heard no explosion
and had not been smoking while in the
car, consequently the origin of the eX-
plosion is a mystery.
At Ginn's Crossing there was a col
lision between the Josiah Marvel car
and l.. l.. Maloney's automobile. Miss
Ethelwyn Maloney and a friend were
thrown from their car, but were not
injured. The tenders of the Marvel
car were broken and the front wheels
bent while the damage to the Maloney
car included a broken front wheel and
a twisted truck.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08

Announcement was made today that
p. +. Taite, one Of the foremost hotel
managers Of New York city, has been
selected as manager OF the new du-
Pont hotel that is being erected at
Eleventh and Market streets. He will
remove TO Wilmington aud devote his
time and ability 10 making the du-
Pont Hotel one Of the foremost in the
country
Mr.. Tsite is comparatively a young
man. and has had remarkable success
in the hotel business in which he has
been since he was a boy. lie visited
Wilmington a few weeks ago. took an
automobile trip about the city, saw
great possibilities In the city's de-
velopment and after holding the mat
ter under advisement he announced
this week that he will accept the
managership which had been rendered
10 him. He has had conferences with
Pierre S. DUPONT and John J. Raskoh
on the subject. and thinks there is an
excellent prospect here for a high
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
GEN. DUPONT
TALKS TROLLEY
Asks ArbltratOrS for Data
Relative to Delaware
City Line
WILL GIVE ANSWER
WITHIN FEW DAYS

Negotiations looking to the possible
operation Of the New Castle and Del
aware City Electric Railway were boz
gun this morning when General II.
Coleman DUPONT, who had been asked
TO aid in plan 20 buy the road met
with the committees Interested. Gen
oral dupont asked for. and was given
data relative 10 the cost of operating
the road and requested some addition
al data which may be furnished this
afternoon. Then he will make his de-
cision. II is believed he will aid in buy
ing and operating the road.
Meanwhile. the work of dismantling
the road continues.
The conference this morning in
the law offices Of William H. Cooper
was attended by General DUPONT, Adj
iutant General l. Pusey Wickersham,
Of the o. M. d., and Thomas S. Do
herty chairman Of the arbitration
committo, with other members of the
committee General DUPONT expressed
his pleasure at meeting the gentlemen
Mr.. Cooper turned over certain data
TO General DUPONT and later a second
conference was held between General
DUPONT, Robert II. Richards. repre-
senting the owners of the Delaware
line and Daniel o. Hastings, counsel
for the New Castle line. In the mean
time thu committee obtained from
President Wallace, of the New Castle
line his charges for electricity and
lease for cars on tho Delaware City
line. superintendent unger. Of the
Delaware Water Improvement Com
pany also WAS asked 10 make a bid for
supplying the electricity for operating
the line.
While the committee representing
the Wilmington Board of Trade, the
Mercantile Association and New Castle
Board of Trade refused 10 discuss the
outcome of the conferences they ad-
mltted by expression and hints that
the prospects of operating tho road
again are brighter than ever.
A representative of the John Baisley
Iron Company. Of Philadelphia. will
come down tomorrow and appraise the
tracks and wires of the road as scrap
John r. Taylor and James G.. Shaw,
of New Castle. will appraise the real
estate owned by the Delaware City
/ line.
General DUPONT will then make a
proposition 20 the owners Of the road
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
NO ACTION ON
SINCLAIR LETTER
WOrkhOuSe Trustees May
Have Some Statement Later
in the Day

Trustees OF the County Workhouse
are in session today. but up 10 1.30
o'clock they had not taken any action
on Upton Snclair's letter pointing out
the necessity for changes at the Work
house The trustees may issue a
statement later.
Warden Crawford, Of the Work
house, i'm a statement printed yestor-
day said concerning the Ardenites who
served their eighteen-hour term there
last week:
"I was convinced before those men
We're discharged from custody that
they had an object in suffering thom-
selves TO be committed to prison; also
to gain the cheapest kind OF nOtorioty
Let the public judge of the result"
Commenting on this, Upton Sin
clair, one of the men who had been
imprisoned, today said Il have pub
lished some definite and specific
charges concerning the Workhouse
and IL would please me n he would
take them up one by one and prove
them false. That portion of his let
ter saying I wanted notorioty Is abb
surd.
Ah' d'Noui'o ""'uN hi' h'iH- 0'i'
because I could not use tobacco and
play cards Is untrue. ! had no cards
although ] have played them. AS fol
tobacco. I never used IT, AS for the
treatment accorded me and my com.
panions ] have no kick. We expected
no favors
The Ardenites who accompanied
Sinclair 10 the Workhouse have sent
letter 10 the warden and the secre'
tory of the trustees, J.. Frank Ball
speaking in high terms Of the man
agement Of the institution.
George Brown. who spent foul
days there has written a letter C
Wardon Crawford and the trustees
complimenting them for having sucr
fine Workhouse.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
COL. ASTOR
DENOUNCED
His Proposed Marriage the
Subject Of Much Criticism
in New York
SAY THAT NO PREACHER
SHOULD MARRY COUPLE
RICHMOND ON AsTOR.

Striking uttsrance of the Rev.
George Chalmers Richmond, of
Philadelphia. rector of St Johns
Episcopal Church, leading agita-
tion TO prevent Colonel John
Astor being remarked by an or
dained minister.
John Jacob Astor Is a communi-
cant in our church and his remar-
riage affects the integrity and vi
tality Of Episcopalism.
The Force family appear to be
simply climbers dazzlcd by the As
tor millions.
Our women are responsible for
the scandals, divorces and demora-
lization of American society.
American women are money
mad
American women hunger and
thirst for the lime light. even
through a scandal. They have the
home only TO sleep ia.
American women dress with
such immodesty that their limbs
and bodies are exposed 10 tho gaze
of all who wish 10 look.
J. p. Morgan cannot help his
friend, j. j. Astor. because Nor
gan is on record as opposed TO
divorces.
Those who inherit their wealth
+ are the worst
. The Goulds, the Astors. the
. Drexels they furnish grist for
. the divorce mills, materials for the
. scandal factories
Only I'm America can women be
. found who sell themselves and
. their children to the highest bid
= der.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
INDIANAPOLIS PREACHER
SCORES ASTOR WEDDING

BY The United Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. S.
Such unions as that proposed be-
tween Colonel John Jacob Astor and
this young girl weaken the moral
standards OF the nation" said Rev
w. NJ. Earring. one Of the oldest and
best known Methodist ministers I'm
this country today. The marriage
of a girl of is TO a man Of AZ. who
has been divorced only a year, would
rarely occur among people Of moder-
ate means IL is time that the
churches of every denomination real
ize their duty and took a firm stand
against such marriages..
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-whether the
great wealth and social position Of
Colonel John Jacob Astor will be
sufficient for him to secure permits
sion Of the council OF bishops Of the
Episcopal Church for his remarriage
has agitated social circles here today
as never before.
On the decision may hinge the fu-
ture attitude Of the Episcopal Church
as the element opposing the marriage,
headed by the Rev. Or. George Chal-
mers Richmond. pastor of st. Johns
Episcopal Church in Philadelphia to-
day insisted that he would place
every church dlgnitary who sanctions
the wedding on public record.
Bishop Suffragan Charles S. Burch
of the Episcopal Diocess of New York,
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
TO HAVE EXCURSION.

Arrangements have been completed
for the annual moonlight excursion on
next Monday of the Wilmington Col
ony at PennsgroVe, The steamer Ulricu
has been chartered for the trip and the
Pennsgrove Band has been engaged Ia
furnish the music. Several former
members of the colony now living here
viii be the guests of the colony. These
people will so over on the Uirica on
tho last trip Monday evening so that
the steamer can leave PennsgroyC
narlN
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
100000 MORE
FOR GOOD ROADS

The Levy Court today passed a
resolution authorizing the sale Of
$50 900 four per cent bonds. These
bonds are part Of good roads issue
No. 3, authorized by the last Legis-
lature.
Mr.. Garrett. the courts attorney,
was instructed a week ago to have the
bonds printed
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
LOCAL PREACHERS AND -
EXH0RTERS TO MEET.

The East Side Group of Local
Preachers and Exhorters will meet at
Robalens Piano Store, this evening at,
7.3O O'Clock. Open air services Will bef
held later I'm the gospel automobile ~
charge of Charles IL Hudson.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
AUSTRIAN SPY STORY RIDICULOUS.

by The United Press
BUFFALO n. T., Aug S,Brandng ridiculous the charge
the Austrian Government employed spy obtain
Army the the explosive
Rudolph Reim Of the Army,
America said today that he certain accusations
George Peters the alleged spy,
disproved.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
LIGHTS AT TROLLEY STATIONS.

The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company have placed cluster
lights at the various stations alond
their lines between Wilmington and
Chester. These lights are five in num-
bsr and can be operated by switch
on the poles-
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
POLL OF EDITORS
ON TARIFF BILLS
By The United Press.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Editors in thu
twelve States comprising the East
North Central" and West North Cen
tral" divisions of the federal census
believe the. Wool bill. the Farmers
Free List bill and the Cotton bills
should be signed by President Taft
according TO a poll printed today b.
the Chicago Tribune.
The poll shows a majority of all who
answered in favor of the bills, but an
overwhelming majority of Republicans
against them. A summary of the poll
shows.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
GATES IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
Financier's Heart and Kidneys Are
Severely Affected.

BY The United Press.
PARIS, Aug. S.--John W. Gates had
bad turn this morning but rallied a
little within an hour. His physicians
FASTENED 20 the financier's bedside
when word was sent them by the at
tendant nurses that his heart was
failing. Cardiac stmulants We're
quickly administered and he respond
cd His heart, however. is very weak
and seems to respond less promptly
and less strongly with every attack,
Early this afternoon. Gates was re-
ported 10 be in great distress owing
10 a recurrence Of congestion OF the
kidneys. His heart action was very
weak.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
CHILD KILLS RIFLE GALLERY ATTENDANT

By The United Press,
in a shooting gallery Park when child about
years old picked up pulled the trigger
dead The child fed was
that they paid the
depends upon long the children keep their big
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
NEATIhER.

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON. Aug. S-Indieatf
are that there viii he showers 1
night or Wednesday in New EngI1
and on the South Atlantic Coast
New York this evening. No impC
ant temperature changes.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
on TRIP UP THE HUDSON.

J. e. O'Toole and Miss Antoinette
ID. Krasman. of Hoboken, n. j.. we're
guests Of Chief Engineer Nat c. Dunn
of the Benjamin b. OdellY on a trip
up the Hudson river last Sunday.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
noAT rPsETs: I00 PERIsn.

BY The United Press.
ALEXANDRIA. Egypt Aug. S.-One
hundred natives were drowned IN the
Nile today near Dossuk, by the cap
sizing Of a river boat.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
THINK HOME RULE WOULD PASS.

LONDON Aug. S.-Winston Churchill home secretary
nounced today positive that the
lament would pass measure providing for home rule
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
lKLLEp IN on HOUSE EXFAos0N

BY The United Press.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Aug. S.-One la
borer was probably fatally buried
and four were seriously injured IN an
explosion in the oil house at McCln-
II ick- Marshall Construction Compapy's
liant, Rankin early today A ire
(which followed, practically consumed
be wreckage.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
POPE'S CONDITION
NOT REASSURING
Bv The unlted Press.

T
ROME, Aug. S-There was no no-
ticeable improvement today i'm the
,condition of the Pope II was learn
ed authoritatiyely tooNy that the aged
pontiff has had more fainting spells
than have been made public.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
is3 MEMBERS OF
NEXT CONGRESS.

|By The United Press. ..s.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Presiient
Taft today signed the reapportionnent
hin, fixing the membership of the
next House of Representatives at 433
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
RRICk.THRNMER FINED.

Court this morning upon the charge
of hitting another man with a brick
He pleaded guilty and was fined SIS
and coats.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
GENERAL DUPONT TO
VISIT SMYRNA TOTAY.

General +. Coleman DUPONT vii go
Ito Smyrna this afternoon to cenfer
with the Board of Trade there regard
ing the state boulevard right of way
through that town.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
- The IInited Press.

J LONDON. Aug, .S--A special from
Rome to the London Times this afterr
noon says that the Pope passed a bad
night and that his condition today is
\ anything but reassuring.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08
WAsHINGTON. Aug. -F0reca

noon and tonight; Wednesday pr0Fy
ably fair: not much change in tenn
peraiure; light TO moderate south ia
southwest winds.
Evening journal., 1911-08-08

The Evening Journal has
more Subscribers than any
other paper in Delaware.
That means a home paper
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-26
THE TROUBLE WITH OR COURTS

President TAFT has joined his voice
to the popular cutlery against the
courts and the judges. In his speech
AZ st. Louis Saturday, he declared
that "the delay In enforcing Justice In
this country should bring the blush
Of shame to the cheeks OF all good
Americans and that the courts Of this
country made a very poor showing
in comparison with those Of England.
where the judges keep up with their
dockets and where criminals find swift
punishment awaiting them" Being
Judge himself with many years ex-
perience ON the bench, the president
Is well qualified 70 pass judgement on
matter so vital to the welfare Of
the American nation, and bis opinion
Is worthy Of careful consideration.
The cause for this sad condition 81
affairs. Mr. Taft declares. lies In ID.
"ch4racter OF the procedure and the
adminisi alton Of justice" 10 this
statement. the president has struck
the foundation 81 the agitation.
There h no fundamental or ma.
tsrial difference between the rules
of procedure In English and Ameri
can courts The system 81 Iurispru.
dence Is the same. But Ia Englisi
courts. justice 5 swift. punishment o
the guilty Il certain; while In Amerl
can courts justice IS sloyenly AM
punishment Is entirely uncertain. Il
IEngIand the rules Of court proceed
ure are strictly obeyed. the dealiul
out 81 justice Is surrounded viii
dignity. In America. court proceed
ure Is characterized BY looseness an
lack Or dignity. Every sort Of iris
ialisy and iechnichaIiiy IS allowed I
delay Justice and shield the guilt,
Public sentiment Is often allowed I
creep in and Influence III trial /
: England. the courts are run BY ID
judges 10 the interest Of ascertainlh
the truth aud Furnishing the guilt!
lIn America. the courts are run by ID
, attorneys with a contest between ID
. attorneys for the defenSe and for u
. prosecution a. to which shall has
the upper hand a trial y bickei
ling match between attorneys with u
jadge In the role Of sort Of refere
: A. a result, truth Is obscured. Justi'
/ is defeated. and profound dIsresDe'
: \ bred ~ the minds Of the people.
The remedy for this condition I
Affairs lies. with the judges hsn
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-26
GOOD NEWS

The announcement from Washing
ton of the likelihood OF the inyesti-
cation by the government of the
alarming spread of pellagra is very
gratifying. For some time, the Sun
has been advocating the investiga-
ton of the spread of the disease in
Durham and vicinity. The contem-
plated action of the public health and
marine hospital service of the federal
government furnishes an excellent
opportunity for securing the estab-
lishment of an investigation station
in Durham If the proper authorities
will bestir themselves.
One by one the diseases which af-
fiict mankind hava been subdued by
medical science. The record of the
achievements OF the medical profess
sion in preventive medicine is more
glorious than that of a conquering
army. Pellagra is bound TO yield to
science sooner or later IL those who
have in their keeping the public
health will expend the proper amount
of effort There is some cause for
the rapid spread OF the scourge in
this immediate section, a cause that
has come into existence within the
last six or seven years. If the prop
er facilities were provided for an in
vestigation by trained men. there
seems to be strong probability that
this cause could be found.