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The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
MONTENEGRlNS TAKE MOUNTAIN
AND ITS DEFENDERS ARE
BELIEVED PRISONERS.
SCUTARI REPORTED OCCUPIED
True-Nearby oFrtification Taken
Turks Fought Furiousiy Un-
til Artillery Was Silencsd.

London, Oct. 12.-Scutari has been
occupied by the Montenegrins, accord
ing to special from Budapest. The
news was doubted here, but IL true, 1t
marks heavy disaster for the Turks.
The town is the most important in
Northern Albania, and Turkish
stronghold.
A Podgoritza dispatch said a fort
dominating the Turkish of Euzi was
captured by King Nicholas men after
IA hours fighting, in which both sides
lost heavily.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Life Sentence for Iowa Attacker

Keokuk. Ia, Oct. 12.-Less than sc
hours after he had been arrested on
a charge of attacking the two Whit
aker girls and Mrs. J. c. Cacanaugh
Tuesday night, Charles Cavanaugh en-
tered a plea of guilty in the district
court here. Judge w. s. Hamilton sen.
Hnced him to life Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Kills 3-Year-Old Son.

Akron, o., Oct. 12.-John V. McDon
aid, a plumber, shot and killed his 8.
year-old son and then fired bullets into
the heads of his wife and sister. .Ars
Mcdonald is believed to be fatally
injured and the sister is in a serious
condition. Mcdonald was arrested.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 1a.-Stockhold
ers elected e. j. Chamberlain presi
dent Of the Grand Trunk Western and
other Michigan subsidiaries of the
Grand Trunk Railway He succeeds
Charles M. Hays, who lost his Life in
the Titanic disaster.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Buy Aeroplanes for War.

Vienna, Oct. 12.-Thirty French
aeroplanes have passed through Ans.
tria for the Balkan states within the
past "a hours The aeroplanes will
be used in the war against Turkey.
This will be the first time that avi.
ators belonging to opposing armies
have come into conflict.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Brother of General Morgan Dead.

Lexington, Ky, Oct. 12.-Charleton
H. Morgan, a brother of the famous
general, John H. Morgan. and him.
self one of 'Morgan's men" in the
civil war died at his home here. aged
Is. In 1860 he was on the staff OF Gen.
eral Garibaldi In Italy.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
EXPRESS MESSENGER ON KAN.
SAS CITY SOUTHERN TOR
TURED FOR MONEY.
MAN is BEATEN INSENSiBLE
Furious Revolver Battle for Posses
sion Of Car Lasts Several Min
utes While Passenger Speeds
a. at 30 Miles an Hour.

Fort Smith, Ark, Oct. 12.-Four
masked men held up and attempted
to rob northbound Kansas City South
ern passenger train No. 2, near Pot
ter, Polk county, Ark, about 1870
o'clock Friday morning.
| AS a result one Of the robbers is
believed to have been shot fatally by
Merrill Burgett, express messenger, of
Kansas City, and Burgett was beaten
panions that he is reported to be dy-
ing. Burgett is at Mena, Ark, where
physicians say he cannot recover.
This was the third bold train rob-
berry in this section in ten days. 1t is
believed the same bandits operated
passenger train first was held up and
robbed near Poteau, Okla, and two
or three days later a Rock Island pas
senger train was held up and robbed
at Howe, Okla, % miles south of Po-
teau.
Potter is 35 miles southeast Of
Howe.
messenger Fights Bandits.
Four men boarded the train as 1t
left Hatfield. They swung onto the
side of the express car and smashed
in the glass doors with revolvers
While the robbers were entering Bur-
gett ran to the safes, extracted the
valuables and hid them. After break
ing the glass the men reached in and
unlocked the door. Meantime, Burgett,
who had armed himself with two re-
volvers and shotgun, opened fire on
the bandits. who returned the fire
With the train running 40 miles an
hour. and the men clinging to the door
of the car, the battle ragged for several
minutes. One bandit cried out he was
shot
I'm a goner; you'd better take me
off," the injured man said.
Burgott says one bandit grabbed
the injured man, and both leaped into
the darkness AS they disappeared
the two remaining bandits gained en-
trance to the car Burgett had taken
up a position behind some trucks, and
the battle continued both sides fire.
quently stopping to reload their wea-
pons.
Messenger Is Tortured.
At length Burgett ran out of am
munition.T AS he fired his last shot
the bandits seized him and beat him
terribly with their revolvers. Then
they searched the safes, which Bur
gett had left unlocked, In an unsuc-
cessful hunt for the valuables con-
cealed by the messenger, and tor
tured Burgett, beating him over the
head and threatening to kill him if
no did not tell where he placed the
money, but Burgett refused.
The robbers then cut the air hose
on the train, bringing 1t to stop, and
disappeared in the darkness, about
one mile south of Potter.
Conductor Lockwood of Shreveport,
La, on investigating the cause of the
train stopping there, found Burgett in
a semi-conscious condition, frightful-
ly beaten, on the floor in the express
car. The train made a hurried run to
Mena, where Burgett was placed in
charge of physicians.
A special train was made up and
posse of so heavily armed men. head
ed by Sheriff j. A. Thornton, with
pack of bloodhounds. left immediate
Iv for the scene Of the holdup.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12
Boston z, New York |

Boston, Mass, Oct. 12.-.Boston took
the fourth game Of the worlds champion
ship series from New York here today iy
score of z to |. The game was fast
one and hotly contested from start to finish.
The weather was fine and the attendance
large. Boston has won games out of d.
Score by Innings:
Innings 2 IS 8 RH E
Boston-0 0 0 0 0 o. l
New York-0 0 0 0-1 l
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-12

Road to Scutari Open.
Podgoritza, Montenegro, Oct. IL
The road to Scutari was open to the
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
ELSMERE WILL
ROUT GYPSIES
Weary'Of NOmadS Suburban
tiles Give Them Few Hours
to Move Out

Becoming aroused over the depre-
dations committed by members Of
King Ephraims band of gypsies, resi-
dents OF Elsmere have called a mass
meeting for this evening, when a de-
mand will be made that the gypsi ies
vacate their camp on the Forman
farm. In speaking of the protest
made by citizens of that section. w.
B. Johnson this morning said that al
ter repeated appeals to both the State
and the city authorities for protec-
ton, people of Elsmere have deter
mined that the gypsies shall move.
The nomads have promised to leave
by 9 o'clock tomorrow morning" Mr..
Johnson said, "and we are going to
see that they do
Efforts have been made to have At
torney General Gray revoke the Ii
cense taken by the nomads, but Mr..
Gray says this is impossible, The local
police also are powerless to act as
the camp is outside the city limits,
Yesterday the horses Of the gypsies
wandered into the truck garden on
the farm of Robert J. Foreman, and
when Mr. Foreman penned up the
animals, the nomads threatened him
when he demanded damage To avert
trouble Mr.. Foreman liberated the
animals.
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
Mr.. CONNELLY AND
HOUSE BILL. NO. so.

During the Legislature session
of 1909, Mr.. William M. Connolly
introduced a bill entitled "An Act
in Relation TO Payment OF
Wages" On page 1853, Of the
House Journal appears the fol-
lowing:
"Mr. Connolly gives notice that
on tomorrow or some future date
he will ask leave to introduce a
bill entitled an Act in Relation to
payment of Wages (requiring all
corporations to pay wages every
two weeks)."
On page lse of the House Jour-
nal Mr.. Connolly, persuant to
preceding notice, asks leave TO in
troduce House bill No. 60, entitled
An Act in Relation TO Payment
of Wages" was read for the first
and second time and referred to
the committee on Miscellaneous.
On page 2s7 of the House Journal,
on motion of Mr.. Connolly, House
Bill No. 90 was withdrawn.
The above is a record of Ex-
Representative Vim. M. Connolly
on one particular bill during the
Legislature session in 1907
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
COUNTY NEEDS
SCHOOL TEACHERS

Because OF a scarcity OF school
teachers in New Castle county. several
Of the rural schools have not been
opened.
The New Castle County School Com
missioners at a meeting here to-day
in the Ford Building heard County
Superintendent A. r. spaid report Of
several schools without teachers.
These schools are Oak Hill, Harmony
and Fairview. Oak Hill pays $40 a
month for nine months The school
is in the southern section Of the
county The commissioners in this
district eventually will have TO secure
two teachers.
The Port Penn schools are without
principal and Fairview aud Har-
mony schools are now advertising fol
teachers.
Tne commissioners expressed them.
selves much gratihed over the opin-
ion by Attorney-General Gray thai
the law authorizes several county
school commissioners Of the state C
compel the commissioners or Boare
OF Education Of any school district In
the county over which the commission
has jurisdiction, to make such changes
In the school house and outbuildings
as the commission shall deem neces.
sary for sanitation or for the health
OF the pupils Of the district, upor
penalty Of the Withholding from the
district Of its share Of the state ap.
preparation for school purposes
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
AFTER TIPS ON
STATE RIVERS

In compliance with the river and
harhor act of July % last as passed
by Congress, Major Raymond, United
States engineer here, Is preparing to
get information concerning all the
rivers In the Wilmington district. The
letter he Is sending out follows.
To meet requirements of the river
and harhor act OF July %. 1912. this
ONCE has been called upon 70 submit
a report concerning all water ter
minal and transfer facilities contig-
uous 10 any harbor. river or other
waters under Improvement by the
United States, the said report to en-
brace the following
tal The general location and de-
scription of water terminals and the
extent and method of their use by
water carriers and their general ef-
ficiency, and whether open 10 use by
all water carriers on equal terms
and such information as may be ac-
cessible as to the terms and condi-
tiOns of use;
(b) Whether physical connection
exists between such water terminals
and the railroad or railroads sertinl
the same territory or municipality
and also whether there exists be.
tween any Of the water carriers oper
ating upon waters under improve.
ment or heretofore improved and an,
railroad or railroads a mutual con.
tract for interchange OF traffic bs
prorating as to such long-distanct
traffic as may be desired to be car.
ried partly by rail and partly by
water to It's destination;
(c) Whether improved and ade
quate highways have been construct.
ed 70 each water terminal;
I'D II no water terminals exist
there shall be included an opinion
In general terms as to the neces
sity, number, and appropriate location
OF terminals upon such waters.
! send you herewith blanks upor
which | would thank you 70 give tn,
desired information respecting ant
10 return one copy to this Office az
soon as you can.
I have noted in pencil the docks
wharves, etc, heretofore reported
There may he others. or changes ma,
have been made.
I take the liberty to ask this infor
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
BELIEVE THIEVES
FIRED HOUSE TO
HIDEDEPREDATTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LAUREL. Del, Sept. 6.-Fire early
this morning destroyed the home
here of Recorder of Deeds Harvey
F. Wolfe. During Mr. Wolfe's tenure
of office he makes his home in
Georgetown and rents his house here
to John T. Evans, an electrician.
Mrs. Evans and children have been
visiting in Philadelphia. Yesterday
morning Mr.. Evans locked the house
and departed to join his family.
There was no fire in the house when
Mr.. Evans left When neighbors
discovered the fire they broke in a
dqor and, it is said, found things
"topsy turvy' and a lot of silverware
and other things missing. They,
however. saved much Of the furni-
ture It is thought that thieves fired
the house TO cover their depreciation.
Evening journal., 1912-09-06

Colonel George w. Sparks, of this
city, who is a member of the State
Revenue and Taxation Commission,
yesterday made an address reviewing
taxation conditions in Delaware and
telling of the work of the commits
sion before the International Tax
Congress in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr.,
Sparks IS attending the convention as
a delegate from Delaware.
In the course of his speech, he
said:
I'm referring to the peculiarities OF
our geographical situation and condi-
ton. | would state that we have but
one municipality within the State of
a population exceeding seventy-five
hundred. That is the City OF Will
mington, located at the extreme
northern border of the State with a
population of approximately one hun
dred thousand. There are few
enterprises of considerable size To-
Gated throughout the State. but
roughly speaking the entire enter
prise of the State of Delaware, other
than. that in the City of Wilmington
and the few others previously rerer-
red to, is of an agricultural nature
There is no ingress or egress to OF
from the State except at the extreme
northern border. but by water The
consequence is, that the large busi-
ness utility companies jump in and
jump out of the State almost before
you know it, and most any charges
taxes or levies that might be made
which are common TO other States
would find us interfering with Inter-
state Commerce.
There is strictly speaking no tax
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
CHILD BRIDE
WITH HUSBAND
Mrs. Dryden Leaves Parents
Home to be With Troubled
Husband
NO EFFORT MADE
TO TAKE HER BACK

Il was learned today that Marian
Taylor Dryden, the fourteen-year-
old daughter of Richard E. Taylor. of
Melrose Park, Pa, is with her hus-
hand, Harry c. Dryden, at the home
Of Charles b. Dawson. No. 526 West
Fourth street. 1t was known the girl
was in Wilmington yesterday, but her
husband refused to either deny or
affirm that she had met him. II was
learned for certain today that she was
here. That her parents intend to al
low he rto remain with her husband
seems assured as the father has not
been here nor has he made inquiries
of the authorities concerning his
daughters whereabouts Young Mrs.
Dryden said today that her parents
had told her that If she ran away
from home again to meet Dryden she
would have TO remain away. Dryden
went to work this morning at the
plant of the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Corporation.
Mrs. Dryden, with fond glances at
her husband, told how she managed
to elude her parents who have been
so relentlessly opposed TO her being
with Dryden. The young bride said
her father took her home Monday
night after she came here to be with
Dryden, locked her in her room and
took away all her clothes She re-
mained in bed all Tuesday. Her
mother brought her clothes in the
evening, but when she learned Dry
den was not to be given a hearing on
the perjury charge until Wednesday
morning, she took them away again
to prevent the girl attending the
hearing.
Wednesday night her father return
ed and told them about the arraign.
ment of Dryden and his being held
in $500 bail for Court. Mrs. Dryder
said she thought her parents woulC
never go to bed and to sleep so she
could escape in time to catch the. mid
night train. When she made SURE
they we're sleeping she managed L
get out of her room. She then Sc
cured a dress and with shoes in hanC
she crept down the stairs stopping a
every sound in fear her father would
hear and pursue her. She went t
the cellar, the rest of the house beinl
securely locked, and crawled through
window. She put on her shoe
and ran half a mile to the train. Sh
was afraid some night watchmal
would see her and take her back
Once in Broad Street Station she Sc
cured a suitcase she had left ther
on Monday and then telephoned q
her husband to meet her here. Sh
boarded the 1915 o'clock train AM
arrived here at 1 o'clock this morn
| ing Dryden met her and they wen
to Dawson's home, where they VII
live for the present.
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
Financial Harm TO the State
Under Federal Charter Law

levied by the State of Delaware upon
its own people. There is no such
thing as a State Tax Assessor or Col
lector. The revenues of the State
are largely received from licenses.
which | presume you would say are
tantamount to taxes, and which are
frequently confused by our people in
speaking of them as such, but are in
reality licenses.
Such a thing as tax on land for
State purposes has never been known
within the State, nor will it ever be
so long as the agricultural interests
control the General Assembly of the
State.
The greatest revenue that we de-
rive from any one source is from
what we commonly know as our char
ter mill, which pays the State ap-
proximately s155,000 per annum. Our
laws are so liberal and the rates so
low. as compared with other States.
that We are at this time in high favor
with the corporation lawyers of the
country. The entire cost of procur-
ing a charter for a concern of $780,
600 capital. amounts to but $3.50.
with an annual tax thereafter of $40.
Should the Federal Government pass
Federal corporation law, as has
been agitated for some years past. Il
will be necessary for someone within
the confines of the State of Delaware
to scrape and scrape hard for sufi-
cient revenue TO maintain the State,
and il might be under those copdi-
tions that a tax on land, as is levied
in most other States, could be OBJ
tanned, as it would probably be in
evitable."
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
Thsmss Watermen.

The watermen and llghtermen OF
London can trace their occupation back
to a very remote past. In statute Of
Henry VIII. passed in 1914, for reg
ulsting their fares, IL is recorded that
1t has been a laudable custome and
usage tyne out Of mind to use the river
In barge or winery bote." And the an
mails of the watermen's company give
an interesting account Of a dispute as
far back as 1898 concerning the charge
fer che conveyance ct passengers from
Gravesend TO London. The regular fare
was oRe-haif penny for each person,
but some unscrupulous boatmen charg-
ed passengers a penny. So the offend-
ers were taken by the sheriff before
the justices Of assize, W . admonished
them and made each waterman give a
bond Of 40 shillings for future good be
Naturalization Graphic.
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
III. sunrnn,a Court.

For the supreme court Of the United
States there is no exact precedent,
either in the ancient or the modern
times. In making the great conssitu-
ton the fathers" availed themselves
of all past knowledge and experience,
but it was probably from the French
publicist Montesquieu that they got
their idea of the supreme court. In
his book, '"rhe Spirit Of the Laws y
Montesquieu, after making a mastery
analysis Of all forms Of government
uses these words; There is no liberty
II the judicial power be not separated
from the legislative and the executive
The trainers OF the constitution knew
Montssquieu's book well. and there Il
not any room for doubt about their get
ting the idea Of the supreme cour
from that source.--New York Ameri
can.
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
SENDS MA
WORD OF Her
ELOPEMENT
Miss Prettyman Engaged to
Marry Cousin, WedS
Smyrna Friend
PARENTS SAY THEY
WILL FORGIVE COUPLE

Although engaged to be married
on next Christmas Day to Richard
Lee Gait, son of r. L. Gait a seed
merchant, of Washington, d. c., her
first cousin, Miss Henrietta Burton
Prettyman, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Edmund Prettyman, of No. 1910 West
street, this city. was married to Ed
ward Collins Gootee. a lumber mer-
chant of Smyrna, at Morton, Pa, on
Wednesday. Word of the marriage
was received over the telephone here
yesterday afternoon by the brides
parents, who were surprised, as they
knew nothing Of the romance between
their daughter and Mr. Gootee. The
young people are expected home this
afternoon to receive the parental
blessings.
The young people were married
by the Rev. DR.. Barrett, at Morton
where they went on Wednesday, ac-
companied by DR.. George Andres
of Philadelphia. a friend.
Miss Prettyman and Mr.. Gootee
left here on Sunday afternoon pre-
sumably to visit Atlantic Guilty, and
early Monday Mrs Prettyman re-
ceived letter from her daughter
stating that she had visited friends
in Philadelphia, and would visit the
Jersey resort on the following day
On Tuesday another letter was re-
ceived at the girls home saying the
young people were planning another
visit and would return home later
That night, however, a luncheon was
had at which Dr. Andres and Other
friends and relatives were present
and on Wednesday the party went &c
Morton for the marriage ceremony
the party returning to Philadelphia
where breakfast was had at the Hote
Walton, where Mr.. and Mrs. Goote'
have been stopping since their mar
riage
Mrs. Gootee, who is but Is years
old, is member Of one of the oldes
families In the state Her father il
we'll known throughout the state al
hosiery manufacturer, and is con
nected with the Cannon family. Foi
years the family lived in Dover, Lau
rel and Middletown Mrs. Goote
has been popular with the younge
set throughout the state She hat
known Mr. Gootee but eight months
He is 25 years old.
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
DEMOCRATIC
DELEGATES FROM
KENT COUNTY
DOVFR. Del.. sept. s.

DOVER, Del, Sept. s..
Delegates throughout Kent county
were selected last evening for next
Tuesdays Democratic convention, as
follows
In the Second Election district of the
Second Representative district, the
following delegates were finally
agreed upon:
State Convention. A. NJ. DAILY, John
u. Harkins. Henry Ridgely'
County Convention-Frank Wingate,
Howard Slaughter DR.. E. F. ODay.
Auelnates-Ern Raughley, VIII
lard Lafferty, Frank Kinnamon.
District Delegates-Henry Wright
Joseph f. McCrystal, William Pardee'
'Alternates-Thomas Burris, James
B. Tigner, Robert Shorts.
Inspector, r. Harry Wilson; asses
sor, Willard LaffeIty.
The second of the Fifth Represen-
tative district. including the southern
part of Dover, we're as follows:
State Convention delegates-John c.
HOPKINS. Frank E. Maloney, John M.
Houston. Alternates-George +. Kim
lay Arthur f. Hyland, Thomas M.
Gooden.
County Convention delegates-Jef-
ferson L. Ford Everett E. James
laomas G. Cook. Alternates-John
NJ. Hutchins Charles H. Butler
Charles H. Smith
District Convention delegates-John
c. Gooden, S. w. Minner, John E
KERN. Alternates-Harrie F. Goodwin
Harry Hayes, Townsend P. Rust.
In the Third Representative dis
trict including Clayton, the state
delegates selected include ]. R. Glenn
ents, Howard Griffin, Edward F. Don
ovan. This delegation will present
the name Of Franklin Brockson fol
Congress. The delegates for the
county convention will be deferred
until tomorrow. the candidates fol
the several offices being voted for di'
rect and the successful ones naming
their delegates This also applies &c
district delegation.
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
Nature.

The best definition of nature is per
maps Mills in his Three Essays on
Religion" In that work Mil says, ma
ture is a collective name for all facts,
actual and possible. or a name for
the mode. partly known to us and
partly unknown. in which all things
take place" Continuing. Miil says;
''The nature of a thing means It's en-
tire capacity Of existing phenomena.
AS the nature of any given thing is the
aggregate Of its powers and proper
ties. so Nature. in the abstract, is the
aggregate OF the powers and proper
ties Of all things"
Evening journal., 1912-09-06
BRITISH ARMY
AERONAUTS FALL
TO AWFUL DEATH

By The United Press.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-Captain Patrick
Hamilton and Lieutenant W. w. Stew
art, of the Royal Flying Corps OF the
British Army, fell 1000 feet today and
were instantly killed.
AS aeronautioal experts In the
army manoeuvres about Graveley, the
two officers had made a successful
monoplaen fight together and we're
descending when they ran into a gale
which buffeted the monoplane so vio-
lently that 1t broke in two IN mid
air.