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Evening journal., 1913-12-23
FARMER HORSEwHIPPED y
BY MEN ALONG ROAD
Special to THE EVENING JoURNAr

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
SEAFORD, Del, Dec 23.-Rae Pdum-
mer, an employe of Victor Hill, a promi'
nent farmer of Concord, while driving
to a gypsy camp yesterday afternoon,
was jumped upon by four men and
beaten with horse whip. AS soon as
Mr.. Plummer could get to Concord he
went before Justice Of the Peace Bow
den and issued writs for their arrest.
Justice Bowden fined them a. follows:
Levin Carey and Clarence Roy, SIT and
costs; Woolford Carey, SIG and COSTS
Norman Jones, so and costs. Plummei
is seriously ill., and could give no reaaol
for the assault.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23
PIERCE'S TEAM TAKES
THREE FROM ROBERTS

Casino bowling team Of the A. c.
and T. Company will bowl the VIII
mington Gas Company's team on
the Casino Bowling Alley. On Friday
evening Pierce's team took three
games away from Rubert's team.
pTERCEiC VrAAr
Evening journal., 1913-12-23
PpTCHFORK IN HIS FOOT,
MOTHER FALLS DOWNSTAIRS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Dec 23.-Going
into the haymow OF j. G. Cohen, near
town, to get a load Of corn for Samuel
Tyndal, local lveryman, Elwood
Hastings, an employe Of Tyndal, ran the
tines Of a pitchfork which was obscur-
ed in the hay, into his left foot. When
carried home his mother, Mrs. Joseph
Hastings, became so excited that she
fell downstairs and suffered severe
injury to one OF her shoulders and was
hurt internally.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23
PRINTERS

Z n WEDDING INVITATIONS. 81. 81 TO
OU $3.50. J. T. JOHNSON. Printing and
Engraving. No. 615 Market St. il0-eod-tt.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

25 in the Y. M. II. A. gym. The Y. M.
H. A. defeated the Vigilants Satur-
day before last In a hot game and
the latter threaten 10 come back
strong. A stirring battle of the bas-
kets is expected. Dancing Will fol-
low the game. The following lineup
will participate
Evening journal., 1913-12-23
MONEY TO LOAN

M ONEY LOANED ON FIRST MORT.
WI cages. D. q. GOODEN.
iy25.tts-tf. no. ? W. Ninth 81.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23
Y. NJ. u. A. TO PLAY YIGILANTs.

The Y. NJ. II. A. first basketball
team Will again meet the strong vigi-
lants on Christmas night, December
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

/. d. Willis, the western professional,
was in fine form Saturday, breaking his
first 25 straight and getting SO out of
100.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

Clyde Leedom broke them all the first
time up, and wound up with AZ out OF
So Clyde is making promises of what
he is going to do when the S. S. Whites
come to town.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

Jim Richardson beat Joe Ben McHugh
in the shoot of for second prize in class
"A" Jim broke "A out of 25, while ole
Ben dropped ?.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

F. D. Orr of Duluth was a visitor Sat
urday but did not shoot.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

After breaking "a in the first event,
Henry Winchester seemed to lose track
of them--FfHal score for Henry 40 out
of 80.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

Billy Edmanson, A. H. Lobb and Billy
Foord did not put in an appearance Sat
urday.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

"Dol' Richardson's 40 out of so in the
merchandise shoot won three Coleman
dupont spoons, and, incidentally, brought
his total winnings of spoons up to IL.
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

Tom Chalfant was going to have a
Christmas tree at the merchandise shoot
Saturday, and dress himself up "a Ia
Santa" but backed out at the last min
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

P. D. Guest had the misfortune to
sprain an ankle few days ago, but says
he will be out of the hospital in time
for the shoot on January or "break
a leg"
Evening journal., 1913-12-23

John AIinnick has challenged for the
championship of Delaware cup, and the
match will probably be shot next Sat,
urday. John has had his eye on that
cup for sometime and will do his best
20 win.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
Former Cairo Woman Who Killed
Better Haf in Jealous Rage,
Freed From Blame.
GIVES DRAMATIC RECITAL
OF Her Version of the Homicide
Falls in Dead Faint When
Told She is Freed.

st. Louis, June 4,---Immediatelt
alter coroner's jury after hearint
Mrs. Halle b. Martins dramatic re-
cital OF how she Killed her HUSBAND
In their homo, had returned a Her
diet Of homicide in self defense IN
the circuit attorneys office, an or
der was issued for the release OF thu
prisoner, announcement being made
that no charge would be preferred
against her at this time.
When told she had been freed
Mrs. Martin grasped the Few out
stretched hands extended in con
graduation and then collapsed, fall
ing TO the floor. In a dead faint Sht
, was lifted to her feet by her par
entH who had come from their hom'
In ellis Grove. ILL., to be near he
In trouble, and with assistance shl
was carried into another room
where restoratives were applied
"Does this mean that all Is over
gasped Mrs Martin when told tn
tase was ended.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

New York, June 4---Not in years
has society in New York been so in
terested in a law suit as in the di-
.orce action of Mrs. J. c. Bishop, So
ciety matron, against her millionaire
banking husband, in which Mrs.
Leila Gaines Gwathmey was named
az one of the correspondents. The
trial, which was held before the
famous Justice Golf, who sentenced
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker
and the four gunner who slew Her
man Rosenthal, the gambler, to be
electrocuted, was attended by all
the society people who could crowd
in.
Mrs Gwathmey for many years
has stood high In society, as high
as the Bishops, whose associates
have been the millionaires Of the
-Four Hundred = Walters, cham
bermads, and other employees Of the
Hotel Aston were taken 70 court 70
testify they had seen Bishop and
Mrs Gwathmey in the hotel as 'Dr.
and Mrs j. c. Baer of Philadelphia, I"
They identified Mrs. Gwsthmey by
her photographs, for she did not APP
pear at the trial while witnesses
for the plaintiff were on the stand.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
COMMISSION firm
LOCATES IN CAIRO
r, 0. Fisher and Co. Establish
Branch House Here FOR Concen-
tration and Distribution.

r. O. Fisher and Co., southern
commission firm, has established a
branch in Cairo at 702 Ohio street,
and will deal chiefly in poultry and
eggs, finding this city an excellent
location fir the concentration and
distribution of such products.
They intend buying poultry and
eggs from the various rural districts
in the country contiguous to Cairo,
paying cash for all such purchases.
Host OF the same will be shipped di-
rectly to the eastern markets from
here.
The company has number OF
other houses, among them being those
at Trimhle, Obion, Newbern, Dyers-
burg, Troy and Ripley, Tenn. The
men composing the firm bear an ex-
cellent reputation and come highly
recommended for business integrity.
They were attracted to Cairo by
the excellent shipping facilities and
other conveniences.
Clyde Drane, formerly of Dyers-
burg, is in the local manager
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
CLUbWONANUSED
GIRLS TO ENT|CF
MEN into A TRAP
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Geraldine Wingate, New York Play
wright, Tells Of Her Part
in Plot. =
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CoNFEssEs TO HER PERJURY
! -
Judge Orders Woman Sent to Men,
rological Hospital Instead
of a Jail.
CoNFEssEs TO HER PERJURY

New York, June 4.--Miss Geraldine
Wingate, settlement worker. play
wright and manager of Che Win
chester club, home for hayward
girls, admitted before Judge Swami
in the Court of General Sessions to-
day that she had committed perjury
in making a complaint on which
Joseph Raho was sentenced to thirty
days in the workhouse for insulting
Ada Miller, member of the Win
chester club.
The Miller girl testified that Miss
Wingate told her to go through the
streets making eyes" at men, SO
the settlement worker could trap
them and have them arrested
Judge Swami said that II the Win
gate woman were q man he would
order her locked up charged with
perjury, but owing to her nervous
condition he would allow her to re-
turn to the Neurological hospital.
Miss Wingate admitted she had
written play, but when she was
asked to produce typewriter
copy, said:
1.-THE language in the play was
such that ! could not ask any SELF
respecting working girl TO copy II
on typewriter"
Miss Wingate refused to answer a
question as to whether Mrs. w. r.
Vanderbilt bad given her house
in New York to help her In re-
claiming erring girls,
I'm March. 1912, Miss Wingate
was arrested in Chicago for passing
worthless checks on H. r. Daniels.
O printer. After spending several
days In Jail there the young woman
made good the checks and was re-
leased.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
NAQUEREAUX TO
|. Be DRIVEN FROM
CITY Of CAIRO
Police Patrols Divided Into Five
Districts With Two Men at
Night to Each Beat.

IT ID again reported, only there II
more ground for placing credence
in the runor this time, that The
commissioners win Immediately in-
vestigate and If their suspicious are
verified will prohibit the sale Of
liquors in certain places in the city,
the owners OF these places not hay-
ing city license permitting the
sale of malt, spurious or yinous
liquors. 1t is said that the parties
who sell the intoxicants charge all
the way from so cents to ono dollar
per bottle. They have taken the
precaution to provide themselves
with government licenses knowing
full we'll that failure to secure q
federal license would entail a fine
OF 500 and costs or 80 days in jail
in lieu OF payment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
BAPTIST Church
ENGAGE LANKINS
TO return HERE
Evangelist Requested Unanimously
TO Hold Another Series of
Meetings in October.

DIR. L. d. Lamkins is returning to
the Cairo Baptist church in October.
At business meeting of the Cairo
Baptist church, held last evening, 1t
was voted unanimously to engage DIR.
Lamkfns for special meeting to be
held in October. So successful was
the meeting held by the noted evan
gelist this spring that the church as
certained before he went away
whether or not he would return for
another meeting 1t was at that
time decided to wait for one month
before the church should take official
action. None of the enthusiasm of
the spring meeting was lost, as was
evidenced by the large number who
came out last evening to invite the
evangelist back.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
SENATORS PROBE
POWERFUL LOBBY
Ratification of Sugar Tariff Figh,
Being Waged Gives Solons a
Busy Session.

Washington, June 4.---Ramifics
ton of the sugar tariff fight being
waged in tho halls of congress gave
the senate lobby" investigating
committee busy two-hours session
this afternoon.
With Senator Ramsdell of Louisi-
ana as chief witness. members of the
Investigation committee probed into
every phase of the fight on free trade
and anti-free trade sugar forces. The
committee learned that establish
ments are maintained by both fac
tons and that disciplined and or
ganized fight has been carried on for
and against he free sugar PROPOSE
ton endorsed by President Wilson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
Negro Pugilist Gets a Year and a
Day and $1,000 Fine for violat-
ing Mann Act.
HAS TWO WEEKS OPPORTUNITY
In Which to Prepare Writ of Error
and big Smoke" will Enjoy
Liberty That Long.

Chicago, June 4.---Jaok Johnson,
the negro heavyweight champion,
was today sentenced to one year and
one day in the state penitentiary at
Joliet and was fined $1,000 for a
vic alton of the Mann act.
Sentence was pronounced upon
Johnson after Federal Judge Car
penter had denied a motion for a
new trial made by the counsel for
the negro pugilist.
Johnson was given two weeks
time in which to prepare writ of
error and the bond of $4,000 on
which he has been at liberty was
allowed to stand.
A half dozen United States dep
uty marshals who had surrounded
johnson in anticipation of resist
ance by the fighter, when sentence
was pronounced, left the room when
Judge Carpenter announced that
the fighter could enjoy temporary
liberty.
The sentence to the state peni-
Tertiary is the result OF recent or
der from Washington, ordering all
prisoners sentenced in the federal
court in this district be sent to the
state prison owing to the crowded
condition OF tine federal penitHntiaTy
at Leavenworth.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

Money and Prosperity.

Some of the most fiourishing coun.
tries in the world, such as the United
States, Canada, Argentina, Australia
and France, have large supply Of
money In proportion to their popula-
ton, but SO have poor Paraguay and
Spain. on the other hand the per
capita supply OF money is notably
small In Germany. Chile and Sweden,
which are also prosperous and progress
sive Argentina leads the world In the
stock of money relative to the num-
Der OF inhabitants.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
CAIRO RETAILERS
HOLD IMPORTANT
MEETING TONIGHT
Officers. Including Directors, to Be
Elected Other Matters to
Be Settled.

The regular annual meeting of the
Cairo Retail Merchants association
will be held this evening.
There will be an election of of
fioers, consisting of president, vice
president, treasurer and seven diree,
tors.
There will be other matters oi
great importance to be discussed anf
disposed of at this meeting, and TAX
ing into consideration the nature d
all that will transpire at the meet
ing. full attendance of members is
earnestly desired.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

A price is set on the head Of the rat
In Tokyo. and, according to the Far
East, The sight is frequently seen
in the side Streets Of the city OF some
blooming damsel gingerly conveying a
small rat. suspended by string tied
to its tail, to the police box. Here an
official receipt is given for the rat.
which entities the holder to sen. and
30 the plague 10 combated and the
people protected against foul cpl.
denies"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
GIRL WANTS MAN
As COMPANY ON
HIKE TO FRISCO

New York, June 4---Miss Gladys
Mason wants some athletic young
man to start afoot for San Francisco
with her on Monday. No triflers
need apply. Miss Mason thinks
nothing of walking forty miles a
day and he who would accompany
her on her transeontinental hike
must be an athlete. Miss Mason
walked with Edward Payson Weston
from One Hundred and Thirty
eighth street ferry Yesterday.
where the veteran told her to take
with her no man who smokes cigar
cites. -
= a So - -
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
DOWNTOWN GROCERY STORES
TO CLOSE IN EVENINGS

The proprietors of all grocery
stores south of Fourteenth street
have entered into an agreement
whereby they viii close their places
of business every evening at I
O'Clock during June. July and Aug
ust, except on Saturday evening
when they will keep open their
stores as usual
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
Police Rely on Finger Prints.

Francis Cation, finger print expert
and authority, estimates that the
chances of finding the fingers of two
persons giving exactly the same i'm
preston are not greater than one in
100000. 100000. Police experts regard
finger prints. which can not be dis
guised. as far the most conclusive
means OF Identification.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
NaIuraIIy tnnIqnanI.

ibid you tell your troubles to a po-
licemang Yes" said the man who
had been robbed. And | tell you
that policeman was indignant. The
hold-up man hadn't even asked his
permission to operate on bis beat" !
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
BOUGHT OUT MR.. o'sHEA.

Robert w Aydt is now sole owner
of the grocery store of 0'Shea and
Aydt of Eighth street. having ac-
quired by purchase the interest 81
Mr.. oshea,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

Orders are now being given the
maquereaux element infesting the
city. The young men and their
feminine eonsorts are given warn
ings FIRST. to be followed by arrests
in case OF a violation Of the order.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

The beats Of the police are now
divided into five districts with two
men at night to each patrol and
one man to each beat during the
day. the chief supervising during
the day and the sergeant at night
this leaving one man at headquar-
ters who acts a. desk sergeant and
has charge Of the lock up at night
One of the men on each beat on
alternate nights stands watch alone
from four to six in the morning
when he is relieved by the day man
thus permitting his partner to &c
home.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

Street Supervisor Daeres is busy
getting out notices relative to the
payment of poll tax. He shortly
will wage an unrelenting campaign
on the dogs, either compelling own
ers thereof to pay the license, or
prosecute the owners in case of fail
ure to secure the licenses in addition
TO impounding the animals.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
War

War Is a hangover from the days
when men ate their flesh hot from the
kill and not from the fre.-WiH Lev
ington Comfort.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
Ord nanees Hurt Them.


The most frequent reason for tho
large number of these theaters being
|offered for sale lies in the fact that
from time TO time the building ordi-
finances of the city impose new coHdi
lions, which must be met quickly.
and, with considerable expense. Of
ten In the face Of operating a losing
theater.
The city notifies Jones. for In.
stance, who operates a theater in an
told-fashioneG and cheaply remodeled
store property, that he must install
| d new system Of ventilation within a
givan period, and forthwith he pro,
ceeds to unload the place on an UNI
lsnsnecting purchaser, concealing from
him the fact Of the city having I'M
posed expensive remodeling of the
ltheater.
Passes are given cut. and the at
tendance is boosted temporarily, aud
| the newcomer, after what he terms
careful checking, is satisfied that
the business is paying one and pays
lover his good money. And for WHAT
| A losing business investment in an
old. WORKOUT store property, that
probably changes hands few times
more and then is abandoned, event
ually drifting back to store again
Some Theaters Abandoned.
On South Halsted street alone, be-
tween Madison and 5eventy-ninth
streets. there are eleven of these
theaters that have been abandoned
within the last year, and reconvert-
ed into stores. and this three fur
lnishes fair example of what has
happened in the same period on
many other busy streets throughout
tn city.
On the other hand, there are new
and improved lheaters of this class
opening up in liberal numbers all
over the city, and at much faster
rate than the old ones are dropping
out. The apex OF the movement has
not been reached yet, ind Their is ne
one who can predict with accuracy
when 1t will be reached. Meanwhile
investors in photo play theaters VIII
continue to be stung just the same
as in any other line OF commercial
procedure.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

Two of the commissioners yester-
day drew their first months pay Of
SIS each, and felt very proud Of it.
The pay consisted Of anticipation
warrants bearing per cent inter-
est.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

The police force will equip them
selves with light helmets for sum,
mer wear.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05
CHICAGO PICTURE
SHOWS GRADUALLY
Being UNLOADED
Over 200 Out of the 400 Photo play
Houses Are Classed as
Dead Ones.
SOME STILL MAKE BIG MONEY.
The corpses Are unloaded on the
Unwary, Who Think They
Are Gold Mines.
SOME STILL MAKE BIG MONEY

Chicago, June 4.---0ut of the $50
theaters which are today operating
in the City of Chicago. there are IN
round numbers, according to infor-
nation furnished by Edward +. KEEL
ling, chief theater inspector for Chi
cago, about 400 which are giventover
entirely to thesexhihition Of movies
---or more property speaking, photo
play films. These theaters have
seating capacities of 800 or less, and
in the neighborhood of 200 of them
are classed as dead, indicating that
as business investments they are mol
w4nncrs.
This does not indicate that the
business Of operating d photo play
theater is not a paying one, for, on
the contrary. fortunes have been
made and are being rolled up right
along in this field Of commercial en-,
deavor. There is located on one 81
the main thoroughfares Of the looT
a photo play thcater with a seatlns
capacity considerably less than 500
which is earning for its owners eacl
month a net profit Of over $4,000, tht
original and total cash inscstmen'
amounting to so, 900, which make
80 per cent Of the Mining stock IN,
-Ia2anasats look feeble BIZ -eortlp arison
II it any wonder then that tine siapid
ity OF I'D many ii aroused. and 4ha'
there are Of a necessity many pitfalls
into which an investor in this held
can cssilY Gall?
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-05

An advertisement in The Bulletin
brings results. e.t x.-un
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-11
Daddy sBedtirne
Iduna and Her
(f0TXI Wonderful
Apple Tree.
1duna Gave Her Ap-
pies Away.

HE had its the little
round. things that might be fruit
Evelyn whether would
Lets hope good girls food
the apple did for the old Morse
"Who daddy?"
northern
a a
side of the beautiful land Of the gods always jealous them dumas
should
to live in the suny land the gods and for them than
for her relations the ugly Ill tempered little dwarfs
a
did everything
where the lived.
Things from bad until at last L for having
Then the gods begged for apples Their friend
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-11

climate. Frequently men who brush
elbows with a dozen persons each day
do not appreciate the solitude OF their
wives. Sometimes when man needs
a. rest to get away from miscel.
laneous humanity, contact 10 just what
Is needed by his wife. Frequently
even II she has enough feminine 90
ciety she lacks the society OF men.
Perhaps her husband never really
converses, or is able to converse, with
her. A man hidden behind his news
paper at the breakfast table Is not =
creation Of the comic paper; he Is a
too frequent fact. Too often his wife
does not interest him because the
sphere which Is imposed upon her Is
too limited. Yet she may have been
so confined to her own Thoughts all
day that she feels she will 60 crazy
II she does not have some one to talk
sincerely with, or some other human
excitement. Birds often divide the
care Of the young, and when the fe-
male leaves the nest 1t is sometimes
merely for change and rest. There
are some who believe the French
woman is more content than the av-
erage woman In other countries be-
cause she has q share In the family
business. She Is partner, Instead OF
a sort Of upper servant.-Editortal In
Golfers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-11
PIGEONS ON "A JAMsoREE
Drink IIquer Spilled In the Street and
Gave Real Exhibition Of
Drunkenness.

A heavy truck loaded high with
kegs Of liquor was jolting across =
line of downtown car tracks when one
Of the kegs toppled and fell from the
top Of the pile into the street. 1t
was thoroughly smashed. so the truck
man whipped up his team and went
his way without stopping. The rum
flowed out over the street-one little
dent in the paving collecting visible
puddle OF it.
In q few minutes pigeon came flut-
tering down to drink at the pool thus
fortunately provided for thirsty birds.
The initial taste was surprise. but
second and a third soon followed.
and soon the pigeon tottered hutter.
ing away, too overcome to fly. Other
birds, seeing him there and anxious
to wet their parching threats on so
sultry day. followed their brother in
his path of wicked intemoerance
Five minutes later passerby was
astonished to see dozen pigeons in
the gutter of the otherwise deserted
street. some dancing drunkenly. others
already sound asleep. A few feet
away a hound of disreputable appear.
ance was creeping up, slowly and a
tribe unsteadily. on his unsuspecting
and bibulous quarry. AS he was al.
most among the birds his feet went
suddenly in several directions and
he lay In the gutter among the pig.
cons, growing sleepily to himself, for
he, too, was drunk.