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Sinclair (UPTON BEALL an American)

UPTON (BEALL), an American novelist and socialist, born in Baltimore, in 1878. After After graduating from the College of the City of New York in 1897, he immediately took up literature as a vocation, but at first without much success. In 1903 he published "The Journal of Arthur Stirling," supposed to be the diary of a young poet who had committed suicide. Much editorial indignation was vented on Sinclair when it was discovered that he had written the work and was still alive, only serving to bring him into public notice. In 1906 he pub lished the first book which made him famous, "The Jungle," which, in fiction form, gave such a picture of labor conditions in the packing house industry in Chicago that the entire American public was horrified. President Roosevelt immediately ordered an investigation, whose report indicated that Sinclair had, on the whole, stated the actual facts. As a result stringent legislation was passed, known as the Pure Food Acts Since SIND then Sinclair has written a number of novels, none of which has attracted much attention. Among these are "The Industrial Republic" (1907); and "The Brass pose of American journalism. of British India, in the N. part of the

SIND, SINDH, or SCINDE, a province of British India, in the N. N. part of the presidency of Bombay. It consists of the lower valley and delta of the Indus, and is bounded on the W. and N. W. by Baluchistan and Afghanistan; N. E. by the Punjab; E. by Rajputana; and S. S. by the Runn or Ran of Kach and the Indian Ocean; area, 46,930 square miles pop. about 3,500,000. Divided into six districts:

Haidarabad, Karáchi, Shikarpur, Thar and Parkar, Larkhana and Upper Sind Frontier, and also includes the native state of Khairpuz (6,109 square miles).

The chief city and port is Kurrachee or Karáchi, but the ancient capital Haidarabad is still a populous town. The history of Sind is of little interest.

It was subdued by the Mogul Emperor Akbar in 1580, since which period it has always been either nominally or really tributary. In 1739 it fell under the power of Nadir Shah, but on his death it reverted to the imperial sway of Delhi. verted to the imperial sway of Delhi. tury it was subordinate to Afghanistan. century led to the elevation of the Talpur dynasty of the "Ameers." The government then became a wholly unchecked ment then became a wholly unchecked soldiery. The The hostility displayed by the Ameers of Sind toward the British during and after their operations against the Afghans led ultimately to its invasion by British troops, and final conquest by Sir Sir C. Napier was appointed its first governor, and it was soon after annexed to the presidency of Bombay. was long the capital of the empire, and ince of Shen-si, in northwest China. It tance. Silk, tea, and sugar are the principal articles of commerce. Pop. about 1,000,000.