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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08
SAN JUAN HARBoR MIDDLE.
Administration is Divided Over Cues
ton of Solution.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. July THE ad-
ministration is divided in the matter of
the solution of the harbor pier troubles as
set forth in the message to the legislature
OF Gov. Winthrop. who recommended the
building of a new pier with money to be
taken from the 100000 loan available for
public improvements.
1t has disregarded the governors recon-
mendation by presenting a bill to the ex-
ecutlve council based on the councils origt-
nal resolution to purchase the pier OF the
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Com
pany and build others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08
Platinum Can Be Matted.

Platinum was for long time regarded al
one of the highest melting metals, but plat
mum can be melted in ouicklime vessels
without injury TO the vessel At the tenn
perature OF molten platinum. however.
nearly all OF the ordinary rocks win have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08
Criticised House of Lords.

LONDON. July david Lloyd-George.
president of the board Of trade. speaking
at Shoeley Spa, Durham. tonight. and re-
ferring 10 what he called WORKOUT pariia-
mentary machinery" declared that the
House OF Lords ought TO be placed on the
scrap heap. He said, further. that the most
benehceDt measures ever conceived will
have been passed by the time parliament
is prorogue6. and that this probably would
occur in December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08
Fined for Living with Negro.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. July 7.--Ernest Tray
Tor, aged sixty-five. a co,,federate veteran,
was today fined $50 and ordered to leave
Henrico county for living with a colored
woman. He could not pay the fine and Is
In Jail. ~
James Chambers. q negro highwayman,
was today held for the grand jury, having
held up and robbed q white man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08
PLANS FOR NEW PLANT
Carnegie Institution to Have
Geophysical Laboratory.
OUTLINE OF THE DESIGN
Building to Be $50 Feet Long and Six
ty Feet Wide.
OBJECT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Structure deliberately Designed and
to Be Completed by
July 1, 1907.
OBJECT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

The Carnegie Institute Of Washington has
awarded the contract for the construction
of a geophysical laboratory. which, it is
claimed, Is to be the most remarkable
scientific mechanical plant in the world.
The building will be erected on COM
manding elevation about 1,500 feet east Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08

1t. The market does not afford ready-made
Instruments for work OF this extraordinary
kind.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
INTERESTING SERVICES AT CHHswOLD.
Sunday Day of More Than Usual Interest.
Revival TO Start at Bethel Church.

CHEswoLD, Nov. 2O:-Rev. Melvin
E. Wheatley of the Conference
Academy preached at Cheswold and
Bethel last Sunday most acceptably to
his audience. A vocal solo by Mr..
Myers Casson was a feature of the
music of the morning at Cheswold. A
splendid report as delegate to the
County Sunday School Convention at
FELTON, by Miss Mary Boggs was a
feature at the Sunday School session
and the Epworth League services in
the evening in charge of Mrs. d. H.
Boyce were quite spirited and enter
tanning. The subject was personal
evangelism" on which Mrs. Rachel
Stokes read an original paper that was
greatly enjoyed while remarks made
upon the subject by Rev. j. E. Cote,
of near Cheswold at greater length
proved most interesting. A Duet by
Mrs. Money and J. Herman Anderson
was pleasing feature of the music.
Pastor Derrickson and the Bethel peo-
pie have announced they will enter
upon their revival work commencing
Sunday evening next.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
KENYON BOY AT WEST CHESTER.
William c. Dunlap Wins Debate and is Elected
by State Normal School With two Other
Delaware Boys to Represent School.

KENToN, Nov. 19:-William G. Dun
lap OF Kenton who is attending the
State Normal School at West Chester,
Pa, is coming to the front as a de-
batter. Recently he was put forward by
the Moore Literary Society with two
other Delaware boys, John E. Krauss
fSHenry Clay, and Robert E. Curtin,
of Lincoln City, and three Pennsyl-
vanla boys to contest for the honor of
representing the school in an inter
scholastic debate to be arranged for
with the Lock Haven, (Pa.) State
Normal School. The Delaware BOYS
won the honOrs amid great applause.
Alfred 2. Reid, Burgess of West Ches-
ter presided and with two other prom
inent citizens acted as judges. The
question was Resolved, That Penn
sylvania should abolish Capital Pun
ishment." William G. Dunlap made
telling argument in citing States
which are successfully fighting crime
without the aid of capital punishment.
Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin
Rhode Island substitute life imprison-
ment for the death penalty for murder,
and their records show a lower per-
centage of vice than in neighboring
States where capital punishment is
enforced. Three hundred years ago
the number of crimes punished by
death in England was very great, vet
then was much more crime than now.
Russia was never freer of murders
than during the time that capital pun
ishment was abolished by the Empress
Elizabeth. In Holland, Belgium.
Roumania, Portugal and parts of
Switzerland this mode of punishment
has been abandoned and it is found
that murders are far less frequent
within their boundaries than they are
where the murderer knows that his
crime will be punished with death.
Capital punishment, said Mr.. Dunlap,
is retaliation and it is no more right to
kill man because he has taken the
life of another than it would be to
burn the house of one who has com
mitted similar crime, steal from q
thief or bear false witness against one
because he has been untruthful."
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
SMYRNA HOSIERY FACTORY
IN HANDS Of A RECEIVER
Bitter HOSIERY MFG. CO., WELL.KNOWN
SMYRNA FIRM GOES TO THE WALL.
W. NJ. Hope, Esq.,, the Well known Dover
Lawyer Appointed Receiver-Liabilites
Said TO Largely in Excess of Assets.

The announcement was made yester-
day that the Bitter Hosiery Manufac-
turing Company, one of Smyrna's
Oldest industries had gone to the wall.
W. M. Hope, Esq the well.known
Dover attorney has been appointed re-
celver. Just what amount has been
involved cannot be ascertained but it
is understood that the liabilities are
largely in excess of the assets. Those
interested in the company are Charles
E. Bitter, Mrs. NJ. E. Bitter and Harry
2. Shapley. The shutting down of
this old industry which is located in
the Tschudy property next to the Pres
byterian Church is regretted by citi-
zens in general for it not only means
one less enterprise for Smyrna but
throws quite number out of employ
ment. The pay roll meant the putting
into circulation of betW cen S75 and
500 a week. This industry was
brought to Smyrna several years ago
by the Smyrna Board of Trade and was
operated first under the firm name of
Bitter and Leusher They continued the
manufacture of hosiery but a few years
when they failed. The business was
then taken up under the firm name of
Counselman & Co., J. B. Counselman.
formerly of this town being one of the
owners. This firm continued but a
short time when the Counselmans
withdrew, their interest being pur-
chased by Mr.. Jacob Brands, of Phil
adelphia. The latter with Mr.. Bitter
then formed partnership and ran it
under the firm name of the Bitter Ho-
siery Manufacturing Company. They
did a hustling business for several
years. About six months ago, follow
ing the withdrawal of Mr.. Brands. the
business was taken over by Mr.. Bitter.
his wife Mrs. nj. E. Bitter, and Mr..
Harry 2. Shapley of this town. The
latter was barber and sold his stand
at the corner of Main and Mt. Vernon
street to W. II. J. Downey and invest
ed his earnings in the hosiery mill.
Just what will be the future of the mil
is hard to predict under the present
circumstances, but it is to be hoped
that some arrangement can be made to
start it up again, and make it an i'm.
portant industry to the town.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
DELAwARE'S SONS ARRANGING FOR DINNER
Society Will Celebrate Its Fifteenth AuuIyer-
sary With a Banquet on December 7.

The Sons of Delaware of Philadel-
phia, have decided to celebrate their
fifteenth anniversary at the Bellevue
Stratford in Philadelphia the evening
of December Z. An elaborate dinner
will be arranged and number of pro-
minent speakers will reply to toasts.
The price of the dinner tickets will be
So each and subscriptions for extra
tickets should be sent to Treasurer J.
Parsons, president, and E. 2. Chall-
enger, secretary, ex-officio members.
The committee in charge of the affair
is composed of b. G. Moore, chairman /;
Richard Fisher, b. A. Hazel, J. Par
sons Smith, Jr., Charles A. Rudolph,
Robert McCaulley, Jr., and Avery d.
Harrington, Jr., at the southeast
corner of Third and Walnut streets,
Philadelphia, on or before November
80.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
LECTURE ON THANKSGIVING NIGHT.
Prof. Paul M. Pearson of Swarthmore College
10 Lecture on "Eugene Field"

Many will be glad to learn that Prof.
Paul M. Pearson, of Swarthmore Col
lege, will again lecture before a Smyr-
ma audiance. The date selected is
Thanksgiving night and the subject of
the lecture recital will be eugene
Field" He comes under the auspices
of the Twentieth Century Club and we
bespeak for him crowded house. Mr..
Pearson's distinctive work on the plat
form is the Lecture Recital, in which
he discusses during the hour the char
acteristics of a group of our modern
writer's, illustrating his points by re-
citing such typical passages as lend
themselves to recitation. This popu-
lar education, combination of in
struction and entertainment, has given
Mr.. Pearson rank among the few
whose platform work is enduring.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
FIRST SNOWsTORM OF YEAR Oh THURSDAY
Day Was Decidedly Wiutry and Was Great
Disappointment TO Local Gunners.

The first snow of the season came
Thursday. Along with it came rain
and mist and little suggestion of hail.
While the arrival was late, compared
with other years, the greeting which
pedestrians gave it was not one whit
more cordial on that account. For a
little more than a week Smyrna had
been enjoying an almost uninterrupted
spell of fine autumn weather, and so
on that account Thursdays inclemency
was all the more unpleasant. There
was a rawness about the air which
made it feel colder than the tempera
ture would indicate. The snow was of
the wet sort that has not enough SUBJ
stance to it to even stick to walls or
hang to window Lodges. The pic
turesque features which usually ac-
company snow were absent. The day
however, brought great disappoint-
ment to gunners. It was the first day
the law was out in this state, and many
had prepared for a big days sport.
Some were not to be out done so they
weathered the storm and found more
or less pleasure.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
AUCTION STORE ROBBED LAST NIGHT.
Thieves Supposed to be Boys Get Away With
Goods Valued to the Amount of SIS. 90.

Drake & Pennington of Wilmington
who opened an auction Store" in the
store property of John G. Stockly for
merly the old Gordon stand, last week,
met with ill luck last night. Some.
time during the middle of the night
burglars broke open the front bulk
window and crawling in gathered up
all the pistols, razors, knives, jewelry,
&C, and walked out the back door.
When Mr.. Drake returned to the store
this morning he found everything in
confusion. He values his loss about
$1,000. He has no clue as to who the
robbers were but supposes. them to be
boys for the reason that the opening
in the window through which they
crawled was not large enough to ad-
NIT man. The suspicion is that it
was done by some one in town. The
robbery is but one of the number of
burglaries that have taken place re-
Gently. The residence of Mrs. Caro-
line j. Raymond was broken into
while they were off at Kilbourne
spending the summer, but nothing of
any value has been missed since her
return. An effort will be made to
break up the the thievery which seems
to be of local origin.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
DR.. WATTS LECTURE TOMORROW NIGHT
On Account Of Stormy Weather Last Thursday
lie was Unable to Appear at Old Bethel

CHEswoLD, Nov. 2O:-Owing to the
severe storm prevailing last Thursday
the lecture by DR.. Watt under the aus
pices of the Ladies Guild of Bethel
Church was not given. DIR. Watt how
ever in his desire to assist the ladies
has kindly promised to give them this
popular lecture ''the Mistakes of our
Neighbors" Thursday evening of this
week Nov. %, in Bethel Church. 1t
is being looked forward to as the event
of the week for this vicinity and those
who stay away fearing dry lecture
will miss treat. A silver offering
will be taken.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
ASBURY TURNED OVER TO FREScOERs.
Force OF Men Under Otto NJ. DuBrau of Balti-
more Begin Decorating the Interior.

tOiNS Va WCu Ohuci OtiO VI. DuOTdu OF DAHL
more Begin Decorating the Interior.
Services at Asbury M. E. Church are
now being held in the lecture room and
will continue so until the frescoers and
painters are through with the main
auditorium. The frescoing which will
be started this week will be done by
Otto M. DuBrau of Baltimore, Nd.
This will be done in oil in a very neat
and tasty design. In addition to this
number of minor improvements will
be made including general repair of
the pipe organ. 1t is hoped to have
the improvements done by the middle
or latter part of next month. Sunday
December the 30 will be "Reopening
Day" when Rev. DIR. Watt the pastor
will arrange special program of inter
est. Bishop Goodsell the popular
Methodist bishop has promised to be
here and in addition to him Rev.
Vaughan s. Collins a former pastor
has been invited to be present. 1t is
the purpose to make it ''red letter
day" in the history of old Asbury.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
SMYRNA COUPLE MARRIED 50 YEARS
Former Sheriff and Mrs. Alvin Allen CeIe-
brate their Golden Wedding Anniversary
Before Large Company at Wilmington.

brate their Golden Wedding Anniversary
Before aLarge Company at Wilmington.
Yesterday marked the fftieth ami
versary of the wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvan Allen, and a reception was
given them Monday evening from 8to 10
O'Clock, at the home of their daughter.
Mrs. Leslie J. Hawkins, No. 1890 King
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen were as
sisted in receiving by their daughters.
Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs J. f. White and
Mrs. W. j. Holman. The house was
prettily decorated for the occasion with
potted plants and yellow crysanthe-
NUNS. 1t was also the seventy-third
anniversary of Mr.. Allen birth. really
making it happy dual celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen were married in
Smyrna, fifty years ago by Bishop Lee.
Mrs. Katie Jones, of Dover, who acted
as bridesmaid for Mrs Allen at the
wedding ceremony, was present last
evening at the golden celebration. Mr.
and Mrs. Allen are enjoying the best
OF health and both are exceedingly ac-
tive. Mrs. Allen is Il years old. They
have five children all of whom were
present last evening. They are Mrs.
l.. j Hawkins, Mrs. J. F. White, and
ID. 5. Allen of Wilmington; Mrs. w.
j. Holman of Portland, Oregon, and
}. r. Allen, of New York. Mr.. Allen
is former sheriff of New Castle
county and for many years was in the
brick manufacturing business. The
celebration not only was delightful
family reunion, but many friends were
present. About seventy five guests
were present from all parts of Della
ware, Philadelphia, New York and
other places. Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Megear, Miss Esther Megear and Mrs.
Emma Jerman were those present form
] Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
SMYRNA EXCHANGE HAS 1870 TELEPHONES.
Telephone Men Install -Four More Phones the
Past Week and the List Seems to be Growing.

Smyrna Telephone Exchange now
has 100 telephones and still increasing.
During the past week a telephone was
placed in the residence on South street
of George W. Taylor, our well-known
machinist and plumber, and an order
also received from Richard Z. Long,
plumber, to be placed in his residence
the first of the month as soon as he
moves from south Main street to the
Edgar Spruance property on Com
merce street next door to E. V.
Cooper. A phone has been placed in
the office of Warner & Blair, the we'll
known lumber merchants and con-
tractors at Clayton. This firm had a
telephone but the fire which destroyed
their industry year or more ago also
burned the telephone and they have,
since been without one. Route Agent
w. H. Tunis also of Clayton has had
telephone put in his residence.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
OLIVER NJ. STATS WINS CAMDEN BRIDE
Weds Miss Anna Ackly at Camden N. ]. and
was Given Reception by His Parents.

THoRoUFHFARE NECK Nov. 20:-Oli-
yer M. Stats formerly of Taylors
Bridge, Del, but now of Camden N. J.
and Miss Anna Hunter Ackly of the
same City were quietly married at the
Parsonage of first M. E. Church by
Rev. Holmer f. Gravatt on Wednesday
Nov. 14th at 3 P. M. After a trip
through Baltimore and Washington
they visited the grooms parents Mr.and
Mrs. Abram Stats where reception
was rendered them on Saturday even
ing. After their trip they will reside
in their newly furnished home in Cam
den N. j.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
DELAWARE COLLEGE FOUTBALL TEAM.
Team So Crippled Schedule For Rest of Season
Was CanceIed-Lester Voss a Victim.

Battered, .orn and crashed, with al
most every man on the team confined
to his home with some kind of a bruise
sprain or complaint, but still gritty
and willing to play, the sturdy Del a
ware College football team, the one
which gave promise of making for it
self one of the greatest records for a
season of any team ever seen at the old
famous institution of learning, has
been forced to retire from the gridiron
and cancel its schedule for the remain
der of the season. One of the layer
Lester Voss, of Smyrna, the big
tackle, has water on the knee and suf-
fers much with it. He could hardly
play any more this season.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
LOCAL GUNNERS INDULGE
IN DISAPPOINTING SPORT
BIRDS REPORTED SCARCE BUT RABBITS
ARE SAID TO BE VERY PLENTIFUL.
opening Day on Thursday Disappointment
on Account of the Driving Snow and PeIt-
ing Rain-SOme of Those Participating.

The cunning season for quail and
rabbits opened in this state last Thurs
day, but-the day was such disagree
able one, few if any sportsmen in this
vicinity ventured out. Most every day
last week farmers and those living in
the country have been meeting incom-
ing boats and trains and conveying
their city friends home with them that
they might participate in the sport
with their country cousins. Owing to
the preparation that had been made it
was not ODE wondered at that the
storm of snow and rain that set in
Thursday, the first day the law was
out in Delaware, was keen disappoint-
ment to many. However, those who
braved the elements found some good
sport despite the weather Howard r.
Jones, one of Smyrna's best known
sportsmen, took his cunning trip to
Sussex County, below Georgetown.
He returned with brace of about a
dozen quail. Cummins Speakman and
Charles d. Stockly stayed close to
home and secured seven quail aud two
rabbits. Samuel Wheatman was out
and secured five quail. George Thomp-
son, Clint Ransom, Denney Walker,
James Ransom and Reed Lofand are
| spending the week in some fine sport.
DIR. Hirons Clifton, Harry G. Tschudy
and others were out and had some
sport. The former, however, is antic.
ipating some bigger sport in Sussex
County, for he left this morning to
spend the day on a cunning trip.
From all accounts rabbits have been
plentiful in this vicinity. Robert Nor.
ris and James McAfee, of Philadel-
phia, William Norris, Jay Lassell and
Vernon Phillips spent Thursday on
Bombay Hook Island and bagged
about dozen cotton tail and this is
but one instance of the several gun
ming parties that had successful days.
James b. Bice, of Dover one of the
vice presidents of the Delaware Game
Association, and himself a crack marks
man, came back from a cunning ex
petition with brace of thirty-six par
tridges and one wild pigeon. William
H. Reed, Alden B. Richardson anG
other marksmen appeared in Dover, al
the completion of cunning trip, will
braces of wild duck, snipe and plover
George FL. Spaid, of Bowers Beach
brought in the first mammoth wild
goose, probably the finest haul of any
OF the game to be seen. The wilC
goose was exhibited by William H
Reed at Dover. Many hunters passed
up from Sussex county over the Della
ware railroad, with game bags wei
filled with cotton tails, woodcock anC
quail. There were some few pheasant
In the, game bags, but these hav,
become exceedingly scarce.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY.
Rev. r. L. Graham Of Philadelphia Son off the
Popular Spring Garden Street Pastor.

Rev. r. i, Graham of Philadelphia
son of Rev. l.. Y. Graham, ID. ID. the
popular pastor of the Spring Garden
street Presbyterian Church will oc-
cupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday. DIR. Graham
has three sons in the ministry, it is
said, and Rev. r. l.. Graham is one Of
the promising ones. He is a member
OF the Philadelphia Presbytery. Last
Sunday the Smyrna Presbyterians
had with them the Rev. t. j. Hedges
Herndon, Va.
Smyrna times., 1906-11-21
Charles Bitter Sells Union Street Residence.

Charles Bitter, of the Bitter Ho-
siery Mfg. Co. has sold his residence
on Union street to Mr.. Samuel Cats
for $1400. The deal was made through
H. ID. Boyer, real estate broker. Mr..
Cats purchasing it for investment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-23
POINTED IsAISACIxAPHs-
IFrom the chicago News.l

IFrom the Chicago News.1
The avenue of escape is a popular
thoroughfare.
Schools for scandal seem to be badly
overcrowded.
A man seldom prays that his friends
may be sa Ted from HIM.
Once in a great while a cook gets
contrary ard refuses to quit.
A child's first impression is usually
made by the paternal slipper.
If a man is easily bought it's diff
cult to make him stay bought.
Old bachelors are men who have Civ
en- marriage a serious thought.
Ever notice row polite the average
man is when he has something to sell?
Some men are so mean that they
even refuse to let their wives have the
last word.
It's difficult for a woman to make
dollar go farther than the nearest bar
gain counter.
A baby is about the only precious
thing a woman possesses that doesn't
excite the envy of other women.
There may be sufficient money in cir
culation, but it's sometimes difficult to
induce it to circulate our way.
An old bachelor says the greatest i'm
provements Of the age are those which
hide the ravages of time and keep wo-
men looking young.