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Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
STEWART GROVES FORMERLY OF SMYRNA
With JermOne Bell, JE., Fellow Chemist,
Risks His Life at the Dupont Laboratory Fire.

With JermOne Bell, J-., Fellow Chemist,
Risks His Life at the Dupont Laboratory Fire.
J. Stewart Groves, rising chemist,
son of James II. Groves formerly of
Smyrna proved himself hero at the
DUPONT Powder works near Whining
ton Saturday. Fire on Saturday after
noon destroyed the experimental
laboratory of the DUPONT Powder Com
pany, at Henry Clay, doing about
500, 900 damage. In the building were
many valuable pieces of apparatus and
machinery used in experimental work,
as we'll as files containing formulae
and a library of books pertaining to
chemical research most of which were
consumed by the flames. That nobody
was hurt was remarkable, as cans of
powder aud several hundred Mauser
cartridges stored in the building ex-
ploded because of the intense heat, and
bullets were whizzing through the air
! for awhile. The fire was caused evi-
IDENTIFY by the accidental ignition of
some parraffine with which chemists
were experimenting in one of the
rooms. Stewart Groves and Jerome
b. Bell, Jr., chemists who were
at work in different part Of the laboras
tory, tried to prevent the spread of fire
by using the hose installed for just
such emergencies, but water did not
seem to have any effect upon the seeth-
ing interior. Mr.. Groves and Mr.. Bell
removed some books and pieces of
equipment from the building and
carried some dangerous explosives out
at the risk of their lives.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
SAD ACCIDENT NEAR DELAWARE CITY.
Howard Cam, With a Cat Rifle Accideutly
Shoots and Kills his Sister, Mrs. Davidson.

Howard Cam, With a Cat Rifle Accideutly
Shoots and Kills his Sister, Mrs. Davidson.
While handling rifle with which
he intended to shoot some sparrows,
ten years-old Howard Cam, accidently
shot and killed his sister. Mrs. Corbit
Davidson on the latters farm near
Delaware City on Sat lrday morning.
Howard was spending the day with
his sister on the farm, and rifle in
hand accompanied her to feed the
chickens. His sleeve caught in the
trigger of the rifle, causing it to dis
charge. The bullet penetrated her
back and passed through her heart.
The staggered few steps and fell
dead, death having practically been
instant. Mrs. Davidson was 21 years
of age and daughter of Richard Cam,
of Wilmington. She had been mar
ried about year, her husband, being
a well-known young. farmer tenanting
one of the farms of Mrs. Lea, wife OF
Governor Preston Lea. The verdict
of the Coroner's inquest was to the
effect that the shooting was entirely
accidental, and exonerated the Cam
lad from any blame.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
EARTH CAVES IN UPON DOVER MAN.
Alfred Powell Nearly Buried alive at the Do
YER Brick Yard Monday Afternoon
Suffered Several internal Injuries.

The earth caved il upon Alfred NJ.
Powell and his helper, a negro, at the
Dover Brick Company plant Monday
and the greatest excitement prevailed
while the men were being extricated
Powell, who was perhaps fatally in
jured, was rendered unconscious, the
helper was uninjured. Powell, who IS
man of great physical strength,
hitched his farm wagon in the com
pany's yards and went to york digging
clay He evidently forgot to calculate
on the depression that night result
/ from digging an excavation alongside,
as he was on steep bank 0fclay, where
a previous excavation ha been made.
About o'clock in the afternoon the
wOrkmen in the yards heard a frenzied
scream and then the scream was stified
They hurried to the spot there Powell
had been last seen, 31t the man
was completely covered. His helper
had escaped by quickly extricating
himself and was soon digging
Powell out. The biz farmer was
released and laid out in me fresh air
within a remarkably short time.
DIR. 1. O. Clements, beside discover
ing internal injuries, aseertained that
Powell had suffered broken or dislo-
Gated knee, three fractured ribs and a
sprained arm. Powell, when he was
restored to consciousness, displayed
great pluck, though the nan must have
been suffering agony froI his sprains
and fractures if not froro the internal
: injuries caused by the depression. He
was removed to Dover where physi-
clans will try to save his life. The in
: iured man is the husband of Mrs
| Mary A. Powell and with her figured
in a sensational murder trial at Dover
two years ago, but the Jury and sub
9 sequent one found nothing against the
: man.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
BLAcKBIRD WOMEN ORGANIZE A w.c.TU.
Local Union With Eleven Active and Three
Honorary Members Organized Monday.

A w. G. L. U. was organized by
Mrs. J. X. Barney, in Blackbird Mon
day, with eleven active and three hon.
orary members. The following officers
for the new union were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. James Buckson; Vice
President, Mrs. Anna Fortner; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. Theodore
Ferguson; Recording Secretary, Miss
Ethel Fennimore; Treasurer, Miss
Jennie johnson. In the course of the
evening session she organized q Y in
Townsend with niue active and five
honorary members. She also secured
three new active and three honorary
for the Townsend w. G. Il. u, max
inc total of "a members secured for
this one day; total for the weeks
work. 50. The officers for the new Y
are are: President, Miss Margaret
Townsend; Vice-President, Jeanette
Townsend; Corresponding Secretary,
Ethel Outten.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
SMYRNA STILL AIDING SAN FR ANcIScO.
10 addition TO the Private Contributions As.
bury N. E. Church Raises Nearly SI0O.

Smyrna has fallen in line with the
other towns and has contributed gen
erously to the San Francisco sufferers,
besides the private contributions
which have been made to the Red
Cross Society Fund, the churches have
also taken steps to aid the unfor-
tunate people of the Pacific coast. In
response to an appeal from the General
Church Extension Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Asbury M. E.
Church of this town on Sunday raised
a collection of near 800 for the fund to
rebuild Methodist Churches which
were destroyed by the recent earth
quake disaster. The collection far ex-
ceeded the most sanguine expecta-
tions. Asbury Sunday School has
contributed $40.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
HARTLY BOY AccIDENTLY KILLS HIMSELF
Harrison Burris, Nine. Year-0ld Boy, Shot
Through the Stomach by a Revolver Built.

HARTLY, May While playing with
a revolver at the home of his grand
mother, Mrs. Davis, near Hartly,
the 9-year-old son of Harrison Burris
of that place, shot himself through the
stomach Sunday and died later from
the effects of the wound. The child
got hold of the weapon that caused his
death without the knowledge of any
member of the family, and it was
while toying with it that the fatal shot
was fired. The child's tragic death is
a sore blow to his grandmother, who
was much attached to the boy. She
is suffering greatly from the shock.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
SMYRNA "RAvENS" HAVE FAST TEAM.
Juvenile Baseball Nine TaRe Another Game
From Dover After an Exciting Contest With
Dover Field Club Saturday Afternoon.

The Smyrna High School Baseball
Grounds was well filled with specta-
tors last Saturday afternoon to witness
the contest of the "Ravens," our iuve-
nile nine, with the DoYer Field Club,
an adult team which considers its team
much stronger than the Academy
Nine, which went down in defeat here
a week previous. The contest Satur-
day was in Dover's favor until the
ninth inning when four runs were
scored which put Smyrna ahead to 4.
The line-ap apd score was as follows:
Smyrna 'Ravens;" Pettyjohn, 1st base;
Dickerson, pitcher; Bell, catcher;
Tucker, center field; Voss, left field; !;
Hynson, third base; Chandler, short
stop; Turner, End base; Gears, right
field. Dover Field Club: Downs,
catcher; Behen, second base; Moore,
first base and pitcher; Collins; third
base; Fleetwood, shortstop; Rash,
pitcher and first base; Lord, right field ;
left field; Clendaniels, center field.
The next game which will probably be
next Saturday, will be played on there
new diamond in the trolley lot, next
to Lake Como.
Score by innings
Dover Field Club......~0 l 0 0-4.
smyrna "kayens.......0 0 0 0 0 4-5.
Hits off Dickerson 3; off RASH in $ innings
OH Moore, l in inning. Runs scored by Fleet
wood. Behen (2) Collins, VOss (2l, Bell, Dicker-
son, Tucker.
The Kent Baseball League was or
ganized at Dover Saturday evening
with Charles L. Terry, Camden, pres
ident; Frank M. Casson, Dover, secre-
tary; James f. Alice, Jr., Dover,
treasurer, and these directors: J. Den.
ney Price, FELTON,; A. W. Evans, Cam.
den; Samuel Derby, Frederick; Will
liam S. G. Waller, Dover. Complete
rules and carefully prepared schedule
was adopted and each club put uI
cash forfeits, amounting in all to $500
to finish the season and abide by tn
rules or suffer fines. Each club wal
authorized to engage three nOn-resi
dent players, either professional ol
semi professional, but three only. Do
yer will open the season with Camder
at Dover, Decoration Day. Frederic
will open at FELTON,. The schedule
leaves two open dates of each week TO
outside games with Philadelphia o
Wilmington clubs. Continuing through
June, July and August, the seasol
will end September 1st.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN ReHEARsING
Presbyterlans VIII Celebrate chiIdrens Day
May 9th and Methodist lst Sunday Ia June.

The Presbyterian Sunday School
and Asbury M. E. Sunday School are
preparing elaborate programs for their
Children's Day Exercises. The Pres
byterians will observe theirs the last
Sunday in May MAY 27l and Asbury
M. E. Sunday School will observe
their Children's Day the first Sunday
in June (the 3rd.) The musical pro
grams will be feature of the exercises
and interesting occasions are prom
ised for both churches.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
Little cheswOld Girl Severely Burned.

CHEswoLD, May 1.-Hallie. a little
daughter of Alexander Newton, struck
q match to some kindling wood upon
which she had poured gasoline. Her
splendid hair was completely burned
from her head, Her eyebrows were
singed and her face and eyes were in.
iured.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
PROHIBITlONIsT's STATE CONVENTION.
State Executive Committee Meet 10 Dover aud
Arrange For State Convention For May IL.

The State executive committee Of
the Prohibition Party held a meeting
at Dover last Tuesday, April oath,
with full attendance. The purpose
was to arrange for a State Convention,
and it was decided to hold The conven-
ton in the Century CLUB Room at
Dover, on Thursday, May n. Dele
gates will be appointed and a call
issued for a meeting OF all citizens
opposed to the saloon and corrupt
politics.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
TEACHERS TO HOLD ALL-DAy SESSION.

Local Association TO COnvsre q; Century Club
Room Friday May lI,b; Interesting Program
The Teachers Association of Smyrna
and vicinity propose TO mold an all-dsy
session in the Century Clpb room Fri
day, May II. An interesting program
is being arranged for the closing meet
ing of the year. The speakers are
Supt. Spaid of New Castle county, DIR.
Dawson of Delaware College; DIR. E.
l.. Cross OF the Conference Academy;
Supt. j. E. Carroll, J. =. McBee and
E. L. Pontz. 1t is hoped the teachers
of the vicinity will make an effort to
take advantage of this exchange Of
ideas and methods.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
LECTURE FOR HIGH SCHOOL PIANO FUND.
Prof. ...MOrimOto Japanses Author and Educator
will Lecture Friday Evening al Opera House.

Don't forget the lecture to be given
by Prof. X. Morimoto of Japan at the
Opera House Friday evening. The
lecture is for the benefit of the Smyrna
High School Piano Fund and comes
highly recommended. Prof. Morimoto
will lecture on the "Far East and the
Far West" and will illustrate bis re-
marks with % moving pictures and 65
views. The lecturer has been receiv-
ing large audiences wherever he has
gone and those interested in the cause
of education should not miss his fine
lecture. Admission 25c reserved
seats 35c.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
NEW DYNAMO IN SERVICE AT PLANT.
Was Tried for First Time on Thursday Night
and Put in Service Saturday Night.

and Put ID Service Saturday Night.
The new 65-k Warren Alternator
dynamo recently purchased by the
Town Council has been installed and
is now working with apparent salts
faction. The new dynamo was tried
for the first time on Thursday evening.
An electrician from the Rumsey Elec-
trical Mfg. Co. was here and installed
the machine and stayed by it until it
was put IN service regularly. The new
dynamo runs like a top, is ornamental
and substantial, and gives promise of
filing a long felt need at the plant.
The only ugly part of the improve
ment is the patched up switchboard.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
Bishop Coleman at ST. Peters Next Sunday.

Bishop Coleman will make his Of
fetal visitation to st. Peters Church
next Sunday, will participate at the
early service and at 1890 will preach
a sermon and confirm class of five.
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02
chas. p. TbOraIey Purchases Overall Bushes ss

Charles P: Thornley,, junior mem
Der of the firm of Tucker .s Thornley,,
has purchased of John W. Tucker his
interest in the Smyrna end Clayton
overall factories and will sonduct them
himself in the future. Mr.. Thornley,
takes ahold of the business with the
best wishes of his friends,
Smyrna times., 1906-05-02

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
o'coNNoR coRREcTs REPORT
Statement Regarding Roosevelt Ac-
credited to Him Not Core
rectly Reported.

NEW YORK, Oct. IA reception was
given T. p. OConnor and his associate
members of Parliament from Ireland. Ed
ward Blake. Thomas ]. Kettle and Richard
Hazleton. at Carnegie hall tonight by the
United Irish league. Supreme Court jus
tice Martin G. Keogh was chairman Of the
meeting and seated with the visiting mem
bers Of Parliament were Michael J. Ryan.
president OF the United Irish league Of
Philadelphia: Mgr. Lavelle and Colonel
Duffy and other officers of the Sixty-ninth
regiment.
Mr.. O'Connor was warmly greeted when
he arose to speak He said Ne was In
America to obtain it's moral and material
support and then added;
AT this point / must make correction
OF a report which in one respect am sure
does not represent what I said in a speech
In Brooklyn last night. | did not state
that President Roosevelt would say some
thing on the Irish question which may
make possible the realization of our hopes.
III ] had made any such statement / would
have said something for which | had no
warrant. What l did say was that the
English masses and the Irish masses both
consider him the man who made peace
between Russia and Japan and that both
regard him as friend and that the day
might come when they would welcome
him as one of the mediators in trying TO
end the day of lamentable estrangement
between the English and Irish people"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
SHORT SHIFT FOR A NEGRO
while Oficers sleep Mob Takes Their
<< Prisoner and Hang Him Ia
M Telegraph Pole.

n saE. Ala, Oct. H.-Robert Clark.
alias Dan Dive. negrc from Kansas City,
was hanged from a. telegraph pole near the
Lucedale depot of the Mobile, Jackson &
Kansas City railroad by 400 masked men
at an early hour today, after being myste-
rlously spirited from the jail of Jackson
county. Mississippi
The negro was arrested late Friday night
BY posse who followed him to within two
miles OF Mobile from Lucedae where he
had attempted to assault two white women
and had stolen horse and shotgun. The
negro offered resistance and was shot in
the shoulder. Deputy Sheriff Hinton OF
Lucedale took the prisoner from the posse
and managed to evade Mississippi mob
bent on lynching him. Hinton placed the
negro in the Lucedale Jail and with another
deputy guarded him until early this morn
ing. when both fel asleep When they
awakened the negro was missing and was
subsequently, found strung up to tele-
graph pole short distance from the Jail.
There is absolutely no clue TO the identity
Of any member of the moh.
KANSAS CITY Mo-. Oct. 2l.-Robert
Clarke, the negro Iynched near Mobile 80.
day, had bad police record here. For
ten year up 10 the time he left Kansas
City year ago. Clarke was the prize bully
of Cottage Lane. a IeEIo settlement here.
and had served innumerable sentences IN
the county jail for participating In cutting
ARRAYS. He waS rs years old,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
PRAISE FOR CABINET MEMBERS
Rev. Lyman Abbott ,Commends the
work of secretries Root
aud TAFT.


NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 1.-Pratse
FOR Secretaries Taft and Root as men
who were doing christ's work in the world
formed part OF a sermon by Rev Dr.
Lyman Abbott of New York before the
Yale students at Battel chapel today. DIR.
Abbott did not mention the name of either
but referred to one who had gone to Cuba
and brought c-aer out of chaos" and to
the other as one who had made journey
through South America harmonlzing the
north with the south"
He also referred to the political cam
paign now on I'm New York He said: AT
the present time there is a great discus
sion in my state over the differences be-
tween the trust and the free competition
movement. There is a great desire TO break
down the combinations. Both sides are
wrong; the evil is not in the combina-
tlons II is not in the free competition.
The cause of the difficulty il much the
same in the old parable Each tree
has too much TO do for itself to be the
ruler over the rest. Such men as Jones
of Minneapolis, Folk OF Missouri ana
Colby Of New Jersey and Jerome of New
York are saying to me that there is a
way in which this country can be ruled
along the lines of Righteousness and peace.
When one OF our great statesmen went to
Cuba and brought order out of chaos.
VIXEN one OF our rich men left the pursuit
of fortune and went into government work
and made journey through the states
of South America, harmonizing the north
with the south. that was the work OF
Christ on earth"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
SHORTAGE STILL A QUESTION
Count of Cash I'm 81. Louis subtreas-
ury Alone VIII Determine
he-Facts.

ST. LOUIS. oct. 21.--Chef John y,
Wilkie of the United States secret service
departed for Chicago tonight. after hav-
ing been in st. Louis for the past week.
Before departing he made the first state
ment he has made concerning the alleged
$4,000 shortage in the subtreasury and
the investigation now being pursued.
THE fact is now. and has been all
along" he said, that the secret service
had no connection With the iIivestiga-
tion being made in the subtreasury I'm
til the question of whether a shortage
really exists Is finally determined the
secret service cannot be called in TO make
an inventigation. The existence OF a
shortage cannot be determined until all
the money in the vaults is counted The
only evidence that there is a possible
shortage is the statement OF Teller David
Dyer TO that effect 1t is an injustice
to the persons interested for anyone to
pass on this case until more facts are
developed"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
BALDWIN GETS OWN LETTER
Epistle Sent Adrift In Arctic Seas
Picked up by whaIer and
Forwarded.

BUFFALO. Oct. el.--Two buoy mes
sages sent adrift near Franz Josef Land
by the Baldwin Zeigler polar expedition in
1901 have been found and forwarded 20
Evelyn Il. Baldwln. who is now i'm this
city. The messages were picked up ON
July 10, 1866. on Moffen island by Captain
Strenerson OF the Arctic whaler Gotten
fried and sent TO this country by United
States consul. They were mailed 10 Mr..
Baldwin from Washington and delivered
TO him today. The messages are tyne
written ON Arm paper and show the effects
OF their Journey in the Arctic sea. Tho
messages were an appeal for supply %
coal, the lack OF which forced the expedi-
tion tO turn back.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
STORKS SENT TO ROOSEVELT
Wags ON Board ship PIN suggestive
Tags ON Cage of the
birds.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-Two big storks in
a handsome cage arrived here yesterday on
the steamship Amerika from Hamburg and
created no end OF interest. not only because
they are storks, but because the cage was
addressed to Theodore Roosevelt, Washing
ton. U. 5. A
Just who sent the stOrks no one on the
ship knew. though It is said they came
from Berlin firm. On pleasant days the
cage was placed on tho boat deck OF the
Amerika. and one day some one printed on
II card. on which was written:
Ladies. beware-the birds are dangerous.
Another wag added:
All applications for the services OF the
storks should be addressed 20 William
Loeb at the White House IL the storks
refuse to work II Will then be up 10 Loeb.
The birds viii be sent TO Washington al
once.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
INCREASE IN ALASKAN GOLD
Last Year More Than siz Times the
Output of Ten Years
Ago.

WASHINGTON. Oct. a.-No romance is
of keener interest than the story OF the
development Of the mining industry I'm
Alaska during the last decade. 1t is at
tested roughly by the increase in the value
of its annual output from s.. 100000 in 1895
to more than Si5,OOO,OOO in 1905. The gold
production OF 1896, according to reports of
the United States geological survey, in
creased probably so per cent over 1904
An important fact In the advancement OF
Alaska's mineral industry during the last
decade, says the report, is the great reduc-
tion In mining cost that has taken place
during this period. The pioneer miners Of
the Yukon could no afford to handle
gravel averaging less than so or SIS to the
cubic yard In the same district good
wages can now he made, even by crude
methods. in extracting gold from pay
streaks averaging less than s. to the cubic
yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
WORLDS W. c. 7. U. .ADiouRNs
Two MeetfnEs sunday Conclude
the Convention at
~ Boston.

BOSTON. Oct, 1.-Two meetings. one OF
devotional character and tho other a
mass meeting in charge Of the Young
Wonlan's Christian. Temperance union
branch brought the proceedings OF the
seventh convention of the Worlds Woman S
Christian Temperance union to close to-
day.
The devoliona! exercises We're conducted
by Mrs. Harrison Lee of Australia, one OF
the Worlds White Ribbon missionaries,
and the sermon was delivered by Miss
Elizabeth Greenworth, worlds superintend-
ent OF evangelical work
There was a special musical program ar
ranged for the mass meeting and the
speakers included Mrs. F. H. waycott.
Canada; Miss Anna Cummings. Cape Col
Ony, South Africa; Mrs Ralph Clarkson,
England; Miss Caroline Macdonald. Scot
laud; Miss Ada Henry, Australia: Fraulein
Julie Kassowitz, Austria. and Mrs Cora +.
Seberry, America.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
BODY OF LEPER CREMATEO
shanty Set On Fire and Remains of
URforsunate Man Are
Consumed.

CLARKsBURG, w. Va, Oct. 21.-The
body OF George Raschid. the Syrian leper,
was cremated in shocking maner at
Pickens- The shantY in which he had
been staying was set on fire and his
body was consumed with Il. II is now
declared his death was the result OF foul
play. Many people at Pickens say the
leper was given poison In his food. Pick
ems citizens opposed the presence OF the
man with the loathsome disease II he
was murdered the persons administering
the poison well knew that there would
not be a post mortem examination made
OF the body.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
DENIAL FROM NEW YORK LIFE
James II. Mcintosh Says II Did Not
TamPer with Blank Proxy
Forms.

NEW YORK. Oct. A.-General Counsel
James II. Mcintosh of the New York Life
Insurance company has sent letter to
Superintendent of Insurance Kelsey at Al
bany, making positive and specific denial
of the statement by G. r. Scrughan. man
ager OF the international policyholders'
COMMITTEES, that the company had mailed
to policyholders the official statement with
the international committee candidates.
scratched OF. Mr., Mcintosh says:
The company caused to be mailed to
each policyholder whose name was on the
lists filed in your Office and elsewhere and
whose policy was still I'm force. at his last
known postofice address the official state
ment that you had duly approved. I'm tho
exact form approved by you. without any
erasures, lnterliDations, marks or changes
of any kind whatever. 1nclosed with the
official statement was also the proxy form
YOU had approved and the return envelope.
No other papers or written or printed mat
ter whatever was inclosed in any one OF
the said envelopes.