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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-27

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-27
EXPLOSION OF
DYNAMITE CAR
CAUSES TWELVE DEATHS AND
MANY FATAL INJURIES.
MIInu npnnpDnV nKMLnRn
MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGED
Several Buildings Were Totally De-
stroyed, Including Packing House
and Brewery Report of Explosion
Heard for Twenty Miles.

Jellico, Tenn.-Twelve deaths, tn
injuring of scores of other persons an
Ave hundred thousand dollars damag
to property were caused here when
carload of dynamite standing on
track near the Southern railway de
pot exploded with a report that wa
heard twenty miles.
Buildings were shattered in the bus
iness sections of the town and nearl,,
every piece Of glass within radiu
Of one mile Of the scene was broken
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
PATRoNEssEs
Queen of The White Slaves.

queen of the White Slaves, which
will be presented az the Colonial Thea
tire tonight by the Earl Burgess Com
pany is the greatest sensational play
ever written. It is n novel departure
from the hackneyed and time-worn
plots of the usual conventional melo-
drama, and tells coherent and we'll
known story. The story relates to the
abduction OF a beautiful and refined
young woman by agents of the Ter
rible Nine San Francisco branch of
the Highbindcrs, her rescue through
the instrumentality of brave detec-
tive, his marvellous escape from a
horrible fate, and his rescue by an
other young woman, who herself has
been stolen and taken TO China by the
same gang. There are many subsi-
diary characters, all of which are true
types TO this great play, double love
story and genuine comedy free from
all semblance of horse play. Don /
fail to see the marriage on the stage
after the evening performance this
evening.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
A WAR PLAY STARTLES
Stock Comp2ny's Bill Last Night
Shows Nerve In a South
eTn Town.

The Earl Burgess Stock Company
had its nerve with IL last night when
il presumed 10 play 4 Daughter of
the south in Annapolis At the Colo
NAL Theatre The play might 50 very
well north of the Mason and Dixon
line, hut il does not so hera IN Mary
land, and had the auaiecnee bcen larger
and composed of true Southern blood,
ii would doubtless have made some
pretcnse az showing its southern in
stinots at a war play that represented
the SouthernCrs in the worst poSsihlc
light.
At least one true Southern woman
had the courage 20 hiss when the author
of the play put il into the mouth of a
Kentucky Colonel 70 asy just after
Lincoln was assasSinated 1t was
not assassination hut Vindication OF
the south, or words 10 that effect.
There is no true Southerner who does
not now and did not then deplore the
assassination of President Lincoln, and
for any playwright to mako a South
crn officer say this, is criminal. The
entire plot was one in which the
Northern officers and soldiers were
made the heroes and the Southern Off
GERS the Villains. Ii is poor taste, TO
say the least, to flaunt such relics of
the unpleasantness OF the Civil War
the time that tried mems souls. be-
fore a Maryland audience.
But this is apart from the company.
Although the stage settings and the
costumes bespoke the fashions Of the
twentieth century and not the nine
tenth. il mattered little whether the
heroine was clad in a gown of the
cut worn in 1920, or not, few in
the audience noticed that, and stock
companies cannot be expected to at
tend to these minor details. The COM
pany, MS a whole, is a good one and
there are some capable and efficient
actors in the east.
Miss Anderson, as the heroine, with
a fearful voice, is most to lachrymose,
and needs 10 be a little more unbend-
ing. She has good material in her
and while she does we'll, she may do
better. This hero, Mr.. Cunningham,
has good stage presence, but lacks
passion and fervor, and needs to put
more expression in his lines and more
ardor in his lovamaking. This is said
in all kindness to the young man, who
is capable of better acting. Mr.. Paine
is always good. He throws his whole
soul into his part and is gay and
dashing. As the Southern surgeon he
was great.
The heavy man, Mr.. Miller, is a
handsome villain. far too good look
ing for the character of Southern
spy, he was made to assume. He acts
we'll, but has fashion of speaking
so rapidly that mis- words are chewed
of and the last syllable usually Is
lost TO the audience. Mr.. Bassett is
very good. His specially, initiating
the barnynard fowls, was exceedingly
clever. Taken all in all, the com
pany is good one. Tonight they viii
produce "Queen of the White Slaves,
thrilling melodrama.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
WILL TRAVEL OVER B. & 0
How The Midshipmen Will Go to
Philadelphia to Witness
Football Game.

1t has been settled that the members
Of the Naval Academy football team,
which viii play against the Military
Academy eleven at Franklin Field
Philadelphia, on Saturday, December
!. next. will leave Annapolis in tho
morning of the day previous under
charge of Head Coach Paul =. pa-
shell.
The team and those accompany ing
il will make their headquarters at
Hotel Walton while in Philadelphia.
The brigade of .midshipmen, naval oiii-
GERS and others viii leave by special
train ON Saturday morning. lt has
not yet been determined by what route
the main body viii go to Philadelphia,
but il is probable that the Baltimore
and Annapolis Short Line railroad
will take the main body of midship-
men and others 60 Baltimore and from
there the Baltimore and Ohio will
carry the crowd ON TO Philadelphia.
The members of the team and Of
the Naval Academy band will have
their transportation paid, but all other
viii pay the sum of S3.l5. I.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
HOTEL TRUST THE LATEST.
Five Of New York's Greatest Hos
telries Are Owned By
The Astors.

New York. Nov. l5.-With the open
inn uf the new knickerbOcker, New
York has walked mp 10 the existence
OF an Astor family hotel trust.
beginning with the Astor House. the
Astors have successiyely put up the
Waldorf Astoria, the Hotel Astor and
the St. Regis. and now the knicker-
booker is added TO the list OF Aston
built hostelries, providing exclusive
~ for the masses.
Rising fifteen stories high, the
Knickcrbocker. with frontage of IS6
feet on Forty-second street and l02
feet on Broadway, is a conspicuous
monument in the very centre of New
York's liyeIiest district. Although
millions have been spent on the in
terror decorations and furnishings,
Colonel John Jacob Astor's architects
and builders did not stop nj outer
appearances. To make the ten hum
dred guests that the knickerbocker
can accommodate feel that they are
securely as well as luxuriously
housed, the re-proofng OF the new
hotel was made one of the principal
features.
This idea has been SO completely
carried out that should blaze break
out in any room, it would simply
burn up the inhammable material
there and then die out. The floors and
partitions OF hollow-tile form bull
warks through which fire and smoke
cnnnot pass. The steel frame work
IS eneased in terra Gotta TO prevent
warping from fire or sudden collapse
from the effects of the corrosion. In
fact, the perfection of the steel and
hollow tile construction makes the
whole building so nearly unburnable
that there is no danger OF guest wax
ing up to find that his only choice
lies between being roasted alive or a
leap from the fourteenth or fifteen tn
story. Evidently, the day of the hotel
fire trap is passing, for every new
hotel must keep up with the standard
set by such buildings as the Knicker-
booker.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
JEWELL LOSES HIS CASE
The Court of Appeals Rsverses The
Decision Of The Lower
Court Today.

In the Court of Appeals this morning
Judge Pearce delivered the opinion
reversing tho Superior Court of Balti-
more City in the case of Henry smith
81 Sons against George Jewell, of TIA 5
city and others. The appellants were
tha g nt.actors for the building of tho
annex to the state House and the ap
pellees sub-eontractors for hauling and
brick work on that building The
suit arose upon disputed account be
tween the contractor and the sub
tractor,
The appellee completed part of the
work under the contract, but IL H. al
legged that thsy overdrow the amount
due them BY the contractors and wore
informed by them that the weekly
payments that they had previously
made would be stopped. Jewell was
thereupon unable TO pay his hands
and they stopped work. After waiting
a reasonable time for the continuance
Of the work, the contractors awarded
the remaining part of the work TO
someone else and notified Jewell that
they would recoup from tho contract
price TO be paid him.
The lower Court found difference
of So in the amount due Jewell ana
rendered Judgment against the ap
pellants, carrying the costs with 1t.
The Court of Appeals holds that tho
proof that Jewell deliberately and
without excuse abandoned his contract
is positive and full and the contractor
was entitled to recover the amount
paid 10 complete the contract. Tho
Court of Appeals holds that the lower
court Interpretation OF the contract
between the parties was erroneous and
reverses the Judgment. All costs are
placed on the appelloes and new trial
awarded.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
REDUCING SMOKE NUISANCE.
Adoption Of New Methods on Tie
Lines of The Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad.

Pittsburrg. Pa, Nov. i5.-Tbat III,
smoke nuisance can be largely re
duced IS shown by the results of the
efforts made in this direction by thc
Pennsylvania Railroad in Pittshurg.
inspectors calculate that conditions
have improved SO per cent. since the
railroad management began a syste-
matte attempt To keep down TO an alb
soluto minimum the volume OF smoke
from It's hops, plants and locomotives
Locomotives running into The Du-
quasne station now use coke only.
For shifting engines new kind OF
high carbon coal. mined near Portage,
Is giving very satisfactory results. its
use makes more work for the firemcn,
hut I'd also makes possible consider
able dimlnution Of the volume of
smoke.
when the Pennsylvania anti-smoke
campaign began, the most positive in
stfuctions were given 10 firemen rs 10
the means % be taken 20 avoid firing
within the city. Engineers were or
dered to cooperate with flremcn in
avoiding the production Of unnecces-
sarv smoke. Instructors were ap
pointed 20 instruct the men and report
All cases of excessive smoke TO the
road foreman, and all employees We're
notified that they were expected 10 CO.
operate with these inspectors in order
10 obtain the hest results. While the
outcome of these practical measures
has boen highly satisfactory, efforts
10 still further minimize the smoke
viii be actively continued.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
WANTS THE MONEY
10 Be Reimbursed For State Troop
Equipments.

Governor Wariield has appointed
Lieut.. Gustav w. Ridgely,o of the Fifth
Regiment, as agent for the State OF
Maryland TO collect from Uncle Sam
the balance due the State for uniforms
and other equipments furnished the
Maryland troops during the Spanish
American War.
At that time Maryland bore much of
the expense of her own troops, and
bills to the amount of $24, 600 have re-
manned unsolicited to date. A test case
was made of similar bills in Ohio
some time ago and Ohio won the YER
diet. Upon the strength of this no
doubt is felt as TO the Government 5
readiness TO pay up.
Lieutenant Ridgely has been a mem
Der of the Fifth Regiment for eleven
years and went South with the rest OF
the boys during the war. He viii be-
gin his duties at once as collector FOL
the State and hopes to obtain the
50, 600 from Washington ere long.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
Officers, Hops .

A series Of six dances will be given
by the officers attached TO the Naval
Academy during the coming season.
The first two dances will be held De-
cember and 20, respectively. The
latter date falls on a Saturday aud the
dance will be given in the armory
building and midshipmen will be
permitted to attend. The other hops,
however, will be held Wednesday
evenings in the sailloft of the now
boathouse, an only officers and their
friends may attend.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
FELT AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
Villagers Near Camp Parole Got a
Shaking Up Early Last
Night.

All Camp Parole is agog this morn
ing ON the experience OF many resi-
dents in that sprightly village last
night, and at the pOstofiice this morn
ing the villagers we're swapping eN-
periences for Parole was actually
shaken up either by an earthquake of
mild dimensions or somebody put the
tremulo treble ON too forcibly.
Parole is "A decent. orderly, meih0di-
cal village about mile from Annap-
oils and being methodical it retires
early. Therefore, the villagers had
retired when the shock was felt be-
tween 10 and 10. 80 o'clock last night.
Mr. Hardesty. who was sleeping
soundly, was aroused by the shaking
az his bed. Not believing in spooks,
and never having looked under the
bed for a man, as women do, he in
vestigated. but found everything
about the house intact.
Miss Pauline Barber, school
teacher, was busily engaged outlinin &
her school work for the next day,
and was burning the midnight oil,
correcting examination papers. sud
denly Miss Barber was disturbed by
a jar, and the vibration OF the house.
She thought ii was caused by some
one having thrown heavy object
on the porch, but upon an investiga-
ton. nothing was there.
Mrs. Tucker, who is proprietrcss Of
the oft-robbed store at Camp Parole,
felt her house shake, and thought
something had fallen, and MIR. and
Mrs. +. Il. Gould were aroused by the
vibration of their house and at first
were under the impression that some
object below stairs had tumbled off its
pedestal, but found everything intact.
other residents beard or felt some
thing and in comparing notes this
morning ii was the consensus of opin-
ion that the unusual phenomenon was
an earthquake shock or some sort of
seismic disturbance.
Nothing shocking was experienced
in Annapolis last night ESQ far as
known) and Parole has one on this
burg
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
ELECTRIC LINE STOCK.
Small Lots of The W., B & A.
Disposed Of.

several small lots of the Washing
ton, Baltimore and Annapolis Elec-
trio Railway stock have been sold
during the past few weeks in Cleve-
land, o., at Ia l-2 share.
The Bishop-Sherwin syndicate of
Cleveland agreed To underwrite the
stock when the company began max
ing its plans for building line
between Baltimore and the National
Capital, and to date 40 per cent.
has been paid in. The par value Of
the stock is $50 share and the CAPT
tai of the company is $500, 600.
The company owns all Of the stock
Of the Baltimore Terminal Company,
which is to furnish the entrance into
Baltimore, and in addition owns the
electric line now being operated be-
tween Laurel and Washington and the
Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore
Railroad. The latter owns the line
from Annapolis Junction to Annapo-
lis, and will be electrified. Work on
the main line between Baltimore and
Washington is now about 40 per cent.
completed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
CHANGE DINING CAR METHODS
Pennsylvania Experiments With
European Plan of ReseIv-
ing Its Seats.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. To- A nov
city in American table d'hote dining
car service has Just been placed in eN-
perimental operation by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad on four trains. II the
scheme proves successful, its use Will
be extended. This plan is an adapta-
ton TO American practice of the meth
cd of serving meals pursued on certain
of the best European express trains.
The main failure of the new scheme
IS that passengers are given an OPP
portunity TO select the hour at which
they prefer to be served, and are
sure Of meal at that time. An
hour or so before the meal time, the
dining car conductor will go through
the train and passengers, upon nam
ing the hour at which they desire
their meal to be ready, will be sup
piled with coupon which will en-
title them TO certain seat in the din
ing car at the hour specified. When
all the passengers are seated at the par
ticular period, the meal will be served
in COURSES.
All the advantages of an a la carte
service viii be obtained, for the dish
es will be freshly cooked and ready to
serve hot on hot plates. There will be
an extensive menu, allowing passen-
gers wide latitude of choice dishes
in each course, but there will be the
usual considerable number of courses,
and by being able to give particular
attention 10 special and restricted
series of dishes, the company expects
to be able to improve the quality of
each course served. 1t is believed also
that big step will be taken in avoid
ing erowding in dining cars, and in
the ability always to serve freshly
cooked rather than sometimes, OF
necessity, warmed over food. The
new plan is expected TO remedy these
defects and to make dining car service
as perfect as possible.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
HIGH SCHOOL HoNoRs.
Standing of Pupils For The Month
of October.

The following is the report of the
Annapolis High school for the month
of October, and the following pupils
are on the honor roll
Grade NI-Miss Linthicum, Teacher.
l. Marie Grady SO.
3. Hedwig Schaefer, 93.
3. Florence Brady, 81.
Grade X-Miss Linthicum, Teacher.
/. Sarah stevens, 93.
2. Marie Linthicum, Gertrude o.
Reardon, %.
3. Lillian Wells, Louise stevens, 81.
4. Edith Childs, 90.
Grade IL -Miss Baldwin, Teacher
1. Mildred Tisdale, 90.
2. Mary Peyton Weloh, %.
Grade VIII Miss Heller, Teacher.
/. Anita Cresap, or
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
Gunboats Taken Away.

The captured Spanish gunboat Al
varado, which has been recently used
as a practice ship at the Naval Acad-
envy, was formally transferred to
the naval militia of Louisiana at the
Norfolk navy yard today and will
be taken by the militiamen of that
state to New Orleans, wnere the YES
sci will be stationed permanently for
the use of the Louisiana naval bat
talon. Another captured warship, the
Sandoyal, which has been used by
the naval midshipmen, is also to be
transferred TO the naval militia but
to which particular organization has
not yet been settled.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
THE RECITAL TONIGHT.
Pleasant Entertainment at Govern
ment House.

one of the most unique and pleasing
entertainments of the season is prom
ised tonight to those who attend the
recital of Southern negro songs and
monologues by Miss Anna Vernon
Dorsey at the Government House.
The program viii be highly entertain
ing and those who attend are promised
a pleasant evening.
The Governor.and Mrs. Wariield have
rendered the use of the drawing room
of the house in which to hold the re-
cital. Miss Dorsey gave recital here
once before with great success. The
proceeds from the recital this evening
will be devoted To the choir fund of
st. Annes Protestant Episcopal
Church. The patronpsses ARE
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15

e.. ". Watts whife, was arrested
nv Chief of Police George Hahn,
charged with disorderly conduct.
Watts pulled the bell rope on the
short Line train yesterday when the
train neared Glen Burnie. The ac-
cused was given hearing before
Justice Fcldmeyer and fine s. and
costs, amounting TO IS, in default Of
which ne was committed to jail. lie
was released this morning upon pay
mcnt of fine.
william Boston, colored, was ar
rested by Omeer Wilson, charged
With being habitually disorderly. He
was assisting TO unload "A coal barge
al parlett q Parlett's wharf, and
used Jumps of coal for missiles TO
strike his friends with. As Boston
has been arrested a half dozen times
this month, lac was charged with being
habitually disorderiy and committed
by squire Feldmeyer TO the House of
Correction for six months.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
Aged Fishermen.

The village of PASSPORT across the
Spa boasts Of Il number of octogenar-
ians, among whom is Mr.. Woolford,
81 years old. Mr.. Woolford is quite
fond Of fishing, as is his friend, Mr..
Buncc, also of that village,but slight
liz younger than Mr.. Woolford. Fish
ing is also one of Mr.. Bunce's sports.
Both aged men had enjoyed them
selves with hook and line yesterday
morning on the Severn, and pulled in
lines and gathered up fishing tackle
about noon to start home for luncheon,
when they decided to race. 1t was
lust at the time when working people
were going home 10 dinner and the
sight of two old men rowing a race
was very interesting. Mr. Woolford
pulled his boat in first amid cheers,
but Mr.. Bunce, who was detained by
his live box getting loose, came in a
close second.
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I'VE would suggest that after the
pile has been set TO refusal by the
water jet and short blows Of the
hammer, that drop of eight to ten
feet for the 5, O00-pound hammer, now
in use, should be sufficient to test
the bearing power of the pile. The
lower end of the pile being blunt and
square with the axis, it is a question
il additional blows do not merely
compact the bottom rather than sink
ing the pile deeper in the proper way.
We're the piles shod or pointed at the
lower ends the results would, Of
course, be different and test for pen
etration would be indicated by defi1ite
performance under the blows of the
hammer.
Respectfully submitted.
on the part Of the contractors.
EAMPaIANS
On the part Of The Board Of Commits
sioners,
&. y. PHELPS. JR.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
Football Tickets.

The distribution Of tickets for the
Army Navy foot ball game began TO.
day and VIII continue until about a
week previous to the game. Although
ample notice was given that requests
must be filed before NoVebmer !, APP
plications for tickets are still coming
in. These cannot possibly be grant
cd, but the authorities VIII do all
they can to grant reasonable requests
filed within the proper period.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
The EIks Return

The following Annapolis Elks, who
partook of the hospitality Of the Bal
timore Lodge at banquet last night
in the latter city, returned this morning
well pleased with the entertainment
extended them. Some OF the visiting
Elks were DIR. J.. j. Murphy, DR..
Walton Hopkins, Messrs. J. oliver
Martin, John Taylor. Howard Taylor
and John Mason.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-11-15
QuarterIY Meeting q Educators.

The next quarterly meeting of the
state Board of Education will be held
here on December at the headquar-
ters in the old treasury building on
state House hill. A plan Is now un-
der way to have another conference
Of the county school superintendent
held here on the same day.