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Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Quake Scare at Allentown.

The entire city of Allentown, Pa.
was thrown into a paroxysm on Sun
It was of severe enough intensity to
rock buildings, bang shutters, rattle
windows, clatter crockery, tumble
down two or three rickety chimneys
and upset small children.
People rushed out Of their homes in
great alarm. Mothers carried out their
children in fear that their homes were
about to fall. The shaking was felt all
over the city, but not beyond its limits
or in any of its suburbs In the weste. n
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Auto prIver Instantly kIlIed.

Emanuel Cedrino, the noted Italian
automobile driver. was instantly
killed on the Pimlico race track at Bal
timore, Nd. He had been preparing
for races in which he was to have
taken part and was making some very
fast miles One had just been finished
in ffty-one seconds, and he had passed
the grand stand and rounded the first
corner OF the track when spectators
saw his car shoot into the air and turn
an irregular somersault, landing on
the track upside down.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Passing of Dickens ThOroushfare

RAISING OF dickens horouqhfare.
The chapel and the golden dog and
pot are still at the entrance to Char
lOtte street, as are also some of the
"low brOwed old shops" and possibly
the one where the unhappy lad used to
buy boot laces on Saturday nights and
on one occasion sat down on a stool
to have a pair of ready made half
boots fitted on" But the show van,
with the fat pig. wild Indian or little
lady that attracted and "seduced" him
to enter with the motley assemblage,
comes there no more. though the smell
of hat making remains.
Charlotte street. Blackfriars road,
Southwark. which is shortly to disap
pear so far as its present name is con
cerned by absorption in Union street
is a thoFoughfare that must always be
regarded with interest by lovers of
Dickens. In his hard boyhood, when
he worked in the Hungerford stairs
backing warehouse. it was along Char
lotte street that he went to his lodg-
mgs in the back attic in Liant street,
near the Marshalsea prison, where his |
parents were confined.
"My usual way home.' said Dickens
when recalling this period, "was over
bridge and down that |
turning in the Blackfriars road which
has Rowland hilps chapel on one side
and the like less Of a golden dog lick
Ing a golden pot over a shop on the
Standard.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05

Entangled in the folds Of an Ameri-
can flag he had waved as he made a
parachute drop of 1000 feet from a
balloon at Hillside park, near Passaic,
n. J.. Frederick l.. Wood, an eighteen
year-old aeronaut, Of New Haven.
Conn. fell helpless into the Passaic
river and was drowned
Wood made his ascension in the
presence of 1000 persons. AS the bal
loon rose Wood unfolded an American
flag, which he waved to the people be-
low
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05

Z
Confused That He Had to Be With
drawn-claim Contract Was Properly
Executed and Measurements Just.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 3.-Judge
Kunkel having overruled the motion
of the defense to take the capitol me-
tallic furniture contract case out o.
the hands of the jury. the defense was
forced to continue the trial and after
three addresses in opening. two men
of wide experience in the business
were put forward to contradict the
testimony OF the commemorative ex
perts One of them became so con-
fused that he was withdrawn, while
the questioning Of the latter led to
long battle between the lawyers.
The decision Of Judge Kunkel was
rendered when court convened in the
morning. the motion having been left
with him when court adjourned on
Thursday Immediately upon the an
nouncement, which was unaccompan-
led by a written opinion, the defense
opened. addresses being made by ex-
Attorney General W. U. Hensel. for
Congressman Cassell; by George S.
Graham, for Architect Huston. and
Lyman D. Gilbert, for the three state
officials. They contended that there
would be abundant proof Of proper |
execution of the contract and that the |
measurement system was equitable |
Mr.. Gilbert spoke less than a minute, |
declaring there was no evidence to
show that the officials were connected |
with the case.
The witnesses were J. W. Hine, Of
jamestown. N. Y. and E. A. Beck.
with, of Newark. Hine gave a detailed
description of the manner in which
metallic furniture is made, and the
changes which are required by Hus
toms revised plans. which are the
basis of charge of duplication in pay
nent. On cross-examination by Mr.
Scarlet he was unable to express clear
y his ideas, and said that the differ ]
snce between heavy and light con !
itructiOn was solely a matter of cost. :
ailing to give the difference in gauges
If metal which enter into the work J
line was also unable to make very )
much progress in distinction of
gauges, although in the method OF !
making cases he showed himself pro
cient. 1
Beckwith had little chance to ties. /
ify, as Messrs. Scarlet and Graham I
ecame involved in a controversy over /
question involving the commonly ac- /
epted trade measurements, which oc. l
upied the last half hour and which ,
Judge Kunkel will determine. n n
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
M. E. CONFERENCE
twenty fifth Quadrennial Session
AdjOurns Finally.
MANY LAWS WERE ENACTED

James K. Jones Dead-Girl Saved TwC
Miles at Sea - An Entire Family
Drowned-ouake Scare at Allen
town, Pa.
The twenty-ffth quadrennial session
of the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. which has
been in progress in Baltimore, Md,
since Wednesday, May 6. adjourned
finally Monday night.
Legislation of great importance to
the church was enacted, and more was
accomplished than on any day of the
meeting. One of the most important
matters acted upon was the changing
of the time-honored term of presiding
elder" to district superintendent"
After a prolonged debate the confer
ence decided to take the time limit off
the probationary membership in the
churches and to make it possible for
the stewards and class leaders to or
der the admission of an applicant for
full membership on the approval Of
the pastor.
By an almost unanimous vote the =
body turned down proposition from
the general assembly of the Presby
terrain church. now meeting in Kan
sas City, to set aside a day of the year
to be known as mothers day.
An important matter not disposed
Of was paragraph PAS of the discipline
concerning amusements. The board
Of bishops recommended its modifica.
ton. but the committee on the state
of the church opposed the change. It
was presented by the committee, but
sidetracked.
Other reports were rushed through
the conference with the greatest dis.
patch. The Sitting committee.
which began work on Saturday. pre-.
scented the most important reports and
business for consideration. Proposed
were laid on the table in ,
most cases with the greatest haste
Questions which a few days ago would -.
have required an entire session for dis
,ussion were unanimously adopted at
er being hurriedly read.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Two Miles at Sea Girl Is Rescued.

Two Miles at Sea Girl Is Rescued.
Two miles from shore and all but
exhausted after a battle of three
hours with the waves, Miss Bessie
Mclaughlin. of Atlantic City, N. j.,
was rescued by the yacht Olga af
ter Captain Luke Conover had low.
cred small boats. Twenty passengers
aboard cheered as the girl was brought
over the rail When she was restored
to full consciousness she explained
that she had gone into the surf at
Gramercy place and had been carried
put to sea by the strong tide. The girl
knelt in prayer after her rescue.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
FUTURE SEA BATTLES.
Advantages of the Big Ships and the
Heavy Guns.

Heavy Guns.
OF the character of future battles
between war fleets the Scientific Amer
lean says: THE running fight which
followed the sortie Of the Russian
feet at Port Arthur and the decisive
battle Of Tsushima strait crystalized
into fact many theories Of the design
and maneuvering Of warships and set
tied probably for many years to come
the vexed questions of the size of ship,
the type of gun and the best formation
In which to fight a naval action. The
battleship of the future will be of
great size. Displacement will be not
less than 10000 tons. and this will in
crease so rapidly that a 10000 ton ship
will probably be alOat before the
close of the next decade. The main
armament will consist exclusively of
heavy guns of not less than twelve
inches caliber, and unless the difficulty |
Of erosion cannot be overcome the |
twelve inch will give place to thirteen /
inch and possibly to a fourteen inch
piece.
Future engagements will be fought
at an extreme range. the extent of
which will be limited only by the abi-
ity of the fire control officer to see the
fall of the shots The determination of
the range at which an engagement
shall be fought will lie with the feet
which possesses the greatest speed. 1t
is today the almost unanimous opinion
of naval officers that one big ship is
more effective than two smaller ships
of half her size Future engagements
will be fought with the two fleets
steaming in parallel lines in what is
known as line ahead fOrmatiOn-that
Is, with each ship of feet steaming
In the wake of the one ahead with an
interval Of about 500 yards between
them.
IF of two such fleets one were made
Up OF four 2O,OOO-ton battleships, each I
eight twelve-inch guns. the &
whole line would be about 2.1OO yards :.
n length, and if the other feet con- =
listed Of eight 1OOO0-tOn ships. each =
four twelve-inch guns, the :
inc would be 5000 yards in length, or
ver three miles, The feet of larger -
hips would probably have sufficient -
dvantage in speed for the admiral to o
his four vessels abreast Of ..
be first four of the enemy's ships, and -,
! this case an eight gun ship would
e opposed to a four gun ship. with
be inevitable result that the four
mailer ships would be silenced.
THE feet of larger vessels would VI
len slacken speed and drop back, tax g.
lg the ships of the enemy in turn and 81
them with a superior gun -
re. At the opening of such an en- 80
igement the fifth and sixth in line of -
lie four gun ships would be able to A.,
rect a diagonal fire upon the last of ~
lie eight gun ships. but the range %,
Ould be so great that it could not ne
owe to be very effectual ~,
'UnquestiOnably the victory in fu- ~
re engagements will lie with the feet 90
hich is able to concentrate the lar NJ;
st number of heavy guns within the nm
ortest line Of battle; hence the raj U,o
n d'etre of the big ship and hence 81,
e certainty that the navies of the
Drld have been forced into a contest
size. the end of which no one can
retell."
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Corner In Corn Nets Patten $4,000, 600.

corner IN Corn Nets Patten $4,000
The corners on wheat and corn
were closed in Chicago on Friday,
and ]. Ogden Armour and Jim Patten,
the corn king. are now face to face
with the problem of "burying the
corpse" They now have to get their
wheat and corn to market. Patten is
estimated to have cleared $4,000. 900
on his corn deal. This estimate is
based on a supposed profit of between
twenty and twenty-five cents on the
100000 or 100000 bushels he has
handled in the deal. No estimate is
placed on Armour's profits in wheat.
AS a matter of fact, while Armour and
Patten were squeezing the shorts they
were also squeezing each other
Armour being short on corn and Pat
ten on wheat.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Admiral crowninshieId Dies.

Rear Admiral A S. Crowninshield
U. S n, retired, died in the Episcopal
hospital in Philadelphia after an i'll
ness which had been gradually but
surely closing in upon him His wife
was at his bedside when he died
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
RABIES FROM CAT BITE
Nebraskan Woman Under Treatment
at Pasteur Institute.

NCDTdskan WOmd0 UnueF Teatment
at Pasteur Institute.
Palmyra, Neb., June 3.-Mrs John
Knox. of this place. is at the Pasteur
institute in Chicago, suffering from
rabies, caused by the bite of pet cat
The cat was lying in Mrs. Knox's lap
about a week ago, when it suddenly
sank its teeth deep into her hand.
A few days later the hand common
ced to swell. She left at once for Chi
cago, taking the cat with her. A tele-
gram announced that an examination
Of the cats brain showed a well-de-
veloped case Of rabies.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Headaehe TabIets I'm chlld.

Mildred, the three-year-old daughter
Of Lewis Wilson, Of Upper Sandusky,
o., found some headache tablets at
her home and ate about half a dozen
Of them. Within a few minutes she
was taken with commissions and de-
spite efforts of several doctors to save
her life. died within an hour.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
s35.ooo Stallion Drops Dead.

Admiral Dewey, a stallion. sired by
Bingham. dam Nancy Hanks. owned
by Dr. J. c. Mccoy, of Kirkwood. Del
died suddenly of heart failure The
horse had a record Of 2.O4M, and Dr
Mccoy recently refused an offer Of
s35. 900 for him.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Ten-cent Wager Lures Boy to Deaf

Ten-cent Wager Lures Boy to Death.
Pottstown, Pa, June S.-For a wager
Of ten cents, offered by a companion
Leroy Weining, aged fourteen years,
tried to swim across the Manatawney
creek here, and drowned in midstream.
The lad had just taken a lesson in
swimming and had been boasting Of
his ability when dared by his compan.
ions to swim the stream.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Lamp Exploded While She PRAYED.

Lamp EHpiooed WhlIe one prayed.
Paterson, n. j., June 3.-Mrs. Sarah
Savage is in St. Joseph's hospital suf-
fering from the effects of burns re
ceived when a lamp at her home ex-
ploded. She was kneeling in prayer at
her bedside when the lamp in the
diningroom exploded. While trying to
put out the flames she was severely
burned. After she had run into the
backyard in her blazing night gar
ment, her husband, hearing her cries,
went to her assistance and smothered
the fire with a blanket.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05

part OF the city, where the quaKns
was most apparent, the people noticed
a mufled noise.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
Delaware Corporations
1908
PUBLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

TT OF CORPOR ATOMS ORGANIZED UNDER THE GENERAL CORPOR
ALTON LAW OF DELAWARE APPROVED MARCH TO- A. D. 1899 AMEN
DFD APPROVED T. AMENDED AND APPROVED
MARCH H. 1905 APPROVED MARCH % 1905 AND
AMENDED AND APPROVED MARCH p, 1907 IN THE MONTH OF
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
DEFENCE OPENS
Motion to Take Capitol Case From
the Jury 0verruled.
TWO WITNESSES WERE HEARD

One Of Defenee's Experts Became So
Confused That He Had to Be With
drawn-cIaim Contract Was Properly
Executed and Measurements Just.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05

Corporation DoerDe
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Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05
NANIE

Americal Slate Commercial Co.
Associated Charities of Wilmington, Del
Arundel Sand and Gravel Co. e..
American Resilient Wheel Co.
Automobile Equipment Co.
American Railway Appliance Co.
Albion Extension Slate Co.
Benjamin Table and Furniture Co.
Behrendt * Co. ..... ....
The Columbus Plate Ice Manufactur-
ing Co. ...
The Cresaseptic Co. .....
The Columbian Vending Co.
Cresson Fruit and Produce Co.
Catawba Gold Mining Co.
Centre Monthly Meeting of the Society
of Friends.
Milford chronicle., 1908-06-05

James K. Jones Dead-Girl Saved Two
Miles at Sea An Entire Family
Drowned-ouake Scare at Allen.
town, Pa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-03
, y y y y y y y r y y y y y y

The above cable was received by w
H. McInerny from Secretary Stewart
of the Transpacific Yacht Race Com
mittee of the South Coast Yacht Club
yesterday, and settles all doubt as to
the fate of the race.
The South Coast Yacht Club have
been beaten at their own game and the
sportsmen of the Territory have a rae
ing yacht on their hands.
The despatch caused the keenest dis
appointment among the local yachting
community for it was hoped up to the
last moment that enough entries might
be received to make a race possible.
What will be done with the Hawaii
is a matter of uncertainty at present.
She is the property of the subscribers
and the Transpacifc Yacht Race Com
mittee of the Yawaii Yacht Club are
her trustees and will remain so unless
the boat is sold to some private in
divfdual. Sam Parker may bid for it.
w. H. McInerny stated yesterday
that for private reasons he would no
longer serve on the yacht race COM
mittee.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-03
SPORT ON THE
AALA DIAMOND

The first baseball game today at Aaia
| struggle between the Nippon team
and the Chinese Athletics.
The contest should be a warm one,
as the japanese nine have proven
| themselves to be fast players and are
sure to give the Chinese lads a hard
struggle for the laurels.
Jack Flores, who is considered to be
the best twirler in the local am iteur
leagues, will do the slab work for the
Nippon team; Ross may be an alter
nate.
Manager K. Yasumori, who is true
sportsman. is confident of taking the
Chinese into camp today. He also ex-
poets to win championship honors this
season and as the japanese team has
been much strengthened by few Ha-
waiian players, Yasumori's dream may
yet come true.
In the second game, the winners of
last Sundays games, the Kaala A. c.,
and the Chinese Alohas, will fight for
blood. Both of these teams have good
material in them and should put up a
fast game With their heavy batters
and good fielding work the Kaalas
should have no trouble in winning from
the Chinese Alohas.
Capt N K. Hoopii will have Butler
and Makanui to do the battery work
for the Kaalas in this game. Ho Yup
and Brito will form the Alohas' bat
terry. H. English may also take a turn
in the box.
There viii be plenty Of chairs on the
ground to accommodate those who
wish to be seated and watch the
games. Nobody need worry about not
getting a seat. The charge for a chair
is ten cents and the proceeds go to
defray the expenses of the league.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-03
Coming Events

May 4Kalanianole Athletic Club
opens.
May baseball, Kams VS.. Punahous,
Oahu College.
May 6-Meeting of the 7. NJ. G. A.
track team.
May S-Baseball. Punahous VS.. High
School, Oahu College.
May Snatch race, Shamrock VS..
Duke Spencer Jr.
May 1o-Honolulu Golf Club four
some, Moanalua.
May 10-Newspaper Baseball League
season opens.
May 13-Invitation tourney, Bere-
tania Tennis Club.
May 20.-Kapiolani Baseball League
meeting.
May 17-Waialua Golf Club tourna-
ment
June 4Y. NJ. C. A gymnasium
contests.
June 10-Hawaiian Gun Clubs shoot
for club championship.
June 11-Hawaiian Gun Clubs semi
annual prize shoot.
June 17-Hawaiian Gun Clubs I'M
known angles shoot.
July 3-4-HiIo races.
July Maui races.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-03
UNDER
STRONGssPULL

Sonny Gays bay pony Sunrise de-
feated w. Beckley's Laniuma yester-
day afternoon at Kapiolani Park, in a
quarter of mile match race.
Laniuma had the pole. but Sunrise
soon took it away from her and lead
ing all the way won under a strong
pull. with the boy looking back, in
0:26 IA. Sunrise was ridden by his
owner. A white boy was up on La
niuma.
A match has been made between
shamrock and Duke Spencer Jr., at
three-eighths of a mile, to be run next
Saturday afternoon at Kapiolanf Park
Duke Spencer Jr. is a colt out of old
Duke Spencer and is owned by W.
Beckley.
Mallet will be back from Maui in
three weeks and something is then ex-
pected to be doing in the match-race
line.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-03
SEASIDE BALL
LEAGUE GAMES

The first Seaside Baseball League
game today viii be between the star
lines and the Starlights.
Both teams are very evenly matched
and the game should be a good one,
though the starlines are favorites.
The batteries will be: Starlines-
Hiwa and Peter Fern. Starlights-
Peter Luis and J. Asing.
The second game will be between
the Okuwas and the Pacific Athletics.
The japanese have lost all three games
they have played this season and are
about due to win.
The first game viii start at 1890 p.
m. at the oil tank ground
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-03

The baseball season was launched
yesterday at the league park, and well
launched at that The crowd was a
good one and both games were of an
unusually high order for so early in
the season.
The Kams and Diamond Heads play
ed the first game, and the latter won
by the close score of to 3.
The feature of the game was the
batting of Lota of the Kams. He was
four times at bat and got a double.
triple and single.
Annoy, for the winners, pitched a
good little game.
Ed. Fernandez did some mighty good
base-running and handled his team
well. .ri i.r.ati
Evers. at short. put up crack game
and made some beautiful stops.
The crowd was an enthusiastic one,
particularly in the makai bleachers.
All the old fans and rooters We're on
deck and many new ones.
The Hawaiian band played during
the afternoon.
The Diamond Heads scored in their
first attempt, Fernandez getting a
pass, going to second on passed ball,
and thence to third and home on errors
by second and third.
Kams forged ahead with two runs in
the second. Lota connected for a
double. Kuhina smashed the ball far
over the left garden, scoring Lota. but
dying at the plate. Reuter- made a
double and moved TO the next station
Ion passed ball at second. Hamauku
was given a comp. and Reuter- deliv-
cred the goods, thanks to a wild
pitch.
In the third inning the Diamond
Heads Melted three. Davis was hit by
a pitched ball and swiped second. j.
Fernandez went to first on an error
by the pitcher, and Davis made the
third port. Fernandez stole second
and Olmos, with a beautiful two-bag-
ger along the right-field line, scored
Davis.
E. Fernandez hunted and failed to
beat it out Then Louis singled over
second and brought home ]. Fernandez
and Olmos.
In the fourth Lota, for the Kams,
registered triple. and Reuter- scored
him with a timely hit.
The only other scoring in the game
was done in the fifth by the winners.
J. Fernandez few out to Lemon. Olmos
strolled. E. Fernandez hunted and
made it good. Olmos paid the penalty
of trying to steal third. Fernandez
came home on an error by second.
The score:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-03
SAINTS WON
FIELD MEET
Good Sport by Youngsters of
Boys Clubs of This
City.

The annual field-day of the Boys
Clubs held at the Boys Field yesterday
resulted as follows:
st. Louis, 81 points; Kaiulani. %
points; Excelsior. 10 points; Aliio,ani.
II points: Kauluwela. points; Royal.
5 points; High School, points.
Summary of events:
100 yards--Fernandez, Morlyama.
Time. 0:12.
$50 yards--Helbush, Kalua. Time.
I2:s5.
44o yards-Fernandez. Moriyama.
Time. 1:10.
so yards-Arcia, Hong Fat. Time.
0:6
100 yards Observation-Disclosures, Mori-
yama. Time, 0:1s 4-5.
220 yards-Arcia, Fernandez. Time.
0:37 3-5.
100 yards sack raca--Takeuchi. Kuri-
saki, Time, O:34 3-5.
Twelve-pound shot put-Ebeling, Mo-
riyama. Distance 80 IT. 1-2 inches.
Pole vault Jacob. Fassoth. Height,
s feet.
High jump-Ebeling. Kalua. Height.
4 IT. 10 inches.
100 yards, three-legged-Che and
Kurisaki, Dwight brothers. Time.
OILS 1-5
Half mile relay-St. Louis team:
Arcia, Nunes. Leal, Nichols.
220 yards, consolation-Ah Quon.
Lindley.
Kicking the football--Robnson. Ia
keuchi.
crowd of young folks and were run
through in a shape which reflected
great credit on superintendent ]. f.
O'Brien of the Boys Clubs.