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Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
DRY LAW UPHELD BY THE
COURT AS CONSTITUTIONAL
JUDGES UNANIMOUS IN THE OPINION
REGARDING THE LOCAL OPTION LAW.
Decision OF the Lower COu Received 10
Smyrna With General Rejoicing Hardly
Thought an Appeal Will Be Taken.

The constitutiOnality of the act of
the recent Legislature in providing for
a special election upon the question of
local option, which resulted in Kent
and Sussex Counties going "dry," was
upheld by the Court of General SEES
sions in the decision handed down
Thursday and the result of that cleo
tion will at least remain for the present t
as 1t Is. Great interest was centered
III the matter aud that morning when
the decision was handed down the
court room was filled with temperance
workers and liquor men. The gratifi-
cation of the former at the result was
not concealed. The news caused much
qualification in Smyrna and while none
doubted that the constitutionality of
the bill would be upheld, still there
was the usual element of uncertainty
which always produces anxiety when
questions of great moment are held in
the balance.
1t was through the cases of John
Wesley Fountain and James Mason,
both negroes, charged with violating
the election laws that the constitution
allty of the measure was attacked.
Demurrers were filed by counsel for
the liquor interests in the cases, but
the demurrers being overruled the
cases will be tried unless an appeal is
taken to a higher court. The decision.
which was the unanimous opinion of
the Judges sitting, Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore aud Associate judges
Grubb and Pennewill, was delivered
by Judge Pennewill. In regard to the
alleged unconstitutional exercise of
legislative power, as in conflict with
the Federal Constitution, the conten.
tiOn of the Court was that a General
Assembly has the right in its police
power to require the discontlnuance of
manufacture or sale of any article
which public safety or morals demand.
this police power being vested solely
IN the States. Relative to the ALLEGED
conflict between the special license
election and the State Constitution.
the various points were taken up by
the Court, which decided that the
Legislature had the right to call for a
vote on the question at a special elee-
tion as we'll as at a general election.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
SALOONS MUST TOE MARK IN NEW CASTLE

Court Issues New Rule for COEduct of Sa-
looms In That COgnty-FrGe Lunch Prohibited
The judge of the New Castle County
Courts Monday morning placed the sa-
loon ''free lunch" under the ban. and
announced that the keeping open of
saloons for the sale of liquors between
the hours of II p. m. and d. M, suf-
fering the place of business to be the
resort of intoxicated persons. habitual
drunkards, minors or lewd women,
and the keeping of more than one bar,
unless the second bar is for the accom-
modation of colored people, would
after February Is, be regarded as suffi-
cient grounds for the refusal to renew
licenses. The announcement, which
is regarded as a step in the right direc-
tiOn of reform, was made by Judge
Spruance, who remarked that the
members of the court had considered
the subject for some time, and all had
agreed that the court rules should be
amended to cover the matter.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
KENT LEVY COURT FIGHT
OVER ITS ORGANIZATION
LEVY cOURTMAN JOHN P. HUDSON HELPS
ALLEE FACTION TO GAIN SOME PO MIS-.
By Having the Election POstp nd For Two
Weeks and Then Preventing RecOnsid-
GRAFTON OF The Motion

Delaware politics became all awhirl
yesterday when the Taft and Knox
men, representing, respectively the
factions led by former Senator J.
Frank Alice and Senator Il. A. Rich
ardsOn, lined mp in a hammer.
tongs struggle il the public buildings
of Kent county, for control of the
affairs to the county. The followers
of the Alice combination sought to
re-elect Attorney and Solicitor James
NJ. Sattertied The Richardson men
met this with slate comprising John
Z. Carmeau, of Milford, for president
and Frank H. Davis, of Dover, for
solicitor. The absence of Commis-
sioner Elmer P. Walker, of Kenton.
cost the Alice men a supporter and left
the situation thus:
For Wharton Satterfeld ticket
Commissioners Hudson, Hutchins,
Richards and Wharton. For Carmean
Davis ticket Commissioners Harper.
Powell and Carmean, with Clerk of
the Peace S. w. Darby, Jr., who has
the right to vote This left the situa-
ton tied up and into the hands of the
two Democratic members of the court.
both of whom are named James Sapp.
James Sapp of the Sixth district is a
George Gray man, and James Sapp of
the Eighth district is Bryan man, so
they, too, were tied up The Alice
men got through a motion to postpone
the election for two weeks. The
Richardson men repeatedly tried for
reconsideration, but failed, and post
pOnement until February IS prevailed.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
OYSTERS PROMISE TO BE CHEAPER.
Over $4,000 Bushels of Oysters Said to Be
AfIOat and UnsOd at Cambridge, N. D.

Over $4,000 Bushels of Oysters Said to Be
AfIOat and UnsOId at Cambridge, N. D.
1t is reported that there are %. 900
bushels of oysters afoat and nnsold in
Cam bridge harbor, and, it is reported
all the packing houses are filled to
their utmost capacity with she'll stock.
while there has been falling offin the
demand for shucked oysters. Peninsu-
la packers are now sending out quota
tions as low as IS cents per gallon.
The reason for the depreciation in
prices is patent. Nearly every winter
the ice closes in and the rigors of win
ter stop the active oyster operations
soon after Christmas, but this year, by
reason of the mild temperature, the ope-
rations have been carried on heavily all
through the month of January. It is
denied, however, that the peninsula
oyster of Delaware and Maryland
shores has lost any of It's delicies. sue.
culent and costly flavor.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
THORNLEY, STARTS HIS HOSIERY WILL.
The Bitter Outfit Which tie Purchased and
Installed in New Buildiug Now Ready.

Charles P. Thornley,, proprietor Of
the Thornley, Overall Factory, who
recently purchased the Bitter Hosiera
outfit and installed it in building adj
joining his overall factory, will start
his new hosiery department this week
in earnest The new building makes
splendid quarters for the hosiery plant
and being near his overall factory Mr..
Thornley, is able to run both plants
with practically the same power. It
wilitake some weeks - MS help
trained sufficiently to make any rapIa
progress, but the time is not far dis
tant when the hum of this industry
will mean a considerable output to say
nothing of the employment of labor
which means much to Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
CHESwOLD FARMERS HAVE OIL VISIONS
Farms Show Signs of Both Oil and Coal and
Some Think 1t Worth While to Explore.

CHEswOLD, Jan. 4-One of our far
mers speaks with great assurance that
oil lies uuder his farm and it only re-
quires proper boring to get a gushing
flow of it. Others also are quite sure
there are extensive beds of coal and
iron ore under us. So while the rigor
of winter is holding sway this is not
altogether the winter of our disc7n-
tent. Visions of great wealth and
great plants are looming before us
just as real we might say as that six
more weeks of biting winter follows
the traditional grounding seeing his
shadow last Sunday
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
ICE CATERERS REAplNG HARVEST

Local Ice Houses Being Filled This Week
With Good Ice Measuring, Four to Five Inches
The present freeze is affording our
ice gatherers an opportunity of filling
their ice houses, the first opportunity
this season. The result is there is
much activity among local ice gatberers
and teams loaded with ice are passing
through our streets constantly. The
ice which measures from to inches
in thickness is being gathered from
the head of the pond. Among those
who are filling their houses are, w.
F. Keith, George w. Turner, The
Smyrna Creamery, William L. David,
Charles Boehmler, Norris Truax, W.
A. FAIRIES & Son, John P. GoIdsboro-
ugh, and E. w. Lapham.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
BRYAN GREETS CROWD AT DOVER
Distinguished Nebraskan Goes There From
Wilmington and Talks at Opera House
Number Of Smyrnian's Invited.

William j. Bryan, who Friday night
made an address at Decorate meet.
ing and banquet at Wilmington, spoke
at Dover Saturday afternoon. he
reach there about noon. He was
accompanied by John G. GRAY, of
Wilmington, and John P. Holland, of
Milford, and was met by William
Salisbury, editor of the Delawarean,
who is responsible for Mr.. Bryan's
visit to the State. At Clayton about
dozen or more Smyrna democrats
boarded the Bryan train. Before the
train moved off a number wanted to
see the peerless Leader" and to
accommodate them Daniel c. Bailey
went into the smoking department of
the Pullman, brought Mr.. Bryan out
and introduced him to the crowd.
Bryan had only time to smile and bow
to the crowd assembled, but thev
owed the privilege of seeing him to
Dan Bailey who was decidedly 'it'' dur
ing the day. A crowd of nearly 100
persons was at the Dover depot to
greet Mr.. Bryan on his arrival. The
distinguished visitor was driven to
the residence of Mr.. Salisbury behind
the handsome pair Of cobs owned bv
ex- United States Senator Alice, Dor.
roWed for the occasion, along with the
latter's Germantown wagon. The
former Senator, in acknowledgements of
the courtesy Of his loan, was asked to
take seat on the platform with the
Nebraskan, but the ex-senator laugh
lngly declined the Invitation. At Mr.
Saulsbury's home luncheon was
served, at which, besides Mr.. Bryan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Salisbury, were John
q. Gray and John p. Holland. The
heavy rain and wind storm affected the
attendance at the Opera House meet.
ing, many of those from the two lower
counties expecting to be present be-
ing detained by the bad weather. The
doors of the Opera House were thrown
open to the public at 1 o'clock. en-
trance to the stage by ticket only be-
ing had at 1870. When the meeting
began about 200 prominent Delaware
Democrats occupied the stage and the
auditorium was crowded to it's seating
capacity. Mr.. Bryan entered by a
side entrance. He was greeted with
tremendous applause, which was re.
peated as he advanced to the front of
the stage, taking a seat beside Messrs
Salisbury, Gray and Holland. Editor
Salisbury, after stating that the
stormy weather was accountable for
the inability of some prominent Demo.
Gratis to be present, among them former
United States Senator r. r. Kenney.
who is confined to his bed with
Illness, presented MIR. Bryan to the
audience in short and very eulogistic
speech. Mr.. Bryan in his speech
followed the ideas advanced in his
Wilmington speech, and said that if he
could live for nothing else than to
furnish principles and modus operandi
Tor President Roosevelt and the Ameri-
can nation he would be exceedin Civ
happy. Mr.. Bryan left for Philadel,
phia at o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
ALLEE FAILS TO GET AN OFFICE.
Wanted TO Be Auditor of The Treasury But
Was Turned Dow by Secretary COrtelyOu

Ex-senator J. Frank Alice has been
rejected by Secretary of the Treasury
COrtelyou for a position as auditor in
the Treasury Department at Washing
ton, at salary of $4,000 a year. He
was not indOrsed by either Senator
Richardson or Senator dupont. and
consequently did not obtain the berth.
Alice, who has made numerous trips
to Washington on this mission within
the last few weeks, is said to be very
angry at COrtelyou for not giving a
berth. 1t is understood be fully ex-
pected to be appointed. The failure to
recognize Alice illustrates that Presi-
dent Roosevelt declined to indorse the
ex-senator for the position. The audi
torship which Alice sought was filed
this week by the appointment of man
from Iowa.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
CLUB WOMEN DISPLAY MUCH ART
Friday Was "ArIs And Gratis Day" and A
Number OF Club Women From DiifereH. Parts
of the State Attended The Exhibit


On Friday the program at the Twen.
tleth Century Club was in the hands
of Mrs J. W. Clifton. state chairman
OF the committee on arts and crafts.
The following members of her com
mlttee were entertained by the chair
man at luncheon in the cInh house.
and were present at the afternoon
meeting of the club: Mrs. q. w,
Marshall of Milford president of the
Delaware State Federation Of Womau's
Clubs; Mrs. Alvin Connor, Feiton;
Mrs. John Barnard. Wyoming; Mrs,
Mary Cannon, Georgetown; Miss
Olive Jacobs, Bridgevile. A feature
OF the day was the exhibition of needle
work and other handicraft, and it was
very interesting. The work of a num-
Der of women Of the town was shown
and made most creditable display.
Especially good was the exhibit Of
drawings by the children of the public
schools, and great deal of talent was
| displayed. Much praise is due to both.
teacher and pupils. The program Of
the day was as follows Some Words
OF Greeting aud Congratulatiou to tho
Smyrna Club, Mrs. G.. W. Marshall;
Piano Solo, Mrs L. NJ. Price; Deer
heId' Miss Anna Hough; Vocal Duet,
Miss Wilds and Miss Carrow; The
Rebuilding Of Jericho, Mrs H. NJ.
Price; Piano Solo, Mrs. Bertha Price;
porcelain, Mrs. A. Z. Jardine;
Piano Trio, Mrs. Coverdole, MISS
Hum, Miss Janney.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
"cAN A POLITICIAN BE A CHRISTIAN P"
Dr.. Watt Will Deliver Special Sermon on
This at Asbury Church Sunday Evening.

Sunday morning the pastor will re-
peat by request his sermon on "Why
Moses Could Not Enter the Land of
Promise. This discussion has ex-
cited .interestand appreciation. The
discussion has been .rearranged so that
the conclusions are logical and resist
less. In the evening the subject will
be Politics and Religion or Can a
Politician be 'a'A6hristian ?" There
will be a discussion of the duties OF
Christian men in politics and the rela-
ton of politics to religion. The even
ing service. viii be followed by brief
after service.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
TO PRESS FEW CASES AT NEXT COURT.
Law aud Order Society ln the Dry Districts of
Kent County to Withhold Cases Awhile Longer

The long list of offenders procured
by President George W. Tebo, of the
Law and Order Society, against the
local option and other laws in the
vicinity of Dover, will, it is reported
not be presented to the grand Jury two
weeks hence. By advice of counsel. if
is stated, the Law aud Order Society
will spend its time and influences in
making strong cases against the four or
five men already held by committing
magistrates for violation of the LIQUOR
and gambling laws, with a view to get
ting three or four convictions and not
overwhelming the juries with cases at
the first term. If convictions are Sc.
cured in the cases now pending, the
law and order people will then make
clean sweep of Dover and vicinity.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
ST. PETERS CHURCH DELEGATES ELECTED
w. E, Waters aub Crawford Stevens Will Rep
resent ST. Peters at Convention TO Elect Bishop

At meeting of the Vestry of st.
Peters Church Monday evening Mr..
w. E. Waters and Mr.. Crawford Stev-
ems were elected delegates to the
special convention to be held in Will
mingtOn, February 18th, for the pnr-
pose of eIecting bishop to succeed the
late Bishop Coleman. Mr.. H. B.
Grieves and Mr.. W. H. Janney were
elected alternates. The lay delegates
will meet at the same time of the clergy,
the latter being given the power to
make the nomination, while the Laity
are to confirm the nomination. There
are several candidates in the field and
the coming convention promises to be
one of the most interesting an import
ant ever held in the Diocese.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
DoushtsO's Glove Factory to Start Monday.

Doughten's Glove Factory will start
operation next Monday with 10 ma
chimes at first to be followed by other
machines up to thirty as the operators
can be secured. The factory has I'M
dergone a neat Improvement, has been
thoroughly cleaned, sanitary improve
ments added and with all modern con
veniences. The capacity of the plant
is 800 dozen gloves a week.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
ENJOYING FINE SKATING ON LAKE COMO
But 1t is a Considerable Way up the Pond In
the YicIniiy Of RansOm's Cove.

Bua u 70 SOuetuSldDlS way up Tue fOu0 IN
the VicInity Of RansOm's Cove.
The first skating of the season is
being thoroughly enjoyed on Lake
Como. The freeze of the past week
has made excellent ice from between
four and five inches in thickness.
Strange to say, however, the lower
part of the lake near the bridge is not
frozen over sufficiently to bear skating.
Consequently the skaters are com.
PEELED to use the ''head of the pond"
for their frolic. This carnival is en-
jOyed mostly in the vicinity of Speak
mans Cove and 'RansOm's Cove"
Monday afternoon and evening the
skating was considerably indulged in
and merry time is reported. Unless
a warm spell or rain comes this pas
time will continue the rest of the week.
Skaters are, however, warned against
the thin ice which appears in several
places. Particular caution should be
used at night.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
STEAMER BRADY TIED up ACCOUNT OF ICE

Has Net Been Able 10 Make a Trip Since
Friday and Much Ice is ia Smyrna River
Steamer G, f. Brady of the Smyrna
Transportation & Manufacturing Com
pany is tied up az the Smyrna Landing
warf on account of ice in Smyrna
River. Steamer Brady managed to
make its return trip from Philadelphia
Friday but since that time it has not
been able to navigate. Smyrna River is
reported full of ice and at the mouth it
is said to be choked with the ice which
has gathered there from the Delaware
Bay. As a consequence the Brady
will not Be able to resume its trips un-
til the creek is cleared.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
AsBURY MITE SOCIETY OFFICERS.
Elected for the Ensuing Year at a Meeting
Held at Asbnry Church Saturday Evening.

UsIu "1 HSUHIJ NHu'N" ou1uIuuJ I'NHIHs'
A business meeting of Asbury NJ. E.
Mite Society was held at Asbury NJ.
E. Church Saturday evening, at which
the annual election of officers took
place. They are: President, Mrs W.
A. FAIRIES; Vice President, Mrs. Annie
Cummins; Secretary, Miss Bertha L.
Hoffecker; Treasurer, Mrs. J. E. Car
ter; Parsonage Committee, Miss Ese
ther A. Megear; Cemetery Committee,
Misses Nettie Tschudy and Laura A.
Bell; Committee for the old cemetery,
Mrs. Geo, d. Collins.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
EDMUND GEORGE BUYS ANOTHER FARM.
Purchases the 200 Acre Farm of George W.
Moore Near SeversOn's ChuI ch for S0O0O

Edmund George has purchased
through the agency of Real Estate
Broker H. D. Boyer the farm of Geo.
w. Moore situated near SeversOn's
Church and containing 200 acres for
$4,000. The farm is one of the best
farms in this vicinity and it lie under
stood that Mr.. George will improve it
and make it his home farm some time
this year. He will get possession
March the first next. Mr.. George is
now the owner of three farms all OS
which are under an excellent state Of
cultivation.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
Harry Bennett, BIuckbIrd, Accidentally Shot

BLAcKBIRD, Feb. 4:-Harry Bennett,
of Blackbird, while examining a Ievol-
yer on Thursday, accidentally shot
himself through the left hand. Ben
nett is employed as a teamster by
Richard Brockson of Blackbird.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK
Morris Friedman Popular Young Dover Man
Dies From An Operation of Appendicitis
A. J. Collins. Townsend, Dead.

Morris Friedman, one of Dover's
best known and most popular young
men and the only son of A. A. Fried
man, died about midnight Wednesday
after his case had attracted attention
throughout Dover. The young man
was taken ill several weeks ago and
was treated for typhoid. Three new
physicians, DR.. H. J. Stupps, of Will
mlngtOn, and DR.. J. H. Wilson and
DIR. Presley s. Downs, of Dover, were
finally called in by the father of the
patient, and an examination showed
the boy to be suffering from append
cltls of an advanced stage. As the
patient could not be moved. his bed
room was at once put in order for an
operation, and the physicians, donning
their white operating suits, prepared
to remove the appendix as the only
possible hope of saving the sufferers
life. The operation was thoroughly
and quickly done and the surgeons
entertained high hopes for the young
mans recovery. When late that
evening the patient had sinking spell
and died. The funeral services were
held at 80 Thursday evening, and
the remains taken by the Friday
morning express to Philadelphia, for
interment at Adash Jeshuren. Frank
ford.
A. }. Collins Dies at Townsend aged 50
Andrew j. Collins, aged 50 years,
one of the oldest residents of Apo
quinimink hundred, died at Townsend
Monday morning. He was stricken
with the grip recently and was thought
to be improving last week, but pneu.
monia set in and resulted in his death.
Mr.. Collins had been making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. John
Townsend, at Townsend. He was
widower and is survived by four daugh-
ters and four sons, among whom is
Mrs. Aaron Reynolds of this town.
The deceased is well-known in this
vicinity. For many years he was
prosperous farmer.
Smyrna times., 1908-02-05
FARMERS AMBITIOUS FOR GOOD ROADS.
Benjamin IleideI of u S. Government Pleases
Smyrna Farmers While Here Past Week.

HlNiS WNltG HERE fHSl week.
A good roads expert from the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Benjamin T. Heidel, interested and
enthused the farmers of Milford and
Smyrna concluding his labOrs at
Smyrna, where the second-days' ses-
of the Farmers Institutes was held.
The expert was secured by the Far
mers' Institute director, Professor
Webb, and his addresses have been
heard with great interest by officials as
well as farmers, as he is said to be one
OF the most experienced road en-
gineers in the country. Mr.. Heidel
gave some of his experiences and his
advice on his special task of building
experimental stretches of road, one
fourth of mile and one-eighth of mile,
each. He builds earth roads, gravel
roads, macadam, telford, and what
they term sand-clay roads, which are
sail to be gaining wide popularity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-04

caused by a comparison of measurements
of a death mask in possession of the
Rev. Thomas Cromwell. dean of the ca
thedraI at Gloucester and descendant of
the protector. and a skull in the posses
sion of Mr.. Horace Wilkinson of the vii
LACE of Seven Oaks. Kent county.
According to the popular understanding.
Oliver Cromwell was buried In Westmin-
ster Abbey, and. after the restoration.
in January. 1861. his body was taken
from the grave by mob and hanged
on the gallows at Tyburn. together with
those of Ireton. his son-in-law. and Brad
shaw The corpse was afterward thrown
into the Thames and the head was placed
upor one of the iron palings in the fence
around Westminster Hall adjoining the
parliament house. This head. still trans
fixed by the spike. Is now in possession
of Mr.. Horace Wilkinson. 1t shows that
the body to which 1t belonged was en-
balmed. for the top of the skull was
sa wed of in order to remove the brains.
A death mask which was taken by
orGe- of the family Is in possession of
one of Cromwelrs descendants. as have
stated, and its genuineness Is not dis
puted There Is another death mask.
taken at the same time. In the museum
of the Royal College Of Surgeons, near
Lincoln Fields Inn. in London. and the
two masks correspond very closely. The
measurements also correspond to those OF
the skull, and. in the minds Of many
people, this seems to be conclusive evil
dence that the actual body Of Cromwell
was taken from its grave In Westminster