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ONE RACE AT ORMOND.
Drivers Event to Be Run
TODAY.

OPMOND, Fla, March 4.-But one event
is scheduled today for the automobile
tournament on Ormond-Daytona beach.
the 12s-mile gentlemens invitation race.
-rbere were six entrants. The race is to
he run four times over thirty-two-mile
Ian. Weather conditions were cloudy ear
" today. although indications were that
the skies would clear before the hour
announced for starting the event, Il
O'Clock central time.
Tomorrow the star event of the tourna-
ment. the 2SS-mile race, will be run OH.
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SUCCEEDS JUDGE PROUDFIT
Promotion of F. w. Clements of the
Interior Department.

Mr., F. W. Clements. who has been ap-
pointed first assistant attorney in the
Office of the assistant attorney general for
the Interior Department. was horn and
educated in the District of Columbia. He
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WILD SCENES AT PIQUA. (
Fire Threatened to Destroy Ohio
Memorial Hospital.

~PIQUA, Ohio, March 4.-Fire threatened
to destroy the -Piqua Memorial Hospital
early today, and amid scenes of wild eX'
element firemen rescued the sick and
the nurses through the windows, the cor
ridors and wards being filled with smoke.
Several of the patients were in critical
condition Neighboring residences were
quickly converted into impromptu hos
pitfalls. The building was saved, the fire
being confined to the basement where 1t
originated from an overheated steampipe
The damage will be comparatively small
$125, 900 Fire at Bayonne, N. ].
BAYONNE, N. j.. March 4.-The Tide
water Oil Company's wax plant at Con-
stable Hook was destroyed by fire today
resulting in loss of $125,OOO. The de-
stroyed building was tWo-story frame
structure 225 by 30 feet The fire started
from the explosion of big vat contain
ing ammonia and gas.
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possible to form n reasonable estimate.
Judging from the number OF pooieS 'nd'
have been recovered and the hummer hiiss-
ing, together with the number that can
be seen in the basement it is safe 10
determine that at least seventy-nVe nave
perished. This list may gro" as the
truth is revealed.
At 1890 twenty-five bodies had been
recovered from the ruins and We're taken
to the shops of the Lake Shore ana Michi-
gan Southern Railway Company, Were
the company's physicians are attending
the injured.
Practically every ambulance in the east.
ern part of Cleveland was called, as wen
as every available physician
. Many children rescued are believed TO
be fatally injured. either by fire or being
trampled upon. Scores OF chlluren haVe
been taken to city hospitals
Sixty Bodies Recovered.
OF the nine teachers of the school, seven
are accounted for. The two missing are
Katherine Weller of Cleveland and Grace
Fiske of East Cleveland.
Principal Frank p. Whitney of the
school estimates the number of dead from
10 to $50 The pupils were mostly very
young children, ranging in age from
nine to twelve years.
Up to 1 O'Clock this afternoon sixty
bodies had been recovered from the ruins.
OF these thirty-two had been identihed.
The bodies of twelve boys and eleven
girls are at the morgue of the Lake Snore
and Michigan Southern Railway Com
pany's shops and are burned beyond rec
Dgnition.
Bodies Five Feet Deep.
The panic that had worked such fearful
results inside the building soread to the
helpless crowd outside, but only for
brief time. Organized efforts at rescue
were soon under way. Firemen played
streams upon the piles of bodies in the
doorways and tried to drag out bodies
with rakes and other implements.
Ambulances and automobiles were soon
available to take the injured to hos
pitfalls.
After the fire had been reduced some
what, piles of charred little bodies were
still visible in the doorway. In the rear
door bodies burned beyond recognition lay
piled five feet deep.
man who reached the school building
shortly after the fire broke out declared
that the back door was locked. He at
tempted to break down the door, but
failed to do SO. He then smashed in the
windows with the aid of some other men
and rescued number of children by
dragging them out.
The flames shot up through the central
halls with terrible rapidity. 1t is said
the children were terrified beyond all
control and the teachers, although they
struggled bravely to marshal their
charges out of the building in something
like order, were utterly helpless.
Those who were familiar with the build
ing and were early on the scene believe
that most of the loss of life was due TO
the fact that all of the rooms were dis
missed at once.
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Three Jumped to Death.

Three little girls met, instant death in
attempting 10 jump TO safety from the
third floor OF the burning building They
were Mary Ridgeway, Anna Roth and
Gertrude Davis.
i man named Dorm. who arrived upon
the scene early. and at the time when
the children were crowded in the front
door, discovered his little girl among the
mass of injured and crushed He caught
the girl by the hands and in his frantic
efforts to save her pulled her arms from
her body.
The four children of the janitor of the
building lost their lives together in the
fire.
The greatest loss of life was caused by
one of the exits being closed. to which
point scores of the children rushed. Their
escape was blocked by door that opened
inward. In this manrer they were de-
layed in reaching the Dfher door and win
dows. IL is said that as a result OF this
stampede alone scores of children lost
lives
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Death List Grows.

Reports as to the number Of dead vary
The first estimates placed the number as
high as 2oO. Reports are conflicting at
this time. In the excitement it was i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
Dead and Injured.

Among the known dead are:
Edna Eahner twelve years old
Bernie Schubert, ten years old.
Willie Weisbarth. seven years old
-. Meyers. six years old.
Walter Herter.
Helen Herter
Martha Herter
Werner Herter
Mary Ridgeway. ten years old
Anna Roth.
Gertrude Davis
Two Russian girls. ten and twelve years
old.
Hugh McIlrath. ten years old
Thomas Thompson. nine years old.
Eddie kehl. eleven years old.
-. Rostock. ten years old.
\ Two Wooimeyer girls, ten and twelve
wears old
Harold Sanderson. twelve years old
Missing.
Lizzie Lyon.
Emma Heinge.
Peter Heninger
Injured:
Glen Barber. ten years old.
Mildred Schmidt. ten years old.
-. Schaefer. boy. nine years old.
-. Kelly, boy. ten years old
- Kelly, boy. seven years old
katherine Weller teacher.
Harry Zingelmann, ten years old.
Lucy Zingelmann. eight years old.
Mable Sigler. ten years old
Dom Rush. twelve years old.
Irene Davis fourteen years old
AnCeline Zupan, eleven years old
Edward Nyert, six years old.
Frank Widmar. six years old
John Widman. ten years old.
Lillian Rostock. six years old.
Emil Rostock fourteen years old.
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CHILDREN TRAPPED
IN CLEVELAND FIRE
PERISH BY SCORES
Panic-Stricken Pupils Cut Off
by Raging Flames.
TRAMPLED IN MAD RUSH
Floor Falls Carrying Down Many to
Sudden Death.
FACTORY HANDS TO RESCUE
Terrible Scene Amid the Smoking
Ruins-Dozens of Little Bodies
in the Embers.
Floor Falls Carrying Down Many to
Sudden Death.
FACTORY HANDS TO RESCUE

A terrible fire panic in a
school at Collinwood, suburb of
Cleveland. today. resulted in the
death of over fifty children and
the injury of many more. The
building was of brick, but this did
not check the flames. The whole
school was destroyed. Many lit
tie ones were trampled in the
wild stampede for the exits. Then
the floors fell in. throwing others
into the blazing basement. Neigh
boring factories sent their work.
men to the rescue.
CLEVELAND Ohio. March An a fire
which completely destroyed the common
school building in Collinwood. a suburb.
today. seventy-five children are thought
to have lost their lives.
The fire was started by an overheated
furnace. The flames quickly spread. but
panic ensued when the building filled
with smoke and the 400 children attempt
ed to escape.
There were but two exits in the build
ing that were availa BILE. One of these
exits was used freely by the children.
but the other soon became choked with
the children, who madIy dashed for the
open air. Those who felkin the doorway
were trampled upon by those behind and
soon the doorway was impossible.
The frightened and panic-stricken chill
dren' turned to escape by windows and
any other means that could be found.
Escape was cut off by the flames, which
by this time had spread throughout the
rooms The building was of brick. yet
this did not retard the progress of the
flames.
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Floor Caves In.

In ten minutes the lower floor feil' pre-
cipitating scores OF childrep 10 the oase
ment among the burning embers.
The scene about the building was heart
rendng Quickly the news of the terrible
catastrophe spread throughout the VII
lage. and hundreds of parents were
crowding about the building in search of
their girls and boys.
In a few minutes twenty bodies had
been taken from the ruins. Plainly the
writhing or still forms of dozens of others
could be seen in the basement Nearby
factories dismissed their men and in
Btructed them to assist in the rescue. They
brayed the fire and made heroic efforts
10 SaXe those who were not dead
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
REV. VIM. G. KoONs HoNoRED
Appointed One of the Delegates to the
Federal Council of Churches

Appointed One of the Delegates to the
Federal Council of Churches
The Rev. W. L. S. Murray, D. D.,
pastor of the church in Pocomoke,
Md, and Rev. W. G. Koons, B. D.,
District Superintendent of Easton
District, have been appointed by the
Board of Bishops delegates to "the
Federal Council of the Churches of
America, This important meeting
will be held in Philadelphia Dec. %.
Thirty denominations will be repre-
sented, by about 300 delegates. The
Methodist Episcopal Church will have
60 delegates-appointed by order of
the recent General Conference. These
delegates consist of nine Bishops,
thirty-nine ministers, and twelve
laymen. A number of the most
prominent speakers in all denomina-
tiOns will address the Council. The
purpose of the Council is to encour-
age the spirit of brotherhood among
all denominations and to devise
methods for cooperation in Mission
ary work, temperance reform, i'm
provement of home and family life,
etc,
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
HON. W. H. STATION AT LEIPSIC
Visited His Aged Mother There and
Was Serenaded by Band


Was Serenaded by Band
William H. Stayton, a former citi-
zen of this town, now a lawyer of
New York, who recently delivered an
interesting and instructive lecture
on "Our Navy in the Revolution, "
at the Twentieth Century Club, was
serenaded by the Stayton Cornet Band
of Smyrna at the home of his mother
at Leipsic. The members of the band
were invited to sumptuous supper.
Mrs. Stayton who is nearing her
eighty-seventh birthday was assisted
in the reception of the band by Mrs.
John Y. Jones and Mrs. Anna Dill
lany. A large number of the citizens
of Leipsic joined the band in the
serenade. William B. Megear, Her
vey Hall and Thomas S. Start, of
Smyrna, were guests of Mr.. Stayton
during the evening. Evening Jour
nal.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
HOMEMADE WAISTS.

Ladies of Smyrna ane Vicinity who ap-
preciate the opportunity of seeing and
possessing these fine articles, are invited to
call at Mrs. M. w. Campbells Millinery
Store on Wednesday and Thursday next the
18 and 10Th of November, to meet Miss An
derson with an exhibit of homemade Shirt
waists. An inspection will interest yOn. It's
free and you are cordially invited.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
RECOLLECTION OF SMYRNA
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE

Mr.. Blackson, don't you know me?"
"Know you none" Mr.. Blackiston
went away saying he would not be
back tonight, and you can't come in
here, and I'll just give you about a
quarter of a minute to get away
from there or take the contents of
this gum" Mr.. Blackiston got away
but that was not the last he ever
heard of that trick. WILLIAM A,
HUKILL.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
LIFE TERM TO MRS. BOTKlN
United States Court of Appeals Re-
fuse to Reverse Verdict.


fuse to Reverse Verdict.
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin of Californ a,
who was convicted of poisoning Mrs
John P. Dunning and her sister, Mrs.
Deane, of Dover, Delaware, by send
ing them poisoned candy from San
Francisco, on Thursday of last week
lost her long battle to regain free
dom. The United States District
Court of Appeals decided that she
must spend the remainder of her life
in the State prison. The court holds
that the evidence, though circum-
stantial, was very strong, and that
there is no just cause for a reversal
of the lower courts verdict.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

J. H. Primrose, Deputy Supreme
Organizer of Improved Order of Hep
tasophs, has just added SO new mem
bers to the Greensboro, Md, Con-
clave. Mr.. Primrose expects to soon
90 South to Charleston, S. C. for the
winter in the interests of the Hepta-
sophs.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

John H. Howell of Spruance City,
aged &c years, died Monday after
long illness. He is survived his wild
widow. Funeral services took place
this afternoon at two O'Clock and in
terment was made at Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

short Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Everything new in fruit and nuts.
Cummings, Odd Fellows Hall.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Potatoes wanted at W. G. Roe's.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Choice late potatoes so cents per
basket at Cummings, Odd Fellows
Hall.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Buy your coal for winter of S. j.
Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Ourln& the week.
Potatoes wanted at W. G. Roe's.
Buy your coal for winter of S. ].
Reynolds.
Everything new in fruit and nuts.
Cummings, Odd Fellows Hall.
Choice late potatoes so cents per
basket at Cummings, Odd Fellows
Hall
Families supplied with oysters at
j. c. Stills next door to Times office.
The rummage sale will be con-
tinQed on Saturday the fourteenth in
the Club House.
Attend the auction sale at w. H. /
Collins Auction Rooms, Main Street,
next Saturday. See advertisement.
Granulated sugar, 81 cents pound
W. G. at Roe's.
Cash paid for eggs and chickens.
w. G. Roe.
A nice assortment of fresh cakes |
at Boehmler's. We make cream
puff's Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Our bread and rolls are better than |
ever. Let us supply you. Boehmler
& Son.
Get your meat cutter, lard press,
cans and butcher knives at Hudson's s
Hardware.
The Century Club offers a great
treat to Smyrna, Miss McClaran in
''The Music Master. "
The regular meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
has been postponed until Thursday,
November 10Th. Secretary.
The Church Aid and Rectory So
ciety of St. Peters Church will hold
a supper and bazaar at the Century
Club, Thursday evening November
10Th.
The Circle of Kings Daughters
will meet at the home of Mrs. Eliz.
abeth M. Carter Friday evening,
November thirteenth at 7.3O. Cor.
sec.
The Ladies of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club will hold bazaar in the
Club rooms the first week in Decem-
ber There will be many fancy ar
ticles suitable for Christmas gifts.
Hear Miss McClaran, the talented
impersonator in "The Music Mas
ter" November 26.
A good supper will be served by
theWoman's Christian Temperance
Union at the Club House tomorrow,
Thursday evening November IL, at
5 O'Clock. Do not fail to come.
Consider the season of the year,
OF winter blasts drawing near;
All leaves turning brown and sere,
Lay in your coal and have good cheer.
Smyrna Trans. & Mfg. Co.
John H. Howell of Spruance City,
aged &c years, died Monday after
long illness. He is survived his wild
widow. Funeral services took place
this afternoon at two o'clock and in
terment was made at Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
J. H. Primrose, Deputy Supreme
Organizer of Improved Order of Hep
tasophs, has just added 33 new mem
bers to the Greensboro, Md, Con-
clave. Mr.. Primrose expects to soon
90 South to Charleston, S. C. for the
winter in the interests of the Hepta-
sophs.
The feature at the Smyrna Opera
House to morrow, Thursday evening,
is The Jollities in their great musical
absurdity "The Toy Makers. "
twenty-five original numbers of
pretty music, a clever company of
actors, singers, dancers and com
medians Snacial scenery g An Old
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

The Ciceronian Literary Society Of
the Smyrna High School at an cleo
tion held recently chose the follow
ing officers for the ensuing six
weeks: President, Miss Margaret
Walls; Vice-President, Miss Ethel
Grieves; Secretary, Howard Darrah !;
Corresponding Secretary, Harry M.
Grieves; Pianist, Pearl Jacobs; As
sistant Pianist, Phyllis Mason.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
DIFFERENT CLOTHES

FAME has long since ceased hand bouquets to the e
low who does things the well as other people
1t climb above the level to win a
rels.
This is the have built up reputation for selling
such excellent Clothes.
We climbed the old order of things and offered our
trade superior and better Clothes.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Families supplied with oysters at
j. c. Stills next door to Times office.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11
CANCER CURED WITH PLASTER
By JAMES PATTERSON,
2294 Cathari1e ST. pbil9deIBhia Pa

lAOF OaIudIlnO Dt' THll0u0lpuld, Id'
For the sake of suffering humanity
l will have the public know that
William ]. Patterson, 2141 Catharine
street, Philadelphia, is not my nephew
nor has he any right to use my name
in any way curing Cancer and other
painful tumors. Among the many who
have been cured by my plaster am
privileged to name Rev. George w.
Burke, of Smyrna, Delaware, who will
be glad to give any additional infor-
mation.l
N. B.-Be sure of the true name
and address,
JAMES PATTERSON, 2z34 Catharlue Street,
Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Cancer and
TumOr Specialist.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

The feature at the Smyrna Opera
House to morrow, Thursday evening,
is The Jollities in their great musical
absurdity "The Toy Makers. ="
twenty-five original numbers of
pretty music, a clever company of
actors, singers, dancers and com
medians. Special scenery can Old
English Toy Shop" will be used.
See it tomorrow night. The laugh
ter that cheers, the music that
charms. Popular prices.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

A good supper will be served by
theWOman's Christian Temperance
Union at the Club House tomorrow,
Thursday evening November IL, at
5 O'Clock. Do not fail to come.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Hear Miss McClaran, the talented
impersonator in "The Music Mas
ter" November &c.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Consider the season of the year,
OF winter blasts drawing near;
All leaves turning brown and sere,
Lay in your coal and have good cheer.
Smyrna Trans. & Mfg. Co. :
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

} The Ladies of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club will hold a bazaar in the
Club rooms the first week in Decem-
ber There will be many fancy ar
ticles suitable for Christmas gifts.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

The Circle of Kings Daughters
will meet at the home of Mrs. Eliz.
abeth M. Carter Friday evening,
November thirteenth at 7.3O.-Cor.
sec.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

The rummage sale will be con-
tinQed on Saturday the fourteenth in
the Club House.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

The Church Aid and Rectory So
ciety of st. Peters Church will hold
a supper and bazaar at the Century
Club, Thursday evening November
10Th.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Attend the auction sale at W. H.
Collins Auction Rooms, Main Street,
next Saturday. See advertisement.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Granulated sugar, 81 cents pound
W. G. at Roe's.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

The regular meeting of the
WOman's Home Missionary Society
has been postponed until Thursday,
November 10Th. Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

A nice assortment of fresh cakes
at Boehmler's. We make cream
puff's Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Cash paid for eggs and chickens.
w. G.. Roe.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

The Century Club offers a great
treat to Smyrna, Miss McClaran in
The Music Master. -
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Our bread and rolls are better than
ever. Let US supply you. Boehmler
& Son.
Smyrna times., 1908-11-11

Get your meat cutter, lard press,
cans and butcher knives at Hudson's
Hardware.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
WORK DONE BY CONGRESS.
157 Public Bills and 3.747 Private
Measures Have Been Passed.

Has this been a "do-nothing' Congress?
Maybe so. and maybe not. Anyhow
there's violent difference of opinion on
the subject. So here are some facts and
figures. After looking them over. any
one may select any old opinion he. she or
il may fancy.
In the sessfpp ended last night Con-
gress enacted into law Ia public bills-in-
Guiding the regular annual money meas
ures-and o.6S1 House pension bills. | orc
Senate pension bills and ~ miscellaneous
private measures of both houses.
The 3141 private bills We're contained
in a. omnibus mea sures. OF the whole
number of Individual bills only AZ of the
House and IS OF the Senate. Tor one rea-
eon or another failed Of passage
In the long session of the Fifty-ninth
Congress 20j1s bills were introduced and
SH,6 reported. In the session just closed
% 2S1 bills were introduced and 1.790 re
ports made.
A number of the reports We're omnibus
affairs. Four of them contained. reports
on so. 422. AZ and IN bills respectively.
Incidentally. omnibusing is getting 10
be mighty popular performance at both
ends of the Capitol. This session there
were omnibus bridge bills, Indian bills
territorial bills and naval bills, II is pre-
dIcted that next session the practice will
be carried 10 even greater lengths. II
saves time and ink.
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STORM SURPRISES CANoE1srs.
Drenching for Many and Some Also
Fall Overheard.

MANY canoeistS and others who were
ont in small boats last evening about the
time the rain ard wind made their ap-
pearance came to grief
Scores of occupants of such craft were
drenched without having to go over
board. A man and woman in one canoe
received a double drenching.
They were surprised by the storm near
The railroad bridge. In their hurry 10
reach shelter they were caught by a
rope or other obstruction and dragged
overheard.
Persons who witnessed the affair saw
the couple were submerged. but FINALLY
managed TO get hold of the rope. the
woman assisted by her escort and were
detained until a launch came along
and picked them up They were taken
TO landing and put ashore.
II is reported that the storm was mucb
more severe down the river than II was
above Georgetown. Many in small boats
between tie arsenal and the excursion
resorts had exciting experiences One
canoeist found it necessary to return to
the city on a sand scow. Two Others
the crew of a scow.
One Of these unfortunates lost eyerr
stitch of clothing The rain oyerturpad
his canoe and carried his clothing and
other effects away 1t was necessary fo,.
him to borrow curtains from the cantain
of the boat.
Rumor had ii last night that tw,
canoes had capsized near Fort Foote.