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Smyrna times., 1908-05-13
SMYRNA LANDING BOY RUN
DOWN BY FREIGHT TRAIN
HERBERTE. FORD AGED 20 YEARS
MEETS UNTlMELY DEATH
Hears Not the Approach of FastFreipbt
"hlIe Walking Railroad and it
Struck and Instantly Killed.


While walking along the south
tracks of the Delaware Division Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad near Green
Spring about 11.35 O'Clock Monday
morning, Herbert E. Ford, aged 20
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
+. Ford, of Smyrna Landing. was
struck and instantly killed by south
bound freight train. The body was
removed to the home of the victims 6
parents, and the interment was made
thls afternoon in Delaney's ceme-
terry. Ford, who moved with his
parents to Smyrna Landing few
days ago, Went to Summit Rridoa
his old home, Sunday to get his
clothes and was returning home. He
was walking down the railroad and
was between Green Spring and Claw
ton when STRUCK. The engineer on
the train that killed him saw Ford on
the tracks and blew the whistle sew
eraI times in an effort to attract his
atten.lon to the approaching train.
The warning apparently was not heard
by the young man until it was too
late to get out of the way. An effort
was made to stop the train, and all
brakes were applied, it being down
grade, but the momentum carried the
big locomotive along until the pilot
struck Ford, and his body was tossed
several feet into the air. When
picked up he was dead. He was ia
ken to Clayton and Undertaken WA
FAIRIES of Smyrna, was summoned
who Immediately notified Coroner Cal
laway, of New Castle County. A
search of the body revealed a letter
from his mother by which he was
identified. 1t was first intended TO
take the body to the morgue in Will
and Coroner Callawav was
notified and asked for directions
Before he could give any orders how
'Ver' Undertaken FAIRIES, of Smyrna.
lad been given charge of the re-
MAINS. He asked the coroner's per-
to remove the remains from
New Castle County to Kent county
where the young mans home was
md this was allowed. Coroner Gala
7ay summoned jury and went to
myrna Landing, last evening to
lew the remains. They returned to
wilmington to hold the inquest. :
luch sympathy is expressed over the
oung mans untimely death. He Q
'as the youngest son and a favorite. .
nd his mother is Frustrated with
rief. At the time of the accident
ne boys father was off fishing and
Is older brother, who is a carpenter,
as at the "Seven Hickories. " The
Iother and only daughter were alone
hen the sad intelligence reached {
lem.
Smyrna times., 1908-05-13
Burton Takes HenIopen House

Walter Burton, proprietor of the
Oxford Hotel at Washington D. c.,
has purhased the Hotel HenlOpen at
RehobOth and will conduct it the com
ing season. Mr.. Burton has been
proprietor of the Henlopen before
and is one of the best and most pop
ular hotel men ever in the state
Smyrna times., 1908-05-13
PLEASURE LAUNCH FOR SMYRNA

j. r. Sudler and Albert Carpenter
Purchase Heite's Launch of Dover ,
James R. Sudler and Albert Car
penter hive purchased from E. T.
Heite of Dover, 28-foot naptha
launch, 8 foot beam equipped with
an eight-horse power double cylinder
engine, which they have brought to
Smyrna Landing for their pleasure
and convenience. The boat is clean
and promises to be one of the delight
full pleasure crafts going out our
creek.
Smyrna times., 1908-05-13
kENTON-4ARTLY TELEPHONE
New Changers Telephone" Getting 4
Start Among Kent County Farmers.

Start Among Kent County Farmers.
The grange telephone" as IL is.
known. being an experiment among
the farmers to connect all their
houses and lands with telepbope.
service which can be enjoyed without
the payment of extra costs, ROYALTIES
or large salaries is being pushed to-
connect the towns of Kenton and
Hartly. Then the line Will be
extended to Cheswold. The work is
being done by the company itself.
which has been incorporated at the.
State House at Dover with A. NJ.
DAILY as attorney and representative.
under the name of the PeonIas9
Telephone Company. 1t is eneoar-
aged and supported by the various
oranges of the State Patrons of Hvs-
bandry, with a view of ultimately
connecting every granger's farm in
the state.
Smyrna times., 1908-05-13
WHOLE NO. 300
MRS. BALDWIN MAKES ADDRESS
Spoke in the interest OF Foreien Mis-
SONS at Asbury Sunday Mornine
Thank Offering About $500.

Mrs. Stephen L. Baldwin or
Brooklyn, N. Y, sister of Mrs. John
II. Hotfecker, of this town. occupi,d q
the pulpit of Asbury NJ. E. Church
last Sunday morning. and gave a fine
address Those who heard her Went
away more in sympathy with n.
great missionary movement +, China
than ever. Having spent many
year : in that Empire and having 70
visited the place and spent nearly he,
whole life in the missionary wo,k
she has a wonderful store of nfor-
matlor that she always gives to the
instruction and delight of her hearers
She referred touchingly to that .Iun.
morning IN 1862, when she left SMYRNA
mere girl to accompany her hus-
band Dr. Baldwin to that far awav
mission field. The best transporta
ton they could get in that dav was :,
sailing vessel which took l60 da,s
The same trip can be made now in n
days, a fact which shows the marvel
Gus progress made in Transportation
facilities. A feature of the Sunday
morning service was a solo by Miss
Mary Roberts. The Thank Ofi.erino
fund amounted to nearly SIS. 90. Sun
lay evening Mrs Baldwin spoke 70
ne "oman's $ Foreign Missionary So
.iety at re NJ. f. Church at Mid
iletowr
Smyrna times., 1908-05-13

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

| Times. when that paper made its ap-
pearance in little Office on Baylen
street It's existence was not too long,
for it's patronage and management did
not succeed.
Previous 10 that publication. how
ever, it is recalled that the we'll
known Frank Phillips had q lively
paper, the Advance Gazette, which, as
its name implied, was the merging OF
two publications. That paper also
went the way OF ,its predecessors.
! Copies Of the issues OF the eighties
may be seen at several points in the
city.
The Daily News.
The Daily News. the original of the
Evening News, now being published,
made its appearance with Messrs- Witt
and O'Connor at the helm Those two
giants of journalism We're not slow in
showing wnat newspaper was, and
although the composition bills were
enormous, number of hand cases
being operated at all times, the paper
lived through many trials and tribula-
lions, going through several complete
changes of management as well as
ownership. and finally living today,
missing but one issue, and that was
upon the occasion of the great storm
of several years ago, when the Office
was flooded. aud linotypes. presses
and motors were lifeless through the
inactivity of the electric light plant.
There are many in Pensacola today
who are able TO tell of the vicissitudes
through which the News has passed,
yet existing and being published in
the local afternoon field.
The ill-starred Argus was another
venture, launched first in the weekly
field and being later merged into a
daily, = syndicate having secured the
control from j. II. Hamilton. a local
newspaper man, who yet resides in
Pensacola The Times was the out
come of this control. but its failure
TO make good with the Pensacola pub
lie is fresh in the minds of compare
lively late corners A competitor, the
Star, under the editorial management
and ownership. of Julius Menko. soon
secured the control, and under the
name of the Times-Star. it was pub
lished, but not for long Something
was radically wrong, and il soon found
a grave beside those which had been
launched IN the past.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
A Famous Regiment.

It is doubtful If any other one regi
ment furnished an equal number OF
distinguished officers during the civil
war as did the Second United States
cavalry. Among the officers were Al
bert Sidney Johnston. colonel; Robert
Z. Lee. lieutenant colonel: William j
Hardee. brevet lieutenant colonel
George r. Thomas. major Robert E
Lee and A. s. Johnston became gen.
erals in the Confederate army. and
Hardee became lieutenant general
Thomas became q distinguished gen
erai In the Federal army. Among the
captains were Earl Van Dorm, e Kir
by Smith and N. G. Evans, all of whom
became generals in the Confederate
army. l. n. Palmer, George Stonemar
and r. W. johnson held the same po
ssitions in the Union army. Among the
subalterns John B. Hood. Charles w
Field. Chambliss and Phifer became
southern generals. and r. Garrard and
others attained the same place in the
northern army. Captain Evans left
the United States service before Col.
onel Robert E Lee did. and when they
parted at Fort Mason. Tex Colonel
Lee said: I'm sorry to give you up.
Evans Dent know what may happen
before we meet again. Perhaps they'll
make you general"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
. aQo DO ana oQoeQoC

The Daily Globe, a production by I.
b. Hilson, who afterward became iden-
titled with the News, was another
graye-finder in the journalistic GENE
terry Under very trying odds, this
papers existence was maintained for
some months, publishing both daily
and weekly issue, but at that time the
News was in its heyday of success and
held to the lions share of the patron
age, both in. the local and the foreign
advertising field. 1t was then under
the management of w. M. Ball, and
was ''hand-set" from start to finish
The Pensacola Press.
A third daily soon made its appear.
ance and had sorrowful existence,
although the proprietor was said to
have expended wadS to make it a go.
That was the Press, published by John
Denham, now deceased. 1t made a
brave fight for living, but the odds
were against it. Cnreliability was
possibly the milestone which finally
led to a final swanping of the Press.
Mistakes. known in newspaper par
lance as bulls, were too frequently
appearing in its columns, and during
the life of the present Journal, it was
merged into the afternoon field, later
suspending publication. This paper
started out with brilliant prospects,
but could not overcome the tide of a
decided unpopularity which met it
socn after its appearance.
Mr.. w. NJ. Loftin, for many years
connected with the News, launched
the seed of what afterward turned out
to be the most successful of the many
attempts at local newspaper-making
He sarted the Weekly Pensacola Jour-
nal, which shortly before his sad death
was merged into a daily. How the
present energetic editor and manager
OF The Journal secured control just
prior to the wellknown orlginator's
death is not news to the Pensacola
public today. and soou after Mr. F. L
MayeS and an associate secured abso-
lutte control and management, the paper
soon forged to the front. today repre-
senting lot Of hard work, great i'm
proyement over any paper ever sue
cessfully published in the morning
field and a triumph of Journalism over
which the present editor may exult
with pardonabie pride. And. although
in its 10th year of publication, II has
never missed an issue. even going
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

Gratifying, indeed, it Is to the loyal
Fensacolian to look upon and compre-
hend today's Journal, a representative
and leader in Florida Journalism, and
one whose opinions count for and
stand Tor something. 1t is a source of
congratulation that the city is able to
BOAST OF a paper or such a standard of
excellence, for, however widely di-
vergent- may be our individual opin-
ions, we must act fairly and confess
that your paper today is type of sue
cessful venture. demonstrating that,
though some OF us disagree and "cuss''
ut 1t at times, The Journal clearly
stands out the leader in the West
Florida press. and holding it's own
With any daily published in the, state
OF Florida.
But the purpose of this article is not
that of extolling the paper which is
published in the daily morning field
of our city. On the other hand. it is a
cursory review OF the journalistic
graveyard, for which this city has an
unenviable fame
AS far back as the writer is able to
remember. when the contents of a
niue-backed speller were being driven
into a stubborn brain. the OLD Pensa-
colian is recalled. That was when the
types were all. handled with the MINI
bic finger; and IL is with pleasurable
recollection that the bulky weekly
paper IS recalled. Received at Bag
dad, then the home OF the writer, on
Sunday mornings, it was a veritable
treat Pensacola news was diShed
up in terse style. indicating that there
was force of welltrained but unsuc-
cessful men at the helm. for it was
not long before the paper ceased TO
arrive, and the Sunday morning visitor
was known to have passed TO last
resting place
Even at the time of theNPensaco-
1ian's demise. there was being pub
nshed the Commercial, edited by the
1amented ]. Dennis Wolfe, whose pun
gent style of writing is remembered
ana re-read with interest until this
Gay That was daily. and it -four
isneo Ike the green bay tree. only TO
De ADDED Q the field OF newspaps>
failures- With It went the hopes and
amDluons OF one OF the most powerful
editors that the state has ever pro.
dsFced- but he afterwards entered the
journalistic field a. editor of thu
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

Herald, is one OF them. There are
several others who have been lost
sight Of completely, but who probably
have responded to their last thirty,
and have gone to their reward
All of the above, when taken into
consideration, win naturally serve tc
make the loyal Pensacolian feel Z
kindly pleasure in having The Journa
yet with them, and for one the writer
hopes that the days OF newspaper
yicissitnles are a thing of the past, sc
far as The Journal is concerned. Mag
lit be the pleasure and ability AM
task of the present editor and man
ager 20 issue many, many more Christ
mas, editions, and to look back with Z
degree of superiority upon the news
paper wreck-bestrewn past.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

through the memorable September
storm with success, although consider
ably damaged mechanically.
Those of the Old School.
And of the old school of editors and
printers, there are not a few who oc-
cupy silent sleeping places in the
cities of the dead within the city linn
its. The aged j. Dennis Wolfe, whose
writings today are yet read with avid
ity, occupies a certain mound in beau
tifll st. Johns cemetery. The lament
ed John O'Connor and his former bust
ness partner, the well-recollected John
c. Witt, sleep in the same enclosure
in that burial ground. And another
mound holds the mortal remains of
the lamented William NJ Loftin.
In another cemetery, the silent and
revered st. Michaels, recline the re
mains of several cid printers of the
old school. Arthur Quina, Frank Jeu-
devine and William Bauer, all at one
time case-holders on the News, have
been gathered. unto their fathers, and
are in ST. Michael's. In the same
place the remains of Emmett Touart
may be located. He was for many
years a pressman on the same paper,
working with the three printers al
ready named. Ed H. Alderman. an
other printer. ,ocoupies,sa place in St.
Johns. / believe, although I DO not
state it as a fact. My recollection is
that he was buried there. Col. Ike
Vincent; who was associated with Mr..
Hamilton on the Argus, is buried in
Alabama, his death having occurred
since he left here and it followed a
long illness. Three other printers OF
what. we are. pleased in reminiscent
moments to refer to as the old school,
are yet in Pensacola Henry NJ Roche
is a partner in the White printing
house, Peter Mcclellan is with the
Journal and Henry JeUdevine is with
the Mayes Printing Co. These old
comps" are full of tales of the early
printing trade IN Pensacola. A young
err member. is J. J. Rierne. who holds
repoftorial position on the Journal
Jack, as his friends are pleased to
refer to him, can also, in reminiscent
moments, relate interesting life expert
ences covering the local field.
Many travelling printers who held
cases on the local papers are heard
from at frequent. intervals. Our
friend Cleveland, of tie DeFunias
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Just as Bad.

ct was case OF spontaneous com.
bustion.''
Did the FIRE do much damage?"
What FREQ
+ The one you just mentioned"
81 was talking about a case OF love
at first sight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Just 70 Remind Him.

Have you a conscience2
What do i need with a conscience
have wife," -. =.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-22
The sheriff's Office

The Republican candidate for
District Attorney this fall was
nominated on his pledge, backed up
by deeds as deputy the past two
years, to enforce the criminal laws.
There are certain laws relating to
selling of liquors in force in Lari-
mer county which no other incum-
bent in office or candidate for the
District Attorneys office has ever
found it expedient to enforce abb
solutely. In harmony with the Dis
trict Attorneys nomination the
Republican county convention NOM
mated for the Sheriff S office a man
of known courage, character and
physical stamina, Mr.. Carlton,
pledged to act in perfect harmony
with the candidate for District At
torney on the same ticket if both
are elected.
The election of Geo. A. Carlson,
the candidate for the District At
torneyship, is a we'll assured fact.
Some people in this town of Wal
den, interested either politically or
financially in the liquor business,
having learned that the Democrat
ic candidate for Sheriff is liberal"
in his views as to enforcement of
the liquor laws, are supporting him
Joseph L. Gray. Mr. Gray is a
very pleasant man personally, but
he is with the wrong candidate for
District Attorney, has given the
wrong kind of ante election pledges
and is an elderly man.
When a man bolts his party tick
ct to vote and work against a man
for the principal reason that that
man is pledged to absolute enforce
ment of the law, where does he
stand? Is he doing his community
any good? There is a canard in
circulation about a deal between
Under Sheriff McGregor and Mr.
Carlton. The very people who cir
culate 1T admit that Mr.. Carlton
has consistently denied it and has
pledged himself publicly to do things
he cannot do and carry out the al
legged deal. The whole trouble is
that some people in this town of
Walden are afraid that if a District
Attorney and Sheriff should get
into office who would absolutely
require of all their deputies and as
sistants in office impartial and
strict enforcement of the laws as
they read, the liquor business might
not be so profitable politically and
financially as under more liberal
regime. We are not prohibition
list, but we do believe the laws were
made to be enforced. and acquiesce
in the view of the majority of the
voters of the state of Colorado that
strict police regulation is necessary
in high license town.
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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-22
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Editorial.
Sunday Closing

The columns of the New Era are
open to discussion of the Sunday
closing issue by everybody whose
business is affected. The issue is
right now a live one and we want
everybody with any sensible ideas
about it to send signed letter for
publication in the New Era ex-
pressing his views.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-22
Guaranteed Bank Deposits


tention from the partisan press of
both the two biggest sides to the
present quadrennial wrangle over
the national office. Oklahoma
stands ready to 60 surety at
reasonable premium for anybody
that wants to run bank within her
boundaries.
The Bry-Democratic party has
smoked a dose of the same dope
and proposes now that Uncle Sam
shall 60 surety with all National
banks. The Democratic press is
making such a boiler about how
we'd all be millionaires if the U. S.
would only guarantee our banks
to stand by US; and the Republican
press is fiagellating His Satanic
Majesty about the fragment of a
tree with so little progress in any
direction that the New Era feels
the combined leaven of missionary
spirit and worldly wisdom residing
within our noble editorial soul
working to inform muddled world
of the true state of the situation.
Now, having properly cultivated
your mental attitude for serious at
tention, we are going to get down
to brass lacks and show you right
where all these eminent gazabos
and high priced editorial ink spillers
have overlooked the big patch of
pay dirt in their zeal to call the
fellow on the other side er-mis
taken.
The Democrats have employed
an actuary who calculated that
1-2O of per cent. per year prem
ium on all deposits would pay the
losses heretofore sustained through
bank failures, and bowls about how
they know there wouldn't be any
panics if the banks would only pay
their 1-2O to Uncle Sam, whom
everybody knows for white man,
and let him keep it until and if
needed.
The Republicans rise to remark
that if Uncle Sam would 60 surety
for just any old body in the banking
business, all sorts of crooks would
get into that business and rob
Uncle so badly that he couldn't pay
the depositors.
Rehash of those two arguments
is all you can see in the daily papers
about it, and neither one of these
arguments touches the real matter
that ought to be in issue. The true
issue is not whether it is advisable
for banks to have some strong kind
of surety in stress of financial panic.
Everybody agrees that he would
rather deposit where the most
backing stands behind the liability
to repay the deposit. That is un-
derstood and we get down to bus
mess. The question to answer is,
how to protect depositors most
fully with best economy.
The method in most prominent
use today is that of a (one) Nation
al bank with the government be-
hind it, practically the government
in the banking business. This is
the plan in use in England and
France, for instance, and is really
the only form of government pro-
lection extant, beyond civil liability
of investors in banks, and a set of
red tape regulations in use in the
United States.
Now lately in the United States
frequent business disturbances due
to panic among bank depositors
have brought the problem seriously
before the public, how to make as
surance of depositors so certainly
and obviously sure that depositors
panics shall cease to be factor in
financial calculations.
The demagogic cry for a govern
ment guarantee is an unintelligent
expression of this fear on the part
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-22

Remember this Office when IN need Of
job work. First class work at reason.
able prices.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-22

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-25
Soft Hearted BILL

"Ah. dearie mew sighed the woman
when Mrs. Pipkins, the sympathetic
parishioner, called upon her. Eyes,
there was worse men than my poor
Bill, but there, 'e's took now-gone. e
lad his good points, lad BILL"
81 am indeed glad to hear it." said
Mrs. Pipkins.
"Poor BILL" went on the bereaved
woman, "'e-well, e weren't exactly
'andsome, but e were soft 'earted
enough to smoke like a chimbly when
ever e left the 'ouse."
'Indeedp' broke in the visitor. But
fail to see the connection between
smoking and"-
That's becos you never seed my
poor Bill" put In the widow. "Bill
weren't pretty, and e knowed it-but
there-sooner than scare hinnercent
little children into fit Bill always i'd
that terrible mug O. is In cloud O.
smoke. Yes, e was soft 'earted and
thoughtful for others. was BILL
London Answers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-04-25

Writing of Civilian Leaders Of the
Confederacy" in the Louisville Courier
Journal, John Goode says Of judah P.
Benjamin:
"The first time met him we dis
cussed the practice Of law, and in the
course of the conversation he asked me
what we considered good fee in my
part of the country, to which replied
that we considered $500 very respect
able fee. He smiled and said: when
I practiced law in New Orleans II a
man employed me charged him re-
tainer. If he came about the ONCE
much | charged him q reminder. when
I had done some work in the case l
charged him a refresher, and when 1t
was all over I charged him a finisher."