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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-17
G. REYNOLDS STEVENSON Webs
Marries Miss Mary Reed, Daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard F. Reed.

Marries Miss Mary Reed, Daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard F. Reed.
Miss Mary Flo Reed daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard F. Reed of
Brenford, formerly of this town, and
Mr.. George Reynolds Stevenson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Steven
son, of this town, were quietly mar
ried in Wilmington last Wednesday
morning. They left Brenford on the
early morning train and went direct
to St. Paul NJ. E. Parsonage, Will
mington where they were united in
marriage by the Rev. Charles A.
Hill, formerly pastor of Asbury M.
E. Church of this town. The cere-
mony took place at $50 O'Clock.
After spending a short while in Will
mington, guests of his brother, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph D. Stevenson, they
left for Philadelphia to spend a few
days with his sister Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Truax. They returned home
Saturday morning and have since
been receiving the congratulations of
their friends. The groom is associ-
ated with his father in the ice crea n
manufacturing business. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stevenson will reside on Mt.
Vernon street in the house just va
Gated by Isaac E. Brown.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-17
NEW oVERsEER AT ALMsHOUsE

Supt. A. B. Powell Succeeds John w.
CauIk Who Removes to Dover.
Superintendent Aida B. Powell,
Democrat, and one of the most pop
ular men in Kent county, who wa
elected by combination of Republic
cans and Democrats as superintendent
of the poor and overseer of the big
almshouse farm near Wyoming. has
been sworn in. Mr.. Powell found
sixty-eight inmates of the almshouse,
two having died during the week. The
farm work for the new season was al
ready we'll under way and the fields,
buildings and stock, when put under
inspection made an excellent showing
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-17
ST. PETERS VEsTRY GIVES CALL

Rev. Charles II. Holmead of Washing
ington Unanimously Invited to Smyrna.
At a meeting of the vestry of St.
Peters p E. Church the Rev. Charles
H. Holmead of Washington, D. c.,
was extended a unanimous invitation
20 become rector of st Peters Church
to succeed the Rev. George Valerie
Gilreath who resigned last October.
Rev. Holmead has been the assistant
rector of St. Paul's P. E. Church and
was under the Rev. DIR. Harding who
was recently made Bishop. He is
young man of about 35 years of age
and of scholarly attachments. Last
Sunday week he and his wife spent
Sunday in Smyrna guests of Mrs.
Sarah M. Farrell, and his sermons on
that day as we'll as his genial sociable
ways, captivated all who saw and
heard him. The Vestry and parish
horers of St. Peters are anxious that
he shall accept and take hold before
the Diocese Convention which will
meet in Smyrna in June.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-17

Making All Dogs Personal Property
The House has passed bill max
ing all dogs personal property after
the payment of dollar tax, and pro-
viding for the slaughter of all dogs
not SO registered in every district
throughout the State.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-17
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BILL

Passes Legislature and Will Make It
Easier to Establish Schools.
The Senate has passed the general
school Improvement bill, known as
the Rawlins bill which has already
passed the House and which will re-
lieve future legislatures Of almost
ceaseless work Incorporating dis
tricts that they may borrow money.
The bill provides that any freehold
ers, or if there be not ten freehold
ers, then ten taxables may petition
for an election to issue bonds for new
school buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
PASSED TO SECOND READING.
South African Constitution Bill IL
British House of Commons.

LONDON, August 1.-THE house OF
commons last night unanimously passed
the second reading of the South African
constitution bill In the course of the
debate ex-Premier Balfour said that the
house in dealing with the question of a
constitution for the federation of South
African colonies-the Transvaal, Cape
Colony. the Orange River state and Ma
tal--was discussing one of the most i'm
portant events in the history Of the Brit
ish empire. The BILL he declared. was
most wonderful issue from all the con-
troversies, battles. bloodshed and difficult
ties to peace. and he believed the world
could not show anything like it.
He strongly denied that it was intended
to give the colored races equality with
Europeans declaring that SO far as the
government society and the higher
forms of civilization were concerned it
would be impossible to give equal rights
to the colored race without threatening
the whole fabric of civilization.
In the opinion of Mr. Balfour the best
hope for the solution of this great prob
lem was to place absolute and implicit
confidence in the representative institu-
tions the South Africans now are Great
ing and for the home government not to
NEEDLE with them. He added that he de-
sired to do nothing that would hamper
the government in carrying out meas
ure so essential to the future of South
Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
HOMES MUST Be STANCn
l3-INCH WALLS OUTSIDE FIRE
LIMITS REQUIRED.
This Was Announced at a Hearing
Granted to Park View Citizens
This Morning.

With the object of insuring substantial
fomes in the National Capital, party
wall of thirteen-inch thickness will be re-
auired in all buildings of brick erected in
any part of the District under the revised
building regulations. which are shortly to
be adopted by the Commissioners.
Announcement was made by Acting
Commissioner William Kelly, in the
course of a public hearing this morning,
that in the present draft of the revised
building code, which is soon to be pre-
scented TO the District heads for adoption.
there is a provision requiring all brick
barty walls to be thirteen inches thick
nder present regulations walls of that
thickness are required In houses built
Within the fire limits. but the proposed
regulations designed to apply To all new
houses whether erected in the fire limits
sr outside OF them Commissioners West
suggested at the same time that when
the Commissioners adopted the present
regulation they intended that thirteen
inch party walls should be required In
all parts of the District, but that the
regulation has been interpreted to apply
to only those in the fire limits
This Information leaked out in the
course of hearing petition OF the
Park View Citizens Association that the
territory which it represents, bounded by
Harvard street, Rock Creek Church road,
Georgia avenue and the Soldiers Home
grounds, he included in the fire limits.
II was pointed out by the representa-
tives of the association, George H. Rus
sell and j. F.. Culverwil, that in one
subdivision in its territory ia or the III
new houses were occupied by the own
ers. and that these property holders OBJ
Ject to the character of the construction
in some of the houses going up around
their homes. For that reason they had
requested that the fire limits be extended
TO include their territory.
Might Retard Development.
Building Inspector Hacker remarked
that he feared that. by reason of the
increa sed exactions of builders i'm terri
tory covered by the fire limits. the eX-
tension of the fire limits to the Park
View section would retard it's develop
nent.
But would it not result in better
houseso'' asked Commissioner West.
II think it would was the building
inspectors reply.
: Some of the speakers objected to the
erection near their homes of houses
which have only nine-inch party walls;
and it was then announced by Acting
Engineer Commissioner Kelly that the
new building code would require thirteen
inch party walls whether within
without the fire limits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
CHANCE FOR THEOEAF ANOOuMB
CAPABLE ONES MAY GET GOOD
JOBS IN CENSUS OFFICE.
Secretary Nagel Gratified Over
Glass of Applicants for
Positions.

Deaf and dumb mutes would make good
operators for the puncturing and tabulat-
ing machines to be used in making up the
returns of the decennial census, accord
ing to Secretary Nagel of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
There will be a large number OF these
machines in operation as soon as field
reports begin to come in. The work re-
quires great concentration on the part OF
the operator to prevent mistakes
Contracts already have been let by Sec
rotary Nagel for the puncturing machines
and he has received bids for the contract
of building the tabuating machines. The
contracts let and the bids received are all
at figures less than the estimates of cost
which had been prepared for the depart
ment.
The tabulating machines will be built in
the government work shop adjoining the
census office.
Save Almost Million.
1t is estimated that the building of
some of the machines by the government
and the purchase outright of others will
result in saving of about million dol
lars over the cost of leasing machines.
The proximity of the government ma
in the making of repairs.
Secretary Nagel said today that he was
gratfied at the class of men making ap-
plication for the census places. He said
that members of Congress appeared to be
cooperating with the department in it's
efforts to get the best possible men for
the important places. Careful men must
be found to operate the machines, said
the Secretary. for the reason that there
is no way to obtain check on the
result.
1t was in this connection that he Sug-
gested that the deaf and dumb might be
used il capable ones applied. There has
been a great deal of complaint that the
government has not given all of the work
possible to such unfortunates. said the
Secretary, land are inclined now to
give them anything we can He added
that he could not see why the deaf and
dumb should not be particularly efficient
Demotions and Promotions.
THE recent readjustment of the force
in the Department of Commerce and La
bor,' said Secretary Nagel this morning,
had not for it's object the saving of
money or the reduction of the force but
to put the men who do the work where
they should be in the matter of salary.
Every demotion means a corresponding
promotion, and the merits of the employees
themselves determined the one or the
other. What brought sadness to some
brought happiness to others. and both
were the result of their official records.
don't feel that the position of the de-
partment has been entirely represented
in the matter and it seems only fair that
1t should be-
With reference to the refusal to grant
leaves to employees. Assistant Secretary
McHarg said today: The story simply
rakes up an old chestnut. We have been
pursuing that policy right along from
tl1e s,.rr H.
ed to go off on vacation when his work is
behind. There is no fund to employ a
substitute for him. and the work must
be done. That Is all there is to it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
LIMIT USE OF PUBLIC SPACE
REGULATION GOVERNING &C.
CUPANCY BY DEALERS.
Agreement Reached as Result Of
Discussion at Public Hearing
This Morning.

Limitations to be placed on carriage
dealers and auctioneers in the use of
the public space-either parking or street
for the display and sale of vehicles,
were practically fixed in the course of
a public hearing before the District Com
mssioners in the boardroom of the mu-
nicipai building this morning.
The hearing was granted to consider
proposed amendment to the police regu-
lations providing that mo part of any
sidewalk. street, avenue. alley or other
public space shall be used for the keep
ing. depositing. storing. displaying or
selling OF vehicles OF any kind. provided
held to repeal the provisions of article
XXI of these regulations Article
XXI outlines the general rights of per-
sons to use the parkings In front of their
places OF business or residence.
At the opening of the hearing Commits
sioner West explained that the proposed
regulation was rot framed with a view
to restricting or interfering with the
prosecution of any legitimate business.
but that with the growth of the city an
abuse of the privilege granted by the au-
thorities had occurred. and therefore it
has been found necessary to regulate the
use of public space for private purposes.
Carriage Dealers Represented.
Carriage dealers were represented at the
hearing by Attorney Charles F. Diggs
and the auctioneers by Attorney Charles
w. Darr. Between the Commissioners
and the carriage dealers it was agreed
that the regulation should not prohibit
reasonable occupation of the public space
by carriage dealers in getting in and out
the vehicles they have for sale. But they
are not to be allowed TO occupy the pub
lie space for the purpose Of selling or
displa wing their vehicles.
Affecting auctioneers the Commission
ers will probably enact a regulation in
line with an act of the old legislative as
sembly allowing auctioneers to use the
street outside of the curb for the display
and sale of vehicles for an hour or an
hour and half before the hour of sale
and for the same period after the sale is
concluded on not more than one day
week.
This arrangement seemed to be salts
factory to all the parties concerned in
the hearing, and these views will be in
corporated in the new regulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
PREPARING FOR CENSUS.
Secretary Nagel Devoting Much
Time to the Work

Secretary Nagel Of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor is now giving his
attention to the work connected with
operations for taking the next census
and hopes to have II in such shape that
he can leave for his summer home at
Marion. Mass. next week.
The Secretary has found that a con-
siderable saving can be effected in the
cost of taking the next census as COM
pared with the original estimates. The
bids for the punching machines, which
are now in the Secretary's hands. are
much lower than were expected. Ii was
estimated the machines would cost about
36o, each whereas the lowest bid IS
I'm the neighborhood of 500. A cor
responding condition is found i'm the case
OF the tabulating machines.
The contracts may be awarded before
the Secretary leaves the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
IRRIGATION PROBLEM.
Secretary Ballinger With Senatorial
Committee in Montana.

= BILLINGS, Mont, August 1.-THE
senatoriai committee on irrigation. accom-
panied by Secretary Of the Interior Bal
Hnger and Director Newell of the recla-
NATION bureau, held a session at Huntley
Yesterday at which a. committee of set
tiers appeared with complaints and sug-
yestions for the Improvement of the serv-
ice.
:. Among the complaints was that too
many Officers were employed Director
Newell explained that the service was
compelled to answer several thousand let
ters in relations to the reclamation serv-
ice.
In answer TO the plea of the farmers
whose crops were damaged by recent hail
storms, Secretary Ballinger said that so
far as the law would ena BILE him to do so,
he would seek to relieve the settlers
To-day the committee will visit the Sho-
shone project in northern Idaho, return
Ing to Billings Wednesday evening and on
the following day will go to Great Falls
TO inspect the Sun river project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
CLARK McKERCHER PROMOTED
Transferred to Be Assistant in At
torney Generals Office.

The promotion and transfer of Clark
McKercher of the Department of Justics
is Just announced. Mr.. Mckercher has
held the position OF assistant attorney in
the Court of Claims branch at $500 for
two years. and is now promoted to assist
ant attorney at $500 a year and trans
ferred to the Office of the Attorney Gen
eral Mr.. McKercher is native or Seat
tie, Wash. and a graduate of the Ma
tional Law School OF this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
ATLANTIC cITY's REFORM LID.
Six More Arrests for Alleged Sum
dav Rum Selling.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. August H.
six arrests Of cafe and saloon men, ac-
cused of Sunday rum selling. but not in
cluded among those arrested by the
agents of the Lords Day Alliance, were
made by warrants issued by the Good
Citizenship League. another reform body
Of the resort. yesterday.
Those arrested were Joel Hillman of
the Rudolf William Hyan, Islesworth:
Albert Hochstadter. Hygeia. and Samuel
Statzonbach and Samuel Blatt. Atlantic
Garden. All Of the arrested men entered
bail.
Managers and players of the Sunday
ball game OF Sunday were fined 81 each
by Recorder Keefer last night. No war
rants were issued for the other amuse
mont men who defied the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
BLUE LAWS IN FORCE.
Crusade in st. Louis Against All
Games of Chance.

st. LOUIS. August 17.-Missouri's blue
laws enacted by the recent legislature
took effect yesterday and were enforced
by the police in st. Louis. THE gambling
squad began a crusade against all games
OF chance In cigar stores. Two cigar
stand men. were arrested on charges of
playing a game called base ball." In
which the customer receives % cents
worth of cigars for 10 cents if he makes
more runs than the proprietor. Custom
ers were arrested as witnesses.
:. saioonkeeper was cited by the excise
commissioner to show cause why his Ii
fense should not be revoked for allowing
penuchle to. be played in his saloon. Po-
lice Chief Creecy refused to Civ the Of
fetal definition of being drunk.
q My policemen" he said. must use
Their own judgment in enforcing the new
statute making IL a misdemeanor to sell
fntoxicants to a drunken man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
MILITARY HoNoRs GIVEN.
Funeral of Gen. Edwin F. Town.
send-Interment at Arlington.

Full military honors attended the OBJ
seauies this afternoon of Gen. Edwin F.
Townsend, L. s. A.. retired. who died at
the Walter Reed Hospital Sunday after
noon Services We're held at the family
home, 2O21 Kalorama road, at o'clock
this afternoon. Interment was made in
Arlington National cemetery, when Chap
lain W. w Brander of the 10Th Cavalry
officiated. The Loyal Legion, of which
order Gen Townsend was member. at
tended in q body. The escort consisted of
cavalry and field artillery troops from
Fort Myer
The honorary palbearers were four
members of the Loyal Legion and four
army officers, as follows: Loyal Legion
Gen. d. ]. Craigie. Gen. Leon A. Matile,
Col. Felix A Reeve. Francis p. B. Sands,
late United States Navy. Army-Maj.
Edwin 4. Root, Maj. Julius A. Penn.
Capt. p. D. Lochnger and Capt Peter
e. Harris, all OF the general STAFF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
BIG LABOR DAY DOINGS.
Newport News, Va, Planning fol
Greatest Event Ever Held.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, August IL
Capt. William P. Kent of Wythe. repub-
lican nominee for Governor of Virginia,
has accepted the invitation to make an
address at the monster Labor day cele-
hrstion of the Central Labor Union at the
Casino. September 6. The committee on
arrangements for the celebration received
the note of acceptance from Capt. Kent
last night
Judge William Hodges Mann. the demo-
cratic gubernatorial nominee, also has
heen invited to speak here Labor day,
and now that Capt. Kent has accepted.
il is expected that Judge Mann will come
here The celebration here promises to
be the biggest of it's kind ever held in
Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
LIEUT.. wHELEN THE VICTOR.
Wins 1,OOO-Yard Match at Camp
Perry Shoot

CAMP PERRY, Ohio. August 17.-Dur-
ing the various contests preliminary to
the national rife shoot to be held here
soon, Lieut.. Townsend Whelen Of the 10Th
United States Infantry. Fort Jay. n. Y,
today won the 1,OO0-yard match of
the Ohio State Rifle Association His
score was 90, which nearly broke the
record Capt. X. *. V. Casey of Penn
syivania, who captured the Wimbledon
and Ieech cups here a year ago, was
second, with a score Of 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
BLIND, He COMMITS SUICIDE.
Organ Grinder, Losing Hope, Makes
Exit by Gas Route.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 17.-Peter Kelly,
twenty years old. killed imself this morn
ing by taking gas at his home. 100 Sd ave-
me. Brooklyn, because he was blind and
had lost all hope of ever being cured.
Kelly lost his eyesight when he was Two
years old, and for the past several years
had been the sole support of his mother
and sister Anna. aged seventeen. He was
a familiar figure about Borough Hall dur
ing the winter months. where he played
an ACCORDION, getting aims from persons
who passed, and during the summer ne
was at Coney Island. day and night, with
his wheezy musical instrument.
Kelly made good profit by his playing.
According to his mother, he often re-
turned home with as much as $40 IN MS
pockets. All this was put In bank and
Kelly looked forward TO the time when
he could afford to stop appearing on the
streets as a mendicant and devote all his
money to having his eyesight treated.
The blind man was told a few days ago
that there was no hope for him. He got
a gas tube Yesterday and this morning.
when his mother went to his room she
found him dead.
Missing Miners Accounted For.
MEXICO CITY. August 17.-All the miss
ing, miners in the Para!so shaft OF the
Camelia mine. near Pachuca, have been
accounted for. The total casualty list is
three men killed and twenty injured.
Work in the mine has been resumed. Fire
broke out In this mine last Saturday and
a score of miners were reported at first
to have been killed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Japanese Otter Subsidy Withdrawn.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 11.-Accord-
inc to a statement issued from the Office
OF Japanese Consul General Nagai yester-
day. the Japanese government has with
drawn the subsidy heretofore extended 10
ships engaged in hunting seals and sea
offers, in order to check the operations of
seal poachers among the islands Of the
Alaskan coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
O1. W1L1GH 10 DE F1VmVTEO.
Prediction That He Will Become
Chief Of Treasury Division.

II is pretty we'll understood in the
Treasury that the successor to the late
w. +. MacLennan. chief of the book
keeping and warrants division of the de-
partment. will be DIR. Charles w. Miller.
who has been assistant chief for fifteen
years or more. The announcement of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Food
1T here's a Reason"

By the way. if YOU haven't vet
found The Reason" take a Post"
graduate course by investing IS
cents in pkg. and carefully
think over the facts in the little
book. THE Road to MELVILLE"
found i'll every third pkg. Zone
goes in every third pkg. since
we passed the Ioo-million mark.
Formerly one was put in every
pkg.)
1t will we'll repay any one ia
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facts OF life detailed in the little
brochure.
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Battle Creek, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Fete by Children Of Fairgrounds.

A summer festival will be given this
evening by the children of the Virginia
avenue Fairgrounds. Virginia avenue and
9th street southeast. The program In
cludes series of dancing contests in full
costume Miss Mabel Towner. director of
the playground and Miss Elizabeth Gar
rett are in charge of the festival
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17

Dr. John Foote has returned from Deer
Park.
DIR. Joseph Milton Heller has returned
to the city.s
Mr. w. F. Andrews is recovering from
an operation for appendicitis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17

appointment it is believed, will be made
soon To succeed DIR. Miller as assistant
chief two men in the division are talked
of. They are Donald B, Macleod. one OF
the best known officers of the National
Guard of the District. and NJ. j. O'Reilly.
Both are we'll fitted for the position and
both have been in the bookkeeping and
warrants division for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Suicide of Marine Sergeant.

MANILA. August 17.-Sergt. Stanton Of
the United States marines has committed
suicide as the result Of drink.