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Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
cHEswoLD's NEW SCHOOL
viii Be Dedicated Friday Afternoon
With Appropriate Exercises.

Win HppTOPi '"'S
Cheswold, Nov. 16.-our school
board is preparing to formally dedi-
cate our handsome new school build
inc for school purposes with appropri-
ate exercises Friday afternoon OF TINS
week at 1.3O o'clock. Members OF
the State Board of Education and
others from a distane with home
talent both for platform and music
will it is expected, render attractive
EXERCISES. Rev. R. Watson Cooper,
DID, a former pupil in our district,
q graduate of Wesleyan University,
then an instructor of note and at TINS
time President of Upper Iowa UNI
versity, will be the chief speaker iOl
the occasion.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
Miss Luella Buckmaster Dead

Miss Luella Buckmaster, aged 54
years, niece of the late Thomas
Buckmaster, died this morning at the
residence of Harvey Carey, in Ray
mond's Neck, after a short illness OF
typhoid pneumonia. She was resi-
dent of Smyrna for many years. No
arrangements for the funeral have
been made at this writing.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
FAMILY NEARLY ASPHYxIATED
Gas in Residence of Mrs Thomas Clark
Dover, Nearly Plays Havoc.

Dover, Nov. 16:-The cocks on
gas range at the residence OF Mrs.
Thomas Clarke becoming turned IN
some unaccountable manner, the
entire family barely escaped asphyxi-
alton AS it was, parrot in the
kitchen was found dead, and W. b.
S. Davis, relative of Mrs. Clarke
who was sleeping in the room above
awoke in time to get out of the room
conscious, awaken the others, ana
hurry to the drug store where ne was
revived.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17

At Presbyterian Church Next Sunday.
Rev. ]. Edgar Franklin, of Will
mington, will occupy the pulpit OF
the Presbyterian Church next Sun ay.
Those who heard Rev. J. c. Loven-
good, of Wayne, Pa, last Sunday
speak highly of his sermons.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
NEW TRUsTEEOF INSANE NAMED
DR.. Walter H. Steel of Newark APP
pointed 10 DR.. Blacks Place.

Governor Pennewill yesterday an
nounced the appointment of DIR.
Walter H.. Steele, of Newark, to be
a trustee of the State Hospital for
the insane, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of DR.. John ]. Black. DIR.
Steele is a Homeopathic physician,
and at the meeting of the State Ho-
meopathic Medical Society last week
he was elected president of that body.
He is a graduate of Delaware College
and a we'll known practitioner of New
ark, and his appointment gives both
schools of medicine representation IN
the board of State Hospital Trustees.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
B, F, HURLOCK CONFESSES
UNDER CHARGES OF ARSON
RESIDENT OF BLACKISTONS AR
RESTED AT CENTREVILLE
Saws He Fired Two Buildings at Church
Hill, Md, on October 3l-Cap-
tured BY Very Clever Ruse.

AS a result of the efforts of Col.
Thomas ]. Ewell, State Fire Mar
shal. and Detective John Kratz, both
of Baltimore, Benjamin F. Hurlock,
a young white man, was incarcerated
in Centreville Jail early Wednesday
morning, and several hours later con-
fessed to having burned the two
buildings at Church Hill, October 81,
in which a creamery, the property of
the Smyrna Creamery Company and
a dwelling belonging to Miss Kate
Rig lin, were destroyed. Owing to
the suspicious circumstances sur
rounding the burning ot the two
buildings, State Fire Marshall Ewell
was notified. In company with De-
tective Krantz he left Baltimore Mon
day morning, arriving in Church Hill
the same day. After making an
examination of the debris the two men,
accompanied by Detective Dunn, OF
Church Hill, a member of the county
constability, set out in search OF evi
dence. They discovered that Mr.
Hurlock, who is a resident of Black
iston's Cross Roads, Delaware, bu
who had been employed in conducting
the creamery, had had the creamer!
insured, making the policy payable
to himself in case of fire. The
then interviewed Miss Riggin, who's
property adjoined the creamery pre-
vious to the fire, and she said Hurloc
had repeatedly asked her to have he
property insured, as the creamer
might burn down at any time. The
finally traced out complete route
his travelling the night of the I'll
and the day following.
Smyrna times., 1909-11-17
HurIock Captured BY Strategy.

They discovered that Benjamin
T. Hurlock was in Delaware and
decided that only strategy would place
him within their grasp, as the Mary
land Delaware line prevented them
from making the arrest without the
help of the Delaware officials. Hur-
lock, who was staying at the home OF
his father, Issac Hurlock, received,
as he supposed, a notice from an in
surance messenger asking that he
meet the justice of the peace in
Church Hill to settle the insurance
claims. He readily fell into the de-
tectives' trap and was escorted to
Centerville by them. Upon being
told that he was wanted on the charge
of b1rning the two buildings he pro-
fessed ignorance of the affair and
proclaimed his innocence. Later he
broke down and confessed, at the
same time duplicating John E.
Bourke, of Blanco, Delaware. HI
made this statement about l o'clocl
in the morning, and the detectives sc
cured an automobile and started i
pursuit of Bourke. They found hin
at the home of Frank Johnson abou
five mics above Sudlersville, and al
rested him without any difficulty
Procuring their machine, which the
had hidden in an adjoining woods, the
made a record d-breaking run to Ger
treville. When confronted by Bourk'
Hurlock again broke down and confe
ed that he alone was guilty of tt
charge, and stated how the fire h;
been brought about.
Makes Full Confession to Officers
His confession TO the detectiv
who hold him was as follows.
was in Barclay the night of the Fl
and about 10 O. clock started for Chur
Hill. Just after l started / W
overtaken by man who gave me
ride to within mile of Church Hi
when he branched off on another ros
alighted and proceeded afoot
Church Hill, arriving there about
o'clock. passed through the ba
door and gathered together pile
shavings and pine litter which C
penters making repairs had left
the floor. Sweeping them into I
corner, l set fire to them and Il
ran from the building. l passed
of town and started Immediately
Sudlersville, but by the time
gone mile ! could see big bl
and knew that the building
doomed" Following his confess
in the cell Hurlock was taken bel
Justice Troy, where he made sw
statements of his guilt. He
then placed in the county Jail in
fault of $5, 600 bail. Bourke, VIII
so years old, has been released
bail, to appear at the May term
court, 1910. Hurlock. who. is %,
been placed in cell 16 of the
Jail to await action of the court
that time. Baltimore Sun.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
TORE DOWN
THREE MILES
OF FENCE
StoCkman MiStoOk Insurance
Man for U. S. Attorney
and Got Suddenly
Busy.

The Baker City Herald tells the
following story:
r. II. Roger, manager of the Amer
lean Life and Accident Company of
this city, through a case of mistaken
identity, was responsible for the de-
struction of three miles of fencing
which was being maintained unlaw-
fully by a prominent eastern Oregon
stockman living in the vicinity of
Burns, Harney county. The instance
which goes to prove that the case
of mistaken identity can be attended
by its advantages as well as the usual
inconvenience and embarrassment was
related to Walter II. Evan. assistant
United States attorney. who returned
yesterday from Burns. where he had
been taking testimony in a number
eral court I'm which the government
is interested
MIR. Roger had preceded Mr.. Evans
into the Interior OF the state. where,
because of slight resemblance to
the governments assistant prosecutor
he was mistaken for Evans by an EN-
ploye OF the stockman, who some time
before had been notified by the
United States attorneys office to re-
move his unlawful inciosure OF public
land. The stockman's hired man at
once informed the st0okman OF the
appearance of the supposed assistant
United States attorney. Hurriedly
assembling a large force Of men the
stockman. whose name is withheld
for the present, in less than "a hours
destroyed the fence for a distance OF
three miles. IL is not probable that
the man will be prosecuted for his
former offense. but he may expect
10 become entangled with the govern
ment II he undertakes 10 restore the
fence or make any additional inclos.
ires OF the public domain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
UNCLE SAM HAS SEVEN
MORE. SUBMA MES

Seven little vessels, unheralded
by newspapers, and undampened by
the splash OF the christening bottle
of champagne, have slipped down
the ways into the sea to become y
part OF the American navy within
the last week or two. They are the
StingraN Tarpon, Bonita, Snapper,
Narwhal, Grayling and Salmon, the
latest additions to the submarine
feet. When the machinery is In
stalled and tuned up, the Board Of
Inspection and Survey OF the navy
department will take them in hand
and put them through the PAGES.
They will then be commissioned u
take their places with the ~ subma-
rines now in service. Besides these,
nine more vessels nave been con.
tracted for. When all are completed
the navy will have a submarine feet
OF 2S vessels, enough to be a source
OF anxiety TO any hostile force that
might be sent TO attack the Atlanic
seaboard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
BROUGHT
THE BODY
ASHORE
John Flynn Goes Boat Riding
With Girl and Brings
Body Home in
Boat.
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Tacoma, Jnly 26.-The body of
Miss Clara Cuvrean, years old, lies
at an establishment here today, and
John Flynn, who was her companion
at the time her death occurred, is
held at the city police station, while
tho circumstances leading up to the
drowning are being investigated.
The girl was drowned when the
boat in which she and Flynn were
rowing capsized In the bay last even
ing Flynn brought the body to the
shore In the boat, saying he had
made a desperate effort to save her.
Detectives we're detailed on the
case, and they brought Flynn to the
police station at noon today. He ap-
peared to be very worried over the
sad occurrence, but maintains that he
is in no way to blame for the girls
death.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
HE WENT FISHING
FOR BIG RATHER

one day last week Mrs. l. s. Geer,
in passing around their house, on the
farm southwest of town, came very
near stepping on huge rattlesnake
that had come out from under the
house to get drink and was re-
turning to his chosen lair, where he
was an unwelcome visitor. Mrs.
Geer was scared and called her two
sons and the hired man, and the lat
ter, armed with a hoe, nailed Mr..
Rather on the tail with the blade Of
the garden tool, but, instead of pull
ing his snakeship back, he succeed
ed only in getting the tail, rattles
and all.
And now the dilemma was worse
than ever Relieved of his alarm
clock, the snake under the house
was more unwelcome and dangerous
than before. How to get him out
from there was the question, but the
first thing done was to seal him up,
and take time to concost a scheme, so
the house was tightly banked at the
only opening under 1t. Later a boys
pIo9 . 81 ~ IoJ 'uonBnlIs eul 1em lIM
day when a snake or any other SER
pent can get the best Of a live Ore
gon boy.
Henry, the young son OF Mr.. and
Mrs Geer. took a box, covering the
top with a wire netting and cut a
hole in the bottom. Inside he placed
a chunk of beef fastened on a stout
hook securely tied. Then he made a
hole in the banking under the house.
placing the "holey" side OF the box
tight up against IL, and biding his
time. For nearly two days his vigil
around the box was unrewarded, and
then, as he had about lost faith 10
his plan, he heard n noise in his
fishing trap" and there was the le-
tailed rattler with the beef and hook
slowed away inside OF his Jaws, safe
ly landed and unable to help himself.
Henry quickly dispatched the "hsh"
with rife and found Il measured
3 y feet long, being as large around
as mans wrist. The family has
slept with less nervousness since
Harvey County News.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
Bowel Complaint In children.

When six months old the little
daughter of E, n. Dewey, a well
known merchant of Agnewville, Va.
had an attack OF cholera infantum
Chamdorlain's Collie. Cholera and
DiarThoea Remedy was given and eff
fected a complete cure. This rem
edy has proven very successful In
cases OF bowel complaint In children
and when given according to the
plain printed directions can be re-
lied upon with perfect confidence
when reduced with water and sweet
ened Il is pleasant TO take, which Il
OF great importance when medicine
must be given 20 small children.
For sale by all good druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
TELLS OF CROSSING
tContinued rom Page ID

AT 4;3O we could see all around.
Daylight had come. lie Blanc en-
deavored to get q glimpse OF the
coast OF England but could not There
was n slight breeze from the south
west ana the air was clear Every
thing was prepared | wore a khaki
lacked lined with wool for warmth
over my tweed clothes and beneath
my suit OF blue cotton overalls.
MY thoughts were on the flight
and my determination was 20 accom-
plish. Finally all was ready. lie
Blanc gave the signal. At an instant
] am In the air my engine making
l70O revolutions. almost It's highest
speed In order that ! may get quickly
over the telegraph wires along the
edge OF the cliff.
"a begin my flight steady aud start
toward the coast OF England I have
no apprehensions, no sensations al
au The Escopette has seen me and
she Is driving ahead az full peed,
she makes AZ kilometers an hour.
What matters, as am making at
least 6S kilOmeters. Rapidly | over
take her travelling az height OF so
meters (about $50 feeD. | drive on.
Ten minutes have gone and | have
passed the destroyer. | turn my
head 10 see whether am proceeding
In the right direction. am amazed
Rs there is nothing To be seen. neither
the torpedo destroyer nor France nor
England, | am alone. can see
nothing az all
For ten minutes | am lost. II Is
strange position 20 be alone and
unguided, without compass IN the
air over the middle OF the channel
| touch nothing. my hands and feet
rest lightly on the levers. / let the
aeroplane take It's own course. care
not whether Il goes here or there
For ten minutes | continue. neither
rising or falling, nor turning Then
20 minutes later I see the white
cliffs OF Dover. England.
Now Il is time 10 attend TO steer
ing. ! press the lever with my foot
aud turn easily toward the west, re-
versing the direction IN which ! am
travelling.
II fly westward hoping TO cross
the harbor and reach Shakespeare
cliff, Again the wind blows. ! see
an opening In the cliffs. Although
l am conscious l can continue for
an hour and a half that | might. in
deed, return 60 Calais, cannot resist
the opportunity TO make a landing
upon this green spot. once more |
turn my aeroplane, and In describ-
ing a half circle l enter the opening
and find myself again over dry land.
Avoiding building at my right | at
tempt landing, but the wind catches
me and whirls me around two or
three times. | stop my motor. ln-
stantly my machine descends straight
upon the land from height of 20
meters. In two or three seconds
am safe upon English shores
Soldiers run up and embrace me.
Two of my eompatriots are on the
spot. They kiss my cheeks.
The flight could be easily done
again. Shall | do a.? l think not
| have promised my wife that after
the race for which | have entered,
will ny no more"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
BAD CAR WRECK
AT PASADENA
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United Press Leased Wire
Pasadena, Cal, July 26.-D. II.
Pores. motorman OF a Monroyia car.
which last night crashed into n Pas
adena short line car near the city
limits, causing the death OF one pas
senger and the injury OF 90 others,
may not recover from the injuries
from which he Is suffering today.
His skull and jawbone were broken
and he has slight concussion OF the
brain. Five other victims OF the
wreck are at local hospital and Will
recover.
A peculiar feature OF the accident
was brought to light today when the
body OF Fred Ketteler was removed
from the wreck by rescuers who
thought that he was merely stunned
by the collision. and a cigar in his
mouth misled the resouers. II was
seen that he was dead, although his
body was not bruised.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
Notice 20 Contractors.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids win be opened at a meeting OF
the common council OF salem, Ore
gon, 10 be held on the 26th day OF
July, 1903, for the improvement of
Kearney street with gravel, between
the east line OF Commercial street
and the west line OF High street, IN
accordance with the plans and speci-
fieations adopted by the common
council for said Improvement, and
now ON fle in the once OF the city re-
corder Bids will be received on
proposals submitted by the city at
torney, and must be in accordance
with the specifications.
Date OF the hrst publication OF this
notice the 2Oth day OF July 1909
BY order OF the common council.
w. A. MOORES.
7-2O-5t City Recorder,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
MRS. TAFT'S FATHER
is DANGEROUSLY ILL
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Beverley, Mass, July 26.--Word
of the serious illness of her father,
John w. Herrer. caused Mrs. Taft,
wife of the president, to prepare for
journey TO Cincinnati, where the
presidents fatheT-in-law is suffering
from a stroke OF paralysis.
Herrer is SO years old and this fact
is taken as an additional obstacle in
the way OF his recovery. He is at the
home OF another son-in-law, Charles
Anderson Jr., at 2429 Grandin road.
The sicR man passed an uneasy
Sunday, according to his physicians,
and Mrs Taft was notified to be in
readiness TO go to her father at any
moment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
D. D. DcGnlre o sIlverton.

+. b. DeGuire. a pioneer aged 81
years, died nc Silverton Thursday
night. July 20. He went TO Califor-
MIA I'm lS49. out returned 10 his ma
tive state. but again crossed the
plains 20 California In 1854. With
his family he came to oregon, sot-
tling az 81. Paul In 1855 and three
years later moved to Silverton, where
he resided mp to the time OF his
death 81 years. He was buried In
the Miller cemetery az Silyerton Sat
urday afternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
TO CREATE
COUNTY OF
SIUSLAW
Would Take all the Sea Coast
of Both Lane and Doug
las Counties .

The Siuslaw River Improvement
Club held a meeting at Florence last
week and at once took steps toward
the securing OF a new county OF
which Florence is to be the county
seat. Their purpose is to initiate n
bill TO form a new county and to
have II voted on at the next regular
state election. The county they pro-
pose to organize will take all the sea
coast OF both Lane and Douglas.
which will be as miles I'm length from
north and south and let II run in
land about 36 miles, following the
summit OF the Coast range as nearly
as possible as a natural boundary and
leaving Blachly and Lorraine in this
county and Elkton still In Douglas.
The line proposed will run between
Mound and Lorane, crossing the
Umpqua just west of Elkton to the
south line of Douglas and following
said south line 20 the coast. including
the lower part OF the Siuslaw and
Umpqua rivers.
The name OF the proposed new
county is Siuslaw and Il will take
about S3.000,000 OF taxable property
from Lane and about S2,500,000
from Douglas This would give the
new county quite a start and make
n county whose interest for natural
boundaries are identical.
II would not have the effect OF
hurting the chances OF the proposed
new county OF Nesmith.
As the eastern boundary fixed by
the Florence people is practically the
exact line fixed by the Cottage Grove
Commercial Club as the western
boundary of Nesmith county, the pro-
moters OF the two new county pro-
tects should and will work I'm har-
mony for the success OF their re-
specuve causes. IL would be money
In Lane and Douglas county's pocket
TO have the new county formed and
get rid OF the outlay over income.
The lower Siuslaw people are I'm |
dead earnest In the matter and will |
try To get the matter moving at once |
Cottage Grove Leader,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
WHEAT PRICES ARE
ON THE TOB0GGAN
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Chicago, July 26.-Armour put an
other kink in the tail of the wheat
bulls today by selling wheat, thereby
forcing the July back / % cents un-
der Saturdays prices, while other de-
liveries lost from ~ to l a cents a
bushel The start of the wheat mar
ket was extremely weak with July Is
Of a cent lower at s1.07; September
- Of a cent at s1.04%; December
X cent at s1.03&, and May u cent
at S1.O6A5.
Foreign bears lost their nerve at
the opening of the market and at
Liverpool there was an initial decline
of n d, while the closing was q to
Id below Saturdays final figures.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
USE LIMA BEANS
FOR STICK PINS

Seattle. Wash, July 26.-Stick
pins made OF lima beans, advertising
the city Of Ventura, Cal, were the
novel souvenirs given away at the
California building on the exposition
gronnds today, by G. NJ. Sheridan,
OF Ventura II was Santa Barbara,
Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Paso
Robles day az the fair, and a large
number OF visitors from California
cities registered at the California
state building.
G. NJ Merritt, representing Santa
Barbara, distributed walnuts TO the
enthusiastic visitors at the building.
Tomorrow will be San Francisco
day, and the commissioner will keep
open house all day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
TAFT STANDS SOLID
FOR FREE HIDES

Washington, July 26.-Presldent
Taft stands for free hides. He Is
determined to fight for this point,
and not TO be shaken from the posi-
tion he has assumed.
There Is no change in the tariff
situation" declared Senator Bristow,
OF Kansas today. "The President is
where he was yesterday"
This brief remark sums up the
whole situation.
At meeting held In the offices
OF Senator Clark of Wyoming this
afternoon a number of western SEN
ators decided 10 agree to the demand
for free hides and free leather or else
equable cutting of rates on hides and
leather The meeting was attended
by Senators Warren. Clark, Carter,
Sutherland and Borah.
The reduction on hides agreed TO
by the senators will not be below 7ib
per cent
Senators Gamble and Nixon ap.
peared az the meeting and assured
their fellow senators that they would
associate themselves with the move
ment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
BIG ALFALFA MILL
AT TEHAMA is BURNED
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Sacramento. July 26.-The largest
alfalfa mill on the coast is reduced
10 ashes and the loss, is estimated AZ
100000 The mill belonged to w.
=. Gerber and 10. Clemens Horst and
was situated az Fehama. Fire was
discovered yesterday afternoon but
owing TO the extreme combustibility
OF the materials In the big structure
the efforts OF the firemen TO extin-
guish the fire were unsuccessful.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
AWARDED MEDALS
TO HIGH FLYERS

Paris, July 26,--Three famous
aviators we're today awarded medals
OF the Legion OF Honor. They are
Orville and Wilbur Wright and
Henri Farman.
Hart o'Berg, European business
manager for the Wrights and Santos
Dumont were also honored by the
Legion OF Honor. by being promoted
20 officers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
SAME OLD STORY OF
MURDER AND SUICIDE
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Butte, Mont, July 26.-Phillip Con
nell killed his wife and himself yes
terday, in an attempt TO exterminate
his family
After numbering his wife, Connell
fred two shots at Mrs. Orell Foun-
tain. his motheT-in-law, but missed
her. Then he took his own life.
No cause for the tragedy has been
discovered
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-26
Mher pid M Come From?

The finding OF a coin of the early
Christian era In a field near Forest
Grove has caused no little specula'
ton as 10 how IL came there, An
tiquarian finds In Oregon are not
common. The coin has been ident-
fled as the period OF Emperor Sc
verus. who ruled Rome from lac 10
III A. d. The coin Is a rare one.
but few being known 10 be In ex-
istence.