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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-20
DUPONT DYNAMITE
FACTORY EXPLODES
Three Killed - Details Are
Lacking.

Chester. Pa, Jan. 20.-The Eastern
Dynamite company with its four build
ings. was destroyed by series OF ex-
plosions this morning. Two men are
missing, one dying. three others SER
iously injured. The plant is owned
by the Dupont Powder company. All
communication Is broken OF and de-
tails are lacking. The factory is To-
oe4ed at Gibbstown, N. J.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-20

Balance on hand last settlement
Township fund. $342.1s: local tuition.
S34e.54: special. e357.3O: road. $685.
90: dog. $l29: total. @2.063.31.
Receipts-Township 41.327.zS; state
tuition. S1.130.Sl: local. $3.l6S.47:
special. $2.s22.1l: road. 9l,s43.44: dog.
1901.
Disbursements-Town $l.443-
81: state tuition. $1.130.s4; local. ~.
7oo.27: special. $7.127.42: road. 33.374.-
%: dog. $3.50.
Balance on hand Jan. 4, 1s0s-rown-
ship. $225.5s: local. $1.114.7A: special.
q. 061 80: road. @4S7.70; dos. @134.Bo;
total. Sa.osl.S3.
State Of Indiana, Wayne County. %:
The undersigned. being duly sworn
upon HE oath. says that the within II
. true and complete showing Of all
the moneys received and paid ont. ~
he verify believes. and that the var
ious items Of expenditure scredited
have been fully paid In the sum stated
and without express or implied agree
ment that any portion thereof shall
be retained by or paid to him or to
any other person: ana that he has re-
ceived NO money nor article Of value
In consideration Of any contract made
1 by him n trustee.
WIN. X. CHEESMAN.
Township Trustee
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this. the 4th day Of January. 1909.
RICHARD SMELSER.
Chairman Of the Advisory Board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-20
ANNUAL REPORT

OF receipts and expenditures on &C.
count OF Center township tax funds by
the trustee Of Center township. Wayne
county, Indiana, for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1908:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-20

Dec "a B Weiss gravel & haul $3.50
Dec "a c Stevens clean tp
part L NJ Jones ditch pit py 1000
Dec 26 H Myers gravel ..... $3.50
Dec 26 H Often gravel ...... 1000
Dec Is Ella Williams damages 1000
Dec Is Rosa Shank teaching
in full to date =. :. :. .. 1870
Dec 26 Rosa Shank jan and
institute fees in full to date 1922
Dec 20 F Fender boarding J
Dickinson as per CON-. $500
Dec 20 C Capeller oiling
school houses, stating black
board clean IL vaults, NOV
Ing stove So.VV
Dec 80 F e Kempton teacher
In full to date :. =. =. =. 146.7a
Dec 80 C B Jackson gravel >. 1880
Dec 80 Ada Morgan teacher. 1000
Dec 30 W X Cheesman handl-
Ing school books :. =. go. SOC
Dec 81 F McMinn gravel 49,. SIS
Dec 81 o X Dunbar nails. bolts l.20
Dec 81 o X Dunbar lock brush 1.st
Dec 81 w King gray. haul. -. $3.50
Dec 81 c Wilson sharpening
pick and mending.. :. :. =. A
Dec 81 s c Shank work on hex LOT
| Dec 81 ] A Commons town sch
part pay. :. -. :. $500
Dec 81 A Commons town sch
part pay =. :. :. 5oo.o'
| Dec 81 w X Cheesman salary
expenses storage on tp prop
erty, library, etc :. =. .. 3. $1,000
Summary.
For the year ending Dec. 81, 1905
Evening star., 1909-06-27
$1.25 to Baltimore and Return
today via Baltimore & Ohio r. R.-Advt
Doings of Pleasure Craft.

Doings Of Pleasure Craft.
The power launch Minnie Ha Ha, out
at Cumberland's boathouse, foot Of 9th
street, to have her engine overhauled and
to be cleaned and painted. has been put
overheard ready for service.
The boat will leave today for a short
run on the river Later in the season her
owner, Charles Walmsley, will take an
extended cruise.
The auxiliary power launch Amackas-
son, one of the Potomac fleet, is out on
the railway at Benefits boatyard for
general overhauling of machinery and for
cleaning and painting The vessel is to
be put In thorough order for service with
the pleasure fleet on the river during the
summer.
The auxiliary power yacht Dakota, be-
longing to Commodore Ralph Gait which
recently returned from a trip up coast to
Atlantic City, is out on the marine rail-
way at Benefits boatyard to have her
hull scraped and painted and for minor
repair work. Though the yacht was out
Of water less than three months ago and
was then scraped and painted, when
taken out this time her hull under water
was covered with a thick growth of mar
in vegetation.
The power yacht Tioga, owned by Mai
Ferguson of this city, which was badly
damaged by fire while lying at anchor in
Baltimore harbor several days ago has
been taken to a Baltimore shipyard to be
overhauled and put in order for efficient
service again.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
JOURNEY TO BALTIMORE.
Army and Navy Union Member
and Auxiliary Take Trip.

A delegation Of former soldiers and
sailors. accompanied by members of
Georgeanna Porter Auxiliary, No. Is,
the guests in Baltimore last evening of a
reception and banquet in celebration of
the first anniversary of the Ladies' Ma
tional Auxiliary of the National Corps OF
the Army and Navy Union. The Wash
ington visitors were met at the Terminal
members of Gen. Felix Angus Garrison
and Brig. Gen. Peter Leary Garrison of
that city and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
latter garrison and the band of the 9th
Maryland Regiment.
At the hall the exercises opened by the
rendition of America" Miss Clara Cal
der, on behalf of the members of Jane
Leary Auxiliary, No. 20. made the open
ing address, which was followed by an
address by Adjt. Gen. Bonner. Capt. O.
H. Lake of Gen. Felix Angus Garrison
responded to the toast 1.-The Army and
Navy Union and Our Washington Com
rades."
Capt John NJ Schwatka of the 9th
Maryland Regiment responded to the
toast Our Army" Lady Commander
Ellen Hebrew of Washington responded
to the toast Our Gallant Marines and
Jackies.
View, Md, on specially chartered
steamer. accompanied by the band. An
invitation was accepted by the garrisons
of Baltimore and the ladies' auXiliaries
to attend Fourth of July flag raising
at Randle Highlands, this city.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
SUCCESSFUL LAWN PARTY.
Two Little Girls Raise Money for
the Fairgrounds Fund.

A scene In fairyland was presented last
night at a lawn party on the private
Fairgrounds at 1431 L street and the
presiding fairies were Miss Virginia War
rem, eight years old, and Miss Caroline
Daille, aged twelve years. These two lit
tie phlanthropists have a private play
ground of their own adjoining the War
rem home. 1t is equipped with sand
pile, swing and other appliances for
fun and recreation. Children for blocks
around came to play with them and en-
joyed the sports.
One day Virginia and Caroline read in
the newspapers that many children are
without play grounds and have to play on
constant danger of being run down by
vehicles. They also read of the efforts
that are being made to raise money to
establish public Fairgrounds and resolved
lawn party They decided that every
penny they made should be applied TO the
playground fund. and that the other
children should be made as happy as
they were, romping on their private
grounds.
The affair was a success and during
the evening Arthur c. Moses, president
of the Fairgrounds Association, was the
guest of the little misses. Fairy lamps
and Chinese lanterns lent mellow il
Illumination to the scene, while Virginia
and Caroline. assisted by their mammas
and papas and little friends. busted them
selves selling ice cream, cake. cool drinks
and soliciting trade for the fish pond and
grab bag, or selling roses.
Novel features of the fete were a magic
looking glass and a pleasing picture
signboard made by one of the fathers.
The grounds were crowded the entire
evening and the children expect to raise
a substantial sum for the playground
fund.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
DIR. WALKER EXPLAINS.
Criticises Authorities for Taking His
Patients to Hospital.

DR.. Allen Walker. family physician for
Jacinto Jervie. an Italian, the latter s
wife and two boys, who were poisoned
Tuesday by eating the fungus growth
known as 'toadstools," yesterday denied
that the Jervies were in a critical condition
when they reached the Emergency Hos
pital Wednesday night. He also criticised
the authorities for interfering with his
patients after he had carried them past
the danger point.
II was called to the home of Jacinto
Jervie Wednesday morning, they having
partaken of the poison Tuesday after
noon,' DR.. Walker said. Il found the
man and his wife very i'll and began to
eliminate the poison from them. After my
third visit to the Jervie home that day
the police called for the ambulance and
had them removed to the hospital. [ there
fore claim that 1t was an injustice to me
to remove my patients from my care
after | had been working on the case
all day They were, of course suffer-
ing. but 1 did not administer opiates to
stop the pain, as to do SO would have
caused the toadstool poison to remain in
their systems. l claim that I saved their
lives, as they would have been dead be-
fore night had it not been for my work
over them They were not in critical
condition when sent to the hospital, but
were suffering considerable pain as the
poison was being eliminated"
Evening star., 1909-06-27
BREAD AND MILK THEFTs.
Three Negro Boys Held for Petit,
Thievery in Sixth Precinct.

Three negro boys-Lou Minor, Oswell
Payne and Jimmy Lee-ranging in age
from eleven to thirteen years, faced
Judge De Lacy in the Juvenile Court yes
terday, charged with helping themselves
to all the bread and milk they could lay
their hands on in the residential section
Of the upper part Of the sixth precinct.
We've had a good many complaints.
your honor" said Policeman Wilson,
''over the bread and milk thefts, and for
some time we couldn't tell who was doing
it. day or two ago these three boys
were spotted, and it practically took us
from that time until early this morning
to run them down.
To all questions from the court as to
why they took other peoples property
the three youths answered in monosylla-
bles and were reluctant to tell the court
very much about themselves.
The case was continued. Judge De Lacy
desiring to inquire into the home condi-
tions of the trio before disposing Of the
charges.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
TO GIVE AID TO THE INJURED
PIERCE'S MILL TO BE A RED
CROSS STATION.
Equipment Will Include Beds
Stretchers, Bandages, Lotions and
Common Surgical instruments.

A first -aid-to-t -the-injured station has
been established in the old Pierce mill
in Rock Creek Park
The station has been established and
equipped by the Red Cross Society, at
the request of Engineer Commissioner
Judson, in his capacity as secretary of
the board of control of Rock Creek Park.
1t is supplied with the suitable first-aid
appliances. including beds. stretchers.
bandases. lotions and common surgical
instruments.
The keys to both the mill and the room
which will be used as an accident ward
have been placed under glass at the side
OF the door to the mill. so as to make
the station accessible at all times Over
the outside door has been placed in large
letters Red Cross Station" From the
accident ward there is telephonic connec-
ton with the hospitals of the city.
Origin of the Plan.
The plan for the esta adjustment of a
frst-aid station in Rock Creek Park was
first suggested by L. B. Grabill, assistant
engineer in charge of Rock Creek Park.
The need Of such equipment in the park
has been recognized for some time. and
was emphasized particularly at the time
OF the serious accident to Lieut. SemmeS
Read, the Presidents naval aid. several
weeks ago. Although he had many
broken bones and was severely injured
internally. he had to be placed on an
automobile seat, where he could not be
Strengthened out to make the injries less
painful. and carried several miles in that
position to a hospital. Several other ac-
cidents have occurred in Rock Creek
Park
After the accident to Lieut. Read AS
sistant Engineer Grabill wrote to the
surgeon general of the army. through the
Engineer Commissioner, requesting him to
furnish cots, stretchers and medicine to
equip first-aid station In the old Pierce
mill. as a loan to the District. The War
Department, however, decided that was
impossible, as the property belonged to
the United States.
The old Pierce mill is located in the
heart of the park, and stretchers and
medicine can be rushed quickly from it
to the scene of any accident, or the in
jured person need be transported only a
short distance until first-aid remedies can
be applied. And from there an am
bulance can be summoned to convey the
injured person to a hospital in a COM
Portable vehicle. 1t is not regarded as
practicable to have a physician at the
station all the time
Evening star., 1909-06-27
BIDS FOR GRADING STREETS.
Proposals Opened at the District
Building.

Bids were opened in the board room
of the District building yesterday after
noon for the grading of Upton street
northwest, east of Pierce's Mill road; NJ
street northeast between Bladensburg
road and oath street, and T street north
east between Lincoln road and ID street.
The bids received were as follows:
For the grading of Upton street
George B. Mullin, 37A cents per cubic
yard; George Hyman, 241a cents; James
NJ Duncan, 60 cents; Thomas r. Riley
& Co, 40 cents: E. G.. Gummell, AZ cents;
Harper & Voigt, 2Shs cents; Fisher &
Carozza, 80 cents.
For the grading of M street-George
Hyman. 30 cents per cubic yard; Thomas
r. Riley g Co., 36 cents; Harper & Voigt.
3O12 cents; Burr Bros, 80 cents; Stutler
& Ready, A cents; James w. Bean, 50
cents.
For the grading of street-George
Hyman, 80 cents; Thomas r. Riley &
Co, Al cents; E. G. Gummell, 90 cents;
Burr Bros, "A cents; Stutler & Ready.
Al cents, and James w Bean, 50 cents.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
Movements of Schooners.

The three-Inasted schooner Martha Og.
den, which unloaded a cargo Of lumbe,
here from Charleston. sailed yesterday
evening in tow of the tug Yerkes TO,
Newport News, where she viii load sof
coal for a south Atlantic port.
After discharging her coal the vesse
will 60 to Charleston and will there take
aboard southern pine for Washington
The Ogden Is expected back about the
middle Of August.
The schooner J. s. Hoskins, unloadins
Florida pine lumber from Port Tampa. i.
lying at the 9th street wharf. 1t will
be several days before she Is discharged
The Hoskins is to go to a coal port Il
load coal for a south Atlantic port a.
soon as her cargo is out. 1t Is probable
that she will again bring lumber to thi.
city.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
NEW TORPEDO PLANTER HERE.
General S. M. Miller Takes Aboard
Officers and Ladies for Cruise.

The army torpedo planter General S. M
Miller came into port yesterday afternoon.
After lying at the lighthouse service pier
for an hour or two, she moved UP to the
Norfolk line dock, to take aboard a party
of army officials and ladies for trip.
The General Miller is one of several new
vessels built at northern shipyards for
the army coast defense service. They
take the places of the General Henry
Hunt, the Major Samuel Ringgold and
other torpedo planters that were sent to
the Pacific coast by way Of Cape Horn
about year ago.
The vessel is a steel hull twin screw
steamer, built strong to go to sea in all
kinds Of weather. She is equipped with
modern appliances for laying harbor de-
fense mines and is also equipped with
modern outfit for comfort of those who
man her.
The vessel carries crew of ordinace
experts aboard and is under the COM
mand of an army officer, with a sailing
master to look after the navigation of the
vessel.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
HEARD NOISES N A CEMETERY
THREE WATCHMEN QUIT THEIR
JOBS IN SHORT ORDER.
Constable Made Investigation and
Found Unburied Coffin Contain
ing Body Of a Child.

Magistrate S. E. Cox and DR.. j. E.
Sansbury. the former acting coroner and
the latter health officer of Prince George
county, Md, are to visit Forest Lake
cemetery, Suitland road. short dis
tance beyond the District line, tomorrow
in connection with the finding of the
unburied remains of child 1t may be
that an inquest will be deemed neces-
sary before the body can be legally in
tered
The body was found beneath pile of
mating in a small room in the Toulouse.
Since the discovery, it is declared,
W. A Harrison. the receiver for the
cemetery company, has experienced diff
ficulty in keeping a watchman on the
premises. Three men have already held
the position
Wpen the first watchman was installed
his first nights experience was enough,
he stated, to make almost any man be-
lieve in ghosts. All night long there
were weird sounds and an odor about
the building that finally became unbear-
able. The building had been occupied
previously and no complaint was heard
from its occupants
Finds Body of Child.
Arthur B. Suit, constable. who served
the papers In the recelVerShlp suit recent
~ filed. was appealed to and told that
something was wrong. He made a search
and located the coffin, in which was the
body of the child. The advanced stage Of
decomposition made it apparent that the
body had been there for months and
possibly years. for when the lid was
lifted, exposing the interior to the air,
there came a sudden change in the out
line of the form of the child. The flesh
had disappeared from the face, leaving
only the smooth bones and skull.
The former superintendent of the cemc-
terry says the matter of the body of the
child not having been buried is easily
explained, and he will make the ex-
PLANTATION at the proper time. He is re-
ported to have said the coffin and con-
tents had been in the Toulouse several
years. Constable Suit says he believes
there is mystery connected with the
concealment of the body.
1t is stated that a man had made
his home in the Toulouse for several
years. The building is substantial one
story frame structure, SO constructed
that it's conversion into dwelling was
an easy matter
Prince George county officials are OF
the opinion that the body was conveyed
there from this city, but thus far they
have nothing to indicate its identity.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
& CHESAPEAKE STEAMBOAT
COMPANY,

EIGHTH STREET WHARF,.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MARCH 81, 1909.
Steamers Leave Washington. d. @.
SUNDAY TUESDAY and THURSDAY at Z
a m. for landings from Somerset Beach to Wirts.
including Poseys. Brents and Upper Machodoc
Creek landings Sunday trip to Nomini Creek
landings in addition TO above.
MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY at pm. for
landings as far as EDGEWATER and PAR
HAMS POINT. including the Upper Machodoc
Creek. wicomico River landings and those in
Nomini Creek.
NOMINI Including wicomico River landings.
Steamer Estelle Randall Sunday. Tuesday and
Thursday as far as Smiths: other days. except
SATURDAY. as far Grinders.
Schedule subject to tide and weather and to
change without notice
For detailed information. call Phone Main 59l2-
w. B. EMMERT. Vice President and Cenl
je1s-tf W. F. CARNE. Jr.. Genl. Agent
Evening star., 1909-06-27
PASSING OF FORT HUNT PIER.
Soldiers Busy Demolishing Long
Structure on Potomac.

Demolition OF the old pier at Fort Hunt
is progressing rapidly. In a few days all
that will remain OF a considerable portion
of the pier will be the piling. To re-
move this a wharf-building machine will
be needed. Work on the pier, one of
the longest on the river, is being done by
the soldiers stationed at the fort.
Already all planking from end to end
of the pier has been taken up and car
ried ashore. The men are now working
on the caps and stringers, and are also
removing them to the shore.
This pier was built about ten years
ago, when Fort Washington was made
the headquarters of the defenses of Wash
ington aud the new post was established
on the Virginia side. On 1t the greater
part of the material used in the con-
struction of the gun emplacements and
of the many fine buildings at Fort Hunt
was landed.
The wharf was well and strongly built.
1t was such a long structure that the
army authorities decided it would be
cheaper to build a new pier than repair
the old one.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
PUBLIC WORK ORDERED.
Sewer Connections and Repairs Au-
thorized by Commissioners.

Upon recommendation of Engineer Com
| missioner Judson. the following orders
have been issued by the Commissioners:
That the following service sewers be
constructed: Sewer in 18th street and
Kentucky avenue southeast, abutting lots
to inclusive and 10 and IA inclusive
of square 1892, and lots 80 to Al inclusive
and 62 to IS inclusive and 2S and % Of
square 1917. Sewer in 42d street north
west between Fessenden street and Wis
consin avenue, and in the east side of
Wisconsin avenue between 42d street and
Davenport street, and also in the west
side of Wisconsin avenue between Chesa-
peake street and Davenport street, abut-
ting lots to IA inclusive of square 1877,
square 1910. lots 1 to II inclusive of
square 1876, lot 5 of square 1874 and lots
T. II, IS and 10 of square 1913.
That an additional amount of $500 be
allotted from the appropriation for as
sessment and permit work, 1909, to be
sewer department for service sewer con-
struction for the balance of the fiscal
year.
That the sum of 5000 be allotted for
the hire and maintenance of horses used
by the superintendent of sewers, during
the fiscal year 1910, chargeable to the ap-
preparations named below: public schools
repairs and improvements. $49S; fire de-
partment, repairs and improvements $66;
metropolitan police, repairs to stations,
Sok
Evening star., 1909-06-27
Savannah Collectorship.

President Taft conferred yesterday with
Postmaster General Hitchcock and Ma
tional Committeeman Blum of Georgia
about the collectorship of customs at
Savannah. made vacant by the death of
John H. Devaux, colored, who had held
the place for many years. w. r. Leakin,
a prominent republican Of Savannah, is
the leading candidate and was presented
to the President.
Leakin has been understood by many
as the probable appointee, but it was
stated on good authority today that the
appointment will not be filled for some
time, pending the working out of some
problems connected with it.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
Baltimore and Return, $1.25,

Baltimore and Ohio r. R.,
every Saturday and Sunday. All trains
both ways both days, except Royal Linn
tied. City offices, 1417 G st. and 610 Pa.
aye.-Advt.
Evening star., 1909-06-27
No Seats In the Capitol Park.

On a recent sweltering night. having
occasion to visit Capitol Hill, walked to
the Capitol grounds, intending to rest
and cool off. To my surprise I found
that there are no seats for public use
within these grounds. Citizens who had
sought resort thereto on the evening in
question were seated on the cement cop
ing Of the grass plats or upon the stone
walk surrounding the park
Seats in plenty are provided for public
use in every other park and reservation
within the District. The Capitol grounds
are under separate police jurisdiction and
probably under separate control in other
matters. IL the seats are excluded be-
cause this reservation Is inadeuuately
lighted. it should be properly illuminat-
ed; IL because the so-called rough ele-
nent" will occupy them to the exclusion
of others, 1t should be properly policed.
and whatever the reason or reasons NAV
be they certainly are insufficient to stand
in the way of the public using the park.
In short, If our residents cannot avail
themselves Of one of the principal parks
of the city by sitting beneath the shade
of the trees by day and enjoying the
cool Of the evening after sundown. a
change in policy is desirable.
f. w. GREENE.