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Evening journal., 1909-09-15
CONTRACTSFOR $40, 600
All Have Been Placed by B. & o. r. r.
for Equipment,

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. according to announcements made
yesterday has placed the last OF the con-
tracts in the si0000.ooO equipment appro-
priation which was decided upon in the
carly part OF last month. During this
period contracts have been placed with
car. locomotive and rail works for all
manner OF new equipment to meet the de-
mand that will soon be made upon the
railroads Of the company for transporta-
tions facilities. All of the railroads of the
country have been following this policy,
but the local road was among the first
to recognize the wisdom Of acting inn
mediately.
The following are the contracts most re-
Gently made. and which will bring up the
amount Of expenditures to the Nooooool
mark or thereabout. The Baldwin Loco
motive Works. 26 Atlantic type passenger
locomotives: the American Locomotive
Works, Richmond. Va, "a consolidation
! freight locomotives; Ralston Steel Cai
! Company, OF Columbus, o., 500 ventilated
box cars; the whipple Car Company. o.
Chicago. 500 refrigerator cars; the stand
ard steel Car Company, OF Butler. Pa.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
HEALTH FARM
NEEDS MONEY
Appeal for Funds to Enable
Treatment Of tuberculosis
Sufferers

The Delaware Anu-Tuberculosis Society
held its monthly meeting last night It
was reported that the new shacks at the
Hope Farm. near Brandywine Springs,
would be completed by next week. The
committee also reported the receipt from
New York OF the portable cottage donated
by Nathan Barsky, IL will accommodate
three patients. Five patients await admis-
sion to the farm.
The committee i'm charge Of the farm re-
ported success. The educational committee
made a favorable report Of the tuborculo-
sis exhibit at the county fair. y. James
Belt, the druggist, has offered his dis
play window for an exhibit Of the display
made at the fair and. his offer will be
taken advantage Of next month. Later. II
may be placed in some Of the public
schools.
The treasurer reported that the society
had just covered expenses with the aid OF
some gifts.
In order 10 provide accommodations fol
five patients awaiting admission 10 IN,
sanatorium at Brandywine Syringe tn,
committee has appealed to the public fo
funds. Ten more beds fully equipped ar
necessary. Three hundred dollars is re
quired to obtain all necessaries, and thi
amount is desired by October 8. when tn
society Will occupy the new quarters.
/ Any contribution will be acceptable how
/ ever small. Money may be sent to VIII
liam z. White, treasurer. or to the news
paper offices.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
OLD HOME DAY
FOR DOVERITES
Board of Trade to Consider
Subject at Special
Meeting

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Sept. 15.-The Board Of
Trade will probably be called into spe-
cial meeting in about two weeks to COM
p ete the details for an Old Home Day
or Harvest Home Festival for Dover on
the com pletion Of the street and sewer
building operations here.
The idea Of an old home or harvest
home celebratio n, with a parade in the
morning, a street carnival and ban
quet. is meeting with such general favor
that there is little doubt that the Board
of Trade will have the hearty co-opera-
ton Of the Masonic and all other big
fraternities and the fremen and motor
lists and horsemen Of this and a number
OF distant towns.
There was almost a universal express
sion Of favor for the plan last evening
and a general hope was exphessed that
the newspapers would aid in all posi-
BILE way with the demonstration.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
STATE COLLEGE
IN GOOD SHAPE
DR.. Jason Looks Forward to
Another Successful Year at
School for COIOred Youth

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Sept. 1.-THE farm
and buildings at the States College
for Coiored students near Dover were
inspected yesterday preparatory to the
opening Of the new school year a
fortnight hence.
The farm made an excellent choosing |
It is "real' as well as an expert
mental farm, where colored men of
small means arc taught TO be self
supporting and to conduct, success
fully. small farming operations Of their
own or be equipped to act as foremen
of large farms. The 100 or more
students expected will be taught some
branch Of the farm work.
Inspection Of animals. machinery
and crops was invited by G. Winfield
Deputy, the college farmer. An un-
usually fine yield of corn Is about
ready for the harvest. on "a twenty
acre field last year, 1.100 bushels Of
corn was grown. Fully sixty-five
bushels to the acre is the yield antici-
pated this year.
This crop. with fifteen tons or hay.
grown on the place, furnish the pro-
vendcr for eight horses and mules,
seven COWS and twelve hogs, Weighing
200 pounds From last years crop
also, about 200 bushels OF corn was
sold. The farm also sold one COW,
three calves, four pairs OF pigs worth
Sl0o. beside market gardening Two
hundred baskets Of turnips, $3.50 baskets
of apples. 800 heads Of cabbage, 430
baskets of sweet potatoes and twenty
baskets Of white potatoes were used
TO supply the boarding department as
is also the milk from FIVE cows
This year. 800 baskets of white pota-
toes and $50 baskets Of sweets have
been gathered. The wheat yield was
remarkable considering the "off'
wheat year. over 312 bushels were
grown on eighteen acres, and the yield
Of sixteen bushels to the acre exceed
ed many Of the neighboring farmers.
DR.. Jason, the president Of the COLI
1ege. and Professor Conwell. his assist
ant. expect a big college year and one
of the most encouraging features is
the increase i'm Delaware pupils
promised Rooms furnished with beds,
bedding. chairs. tables and lights, are
free. All text books are provided free.
but a deposit may be required from
the pupil when books are taken away.
Tuition is free TO- all Delaware
students Those from other States
are charged IS for the first term. So
for the second term, Sc for tho third
term. or $50 for the year, in addition TO
the amount fixed for board
Day scholars are taken az the re-
markahly nominal price of twenty
five cents per week.
Work is the password az the COLI
lcge and the air Us fun Of hustle. The
Workshop Is a two-story frame struc-
ture. S0x6i feet, situated In the rear
of the main building. The farm build
ings for housing stock. machinery and
crops are six In number, and are
models of neatncss and convenience Of
arrangement. other structures Visible
from the outside are A5-foot hrick
stack. windmins, a 10,00o-gallon tank
erected ON structural steel tower al
an elevation on 60 feet
-7hs furniture and equipment for th'
chapel and recitation rooms are %
home manufacture, an. having heef
made by the students There arr
well-equipped chemical and physical
laboratories and a library.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
TOMATOES BLOCK
ROAD TO CHESWOLD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
CHESWOLD, Del, Sept. 5l.-Some
featu res of yesterdays great tomato
record were;
At noon. 165 wagon loads OF tomatoes
blocked the streets Of the town of Cam
den and the roads leading thereto.
over 1900 were conserved during the
ten-hour day by the Richardson and
Robbins Company.
One merchant or agent. David II.
Boyce Of Cheswold. bought and loaded
%. 900 baskets Monday and Tuesday. This
is equivalent to $4,000 cans Of conserved
tomatoes. 9l3 packed cases.
The hallowed custom of quiet Sab
bath has been broken. The first OF the
country packing houses to run. full, al
day Sunday was the canneries Of E. o
Boyles, at Kenton.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
SEEING THINGS
UP IN THE AIR
Harrington Has Visitation
From AerOnautiC Party of
Joy Riders

Under the heading OF True Happen
ings" the following has been received
from correspondent at Harrington
under yesterdays date:
What is believed TO have been an
air ship or a large balloon passed over
this town about nine o'clock last even
ing a telephone message received
about eight-thirty from a nearby town
kept the people in a state of excite
ment until about nine o'clock Il made
It's appearance. 1t resemblod a huge
bird and flew about l5O feet above th'
ground. and had red lights on the
rear.
Very faint but beautiful singing
could be heard coming from the air
ship.
Towns south OF here were notified
and as II got farther south appeared
TO be getting lower toward the ground
As the air-ship passed over Farming
ton they threw of a bottle A mum
Der of people ran to pick It up, bu
Il was found TO be an empty beef
bottle. II is believed by some that th'
air-ship contained a party of Joy.
riders" from New York bound for Nor
folk.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
COLD WEATHER WILL
RID WATER OF ALGAE

The disagreeable odor and taste Of
the city water will disappear on the ar
rival OF cold weather. according to
Benjamin +. Shaw, president Of the
Board OF Water Commissioners
The odor and taste complained Of
are from nothing worse than algae.'
he said. This is a little vegetable
growth in the water that is always
abundant at this time of the year.
The drought also has favored the
growth more than ever this year. the
water having been low for weeks
Algae are harmless. According to DR.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
BUSHES CATCH
SPILLED EGGS

DAGsBoRO. Del. Sept. i5-The most
peculiar runaway ever known here
took place when a farm wagon, driven
by Mrs. Ezra Tingle, was upset and
a large basket OF eggs spilled without
any Of them being broken. The horse
took fright at a passing freight train
and ran down the main road OF the
town until IL upset at the corner
throwing out Mrs. Tingle and her
eggs. Mrs. Tinglo was badly bruised
but the eggs were found in a bunch
OF bushes as carefully as IL they had
been placed there by hand. Not ar
egg was broken and only few showed
slight cracks.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
CHASED DOG THAT
ONLY HAD A FIT

Suffering with a it a small fox ter
rier dog caused considerable excitement
ket street yesterday afternoon. Police
men fired at the canine and a crowd
hurled sticks and stones at IL but II man.
aged to escape. The dog was finally
cornered near the Office OF the Lea Mill
ing Company and Dogcatcher George
Kopp was notified that the animal was
mad He found. however. that the little
thing was only suffering with a ft. The
dog was removed to the pound
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
wilminetonians Visit Dr. Lishtbourns
s-.n.in1 i It'll, uNEhlINrG IOIrRNAI.

Speclal 10 lhb t1N EN- ltNN oie-'fNA-
DOVER, Del. espt 15.-John A. Book
er, George e. King and Councilman Will
liam p. White, of Wilmington visited
Dover on Sunday and Monday. They
crowded into the Opera House meetings
under the auspices of The Peoples
Church and later were entertained at
the home Of Or. Lightbourne by about
thirty prominent members Of the church.
The party drove from Wilmington in Mr..
Booker's touring car.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15

Many requests from Catarrh suffer-
ers who use atomizers have caused us
to put up Liquid Cream Balm, a new
and convenient form of Ely's Cream
Balm. the only remedy for Catarrh
which can always be depended on. In
power to allay inflammation, to cleanse
the clogged air-passages, to promote
free. natural breathing, the two forms
of Cream Balm are alike. Liquid
Cream Balm is sold by all druggists for
rs cents. including spraying tube Mail
ed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren Street.
New York.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
STRANGE CASE IN
MAGISTRATES COURT

Magistrate Broman last evening held
Mrs. Annie S. DuschmislSy. who Is also
known as Mrs. Annie Schultz. Of No.
Maryland avenue. in 800 bail for
court on a charge of obtaining SO
from Worry Stanoslefsky by telling
him, he charges. that warrant had
been issued for his arrest by another
magistrate and that for SO the magis-
trate would dismiss the case. He
gave her the so. he said. and later
learned that no such warrant had been
issued.
Mrs. Schultz vigorously denied the
charge.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
nin rnmatn Yiald.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Sept. 15.-The greatest re-
suits from tomato culture thus far re-
ported have been attained on the Ma
than II. Moore farm in Whitehall Neck.
below Leipsic. There Tenant Walter
Lee has already marketed from his
three acres Of rich alnd. twenty-five
tons of tomatoes. and from present
appearances the three acres win yield
nifty tons.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
DIAMOND ICE
New Streets bv December.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Sept. 15.-Engineer Wat
son, in charge Of the street and sewer
building operations in Dover, believes
that the work will be completed and
the pavements in use by December 1.
For the last two weeks OF this period
only the trimming up" work will be
necessary. He believes the sewer work
will be practically completed by next
Saturday night.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
HIS PERSEVERANCE,
REWARDED
Man Who Lost Diamond in Deep Water
Searches and Finds Il.

KITS HAMMOCK. Del, Sept. 10
To lose his diamond ring i'm water 10
feet deep and recover IL again In about
two hours was the good fortune of
Thomas " Keith yesterday. While
claiming with a party, for fear Of
losing tho ring, he drew Il from his
finger but. In reaching for a safe
place in which to put e. IL slipped
from his grasp into the water.
Kcith's comrades remarked that the
stone was lost forever. but he brought
the boat to a stop and sent yawl &c
shore after pole. which he placed al
the spot where the ring disappeare,
and then continued claiming. In
about an hour the tide had gone on
suf1ciently for Keith 20 wade in tn
water and he began the search Will
The crowd laughed at him. He, how
ever. kept at Il for an hour, and final
~ found the ring fully % feet fror
where Il was dropped.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
Catch Five in Crap Game Raid,

sEAFoRD. Sept. 15.-Mayor Walter
B. Robinson. Chief Of Police ollie
Wright and Special Officer John Mar
tin entered a negro gambling den at
Greenabaum's grove yesterday, and ar
rested FIVE alleged participants Of a
crap game-FranlS Holland, George
Adams. Arthur Taylor, Bob Short and
blackstone" a roadster. Today May
or Robinson fined each s. and costs.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
Company Chartered

special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Sept. 15.-The Clark Engi-
neering Company, 10 deal in engines
and motors of all kinds, was incor-
porated at the State Department YES
terday with a capital stock OF 500 900.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15

Robin, the city bacteriologist. there
is less typhoid now than there has
been in a long while. and the city
water is better than ever. At this time
there arc only two cases of typhoid
fever. while for last year there were
one hundred cases"
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
prnn.rtu A. PnhIlo saI..

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Sept. 15.-The residence Of
the Iato George w Baker. occupied
BY Mrs. Mary Il. Baker administrator,
was sold at public sale at the public
buildings here yesterday TO Samuel b.
Hancock, for $2,S96.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
viii Wage War on Jamaica Ginger,

VIII Waoe War on JanlnIcd 0IH9eTs
GEORGETOWN. Sept. 15.-War on
the sale of Jamaica ginger will be
waged by the temperance interests Of
Sussex county. according to a leader
Of the local option forces. Nearly every
drug and grocery store sells the ex-
tract. which. when mixed with cider
or soft drinks is potent in its effect.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15

1000 box cars; the General Electric Com
pany for two electric locomotives. These
orders call for the expenditure of some-
thing over s3.5oO.Oo0
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
FIaq at Hall staff.

Until after the funeral of John ].
weiser Of No. AIS East Ninth steret.
yesterday afternoon the flag in old
Soldiers's park remained at half mast.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
KEPT WEDDING SECRET
Miss Allen and J. Roy Cannon Tell the
News.

News.
sEAFORD. Dell Sept s5.-Eluding
friends and relatives, Miss Bessie Allen,
residing near this place, and J. Roy Can
non. of Cannon. drove TO Laurel Sunday
evening and were married by the Rev.
Mr.. Higgins.
The wedding was kept a secret until
yesterday. The news has Interested So
ciety folks in the state. Miss Allen is 2
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Allen
and Is a popular member Of the society
Of this town. Mr.. Cannon is the son OF
Ambrose j. Cannon, a wealthy farmer.
Evening journal., 1909-09-15
JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS.

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-17
INCOME TAX

The House Of Representatives has
passed resolution calling upon the
Ststes To ratIly a constitutional
amendment providing for and allow
Ing an income tax President Taft
suggested this, and all the Demo
Gratis voted for il, AS we'll AS all bus
fourteen of the Republicans As We
are compelled 10 have more revenue
aud therefore more subjects Tor tax
alton or higher aud greater tax on
she present lines, We believe that
al income tax will he "A large revenue
producing Law. Some one has said
that an iucoIne Tax law will generate
Il nation Of liars and perjurers. We
don't ses why u man should any
more lie in order t. avoid paying II
tax on his income than lac would lie
in order 10 avoid paying any other
tax. And as this ta1 Will bear more
heavily ON She rich than on the poor
the statement that this tax will
make periurers and liars is equiva-
lent to saying that the rich viii lie
aud periure themselves quicker than
the poor TO evade or avoid paying
taxes. A number 81 States have
nov and have had for Years an in
come tax
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-17
MASSAPoNAx NOTES


MsssapOnsx, Va, July .. 1903.
Mr.. Joe Robertson. who died at his
home near this place Tuesday, was bur
led yesterday IN the family lot near his
home
Miss Suead. who has been visiting
Mrs. G. W. Palmer, has returned To her
home IN Hanover county.
Mr.. Frank Csvell. OF fredericksburg. Is
guest of Mrs. 6. 3. Jones.
Mr.. F. l.. Frazer Was In Washington
yesterday on business
Mrs. LIN Harris, Of Richmond. Is sum-
mering at the home OF her brother. Mr..
J. Thos. Coleman.
Mrs. G. W. Clark left yesterday FOR
Asbury Park. n j., where she will spend
some time with her daughter. Mrs. f
Rice.
Mrs. Jno. T. Leavell. Of Washing on.
vas recent guest OF friends IN SpOtsyl-
vania.
A good many Spotsylvanians Joined
she observation-disclosures on the Luna Park
excursion yesterday. Among them wee
DR.. and Mrs W. A. Harris, Mr. and Mrs
4. Stoke.ey Coleman, Mrs.. c. Richeieu
Coleman aud Miss Estelle Acors and Mrs.
Joe Haislip.
Mr.. Frazer Bailey, who has been visit
Ing at "toventry." has returned to his
home IN Newport News.
Niles Marguerite Colbert ls a guest of
the Mis- ,es Powell at Belmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Chewning, OF Part
low. passed MAssAponax yesterday en-
route TO Frederieksburg. On their re-
turn they will Welt their sister, Mis- F
l.. Frazer. at Riverside"
The hot dry weather continues and
vegetation is suffering greatly.
MazV
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-17
VIRGINIA NEWS

Rev. J. ID. AcAIlister, secretary Of the
Virginia Anti-Saioon League, said
that there had been no steps looking to
state wide prohibition and that he favor
cd submitting the question to the people
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Hinton, OF Reed
Vile, announce the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss Annie Laura, to John
Franklin Shackeliord. OF Middlesex coun-
~. The wedding will take place 10
September.
The local option election at Bristol is
to be contested. This decision was
reached after q conference which
lasted thifty-six hours. Attorneys have
besn retained. lt Is charged that more
than one hundred persons who were not
residents OF Bristol were allowed to vote.
Misses Mary Hudgins and Helen Ora
towsky, OF Baltimore. tele phone opera
tors, wentout with escorts In Richmond
and were held up and robbed. One
OF the escorts offered twenty five dollars
Tor the return OF iswelry and said be
would pay at night Edward Baughan
came to the designated point and was
nabbed By the police His companion
made bis escape. Baugban will be tried
Saturday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-17
EIGHT KILLED AS
BUILDING FALLS
Thl1y-TEG Caught In Ruins 10
Philadelphia.
"a INJURED; ONE FATALLY

FINe-Story Brick Building. While Be-
Ing Renodelied. Suddenly Collapsed
on Crowded Street IN Quaker City.
Pedestrians Fled In Pane. Thinking
an Explosion Had Occurred
Philadelphia. July i6.-In one Of the
busiest sections OF the city and az a
time when thousands of pedestrians
were passing 10 and fro along bound
ing thoroughfares. the fve-story brick
building at the corner OF Eleventh and
Market streets. which was being re
constructed for the United Gas In
provement company. collapsed with q
terrific roar. burying or pinning be-
meath the ruins thirtytwo people.
eight OF whom are dead. one fatally
injured and twenty-thrse more or less
seriously injured.
The dead are. Charles Larsen. sub
foreman Of carpenters. Peter Fritz.
carpenter; Paul flaming. laborer.
Alfred Davis. negro. laborer: Sigmund
L-ansberg. laborer; Albin Akvist a
Swede; John Green. negro: unknown
man terribly mangled. Those killed
were workmen employed BY Sax &
Abbott contractors.
The two lower floors had been torn
out and the three upper floors were
shOred up by heavy timber Steel
girders were bracing the Snoring II
is supposed that by moving one Of the
girders the entire structure was loOs-
ened.
Crash Came Without Warning.
The crash came without warning
and narrow escapes were many. As
the walls csvsd in. an immense cloud
Of dust dimmed the view for squares.
The roar OF the collapse was heard
for blocks. Bystanders and passersby
fed IN desperation 70 points OF refuge.
as IL was thought that an explosion
had occurred. When realizing what
had happened. people 1ocked 10 the
ruins and began a series Of thrilling
rescues A general fire alarm was
sounded. and policemen. on foot as
we'll as mounted. hremen. ambulances.
physicians and nurses responded. and
for hours after the accident they re-
manned on duty ministering TO the in.
jured or assisting the searchers for
the injured
For time service on the subway
line which runs along Market street
a few feet distant from the cellar OF
the building. was tied up. Some OF n,
debris tumbled down the steps OF the
entrance on Market street. and rolled
out over the platform and on the
tracks. 4 woman ticket seller. terri
fed by the crash OF the collapse and
the shower Of sticks and stones that
poured down the stairway. tainted in
her Office
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-07-17
THAW MENhcED
WIFE WITH DEATH
Evelyn Admits He Threatened
to XIII Her.
WAS COMPELLED TO ANSWER

She Begged Court to Be Allowed No,
to Answer. indicating She Feared
Ne Might Carry Out His Threat
Thaw Denies He Ever Threatened
Her.
White Plains. y. Y. July 16.-Harry
X. ThRw's pretty little wife. formerly
the chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit. went
on the stand here and gave damaging
testimony against him. II was the
strongest point scored SO far by the
state in its fight TO keep Thaw in
the asylum for the criminal insane al
Matteawau he demands his release
through habeas corpus procedure on
the ground that he is a sane man. Ad.
journmcnt was taken until July 20.
Did Harry X. Thaw threaten TO take
your life2' she was asked directly BY
Deputy Attorney General Clarke.
did he at any time say this to you
or this in substance. I shall have 10
Kill you when I get out OF here?'"
Begged to Be Allowed Not TO Answer.
The court room was hushed and
Evelyn Thaw turned appealingly 70
Justice Mills. She begged to be al.