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The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26
Two Children Drowned.

Helena.-News reached this city of the drowning at Spring Creek, Ark, of two children, four and six years old, of Will Travis. The children, sup posedly, were playing on a foot log and fell in the creek.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26
Will Fix Date for Session.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The date for he calling of the special session of
 6ngress to revise the tariff will be lxed definitely at conference We'd Iesday between Senator Aldrich and Ibeaker Cannon. These leaders were
 @uested by President-elect Taft to |ecide this question.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26

Fl Dorado-Without doubt Fl Do- rado claims rightful title to the youngest tonsoriai artist in the state in that of little John Pulls, who 'holds down" a chair in his fathers shop on Main street. John is only nine years old but large for his age, and is an adept in the barbers art, and with all composure calls next"
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26
Women and Children Suffer Most.
Falling Roef Entraps People.

The greatest loss of life was caused according to survivors by the fall of the roof which crashed down on the crtrapped people in short time after ihe blaze was discovered.
 Previous to this, the men in the pit fought like demons, striking down women and children in their efforts to escape.
 The fall of the roof. however, stilled the screams of the fighting panic stricken audience.
 The firemen and crowds on the out side who had been attracted to the scene could do nothing to help the victims.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26
No Americans Lost.

Latest reports indicate that no Americans lost their lives, though early dispatches said that several were killed
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26
SIeet Pull Down Wires.

Northern Illinois, Northern Indiana Northern Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Southern Wisconsin were cut off from communication with the outside world, early in the night direct communication between Chicago and Indianapolis and St. Louis, was cut off; but the telegraph companies re- established communication with those cities by way of New York. The rain and sleet hung so heavily to the wires that in many instances, they were pulled to the ground and telegraph poles were broken off as result of the heavy coated wires and the strong winds
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26
Chicago in Storm Center.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-What appeared to be an ordinary winter storm of small proportion Sunday, developed into one of the most troublesome and disagree able periods in the history of the Lake Michigan region.
 Telegraph and telephone communi- cation bewteen Chicago and the out side world was interrupted seriously by the heavy snow and sleet which covered the ground and made trans portation next to impossible. The storm was accompanied by heavy sleet and snow and the velocity of the wind added to the general discomfort and lack of transportation facilities for subur rbanites and out of town travellers alike
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26

Cline to Capital Punishment.
 \ Lincoln, Neb., Feb 19.-By a vote 1slwn the Raper bill for the abolition ' capital punishment.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-02-26
ESTIMATE IF LOSS
 IF LIFE VARIES
OF THE THOUSAND TRAPPED IN THE STRUCTURE ALMOST
 ONE-THIRD ARE DEAD.
PICTURE MACHINE CAUSES FIRE
Men i, the Pit Fought Like Demons, Striking Down Women and Child ren in Their Efforts
 to Escape.

Mexico City. Feb 17-Late dis patches from Acapulco where the Flores theatre WAS burned while the structure was crowded as a gala per tormance given in honor of Governor Damian Flores Of the state of Guer- rero, bring varying estimate of the loss of life.
 They agree is declaring. however, that the dead will exceed two hundred while some place the figure as high as three hundred and fifty.
 Most Of the dead were burned be- yond recognition.
 Acapulco is dazed by the catas- trophe. All business at the port has ceased, the shops have closed and the people are crowding the churches where masses are being said for the day.
 The fire which spread with in credible rapidity through the immense wooden and abode structure was due, it is charged, to the picture machine. There was an explosion, burst flame
 
 decorating purposes and in a few minutes the entire structure was in flames.
 Women and Children Suffer Most The exits were all In the front part of the building which was almost inn n4ediately turned into wall of fire. so that the people were trapped. AS is nearly always the case in catas- trophes of this kind. the women and children suffered most and comprise a majority of the dead
 The search of the ruins has thus far revealed no recognizable human form. Charred bodies from which legs and arms have been burned have been taken from the ruins and as there was no chance of identifying them, all have been buried in common trench.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
MALONEY WINS
MARATHON RACE

Smashing the American amateur record
of- twenty-six years standing to smith
Green's, Matt Maloney. the great dis
tancc runner of the Trinity a. c.. OF
Brooklyn won the American Marathon
race last night at Madison Square Gar
den. New York. Running strong and
fresh and barefooted. Jim Crowley, Of
the Irish American a. c., finished sec
ond. Sidney Hatch of Chicago, was
third. The Brooklynite possessed the
most stamina and never once during the
twenty-six miles did he faIter For
twenty miles It was a dual race between
Maloney and Crowley.
At that point of the race the latter's
feet began to trouble him and twice he
was forced TO leave the track to have
them treated. While he was off Maloney
continued at fast pace, and was soon
several laps in front, and he finished six
laps i'm front ahead of the record mark
made by W. Gassman I'm 1884.
Maloneys time wa hours 81 min
utes and As 2-5 seconds which was 10
minutes and - seconds slower than the
time made by Dorando when he beat
Johnny Hayes over the same track.
only once during the grind was this
mark in danger. At the end of tho thir-
teenth mile, while Sammy Melor was
leading the field was twelve second
ahead of IT,
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
DEPARTMENTS NEED
A NEW DIRECTORY

The Wabstor's dictionary that for a
long time has been the mainstay aL
the Office Of the Fourth Light House
District and has kept the phonetic
system from getting d grip on the Office
employees, has served its purpose so ex.
cellently that its covers and its pages
arc loose and it is very much OF a
vagrant looking dictionary. So when
Captain Rand was looking up word
the other day and hoping against hone
that he would find IT quite easily, run
into several pages of the picture sup
plement right in middle Of the book.
The flags Of tho nations" in all the
original color certainly did not belong
there. After a search through sew
eral thousand pages under the inn
preston that by luck the right place
for the flags of the nations" would he
located. the Captain decided to give
the matter up and turn the dictionary
over to the puzzle department of some
book bindery. So this morning tack,
ed TO the bulletin board was the an
nouncement that on January IL bids
will be opened for rebinding TO- die,
tiOnary.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
TROUBLE OVER
SHORE COTTAGE

REHOBOTH, Del. Jan. 9.-Asscrting
that all who have built cottages on land
at the head OF Rchoboth bay are squat
ters Harry W. Burbage proceeded to
take possession by removing all the fur
nlture from the cottage of Captain Sam
uol Riley. Of Wilmington and Captain
Riley had Burbage arrested on a charge
Of larceny, and placed under $500 bail
for his appearance at the February term
of court in Georgetown.
The land in question has always been
considered as public, or state land. and
several persons have built summer cot
tages there Burbage, who asserts hav-
ing a valid deed TO the tract says he
sent notices 10 all the cottages to re-
move their buildings from his land, and
when no attention was paid them, pro-
ceeded to set the goods out.
Burbage is now domiciled in Captain
Rney's cottage, and says he intends to
stay there.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
JEFFRIES WILL
APPEAR ON STAGE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 9,-Jamcs J.
Jcffcries win officially come out Of re-
tircmont January v, when he viii appear
in vaudeville at tho Wigwam Theatre
San francisco. and for one week give a
short boxing stunt II Is believed here
that this means that Jeneres viii grad
raliy condition himself iuy' order TO lght
A4els JoAnsonI 20 -
For the first time since he retired from
the ring Jonerles trained publicly yes
tcrday lie boxed, skipped the rope.
worked the rowing machine, and did va
rious other gymnastic stunts at the
los Angeles A. c., and his condition
was surprise 20 his friends. The re-
tired champion was in excellent shape
anC among his friends the belief Is gem
eral that Il would require but little train
ing TO put Jon in condition for fight
ing
Jefferies has vet been unable TO pick
sparring partner for his vaudeville
tour.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
100000 FROM The
INSURANCE DEPT.

DR.. George w, Marshall, ex-Insurance
Commissioner for Delaware made his
final settlement last week bringing the
office up for the year 1905 to the stupen-
dous sum of SG002i. When DR.. Marshall
first took hold OF the office the annual
income from the same to the State was
not quite $4,000 which shows that the
doctor has been one Of the most ehi-
cient officers of the State and that he
has accomplished great results in build
ing up that office.
DR.. Marshall has sent out the follow
ing letter to the public;
My Dear Sir:
desire to advise you OF my retirement
as Insurance Commissioner on the fifth;
and that, on that date. Hon. Charles
II. Maull will succeed to this Office hav-
Ing been elected thereto.
Mr. Nfaull Is a man of experience in
insurance and banking affairs; and il
pleases me much to be able TO introduce
him to you as my successor. After the
fifth. all correspondence with this de-
partment should be addressed to Dover.
Delaware.
I appreciate and thank all with whom
my incumbancy Of this Office has brought
me into contact for their kindly cour-
tesy; and for my successor I bespeak
the same Yours very truly,
Geo w. Marshall.
Insurance Commissioner.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
MAY CHANGE THE
TRI-STATE CIRCUIT
Action Of Wilmington and
JOhnStOwn Shakes Up
the League

HARRISBURG, Jan. with Alex
ander Stirlith refusing the Wilmington
franchise in the Tri-State League ana
Johnstown showing very little life, tho
meeting of the Tr-State League in
Harrisburg Monday next will be Of
greater importance than was first indi-
Gated. The cause Of the backing down
OF the Stirlith interest at Wilmington
is not known. nor has the inactivity
of Johnstown been explained. President
Carpenter felt sure that Wilmington
would be in line. but with the owners
of the only available grounds baking
conditions in the Peachtown are not
very encouraging.
Johnstown has boon trying to organ.
ize an athletic association, but tn
large amount OF indebtedness at tho
close Of last season and the fact that
the new association may have to look
for new grounds have put a dampci
on the interest in the flood city
However the Tri-State has no cause
for worriment, as there are other good
towns anxious to get in and ready
with sufficient money to make good.
If admitted. York and Easton are
two towns that offer the best induce
ments, although Gilbert Kulp. findins
that there is an opening i'm the Trl-
state may get bacl, into the fold with
Shamokin. now that the limit has
made it possible for Shamokin to keep
pace with the other towns
with the prospects of a change in tho
circuit the salary limit may not be
touched. There is a desire To add not
more than $500, or at least 800 to the
limit Of $4,000, and wipe out the indi
vidual maximum Of 5000 for any one
player, but York and Easton may ask.
as a part of the terms under which
they will come in. Jhat the salary limit
remains the same.
The guarantee may be raised FOL
each game with a percentage privilege
and $40 for rainy days. President
Carpenter, as far as is known, will
have no opposition for reelection, but
there will be a fight for places on the
schedule committee.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
CITY BOWLERS
TO REORGANIZE

Tho Wilmington City Bowling
League will meet on Monday night.
January is. TO reorganize
The league had o. schedule which ex-
tended from october of last year until
April %, of the present year. and IL
was laid out for onc-man teams. two
men teams and full fives: each Of tho
clubs rolling three games each week e.
each classification. Until the holidays
the interest i'm the league was main.
tanned, but on the general shift which
was caused by the yuletide season In
terest waned and other complications
have now resulted i'm a practical dis.
bandment of the league.
In the Wilmington City League there
were six clubs: Wilmington
Pierce. Warren, Franklin College.
Good Times and Academy.
Whether the league viii he reorgan~
lied as a siX-club organization is not
known at this time.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
Sports
ANOTHER CITY TO TAKE
WILMINGTON'S PLACE IN
THE TRESTATE LEAGUE

zone Of four other cities will probably
secure The Wilmington franchise on Mon
day."
This is the announcement Of President
Charles Z. Carpenter, of the Tri-State
League. after he had been informed that
Alexander stirlith would manage an At
lantic League team and not accept the
Tri-sate franchise in Wilmington
President Carpenter believes Whining
tom a good city Tor the Tri-Siate League
ana regrets to eliminate ihis city. In
fact. De would be glad 81 some response
bic persons wouir ,me 70 the front al
once VIII yes to get grounds and
take owes ,erate Wilmington Tri-
stat n There IS no question that
Wilmington would be the best paying
citv on the Trl-State circuit with team
playing in the first division. lf the team
PLAYED any kind OF bali at the seasons
carly stage the patronage would do tho
rest.
Mr.. Carpenter has shown much pa
ticnce in tryine TO keep Wilmington In
the Tri-staie. lie was called up at Al
foona today and gave the following
statement regarding the Wilmington sit
uation:
we were figuring on Alexander stir
li,h and his company TO continue Iri-
state bah IN Wilmington ana | was dis
appointed in receiving a letter from lin
Yesterday advising that it WAS necessary
for him TO withdraw, as he was meeting
with difficulty I'm recurring tho necessary
capital. aud he would therefore operate
an Atlantic League club.
''Wc had offered him the Wilmington
franchise for nothing but TO nlo the bond
Of 5000, required by league rules, and
makeup his club was evidently
more than he could see his way clear
to undertake. lie controls the only
grounds and we cannot therefore inter
est any one else but are compelled to
consider one OF four other towns. This
viii probably be closed up next week.
Wilmington should hav been an attrac-
tive proposition IN the Trf-Statc II
handled properly. but Il now seems that
something Inevitably turns M that We
aro reluctantly compelled to believe that
It IS not intended for our circuit When
n new town Is taken IN, Il Is not likely
that st win be free 20 consider Whining
ton In the future, unless there should
prove failure in the new towns obli-
cations later.
1--WE regret that the grounds were not
available and that the demand for Tri-
state ball IS not stronger
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
SAY he STOLE
PHONE WIRE

Charged with stealing copper wire.
the property Of the Delaware and At
lantic Telephone Company. George
Dufheld, colored. vas held for the up.
per court this morning by Deputy
Judge JOslyn IN City Court The wire
had been sold to two colored junk deal.
ers through whom the police learned
about Dufield. Patrolman King and
Fox arrested Duficld soon after He
declared that he had got the wire from
another man.
According to the two junk dealers
Duffield told them that he had the wire
given him by some linemen who were
working in fixing the wires. There
were thirty pounds of it. worth about
ten cents per pound. Mr.. Patterson,
an omploye Of the company. Identified
the wire by a connection which he said
no other company used. known as the
Allen connection.
Patrolman Fox and King went to the
mans room, at No S32 French street.
this morning aud found a long rope
with an iron hook at the nd. The
police believe that Duffield has been
responsible for the disappearance OF
much copper wire and that he used
the roDe with the hook to pull it from
the poles.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
PLEASED WITH EXPERIMENT
OF CHRIST-LIKE LIVING

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CLEVELAND. Jan. 9.--The most
gratifying result of a weeks trial of
the Christ life' experiment here, said
oen of the originators to-day, is its ef-
feet I'm other cities. Judging from the
letters received by the local leaders,
the movement is being taken up in
cities and towns all over the country,
regardless Of denomination.
Last Sunday the movement was
launched here, when 1900 young people
declared they would do their best TO
''live as Christ would" and interesting
data are being CLEANED as TO how fan
the methods of different kinds of work
interfere with living a Christian life.
A week from tomorrow a great
mass meeting will be held at which
representatives Of various denomina.
tions and classes will report their eS.
periences. Nearly 1900 are now en-.
rolled in the movement here.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
MIDDLETOWN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del. Jan. 9-Miss
Ethel Price spent last week in Wash
ington, d. G.
Mrs. II. II. Hall visited relatives in
Smyrna this week.
Mr. and Mrs w q. Shallcross and
daughters. who have been visiting r.
r. Cochran and family, have returned
to their home in Trenton, n. J.
Miss Mary Lippincott has been
spending several days with Philadel-
phia friends.
Miss Cora Jones, Of Philadelphia, is
visiting Mrs. ]. l.. Parsons.
Miss Lydia Dockety entertained Miss
Tarbutton of wilmington, for several
days.
Miss Agnes Cochran is in Salisbury
y. c.. spending some time with her
sister. Mrs. ]. r. Plummer.
Miss Frances Truitt of Milford, Wis
tied friends here this week.
Miss Lulu iVnyard has been visiting
friends IN Centreville, Md.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
DELAWARE COLLEGE
FORMS RIFLE TEAM

a rifle club has been formed by the
cadets al Delaware College FOR tho pur-
pose Of competing for the medals offered
TO the cadets of the military schools and
colleges OF the country, by the United
states government for making a score
high enough TO be qualified as marks
man.
Tho team will probably enter the match
shoot between ST. Johns College. Of An
napolis. Universities of California. wash
ington. Utah and several other military
schools. Each team win shoot at its home
target. and the results viii be compared
by mail The affair Is being arranged by
the University Of California, with the sup
port Of the United states Government
Lieutenant Stayer. who IS stationed at
Delaware College and who holds govern
ment medals for sharp-shooting, will
coach the team.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
GOVERNORS VIEW
OF THE PRIMARIES
Interest in His Recommend
alton That All Nominations
Be on Same Day
HOUSE, BY LARGE VOTE,
REBUKES THE PRESIDENT

Politicians are much interested in the
recommendation made by Governor Lea in
his biennial message regarding "A new pri-
mary election law. The Governor sug-
ge.Nd law that would require all par
ties to hold their primaries on the same
day ,at the same time and at the same
place. This plan is used in Baltimore and
has given satisfaction there. The voter
enters the polling place announces the
party at whose primaries he wishes TO
vote and is given his ticket to be marked
and deposited as he sees fit. Governor
Lea also recommends that additional safe
guards be thrown about primary elections
to prevent fraudulent practices.
1t is likely that a bill will be intro
duced in the Legislature to follow out the
GOVERNORS recommendation along this
line. 1t will be recalled that the Demo-
Gratis did not have many contests at thei,.
primaries last fall while the Republicans
had several contests that aroused much
interest. At the time il was charged that
many Democrats were being persuaded to
vote at the Republican primaries to try
to bring about certain nominations.
Another recommendation by the Cow
ernor that has attracted some atten-
ton is that for Il direct inheritance
tax. The state Commission on Rev
enue and Taxation went no further
than to recommend the revival of the
collateral Inheritance tax law. but
Governor Lea suggests direct inherit.
ance tax on inheritarces above a GER
tain amount, so that the tax will nor
prove a hardship on those receiving
small inheritances.
1t was pointed out to-day by a
man who is observing the subject thar
there might be trouble in getting a law
that would stand the test of validity
and at the same time exempt small in
heritances, for he pointed out that the
constitution provides that taxes shah
be uniform on all classes of subjects
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
CONGRATULATE Mr.. INGRAM
ON HIS PROMOTION
snoclaI 10 THE TVTNTNG TOTTDNAT.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES. Del. Jan. 9-Thomas r. In.
gram, well-known young man of this
town. is being congratulated by his
many friends on his promotion to be
trust officer of the Lewes branch OF
the Sussex Trust, Title and Safe De
post Company He succeeds in that
position Charles II. Maull, who has
been elected insurance commissioner OF
the state. Mr.. Ingram has been as.
ISOLATED with the trust company since
IL was opened here more than ten years
ago. He is "a years old, has lived in
Lewes all his life and is greatly in.
terested in church and lodge work as
we'll as in the banking business. Edison
c. Lodge has been promoted to as
sistant trust officer and Charles Mel.
son. of Lewes, has been appointed
clerk.
Evening journal., 1909-01-09
SHRUBB HAS A BIG
TASK BEFORE HIM

Alfred Shrubb. 'he champion Of Eng
distance runners in tho world, will
tonight at Madison Square Garden.
Shrubb Is 10 run a twelve mile relay
race against three men, the latter rae.
ing four miles each. After a thorough
Sitting of the professional runners nov
in active training the men who have
heen chosen to meet Shrubb are FREQ
Simpson. an Ojibway Indian, from ths
Hiawatha Reserve, in Canada, Toio
Williams. of Somerville. Mass. and
Frank Kanaly, of Cambridge. Mass.