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Smyrna times., 1911-03-01
ASBURY CHURCH NOTES
Missionary Anniversary to be Held
Next Sunday Evening

Prayer meeting this evenig at
7.3O.--Following the prayer meet
ing this evening an election of trus-
tees will be held by the congrega-
tion. The Fourth Quarterly Con-
ference will be held on Thursday
evening March 2, at 7.3O O'Clock,
DR.. Robert Watt presiding. -
Choir rehearsal at o. clock on Sat-
urday evening. The Sabbath SER
vices will be as follows: Class meet
ing at $50. morning sermon at 10. 80,
Sunday School at 2 o'clock. The
evening service beginning at Z
O'Clock will be the Sunday School
Missionary Anniversary, exercises,
recitations and songs by the little
people. The scshool will meet in
the lecture room at $50. 0.--The
Junior League, under the leadership
of Miss Agnes Stephenson and Miss
Laura Bell, has been graded into
three departments. Several young
ladies have volunteered to assist in
this work. The League meets at
3.45 on Monday afternoon.
Mite Society meets in regular ses-
sion on Saturday evening. g.--The
PASTORS Round Table meets at 7. 80
on Monday evening, followed at 8. 80
by the regular monthly meeting of
the Sunday Scchool Board.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01
PROF. McCUE TO LECTURE CLUB
To Occupy Next Fridays Program
With Talk on "Conservation."

To occupy Next fridays Program
With Talk on "Conservation."
At the meeting of the Century
Club March 3, at $50 we will have
the pleasure of hearing Prof. C. A.
McCue, of Delaware College, New
ark, DEL, make an address upon
Conservation. - AS it is a ques-
tion much discussed at the present
time and one in which many are in
terested, the public is cordially in
vited to attend. Admission of non-
members, 10 cents. The meeting on
Friday, February oath, was arranged
bv Mrs. Arts, Chairman of His
tory, and was as follows: Piano duet
nv Miss Talbot and Miss Eba Wilds,
"Mazurka, by Wrede; singing of
the first Club song in honor of the
author who was present; "Some
Views on Reciprocity with Canada, I"
bv Miss Anna B. Beckett, who pre-
sented in fine language some strong
arguments in favor OF "Recipro-
city. Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01
LENT AT ST. PETERS CHURCH
Rev. F. w. r. Arthurs, Rector, An
nounces Services and Preachers


nounces Services and Preac chers
To-day is the beginning of the
Lenten season and will continue for
forty days. Rev. F. W. R. Ar
thurs, of st. Peters Church, has is
sued an elaborate folder announcing
services and preachers. The pro-
gram is as follows: Ash Wednes-
day-7.3O a. M, Holy Communion;
TO- 30 a. M, Litany, Holy Commun-
ion and Sermon. Sundays-7.9O 80 a.
M, Holy Cmmunien, End, 9rd and
4th Sundays; 1870 a. m., Litany,
Holy Communion and Sermon, 1st
and 4th Sundays; TO-. 80 a. m., Morn
ing Service, Litany and Sermon, End
and 3rd Sundays; 7.3O p. M, Even
ing prayer and sermon. Week
Days. 80 a. M, Holy Communion,
Wednesdays; a p. M, Evening pray
er, except Fridays and Saturdays; !;
7.3O p. M, Fridays Evening prayer
and sermon; p. M, Saturdays,
Children's service. Holy Week.
7.SO a. M, Holy Communion, Mon
day Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day. Good Friday-1O. 80 a. M,
Morning Prayer, Litany and Sermon
Easter Even-7.30 a. M. Holy Com
munion, a p. m., Evening Prayer
and Holy Baptism. Easter Day.
a. M, Holy Communion; 10. 80 a.
M, Morning Service, Holy Commu-
ion and Sermon; 2.SO p. m,. Child
ren's Service: 7.9O p m, Evening
Prayer and Sermon. Confirmation
Class-Sundays, 23O p. m; Thursd-
ays, z p. m. Preachers in Lent
Fridays at 7.9O p. m.-March 8,
Rev. Benz. F. Thompson; March 10,
Rev. William H. Croft; March II,
Rev. George G. Hall D, D., Arch
deacon of Wilmington; March "a,
The Rector: March 81, Rev. Hamil-
ton B. Phelps; April Z, The Rector.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01
SMYRNA GRANGE ANNIVERSARY
Celebrated Last Saturday With a Fit
ting Program Historical Talks.

Celebrated Last Saturday With a Fit
ting Program Historical Talks.
Smyrna Grange met Saturday, the
chairs being occupied by the ladies.
After the regular business trans
acted, the doors were thrown open to
visitors. The program was in
charge of Miss Idella Slaughter to
whom there is very much credit for
the excellent manner in which she
managed it. AS stated it was the
sixth anniversary of the Grange.
Mr.. Scout gave a very interesting
talk How and When the Grange first
Organized, which was in Washing
ton. At the close Worthy Master
William Armstrong responded by
telling when and where Smyrna
Grange organized, which was at
Brenford under an "Old Oak" and
after thirty-fve years of storm and
breaks, Smyrna Grange does exist
with over one hundred members and
meets every Saturday afternoon in
the cosey little room they call the
Grange Hall which they rent from
the Odd Fellows. 1t is the desire
of many of the members that the
Old Oak of thirty-five years ago will
develop in neat little hall which
will be an ornament to the town and
a monument to Smyrna Grange
Correspondent.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01
REVIVAL AT MlDDLETOWN
Rev. Vaughan S. Collins, Formerly of
Smyrna Having Success.

Rev. Vaughan S. Collins, pastor
of Bethesda M. E. Church, Middle
town, formerly of Smyrna, is having
a successful revival. The meetings,
which have been in progress since
January, were to have closed last
week, but following a song service
three more confessed conversion and
the next evening four more profess
ed. 1t was decided to continue the
meetings longer.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01

Blackbrd Cannery to Put up Corn
M. Records has decided to build a
corn cannery at Blackbird Station,
which he will run in connection with
his large tomato cannery there dur
ing the coming season.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01
To-Day is Moving Day in This Vicinity

To-day, March first, is moving
day in this vicinity and a number of
changes in both town and country
are taking place. Smyrna's business
changes have already been mention
ed.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01

George ShockIey's Sale Foots $4,000
Townsend, March George
Shockley, who recently sold all his
farm stock and implements, realized
over $4,000 from the sale. An un-
usually large crowd of buyers at
tended the sale.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01
ASBuRY USHERS UNION
Annual Election Held Last Evening
With G. Reynolds Stevenson, President

With G. Reynolds Stevenson, President
AT an election of the Asbury
Ushers Union last night G. Reyn-
olds Stevenson was elected presi-
dent; William Ford, vice president /;
Earl Grant, secretary, and Charles
j. Sudler, treasurer. The following
officers and collectors for the ensu-
ing year: Morning-A. D. Cole, C.
L. Gordy, j. Ralph Jefferson, Warner
Price. EVENING". T. Porter,
Earl Chandler, W. V. McMahan, ].
Frank Webb.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01

i New Books For the Library Shelves
New books have arrived for the
Smyrna Library and will be on the
shelves next week.
Smyrna times., 1911-03-01
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Box Social to be Held Tomorrow
Thursday Evening-LocaIs.

A Box Social will be held in the
School House Thursday evening,
March 2, at 8 o'clock. All are in
vited to come and bring a box. The
proceeds will be for the benefit of
the school. The Literary Society
will meet Friday afteroon at one
O'Clock instead of two O'Clock; all
are invited to attend. The question
for debate is Resolved, That there
should be educational requirements
for voting
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 10.-The story of a
vanishing letter addressed to and
signed Dick" from Richard S. Ryan,
of New York, to Richard A. Bal!inger,
then secretary Of the interior, purport-
ing to show that Chas. P. Taft had in
fluenced his brother, President Taft, to
forward the alleged attempt of the
Guggenheim interests to acquire Con-
troller Bay, an outlet of the coal fields
of southern Alaska, figured in the con-
gressional inquiry today in the testi
mony before the house committee on
expenditures in the interior depart
ment. Statements from the White
House and Charles P. Taft's offices
failed to lift the mystery of the alleged
letter.
Commissioner bennett, of the general
land Office, was the only witness today
and testified he knew nothing of 1t.
The letter was not found in the files,
though Miss M. F. Abbott, a newspaper
writer. who testifes later, said she
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
EDUCATION ASSN.
OPENS IN SAN FRANCISCO
Ry Associated Press.

San Francisco, July 10.-In surround
Angs fypifyfng the best of the cfviliza-
ton and education of ancient Greece.
the forty ninth convention of the Ma
tional Education Association opened
this afternoon in the Greek theatre of
the University of California at Berke-
ley. The educators were welcomed to
California by Gov. Hiram w. Johnson,
Mayor P. H. Mccarthy of San Fran
cisco, c.. G. Moore, president of the
Psnama- Pacific exposition, and Presi-
dent Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the
University of California. Response was
made on behalf of the delegates by
Robert ]. Alley, president of the Uni
versity of Maine.
The report of the board of trustees
received during the day shows $500
in the associations permanent fund
and the treasurer's report shows $4,000
added to this fund in the course of the
year. The associations receipts are
given as S4S,090, and its expenditures
as SS4,97s.
The trustees report on the perma-
nent fund does not carry the sigma
ture of President Ella F1agg Young,
ex-officio member Of the board. Mrs.
Young has criticized the method of
managing the fund several times since
she took Office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
BY Associated Press.

Atlanta, July 10.-Tonight, on the
eve OF balloting for a United States
senator by the Georgia legislature, the
general opinion prevails there will be
no election on the first days ballot.
Today a newspaper Of southeast
Georgia sent thirty kilograms to lead
ing papers in the state asking If they
would support former Governor J. n.
Brown for governor in the event of
Gov. Hoke Smith being elected senator,
leaving a vacancy as to the governor
ship. Twenty-Five replied they would
support Brown against the field.
AS the time for the first vote draws
nearer, the political atmosphere of the
capitol and hotel lobbies becomes more
saturated with rumors-wild, and, ap-
parently without foundation. None of
them could be run to earth.
One rumor was that President John
M. Slaton of the senate, Speaker Holder
of the house, and Congressman w. G..
Brantly would get into the race before
Little or no credence is given to this,
although, of course, their entry and
many other untoward happenings are
possible in the present condition of af-
fairs.
1t also was stated that Mr.. Brantly
was on his way here from Washington.
Both the house and senate met this
morning and adjourned after brief ses
sions to enable the newly designated
committees to retire and get to work
on the mass of bills which have been
introduced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
LOVE MZSSIVES
STILL MISSING
MYSTERY OF SEVERAL LETTERS WRITTEN BY
MILLIONAIRE STOKES TO LILLIAN GRA-
HAM, THE SHOW GIRL, MUST BE SOLVED
TO SATISFACTION OF COURT OR OFFICERS
WHO REMOVED THEM WILL SUFFER.

stance which the letters would help
reveal were such as to make the
shooting justitiable.
The superintendent Of the apartment
house where the shooting occurred
was summoned before Police Commits
sioner Waldo today. The commits
sioner is interested IN the case on ac-
count Of charges that sore OF his men
permitted Stokes's private detectives
tC ransSck Miss Grahams suite and
carry away the bundle OF letters while
the city detectives were present. The
defendants say that the letters already
made public in connection with the
case were returned after nine or ten
which Stokes wished to suppress had
been taken from the collection.
The defendants lawyers have threat
ened to bring charges against Stokes's
detective who admitted on the stand
that he had carried away the letters.
Whether the charge would be larceny
or the suppression of evidence, they
have not decided.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 10.-The Canadian
reciprocity bill emerged unscathed to-
night from the most serious ordeal it
has yet experienced in the senate. A
series of amendments were offered by
Cummins, of Iowa, and two offered by
Simmons, of North Carolina, all seek
ing to increase the number of Cana
dian manufactured articles that shall
be admitted free to the United States.
They were voted down by large ma
jorities and the vote in favor of the
amendments was so small that Cum
Minis asked for only five roll calls, al
though he had previously announced
his intention of asking for ten.
The maximum vote for his tariff
amendments was IA, compared with a
maximum vote of 80 against their de-
feat. Cummins's amendments cleared
the senate sitaution and left the bill
much near its final passage.
Bailey offered an amendment to the
house wooden tariff bill imposing a
duty of 25 per cent on raw wool and
will ask consideration of this amend
ment to the farmers free list amend
ment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
BY Associated Press.

New York, July 10.-The mystery of
seven or eight missing letters written
by w. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire, to
Lillian Graham, the show girl, must be
solved by the police and James Cum
mings, Stokes's private detective, to
the satisfaction Of Magistrate Freschi
and Police Commissioner Waldor. To-
night three central office detectives
and police Heutenants face serious
charges as the outgrowth Of an inves-
tigation of the matter, while Cum
mings is under a summons to appear
before the magistrate tomorrow to tell
what part he took in removing the
letters from the girls room. Miss
Graham and her chum, Ethel Conrad.
whose preliminary examination on the
charge of attempting to kill Stokes
will be continued tomorrow, say they
relied upon the missing missives to
justify the shooting.
The girls admit that they shot
Stokes, but declare that the circum-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
METHOD OF SPREADING
THE GOSPEL OF UNIONISM
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, July 10.-A novel method Of
spreading the gospel of unionism
among Chicago's foreign population
has been adopted by the women trade
unionists.
Lessons in English are being given
foreign working girls, but the old
primer has been discarded and a new
one substituted by the Woman's Trade
Union League. The time-honored cat
which has done service in connecting
ideas with objects. has been discarded
and the union" substituted. In get
ting her first lesson in reading the pu-
pill no longer reads Il see the cat"
Instead she reads: Il am a unionist
girl The lesson proceeds I start to
work at o'clock in the morning. I
quit at o'clock in the afternoon"
In another lesson the condition of
the non-union girl is contrasted with
that of the union girl. 1t reads: 4
am not a union girl. I begin work at
o'clock in the morning and I work
until 6 o'clock in the evening. I get 81
a week"
The new system of education was
explained at the meeting of the Wom-
ems Trade Union League yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
Hot Weather and Drouth Play
Havoc With Crop Conditions

thirds Of a normal crop Of hay may be
expected. The oats crop will probably
be more than 25 per cent less than
last years CROP he declares.
Murray said the corn acreage Is the
largest ever recorded, but the condition
OF the crop is about per cent below
the average, which indicates the pro-
duction approximately OF FIVE per cent
less than last years record crop, but
nearly Eve per cent more than the
average production during the last five
years. The condition Of the crop on
July !, however, was critical
The potato crop is unusually short.
it is indicated. The average of to-
Nbacco is reduced 2S per cent from last
year. The wheat crop viii be I'D to
the average Of total production.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11

With tentative plans in his possess
sion providing for the Improvement Of
the government building in Pensacola,
Z. r. A. Litzau, OF the supervising
architects Office, arrived in the city
yesterday morning from Washington.
The plans contemplate the expenditure
of 100000 in remodeling. adding to
and improving the building, and II is
expected that this will be done at no
distant date. The money to be ex-
pended was appropriated a year or
more ago, but 1t was not until re-
Gently that the force of the supervis-
ing architect was able to reach the
Pensacola building. owing to the fact
that appropriations for other buildings
had been made prior.
The plans in the possession OF Mr..
Iitzau contemplate the construction
Of an addition 35 feet in width on the
west side Of the building. This will ex-
end the entire length Of the struc-
,ure and be of the same heighth as the
present building. OF course after the
architect has looked over the ground
and examined the building he may de-
eide upon a different arrangement, but
he will arrange the building so as TO
give plenty of room for all govern
ment officers, as well as arrange the
court room in more convenient man
ner.
1t is the desire to have all Of the
court officers on the same floor and to
have the court room so located that it
will be away from the noises. II the
present plans are carried through the
court room will be on the west side
Of the building, while there will be two
corridors on each floor.
In addition to the addition a new
elevator will be installed and the en-
tire building given an overhauling.
As soon as Mr.. Litzau returns 20
Washington the plans will be drawn
and proposals called for.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 1O.-Prof. ". c.
Murray, acting chief of the crop re-
porting bureau of the department Of
agriculture, after the announcement of
the July report on grain and produce
today, said the hot and dry weather
and drouth had played something akin
to havoc with crop conditions during
the last month.
He said the report reflects rather Sc
rious effects Of the drouth during June,
the most important crops showing a
condition at present which indicates a
yield below that Of last year and below
the recent average yields Of production.
Feedstuff. oats and hay seem to be the
hardest hit, he says, and less than two
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
FORCES
AVIATOR DOWN
HARRY ATWOOD COMPELLED TO
DISCONTINUE FLIGHT TEMPO
RARILY ON ACCOUNT OF HIGH
HUMIDITY.
BY Associated Press.

Baltimore, Nd, July S.-Forced by
the intense heat with its accompanying
extremely high humidity, to disCoH-
tinue, temporarily at least, their flight
by aeroplane to Washington, Harry n.
Atwood and Charles K. Hamilton, who
left Atlantic City at 5:04 o'clock this
morning in the latter's biplane, de-
scended shortly after 8 o'clock near
Stemmers Run station, eight miles
east of Baltimore on the Pennsylvania
railroad and came TO Baltimore by
train. They had travelled approx
mately 14S miles with but one stop,
that at Farnell, Del, for gasoline. This
distance was 13 miles greater than At
wood carried his mechaniCian in the
fifht from Bostn to New London, Conn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11

LOCAL THUNDER SHOWERS TUES.
DAY AND wednesday, MoDER-
ATE EAST WINDS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
THREE. ARE LOST
IN A COLLISION
VESSELS CLASH TOGETHER AT
MIDNIGHT AND LARGE NUMBER
OF PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED
A THRILLING RESCUE.
BY Associated Precs.

sault ste. Marie, Mich, July TO-
Three lives were lost and thirty-one
people, including six women and a lit
tie boy, experienced a thrilling mid
night rescue when the steamer John
Mitchell OF Chicago was sunk early to-
day in collision with the steamer Wil-
liam II. Mack Of Cleveland OF Yer
million Point, Lake Superior, about
sixty miles northwest Of here.
The two vessels that crashed to-
gether in a fog were both of steel
structure. Several Of the crew and
passengers of the Mitchell were taken
on board the Mack more or less severe
ly injured. Mrs. AL Clemens, wife Of
the Mitchelrs steward, sustained ..
broken leg.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
TAFT FIGURES IN
A BIG SCANDAL
THAT PRESIDENT WAS INFLUENCED
BY CHAS. P. TAFT IN FAVOR OF THE GUG-
GENHEIM INTERESTS IN GETTING POSSES
SION OF IHE CONTROLLER BAY LANDS
LETTER DISAPPEARS.

copied such a document from the Of
fetal files. Dennette testified that some
time between framing the first draft
and the final order opening Controller
Bay lands to entry the usual provision
was eliminated which would have re-
quired sixty days notice from anyone
intending to file a claim on the lands.
He did not know who struck it out.
Replying to a question he said the ef-
feet was to give advantage to those on
the ground who happened to know of
the order. He will explain later an
order given to the press at the time.
CHARGES PUBLISHED.
Published charges have been made
that Richard s. Ryan, of New York,
said to be a secret agent of the Gug-
genheim syndicate, wrote to former
Secretary Ballinger, declaring that he,
Ryan, had asked Charles P. Taft to
speak to his brother, President Taft,
about the Controller Bay claims and
IT., l-d
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
Champion Wogast is Ready to
Fight Fred Welch For Title

Wolgast and his manager, Tom Jones,
tacitly agreed that the bout would take
place with either Jack Welsh or Ed
die Smith as referee.
At the first meeting Welsh and his
manger, Baron Long, asked Wolgast
to live up to their original agreement,
which was that the money be posted
thirty days before the fight. Wolgast
refused, insisting that if the $4,000
was not posted tomorrow he would
withdraw his forfeit of $1,000 and leave
for the east. Welsh and Wolgast will
meet again today and endeavor to
reach an agreement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
BALLOONS ARE
STILL IN AIR
ALL SEVEN CONTESTANTS IN
RACE TO TRY FOR BENNETT
cUP-RAcE STILL ON AT MID
NIGHT.
Rx Associated Rresa.

Kansas City, July 1O.--AIl seven bal
looms which raced away from here this
afternoon in the elimination contest to
choose two to represent the United
States in the James Gordon Bennett
cup race in October are still in the air
at midnight and sailing northeast.
When last heard from four were sail
ing over Gallatin, Mo, rs miles away;
two passed Holt, Mo, 80 miles away,
and the seventh was last seen at Ham
ilton, Mo-, 4S miles away. Pilot To-
peka No..1 landed safely at Polo Mo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
ATLANTA MAN THOUGHT HE
OWNED STEEL CORPORATION
BY Associated Press.

New York, July 1O.-Business in the
executive Offices Of the steel corpora
ton was moving along in it's accus-
toned pIacency today when a man
giving his name as c. z. Piper, of At
lanta, Ga. walked briskly into Chair
man Gary's room and announced that
he was now in charge of the corpora
tion's affairs. He followed his declara-
ton by calling q meeting of the board
of directors. When the executive force
overcame its surprise, Piper was re-
moved from the building and taken to
Bellvue for examination. It was sup
posed he was overcome by the heat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
GOvERNMENTTO
AID SUFFERERS
PRESIDENT PROMISES TWENTY
DAYS ARMY RATIONS TO RESI-
DENTS OF LEE COUNTY, ALA,
AND HARRIS COUNTY, GA.
By Associated Press

Washington, July 10.-President Taft
today promised Representatives Clay
ton, of Alabama, and Adamson, of
Georgia, to direct the serving of twen-
ty days army rations to the sufferers
from the severe storm of July 4, in
Lee county, Alabama, and Harris
county, Georgia.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-11
ALL PASSENGERS
ACCOUNTED FOR
FATALTTtEs-ARoAD THE STEAM
Err SANTA ROSA CONFINED TO
ONE OFFICER AND THREE SEA-
MEN OF THE SHIP.
BY Associated Press.

San Francisco, July 10.-Every
passenger on the steamer Santa Rosa,
wrecked near Point Arguello, has
finally been accounted for, according
to a statement given out this afternoon
by the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany. G. P. Stark, Mrs. c. L. Payne
and Mrs. s. P. Payne, the missing,
have been found.
This report of the passenger depart
ment confines the fatalities to one Off
Ger and three seamen, who were
drowned when a small boat was
crushed against the side Of the
steamer.