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Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
FARMERS GIVEN A WARNING
State Board of Agriculture Endeavors
to Prevent Spread of Anthrax
Among the Cattle of Delaware

Farmers are warned that it is
dangerous to bring cattle from dis
tricts where there is no anthrax to
farms infected with this disease. So
long as no new stock is brought to
these infected farms the disease
does not appear to exist, for the
reason that the animals are constant
ly exposed to the disease and be-
come permanently immune, almost
as if they had actually had the
disease and had recovered. There
fore, they go on year after year and
no trouble appears, but when cattle
from a district not affected are
brought to the place they soon take
the disease in most virulent and
fatal form. Such instances have
been rather common in Delaware
during the past few years, and hence
this warning is timely and should be
needed. Neglect to heed it may
result in serious losses.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
SHAD CATCH VERY LIGHT
Local Fishermen Find Weather Con
dltions Very Much Against 1t

Local Fishermen Find Weather Con-
dtions Very Much Against 1t
About twenty shad boats with
nets took trip from New Castle on
the Delaware river yesterday and
number of fishermen after toiling in
the cold with their nets, almost
frozen stiff, came back without a
fish. The highest catch was made by
Joseph Dougherty and Joseph Nor
gan, with twenty -four to their
credit. The catch is less than one
fourth of the number one year ago.
The prices in consequence remain at
top notch marks and they are cell
ing in the city at 80 cents to 81. rs
each for roes, while the milts are
selling at forty to seventy-five cents
according to size. Joseph H. King
shipped his entire catch of lao fish
to New York. Fishermen of Smyrna
and vicinity find the same conditions
to prevail.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
SUED RAILROAD FOR DAMAGES
II. p. Kelley, Formerly of Smyrna, and
Eight Others Concerned

n. p. Kelley, Formerly of Smyrna, and
Eight Others Concerned
If a suit brought in the Superior
court yesterday by Henry P. Kelly
and eight other persons is decided
in their favor, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will be compelled
to pay them damages because of the
fact that they missed their train.
Mr.. Kelley recently resided in Smyr-
ma. The nine plaintiffs were unable
to reach a southbound Delaware
division train at Middletown last
Tuesday because a freight train
blocked the street leading to the
railroad station. The would-be pas
sengers endeavored to have the
freight train cut apart in order that
they might reach the train, but
while they were waiting for it to
move, the passenger train departed.
This action is unique, in that it is
the first of it's kind ever brought in
a Delaware court.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
WANT DUPONT BOULEVARD
BETWEEN SMYRNA CLAYTON
RESIDENTS OF BOTH TOWNS
HOPE 1T WILL STRIKE BETWEEN
Would Be a Great Impetus to Both
Towns and Might Eventually Cause
Both Municipalities to Join

Governor Pennewill Friday after
noon signed the amendments to the
general Incorporation law that will
permit of the incorporation of boule-
ward companies and enable General
7. c. dupont to construct and give
a highway to the State. General
DUPONT is busy making plans for the
boulevard from the northern to the
southern end of the State. AS yet
the course the boulevard will take
has not been made public if in fact
it is really known. Much talk is
given to the matter and since it
seems definitely assured that the
Boulevard" will be an entirely
new and independent highway, resi-.
dents of Smyrna and Clayton are
hoping the road will strike midway
between the two towns. With the
boulevard between Smyrna and Clay
ton there would be a natural tend
ency for both towns to grow toward
this center of interest and activity
and it is not improbable that the two
towns might join and make the
largest town in the State. General
DUPONT is now at his summer home,
"The Moors," near Cambridge, Md. ),
where he is pondering over details of
the boulevard construction. During
the past week he has had as his
guest an engineer who has achieved
prominence in highway construction,
and who had much to do with plan
ming New jerseys network of good
roads. He also will consult engi-
neers of the Federal Government.
Two corps of surveyors are to start
out at once in the lower end of the
State. One corps will start from
Delmar and survey northward tt
some point near the Kent county
line, and the other corps will star
from Selbyville and probably will
work toward Georgetown. A thirt
corps will be sent out later. Thi
has given an impression that Gene
raj DUPONT may build two road
through Sussex county, one to tai
the western section with Delmar a
a terminus, and the other to tai
the eastern section, with Selbyvill
as terminus. 1t is the intention
of General DUPONT to have the boul
evard built as early as possible.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
POSTMASTER JEFFERSON TERM
Explanation as to When His Three
Terms Were Served.

Postmaster jefferson, who is an
applicant for reappointment at the
close of his term, wishes US to make
an explanation concerning the state
ment made in the Times that he was
"closing his third term (12 years.
of service. AS a matter of fact he
is only closing two terms Is years.
continuous service. Mr.. Jefferson
was postmaster from 1889 to 1893
succeeding the late John H. Bewley.
Ten years elapsed between that term
and the time he re-entered the office
as postmaster. He was appointed
this time in 1903 succeeding Thomas
B. Megear and will have served
eight years when his term expires
next January. Mr.. Jefferson is get
ting strong endorsement for reap
pointment. At the same time Mr.
John E. Phillips is making an active
fight and is likewise getting strong
endorsement. Both are prominent
and active Republican workers and
the fight is being watched with in
terest
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
CLUB HAS VICTOR CONCERT
Twentieth Century Club Furnished
With Novel Program Friday


The following program was given
on Friday, March 31st, at the Twent-
ieth Century Club: Piano duet,
Mrs. Murray Stuart and Miss Julia
Hum; business half-hour, Presi-
dent, Mrs. F. E. Postles; social
hour, Mrs. L. e. Anthony, Mrs. ].
A. Hoffecker, Miss Lizzie Reynolds; 4;
refreshments, Club Hostess, Miss
Laura Bell. One of the delightful
features of the social hour was a
"Victor" concert as follows: Part
I-Sausa's Band; "Put on Your Old
Gray Bonnet" Hayden Quartette
"Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eyes" H. Macdonough; violin,
Maud Powell; Rigoletto," Madame
Tetrazzini; Come Where My Love
Lies Dreaming" Peerless Quartet !;
"Spoontime,' Two Step; Gems
from "The Dollar Princess. Part
II-Mexican Band; "Torza del Des-
tino, "Caruso ct Scotti; "Fire Fly
Gallop," Reitz; "Stop Your Tick
ling Landen; cave Maria, :"
Marie Michocloud; "Four Sugar
Plums," Barn Dance; "New Parson
at Darktown Church,; Sousa's Band.
The meeting of April 7th is "Jun-
ior Day. when all children of Club
members are invited to be guests of
the Club. An interesting "Play"
is in preparation with the Juveniles
forming the cast. This no doubt
will make it one of the most de-
lightful occasions of the Club year.
Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
SUPERINTENDENTS' SALARY

Governor Pennewill in a Quandary
Over Two Bills Passed by Legislature
Governor Pennewill has two en-
rolled bills before him as passed by
the Delaware Legislature, and both
signed by the presiding officers of
both houses, one increasing all three
State superintendents of free public
schools from twelve to fifteen hum
dred dollars salary; the other in
creasing the superintendent of New
Castle only. 1t IS said that the
governor is not in favor of increas-
ing only one man and he from the
smallest county, and he will hold the
matter under advisement.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
EASTER MONDAY CLUB AFFAIR

Miss Gay ZenoIa MacLaren Will Give
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Miss Gay Zenola MacLaren will
appear at the Century Club Room
at 8 p. M, April 18th, in "Rebecca
of Sunnybrook Farm, ore of the
most delightfully."- humorous of Miss
MacLaren's repertoire. The tickets
will be on sale at Clifton & Jones'e
drug store on Monday, April TO-
General admission, 25 cents; re-
served seats, 35 cents. Miss Mac
Laren needs no introduction to a
Smyrna audience. To hear her once,
creates the desire to hear her again.
Come one, come all and renew your
acquaintance with Rebecca" who
made you laugh so heartily when
first you met her.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
ANOTHER BAKERY FOR SMYRNA
Mrs. Annie B. Taylor Rents Store
Vacated by Mrs Ross-Hurlock

Vacated by Mrs Ross-Hurock
Mrs. Annie C. Taylor, of Middle
town, has rented of Mrs. Samuel j.
Reynolds the store and residence,
corner of Commerce and Market
streets, recently vacated by Mrs.
Mary G. Ross Hurlock and will open
a bakery for homemade cakes and
pies. The property is being reno
waited and put in readines for Mrs.
Taylor's occupancy sometime this or
next week. The little room next to
Truax's meat store will be taken by
H. C. Jones for his realestate
Office. Mr.. Jones was recently with
H. D. Boyer's agency but is now the
Smyrna representative of Ford and
Reis, the we'll known Wilmington
realestate brokers.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
REALESTATE SALES OF WEEK
Property of Smyrna and Vicinity Sold
the by n. D. Boyer Agency

H. D. Boyer, realestate broker,
has sold during the past week the
following properties: Farm of
Emma F. Robinson, near Thomas,
Corner, and containing AZ acres to
David F. Robinson, of Camden, N.
J. Price $4,000 cash.-Farm of
Christopher C. King, near Brenford,
containing rs acres to Harry B.
Smith, of Duck Creek, for $4,000. -
Truck farm of Harry B. Smith of
IL acres, located at Duck Creek, to
Christopher c. King for $24O0. -
House and lot on East Commerce
street belonging to Mutual Loan AS
sociation, of Wilmington. DEL, to
Benjamin A. Hazel for 5000.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
GRAND CASTLE OF EAGLES
Charles p. Thornley, Represents Union
Castle No. IL of Smyrna

Castle No. " OF Smyrna
Charles P. Thornley,, of Union
Castle No. II, Knights of Golden
Eagles, has returned from Roxana,
Delaware, where he represented
Smyrna at the annual meeting of
the Grand Castle. 1t was the first
time in the history of the order that
a Grand Castle of the State has ever
met in lower Delaware and every
arrangement had been made to show
the visitors good time. Noble
Chief William Mcdonald, of Will
mington, opened the sessions and
the reports read showed the order
to be in a most excellent condition
with an increase of membership all
along the line.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
KINGS DAUGHTERS OFFICERS

Circle in Smyrna Elects Miss Elizabeth
Reynolds President for Year
At the Circle of Kings Daughters
held at the home of Mrs. William A.
FAIRIES on Thursday evening, March
30, the following officers were elect
ed: President, Miss Elizabeth r.
Reynolds; first vice-president, Mrs.
j. P. Hudson; second vice. president,
Mrs. Mary E. Riggs; recording Sec
retary, Miss Elizabeth Smithers; !;
corresponding secretary, Miss Laura
A. Bell; Treasurer, Mrs. B. G.. Col
ins. Cor. Sec..
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05
BLACKBIRD GIRL A BRIDE

Miss Ethel Faries, Daughter of George
FAIRIES. Weds Samuel Jester
Blackbird, April 4.-Miss Ethel
FAIRIES, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. FAIRIES, of, Blackbird,
formerly of Smyrna, and Mr. Samuel
Jester, of near Fieldsboro, stole a
march on the BRIDES parents Sun
day evening, April End, by driving
to Middletown and getting married.
They have the best wishes of their
friends for happy married life.
Smyrna times., 1911-04-05

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
CONCERT BY CHRISTIAN SISTERS

At the Congregational Church
Tuesday evening, February eth:
The Christian Sisters, Marie
Ellen Christian and Frances Lillian
Christian with two other sisters at
one timecomposed a quartet, known
as the Scandinavian Quartette.
They We're widely known through
the Middle West, being in great
demand at Chatauquas and for lee
ture courses and church entertain
ments.
Marie Ellen Christian has a So
prano voice of great range and of
a warm sympathetic quality, seldom
found in SO high a voice. Frances
Lillian Christian has a deep, rich
and powerful contralto voice SEEM
ing like that of large pipe organ.
The Christian sisters will give this
concert with some outside aid un-
der the auspices of the Congreea-
tional Club as a benefit to aid in
paying for the furnace recently in
stalled inthe Congregational church
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AMENDMENT TO BRIDGE BILL

time. The influence of the labor
delegates did much to dissipate OPP
position to the employers liability
law but if this gets through at this
session it will only be after a hard
fight.
Assessors and Sheriffs
During most OF last week John
Severyns, the new assessor of Ben
ton county, was visitor in Olym-
pia attending the sessions of the
state association of county assessors.
The convention of assessors and
the labor convention are only the
first of number of conventions
which are to be held in Olympia
while the legislature is in session
each particular group CT delegates
being interested in seeing ~ome new
laws put on the statute books or
some old ones removed.
This week the sheriffs of the state
are meeting here with daily SEES
sions. The good roads people have
already appeared in force and 9TH
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-27
SUPERINTENDENT ANDRuS
GETS PROMOTION
Local Manager Will Handle Affairs
From Both Sides of River.

Superintendent r. J. Andrus, of
the Pacific Power Il Light Company
has been promoted since the install
lation of the new heads of tie COM
pany. He will now be division
manager for this end of the COM
pany lines, his territory being from
kiona-Benton City to Pasco. Under
the new order it will be necessary
for him to spend half of the week
on the Pasco side of the river, and
has chosen Monday, Wednesday
and Friday for the days that he
will spend in kennewick. The
management of an automobile will
be- given him in the spring to make
it easier to cover the territory.
He has been given additional men
to relieve him of portion of the
office work, and Lynn Plantz has
been made cliff clerk, with A. l..
Linn, who has been in the Pasco
office as assistant. w. H. McC.askey
is the chief clerk in the Pasco office.
Mr.. Bailey, the manager of the
Pasco office, has been transferred to
The Dalles.
The old power plant has been
converted into a store house for the
construction material for the new
line up the river. and many car
loads of material have been unload
ed in the past two weeks.
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eral lines of the resolution intro
duced by Francis Patrick Goss of
Seattle, is about due. While it is
not claimed that the misappropria-
tions of the regime of General Ortis
Hamilton. now serving time for
enlightenment. have been the rule,
those seeking the investigation claim
that wOeful encouragement has
been general and that if the true
condition of affairs were known the
guard would be mustered out.
Miscellaneous Notes
In response to petitions bills have
been introduced during the past
week in both the senate and house
exempting women from jury duty.
A new township organization bill
was introduced Monday providing
for the abolition of county assessor,
the auditor being expected to carry
on that officials duties. l. also
provides for a board of commits
sioners consisting of one member
from each township in the county.
F. l.. Farnsworth of Lincoln has
introduced a bill providing a tax of
81 per horsepower on all automo-
biles, the money to be applied to
the roads fund.
The social life of the capital be-
gan this week with formal ball
given by Governor and Mrs. NJ. +.
Hay Tuesday night. This will be
followed next Tuesday by Il ball
rendered the legislators by the cit
liens of Olympia.
1t is peculiar fact that Il great
part of the opposition to the em-
ployers liability law is coming from
insurance companies. These com
panies figure that if workingmen
are to be compensated for injuries
in any event that great argument
for insurance would be lost.
The state land committee of the
senate is preparing bill asking that
all state timber land be cruised.
The value of the states timber has
never been officially estimated tho
it is probably about $50, OOO,O
Joint subcommittee from the sem
ate and house have been appointed
to prepare a new road law to take
the place of the present state aid
road law. Eight Representatives and
five senators will work out the new
law
Memorial services were held Mon
day by the house and senate for the
late Senator John p. Cameron and
the late Governor Samuel Cosgrove
1t is probable that the lower house
will vote to abolish the death pen
atty for murder On Il test vote last
week the Representatives declined to
indefinitely postpone the bill.
Senator A. S. Ruth of Olympia
was the only republican in house or
senate who did not vote for Pom
dexter. He left the senate before
the count started to avoid voting
for the eastern Washington insur-
gent
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past ten days five carloads have been
sbipped to their ranch down the
valley near Finley
Mrs. 4. Lob. who has but recently
returned from the hospital at Walla
Walla, was pleasantly surprised on
Thursday evening when the Women
Of Woodcraft gathered at the home
of her son, Ernest kolh, to welcome
her back to kennewick very
uleasaut evening was passed by all
DAINTY refreshments were served late
in the evening.
Postmaster Wheaton received the
government wigwag flags for the
use of the kenneWick Gun CluD.
They are to he used at the targets to
indicate the location OF their shots
Since Postmaster Scott left interest
in the club has dropped somewhat
no to last Sunday. when n party
went to the range. beginning" the
spring practice. 1t is expected that
the enrolment i'm the club will have
tripplei before the summer is over
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Locals

Miss Jessie Folsom left Thursday
evening for Portland which Is to be
her future home. Her father. "m.
Folsom expects to leave for Portland
tonight, having completed business
affairs here.
Mrs. W 4. HaynOr was called TO
Ziliah. Monday by, the death OF her
grandmother, Mrs. VI. NJ. Furman'
Mrs. Furman had resi- ded with her
son, c. II. Fnrman for the past eight
wears. She died at the age OF 40 years
and succombad to the feebleness OF
advanced age after u lingering Illness.
merchants, now. a-days are not the
only ones to buy in carload lots TO
make saving The kennewick
Packing company has had Its buyers
in the different markets. to pick up
bargains in the cattle line. In the
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ers who are interested in either see
ing the old state aid law re-enacted
and a new one to take its place, are
coming later
While in Olympia the assessors
went on record as favoring a change
in the present township organiza-
ton law to allow the commissioners
of each county to exercise the func-
tsons of a board of equalization over
the township assessors, there having
been much complaint on account of
inequalities. The assessors also adj
opted resolution fully indorsing
the acts and policies of the present
state tax commission. They dis
cussed ways and means of getting
more uniform ratings on grazing
and mineral lands.
!AppOrtiOnment Troubles
The fight over legislative appor-
tionment is still going on with the
small counties on one side, Seattle
and Tacoma on the other and
Spokane apparently on the fence.
The representatives of the small
counties claim they have A. repre-
sentatives signed to oppose the
Pierce county plan of depriving
three counties of representation.
Pierce and King together have y
representatives and could probably
marshal a voting strength of 40 by
trades with neighborirg small coun-
ties AS it takes 40 votes for ma
jority in the lower house, however,
it is probable that Spokane's 10 rep
resentatives held the balance of
power. When it comes to vote it
5 more than likely that Spokane
will line up with the small counties.
first seeing that Spokane is well
taken care of with as many new rep
resentatives and senators as pos
sible.
The Pierce county bill, which has
the approval of King county also,
has been submitted but is still in
committee.
Rap National Guard
The National Guard of Washing
ton was pulled over the Goals in the
senate last week when they asked a
deficiency appropriation of s12, 500.
The money was finally granted but
not until after numerous caustic ref
erence had been made to the alleged
/ incompetency of the higher ups"
in the organization. Governor Hay
was severely criticised for appoint
ing George Lamping adiutant gen.
eral after the latter had said he
could not devote his full time to the
affairs of the guard
| 1t Is quite plain that an investi-
CATION of the guard, along the gen
The Ordway new era., 1911-11-03
GEN ERAL.

The statement OF clearing house
banks for the week in New York.
| shows that the banks hold $l5.203.950
reserve in excess Of legal require
ments.
Secretary Fisher OF the Interior De-
partment has announced himself as
unqualifiedly in favor Of the retire
ment system for the civil employees OF
the government. He also favored an
increase in pay for employees in the
intermediate grades OF the Executive
Departments.
The federal Supreme Court at Wash
| ington has begun consideration of the
famous Alaskan coal land case. in
which Charles F. Munday and Archie
W. Shiels were indicted for conspir-
acy to defraud the government out of
Alaska coal lands, estimated to be
worth $1O.OO0.O00.
Cotton ginning throughout the South
since the picking of the crop of 1911
began has been carried on with great.
er activity this season than in any
year in the history of the industry and
has resulted in the unprecedented
quantity of 7.740634 running bales of
cotton ginned to October 18th.
The annual meeting of the boards
of home and foreign missions of the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church
| will take place in Denver November
10 to 23. The bishops OF the church
as well as missionery authorities from
all over the United States will be in
l.. l.. =
in the Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church. The first session will be that
Of the home board. Friday, Nov. 10.
The governments long planned Suit
to break up the so-called steel Trust"
was begun in Trenton. N. j., in the
United States Circuit Court. 1t is the
most sweeping antitrust action ever
brought by the Department of Justice
The government asks not only the dis.
solution of the United States Steel
corporation, but for the dissolution OF
all constituent or subsidiary com.
panies which are alleged to have com.
bined in violation OF the Sherman law
to maintain or attempt to maintain.
a monopoly of the steel business"
Thirty-six subsidiary corporations are
named as defendants. ]. Pierpont
Morgan. John D. Rockefeller. Andrew
Carnegie. Charles NJ. Schwab. George
W. Perkins, E. H. Gary, John D.
Rockefeller. Jr., Henry Frick, Charles
Steele, James Gayley. William H.
Moore. ]. H. Moore, Edmund c. Con-
verse, Percival Roberts. Jr., Daniel G.
Reid, Norman B. Ream, P. A. Widener
and William P. Palmer are named IN
dividually as defendants.