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WOMAN 'ssUFFRle|
AMENDMENT T0|
PASS HOUSE
Opposition Il Expected, Howsvsx, I
the Senate, Where Only uine
Votes win Be Enough 10
XIII the Measure.
Women From Many Parts Of State Il
lansing To Urge Cause Of
Equal Rights.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 31.-Tho'
resolution introduced by Rep. u. ~
Green, OF Pontiac, to submit the Queo-.
ton OF woman suffrage to the people,
is expected to be adopted when 6
comes up In committee of the whoIo
In the house today, but defeat Il pre-.
dicted for IT when 1t goes to the SEN
ate for concurrence. A resolution Tor
a constitutional amendment requires
a two-thirds vote In each house, -
that with one vacancy In the thirty
two senatorial districts, only nine
votes will be required to defeat the
measure. II is said that at least ~
are opposed.
A large delegation Of women sui
frage advocates from all parts of the
state is expected to attend the session
ut which the resolution will be sub
nitted.
A poll of the Representatives taken
by friends of the resolution, gives the
following as favoring its submispion:
Ashley, Austin, Averill, BaldWiu
Bali, Bierd, Burnham, Catlin, Cha1ns
berlain, Chambers, Chandler, Clark.
Copley, Cummins, Currie, Decks,
Dunn, Ewing. Field. Fisk, Flowero.
Gansser, Gard, Giles, Glasner, G. ~
Green, ID. A. Green, Hale, Hecker<,
Hinkley, Holcomb, Holland, Jensen,
Kalmbach, Happier, Lord, Lucas, Nc.
Bride, McEachern, Mckay, McNaugh-
ton, McNitt, Morford, Myers. Arthur
Odell, Ogg, Oppendorn, Parks. Perry,
Rarkin, Reynolds, Russell, SHARP,
Symonds, Taylor. Walker, Ward
Wheeler, Whelan. willoughby, VOL
cott, Wood, Woodwork, Yeo, Young,
Speaker Baker.
Rep. Amerson and several Others
are busy knocking" the resolution.
AMI declare that the resolution will
not receive more than SO votes.
Mrs. Clara B. Arthur, OF Detroit,
was In the house. last night. working
among the members, and exprease6
the belief that the resolution vou1<
carry In at least that branch OF f60
legislature.
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service in which the express compan
les are without compe titors."
Take shipment OF ordinary mer-
chandise weighing eight pounds and
send 1t from Ll.chfield. Mimi. to Tel
lurlde, Col This package would he
handled by thrce companies, and un.
der the triple graduate" system of
computing rates, would cost the ship
per $2.5o. II Two companies had han
died 1t, the charges would have been
$"l5. II one company could have
handled the package, the charges
would have been $l.20.
II the United States government
could handle 1t under parcels post
system, the cost would have. been 81
cents.
Furthermore, the United States gov
ernment would have carried 1t to the
Philippines for exactly the same
amount. Or, for that matter, TO
Porto Rico, Guam. Samoa, Hawaii,
Alaska, Canada or Mexico!
Sceaking Of the intricate and con-
fuslng system Of graduated rates
which the express companies have
worked out, the commission says:
The same lesson may be read from
them all, namely, that the basal rates
are no correct measure or the
amounts which patrons pay for eX-
press service, and in general, that the
ate per pound is in inverse ratio q
the weight Of the package, and that
the payment often increases with the
number Of express companies con-
Cerned."
This report Is the first accurate In
formation which the government has
ever been able to obtain about the eA-
press business IN the United States,
and its revelations are startling.
Il shows not only that the express
business Is a practical monopoly, but
tnat It has burt up immense assets
out OF revenues derived from the pub
lie, with a very small initial Invest
ment Of capital
As long therefore as the express
companies can stave of parcels pC3t
Legislation, jus: so long can they COLI
t!nue to charge exorbitant rates for
service in when they have no compe-
titiCn.
The commission makes significant
comment on the balance sheet figures
Of express earnings which 1t presents:
The balance sheet statement shows
very clearly that 1t Is through the
brofits Of the business that the large
as sets have been accumulated, and 1t
may be safely asserted that the origin
al investment il this business as a
" hole was relatively insignificant. TIE
exrIe business is perhaps the best
Illustration which the country affords
uf the accumulation Of considerable
s ssels out Of the revenues"
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EXPRESS TRUSTS.
GRIP ON PEOPLE IS
SHOWN BY INQUIRY
Triple Graduate" System Rates Hits
People Three Times-Gigantic Busi-
ness Built Up From Little or
Nothing, Says Report.
Three .fourths of All Business Might
Go By Parcels Post at
Cheap Rate.
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 3l.-The
interstate commerce commission
fist annual report on the statistics OF
express companies, just published
shows that 95 per cent Of the number
I OF pieces of express matter handled
consists of packages weighing 100
pounds or less.
What proportion OF this class OF
matter weighs IL pounds or less, the
probable maximum weight when
would be allowed under a parcels post
law-if we had one?
The commissions figures do not
show this. Due to the expenses In
volved," the commission has not at
tempted to go back OF the 100 pounds
or less classification.
But prominent official connected
with the commission. who has had Inn
mediate charge of compiling certain
ro:tions Of this report. estimates that
between IS and 80 per cent Of matter
weighing 100 pounds or less would
weigh IL pounos, and thus could be
carried under parcels post system.
In other words II We had a parcels
ness-practicaliy three.fourths OF it
would inevitably go to the govern
ment!
I,oes this suggest a reason for the
tremendous opposition being exerted
by the express monopoly against an
kinL Of a parcels post?
The parcels post conventions which
inis country has with certain foreign
countries allows a maximum OF ii
rounds weight, at rate OF IL cents
ner pound. You can send an ll-pound
package to Europe for 1892, while U
costs you l6 cents pound to se1d
merchandise across your city, and you
can't send more than four pounds at
any price.
Here is an illustration taken from
the commissions report which viii
serve to show the differepce IN
charges by an express company in
competition with the postoftice ana
bank. and where no competition is
POSSIBLE:
1.-TWO shipments, one a 40pound
box. valued at $50. and the other
package of $1,000 in money, can be
made for charges 25 per cent less
ihan a single merchandise shipment Of
the same weight and value" says the
commission
The probable explanation OF these
apparent Inconsistencies is found III
the fact that charges for the transpor-
tation OF currency are exposed to com
retition with the postofiice as we'll as
with banks and other agencies OF com
ncrcial exchange, whereas the ship
nent OF valuable merchandise Is 4
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
OFFICER MARTYR IS
FREED AFTER IA Years
keIse Jones, Convicted When Met
Took Two Prisoners From Him,
ParoIed by Taft.

KONOWA, Okla, Jan. 31.-Though.
the fact is known only to few IN
this state. President Taft parolo6
Nelse Jones from the United States.
Penitentiary at Leavenworth. Kan,
two weeks ago.
The famous Deputy United Stats
Marshal. prosecuted by the United
States government as an officer who
betrayed his trust, and considered -
martyr by many people Of Okla
homa, who were familiar with the
case, arrived in Konowa about ten
Gays ago, and will make that placo
his future home. "a
Jones was the Deputy United State
Marshal from whom were taken the
MacGeesey boys. Seminole Indians.
al Violet Springs. In what is now Sem
mole county, about IA years ago. The
two Indians were burned by the mob
that took them from the officer. They
were charged with brutally mistreatr
ing and killing Mrs. Laird.
Ordinarily that would have been the
end OF the affair. But In this case the
matter was only broadened. The mat
ter went to congress, a special appro<
priation was made, and Horace Speed
OF Guthrie, was appointed specfoI
United States prosecutor In the case
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
ADOPTS COMMISSION PLAN

PONTIAC, Mich. Jan. 31.-The pro
pC sed new commission charter for the
City OF Pontiac was ratified by vote
of the people at a special election yee'
ie rday. The vote stood S2f In favor
TO 4s4 against the commission form o.
BY the new charter Pon-
tIac will now be governed by q con
mission consisting OF mayor au1
two commissioners. who viii devote
their entire time 20 their ofnces anG
will each receive compensation q
81 900 a year. " S.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
House Passes Bill That
Provides Tariff Board

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-After con-
sidering the matter for more than
seven hours under a special rule, the
house of representatives, at l1:40 last
night. by vote of 1S6 to SO, passed
the bill providing for a permanent
tariff board OF ave members. This Is
the first of the legislation recon
mended by President Taft to be
adopted in the house this session.
The Democrats split on the passage
of the bill. and although Champ
Clark. the minority leader, voted for
the measure, 80 OF his followers were
recorded against IL. The others, who
voted in the negative were scattering
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Jan. 31.-Be-
heving that babies born in happy
beautiful surroundings are more like
iy to make citizens who will seek
true happiness in high ideals, than
bubes born in misery, the socialist
administration Of this city Is arrang-
ing things so that no more Milwaukee
babies need have their first look at
the great, busy world distorted by
sQualor.
The palatial Schandein mansion on
Grand.av., long deserted, has been
purchased BY the city, and is to be
turned into a municipality conducted
maternity hospital for the poor mans
wife, or the unfortunate girl.
In this mansion, surrounded by
full city square Of beautiful lawn,
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which is dotted artistically with splen'
cid trees, the Socialists expect to
demonstrate that as a child Is born
80 shall the man (or woman) be. The
Eew maternity hospital is located In
the heart OF the aristocratic section
OF the city.
The little ones of the humblest
shall be greeted by sunlight and flow
ers instead OF poverty; skilled nurses
shall be in attendance, where It fire.
quently occurs there have been no
attendants whatever but darkness and
squalor
The Schandein mansion is two and
half stories high and has 100 rooms
Magnificent driveways sweep around
it. Trolley cars and their changing
Gongs do not disturb II.
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ACCIDENTALLY KILLS BRoTHEn
Tragedy Ends Hunting Trip Of Tw
Boys Near Tower.

MILLERSBURG, Mich, Jan. 31s~-
Arthur Gross, aged l2. accidentalIx
shot and killed his brother HarloW.
eyed IL. while the two were hunting
rabbits near Tower. A cartridge -
came lodged In the gun and Arthur
attempted TO dislodge II. II resisto6
his efforts until finally the gun vno
discharged. shooting aHriow In the
head and killing him instantly. Julius
Gross, father OF the boys, Ia a prom
inent and wealthy business man q
Tower
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31
SHIP SINKS IN STORM.
Crew Of Unidentified Vessel esIIevc
to Have Perished.

LONDON, Jan. 31.--An unidentiie1
ship was discovered wrecked ON Good
win Sands today. Only the mast an1
bowsprit was Visible above the sur.
face OF the water. II is feared that he
crew was lost. The ship was wrecke6
yesterday evening in the storm tha<
is still sweeping the coast. Man
smaller wrecks have been reported. Al
channel trafflc Is suspended.
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WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER.
She is Accused Of Killing Former
Fiance on His Wedding Eve.

NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-Dr. Daniel A.
Casena. a well.to-do druggist who was
TO have been married today, was shot
twice in the forehead in his ONCE late
yesterday afternoon and died in a hos.
rItal without regaining consciousness.
Nstaline Bacigalupo, former
sweetheart. was the only one I'm the
Office with him when the shots were
ilred She was locked up, charged
with homicide, too hysterical to make
q rtatement.
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Mrs. Elizabeth ChapotOn, member OF n
weII-knOwn Detroit family, was ar


weII-known Detroit family, was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Huyck. on
Monday afternoon, on charge Of
contempt OF court. II Is alleged that
Mrs. Chapoton disposed Of some "f
her property after she had been en-
Joined by a court order from dispos-
ing OF IT until a judgment obtained
aga'I st her by Mrs Mary a. Clark
had Ueen paid. The money was due
on a board bin for Mrs ChapotOn
and her son, a young man Judge
Hosmer ordered her sent TO jail until
the Judgment was paid. J. l., Hud
son offered to furnish bail, but this
was refused and Mr.. Hudson then ad
vanced the whole amOdnt OF the
Judgment. $2l3. Mrs, Chapoton was
hen released.
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Frank Kurkow-ki, whose son, Joseph.

Frsnk kurkowski, whose son, Joseph.
aged sin, was killed by an auto
driven by william A. Montgomery.
has fled suit in circuit court for
along woodward-ave.. near Adelaide
st., Nov. II, 1910, when the auto came
along and crushed him against the
cart. IL was showing az the tire.
and II IL claimed that the auto car
ried no lights
The Detroit times., 1911-01-31

Bu.ine..-Iike PristsaE. No fuss and
no feathers The plain, neat kind that
looks right Tfmes PrintinE Co.. ~
John R.-st Main ltss or city ftss
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Job Printing Done Rishs- r.
Nam i;ss' or city ssss' aA
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Patent Applications nIed By Bartnsl
n ssrth.i III w Congress
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co.m.rsi.I Credit Co. Rstiass.
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HvssEN"EH-NNTa oR "rTr-ss>
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I. O. O. M,

Hst Springs Lodge No. 5oa, Loyal Order of Moose. meets every Friday evening in the Moose han 7zD I-7 Central Ave Wis ting brothers cordially invited.
 JAS. L. GRAHAM. Dictator. HENRY c. COvINGTON. Sec.
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Hot Springs Council No. ss, R. q 8. M., meets every gecsnd Monday after Chap
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knIdhts of PythIas. Msets every Tuesday nignt, SIS A-A ROBT. H. LOWER, c. c. JAS. s. MCCONNELL. K. of R. q 2.
 M. w. of 4. Hot Strings Camp No. 1ssls Medern Woodmen of America, meet each Wed nesday evening s02 Is Central sve'. at o'clock. w. K. JIbb, " S' !. !. HICKMAN, Clerk.
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Hot Springs Commandery. No. (, K. r., meets every first Monday.
 E. H. ELLSWORTH. P. c. Hot Springs Lodge No. 62. F. & A. M. Masonic Temple, first and third Fridays at D. m.
 .s. 2. HICKMAN, W. E sumpter Lodge Ne. 41s, F. A A. M, Senth Hot Springs. near end of Ouachita avenue car line, second and fsurtb kri- days at 7:aO D. n.
 JOHN R. sEARCY, ". M RoBT. CARTNEY. Seq.
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2. '. P. ELLSWORTH. q. l. x.
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Eastern star.

Hot Springs Chapter No. ss. 0. E. B., Masonic Temple, third Monday at 8 D. m. MRS. CHAS. BAKER, w. M. MRS. J. R. DEMBY, Sec. Independent Order of 0dd Fellows. Hot Springs Valley Lodge No. s7, I. O. .. F., pseers every Monday night In Odd Fellows hall, corner of Prospect an- Ex- change All visiting brothers are cor dially invited to attend.
 J. L. GRAHAM. N. c. RoBT. KoEHLER. See
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?. Q. E.

Asrie and club rooms located at Ne. k14 Central avenue. Hot Springs Aerie No. 61 meets every Thursday at D. m. Visiting Eagles and ladies are always welcome. Club rooms open from a. m. until 10 D. m. except Tuesday and Wed nesday. JAS. |. GRAHAM w P.
 VINCENT WEST, Sec.
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THE GODDARD HOTEL

European $2.5o and up American $500 and up Room soc. 7Sc and SiOo Per Day
 One Block From Bath Houses
 Centrally located Tor Ali Points
 MRS. J. w. HUTSELL, Prop. 150 outside rooms, electric lights, call bells, hot and cold running water, sta tionaTy wash stands.
 Apartments for light housekeeping in connection with hotel.
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Garland Rehecce Lodge No. 7s, l. 0. O. F., meets every first and third Tuesday niRhtG at Odd Fellows hall. MRS. MOLLY N. DEWOODY, N. G
 MRS. MAGGIE oETHERa sss.
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SECRET soclETlEa.
Masonic.

Hct Springs Chapter No. z7. R. A. A.. meets every pecsnd and fourth Mondays
 GEO. 1T. sCHMELzEh. H. P.
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w o w.

w. o. w. Silver Leaf Camp No. & Woodmen of the World meets at Moose hall. 720 1-2 Central avenue. first and third Thursday nights of each month. Visiting .sovereigns invited to attend.
 J. w MARTIN. c. c. J. ]. HICKMAN. Sec.
 Woodman Circle. Meets every second and fourth Thurs day. Visiting soyereigns invited to at tend.
 LIBBIE O'NEAIs, Guardian. MAGGIE OTHERS, Clerk.
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0. o. 0.

Q. O, Us Meets every Wednesday night M p m at fheir club rooms, 726 Ia Centra Ave over NIIisaf,'s tiEuT store. vi7itifs Owls cordially invited.
 JAS. l.. GRAHAM, President. JOHN T. SIMMONS. Secretary.
 P. O. Box 29S.
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B. p, O. E.

Hot Springs Lodge No ssO meets ever, Wednesday evening. s:SO sharp, second floor Masonic Temple Building. Visiting brothers cordially invited.
 L. H. BARRY, E. R. RAYMOND JOYCE, Sec.
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Hot Springs Encampmenf Ne. s, l. O. o. Y. neets every Friday night in Odd Fellows hall, corner Of Prospect and Exchange. All visiting Patriarchs please attend. U. NJ. LINCOLN, c. F.
 2. S. DENMAN, Scribe.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-13
DELAWARE BOY TO THF FRONT
Robert G. Dunn. of Camden, Graduate
of Glass of IOII of Delaware College

Robert G. Dunn. of Camden, Graduate
of Glass of lOlI of Delaware College
The success of Delaware College
graduates keeps pace with the large
positions that are being gotten daily
by the alumni of the large universi-
ties throughout the country. The
unusual success of Robert G. Dunn,
of the class of 1911, is the newest
success to be recorded among Della
ware College graduates. Mr.. Dunn
was a member of last years civil
engineering class, but upon his grad.
uation he received flattering offer
from the Diamond Rubber Co., of
New York at Okron, o. He grasp
ed the opportunity and left for the
Rubber City three day after his
commencement day. Three months
Office experience and two months
factory work were enough to con-
vince the officials of the company
that they had secured an exception
ally OLlSuI uldll III DlSuOpS anu
he was started up the ladder of the
business world at once. According
ly he was sent to Oklahoma City to
look after the company's interests
in the new State. When their man
ager at Richmond, Va, resigned
Mr.. Dunn was sent to the southern
city to take charge of the company S
business in Virginia. At present
Mr.. Dunn is directing an office force
of eight or ten people and handling
the business of the second largest
rubber concern in the world al
Richmond. His home is in Camden,
Del, and he is probably the holder
of the best position of any man il
Delaware's 1911 graduating class
Wilmington Evening Journal.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-13
OPENED FIRE ON HER HUSBAND
Enraged Negress Goes Cunning for
Alonzo johnson at Dover

Alonzo Johnson, colored, who re-
sides with his wife, Elizabeth, in
the colored settlement on the west
ern edge of Dover, was shlt by his
wife Sunday Dec. 3, and shortly
after was arrested and lodged in the
county Jail. The wife was allowed
to remain at large. Alon2o and his
wife had been having some domestic
trouble in the morning, and AlonZo,
had beaten the woman roundly, ac-
cording to spectators. He left the
home and a short time after that
his wife met him below the railroad
station. She had shotgun in her
hands. and Immediately opened fire
on her husband. The charge took
effect in Alonzo's leg. Seeing some
officers near, he did not stop TO con-
tinue the fight, with his wife, but
started running at top speed toward
Puncheon's Run. After a short
chase the officers captured him and
Immediately landed him in jail. 1t
is understood that charge of wife
beating will be preferred against
him. Elizabeth was not arrested
but, it is said, is anxious to appear
against her husband
Smyrna times., 1911-12-13
Serious Accident Threatened

What might have proved a very
serious accident was narrowly
averted on the Newark and Pcmeroy
Railroad Thanksgiving Day. Near
Avonodale the road passes through
a deep cut and shortly before the
one train that runs on the road
passed through that cut an immense
boulder, weighing six or seven tons,
became loose and rolled down the
embankment. Fortunately, the rock
did not roll on the track, but the
cars almost scraped the stone when
the train passed a few minutes
later.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-13
MONEY IN POTATOES
Unlimited Opportunities on the DEL
aware Maryland Peninsula

Unlimited Opportunities on the DEL
aware Maryland Peninsula
Indicative of the agricultural re-
sources of the Delaware-M Maryland
Virginia Peninsula - concerning
which the freight department of the
Peninsula Railroad has issued a
booklet-are figures just published
by the Commission of the Depart
ment of Agriculture of Virginia
showing that the value of the truck.
ing crop for this year in Accomac
county, Va, alone will amount to
more than So, 900, 900. Accomac is
one of the two counties of Virginia
situated on the Delaware Maryland
Virginia Peninsula. 1t furnishes
five per cent of the sweet potato
crop of the United States, planting
some IL, 900 acres. One farmer this
year has 5000 barrels of sweet po-
tatoes to his credit. One potato
grower in particular on the Eastern
shore of Virginia has come to
realize the value of high prices over
large crops. Last year he had 25, 900
barrels of white potatoes which he
sold at an average of a little more
than 81 per barrel. This year he
has only 10, 900 barrels, for which
he will realize $5 per barrel. His
crop this year is worth $40, 900.
Last year with two and one half
times the yield, it. brought about
$40, 900. In addition, he had to
hire fewer men to dig and handle the
potatoes and has to buy fewer bar
rels. Middletown Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-13
WANT LIGHTHOUSE CHANGE
Asked for by Captain Representing the
Mahon Harbor Captains

Asked for by Captain Representing the
Mahon Harbor Captains
The owners and captains of YES
sells trading in the lower part of
the Delaware Bay and those who
are engaged in the oyster business
have petitioned the Lighthouse
Board to place a red sector in the
Mahon River Light, so as to mark
the upper point of the entrance to
the harbor. AS the light is at pres
ent. it is of no benefit to vessels in
making the entrance to this harbor
on a dark night and vessels have
been known to miss the entrance
and go on shore simply bcause the
light as it is now does not mark the
entrance to the harbor. 1t only
marks turning point on the ship
channel for ocean going vessels
bound up and down the bay. They
are also asking the same board
through Senators H. A. Richardson
and H. A. DUPONT to place a fog
signal at MahOn River Light to guide
vessels to the harbur. In foggy
weather this signal has been needed
at this station for years as it is
difficult matter to find the harbor.
In thick weather there are nearly
100 boats engaged in the oyster
business alone that are dependent
on this harbor, meaning an OUTLAY
of hundreds of thousands of dollars
and thousands of lives, and river
men feel that as a class of people
with so much invested and so many
lives at stake, they are entitled to
this recognition at the hands of our
Lighthouse Board.
Smyrna times., 1911-12-13
Saved His Wife's Life.

"My wife would have been in her
grave today" writes o. H. Brown,
of Muscad1ne, Ala, eff it had not
been for DR.. Kings New Discovery.
She was down in her bed not able to
get up without help. She had a Sc
we're bronchial trouble mad a dread
full cough. got her a BOTTLE of
DR.. Kings New Discovery and she
soon began to mend, and was well IN
a short time. - Infallible for coughs
and colds. it's the most reliable rem
edy on earth for desperate lung
trouble, hemorrhages, lagrippe,
asthma, hay fever. Group, and
whooping cough. SOC, S1OO.. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all drug
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