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Smyrna times., 1912-10-16
SMYRNA AND VICINITY


Short Items of General Interest Gath
cred During the Week.
Fresh fruits and vegetables at
Cummings Phone 139.
Crabs Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Crab meat to order. Cummings Odd
Fellows Hall.
Get your Halloween specialties at
Longs five and ten cent store. Full
supply in stock.-See adv.
Feed the land and the land will
feed YOU. Buy Tygert's celebrated
Fertilizers of S. ]. Reynolds
Try Turner's fresh meats-beef,
pork, veal, and lamb. Fresh line of
groceries aways on hand. George w.
Turner & Son.
Mrs. C. A. Winford calls attention
to her Fall line of ladies coats and coat
suits.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will hold a supper and apron
bazaar in the club house on the 7th
of November.
A special meeting of Asbury M. E.
Mite Society, will be held Saturday
night at the church at 7.3O o'clock.
Business of Importance.
Are you troubled with rheumatism
Why not try an old home remedy
specially prepared and wonderful il
its cure, by the L M. S. Chemica
Company, of Philadelphia. It's q
great seller. See adv. on another
page.
Rev. w. D. Parry, pastor o.
Asbury NJ. E. Church, will give mex
Sunday evening the second sermon o
his series relating to the moral condi
tions of Smyrna. The topic for Sun
day evening will be: 1.-THE Reproacl
of Smyrna and the Remedy"
A meeting of Stars and Stripe
Council, Jr. o. U. AM, of Smyrna
will be held tomorrow, Thursda
evening, the 17th inst. All mem
bers are requested to be present
business of Importance is to b
transacted.
Smyrna baseball fans have bee
showing keen interest in the world
series between Boston and New Yorl
The score is received here daily
phone. and the late editions of Il
Philadelphia dailies are finding reat
sale. Most of Smyrna enthusiasm
for New York.
IMPROVING MILFORD STATIOi
Pennsylvania Railroad Doing Sor
Permanent Work at Milford
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
has had several different gangs
men at work at Milford during t
past few weeks making the promis
improvements to their property
that town. The first gang that arriv
moved the freight house about 1
feet further south and back from
tracks several feet. Concrete cui
ings have been layed in order II
..n,r he Ibid along [
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The CROP VALUES FIGHTERS ARE FIT
WOIgast and Ritchie Spend
Day Entertaining Friends.
Referee Says Bout Will Be
Clean From Start.

San Francisco, Nov. 27.-Ad Wolgast
and Willie Ritchie rested today from
active preparation for their Thanks
giving day fight and devoted them
selves to the entertainment of long
lines of visitors to their respective
camps. The day opened with the cham
pion still a to 1 favorite over the
local contender, the betting odds in no
wise representing public sentiment, it
was declared.
Pugilistic critics who maintain that
the odds are false to the form of the
fighters are at a loss to account for
them, however, on any other basis
than that explanation given by Bet
ting Commissioner Corbett, who said
that Wolgast money had been given
him, while the Ritchie supporters kept
under cover.
Referee Jim Griffin, after conferences
with both fighters, said last night that
strict adherence to straight Queens
bury rules would be insisted upon
There will be no wrestling or hold
ing" said Griffin, land after one or
two attempts at it, the offender will
be disqualified.
I'm case the bout is stopped before
the end of the twentieth round 1 will
deliver a decision
Ritchie has been the idol of local
pugdom during his training. His camp
has been crowded with boxers, of whom
he has had the pick as sparring part
ners, while Wolgast has kept no reg
ular helpers on hand.
All critics agree that Ritchie is in
perfect physical condition. He weighs
1891 pounds.
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PLAN TO BURN PRISON
Convicts at jackson Tell of Conspir-
acy, Officers Say.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. PA special
from Jackson, Mich, says:
Full confessions of the plot to burn
Jackson prison which eliminated in
the destruction of a warehouse in Oc-
tober, have been obtained from four
of the convicts now held in confine-
ment in Detroit, it was learned here
Tuesday night. 1t is believed the
whole conspiracy will be cleared up and
the details made public within the
next day or two.
The confessions of the four men
agree in all essential particulars and
all unite in fixing the responsibility
for the warehouse fire upon an inmate
of the prison whose name they gave.
According to their story, this convict
secured a candle from the hall mas
ter's office, concealed it for several
days and finally before quitting work
one evening lighted and placed it in
the warehouse in such a position as
to set fire to the inf1ammable ma
terial in the store room.
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VIII Be at Richmond, Va, and
Last Five Days.
FIVE IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
Are Announced on the Program
for Discussion.
Gov. Mann Will Entertain at
the Executive Mansion.

| Madison, Nov 27.-The official pro-
| gram for the governors conference, to
be held at Richmond, Va, December 8
| to 7, inclusive. was announced here to-
| day by Miles C. Riley, secretary of the
/ conference. The program deals with
proposed legislation which will be con-
| sidered in the various states this win
! ter. Last year the program was de-
| voted entirely to the administrative
( side of the government. 1t was Secre-
/ tary Riley's plan to have the confer
| ence this year devoted to legislative
I topics, so that laws of uniform nature
may be enacted in the different states.
| Mr.. Riley said today that the present
governors and governors-elect are the
active members of the organization,
and that, ex-governors are honorary
members. From letters he has received
it is believed about forty executives will
attend.
Five important subjects of Iegisla-
ton will be discussed. Governor Nc
Govern of Wisconsin will read a paper
on "A State Income Tax" and The
Development of Inland Waterways"
will be the subject of a discussion by
Governor Foss of Massac achusetts and
Governor Deneen of Illinois. Uniform
Marriage and Divorce Laws will be
presented by Governor Odie of Ne
vada and Governor Hawley of Idaho.
Governors O'Neill of Alabama and
Burke of North Dakota will discuss
rural credits, which subject is to be
taken up on December at a confer |
ence with President Taft at Washing |
ton.
Governors Eberhart of Minnesota |
and Hadley of Missouri will speak on |
What the State Can Do to Check |
the Drift of Population From Farm to |
City"
The meeting will be opened with a !
discussion of modern penology, by Gov
ernor Shafroth, of Colorado, and Cover
nor Baldwin, of Connecticut. Inter
spersed In the program are receptions,
the most important Of which will be
held at the executive mansion of Gov
ernor Mann, of Virginia Saturday, the
closing day of the conference, will be
devoted to a round table on the new
in state legislation.
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Officials in Topeka Trying to
Avert Trouble.
ARE IMPORTING MANY MEN
Santa Fe Sends to Mexico for
1,5OO LabOrers.
Rock Island May Abandon
Work in This State.

Following several recent stan
meetings of the Santa Fe and Rock
Island general officials and their op-
Grating heads in Topeka the railroads
have made unusual plans to break up
the serious labor shortage in Kansas
and the west. The labor demands of
the last season have left the railways
without men to do their regular track
maintenance work before cold wealth
er and in some parts of the state the
lines are in danger of tying up their
construction.
The labor question has reached the
stage where it has been necessary for
the Santa Fe to import hundreds of
Mexicans and start them to work on
the tracks in Kansas and on other di-
visions and districts west of the Mis-
souri, river. Recently this road went
into Mexico and procured 1900 men,
paid their fare from the Laredo gate
way to Milano, Tex, a distance OF 3OO
miles and then distributed them over
the construction gangs in this part or
the country.
The Rock Island has been con-
fronted with the same trouble. In
some parts Of Kansas it may become
necessary for the Rock Island to aban-
don the laying of new 100 pound steel
until more help can be found. me
operating officials have secured the
county for labOr-any nationality ana
any color.
No More White LabOrers.
The days of the white man on rail-
road construction work have passed
officials of the Rock Island and Santa
Fe in Topeka today stated that 1t was
impossible to hire white men and
Americans for extra gang work. 1t is
possible to procure this help for the
regular section gangs and in other
work but even the steady wages of
$1.7O a day fails to appeal to the
white laborer-
From the Mississippi river to the
coast the railroads use Mexican help
almost altogether. These men are Sc
cured usually at Ell Paso. The in
serrectfon- atreubiesyas however, demor-
allied labor I'm this part of the coun-
try and it has been necessary to go
to Laredo. This means immense
amounts in rates to deliver the men
to the lines of the roads.
In Illinois the railroads use Italians
In Missouri a few Italians but most
ly Mexicans. In Oklahoma and Texas
negroes are hired. In the east ev-
erything is italian and Polish.
The wages range from S1-50 to $1.7o
a day. few years ago the railroads
did not think of paying more than
S125 a day and at that rate they
could find all the labor they needed.
Both the Rock Island and Santa Fe
are spending millions of dollars in
track work in Kansas and the west
this year and labor has been in de-
mand ever since the construction sea-
son opened up early in the spring.
To the railroads the labor shortage
is nearly as serious as the much tout
ed car shortage.
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Belgrade, Servia, Nov. 27.-The re-
call of the Servian troops from the
field Of operations in Turkey is de-
manded by the newspapers here so
that they may be available to defend
the Servian frontier against attack.
Germany Is Prepared.
Berlin, Nov. 2-Provision against
the possibility of the outbreak of war
has been made by the German gov
ernment according to the socialist
newspaper Voerwarts. In discussing
the new budget the newspaper points
out that the item $S1,5OOOOO entered as
for the general finance administration
is really intended to pay for the enor-
nous reserves of clothing and provis-
ions for man and beast which the
army and navy have accumulated
against the possible outbreak of war.
This conclusion is derived from what
is already known of the current
budget
1.-The total increase in army and
navy expenditures is therefore s45,-
100000 instead Of $14,25O,GOO as stated
by the government
Peace Prospects Poor.
Constantinople, Nov. 27.-Skepticism
continues here in regard to the pros
poets of an understanding between Tur-
key and Bulgaria. Today's meeting of
the Turkish and Bulgarian DELEGATES at
the village of Baghtche is not expected
the conditions of a possible arrnistice
1t is not improbable that the discus
sions will last several days. The prin-
cipal Turkish plenipotentiary, Osman
Miami Pasha, Turkish ambassador at
Berlin, indeed arrives only today. as he
broke his journey both at Vienna and
Bucharest. and had interviews with
Count Berchthold, Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister, and King Charles, of
Romania. Importance is attached to
these diplomatic conversations, as it is
believed they will have a bearing on
the negotiations at Baghtche.
AdrianopIe in a Bad Fix.
MuStapha PaSha, Turkey, Nov 81
Fire, famine, flood and anarchy aff1ict
the besieged Turkish fortress of Adri-
anople, according to reports brought
here by fugitives from that city Those
through the lines of investment which
are being drawn closer and closer every
day around the Turkish stronghold de-
clare that many buildings in the vicin-
ity of the Selim Mosque are on fire.
Other districts of the city are deeply
MARTHA Tunga and Arda, which have
overf1owed their banks.
The civilian population is declared to
be short of food, and among some
classes a state approaching anarchy ex-
lists.
Mass in Front of Scutari.
London, Nov 27.-The Montenegrins
have withdrawn from the Adriatic sea-
port of San Giovannidi Medua, and the
entire Montenegrin forces are now
massed before the besieged Turkish city
of Scutare, according to a special dis
patch received here today from Con-
stantinople.
Austria Will Move Troops.
Paris, Nov 27.-Austria has decided to
send squadron to Durazzo, on the
Adriatic sea, before it is permanently
occupied by Servia. according to a Ber-
lin dispatch to La Liberte.
She also will make a military demon
stration toward Belgrade. The dispatch
says that the uncompromising attitude
of Austria has stiffened since yesterday. |
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ALLEN FOR GOVERNOR.
Henry Is Nominated at a Dinner in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Nov. 27.-That the
Progressive party is the natural solu-
ton of an abnormal geographical di-
vision in American politics-that be-
tween the north and the south-was
the assertion made here by Albert ].
Beveridge, former senator from In
DIANA in an address at a dollar din
ner" given in Convention hall under
the auspices of the Jackson County
Progressive association.
The potential, but latest nation is
here, and it cries aloud for expression -
he said. 1.-The Progressive party is
the answer to the cry
Covers were laid for 1900 at the
dinner. When it was over the hall
was thrown open to the public 9nd
the speakers of the evening intro
duced They included. besides Mr..
Beveridge, Judge Albert d. Norton,
formerly Progressive candidate for
governor of Missouri, and Arthur N.
Sager, both of ST Louis, and Henry
Allen of Kansas
Mr. Sager said his appearance en-
the platform was simply to introduce
Henry J. Allen of Kansas, whom he
presented as 'the next Progressive
governor of Kansas"
Mr.. Allen in beginning his speech
said that it was Charming to be nomi-
mated as governor of Kansas" add
ing that he had received so many
nominations of this kind that he 10
longer took them seriously.
He said that there would be put
two national political parties in this
country in the future-the Progress
sive and the Democratic.
Referring to the possibility Of the
Democratic party enacting into law
the principles of the Progressive party
he said. IF the Democratic party en-
acts the Progressive platform into
law. 1 am one Progressive who is Will
ing to join the Democratic party. but
1 have not packed my things yet"
Governor Stubbs was unable to at
tend the dinner. but he sent a message
of regret in which he said he hoped
the Progressive party would perfect
organizations in every county of every
state at once.
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CONSTITUTIONCHANGES
Two Important Ones to Be Considered
by Congress.

washington, Nov. 29-At least two
important changes in the United States
constitution will be urged at the short
session of congress which begins early
in December. One will call for q
change in the date of presidential in
augurations from March 4 to the last
Thursday in April. Representative
Henry of Texas is back of this pro-
position The other will provide for
a six-year nonre-election term for the
president of the United States Sem
ator Cummins of Iowa will have charge
of this resolution on the floor Of the
senate.
Representative Henry says that his
proposition, which has once been de-
feated in the house, will be introduced
and defended by him by every means
in his power at an early day. He be-
lieves that congress will act favorably
upon it
The senate will probably pass early
in the session the resolution providing
for a six-year term for the president
The senate committee on judiciary
gave it's approval to this amendment
during the last session, but no definite
action was taken
Senator Clark, of wyoming, chair
man of the committee, declares his
belief that a majority of the senators
are in favor of the proposed change.
But he recognizes there is a decided
opposition.
Among those opposed to the plan are
Senator Bacon, Democrat. of Georgia,
who favors a two-year presidential
term. allowing re-elections as often
as the people of the country desire;
and Senator Borah of Idaho. Repues
Iican progressive, who believes that
the existing constitutional provisions
relative to the tenure of president IN
Office can not be improved upon.
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GOLD is MOVING.
Shipments West and North Boost the
Money Market.

New York Nov. 27.-Gold ship
ments amounting to 100000 to San
Francisco and Canada through the To-
cal subtreasury and direct shipments
of currency to interior banks tended
to stiffen the money market again to-
day The opening rate was per cent
as against yesterdays closing of per
cent. The rate then fell to s, but
speedily went back to 9. Clearing
house banks have lost fully $780,
600 to the subtreasury on the weeks
movement. This drain may be offset
in part by receipts from the interior
Money fell to IL per cent at mid
day Announcement was made of an
additional engagement of $1,000, 600
gold for shipment to Canada.
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BUY BOOKS
Walters Club Library Prob
ably Most Costly in City.
Champagne COrkS Saved and
Sold for Book Money.

Chicago. Nov. 27.-In Chicago there is
a library purchased with champagne
corks. 1t is in the club rooms of the
Chicago Walters association
This fact became known to the pub
lie through the curiosity of a guest who
watched waiter chasing a cork along
the floor at the ninth anniversary cele-
bration of the club.
When the waiter picked up the cork,
he deposited it in a barrel.
Whats that for?" asked the guest
Mark Twain" answered Secretary
McMullin. of the club; "old Mark
Twain
Explaining the connection between
Mark Twain and champagne cork
McMullin said:
You see, when we started the club
we wanted to have a library, so we
saved champagne corks. We've got q
900 volumes, best authors, all bought
with champagne corks.
1.-The members save them wherever
they are employed. and We sell them for
$3.50 a thousand That cork just drop
ped in the barrel will help buy a set
of Mark Twain"
Il guess this library is the most ex-
pensive in town." said one of the wait
ers. 1T must have cost several hun
dred thousand dollars"
Weather Forecast for Kansas.
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VOTE FOR PRESIDENT BY STATES

New York, Nov. 27.-The popular
vote for president in the election of
1912 shows that Wilson pol1ed
throughout the country a total of
6,156,74S votes; Roosevelt, 1928, 40,
and Taft, 3,376,4
The Socialist vote for Debs amount
ed to 673,7S3, with the Socialist count
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TO Be MORE CAS-
A 2O,OOO,OOO Additional Cubic
Feet a Day Promised.
Topeka to Get Her Share, but
Won't Help Much.

Kansas City, Nov. 27.-An addi-
tional 20,0O0,000 cubic feet of gas was
not turned into the mans of the Kan
sas Natural Gas company yesterday,
as had been forecasted by the federal
receivers. 1t probably will be Decem-
Der Is, before the present inadequate
supply is augmented, and then it will
still be insufficient to supply the de-
mandS of the thousands of patrons.
Conway F. Holmes, one of the re-
ceivers appointed by Federal Judge
Pollock six weeks ago, said last night
that the race to extend pipe lines to
new wells in the Tulsa, Ok, fields con-
tinues night and day, but he offers no
hope for an increased supply now.
Then. he believes, 4O,00O,000 cubic feet
will be added to the present daily sup
ply. This additional gas must be pro-
rated among the consumers of score
or more of Kansas and missouri cltles'
so that the increase in pressure in
Kansas City will be little more than
barely perceptible. .
Three new compressor pumps have
been put in place at the Collinsville,
Ok station but have not been Operat-
ed because there is not a sufficient
supply of gas so far to make il neces-
sary. A pipe line of about 40 miles
has been partially completed to Tulsa.
The pipe line traversed federal lands
in many places and due to delays in
gaining permission to cross these lands
the line has not been completed.
These permits now are in the hands
of the receivers and the sections that
have been left out will be completed
at once.
Arkansas City. Kan, Nov. 27.-The
Arkansas Valley Gas company today
made connection az the state line
south with the Kay county, Oklahoma,
field which was recently developed.
1t is said that the new supply will
be unlimited and that Arkansas City
people will suffer no more for want
of natural gas for fuel. The Wichita
Natural Gas company. which controls
the Arkansas Valley Gas company,
also has contracted to supply the towns
of Winfield and Wellington in Kansas,
and the Chilocco Indian school in Ok
lahoma. The connection with Chiloc-
co was made yesterday. The supply
of gas in the new field near Ponca
City is said to be unlimited, and the
field is still being developed.
Topeka will get her share of the
relief to be given by the 20.000OO0 ad-
ditional supply. according to Manager
Treleaven. of the local company But
Mr.. Treleaven does not talk very
cheerfuIiy of the outlook for plenty of
gas this winter for Topeka. or even
enough gas. The added supply will
help, that is all. The Wichita Gas
company is a different concern from
the Kansas Natural and gets its sup
ply from different field.
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still unfinished in seven states.
In 1908 Bryan's popular vote was
6393,1S2 and that of Taft, 1887,
The figures in the following table
by states are divided between official
and unofficial returns, as indicated.
No count is at present available where
the spaces are left blank.
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HE HAS LIFE JOB.
: ged 90, Nearly Blind, Wife Presents
Him With Girl.

BartlesvilIe, Okla, Nov. 27.-William
Castlebury, 80 years old, and almost
blind will spend his declining years
rocking a baby to sleep, a daughter
having been born to his wife. Mrs
-stlebury is just past 36 years old.
Castlebury surprised his children and
grandchildren when he married. a year
ago. He had been a widower for years
and is wealthy retired farmer.
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Kansas Yield This Year ESti-
mated at S17O,7S5,666.
1t Was 55 Million Greater Than
1911 Yield, Says Coburn.

The first figures on the 1912 crop
yield and values were given today by
F. d. Coburn, secretary of agriculture,
who declares that the Kansas wheat.
corn and oat crop for this year repre-
sents value of Sl7osTS5. eS6-or -55
million dollars greater than the 1911
crop values. Never in the history of
the state have the three crops repre-
sented 50 much money to the Kansas
farmers, Coburn declares. In 1909
the wheat. corn and oat yield was
valued at $169,262,3 1928, but that year
the yield was short and the prices
higher than those of 1912. This year
Kansas produced nearly One-fourth
of all winter wheat in the United
States.
1t is shown in Coburn's 1912 report
that the yield of oats in Kansas is
the second greatest in the history of
the state, that the sowing of fall
wheat exceeds all former records and
that the yield of corn from a COM
paratively small acreage is far in eX-
cess of the 1911 yield. These condi-
tions, Coburn declares, are response
BILE for a cash value for Kansas crops
that has never before been equalled.
His summary of the three big Kansas
crops shows the following acreage,
production and value:
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St Louis, Nov. 27.-Ten attorneys
general of different states assembled
here for a two days convention. Gov
ernor Hadley, who was one of the
organizers of the association when he
held that office in Missouri, deIIv-
cred an address of welcome John S.
Dawson of Kansas read a paper on
Limited Judgments in Quo Var
rantO,'
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oil Goes Higher.

independence. Kan. Nov. 27-An
advance of cents in the price of
crude oil was announced today by the
Prairie Oil and Gas company making
the present rate 76 cents a barrel
Other agencies met the advance.