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The Washington herald., 1913-10-29
LOCAL MENTION.
ExuIRsIoNs TODAY,

Geological Park, Chery Chase. the Country club,
and Kensinytun. Cars from Fifteenth ST. and \. Z.
Ave. every y minutes. Hiso from 7th St. points
every Y minutes
After p m, from Treasury only every Is min
uteS Connect with Remington line at Chen
Chase Lake.
Geological Pstk Chevy Chase. the Country club.
and kensingtOn. Cars from fifteenth md New
York Avenue every quarter hour.
Steamer Charles MacalestG leaves from foot Of
-Sesenth Street Southwest for Mount vernon, home
and tomb cf Washington. daily. except Sunday. at
70 a. m. and 80 D. m.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat comuzny
steamers from foot Of Seventh Street. for Old Point
Comfort and NorfoR. daily, at 6:f5 D. m.
To Great FaIls-Washington and Old Dominion
Railroad csrs every few minutes from Thirty-rirfh
and n StreetS
To Mount Washington Utilities Company
cars every hour On the hour from 10 a. N. to 5
p m. last car. staticD. Twelfth Street and Psnn-
sylyanis Avenue
The Washington herald., 1913-10-29

Weddings Are Most Attractive When
GUIDE furnishes the flowers and floral
decorations. Estimates given. 1914 F.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
W. A. QUINN DROPS DEAD

Noted Po litieian Stricken at His Hote
After Returning From State House
William A. Gumm, aged 6s years.
known to all Delawareans of civil
and political life, dropped dead in
Dover Thursday night in a bath room
of the Capital Hotel. his death being
pronounced due to apoplexy. Twen-
ty years Of connection with the state
Legislature. once speaker of the low
er House. has made him familiar to
the greater number of the men who
have been connected with the political
life Of the state. His home was
FrankfOrd, Del, where he is survived
by widow and several children, a
mong them Morgan T. Gumm and
William A. GUmm Jr. Mr. Gumm
had been present at the session of the
legislature and at 9 O'Clock was in
conversation with a group of assem-
blymen. Later he returned to his
rooms in the Capital Hotel. Some
few minutes after Mr.. Gummm had
gone up stairs an employe Of the hotel
heard grOans coming from the bath
room. He broke down the door and
found Mr.. Gumm stretched face down
ward on the floor. He was uncon-
seious and breathing heavily. BY
this time a number Of guests of the
hotel had arrived and they carried
Mr.. Gumm to his room. During the
space which elapsed while removing
him from the bath room to his room
Mr.. Gumm died.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
WOMAN SUFFRAGE PLEA.
Rev. Anna Shaw Declares State
House Cleaning Woman's Work.

Rev. Anna Shaw Declares State
House Cleaning woman's Work.
Hundreds of women crowded the
House chamber at Dover on Wednes-
day afternoon to attend the hearing
before the joint session Of the Leg
islature on the bill now pending pro-
viding for a constitutional amend
ment giving women the right to vote.
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, President
of the National WOman's Suffrage
Association, was the principal speak
er. Prior to the hearing, a new flag
was raised over the State Capitol
Mrs. Shaw referred to this: "We
have come at an oppOrtune time.
Your Governor declared that the flag
announced to the world that this is
the home Of liberty and independence.
Does it truly, when half of the peo.
pie are denied a voice in government!
Women are now enjoying the same
liberties they had before the Revolu.
tionary War-the liberty Of being
governed by someone else" She
declared that the class of Legislation
pertaining 10 Estate House Clean.
ing comes more properly withir
wOman's province.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
COURT MAKES NEW RULING
CASE OF LOCKING JURIES
WILL BE ALLOWED MORE PRIV
lLEGES IN STATE IN FUTURE
New Departure From Old Custom
Made for the First Time in Van
Winkle Case Last Week

For the first time. the Judges in
Kent County Court last week, made
a ruling with respect to locking up
juries. The innovation took place at
the trail of b. Frank VanWinkle of
Smyrna. At the close of the first
days proceedings in the case, CHEF
Justice Pennewill made these announ-
cements 1t had been the cutom or
practice for a long period of years to
keep the jury together in a homicide
case from the time they are sworn
until they are finally discharged by
the court, no matter whether the
charge was murder in the first degree
or manslaughter. There has not,
however, been any statute which re-
quired that the jury should be so con-
fined. The custom is supported by
the sanetity of age and the uniform
practice of the courts. but it is not
based upon any requirements of the
laws of this state. We are not in
clined to depart from the custom in
capital cases. but we think the great
inconvenience and discomfort entailed
upon jurors by the strict observance
Of the custom would justify the court
in disregarding it hereafter in all
other cases, provided tht the jury is
instructed. and strongly cautioned re-
specting their duty when not in the
province of the court. eve are in
cline to believe that this ruling will
be productive of more public good
than could possibly result from the
continued observance of the old rule. q"
1--WE are confident that juries will
not be so likely to desire and endeav-
or to escape jury duty, and will be more
able to property perform such duty, if
they are not subjected to the discom-
forts and hardships necessarily caused
by the close and exacting confinement
which the old rule required. -
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
NEW STATE FLAG uNFURLED
impressive Ceremonies Mark Event
at the State House Dover

Impressive ceremonies were held
Wednesday afternoon in front of the
State House. when the State Flag
was unfurled for the first time on the
new Administration Building.
Speeches were made by Governor Mil
Ter and Senator Furniss chairman of
the joint committee which supervised
the erection of the new flag pole; a
national salute of 81 volleys was fired
by Company CO. NJ. d. Of Dover,
and children from the public schools
sang the Star Spangled Banner. A
crowd of several hundred. swelled by
women suffragists who attended a
joint session Of the Legislature, wit
messed the ceremonies. The exercises
were opened with singning of Amer
lea and prayer by Chairman Sarde of
the Senate. Senator Furniss presid-
ed. Following the regulation bugle
call. simultaneously the State Flag
was raised on the Administration
building and Old Glory over the State
House. The militia, under command
of Captain LeFever. fired the nation
al Salute of 81 volleys in squads.
Lieutenant Hunt, U. S. A. supervis-
ed the manoeuvers of the militia.
Following the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner the benediction was
pronounced by Chaplain Jones of the
House. The National Flag now floats
over the main building of the State
House and the Flag over the Admin
istration Building.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
DUPONT ROAD MATTERS TO
Be CLOSELY INVESTIGATED
LEGISLATURE REFERS OUPONTS
PROPOSITION TO A COMMITTEE
THIS Committee Will Report to Legis-
lature Before Action is Taken on
Amendments or the Repeater"

That the Legislature proposes to
take up the Coleman dupont boulevard
matter and may probably put Mr.. du
Points latest proposition into the form
Of bill or general amendments to
the former corporation laws passed.
is now evident. Representative Owens
Dem.) in the House on Monday
brought in a resolution citing the i'm
portance of this matter as it now con-
fronts the Legislature, and calling
for the appointment of a committee
Of six Senators and six Representa-
tives, to he chosen by the respective
presiding officers of the houses, to
meet with the counsel for this Legis-
lature and the attorney general of the
State and with power to engage spe-
cial counsel without limit to frame the
necessary amendments That this re-
solution emanated from the Democra-
tic side is evidence that the Legisla-
ture proposes to consider the PROPOSE
tion as a business offer and not with
any political bias. AS one of the
Legislators expressed it this week {:
Wen be condemned if we don't {:
and guess we had better do. If we
err we had better err on the side Of
progress. " The new joint commit
tee which will consider the changed
situation may probably sit during the
Legislature after practically all the
other work is done, so that no votes
could possibly he influenced by friends
or enemies Of other measures. But
little was heard of other road legisla-
tion last week. Under the old Soper
road bill, which was never carried out
because of the general political mix
up in this county. c. B. Hope, the
present sO-calIed State Highway Com
missioner for Kent county, holds office
still. put his four-year term will end
some time next month.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
Fatal Shooting at Chesapeake City.

While a number of boys, ranging
in age from 10 tO16 years, were
playing in Chesapeake City. Md. Sat
urday afternoon, a shotgun in the
hands Of Henry Berger, aged 16 years.
was accidentally discharged. The
load struck Bayard Sarvin, aged I2
years, in the mouth, causing instant
death. The boys had been romping
over a vacant lot and shooting in the
air, and all went we'll until Boyer got
hold of the gun and started TO place
a loaded she'll in il. Boyer was in a
rather excited condition from run
ing, and in some manner discharged
the weapon. Young Savit was stand
ing only a few feet away and got the
full force of the load He was a son
Of Thomas Savin, lock tender for the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal al
Chesapeake City. Young Boyer is a
son of Henry Boyer, csptain Of tug
boat at Chesapeake City. Coroner
Dean of Elkton. held an inquest Sat.
urday night. States Attorney Con-
stable had the boy who did the shoot
ing placed under arrest.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
STATE OPTiCIAN MEET

Ernest p. Collins Reads An
Interesting Paper Before the Society.
The annual banquet and meeting of
the Delaware Optical and Optometri-
cal Society Of Delaware was held in
one Of the private dining rooms at the
Hotel dupont Thursday night. Prior
to the meeting the banquet was serv-
ed. The meeting was one of the
largest and most successful ever held
BY the society,". The meeting in the
evening was addressed by a number
Of well known men in optical and op-
tometrical circles. The first speaker
Of the evening was William G. Wal
ton, 0. d. who read a paper CT can
ecdotes of Optic" Walton is a we'll
known optOmetrist of Germantown,
Pa. The next speaker was Walter
Lindsay, of Philadelphia. who spoke
on "TOric Lenses. Ernest Col
lins. Of Smyrna, was the next speak
er and read a paper on General
Practic Of OptOmetry. S. G. Evans.
Jr.. the retiring Secretary, read a
paper on Anecdotes of Optometry. &"
All the papers were thoroughly dis
cussed by the members present. The
report Of the treasurer showed the
society to be in good shape. The
election Of officers resulted as follows
James d. Stroud. president; S. c.
Evans, Jr. Milford. first vice presi-
dent; Fl. ]. Pollard. second vice pre-
sident; ]. Wales Davis, secretary and
ElwoOd A. Davis, treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
ABOUT FRUIT PACKAGES.
Question as to Whether the five-eights
or Half 5ushel is Standard Package

Question as 10 Whether the five-eights
or Half 5ushel is Standard Package
A question as to whether the FIVE
eights basket or the half -bushel bask
ct is the standard package for peaches
and whether the seven-eights hamper
or the bushel hamper shall be the
standard pacgage for apples and the
discovery that there were no pint
berry baskets provided for caused the
recommitment by the Sente Tuesday
of the Taylor standard package bill.
This bill has the backing of agri-
cultural societies and was advocated
by Gilbert j. Meredith, Senator Fur
Miss. however, proproduced w. E.
Valiant Of the Marvel Company.
package manufacturers, who stated
that this company had just begun
making a half million peach" bask-
cts but they were the half bushel.
since New York and Massachusetts
now require that produce be sold ex-
actly by the bushel or the half bush
el. He suggested that it might be
well to wait for the Federal law now
bending in Congress. which he declar-
ed would be the only real remedy.
" What suits in one State won't do
at all in another, said Mr.. Valiant.
The bill was reOmmitted to get the
bushels and pints right.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
COLLEGE CHARTER BILL
House Passes Measure and Senate
Makes Favorable Report.

House Passes Measure and Senate
Makes Favorable Report.
The Delaware College charter bill
was passed by the House Thursday
by unanimous vote. II was rushed
to the Senate where favorable report
was made at once, and there is every
indication that it will be passed by
the Senate in the morning. The bill
was in the form in which it was
drawn and provides that. there be a
board Of % trustees, 8 of whom
shall be named by the governor and
the remaining 20 by the present
board Oftrustees. All the trustee
appc intments are subject to eonfirma-
tion by the state Senate. The House
also passed DR.. COoper's bill to create
a state commissioner of education.
The bill passed is a substitute for the
measure drafted by the state board
of education and provides that the
commissioners shall be appointed by
the governor for a term of two years
at an annual salary Of 50. 600.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
REPORT ON MARRIAGE BILL

Public Record of Licenses Which
Cannot be Used for "a to 90 Hours.
The GOrmley marriage bill was re-
ported favorably in the Senate last
week. The bill provides that marriage
licenses shall be issued by the clerk of
peace. Residents must secure licenses
"a hours before the marriage cere-
mOny can be performed and non-resi-
dents SO hours before record
book of all marrisr issued
shall be kept open to the public. The
minister who performs marriage cere-
monies must report the same to the
clerk Of the peace. who shall make
entries Of such marriages on the pub
lie record. The price Of marriage IL
eenses is fixed at 81. Parents or
guardians of males under 81 and girls
under Is must certify their consent
before the marriage license can be is
sued to such minors. The clerk Of the
peace shall examine under oath, aon-
resident applicants under oath.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05

Mr.. ]. Harper Grey and Miss Ollie
M. Conard, both of Port Penn, were
quitely married in Newport on Mon
day. February 2lth, by the Rev. j.
H. Mitchell. The young couple left
without telling where they will spend
their honeymoon, only saying they
would return on Thursday, the 9th.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Carey will reside on
the farm known as 'the diary" once
owned by the late Thomas F. Dill
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05

Bricks by mail were aent by S. d.
Crook, proprietor Foret Lane brick
plant, near Dover. this week. Each
brick Of the brick house thus trans
ported, cost siteen cents postage. In
all, %, 600 Of them will be sent out
over Parcel Post, to be delivered in
chicago, to see how quickly Uncle
Sam can deliver brick house by mail.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05
Sale

FARM of SO acres. 6 acres in
timber, balance in good clear land
Nice 8 Room House, fine shade and
water. Large Stable and Granary
large Implement Shed, Wagon and
Carriage House, Poultry, Meat and
Milk House, all buildings in good
conditions. 81 miles from r. R.
Owner must sell. Price S. 900.
FARM of 100 acres, 90 acres
clear, balance in timber. Good
Room House, Stable for 6 Horses
and 6 Cows, Granary, Wagon
Shed, Poultry and Meat House.
Located 4 miles of Smyrna. Price
s., 500.
l have several Town Properties
for investments.
Money on hand to loan on Mort
cages.
Live Stock and Fire Insurance
placed with the best Companies.
Come talk the matter over OF
buying home with me before pur-
chasing.
II. G. JONES
SMYRNA. DEL
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05

Pilot William Maull has been ap-
pointed commodore Of the fishing fleet
Of the Delaware Fish Oil Company,
Lewes.
Smyrna times., 1913-03-05

Jane ID. Stroud was elected presi-
dent Of the Optical and 0ptometrical
Society Of Delaware at the annual
meeting in Wilmington
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

SUE POLICE FOR
HALTING SEANCE
Detectives Attend Naturalization
and Arrest the CIairvoyants
When Spirits Appear,

NEW YORK, Jun" I'm two &C
tons fled in the Supreme Court, Mrs
Helen Moore. a spiritualist, of 33s
West Twenty -second Street. and her
daughter Niobe. seventeen years old
seek to recover $4,000 damages for
alleged false arrest and personal in
jury from George F. Higgins and
George Neary, detectives on Inspector
Gillen's staff; Mrs. Isabella Goodwin
detective. and Adele D. Preiss. a po-
lice matron.
The actions are based on the arrest
Of the woman and her daughter on
May 10, when they were conducting
a materializing seance. and which the
defendants attended in the guise OF
devotees. At the seance, when a
spirit was Undertaking.. the detec-
tives seized Mrs Moore and her
daughter and after a fight in which
others in the circle Joined. both were
taken to the West Thirtieth Street
police station and charged with OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses.
Subsequently. when Mrs. Moore and
her daughter were arraigned in Mag
istrate Murphy's court, both were dis
charged on the ground that the evil
dence against them was insufficient
10 convince the Magistrate that they
had trausgressed the law Mrs Moore
consulted with her lawyers, with the
result that the prepared papers in
two actions, one for $4,000 in the
case of Miss Moore for alleged false
arrest and injuries asserted to have
been suffered when struck with a
blackjack and another for $4,000 for
alleged false arrest in the case OF
Mrs. Moore.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Pastor Would Edit
U. S.-Canada History
Declares Future Generations Should
Know True Relations Between
Countries During Revolution.

VANCOUVER, 3. c., June An
unusual official statement respecting
the relations between the United
States and Canada was made here
at the close Of the annual session Of
the conference Of the Methodist
Church Of British Columbia.
Rev Or. 5 D. Chown. general
superintendent of the church in Can
ada, referring to the good work
undertaken by the recent New YORK
meeting to celebrate a century OF
peace between Britain and Canada
and the United States, declared that
the histories used in the United States
should be changed 10 show the rising
generation what was the true state or
affairs in connection with early
troubles
He said that the war which ended
in the independence Of the United
States had not been a popular one in
the old country. II had been brought
on by what was known as the King s
party" and the great statesman, Pitt,
had spoken time and again against
the attitude of Britain, In England
they could not get soldiers to fight
against the new American States, so
unpopular was the war feeling. and
for the first time in the history 81
Britain mercenaries had to be hired
to fight the battles OF the empire
DIT Chown insisted that text books
for school use ought to be revised,
especially In Canada, to include these
facts
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Race Has Hardly Started-COn-
testantS Are Invited
to Drive.

This is an excellent time TO enter
The Georgian and Americans pony
outd; contest
The contest manager wishes TO EN-
phasize the fact that the race hardly
has started. A few more eager boys
| and girls viii he welcomed Maybe
some Of the children are regretting
that they did not make trial for
one of the handsome prizes. II so,
they should drop in for a talk with
the contest department. There il
Twin be made plain TO them how easy
. il VIII De 10 jump IN and wrest the
. lead from the present strongest con-
testants, unless they speed up
ahead of their present gait
/ AT any rate. d cordial invitation is
extended 10 an the boys and girls
and their relatives TO visit the con-
[ test department Little difficulties
win be- smoothed away. advice viii
Z br given. and. where pOsS.b BILE 10 do
So without showing any partiality.
assistance viii be offered
Al the same time. "a cordial invl-
'arluU is extended 20 the contestants
to visit the stoCkyar5s and see the
twelve ponies and the harness and
carts which so with them
The ponies are exercised daily. and
there is no reason why most " the
children who are in the race may not
experience in advance the thrill ~
pleasure which comes from driving
the little fellows and riding behind
them
AmonE other things the contest de-
partmsuf has organized itself into
an information bureau. Any ques-
ton which tla contestants. or pro-
spect.ve contestants may ask viii be
answered promptly
NeauV lille. So not forget that the
time for vnreriuE the contest has
been extended to June 80. and it IS
by no means late. In fact. q Is early.
as developments VIII prove.
Twelve ponies and complete outfits
are offered as prizes. They are worth
the most active a-GaaErr ard be-
sides rho prizes offered -he children
vra enter VIII satn experience which
win Dc nf -astiwabi- value tu -h-u
lu business life.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
SEA ELEPHANT
MEAT SOLE DIET
Of EXPEDITION
Two Small Boat Crews Given Up
as Dead in Antarctic Found
on Glacier,

NEW BEDFORD, MASS" June T.
Tales of hardships endured by Rob
ert c. Murphy of the American Mus
cum Of Natural History with his
companions, on d sea elephant hunt
in the Antarctic are brought TO this
port by Vincent Landin, second mate
of the brig Daisy.
The expedition left New York IN
June. 1912, for New Georgia, Brit
tsh island about COO miles south Of
Cape Horn. Two of the crew died
on the way down.
Sea elephant meat said Landln,
was served three times a day. The
officers and even Mr. Murphy. the
scientist had but one slice Of bread
q meal One day in January two
boats with six men in each, were sent
after sea elephants. They were over
taken by a storm and were given up
for lost
Later in the day Mr. Murphy went
ashore to look for scientific specimens
Climbing a hill he saw the missing
boats crew clinging to glacier. He
gave the alarm and all were saved,
Landin says he and Mr.. Murphy left
the Daisy at the Barbados on the
hOmeWard voyage.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
WOMAN, LONG DEAF, HEARS
WHEN TEETH ARE PULLED

SPOKANE. June Deaf IN one
ear for over five years, the hearing OF
Miss A. Comley, Of sos South Ivory
Street, was fully restored few hours
after the removal Of two teeth.
1T IS the most agreeable surprise
I ever experienced, said Miss Com
ley to-day.
For the last five years have been
stone deaf ] had two decayed teeth
In the upper jaw, and three DAYS ago
! had them removed"