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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
TWO POWDER VICTIMS DIE;
PLOT AT DU POINTS SUSPECTED

this way, for this is the truth. The truth
about conditions at Carneys Point has
never been told If only few of the de-
tails were made public it would create
Il tremendous sensation"
LOSS PLACED At S175,OOO.
The five fires caused the greatest loss
incurred by the company in one day in its
history, involving a loss of five buildings.
which were destroyed with 1SO, 900 pounds
of rifle powder. the whole valued at $l75,-
900. The first of these five occurred at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. according
to workmen, and they declared the news
of this was suppressed.
Two fires followed almost simultaneous
ly in plants No. l and . few minutes
after o'clock. Two hours later two
fourth and fifth fires of the day
\ huge crater is left where the de-
stroyed powder building in plant No. 2
stood, and there Is nothing to tell the
tale of the tragedy. Several wOrkmcn
insist that they saw four men Crowding
against n wall in the building when the
first flare of the explosion appeared.
These men, they say are dead, but Off
CialS have been unable to confirm this
The flames shot 200 feet into the air, ac-
CO.." rE TO witnesses. Several employees
at Carney'S Point today say they saw
an aeropane in the sky over the plant
just before the explosion, and that they
had seen the same aircraft over the plant
two US ago.
All the emit Dyes agree on the fact
that the eXrlr Sons We're not caused by
carelessness, and. despite the statements
TO the contrary by the company, insist
they are the result of a wcll-organized
plot. They say that men are quitting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

scattered as the ceiling broke into blue
flame. We had never seen flame just
like that-it was all blue and spread quick
as lightning. Men fell suffocated by the
fumes
I'VE dragged out the men we stumbled
over-whcther We left any behind | don't
know. The fire brigade arrived and we
helped the men of 1t TO try to put out
the flames. but could do little. All the
time we knew there was another fire
raging in the other plant. / am sure sew
eral must have been killed in our building
alone"
The flare of the fires could be seen
many miles. Many in this city saw the
flash over the 30 miles to Cnrncy's Point
Within that radius of the plants on the
delaware, in three States. many believed
that scores of workmcn must have lost
their lives.
Pennsgrovc and the communities nearby,
where thousands of the workmen have
their homes-llttlc nimsy houses thrown
up hastily by the company and rented TO
its employes-were panc-stricken. Wo-
men and little boys and girls. the wives
and children of the powder workers,
walked about the roads weeping and ask
ing every one they met for news of tho
cres-who had been killed? There was
nothing to say to them and 1t was many
hours before their anxiety was relieved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
SILENT SHOOTER MAY
HAVE SOUGHT WHITMAN
Albany Police Hunt Gunman
Who Shot Five With
Muffled Pistol

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 2n-That the
gunman who with A silent pistol shot
four persons yesterday may have had
designs on Governor Whitman is the be-
lief of Chief Of Police Hyatt.
Detective Balm was sent to the Capitol
today to investigate the appearance there
yesterday of man who answers the de-
sCripton of the man the police are now
seeking
The gunman claimed n fifth victim to-
day. Mary SChaup was aCcosted. Later
she found bullet in her muff. She was
not injured, however.
1t is said the pistol used was equipped
with eilencer In yesterdays shooting
none of the four heard any report, nor
realized that they had been shot until they
f"lt themselves growing weaker
The victims of the strange criminal arc:
Mrs, j. y. MCkown, 20 years old, shot
through the body; dying at the Albany
Hospital
John Irwin, So years old. shot in the
back; dying at the Homeopathic Hospi-
tai.
T.. c. Kenny. shot in the side; at the
Homeopathic Hospital.
John Mccormick. shot in the back: in
n serious condition at the Albany Hos
ptal
Mrs. MCEOwn was on her way home,
when about a block from her house,
Snc sad, Sne lelt SllnBlnS ScnSa-
tion in her back. A few steps from
home, she felt herself growing weaker
and asked passerby to help her into
the house. There Il physician was called,
who found that a bullet had passed
through her body, perforating her right
lung.
About half an hour later. Irwin was
walking three blocks from where Mrs
McIIown was shot when he said a
young man wearing slouch hat and a
dark oVercoat, stopped him and asked
for match He had none and turned
on his way, when he felt singing sem
sation in his side He looked back and
saw the young man standing with his
hands in his OverCoat pockets. He said
he started after the man, when he fled
Kenny was shot in the side a short
distance downtown from where Irwin
was shot. His thick Overcoat saved him,
for barely embedded beneath the skin was
found a 22-cRlibre revolver bullet.
Mccormick was shot n half hour later
about 10 blocks further downtown then
where Kenny was shot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

charge of the special police and detectives
employed to guard the du Pont plants.
c. ID. Lands, publicity agent of the
company, said that no explanation of the
fires had as yet been found. Great speed
was required in getting out the quant-
ties of powder which the company con
tracted to supply to the Allies, he said,
and there were three eight-hour shifts of
workmcn constantly at work in every
hour of the 81 with this speed il was
hard to prevent some accidents. He said
ne did not believe the fires had been in
cendary in spite of the suspicious cir
cumstances of their all happening at
abort the same time.
When asked if it were true, as was re-
ported, that 400 men gave up their Jobs
today, he said that among 10000 wOrkmen
there would naturally be some timid ones
and that besides the powdermakers We're
as n rule rolling stones who went from
one place to another i'm the country get
ting jobs and soon abandoning them I'VE
can soon fill the places of these timid ones
with red-blooded, better workmen who
will not lose their nerve" he added
The officers of the company have given
no idea as to what. in - cir belief, was
the cause of the fires. II they have
said is that the fire "originated' in
detention house for rifle powder at plant
No. l. and spread to another detention
houses are magazines for powder await
ing shipment. All five of the destroyed
buildings were frame and sheet iron al
fairs and not difficult to replace.
Guards were doubled about the plants
at Carneys Point today, and every per-
son who sought to leave the grounds was
questioned and searched.
1t became known today that small
quantity of powder exploded in device
known as hopper" in the Hagley mills
along the Brandywine late yesterday aft
ernoon. No one was hurt, and after re-
pairs were made the hopper" was again
placed in operation.
LIST OF INJURED WRONG"
f. C. Bean. of Nashville. Tenn, former
secretary OF the Illinois Legislature. and
an expert in powder mixing, who draws
n large salary for his work in Plant No
., made statement in his apartments In
Frenchs Hotel, Pennsgrove, which is sig
nificant of n new point of view on the
part of employees of the first rank in du
Pont plants,
II am firmly convinced that the list of
injured is wrong" he said. 81 believe
there were more than seven injured and
that at least four or five were killed. OF
course, the public will never hear about
it, They were probably blown to pieces,
as in fires of this kind those nearest the
blaze could not possibly escape, and l
know men were near the points where
these fires started.
Men are killed and injured daily at
these plants and the news is kept from
the public, 1t does not matter to me II
lose my position for having spoken in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
z, HE TAKES A BRIDE
OF 22;; SERENADERS
ARRIVE, COPS CALLED
"I'll Shoot Every Person That
Does Not Get Out of This
Yard" Cries Brides
Father
ASK WHERE'S NELLIE ?"

NEW YORK Jan 29.-when It was
learned last night that Charles H. Van
dcrhoof. ~ years old and a wealthy hat
manufacturer. of East orange, n. j.. and
Miss Nellie Elsie Miller. %, OF Caldwell
~ j., had been secretly married last
Wednesday. more than a hundred young
men and women of Calewe;' gathered at
the brides home with all kinds of noise-
making implements and began a hideous
charivari
Frank w. Miller, contracting builder,
the father of the bride. appeared on the
front porch when the noise was Mt its
height and called for silence. The crowd.
believing a pleasant announcement was
to be made, became still, and then Mr.
Miller is said to have shouted:
"Il shoot every person that does not
get out of this yard in three minutesr'
This was met by boots from the crowd,
and the noisemaking was resumed with
greater energy. There were calls of;
where's Nellie? Bring her OUT"
where's Grandpa Nanderhoof? oh, you
grandpa Cavemnn"'
MIR. Miller is said to have cried that he
would get shotgun as he ran back into
the house. However, he did not return.
but tclcphoncd to the police, and soon
Chief John Harley and three other po-
with the unwecome screnaders. They
forced them off the Miller lawn, but for
several hours the racket OF banging cans
made sleep for the Miller family and
ncighbors impossible.
A few days ngo Mr.. Nandcrhoof pur-
chased home owned by the girls grand
mother few doors from the Miller
home, but the serenadcrs kept such
close watch last night that he and his
bride. trapped In her parents house, were
unable to reach their own dove cote"
Mr. Nanderhoof is the father of five
children and the grandfather of 49, His
youngest child is 10 years older than his
bride. Despite the haif century of time
separating the ages or Mr. Vanderh of
and his bride her parents said it was a
true love match"
Friends of the family had been informed
early last wecl; of the unusual engage
ment. and that the wedding would be on
Washington's birthday. Therefore the
surprise was complete yesterday when ser
parents announced that the couple had
been secretly married Wednesday night
by the Rev. r. Stuart Molyneux. of the
First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell.
! Miss Miller had been prominently iden,
titled with the social affairs of Caldwell
and was popular in the younger set. Many
of her girl friends were in the serenadirg
party that last night was driven Off by
the police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
ACCUSED WOMAN FREED
Prisoner Charged With Bigamy Lib
erated-Second Husband
Leaves u. S.

One II her two husbands sailed for
England yesterday, so pretty Mrs Mary
Ihurstol. 25 years old. who has been held
az City Hall since Wednesday, accused
OF bisany, was allowed to 90 to her
mother inPittsturgh. Rhe charge against
her was dropp by the Norfolk va
police, WIN had a warrant for her AFTER
her first marriage, Mrs. Thurston SAID,
her hushald went insane and was put
m an asylum. She then married william
Ihurston. according to the police of Nor
lolk, where she lived. Thurston beat her
uhtl she rn away she asserted lie
sot out a warrant for her and she was
stopped in I1iladelphil while on her way
70 her moth,F's home. When Thurston
sailed for Hgland, the Norfolk police
refused TO prss the charge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29
Miss GOldsmih to Play in New York

Uorothy GolVmith, pianist, OF PhlIadeI'
Bhia, will give NO recitals in New YORK.
on Sunday aftehoon, February 6. she will
appear before III Cosmopolitan Club. and
On Monday eve3ns. February Z, before
iae Barnard CID in rs rooms at Car
he2ie Hall 9iss5ioldsmith win also play
3 several pr 'at anusicales while Ia New
ierk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-29

Bar TO Pay Tribute to A. S. L. Shields
a meeting of the Philadelphia bar vii
be held at IL o'clock this morning ir
Room b of Common Pleas Court No. :
in memory of A. 5. l.. Shields, noted
criminal lawyer, who died last week.
President Judge Bregy will preside and
eulogies will be delivered by Congress-
man Graham and eX-JuiEe Sul2berger.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29
Drift Among PrUgressiyes
BY Webster.

.5-.,. r.--. ..... ,~, rZ-,'so, rriror.
l' accurately stated. Several weeks
ago we gave b. +- our opinion 'h"'
~ .fas' Ane-iH.rd ot ne strength o.
.a' party would 20 'o the pFrs'deA'
-' ""'.A event MI. liusheS shA''
would De- only on'.'aird. Me-. ih.s
estimate has been discussed BY
Hr" spap~rs OF al. shades OK poli''.
neal belief. and has been accepted
very generally as coosorF a'lVe-
Ia our calculations ne do not use
the zrea' Roosevelt yot" OF 1879.
ou. 'ar Progressive showing Co
.'lf A. that .ime political coma
lions were chao'.t. ne" national l-.
"'- bad arisen 20 o0rur' iA0.r
raised BY me Progressive party. anu
her" Was o." national iicAe' 10
serve as Iaiif-hs point i'F al "'
tho faith Yet under those condition
N.a-' -.'''''p frogFrss4'es ciHht
.a I'd" party cause. IL - SAFE 20 "--
'aHr 'h"' Ho" q MUGS 'A'se' mum
Der .''-' -.''"'''' must ''
.-a-.'l al. '.'' ana on. troefrs''''7
ii OR e7. mate IS SOUND mon
'H'F" ara 4F"'rn Oh 'V''''' IT'D
kT's,.''7 N"p. AS "au3Fs nov
stand iA.eHd e" vote 'or MF. WI
son. our jHasu. NJ ~ receive"
support from t'''7 SINCE HA@os' /"
sl.F-es addressed 10 l2' Frosres''''
STATE committeeman N Ne" i'r"
showed "h'y i'' .or -H'. ii'f "'7.
"h.ie among 'hfoi'fl VOTERS most
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29
Pointed Paragraphs

Batter and c7aard,g soidierg De.
.eiop Ike reactions II exposed 70
Gre.
some hing IN moderation are
worse han others ir excess.
There is nothing quite so uninter-
's'ias az human photograph
a homel.ke hotel Is the kind 4
married man usually tries 20 avoid
You may Judge A womaus char
acter by The men she does 70, know
The good luck oS taoir friends
Worries come people more than any.
hing else
4 horse Ia no good until he's we'll
--pker tut 20 Is different with auto
mobiles.
A man with single idea is a
crank Yet a man with no IDEAS al
all may be a social success.
Some men waste half their wind
In doing "A thing, and tho other half
la blowing abou. H.
Three hundred years ago any man
absent from church en- sunday was
fined a chilling What a war rev.
euue that would produce now
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29
Recognizing Huerta

a. Mr. Hpghes says, our only con
Germ with Hlerta vas MS ability 20
protect American lives and property
This single requirement which should
have determined our recognition OF
uuerta was Ignored by woodrow
wilson New York sun
There was certainly another re-
qulrement which Mr. Hughes has
gnored Secretary Knox stated II.
In his Official Instructions 20 Am
bassador Henry Lane Wilson con.
corning Huerta's request for recog
milton. as follows:
rtisA question whether the recent
reslEnatiors under duress COT NadcTo
and Pine Suars1J ANA subsequent
proceedings ~ ths Mexican couRr'ss
suffice under Mexican law 10 cloths
the present government fof HuertaI
with such do jyre status as that
which was attached 20 the ad interim
government Of lie Ia Barra
That II TO say, was the "resigna-
ton" Of Madcro. under duress" a
constitutional one2 Surely, this r.
question that must BE- answered
by anyone who contends that Huer
"a should have been recognized.
Would Mr. Hughes contend that II
President Wilson were TO be lmpris
oned by would be dictator and
forced 20 write hls resignation under
threat OF death. his resignation OF
me presidency ~ tho United States
would be constitutional? How was
Secretary Knox's point regarding
Mexico answered Springfield Re
publican.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29

Every once in a while stories OF
b.,,,o4 A,-s.. ,--e,- - 80 r.,,s.
'4pei7- 1'.'O .'.i''! Inv '-'1' - z
reports Of hau-'.ngs in which no
ghost is actually seen. but small
objects ara rovao and er,r q bon
80 80 '''' 49, - US
sometimes considerable daHag@
is done, bric-alrac smashed, floor
AMI walls smea-e3 with ink or paint
window broken. etc Always there
is excitement and alarm among
those the invisible ghost has seen
~ 70 torment
Failure 20 dni an human agenc7
responsible for The pranEs played
usually inspires IN them q firm be-
lief that some dls1arnate malicious.
minded spirit has invaded The house.
As matter OF fact j., is safe 20
say thar there is no warrant for
this belief The trouble j. lsai mos,
people has haunted DO not 20 The
ri-ar way about catching their
ghost"
And he right way. briefly. f. 10
have every mer 5ar ~ the haunted
household, particularly Tire Younger
members, examined by a specialist
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29
Verify, In Times of
Peace, AS Well AS In War,
Let Uncle Samuel Do 1t!

So, Uncle Sam has made over 50, OO0.-
900 profit by writing marine insurance
the past two years, because insurance
companies would not write insurance
against ships being destroyed by the bel
ligerents.
Two years ago the commercial ships
of the seas went scurrying to ports Of
safety.
1t looked as if this nation were to have
no foreign trade, because private capital,
always coward in war times and some
times traitor, simply would not take the
risk.
With commerce at standstill and pri-
vate capital in its hole, congress proposed
60 "Let Uncle Sam do it'-that is. to
put Uncle Sam into the insurance bust
ness.
The proposition provoked great howl
on the part of those who maintain that
Uncle Sans interference with any. sort
\ OF private cinch is crime against God
and man,
But President Wilson put the marine
Insurance plan through, opened a little
Office and has written over $4,000. 900
insurance on ships in two years al the
net profit mentioned above.
Moreover, the chambers OF commerce
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29
The Keep Well Column
BLUE LIoHTI

Il isn't The heat Of tho sun thai
burns our skins but the ul'rayi1iF'
IN the ray. Proof lies In the fact
that when the ultraviolet II elm
mated By a special glass there il no
Inflammation. no matter what The
heat
French scientists now claim that
the ny. greatest germ carrier among
insects. Knows the antigsrm effect
Of violet or blue rays Therefore
flies avoid blue light
~ course few people would want
70 1--we In house with blue Windows
AMI F-ope around in perpetual ~
iigh' Yet s. r. quite likely hat
'iupl" blue reaectorg may soon be-
invented. which. attached 20 win.
dow of n house. could be- 30 adjust
Cd thar a certain room could be-
flooded with blue light long enough
70 drive ont All flies. when the 70.
fec,or c5uld be-. shut on
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29
The Daily Reminder
roDAY's ANNI,ERsARIEs


1889 John Locke. English states
man snd philosopher. born. Died Oct.
I5Os -Hsverhu. Mass. was attack
cd by the French and Indians.
tNo"-kichard Rush. the orst at
torncy general ot the United states
90 hold place IN tho cabinet. horn
IN Philadelphia. Died there July 30.
lNis-rhe frost was so severe In
eastern Pennsylvania that the crops
OF corn and most OF the buckwhcat
were destroyed
lS2l--WatChmen ceased crying the
time or night In Boston
lSA3-Oueeu Victoria left London 10
make her first visit 60 Scotland.
1881 HarlGaldL having risen
aEainst the French occupation OF
Rome. was defeated. wounded and
taken prisoner al Aspromonto
lS6f-Susan n Anthony and Eliza
beth tady stanton LETT New York 20
advocate woman suffrage in Kansas
1925 La Hung Chang. the Chinese
statesman. was received 10y President
Cleveland at Washington.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAR
AuStrians claimed Russian line was
broken IN East GAliciA and big re-
treat under way.
Turks reported new attack OF mag
nitlde BY Allies at hardaneiles, but
declared attacks wero rrpulsed with
heavy loss 20 the Allies
Violent artillery struggle IN the
Argopue. ana bomhardr1sut ~ Ger
man lines in west commenced. in
preparation FOR great offensive ~
Sept IS
ToDAN's nIRTHnAYs
RI Hon Andrew Fisher. former
prime minister % Australia and now
h'gh ccmmtssiun~r for the common
wealth ~ London. born ia scotland
"a years ago today
Most Rev sebastian q Messrler
Catholic Archbishop 81 Milwaukee
h"vn IN sw'fE~r and ~ years aEo to-
day
Maur'c" MseterIuck famous Bel
= an poet and dramatic author. born
a. Client "a years ago today
N- Jesse VI Burnett. president Of
carson Newman College, BORN N Del
H.H Tenn a. N~Rys ago today
1Sr.~s 81 tdan. one ~ IRE Hre'
makers - automobiles IN America
h.rr IN Lowell. Mass. 50 yenrs ago
TODAY
byron Harrison. rerreserts'lve
'r congress OF tire sixth " .qissipui
district. born fr rrysfal Syringe
N|ss Is vars NEo 'aAav
william r Narn0.k former Yep
r"'~nt1'iFs ~ congress from ohio.
.rn iH D-hsus. onto. - wears ago
today
pr carlos r Macdonald relar-e,,d
- specialist 'r mental % seRses
horn ln Niles. ohio. = wears ago to-
Day.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29
CarranZa's Move Is
Not Without Precedent

That the recently promulgated decree
of General CarranZa, requiring that all
foreigners who own or would own agri-
cultural or timber lands, or mines, or city
lots. or any kind of real property within
the republic of Mexico, must make decIa
ration of their intentions 20 become clr-
zenS of Mexico and renounce allegiance
to their own countries. Is unjust may oe
true. but surely il Is not unprecedented.
Ample precedent for Carranza' action
NAV be found in the laws Of several Of
the United States. Tn Virginia, Illinois.
Tennessee. Iowa and South Carolina, a.
we'll as other states, nonresident aliens
can hold land only by becoming resi-
dents.
The right Of any sovereignty 20 pre-
scribe conditions under which II viii per-
nit aliens 10 acquire and hold such prop
critics as are specifically listed in Car
ranza's decree is undisputed under the
laws of nations. and the common law.
The Mexican decree may differ in spirit
from the laws OF our own states IN that
its purpose is 10 raise revenue for the
bankrupt Mexican government, but 1t dill
fers not one whit in the letter.
Carranza is clearly within his legal
rights and our Department of State must
be cognizant of that fact.
To demonstrate against the action OF
the Mexican de facto government on the
grounds that it is an act not calculated
to foster friendly relations which should
exist between the two countries Is all
right. but to violently protest-as Is be-
ing urged upon the Observation-Disclosures
the theory that the decree is unlawful,
and contiscatory would be
folly.
We would not be left leg upon which
TO stand when the firing ceased.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29
RIIE OF A HIGHER COURT.

DO YOU realize. John Hays. that you are
guilty OF contempt OF court. air. and That you
nav be- sent 20 the chain gang for six months
for refusing 20 go home quietly viii permit
YOU 10 join your family IL your court conduct
shows YOU worthy OF parole. once again,
will you 20 directly home from here| The Judge
was plainly Indignant
But Hays merely shivered and stubbornly
shook his head, mo, sir
Am 70 understand you prefer jail to homs7"
his honor demanded. Have YOU no conscience"
ut amt my conscience Judge" Hays replied
sadIv IT'S my mother.ln-law She dared me to
come back"-Case and Comment.
The Detroit times., 1916-08-29

m obsolete weapon. according 20 a
paper read before the academy Of
science In Paris. French scientists
have found all that r. necessary 20
rid the house ~ hies IS 70 pnt
enough blue panes OF glass in win
dows 20 cast a tinge OF blue light
over the rooms.
Experiments were made In which
sies were offered choice between
white light 9nd a blue light 10
every instance the Insects quickly
choose the spo, ba'hed 10 white
light
Ultraviolet ught. closely allied 70
blue. hak marked geru'o.dal effect
u has been ued sinh excellent re-.
suits FOR neuralgia and eczema
Use - this ray has shown that