Evening journal., 1918-11-02
SALISBURY and
Price, DITCHED
Both in Mire When Farmer
Goes to Rescue of
Fellow Democrat
AUTOS GET INTO
AMUSING MIX UP

Smyrna and It's neighborhood seem
10 be an unfortunate zone OF operation
for automobllists recently.
As a hitherto unpublished chapter OF
The present political campaign, IL may
be ssid that Willard Salisbury, Demo-
cratic candidate for United States Sena-
tor and Lewis NJ. Price, Democratic
candidate for State Senator in the First
Kent county district. met under rather
sensational circumstances at Three
Bridges, on the Leipsic road, Just south
Of Smyrna.
Mr.. Price was in his touring car. In
crossing one Of the Three Bridges his
machine went over the end OF 1t and
into the deep ditch which II spans. He
was In the deepest part OF his trouble
when Senator Salisbury came along In
his touring car. The Salisbury chauf-
feur probably had his attention distract
ed from his steering wheel by the
plight of Mr.. Price. In any event. the
big Salisbury car plunged of the other
end Of the bridge and it, too, was
ditched. Had It not been that a farm
tractor, which John f. Wilson, OF
Smyrna, was sending TO a nearby farm,
rumbled along, there Is no telling when
the two dltched Democratic candidates
would have been eXtricated from their
trouble. They hailed the man driving
the tractor, and after ropes had been
procured. the tractor dragged both ma
chimes out + the ditch, and the Demo-
cratic campaign once more was in mo-
ton.
Two or three nights ago a farmer by
the name Of A. w. Foraker, who lives
near Walkers school house, 20 the
north Of Smyrna, started for town in |
his automobile His lights went bad |
and when opposite the Methodist ceme- |
terry, on the northern edge Of Smyrna, |
ne drove the machine full-tllt into the |
rear OF a wagon loaded with cord wood. |
The Impact was so great that the farm
wagon was demolished. the cord wood |
scattered all over the scenery. the |
wagon driver shocked from center 10 |
and the front OF the |
Foraker car stove in. The car was |
towed 10 Kelths garage, while Foraker
and the wagon driver were exchane-
ing thlrty-seyen varieties Of OratOry. IL |
cost Foraker $50 for a new radiator and /
other things for the car. What IL will !
cost him when the wagon driver SENDS
his Dill Is another and a wheelwrlght |
shop story.
A down-State man came TO Whining
ton yesterday in a small touring car TO
get load Of Notwithstanding stick
candy and other things needed in the
stock Of a country store. Upon his
arrival here he discovered that the VIII
mington saloons no longer were suffer
ing from the Spanish influenza, and that
they were able to sit up and take notice
of any thirsty pilgrim who might wan
der into town from the arid regions
down the State.
This pilgrim loaded his car with the
store stun and himselfwith Upper Della
ware Dew, and then. as merry as
wedding bell, started for home. Al
though the tracks made by his autOmo-
bile down the State road looked some
hing like gigantic MARCEL waves, moth
ng OF a specially sensational nature &C
'urred until a point was reached a few
hundred yards north Of Blackbird Hill. I
Then the car, which had showed re- J
Intelligence up TO that time. ]
-NN' AfttAtA~ ~ nv AlllU UNtI
stone pile. 10 failed TO accomplish its
purpose, but succeeded in tearing off
he two front wheels and doing other Z
amage. Not satisfied with that. il re-
ersed itself and plunged backward, full
ilt into the steep embankment' on the !.
ther side OF the road. By the time il |.
ad reached a point Of rest that section
4 the State road looked something like ,
scrambled confectionery store. Keith's
crew, under command Of Ser
-eant Dutcle, hurried TO the scene from ,
imyrna and hauled the wreck i'm for re-
,airs.
Meanwhile, another small touring car
-ot beyond control near the bottom Of
ilackbird Hill, plunged into the embank- ,
nent and tore a front wheel Off. :
All in all, these are stirring automo- !
lie days IN the neighborhoOd Of SMYRNA /,
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