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Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
J. EDWARD ADDICKs DEAD.
Sought Three Times In Vain To Go
To U. S. Senate From Delaware.
Spent a Huge Fortune.


John Edward Addicks, capitalist
gas magnate and hree times candi-
date for United States Senator from
Delaware, died in private sanatori-
um at New York, Thursday night, of
heart disease. The body wa sre-
moved to Philadelphia, his birthplace,
for interment, on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Addicks, better known as "Gas
Addicks," started life as an errand
boy in a Philadelphia store at fifteen
years of age, and shortly after max
ing millions in the then infant indus
try of manufacturing illuminating
water gas. He became an expert in
gas generating plants and his opera
tions rapidly extended. He construct
ed and managed the gas works of
Jersey City, organized the Gas Con-
sumers Company, of Chicago, and
founded the Chicago Gas Trust. He
established other gas concerns in var
ious parts of the country. In 1884 he
organized the Bay State Gas Com
pany, of Boston, Mass, and in 1892
secured controlling interest in the
Brooklyn Gas Company. He was born
in Philadelphia in 1841, and at the
age of thirty-six he went to Delaware
and announced himself as a candidate
for the United States Senate. He is
accredited with having turned the
Democratic State of Delaware over to
the Republicans. He spent more than
$2,OO0,O00 in three vain fights for the
senatOrship, at one time lacking but
one vote necessary to secure the prize.
At the time of his debut into Della
ware politics no one in the State was
permitted to vote without exhibiting a
paid tax receipt. Addicks was able to
control large number of votes by
going through the souehtrn sections of
the State, paying taxes for those per-
sons who promised to vote for him.
After having made millions on gas
projects, the notorious Bay State Gas
Company was scuttled by financiers,
against whom Addicks had pitted his
strength, and the stock of the con-
Germ which had sold at $34, went to
6A cents on the New York curb. Ad-
dicks, in 1915, stripped of wealth and
power, was Jailed in New York for a
debt of $4,000. After the crash of
the Bay State Gas his millions never
returned to him, and the last years of
the fnancier's life were marked by
the simplest living. After his last po-
litical defeat in Delaware, that of
1907, he moved to New York City,
thus repudiating his own statement:
81 shall be candidate for the Senate
as long as l live, or until l am elect
ed"
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
DEATH OF MRS. W. H. JANNEY
Former Smyrna Woman Died in Bal
timOre After Long Illness.

<1AtCA LOAiS lllHCSSs
Mrs. Janney, wife of w. H. Janney,
formerly president of the Bank of
Smyrna, died in Baltimore, Md, last
Wednesday, August 9Th, after an i'll
ness extending over many weeks.
The sad intelligence was received with
regret by the many Smyrna friends
of the deceased. Mrs. Janney was a
native of Baltimore, and came of Qua
ker descent. Her maiden name was
Miss Elizabeth Brooks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Janney moved to Smyrna some time
in the '80s, when Mr.. Janney took a
position first as cashier and later pres
ident of the Bank of Smyrna. They
lived here until perhaps ten or eleven
years ago. Mrs. Janney was a very
intelligent and capable woman, kind
hearted, always ready to help others,
and sincere in her friendships. She
was an enthusiastic member of the
Century Club and an earnest worker
in st. Peters parish and Sunday
School, as were all her family. Be
side her husband, Mrs. Janney leaves
two daughters, Miss Phida Janney,
also of Baltimore, and Mrs. Franklin
Davis, of Trenton, N. j., and a son,
Mr.. Henry Janney, of Catonsville, Nd;
also, brother, Mr.. Rufus Brooks, of
Portsmouth, Va. Interment was made
in Pa1timore
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
SMYRNA IN WINNING STREAK
Plays Fine Baseball, Defeating HartIy
Wednesday and Grace, of Whining
ton, Saturday-Schedule for Week


ton, aturday-Schedule for Week
The Smyrna boys continued their
inning streak the past week by win
ming two games of baseball, one from
Hartly, last Wednesday afternoon, at
Hartly, by the score of IL to 2, and
on Saturday afternoon, defeated the
Grace team, from Wilmington, by the
score of 10 to 4. The game at Hartly
was walk-over for Smyrna. West,
the old veteran, who used to live at
HaItly, pitched his first game this
season for Smyrna, and allowed his
former teammates but five scattered
hits. The game at the school campus
on Saturday was another walk-over
for the home boys. Gordon "Ace" Tur-
ner, who has pitched three games
since the organization of the team un-
der Manager Cochran, Smyrna win
ming them all, with fine support by
his teammates, allowed Grace only
five hits, while the local boys rolled
up 10 to A score in their favor. Spe-
cial mention and praise must be given
ike" Berry, Smyrna's new short
stop, whose fielding and base running
was the feature of the game. The
score:
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
BOND ISSUE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
New Castle Board of Education Pro-
viding Way For MiddIetOwn.

The New Castle County Board of
Education has decided to authorize the
issuance of 100000 worth of bonds
for the building of schools to relieve
the conditions in Middletown and the
rural section in that vicinity, where a
school consolidation is proposed, and
for another school in the vicinity of
Elsmere, Richardson Park and Mar
shallton, where anotrer consolidation
is proposed. 1t is believed that half
of the sum will be used for the con-
struction of a school at Middletown
and the remainder for the new school
in the vicinity of Elsmere. The con-
solidation at Middletown will mean a
school population Of about 400.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
CAMDEN CAMP IN BALANCE.
Famous Grove Meeting May Be Sus-
pended If Not Properly Supported
Sinners For Next Years Project

II wv AOpNAly
Signers For Next Years Project
Camden camp closed its three
weeks meeting, Sunday, and unless
a sufficient number of persons sign
to take tents for another year it is
possible that the annual camp, which
has now been for twelve years under
one management, with Rev. E. C.
Sunfield in charge, will become a
thing of the past. Apparently be-
cause of some unjust criticism of the
management of the camp as to ex-
penses, ETC., Mr.. Sunfeld made a
statement to the afternoon audience
Sunday, in which he laid the facts
plainly before the people. He told
them that the future of the camp de-
pended entirely upon those who might
want to continue the camp for next
year, and that to insure such camp
sufficient signers would have to be
made by September 81, otherwise the
tents and all other equipments would
be sold.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
MRS. ]. J. JOLLS PASSES AWAY.
Former MillingtOn Girl Who Married
MiddletOwn Boy, Dies in Wilmington.

After an illness of eight weeks with
rheumatic fever, Mrs. Alverta Ed
wards Jolls, wife of John ]. Jolls,
died Sunday evening, at her home,
102'West Twenty-seventh street, Will
mington, at the age of SO years. She
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Edwards, formerly of Mil
lington, Md, and has been a resident
of Wilmington, for the last eight
years. Mr.. JOlls, who is the secretary
of the Delaware Corporation and
Trust Co., is the son of Joseph C.
JOlls, of MiddletOwn. Mrs. Jolls is
survived by her husband, mother and
three brothers. Funeral and inter-
ment took place at Forest Cemetery,
at Middletown, today.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
MIDDLETOWN STREET WORK
Will Be Put Out at Contract and Fin.
nished Before Freezing Weather.

Good news to motorists! Middle
town is to have concrete road bed
thru treir town. Bids will be opened
this week, and the contract
awarded. Middletown Town Council
hope to have the work started speed
lily and will make every effort to have
both Broad and East Main streets
completed before freezing weather
begins.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
COUNTRY DISTRICT SCHOOL
BOARDS BALE OVER CODE
HESITATE TO COME IN AND AC-
CEPT APPOINTMENTS
County Board of Education ApDeaIs
10 Them-Survey to Be Made of
Kent County School Buildings

A number of persons recently ap-
pointed by the Kent County Board of
Education are hesitating to accent
the appointments at the hands of this
body or have simply refused to serve
Ihs seems to be for one or the other
Oh Two reasons, namely: (1) antag-
onlsm to the new School Code in gen
eral, or (2) a feeling that the powers
OF selecting their own representatives
Tor conducting local school affairs has
been taken from the people. In re-
gard to the last mentioned reason if
should be said that these appoint
ments by the County Board of Educa-
ton are provided for the present year
only, and are made simply to tide
over the time until next June when
Boards of Trustees will be elected bv
the various school attendance dis
t11cts very much as they have ALWAYS
been elected. The County Board of
Education itself was appointed by the
Governor for the same reason and To
serve until Board could be elected
on the third Saturday in June, 1920.
This election of the County Board is
in the hands of the local boards of
Trustees, the president of the local
board of trustees presiding at the
election and the other two members
acting as the judges of the election. 1t
will thus be seen that the duties of
the local Boards are very important
and far reaching, the idea being to
put into the hands of the people the
right that should be exercised bv
them, namely, the choosing of their
own local as well as county represen-
tatives in school matters.
Policy of the Kent County Board.
1t has been the policy of the County
Board to reappoint those who have al
ready been elected by the people. A
refusal to accept on the part of the
A~SSNaAh5 PCAoOAAo VI IllC various SCHOOL
districts cannot but result in taking
away from those districts the power
which is expressly granted to them by
the Code. The cooperation of the To-
cal boards on one hand and the super
intendent of schools acting for the
County Board on the other hand is
absolutely necessary to the efficient
running of the schools in the various
districts. 1t is hoped that in the light
of this many persons who have already
refused to serve may reconsider their
action and may accept the appoint
ment until the regular election can be
held next June.
To Make Survey of School Buildings.
On August the 18th a survey will
be made of the school buildings of
the county. The work will be done
by DR.. Strayer and DR.. Englehart, of
Columbia University, accompanied by
Superintendent Holloway. The re-
port resulting from this survey will
be the guide for the building program
in this county for the next four years.
IT. hoped that the local boards may
cooperate in this work to the extent
of opening the school buildings on the
days appointed for the inspections.
The days will be announced later.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13

Census Supervisor For Delaware.
William H. Welch, of Milton, it was
announced last week, has been chosen
by the Secretary of Commerce as
census supervisor for Delaware. He
will have charge of taking Of the Fed
eral census in this State next year.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13

Smyrna ............. D y 1 L N-lO
Two-base hits -NWilson. Mitchell. H. Jones.
Southwel. Skinner. Patterson, Bell. Hit by
pitched ball-Bell, Mitchell. Struck out-By
Myers. 81 by Turner. s. Base on balls-Of
Myers. 4; off Turner, 2. Umpires-Lassell
and FAIRIES.
Manager Cochran has purchased ten
new uniforms which should have ar
rived yesterday. Today will be a
gala day for the local team. This af-
telnoon the Coast Defense team from
Fort dupont were to be here, accom-
panied by the Coast Defense Band,
which was in Smyrna recently for the
soldiers celebration. The rain which
set in last night interfered and kept
the visiting team from coming. Satur-
day a good game is expected, when
the Port Penn boys will be the locals
opponents. Support the home team.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
BIackbird Man Purchases Fine Farm

Blackbird, Del, Aug. 12.-Ira
Moore, of Townsend, has sold the
"Guessford Farm" of 115 acres, to
A. Perrott Blanchfeld, of Blackbird,
on private terms. Mr.. Moore pur-
chased the farm recently from Sena-
tor Edward Hart. Mr.. Blanchfield
will take possession March next.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
iDREAK OF FORAGE POISON.
Considerable Damage To
Livestock Down State.

= % Vhe anthrax in Kent county
'He "ane, an outbreak of forage
6T VI meningitis, is doing consid-
- uamage to live stock. Within
PAST few days fully a dozen
III ' nave died of forage poison sup
n. % nave been caused by the ami
H. a'ing musty grain or grass.
H.. 1ainer near Dover lost four
N one night from forage pois-
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
FAIRIES HARDWARE STORE SOLD
William Norris, Long Foreman of The
Smyrna Times, Purchases 1t.


Smyrna Times, Purchases 1t.
The Iron Front Hardware store, on
Commerce street, owned by the Viii
liam FAIRIES Estate, was purchased
last Thursday by William Norris, of
this town, at private terms. Mr..
Norris will continue this old estab-
lished stand in as up-to-date a man.
ner as possible, and will serve the
patrons of the store with the same
care and attention they have always
received. The new proprietor, for more
than.25 years foreman of the Smyrna
Times, is one of Smyrna's best known
and progressive citizens and has the
best wishes of his many friends.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-13
SMYRNA
SCORE BY INNINGS

Totals ..........4S 10 8 27
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MEXICO. D. F.. Mayo 2l.Tu-
lilo Pculat. Jefe iel DEPARTMENTS
del Trabaio de ia Secretarla de Co.
mercio Q Industrial, en- e~ntrcvlSta que
concedIo a variuS periodicals.. do los
S~iguleGteS dates que Sc conSiGeraran
dc mucho intercs:
Aunque la Camara dc DiputadoS
no ha dlScutido el capI:ulo IN que
malamentc SC denomina Dc Ia In
dustria pequena' Y que abarca la
pequena industrial Y cl trabajo a do
micilio. muchaS veceS Sc ha habiado
incidentaimente de 10 que debe y
puede ~entendersc pOr PeqIena y
grandc industrial.
La industrial grandc. irdudaoie.
mente puede Soportar V cumpilr los
~preceptoS que Sc rclacionan con la
Gotacion dc s. h~oSpitales. escue-
as. etc. pero, no es convemente
subStraer a las pequenaS de las obtl-
gacioncs que les lmpone Ia Ley del
Trabajo, muy csrecialmente las con-
cernIentes a higiTie, Seguridad c in
demnlzacioncS por academies . en-
ferncdadeS Ell ell trabajo, pueS quiz
tando los perjuIcios que Sc siguen d
las classes la~boriosaS, sc correra ell
peligro de provocar ell fracciOnamien-
TO. contrario a Ia baratura de Ia
production ' nocjvo a los ntereses
de los consImidoreS. ApeSar de que
las leglSlacloneS actuales, exciuyen
4 los talleres en- los que trahajan me-
nos de cinco obreros. Sc ha notado
que en- ell presente Sc ha deSarolla-
DO una tendencia a protejer ell traba-
10 4 domicilio ilamado sweating
>yStem' (Sistema del sudor.) pre-
cisamente por las circunstancias a
hrumadoraS que en- donGe qulera Sc
~ejecuta.
Precisamente por ESQ hay que di-
Hidir las dos modalidades V pescri-
bir differences reglamentaciones, pues
mientras en- Mexico. no scar esta-
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Papa! iSomos nosotros! iEsta-
mos aqui todos!
FL pequeno grupo, no recibiendo
condensation, Seguia subiendo. Al
llegar a la puerta de Ia plataforma
gritG de nuevo la hija:
Papa! Somos nosotros! don
de estas?
Una vez entrada en- ell campanario
gTlto. mas fuerte aun:
Papa! iContesta....
MAZDA! Tn terror indecible ia in
vadio.
-iDios mic! lie ha1ra ocurrido
una desgracia?..
Uno de los presentes encendlo una
cerilla y registro los roncones mas
escondidos.
Habiendose asomado q Ia boca del
piso que daha a la iglesia Sc r~etrajo
o un grito de horror.
Atado a ia cuerda tendida, un cuer
pc humane oscllaba suavemenIe aba
10 en- ell vacio.
Sc d%escubri6 ell honbre Y Sc an
tiguo. \ misntras llevaoan a la hija,
Que loca de dolcr, daba gritos las
timeros, ell que durante ell camino ha-
tia hecho notar 10 eXtrano del re-
piqu. comprendio por que Ia campa-
ma, no habia sonadc mas que cinco
lPasa a IA "a. col. AL
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la "INDUSTRIA PEQUENA" ANTE LA
PROYECTADA LEY DEL TRABAJO
Los ~peligros a que Sc %expondra la industrial en- Mexico 81 no
es resuelta de una manera satisfacteria la referlda ley

5lecidas las Companies de ScguroS
sobrc academies, Intermediates pro-
feSionales etc. resultaran en- etecto
las medidaS a este %reSpecto, un gra'
vamen que pudicra ocasionar hasta
la muerte para los estableclmlcntos
manufacturers, por 10 que, C! uni
co remedio es aplazar la ley, para al
chos talleres. hasta que Sc funden
Companies de SECURES.
Y por 10 que sc relaciona al traba,
10 a domlcilio, sera indispensable que
las Juntas de Cancellation Y Arbi-
traje. hagan IN e1udio mirucloSc
sobre las diversas labores que en- eSas
condolences Sc efectuan. para deter
minar el precio de las laboreS Y ha-
Ger que correspondent con Ell tipo ge-
neral del ~salariO minlmo que sea
eStabiccido. pueS va es ~proyerolal
en- Mexico la exiguidad dc las tarifas
aphcadas, principalmente a la costura
del hogan. o de prendaS de ropa
confeccionadas para caJoneS. etc.
A este propoSito Sc cree convenlentc
ensenar a los dlputados la especifi-
cacion de los operarioS a quienes al
CANA la RECOMMENDATION del uabajo
a domiciiio, de acuerdo o una ley
moderna V reciente del goblerno eS-
panol. va cue esta ley, puede servir
de modelo a todos los pueblos del
mundo por ser una de las mas cla-
ras, completes Y ~equitativas que Sc
hayan promulgado.
"A los obreros. Que aisladamente 0
fernando taller de fanilia trabajen
en- su domicilio a deStajo por cuen'
Ia dc %patroneS.
"A los obreros que en- ell domici-
Ito de uno de ellos trabajen a des-
tajo en- compania a partar ganancias.
"A los obreroS que trabajen d jor-
nal, por tarea. a destajo o a titulo
de aprendizaje, fuera de su domici-
Ito, en- ell del patron a domicilio."
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CUENTO SELECTO
FL ULTIKO TOQUE DEL VIEJO CANPANARIO

abadia. el aqua del lavadero, la re-
Gonda silueta de los molinos.
lba contando.
FL ultimo alamo. -. La charca de
Ninoret. FL Moline de Jarney....
Una. dos. ..treS.....El canine de
Parls.....E IL paso a nivei. -. I'm mo-
limo dos moiinus.. -. .Pero es...
Sc ahogo IN grito en- su garganta ;
la casa que ardia era la de su hija.
Mas rapido que la mirada, el pen
samiento adivino 10 que iba d Suce-
der entire esaS paroles.
Los chicueloS dormian. ignorando
el peligro. Ell fuego invade la gran
Ja...se quemaba el granero. .. Lue-
60. ell ~despertar Gespavorido. La Ca
rrera insensata en- Ia obscuridad.. 49,.
el hume mas pesado. las puertas
ohstruldaS. Los ~chiquiNos afdos
de Ia falda de la madre.. =. los gri-
tos desgarradores en- medic del sor-
do mugido del iRcendio. 49,. Ell techo
que Sc desplonaha -. Luego. ell 81
lencio las atlas llamas que Sc yer
guen q trayes de los escombros hu-
meantes. NADIA CAST.
Era 20 que iba I suceder ALA, en- IN
i~nstante. No siendo 81. iquien podria
a esa nora yer Ell incendio V dar la
alarna? Critic:
|Fuefo! iFuego,...
i Mis- chicos... Mis- chicos van
q MORN quemados!
Aumenraban las llanlas. Retirabase
con las manos delante de los ojos
para no yer. cuando de reperente
choco u espalda con IN gran obs
tculo. Instintiyamente alargo IN
brazo Y sus dedos tocaron las am
panas. Fue un rayo de luz para Ell
vieio, recobro su valor.
LAS campanas. ia Salve-
cion& La alarma es possible. Sc
despertara Ia ciudad, correran en- au-
xllio de los MOS -. .El reridue&
Facilando, ~tropeZando a caGa pa
so, a tientas en la ohscuridad de Ia
noche, dirigiasc hacia las cuerdas...
Demeute cast, hablando en- voz alta.
volvia Ia cabeza a cada paso para
seguir e. vance de las llamas, agi-
tando las manos en- ell vacio. Lloraba
0albuciendo:
i On, mis- queridaS campanas.
Nals a sonar para mi ahors. Fuestra
sonora voz en- ell silencio, d~espertara
ID cludad. E. .Esperad =. esperad.
Mis- viejos brazos os q q hacer
5allar, mis- queridas campanaS...
Dro un suSpiro lie alivio cuando sus
braZos encontraron la cuerda.
lrgulendo toda su persona, levan-
tando sus manos tembionas. Sc asio
con todas sus fuerZas de la cuerda y
apretando los dientes, apoyado en-
uno de suS pies contra la pared, el
otro en- el horde dc Ia ancha boca
arrioa de la cual cclgaba la gran
campana, Jiro. Pero IL mano So des-
ilzo SCORE La cuerda lisa.
Tendio los musculos para estrechar
IA mas, cayo de rodillas, Y Ia campa-
Ia no sc movie.
Trio. trio. Inutiles esfucrzos.
Con los punos cerrados goipeaba el
bronco Y u punos sangraron en- va
no.
Quedo inm6vil. rendido.
GQue hare. dos milo? :QuG puedo
eSperar?
Unos pocos minutes despucS. vol
vlendole I'M POGO Ia ~enereia, dijo:
Va soy oemasiado debil para
tirar de Ia cuerda tan corta, quizi
me sea possible abajo, en- la sacristia,
COMO hacen los monaguillos cuando
hay IN casamiento o IN nautismo.
Atraveso la plataforma; sus pier,
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POPULARES


fila al hombre la escala por
medic de un tornillo. Ell ingenie-
TO conoce ~entonces. por la d~iferencia
que hay entire la altura del niVel, Y
la que Sc necsito dar a la escala mo-
vediza para que Sc hallara al nivel
de la visual, la d~iferencia que hay
entire amoos puntos.
Los pozos artesianoS son una de-
m~ostracion de la propiedad de los Ii
auidos de buscar SUI nivei. 81 aqua
de los pozos artesianos viene de I'm
terreno mas alto que aquel en- que
brota. Cuando un terreno alto es po-
roso, ell aqua es absorvida en- ia tie
pas del subsuelo. Y penetra en- La tie
ira hasta encontrar una De- I'M.
permeable. Una veZ depositada ALI
tiende a correr hacia otros lugares
mas bajos. En- esas condiciones puede
brotar por 81 misma ell aqua. 81 en-
cuentra una grieta o hendidura del
t~erreno, como pasa en- las fuentes
brotantes, o bien hay que romper
una O varias capas de roca para ha-
Ger que el aqua safte a la superb
Gle.
Suponganros I'm terreno poroso que
Sc halle mil yardas mas alto que otro.
81 en- este ultimo Sc abre un pozo
que llegue hasta donde Sc halla ell
aqua procedente del terreno mas al
to, esa aqua brotara q la superficie
Y saltara con gran fuerza, y a no
ser por la resistencia del aire, y por
Ia fuerza de gravedad subiria has
Ia ell nivel en- que Sc halla ell terre-
no impermeable donde Sc deposito ell
aqua.
En- cuanto a la alta temperature
de las aguas de los pozos artesianos,
ash como las termales que Sc italian
en- algunos lugares, Sc eXplica por
que previenen de capas profundas.
donde la temperature es alta. Segun
hemos dicho en- otra ocasion, Ia eX-
p~eriencia demueStra que j proper
ci6n que Sc desciende hacia ell centric
de la TERRA ell calor aumenta gradual
mente.