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Smyrna times., 1930-11-05

ancestors, which caused him to .al-
low" Sheriff ''Lir' Barger to clamp
the handouts on him. Others said
then that the fact that every con-
stable and deputy in the Texarkana
country and several posses had him
surrounded, had some bearing on
his decision to "allow" the female
sheriff to take him alive.
Kennie is made-to-order copy for
any writer who is in need of
d curly-haired, pleasant-mannere
young desperado, whose only fault
seems to have been the combination
of an unruly temper and an un-
canny skill with a six-gun.
Warden Williamson says Kennie
admits having killed five men, and
continued:
'When we first got him l fixed
him up a special cell that would
resist INT, nitric acid and actylene
torches. But he has the run of the
stockade today, sort of trusty.
Kennels good fellow. He's learned
his lesson-and he's the best pris-
oner in the Mississippi penitentiary,
bar nome"
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
STATE PAYS S1O,5OO,l07
MORE UNITED STATES TAX
COLLECTIONS FROM CORPOR-
ATIONS JUMP TO S6,858,33
Out of 72 Collection Districts, IL
Showed Increase in Income Tax;
Delaware One of Twelve

Corporation income tax collec-
tions from Delaware increased &c.
858, 1872 during the first nine
months of this year as compared
with the same period of 1929, ac-
cording to comparative figures an
nounced on Monday by the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue.
Delaware was one of the five dis
tricts showing an increase in indi-
vidual income tax collections in
1880 over 1929. Individual collec-
tions from the State for the 1880
period show gain of S3,441,775
as compared with the correspond
ing period of last year. Total cor
poration tax collections for Della
ware for the first nine months Of
the present year totalled $23, ,035,-
913 as compared with S16,177, ,581
for the same period of last year.
Individual income tax collections
totaled $11 ,688, 1858 as compared
with SS,247,083 last year. The
classes of income tax for the nine
months amounted to $34,724, ,772.
The figures show that Delaware
leads a list of SO states in the
amount of federal income tax col
lections from these two classes.
The states that paid less federal
taxes than Delaware from these
two items of taxation are: Ala
bama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO, Florida, Georgia, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisi-
ana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington, included Alaska, West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming
Generally less income by individ-
uals was indicated by the bureau
as the major cause of a decrease
of S148, ,286,721 in income tax col
lected. Total collections for the
nine months of 1880 were S1,779,-
382,127 as compared with S1,927,-
668, 1888 the year before. Individ-
ual taxes dropped from $971, ,328,-
259 in the first nine months of
1929 to $838, 1855, ,S55 this year
while corporation taxes decreased
S15,314,318 from 1856, $40, ,589 in
1929 to S941 ,O26,271 in 1880. Out
of the 72 collection districts of the
country only II, one of them Della
ware, showed an increase in total
income tax collected while so
showed decreases. Sixty-seven of
the 72 districts showed the effect
of the decreased individual income
while 46 of the districts showed
decreases in corporation collec-
tions.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
NURSES HOME CONTRACT
Milford Emergency Hospital viii
Provide Needed Addition

The Board of Trustees of the
Milford Emergency Hospital have
awarded a contract for building an
addition to the nurses home con-
nected with that institution. The
successful bidder for the work was
the Johnson & Pepper Construc-
tion Company of Milford. Work
on the addition started last week.
For some time past the Emerg
ency Hospital and the Marshall
Hospital have both been filed to
capacity with patients. The man
agement at the Emergency Hos
pital has been compelled to house
some of the nurses on the third
floor of the hospital building. The
new addition to the nurses home
will provide accommodations for
twelve nurses in addition to the
accommodations now available in
the home. When the new work is
completed there will be three
rooms in the main building, which
are now used for nurses which
will be made available for patients
The Milford Emergency Hospital
is doing wonderful work for that
section of the State and the added
facilities will enable it better to
take care of the demands made
upon it.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
SEABOARD PUBLIC SERVICE
Electric Output for September, 81
533,302 Kilowatt Hours

Subsidiaries of Seaboard Public
Service Company, operating in
seven states along the Southeast
ern coast line, showed an increase
of 1880 in kilowatt hour output
for the month of September, and
an 1890 increase for the first
nine months of the year. The to-
tai output for September, 1880,
was 81, ,533, ,302 kilowatt hours as
against 27 All ,476 in September a
year ago, gain of 1901, ,826. For
the first nine months of the year
the Seaboard group showed to-
tai output of 264, ,709, 1895 kilowatt
hours, compared to 236,65S,157 for
the first nine months of 1929, an
increase of 11.9ea. During the
nine months period, energy gen
Grated in the companys own plant
was 228, ,315 kilowatt hours, an
increase of 11.6fs, while the energy
purchased from outside sources
was 20,314 SAG, a gain of $3.50.
Eastern Shore Public Service Com
pany is a subsidiary of Seaboard
Public Service Company.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
NEW RECREATIONAL CENTER
Bowling Alleys and Golf Courses
Furnish Attractions at Dover

Dover's new Recreational Center
opened last week at the intersec-
tion of Governors avenue and
State Road. This new enterprise
is being opened by Rudolph Dole
and A. 3. West, of Rehoboth. The
restaurant, which will be run in
conjunction with the Recreational
Center, is in charge of Betty and
Harry LeKites. The Recreational
Center is in the old Chrysler Motor
Company building. The four bow
ling alleys are up to date ones
with all modern improvements.
The indoor golf course of nine
holes is exceedingly difficult and
should prove popular with the Do
yer folks. The lunch room has all
modern equipment. A. B. West,
who will manage the bowling al
leys and golf course, is known to
the bolwling fans of Dover as the
popular manager of the Dole
Bowling Alleys in Rehoboth. Mr..
West stated that he is going to try
and organize bowling league in
this section. He is going to make
a special effort to get ladies inter-
ested in the sport.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
Emeralds Not Spanish

Fine emeralds are frequently al
luded to as Spanish emeralds, CIV
ing the natural impression that
Spain was the source of these very
fine gems. In point of fact there
are no emerald mines In the Span
ish peninsula, and there never have
been. But there were great guam
titles of emeralds kept as orna-
mental trinkets by the natives of
Peru at the time of the Spanish
conquest, and like almost every
thing else of value there, they soon
found their way into the hands of
the Spanish nobility. For many
years, therefore, the finest speci-
mems Of emeralds were in Spain,
and hence the term, Spanish emer-
aids, was guarantee, presumably,
Of fine quality.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
Materials That Dye Well

AS general rule wool has the
greatest attraction for coloring mat
lers and dyes most easily. Cotton
has much less attraction, while silk
occupies an intermediate position.
differences are due to a certain
degree to the difference in physical
structure of the fibers, but mainly
to different chemical composition.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
Yeah

A Trenton (N. j. girl got mar
rIed because she lost an election
bet. The majority Of girls get mar
ried on less provocation than that.
--Atchison Globe.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
Killed Over Liquor.

Kennie had shot and killed Sam
Carper and Will Carper, brothers,
and wounded Bob Carper, a third
brother. Effie Carper, sixteen-year
old sister Of the Carper boys, said
Kennie was in his cups and that
"tears rolled down his cheeks when
Sam throwed his Ticker out the win
dow" So Kennie just started to
shooting.
At that time Kennie was wanted
in Meridian, Miss, for killing a dep
for him at Bristol, Va, on another
charge Of killing deputy, and at
Kingsport, Tenn, he was under in
dictment for killing still another
In fact, Kennie was wanted at al
most every place where he had So
journed for any length of time, and
as far down as Port Arthur, Texas,
for a six-gun episode.
Only twenty-eight years old when
his career was brought to a halt,
he had put a slight tarnish on the
laurels held by Rube Burroughs,
Harry Tracy and others who made
the front page and died with their
boots On.
Now, in Leakesville, Miss, where
Kennie killed Deputy bud" Nc
Intosh; in Bristol, Va, or in Kings
port, Tenn, his announcement, "I'm
Kennie Wagner" would have
caused many a hand to seek the re-
assuring handle of "A gun. But
around Texarkana deputies had
enough bad men Of their own to
think of, without trying to mem
orize the exploits of foreign desper-
ADDE'S, so when he killed two broth
ers and wounded a third in one
rough-house jamboree Sheriff ''Lil"
calmly went out and got the bad
man.
A Virginia Hill Man.
Kennie was a product of the pic
turesque Virginia mountains. Pres
emily he Joined a circus, which
billed him as "Deadwood Dick"
There were two things that Ken
ME did not have to acquire-cour-
age and a high temper. He in
nprlIeQ UOIH. ana LHtf NfIt us
played when he shot Deputy McIn-
tosh and another officer In Green
county, Mississippi, six years ago.
Both died. Kennie was arrested,
but he remained in Jail only few
hours. He departed by window.
He was next heard of In Kingsport,
Tenn, where he led comparatively
peaceful life, until three officers de-
cided to ask him n few questions
as to his past life. The grilling
ended when four guns were dis
played. Two of the officers died
and the third was pulled through
by good family doctor.
Kennie surrendered and was SEN
fenced to die. How he got out of
the town Jail Is still mystery. but
he headed west, and started back
and eventually arrived at Texar-
kama, where his downfall was ac-
complished.
Sense of Chivalry.
Some mention has been made Of
Kennels innate sense of chivalry,
q natural heritage from his Virginia
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
KENN|E WAGNER CHANGES
AFTER 50 YEARS IN Prison
VOTED THE MODEL PRISON
ER" OF PENITENTIARY
Good Bible Student, Acquiring
Reputation That Extends to
Outside World, May Win Pardon

Parchman, Miss 1t took 80
years to mold the colorful Kennie
Wagner into a well behaved and
prayerful young man. And it was
a woman sheriff who started him
on the path of righteousness. She
had to put him in a penitentiary to
accomplish what was regarded as
impossible by constables, deputies
and policemen all the way from
Port Arthur, Texas, to Bristol, Va.
and back again.
But today the debonair and still
carefree Mr.. Wagner, with merry
wink in his eye and a song on his
lips, is voted "the model prisoner"
In the stockade of the Mississippi
penitentiary.
True, he's doing a stretch of 80
years, which, in prison vernacular,
means from now on" but the IRE
pressible Kennie has more than won
the confidence of Sam Williamson,
the husky warden, who is not easily
fooled. He has become a prime "a
vorite with guards who carry high
powered rifles slung on their backs
and army pistols on their hips, and
with visitors.
Smyrna times., 1930-11-05
Good Bible Student.

A good Bible student and an apt
Sunday school pupil, Kennie is ac-
Quiring a reputation that extends
to the outside world. Said the
warden:
"As a matter of fact, Kennie be
gan to discuss his situation and
reputation with the law some four
years ago. By the terms of his
capitulation at the time, he got 80
years down here instead Of being
bumped off in the electric chair in
Arkansas. He was arrested by
Mrs. Lillian Barger, woman
sheriff at Texarkana, who was elect
ed to that office after her husband
was killed while attempting to en-
force the law. Kennie, who up to
that time seemed to have a hobby
for shooting sheriffs, and who was
noted for his jail-breaking perform
ances, was very much humiliated
and mortified over his arrest by "a
skirt as he called her."
People in this section believe the
time will come when Kennie's ex-
cellent behavior and his interest In
his spiritual condition are going
to win him a pardon from the gov
ernor, If other states where Kennie
has been accused of murder do not
interfere, and are willing to see him
get another chance in life.
Wagner was arrested In Tex
arkana on the border line of two
states, Arkansas and Texas, just "a
hours after the newspapers came
out in big headlines: "Kennie Wag
ner Kills Two More Men" There
wasn't a shot fired when Sheriff
"Lil," as everybody called her, took
Kennie into custody when he wasn't
looking. AS a matter of fact. II
was about a. m, and Kennie was
enjoying a snooze in Jungle" jusi
a few miles out of town.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-07
Times Circulation Now at Highest Peak

According the M months ending Sept 80 $780,
circulation This INCREASE
the
During this SAME period the other LOST 29
The that indianapolis citizens ndose Times Editorial principles and
style of journalism effectively evidenced this steady consistent growth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-07
The Times Registers
Another Healthy
Circulation Increase

Indianapolis is more Times
minded today than ever
before...
We are all conscious that
buying habits have changed
THE Times is conscious
that reading habits also
have changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

trati6n expenses, debts and payments
to heirs, an accounting fled by the
executors has disclosed.
Under the terms of his will Mr..
Stokes left his entire estate to w. z. d.
Stokes, jr., his son by his first wife,
Rita D'Acosta Ledig, and made no
mention of his estranged second wife,
Helen Elwood Stokes, or his two small
children, Helen M. and James Stokes.
Young Stokes and his stepmother later
reached a settlement, Stokes already
has received $41, ZOO from the estate
and Helen Elwood Stokes $20,500 as
guardian of the children.
Debts settled totaled $246,628 and
administration expenses $l22,685.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

aid last night to postal inspectors in an
effort to track persons responsible for a
puzzling explosion which occurred yes
terday at Mount Pleasant, London's
greatest postal depot, wherein four per-
sons were injured. mail truck was
blown to pieces and letters were strewn
over a wide area.
An official statement said the blast
originated in a bag among mail con-
signed to Southwestern London, which
area includes government buildings as
we'll as Buckingham Palace.
All of the injured will recover. The
police aided in checking up on a report
that the mail bag in which the explo-
sives, whatever their nature, arrived
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
LEGACY OF STOKES
DWlNDLES IN DEBTS

Estate of $727, 556 Reduced to
$146,617 Because of Money Owed,
Expenses and Payments to Heirs.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 4-The $727,-
$50 estate left by w. e. D. Stokes
when he died May 10, 1925, has dwin-
died to $14s,S17 because of admins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
ONE DIES IN CRASH

wAYNEsBURG, Pa, october 4 Or
George Waddell Of Philippi, w. Va, a
student at the University of Pittsburgh.
was killed and two other Pitt students
were injured in an automobile accident
near here while they were on their way
TO Morgantown, w. Va, for the Pitt
West Virginia University foot ball game
today.
Thomas Ewing Of Columbus, Ohio,
was hurt seriously and Francis Frank
lin of Pittsburgh was hurt badly. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
POLICE SEEK CASHIER

wELLsvILLE, N. Y, october 4 Dr.
Police and county officials last night
were seeking Tommy" Costigan, Mon
treal, cashier for the five-day race
meet being held here by the wellsville
Driving Club, who was reported mics
ing with the receipts Of the first three
days of the meet.
Yesterdays races were postponed
after Costigan's disapp> france was axa-
nounced. The amount I the missing
gate receipts was not am ounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

were brought to the Greene County
Hospital here.
The youths automobile crashed into
a parked truck. A charge of reckless
driving was lodged against John W..
Kendall of Pittsburgh, who was be-
lieved to be the driver of the machine
Kendall also is a student at the univer-
ity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Hen Egg Weighs Pound.

ELLwOoD CITY, Pa, October 4
CN.A.NA). - George Hollschwender's
hen, an ordinary 2.year1old Leghorn,
do one pound Only soft shell en-
~'"r'-s to freak egg which is about
10 times the size of the ordinary 'hen
fruit"
,~..Isht, 1877. hy North American News
paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

had been sent from Ireland. Ofacials
dicredited this report, but stated that
every means known to British GRIM
responsible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
EXPLOSION PROBED
BY SCOTLAND YARD
officials Say Mail on Shattered
Truck Was Consigned to
Government Area.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 4.-The most as
eute minds of Scotland Yard lent their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Wales Friend at White SULPHUR.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, october (Pl.-Sir Philip 6as-
soon, friend of the Prince of Wales, has
brought Horton Smith from New York
with him in a private car to play golf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Honest Values

When you buy these dresses you getting real value Every
style created by specialist in Chdren Dress Designing. They
assure not only Of but comfort and dur
sbty The workmanship perfect Each garment
true .ze French scanned and rsdy before reach
ing We marvel that they be produced sell low
price-ust fraction Of what they are really worth.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-09
MORTIMER N. JUDD, 5I,
 EXPIRES AT HOSPITAL
Scion of Family Long Connected With Manu-
 featuring

Mortimer Nelson Judd Of = Vance street grandson Of the late Loren D. Judd. who was one of the founders of the@North X Judd Co. died this morni1g shortly before 10 o'clock at the New Britain General hospital from a heart attack. He was remov- ed to the institution yesterday.
 Born on February 3. 1879, he at tended the local schools and on being graduated from the New Britain senicr high school entered Yale college. Later he accepted a position with North 65 Judd and re- nained with that concern until 1911 when he retired.
 MT Judd was affiliated with the Centennial lodge, A. r. X 4, NJ. for many years
 Surviving are his wife, Mrs Marie A. Judd; four daughters Miss as Marjorie. Gertrude. Mary and Grace Judd; a son. Mortimer N, Judd, Jr. his mother. Mrs. Emma D. Judd of Franklin Square; a brother Harold L. Judd of Berlin and a sister Mrs Gertrude Judd Bradley of Chicago.
 Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at an hour to La announced later, Rev Samuel Sut- cliffe. rector of St Marks Fpiscopal church will officiate. Burial will bo in Falrview cemetery
New Britain herald., 1930-05-09
.SzyMANSK| DROPPED, TOM|K0WSkI RESIGNS
Changes in Public Works Board and Police
 Commission

Romaldi ,Szymanski. member of the board of public works for near lv two years, was removed today by Mayor Quigley to make possible completion of the republican ap- pointments to this commission. Say manski a republican, succeeded the late Theodore Bezdurczyk, who died while in office.
 Commissioner Szymanski is the first member of the municipal fam ily to- be removed by the mayor. His resignation had been requested but it was not forwarded to the mayor. All others who have left boards since the election of Quigley have done so either through resig nation or expiration of their term of office.
 Police Commissioner Leon Toml kowski this afternoon sent his res ignation 10 Mayor George 4. Quigley at the request of the latter. In his letter, he said:
 Tn compliance with your request, which reached me today, l herewith roffer my resignation IS a member of the board of police commission CTS. Wishing you speedy recovery I am yours for success. Leon TomikoWski."
 Commissioner Tomikowsli waa appointed to the board two years ago by Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa. His suc- cessor will be Edward NJ, Pratt, ac- cording 10 reports in republican circles.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-09
OlL REFINERY FIRE THREATENS SPREAD Tanks of Other Companies Are Menaced by
 Blaze

Bayonne, N. J, May 2 (PN - With chemicals virtually exhausted and a stiff north wind carrying the flames toward two large high pressure gas oline tanks near the main office building, the fire at the Gulf Oil Re lining company, thought completely under control carly today, was threatening the entire refinery at noon as we'll as the plants of the Standard, Tidewator and Vacuum Oil companies nearby.
 The last supply Of special chemi- calls was brought from Syracuse, N. Y, at 7:30 this morning after the flremen were forced 10 watch help lessly as the flames spread.
 The estimated damage thus far is S3t00o,000. More than 5,000,0 ,000 gal Ions of oil has been consumed.
 Only one man was seriously in jured and he is reported as resting easily in City hospital. Three others injured by the blaze are in Swiney's Sanitarium, none in a serious con- ditlon. At the emergency hospital set up in the plant, more than 800 men were treated for minor injuries which varied from heat prostration and asphyXiation by smoke to minor burns, cuts and bruises.
 The storage yard today was a scene of desolation with the crushed and twisted tanks standing like white spectres in the early dawn,
 The chemical flakes covered every piece of equipment in the vicinity of the blaze with a heavy white coat ing and made the ground underfoot a mire of slippery grey mud. Fire men working to hold the blaze to i the great pool of oil in the center l of this destroyed area had difficulty ! in keeping their footing as they crawled over twisted pipes and crumpled tanks.
 The pool which is still burning i covers about two city blocks and is estimated to contain about 50,000 ! barrels of oil,
 | All about the fire the workers were erecting high embankments of I-.,rth and cinders to prevent the | burning oil from running to portions | of the yard not yet touched. The entertainments last night held the blaze within the storage yard.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-09
Rope On Truck Shares Pedestrian
 And Drags Him Along Main Street

Edwin J Barrett. 66, Of 39t Arch street, was the victim of one of the strangest accidents in the history Of motor vehicle operation in this city last night when he was caught on the foot by a rope hanging off | truck and knocked down after be- ing dragged several feet Fortunate ly the rope broke under the strain, otherwise he might have been ser iously injured.
 He was standing at Main and Myrtle streets about 10 o'clock and when the traffic light flashed from green to amber he started to cross. Nathan H. Rosen of 619 East Main street was passing in his truck and the rope, which was dragging be hind. wound itself around Barrett s left leg and threw him 10 the pave ment.
 Rosen told Sergeant ]. C. Stadler later that he did not know of the ac- cident. so he continued along with out stopping, Stanley Llpski, of 14