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Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
BOAT LINES IN NEW HANDS
Liberty Navigation Company Take
Over Philadelphia Steam
boat Line-TO Carry Passengers

Liberty Navigation Company lake
Over Smyrna-P Philadelphia Steam
boat Line-TO Carry Passengers
The Smyrna Steamboat line which
was recently promoted by A. McGar-
vey and H. Keller, has been taken
over by the Liberty Navigation Com
pany, No. 2 Rector street, New York
City, and will be run on regular
schedule in the future. Mr.. Leon
Stern, a director of the company, has
been here off and on the past two
weeks, has met with some of our rep
resentative farmers and business peo-
pie, and has been assured of enough
cooperation and support to make his
boat venture worth while. Mr.. Stern
has selected Mr.. Harry L. VanWinkle
to be manager of the local line, and
Eugene Goldsborough will be the man
at the Smyrna end of the line to So
licit business and to take care of the
collections and see that freights are
properly taken care of. Dewey David
with his auto truck will do the haul
ing from Smyrna to the wharf. For
the present the steamer "Inter- State
Park" Richard Blockson, captain, will
take care of the needs of Smyrna.
Mr.. Stern said application had al
ready been made to change the name
of the boat to the "City of Smyrna" /"
In a trip or two he hopes to be able
to secure a permit to carry passen-
gers, and as this now seems assured
it will be a cheap and inexpensive
river ride to Philadelphia. In fact
Mr.. Stern feels that the passenger
traffic can be developed to the extent
of getting a number of Philadelphians
interested in Smyrna, and that much
good can be attained For an excur-
sion the ride between Smyrna and
Philadelphia is ideal at this time OF
the year-a delightful five or six houl
run. The boat is preparing to carry
considerable fruit and grain, and soon
er or later will carry coal, the com
pany intending to do more or less
business in this important commodity
The Liberty Navigation Company il
one of the strong and well established
navigation concerns, doing busines
from New York. They are owners o
the Ross Navigation Company an,
the Malayan Import and Export Com
pany, and do business all over tn
world. ]. E. Simon is president o
the Liberty Navigation Company; H
E. Simon is secretary and treasurer
and Leon Stern is chairman of tn
board of managers. When that tim
develops when the trade from tn
) Smyrna community Outgrows tn
present boat, a new and larger freigh
and passenger steamer will be put or
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
RECEPTION TO SMYRNA BOYS.

Combined Churches Back of Project
For Genuine "WelcOme Home"
At a meeting of the Smyrna Asso-
citation of Christian Ministers it was
decided that Home Reception should
be given to any men and women in
the Service, under the auspices of the
combined churches Of the community.
A meeting is called to be held in As
bury M. E. Sunday School Room, Fri
day night, $50 o'clock, for the purpose
of organizing a central committee,
and for arranging the details of the
reception. All who are interested in
furthering this project are cordially
invited by the pastors of the churches
to attend.-Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
MARRIED QUIETLY IN SMYRNA.
Miss Lillian NJ. Speakman and Edwin
C. BilIeb Wed Saturday Morning.

c. BilIeb Wed Saturday Morning.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the home of brides parents in
Smyrna, Saturday morning at 1870
o'clock, when Miss Lillian M. Speak
man, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Harvey Speakman, of this town,
was married to Mr.. Edwin c. Billeb,
of Buffalo, N. Y. The ceremony which
was performed by the Rev. Thomas
Getz Hill, rector of st. Peters P. E.
Church, was only witnessed by the
family and a few of the brides inti-
mate friends. The bride wore be-
coming travelling suit of blue serge
with hat to match. Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony they were taken
by Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Price to
Wilmington, where they boarded B.
& O.. fast express for Cumberland,
Md. The groom, who came to Smyr-
ma, first in the employ of Frank
Cohen, contractor, and later accepted
a position in the engineering Office of
the Delaware State Highway Com
mission, has accepted better posi-
ton with a highway contractor of
western Maryland. Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
leb have the best wishes of large
circle of friends.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
DELAWARE SCHOOLS TO GET.
TWO MILLION DOLLAR GIFT
P. S. DU POINT AIMS TO MAKE
MODEL STATE SCHOOL SYSTEM
Munificent Sum To Be Spent For
Physical Equipment-Survey
Started In Rural School Districts

OldrIeu III Rural ScnOOI DlSCr1cCS
Pierre S. DUPONT, who during the
war was president of the DUPONT
Powder Company, and is at present
chairman of the board of directors of
the company, has made a gift of
$2,000,000 to the public schools of
Delaware, which includes the negro
schools. Announcement of this great
gift was made Thursday morning by
DIR. Joseph H. Odell, director general
of the Service Citizens of Delaware,
during the assembly hour at the Della
ware College Summer School, when
more than 200 public school teachers
were congregated in Wolf Hall. The
announcement was received with
cheering and applause. Besides this
gift, during the last few years, Mr..
DUPONT has given nearly $2,000,000
to Delaware College. This immense
amount of money is to be devoted to
making the physical equipment of
the Delaware public schools the best
in the United States, carrying out of
which plans are made possible by the
school code passed by the Legislature
last winter, and said to be the finest
piece of school legislation in the coun-
try. Mr.. DUPONT, the donor, was re-
Gently appointed by Governor Town
send a member of the new State
Board of Education.
To Make State School System a Model
Expenditure of the fund, which is
placed in the hands of three trustees
to be appointed by Mr.. DUPONT, will
be directed by a committee of the serv-
ice citizens, with the object of stimu-
lating the construction of school
houses thoroly up to date. To this
end, the new schools must conform in
location, size and plans to the rules
of the State Board of Education. TC
share in the benefit of the fund, the
local community or the State must
put up at least half the cost of the
new construction, and further mus
submit to the terms of the new schoo
code, which is a sharp revision up
ward of the standards of public educa
ton. AS all of the communities O.
the State, except Wilmington, hav'
accepted the code, the benefactiol
will extend to the greater part of Del
aware. The Service Citizens have al
ready employed experts from Colum
bia University, who are making j;
survey of every schoolhouse AM
schoolyard in Delaware, and their re
port, containing detailed recommen
dations and accompanied with photo
graphs, will furnish the basis for
reconstruction of Delaware school
that will make the Delaware system
on its physical side the model for tn
whole country.
Precedence Given to Rural Districts
To encourage the movement towar
the consolidation of rural schools an
the erection of schoolhouses that vii
be community centers, it is announce
that the policy of the committee vii
be to give precedence to rural dis
tricts which offer to put up approve
consolidated schools. One-fifth of tn
total fund, on 100000, is to be sc
aside for the benefit of the negr
schools of the State.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
COUNCIL FOR ORDINANCE
TO GOVERN WAGON TRAFFIC
NOTICE GIVEN OF LAW TO
MAKE SAFER TRAVELLING.
Local People and Banks Take Practi-
cally Entire Bond Issue of $4,000.
Notes of Town Council.

At an adjourned meeting of Smyr-
ma Town Council Friday evening, no
tice was given of an ordinance to be
passed at the next meeting regulating
the use of wagons on the streets.
Council deemed it necessary to have
better traffic regulations with regard
to such vehicles, owing to the open
ing of new and better streets and in
creased auto and truck traffic. Under
the ordinance all wagons must be tight
so as not to scatter coal, lime or loose
stuff, and will not be allowed to back
up at the curb and unload freight or
cargo unless it be a "turn-under" We
hicle. All wagons not of this type
must pull alongside of the curb and
unload in that position. Traffic will
not be impeded by team standing at
right angles across the street. Wa
gons under the ordinance will not be
allowed to go faster than a walk
thru the streets. The custom which
has prevailed in a number of in
stances of our own haulers and far
mers of driving regardlessly thru
the streets, is deemed to be a detri-
ment to traffic, noisy, and unsafe for
pedestrians. A penalty will be at
tached to the ordinance above men
toned, and the officers required to
enforce the law.
Bond Issues Taken By Local People.
The adjourned meeting was held
for the purpose of taking action on the
bids forSmyrna's new $4,000 Bono
issue. President Price and every
member was present. Council on mo.
tion voted the entire issue in prefer
ence to our own banks and people anC
as they were all at par and above
their bids were accepted. Matena
and equipment is now beginning t,
come in for the new electric hgh
. plant equipment. Engineer Franl
Collins, it was reported, had beel
making several trips to Smyrna look
ing after the base for the new bricl
smokestack, and which is now com
! plete and ready for the Heinicke Com
, pany to build. Council on motion
gave the contract for the line wir
and supplies to the General Electri
Company, the lowest bidders.
Zone Post at Four Corners and Sign
Councilman Fortner reported h
was getting the new zone post for tn
'Four Corners" and signs at bot
approaches to Main street, in shap
for service. He promised to push thi
! work thru to an early completion a
there was necessity for a "keep to tn
right" sign at "Four Corners" sine
the opening of the downtown sectio
, of the new tarvia Commerce street
, Mr.. Fortner recommended a zone pos
at Main and South streets, and Mai
and Mt. Vernon streets. Messr
: Keith, jefferson, Porter and Presiden
Price were appointed to take up re
concentrations of the Board of ,Healt
with regard to surface closets, fis
wagons, &C., and report to Council.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
KENT COUNTY COURT CASES
Ten True Bills Returned, One Sen
tence and Three Divorces Granted.

In the Kent County Courts, which
convened at Dover, Monday, the
grand jury returned ten true bills, as
follows: Willard C. Johnson, having
in his possession an illegal quantity
of spirituous liquor; William E. Rash,
two indictments, assault and battery;
John L. Murphy and Ernest M. Jones,
assault and battery; James H. Will
liams, forgery; Floyd Thomas, having
an illegal quantity of spirituous liquor
in his possession; Homer Anderson,
alias Homer Waters, pointing pistol
at another person; John Farrell,
Eliza Tue, larceny; George E. Wiley,
assault and battery. Robert Driggus,
a young colored lad of II arrested at
Dover a week ago for forging checks
on Dover merchants, received a SEN
tence of five months imprisonment
in Kent county Jail and payment Of
costs of prosecution. In the Superior
Court the following divorce cases
were heard and DEGREES nisi granted:
Sarah Patton from James Patton,
cruelty; Olive Hirons Shallcross from
Ralph Shallcross, desertion and ex-
treme cruelty; James f. Price from
Mary S. Price, deser1ion.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
Case of Anthrax in Dutch Neck.

Eugene Faucet, a farmer of Dutch
Neck, lost a 3-year-old colt Sunday
under suspicious circumstances. Dr..
Ryan, summoned on case, pro-
nounced it anthrax and sent blood
specimen to H. X. Mulford Company
for analysis. Another case is said to
have broken out near Bombay Hook.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
Wheat Weld p Bushels TO Acre.

Wheat threshing is now on and
while many are below some are get
ting an average crop. Edward ]. En-
mis- on the Alley farm of the j. H.
Hoffecker estate, got a general aver
age of % bushels to acre, the Stoner
variety averaged 25 bushels and the
Leaps Prolific 10 bushels to acre.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
SMYRNA FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL
August % to 80 Selected For Big An
nuaI Event on School Grounds.


nual Event on School Grounds.
The next big attraction in Smyrna
will be the Firemen's Carnival which
will be held on the School grounds
August %, 25, 26, 27, %, 20 and 30.
The executive committee appointed by
the Citizens Hose Company to ar
range for and direct the Carnival are:
John C. Mannering, George w. Gun
ming and Harry Jones. They have Sc
cured the famous Harlan Band of Will
mington, to be here for the occasion
and are now looking up a "free at
traction" to be an open thriller for
each night of the Carnival.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09
First NorthbOund Train Reinstated.

Word comes as we go to press that
the first or 7.08 a. m. northbound
train goes back on Smyrna Branch
Schedule tomorrow Thursday
morning.
Smyrna times., 1919-07-09

ooNnNuED ON FIFTH PA q.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
IN PROFITS
Packing House Employees Al
lowed To Buy Bonds.
Morris and Company Put New
Plan Into Effect.

The packing firm Of Morris & COM
pany has adopted the plan OF allowing
its employees to become stockholders
in the business and share in tbs prof
its The system was put into effect
July and the employees are given the
opportunity to purchase gold bonds
secured by the property of the COM
pany at below the market price and
are guaranteed about double the in
terest these bonds carry, with the
certainty of sharing any increase in
profits earned by the company.
The bonds are for $50. and muItiples
thereof Employees will be given the
opportunity to purchase these bonds
on or before September l for s43.25.
which is below the present market
value. After this date the market
price will govern, less one point dis
count on each 800. The installment
plan is extended TO those not in posi-
ton to pay cash.
Under the new plan the company
will set aside per cent OF its net
earnings each year for distribution
among its employees holding profit
sharing certificates and guarantees
that each certificate. including the
interest on the bonds representing the
certificate, will earn not less than 10
per cent on the investment AS the
company's profits increase. so will the
earnings Of the certificate. Norris
profits for the fiscal year ending Oc-
tober, 1913. were S4.217.s5sS4. 5 per
cent OF which, S210.s92eO would have
been available for distribution had the
plan then been in operation
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Ed Bell. zone of you dudes had better
go out and report the detail all pres
ent and accounted for"
Your turn to stand retreat" de-
clsred Sergt. Frank Fable. turning to
Ralph G. Morgan. a buck private
commonly known as "Grogan," and a
friend OF the galloping dominoes.
Stand it yourself" replied Private
Morgan, who always maintained that
discipline must be maintained. And
then he would lay down a full house,
causing Supply Sergt. Fred Rserbohm
and Chick" Macarthur to reach in
their pockets for more hve-frsn nc
notes.
"Wound-StrfPe Bill"
The next person appealed to by
the instrument sergeant was ex-Corp.
Edward Kiens. who was sound asleep
under his blankets. But he never
budged. Otto Critchfield was too busy
playing solitaire to be bothered WITH
retreat. Assembly was just being
blown when Fable turned to Wound
Stripe Bill" Rees.
Nothing doing" said Bill. as he
puffed away at a cigar he had
wheedled out Of Lieut.. Jim Fender
CAST. I'm on special duty with the
battery clerk"
The result was that no one stood re-
treat with the instrument detail. unless
CNAbk Dpu4 murphy HdpptAtQ dAOnE
outside and couldn't very well dodge
the duty.
The conversation would then switch
to Bob Beine, sergeant major of the
third battalion.
Il understand Bob has Joined the
accepting a chew OF cut plug from
Corp. Marion Smith, "he hangs around
there all the time. of course those
two Wells college girls haven't any
thing TO do with it"
Outside the snow was falling. A
lone soldier wended his way past the
regimental headquarters on his way
TO Senegalais, the little camp a kilo-
meter above Sommedieue, where the
third battalion was billeted. Lonnie
Shore, of Topeka, stuck his head out
OF the window at the officers mess.
There's going to be some party here
tonight" he said. showing table
loaded with turkey, chicken. pies.
cake, champagne, sauternes. win rouge
and cranberry sauce. IT wonder II the
Some Real Life.
Across the creek. Ed Fritz was
chewing away at some bully beef"
This is the life" he remarked.
lightly, to Harold "Smick" Smiley Che
OF the dimpling rosy cheeks), but
never again"
Up at SenegaIais. better known as
Camp Mud, Don Tweedy, who had al
most won a Distinguished Service
Cross in the Argonne. brushed his two
stripes thoUghtfully.
1T Will only be a small game" he
was saying to Don Longenecker. and
we might be able TO dip into Bob
Beine's roll. Can't you Join us2'
Longenecker, ex-sergeant, ex-cor-
poral, ex-private first class and at that
time a buck. shook his haad sadly.
Il never indulge any more" he re-
piled, cutting off a big hunk of the
weed, I'm going to spend the even
ing studying the high finance of ].
Rufus Wallingford-"
The even tenure of their ways was
seldom disturbed at Sommedieue. ex-
cept when some soldier stole jake
Brady's coenac, or had the temerity to
be seen by Colonel Thurston with a
blouse 1nbuttoned. That would gem
orally lead to excitement Of such tense
ness as to add TO the spice of living
in the French village where mademoi-
selles were unknown and vim rouge
was at a premium
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his work" she confessed the other day.
u wanted TO work opposite him but I
never seemed to have the opportunity
till now. Needless to say. / was de-
lighted"
It may be added that Mr.. Hart was
equally pleased. So the company
migrated TO a location some hundred
and fifty miles from Hollywood. near
Victorviile, Cal, where there Is a
wonderful bit Of desert land and there
the company made camp for two
weeks and lived the life they were por-
traying for the screen. Miss Little is
the only woman in the cast. She says
she never spent more enjoyable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
AT THE
THEATERS
At the Orpheum-

Ann Little always wanted to support
William S. Hart, she being herself q
fine delineator of western roles But
the chance never came till recently
when Jesse L. Lasky loaned her to Mr..
Hart for Square Deal Sanderson." his
latest Aircraft picture which will be
shown at the Orpheum theater Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, next
week. Miss Little is a westerner in
fact and in her work. She is an out
door girl. a fine rider, a quick shot.
talented and charming-her proves
as an actress is too well known thru
her many Paramount and Aircraft
pictures to need much application
here.
i've always admired Mr.. Hart and
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By Goldbers

fortnight OF work in pictures. The
wonderful Pathe News of the World
Events will also be shown. rounding
out an entertainment OF unusual In
terest and artistic merit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
BURLINGTON BOY BACK
Glenn H Jones Tells of Y. NJ. c. A
Division in France.

New York. July 12.-Glenn H
Jones, Of Burlington, Kan, has just
arrived from France, after more than
10 months service with the Y. NJ c. A.
division in the service Of the STUDENT
soldiers at the big training area,
Langres.
I'VE operated in twenty-five CEN
tiers in this school area" he explained,
maintaining over so secretaries on
the job at all times And they GER
tainly did a great piece Of work
night and day"
Jones praised the work Of the en-
tertainment department of the Y for
the high type OF work it did among
the troops. These men and women
did more to keep the spirit, of our
fighting men from waning than al
work in France, The first three
months OF this year, the Red Tri-
angle vaudeville and stock companies
put over 147 screaming hits in the
Langres division alone. This was in
addition to the 102 soldier-shows pro-
NOTED. Movies were always very pop
ular. $50 phOtoplay programs having
been flashed before thousands Of en-
thusiastic audiences during this
period.
Speaking of home remittances, he
explained that most Of the students
at Lanzres received money from
home, but that during the months OF
October and November the Y. NJ. c.
A. sent home over 100000 francs for
them Asked about free distribution,
he said that in the month OF Deem
Der alone the ~" gave present and
little delicacies away amounting to
more than $4,000 in this area,
which was not on the front. He said
the men were very appreciative OF the
excellent canteen service the "Y" af-
forded, IL being exreedingl- difficult
to purchase necessities elswhere.
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MARSHALL'S IN CONCERT
Chesney Park Outdoor Municipal
Affair Sunday Evening.

Marshall's band will play the fol-
owing program in concert at Chesney
park, Sunday. July ID, at 3 o'clock:
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TAKE STEPS 10 HELP DRoVERs.
Department of Agriculture Calls Con-
ference on Drouth Problem

Washington, July 12.-As a prelim-
mary step to rendering assistance to
stockmen in western states whose cat
tie are suffering because Of a drouth.
the department of agriculture has
called conference to be held at St.
Paul, July Is. If the situation de-
mands it. the department will assist
in organizing a plan by which the cat
tie can be shipped out of stricken ter
rito-y to grazing ground in other
zfa
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Meanwhile Dale has gone to Mary and
told her that Sanderson is not her brother
which she readily believes for her love for
Sanderson has already given her an inkling
Of the truth. Dale attacks her, but at that
instant Sanderson breaks through the
door. He cannot kill Dale in MAry's pres
ence, so he tells the man to go and await
the inevitable meeting in the open. He
confesses all to Mary and tells another
white lie when he gives heroic picture Of
her brothers death
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no. ....a. Vim. S. HART nSquare Deal Ssndersoa
Al ApTCpAFT pdure

Branch passenger train at a grade
crossing, seven miles west of here,
Allen Quinn. of Farming. who was in
the car with Padgett, was probably
fatally injured. The motor car was al
most demolished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
Train Hits Auto Dead.

Atchison, July I2.-Emmett Pad
gett, "a years old. a farmer, was killed
late Friday when his motor car was
struck by an eastbound Central
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SPORT NOTES
GOOD MATCHES TODAY
williams VS.. Richards, Murray vs..
Mathey, Cards ut Forest Hills.

Mathey, Cards ut Forest Hills
New York. Aug. 2?.-The feature
duels of the second round of the
American singles tennis championship
today were to bring together the
champion. r. Lindley Murray, Niagara
Falls. and Dean Mathey, New York;
r. Norris williams II. Boston, and
Vincent Richards; and Ronald ".
Thomas, Australia, and Lyle E. Ma
han. New York.
With the exception OF two upsets.
the headliners played true to the ex-
pected form in the opening rounds
yesterday and had little trouble in dis
posing of opposition that was far from
dangerous.
The defeat of 8. Howard voshell by
Conrad B. Doyle of Washington was
the real surprise of the first round.
The match went five sets at As, 6-3,
SIS. ST and Ga.
1t was not the victory of Capt. Ger
aid Patterson over Frederick B. Alex
ander that caused a surprise, but the
sensational form that the Australian
officer showed in disposing of the vet
eran American. In winning a five set
duel, As, 3-6, 81, So and So, the
Australian showed form that marks
him as a strong bidder for the tourna-
ment honors.
The other headliners had no trou-
Bile winning. Robert Lindley Murray
overwhelmed Doctor Rosenbaum in
straight sets. William NJ. Johnston
defeated Harry Brunie; Richard Nor
ris williams II beat Fred C. Baegs in
straight sets; william Tilden II ad-
vanced by default, while Mclaughlin,
Brookes, Lycett, Thomas, Kumagae,
Mahan, Washburn. Kashio. Niles,
Wallace, johnson, Hall, Biddle, GAR
land, Davis, Richards and Beekman
all won their brackets without serious
trouble.