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Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
WHITE RIBBONERs AT CLAYTON
Thirty-secOnd Annual Convention of
Kent County w. c. t. U. 3,

Kent County w. c. t. U.
The thirty-second annual cOnven-
ton of the Kent County WOman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of
Clayton, last Thursday, May 22d The
president, Mrs. Ella D. Cordray, OF
Pennington, presided, and there was
a large representation from the Union
present. Among them, fifteen mem
bers of the Smyrna Union. Greetings
from the Clayton Union were extend
ed by Mrs. Sallie Gooding, and the
response for Unions was made by
Mrs. Kate Thompson, of Cheswold.
Mrs. Lena H. Messick, of Brdgeville,
was a welcome guest at the meeting,
and her optimism concerning the sue
cess of the Million Dollar Drive, in
which the Delaware w. G. L. U.
shares, was an inspiration to the
Kent county women. In connection
with the drive in Kent county $622.22
has been paid toward the Juolee
Funds, and $1,842 has been pledged
The same officers were reelected fol
the ensuing year. The program Thurs
day consisted of selections by Mrs
H. D. Boyce and Mrs. Lewes Learned
of Cheswold; a quartette by Rising
Sun talent; duet by Mrs. Harriet
Money, of Kenton and Mrs. james
Pratt, of Kenton, and an address b!
G. w. Crabble, of Baltimore, the su
nerintendent of the Maryland ant
Delaware Anti-Saloon League. A
the evening service q. Nelson Mills
of Washington, gave stirring ad
dress.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY" IN SMYRNA.
Few Remaining Grand Army Veter-
ans Will Keep Up Custom At the
Graves of Their Fallen Heroes.

Friday next, Decoration Day, will
be observed in Smyrna about as usual
and will be more or less of a holiday
in town. The merchants will close
their stores, banks and business
places will close and those who do not
visit the cemeteries to strew flowers
on graves, will make it day of out
ing. There are only four remaining
members of General w. S. Hancock
Post No. 20, G. A. R.. of this town.
Four deaths took place the past year,
thus reducing the old veterans to
minimum, but the few who remain
will carry out their memorial custom
as usual, and fire the salute over the
graves of their fallen heroes. Com
rades will meet at the home of L. T.
Davis (there being no Post Room
now in Smyrna owing to the inabil-
ity of the four members to keep it
up), and proceed to Odd Fellows
Cemetery, where services will be held
and a patriotic address delivered by
Rev. r. P. Nichols, pastor of Asbury
M. E. Church. At Glenwood Gene
terry, the veterans and their friends
will be addressed by the new pastor
of Smyrna Circuit, the Rev. 7. G
Owens. The few comrades make the
request that friends and relatives o.
the deceased soldiers of all wars, as
sist in furnishing flowers and plac
ing them at the various cemeteries
The beautiful custom of decorating
graves which has become so genera
in recent years will be followed on
again this year, should the weathe
permit. Aside from the memoria
services, it will be a day of outin
for many persons. In the afteTnoo
): at the Smyrna High School athleti
field, baseball game will be COZ
I tested between Smyrna and Middle
; town. The game will be called
5 3.45 and a lively contest will
o waged. The diamond for the fir
/ time in many years is being levelt
IS and put in good condition. At nigh
e Manager McManus has scheduled
special movie production
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
ASBURY "OvER TOP" JUBILEE.
Celebrated With Appropriate Pro-
gram at Sunday Evening Services


gram at Sunday Evening Services
The going "over the top" in the big
Centenary Drive was appropriately
celebrated by Asbury M. E. Church,
Sunday evening, when pastor and
congregation joined in a jubilee.
There were anthems by the choir; a
duett, "Some Glad Day." by w. o.
Hoffecker and L. M. Price; and a trio
by Miss Mary Roberts L. M. Price
and w. o. Hoffecker. There were
three addresses in all of which praise
was given the members of Asbury M.
E. Church, in responding so literally
in oversubscribing the Centenary
quota. This quota through the busi-
ness-like administration of the FL
nance Committee, Edward G. Walls,
chairman, was included in the yearly
budget of S7,741 for the church,
along with salaries, expenses and be-
nevolences. The Centenary item in
this budget was $3,152.OO. Within
two or three days the funds were
raised and oversubscribed $4,152, a
most gratifying showing. Rev. R. r
Nichols, the pastor, Rev. Milton Nc
Cam and w. o. Hoffecker made ap-
propriate addresses.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
COMING SMYRNA CHAUTAUQUA
Program This Year Promises Many
Interesting Features-Music and
Orafnrv Said To Be Best Ever.

IORIdHl 1AuS
Interesting Features-Music and
lOratOry Said To Be Best Ever.
The outline of the program of the
Chautauqua, which comes June 9-15,
promises many interesting features.
While the names of all the lecturers
have not been given us, we know that
George Lawrence Parker, who was
pastor of the British-American Con-
gregational Church, in Petrograd, will
give Russia from an inside viewpoint.
DIR. Jesse H. Holmes, whom we all
know, needs no comment on his abil-
ity as a lecturer. DR.. Carolyn E.Gei-
sci, perhaps the most eminent wo-
man physician in the world" will tell
us chow to live a hundred years."
Everybody wants to know how. Some
of our townspeople, who have, heard
her, cannot say too much in her
praise. The Zimmerman Sisters"
the trio of harpists. "The Opera Of
Pinafore," we'll worth hearing again,
by those who have already had that
great pleasure. The play of "The
Fortune Hunter" quite as enjoyable
as was the "Man From Home" to-
gether with many other good things,
will make up a week Of delightful en-
tertainment. You will all want sea-
son tickets. A season ticket is so
much cheaper than buying at the
gate, and remember the tickets
bought of the committee help their in
debtedness to Chautauqua, while the
gate receipts go to Chautauqua with
out benefit to the committee. After
you go the first day, you won't want
to miss any of it, and you will be sor-
ry if you have not bought your sea-
son ticket of the committee, which
YOU cannot do after the first day
They will be around to see you. Look
out for them. Be ready for them.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
JUNE DAY AT OLD DRAWERS.
Annual Meeting at Historical Church
Next Sunday To Be Attractive.

The "Friends of Old Drawyers"
will hold their annual meeting at the
historic old church near Odessa, next
Sunday, and good weather is all that
is needed to make most attractive
proeram. The sermon at 1870 Will
be preached by Rev. John Janvler
Louderbough, pastor of the Holland
Memorial Presbyterian Church, OF
Philadelphia. In the afternoon, at
23O. an address will be given by Sec
retary of State Everett c. johnson,
a man gifted in oratorical power.
Music will be rendered by a quintette
of Young ladies from West Presbyter-
ian Church, Wilmington, lead by Mrs.
Warden R. Humphrey, of Claymont'
Del. The cemetery, since the last an
nual meeting, has been greatly I'M
proved and beautifed under the care
full direction of the President OF the
society, Mr.. D. w. Corbit and his as
sistants.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
NEW PASTOR SMYRNA CIRCUIT.
Rev. T. Guy Owens, of BettertOn, Md.
Took Hold on Sunday Morning.

Rev. T. Guy Owens, of Betterton,
Md, a member of Baltimore Confer
ence, has been assigned to the pastor
ate of Smyrna Circuit, made vacant
by the promotion at recent session OF
Wilmington Conference of Rev. Mil
ton McCann, to a field secretaryship
of Sunday School work within the
Conference district. Rev. Mr.. Owens,
who is a young, single man, of much
energy and very promising, went the
rounds of Smyrna Circuit Sunday and
made a good impression. He has
made arrangements with Rev. and
Mrs. McCann, by which they will re-
tain occupancy of the Circuit Parson-
age, and he will board with them. lie
has his own automobile and comes all
prepared and equipped for work.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES.

The Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector,
Announces Services For Week.
Tomorrow, Thursday, will be As
cension Day or Holy Thursday, and
there will be service at $50 a. m,
consisting of Morning Prayer and
Holy Communion. Evensong and adj
dress on Friday, at 7.9O p. M, fol-
lowed by the Choirs' Rehearsal. June
1, Sunday after Ascension, 1870 a.
M, Holy Communion and sermon; IL
noon, Sunday School and Bible Glass;
7.3O p. M, Evensong and sermon.
The annual meeting of the Diocesan
Branch of the Junior Auxiliary will
take place on Saturday, May 81, in
St. Johns Church, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
DANCE AT THE CLUBHOUSE
Dixie Jazz Band Furnishes Music to
a Delightful Gathering Wednesday

Dixie Jazz Band Furnishes Music to
a Delightful Gathering Wednesday
A delightful dance was given at the
Century Clubhouse, "wednesday even
ing. 1t was a subscription dance, and
music was furnished by the DiXieland
Jazz Band, of Wilmington. The COM
pany was noticeable from the number
of visitors out of town. Among
those present were: Misses Grace
Money, Marian Reynolds, Gladys
Money, Townsend; Misses Clara
Frame, Pauline Steele, Phyllis Ridge
ly, Emily Cole, Dover; Miss Rawlins,
Miami, Fla; Miss Elizabeth Peters,
Sudlersville, Md; Miss Ethel Bishop,
Wilmington; Miss Margaret Spicer
and Miss Wilkins, Delaware City;
Miss Mary Reynolds, Middletown;
Misses Christine Kirby, Helen Lewis,
Ruth Wallen, Hazel Bell, June Mas
sey, Pearl Langrell, Grace Tucker,
Smyrna; Herman Daniels, Paris
Hutchinson, Wilson Money, Towns
end; Ralph Wine, Woodside; Wells
HOrsey, Dover; Willard Boyce, Ches-
void; Duke Spicer, Herman Taylor,
John Houston, Delaware City; Frank
Walls, Sudlersville; Harry Segelken,
Middletown; Robert Wallen, Earle
Keith, William Hurlock, Ralph Tucker,
Ray Waller, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
AsBURY M. E. CHURCH LECTURE
WOman's Home Missionary Society
Hold Enjoyable Mite Box Opening

WOmanS Home missionary OOc1ety
Hold Enjoyable Mite Box Opening
A goodly number of people attend
ed the lecture and social Friday even
ing, at Asbury M. E. Church, given
under the auspices of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society. 1t was the
anual Mite Box opening of the So
ciety, and while the proceeds were
not as large as they had expected,
they nevertheless had an excellent
meeting. The feature of the evening
was a lecture on "Porto Rico," by
Rev. R. P. Nichols, lecture that did
the speaker much credit and a most
entertaining and instructive one for
the audience. There was an excel
lent violin solo by Miss Doris Mich
OILS, daughter of Pastor and Mrs.
Nichols, and her appearance in musi-
cal circles of Smyrna was most well
come. Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Price sang
a duet, and Mr.. Harry P. Shapley
played a violin solo with good effect.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
Finishing CheswOld-D Dover Road.

Cheswold, May 27.-If clear wealth
err prevails this week, the State High
way between Dover and Cheswold
will be completed as only a day or
two's work is necessary to complete
the road. In this event, however, the
road will not be open to traffic for
three or four weeks, allowing it to
properly cure.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
SMYRNA BRANCH RAILWAY
MAY SUFFER FURTHER CUTS
NOT FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRES
ENT BUT IN THE FUTURE.
Trainmaster w. A. Flemming, For
Railroad, Meets Smyrna Business
Men.-Service In S-HOur Day.

On Wednesday of last week, a Sec
ond meeting was had between repre-
sentatives of the Railroad Company
and representatives of Smyrna, in
reference to the adjustment of the
schedule of passenger trains between
here and Clayton. At half-past one,
the following gentlemen assembled in !
the office of Mr.. L. M. Price, who
acted as chairman of the meeting:
Messrs. E. G. Walls, W.O. Hoffecker,
H. P. Hall, ] E. Wilson, C. B. Ray
mond, B. A. Hazel, H. r. Jones, V.
Lay Phillips, w. F. Keith and Rev.
T. G. Hill. After some discussion and
without arriving at any definite de-
cision the committee welcomed at 2
o'clock, Mr.. Willard Fleming, in be-
half of the Railroad. Mr.. Fleming
made a very plain and simple state
ment of the position of the Company,
and then asked the Committee
whether they were willing to accept
revised schedule as he outlined it.
The object in the proposal was to
meet Government demand for cutting
down expenses, and the plan being
TO make a single eight-hour day
for the day crew on this line, SIX
davs in the week. There was much
spirited opposition to the proposal,
which meant the loss of the first train
north in the morning, at 7.O8; the
loss of the first train south in the
morning at 8.25; and the loss Of the
last train from the south in the even
ing, arriving here at GLIB. These IN
addition to the trains that had al
ready been taken off, and the whole
Sunday service. AS the discussion de-
veloped, it became more and more ap'
parent that the Company had decided
what they would give, and that al
they wanted was the approval o.
Smyrna. failing of which they woulC
do as they had intended anyway
Finally, after more than two hours
more or less, fruitless discussion, II
l. order to maintain friendly relation
. with the Railroad Company for fu
/ ture possibilities, at the same tim
e without making any sacrifice OF prln
. ciple, the following resolution wa
- adopted:
le 1--WE, Committee of Citizens of Smyrn
a agree to the elimination of the Sundf
trains on the Smyrna Branch, but we a
m NOT willing for the elimination of any OF u
n weekday trains However. if the CompaI
= = finds it absolutely essential to eliminate u
ii first two trains in the morning and the la
train in the evening. as shown on the pre-
IL ent schedule, we accept the decision und
tn | protest. - a1,C1, c,;~,,o,,
Us T. G. HILL, Secretary
Is. Mr.. Fleming promised that I
f. immediate change would be mad
nd and that the schedule for the presel
u would remain at it had been. II
re general order was issued this NOR
es ing, however, to cut off all Sund;
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
CLAYTON SEEKS CONTRACT
FOR ELECTRIC CURRENT
COMMITTEE FROM THEIR TOWN
TO MEET SMYRNA COUNCIL
And Will Discuss Question at Special
Meeting To Be Held Tomorrow
Thursday Night-NOtes.

At the regular meeting of Smyrna
Town Council, Friday evening, Coun-
Gilman R. Y. Wallen, stated that the
Finance Committee of Clayton Town
Council wished to meet Smyrna Town
Council to enter into contract for a
term of years and settle upon price
for electric current for light and
power, so that they can be making
their plans to be ready to take serv-
ice as soon as the new electric power
plant of Smyrna is installed. They
will bring their attorney, John r
Hutton, ESQ.,, of Dover. Smyrna
Town Council decided on tomorrow
Thursday night, for the conference
and Consulting Engineer Frank Col
Inns will be present together with
Smy1na's attorney, James H. Hughes
Esq. Clayton, it is understood, i!
enthusiastic about continuous electric
current for their town and besides tn
industries, business places and resi-
dences, they have chance to furnisl
light and power for buildings an
grounds of St. Joseph's Industria
School and the buildings and "yard
of the P. B. w. Railroad COmpan!
The plan is for the town of ClaytO
to run their pole line to Smyrna tow
limits where a meter will be place
and said town of Clayton will buy tn
current and dispense it through the
own organized Town Council, colle'
for same and maintain their Ow
pole line and equipment, the same
tho they were operating their oN
plant, plan similar to the town
d Newark, which buys its current fro
. the city of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
Signed L. M. PRICE. Chairman
T. G. HILL, Secretary

Mr.. Fleming promised that no
immediate change would be made,
and that the schedule for the present
would remain at it had been. The
general order was issued this morn
ing. however, to cut off all Sunday
trains.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
Dog Catcher To Be On Job Monday

Councilman Edward T. Porter called
up the dog nuisance about town and
reported that citizens generally were
complaining, and expected Town
Council to do something to abate said
nuisance and to ward off any out
break of hydrophobia which is apt to
appear. Council listened to Mr.. Por-
ter's appeal but adjourned without
taking action Friday evening. Mon
day it was learned that Policeman
Cochran had secured colored man
to take the job, and members of Coun-
Gil got together and decided to put
the man on the job Monday next, june
2, when the muzzle and empoundine
ordinance will be enforced. See Off
cial notice in another column.
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
To Float Bonds For Smyrna Ligh

When Smyrna Town Council met
Friday evening, all members were
present except President L. M. Price,
who was obliged to be at another
meeting. Councilman S. A. FOrtner
was in the "chair," as presiding Off
GER pro TEN. Councilman Wallen,
chairman of the Finance Committee,
referred to the necessity of taking
early action on fixing the rate of in
terest and floating the bonds to take
care of the $4,000 bond issue of the
light plant, as well as about $4,000
worth of street bonds. He suggested
that Council employ an attorney to
assist in the legal part of the trans
action. On motion the chair appoint
ed the Finance Committee and Presi-
dent L. M. Price to take the matter
in hand and to call in Attorney James
H. Hughes, to assist them in advertis-
ing and floating the bonds in what
ever denomination they deemed best
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE
Smyrna times., 1919-05-28
Town Sprinkler To Be Put

On motion President L. M. Price
Councilman Thomas Jefferson an
Councilman Edward T. Porter wer
appointed a committee to look afte
the town sprinkler and see that
was put in good state of repair TO
summer service. Councilmen Fort
ner. Wilson and Keith were continue
a committee to drain the water frol
Commerce street in front of Thorn
lev's factory, and to have it done b'
fore the new street was laid to tow
limits of the road to Clayton. II
special committee, S. A. Fortne
chairman, on purchasing the big Il
ton steam roller from New Cast
county was continued with instru
ton to take an experienced machlnl
with them to consider the prOpositit
and to purchase, if in their judgmel
it will be a good buy fof the Town
of Smyrna. John Sammons, colore
on behalf of Union A. M. E. Churc
was granted a permit to hold cam
meeting for four weeks beginnil
June Is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-10-09
SUPREME COURT
DENIES LANCER
BANK, EVIDENCE
High Tribunal Cold to Attorney
Generals Plea for AS
sistance
PROSECUTION IS BALKED
Law Enforcement Officer Re-
CARDS Bankers COnvic-
ton Impossible
PROSECUTION IS BALKED

The supreme court late Wednes-
day afternoon denied Attorney General
Langer's application for a modifica-
tion Of its alternative writ Of Tuesday
in the Scandinavian-American bank
matter. The attorney general asked
that the writ enjoining him from pro-
ceeding further in the investigation
of the affairs of the Fargo bank be so
modified as to permit his department.
to retain documents and letters which
he declared essential in the criminal
prosecution of President II. J. Hagen
and Cashier P. R. Sherman of the
bank, charged with making false ex-
hibits to the state examiner, and in
any other prosecutions which might
be undertaken.
AS a result of the courts refusal to
accommodate the attorney general in
this matter it is understood that he
must Immediately turn over to O. E.
Lofthus, Governor Frazier's state ex-
aminer, now in charge of the bank,
all evidence upon which the attorney
generals charges against the Scan
dinavian-American bank officials are
based. Hagen and Sherman waived
their preliminary, examination in
justice court this week, and the matter
now is pending in the Cass county dis
trict court. -. -.
In Mr.. Langer's application to the
supreme court he made affidavit that
in his opinion it would be practically
impossible to convict Hagen and Sher-
man without the evidence which he
asked the court to reserve to him
through modification of it's writ.
THE PETITION
The attorney, generals petition fol-
lows:
z; '''sNow comes William LANCER, the at
torney general of the State of North
Dakota, one of the defendants above
named, and respectfully petitions this
Honorable Court for a modification Of
the order in the above entitled matter
dated October 7, 1919, for the following
eaSOnS--namely-'
'"That petitioner is desirous of com
plying to the utmost with the order
Of this Honorable Court and will com
ply with said order Immediately;
The petitioner. however. desires to
call the attention of this honorable
court to the following facts:
Il. That as attorney general of the
state of North Dakota, he started
criminal actions, charging one H. J..
Continued on Page Eight
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-10-09
JOHN BULL HAS.
ANOTHER LABOR
|BAT'TLE0N HANDS
Out Of Railway Strike, National
ization of Mines Bobs
Up in Cabinet

] London, Oct 9..With the country
not yet fully recovered from the e!-
fects of the railroad strike, British
miners will take the stage today when
a deputation will call on Premier LLOYD
George to press for the complete nd
tionalizationiof mines.
If Mr.. Lloyd George refuses to ac-
cept naturalization, as it is assumed l
he will, special trades union con
gress will be convened to decide or
the form Of action to be taken by the
miners to compel acquiesence on their
demands.
The situation is commented upon
speculatively in the light Of the rail
road strike, opinions differing as tc
whether the country may be called
upon to face another period of indus
trial turmoil or whether the miners
will adopt less drastic tactics.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-10-09
IT'S COOL TODAY
IN ZENITH CITY

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. o.
The first cold wave of the
season is headed for the
American northwest and
should arrive tonight accom-
panied with strong north
westerly winds. Snow will
fall. Tonight the tempera-
ture in northern Minnesota
will go to- 80 degrees above
and by tomorrow should be
as low as 20 above zero.
The cold wave is centered
over southern Saskatchewan,
Montana and Wyoming. In
that district the temperature
this forenoon was IL above
zero. .a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-10-09
ASSAULT MADE0N
LIFE OF LEADER
OF GERMAN REDS
Murder0us Attack Alleged Il
Have Been Due to Per-
sOnal Motives

Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. Soy
the Associated Press. Hugo
Haase, leader Of the independent
socialists, was shot today shortly
before he expected to make a SEN
sational disclosure to the national
assembly in connection with the
governments Baltic policy and the
tolerant attitude Of Berlin to-
wards the "west Russian anti-Bol'
sheviki government" the estab-
lishment Of which was the result
of a hoax perpetrated by an indi'
vidual posing as the representative
of a New York banking house.
This fact gave currency to a
rumor that the attempt against
Herr Haase's life had political
origin, but cross examination
Of Voss, his assailant, indicates
that he was actuating by motives
of personal revenge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-10-09
HETTINGER WINS
COURT CHAMBERS

Hettinger, in Adams county, the ex-
treme southwestern corner of the
sixth district, was designated by the
supreme court Wednesday afternoon
as the chambers of Judge Frank T..
Lembke, the newly appointed jurist
in this district. Judge Lembke was
named by Governor Frazier under
authority Of the new judicial re-
districting act. Judges elected by the
people who hold over in this district
are Major J. M. Hanley, whose cham
bers are in Mandan, and Judge w. c..
Crawford, who has chambers at Dick
inson. The sixth district comprises
all of the territory west and south
Of the Missouri river.