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Smyrna times., 1920-07-21
FREAKS OF ELECTRIC STORMS.
Bull and Calf Killed, Hay Rick Set
Fire and Building Struck.

During an electrical storm early on
sunday morning lightning struck and
set on fire straw rick on George L.
Iownsend's farm, near Odessa. ten
anted by AlOnzo Davis. The Middle
town hose company was summoned
and prevented any serious loss We'd
nesday afternoon during the severe
storm which passed down by
the bay, bull and calf were struck
and killed on the farm opposite Thos.
Jones in Thoroughfare Neck. The
residence of Charles F. Storz, on the
old Coming farm at Fleming's Land
ing was struck and despite hole was
torn in the building and laths and
plaster scattered, no damage was
lone. That it did not set fire to the
building was miraculous.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-21
DEATH RECORD OF THE wERx
captain W. F. P. Jacobs, of the Will
son Line Who Resided on South
street, Smyrna, Died Last Wool

Il v
Captaln W. F. P. Jacobs, who came
nome early last week FEELING ;ndiso
posed died suddenly Thursday morn
ing from heart trouble. While If vos
known ne was very sick man nono
expected the end so soon and L;
death was severe shock NOT o,1,, Us -
ms family but to his many friends in
smyrna who esteemed him biobII-
ne was IN his 68th year. Captain
JACOBS was one of the best know,
steamboat captains on the DeIaworn
RIVER and was senior in command &c
the Wilson Line having been with A.
wilmington Steamboat Company for
tiiIrIy-seven years. Returning from,
ms daily trip on the City of Camden
Monday evening, he complained Of
pelng Ill and asked for a nbvsicio,,
lie got better and wanted to go on
MS run next day, but j. S. Wilson +bo
general manager, advised himto go to
smyrna and rest up while. He came
70 smyrna was taken ill again from,
"nlch ne never rallied. CAPTAIN Ia
cobs was ship carpenter bv t,ado
and IN early life went to sea as .
carpenter. He was in charge of ; a
number OF boats on the Delaware in
Guiding the Steamer Frederick before
going with the Wilson Line. Cantain
Jacobs took the Wilson Line steamn,.
City OF Philadelphia to Florida last |
talI and had charge of that boat while |
she phed between Tampa and St
petersburg during the winter months
returning in the spring. The deceased
IS survived by his wife and three chill
dren: son, William, a Junior at Del
aware College and member of the
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. and
Two daughters, Miss Pearl Jacobs and
Miss Helen Jacobs, both EMPLOYED at
" wilmington. He was a member of
Jnental Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ; St
Johns Chapter, Royal Arch Masors
ana the Smyrna M. E. Church He
vas a stOckholder of the steamboat
company and held in the highest es-
eem by every one connected with the
company. Captain Jacobs was born.
Baltimore. He lived in Whining
on many years ago, but most of his
lie his home had been in Smv1na
'uneral took place from his late resi- !
ence on South street, SMYRNA. at
80 Saturday afternoon, and inter ;
1ent was made in Barratt's Chanel
ear Frederick. ;
Jlyses G. Click Dies in Washington Z
Ulysses G. Click, brother-in-law of f
ohm c. Mannering, of this town. died \
Washington, D. c., on the 7th. inst. il
nd was buried Sunday the 18th, at a
is old home at Bangor, Pa. He is t
1vlved by a wife and son. Mr..
lick resided in Smyrna for a number \
years, and in 1906 and 1907 was
romoter and general manager of the S
myIna, Kent County and Delaware
ay Traction Company. The big
heme never matemalized and after
time he moved to Wilmington. He :.e
as IN the promoting business. one - -
heme or another, all his life. In -
ter life he become paralysed and - -
as unable to walk but he kept cheer =
and on the job and won friends q.
his atfable manner and personality W
Smyrna times., 1920-07-21
lQlVARPS HIGHWAYS Or
CONCRETE MAY Be CHANGED
.,,,DvFNTs OF CONCRETE HOLD
Tc Sl Up ROAD BUILDING WORK
r,ls.s Larger Quantities Can be OBJ
,,iued. Highway Department May
.dopt Asphalt Construction.

Ad0UT ASUNdAl SOAACNA aNeAOAAs
Tho Delaware State Highway De-
.,trent may be compelled to aban-
4. tpmuorarily its pet plan of build
- - roads of concrete unless it can Sc
- '1s shipments of cement in larger
..rtities. If it should, then it would
s,,n TO asphalt construction. Upon
ID. final decision rests subject of
:. little Importance, for Delaware is
,.Didly becoming famous for its many
,,iIss of wsll-built concrete roads. A
sW months ago, according to execu-
tye officials of the department, it was
= extremely difficult to get shipments
4 cement in any quantity that it look
4 like the entire original 1920 pro-
Uam. consisting of approximately 80
miles of concrete highway, would be
MD I'D. Then it was that Charles NJ.
rnbam. chief engineer for the depart
nsut and Governor Townsend, chair
man of the commission, conferred on
he subject on June p Following
that conference it was decided that it
would be very inopportune to retard
uUcedure of the 1920 program, and it
Tss about decided that the roads
would have to be built of asphalt if
thew we're to be built at all. Since
then, however, the shipments of ce-
ment are improving, though not COM
ing in sufficient quantities to insure
Uninterrupted construction of concrete
nsds. So, between now and the time
that bids will be received, about the
middle of August, for the next road |
contracts, definite decision as to |
whether the roads are to be built of
uncrete or asphalt will have to be
nached
Next Road Contracts to Be Let
Highways for which bids are to be
akn at that time include the road
h0m St. Georges to Tybout's Corner:
lllNl to Asbury Church, possibly
smyrna to Odessa and Odessa to ST I
Georges, besides the contract for
Eheh bids are now being advertised
By the construction of two bridges at
tsarea on the road leading through
fAerca from Milford to Dover. The
1iTat for grading this road had al
nay been let, but as there is con-
sslaole filling to be done it is m
asieod that the contract for surfac- ,
Y ms road, distance of about i
aR and half, will have to 90 over
. next year. Of the original pro- ]
I, .an OF eighty miles of concrete S
,slaay that were to be built, onIv {
ao1 halt has been placed under con- {
tuctiOn. 'i OoN 7
Aspnalt Where Used is Gratifying ;
S.olld the rest of the program be :
-lnea u out by building the roads of :
.PlaI. the highways would consist :, :
u Ol'umln0us foundation and as y
- wearing surface. There would !.
; 'lsn' about forty miles of road in = =
! !. sApenment. A smaller expert E,
- =, .59l censlstlng Of approximately h.
~ !, I'm miles OF asphalt surface road =
: ,...'1l .ilga out in Sussex county and +
. g.s.l lssul's ! proved very gratifying to Z
users OF these highways. :,
Smyrna times., 1920-07-21

Smyrna Grange to Picnic at the Piers.
Smyrna Grangers will picnia at Au-
gustine Piers on Thursday, July 20.
If storming on that date the follow
ing Thursday, August 5. All friends
are invited to picnic with them.-Sec.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-21
Smyrna Girls Camping at Lorewood

Eight young ladies of Mrs. R. P.
Nichols Sunday School class are en-
joying a weeks camping at Lorewood
Grove. The members of the party
are: Mrs. R. P. Nichols, Misses Helen
Shapley, Catherine Knots, Helen
Evans, Doris Nichols, Evelyn Harris.
Florence Truax, Mary Robinson and
Ruth Jones.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-21
ABDUCTOR OF SMYRNA LAD OFT
LaCrOix Released From Dover Jail
Leaves for Rochester. N V

ANOVHesIeI, M 7.
Ross LaCroix, alias Jean Ventine.
the alleged abductor of fve-year-old
Edwin Schreiner OF Labelle. from
Smyrna, on May 81, who since his
return to Delaware by requisition
from Buffalo, N. Y, has been in the
Kent county Jail, was released sun
day. Bond was provided by surety
company and approved by the attor-
ney-generals office. LaCroix went to
Rochester, N. Y, the home of his par
ents. The grand jury indicted him on
an abduction charge. The case will
be tried in October. The case has at
tracted considerable local interest.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-21
''' FOR HIS WHEAT CROP

M-p,i,.' : :, isaac Gibbs of Massey,
Massey I11' NJ July 2O.-Isaac Gibbs.
q his Isl, sbaat baa-' has had good success
bis..asti,D.u y bushels to the acre. en 1H, be
z. q one farm farm !l yield d Of $500 bushels
siasd g5oo 1 io[ $500 a bushel and n
l5sr isrmsr. 'DSO. i :. Thomas Massey,
prae Il 's q Massey, Nd, won
So percent.aaec aecent contest for the
a tillape. Of his farm in
o Wir;lHe he received a check
\ & county, ia% M, Dorsey, of Anne,
a9'o. y Nd, won first prize
Smyrna times., 1920-07-21
1853 Names First, Day Registration.

Registrar R E. Long, first district,
put on 1853 names, and Registrar Will
liam T. Dayett, of the second, put ON
200 names the first Registration day,
Saturday, most excellent beginning.
Smyrna times., 1920-07-21
GOOD PROFITS FROM MILK

ChestertOwn Farmers Getting APP
prOximateIy $27O,OOO Annually.
The Chestertown, Md milk station
is shipping on an average of 10000
pounds of milk daily for which the
farmers are receiving $3.16 per hun
dred. This means an annual revenue
to the farmers in the vicinity of Ches-
tertown of $270,000, besides the rev.
enue derived from the other stations
at Worton, Kennedyville, Black, Mas
sey and Millington.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
THE PRESIDENT.

mar one great mind that III can brook restraint.
ana Tree from lear. even as Tree from laint:
That one high heart, that dareS and ever dares.
hnowing its goal. and in eon,emp, OF snares-
On guard. Is never taken unawares.
uod and the People know that il is Theirs
Wna' 'houeh the rabble. with unholy aims,
Isnooie terrors aSd unSpokeu shamcs,
SHeaa'ng an evil counsel through the skies.
Denying good. denies aud still denies.
"ounu'nR the Great Man with rrsounding cries.
uod and the People still believe him wisei
"'u 'nsy takS no his nam" and place him where
urea' Washington is written and the air
hiled with radiance OF Industrious days,
wnsn 10 dream noble dreams vas worthy praise.
So.u'er ana patriot share with him thcr bays,-
ana peoples love.-and God commends his WAYS
Virginia Lucas.
Charles Town. W. Va, Feb. %. 1870.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
A Timely Letter.
March

n March /. 1920.
Dear Mr. Snyder.--l have lust been
reading the Register and am much dis.
UesSed to learn of the exceptionaI
sunering among my "home folks" be-
cause OF the "nu" plague. | can't
nelp suggesting the publication of an
ounce OF prevention for both colds
ana 'hu'-and help when YOU have
actually acquired either.
Here II is: Half teaspoonful OF
olGaroonate of soda Cooking soda) In
haif glass OF water, Stir up. and add
10 10 70 drops aromatic spirits of am
mona. That's dose-repeat. 10
necessary, every two or three hours
used TO have a cold start on me nj
every Two weeks, because my baseball
broken nose offers little resistance 10
cold germs. | learned the above rem
edy from a stranger whom | met in
washington, August a year ago. On.
y one cold has got a start on me since
that time. My friend said that this
combination OF two simple alkalies had
oroken up the flu in England. where
ne mad been | have corroborated
ms through one Of the most famous
hopkins physicians in Europe al thar
time. '''"'
Dozens of people have thanked me
lor this suggestion, which has either
cured or helped them. pass il ON
to my home folks" for what il is
worth-and il has been worth n whole
lot to me! "''o'S
People ought to take this simple
Lemedy when they feel chilled, "run-
down. get wet, or even sneeze-often
a sign OF approaching trouble Of this
Yours sincerely,
o,o Matthew Page Andrews.
S49 Park Avenue,
Baltimore, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
Farm Bureau Meets.

The Jefferson County Farm Bureau
met the past week in the old college
building in Shepherdstown. The at
tendance was very good and the seS-
sions were interesting and instructive
The following officers we're elected
for the ensuing year:
H. c. Marshall, President.
Benj. Hartzell, Vice-president.
j: w. Ware, Jr., Secretary.
w. P. Licklider, Treasurer.
A committee on membership was
named, consisting of Messrs. H. M
Turner, ]. w. Gardner, J. w. Ware,
Jr., and Benz. Hartzell. The treasurer
reported a balance of $1,000 on hand
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
Among the Churches.

Inc dedication of the new MI. wes-
icy M. r. Church, which was 10 have
taken place on March 18th. has been
postponed until some time in April
que notice will be given as soon as
the date is fixed.
Christ Reformed Church-At 10 n
M, Sunday school; at fl a. m. morn
ing worship with sermon. Lenten ser
vice, with sermon by Rev. /. d. Wor.
man, at 7.30 p. m. Friday.
There will be service in Elk Branch
Church Sunday at II a. M, in the
Union Church at Middleway at 3 D. m.
ana in the Presbyterian Church a,
Shenandoah Junction at 7.3O o. m.
There will be service SUNDAY in tbe
presbyterian Church of Shepherds
town at II a. m. and at KearncysyilIe
at 3 p. m.
Trinity Episcopal Church-Tonipht
at 7.30 p, m. Sunday, Holy com
munion at | a. m. Sunday school at
3 p. m.
Lutheran-Service Sunday at Uyilla
at ii a. m. and in Shepherdstown at
7 p. m. Sunday school at GAS a. m.
M. E. Church South-Preachinp in
Shepherdstown Sunday at II a. m. and
! p m, and at Marvin at 3 p. m.
M. E. Church-Service SUNDAY AT
MT. Wesley at II a. m. and in Shep-
herdstown at p. m.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
To Reopen Quarries.

Preparations are being made for re-
suming operations at the quarries of
the Southern Lime and Stone Com
pany at Engle, this county, after hav.
ing been closed down for more than
a year: The Southern Company was
formerly an auxiliary Of the Cambria
Steel Company, Of Johnstown, Ia,
and when in operation quarried stone
for huxing in the steel mills of the
Cambria Company. Tracks are being
relaid in the quarries. and other work
preliminary to reopening them is be-
ing zone. About 80 workmen were
employed there when the quarries were
worked to their maximum. VIM. o.
Keller. of Buckeystown, Nd, who
formerly operated a quarry at Engle,
is the general manager of the present
company.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
To Cut Cedar Trees

M. Scanlon, with force of three
assistants, acting under orders from the
State Department of Agriculture, is
again in the county to cut cedar trees.
to minimize the effects Of cedar rust
on the fruit trees Of the county. Their
first work has been done in the vicin-
ity OF Kabletown, where some of the
largest orchards in the county are To-
Gated. Mr.. Scanlon's work in the
county last year was confined 10
cutting cedars nearest to the orchards.
The area then cleared will be enlarged
this year by cutting them on farms
located further from the fruit trees.-
Advocate.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
Gone To Florida.

The editor of the Register, Mr.. n
L. Snyder, left yesterday for long
anticipated trip to Florida, and if all
goes well he expects 10 be absent
about three weeks, which he will spend
in ST. Augustine and Miami. He
leaves the Register in charge of Ser
geant BILL" and other helpers, who
Will do their best to keep the paper 60.
ing while he is away. He left in
structions that money would be re-
ceived regularly by those in charge
and at the same time he instructed
, them to pay nothing out.
The ostensiDic reason for the
senior starting on this trip is, that he
needs a rest This must be admitted
for he has stuck to his work pretty
closely the past year, and hasn't had
a real vaaction in three years. But
the junior is of the opinion that the
senior is on the run for another
reason-he put his foot in it a few
weeks ago when he intimated thathe was
open to leap year proposals. Ever
since then, matrimonial epistles have
been coming in at the rate of two or
three a day, and he is beginning to
get scared. In fact, he had a verbal
proposal few days ago, and right on
rop OF that young widow from Can
ada and a spinster from Michigan
wrote for his photograph and init
mated that they would start for Shep-
herdstown in the near future. No
wonder he is seeking a change and
leaves so hurriedly.
He made no promise to write to the
Register from the Sunny South, as he
is just going to loaf, but we have
our doubts about his ability to keep
his pen from scratching as il usually
does whether he is at home or abroad.
hrcaoota ~ Lead
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
Suffrage Defeated in w. Va.

The West Virginia legislature failed
to ratify the national amendment for
woman suffrage. In the senate the
vote was ID to IL, and Harvey w.
Harmer. leader for the amendment
threw his vote to the opponents so that
there might be a reconsideration, but
the senate refused to allow the matter
to come up again. The House of Del
egates passed the amendment by .
good majority. There will not likel'
be another attempt to pass il =
sion
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
S o G / A L.

r Al the Halltown school-house
nurSday evening, March If, at 7.45
..t Junior Literary Society will rem.
u, a, short program, after which good
I.ill be sold.
W. W.; me Sehool-house we hope to see you
" " ''h friend or maybe two.
ySy Two cents an inch for your measure
~" u oe sure to get that much
pleasure,
ana help to screen against flies too.
TEACHERS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
Mr.. Pendle.on Coming Home.

Dudley D. Pendleton, of Pittsburg,
has bought from Mrs. Hattie b. Hill
the dweling-house and about seven
acres of land half mile west OF Shep-
herdstown, lying along the Martins
burg road, known years ago as the
Kloth property. II was occupied for a
number of years past by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph B.. VanMetre. This is a pleas
antly located home, and when i'm
proved will be a very desirable prop
erty. We are real glad to know that
Mr.. Pendleton, who is native OF
Shepherdstown, will make it the sum-
mer home OF his family and will spend
a considerable part of his time here.
We like to see our home folks coming
back when they get ready to settle
down in real comfort.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04
\ Break in the Winter.

i'iS week for about the first time
winter set in last December the
ner has been pleasant and some
IN, Of spring manifested them
-.'-S. Last week was pretty rough.
following several very cold DAYS
"aS a moderation in the tenn
azure and this week has been bright
sunshine. Birds are singing and
IS able TO see bits of mother earth
.'".h where the sun has had a fair
,'''ce TO melt away the snow on the
..aeTn slopes. The chill in the air
'N yer, has kept the snow from melt
.iccly, and where there's shade
plenty of snow still. The roads
ocen rivers for the past couple
-1ys' and travel is anything but
."sant. 1t is generally agreed that
'l.s has ben one of the most irving
aiGrs we have had in many years,
mere has been no let UP in the
Gritty Of the weather.
Nhd the ground has been vindcated
nee more
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04

We are always at your service. Nav
we serve you? Owens drug store
Try our liver capsules, 2 for cents.
Two White Chester brood sows bred
to Chester hog at Morrow's sale
March 9th.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04

Phone your wants to Owens drug
store during these times. Take ad-
vantage of Owens free delivery SER
vice.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-04

Arsenate OF lead. A. S. cambridge
& Co.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-03-26

EDITORIAL

we never thought there would be
a pogrom in Kiev, but as soon as
the new army came in, then the
pogroms began to rage all over
the country. We are afraid to
walk on the streets, as even in
the day time they stop the Jews
on the streets and rob and hang
them. How proud we would be if
we could get away from this
country, no matter what place,
only to save our lives from hun
ger and fear. l hope this letter
reaches you, as | am sending this
letter with a Frenchman who
leaves from Kiev today for
France and he promised to deliv.
er this letter in France. If you do
receive this letter please do your
utmost to save us from being
murdered or starved to death. /
am writing this letter to you not
in tears but with blood in my
heart. My heart is bleeding and
we cannot stand the fear from
day to day any more. A Jews
life is worth nothing here. They
hang people in the street and you
dare not make a complaint, and
the murderers are not punished,
and if you ask for help the ans
wer is that there is no help for
the Jews. Please write to the
American Consul if there is any
way to take us out and save us.
/ was told that you could wire me
through the American Consul.
Do not delay and do your utmost
to save us.
Your loving
BROTHER AND SISTER,"
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-03-26
THANKS, MIR. ASSOCIATED
PRESS.

An Associated Press dispatch
carried the news that at last Chi
cagoans had discovered a man
who did not increase his rents.
1t was Mr.. Liebling, the publish
er of a Yiddish-the dispatch
said Jewish" paper. We have
often had occasion to score the
may be surprised at the many
moderninzations of old ortho-
doxy. Yet this had to be, for the
sincere Jew wills to live, that he
when DR.. Wise came to America
thousands of Orthodox, Sephar-
die Jews preceded him to this
western continent. How few of
their descendants remained
faithful Jews! In his coming to
America DR.. Wise noting this,
became all the more of q Jealous
champion Of morednized Juda-
ism. See his Memoirs.
To make Judaism live in an en-
A. P. on its brazen use Of the
word Hebrew" when anything
unpleasant was done by one Of
our co-religionists. Now we ac-
knowledge that the A. P. has
atoned for at least a wrong done
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-03-26

field. We may be reminded here
that Lord Reading was offered
the ambassadorship to the Unit
ed States by England but refus.
ed. Possibly the wall that has
surrounded the Jews so far as
ambassadorships are concerned,
has been broken down.
Henry Morgenthau is one of
Americas foremost Jews, and it
is safe to say that he will hon.
or the Jewish name in his new
task.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-03-26
MORGENTHAU, AMBASSA-
DOR TO MEXICO.

Henry Morgenthau of New
York has been selected to be am
bassador to Mexico by President
Wilson. Morgenthau has been
one of Wilson's most ardent sup
porters and friends. He has been
a constant advocate of his poll
cies and was also head of the Po-
lish Commission to investigate
conditions of Jews in Poland.
Heretofore the highest rank
ever attained by a Jew in the
consular service has been that
of Minister of Turkey. There
have been three Jews in this po-
sition, Oscar Straus, Henry Nor
genthau and Abraham Elkus.
The ambassadorship of Morgen-
THAI to Mexico opens up a new