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Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
TRIAL OF OLLIE NORRIS
Young Man Who Killed His Father
to Have Trial on June 28th

Young Man Who Killed His Father
to Have Trial on June 28th
Ollie Morris, the boy who is held
for the killing of his father, is recov-
ering from the effects of the burns
received in his cell in the Georgetown
Jail, where it was thought he tried
to commit suicide. His mother is now
said to have expressed the intention
of using all means to secure his ac-
quittal.
His trial is fixed for June 28th and
James M. Tunnel and Daniel ]. Lay
ton have been retained as his counsel.
1t is said that his plea will be self-de-
fense while he was attempting to pre-
vent his father from injuring him. 1t
is further said that the young woman
said to have been the cause of the
trouble between the father and son
has expressed a willingness TO marry
Morris when he is liberated and if she
has secured a divorce from her hus-
band.
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
OBSERVE MAY DAY AT NEWARK
Successful Outdoor Fete is Held by
Women's College Students at Newark

Successful Outdoor Fete Is heiu W
WOmen's College Students at Newark
The May Day fete held Saturday
afternoon at the Women's College OF
Delaware, at Newark, was most
successful event. The affair was The
first celebration of the kind attempt
ed by the students and its conception
and execution were creditable.
The feature of the afternoon was
a professional by the juniors, sopho-
mores and freshmen.
Miss Alice Roop enjoyed the honor
OF being "Queen of the May" Her
choice was made by vote of the en-
tire college, indicating her popularity
with the students. Miss RoOp is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert A.
Roop, 1925 West Seventh street VIII
mington. She is editor of the College
Reporter at the Wilmington High
School.
The fete was held in Red Mems
grove beautiful site just opposite
the Women's College. The procession
was headed by a group in white dres-
ses bearing garlands of flowers, fol-
lowed by heralds, attendants, pages
and train bearers, all adorned in the
costumes of the days of "Merrie En-
gland" When the queen and her
court were seated on the stand the
revels began.
Among the many guests were Gov
ernor Townsend, Mrs. A. D. Warner,
Mrs. F. E. Bach, Miss Barbara Bach,
Miss Dorothy Warner, Stanley M.
Arthurs and Mrs. Charles Griffith.
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
LOCK TENDER FALLS HEIR
TO FORTUNE OF MILLIONS
WILLIAM SHIPLEY, OF HAGERS-
TOWN, Md, GIVEN A SURPRISE

An Uncle Whom He Had Lost Trace
of Dies in West and Leaves Him
Chief Beneficiary of His Fortune
Would you have use for several
million unexpected dollars?
William Shipley, veteran lock ten
der on the C. and o. canal, at Hagers-
town, Md, who a few days ago re-
ceived word that an uncle, Thomas
Mccoy, had died in California leaving
him large fortune, took his corn cob
pipe from between his teeth, spat into
the fire and wondered aloud to his
wife, "Urilly" what in hell'n l do
with all that money!"
The Shipleys live in a tumble down
four-room frame house that leans
precariously against a rocky bluff
overlooking the canal and a broad
stretch of the Potomac. Mrs. Ship
ley, who hastened upstairs to put on
clean calico dress and smooth back
the straggly wisps of gray hair to
have her picture "took," says she
wants to give money to the poor, buy
a house at Halloway-a tiny village
nearby-because life is so lonesome
along the canal, and put the rest in
the bank.
"I'm great on banks" smiled the
little old lady, showing four broken
fellow teeth.
Shipley isn't even calculating on
buying an automobile. One would be
a "bother" he says.
Aladdin was no more surprised
when the genii appeared to him than
was Shipley when Cousin Chloe Davis
came around on the very day he and
Urilla were celebrating their forty
sixth wedding anniversary to an
nounce the news of his inheritance.
The old man who is seventy-one
this month, has dim recollections of
Uncle Tom leaving for the West dur
ing the gold rush back in tie ffties.
but the uncle has dropped out of
sigh. and the family had forgotten
about him. Mccoy had forgotten
about his relatives lack in Maryland,
too, after he struck It rich. but in all
these years he r2v") married and
when he died intestatc the fortune,
estimated at a good many millions,
reverted to his heirs, William Shipley
q sister who lives at Williamsport
near by, and another, Mrs. Sallic
Crone, in Washington.
Lawyers have been calling on
Shipley, but he says he "can't git the
rights" of just how much he will be
worth when the division is made and
everything settled. Attorneys say it
will be several millions at least.
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
For Sale

4 Double Houses, on Commerce ST.,
three rooms down, three rooms up
each.
One Double House on Mt. Vernon
street, three rooms down, three rooms
up.
One Apartment House in Clayton.
two apartments down, four rooms,
ba,.. and toilet each; one apartment
up, five rooms, bath and toilet. This
is an opportunity to own your own
home. For price call on,
CHARLES P. THORNLEY,
Smyrna, Delaware.
PhOnes:-Factory 81; House 168
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
What a MiddletOwn Boy Did With a
Pure-Bred Calf

What MiddletOwn Boy Did With a
Pure-Bred Calf
AS part of the required project
work in the agricultural department,
Cne boy in the Middletown school has
as his project a pure-bred Holstein
Heifer. He has made his plans for
the care and management of this hei-
fer and determined the food rations
which she should get prior to the
time when she would calf. This hei-
fer produced 81 pounds of milk in one
day on two milkings a day. The
milk tested 3.19 per cent butter fat.
During the first week the calf was
taken from the cow, it was fed a
pound of milk for each eight pounds
of live weight. In little more than
a month the calf weighed 1874 pounds
when it was sold for $26.54.
The milk that the calf did not use
was also sold and the money earned
thereby was enough to keep the cow,
thus making the price received for
the calf net profit. Last month the
money received for the milk amount
ed to $15.39 and from the present in
dications it will exceed $40 this
month.
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
POTATOES MAY REACH $500
Seed Potatoes in Ground and Some
Growers Will Replant for Autumn

Seed Potatoes in Ground and Some
Growers Will Replant for Autumn
The idea that white potatoes will
drop any in price after the new crop
is dug is mistaken one according to
Harry Chandler, a large potato grow
er and buyer of Georgetown who has
just returned from trip through the
Virginia potato fields. There will not
be half crop because of the wet and
cold spring which has rotted more
than one half of the seed potatoes
planted, while buyers have already
contracted for all of the crop they can
buy at $3.50 a bushel in the field.
The price easily means Sc basket
to the consumer and, according to Mr..
Chandler's Investigations, there will
be little hope for lower prices on po-
tatoes until the late crop is dug in the
autumn. At present potatoes can be
purchased at So bushel in Sussex
county but they become 81 by the
time they travel hundred and twen-
ty miles to the big cities. Many far
mers who have found their first plant
ing of seed potatoes to have rotted
are making second planting in the
hope of getting big prices.
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
$4,000 Kent County. Delaware
GOOD ROADS FIVE PER CENT GOLD
COUPON BONDS

Sealed bids will be received by the Under
signed until twelve O'Clock, noon, Saturday,
May 8th. A d. 1920 at the Office of the Clerk
of the Peace. Dover. Delaware. for the pur-
chase of all or any part of S50,000 five per
cent coupon bonds provided for by Chapter
104, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware. Bonds to
be of the denomination of 81 900 each, with
interest payable July and January 1st. until
maturity. Principal and interest payable in
gold coin at the Farmers Bank, Dover Della
ware. Five of said bonds mature each year
from 1947 to 1856 inclusive. The purchaser
will be required to pay the proper proportion
of the interest from January 1st. 1920 to date
of delivery. Bids will be opened at the Levy
Court Room in the Court House at Dover on
Saturday. May 9Th. 1920, at l O'Clock P. M.
Bonds will be delivered on payment of cash or
approved certified checks at the Office of the
County Treasurer at Dover between the hours
of ten A. M. and P. M. on Tuesday; May
1lth, 1920. The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
EDWIN o. RAYMOND,
County Treasurer.
M. V. FORD,
President of the Levy Court
JACOB HEYD,
Clerk of the Peace
Dover. Del, April 9th. 1920.
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05

Black Jack, Is hands high.
weighs 900 lbs, sure foal get
ter and his coalts are all GOOD
size, have good heads, big bone
and nice feet.
This is a fine animal and will
stand the season of 1920 at the
William Denny farm near Raw
mond's Church.
:. Terms:-$15.OO to insure a
living foal.
Anyone parting with a mare
bred to this Jack will be respon-
slble for insurance fee and same
is due when mare changes
WILLIAM d. ENNIS,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05
TO FENCE FORT duPoNT
Barrier Eight Feet High VIII Be Put
Around the Fort

Materials to construct a fence eight
Ieet high and four miles long have
been received at Fort dupont. Work
on the erection of the barricade will
begin in the near future. Officers of
Smyrna times., 1920-05-05

the fort explained .,.,t ta., ! {
the the outcome Of t'ansIr ans y
commandants cor that .'l,',,diaS o.,
the fortiacation- ,SasDrrs'
misses nj, will require !, l'', ~ +
fence has been bull, 1.',, ,
similar fence is e., s.s
Fort Mott on the e
Evening star., 1920-12-02

Mrs. f. T. Knots has returned from
a two-nonth visit with her daughter
in New York. Mr.. William A. Knots
went to New York to accompany his
mother home.
Evening star., 1920-12-02
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
Harvey l.. Lyon and Myrtle E. Ellis
Charles Franklin and Ida Strothers, Doth oi
Farmont Heights, Md.
lanes W. Green and Annie Briscoe.
Harry W Reiss and Lillian NJ carroll
Lacy r. Swatsell Of Greenvilie, Tenn, and
pearl c. Bryant Of Charleston. w. Va.
Joseph H. Carum and Blanche Is. Arnold
both of Manassas, Va.
Edwin r. Meyer of Mansfield, ONO, and
FLORENCE NJ. Stone of Oakland City, Ind,
Preston \. Moffitt and Nellie X. Wilson.
Aza l.. Jordan of Mount Jackson. Va, ant
Stella Tysinger Of Edinburg. Va.
William II. Warrick and Lula +. Barnes.
Keith NJ Gaylor and Harriet A. Upper.
Daniel p Webster, jr., and Grace
Mitchell. ~,
W. Scott of this city.
Georee Fl. Russell Of Marshall, Va, ant
Emme E. Pearson Of this city.
James Ross and Laura Smith.
Wilton Gaskfns and H1ttie Thompson
Thomas N. Billingsiey and Stella V. ED
wards both of King George county, Va
Louis johnson and Lillian smith.
cyril " Thomas and Marie 4. Wilson.
Clarence Il. Weaver and blanche f. Iav
Wilbur r. Shepherd and Lille p. Price
both Of Richmond. Va.
Joseph Englehart and lredell {. Emoushty
both of Richmond, Va.
Edward NJ Maitland and Marie l.. Garbber
both of Richmond, Va.
Documents prove that William the
Conuueror, England's first Norman
king, could not sign his own name
Evening star., 1920-12-02
STILL NEEDS s75o,ooo.
Wesleyan Lays Plans to Complete
$4,000, 900 Drive by February 10.

William A. Shanklin. president of
Wesleyan University, outlined plans
for securing the remaining $750,000
of the institution's $3,Oo0.000 endow
ment fund at a meeting of alumni
members last night in the University
Club.
Through the efforts of loyal Wes-
leyan men s2,265.000 has been con-
tributed," DR.. Shanklin declared. 1--WE
now are exerting every effort to Sc
cure the rest before February TO-"
K. Nelson Bennett of Wilkes Barre,
Pa, national campaign chairman,
spoke briefly Of the organization which
will be formed to secure the necessary
funds most effectively.
Division headquarters have been es-
tablished in Washington with Jason
S. Joy as chairman. The following
were invited to serve as state chair
men in the southern division: Freder-
ick Kniftin, Delaware; Carl r. Hatch.
Maryland; A. l.. Cooper, Virginia; D.
M. Patten, Tennessee; N. c. Hubbard
West Virginia; Rev. Walter Patten
North Carolina; l. " Hiscock, South
Carolinaj Eli Allison, Georgia; W
H. Hawkins, Louisiana; f. E. Lasher
Florida, and Mark Andrews, Alabama
Evening star., 1920-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Boyd, after
"A stay of several months in New York,
have returned to their apartment at
the Burlington.
Evening star., 1920-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Hamilton
have returned to the.~ Washington
home, 1926 New Hampshire avenue.
for the winter, and yill have with
them for the season. Idaj. William F.
Thompson and Mrs. Thompson.
Evening star., 1920-12-02

George ". Tyler. 81, ese 10Th street south
west.
Robert A. Smith, TO- eOF street southwest.
Catherine n Barber S. go 23d street.
Claude W. Wilson, Al, st. Elixabeth's Hos
pital.
Mary T.. Landgraf, 1s. 61Of Georgia avenue.
Bernard J. Griffin, Z, 1922 5th street
Robert Miller O menths, 2915 X street.
John W. Knox. 80. All New York avenue.
west.
Joseph NJ. Gibson, &c, Freedmen's Hospital.
Robert A. Teyer 3S. 831 A street southeast.
Freedmen's Hospital.
Evening star., 1920-12-02
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to
the health department In the last twenty-feu,
hours:
Benjamin T. and Dorothy NJ. Hurdle, boy.
Paul and Rhoda l.. Ren boy:
Frank r. and Inez II. Pyles. boy.
James NJ. and Helen NJ. Cullinan. boy.
Charles c; aud Thelma Pehle boy.
]. H. and Laura Summers. girl.
Elmer W. and Grace Brandes, girl.
Joseph X. and Daisy A. White. girl.
Fred G. and Alice r. kiltredge. boy.
Frank f. and Dora G. Washburn boy.
Joseph and Elizabeth Mallory, girl.
Nelson r. and Blanche Edwards. boy.
Julian II. and Marguerite Cobb. girl.
Henry and Marion Smileton, boy.
Robert and Laura Dowles. boy.
CiScero and Gertrude Benders. boy.
Evening star., 1920-12-02

Mrs. H. NJ. Lord. wife of Brig. Gen.
Lord, will be at home on Friday aft
ernoons during December, at the On
tario.
Evening star., 1920-12-02

annual Southern Ball Chairman.
Mrs. George Barnett has been select
ed chairman of the Southern ball to be
given February {. The ball is an an
nual event. which brings together all
of the southerners in Washington and
from surrounding cities.
Evening star., 1920-12-02
WILL CHRIsTEN NAVY SHIP

Miss Louise Bushnell White of
Omaha, Neb., has been selected to
christen the first scout cruiser for
the Navy. which will be launched by
the Todd Shipbuilding Company at
Tacoma, Wash, December IA. The
new vessel, which has been named
the Omaha, will have a displacement Mt
of $500 tons and is 555 feet long
Engines of 0,000-horsepower Will
give the vessel a speed of almost
thirty-four knots per hour.
Evening star., 1920-12-02
MISSION XMAS SALE.
Sodality Union Will Offer Gifts
Three DAYS of Next Week.

A Christmas sale for the benefit of
the fund for home and foreign missions
Is being arranged by the Sodaiity Union
of the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore,
which includes this city, according to an
announcement made today.
The sale will be held at Carroll Hall.
934 G street, on the afternoons and
evenings of next Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. Suitable Christmas gifts
Evening star., 1920-12-02

ladies were present. Mr.. Claude Ben
nett presided and spoke briefly and
effectively in support of the move
ment.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of
Florida was also among the guests.
He is chairman of the committee on
music and will give his support to the
development of system of national
opera with the capital as its center.
Miss Glenn Shelly of the Washing
ton Opera Company gave brief re-
cital, accompanied by Mrs. George
Ross.
Evening star., 1920-12-02
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department In the last twenty -four
hours:
Bushrod Carter. 81, GA street.
Eliza abeth y. Savage. 30. Garfield Hospital
Gustav A. knabe. u, 1894 Emerson street
northeast.
Mary E. II. Ceilings. rs. 119 r street.
John T. Carr. "a, 27i9 Macomb street
Marie Dorsey Al, 3212 7th street ortheast.
Evening star., 1920-12-02

Breakfast Jackets, $500
Crepe de Chine Jackets-in
pink. baby blue and lavender;
prettily trimmed with lace
and ribbon.
Evening star., 1920-12-02
BRYAN TO SPEAK:

MIAMI. Fla. December 2.-William
Jennings Bryan will be the speaker at
the Flagier day ceremonies here on De-
cember 8. during the Miami palm fete. it
is announced. He will speak on Flag
lers Vision"
Evening star., 1920-12-02

will be placed on sale, as well as e6ibles
of the best home cooking.
A special musical program win be ar
ranged for each day.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-26
AIR MAIL HERE UP
TO BUSINESS MEN
Postmaster Says Chamber
Backing Only Needed.

Postmaster Robert E. springsteen an
nounced today that plans are being made
for the establishment of an aerial mail
service for Indianapolis.
The proposition has been under con
sideration for some time" Mr.. Spring
steen said, land believe all that is nee
essary for this service is the co-opera ton
of the business men, and especially the
Chamber OF Commerce.
Should Indianapolis be added to the
list Of cities served by the aerial mails
it will in all probability be placed on
the main New York trunk line now op-
Grating between New York City, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Columbus
and Cincinnati"
When Indiana polls has finally been es-
tablished on the route, he said, he
thought the next step would be the eff
fecting of aerial mail routes connecting
indianapolis with Chicago and st. Louis.
Immediate action should be taken, Mr..
Spring steen said.
He said Columbus, O., was not able
to get on the list Of cities served by the
aerial mails until the business men OF the
city took up the matter and pushed
Such a route for Indianapolis would
shorten the mailing distance from the
principal cities Of the east and would be
Of great value to manufacturers and 9TH
ers, Mr.. Springsteen said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-26
ELWELL SLAYER
SUSPECT TO BE
ARRESTED SOON
Ring of Evidence Tightens
About Race Track Friend
of New Yorker.
HEAR TWO QUARRELED

NEW YORK, June 26.-An arrest
in the Joseph Bovine Elwen murder
mystery within twenty-four hours
was predicted today by police.
The man suspected OF firing the shot
that killed ElweH is said to be one OF
his race track associates who is known
to have quarreled with Elwen over his
moral code.
The man is middle-aged and wealthy.
The ring Of evidence which entangled
this turf associate in Elwelrs mysterious
murder began when the man contradieted
himself while undergoing examination by
detectives.
The suspect repeatedly denied all as
ISOLATION with ElweH in recent months.
although police had positive information
they were frequently seen together.
Mrs. Marie Larsen, Elwe1s house
keeper. also gave the police q clew link
ing this suspect with the murder.
She contradicted earlier statements by
declaring there were three sets of keys
to Elwen's mystery home
She said Elwen carried one set, she the
second and the third she found on the
mantel in the death room" the morn
ing Elwell was shot.
Police believe the murder suspect car
ried the third set OF keys.
His arrest, it was said, hinges on an
interview with a woman associate Of
Elweu.
This woman, it is hoped, will estab-
nsh whether the murder was commit
ted over a money quarrel or due to the
'unwritten law"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-26
PROSPEROUS Ind.
FARMER DECLARES
DRECO IS GREAT
Says he aehed all over from rfe
maGlsrn, stomach out of order
and very nervous.
Declares two bottles of Dreeo hav
wiped out every pain and his
stomach is right again.
Many Of the very best and prosperol

Many of the very best and prosperors
persons in this section have taken Dred
and declare 1t has done them worlds 4
good. For instance. Mr.. Rudolph Harve
living at Beech Grove, a suburb OF Il
dianapolis, who owns a big truck far
there, owns property In Indianapolis al
a farm IN southern Florida. Mr.. Harv,
says:
Il believe every joint in my DO
ached from rheumatism. Ny musc
were sore from it; 1 couldn't stoop .osef
for these pains in my back. Ny stomach
was very weak, often being full of gas,
and my nerves were on edge so that
couldn't sleep much. I bought q farm
in Florida so I could get away from the
severe weather in winter, as my rheuma-
tism was awful during bad weather.
"Dreco has certainly knocked out my
rheumatism. I haven't a pain anywhere
my stomach is so much improved that
have gained seven pounds. I sleep we'll
in fact, Dreco has simply made me feel
fine and I think it the greatest medicine
l ever saw"
Dreco acts on the bowels, making the
action smooth and regular, aids the stom-
ach 10 digest the food, gives strength to
weak kidneys, Eouses a lazy liver to
full action and cleanses impurities from
the system.
All good druggists now sell Dreco, and
It is being especially introduced in IrN
dianapolis by Clark & Cade's Claypot&
hotel drug observation-disclosures
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-26
NEWBERRY VOTE
SCANDAL GOES UP
Final Step Taken in Appeal to
y. S. Supreme Court.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 26.--The
final step in the appeal Of the Newberry
vote scandal case was taken In the
United states district court here today
when Judge c. ". Sessions signed the
bill Of exceptions presented by Attorney
John d. Lindsay OF the law firm Of Mar
tin W. Littleton OF New York and As
slstnnt Attorney General Frank c. Dat
ley Of indianapolis.
The record OF 10000 pages must be
printed before further action can be
had.
The case goes directly to the United
States supreme court, the court of APP
peals at Cincinnati being passed over by
consent of attorneys for both sides
Senator Newberry and sixteen others
were convicted here March % on charges
Of conspiring to gain a senatorial cleo
ton by the excessive use of money.
The government claims nearly $1,000
900 was expended, OF which only s178,-
600 was accounted for In the campaign
expense statement filed.
The national corrupt practices act lin
it's the expenditure to $3.50, the amount
named in the Michigan law.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-26
PALMER-COX
COALITION SOUGHT

SAN FRANCISCO. June 26.--An effort
was on foot today to form a coalition
Between tho Palmer and Cox forces here
to prevent the nomination OF William g.
McAdoo.
Binissaries from Palmer headquarters
called on F. H. Moore, Cox's manager
George White, one Of his chief lieuten-
ants, and Charles r. Morris. Coxs pri-
yate secretary.
They asked how Cox's supporters
would view an alliance, stating that their
Inquiries might be regarded as prelim-
mary to later negotiations
1t was pointed out to Gov. Cox's
friends that the McAdoo forces, being
leaderless and therefore unable to make
protective deals" would be unable to
stand against a Palmer Cox coalition.
Cox's workers replied to the overtures
that they regarded Palmer highly. but
did not think he could be elected presi-
dent II nominated
As vice presidential possibility, they
intimated. he might be considered.
There the matter rested for the time
being
MEREDITH DOOMED
FOR SECOND PLACE.
In the Cox camp a boom Is being in
dated for Secretary of Agriculture r. I.
Meredith for vice president.
Meredith Is candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination.
Meredith, they point out. would draw