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Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
FREIGHT RATES HIT FARMERS
With Short Crops and Small Profits
Freight Charges Retard Progress

Condemnation of excessive railway
freight charges was voiced in no un-
mistakable manner at a special meet
ing of the New Castle Farm Bureau,
Saturday in the United States Engi-
neer Building. The report of the pro-
ceedings will be forwarded verbatum
to the meetings which begins today in
Washington of the joint commission
of agricultural inquiry appointed by
Congress to investigate the cause of
the present instability of the farming
industry. Reports giving a general
summary of the situation were read
by Lee Hoffecker, of Bear; ]. D. Rey-
nolds of Townsend; J. T. Shallcross,
of Middletown, and H. G. Milliken, of
Porter. In the opinion of the speak
ers, freight rates were in the greatest
measure responsible for most of the
difficulties confronting the farmer to-
day. On the credit extended by and
the liberal attitude of local banks
they declared, had enabled farmers to
tide over the crisis.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
PROF. A. X. SPAID AFTER JOB
Recent Commissioner of Education
Wants Wilmington School Head


Wants Wilmington School Head
Prof. A. r. Spaid, recent Commis-
sioner of Education in Delaware. has
applied for the SUPPLEMENTARY of
Schools, of Wilmington City to sue
ceed DR.. Clifford ]. Scott. The ap-
pointment will probably be made next
Monday. With 35 applicants receiv-
ed and carefully considered it is be-
lieved that the number of applicants
for final consideration has been reduc-
ed to the following six candidates.
Professor A. r. Spaid, formerly State
Commissioner of Education for Della
ware; F. M. Carver, Oak Lane County
Day School, Philadelphia; George V.
Buchanan, superintendent of schools,
Norwalk, Conn; d. c. Barnett, super
intendent of schools, Caldwell, N. u;
Harry Howell, Raleigh, N. c., and Su-
perintendent DIETRICH, of Kane, Pa
Interest in the appoint is rife and
while at least two members of the
Board of Education openly declared
recently that they had decided upon
their selections and were ready to pre-
sent the names for approval, there
was no intimation given as to their
choice.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Fl. Eugene Mabrey, Jr., Son, of H. E.
Mabrey, of Smyrna, Dies From Re-
suit of Heat PrOstratiOnlOthe


suit of Heat Observation-Disclosures
H. Eugene Mabrey, Jr., aged 81, son
of H. Eugene Mabrey, of this town,
died Sunday at the Delaware Hospital
Wilmington, as the result of heat
prOstration. Young Mabrey, who was
more or less afflicted with epilepsy,
had been helping out on the farm of
Levy COurtman James A. Buckson
near Blackbird. Saturday afternoon
during the intense heat, Mabrey was
overcome and rendered unconscious.
DR.. ]. D. Niles, of Townsend, was
summoned and the patient was has
tened to the Delaware Hospital but to
no avail. He never recovered con-
sciousness and died Sunday morning.
The news of his death was a shock to
his family. His remains were brought
to Smyrna and funeral took place
from the residence of his father on
West Mt. Vernon street this (Wed-
nesday) afternoon at two o'clock, the
Rev. ]. NJ. L. Eckard, of the Presby-
terian Church officiating. Deceased is
survived by his father and three sis
terS.
Death of Mrs. Mary Wilmer TOrbert
Mrs. Mary Wilmer Torbert, aged SO
years, widow of Henry R. Torbert for
many years editor of the Cecil Whig,
died on Monday at the home of her
brother, Edwin w. Wilmer, of Balti-
more. She was daughter of the late
Colonel Edwin and Hannah E. Will
mer, of Elkton. Victor NJ. Torbert, a
well known newspaper man, was her
only son. Her daughter, Miss Flor
ence E. Torbert, married the late
Frederick Taylor Haines, of Elkton.
Mrs. Torbert is survived by her
brother, two sisters, Misses Nellie and
| Florence Wilmer, of Baltimore, and
two grandchildren, Frederick T. and
Mary Wilmer Haines, of Port Deposit
The funeral was held in Trinity P. E
Church, Elkton, last Thursday. Inter
ment was made in Elkton Cemetery
Death of Mrs. ]. A. Jones, MiddletOwn
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jones, aged Sc
years, widow of John A. Jones, dice
at her home at Middletown on Friday
last after a lingering illness. She
leaves one daughter, Mrs. Clifton
Wood, of Philadelphia, and two sons
Charles Jones, of Philadelphia, anC
Arthur P. Jones, of Wilmington. A
grandson, Lemont Jones, has alway:
made his home with Mrs. Jones. Hel
oldest daughter, Mrs. Joseph Parsons
with whom Mrs. Jones had made hel
home for many years, died severa
years ago. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon in charge o.
Rev. V. P. Northrup, pastor of Bethes
da NJ. E. Church.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
CANCEL BASEBALL FOR JULY
Inability to Get Lineup During
Busy Agricultural Season

The failure to get a game with
Grace of Wilmington, scheduled for
last Saturday and the seeming diff
Guilty for Smyrna to get its regular
lineup owing to so many of the play
ers being busy, the Smyrna Baseball
Association thru its manager, Harvey
w. FAIRIES, has cancelled all games fol-
the month of July. There were eight
games scheduled for the month. If at
the end of July a renewed interest
can be developed among the players,
games will be resumed and carried on
thru August and September.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
SOME AGED FOLKS IN DOVER
Two Recent Deaths at 100 and Some
Living 80 Years Old and Active


Living 80 Years Old and Active
A few weeks ago the death of an
aged white woman of Dover was re-
corded, her age being given as 100
years, apparently well founded from
insurance and other records. Monday
the death of a Jonathan Harris, col
Ored, also of Dover, was reported, his
age being given as 102 years, also in
dorsed by records. Dover can truly
boast of many active aged persons,
which is taken as an indication of
healthy conditions, as well as an
agreeable place in which to reside.
Two of Dover's oldest citizens who
are more active than many twenty
or thirty years younger, are William
Dyer in his 95th year, and his sister,
Mrs. Maloney, aged SO years. An
other brother, twin Of Mrs. Maloney,
died about two years ago. In addi-
ton to the above, Dover has many
citizens in the eighties who are ply
sically and mentally active and in
good health.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
DELAWARE PEACH A FAILURE
None For Market This Year Owing 10
Spring Freeze-NO Grapes Either

spring freeZe-NO Grapes Either
Delaware peaches and Delaware
grapes will be a minus quantity this
year and what has been looked for
ward to by our fruit culturists as a
paying crop, will have to be passed
up with regret of both growers and
consumers. While peaches are not so
largely grown around Smyrna, this
crop being more general in the lower
part of the county, the grape crop is a
great loss to Smyrna-Clayton grape
belt. Hardly any grapes worth speak
ing of will be cut from the Carter,
Anthony, Lapham, Buttery and other
vinyards. The late spring freeze and
the prolonged drought have about fin
ished all prospects of crop. Speak
ing of peaches, Wilmington commits
sion merchant returned last week from
a trip through the orchards of the
State, and he was unable to find a
single orchard which will produce as
much as basket of peaches. He per-
sonally inspected fifteen of what are
normally the most prolific producers
of fine fruit. Not one of them will
have any peaches for sale this year.
One especially striking instance was
an orchard to whose owner last year
was paid more than $2500. This year
the orchard owner offered the whole
product of his trees for $5, and adj
mitted that the commission merchant
would probably lose money if the ac-
cepted the offer.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
FOUR STREETS IN SMYRNA TOT
GET A SURFACE TREATMENT
F. w. LOVETT AWARDED CON
TRACT ESTIMATED AT $4,000
Mt. Vernon, Delaware, South and the
Lower End of Main Street to Be
Re-Surfaced With Tarvia

The Street Committee of Smyrna
Town Council, composed of S. A.
FOrtner, chairman, J. E. Wilson and
w. F. Keith has awarded the contract
to resurface Mt. Vernon, South and
Delaware streets and to rebuild the
south end of Main street, to F. w.
Lovett, of Newark, the lowest bidder.
Mr.. LOvett will bring his equipment
here at once, probably the latter part
OF this week or first of next and has
ten the job through to an early COM
pletlon. The work to be done will in
volve an expenditure of about $4,000.
The action of the committee in award
ing the contract to Mr.. Lovett was by
authority of Town Council who turned
the entire project over to the commit
tee to act as they thought best. The
work had been delayed by waiting on
Lee Orrell, of Odessa, to submit his
bid. This was not forthcoming until
recently and after going over the bids
very minutely it was found that F. W.
Lovett was way under all competitors.
The committee hopes to resurface
with tarvia all the macadam road bed
OF Mt. Vernon street, Delaware street
from Mt. Vernon to South and South
street from Main to Pearl street. At
present the macadam on South runs
only as far as Union street, but if
funds hold out they will carry the
good street up to Pearl one square
farther. The worst stretches to re-
ceive early attention is South Main
street from Chestnut street to Lake
Como. Main street is bricked from
North street to Chestnut. Two years
ago the stretch from the end of Main
street (at North) on out to town linn
its was resurfaced with tarvia and is
now in splendid condition.
To Rebuild Lower End of Main Street
The lower end of Main from the
brick to the causeway at Lake Como
was not done when the North end re-
celved tarvia treatment. This piece
of road is in miserable condition anC
will require scarifying and regarding
before the surface of tarvia goes on
Outside of a few loads of cinder.
spread on it is hardly probable thai
anything permanent will be done t
the causeway until the dupont Boule
ward is constructed which will not bt
until some time next year. Mr.. Lovet
has the contract for resurfacing tn,
streets of Easton, Md, and will finisl
his work in Smyrna before goins
there.
Smooth Bumps on Commerce Stree
While Mr.. Lovett is here with hi
equipment Council will have severa
places where the cutters hold water
raised to grade and where streets wer,
opened, filled in and smoothed out
These openings occurred in front o
Thornley's new residence, the Manse
DeoFrds residence and Turner's store
All these and any others will b.
, brought up to grade and re-surface,
with tarvia and hereafter when street
are again opened the responsibility t.
repair will be put rigidly to plumber
with stiff fine imposed for non-com
pliance to the rules laid down by Tow
Council
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
SMYRNA RED CROSS NOTES
Need of Clothing in Eastern and Cen
tral Europe Bring About Activity

tral Europe Bring About Activity
The American Red Cross Commits
sion for Europe, Colonel Olds, saws
that the need for clothing for rhe
children of Eastern and Central
Europe, has never been greater than
1t Is today. The field of workers with
that, the greatest distress exists in
Poland, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia.
Hungary, Montenegro, Albanis and
among Russian refuge children now
scattered all over Europe. In manv
communities the death rate far ex-
ceeds the birth rate. The Red Cross
chapters in American can actually
save thousands of children's lives bv
replenishing the depleted stocks of
clothing. The Smyrna women are
urged to do their part to help save the
children. Mrs. Postles and Mrs.
Handy have charge of this work and
they now have many of the dresses
and shirts all cut ready to be made.
This sewing must be done even though
the days are very warm. The gar
ments are easily made and if the la
dies will kindly call at Mrs. Postles or
Mrs. Handy's to get the sewing to do
at home, the committee will be verv
gratetul.-Chairman of Publicity.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
SMYRNA FIREMEN AT LAUREL
Twelve Are Representing Citizens
Hose Company at First Convention
of Delaware Volunteer Firemen


John D. Morris, Chief, Harry Col
Inns, Leonard Collins, Jr., Herman
Rose, Charles Newman, Howard New
man, Earl w. Grant, John C. Still.
Frank r. Morris, Frank P. McCawley,
Herman Tucker, and John Pat
terson left this morning for Laurel to
represent the Citizens Hose Company
of Smyrna at the first annual conven-
tiOn of the Delaware State Volunteer
Firemen's Association being held
there today. AS it will be the initial
convention of the organization every
effort has been made to make it inte~.
esting. The convention will consist cf
three sessions-mOming, afternoon
and evening. The business sessions
will be held in the forenoon and after
noon, and in the evening prizes will
be presented and the firemen and
visitors entertained with addresses by
Josiah Marvel, Wilmington, and Alden
Il. Benson, secretary of State. Gov
ernor Denney, who was expected 20
be present, is out of the State. At
$50 p. m. a street parade will march
through the principal streets of the
town, every volunteer fire company N
the State being in line. There will be
a number of commercial floats. Bow
Scouts and horseback riders. Some
of the companies are expected to have
more than one hundred men in line.
to compete for the silver loving-cup
given by Governor Denney to be
awarded to the company having the
greatest number of men in line. The
company winning this prize will have
ITS name engraved upon it and must
win 1t two years in succession tn
claim 1t permanently. Cash prizes
Will be awarded to the company bav-
ing the largest percentage of their
membership in line, to the company
making the best appearance, the COM
pany coming the greatest distance and
the company bringing the best band
A cash prize will also be given for the
best decorated float in the parade. Tb,9
day IS a holiday for Laurel and the
new baseball park will be formally
opened, with a game of baseball
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
WELCOME RAINS VISIT SMYRNA
Breaks Several Days of Excessive
Heat and Lowers Temperature

After two days of sizzling heat the
weather Sunday night took a drop,
which made living once more a source
of pleasure. While the weather man
promised fair and warm Sunday the
lowering clouds sprinkled Smyrna and
vicinity nicely with rain shortly after
noon. This cooled the atmosphere
and the temperature began to drop
and by 5 o'clock it had dropped ten
or more degrees. The storm of Fri
day night past west of Smyrna and
gave copious showers to Kenton and
vicinity. Rain and humid weather
has appeared more or less ever since.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
CITIZENS HIGHWAY POLICE
James Wise, Dover, DIR. Frank L.
Grier, Milford and Others are Named


Grier, Milford and Others are Named
The State Highway Commission
Wednesday named men who are to
serve as Citizen Highway police with
out pay for three months, and if sat-
isfactory, to be continued. Those
chosen and who are understood to
have accepted their selection are: Will
liza ms. Hilles, Henry M. Candy, Frank
DUPONT, Wilmington; James Wise, Do
yer; DR.. Frank L. Grier, Milford; F..
w. Lackey, New Castle county. On
July 81 the commission will meet to
open bids for the bond issue of $780,
900 ordered some time ago. Charles
M. Upham, chief engineer of the
State department, has left here for
North Carolina, but will not assume
direct control of work there for the
present.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
Foot Damaged in Hay Fork Pulley

The six-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs.Sydney Groves of near Dover
Monday, caught her foot in the pulley
rope of hay fork, the rope wearing
its way almost through to the tendons.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
BEGIN ENLARGING c CANAL
Contractors Start Area to be Exca-
waited Vicinity of St. Georges

waited Vicinity of st. Georges
Work of enlarging the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal has been started
by w. H. Gahagan, Brooklyn, con-
tractors. Equipment has been assem-
bled and force of men is clearing the
area to be eXcavated between St.
Georges and Delaware City. The
original plans provided for the exca-
walton of 100000 cubic yards of earth,
but the bulk has been increased to
100000 cubic yards. 1t is estimated
that it will take two years or more
to complete the one project, the first
estimate of time having been ten
months
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
Smyrna Boy Scouts at Randalia

DHI TTd DUy DNUUIs dJ INdIIUdIId
Smyrna Boy Scouts about 20 in
number with Scout Master T. G. Hill
are camping at Randalia on Elk River.
They are having a delightful time
with bathing, boating and fishing as
pastimes.
Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
Crabs More Plentiful on Bombay Hook

Crabs are becoming more T T'a@ifgl
along Smyrna River and "
Island and good catches are 7s.g
made. Grabbing parties are r.-o.-
Gus.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-06
Husker 1922
Grid Team Will
Play MARYLAND
Contest With Eastern Eleven
Scheduled for Either Wash
ington or Baltimore-Re-
turn Game in 1923.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 5.-(Spe.
cial Telegram. 1.-The University of
Nebraska and the University of
Georgia foot ball teams will appear
on the University of Maryland's
schedule in 1922. Both contests are
to be played either in this city or
Baltimore.
The announcement that the west
ern and southern grid elevens will
clash with the University of Mary
land team in 1922 was made this aft
ernoon. Negotiations were begun
for the two games about a month
ago, and it seemed sure from the
start that the Georgia contest
would be scheduled, but the one
with the Cornhuskers was held up
owing to Nebraska's desiresto begin
arrangement next fall with contest
at Lincoln
4 An attempt was made to rear
range the Maryland schedule IN or
der to accept the invitation to play
Nebraska, but without success. The
game with Nebraska in 1922 will
involve return game in 1928.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-06
Plenty Of Basket
Tossers at Central

Coach Mulligan OF the Central
high school basket ball team is hav-
ing considerable trouble, in picking
his FIVE best men for the first game
which will be played Friday, jan
uary IA, with South high.
Mulligan has a wealth of material
to pick from. and has about 10 men
who would be able to hold down
positions on the quintet. There are
three men who are practically as
sured of positions on the Team.
Captain Clement will play forward,
Bunnell will probably play center,
and Corenman will either rlay a
forward or guard position.
Berg, Benolken, Hunter and keyt
are showing up we'll at guard. Null
ligan has several good men for for.
wards in Swenson, Reyonlds and
Mallory. Beerkle, who was counted
on for forward, will not be eligible
to play until next semester, which
starts February /.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-06
BostonCollege May
Schedule eCreighton|
Francis Reynolds, Graduate
Manager of Athletics, Trying
To Arrange Games.

Creighton university's loot ball
team and basket bali squad may play
Boston college of Boston, Mass,
during the season of 1922.
Francis Reynolds, formerly OF
Fort Omaha and we'll known in
this city, who is graduate-manager
of athletics at Boston college, is in
Omaha trying to schedule games
with the Blue and White grid and
cage squads for next year. &,
According to Reynolds, Boston
college is up against it for loot ball
contests next season. The Bean
town" gridsters plowed through the
1920 schedule with but few defeats
and during the year bucked up
against several of the strongest
elevens in the east.
Boston only loses two veteran pig
skin warriors this year and with xihe
return to the fold of nine seasoned
players and flock of second-string
men, prospects for another winning
team in 1921 already appear bright.
The eastern school expects TO
send its team west in 1922 and is
anxious to schedule a. game with
either Nebraska or Creighton.
Besides turning out winning foot
ball and basket ball teams, Boston
college develops base ball, track and
hockey squads capable of trouncing
several of the larger eastern
schools.
Reynolds is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas P. Redmond while in
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-06
Moon Wins First
Came inCue Meet
Defeats Frank Riley, 100 to
50, in State Pocket Bill.
lard Tourney.

Playing before a crowd OF more
than 400 pocket billiard fans last
night at the De Luxe parlors, Harry
Moon defeated Frank Riley. 100 to
81, in the first game of the state
tournament.
Moon played good game of pock-
ct billiards from the first inning un-
til the 100 markers were chalked up
after his name. His ability to send
the various colored balls sailing
round on the green cloth until they
found a pocket in which to fall was
one of the features of his play. Moon
generally left his opponent few op-
cnings.
The winner of thc first game
Started with a run of "a and then
played safe, scoring run of 28 dur
ing his third inning at the table. His
high run of 28, two safeties and runs
of 10 and 26 gave him almost a
continuous run Of 8. feat consider
ed deserving of credit in AL rack
pool.
Riley played good game, but the
ability Of his opponent to leave few
openings during the IA frames re-
suited in his low scores.
The score by innings:
Noon ,.24s % 00l0260 1880 01-10o
Riley -. 05 900 316O1700 0011 O. 81
Riley: Two scratches.
Foster and Shively will play their
scheduled match this afternoon,
while Ralph Stevens and Vic Beliefs
will handle the sticks tonight. The
afternoon game will start promptly
at 2:30 o'clock and the evening match
at s p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-06
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-06
Cation and McAndless
: Give Cue Exhibitions

Marcus Cation, son of William
Cation, former three-cushion cham
pion, scored victory over David
McAndless, former amateur balk
line champ, yesterday afternoon in
a 259-point exhibition match at
Symes' billiard parlors. Cation
chalked up his $50 tailies during 81
innings of play. in which several
difficult shots were pulled off. He
had high runs Of As, 40 and "a,
while. McAndless ran 43, % and p
for high scores.
During the evenings exhibition,
McAndless turned the trick on his
opponent and defeated the latter
after % innings of shooting. Cation
ended with a score of l47. Although
he lost the match, Cation had a
high run of SO, while the best Nc
'Andiess could do with the cue
was 81.