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Smyrna times., 1921-05-11
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
suIa Towns and Communities
Seaford Town Council is improving
the streets by having them scraped.
The Elkton district has rasied $273
for relief of famine-stricken China.
Prominent residents and city officials
of Delaware City are making plans for
the organization of a civic associa-
tiOn.
Bridgeville High School students
cleard $40 from play to help defray
expenses of trip to Washington, D.
C.
Milton Council has allowed an in
crease in electric light rates from 12 to
15 cents a kilowatt for a period of six
months.
Mayor William Warrington, George
town announced recently that every
autoist would be heavily fined for anv
automobile law violation.
The New Castle Health Center
cOlsed since April 1 because of the re-
signatiOn of Miss Blanche Lockwood.
nurse in charge, re-opened Monday.
Shortage of rural school teachers is
causing much concern in Wilmington.
Only Fl, or less than half the number
needed for New Castle county, took
the examinations recently.
The Wilmington agent of the Ameri-
can Surety Company paid the Levy
Court $4,000 on the bond of Furman G.
Cole, recently convicted of embezzle-
ment while Recorder of Deeds there.
New Castle has asked the Levy
. Court and State Highway Commission
to assure part of the cost of traffic re-
gulation being diverted from the State
highway.
An appeal for funds has been made
for Hope Farm, in Wilmington, an
institution caring for tubercular pa
tients. The Farm must close in two
months, che management declares, un-
less $4,000 is guaranteed:
The numerous rains during the week
have been great hardships to our far
mers, who have been prevented from
getting their corn ground in condition
for planting.
At the annual Chesapeake City, Nd.
town election held on Monday, Frank
P. Conrey was elected president anc
Charles Carly and Townsend Walters
were elected commissioners to serve
two years.
William Bolees, who was in charge
of government work on the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal, at Chesapeak,
City, Md, has resigned and with hi!
family have left for their former home
in Louisville, KY.
Rev. E. P. Prettyman, of Galena
has accepted call to the pastorate O.
Sudlersville M. E. Church during tn,
illness of the present pastor, who ha
been granted an indefinite leave o
absence.
DIR. Walter Hullihen in an address t.
the Rehabilitation students last weel
commended their work and that of tn
department. He stated that super
.visors sent by the Federal Board fo
Vocational Education have expresse
freely their commendation of tn
course of study and the method il
which it is carried out.
On account of the heavy winds an
rain that prevailed at Delaware Cit
Thursday no sturgeon fishermen ven
tured out. One skiff, owned by Ruff
Yearsley sunk while anchored bu
was repaired in time to go fshin
Saturday. The Ericsson boat Anthem
Groves, Jr., was compelled to tie u
in the locks nearly three hours befor
the drop gate could be lowered.
Smyrna times., 1921-05-11
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street, three rooms down, three rooms
up.
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two apartments down, four rooms,
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PAINTER AND PAPERHANGEl

All work guaranteed first-cIass
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
NO CITY BAN ON
FUN fights
No-Admission, No. Reward
Boxing Matches, Only
Lawful Under Statutes
COUNCIL WANTS
TO KNOW RIGHTS

There is no law to prevent box
ing matches in this city" cit So
licitor Reuben Satterthwaite sa. to-
day. The question OF the right OF
City Council to pass an ordinance
permitting boxing in the city was
raised in City Council last Thursday
night by Councilman McNabb and
after some discussion, it was decid-
ed to ask City Solicitor Satterth-
waite for an opinion as to the power
Of Council in the matter.
Mr.. Sattert>waite declined to in
dicate what Ais answer to Council
will be in Vance of its receipt by
Council, but from his statement to-
day 1t might be Inferred that a
contest in which the boxers are not
hired, and where no admissions are
charged and no prize reward or valu-
able thing is dependent on the con-
test, is not a violation of the State
statute bearing on the subject. Sew
eral former attorneys general and
city solicitors have given such an
opinion in the past. The state stat
ute applies TO all parts of the State
and prohibits contests in which any
reward, prize or valuable thing de-
pends on the contest.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
STATE EGUARD
in GAS DRILL
Tear Maker Turned Loose
on Men in Champ
Chandler Trench
VETERANS PUT
ON MASKS AGAIN

Two hundred members OF the Ma
chine Gun Battalion Of the Delaware
National Guards. under canvas at
Camp Chandler on the State Rife
Range, were given a gas drill in an
imitation trench this morning. The
class was conducted by Captain
Charles W. Walton Of the Chemical
Warfare Service. Edgewood Arsenal.
Nd, who explained in detail the ef-
fects OF chloracetophone. known in
every day life as tear gas.
The use OF the gas mask was ex-
emplihed, the new style without the
nose clip or mouth piece being used.
Several Of the members of the Ma
chine Gun Battalion who were with
the seth Pioneers we're familiar
with the mask as they participated
in a similar test while at Camp Dix
in 1918.
Captain Walton brought a guam
tity Of the various kinds Of poison
gases used in modern warfare with
him to Camp Chandler. He will re-
main two or three days conducting
demonstrations and classes In
chemical warfare.
The camp has a busy program for
this afternoon. The Machine Gun
instruction class, drill and target
practice are all on at the same time.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
AT THE ARCADIA.

Thomas Meighan's engagement in
white and Unmarried" at the Ar
cadia. finishes today. Il has been
highly successful from every view
point. Never since his elevation to
stardom has the actor been so popu-
lar as in this story OF Billy Kane,
ex-crook and gentleman.
Grace Darmond and Jacqueline
Logan add to the picture greatly
Clyde Cook. in THE Guide" is the
comedy on the bill
A repetition OF the same thing is
expected to happen. beginning to-
morrow for Wallace Reid is coming
in TOO Much Speed" Reid can
never have too much speed for his
followers. They delight in seeing
him behind the steering wheel OF a
speedster eating the space on ribbon
ltse roads
Ills role in the new picture is the
aanlc as Il was In whats Your
Hurry9" that OF Dusty Rhoades, au-
tcmoei'e salesman, and the fance OF
his employers daughter.
The character OF Pat MacMurran
and his daughter Virginia are again
brought to lie by Theodore Roberts,
and Agnes Ayres. Both also ap-
peared in support OF Reid in his last
picture. The Love Special"
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
AT THE ALD1NE

There is a play within a play in
Carnival" this weeks attraction Al
the Aldine Theatre. Market at
Eighth street. circumstance that
never fails to make a film douhly
attractive TO the movie lover Math-
eson Lang. the celebrated English
actor. who assumes the leading role
In the production. is seen as We
netian thespian, who in the course
OF the action OF the story. is called
upoo % play the role Of Othello in
Shakespeare's tragedy. The actor
had been Jealous OF his wife. who
was playing the role OF Desdemona.
ar7 soon he fo~~ot that he was play
ing part. No longer was ne
Othello--nor was the woman before
him Desdemona. lie was merely a
jealous husband--she an errinE wife.
The situation is one OF the most
dramatic in the entire range OF
screen literature and the happy So
luton OF the problem comes with a
punch that is irresistible. The pic
ture must be seen TO be appreciated.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
SHE MAY HAVE THREE
HUSBANDS, ALL ALIVE
ipecial 70 The EvenIng journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Aug S.-Clarence J. Cor
man walked into the Office OF Magis-
trate Wood Saturday afternoon and
asked how he could get himself out
OF trouble he had got into by get
ting married When questioned Cor
man said that since being married
recently at Elkton. he had learned
that his wife has one IL not two
other husbands still living. from
whom she had not been divorced.
This resulted in the arrest of his
wife. Mrs. Lucy German. on a charge
Of bigamy. She is alleged TO have
said she was married the first time
when very young, and that she did
not know where her first husband is.
whose name is said to have been Gil
bert Biddle. II is also alleged that
she married Ralph Colt, whose
whereabouts is also unknown. She
was placed under $500 bail
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
ASK UNCLESAM
FOR HARB0R AID
Commission Will Urge u. S.
Engineers to Deepen
Christiana
APPEAR TOMORROW
AT WASHINGTON

Members OF the Board Of Harbor
Commissioners will go to Washing
ton tomorrow, when the Engineer
Board Of the War Department will
finally consider the request that the
Federal government dredge the
Christiana to depth equal to the
channel of the Delaware, which now
is approximately 80 feet
The commissioners, w. A. Speak
man, Charles Warner and Joseph
Bancroft, probably will be accom-
panied by John Meigs, Philadelphia,
the boards consulting engineer, and
will take with them a mass of data
supporting their contention that the
new marine terminal should front
on the Christiana and not the Della
ware river.
United States Senator Ball is ex-
pected to meet the commissioners in
Washington, and accompany them
to the War Department for the
meeting of the engineers. Congress-
man Layton also may join the party.
1t is realized keenly rhere that
unless the Board of Engineers
acts favorably on the request for
government aid, the marine terminal
project shall have to be postponed
indefinitely. - was for this season
that a proviso was attached when
contract for constructing the ter
minal was awarded to the dupont
Engineering Company. This pro-
viso gives the Harbor Commission
right to cancel the contract any time
prior to August IL.
The DUPONT Engineering Com
pany's bid OF s1.872.570 for the new
terminal. including two sheds in
stead OF one. is regarded as excep-
tionally low. and the Harbor Com
missioners are of an opinion that
/ should the deal fail tomorrow, the
city will be unable to get another
bid at such terms.
Every effort therefore is being
employed and all influence possible
is being brought to bear on the En-
gineer Board to obtain its sanction
OF the dredging work Favorable
recommendation OF the work was
made by Colonel e. N. Johnston,
formerly United States engineer for
the Wilmington district, and the
plans have met with the approba-
ton OF the present engineer, Colonel
Earl /. Brown.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
WAR RISK SQUADRON
HUNTS STATE CLAIMS

The "hying squadron" which is
rounding up all former service men
who may have claims against the
War Risk Bureau is expected to
arrive in Wilmington on Wednesday.
Today the squadron is working in
Georgetown. Tomorrow 1t will op-
crate in Dover.
Representatives OF the War Risk
Bureau and OF the Federal Board Of
Vocational Insurance compose the
squadron.
The campaign to round up all
former service men who may have
suffered disabilities in or from the
war is national in scope and is made
at the direction OF Colonel Charles
L. Forbes. director OF the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance. Washington.
Delaware is a part OF District No. s.,
which includes Pennsylvania
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
W. M. PR0USE DIES
WHILE ON VACATION

The funeral Of William NJ. Prouse
will take place from the home Of
Mrs. Hettie S. Bonner. at Magnolia.
tomorrow afternoon. Interment will
be made in odd Fellows Cemetery.
Camden.
Mr.. Prouse. who lived with his
daughter, Mrs. c. s. Rice. All West
Twenty second street died OF acute
indigestion on Friday evening, while
on his vacation at Bowers Beach. He
was 81 years old and an assistant in
the drapery department Of Lppin-
colt e. Co.
Prior to coming TO Wilmington
years ago, Mr.. Prouse was a mer-
chant and country produce broker at
Magnolia. He was a member OF the
Magnolia tribo OF Red Men. He is
survived by two sons. STANLEY
Prouse. OF this city, and DR.. Wilkey
Prouse. veterinary surgeon. OF
Minneapolis, and one daughter, Mrs.
Rice. Mrs. Prouse died a number OF
years ago.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
CADET WITNESS
AGAINST SCATYNSKI

After hearing the testimony OF
James Lawson. a West Point caoet.
the principal witness, Judge Hast
ings, in Municipal Court today, con-
tinued until Wednesday. the cases
Of stephen Scatynski. charged with
keeping a disorderly house at sos
King street, and Frank Lane. a taxi
cab driver. charged with soliciting
and pimping.
Lawson testified that he is with
the corps OF cadets in summer camp
at Camp Dix and that he came here
for the weekend. meeting Lane at
Front and French streets Saturday
night. His testimony was taken to-
day in order to allow him 20 re-
turn to camp.
Bessie Taylor. an alleged inmate
OF the house, was taken as a wit
ness.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
SCOUTS
At RANDALIA
Will be Guests of Delaware
Boys at Camp For
One Week
MRS. G. M. BIDDLE
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Special to The Evening Journal.
ELKTON, Aug. S.-The Boy Scouts
OF EllSton, about thirty in number.
under command OF Irwin r. Kepler
and Clarence Brown. have gone to
Camp Caesar Rodney. at Randalia,
to spend week. The camp is un-
der the supervision OF the Boy
Scouts OF Delaware and the Elkton
Scouts are spending this week there
by special invitation.
suit for divorce on the grounds
OF desertion has been filed in the
Circuit Court by Mrs. George. NJ.
Biddle. OF Singerly, from her hus-
band, George Biddle.
Preparations are being made for
the erection OF new buildings at
Perry Point, for use OF the Public
Health Service.
The Rising sun Cornet Band has
reorganized by electing o. w. Con-
ner. president; Burton L. Keilholtz,
vice-president; Evans e. Ewing.
treasurer and business manager;
William I. Ryan, secretary. The
organization will meet twice a week
for practice.
Frederick Lee Cobourn, Joseph
Hamburger, Emmanuel Newmyer
William T. Hollahan. OF Havre de
Grace. accompanied by Abraham
Boro. OF Philadelphia; Samuel
Strauss. OF Cincinnati; DR.. Harry
Kraft. OF Atlanta, Ca, and Louis
Clifford, OF Baltimore. sailed Satur-
day night on the yacht ]. W. Fuggle
Captain Austin Case, for a weeks
fishing at Solomon's Island on the
Chesapeake bay.
Two young white men giving the
names OF Norman Crouch and
George Robinson. Of Chestertown,
were arrested Saturday. and placed
in jail at Elkton. charged with hav-
ing stolen new Lexington touring
car from the garage OF Ralph Rees
a dealer at Chesapeake City, last
Friday morning. They waived a
hearing today for upper court
An effort was made TO tow
the machine away with an
other car. and while going down
hill just on the outskirts OF Chesa-
peake city. the rope broke resulting
in the new machine crashing into a
tree and damaging il
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
TELLEGEN and
GERALDINEQUIET
Actor Refuses to Answer
Telephone and Bars All
Visitors
DESERTION ONLY
CHARGE TO DATE

NEW YORK. Aug. s--Lou 1p,--'
legen. at the Ritz-Carlton. and his
wife, Geraldine Farrar, whose
whereabouts continue to be a mys-
terry. did not break the silence yes
terday that both have maintained
since Thursday. when the actor had
a summons and complaint served on
the singer in a suit for a separation.
Mr.. Tellegen has gone so far, ac-
cording to employees Of the hotel, as
to discontinue answering his tele-
phone. and has issued orders to the
hotel management that he would see
no one 1t could not be ascertained
whether these instructions would
hold good II his wife should appear
at the hotel.
From Harry NJ. Steinfeld. attorney
for Mr.. Tellegen. came word that he
would have long talk today with
his client. The lawyer, who had been
spending the weekend at Far
Rockaway hotel, said he had not
seen or heard from his client since
Saturday. and neither had he heard
from Alvin Untermyer, counsel for
Mrs. Tell, gen. Mr. Untermyer was
at Saranac Lake yesterday and re-
fused to talk.
Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tellegen
continue TO ask why the singer vir-
tually went direct to her lawyers Of
fee from her husbands summer res
idence at Long Beach. where she
had been stopping for a few days.
These persons called attention TO the
differences referred to in Mr.. Ulter-
myers letter oMr. Tellegen. which
caused the actor to hurry to New
York only to find, II has been stated.
he was barred from his home by his
wife. These difference are thought TO
be the keynote OF the marital diff
ferences OF the actor and singer.
Mr.. Steinfeid intimated that cer-
I tain happenings at the Long Beach
home Of Mr.. Tellegen might figure
prominently in the suit. II it is
fought TO a finish. but refused TO say
what had taken place there. Mrs
Tellegen, the lawyer said, was at
Long Beach two days before the
eventful letter arrived. and when she
returned to the city she was accom-
Lpanied by the actor, who spent the
uight cf July "a at the West Seven
ty-fourth street house. Mr.. Tellegen'
returned TO the seashore the follow
ing morning and the same afternoon'
Mr. Untermyer's letter arrived. II is
thought the singer went TO the law
yer's Office directly after the actor
started back to Long Beach
Mr. Steinfeld said desertion was
not the only allegation set up in the
actors complaint but he refused 10
discuss the other charges. Mr.. Stein
field verified. however, 4 report thar
an alleged disinclination Of Mrs. Tel
iegen TO let the obligation OF home
interfere with her operate careet'
was one Of the basic reasons OF the
break between her and her husband,
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
MITCHELL
In AUTO CRASH
eciai to The Evening journal

Special to The Evening Journal.
LEWES. Aug. S.-Two automo-
bile accidents have occurred during
the past few days at Five Points.
two miles from here, where the view
Of drivers is obstructed at a sharp
turn in the road by a cornfeld. The
machines OF Colonel Edmund Mitchell
OF Wilmington, and Thomas b. Nor
ris. went together there recently.
While Colonel Mitchells car was
damaged, both he and Morris es-
capped uninjured. The latter's car
was wrecked.
In trying to avoid running into
another car at the same point sew
eral days ago, Wilbur o. Warning
ton. OF Coolspring, steered his ma
chine into the gutter and the car
turned turtle. He also escaped
uninjured.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
BABEARz WILL
REMEMBER PAT
Kelleher Blacked His Eyes
So He Would Know Him
in Future
COURT FAILED
TO SEE JOKE

Two black eyes were what Patrick
Kelleher gave Stanley Babearz. oi
1O4 South Heald street. Ito know
him hereafter by according to tesI
timony by Babearz when his assail-
ant was given a hearing in Municipal
Court this morning on a charge %
assault and battery.
Babearz said that Kelleher spokd
to him several times and that wher
he told the defendant. who had beer|
drinking. that he did not know himl
Kelleher blackened his eyes, sayingI
We'll, hereafter you'll know me-"
The prosecuting witness. relentedl
and expressed a willingness to hav4
the case dropped. provided that Kel
leher would pay for replacing 4
torn shirt and broken window. Judgj
Hastings. however, imposed a fine 81
SO and costs. remarking that Kel1
leher should not be allowed go en-
tirely unpunished by the court.
Kelleher said that he had been
drinking and could remember utti1
about the affair.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
FIRST VACATIONAL
SCHOOL CONCLUDES

The final meeting OF the Vocational
Bible School conducted for the past
five weeks under ausuices OF the
First NJ. p. Church. sos East Seventh
street, was held last night in the
auditorium OF the church. Fifty
students attended the school. Mrs.
David A. Hay, had charge OF the in
termediate department. and Miss
Virginia Talliaferro. a resident nurse,
Of the junior department
oliver DAVIS. Howard and Lillian
Lloyd were given prizes for perfect
attendance. Others, who joined the
school later than the first week, but
did not miss a session, were also
awarded prizes, as we're several who
brought in the most visitors and
scholars.
Songs we're sung by children
OF both classes Emma Kates and
Edna Ryan sang solos. The inter-
mediate and primary classes recited
the twenty-third psalm. and Edna
Ryan and Olivia Dennis the first
psalm. "Babyhood OF Moses" and
Scene from Esther" dramas. were
enacted by groups OF scholars from
both classes. The intermediate class
recited the beatitudes; the books OF
the Bible we're repeated in verse by
Olivia Dennis. Prayers we're given
by Rosalie Todd. Howard Lloyd and
Ruth Huber. Gods Laws" by the
intermediate class: bible Verses
by the school, and "'Tis Not Far to
Jesus" an exercise, were part OF the
program.
The exercises closed with a salute
20 the flag singing OF the National
anthem and prayer.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
AT THE SAVOY

A we'll worthwhile comedy Is
promised in cup the Road With SAL
lie,' in which Lewis J. Selznick pre-
sents Constance Talmadge at the
Savoy Theatre, commencing today
for a weeks run. The novel, OF
which this is the perturbation, was
one of the best sellers OF the year
and made thousands laugh, and as
the heroine Of the story was prac-
tically Constance Talmadge herself
novelized. patrons OF the Savoy will
agree that the picture is even bet
ter than the book. To win a large
fortune a party OF young folks start
out to prove their originality. as
the money goes 10 the one who
spends fve thousand dollars in the
most unique manner The problem
was one to conjpre with and Ssf,o,;
jumped right in with both fand ~
won. guests Of n,
In aAadltiaxpei.rT- -eAinscow. q,
ported BY exander, who is a ~
Pollard. in Institute, Heights a
farce comed4 4the weekend with u
pd Mrs. Mayrice F. 81
guests at the a
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
MrIEs ATAcnEp BY BEEs.

WOODLAND. Cal. Aug s.-Nork
was stopped on the Yolo county
highway and druggists and veterin-
arianz were kept busy for few
hours after a swarm OF bees, blown
by a stiff wind. alirhted near band
Of mules employed on construction
work at Carruth orners. near Es-
parto.
The bees had left the Freeman
'arker apiary. bound for other
A. 5. but the queen bee picked out a
ef' spot on a Missouri mule and the
orble began. One horse was killed,
enfy we're badly stung. while a
lumber Of workmen were forced TO
.pply for medical treatment Four
aorse belonging TO Or. Fred G. Bur-
-ows Of Madison. working on the
contract were treated roughly by
the bees and are now of the job for
few days waiting for swellings TO
go down.
Evening journal., 1921-08-08
NEGRO BOOZE T0TER
GETS SIX MONTHS

Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER. Aug. S.--Henry Harris
Negro, arrested last week as he left
train at the Dover station with
eight quarts Of whisky in his pos
session. was sentenced 10 pay a fine
of 500 and serve six months in the
New Castle County Workhouse by
Judge Harrington in plead Guilty
Court on Saturday.
Harris. it delevolep. had been be-
fore the court before on similar
charge when he was probated. He
was represented by Frank Hall
Davis.