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Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
SCARLET FEVER OUTBREAK
DIR. L. S. COnwell Reports No Danger,
However, of Epidemic in State
Urges Utmost Care and Caution

There is no fear of an epidemic Of
scarlet fever in Delaware, it was stat
ed last night by DR.. L. S. Conwell, |
Camden, secretary of the State Board
of Health, the cases reported being
of light form and the situation being
well under control DIR. Conwell ad-
mitted, however, that the situation is
serious, because of the nature of the
disease, and every precaution must be
taken to prevent its spread. At the
present time there are about thirty
cases of scarlet fever in rural New
Castle county; twenty in Kent coun-
ty and between thirty and forty in
Sussex county. Fifteen new cases in
the entire state were reported yester-
day. This is about the usual number
at this time of the year. Every pre-
caution is taken to prevent spread of
the disease, DR.. Conwell said.
Movies Closed Down in Newark
At Newark the movies have
been closed and one of the schools al
so was closed. A small school just
outside Lewes also was closed but has
been opened again. A chOol near Do
yer was closed on account of scarlet
fever, but has been reOpened. The
school at MillsbOrO was closed and
after being fumigated has been OPEN
ed again. The number of cases is not
larger than in previous years, he said.
There is a fear, however, that on ac-
count of the mildness of the cases
and it being unnecessary to have phy-
sicians, that many of the cases may
not be reported, which is dangerous
since the mild cases are just as con-
tagious as the more malignant ones.
"Scarlatina" Contagious Like Fever
Dr. Conwell called attention to thJ
fact that many people regard "scar-
latina" as a mild form of scarlet fever
1t is the same thing, the name "scar
latina" being merely the Latin name
Scarlet fever may be mild or severe
. but is contagious in any event. 81
: far as being alarmed at the presen
condition, the doctor said, the mild
ness of the cases reduces the DANCE
| of death in the patients and render
: them upon recovery, immune to tn
. disease in any form for some time
SO long as the disease is well unde
| control, as it is at present, there is n
= danger of its becoming epidemic. n
= deaths have been reported.
e Hears of New Cases in Wilmington
Four new cases of scarlet feve
e were reported yesterday to the Offic
i of the Superintendent of Wilmingto
: Schools, David A. Ward. Two of thes
|, cases were among children at schoC
+ No. 10. Since the report received lat
e in the afternoon the secretary of til
: superintendent was unable to con
: municate with the school principals
s ascertain from what school the othe
e two cases iXisted.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
DIR. WATT ON WESTERN CASE
Denies Persecution of Maryland "Mar-
rying ParsOn" and Claims He is Up-
holding Rights of NJ. f. Church

Rev. R. T. Western, the erstwhile
Marrying Parson" of Elkton. Md.
who recently closed his marriage
mill" and retired to his farm near
North East, has apparently come to
the conclusion that he is done, as an
exponent of MethOdism and as a Meth
odist minister. His latest move, ac-
cOrding to DR.. Robert Watt, superin-
tendent of the Wilmington Conference
District, is to seek alliance with the
Unitarian Church. Whether this alli-
ance will be effected depends upon
Rev. Walter Reid Hunt, 21 East Thir-
ty-eighth street, New York, Dr. Watt
says. Mr.. Westerns application for
admittance to the Unitarian Church
was accompanied by his reason, which
read. "The reason why l seek admis-
sion to your ministry is on account of
my liberal and changed views of
Christianity" DR.. Watt further says:
There are those who are raising the
cry of persecution against this man.
1t is wholly without foundation. From
the beginning brotherly attitude was
shown toward Mr.. Western. He was
asked to desist from a practice which
was bound to entail unpleasant conse-
quences. He disregarded all remon-
strances and advice from those who
had to deal with the case. There is
no wish on the part of anybody to
prosecute or molest, but we have a
right to demand that the dignity and
, rights of a church with the standing
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
shall be respected" Dr. Watt also
said that a draft of the proposed
amendments to the Maryland marri-
: age laws is in the hands of senator
of that State and will be made public
when introduced shortly in the Legis.
| lature. He said there is a determine.
tiOn on the part of large number ol
people in Maryland to have the pres
ent law amended and that the only
opposition expected is from the jitne!
men.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
POULTRY RAIsERs TO COMBINE
Sussex County Men Talk of Forming
Association After New Jersey Plan

Sussex County Men Talk of Forming
Association After New Jersey Plan
Modelled after the South Jersey
Poultry Association, Sussex county
poultrymen are combining to form
countrywide organization to take
complete charge of the marketing of
eggs and dressed poultry. DIR. Evans
Roberts, Milford, is one of the prime
movers and has promise of assistance
from nearly every poultry man in that
section of the State. Under the pres
ent unorganized condition of the poul-
try business in Sussex county, eggs
brought but twenty-five cents a dozen
there while they were being sold in
the big markets for forty-eight cents
a dozen. A month ago while members
of the South Jersey Association were
getting 90 cents a dozen in New York
for their eggs, the same eggs raised
by Sussex county poultrymen were
bringing but 48 cents a dozen. The
first group of the new association was
organized in Milford Saturday night
and similar groups are to be organ
lied this week in Georgetown, Bridge
vile, Seaford, Laurel and Millsboro.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
AGED MILTON WOMAN BURNED
Charity DENLY, Recluse, Found Dead
in the Ruins of Her Home

The charred body of Charity DENLY,
an aged woman, was found in the
ruins of her home which was burned
to the ground Sunday at noon. The
body was found near the stove, an oil
can close by making it evident that
the woman had been lighting a fire
when the oil blazed up and set fire to
her clothing and then to the house.
Her head was found some distance
away, where a falling rafter had sew
cred it from the body. The woman,
who was blind and quite old, lived by
herself. Firemen found the outside
door hooked from the inside. 1t was
supposed, at first, that the woman had
escaped, until the body was found in
the ashes after the fire had subsidized.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
NEW SMYRNA LEGION OFFICERS
Grant G. Garris Heads American Le-
giOn Post No. II As Commander

At a meeting of American Legion
Post No. IA of Smyrna Monday even
ing, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Grant G.
Garris, post commander; Creadick En-
mis-, vice-cOmmander; Augustus A.
Wick, adjutant; Davis Bartlett, finance
officer; ElwOod Bartlett, historian;
Stout Bickling, sergeant-at-arms. Fol-
lowing the election the above named
officers were installed into their new
office. 1t is the intention of the Smyr-
ma Legion Post to renovate the room
they occupy over Shelton's barbership
on Commerce street and purchase new
furniture. A drive will be made for
new members. At present there are
80 active members and since there are
all told about IS eligible men in this
vicinity who served in one capacity or
another during the recent war, it is
hoped to get as many of the remaining
40 into the Post as possible.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
FINED IN PLEAD GUILTY COURT
Judge Harrington Sentences Two
Neproes at Dover on Saturday

Judge harrington sentences A"o
Negroes at Dover on Saturday
In the pleading guilty day court at
Dover on Saturday, before resident as
sociate Judge w. w. Harrington, Will
sonGib son, colored, who was arrested
a week or ten days ago charged with
disorderly conduct on train and who
later jumped from moving train d
was found to have a revolver on him,
entered a plea of guilty to carrying a
concealed deadly weapon. He was
given fine of $50 and costs of prose-
cution, which were paid by relative
and he was discharged. Meredith Ford,
also colored, arrested in Dover two
weeks ago by Chief of Police Z. |.
Lane for carrying a revolver, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to pay fine
of $25 and costs of prosecution and
committed to the sheriff of Kent coun-
ty. until such sentence was carried IN
to effect.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
AUTO RUNS DOWN TWO WOMEN
Misses Stevenson of Milford Got in
Front of David Reeds Car andHurt


Front of David Reeds Car andHurt
Misses Mabel and Elizabeth Steven
son, two young ladies who reside near
Milford with their father, William
Stevenson, were struck by an autOmo-
bile, Saturday evening, driven by
David Reed of Glendale, and were
knocked down and run over by the car.
Miss Mabel Stevenson is in the Mil l.
ford hospital suffering from a frac-
ture of the leg near the ankle and is
badly bruised and shocked. Her sister,
Miss Elizabeth, is at her home, suffer-
ing from bruises and the result of the
shock, but neither, it is said, is seri-
ously hurt. The accident happened
between Milford and the DUPONT
Boulevard, about $50 o'clock, and ac-
cording to reports the Misses Steven
sons were walking down the road to-
wards Milford and did not know of
the approach of Reed until they were
struck by his machine. Mr.. Reed said
he was blinded by the lights of an
approaching car and did not see the
girls, who, he said, stepped in front of
his automobile. They were carried to
Milfo drby a machine that was pass
ing at the time in the opposite direc-
ton from which Mr.. Reed was moving.
Mr.. Reed, who is recorder of deeds of
Sussex county, was the victim of an
automobile accident several years ago
when his car plunged into pole and
he lowered between life and death for
MANY weeks.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
ENGAGEMENT TOLD AT PARTY
Miss Ruth Cowgirl of Dover and Ed
win Emmert of NOrristOwn BetrOthed

win EmmeTL Ol 4NOIElolOWh DNtAOth~u
Announcement of the engagement
of Miss Ruth Cowgirl, former Dover
girl, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lock-
wood Cowgirl and Edwin G. Emert, of
Norristown, Pa, is announced. The
romance is the outcome of a friend
ship which began in boarding school.
The announcement came to the friends
of Miss Cowgirl at a party given by
Miss Cowgirl. When the guests were
assembled and seated at the tables
they were confronted by miniature
gilt telegraph poles at each place, the
silver wires of which interwove them
selves among the centerpiece OF lm-
perial roses, which disclosed later q
miniature card in the form Of a tele-
gram. The kilograms were still a
puzzle as they had to be deciphered
by code. This code was handed to the
guests by four-year-old John Phillips
Williams, which in being interpreted,
told of the engagement.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
GREENSPRING NEGRO FOUND
INSANE, NOW At FARNRURST
IRENE BRISCOE THE CHILD HE
SHOT DIES OF THE WOUNDS
Morris Captured By Posse In Woods
Admitted Staying Child and Setting
Fire to the Farm Buildings

David Morris, reported incorrectly
as David Myers, the negro who ran
amuck at Green Spring, on Tuesday
night of last week, shooting Irene
Briscoe, his 15-year-Old niece, causing
her death at the Delaware Hospital
Friday was committed to the Della
ware State Hospital for the Insane, at
Farnhurst, following an examination
as to his mental condition. Morris
was caught Thursday after two days
of anxious search, emerging from
woods at "New Discovery" above
Blackbird, where he had been driven
out of his hiding place by cold and
hunger. The posse who captured him
included Constable Lee R. Cochran,
Railroad Detectives Cole and Burke;
Chief of Smyrna Police Joshua Lewis,
Lee Stanley, Constable Timmons and
a number of farmers. Morris is said
to have admitted firing the shot that
resulted in the girls death and also to
having set fire to the buildings on the
farms of his brother, Edward Morris
as we'll as to the outbuildings of Mrs.
C. E. Donovan's farm. William Bris-
coe, the boy who was also shot is re-
/ covering as his wounds were not seri-
Gus.
Morris Taken to Asylum at Farnhurst
Morris was to have had a hearing
before Magistrate Daniel w. Stevens
in Middletown Friday morning. At
torney-General Townsend, appeared
earlier to the trustees of the Delaware
State Hospital for the Insane, through
Frederick H. Gawthrop, of Whining
ton, member of the board, and haC
two doctors appointed at MiddletOwi
to examine into the mans sanity. Al
though this is all the attorney-gen
eral could do under the law, he wen
further and had testimony taken from
witnesses as to the mans mental con
dition on the day of the shooting. Drs
+. NJ. Vaughn and EnOch G.. Clark, o
Middletown, made an examination ant
reported the man was not only decid
edly insane at the time of the eXami
nation, but also suffered with acut
mania the day of the shooting.
Grand Jury to Act Upon Morris Cas-
Magistrate Stevens then arrange
with DR. E. r. Steele, of Dover, vice
president of the State Hospital boarC
in the absence of Charles c. Kurtz, 0
. Wilmington, to take Morris into tn
State Hospital, where he will be close
ly confined on a temporary commit
ment. When the grand jury convene
l Attorney General Townsend will hav
Morris indicted in the usual cpurs'
: and then under the provisions in til
I State law, will obtain a permaner
! commitment of the man to the institI
tion.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
FARMERS MEETING TONIGHT

First of Schedule at Smyrna High
School With L. L. Armstrong Speaker
The series of agricultural meetings
scheduled for last Wednesday evening
will begin Wednesday evening, Jan.
1S, 1922 at the Smyrna High School
building. Mr.. L. C. Armstrong, State
Supervisor of Agricultural instruction
will speak on Fertilizers" and their
practical use. Armstrong; speciality
IS fertilizers and when he gets talking
its worth coming miles to listen. We
can guarantee that any man who at
tends this meeting will receive some
real dollar and cents pointers that will
help out materially these times when
dollars don't go so far. You are all
taxpayers and we want to serve you.
Come and bring your neighbors to the
Smyrna High School building at s
o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
REV. EDGAR JONES TO LECTURE

New Rector at Newark To Address
Open Meeting Smyrna Century Club
The program of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club for Friday afternoon, Jan.
goth, is in charge of Mrs. Thomas
Getz Hill. The speaker of the after
noon will be Rev. Edgar Jones, Rector
of st. Thomas Church, Newark, at one
time associated with DIR. Grenfall on
the Labrador. The club extends a
cordial invitation to the gentlemen of
the town to hear this interesting
speaker at $50 p. m.-Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
IIIT[ SCHOOL TEACHERS
Ar ms STRONGER FEDERAL AID
.,oo,rTIONS FAvORING
Vri ~owFR. U STERLING BILL
u.u Give State $1S4,SOO-
y of Rural New Castle Teach
''' : WilmingtOn-Other Notes

a Would Tive
.f Rural New Castle Teach
''' : WiImingtOn-Other Notes
y s.rs in the rural schools OF
'Ia'+1 ca'tis county to the number Of
" '1I ,;o gathered Saturday in pub
'I1 ss.sI W. No. /, in Wilmington, for a
Sv~ .. on subjects pertaining to
'lssi isnOi. and teaching. The meet
s.a S'il' IN charge of Miss Ina Barnes
W, NJ. I RUBY Miller, the two super
y W. ssr NJ: New Castle county. The
rss 'a,,Jine i feature of the entire day
'a.d ~ address by DR.. H. V. Hollo-
Z :. St.tp commissioner of education,
y ',nlsined s, in detail the provisions
Y. Torner-Sterling bill which is
y n.,iing in Congress. Yesterday
Y s'Iooon gor the teachers adopted a
,lrton giving their approval 10 the
4 Mi, resolution will be sent to
|a..v,rs', Congressman. The bill
~, department and a secre-
4 sducation and furnishes finan-
4 sil to the states to meet then
,,,,orsac If does not
Z, Federal control of education
.r,rsr. as it expressly states that
s,irbutiOn Of funds and administra-
4 of the work will be in the hands
.,isipg state school authorities
,sr this proposed law Delaware'S
s,rs of the Federal moneys so dis
,lrta would be $184 1900, provided
snpHed with the provisions which
n for school year of 12O days
mrrlsOrv school law, elementary IN
s,rtiOn in the English language anC
tate Appropriation for education
anal to the Federal appropriation
bI,Esre's school laws already NEE
Il these requirements except the ply
"A educatiOn. In detail the bill
Tud give this State $19,680 for Tn,
animation Of illiteracy among til,
sire born, S9,7O8 for the encourage
na. Of Americanization among Lh,
migrants; S85,32O for the equaliza
m Of educational opportunities an
siS5 for preparation of teacher
d public school work.
SiOOI Attendance Best in New Castl
b the meeting of the session Mis-
nes welcomed the teachers and thi
wiOLOved by graphOnola concer.
d was in charge Of Mrs. Nell 4
AiisrsOn. Miss Pauline Wiley, Q
fidetOwn, led the chorus Singing
ta Ruth Jones, visiting teacher {
SE Castle county, gave a talk o
School attendance progress in Ne
Ede county" She said that count
ID the best attendance record Of Ii
lza last year. Miss Helen Cochran
path nurse, lectured on the "Healt
School Children She outline
at is being done in the way of ph!
a examinations and the detectic
defects among the children. Mi.
ldred Ewes of Mt. Pleasant Scho
Miss Mary B. Passmore of PoiI
sze School, formerly of Smy1n
l's a demonstration of teaching
IS Miss Edith Van Syckle, one
Supervisors of Kent county, gay
'sfy interesting talk on "Healt
AaH in Rural Schools"
M W. h. Jump FavOrs Filing F,
Wilbur H. Jump, assistant State 81
lli'ndent in charge of elemental
os, talked to the teachers
ga On a number of topics of ir
nance to them and the rur
'0s. he made reference TO the
y zee required under a new Ia
N explained that it is simply the 0
@ . OF capitatiOn tax under a ne
N de thought everyone should
-ss % pay this fee or tax for t.
1'I Of the public schools.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
'0Li JUMPS INTO MILLPOND
Ueupant Of Team Jumps Out /;
V'ner Rescued From Drowning

In upan' OF Team Jumps Out;
O'her Rescued From Drowning
i, IaG'l0us colt, attached to a car
y 0e'nging to Col. J. G. Kitchens.
H. 14aaent farmer of Concord, five
TIia i'n SeafOrd, became frighten-
H. .-s efOSSlng a mill dam at Con-
/, 't,9 M Jumped into the pnod, carry
h.. '.1i y II the vehicle and Horace
n n, ps :" years old, son of Washing
h. s.ss' Of SeafOrd. Colonel Hit
st sral Jumped :, from the carriage as it
H. "eI ~ the embankment, escaping
h. n i,..,i Coi0nel Kitchens and Reeves
,,osto t'aSlng !. the colt and were lust
SDs5 .' me dam when it suddenly
sars f.E s.eI' 1t is supposed the colt
lss.nil ''sn'ened at the noise of the
ban :. n machinery of Walter M
sarsj Gponcord' pa where the accident
) sn =, Reeves X was caught under
ss surroos.S roe carriage. Colonel Hit
ss re'cnag 1ned e help and with assis-
a'sd t5s 'I -. neeves. When the colt
aa he w VIVA water it tore itself loose
''ucle and swan ashore
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18
CAMPFIRE GIRLS IN SMYRNA
Association To Be Organized at Home
of DIR. Artis Tomorrow Evening

There will be a meeting on Thurs
day evening at o'clock at the home
of DR.. Arts for the purpose of organ
izing The Camp Fire Girls Association
All girls in the town between II and
Is years are especially invited and
their mothers, also in order that they
may find out the aim of the associa-
tion and just what it will mean for the
girls of this town to have such an or
ganization.
Smyrna times., 1922-01-18

Hsp,., = unison Gets Bank Position
'Salns r,oaI nrolnsOn for several years
n ssI'g eIsctsdIa tsIal sir1d mail carrier, was yes
'l''srs MAJ aDSoG3kkeeper at the Fruit
| a'siaIis 'siaisr. Tie is,Ior Promotion Of George Gorge
aas his assi seiler. Mr.. Robinson
| '0'ies this morning.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-10

The Heart of a Rose.

A beautiful young girl CHANGED to
walk by a bed Of roses. Her eyes
wandered listlessly over the flowers
and she thought to idly pluck one for
its beauty. Suddenly the dropping
corners OF her mouth twitched as if
from dart Of pain. She bent over
blossom, which, although it was only
a bud half-blown showed great
WEAKNESS not TO be concealed by the
erectness of its slender, green stem.
Some of its petals were no longer able
to resist the pallor, which. was steal
ing over their hue of lovely pink. 1t
was unable to withstand the ravages
Of the weather. The kindly sun
seemed to blight it and the rain proved
whip instead of a blessing to its
delicate parts.
The maiden felt deal of sympathy
for the little rose. She did not stop
to consider whether or not it enclosed
heart of gold but with a passionate
gesture pinned It's blighted form close,
close against her breast
The heart of this proud and sensi-
tive child had been sold by love to
careless fate-the master who had
tried its metal with relentless tests.
The youthful figure made its way
with tagging steps to the great dark
bridge Beneath its mighty span the
turbulent waters offered the peace OF
black oblivion in the swish and swirl
of their crested eddies. AS she lis
tened to the seductive wooing of the
waters. dizziness made cloudy her
thought. and she only knew that the
misty form of forgetfulness rose from
the depths and with wraith-like arms
beckoned for her to relax and cling
no longer to the too slender hope for
victory over pride and lonliness, the
enemies, which she had fought so
long
Just then she was wakened from
her abandon by baby. who. having
lost its way, and being blinded by
tears, had stumbled against her. As
1t sat at her feet, sobbing. it gave a
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-10
THE ELECTION

While the returns from the variou
states where elections We're have beer
held are fairly in and the results
known it is little too early to snalyzs
these returns sufficiently TO give a
forecast as to their ultimate effect
But even this early three things
stand out prominently and will shape
the course OF events as to the future.
The first is the reduction OF taxes.
There is not county official not a
state officer. not national officer
who values his future activities in poll
itics but what will have TO make a
showing 10 the people on reducing tax
es and woe to any officeholder who
does not make this effort for he IS
marked for slaughter henceforth. Tax
es CAN be reduced and they will be.
The second thing that seems very
sure is that Henry Ford win run for
the presidency on the democratic tick
ct When asked about II, he says,
that is on the lap OF the gods
with Ford running with his $4,000
agents in every town; with his
s25ooo0oo0 year also ready 70 do
whatever money can do. you will see
some activity among the Wall street
gentlemen. With their lanterns out
they will be earnestly hunting for
something that looks like a radical,
but that hasn't any teeth. And Borah
is a radical who has poor teeth.
If they put up that kind Of radical,
and II Mr.. Ford's managers have the
intelligence Of a unacceptable prairie
dog. Ford will be elected and try 70
hand Wall street Something lust as
good" IN place Of old-fashioned money.
The third thing that stands out
prominently affecting the future is
1daho's own. William f. Borah's stand
for the radicals. OF course, he is not
ultra radical nor even a consistent
radical but he Is radical enough to
secure the flocking to his banner of
the disconnected, the radical of mod
crate radicalism. the disgruntled and
the disguised and is a parsonage that
viii have 10 be reekoned with nation
ally but not locally two years from
now From a hasty survey of the re-
turns this early 1t is assured that
Borah has outgrown Idaho.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-10

The other night as ! stood on inc
bridge that crosses the Little WOOD
river. I watched the clear. ripping
water flowing down the stream and
observed numerous fish playing about
obliylous Of the noise Of the passing
crowd II put me IN mind OF a young
lady down south who was a pupil OF
mine in learning to write short stories
and photoplays.
This young lady had a keen per-
ceptlon Of plot but was rather weak
on Characterization and atmosphere
so had her write nothing but atmos-
phere for some time. 1t was while
practicing on this phase of writing
that she wrote the following story
that came TO mind that night on the
bridge