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Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
SMYRNA RED CROSS Is ACTIVE
Is Aiding Movement to Raise Funds
for the Quake Victims in Ianan

Is Aiding Movement to Raise Funds
for the Quake Victims in Japan
The Smyrna branch of The Red
Cross met last week at the home of
Mrs. Olive Hirons Shallcross, the
chairman, and it was voted to send at
once $50, from the treasury to the
Japanses sufferers and also to make
arrangements for the reception of
voluntary contributions at the drug
stores and other places of business.
Mrs. ShallcrOsS resigned and Mrs.
Hervey P. Hall was elected to fill the
position. Miss J. Agnes Cummins was
elected vice-chairman. President Cool
idge has appealed to the nation for
contributions of not less than five
million dollars for the relief of the
victims of the great Japanese disas-
ter, such contributions to be admin
istered through the American Red
Cross. The Smyrna Red Cross at a
meeting of its executive, as announced
above, contributed $50, and asks the
community to increase this amount as
much as possible. Contributions can
be left at the drug stores or J. H.
Hoffecker Canning Company. Checks
may be made out to Mr.. H. P. Hall,
the local Red Cross treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
ARREST JOHN WOOD, BLACKBIRD
Fine Him For Recklessly Driving an
Automobile While Under Influence

Automobile While Under Influence
John Wood, farmer who lives near
Blackbird station was arrested yeSter-
day after gun fight with State High
way Policeman King and three other
officers, Powell, BonafarinO and BOs-
wick, on a warrant charging him with
reckless driving and operating a mo-
tor vehicle while under the influence
of Intoxicating liquor. The prisoner
carried a gun in his car at the time,
it was alleged, and prevented King
from making the arrest. Yesterday
after taken in custody, he gas given
a hearing before Squire Stevens in
Middletown, who fined him $50 for
reckless driving, S40O for driving a
car while under the influence of liquor
and sentenced his to six months in
the New Castle County WorkhOuse on
the latter charge. Three additional
charges will be placed against him in
the Court of General Sessions, one for
resisting arrest,on for threatening an
officer, and another for breaking glass
on a State highway.
Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
LEASE MOVING PICTURE HOUSES

Plaza Theatre Corp. Controls Milford,
MiddletOwn, Crisfeld and Salisbury
The Plaza Theatre Corporation,
which owns and operates the Plaza
Theatre at Milford, has taken over
several other picture houses on the
peninsula. Besides the house at Mil
ford, the corporation, of which ]. E.
Lewis, MiddletOwn, is president, has
been running and owns the theatre in
that place. They have now leased
houses at Crisfield and Salisbury, Md.
Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
DETACHMENT SOLDIERS HERE
Camped for Several Days on School
Grounds and Attracted Attention

Camped for Several Days on School
Grounds and Attracted Attention
The recruiting detachment of the
10Th Infantry which was camped on
the Smyrna High School Campus last
week left for Dover Saturday and
opened headquarters on the post Office
lawn. The detail is composed of
twelve men under the command of
Captain William B. Wilson. Demon
strations of Army work were given in
Smyrna during their stay. Machine
gun firing and the army cooking at
tracted much attention. A radio tele-
phone was installed and demonstrate
ed. They came here from Newark
Delaware, and are travelling south
their object being to attract recruit:
for the army in Hawaii.
Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunces Meetings and Services

Rev. Thomas GetZ Hill, Rector, An
nOunces Meetings and Services
There will be Evensong tonight at
half-past seven. Immediately follow
ing the service there will be Parish
meeting at which it is hoped every
member of the congregation will be
present. Matters of very great inn
portance will be discussed. Friday,
September 21st, will be the Feast of
st. Matthew, the Evangelist. There
will be a celebration of the Holy Com
munion at $50 a. m. Sunday, Septem-
Der 3d-Seventeenth Sunday after
Trinity-Holy Communion at 7.30 am;
Church School at 10 a. M; Morning
Prayer and sermon at II a. m, and
Evening Prayer and sermon at 7.3C
J p. m.
Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
'I1IOWN REALTOR LOSES

MI iSIDls N.., Gets No Commission on
4 jp51osaal' Usal Declares the Court O'
St n s%ent ,ss in favor of the defan-
tor ~ tDs s,.,, suit of Jay c. Davis s'" .
Aande5p Is5pAins, ms also Of Middletown.
n in Willow uGWn in Common Pleas
gs RoJnslmn yesterday. by s,v
pkas fo- ss. .,oo Davis sued Colonel
oOat was SlOO; ! alleging that this
rendered u uue for services which
hou,'aa h,a IN securing a purchase ,lssl,
lIiddI.sto,S1..o s,S owned by the rldsv, defenSsv,
be sssus sown: The plaintiff contend' l~aend'
4 for 1s'sSsS sssl a party to SuT'esO, bum ~,
AoTs sis sals was made 'IvaIs witbont state, ts,
oOsl H,Oi. s,O; George W. Hv' LiIIv v-a, Sa'
A'D1nS' attorney. 'S wa
Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
IIIIIlI FROM ODESSA 70 -.
n n GEORGES +II TO OPEN OCT 10
.oxcRETE STRETCH THEN
Y tU,,s ,pIT TO WILMINGTON
..trongs Corner Section
rna,A AfII, oDeU Entirely Oct. lst'
6ill BE- VE ,i"o Road Below Dover

,ustrongs Corner 0e0'i0A
In',5A 2 a AflII,sp oUen Entirely Oct. lst'
il u+'I ST Also Road Below Dover
. VII l.ll.t All Highway Bulletin from
b NJ. a'fi. Highway IVA Department. reach n
safe =. ni9 This morning and its con-
~ 'l[s ssDort Ci.e and opening Of new
ttill y ns5s 1'5s, is as follows; COnStruc- 3
d. ,,t. ,9a'I Rapid progress is being
'lsl', nsarly ali State Highway
Oh @ nm . mile of completed con-
'ls.s, .as.msnt was laid each day dur :,
/. Pa''l,t' na,t week bringing the total
l' .sa.ou pa. to As miles. The Smyr-
" longs ,pa Corner road will be
lliI,,' =, trafic October 1st, and the
: = - ~ Coouer's Corner road, south
S,rs, !, !" on the same day. Watch
I. % 'igns which will be changed to
!, Jotour during the coming
'' The St. GeOrges-odse.s,sa s., road
10 ouened October 10th. Con-
..,srent has been completed on
THisbVays at Houston, Viola and
.,J dnring the week. The route
st 5stoprs now muse are as follows
4 North State Street, Dover
I, Silver Lake is closed, detoul
following detour signs to Divl'
Street, Dover. The State RoaC
from Dover to COOper's Corner
lo,ed. Follow detour signs from
Street thru Dover thence soutf
! railroad to State road 1 mill
A Of Camden. Dirt road in fai
itOn. Thence by concrete road t.
Men. Turn sharp to left TO.
sB. Milford and Georgetown
M detOur signs for change during
inc week; Wilmington -MiddletOwl
rna-DOver. The State Road j
N between St. Georges and Odes
VIII be opened October 1OtF
orists Going from Wilmington t
Tetown, Smyrna and points sout
advised to go via Newark an
limit Bridge, or to follow the du
Boulevard to TyboUt's COrne-
Ow detour signs west over ston
to Bear Station, keep to rigf
II crossing railroad, and turn shaT
eft around schOOlhouse, follow cor
{ road to Glasgow, thence to MID
wn and Dover. Stone and col
roads all the way; Frederic;
i0rd-GeOrgetOwn- -Selbyville. Coz
road. No detOurs; Georgetown
FisRehObOth. Concrete road
lgetOWn-Lewes. No detours. Dri7
y HarbesOn to Lewes as work
ngTess. Use caution; Georgetov
Aurel. Concrete road. No d
Georgetown to Bridgeville. Co
road. No detOurs; Camden-Ft
Harrington Greenwood = Bridg
SeafOrd-Laurel-Delmar Concre
No detOurs; Authoritarian
sfete road. No detours; Felto
asnca. Concrete road. No 4
Is
Smyrna times., 1923-09-19

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Smyrna times., 1923-09-19
Joseph K. Pyle, Dover Citizen, Dea

Joseph K. Pyle, one of Dover's old
est and most respected citizens, aged
S3 years and 10 months, died at his
home, Sunday, after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Mr.. Pyle was a Civil
War veteran, having served in the
well known "Bucktail Regiment" of
Pennsylvania. For several years he
was one Of the bailiffs of the Kent
County Courts. He was a member OF
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
Iowa Man Is His Own Grandfather at
22 ]PRee1tsas amily Tree Is Quite Jungle

FERTILE, lathe or
this week to Peter Linksy al.
gains for local man the distinctio.,
of being his own grandfather at the
age of p.
About Is months ago Linsky mar
ried a young widow who had a grown
up step-daughter. His father, who al
that time was widower, shortly az
ter married his sons wife's step
daughter and thus the younger Lin.
sky's wife became the mother-in-law
of her father in-law, which somewhat
complicated the family tree by max
ing the younger Linsky's step-daugh-
ter his step-mother, and his father his
step-son.
Then, few months ago, the young
er Linsky's step-mother, that is the
step daughter of his wife, presented
her husband, young Linsky's father
with son. This boy of course was
the younger Linsky's brother, because
he was the elder Linsky's son; but
he was also the son of the younger
Linsky's wife's step-daughter, and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

COBLENZ.-The amount of bot
tied goods consumed by the Ameri-
can army of occupation between JAM
uary 10, when the order withdrawal
was issued and today, would make a
bootlegger green with envy. Between
January 10 and Is one ex-service
club with 200 members consumed H.
600 bottles of the best German cham
payne, 1900 quarts of Moselle and
Rhine wine, 400 bottles OF French
wine, 5000 bottles of beer and two
tubs of coffee.
The latter beverage is the only drug
on the market these days. For the
needs OF the coming week, during
which the club members will give a
farewell party to the frauleins of CO.
blenz and the frauleins return par
ty, the club secretary has ordered g.
600 bottles of champagne, 5000 bot
ties of wine and $4,000 bottles of
beer. The club also has an option on
10000 bottles of the frothy stuff and
unnumbered quarts of other merry
musilage.
The big farewell party this week
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
UNDER NEAR EAST DECISION MLLONs MUST FND nav HOMES

nounced that the Greek patriarch, who
is prirnate of the orthodox church, can
remain in Constantinople provided he
abandon all political and administra-
tive activities and devotes himself ex-
clusive1y to spiritual matters.
Thousands Affected.
Also as an exception to the general
arrangements for the compulsory ex-
change of populations the Greek col
ony in Constantinople will be allowed
to remain there. The compulsory ex-
change will be carried out as humane
" and justly as possible unGgr the di-
rection of a special commissi-n, which
will appraise the value of all individ-
uai properties and endeavor to effect a
reasonable exchange of families and
communities.
About 100000 Mohammedans who
settled in Grecian Macedonia and the
plains of Thessaly, famed as the scene
OF wars of antiquity, will be asked to
emigrate to Turkey Many Greeks al
ready have fed from Asiatic Turkey
but it is believed about 100000 will be
affected.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
TWO BANDITS GET
$4,000 IN A RAID
HOLD UP PLAYERS IN A CHI
CAGO HOTEL ROOM. MON
Ely AND JEWELRY TAKEN.

Flashing four aces in the form OF
automatic pistols, two determined men
lined up 200 gamblers along the walls
of big room in hotel in Chicago
and stole $4,000 in money and valu-
ables from the players. The games
were about to end, early in the morn
ing, when the bandits stepped in and
won the pot"
The two burglars divided the men
into two sections. Men in one section
were directed to face the well, and the
other half was ordered to face the OPP
posite wall Then the pair of bandits
went swiftly through the lines of sill
ent men, taking watches, jewelry and
money. Men with less than SIS were
allowed to keep their money.
The entire game was won" in 70
minutes. The two bandits escaped in
a waiting motor car. The gamekeep-
ers also fell victims to the robbers and
were unable to cash $4,000 worth of
chips which the robbers did not take.
Approximately $4,000 was lying on
the gambling tables, it is said
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
u. S. TROOPS ON THE
RHINE SHED TEARS
RECALL ORDER KNOCKS EN-
OFF WORLDS TOP. HAVE
LIVED LIKE KINGS.

COBLENZ.-A terse cable from
Washington turnbled 1900 OF the
snappiest, happiest soldiers along the
Rhine off the top of the world: Gener-
al Allen and staff stayed up halt the
night drawing plans for hasty
departure, while down at the Coblen!z-
erhof, Traube hotel and Little Fritz
place the tail-end of the army that
busted the Hindenburg line is drink
ing down, with the last sparkling
Rhine wine, the memories OF tour
happy years in Coblenz.
President Harding's recall order
knocked the American detachment. in
Germany cold. The doughboy has
been getting paid more marks than
Hindenburg himself, more than he
could cart away in wheelbarrow on
paw day. He can hardly be expected
to take kindly to going back where
things still cost real money. Al. Co.
blenz lately the Yanks had to SIT up
nights to think of ways to get rid OF
their money, about 100000 marks
month. And of the officers, they SIM
Div had to save money whether they
wished to or not.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

therefore grandson, thus making the
younger Linsky the grandfather Of
his own step-son.
And now he has son of his own,
a lusty l0-pound boy, according to
the attending physician.
The happy event, however, unfortu-
nately makes the Linsky family tree
a veritable jungle since the child's
fathers mother-in-law, the step-sister
of his son, is now the child's grand
mother, because he is her step-son's
son, while the senior Linsky becomes
the brother-in-law of his own sons
son, who is also child of the young
err Linsky's step grandmother. This
makes Peter E. LinslSy, the child's
father, his mothers brother-in-law,
while his wife, the mother of the child,
is her own child's aunt; and the elder
Linsky, father of Peter E. Linsky, is
his child's sons uncle, and the child
is his grandfather's nephew, which
makes Peter E. Linsky-there is no
getting around the fact-his own
grandfather at the age of ~.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
''OLD SKIP" FACES
A CAPITAL CRIME
MOREHOUSE KHAN RULER IS
EXPOSED BY WITNESS. LED
NIGHT RIDERS BAND.

BASTROP, La.-Capt. ]. K. Skip
with, aged exalted cyclops of the ku
klux khan of Morehouse parish, stood
at the close of today's testimony in
the open INJURY into the murders OF
Watt Daniel and Thomas F. Richard
chargeable with capital crime pun
ishable with death.
The state, however, has not arrest
ed "Old Skip" sinister ruler OF the
khan here, and it is stated that he will
not be arrested Immediately. But he
is under constant surveillance and will
not be permitted to leave.
Curiously enough, the crime OF
which the state has absolute evidence
from the witness stand has nothing to
do with the torturing to death of Dan
iel and Richard on August "a. 1t CON
sists of leading a band of night riding
ku klux klansmen to the home OF
Alonzo Braddock, farmer, outside OF
Mer Rouge, of breaking down his
door in the middle of the night, OF
kidnapping Braddock for alleged noon
shining.
Immediately after testimony closed
this afternoon members of the attor-
ney generals staff stated that the
breaking into a mans home in the
night and while armed, to commit any
crime, is a capital -offense in this state,
punishable with the extreme penalty.
Four other men of Bastrop-Ben
Pratt, Sam Cox, Marvin Pickett and
his son, "Cud," it was testified by
Braddock. who identified them posi-
tiyely were with Capt. Skipwith.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

LAUSANNE.-One million human
lives are vitality affected by the de-
cision reached by the near eastern
conference today. One million Mos
lens and Christians who live either in
Greece or Turkey must give up their
farms. homes and business places and
move on to find farms, homes and oc-
equations elsewhere:
In the interest of future peace be-
tween Turkey and Greece the Mo
hammedans in the Hellenic peninsula
must henceforth reside in Turkey and
Greek Christians in Turkey must emf
CRATE to Greece.
The statesmen have no illusions
about the hardships this compulsory
exchange of populations will entail on
the individuals affected. They justify
their action by pointing out the benet-
icent influence it viii have on the
maintenance of peace in the near east.
Peace Seems Assured.
That peace in some form will be
signed at Lausanne seems more prob
able in consequence of todays devel-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
|"REDS' OPENL YADVOCAT E REVOLUTION HUNTED STATES
Thirst Grows as Hour for Departure
Nears; Storing Up for Long Dry Spell

will require 1000 quarts OF cham
payne, 1000 quarts of insidious punch,
10000 quarts of beer, 400 quarts OF
French wine and two quarts Of coffee.
The boys are storing up for a great
dry SPELL Drink while you can. 1t is
a large desert with few cases." is the
motto Of the Americans on the Rhine
these days.
Also Marrying in Groups.
The chaplain's engagement book is
so crowded With memoranda Of last
minute marriages that he is making
arrangements for group weddings be-
ginning tomorrow morning. This
morning SIS privates came to him to
talk it over.
1t does not seem many despairing
frauleins will be deserted 1t is more
likely the shock to their feelings will
be deferred until they see what hap
pens to their husbands magnificent
$50 month when they try to set up
housekeeping in the United States.
Here that salary is over 100000 marks
and growing all the time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
WILL KEEP WORKERS
ON STATE ROADS DAILY
HIGHWAY DEPT. MAKES I'M
PORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
AS TO 1928 PROGRAM.

That maintenance force with full
equipment will be kept on the roads
of the state highway system every
day in the year." and that state high
way roads in every county" will be
maintained, and that the state high
way department will operate during
1923 in strict conformity with pay
as YOU go" policy were interesting
facts contained in an announcement
Saturday by John n Holder, chair
man of the state highway board, of
the departments budget for the year
and its plans for maintenance and con-
struction.
Expenditures Contemplated.
The announcement states that road
and bridge construction aggregating
1880, 700 is in progress-fnanced
mainly by the counties and the federal
government, the money being handled
BY the highway board as agent-and
that the highway department budget
calls for $19,550 per month to be ex-
pended for surveys, plans and super
vision of this constructive work
For maintenance the department
will expend $48,450 in January, the
same amount in February and S79,45O
per month during each OF the ten re-
naming months.
For general expenses the depart
ment will expend $l4,500 per month,
this item covering administration, en-
gineering, drafting, bridge designs, ac-
counting, supervision, office supplies,
postage, express, telephone, telegraph,
drayage, rent and incidentals.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
THE AMERICUS LIGHT
PLANT HAS BEEN SOLD
PROPERTY is DISPOSED OF TO
GEORGIA-ALABAMA POWER
co. BRINGS 100000.

AMERICUS, Ga.-Approximately
half million dollars has just been
paid by the Georgia-Alabama Power
Company, of Albany, for the proper
ties and franchise of the Americ1s
Lighting Company, according. to au-
thoritative information received here.
The properties include the Americus
gas plant and distribution system as
we'll as the steam generating plant
electric lines and franchises of the pub
lie utilities concern here. The steam
plant. which is in triplicate units, will
be maintained by the new concern, II
i. stated, as an auxiliary reserve sta
ton, although power to be supplied
will be generated at the company's
power station on Flint
river near Albany. The transmission
lines have been completed most OF the
way between Americas and Albany,
and these will deliver 1000 horsepow-
err at the switchboard here.
Cheaper Lights Probable.
Whether or not the change in the
method Of generating power is to at
feet electric rates in. Americas was
not stated Representatives of the Al
bany concern are busy now securing
rights of way out of Americas to Cor
dele, whence their power lines will
be extended from this point. Leslie,
DeSoto and Cobb are included among
communities between Americas and
Cordele, where power will be made
available as a result of the extension
from here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23
COUNTY TAX MEN
MAY MEET ANNUALLY
STATE COMMISSIONERS WILL
PROPOSE LEGISLATION. TO
CONSIDER DIGESTS.

The state tax commissioner, among
other recommendations to the next
Legislature, will urge upon that body
the necessity for providing for annual
meetings of the local tax officials OF
the several counties in each congress
sional district
These meetings will be expected to
consider the comparative figures of
the several digests in the district, as
furnished them by the state tax COM
missioner. After comparing these fig
ures with actual values as they know
them to be, and taking into account
the peculiar conditions in each coun-
ty, will make recommendation as to
what in their opinion will properly
equalize and adjust tax values as be-
tween these counties. He has held
meetings of this character in smaller
groups in the past and particularly i'll
the early part of 1922. At present the
law makes no provision for such meet
ings and therefore the attendance must
be purely voluntary and each official
attending them must bear his own ex-
penses.
The state tax commissioner points
TO the fact that as a result of the meet
ings held in the early part OF 1922
there was no friction between his Of
fee and the county authorities with
reference to adjusting county tax val
ues during the year, and that it was
necessary for him to order increases
in the digests of only there counties
and that in each of these the increase
was made with the approval of the
local boards.
II is his purpose at this time to hold
IS of these meetings, and while he has
not yet perfected the itinerary they
will probably be held in Athens, La
Grange, GAINESVILLE, Ellijay, Rome,
GAINESVILLE, Milledgeville, Thomson,
Statesboro, Fitzgerald, Americas, Val
dosta, cambridge, Dublin, Jesup and
Atlanta.