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, 1923-06-01

caused much damage In many
localities. according to advices to
the Central News today. Numbers
OF houses were wrecked. several
bridges destroyed and international
railway traffic was greatly him
Tered. Four persons were killed at
Vogogno. two at Ossola and several
at D~omodossola.
, 1923-06-01

berry In Denver last December. was
released today when the police were
advised by the Colorado authorities
that the suspect was not wanted
tbara
, 1923-06-01
Hope for Early Release of Foreigners Is
Given Encouragement by Recent
Developments in China

TSAoCHWANG. June 1.-(By The Associated Press)-
Every indication points to release within a week of the for
eign captives held by the Shantung bandits on Patozuku
mountain, as the result of the conference held at noon today
between the outlaw delegates and Chinese officials.
A minor hitch in the conference developed when the
, 1923-06-01

ROME.-A cyclone in the Sim
plon region OF northern Italy has
, 1923-06-01
Mint Bandit
Suspect Freed

MONTREAL, June Henri Brule.
a Swiss. arrested here on suspicion
of being involved in the mint rob.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
THE EUROPEAN PROBLEM

Lloyd George comes to America from England
with the refreshing idea that Americans are not
all ignoramuses waiting open mouthed to swallow
anything that titled European may condescend
to feed them. 1t is taking quite long time for
Europe in general to come to the idea mat Dralns
in any quantity exist in this country they PROB
ably get that Way~by reason OF having met so
many American toadylng tourists IN Europe our
ing the season. Lloyd George intlmates the
best offering made for general settlement OF
European troubles was advanced by Secretary of
State Hughes nearly year ago for an internat-
ional committee to ascertain Germany's ability to
pay President Coolidge recently again suggested
the possibility of such a plan. The insane sug-
gestions from inane almost Americans, who make
toady-tours, that 1--WE" settle all European trou-
bles do not strike a happy chord. 1t sEuropeanl
countries are unable to reach an agreement and
are not willing to accept the decision OF commit
tee representing all interests, why should Amer
ica step in and advise well pay all the bills,
bows. If YOU can't agree among yourselves charge
the difference to u.s." AS matter of fact just
such statement from the United States-the
kind they have been advocating, diplomatlcally
suggesting and secretly working for would only
mean grand scramble of all interests to the open
ed vault door of the treasure house OF America
The great scramble probably would create an
other war to ascertain which European country
should first be granted the privilege OF revamp-
ing their old bills for America to pay. Why start
another European war over an American hand
out = FOR over IllLy years AineIlcd HOS uCoh
the financial agent for Armenia, and, yet we
have never seen an AImenian-on the screen
among the thousands and thousands shown an
nually-that was old enough to wear whiskers If
the Armenians in the Near East are half as sorry
for themselves as Americans have been for the
past fifty years, they would either own the coun-
try or move to some country where they could
raise crops as well as children.
Uncle Sam is a rich uncle, but just why should
he be burdened with all the incompetent relatives
Of the earth?
Helping those who are in actual distress is the
most human thing that man or nation can do.
But to help the sef-made worthless lazy, useless,
ornery spendthrift to a continuation of his lazy
inclination to beggary is only adding to the
worlds misery.
1t isn't so much the money expended as it is
The mental condition of those it is expended upon.
If one chooses begging as his ifes occupation
life means but little to him.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
STAGING FIERCE POLITICAL BATTLE

Report has it that Governor Hunt and Con-
gresham Hayden will tangle at the next state
election, the point at issue being the possession of
Arzonas lone membership in congress
It is certainty Hayden will be a candidate to
succeed himself, while the report that Hunt will
oppose him comes to us from source very close
to the governor.
A contest between these two men would be a
battle such as never was waged in Arizona before.
Governor Hunt has been active in democratic
politics for over thirty years and in all that time
and in all the contests he has ever engaged in he
has never suffered defeat While Carl Hayden
has not been politically active as long a time as
Hunt, still he has been before the public good
many years and is also an undefeated champion.
The contest would be particularly keen one
due to the fact that the winner would be the log
cal democratic senatorial nominee at the election
two years later when Ralph Cameron's term ex-
pires.-Dunbar's Weekly.
Since Dunbar's Weekly is more or less spokes-
man for Governor Hunt, and Hayden has not
played Hunts pact game, it would appear very
reasonable to suggest the governor might take on
this battle. If the governor signs up for this
scrap he will have to build more than two bridges
over the Colorado river to help himself over bad
crossings.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS

Folks down at Tempe are insisting that they
need depot, merely because the old one burned
down. Just to show that our hearts in the right
place. they may have Flagstaff's depot and well
come 1t won't burn and only an earthquake can
disturb it or the officials who seem to revere it.
If you get it, Tempe, you will never any other.
Our fathers and their grandfathers have used it
and our children's children are looking forward
to the time whensDr. Fewkes of the Smithsonian
Institution discovers it. During the war the key
hole was enlarged by "tear gas" but this was rem
edied when the railroads were returned to private
ownership, by taking off the lock entirely. If the
railroad company would only paint out the name
Flagstaff" on each end of the vault and put on
Dead Mans Flat" it would help local people,
when meeting friends from the east, to better ex-
plain the joke and later prove it wasn't 4our front
door," but the door to one of our houses in the
back lot-rather, one we used to have before more
modern sanitary improvements became general.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
TALKS, TICKLES AND
TANTRUMS
! s*+++*++**%%*%%+' = -

Teacher is interested in you, pa"
"How so ?"
"Why today, after she told me sew
en- times to sit down and behave my
self, she said she wondered what sort
of father ! had."
sWhat has become of your baby
sister, johnny" asked mother Of
her four-year-old son. 81 haven't
seen her for an hour or more"
"Oh, don't worry bout her, mama,"
replied Johnny, you'll find her when
you sweep the house."
A young lady of decidedly rural
tendencies was in a store one day this
week, when one of the clerks stepped
up to her and said: 'Is anybody wait
ing on you" The girl blushed a
deep red and answered: eyes, sir;
that's him outside. He wouldn't
come in"
"She seems to be wrapped in
thought" he said, referring to the
lady with the, beautiful neck and
shoulders.
"Yes," his fair companion replied.
Shouldn't you think it would be rath
er chilly to be wrapped in nothing
but thought above the waist line? 2"
The teacher had been asking all her
pupils the vocations of their fathers,
but when she came to Sammy Schnit-
eel, he was plainly embarrassed and
refused to answer. She insisted, how
ever, and finally he broke into tears
and blurted:
"Please, ma'am, he's the fat lady
at the circus"
The lawyer was drawing up En-
peck's will.
81 hereby bequeath all of my prop
erty to my wife," dictated Enpeck.
"Got that down."
"On condition." continued Enpeck,
"that she marries within year"
"But why that condition 2" asked
the man of law.
Because" answered the meek and
lowly testator, II want some one to
be sorry that / died. See?"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
THAT'S TELLING 'EM

A new colonel had just assumed
command of the post. A sticl1ler for
uniformity, the old warrior was great
ly disturbed by the daily variation in
time of the firing Of the sunrise and
sunset guns. Finally, he sat himself
down and concocted the following or
der:
"It is not the intention of the COM
manding officer to interfere with the
acts of God. Hereafter, however, for
military purposes in this command
the sun will rise and set promptly at
the hours of $50 a. m. and 600 p.
m. respectively.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
WE TOOK IN TOO MUCH TERRITORY

Col Fred Breen, in his last issue of the Coco
nino Sun, says over a road article regarding the
road meeting to be held at Miami that South
roadboosters would shut out north The Col
is mistaken, or takes in too much territory in
using the word ''south" That meeting is de-
signed to shut out the south as well as the north
and he viii probably find that to be q fact after
due investigation. He will also recall that the
south. and in this instance it is Pima, Santa Cruz
and Cochise counties, have at no time to this
good moment opposed good road across north
e1n Arizona. AS matter of fact we believe
a north road is as essential one in the south
If the Colonel will look into the matter he will
discover that the real estate men Of Phoenix are
trying to make a central hopper, hoping to draw
all traffic away from El Pas6, Mesila Park, Las
Cruces and Deming, that might come into South
ern Arizona via Lordsburg and Rodeo, and on
the north they are attempting to get it all away
from the Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon and
Flagstaff by the diversion over the Eice-Spring-
erville road. Iak1 EA@
This is an angle that the Colonel has apparently
overlooked. Tombstone Prospector.
Yep. We did not intend to take in SO much
territory by saying south, and stand corrected.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
POOR REFERENCES

The new servant had presented her
references and the lady of the house
read them over, with a doubtful eye.
"I'm not quite satisfied with these,
Bridget" she said.
"Nayther am l, num-" returned
Bridget angrily, "but they're the best
the ould fool would give me-"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
TAKING NO CHANCES

II can strongly recommend this
ham," said the storekeeper "Youll
find it mild and well cured"
81 dare say you know BEST" said
the young wife, "but l think I'd al
most rather have a perfectly healthy
one that hadn't needed curing"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW

She: "When you asked me to be
your wife you deliberately deceived
me-"
He: "In what way, Martha ?"
She: "You told me you were well
off"
He: "Well, | may have said it, Mar.
tha, but / didn't know how well off
| was at that time"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
HE WOULD (NOT)

He: "Do you know / would love to
marry girl like you"
She: Would you? How much do
you make week ?"
He: Fifty dollars"
She: "Fifty dollars? Why, that
wouldn't keep me in handkerchiefs. ;"
He: "Well, who would want to mar
ry a girl with a nose like that?"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
HE KNEW FATHER

Teacher: "If your father owed me
one hundred dollars and he promised
to pay me five dollars month, how
many months would he take to pay it !?
Little Ray: "a hundred years."
Teacher: "You don't know your les
son.
Little Ray: "You don't know my
father"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19

Editor Watson Of the Wicked-burg Miner must
have "etten' something last week which got him
self all p-tomained. He jumped on all hands in
the newspaper game including our mayor, Tom
Pulliam, whom everybody loves up this way. Be
sfor" something once instead of just some old
political theory and see if it don't sorter warm
up that section Of your anatomy where your heart
should be-
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19

Governor Hunt has consented to the argument
that if he calls an extra session of the legisla-
ture, the question of ratifying the Colorado river
pact will go before the legislature whether men
toned in his call or not This fact has evidently
not been of any great assistance in helping the
governor make up his mind about calling extra
session.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE

A fond father discovered his young
hopeful reading dime novel.
"Unhand me, villain" the detected
boy cried, cor there will be blood
she'd"
NO." said the father grimly, tight
ening the hold on the boys collar,
mot bloodshed, woodshed."
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
PEDESTRIANS CONSOLATION

"What are those square places
marked off in white paint in the
square?"
They're safety zones"
Flows that?"
"Well, if you stand there and are
run over by motor car, your heirs
can recover from the driver.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
CHERIsHED MEMORY

Blackstone: "Did you ever get the
last word in an argument with your
wife?"
Webster: "Only once-when the OPP
orator broke the connection"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
HIS OATH

"Do you know the nature of an
oath, madam"
"Well, ought to sir, We have just
moved and my husband put down the
carpet"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19

Tucson has a 900 Sunshine club Instead
of sending away for it, they are trying to make
it at home.
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19
ALL OUT

Shopwalker: "She complains that
you didn't show her common civility."
Shop Girl: "I showed her everything
in my department, sir"
The Coconino sun., 1923-10-19

This is the ''pawnbroken" end of the season
baseball, mothbal and football,
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06

Reynolds, children of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Harman Reynolds, of this town,
are among the graduates of the Mid
dletown High School who are receiv-
ing honor mention this week.
Personals.-Mrs. Clara Hurst and
sister Mrs. Emma Hall, of Whining
ton, were guests of Edward Reynolds
and wife Tuesday.-Mr. and Mrs. S.
J. Newman, Miss Florence Newman
and Mrs. Harry Bye and children, of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with Mrs.
w. A. Scott.-Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Moore, and family,of near McDOnOugh
Miss Pauline Pryor and brother Alvin
of near Delaneys, were guests on Sun
day of Corbit Reynolds.-Mr. and Mrs
w. Morris and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. @. johnson and sons, and Miss
Ella Quigley visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Cullen and family, of St.
Georges.-Mrs.R Richard HOdgsOn pass
ed Tuesday with relatives in Smyrna.
M. ]. Tatem, of Atlantic City,spent
Decoration Day with w. H. Wright
and wife.-HarTy Hart, of Philadel-
phia, is spending two weeks with his
brother J.A.Hart and wife-Children' S
Day services which were held in the
NJ. E. Church, Sunday evening was
we'll attended.-WilsOn Lattomus anC
mother Mrs. Clara LattOmus spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hoch in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswold, KentOn
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic, Brenford, and Their Vicinities.

week with friends at Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Lidia NJ. Carey and her daugh-
ter, Gladys Anna, have returned from
a three weeks visit with relatives at
Wilmington and Marcus Hook. Her
sister, Mrs. Helen Collision of Will
mington, accompanied her home-Miss
Pauline Graham of Philadelphia, is
spending this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Graham
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Warren have had
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Warren and Mr.. and Mrs. Cam of
EllendaIe.-Mrs. Eugene Knox had as
her guests Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w
Dryden of Wilmington Mr.. Authul
Carey and his daughter, Ethel and
Mrs. Mary E. Mailer were motor
guests to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Carey
at Frederica recently.-Miss Virginia
Baynard and her niece Miss jeanette
Davis spent a recent visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph A. Baynard
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06
KENTON
Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town

Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town
Kenton, June 5.-Miss Helen Hud-
son who has been going to KentOn
school and staying with her aunt,
Mrs. Ada Hilyard, has gone back with |
her grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. Jacob |
Crossley, Sr.
KentOn School closed on Thursday, |
May Both. Picnic was held on Friday, !
May 31st.
PERSONAL---VERY.. and Mrs. w. B.
Guthrie entertained company on Sun
day.-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Knots and
daughter, Frances. were out of town
on Sunday.-Master Franklin and
Harold Hilyard have been visiting
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Crossley, Sr.- Mrs. Catherine
Attix is visiting in Cheswold.- Mrs.
! Susan Williams is visiting in Sudlers-
vile, Md.-Mrs. Lewis Hilyard and
daughters, spent Wednesday in Smyr-
na.-Alrs Sallie Taylor spent We'd
nesday in SmyTna.-Quite few town
people attended the races in Whining
LOu Oll W tNtIGStldN --tlls anu -fAI =.
G. Walker and daughter, Mary Cath
crime motored to Philadelphia on Sat
urday-Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Green.
Jr., and daughter, Daisy, have been
visiting in Delaware City.-Mrs. Kate
Johns spent Thursday with Mrs.
Harry Clark.-Mr. Aubrey Cook of
Marcus Hook, Pa, spent the weekend
with his father.-Mrs.G George T. Davis
, has been entertaining company.-Mr.
and Mrs. William Cook entertained
company on Sunday Mrs. Maggie
f Cutujian has been visiting her sister
! Mrs. Kate c. JOhns.-Mrs. Harriet c,
Money is visiting her son, Paul, in
4 Washington, D. C.-Mrs. E. H. Walk
: er is visiting his son, Stephen G
: Walker Mrs. T. E. Sylvester ha,
+ been visiting in Philadelphia Mis-.
V Helen Sylvester has gone away fOl
: the summer-Alrs. David William!
: spent the weekend in Hartly.-Mrs
" John Dunlap is entertaining company
p Mrs. John Jacobs has been entertain
ing company.-MrS. William Green
we'll has been entertaining company
v Miss Mary English and Mrs. Rache
n NanGasken spent the weekend witt
70 Mrs. w. S. Arthurs.- Mr.. ROlan'
# Hazel of Philadelphia spent the week
10 end with his parents, Mr.. and Mr.,
v w. B. Hazel. Mrs. Hazel reutrne
ir with him.-Dr. Manchester and fam
% lily and Miss Laura Easley of vii
m mington, spent last Wednesday wit
70 their father, Rev. J. w. Easley.-Ml
,+ James Cook and son, John L. Cool
" are visiting in Palmyra, N. IN
n and Mrs. B. F. Wheatman and daugi
K ter, Miss Mabel Wheatman, of Phila
n delphia, and Mr. Howard Schooner, Q
Buffalo, n. Y, spent the week-en
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Prettyma
v and family.-Mr. and Mrs. H. +
on Staffer and children, Margaret an
NJ Edmund, spent Sunday with Mr. an
j. Mrs. Prettyman and family.-Mr. an
n Mrs John Vane and daughter, Elinol
oe spent Monday with G. w. Prettyma
to and family.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06
TOWNSEND

Officers of Security Trust Company of
Wilmington Have An Outing
Townsend, June 5.-Oficers of the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany of Wilmington, headed by
Messrs. Maloney and Scott, enjoy, at
frequent intervals, weekend trips to
bungalow they have purchased on
Noxantown pond near here. The bun
galow has been fitted up for a sports
mems club and good fishing and boat
ing abound.
w. H. Reynolds, Jr., and Miss Edna
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06
PUBLIC SALE
delaware Water Front Farm =
100 Acres a

Good Farm and an tl. a.t5''Iil,Sr Isr,'. Dr., E, !
site. Abou, miles .s,-s .1s leadlns i.'---5al
tween and on cc"5 .%P saniy sandy ola 9,s t9' is
fine spot for club or 5n5 IGupr5s s., ~
s5ld og at Public Sale .I,Dsy e JUNE ~. ls@ Z
sais':ad s. sa1 .B;ss%;a: P;ass.: =, :85a :s855sPA s
THE SUSSEX TRUST b'''
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06

Miss Mary Skinner who has been
persuing a course in stenography at
a business college in Wilmington won
a silver medal recently for speed anC
accuracy.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06

Personals Mrs. Walter PennOck
and her son, w. Merrill have returned
to their home at ElktOn after spend
ing the month with Mrs. Pennocks
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hof-
fecker.-Mr. Jerman of Philadelphia,
is spending the week with his son.
William Jerman and family.-Mr.John
RambO spent the week end with par
ents in Wilmington.-Mrs. Alexine
Thompson and her daughter, Mrs.
Mabel Lafayette of Dover, were in
town recently-Mrs. NJ. Z. DiehI of
Wilmington, has been spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Miller-Mr. and Mrs. George Moffett
an dtheir daughters, Helen and GeOr-
gia, have returned from a visit to
Mrs. Ada Morgan in Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Price HurlOck and their
daughter, Miss Lucy, have returned
from motor trip to Cape Charles,
Va.-Mrs. John Amos is entertaining
Mrs. Myrtle Goforth of Metauchen
N. J.-Mrs. A. N. Sanborn of Will
mington, has been visiting her broth
er, Ed. Maeklin and family.-Mr. anC
Mrs. Frank Baldwin are spending tn,
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06

Clayton and vicinity was visited by
a much needed rain Sunday night. The
hot suns and lack of moisture, were
playing havoc to crops, especially
strawberries and early peas. The rain
will do an incalculable amount of
good.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06

Seized with a violent spell of sneez-
ing, Mrs. Alice C. Boyer ruptured a
blood vessel in her right eye which
made it necessary for her to be under
the care of DR.. Fox in Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06

Charles Reese is suffering from al
.abscess of the nose. He has gone t.
Philadelphia to have treatment hoping
it may successfully be drawn to ;
head
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06
FOR RENT

A Garage for one car. Apply to
MRS. JOSEPH L. BECKETT.
Phone 81 r 4 Smyrna, Del.
&c If
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06

The garage or car house for the
new gasoline driven equipment for
Smyrna Branch Railway, has been
completed and painted, but no word
yet comes as to when the new combi-
nation passenger and baggage car
will be put in service.
Smyrna times., 1923-06-06
CLAYTON

G. B. Heron and Harry Stewart en-
ployees of the Fruit Growers express
have been transferred to Norfolk, Vir-
ginia.