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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

A higher tax on national alcoholic
beverages, including pulqut and tia
chiuue, will soon be enforced by the
Mexican government.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

An exact replica Of Gopher Prairie,
the famous Minnesota town described
in the Sinclair Lewis novel, MAIN
Street." has been built at the war
ner Bros coast studios. More than
$50 people were used in the first scene
filmed by Director Harry Beaumont
at Chatsworth, Calf, some % miles
from Los Angeles. Florence Vidor
plays the role of Carol, and Monte
Blue has been cast as DR.. Kennicott.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-31

Wesley Barry, after a four weeks
stay in New York, left recently on a
twelve weeks personal appearance
tour in connection with the showing
of his latest Warner Brothers pct
ure, Heroes of the Street" He is
due to arrive in Los Angeles the lat
ter part of March.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
RHINE BOYS TO DELAWARE CITY
40 Members of First U. S. Engineers
Expected at Fort dupont Soon

Expected at Fort dupont Soon
Forty members of the First United
States Engineers, who were left in
Germany under Major-General Henry
7. Allen, to look after some last min
ute details incident to the evacuation
of the United States troops, are eX-
pected to arrive in New York within
the next few days, having embarked
for home this week. They are ex-
pected at Fort DUPONT within the
next two weeks. At first it was re-
ported that only seven brides were
left overseas by the returning contin-
gent, but the men who returned to the
fort Thursday say nearly one-half of
the boys have brides over there, and
intend to send for them or join them
after their discharge from the army.
Many of the boys now on their way
home are said to be bringing German
brides with them. This detachment
was formerly the Sixteenth Railroad
Engineer Battalion, having been plac-
ed on the inactive list by War Depart
ment orders in 1922, the personnel be-
ing transferred to the First United
States Engineers and remaining as a
detachment in Germany. While in
Germany the detachment was charged
with the operation and maintenance
of railroad in the American occupied
area. A majority of the men saw
service in France during the World
War and it was with reluctance that
they left Europe and turned toward
home after spending five years in a
country where war, strife, political
difficulties and international affairs
had all contrived to make their stay
as interesting as possible. A MAORI
ty of the boys speak French and Ger
man luently.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
LIQUOR FOR MEDICAL USES
Anti-SalOOn League Fires Hot Shot
At Bill to Allow Use by Doctors
Legislators Are Being ImpOrtuned

Legislators are belng ImpOrJune0
The heavy artillery of the Anti
Saloon League was opened Monday
morning, against the bill introduced
in the House by Representative Bro
gan of Wilmington, to permit physi-
clans to prescribe liquor for medicinal
purpose for patients. The members
of the Legislature were bombarded
with literature from the league and
by printed statements of prominent
Wilmington attorneys against it. In
these communications the bill is term
ed the "bootleggers' BILL" and it is
pronounced 'most dangerous and vi
ciOus." In letter from the. Anti
Saloon League, but which is without
a personal signature, the following is
set forth: "Only Is doctors of the
140 doctors in Wilmington responded
to the hurried call for a meeting of
the New Castle County Medical So
ciety, Monday night, to examine and
endorse the bootleggers' bill present
ed to the Legislature by Representa-
tive Brogan, one of the few radically
wet members of the Legislature
Y"This is the same bill that DR.. Will
liam f. Bird, president of the New
Castle County Medical Society, few
days ago said that the doctors haC
had nothing to do with presenting t.
the Legislature, and that it was 'er
roneous to hook up the doctors will
the bill. If possible, this bill is NOR
vicious than the one drawn by the at
torney of the Wilmington Retail ,Liq
uor Dealers Association for this so
ciety in 1920. That bill would hav
repealed all of our prohibition laws
it had been passed; this one nullifie
practically all of our prohibition law:
if passed, and leaves us to the mere
of the bootleggers and illicit distill
ers." Accompanying the letter to tn
members signed by the AntiSaloO
League were statements from HOraC
G. Eastburn, attorney of the leagu
and Caleb E. Burchenal, former a
torney for the league, protestin
against the Brogan bill.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunces Lenten Services for Week
There will be Evensong with Medi
tation in the Church on Friday night
at half past seven. Saturday, Feb.
oath, will be the Feast of St.Matthias
the Apostle-there will be Holy Com
munion at $50 a. m. Sunday, Feb.
25th-the second in Lent, services
will be as follows: Holy Communion
at 7.30 a. M; Church School at 10 a.
M; Morning Prayer and Sermon at
II a. m.;Evensong and Sermon at 7.30
p. m. On Tuesday of next week,
Evensong with Address at 4 pm, and
on Wednesday morning at 7.30, Holy
Communion.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
KENT COUNTY COURT MEETS
IN FEBRUARY TERM At DOVER
ALL DAY MONDAY TAKEN UP IN
HEARING THE DIVORCE CASES
Some Smyrna Cases in the List
Grand Jury Organizes for Year
and Finds Ten True Bills

ana + lnQS len lrue blllS
The regular February term of the
Kent county courts convened in Dover
Monday with Chief Justice Pennewill
and Associate Judges Rice and Rod
ney sitting. All of Monday was taken
up in the Superior Court with the
hearing of divorces, DEGREES nisi be-
ing ordered in the following cases:
Marion J. Berry from Clarence Z.
Berry, desertion; Nina Taylor from
Samuel Taylor, Jr., infiidelity; Elmer
Bowdle, from Margaret A. Bowdle,
desertion; Mildred A.Sapp from Glenn
ent f. Sapp, desertion; Millard F..
Huson from Mary E. Huson, ,infdelity;
Causey Owens from Bessie Owens,
desertiOn; Edith Derrickson from Ora
Derrickson, desertiOn. One final de-
cree was signed by the court. That
of Caroline S. Deveraux from Martin
Benson Deveraux. In the Court of
General Sessions, a new grand jury
for the entire year was called. John
Carrow of Dover was selected by the
cOur as foreman and on organization,
Edward A. Evans of CheswOld, was
selected as secretary. During the day
the grand jury returned ten true bills
as follows: Two indictments against
William Parker alias Railroad Bill,
having in possession an automobile
which number had been changed; Les
lie P. Minner, tampering with auto
mobile; Charles Merrill, sodomy; Ell
wood Murray, assault and battery
Delbert Baynard, burning woodland
John H. Bailey, embezzlement a
bailee; Leon Briscoe, alias Mouse,
and Lee Peaker, larceny of dog
Thomas Smallwood and Samuel Still
larceny; Lemuel Evans, resisting pub
lie officer. At the Monday morning
session of the court John J. Morris
son of J. J. Norris of Dover, was ad
mitted to the bar of this county.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
DOVER CHURCH GIVEN TABLETS
Donors Same Not Revealed; $4,000
Already Subscribed For Annex

At the morning service Sunday in
Peoples Christian Church, Dover, an
nouncement was made of a valuable
donation of twelve tablets, five on
each side of the church and two on
either side of the columns, in the pull
pit, containing the Ten Command
ments, the two in the pulpit being the
biblical quotation of the "Great Com
mandment." The name of the donor
not announced. Also at the services
Sunday in Peoples Church and Sun
day School, announcement was made
by Captain Henry Hazel, secretary of
the committee appointed on Friday
night last to solicit funds for the new
addition to the Church to be used as
a Sunday school room and a commun-
ity center, that the sum of $4,000
had been subscribed, this being one
third of the amount needed to erect
the proposed addition. A general
canvas of the membership will be
made this week and by next Sunday
a report will be submitted which it is
believed will warrant immediate ac-
tion in the construction of the build
ing.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
GREENsPRING CANNERY SOLD
Reported To Have Been Purchased By
a Baltimore Syndicate

Blackbird, Feb. 20.-The tomato
eannery at Green Spring, which has
not been operated for several years on
account of its owners being bankrupt,
is reported to have been sold to a
large Baltimore canning syndicate
who will operate this factory this sea
son providing they can get contract
ed acreage of 200 acres. Workmen
have finished boring the 1S5-foot well
at the canning plant Of E. M. Records
& Co., here. 1t is said this we'll will
have capacity of 100 gallons of wa
ter per minute.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
FIREMEN'S SUPPER TOMORROW
All Preparations Made For a Good
Menu and Plenty of Music; Support 1t

All Preparations Made For a Good
Menu and Plenty of Music; Support 1t
Don't forget the supper at the Club
House tomorrow, Thursday evening,
to be given by Citizens Hose Company
Tell all your neighbors and friends
about it as it is the desire of our
local fire company to surpass anything
they have ever given along this line.
For several days past the members,
with the aid of the ladies of the COM
munity have been making prepara-
tions for a big affair. Supper will be
served for IS cents starting at 5
o'clock. The menu will consist of
oysters, chicken salad, Maryland bis
cults, coffee and all that goes with it.
Ice Cream, cake and other delicacies
will also be on sale. Sylvester's Con-
cert Band will furnish music to help
in making it pleasant for everybody
present. The committee who canvas
sed the. country found it impossible to
reach some places owing to the inn
passable condition of the roads last
week. At this late hour anyone who
wishes to donate to this worthy cause
can send it to George r. Stevenson's
Store. A list is being kept of those
donating both in the town and country
AS last hour appeal in behalf of this
organization, come out on Thursday
evening and show your appreciation
of their services to the community by
| your presence.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
BROGAN SCARES "MORALISTS"
Says Attack On His Bill Allowing
Physicians Whiskey Insulting

Incensed by what he termed the
"insidious propaganda" of the Anti
Saloon League in attacks on his bill
to give physicians the right to pre-
scribe liquor for medicinal purposes,
Representative Brogan arose to a
point of order in the House Monday
afternoon and denounced these at
tacks as an insult to the intelligence
of the members of the House. Mr..
Brogan took particular exception to
the term "bootleggers' bill" being ap-
piled to a bill which had been report
ed on its merits, and the insinuation
of the Anti-Sallon League that Mr.
BrOgan is zone of the few radically
wet members of the Legislature" He
declared that the propaganda of Caleb
E. Burchenal, former attorney for the
League, Horace G. Eastbun, present
attorney for the League, and other
"moralists" will have no effect when
it comes to an intelligent considera-
tion of the bill. Mr.. BrOgan's in.
dignation was aroused by the receipt
Monday morning by all members OF
the Legislature of a letter signed by
the Anti-SalOon League, in which the
terms obnoxious to Mr.. BrOgan were
used. The prohibition forces all ovel
the State are vigorously protesting
Representative BrOgan's bill.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
LAST FRIDAY, CENTURY CLUB
Whole Afternoon Given to a Recital
of Robert Browning by Mrs. Price

The program of Feb. 16 in charge
of Mrs. L. NJ. Price was devoted en-
tirely to Robert Browning. Mrs.
Price clearly interpreted the author in
the rendition of a number of choice
poems. Her wonderful recitation of
"Sane" was most impressive and
showed full understanding of the
subject and a love for the author.
Mrs. R. Y. Wallen, sang "The Years
at the Spring" Mrs. Price at piano.
The program for Feb. 24-"The Clubs
Day Show" and "The Finish of Lad
die" will be most interesting. Do not
miss it.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
LEGISLATURE IS FLOODED
WITH NUMEROUS MEASURES
OF THE 472 BILLS PRESENTED, IL
HAVE PASSED BOTH BRANCHES
Night Sessions May Be Held In Order
TO Get Thru On Time-Twenty-
five Days Yet Remaining


With only twenty-five days remain
ing of the sixty for which the Legis-
latOrs draw pay, of the 472 bills which
up to Monday of this week,
have been presented for their consid-
Grafton, only II have passed both
branches of the General Assembly; "a
have been passed by the Senate and
Al by the House, but have not been
acted upon by the other branch. No
action whatever has been taken on ap-
proximately 287 bills. Two have
been stricken from the Senate calen-
dar, and seventy-two in the Senate
and five in the House, have been re-
committed. Forty-two Senate bills
and thirty-six House bills have been
reported favOrably, one Senate bill
and nine House bills unfavorably.
Two House bills have been reported
on their merits. While as yet there
has been little talk of the possibility
of night sessions, unless business is
speeded up this is now looked upon as
highly probable it the Legislature
wish to get done with the business be-
fore them in the remaining twenty
seven days. Thursday and Friday OF
this week will be largely taken up
with other matters than the consider
alton of bills. On Thursday the mem
bers of the General Assembly will Wis
it the Delaware State College fol
COlored Students, and on Friday they
will put in practically the whole day
at the University of Delaware inspect
ing the institution.
No Action On Wilmington City Bill
Among the bills which have not We
been acted upon are the more impOr
tant bills affecting Wilmington, in
cluding the proposed new city charte
increased representation for Whining
ton in the General Assembly, bills t
abolish the Department of Election
and the Board Of Assessment, Great
ing pension funds for the Bureau o
Police and for the Bureau of Fires
repeal of present marsh land exemI
tiOn law, and the bill of Representa-
tive McManus to transfer the pOwe
to levy taxes for school purposes i
Wilmington from the Board of Educs
tion to City Council.
Minor Measures Have Been Passed
! Most of the bills which have bee
acted upon are of minor importanC
] as compared with many bills on tt
calendar still awaiting consideration
while considerable time has alreaC
been devoted to the bills affecting Il
a public schools. Bills appropriate
n money for transportation of scho
e children will probably be held
: allegiance awaiting the introduction
:, the school appropriation bill on viii,
= the budget committee is working.
D hard fight is being waged to kill Sc
g atOr's bill for a State Board of Publ
I. Utility Commissioners, Senator Lutz
= bill standardizing the legal ton of co
4. at 2240 pounds, the bill to amend Il
IS liquor.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
WHOLE NO. 1863
CAPE MAY-LEwEs FERRY PLAN
Business Men in Sussex Anxious To
Aid New Jersey Project for Boats
Appeal to Delaware Legislature


Appeal to Delaware Legislature
Mr.. Lamott and Mr.. Thomas, of
Philadelphia, have been in Lewes four
days, endeavoring to encourage the
proposed Cape May-Lewes Ferry
which is expected to be established by
the New Jersey people, with the as
sistance of the Lewes people by build
ing a suitable landing place at Lewes.
Their idea is to promote a corporation
and sell sufficient stock among Lewes
people and New Jersey people, es-
pecially among the farmers, so as to
have them financially interested and
thus send their produce by way of the
proposed boat line, to be augmented
by a boat between Lewes, Cape May
and Philadelphia. Several Lewes busi-
ness men gave them an audience on
Thursday and after bringing out all
the points possible, it was agreed that
it would be wise at this time to get
back of the ferry which the New Jer-
| sey people are to establish, with all
their energy and support, and also to
use LnelE uLuOSL influence III geIJln8
the proposed bill through the General
/ Assembly. The bill provides for the
building of pier for the New Jersey
people to dock their boats-a pier
that will accommodate the transpor-
tation of automobiles. A meeting of
the citizens of Lewes and Rehoboth
Hundred was held Saturday afternoon
in the banking house of the Sussex
Trust Company subsequent to a meet
ing held the day before at which State
Highway Engineer c. D. Buck, was
present. Committees were appointed
and instructed to start to work get
ting the right of way between Lewes-
Rehoboth and Harbeson, where the
improved road is to be built in a few
weeks. 1t is understood that as soon
as the right of way is secured, the
State Highway Commission will let
, the contract for the construction OF
the road and that it will be finished
so as to accommodate the summer
traffic.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
REBUILD DOVER OPERA HOUSE
Dover Opera House Company Sell Old
Building to Diamond State Theatre Co.

Announcement is made that at a
stockholders meeting of the Dover
Opera House Company, held on Feb
ruary 8, an offer was made by the
Diamond State Theatre Company to
purchase the Dover Opera House
building and it's assets. The stock
holders present voted in favor of dis
posing of the Dover Opera House to
the new company. Plans have been
made and have been given out for eX-
tensive improvements in the building.
1t is proposed to rebuild and equip it
with latest comforts and improve
ments. Building operations will be-
gin as soon as the various legal mat
ters involved in the transaction are
completed.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
ROAD TO REHOBOTH PLANNED

Chief Engineer Buck Interested in Get
ting Right of Way HarbesOn to Lewes
c. D. Buck, State highway engineer
was in Lewes recently in the interest
of the improved road from HarbesOn
to Lewes and is busy getting the
right of way. AS soon os this can be
done, the contract will be let, and if
everything moves along as expected,
the road will be used next summer.
This will be of great benefit to Lewes
and Rehoboth Beach residents and es-
pecially to those who are summering
at Rehoboth Beach,
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21

Postmaster DOdsOn Gets Commission
Frederic J. Dodson, republican, re-
ceived his commission under date of
January 81, 1923 for four years as
postmaster of Smyrna and will sue
ceed Postmaster A. Lee Cummins,
democrat, tomorrow morning.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21

f. G. Walls on National Bank Board
Edward G. Walls, Smyrna's sue
cessful business man and prominent
citizen, has been elected director of
the National Bank of Smyrna to sue
ceed Samuel ]. Reynolds, deceased.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
Rev. J. NJ. L. Eckard, Pastor, AnnOun-
ces Services for Sunday and Week

ces Services for Sunday and Week
The subject of the sermon on Sun
day morning will be "The Dynamic of
the Cross" In the evening the pas
tor will take for his theme "The I'm
awakened Face The sermon will
not be over twenty minutes in length,
and it will be preached by half hour
service of song conducted by Town
send Jefferson. To-night( Wednes-
day. the church will have its annual
business meeting after a devotional
service-lasting from 7.30 to 8 o'clock
The Sunshine Chapter of the West
minister Guild will meet at the home
of Mrs: VIM. Norris Friday evening,
Feb. %, at 7,30.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
Attempt Made to Rob TOpkis Factory

Last evening when George Bedwell
who attends to the fire went in TOpkis
Bros. Co., underwear factory, he no
ticed a noise and turning on the lights
found an attempt had been made to
strip the plant of several machines.
Six of them had been disconnected
ready to haul away.
Smyrna times., 1923-02-21

Continued on Fifth Page
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-12-07
Rats Summoned to Trial.

There are many instances on record
where animals have been tried as
criminals Bulls and pigs accused Of
killing q man or child, have been
brought up in court and tried like any
other ordinary murderer. According
to the usual procedure, after jury
had found such an animal guilty 1t
flies or locusts had damaged crops and
vineyards the pests were sometimes
formally and solemnly cursed from
church pulpits. One of the oldest of
such prosecutions dealt with rats
which had been doing damage In hay
stacks and barns. The farmers Of the
district approached local dignitary
on the subject, and the latter agreed
that the rats should be punished IL
found guilty, but that first, in common
fairness, they should be tried. Notices
were posted on barns In the district
summoning the rats to appear In court
to stand trial. When they did not ap-
pear the lawyer who had been engaged
for their defense got up and pleaded
that his clients being unable to read
notices ought to have been separately
warned by the police to appear. He also
pointed out that In any case they
could not have attended the court, the
roads being so infested with cats as
to be quite unsafe for any decent rat
to travel on Eventually the case was
dismissed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-12-07
TIE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS

or rne gentle namby-pambyism, that
the revolving younger generation of
writer's, always ready for rebellion,
seemed to cry with one voice, We'll
show your
And they have shown us, not alto
gether to our liking, either. As we
have said before. while one Is I'M
partial enough to admit that spade
should be called spade, one doesn't
want to talk about nothing but spades.
Life and people are made mp of
brightness and darkness. While the
earlier writer's may have erred in
showing only the ''oh, happy day. kind
of existence under the demand that
every tale should end in then they
lived happy ever after" the life that
Is utterly sordid and even morbid is
equally unreal
As our standards of taste still main
tain that one villain is enough In
play, so we think that one or, at most
two. are enough in a novel. We don't
want them all to be horrors of In
iouity. The world isn't so.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-12-07
WOULD HIDE SHODDY;
FIGHT WOOL LABEL

New York At a meeting in this
city wooden manufacturers prepared
plans to oppose the French-Capper
bill in the national congress which
would compel manufacturers to label
their goods with the percentage of
each kind of material contained there
in 1t was charged that the law is
unavoidable and unenforceable, and
"would place a premium on dishon
esty." Now manufacturers can use
just enough virgin wool to hold their
shoddy together and can label it pure
wool"
The French Capper bill does not
oppose the use of shoddy, but it pro-
vides that if customer buys shoddy
he will know what he spends his
money for.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-12-07
Raxal Heads Preserved.

The head of the late Car
Nicholas of Russia and those of his
family who met death with him at
Ekaterinburg at the hands of the rev.
oiutionists are being preserved In al
cohol In the Kremlin at Moscow, ac-
cording to Captain Firmin, chief of
staff of the Russian refugee fleet an
chored at the Mariveles quarantine
station, near Manila. Captain Firmin,
who served with Admiral Kolchak's S
anti Bolshevik army In Siberia, assert
ed that documents captured by Kol-
chak troops at Ekaterinburg revealed
that the heads of the murdered mem
bers of the Russian royal families were
cut off and preserved in alcohol and
the trunks of the bodies burned.