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PLANO TUNING AND REPAIRING

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Smyrna times., 1923-04-04
FOR SALE

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HARRY ENNIS
Alt Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1923-04-04
Danger of Plague in This Country!

DR.. Victor G. Heisler states, "There
is a danger Of bubonic plague in this
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crease" Rats are a deadly menace to
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WILLIAM NORRIS, Smyrna, Del.
CLIFTON & JONES, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1923-04-04
FOR SALE

Desirable home in Smyrna. well To-
Gated, all modern cOnyeniences, to
quick buyer.
G. LESLIE GOODEN, Dover.
Inquire Of Geo. w. Cunning,
4-4-23-1t Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1923-04-04

oFFICE-Next Door to the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
PARENTS AID IN
KILLER SEARCH
Youthful Bride Murdered;
Letters May Be Glue

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Aug.
24,-Mr, and Mrs. Il. C. Lowe. of
Denver, arrived in Colorado Springs
today to join police in searching out
the murderer OF their daughter. a
bride of one month, and II years of
age.
Mrs. Elsie Jorgensen Suite, wife
Of r. II. Suite, Jr., was found ter.
ribly beaten in her bed yesterday.
She was clad only In n nightgown
and died shortly after being found
without regaining consciousness.
Concealed beneath the pillow of
her bed was a bundle OF letters from
Jack" Upon arrival Of the par.
ents II is believed the identity OF the
person who had been writing these
missves will be established.
Mrs. r. IL. Suttle, mother.ln.law
OF tho bride. reported that a man
called at the room shortly after de.
parture of the girls husband for
work. The Same man had frequently
been ut tho home before, she said.
She then went down town for short
time and upon her return found the
mangled form lying on the bod
Contents of the letters discovered
may provo a elite to tho murderer.
Police are searching for two sus.
poets known TO have been seen with
the murdered girl during tho past
few days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
GIRL STRUCK
BY CAR, DIES
Young Woman Is Victim OF
Strange Accident

Miss Lura Z. Green. II. died early
Friday morning OF injuries received
Thursday morning at io:so. when
run over by an auto driven by her
sister. Miss Ida Green. The accident
happened al the home OF the two SIS
tsrs a. 5iiT 18th ave. n, f.
they had gone TO tho garage for
their car and Lura opened the door
Wills her sister went in 10 start H.
According TO Miss Ida Green. she had
considerable trouble starting the car.
~lat finally hacked out along the run
way
IS she approached the curb She
heard a noise and neighbor woman
screamed She got out OF the car 70
md her sister lying unconscious un.
der the machine. The injured wom-
sn Was rushed TO St Luke's hospl-
tai where she was found TO be sut-
fering from a dislocated hip and In
iernal injuries
she gained consciousness for =
brief period after the accident and
said that she must have tainted as
she STOPPED 10 pick up a piece Of
glass from tho path OF the car. az
she did not know the car had struck
hsr.
The sister was on tho verge OF col
lapse Friday morning as the result
Of the tragedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
3 SENTENCED
FOR FL0GCING
Get Two Year Terms; Admit
Khan Membership

TULSA. Okla. Aug. a. - Three
confessed members OF a floRglng
party who admitted membership In
tho i<u Klux Khan were under sen
tencc today Of two years imprison.
ment. after pleading guilty 10 flog
glng charges.
The three men Ben r. Skies.
Grover c. Skies and Earl Sack AL
from the village or Broken Arrow.
near here. admitted participating In
the whipping OF Ben Wagner.
farmer.
Wagner identified the trio. ~ we'll
rs eight others who have denied their
guilt. M members Of tho band that
whipped him. Al,ho Wagner was
blipdfolded no was abla TO SEQ thru
tho mask OF light material. All OF
the whlppcrs worn tho FUN rcRaiia
OF tho Ku Kiux Khan. Wagner said.
Five others arrested with tho three
who pleaded guilty. denied partlcipa.
ton In the whipping and viii be tried
later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
BANNICK
STARTS ON PAGE 1

acting under orders from O'Brlen
when he destroyed the liquor Mon.
day.
Mayor Brown lntImated that
Bannlct's alleged actions would be
reported TO Chief Of Police w. b.
Snveryna when no returns from
his vacation in California. Brown
resented Bannick's alleged refusal
to turn IN tho liquor and classcd
Il ma n direct reflection on tho
whole police department.
Inspector O'Brlcn said Friday
Tint no regarded tho incident ms
closed. II nm neutral and have
no controversy with Bannlck, I
told him that In cases OF this sort
where liquor was seized without
II warrant, II was customary to
save IL ns evidence for 30 days in
case tho defendant wished to re-
open tho onso, but that no could
destroy Il II he chose" said C'Brlen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
Japan wreck
IS LOCATED !
Divers Find Craft
on Ocean Floor;
Lost in Storm

KOBE. japan, Aus, ss.-The en.
,.re personnel Of seven officers and
q men composing tho crew OF the
new japanese submarine 20, which
vent down IN a sale while on a
,,al trip THREE days ago, is believed
20 have persisted,
Aner rough weather had trus,
rated attempts ot salyagerr 90
misc the vessel from is bed OF
nua. and cables snapped like twine
ID the heavy sea. a diver was let
down 70 the deck OF the underwater
r eraft and with a heavy tool tapped
repeatedly on the steel deck.
No answering signal emanated
nom the sealed interior OF the
numbered craft. leading rescuers 10
believe that all within arc either
dead or slowly suffocatng. The
supply OF stored air must have
been exhausted for several hours.
salYasers believe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
KATO
STARTS ON PAGE L

japanese delegation TO tho Washing
ton arms conference was hailed as
lhausurAting an suspicious era for
japanese American relations.
Tho admiral first came into world
notice during tho Russo-Japaneso
war, when he was one Of the heroes
OF the great sea fight Of TSusima. In
which the Russian armada was wiped
out by Japanese fleet, commanded
by Admiral TOGO.
kato was considered responsible
for the brilliant japanese strategy in
this battle and was promoted TO vice
admiral for hts achievement.
kaso was made baron Ia 1890. He
was born Ia Hiroshima In 1859 OF a
family In moderate circumstances
and became nm orphan few years
later. 81 IL be entered tho navy
and later completed his education In
the naval academy.
After graduating from the acad.
envy hts advancement was rapid and
by 1909 he was chief OF staff OF a
squadron. tho position he occupied
when he led tho Japanese forces into
the great fight against tho Russians
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
HOPE TO AVERT
Mine CLOSING
Advices Say Signs Of Com
promise Are Apparent
by FRAZER EDWARDS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2i,-Hopes
OF averting shutdown Of the hard
coal mines were raised today by
confidential advices reaching gov.
eminent officials that signs Of n
compromise arc evident among con.
tending operators and miners.
Despite these encouraging reports,
the government continued It's prep.
arations for meeting n strike with
anthracite substitutes.
Chairman John Hays Hammond Of
tho United States coal commission
was the most optimistic official In
Washington regarding an agreement
TO prevent stoppagc OF tho flow
of coal from the anthracite mines
next week. He announced that he
would give tho reasons for his op.
timlsm to the press ut n conference
today.
Meanwhile, the reassurinE reports
worc kept secret. Unofficial reports,
however, indicated the disposition to
compromise was largely on the part
OF the operators.
The miners apparently intend to
stlck 10 their demands.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
OFFICERS MAKE
BIC DOPE HAUL
Four Chinese and $4,000
In Opium Seized

Smashing thru doors, throwing
yelling Chinese ana other orlentals
right and left as they bsttled thru
maEs OF passages and barred en-,
frances. federal narcotic agents late
Thursday afternoon succeeded in IN
earthlng an opium smoking den at
1874 King IT., arrested four Chinese
and seized narcotics valued AZ SIo.'
900. according to their reports Fri
day.
After getting past the lookout. who
was stationed at tho foot OF tho
stairs with a warning huzzor az his
elbow, the agents stormed the place
in tho Same fashion that raids were
once staged in San Franelscos' old
Chinatown by policemen.
The Chinese. taken unaware. were
thrown into confusion as they at
tempted TO escape thru barred win
dows and down tho stairs. In every
rush they attempted they were
thrown back by tho officers. The
thud OF bare fists, the shouts OF tho
Chinese and the general pandcmon.
ium lasted for a number OF minutes
and. after demolishing the fixtures
IN many OF the rooms OF the build.
Ing. tho agents succeeded In arrest,
ing the four ringleAdera Of the gang
and discovered a large quantity Of
drugs seoretcd under the floor Of
one OF the suites.
The men arrested were Hong Gent.
IS, believed by tho agents 10 be the
rlnEleadoF In the opium traffic here.
Wong Cat Leo Hing and Chin Tun.
All were being held In the county
Jail Friday, pending their hearings
before n United States commissioner,
The cleaning out OF the den and
The arrestiug or the four Chinese 4,
declared by federal agents 10 be the
most important raid staged in Seattle
for many months. They declare that
with the closing OF the house and
the cleaning out OF the gang. the
opium traffic here will have been
dealt a telling blow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
80 Men Die in Sinking of Submarine
MAIL FLIGHTS
STARTED AGAIN
Fourth Attempt to Span the
Continent Started

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. st.-The
fourth attempt OF the pohtoffiee de-
partmcnt 20 span the continent By
letter WAS launched this morning.
AZ 5:2g a. m. Pacific time, Clnlro
X Vance. air mail pilot, hoped or
eastward for the first relay point at
Reno. Noy. lie flew ship No. 1874
and carried seven pouches Of mail. a
weight or 1T pounds,
RENO. New. Aug. si-Thc fourth
San Francisco. New York air mail
plane, which left san Francisco az
5.sS this morning. arrived here at
1l5 and at 7;2l was ON It's way TO
Elko. New. In care OF Pilot William
Blapchfield.
ROCK SPRINGS. Wye. Aug. "a
I'm tho third relay air plane trans.
continental mail flight. Pilot Chnnd
Ter in plane No. 2a7. westbound. ar
rived at Rock Springs az sac a. m,
today. and Ellis In plane No. 25e left
for salt Lake City az Gas, following
a twomiuuto transfer OF mail
pouches,
HAzELHURsT FIELD. ~ Y.
Aug. 2t-pilot Paul 5, Collins left
Hazelhurst field at 1880 p. m. 20,
day on the last Nestbound trans.
continental flight OF tho present air
mail schedule lilo carried 40
pounds OF mail in seven pouches
Pilot Wesley l., Smith. Ia the
eastbound. arrived here from cleye.
land NJ isls .. M. daylight saving
time, beating the scheduled time for
tho transeontlnental flight by four
hours and one minute.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
LODGE FAVORS
ARMS FARLEY

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Aug. "a
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, chair.
man of the senate foreign relations
committee. today notified tho Amer.
lean Legion that he approves the
legion's plan to ask President Coo.
lidge to call an international con.
ference for limitation Of military
air craft construction.
Endorsement OF tho plan on which
a referendum Is being taken was
also received from Senator Arthur
Capper. Kansas; Sir Arthur w. Cur.
RE, former commander Of tho OK.
peditlonary forces In France and Il
number OF other senators, editors
end college presidents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
Irreparable Loss,
Gables Sec. Hughes

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24,--secro.
tary OF State Hughes. In cable.
gram Of coincidence sent 10 japanese
Foreign Minister UchIda today. in
connection with tho death OF Baron
Kato. premier of Japan. declared
that Kato's death was an "lrrcpar.
able loss"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
CAR MEN
STARTS ON PAGE 1

Tho men contend that they should
be given holidays the same ms other
uniformed employees OF the city,
such MS firemcn and policemen.
The conference with Mayor Brown
failed to bring any hope of relief
from the councils action TO the street
car men. the union officials said.
Mayor Brown told them that his
hands were tied by the action of the
council, who has final say on the
question OF salaries, The mayor OK.
pressed sympathy with tho efforts of
the men to obtain tholr day of rest,
but did not promise active support
OF their efforts,
1T was n friendly conference, but
resulted In no change in our status
or our plans" Secretary Hacker, OF
the Car Mems union said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
Earthquake Tremor
Is Felt in Dallas

DALLAS. Texas. Aug. 24.--what
was believed to be a slight earth.
quake shock was felt by residents
OF North Dallas Mt I o'clock last
night The tremor was marked by
trembling of houses, trees and tele.
graph poles, Persons living in that
section or the city declared they felt
tho shock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
TURKS RATIFY
PEACE TREATY
Permitted 10 Re-enter Eu-
rope Thru Terms of Pact

coNsTANTINoPLE. Aug. ga
The British today started evacua.
ton Of Turkish territory. following
ratification of the treaty OF Lau.
same by the Turkish nationalist as.
sembly, in Angora.
Embarkation of heavy artillery al.
ready is under way.
ANGoRA, Aug. 24.-The Turkish
national assembly yesterday ratified
the Lausanne treaty by a vote OF
213 to Ia. Turkeys signature to the
document will end the historic Lau.
same party. In which she adjusted
war and postwar differences with
the Western powers.
BY the terms OF the treaty the
Turk returns to Europe. He has
not regained his 1912 position, which
stretched thru Albania, Montenegro
and to the frontier of Serbia, but he
has made his frontier the Marltz
river and entirely occupied Oriental
Thrace.
Turkey is to pay no war indem-
nifty, she has rid herself Of the hu.
initiating capitulations by which for.
eisncrs in Turky could only be tried
In courts OF their own nationality.
and she has successfully defended
her territorial sovereignty over the
Christian Armenian population. Con-
stantlnoplo, her capital, will be re.
turned to Turkish hands. Her an.
Client enemy, Greco has been de.
fcnted Once again, the Turk Ia
the dominant force In the Near
East
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
Bituminous Strike
Ia Not Considered

CHICAGO, Aug. aa.-Thore Is mo
thought OF strlko in tho bitum.
nous coal flelds" Frank Earring
ton. president OF the Illinois district,
United Mine Workers OF America,
declared hers today IN commenting
on rumors Of htuminous strike
In sympathy with Il threatened
anthracite wnlkout,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
Boy Is Accidentally
Shot by Playmate

TACOMA, Aug. %. - Accidentally
shot thru the abdomen by his play.
mate, while they were toying with a
loaded revolver here yesterday,
Ralph Dahl, IL, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ameil Dahl. was perhaps MORALLY
wounded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
Man Grieues ODer
Weedy Lot Arrest

Observation-Disclosures because
he let weeds grow on his lot, c, w.
Christlanson was "dIsgraccd" and
his family "shamcd forever" by
his being brought into court, ho
shouted TO Municipal Judge Elk.
wall, He demanded redress OF
$4,000 and S25 for the time he
lost in awaiting trial,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
300 ARE HELD
AFTER RIOTS

ATHENS. Aug. 2i.--Thrco hundred
persons were under arrest today for
trial by court.martlnl, following ex.
tcnglye communist riots yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24

star Want Ad rates are cheaper,
and encourage you to use the Want
Ad Columns,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
FIX PRICE OF
GASOLINE

Tho next step in the trusts nc.
tiyIties Is refining. From the
crude oil II gets gasoline, Kerosene,
fuel oil and numerous other prod.
ucts, some OF which are sold to In.
dependent marketing agencies.
The big product today Is gasoline,
and the trust has established gaso.
line distributing agencies all over
the United states. II fixes the
price Of gasoline to the service sta.
ton. To make sure that the scrv.
leo station will be good and sell
gas at the fixed price. the trust
maintains Its own service stations
all over the country.
These trust service stations arc the
Instruments OF price war. When the
trust declares war on the lndepcnd-
ent companies, II Immediately re-
duces gasoline prices at It's own SER
vice stations. The independents must
follow suit. BY reason OF It's fine
profits elsewhere, the trust can sell
pasollne at n loss long enough 70
drive the independents in any local.
ity TO the wall
Just nm illustration OF how this In
done. As this ia written, gasoline IL
selling for % cents In the city Of
washington. In Chicago, the price
has been reduced TO 10 cents. A few
days ago gasoline was selling for the
same price in both cities. Tho trust,
by reason Of It's widespread activities,
can sell is-cont gas, or even 10'cent
gas. in Chicago until the independ-
ents in that city come TO trust torma
INDEPENDENTS
UNDERsELLING
The rcus(n for this temporary
price In the Middle West, Is that
some or tho independent companies
were undertaking the trust. Any
time that the independents do not
follow the trust within q day or two
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MILK
STARTS ON PAGE 4

threatening 10 arrest them. their
drivers. and also 10 arrest retail.
crs purchasing milk from them"
II further charges that DR.. Read
failed TO issue permits 10 tho raw
milk dealers az required b. state
law 10 persons holding license
from the state dairy and food com.
mission. stating that;
The defendant, Or. Read. al
health commission. has refused 10
issue such permits and has simply
given raw milk producers n mum.
Der and told them they would be
allowed TO deliver milk in Seattle
ns long as Il suited him and his
department,
The complaint asks for restrain.
ing order preventing the health dc.
partment from interfering with the
raw milk producers MS long as their
milk ls Of the standard quality re.
aulred By city and state law.
II further asks for temporary and
permanent lnjunciions. and petitions
tho court 10 direct Read to issue per.
mlts to the plaintiffs as required by
state law.
Philip Tworoger. attorney for the
plaintiffs. declared when filing tho
action. that hts clients have received
notices from the health department
that their licenses have been re.
yoked. dated August 81.
lie charged that no notice waA
given and no charges made against
any OF the dairymon and that no
inspection was made by the health
department prior TO it's 81 umary &c.
ton.
Not only Il the city ordinance
unconstitutional. but the order OF tho
health department ia Illegal. aside
from revolving permits which were
never issued" TworoFcr said.
SAYS TWO SETS
or RULES PREVAIL
Tho city health department has
failed 10 obgtrve the state law and
has drawn up n act OF regulations
within the past few weeks which
apply only TO raw milk men md
place restrictions upon them which
do not govern the producers of pms.
teurized milk, many OF whom arc
japanese.
The regulations, drawn a. re.
suit of the recent case in which tho
health department sought TO put Dan
Keane out OF business. arc designed
TO force many small producers out OF
business by forcing them to install
expensive equipment.
IAN the men who are plaintiffs in
this case arc producers Of milk which
ranks among tho highest In purity
and their deirles are sanitary and
above reproach.
Warren ID. Lane, former city
councilman and attorney for the
Raw MIX Dealers association. will
assist Tworogor in handling the
case.
DR.. Read said Friday he had re.
ccived no notice OF tho suit having
been instituted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
BY JOHN CARSON

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s-whnt
happens when the oil trust goes TO
war; And why does Il go to war?
To take up tho latter question
first. these prosecuting wars are
the occasion when the oil trust Is
able to embarrass and often to gcb.
BILE up the independent oil compa.
mics. Visualize what happens to oil
before II finally reaches the gaso
line tank In your machine.
First. someone has to prospect for
oil. sink test rig and get tho crude
oil out OF the ground. The oil trust
does not do that gencraliy--lt Is too
expensive. II may buy, oil wells
after they arc already producing.
and II may sink wells near others
that are producing. but II does
prospecting only on very limited
scale.
Most OF It's oil the trust buys
from independent producers. who
have to sell at tho price fixed by
the trust, because the latter owns
the pine lines thru which the oil
must he carried TO roflneries and TO
rnarketa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24

Tho cost Ia less that's why people
arc phoning their Want Ads 10
Main COCO.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
Oil Trust Out to Kill
Independent Concerns
Can Sell Gas at Loss Long Enough to Drive
Unorganized Competitors Out of Business

In the price adjustments. either up
or down, the trust is 10 a position 10
declare war
Often along state border lines au-
tomobIlc travellers notice that there
will be from one to three cents dIf-
ference In gasoline prices at the scr
vice stations only a nlio or two apart
on the different sides Of tho state
lines Tho reason for this Is that the
state line Is often the border line
between tho territories divided up
between the trusts.
Independent owners o, gasoline
stations have tried to beat this game
By hauling their own gasoline across
the line. The trust beat them by
charging them the wholesale prico
prevailing at the distributing station
for dealers in that stations terri
tory.
During the recent congressional
investigation by the LaFollette com
mittee. an attempt was made 10 find
out just who got tho 20 cents n gall
ion paid by tho consumer for Raso.
line. About MS far as tho committee
could get was that the gas station
man who sells you your gasoline
gets but 2 cents gallon and oft
times less than that, while tho In
dependent reflner rarely gets more
than nino cents per gallon. The
other IL cents in between is dlstri-
buted in such n roundabout way that
even the oil trusts books would not
show who got how much and Stand
ard OIL officials refused TO reveal that
particular piece Of information.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24
PAY WHATEVER
TRUST DEMANDS

The only conclusion that the sen
ate committee could reach was that
the consumer paid 20 cents for his
gallon Of gas. simply because the oil
trust wanted him to pay that much.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-24

Tho nearest sclsmograph is at St.
Louis.