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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-16
Safe Is Open But
Nothing Is in Ii

a thief who entered the Snow.
flake laundry. 1871 Minor ave.
early Wednesday morning found 20
his great JOY that the office safe
had been left open for him. He
promptly r1nsacked u but found
nothing more valuable than a few
papers.
The robbery was discovered by
an cmploye. s. Smith, when he
opened th1 laundry at a. IN.
Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-16
Opera Singer Is
Found in Boston

BOSTON. May i6.-Thn her ap.
plieaiion for final naturalization
papers. Lydia Lindgren. opera sing.
or. who disappeared from New Yorl,
Monday. was discovered here Wed
nesday. She left the federal build
Ing with word that sha would roon
return 20 Boston 20 visit friends and
made no explanation OF her disap
pcarance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-16
Col. Schultz Will
Sail for Honolulu

Army orders recently issued at
Washington. D. G.. gave notice OF
tho transfer from Tho North Pacific
division TO the Philippine Islands OF
Col. Edward II. Schultz. U. s. army
engineers. who has been stationed
here for some time. Col Schultz Was
in command Of the North Pacific
division. comprising Washington.
Idaho and Montana. Ho will DO re-
iievcd here By Col. William ]. Bar.
den. now in charge OF engineer
work at Muscle Shoals. Ala. Col.
Schultz sails May n from San
Francisco for Honolulu and will be
followed LATER by his family.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-16
BY'wIIIIAM PHILIP sIMMs

III WILLIAM fiiil4IP hlhMS
DONE. May ie.-Interyiowing tho
~ man who hypnotized 10000. 900
people would seem a difficult Job.
II wasn't Premier Bcnito Munso.
llnl OF Italy Is the easiest man 10
lntcrview--onco you get to HMM
Europe.
IL Is easy because he answers
questions. Most Ilitins~moat Eu'
ropeans--beat tho devil about tho
bush. Mussolinl comes right back
AZ you.
Eth bien!" he exclaimed. drilling
me with HES enormous hypnotic eyes
as wo sat facing each other across
his desk In chigi palaoe-,ho Italian
foreign office, His tone said as
plainly as had he ured the word.
tshootr'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-16
AS MA RUNS PA

a doctor WAS questioning his pa.
tents wife; Does your husband
grind his teeth IN his Hleep7"
"Goodneas me. no. was the re-
ply. II never allow him "a. wear
them In bed. doctor. Washington
Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-16
THRIFT IN TIPS

NEW YORK. May ia Chicago
woman dining in a prominent local
hotel. found she had only a cent
piece and a bill In her purse. SO she
handed the waiter the penny.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-16
MussOLini Scores Russia
y 4
Says Germany Must Pay

then three. then four and 30 on. until
"a general agreement u reached"
What about the opposition To the
Fnsclsti party which has just result
ed Ia four designations OF cabinet
members being handed 10 your
What opposil lon7' snapped the
premier AS II he'dld not understand.
You moan In the Popular pariyg
over with. Finished"
Have you no fear Of reaction
setting ina return 10 the old days
and parties as they were before your
march on uomfg"
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
REVIVE PROJECT FOR FERRY
FROM LEWES TO CAPE MAY
DELEGATION FROM CAPE MAY
ASK APPROPRIATION OF $3.50, 600
South Jersey Residents Appeal for
Good Roads Along With Piers and
BOats-Big Connecting Link

Establishment of a ferry between
Cape May Point and Lewes, was urged
by a delegation of prominent Cape
May county residents on the State
Highway Commission at a hearing
held at Atlantic City, Saturday, to get
views of the various counties on the
expenditure of the $40,OOO,OOO for
roads authorized by the voters in a
recent referendum. The Cape May del
egation urged that an appropriation
of $25O,000 be set aside for the purch-
ase of ferrybOat and the construc-
tion of wharves at Cape May Point
and Lewes. With such ferry es-
tablished, they declared, the South
Jersey coast resorts would be linked up
with the South, eliminating the Phila-
delphia detour. They likewise urged
the building of a bridge over the
Great Egg HarbOr river at Beasley's
Point and the paving of one and one
half miles of road on the Ocean City
bridge. Atlantic County Freeholders,
through County Engineer A. H. Nell
son, urged that the State provide as
sistance in the widening of the Alb
secon boulevard. They likewise ap-
pealed for the widening of the White
Horse pike or the construction of a
parallel road from Camden to the sea,
stating that the heavy traffic war
ranted immediate action. A road from
Mays Landing connecting with the
Cape May county resorts was also
urged, as was the paving of the shore
road between Absecon and Somers
Point, together with the paying of a
highway between Mays Landing and
Egg Harbor.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
MARYLAND MAY HALT ELOPERS
ElktOn May Fade AS Gretna Green
If New Bill Passes Legislature
Rev. d. +. LOckerbie Has Record

There is a strong likelihood Elkton
will cease to be a Gretna Green, fol-
lowing the approaching session of the
Maryland Legislature. According to
the Rev. G. 7. Anderson, pastor of the
ElktOn Methodist Episcopal Church,
bill which would halt the marriage
mills for eloping couples has been pre-
pared. 1t is said to have the approval
of Governor Ritchie and a majority of
the legislators. The bill would re-
quire non-residents to wait forty-eight
hours after obtaining the marriage Ii
cense, before the ceremony could be
performed. Elkton's marriage indus
try is also seriously threatened by the
recent discovery of a State law which
provides fines for clergymen who tip
Jltney drivers or others who pilot
couples to them. Pastors of the sew
eral churches at Elkton, who say the
term marrying parson" has cast a
stigma upon their cloth and on Elk
ton, have conferred with Henry A.
WarburtOn, States Attorney, and
have urged that a warning notice be
sent to all clergymen of the county.
The Rev. Daniel Forbes Lockerbie,
eighty-three, the marrying parson,"
is apparently undisturbed by the dis
covery of the "anti-tipping" law or
the threatened legislation requiring
forty-eight hours residence. Mr..
Lockerbie resides at the extreme west
of the town, and the road in front of
his large white and buff home with its
spreading pOrches and brightly shin
ing beason over the storm door, is
deep with the ruts of many jitney fiv-
vers. Were any eloping couple of
sufficient calmness, when alighting at
the railroad station, it would not be
necessary to engage a jitney and pay
an alleged eXhorbitant fee to be driv-
en- to Mr.. Lockerbie's home. He mar
ries more couples than any Elkton
minister. Ninety marriages in one
week. One hundred and ten the fol-
lowing week. That is the record of
the Rev.Daniel Forbes Lockerbie, Elk
tons marrying parson." Return of
marriage blanks to the county clerk
show the Rev. Lockerbie is the most
active of all the Gretna Green's pas
tors. The marrying parson" has
never complained of the title which
has been bestowed upon him, and is
apparently undisturbed by the discov-
cry of the "anti-tipping" law or the
threatened legislation requiring forty
eight hours residence.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
MAY INCREASE DOVER RIGHTS
Senator Ridgely is Preparing Bill that
Will Mean More For Widows

Senator Ridgely is having prepared
a bill to be introduced later which will
materially change the law relative to
the dover rights of wives and curtail
rights of husbands, should it be pass
ed. Under the present law if a wife
dies the husband gets all her real es-
tate during his lifetime and if the hus-
band dies the wife gets but one-third
of his real property for life. Senator
Ridgely's bill will provide that the
wife will get one-half of the husbands S
real estate during her lifetime and the
husband one-half of the wife's realty
during his life. In case of no surviv-
ing children or grandchildren, the sur
vivor of each will receive the whole of
the deceased real property.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM
Delaware Attracting the Attention of
Other States in Its Problems


Miss Kathryn Z. Woods of the ex-
tension department of the University
of Delaware, who is chairman of the
State nutrition program, says the pro-
Ject is attracting much more attention
and is receiving more general help
than was anticipated. Inquiries are
being received from organizations in a
number of states for information as to
how it is carried out. John Isaacs of
Prime Hook Neck school district is
donating four quarts of milk a day in
order that the children in his school
may have hot nourishing food at noon.
Similar interest is being shown else
where. Miss Barger, the rural super
visor, says they are serving hot lunch
es in many of the schools. When this
has been continued for a year, she
says, marked improvement shows not
only in the weight but in the faces of
the children. From Texas University
came this statement: eve understand
that Delaware agencies have united on
a State nutrition program. We would
much appreciate any information re-
garding your plan that you can give
us" A Michigan organization wrote
as follows: at has come to our notice
that vigorous movement is develop
ing in Delaware to combat the under
nourishment problem. This movement
is thoroughly good one. 1t would
be matter of considerable satisfac-
ton to US if you would keep us posted
as to developments"
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
THIEVES WORK ABOUT SEAFORD
Homes of Col. ]. j. Ross and Brooks
l.. Ross Both Ransacked Last Week

"The Elms," home of Colonel James
j: Ross, one mile north of Seaford,
and the old mansion, situated on the
opposite side of the road, the home of
the late Governor William H. Ross,
father of Colonel Ross, now occupied
by Brooks L. Ross, were entered early
Friday morning by thieves, and the
downstairs portion of each of the
mansions, ransacked. The thieves
gained entrance to Colonel Ross home
by cutting the wire screen on the back
porch and unfastening hook. Only
some provisions are missing. At the
old Governor Ross mansion, an en-
trance was gained through the draw
ing room window. Here they also
ransacked all the rooms on the lower
floor departing with quantity of pro-
visions. This is the fourth time
thieves have visited Colonel Ross
home. Recently they visited his hem
merry stealing large number of chick
ems.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
ROADS OVER IN NEW CASTLE
Reports Show $50 Miles of Improved
Roads During Last Two Years

The Senate Monday afternoon re-
ceived and filed the ninth biennial re-
port of the New Castle County State
Highway Commissioner submitted by
Charles E. Grubb, present commits
sioner, showing the work done and the
moneys spent under the supervision of
his office during the years 1921 and
1922, together with such suggestions
and recommendation as may seem
appropriate at this time. The report
shows that road and bridge work in
New Castle county during 1921 and
1922 has included contracts covering
131a miles of new highway; 15A
miles of rebuilt highway; ~ new con-
crete bridges; IL extensive repairs to
steel bridges; sidewalks along Con-
cord Pike and on Marshallton bridge;
retaining wall and guard fence along
Hillside Mill road; the construction of
a sluice, and the repair of 2 miles of
the Delaware River bank, in addition
to routine maintenance, repair and
maintenance of 500 bridges and $50
miles of all classes of roads. The
county improved roads, the report
states, now comprise 1SO miles, this
being less than heretofore reported.
as 30 of the So miles of state and
State Aid roads within the county
formed part of the county improved
road system. These were selected for
state construction as conditions had
changed as to render them unsuited
as to alignment, grade width and
capacity, for the traffic demands.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
PLOT TO DESTROY STATE HOUSE
Automobile Thieves Planned to Burn

Revelation of a plan to burn the
State House by automobile thieves in
order to cover their tracks was made
in report to the budget committee of
the Legislature Monday by Secretary
of State Benson, of the expenditures
of the automobile titling department.
The object was to destroy the States
automobile records, which could have
been used against them in the event
of their capture. The plot to burn the
State House was disclosed by the con-
fessions of two automobile thieves ar
rested by the New Jersey authorities
several months ago. The plan was to
gain admission to the building at night
on the plea of looking at some docu-
ment. The watchman was to be over
powered and the torch applied. Sec
retary Benson's report was made in
pursuance to a Senate resolution, of
fered by Senator Murphy and adopted
by the Senate asking for a detailed
statement of expenditures under the
act. Senator Murphy and some of his
colleagues were especially anxious to
learn the salary paid former Senator
Wallace S. Handy, who is at head of
not only the Titling Department but
also the entire automobile license de-
partment of the Secretary of States
office. The reports shows Mr.. Handy's
salary to be $500 a month, 5000 of
which comes from the titling funds
and the other 500 a month from the
Secretary's contingent fund. The re-
port gives the names and salaries of
all employees of the titling department
The report of expenditures takes up
four typewriter pages. The report
| shows total receipts since the depart
ment was established of S29,125.44
expenditures of $14,099.48, leaving a
balance on January 1, this year, in the
hands of the State Treasurer of $15,.
025.96.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunces Services for Week and Sunday

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunces Services for Week and Sunday
There will be Evensong in the
church this, Wednesday, at half past
seven. Choir rehearsals will be re-
sumed this week and it is hoped that
every member will be present. The
services for Sunday next, the Third
after Epiphany, will be Church School
at 10 a. M; Holy Communion and SER
mon at IL a. M; and Evensong with
sermon at 7.30 p. m. The results of
the Every-Member Canvas having
been tabulated, it was found that the
amount of the budget for 1923 had
not been reached. When the matter
was presented to the congregation on
Sunday morning last about half of the
shortage was made up in increased
subscriptions. If the balance of the
members will do the same, the budget
can easily be met. Please notify the
Rector or the treasurer what you can
do.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Prof. Edward Lawrence Smith, Dean
of University of Delaware, Dies
of PneumOnia.-OtherD Deaths

Prof. E. Laurence Smith, As years
old, dean of the University of Della
ware, died at 5 o'clock yesterday
morning, at his home, on Delaware
avenue, Newark, of pneumonia. He
had been i'll only a few days. Dean
and Mrs. Smith attended a meeting in
the New Century Club, Wilmington,
last Friday night. While there Dean
Smith was stricken with a chill.
Pneumonia developed on Sunday and
the patients condition had been SER
ious ever since. Drs. H. G. M. Kol-
lock and Charles H. Blake had been in
almost constant attendance. Admin
istration of oxygen was resorted to
during all of the night, before he died,
with the hope that it might react fav-
orably, but without result, the end
came yesterday morning, as stated
above. Mrs. Smith is i'll. She con-
tracted a cold and yesterday fever
developed. Being a native of near
Newark, of genial disposition, capable
in his chosen calling, and manifesting
deep interest in the university, the
students and community affairs, Dean
Smith was one of the most popular
men in Newark. He was beloved by
all who knew him, being particularly
endeared to the student body and the
alumni. The death of Dean Smith
came as a severe blow to the Univer.
sity of Delaware. DIR. Walter Hull
hen, president of the university, said
that the death was a shock and a
great loss to the university and the
state. The funeral services will be
held Friday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
from his late home. Interment will
take place at the Head of Christiana
cemetery. The university will be
closed that afternoon, according to an.
nouncement of DR.. Hullihen yesterday
morning. Dean Smith was a member
of the Kappa Alpha fraternity, the
Phi Kappa Phi, an honorary fraternity
and the Modern Languages Associa
tion. He was a graduate of the Uni
versity of Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs.J.S. Newman Lose Infan
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S Newman, (ne,
Miss Hilda Boyles) have the sympa
thy of their friends in the death O.
their infant daughter, Helen, who diet
Saturday, week old. Funeral tool
place Sunday, interment at Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
PERMANENT VOTING LIST BILL
THRU SENATE; NOW IN HOUSE
SENATE ADOPTS SENATORS VI
VEINS BILL FOR REGISTRATION
Two Registrations Instead of Five AL
lowed for Putting on New Names
and Making Changes of Residence

After an amendment offered by Sen
atOr Hardesty changing the number of
registration days from five to two
had been adopted Friday afternoon,
the Senate passed unanimously the
bill of Senator Viven, Republican, pro-
viding for permanent registration of
voters. Under this bill voters who do
not move from their election districts
will not be required to register every
two years as at present. The two
registration days would be for new
voters, those not already registered,
those moving into the State and those
moving from one district to another.
In the House Monday afternoon Rep
resentative McManus introduced the
Wilmington zoning bill which was APP
proved by Council in committee of the
whole Thursday night.
Wilmington Election Department
On motion of Senator Simmonton
the Senate ordered 200 copies of Sen
ator McIntire's bill "ripping'out the
present Department of Elections OF
Wilmington and providing for a new
bipartisan commission of four mem
bers appointed by the Governor tC
take over the department the second
Tuesday in March, printed.-Senatol
Hardesty introduced a bill providing
for appeals from a decision of the
Judge of the Common Pleas Court OF
New Castle County where the amount
involved exceeds 5000 to be taken t.
the Superior Court in the same way
as appeals are now taken from jus.
tice of the peace.
For Reducing Salaries of State Judges
While there has been talk among
Democratic members of an effort be
ing made to pass a bill reducing the
salaries of the State judges, no def
mite action has been taken relative tt
preparing such bill so far as can b.
learned. At present the salary of tn,
chancellor and chief justice is $500 ;
year, and that of the other judges 81,
20O.-The proposition that has beer
discussed among some of the Demo
cratic members is to prepare bill tt
affect successors to the present judges
and not judges now holding office
Should such bill pass and become
law the successor to Judge Rice who's,
term expires in May,would be the frs
to feel the cut in salary. To decreas
the salary of those holding office un
der their present term an amendmen
to the Constitution would be required
which would take two sessions of tn
Legislature.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
DECISION FAyORS SCOTTENS
Supreme Court In Session At Dover
Yesterday, Affirmed Chancellor

The Supreme Court in session yes
terday with all members present
handed down DEGREES in four cases, in
all of which the judgement of the
lower court was affirmed or appeals
from the Chancellor affirmed. The
cases decided included that of:
George D. Wright & Son VS.. George
P. Scotten & Sons and Smyrna Nash
Motors Company, being an alleged
breach of contract in sale of an auto
mobile garage in town of Smyrna by
Wright to ScOtten. Decision favors
Scotten.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
MILFORD TO REFUND IT'S DEBT
Floating Debt is Now $4,000 Owing
to improvements to Light Plant

Milford Town Council has organized
and appointed it's committees for the
year and is now endeavoring to ar
range for refunding $4,000 of street
and sewer bonds which comes due in
July of this year, and also to liquidate
the floating debt of the town, or place
it at lower rate of interest. The
floating debt is now about $4,000
which debt was reduced considerably
by last years Council. Most of this
money was loaned the Light and Wat
er Commission in order that the re-
building of the power plant might be
completed, as the cost for this work
exceeded the estimate given by the
engineer by many thousands of dol
lars.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
NEW TRUSTEES HAZEL ESTATE

Whiteman & Reynolds Resign, Secur-
ity Trust and Safe Deposit Co., Named
Messrs, j. Harvey Whiteman and
John d. Reynolds, the executors to
settle the estate of Benjamin A.
HAZEL, deceased, have resigned the
trusteeship and by order of Chancellor
Wolcott, the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company of Wilmington be-
came trustees. All the realestate hav-
ing been turned into cash, the funds
were turned over to the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company.
The estate amounts to 100000.
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
NEW DRAWBRIDGE AT SEAFORD
Commission Cannot Erect 1t Across
NanticOke Without Congress Consent

NanticOke Without Congress Consent
Because a new bridge cannot be
built across the Nanticoke without the
sanction of Congress, C. Douglass
Buck, chief engineer of the State
Highway Department, has sent the
following letter to United States Sen
atOrs Ball and Bayard and Represen-
tative Layton: "The Delaware State
Highway Department desires as soon
as possible to construct across the
Nanticoke river at Seaford a substan-
tial and appropriate bridge to replace
the one at present spanning this river,
which upon recent examination we
have found to be unsafe and unsuited
to the traffic that uses it. Upon ap-
plication to the War Department for
their approval of his project we are
Informed that, as the Nanticoke river
is an interstate stream, an act of Con-
gress will be necessary before a new
bridge can be built, and for reference
they invite our attention to section 9
of the River and Harbors act,approved
March 3, 1899. In view of the con-
dition of the present structure, we be-
lieve it most important that this con-
nection, link in our main highway
between Dover and Delmar, be pro-
vided with suitable and modern
bridge, and we respectfully request
your consideration and assistance in
securing for the State the passage of
a bill which will permit us to proceed
with the project"
Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
WIKI ASBURY NJ. E. CHURCH

I,anos Os Glyen i, Sunday Evening Next
+'S ysvt = q by the DeMoss Family
/. cSn.SS sunday evening at Asbury M.
er oicn Sn n there will be a sacred con-
',srvSodIl y 'ne I, DeMOss family, free to
10 s1'T.ay, a'.I, The concert will start at
Se sDti.S muck and will take up most of
u ue nsT. evening service. The fam
&u'sHadl'O family have entertained
lar us aus Of people, travelled more
eier T'lu mm.i, IN more countries than any
h. 0rn. musical family in the world.
1t, TGsram OisIa will consist of violin,
gade.N N~aO Sa0,, music of the symphony
ID ,bimS vocal quartette, bell ringers
sn n'es; v ,1. cOrnet solos and read.
d ,rs,ia w Miss Grace Thomas Bloxbam, ham
nsniasgg nnag Of Il music, song and story
ssia' isl"'i'ed' Plate collection will Ill be- :