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Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
R. w. BELL LOSE GOODS BY FIRE
All Their Household Goods and Be
lOngings Destroyed on Freight Boat

All Their Household Goods and Be-
lOngings Destroyed on Freight Boat
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland w. Bell, who
recently moved to Los Angeles, Cal,
from Toms River, N. j., had the mis-
fortune to lose all their household
goods, including many treasures. The
Bells motored west but shipped their
goods by a steamship line from Phila-
delphia by way of the Panama Canal.
A fire in the hole of the freighter en-
route, in some unaccountable manner,
destroyed much freight including
those of Mr.. and Mrs. Bell. Their
loss will no doubht be settled for by
the insurance company, but the treas
ures, many of them wedding gifts
and the like, can never be replaced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell are living in a
furnished bungalow in Los Angeles
and are becoming better pleased with
the west as their sojourn lengthens.
Their son, w. NJ. Bell, has secured a
position there. The Bells intend to
do considerable travelling during the
winter.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
REHOBOTH COUPLE MARRIED
Miss Ellie May Truitt, Former Post
mistress, Weds w. 7. Roach

mistress, Weds w. 7. Roach
A romance that had its inception at
Rehoboth Beach, where the bride was
postmistress for nine years, reached
its climax Saturday evening at $50
o'clock, when Miss Efiie May Truitt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard S.
Truitt and William Thomas Roach,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Roach
both of Rehoboth, were married at
Mt. Orvet NJ. P. Church parsonage,
in Seaford, by the pastor, Rev. Will
liam L. Hoffman. Both the bride and
bridegroom are we'll known, especially
in lower Delaware. The bride as post
mistress at the Delaware resort for
so many years has a wide circle of
friends. The bridegroom is in the au-
tomobile business at Rehoboth and is
a prominent citizen of the resort. Rev.
Hoffman, who performed the cere-
money with the ring service, told the
newlyweds they were the first ones to
be welded in the new Mt. Olivet
Church parsonage.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
JOSEPH LIGHTCAP HIT BY AUTO
Run Down on Road Near ODESSA
Philadelphia Negro Arrested For 1t

Run Down on Road Near ODESSA
Philadelphia Negro Arrested For 1t
Joseph Lihgtcap, S5 years old, of
Odessa, while working on the State
near Odessa, Friday after
noon, was run into by a passing ma
chine and seriously injured about the
head and body. He was taken to his
boarding house where he was given
medical treatment, but according to
State Highway Police his condition is
still serious..J Jordan Baskerville, negro,
of 3845 Lancaster avenue, Philadel
phia, driver of the machine which is
owned by the Isle of Wight Water
Company, of Philadelphia, was arrest
ed by State Highway Policeman King
Immediately after the accident on a
charge of assault and battery. At a
hearing before Magistrate Stevens, of
Middletown, late Friday afternoon,
Baskerville was held under $1,000 bail
to await the result of Lightcap's in
iuries. In default of bail he was TAX
en- to the workhouse Friday night by
State Detective Thomas Chandler.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
WHOLE NO. 1908
NEW TAYLOR's BRIDGE SCHOOL
State Auxiliary Gives S3327 Toward
S8327 Cost of Building-New Site
Bought hY TaYlOrs Bridge Folks

Bought by TaylOrs Bridge Folks
Bids for the erection of a one-story
brick school at Taylor's Bridge to re-
place the building which was blown
down by a storm last spring, were
opened Monday at the offices of the
Delaware School Auxiliary, in the du-
Pont Building, Wilmington. There
were four bidders. The lowest offer
was made by H. c. Clark and Co., Del
aware City, of $8,327 and will be ac-
cepted. Shortly after the school was
wrecked by the storm, the General
Assembly, which was in session, ap-
propriated $4,000 for the erection of
a new school. This sum proved in
sufficient and the Delaware School
Auxiliary, which administers the
funds given by P S. DUPONT for the
advancement of education in Delaware
offered to subscribe the balance neces-
sary..T The auxiliary also offered to pay
the architects fee for plans and in
cidental expenses. The residents of
Taylor's Bridge have bought a site
for the new school, comprising a plot
of three acres, about 500 feet distant
from the old building. Pupils of the
Taylor's Bridge school, about 80 in
number, have been meeting in the
parlor of a private home since their
building was destroyed. 1t is expect
ed that work on the new school will
be started at once and that the build
ing, which is to be built of brick, will
be completed within three months.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
CLUES TO RECENT ROBBERIES
Detectives Link Up Recent RObberies
at Smyrna, Dover and Townsend

at Smyrna, Dover and Townsend
The recent robbers in Smyrna, Do
yer and Townsend seem now to be
linked with the hold-up trio which has
been getting more or less nOtoriety in
Wilmington papers. AS a result of
Investigations made by State Detec-
tive Chandler, Captain of Detectives
Benson and Detective Virden, of the
police department, the three self-cOn-
fessed bandits, Russell Winters, alias
Steve Jankovicz, Irving Biddle and Ida
Biddle, held under heavy bail for the
Court of General Sessions, will face
a number of other serious charges
when brought before the grand jury.
The trio is alleged to have stolen an
automobile belonging to Dr. j. D..
Niles, Iof Townsend, robbed two drug
stores in Dover, and the clothing store
of Edward G.. Walls, at Smyrna. Two
large suitcases filled with clothing
/ stolen from the Walls store were re-
covered by detectives at the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station where they had
been checked by the bandits. These,
which are only a part Of the stolen
goods have been recovered by Mr..
Walls. These above charges will be
added to the ones of highway robbery
and larceny of an automobile belong
ing to Ralph Mustard, Wilmington
taxi driver, on which they were held
for court. Jankovicz and Biddle were
each held in $4,000 bail and the girl
in $4,000 bail. The trio, captured last
week in Elizabeth, N. j., at the in
stance of the Wilmington authorities
are charged with holding up and rob
bing Ralph Mustard, an Independent
taxicab driver. The hold-up, the mos
daring perpetrated in that section fol
several years, occurred shortly betor'
/ / o'clock on the morning of Octobel
{ 1, on the State road between VIII
mington and New Castle. The arres
s Of the trio in Elizabeth was made pos
4 sible by the identification of the au
4 tomobile stolen from Mustard. At tn
: time Of their arrest, it was stated,
? hand bag belonging to DR.. Niles wa
found in their possession.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
MULE AND FLIvvER CONFLICT

Mules Kick, However, Puts Machine
Out COmmissiOn.-Occupants Escape
In a fight to the finish between a
mule and a fivver on the causeway
over the creek near Frederick, the
mule came out victor by a knockout
when it kicked off the radiator and
hood and broke out the windshield.
Charles A. Conner and his family
managed to get out of the car without
being injured, but the car had to be
towed to the nearest garage. Conner
drove into a drove of mules which
were crossing the causeway and all
of the animals got out of the way eX-
cept the pugnaciOus one, who proceed
ed to do battle with the "flivver."
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
MILFORD PASTORS CLOSE CALL
Rev. d. w. Jacobs in Auto Accident
on Causeway Near Chestnut Knoll

on Causeway Near Chestnut Knoll
Rev. Disston w. Jacobs, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, OF
Milford, had a narrow escape from
death recently when the sedan in
which he was driving ran off the
causeway leading from Chestnut
Knoll. Rev Jacobs had been to the
Knoll and in attempting to cross the
narrow causeway his car ran off the
side. A small stake, standing at the
edge of the dirt, was broken off and
the remaining portion of the post act
ed as a support for his sedan. Though
the car was balanced so that the
shifting of any weight was liable to
precipitate the car into several feet OF
water, the preacher managed to get
ont Of the car without it turning over.
Although badly frightened by his eX-
perience, he managed to get to the
du Pont road, crossing Haven Lake
and pet the attention Of the members
Of the Carlisle Fire Company who
were testing their new fire truck at
that place. 1t took two hours before
the car was brought back to solid
Ground Mr.. Jacobs would have been
imprisoned in his sedan in over ten
feet of water had the vehicle gone
over the embankment. He has beer
singing the praises Of the members
of the Carlisle Fire Company ever
J since
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
RUSHING STATE AID HIGHWAYS
Smyrna -KentOn -CheswOld Road Well
Under Way; Smyrna-Leipsic Road


All but two of the State aid i'm
proved roads now under construction
in Kent county will be completed this
year according to an estimate made
at the State Highway Department
Monday. Two of the roads have been
completed and are in service, the
Viola to Canterbury road and the road
from Houston to the Milford-Harring-
ton road The roads that will not be
completed this year are the Harring-
ton to Burrsville road and the Ken
ton to Cheswold road. About three
miles of finished road has been COM
pleted on the Harrington to Burrsville
road. The grading work on the Ken
ton to Cheswold road has almost been
completed but the concrete work has
not been started. About five miles
have been completed on the FELTON, to
Hollandsville road which leaves lit
tie more than a mile to be finished on
that route. The road from Hartly to
Pearson's Corner is about two-thirds
completed while more than three
fourths of the road from Smyrna to
Kenton is open to traffic. Some doubt
is expressed as to the ability of the
contractor to finish the Smyrna to
Leipsic road before cold weather
About two miles of concrete has been
laid on this route which leaves more
than three miles yet to be completed
The work of constructing the roads
will be continued as long as the
weather will permit.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Esther Reynolds, Widow of For
mer Governor Reynolds Buried
At MiddletOwn, Saturday.

Mrs. Esther Reynolds, widow of !
former Governor Robert j. Reynolds, |
died Thursday at her apartment in
Philadelphia at the age of Ga, after
brief illness. Funeral services for
Mrs. Reynolds were held Friday night
at $50 o'clock at Schuyler's Funeral
Parlors, Broad and. Diamond streets,
Philadelphia. The body was removed
from Philadelphia Saturday morning
for burial in Forest Cemetery, Middle
town. Mrs. Reynolds had been a resi-
dent of Delaware almost all her life.
She was born in Kent County, near
Dover. She was a communicant of
St. Johns Church, Philadelphia. She
had no children. She is survived by
three sisters: Mrs. Belle Smith, of
WOrton, Md; Mrs. Joseph Thurlaw-
Cough, Lewes, and Miss Mary Thorn
as, of Philadelphia, and three broth
ers, William Thomas, of Viola, Eugene
Thomas, of Marydel, Nd, and ]. W..
Thomas, of Massey, Md.
Publisher MiddletOwn New Era Dead
Stanley R. Piezek, owner and pub
Usher of the MiddletOwn New Era,
died Monday evening about o'cOlck
at his home on East Main street, Mid
dletown. He was SO years old and is
survived by his. wife and one child
a boy, aged about 5 years. Mrs
Piezek, before their marriage nine
years ago, was Miss Laura Schick, OF
st. Georges, and was we'll known il
art circles, especially in Wilmington
Her mother, Mrs. Herman Schick, wa!
at the PieZek home at the time ot
Piezek's death Monday evening Deatl
followed two strokes which Mr.. Piezel
had last week. Mr.. Piezek had beer
in poor health for about seven years
His funeral was held this Wednesda,
afternoon at o'clock, services at hi
: home, in charge of Rev. P. L. Donag
hay. Tomorrow, Thursday, the bod
will be taken to Gettysburg, Pa, fo
j. interment. Mr.. Piezek was a nativ
! of Hazelton, Pa, and went to Wi
mington several years ago and be
came a member of the staff of tn
q Morning News. Later he was in tn
9 employ of Alfred l. dupont and abOr
+ one year ago he bought the Middle
. town New Era.
: William H. Perry Dies Near Leips
William H. Perry, aged 76, one
= the best known farmers Of the Che
y wold-Leipsic vicinities, died Sunday
: his home near Leipsic after a linge
: ing illness. He had been in failir
- health some months. His death +
moves a well-knOwn and industriO
farmer who was held in high estee
. by the community. Mr.. Perry was
y son of the late Thomas and Hanni
'ST (Knight) Perry. He early engaged
a. farming which he followed as long
Al his health would permit. His wi
= died some years ago. Besides one 81
oI John Perry, of Leipsic, he is surviv
ne by several brothers and sisters. Flu
d eral services took place yesterd
eu from the undertaking parlors Of
lle A. FAIRIES & Son and interment was
Glenwood Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
MEMS CLUB MEETS AGAIN
o'er Bylaws and Constitution
~Onuay and Get Them in Shape

O'er Bylaws and Constitution
~ monday and Get Them in Shape
i,l.i Inc mems club social and undenom-
gsr;Sas ;Oiisl winch was temporarily or
isb 1,u u d week ago at st. Peters Par
vs,s "TuSe met again Monday evening
,b.i. i, Nev Thomas Getz Hill in the
prss..a r,sl and about thirty-eight members
,mostI ' Inc time was taken up
coDs,;s...9 tis IN going over the bylaws and
a ,',.u'lOn T.. and making such changes
Fs.s 'is eceeptble to those present.
Vats5 ~ section taken up seriatim, was
and Il p N separately. The constitution
sdont.yg Sy-iSws q, as a whole were not
ovss r'ga '!, Monday night but were held
Tina S. an'u Ine next meeting at which
and permanent officers will be elected
Each ,i name given the organization
to N snbrl.a member present was requested
nams ',il. ~. ms choice for a permanent
ali n, vmeh will be put to a vote ot
a5ootsd IT, members ners before a choice (
vbo I'M. q. Rev. Mr.. Hill, the chairman
The ,os,. oss been 50 deeply interested i
Cd q t,ra.lon matte! Of the club, was direct.
tee On npl Tppolnt nominating commit.
'inanent organization.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
FIRE NEAR LOREwOOD GROVE
Bungalow On Hudson Farm Along
Canal Destroyed With $4,000 Loss

Shortly after noon Wednesday the
Volunteer Hose Company responded
to an alarm on the Hudson farm,
about half way between st. Georges
and Lorewood Grove. The fire was in
the frame bungalow owned by o. B.
Clark, of Nenny Hill, and was caused
by an oil stove exploding in the kitch-
en-. Chief Kumpel and his force of
men responded, but owing to the lOca-
tion Of the building which is right at
the waters edge of the D. and c.
Canal, the fire had destroyed the
property before the engine arrived.
The loss of the building and contents
is estimated to be $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
CASES OF SMYRNA INTEREST
BEFORE KENT COUNTY COURT
MRS. KATHERINE S. SHAKE
SPEARE SECURES DIVORCE
Mrs. Shakespeare Was Awarded the
Custody of the Children Subject to
Further Orders of the Court

Further Orders of the Court
The October term of the Kent Coun- |
ty Courts opened Monday with Chief
Justice Pennewill and Associate
Judges Rodney and Richards, sitting.
Decree nisi was granted in five di-
vOrce cases heard. Mrs. Catherine
StaytOn Shakespeare, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Stayton of this
town, secured a decree from Franklin
H. Shakespeare on the grounds of
wilfull desertion and cruelty. The
couple were married on December %,
1910, and resided on a farm near Do
yer for some time and later moved to
Smyrna. They separated in May,
| 1919. The custody of the children
was awarded to the plaintiff subject
| to the further order of the court
John R. Hartnett secured a decree
from Elizabeth r. Hartnett on the
grounds of desertion. They were
married on June 5, 1919, in Whining
ton where they resided for a time
and then moved to a farm west of
Dover. On June 21, 1921, shortly af-
ter they moved to the farm, Mrs.
Hartnett left and returned to her
home in Wilmington and never re-
turned.-A decree and custody of the
child was awarded to Florence K.
Robinson from Thomas L. Robinson
on the grounds of desertion. The
couple were married at Burrsville on
February II, 1920, and shortly after
that date the defendant left his wife
and never returned.
Divorce Decreed for Leipsic Couple
Desertion and cruelty were the
!. grounds on which Dorothy Austin Sc
cured a decree from Albert Austin
The couple were married at Elkton Ol
June IA, 1920, and resided for a while
near Leipsic. The defendant left hi
: wife on June 25, 1921 and never re
= turned to her-A decree was granite,
to Florence E. Quintin from Levi
Quintin on the grounds of desertiOr
They were married on November q
&c 1915, at Dover, and resided in CheS
,f ter, Pa, for several years. They ser
; Grated on August 10, 1921, and wei
- never reunited.-DesertiOn was tn
, grounds upon which a decree we
a. granted to Robinson Bullock frol
.. Martha S. Bullock. The couple wei
e married at Burrsville on February 1
m 1918, and a few weeks later the d.
y fendant left the farm of her husbar
N and returned to relatives in Green
in boro, Md, and never returned.
as Grand Jury Finds Several True Bill
fe The Grand Jury considered ID cas-
m and twelve were indicted on charg
ed as follows: Mack Sullivan, larcen
n William Brown, carrying concealed
av deadly weapon; Irving Green,
w Smyrna, desertion and nOn-suppol
in Elmer Dickerson near Cheswold, tI
indictments, assault and battery a
carrying concealed a deadly weapo
Jacob Cohen, Smyrna, unlawfully Sc
S ing Intoxicating liquors; Blanc
Hardcastle, two indictments, assal
:. and battery; Willard Dicus, alias W
,eS lard Santmire, alias Willard Saye
desertion and non-suppOrt; Geor
DO Conklin, desertion and non-suppo
be Samuel Schwatka, improper condu
has Walter T. Warrington, improper cC
in duct. The ignored bills included thu
of against Preston Brown, assault a
&c battery and William Brown, pOinti
YES a pistol at another person.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
KLANsMEN AT DEAKYNEvILLE
Present School With Flag and Bible
DIR. ]. H. Hawkins Makes Address

Klansmen from all parts of Della
ware attended an open-air meeting at
Deakyneville, last night and pre-
sented the public school with new
American flag and Bible. A crowd
of Klansmen and spectators, number
ing about 1OOG persons, witnessed the
presentation, the initiation of
large class of candidates into the in
visible empire, and heard DR.. J. H.
Hawkins, of Atlanta, Ga, speak. The
meeting was held in an open field.
Automobiles owned by Klansmen
formed a semi-circle about a huge
cross, which was lighted at the end of
the ceremonies.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
CHESwOLD FARMER BREAK LEG
C. r. Sampson Was Cutting Timber
When Big Log Fell on Him

G. r. Sampson, a farmer living near
Cheswold, while cutting timber in a
woods near his home Thursday after
noon, sustained a broken leg when a
log fell on his leg breaking it in near
ly the same place where it was broken
over a year ago. He was taken to
Dover in an automobile where Drs.
Prickett, Mcdaniel and Martin gave
medical aid.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
Smyrna Firemen Clear SS,645.22

The report of the auditors show
that Smyrna Firemen took in from
their recent Carnival $S,159.55 gross
and cleared after all expenses were
paid S3,645.22, the highest amount
they have yet cleared.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17
LOCAL D. A. R. ELECTS OFFICERS
Mrs. ]. w. Clifton Heads Elizabeth
Cook Chapter as Regent

The members of Elizabeth Cook
Chapter, D. A. R., of Smyrna, met at
Mrs. S. NJ. Farrel's home yesterday
and held its annual election of officers
as follows: Mrs. ]. w. Clifton, regent;
Mrs. ]. f. DeFord, vice-regent; Mrs.
]. Harvey Speakman, treasurer, and
Mrs. William G. Anthony, secretary.
1t was voted to hold a chicken and
waffle dinner in the near future.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-17

Wild Duck Hunters Out For Sport
The law for shooting wild ducks
was out yesterday and a number of
cunning parties were out, some re-
porting good bags.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
WEATHY BUTCHER
 PLEADS GUILTY IT.
 KILLING STRANGER

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9.-Alexander Kels, wealthy Lodi butcher and cat tleman. pleaded guilty in the superior court yesterday to murder in the first degree. The judge wll sentence him some time this week.
 Kels appeared absolutely indifferent to the fate hanging over his head, and told nonchalantly how ne lur4d the stranger where the body was found and killed him, setting the haystack on fire to conceal the crime. He then disappeared.
 Kels confessed when captured ats Eureka that ne had tried to make his crime look like his own death in or der that his wife might collect two hundred thousand dollars life insur- ance. He planned on locating some place else under an assumed name. He said he was tired of married life and wanted to look around a bit
 According to local authorities the man killed by Kels may he F.. Meser- vey, a farm hand, who was hunting for work in that vicinity q short time before the remains were found.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
NEIL SEXTON TELLS OF
 OLD TIME SEWARD RESIDENTS

Rev. L. H. Pederson, rormer1y in charge of the Methodist church in Seward, at present is in charge of the welfare work at the big electric plant project of the city of Seattle. Rev. Pederson is married again and has a baby girl seven months old. He wishes to be remembered to all the people of Seward and would be pleased to have a letter from any one who would care to write. His present address is Rock port, Washington.
 Ralph Pederson is married and is living in Arizona. He has completely regained his health and is teaching in the Y. M. c. A.
 Fred Pederson is in Ilwaco, Wash ington, in the Methodist church work and Ruth is teaching school there.
 Jos. Pederson is entering Pullman college this year.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
CALIFORNIA WOMAN no DOES
 DAYS WORK IN ORCHARDS

WILLOWS, Calif., Oct 9.-Ann Brown, who claims to be 11O years of age, widow of Jim Brown, deceased chief of the Grindstone Indians, has left with other younger members or the tribe to work in the orchards at Vina. Cal. to pick fruit.
 Ann is said to have seen the snows of over century of winters fall on the Sierras since her girlhood and is the oldest survivor of a tribe which number 10000 in 1S44, and were rich and prosperous. At this time the deer roamed the hills in great herds and men child were plentiful Today the tribe numbers but 100 members, the white mans vices and kowkow having decimated them until within a few more years they will be extinct. On leaving for her work Ann said she wanted to make stake to buy red parasol and "talkum box"
Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-13
GOVERNOR OFFERS PRGYE SINCERITY
 BY RESICN|NC

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 10.-Gov. Walton tonight offered to resign to prove his good faith in his fight against the Ku Klux Klan in Oklaho- ma, if the legislature at its forthcom- ing special session will enact an anti Klan law which he will submit to the lawmakers.
 Grand Dragon N. c. Jewett, of the Oklahoma Klan, who is leading the opposition to the governor, declared today that the Klans would be doing business long after Governor Walton is forgotten.
 Imperial Wizard of the Knight of the Ku Klux Klan refused to consider the governors proposition that he or der the Oklahoma Klans to unmask and disband, stating that the Klans had come to stay.