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Smyrna times., 1924-04-09
At the New Dover Opera House

Today and Thursday eff Winter
Comes"-The local color in the Viii
liam Fox screen version of the A. S.
M. Hutchinson story, "If Winter
Comes, is scrupulOusly maintained.
The office where Mark Sabre thought
out so many of his serious problems
is the result of careful thought and
close attention to the description CIV
en- by the author The familiar chair
and desk, the book lined walls and the
personal touch of it's occupant that
tells what manner of man he is, in
spite of the attempt to envelope the
room with the cold and formal state
illness of the rest of the place, are all
there.
Friday and Saturday-"Haldane OF
the Secret Service"-Houdini in "Hal-
dane of the Secret Service" tracks
and solves the international puzzle
that has baffled the police of three
continents.
Monday and Tuesday-"Wild Bill
Hickok" William S. Hart in this pro
duction is an announcement that will
have familiar ring to the motion pic
ture world.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-09
The Wrong Cue.

The street orator thought he would
like a little more enthusiasm at his
meetings, and arranged with a friend
that he should stand below his plat
form and shout "Hear! Hear!" when
ever pea was dropped on his head.
At the next meeting the scheme
worked all right until the speaker be-
came excited, and suddenly his man
began to shout Hear! Hear!" un
Ceasingly.
Then hoarse voice was heard to ex
claim: "Shut up, you foOl-the bloom
in bags buStr
Smyrna times., 1924-04-09
Gbe Screen
At The Strand, Smyrna

Friday and Saturday@"Six Days.
Corinne Griffith and Frank Mayo, who
head the brilliant cast, have long been
stars in their own right. Mayo start
ed pictures in 1912, playing the lead
ing role in a picture produced in Eng
land. Corinne Griffith made her bow
to the screen in 1917, when she played
the feminine lead in a picture called
"Bitter Sweet"
Monday-"Red Eghts"-There are
mystery, thrills and suspense in abun-
dance in the new Goldwyn feature
photoplay, "Red Lights"
Tuesday, "Mile-A-Minute Romeo,
with Tom Mix.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-09
That Question Of Ace.

A pretty sixteen-year-old flapper at
tended a dance the other night and
while taking lunch afterward at cafe
saw one of the leading citizens of the
town in the cafe. II never was so
shocked in my life" she said in re-
counting the experience, "as when
went into the restaurant and saw him
there Why, he's forty if he's a day.
Think of him being there at one
o'clock in the morning. Great Bend
Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-09
STATE BOARD PARDONS MEETS
Pardon Was Granted Calvin Crather
on Ground That He Had Been
Sufficiently Punished

The State Board of Pardons in ses-
sion at Dover Thursday had but two
cases before them which occupied the
attention Of the Board all of the
morning and noon hour as we'll as part
of the afternoon, they being the ap
plications of John w. Boggs, a col
ored man serving a life-term sentence
in the New Castle County WorkhOuse |
for second degree murder and Calvin
Crather, a white man serving a ten |
years sentence for highway robbery |
on aged James Gregg in connection
with Charles S. Barcus, also white,
Barcus having been pardOned some
months back.
The case of Boggs was presented
by William F. Smalley, who also rep
resented Boggs at his trial in court.
Mr.. Smalley made a statement to the
Board to the effect that when he was
selected as counsel for BOggs, that
Boggs refused to make known the
facts in his case and because Of any
evidence to the contrary, Boggs was
urged to plead guilty and received a
life sentence from October, 1917.
Mr.. Smalley further stated that
Boggs had since told the entire affair
of the shooting that of walking down
a path near Elsmere when ne STUN
bled over the body of Frank O'Boyle,
a white boy, who was asleep in the
path, that on awakening, O'BOyle
made threats to Boggs by trying to
stab him with knife he had. BOggs
stated that after endeavoring to fight
off O'Boyle that he shot at him, the
bullet hitting him in the leg, from
which wound, O'Boyle died.
Boggs' pardon was recommended
by both the Warden at the Work
house and the Board of Trustees, his
record being the best and also that
he was holding a most important po-
sition at the Workhouse. Mr.. Small
ley also stated that he thought Boggs
had served sufficient time for the
crime. The Board refused the appli
cation.
The second case heard was that o.
Calvin Crather, a young white man
who had been sentenced to ten year
Imprisonment in the New Castl
County WorkhOuse in March, 1921
with Charles S. Barcus for highwa,
robbery of James Gregg, an age,
white man, living near the Bethlehem
Steel Works, near New Castle.
The case had been before the Boar
on a previous occasion and the fact
generally gone into. Col. George e
lott represented Crathers tOgethe
with Rev. Ritch, of Marshallton, wh
had taken a deep interest in the cas-
Barcus, his co-partner, was pardone
some months back.
= Mr.. Gregg, the aged man, who WI
robbed, appeared before the Board al
stated that to the best of his recolle
)U ton Crathers did him no harm at Il
N time, and recommended his pardon.
The Warden, Deputy Warden al
- =. Trustees of the Workhouse all I
w., ~, commended the pardon of .Crather.
-. The Board granted the Applicant
-. on the ground that he had been 81
,sE Z ficiently punished for the crime a
also that his co-partner had also be
pardoned previously.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-09
MURPHY MEMORIAL ORPHANS
HOME IS STARTED At DOVER
TWO COTTAGES AND A POWER
HOUSE TO BE BUILT THIS YEAR
Engineers Complete Survey for Build
ings to Be Erected on Corner of Di-
vision Street and Kent Avenue

mgS to Be Erected on Corner of Di-
vision Street and Kent Avenue
Work was started last week on the
Murphy Memorial Orphans Home
which is being built on the vacant
plot at the corner of Division street
and Kent avenue, Dover. Three of
the ten units will be constructed at
this time. The work is being done by
Bennett and Mclaughlin, the contrac-
tors who built Dover's new school.
Their engineers were there this week
and laid off the ground for the build
ings to be erected. The evacuation
work will start this week.
The three units to be constructed
now are cottages A and B and the
power house. Cottage A will be To-
Gated at the corner of Division street
and Kent avenue and cottage B will
be located North of it. Both cottages
will face on Kent avenue and will be
constructed alike except that cottage
A will have a sun parlor built on the
side fronting on Division street.
Room is provided in each cottage
for sixteen inmates in addition to the
help. The first floor will contain the
dining room and play room togethe'
with office space and storage room
The second floor will contain the dor
mitories and the sleeping quarter
for the help.
The power house will be construct
ed along modern lines and will b
large enough to meet the require
ments of the entire institution whe
all of the units are constructed. TIL
buildings will be constructed of tn
same style brick as was used in tn
new school building and the trim
mings will be in white.
: The contract calls for the compile
ton of the first three units by Marc
first of next year.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-09

An attempt was made a few nights
ago 10 burn the waiting room on the
southbound side Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Havre de Grace. A pile
Of papers was set on fire, but the
blaze was discovered before any great
damage was done.
Smyrna times., 1924-04-09
Showing Signs

Little Willie-The teacher says the
world is round. If l wanted to go
East l could get there by going West,
then, couldn't |?
His Father-Yes, my son. You'll be
a taxi driver when you grow up
New York Sun and Globe.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
REPORT OF DEATH
OF DE LA HUERTA
is NOT CREDITED
Rusnor Circulated Here of
His Execution Remains
Unconfirmed.

A rumor circulated Saturday in
san antonio to the effect That a,lolfo
de Ia Huerta. leader Of the revolt
against President Obregon of Mexico
had been executed by other chief
tains of the revolutionary cause was
discredited Saturday night by Mrs. de
la Huerta and others who have kent
in close touch with the Mexican situa-
ton. Mrs. de la Huerta refused to
place the least credence in the report
of her HUSBANDS death.
De la Huerta vas reported. at the
last account. to be in the state of
Campeche cn route, overland, to the
state of Yucatan.
The rumor circulated here followed
the reported execution or assassination
of Governor Garcie Vigil by Others
of the revolutionary group. 1t was
declared that De Ia Huerta had been
killed by group of chieftains who
placed on him the blame for the fail
ure of the revolt to achieve its ulti-
mate aim. Nothing to substantiate
the rumor has been received here.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
PROHIBITION AGENTS
CAUSE NEAR PANIC
IN ROADHOUSE RAID
Participants in Gay cele-
bration on Foch Highway
Are Dispersed.

A wild scampering of a large num-
Der of men and women who bore the
appearance of being numbered among
San Antonio's gayest elite, followed
the unlimited arrival of federal pro-
hibition agents at what is said to
have been regular old-style road
house three miles from the heart of
the city just beyond the city limits
on the Foch highway at 6 :45 Satur-
day evening.
A number of automobiles were
parked around the place when the
prohibition agents arrived, and sew
eral couples were being served with
drinks in private rooms, the officers
said.
The arrival of the agents caused a
near panic and general scattering
of the inmates of the place and hur-
ried departure of the many gay par
ties that had met there. y \
The agents report states> that\they
found 3SS bottles of beer, 40 gallons
of beer mash and three gallons.>6f
whiskey in the house. A large guam
tity of the beer was on ice. As thirs-
ty patrons CONSUMED the popular bev-
erage. the. faithful mash was produc-
ing more.
One man was arrested on charge
of operating the house, which is a
fine two-story stucco house, only re-
Gently constructed.
No other arrests were made by the
officers, who are reported to be op-
Grating out of Dallas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
TWO DIE WHEN
KHAN MEETING
IS FIRED ON
Thirteen Wounded in Bat
tie at Lilly, Penn
sylvania.
SPECTATORS ARE SHOT
Nansmen Leaving Meeting
Are Attacked at Rail-
road Station.

M:lly, Pa, April 5.-In battle
here tonight. between folk and MEM
,bey of the Ku Klax Khan. two men
,Tere shot TO death. and IL wounded,
According to reports to the police.
Tho dead are:
Philip Conrad rs, laborer.
Floyd Paula, rs. a miner.
The klAQsmen in full regalia and
800 stronghold meeting on Hill
overlooking fhe town tonight. After
the ceremony Nthe members of the or
ganization matched toward the rail
road station.
A crowd of more than 1000 per-
sons had gathered at the station to see
the unusual sight.
Without warning. a revolver shot
was fired and battle between the
two factions started, it was reported.
Police were unable to cope with the
situation and revolver battle ragged
until the klansmen fought their way
to a waiting railroad train and de.
parted.
When the excitement subsidized. it
was discovered that Conrad and
Paula. two innocent bystanders, had
been shot and killed.
Turn Hose on kluXers.
Authorities learned that some one
had turned a hose on the klansmen
as they marched to the station and
this led TO the firing of the first
shot. s
The injured. some in a critical con
dition, we're rushed to the office OF
doctor.
After being given first aid treat
ment the more seriously injured OF the
riot victims were rushed to lpos.
pital at Altoona. Pa. Three mem
bers of the Ku Klux Khan were re-
ported wounded, but this could not be
verified.
The special train which took the
khan members away from the city was
chartered as far as Johnstown, Pa,
by the organization.
When the train arrived at Johns
town twenty persons on the train
were arrested and held for investi-
CATION, it was reported here.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
WOMAN DIES FROM
WOUNDS INFLICTED
BY JEALOUS SUITOR
Rejected Lover Shoots
Sweetheart Five Times:
Then Kills Self.

Frederick, Md. April Miss
Ieona Whittier. 22-year-old victim of
Jealousy. died at a hospital here to-
day from five bullet wounds inflict-
ed by Clinton Sheppard. her sutton.
Shepperd blew out his brains half an
hour after shooting the girl. The
murderer was the son of the late
Prof. Edward Clarence Sheppcrd, ma
tionally known mathematician.
While driving Miss Whittier home
last night Shepperd proposed and
when the young woman rebuffed him
he whipped out revolver and wound
ed her in the right arm. She leapcd
from the car but her assaiant caught
her. forced her back into the machine
and emptied four more chambers into
her breast.
Shepperd then threw the girl out
of the car. drove heme and killed
himself. Miss Whittier was found at
the roadside by passersby and taken
TO the hospital.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
BEER AND WHISKEY
FOUND IN RAID
ON ALAMO PLAZA
Rangers Search Building
Occupied by Moose
Lodge.

A liquor raid in the heart of the
city was conducted by state officers
Saturday afternoon, when a quantity
of beer, whiskey and beer mash as
we'll as number of empty bottles
were taken out of rooms in the 5uild-
ing occupied by the Moose Lodge,
800 IL Alamo Plaza.
In conformance with the ultimatum
that all evidence seized by state Of
ficers be turned over to federal agents
before the latter would accept case,
the rangers delivered approximately
nineteen dozen bottles of beer, several
gallons of whiskey and about ~
gallons of beer mash to the fc,leral
building Saturday afternoon. Up I'M
til a late hour. complete check had
not been made bv the federal agents
who stored the evidence in the pcoh.bi-
ton vault in the basement.
No complaint had been filed in
connection with the case at o'clock
Saturday evening.
The liquor was reported TO have
been found in various rooms and
places in the building.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
RAID FASHIONABLE
HOME IN CAPITAL
AND SEIZE LIQUOR
Comes as Climax to Drive
Ito Ciue Bootleg.
gers He'll.

Washington, ID. C.. April 5.-"Lone
Wolf Asher's liquor raiders climaxed
spring cleanup" of bootleggers in
Washington BY, invading the heart of
the fashionable residence section late
today, and arresting Thomas Raynor,
butler in the home of Mrs. William
Hitt.' They took Raynor, his livery
and all. to police station, charging
him with selling liquor.
The. servants quarters at the Hit
home were thoroughly searched for
contraband liquor.
The Hit family is socially promin-
ent in the capital and the raid created
a stir in the fashionable DUPONT cir
Gle, New Hampshire avenue neigh
borho0d.
The raid in which Raynor was cap
tured was one of the last of series
which began at sunrise when squad
of police and dry agents started out
under orders from District Commits
sioner Oyster ito give the bootleggers
hell today"
More than los arrests were made.
Hundreds of gallons Of liquors and
several stills were seized.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
PROTESTANT WOMEN
ATTACK CATHOLIC
WOMAN AT LECTURE
Court Reporter Severely
Beaten by Twenty in
Audience.

Wichita Falls. Tex, April "a
score of angry women. aroused by the
remarks of an anti-Catholic woman
lecturer. attacked and injured Miss
Mary Newsom, court reporter, a
Catholic. during lecture at the La
Dor Temple, Saturday afternoon. Miss
Newsom's injuries are not serious.
The lecturer, who spoke Friday
night TO men only at the klan hall,
was speaking TO several score at the
Labor Temple. She interrupted her
lecture to say there's a Catholic
woman here taking notes on my lee
ture. She'd better be taking notes on
her own conduct" .
She asked the reporter to stand up.
Miss Newsom complied, her mother
standing with her.
About twenty of the women rushed
upon the two and Miss Newsom was
knocked down.
She left the hall and was shortly
afterward arrested by deputy sher-
iff, but Assistant County Attorney
Wayne Somerville released her and re-
fused to make any complaint.
No complaint was filed against any
of the others involved.
The lecturer represents herself TO be
a former Catholic nurse.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
OUT ON $4,000 BOND
Indict Limestone County Farmer For
Murder of Doctor.

Waco. Tex, April 5.-An indict-
ment charging Jerome L. Persona,
Limestone county farmer, with the
murder of DIR. j. o. Holton at Prairie
Hill, was returned late Friday. Per-
soma has been allowed bail in the
SUM of $4,000. This announcement
was made tonight by District Attorney
G. III. Machen, who was in Waco for
conference with Lud T. Williams,
lily as special prosecutor. The grand
jury was in session at Groesbeck at
the time of the homicide.
Persona waived preliminary hear
ing when arraigned late Wednesday
and his bond fixed was at $1,000. This
bond was doubled with the return of
the grand jury Indictment
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Al ECED BANDIT SHOT IN H0LDUP HERE
SAYS HE WAS HIT
Negro Charges Street Car Conductor
Struck Him With Control Key.

Charging that he had been beaten
over the head with control key,
used in the operation of street car,
George TOney, negro, 9O1 Virginia
boulevard, was taken to the Robert
B. Green Memorial hospital Saturday
afternoon.
He was suffering from several scalp
wounds. He told police he had been
attacked by a street car conductor on
Highland Park street car. No
trace of his assailant had been found
late Saturday night. The negro said
he would file charges when the identi-
ty of his assailant was ascertained.
Motorcycle Officer Christoph re-
sponded to the call to headquarters.
sent in from South blackberry aud
Indiana streets, where. the negro
claimed. he had been assaulted. The
negro in his statement to police
claimed he had been struck because
he asked the street car man a ques-
ton
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.

Chicago: Temperature. IS; raining:
less than 1o-mile wind from the south
west: lowest temperature in last %
hours. as: highest. SIS.
Kansas City; Temperature. 81; partly
cloudy; fsss than 1O-mire wind from the
north; lowest temperature in last 81
hours. IS: highest. 81.
New York: Temperature, So; clear;
so-mile wind from the south: lowest
temperature in last 20 hours. az; high
est. So.
st. Louis: Temperature. So; cloudy;
less than 10-mile wind from the west:
lowest temperature ia last "a hours. as:
highest. So.
Washington: Temperature, IS; clear;
than nln0nn-nminlne nwinndn fnrnonm
less than 1O-miie wind from the south
cast: lowest temperature in last "a hours.
40; highest, 66.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
GEORGIA PEACH is
SUED FOR 100000
in NEW YORK COURT
Wife of Wealthy Magazine
Publisher Charges
Alienation.

New York. April 5.-Corliss Pal
mer, "love protege" of Eugene Brews-
ter, millionaire publisher, auctioned
off her expensive fur coats and dia-
monds at the Knicaerbocker salcsroom
this afternoon.
There is a small document added,to
her possessions which she would glad
ly transfer to the lowest bidder-an
against her by Mrs. Eleanor ". ".
Brewster, second wife of the publish
or, in the supreme court.
Corliss, who became known to aud
loved by Brewster in a beauty contest
he held in one of his periodicals. Is
living at the publishers "million dol
lar palace" Cherry Croft in Norris
town, n. j.. with her mother and
sister and Brewster.
The millionaire recently built this
new home for his Georgia Peach"
and in preparation for a refitting of
the estate, began disposing of tapes
tries. paintings, art treasures and fur
nishings, Mt the same auction sale Cor
liss is patronizing.
Last night visitor TO the sale
made himself heard above the barking
Of the auctioneer and the cries of the
bidders. He was process server,
looking Cor the principals of the occa-
sion. 1t is supposed that Mrs. Brews-
ter and Corliss in a search for treas
ures to grace the new estatc-bccame
legally active.
Mrs. Brewster has refused to grant
her husband divorce in spite of his
pleadings and his announcement that
he will adore his Corliss to the end
of all time. He provided large ali
mony for Mrs. Brewster in separa-
ton agreement in 1922. He was d.
vorced from his first wife, Mrs. Emily
G. Brewster, in 1914.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
BOTH MEN WOUNDED
Benito Perez, Alleged Ban
dit, Shot Through
Abdomen.
BULLET MISSES WOMAN
H. L. Robertson, Intended
Victim, Shot Through
the Back.

Emptying their guns at each other at A
distance of five feet in an ATTEMPTED
hold-up off the Sulphur Springs road
Saturday night, Benito Perez, alleged
bandit, was probably fatally wounded,
and ID. Ia, Robertson, 1920 Fredericks-
burg road, intended victim, received
flesh wound in the back. A woman
with Robertson narrowly
escaped being shot by the Mexican
when she drew As caliber pistol
from a pocket in the car and the Mex
lean shot at her.
A bullet from the AZ in the hands
of Robertson passed clear through
Perezs abdomen. At late hour Sat-
urday night, he was being operated on
at the Robert b. Green Hospital and
physicians held out little hope for his
recovery. He was found an hour after
the shooting wandering along the Sui
phur Springs road by city detectives.
First Bullet Wild.
According to report TO police by
Robertson, he, with young woman
companion, were stopped in their ear
by the Mexican about 400 yards off
the Sulphur Springs road on the other
side of Covington Park. The Next
can flashed light in their face, ne
said. pulled pistol. and told them To
stick up their hands.
Robertson told police that he
stepped out of the car and told the
young woman to get his pistol. She
pulled the pistol out of the car pocket
and Robertson lunged atNthe Mexican
just in time to strike his arm, and the
bullet that was. fired at the woman
went astray.
Empty Their Guns.
Robertson then got possession OF
his own gun and the two men began
shooting at each other, the Mexican
backing off with the flashlight play
ing on Robertson as he shot. A bullet
struck Robertson and passed through
the fleshy part of his back, on the left
side little under the shoulder. Both
men emptied their guns.
When the firing ceased, Robertson
could not see the Mexican any longer,
so he got in his car and drove toward
San Antonio stopping at a drugstore
at the corner of Covers and Por.,r
streets. Here his wound was dressed
and a report sent TO police.
Found by Roadside.
Several cars of officers went to
the scene and Police Captain Duke
Carver and Officer Dickman found the
Mexican about hundred yards from
the crossroad on the Sulphur Springs
road.
He told them that a man had shot
him at the place described b. Robert
son. He was weak and exh. listed and
the officers took him to t. hospital
in the emergency car. He told them
that he lived in the vicinity of the
holdup.
Robertson's wound is not serious,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
SAY DRY LAW SEVERE
Dallas Jurors Recommend Modifica-
ton of Dean Act.

Dallas, Tex, April 5.-Modification
of the state whiskey law which
assesses the minimum penalty for its
violation at one year in the peni-
Tertiary to conform with the federal
statute making the first offense pun
ishable By Jail sentence and fine.
was recommended by the January
term grand jury in its final report
Saturday.
The severe penalties for breaking
the Dean liquor law are acting as a
deterrent to proper enforcement,
grand jurors asserted. They declared
however, that a second infringement
of its provisions should carry a peni-
Tertiary term.
All twelve jurors, with Huber
Page as foremas, signed the recon-
mendation.