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Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
FORMER SMYRNLAN OUT WEST
James Wilds Jump, Native KentOn
Boy and Clerk in Smyrna Plays Kriss

James Wilds Jump, a native Ken
ton boy, who spent his early manhood
in Smyrna as clerk in Edward Beck's
store and later went to Connecticut
where he amassed an easy competency
is now living a retired life out at Los
Angeles, California. Last week he
played "Old Kriss" at a Shriners fes-
tivity in which he gave gifts to over
1000 children. A Los Angeles paper
says of the event: "Old Saint Nick
swOoped down on the city last night
in response to an S. o. S. call from
the AL Malaikah Temple of the Shrin-
ers. Before the evening was over, the
1000 girls and bOys-white, black, tan
yellow, of all races and creeds-gave
old Santa himself a razzle-dazzle
time. The affair was staged under
the direction of James w. Jump,
chairman of the Shriners Christmas
tree committee. Santa'S appearance
was preceded by nearly an hour pack
ed full of thrills in entertainment,
which included panoramic scenes in
snOw-clad mountains, colored lights,
scintillating parade, songs by the
Shrine chanters and music by the
band. And then, to cap the climax,
giant Christmas tree burst forth in
cOlOred lights and Santa trotted out
in the big arena. Around the arena
he swept, cracking his whip and max
ing his little steeds prance. The band
played, the big drum doomed and 1000
pairs of eyes grew larger and larger
At given signal Santa pack was
opened and the youngsters, walking
on clouds by this time, filed by. Each
one received a bag into which there
tumbled presents from the corps of
Shriners assisting Santa Claus. Dolls,
horns, balls, apples, oranges, nuts,
pop corn and other things went to fill
each bag held by a pair of eager lit
tie hands. When it was all over and
everybody had voted the ninth Christ
mas tree of the Shriners a huge sue
cess, Santa Claus said that with the
poor children taken care of he could
return to Los Angeles Christmas Eve
and distribute his gifts to the more
fortunate children with a clear con-
science"
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
SMYRNA PLANS REFERENDUM
Meeting Held at J. E. HOffeckers Last
Night Interest of Box Peace Award
1000 Ballots Needed for SmYrna


The prize of $1OO,OOO.OO, offered by
Edward Box, of Philadelphia, for the
best essay on War prevention brought
forth $4,000 answers. The Judges
have decided who is the winner of this
prize, and through the medium of the
public press will publish the essay on
January 7th. The public is called
upon to vote as a referendum on ap-
proval or disapproval of the PROPOSE
ton after it is made public through
the press as above outlined. The
idea is to get at the will of the peo-
pie in regard to future wars, and a
referendum vote thus taken througOut
the country can not fail to have a
moral effect on the action of Congress
in considering matter so vital to the
welfare Of all our people. An appeal
has been made to the Mayors of the
various cities and towns of Delaware
to bring the matter to the attention
of all churches, organizations, lodges,
etc, so as to get a representative vote
in each town or district in the State
4 The WOmen's Clubs have also been
appealed to in order to rouse Oul
people to a proper appreciation and
consideration of the matter. The
movement is being organized in Smyr-
ma. and Mr.. J. f. Hoffecker has con.
sented to act as local chairman, anC
at a meeting of representatives of tn,
various Churches and organization!
held last night at Mr.. Hoffecker's resi-
dence it was decided that 150C
ballots will be required to sup
ply Smyrna and vicinity. Each bal
lot is to be signed by the name an,
adress of the voter who is to vote fo
or against the proposition to preserv
the peace. This method is to be fol
lowed to insure against any duplica
tion of voting, etc, and it is earnest
ly hoped our people will respond t
such an extent that it will represen
the true sentiment of our communit
regarding future wars. Mrs. Ed
ward S. Dwight, president Of the 20t
Century Club of Smyrna, is the ac
tive promoter of the movement TO
Smyrna and vicinity.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
WHOLE NO. 1914
ENGAGEMENTS TOLD AT PARTY
Miss Evelyn Spruance and Frank Rob-
insOn Poole, of Pittsburg, Pa, Are
thrOthed-COlIege Romance

SlHTOlHcQ-OOlIege hUmdnce
At a party held at the home of
Misses Mary and Emily Spruance,
Thursday evening, announcement of
the engagement of their niece, Miss
Evelyn Spruance, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Spruance, of this town, to
Mr.. Frank Robinson Poole, of Pitts
burg, Pa, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Poole, of Middletown was made. Mr..
Poole holds position with the Heinz
Company at Pittsburg. At the same
time and place in Smyrna the engage
ment of Miss Spruance's school friend
Miss Florence Phillips,of Philadelphia,
down to Smyrna for the occasion, to
Mr.. Harry r. Loose, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Loose, of Wilmington was
told The double announcement was
the elimination of a college romance
while Miss Spruance and Miss Phillips
were attending Woman's College and
Mr.. Poole and Mr.. Loose were attend
ing Delaware College, University of
Delaware. Owing to the illness of
/ Miss Spruance's mother, the party
was held at her aunts. There were
about twenty girl friends present, in
cluding the bride-elects friends not
only of this town and vicinity, but of
WOman's College as we'll Miss
Emily Spruance with her usual clev-
erness, looked after the pretty decora-
tions and arrangements of the social
affair, and led the company into the
+ secrets in a unique manner. This was
done after the progressions in Bridge"
had been concluded. 1t was a happy
occasion for all and most delightful
evening. Refreshments were served
at a late hour
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
EASTERN SHORE WANTS MD&v
Wants Road to Delaware Line Used
and Delawareans Want it Too

Wants Road to Delaware Line Used
and Delawareans Want it Too
The Public Service Commission, re-
organized by resignation of William
Mines Maloy as chairman and ap-
pointment of Harold Z. West, as
member, Wednesday, will have before
it a protest by people of Caroline
county against plans of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to lop off part of the
old Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
Railway route. The Pennsylvania
plans to operate the Maryland, Della
ware and Virginia from Love Point
only as far as West Denton, with a
connection to Queen Anne. The long
trestle over the Choptank river into
Denton would be abandoned, cutting
off a maintenance expense of about
$4,000 a year. Residents of Caroline
county in Denton and eastward have
organized to fight the plan. They
have retained as counsel William l..
Marbury of Baltimore and Represen-
tative 7. Alan Goldsborough of Den
ton. A conference Wednesday with
the attorneys will be the first business
of the reorganized commission. The
Caroline countains want the railroad
not only run into Denton, but to eX-
tend to the Delaware line, a distance
of about 20 miles. Delawareans want
it continued thru Milton to RehObOth.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
CHRISTMAS AT DEAKYNEvILLE
School Children, In Charge of Miss
Aker, the Teacher, Give Fine Program

Deakyneville, Dec. 31.-One of the
best Christmas entertainments ever
given by the school children of Dea-
kyneville took place Monday evening
the 21st before a company of parents
and friends that crowded the prettily
decorated school room to its capacity.
Miss Lillian NJ. Aker, the teacher, ar
ranged a delightful program of Xmas
Carols, songs ard recitations in which
the little folks shared the applause
of the older ones in the numbers Civ
en-. There were features that were
well presented. The little play entitl-
ed "The FAIRIES" was a happy thought.
The principal characters in this were
taken by Mildred Deakyne, May War
ner, Martha Newnom and Christine
Maree. There was also a clever little
skit "The Strike in Santa Claus Land
in which eight or ten pupils took part
Howard Charleston impersOnated
"Mr. Santa Claus" and Stella Warner
"Mrs. Santa Claus. The program
was concluded by a treat to the chill
dren in which Presley David imper-
sonated the "real Santa Claus" anC
saw to it that gifts were presented
to the pupils. 1t was a delightful so
cial evening and Miss Aker came II
for many nice compliments on the ex
cellent program rendered.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, Rector, An
nOunces Services for Week and Sunday
Service this, Wednesday, evening
at 7.3O, followed by choir rehearsal.
Sunday, January 6-Feast of the
Epiphany-10 a. m, Church School
and Adult Bible Class; IL a. m, Hoy
Communion and sermon; 7.30 p. M,
Evenson and answers to question.
The latter has proven interesting and
helpful. Bring your questions and de-
posit them in the box at the door and
they will be answered on the succeed
ing First Sunday night.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
XMAS DANCE AT MIDDLETOWN
Delightful Social Event Held Friday
at Which Smyrna Couples Attend

The young men of Middletown gave
their annual Christmas dance at the
New Century Club, Friday evening.
Several hundred persons attended, a
number going up from Smyrna. The
patrons and patronesses were DIR. and
Mrs. Harris B. Mcdowell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence E. Pool, DR.. and Mrs.
Dorsey w. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
r. Pool, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A.
Pool, Mr.. and Mrs. George V. Pever-
ley and Mrs. Alfred M. Chamberlain.
The committees were-EXecutive, JEFF
ferson F. Pool, Edward A. Records;
financial, Walter johnson Beaston;
patronesses, John Cochran Pool; dec
orations, Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr.; re-
freshments, Harry Benson Roberts;
music, w. Harman Reynolds, Jr.; re-
ception, D. Gilbert Pleasanton;
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Rev. w. E. TOmkinsOn, Formerly a
Member of Wilmington NJ. E. Con-
ference and Father J. w. TattOmus

Member of Wilmington NJ. f. Con-
ference and Father ]. w. TattOmus
Mrs. Mabel LattOmus, wife of James
w. Lattomus, the well-known Will
mington attorney, formerly of this
vicinity, now residing at 503 West
Nineteenth street, Wilmington, has
received word of the death of her
father, Rev. w. E. Tomkinson, of
Harrisburg, Pa, on Wednesday. Fun
eral services and interment took place
Friday in Harrisburg. DR.. Tomkin-
son was a member of the Wilmington
Annual Conference of the NJ. E.
Church for about thirty years. He is
survived by his wife and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lattomus and Mrs. ]. A.
Hill, of East Orange, N. J. Rev.
w. E. Tomkinson was admitted
to the New York East Conference in
1871. From there he came to the Will
mington Conference and served as
pastor at Chesapeake City, Md, in
1888; Princess Anne, Nd, 1884; Char
lestOwn, Md. 1856; in 1878 he Oc-
cupied a supernumerary relation; he
served at Claymont in 1890; Mt
Pleasant in 1913; East Newmarket,
Md, 1894; Houston, 1866; 1918,
supemumerary, and in 1899 was re-
tired.
Edward Cook Dies of His Injuries
Edward Cook, aged Z years, who
was taken to raise and loved and es-
teemed by the family of Charles r.
Bailey, a farmer near Delaneys, died
Wednesday in the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, from injuries he received
while playing around a power wood
saw. Cook is seems got too near the
shaft which caught his clothing and
threw him with enough force to break
both legs and an arm as well as caus-
ing internal injuries His clothes
were literally stripped off him. Mr.
Bailey caught the lad and after a
doctor had been summoned he was
hastened to the Delaware Hospital
Wilmington, where he died Wednes-
day. The lad was we'll thought of ir
the community, had bright and sun,
ny disposition and was popular wifi
his playmates. His remains were
. brought to the home of the Bailey.
where funeral took place Friday af
ternoon and interment was made il
, Odd Fellows cemetery, Smyrna.
Mrs. Mary KINNEY Pennington, Deac
Mrs. Mary KINNEY Pennington
aged IS, widow of Frank r. Penning
, ton, of Dover, who spent her earl.
days in Smyrna, died Monday, Decem
Der oath, after a lingering illness
She was a daughter Of the late Mrs
Mary A. KINNEY of Smyrna, know
. to many of our older folks. Mr..
. Pennington, in her younger days, pos
;, sessed a voice that made her a sol
singer in much demand and she cor
: tributed generously to local entertain
ments and affairs. She leaves on
o son, Chauncey Pennington of Tennes
see. Her remains were taken to Dc
yer Thursday for interment.
s Death of Mrs. James r. Jefferson
. Mrs. Ella NJ. Jefferson, wife of CaE
tain James R. jefferson, died at he
home in Chesapeake City, Md, Satul
!, day, December %, after a long il
" ness of a complication of disease
She was SO years Of age and is SUI
4 vived by her husband, a son and tw
e daughters. Services were held at ht
r late home Wednesday morning, an
+ interment was made at Bethel cem'
o terry.
#
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
Smyrna Mail Carriers in Uniforms

Smyrna's two mail carriers appear
ed in regulation uniforms yesterday.
This is another improvement to the
service. Postmaster Dodson and his
force handled the Xmas holiday trade
so splendidly they have been cOmpli-
mented on every hand.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02
DELAWARE AT WASHINGTON
Edward Clark Lands a Clerkship;
MarshalltOn Man HOnOred Also

LUWdIU NIdIh BdIUS NIVIhsIIIV5
MarshalltOn Man HOnOred Also
Edward Clark was Monday sworn
in as clerk of the District of Column
bia committee of the Senate, of which
Senator L. Heisler Ball, of Delaware,
is chairman. The Senate created this
clerkship just before recess, with pay
at the rate of $4,000, covering the
period of the present session only. Mr..
Clark has been in charge of the Will
mington Office of Senator Ball. Rich
ard T. Pilling, of Marshallton, was
appointed confidential secretary to
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Fl. H. Billany.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

'''aaOsd on Fif|tb pa.
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

Lisadt, ud'iO1s Tor 1924
for fnf,s. are road s recommend
enty-.s M constr rlction. Kent
ss. and Waa.1 L,.les' . tarou ! gh Frederick
q via Hsrtl,,' ; 90, D. MArydel to Ken
= KentOn r. 40 20 Lei psic to Dover;
o'Rles' Cbanol. |aryld l md line via
~ 40, Cavton' - = Sm yrna to Clay
aNads; 81. Sr, u % biafkistOn's Cross
'voning 70 P,I'.la, l,la 70 SeversOn; 9.5,
" Grove: ~ q 81, 5 Y Coner via Will
'Ourg; a. hOiiand9 willie to White
Z Tub M1I tO'gr ! 81 70 Little Creek;
won't Road r. : p NON psonville; 3.S,
1 aaate HigbS.,D''O DOwerf; = 5, Woodside
anon; As. v;.y' v' ~, Rising Sun ia
aoia 70 csnt.,lto ,s's . 'etersburg; SO,
cSr9ury; 3.S, Houston
~adnued on r., !, !
Smyrna times., 1924-01-02

DIR. Cooper was convicted more than
a year ago for driving while drunk
and had his license revoked for one
year. The year expired in Septem-
ber and his license was renewed. He
has been very successful in certain
lines of practice and the car in which
he was riding was presented to him
recently by a patient whom he cured
of heart disease. Deputy Attorney
General Wiley and Detective Whar-
ton worked late into the night secur-
ing evidence on the case from the
meager information they had at
hand.
Evening star., 1924-03-19

mystery OF that strange chart. That
is, Styler has. ! told you Styler WAS
uncommonly clever-he'l prove 4
modern vidocq before he's done. Ex-
plain to DR.. Hextall. Styler."
Styler, who was in his usual
various papers which lay between him
and Smith.
You're perhaps a bit too confident,
sir" he said, modestly. You should
| have said that / think I've solved 1t.
However. don't think I'm far out.
Mr.. Smith made. DR.. Hextall. you'll
observe that 1t represents something
very like a leg Of mutton in shape;
In fact. what you might call very
irregular Sort Of triangle. And you'll
see that there are figures at certain
parts of that drawing, and that the
figures refer to letters at the foot.
Now, after I'd puzzled my brains over
this thing all last night and part Of
| this morning, it suddenly struck me
| that this Is a chart referring to some
part of the coast. Obviously, then.
the thing to do was to get q map and
look at our coast line. And when I
got the map, the whole thing became
plain. Look here! This rough chart
| represents Portland, with bit Of the
| Weymouth. The letters PIP mean
Portland prison. The letters K Of D
are plainly meant to indicate q GER
| tain roadside tavern, marked on this
| recent ordnance map, and called the
I King of Denmark The letter c.
certainly refers to that cove, a mile
or two from the King Of Denmark, on
the beach What do you say, DR..
Hextall?'
"a clever explanation, Styler!" said
Hextall.
We'll. of course. it all depends on
the conjunction of letters" continued
Styler. But one can't help seeing
| that there they are, at Portland, and
there's no other part of the coast
where they do occur in conjunction
no part where a w, P, a K of d
and G come together. Well, now
for the rest. You see what this line
say: Any evening 2th-1St Sk-9A"
take that to mean that some
body
Meaning Tick cliff that's his right
name," murmured Smith.
Somebody - probably Tickell -
could meet somebody else, either at
the King of Denmark public house
or at that cove, any evening between
the 18th and the 18th instant, any
time from half past eight to half past
nine. And as for the letters P and c
and the words which follow them,
they're plain enough. P means pass
Evening star., 1924-03-19

confined to the medical profes-
sion alone. Today, from that early
prescription, these two have come
into onation-wideusebyt thousands
of women.
If your complexion is not all
you want it to be, if it is dull and
salloW, or marred by blemishes,
begin today to use Resinol. Get
a cake of Resinol Soap and a Jar
of Resinol Ointment at your
druggists. Observation-Disclosures
ing, work up on the face, with
warm water, a thick, ,creamylather
of Resinol Soap. Work it gently
into the pores, then rinse off, and
splash on a dash of clear, cold
water to close the pores. Then,
with special irritations, rough
nesses, blemishes or rashes, apply
a touch Of Resinol Ointment and
smooth it in very gently with the
fingers. If possible, leave it on
overnight. Then in the morning
wash off again with ResinoI
Soap.
Within a week you will begin
to notice the difference in your
sEn-a finer, softer texture-a
ruddier glow-a clear
blsaishsl' {9s si shs ugly little d|1l
Evening star., 1924-03-19
The Mystery of Lynne Court
By J. S. FLETCHER


| sure he is? Well, that't good. OF
| course, Kesteven was not shot where
he was found! He was carried there
that's certain. We're getting on
Hextall-Styler and L have not been
| idle during the last twenty-four hours
| ] can assure you.
81 want to hear" said Hextall
/ glancing at Smiths paper-strewn
desk.
"All right-you shall. First of all
you'll remember that I told you that
Seler came up specially to search
| Tress' fiat for that old suit of Kest-
| even's in which he'd previously found
| too, that Fowler had furnished him
| with key of the flat?'
Il remember" said Hextall.
Tell Or. Hextal what you found
! when you visited the fiat last night
| Styler," commanded Smith. turning to
| his clerk with a whimsical grin.
II found that somebody had been
there before me, DR.. Hextall." re-
sponded Styler, with prompt alacrity
Yes, strand with the same object
And whoever it was had gone straight
| for what he or She"
"she-she" murmurmed Smith
| ''She-without reasonable doubt!"
Well. for what she wanted" con-
| tinued Styler. ''Only, I'm not so GER
! tain about it being a she as you are
sir. But there, in the room that Kest-
| even had, was the coat thrown on the
bed, and somebody had ripped open
the secret pocket and. of course, the
| marriage certificate was gone"
But you have a copy?" said Hex
tall.
Wed have much preferred the
origina,' answered Smith, dryly
However It's escaped us. Still-we
/ know where that marriage took
place"
why do you insist on it's being a
woman who took it?" asked Hextall
You say 1t was 'she?"
1T was a woman" affirmed Smith.
And the woman was the goyerness-
Miss Brock. Lay million to one on
it. Styler isn't so sure of that fact
as I am-but we shall see. In the
meantime. Hextall, we've solved the
Evening star., 1924-03-19

Is your skin dull and muddy?
L Is it marred by blackheads and
blemishes that special treatments
do not seem able to remove?
Is it rough and blotchy-oily,
coarse-textured, or over-sensitive!
Whatever special fault your
skin may have, it is fundament-
ally from one underlying cause.
Thin, years ago a ~el-kno~n ply.
sieian made an important
discovery
Continually confronted in his
practice with extreme cases of
skin disorder, and not content
with mere patchwork treatment,
a well-k1lown physician thirty
years ago set out to find the un-
Evening star., 1924-03-19

DERIVING cause of all complexion
faults.
From the beginning one thing
was clear:
Dust and SCOT, lack of exercise,
harsh, dry winds, the thousand
and one little evils of daily life,
each in itself perhaps unimpor-
fanfare, combined, the one
fundamental cause of all skin
blemishes and faults.
No one can change these con-
ditions. Yet if the skin is to have
the clear, radiant glow of health,
there must be put back into it the
elements that daily life is stealing
from it
To stimulate the flow of blood
to soften the skin and keep it
supple-to cleanse the pores of
dust and germs-this was the
physicians problem.
At last he achieved it-not in
a complicated drug, but in a sim
pie prescription that had within
it the vital elements every normal
skin needs.
Today you, too, can hare this
remarkable prescription
Athrst, the knowledge of Resinol
Soap and Resinol Ointment was
Evening star., 1924-03-19

word, and the password Is 'endeavors.'
c means means countersign, and the
countersign is accomplishment SO
/ make out, anyway"
Smith looked at Hexta11 with q
smile Of SLY pride in his clerks clev-
erness.
Ingenious young hand, isn't her
he chuckled. You'll see that'l1 all
turn ont to be absolutely correct
certain!'
What do you suppose it refers tor
asked Hextall.
smith and styler exchanged siance&
"Ah" replied Smith. well, we may
tell you, as you're in the swim with us.
As Portland Is undoubtedly the place,
we believe this precious scraw1 refers
to some scheme connected with some
penal servitude at that establishment-
And as there are still some days 20
elapse before the 18th Is reached,
Styler and myself are leaving for
Weymouth by the first express tomor-
row morning-to investigate matters
on the exact spot"
CHAPTER XVII
HextaIl smiled at Smiths sleuth-
houndlike eagerness and rose to 90.
But the barrister stopped him.
"Wait a Bit" he said. That's not
ALL Since we've told you SO much.
Hextall. we may rs we'll tell you
more. I think you'll remember that
when we were talking in the garden
at Lynne Court yesterday afternoon
/ mentioned to you that Styler, dur
ing his short visit to the place. had
made an interesting discovery and
had returned to town to Investigate
certain matters in connection with
it,
II remember" replied HextalL
And / also said that I'd tell you
about that discovery later on?" con-
tinued Smith. very good; I'll tell
you now, 80 that you'll have all these
facts in mind. You possibly remem-
ber that when you and / and Styler
first got down to Lynne we had q con-
versation with Fowler and the police
inspector at the inn, after which you
and / walked up to the house to-
gether, leaving Styler to attend to
other matters? Very good. Now. in
Evening star., 1924-03-19

the bucolic task of planting cabbages.
Imagine that, Hextall. Only that
very morning, a few brief hours pre-
yiously, a murder of peculiarly
mysterious kind had taken place
within half mile of him, yet here
was Mr.. Pegge calmly planting cab
Evening star., 1924-03-19

the course Of HIS attention to those
matters, Styler came across q pleasant
little bungalow. set in the woods near
Lynne Court, In a clearing situated
about half a mile from the spot where
Kesteven's body was found. He had
heard Of that bungalow from the
Evening star., 1924-03-19

landlord of the inn, who told him
that 1t had recently been taken. fur
nished, by an elderly gentleman, one
Mr.. Samuel Pegge. Styler. CHANGING
upon this rural retreat, looked eau
tiously through its hedge, and there
he saw Mr.. Pegge himself engaged in
Evening star., 1924-03-19
Day by day modern life is
taking from your skin
something you must put back

+ Every skin blemish and fault
comes fundamentally from one
cause. Neglect this cause, and
no amount of treatments, how
ever strenuous, will keep your
complexion from being per-